HENRY C. FINKBONE

FINKBONE, KNIPE, RIPPLE, MCVEY, HAMPTON, WEBSTER

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Date: 2/18/2002 at 14:41:04

Decatur County Journal
March l8, l9l5

HENRY C. FINKBONE was born in Fairfield Co.,
Ohio, in l84l, and died in
Decatur Co., Iowa March 7, l9l5, being at the
time of his death 73
years, 7 months and l2 days old. In his
eleventh year he moved with his
parents to Illinois, where his father died in
l857 and his mother in
l870.

In l87l he was united in marriage with MISS
EMILY KNIPE at Danville,
Illinois, where he was then making his home.
To this union were born
eleven children, of whom the following
survive him: A.N. FINKBONE, MRS.
ADA RIPPLE, J.G. FINKBONE, MRS. ROSA E.
MCVEY, W.W. FINKBONE, MRS. LULU
HAMPTON, CHARLES A. FINKBONE, and MRS. ALLIE
A. WEBSTER. Two daughters,
MARY A. and STELLA S., died in infancy.

Funeral services were held at the Leon
Methodist Church on Tuesday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Guy J. Fansher,
Pastor of the church.
A quartette from the choir sang two hymns at
the service. Interment was
in the Leon Cemetery. We extend our sympathy
to the bereaved ones in
the loss of their loved one.

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