Tullis, Mrs. Ida 1874-1920

TULLIS, BURRILL

Posted By: Viv Reeves (email)
Date: 1/21/2006 at 14:46:25

From the LeMars Sentinel, January 6, 1920:

DIED ON SAME DAY
MEMBERS OF WELL KNOWN PLYMOUTH COUNTY FAMILY
CAME HERE IN EARLY EIGHTIES

James Burrill Succumbs to Tuberculosis at Clifton, Colorado,
and Mrs. Ida Tullis Passed Away a Few Hours Later in Sioux City

A brother and sister, members of a well known Plymouth county family died at widely separated points on the same day, the brother dying at Clifton, Colo., and the sister in Sioux City.

James W. Burrill died at Clifton, Colo., at 12:15 a. m. on Friday, January 2, after a long illness from tuberculosis. He was a resident of Plymouth county for many years. Mr. Burrill was born in Dubuque county on April 15, 1869, and came to Plymouth county with his parents in 1883, and lived in Johnson township and later in LeMars. He had made his home in the west of late years.

He was married on February 28 (incorrect-29), 1908, to Miss Izert (sic-Izard). He leaves two children, Walter Edward, aged 10, and Martha, aged 8 years.

The remains will be brought to LeMars for interment and the funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Beely undertaking parlors.

Mrs. Ida Tullis died on Friday afternoon, January 2, 1920, at 3 o'clock at St. Vincent's hospital in Sioux City. Death was due to kidney trouble.

Mrs. Tullis was born in Dubuque county on April 24, 1874, and came to Plymouth county with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Burrill in 1883.

She was married on January 30, 1900, to John Tullis. A few years ago her husband and their only daughter were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home in South Dakota. Since their death she made her home in LeMars and Sioux City. She leaves four sons, George, Willis, Ralph and Arthur.

The funeral will be held at Merrill on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment made at that place.

Besides their own children, the brother and sister leave to mourn their death, their father, G. W. Burrill, of this city, three brothers, George, of Fort Morgan, Colo., W. W. Burrill, of Akron, and Robert, of Sioux City, and five sisters, Mrs. Mary Urie, of Pocatello, Idaho, Mrs. W. P. Brown, of Woonsocket, S. D., Mrs. Nick Kern, Oregon City, Ore., Mrs. T. W. Hines (sic-Hinde), Forestburg, S. D., and Miss Emma Burrill, of LeMars.