YOUNG, Leota - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

MRS. LEOTA YOUNG  died Saturday night at her home about two miles east of Wallace after a lingering illness of several months.  She was a daughter of David and Catherine Fine and was born in Fountain county February 25, 1877, being 37 years of age at the time of her death.  She was married to James Wesley Young September 14, 1899, who preceded her in death about sixteen months ago.  The deceased united with the Wallace Christian church.  She was ready and glad to answer the summons of death save for one regret, that of leaving her son, Russell.

For the past four years the deceased has suffered from cancer of the stomach and has been confined to her bed for the past thirteen weeks.

She leaves a son, Russell, one stepdaughter, Mrs. Mellie Lough, a mother, three sisters, Mesdames Mary A. Young and Susanna Boggs of Veedersburg and   Mrs. John Belles, of Covington; four brothers,  Gibeon Fine,  of Waynetown;   S. H. Fine of Crawfordsville;  William E. Fine, of Waynetown;  Alvah Fine of Hillsboro, and a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss.

The funeral  was held from the Lutheran church Monday morning at 11 o’clock by  Rev. Alford, of Lebanon, with interment in the Lutheran cemetery nearby. -s