Biographies and Obituaries
In loving memory
William Cravatt
Odon Journal
Saturday, August 18, 1900, page 3
MORTUARY -
William Cravatt died Tuesday at A. R. Stalcup's where he has made his
home for many years. "Uncle Billy", as everyone called him, was a soldier
in the Civil war, being a member of the Sixth Regiment Indiana Volunteers
{Co. H}. He was born in Brown county, and was 67 years old. He was
a very quiet, peaceable man and everybody had nothing but kind words
and praise for him. Several days ago he was taken ill, but had recovered
sufficiently to get out on Saturday and came down town and got his
pension money. Sunday he received a stroke of paralysis, from which
he never rallied. He was speechless, and could not move. The funeral
services were conducted Wednesday afternoon by Rev. J. C. Mills at
the Stalcup home, and the remains of the good man were interred in
Walnut Hill Cemetery. "Uncle Billy" did not have a relative living,
that he knew of, but he had a host of friends, and will be greatly
missed upon our streets.
Contributed by: Debra Dougherty