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Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 6 Tammie Orr Brown  Obituary for Mrs. Jane REEVEThe Rushville Times, April 22, 1920    Mrs. Jane Reeve, widow of Simon A. Reeve, was bornin County Fermanagh, Ireland, Oct 14, 1833, and died at the home of herson, William H. Reeve, in this city April 14th, aged 86 years and six months.In 1840 her parents, Joseph and Mary Ann Orr, emigrated to America, andafter a long ocean voyage and trip up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers,landed at Erie, then a flourishing river town between Frederick and Beardstown,and from there removed to Bainbridge township, where they established ahome. … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 7   Obituary for Marie Abigail HALEY IRWINThe Rushville Times, Wednesday, October 6, 1999, page 15, column4    Marie Abigail Irwin, 100, of Rushville, died Wednesday,Sept.29, 1999, at the Snyder’s Vaughn-Haven Nursing Home in Rushville.    She was born Feb.22, 1899, in Brown County to thelate Julius and Nancy Jane Seckman Haley. She married Charles Augustus“Gussie” Irwin Feb.11, 1919, at her parents’ home in Brown County. He died June 20, 1964.    Surviving are two sons, Charles Russell Irwin ofPhoenix, Ariz., and Maurice Eugene Irwin of Rockford; one daughter, Mrs.Allen (Mary Jane) Busby of Rushville; seven grandchildren, Betty, Nancyand Dale … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 8 Death Notice for Mrs. Vista STAMBAUGHThe Rushville Times, December 26, 1907    While making the rounds of the rural route on Mondaywe received the sad intelligence of the death of Mrs. Vista Stambaugh,wife of Alvin Stambaugh, residing 1 1/2 miles east of Bader, after an illnessof about two weeks with a complicated fever. She passed away about 11 o’clockon Sunday morning. Besides two little children she leaves a husband, amother, three brothers and four sisters, together with a host of friendsto mourn her loss to the beloved family. We extend our heartfelt sympathy.Funeral services were … Read more

Schuyler County Obituaries – Page 9   Death Notice for Desiree TABERThe Rushville Times, January 5, 2000, page 13, column 2    Desiree Taber, 17, of Sevierville, Tenn., formerlyof Rushville and Plymouth, died Monday afternoon, Jan. 3, 2000, at FortSanders Sevier Medical Center in Sevierville, Tenn., as a result of injuriessustained in an ATV accident. Arrangements will be announced later by theWorthington Funeral Home in Rushville.   Obituary for Ina Mae WILSONThe Rushville Times, Wednesday, December 1, 1999, page 15, column5    Ina Mae Wilson, 80, of Rushville, died Tuesday,Nov. 23, 1999, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.    She was born on Jan. 14, … Read more

Contributed by Pat Mason Harris [email protected] From the book by Roy H. Mason, privately published: The Masons in Delaware, North Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, and Kansas printed about 1979: “William E. Mason’s funeral services were conducted in Rushville Methodist Episcopal Church. The Mason family was sequestered in six pews on the south pulpit side of the church. William’s casket was constructed of bronze. The foot of the casket was adorned by a long casket piece of white lilacs, across which a white silk ribbon bore the words, “GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC” in large gold letters. George remained stoically calm during the … Read more