I. S. Willmore of Dodds Twp. Dies at Age 84

Isaiah S. Willmore, 84, of Route 4-A, Dodds township, died yesterday afternoon at 12:50 o'clock at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held Friday morning at eleven o'clock at Myers Chapel. The Rev. Marsh Harpole will officiate, and burial will follow in Smith cemetery,

The body will lie in state in Myers Chapel where friends may call after one o'clock Thursday afternoon.

Mr. Willmore was born in Jefferson county on January 4, 1875, the son of Newton W. and Francis (Smith) Willmore.

He was married in Jefferson county on December 24, 1899 to Mary Myrtle Tittle, who survives.

Other survivors include three sons, Torn of Mt. Vernon, Francis of Bonnie and Arch of St. Louis; two daughters, Iva Willmore of Indianapolis, Ind., and Ollie Mencsik of Mt. Vernon and one brother, Henry Willmore of Opdyke. Also surviving are ten grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Source: The Register News, Mt. Vernon, IL
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 1959
Submitted by: Kay Robinson
Relationship: Cousin