Jane Ellen (Thomson) McCorkle

CRUMBY, EYERLY, LANDES, LARY, LIGHT, MCCORKLE, MORSE, THOMSON

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 4/2/2006 at 15:03:38

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, October 30, 1946

Former Resident JANE ELLEN McCORKLE Dies in Missouri

Mrs. Jane E. McCorkle, former resident of Madison county, died last Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Winnie Light, at Kansas City, Mo. She was 88 years of age.

Mrs. McCorkle was the former Jane Ellen Thomson, and was born at Oquaka, Ill., on Jan. 27, 1858. When a small child she came to Madison county with here parents. She was married here Oct. 28, 1880, to Edward L. McCorkle.

They lived here until 1909, when they moved near Ridgeway, Mo. In 1919, they moved to Smith Center, Kan., where they lived until the deaath of Mr. McCorkle in 1935. Since then Mrs. McCorkle had made her home with her children.

She is survived by eight children; Mrs. Norma Eyerly of Altadena, Calif., George McCorkle of Earlham, Mrs. Nina Crumby of Denver, Mrs. Mabel Morse of Denton, Mont., Mrs. Winnie Light of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Edna Landes of Ridgeway, Mo., Harold McCorkle of Cedar, Kan., and Mrs. Janet Lary of Kelso, Wash. She also leaves 38 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held here Saturday from the West Star church, in charge of the Rev. J. Neal Clemmer of Dexter. Burial was made in the Stringtown cemetery.
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The Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, October 31, 1946

Jane Ellen McCorkle, youngest child of Samuel and Elizabeth Thomson was born at Oquake, Illinois, January 27, 1858.

When a small child she came to Madison County, Iowa, with her parents where she was married October 28, 1880 to Edward L. McCorkle. They were the parents of two sons and six daughters.

They are Norma Eyerly, Altadena, California; George McCorkle, Earlham; Nina Crumby, Denver, Colorado; Mabel Morse, Denton, Montana; Winnie Light, Kansas City, Missouri; Edna Landis, Ridgeway, Missouri; Harold McCorkle, Cedar, Kansas; and Janet Lary, Kelo, Washington.

In addition there were 38 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

The family lived in Madison county and attended the West Star Methodist church until 1908 when they moved near Ridgeway, Missouri where they resided until 1919 when they moved to Smith Center, Kansas residing there until 1935 when the husband and father passed away October 20. She then lived with her children and passed away at the home of Winnie Light October 24, 1946 at the age of 88 years and 10 months.

The funeral in charge of Rev. J. Neal Clemmer, pastor of the Methodist churches of Dexter and Penn Center, was held at West Star church Saturday afternoon October 26. Interment at Stringtown.

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