11/28/1879 - 10/13/1971
Mrs. Edith E. Neil dies at Fort Wayne
Mrs. Edith E. Neil, who resided with a daughter, Mrs. Charles Whitwright, 261 North Seventh Street, died at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Turtle Creek Convalescent Center in Fort Wayne following an extended illness.
A native of Pennville and resident of the Portland area most of her life,
she was a daughter of John M. and Frances P. Wight-Moore, and was married to
Forrest W. Neil Sept.10, 1904. Her husband died in 1952. Mrs.
Neil was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Surviving are
five daughters, Mrs. Charles (Frances) Whitright of Decatur, Mrs. Frank
(Helen) Clarke of Pompano Beach, Fla., Mrs. Ernest (Wilma) Whitenack of
Indianapolis, Mrs. Virginia Bixler of Portland, and Mrs. Donald (Betty)
Frank of Indianapolis; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One son,
Lloyd, three sisters and five brothers are deceased.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the
Winteregg-Linn Funeral Home, with Rev. William C. Feller officiating. Burial
will be in the IOOF Cemetery at Pennville. Friends may call at the funeral
home after 4 p.m. Saturday until time of the services.
Decatur Daily Democrat; Adams County, Indiana; Friday, Oct. 15, 1971
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski
Forwarded by Margie Roop Pearce
Buried in IOOF Cemetery at Pennville aka Twin Hills