Dammeier, Elizabeth 1848-1918

DAMMEIER, DUNMIRE, MILLER, LIND

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 12/31/2004 at 22:02:17

Miss Elizabeth Dunmire Dies

Funeral Services for Miss Elizabeth Dunmire, of Metz, held at Metz Church Yesterday Afternoon

The funeral services of the late Miss Elizabeth Dunmire were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Metz church and wer in chare of Dr. G. C. Williams, pastor of the Congregational church of this city. Her death occurred Tuesday, July 9, at Mt. Pleasant, where she has lived for the past year.

Elizabeth Martha Dunmire was born in Stephen county, Illinois, Sept. 16, 1848, where she lived until she became 28 years of age. With her parents and brothers and sisters, she then came to Jasper county and settled on a farm near Metz, where she has lived for the greater part of her life.

Miss Dunmire is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Louisa Elmer of Lanark, Ill., Mrs. Mae Miller, and Mrs. Mildred Lind, both residing in the vicinity of Metz, and two brothers, Henry and Charles, both of that vicinity.

Miss Dunmire was a quiet Christian woman, who, although she was not widely known, was sincerely respected. ~ The Newton Daily News, July 11, 1918, page 1.