Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Tuesday, May 16, 1939
Martin FLETCHER, aged 88, retired farmer, died at his farm home in the Whippoorwill neighborhood northwest of the city at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Death was due to complications incident to old age and followed an illness of five weeks. The deceased was born in Hancock county, Indiana April 19, 1851 the son of William and Lucinda FLETCHER. He had lived in Fulton county since he was eight years of age, his family moving here from Noblesville at that time. In a ceremony which was performed in this city November 16, 1872 he was married to Anna WYNN who preceded him in death. Mr. Fletcher had been a member of the Madison Avenue Christian Church of this city for the past fifty-five years. Survivors are a son Bert FLETCHER at home; daughter, Mrs. John DREW, Hammond; six grandchildren; 1 step-grandchild; 4 great-grandchildren, and 1 step-great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. The funeral services will be held from the Richland Center church at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Philip HANEY pastor of the church officiating assisted by Rev. W. I. WYANT, pastor of the Grandview church. Burial will be made in the cemetery at Richland Center. The body will be moved Thursday morning to the Fletcher home one-half mile west of Whippoorwill from the Foster Funeral Home.
SOURCE:
http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1939.htm
Martin FLETCHER, aged 88, retired farmer, died at his farm home in the Whippoorwill neighborhood northwest of the city at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Death was due to complications incident to old age and followed an illness of five weeks. The deceased was born in Hancock county, Indiana April 19, 1851 the son of William and Lucinda FLETCHER. He had lived in Fulton county since he was eight years of age, his family moving here from Noblesville at that time. In a ceremony which was performed in this city November 16, 1872 he was married to Anna WYNN who preceded him in death. Mr. Fletcher had been a member of the Madison Avenue Christian Church of this city for the past fifty-five years. Survivors are a son Bert FLETCHER at home; daughter, Mrs. John DREW, Hammond; six grandchildren; 1 step-grandchild; 4 great-grandchildren, and 1 step-great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. The funeral services will be held from the Richland Center church at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Philip HANEY pastor of the church officiating assisted by Rev. W. I. WYANT, pastor of the Grandview church. Burial will be made in the cemetery at Richland Center. The body will be moved Thursday morning to the Fletcher home one-half mile west of Whippoorwill from the Foster Funeral Home.
SOURCE:
http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1939.htm
Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Tuesday, May 16, 1939
Martin FLETCHER, aged 88, retired farmer, died at his farm home in the Whippoorwill neighborhood northwest of the city at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Death was due to complications incident to old age and followed an illness of five weeks. The deceased was born in Hancock county, Indiana April 19, 1851 the son of William and Lucinda FLETCHER. He had lived in Fulton county since he was eight years of age, his family moving here from Noblesville at that time. In a ceremony which was performed in this city November 16, 1872 he was married to Anna WYNN who preceded him in death. Mr. Fletcher had been a member of the Madison Avenue Christian Church of this city for the past fifty-five years. Survivors are a son Bert FLETCHER at home; daughter, Mrs. John DREW, Hammond; six grandchildren; 1 step-grandchild; 4 great-grandchildren, and 1 step-great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. The funeral services will be held from the Richland Center church at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Philip HANEY pastor of the church officiating assisted by Rev. W. I. WYANT, pastor of the Grandview church. Burial will be made in the cemetery at Richland Center. The body will be moved Thursday morning to the Fletcher home one-half mile west of Whippoorwill from the Foster Funeral Home.
SOURCE:
http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1939.htm
Martin FLETCHER, aged 88, retired farmer, died at his farm home in the Whippoorwill neighborhood northwest of the city at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Death was due to complications incident to old age and followed an illness of five weeks. The deceased was born in Hancock county, Indiana April 19, 1851 the son of William and Lucinda FLETCHER. He had lived in Fulton county since he was eight years of age, his family moving here from Noblesville at that time. In a ceremony which was performed in this city November 16, 1872 he was married to Anna WYNN who preceded him in death. Mr. Fletcher had been a member of the Madison Avenue Christian Church of this city for the past fifty-five years. Survivors are a son Bert FLETCHER at home; daughter, Mrs. John DREW, Hammond; six grandchildren; 1 step-grandchild; 4 great-grandchildren, and 1 step-great-grandchild; nieces and nephews. The funeral services will be held from the Richland Center church at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Philip HANEY pastor of the church officiating assisted by Rev. W. I. WYANT, pastor of the Grandview church. Burial will be made in the cemetery at Richland Center. The body will be moved Thursday morning to the Fletcher home one-half mile west of Whippoorwill from the Foster Funeral Home.
SOURCE:
http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/Tombaugh/Obituaries/Html/1939.htm
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