Mrs. Belle Hopewell, 72, wife of Ed Hopewell, died at the home of her son, James Moore, 1408 Fourth Street, early Saturday morning following a long illness. 

The funeral service was held Tuesday morning at the Eighth Street Church of God with the Rev. Harry Henderson in charge.  Burial was in the Oaktown Cemetery. 
 Mrs. Hopewell is survived by the husband, two sons, James Moore of Lawrenceville (IL) and Harry Moore of Denver (CO);  two daughters, Mrs. CM(Mina) Paris of Denver (CO) and Mrs. Melvin (Dessie) Jones of Bridgeport (IL); one sister, Mrs. Ollie Peters of Sumner (IL) and two brothers, Elmer Hobbs of Sumner (IL) and Charles Hobbs of Houston. 
Her first husband, John Moore and two daughter predeeded her in death. 
(Published in the Lawrence County News, April 14, 1949)
 
Belle Hopewell is buried in the Shaker Prarie Cemetery just north of the Knox County line in Sullivan County.  Her name is mis-spelled on the stone as Ninnie Belle Hopewell, instead of Minnie Belle Hopwell.  She was my paternal grandmother, and died before my birth.
(Contributed by Brenda Duckworth dbduck4@shawneelink.net)

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CRAWFORD, MARTIN BOWMAN

Martin Bowman Crawford on March 16, died after a long illness. He was born February 20, 1851 in Columbiana county, Ohio. In 1874 he edited the Booneville Standard, and on March 22 that year he married Miss Fannie K. Thompson in Sullivan, Ind. After editing the Terre Haute Daily Courier he came to Garden City in February 1886 where he edited the Daily Sentinel. In 1887 he became editor of the Hatfield News and also was appointed postmaster. He leaves his wife and only son Harry. The funeral was held March 18 at the homestead three miles south of Terry, and burial on the homestead north of the residence at his request. Services were conducted by Rev. L. D. Willingham and Rev. Albert Godley. (The Terry Eye, March 21, 1889)

M. B. Crawford, age 38, March 16 at his home in Hatfield, from lung hemorrhage. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Godley of the Christian Church, with the Tyrian Lodge of this place in charge of the burial. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Brownsville, Ind. (The Finney County Democrat, March 23, 1889)

Martin B. Crawford, age 38, on Saturday, March 16 died near Hatfield of hemorrhage of the lungs. Born February 20, 1851 in Columbiana county, Ohio, he married Miss Fanny K. Thompson in 1887 at Sullivan, Ind. Was publisher in Indiana before coming here in 1886, where he was with the Sentinel, then published the Hatfield News until six weeks ago. Funeral Monday with Tyrian Lodge and Rev. Albert Godley in charge. Burial near home on the claim. (The Garden City Sentinel, March 23, 1889)

Martin B. Crawford, editor of the Hatfield News, on March 16, after an illness of seven weeks which began with a severe hemorrhage of the lungs. The funeral was from the family residence March 18, largely attended by the people from the surrounding country. Terry, and Garden City. The services were conducted by Rev. A. Godley, assisted by Rev. Willingham of Garden City and hymns were sung by the Hatfield Choir. The Masonic fraternity of Garden City conducted their ritual at the interment as the remains were laid to rest on the homestead, in accordance with the wishes of the deceased. Mr. Crawford had been a member of the Presbyterian church in Terre Haute, Ind. and was a member of the Union church here. The Hatfield News, March 30, 1889. (contributed by Peggy Thompson)

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THOMPSON, MRS. MARY A.
Mrs. Mary A. Thompson, wife of Dr. J. J. Thompson and mother of Mrs. M. B. Crawford, died at the family home in Sullivan, Ind., Monday, of cancer. (The Hatfield News, March 21, 1888) Submitted by Peggy Thompson

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WEIR, MRS. SOPHIA A.
Mrs. Sophia A. Weir, near Pierceville December 13 of heart disease. Formerly a resident of Indiana, was a sister of Rev. T. C. Smith, known to readers as president of U. C. College, Merom, Ind. Funeral conducted by Rev. Albert Godley. (The Garden City Sentinel, December 22, 1888) Submitted by Peggy Thompson

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Sudden Death of a Coal Miner.
Sullivan, Ind., Jan. 27.—James Conner, a coal miner at Star City„ was found dead this .morning In bed. He had been In good health on the evening: before, and probably died of heart disease. Andrew Alsman was nearly killed by a premature explosion In a coal mine near here this evening. He is very dangerously hurt.
Weekly Indiana State Journal January 29, 1896

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Rev. Alexander Knoy, Once a Prominent M E Preacher.
Sullivan, Ind., Feb. 27.—Rev. Alexander Knoy, a superannuated minister of the Methodist Church, died in this city last night, aged eighty-one. He was a minister for sixty years and a member of the Indiana Conference for ten years. Rev. Knoy
went to Kansas when he was prosperous and gained prominence as a pulpit orator After his retirement misfortune overcame him and he finally came back to this county and sought refuge in the County Infirmary.Shortly after his return the M. E. Church of this city ascertained the fact and provider a home and nurse for him until his deaths He was a prominent Mason and a charter member of the fraternity organized In this city in 1859.
Date: 1899-03-01; Paper: Indiana State Journal

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Mrs. W. J. DURBIN, of Greenville, fell dead upon receiving news of the death of the wife of Rev. H.J. BARR, of Mitchell, one of her devoted friends.
Indiana General News Items from the Indianapolis News 15 December. 1890 Page 6 Column 5 and 6

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