McBane - Martha Brown
Source: Saturday, March 5, 1932 Crawfordsville Journal-Review
Thorntown, March 5 -- Mrs. Martha Brown McBANE, a life-long resident of this community, died at her home Friday night at 11:45 o´clock following an illness of six days. Mrs. McBane´s husband, John died ten days ago. The shock of his death coupled with infirmities of old age caused her death. Mrs. McBane was born in Thorntown on March 5, 1853, a daughter of Seth and Alice Brown. Had she lived 15 minutes longer she would have died on her 77th birthday. She was united in marriage to John McBane Aug 2, 1883. The deceased was a life-long member of the Friends Church at Sugar Plains. After retiring from active farming four years ago she and her husband resided in Thorntown. Mrs. McBane is survived by two sons, Walter of Frederick, Wi; Herbert of near Thorntown; one daughter, Mrs. Alice Berry of Maple, Mn; one brother, William Brown of Three Rivers, Mi; 3 sisters, Mrs Cyrena Barker, Mrs. Deborah Macy and Miss Asenta Brown, all of near Thorntown. Funeral arrangements have not as yet been completed. - kbz