Moody - Cora Lee
Source: Waveland Independent June 6, 1902
Miss Cora L. Moody died at the home of her father, TN Moody on West Green Street on the morning of Decoration Day and was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery after funeral services at the ME Church, conducted by Rev JJ Fischer. Cora Lee Moody was the daughter of Thomas N. and Martha E. Moody. She was born at Waveland March 1 1876. She had been in poor health for the past year but was not confined to her bed until May 11. She leaves her parents, 3 brothers and a sister to mourn her early death. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Source: Hiram Pratt diary 1902 Friday May 30 -- $1.55. Four years ago Lloyd McMains committed suicide. This morning I was kept so bussy at my work that I could not find the time to attend, the decoration address by Rev. Gibson nor to march with the boys to the different cemeteries. This afternoon I went out to Freedom Church cemetery with SW McCormick. Four composed the number. We decorated 9 graves, I stuck the flags in the ground. Miss Cora Moody died at 10:30 this a.m. of consumption. She lived in town.
Source: Hiram Austin Pratt Dairy June 1902 Pratt was a businessman in Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana for many years. Here is one of the yearly diaries he wrote in. This particular one is housed in the Crawfordsville District Public Library. Most days has the amount of money he took in for the day and the weather. The diary is typed as is – abbreviations, misspellings are his! ENJOY!! Karen Zach, Typist Sunday, June 1 – The funeral of Cora Moody was attended by a large gathering of the people. Rev. JJ Fischer delivered the funeral sermon. She had been sick more than a year was in her 27th years 1 months and a few days. Succumbed to disease of the lungs. Before going in the meeting house a visit to Willie’s grave, I cut a few roses and laid them upon it. After dinner we (Eva and I) drove to Russellville and on our return home was overtaken by a ? and put up at Simpson Evans’ a cousin of mine. His mother was a half sister of my father and the wife of Uncle “Kiah” Evans.