Oliver Duff (1924)

DUFF, GUYE, JOHNSON, LYTTON

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 2/7/2007 at 17:11:38

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, July 24, 1924

Death of Oliver Duff

Oliver Duff died Sunday afternoon at his home in Des Moines, at the age of 62 years. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. Z. Allen from the Winterset United Presbyterian church Wednesday morning, and burial was made in the McDonald cemetery He is survived by his wife, four brothers: John of Des Moines, J. M. of Earlham and David and A. R. of Winterset; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Lytton and Mrs. J. M. Guye of Winterset.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, July 24, 1924
Page 4, Column 5

Oliver Duff

Oliver Duff, son of Arthur J. & Eliza Duff, was born in Madison county, Iowa December 25, 1861, and died July 20, 1924, at the age of 62 years.

He was married to Ann M. Johnson November 12, 1896, and they have resided in Des Moines thirty-five years. Mr. Duff was employed by the White Line Transfer Co., for twenty-six years.

He leaves a widow, four brothers and two sisters, A. R. Duff, John Duff, Dexter David of Winterset, J. M. Duff of Des Moines; Mrs. Martha Lytton, Winterset, and Mrs. Margaret Guye, of Winterset.

A brief funeral service was held at his home in Des Moines Tuesday evening and the body was brought to Winterset on Wednesday morning and a funeral service was conducted at the United Presbyterian church by Rev. W. Z. Allen. The burial was in McDonald cemetery.

Mrs. Oliver Duff and sister, James, John and David Duff and the Cox families, of Des Moines; James Duff of Chicago and Mrs. Alexander, of Stuart, were here to attend the funeral.

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