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EATON, Effie Underwood

Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1950 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. 1 July 1958

Effie Eaton, 79, died Tuesday at the home of her son, Oscar Eaton in Veedersburg.  She had been seriougly ill one month.
Born October 24, 1878, in Vermillion County, Illinois, she was the daughter of Morgan arid Marcisis Kirby Underwood.
She was married to James F. Eaton on June 27, 1896, and he preceded her in death on March 16, 1939.
Mrs. Eaton is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mattie May Jones of Crawfordsville; and two sons, James Oscar of Veedersburg, and
Fred of Covington; 14 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Wolcott of Georgetown and Mrs. Emma Shannon of Westville.
She was a member of the Perrysville E.U.B. Church, and a resident of Perrysville and Covington most of her life, before moving  to Veedersburg 13 years ago.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Bodine and Shelby Funeral Home in Covington, and burial was in Niccum Cemetery, west of Perrysville.  - jz

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