"Mrs. Martin Kearns Dead" "Highly Respected Lady Answers the Death Angel's Call" Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth (Wilson) Kearns, wife of Martin Kearns, died of cancer of the liver, on last Saturday evening, March 10 at 7:20 o'clock, after several weeks illness, at the family home near Philo (Illinois), aged 52 years, 8 months and 27 days. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and took place from the Presbyterian church, Rev. J.W. Mann, the pastor, conducting the services. The attendance was very large, not with- standing the bad conditions of the roads and the weather. The interment was in Locust Grove cemetery. The floral tokens were many and elaborate. Caroline Elizabeth Wilson was born in 1852 at Homer (Illinois). She was united in marriage with Martin Kearns on July 4, 1871. To this union were born eleven children, two of whom are dead. Her husband survives and the surviving children are: Albert, John, Walter of Denver, Colo., Martin, Decatur, Mrs. E. Groves, Kokomo, Ind., and Margaret, Grace, Nellie and Grover who reside at home. The deceased was an estimable woman. She was a great lover of her children and home, and was loved by all who knew her for her many true womanly graces. She was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church of Philo, having united on Feb. 15, 1874. Her five sons, and son-in-law, E.Grove, were pallbearers. George, Andrew, James and Thomas Wilson are surviving brothers. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dick Kearns