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Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams Co, IN; Thursday, October 9, 1958
Mrs. Minnie Teeple Dies Last Evening - Decatur Lady Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Minnie Teeple, of 510 Closs street, well known Decatur lady, died at 6:30
o'clock Wednesday evening at the Berne nursing home, following an illness of three
months. Mrs. Teeple celebrated her 90th birthday June 30.
She was born in Bucyrus, O., June 30, 1868, a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth
Stewart-Gay, and had resided in Decatur for the past 50 years.
Mrs. Teeple was a member of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, the
Rebekah lodge, Pythian Sisters, the Decatur Home Demonstration club and the American
Legion auxiliary.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. J. E. (Nellie) Rutledge of Lima, O., and Mrs.
Lillie DeWitt of Indianapolis; four sons, Jay A Teeple of Danville, Ill., Max H. Teeple of
Bluffton, John E. Teeple of Maumee, O., and Jacks S. Teeple of Decatur; one stepson,
Harvey J. Teeple of Decatur; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. One daughter,
one stepson, one brother and one sister preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Zwick funeral, with the
Rev. Benj. G. Thomas officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may
call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening until time of the services.