NEESE, William R. - Putnam

William R. Neese, aged 59 years sexton at Cottage Hill Cemetery, died at 2 a.m. Sunday at his home in Robinson’s addition west of the city of chronic diliation of the heart and acute pneumonia after illness since Feb 4th.  Mr. Reese (sic) has been in the employ of the Cottage Hill Cemetery Association for the past four years and officers of that association held him in his esteem and regarded him as an unusually good man in the place. He is survived by the widow; five sons and two daughters as follow: Perry M; Orville and Harold of this city; Kenneth of Terre Haute; Ray of Reelsville; Mrs. Iva Bullerdick of Poland and Mrs. Flora Wallbring of Jordan Village, Owen County.  Funeral services will be held at the residence at 1 o’clock Tuesday interment in Cottage Hill Cemetery. – kbz