McCOMAS, William D. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

William D. McComas died at his home in Kingman, Ind., at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. He had been suffering from the grip which ran into pneumonia, the later disease causing his death. He was in his 69th year. The funeral occurred at Waynetown yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock and the remains were interred at that place. Mr. McComas was well known to all of our older people having been raised in the town of New Richmond and lived with his parents here until he became of age. He was a half-brother to Mrs. Wm. Dewey of this place.

Veedersburg News - William B McComas, a well known citizen of Kingman died at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning. He was 68 years of age and was employed there as manager of the elevator, and was also the town marshal. Mr. McComas lived here some time, being employed in the poultry business. He came to this county from Waynetown where he resided many years. Wm. B. McComas was a peculiar man; he had his faults. He like all mortals, was human, but there never was a deceptive thought, a deceptive word or a deceptive breath in his body. He was as true as the Heavens to a friend and to know him was to know whether he was a friend or not. He was honest, he was good. He never professed faith in the hereafter, but he lived to do what was right to his fellow man. We have known him almost ever since we left the cradle. He was always our friend; he was always ready to go out of his way to do us a favor. Many times in Kingman has he spoken kind words in our favor and when we met a friend, who said, in answer to our inquiry, "Mack's dead," we bowed our heads in grief and hoped that in crossing to the eternal shores that his many good deeds, his honor and his nobleness gained for him a home eternal.

He leaves a good wife, to whom we join with all others, in extending sympathy. The remains were taken to Waynetown Wednesday and laid to rest in Masonic Cemetery at that place.   -- kbz