MRS* MARIA DEACON DIES
* a .
Interment of the body of
Mrs. Maria Deacon, 91. was made
in Union cemetery here on Wed¬
nesday afternoon of this week.
Mrs. Deacon, who was making"
her home with a son in Cleveland,
died there Monday evening: fol¬
lowing a stroke. Rites were held
in the home earlier in the day
and for the benefit of Toledo and
Elmore relatives who could not
be there, the casket was opened
at the cemetery.
Mrs. Deacon was born in Wan¬
tage, England, August 29, 1839,
and with her husband, now de¬
ceased, came to Elmore to live
shortly after the Civil War. They
settled on the farm northeast of
town now owned and occupied by
Frank Baker and family; and that
continued to be her home until a
few years ago when she went to
live with her son. She is surviv¬
ed by five daughters and two sons,
also 21 grandchildren and 23 j
great-grandchildren. j
