The State Democrat Friday, Nov 18, 1898
Death of Mrs. J. McDearmon
P. H. and J. H. McDearmon of Houghton, left Wednesday to attend the funeral of their mother, Mrs Joseph McDearmon at Rock Falls, Ill., whose demise occurred very suddenly this week.
The lady was a former resident of Shelby township and had been in Illinois but a short time and the news of her death is a hard blow to her many friends. Mrs. McDearmon was a woman of many excellent qualities of mind and heart and those near and dear afflicted have the sympathy of all. Besides her husband, seven sons and two daughters survive her.
~Transcribed by volunteer researcher, Kathy Smith