CASE, Cora Jane BALL 1876 - 1959

CASE, BALL, FISHER, MUELLENSCHLADER, CLING, MCLEAN

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:28

"The Fairfield Ia. Ledger"
Tuesday, September 1, 1959
Page 8, Column 2

Mrs. Cora CASE Taken In Death

Mrs. Cora BALL CASE, former well known resident, died suddenly this morning at the home of her daughter and son-in-law at Mediapolis, Iowa. She suffered a heart attack about 3:30 a.m. and passed away about an hour later.

The body is at the Weston Behner funeral home where last rites are pending.

Mrs Cora BALL CASE, 83, was born Aug. 18, 1876, in Jefferson county, the daughter of the late Lewis and Eva FISHER BALL. She was married to Dr. Frederick F. CASE in 1899. He died in 1925. Mrs. CASE had made her home with her daughter and son-in-law at Mediapolis since 1947.

She was a member of the First Methodist church and Chapter C. PEO.

Mrs. CASE is survived by two daughters; Mrs. H. A. MUELLENSCHLADER, Baltimore, Md.; and Mrs. Frank CLING, Mediapolis. She is also survived by four grandchildren, one great grandchild; and one sister, Mrs. Paul McLEAN, Fairfield. She was preceded in death by her husband, one sister and one brother.

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"The Fairfield Ia. Ledger"
Wednesday, September 2, 1959
Page 8, Column 4

Rites Thursday For Mrs. CASE

Last rites will be Thursday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Cora BALL CASE, 83, former Fairfield resident who died yesterday at the home of her daughter and son-in-law at Mediapolis, Iowa.

The services will be held at the First Methodist church with Dr. Lloyd Shearer (sic - Scheerer) and Dr. J. Henry Teele officiating. Interment will be in the Fairfield Abbey.

The body will be taken from the Weston Behner funeral home to the church at 1 p.m. where it will lie in state until time for the rites at 2 p.m.

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Note: Burial initially was in the Fairfield Abbey, a mausoleum which stood in what is now the 6th Addition of Evergreen Cemetery, until the 1960s when the building deteriorated and had to be torn down. Those within were relocated, and Cora and husband Frederick were removed to Lot Old.P.384 in Evergreen Cemetery.