Published in the Rochester(IN) News-Sentinel, Saturday, June 13, 1931

Wayne and Union township residents were shocked to learn of the death of Miss May KUMLER, 61, life-long resident of Grass Creek neighborhood who ended her own life by drowning herself in a watering tank on the William FEIDNER farm, two miles west of Grass Creek. The body was discovered submerged in the tank early this morning by Mr. Feidner, the deed evidently being committed during the early hours of Saturday morning. Miss Kumler, who was employed as a housekeeper at the Feidner home had been in ill health for the past five or six years and at occasional times suffered melancholia attacks. It was during one of these attacks that Miss Kumler decided to end her life, as a note which was left on the kitchen table stated: "Couldn't sleep last night, this is the only thing to do, forgive me." The deceased was well known throughout the southwestern part of Fulton county, where she was actve in both church and social affairs.

May, daughter of John J. and Almeda KUMLER, was born on a farm near Grass Creek on January 14th, 1870, and had resided in that vicinity throughout her entire life with the exception of a few years spent in Rochester where she was employed in the county treasurer's office by her father who served two terms in that office. She also assisted her brother H. B. KUMLER, who held this office in recent years. The deceased was graduated from the Grass Creek high school and also the Huntington Business College. Following the completion of her education she planned to take up the profession of school teaching but ill health prevented her plans from materializing. Miss Kumler was a member of the United Brethren church at Grass Creek, from early childhood. Survivors are three brothers, Harley B. KUMLER, Roy KUMLER, of Kewanna, Frank KUMLER, of this city and three sisters, Mrs. A. J. MURRAY, of Grass Creek; Mrs. Carrie PHILLIPS, of Portland, Ore.; and Mrs. Rev. E. E. HEIMBURGER, of Thorntown, Ind. Funeral services will be held at the Grass Creek United Brethren church on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Grass Creek cemetery.

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