The Republic
Columbus, Indiana
Tuesday, August 20, 1901
Page 4

SUMMONED BY HIS CREATOR

Will R. Carman Passed Away After a Long Siege of Sickness

After a year of suffering Will R. Carman, a well known and greatly admired resident of Columbus, passed away this morning at 12:40 o'clock at the home of his father-in-law, Jacob Wagner, 320 Jackson street. Eight months ago Mr. Carman was advised to seek a climate for the betterment of his health and he and his wife went to Albuquerque, New Mexico. He became steadily worse and three weeks ago today he returned to his home in this city. Through all his illness his wife was at his bedside to attend to his wants. Medical aid failed to relieve him and his condition did not get better.

Will R. Carman was thirty-eight years and exactly one month old on the day of his death. He was a native of Illinois but most of his boyhood days were spent in Decatur Co., in the vicinity of Greensburg. When he was twenty years old he came to Columbus and the last ten years of his life before his fatal illness he conducted a livery stable in this city. He was well known by nearly everyone in the city and he had many friends who are pained to learn of his demise.

On October 24, 1889, he was united in marriage to Miss Lillie M. Wagner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wagner. No children were born to them. Besides his wife he is survived by three brothers, Frank Carman, Ira Carman and Elmer Carman.

Funeral services Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence of Mr. Wagner, conducted by Rev. F. O. Lamoreux. Mr. Carman was a member of the Methodist church but as Rev. Fair is out of the city Rev. Lamoreux was called upon to deliver the funeral talk.

The remains will be interred in Garland Brook cemetery and the following citizens will act as pall bearers: John Fahy, Dr. T. E. Otto, Jos. I. Swain, J. A. Hughes, Edward H. Godfrey and Joshua Beatty.