Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Monday, December 30, 1918

The community was shocked Sunday and Monday by death reports -- five in all -- coming in rapid succession.
John B. McMAHAN passed away at 5:30 Sunday morning, after a long illness, and half an hour later, just two block away, Maier LEVI dropped dead. Complications following influenza proved fatal to Manson YIKE and Mrs. O. M. MILLER Sunday and heart trouble resulted in the death of Mrs. Claude BOWMAN, on the same day.
John B. McMAHAN, 73, for more than 70 years a resident of Fulton county, died at 5:30 o'clock Monday morning at his home on South Main St., a victim of heart trouble and complications, from which he had been suffering for the past year. Altho he had been very ill at times recently, he was able to be up for an hour Sunday.
John B. McMahan was born at Columbus, Ind., on October 4th, 1845, one of a family of 10 children born to Mrs. and Mrs. William McMAHAN, four of whom, Mrs. Frank MOORE, of Rochester; Miss Clara McMAHAN, south of the city; Mrs. Louise MYERS, of Leiters, and William W. McMAHAN, of Hammond, survive. Three sisters and two brothers preceded him.
When two years of age, he moved with his family to Fulton county residing from that time until 12 years ago on a farm south of Rochester. Upon retiring, he moved to Rochester where he lived until the time of his demise.
On December 8th, 1871, he was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca GOSS, who survives. To this union there were born 12 children, 10 of whom survive: Mrs. John SCHAAF, north of Rochester; Mrs. Mel HAY, Postmaster Otto McMAHAN, Hugh [McMAHAN], Tom [McMAHAN], John [McMAHAN], James [McMAHAN] and Miss Jesse [McMAHAN], all of Rochester, and Pat [McMAHAN] and Bill [McMAHAN], southwest of the city. Two daughters, Mrs. Dal BLACK and Mrs. Omar SMITH, are dead.
While not a member, Mr. McMahan's religious tendencies were towards the Methodist church. He was a charter meember of the Ben Hur and Maccabee lodges.
Funeral at the house Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., Rev. George CRAIG in charge. Interment in mausoleum.

SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1918
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh