Raymond - William H.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 21 Jan 1898
Last Friday Geo. W. Steele received a telegram stating that his stepfather, Wm H. Raymond, had died that morning shortly before 1 o’clock at his California home. He had been ill for some time with cancer of the stomach and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Raymond was a native of New York State, but came to Crawfordsville when a young man. He was one of those who instituted the casket making business here and was identified with Wm Robertson in the coffin factory before it was made a stock company affair. Mr. Raymond maintained a furniture store here for a number of years, but removed to Orange, Calif., eighteen years ago. He was married to Mrs. Steele, of this city, twenty four years ago, who with two children, Clayton and Bertha, survives him. He was a most excellent gentleman and his many friends in and about Crawfordsville will be pained to learn of his demise. -s