Parents of Mary Funk-Sickles:
*Union City Times-Gazette, Monday, February 5, 1940
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*Aged woman passes away. - Mrs. Catherine Funk, 80, is claimed by death
Sunday afternoon.*
Mrs. Catherine Funk, 80, widow of the late Henry Funk, died at her home
near Bartonia, six miles southeast of Winchester, Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock following a lingering illness.
Mrs. Funk resided in Winchester for several years. She was born at
Hagerstown.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Mary Sickles, Mrs. Susie Smith and
Mrs. Amanda Williams, all of near Winchester, Miss Alice Funk of Austin
and Mrs. Grace Washburn of Detroit, Mich.; four sons, Joe Funk of
Carlos, Charles, Frank and Harry all of near Winchester; 42
grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Main
street Church of Christ, of which the deceased was a member. Rev. O. C.
Bogue will officiate, assisted by Rev. Raymond Harris. Burial will be in
Fountain Park cemetery.
On 4/24/2010 1:34 AM, Blair LeMire wrote:
Hello, I was hoping to get a little help with a recent
"brickwall"
I've been having a heck of a time finding the parents of Dexter
Sickles. Listed below is everything I have on the Sickles to date. Any
help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Blair
Father Sickles
B -- New Jersey abt 1850
D --
Married:
Occupation:
Mother Sickels
B -- Ohio abt 1852
D --
Dexter D Sickels (my Great Grandfather)
Born -- Washington, Randolph, Indiana - 10 Oct 1870
Died -- probably Indiana? - 23 Sep 1940
Occupation: Farmer
Mary Funk (my Great Grandmother)
Born -- Indiana - 16 March 1878
Died -- probably Indiana? - 5 April 1960
Married: probably Indiana? - 1896
Kids:
(Starting with my Granparents)
Clarence E Sickels (My Grandfather)
Born -- Penn, Jay, Indiana 25 Dec 1896 (Sources: WWI& S.S. index)
Died - Mar 1963 Indiana? (Sources: S.S. index)
Wife:
>> Aletha May Lacey (My Grandmother)
>> Born -- Indiana 11 April 1899 (Sources: S.S. index)
>> Died - Feb 1990 Indiana? (Sources: S.S. index)
>>
(Dexter and Mary's other kids)
Hershel E. Sickels
Born -- Indiana Aug 1898
Marshall C. Sickels
Born -- Indiana Aug 1902
Bessie J. Sickels
Born -- Indiana Aug 1903
Edith I. Sickels
Born -- Indiana Aug 1905
Elizabeth C. Sickels
Born -- Indiana Aug 1908
Estella A. Sickels
Born -- Indiana Aug 1912
Nellie M. Sickels
Born -- Indiana Aug 1914
George R. Sickels
Born -- Indiana Aug 1916
Joseph H. Sickels
Born -- Indiana Aug 1918
Alma B. Sickels
Born -- Indiana Aug 1920
Residences for Dexter and Mary according to the US Census:
1880: Liberty, Henry, Indiana
1900: Penn, Jay, Indiana
Dwelling #: 169
*Meda Smith was living with them. She's Dexter's Niece*
1910: Washington, Randolph, Indiana
Dwelling #: 63
1920: Washington, Randolph, Indiana
Dwelling #: 386
1930: White River, Randolph, Indiana
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