Thank you Billy, I really appreciate it! This is great!
Blair
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:00:15 -0400
From: "Billy J. Baker" <billybak(a)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] Looking for the parents of Dexter Sickels
To: inrandol(a)rootsweb.com
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Parents of Mary Funk-Sickles:
*Union City Times-Gazette, Monday, February 5, 1940
*
*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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