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OBITUARY FOR SARAH ANN CARTMILL COSBY - Mrs. Sarah Cosby, 92, widow of Francis Cosby, died
at her home in Stockwell, Saturday night at 7:00. She had been sick for five years. Born
in Putman County, April 11, 1844, she was the daughter of James and Mary Johnson Cartmill
and was married to Francis Cosby on January 10, 1861. She was a member of the Stockwell
Methodist church. Surviving is a son Sanford, of Lauramie township, seven grandchildren,
14 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. The body was taken to the Baker
Funeral Home in Dayton and will be returned to the family home here. Friends may call
after Monday noon. Burial will be in the Johsnon Cemetery near Stockwell. (Lafayette
Journal Courier, July 1939)