Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; 13 June 1950
Wm. Draper Found Dead This Morning
Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon
William Draper, 76, was found dead early this morning at his home, 828 North Eleventh street. Death was attributed to a heart attack. His body was found by a sister, Mrs. Mary Laisure, who lives in the adjacent house.
He was born in Auglaise County, O., Sept 8, 1873, a son of Jeremiah and Mary Haggard-Draper. Hie wife, Effie, died March 24, 1921.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Florence Bleeke of Root township, and Mrs. Stella Wood of Washington, D.C.; five grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Laisure and Mrs. Lucy Small of Milwaukee, Wis. Two daughters are deceased.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, Dr. Geral H. Jones officiating.
Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; 13 June 1950
Wm. Draper Found Dead This Morning
Funeral Services Thursday Afternoon
William Draper, 76, was found dead early this morning at his home, 828 North Eleventh street. Death was attributed to a heart attack. His body was found by a sister, Mrs. Mary Laisure, who lives in the adjacent house.
He was born in Auglaise County, O., Sept 8, 1873, a son of Jeremiah and Mary Haggard-Draper. Hie wife, Effie, died March 24, 1921.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Florence Bleeke of Root township, and Mrs. Stella Wood of Washington, D.C.; five grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Laisure and Mrs. Lucy Small of Milwaukee, Wis. Two daughters are deceased.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Zwick funeral home, Dr. Geral H. Jones officiating.
Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Birth year on gravestone has 1876 but death cert. has 1873.
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