From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <iggy29@scican.net>

To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com>

Subject: OBITUARY - ELBERT G. SPARLING.

Date: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:47 PM

Decatur County Journal

March 3l, l898

ELBERT G. SPARLING, youngest son of H.W. and J.J. SPARLING was born

August 2l, l882, and died at the home of his parents, 2 l/2 miles

southwest of Leroy, at 5:l5 a.m., March l5, l898, aged l5 years, 6

months and 24 days. Typhoid pneumonia was the cause of his death.

He leaves a father, mother, brother, three sisters and a host of friends

to mourn his sudden departure. A brother and sister preceded him to the

better land. ELBERT was loved by all who knew him because of his kind

and cheerful disposition.

Funeral services were held by C.F. STEVENS at the home of the deceased

at 2 p.m., March l6.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert