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- Mrs. Louis A. BABCOCK, 84, a
resident of Milton for more than 50 years, died
- early Wednesday morning at Edgerton
Memorial Hospital.
- Lettie L. LANPHERE was born
in Albion, Wis., on August 19, 1875. She was
- baptized at the age of nine years by
the Rev. Simeon H. BABCOCK, later to become her father-in-law.
- At 12 years of age her family moved
to Hammond, La. Here she was married to
- Louis A. BABCOCK on August 13,
1896. In 1899 she and her husband and son returned to Wisconsin,
living in Albion for a few years, when they moved to Milton.
As a member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church she was
active in the Women's Circle and especially in the Sabbath School,
where she was superintendent of the primary department.
- She was at one time president of the
Women's Village Improvement Club and at the
- time of her death was a member of the
past presidents group of the club.
- She was preceded in death by her husband
on May 12, 1955. The surviving relatives
- are: a daughter, Mrs. Paul BLACKBOURN,
Elgin, Ill., two sons, Laurance of Fort Meyers, Fla., and Kenneth,
Milton, a sister, Mrs. Edward LEE of Columbus, Ind., a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Herbert C. VAN HORN, Milton, seven
grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and several nieces and
nephews.
- Services will be held at the Milton
Seventh Day Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Saturday,
- Jan. 9, the Rev. Elmo F. Randolph officiating.
The body will lie in state in the church parlor from 12:30 until
3:00 o'clock. Burial will be in the Milton Cemetery. Friends
may call at the Albrecht Funeral Home, Milton Junction, from
7 to 9 p.m. Friday evening, Jan 8. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
- Funeral services were to be held today,
Thursday, at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Edith DRAKE,
- 84, longtime Milton resident who died
Monday evening in Edgerton Hospital after a short illness.
- Rev. Elmo F. Randolph will officiate
at the services to be held from the Milton Seventh
- Day Baptist Church. Burial will be
in Walworth cemetery.
- Mrs. DRAKE, the former Edith
[Jessie] MAIN, was born in Nebraska March 4,
- 1875, the daughter of Elisha and Orcelia
SAUNDERS MAIN. She was married to Ervin DRAKE
of Albion on June 15, 1895. Mr. DRAKE preceded her in
death 10 years ago.
- Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Florence
LYONS, Eagle River; two sons, Howard, of
- Milton Junction, and Arthur, of Milton;
a brother, Louis MAIN, Rock Island, Ill,; a sister, Mrs.
Nettie HIBBARD, Walworth; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Alma, preceded her in death. [Thursday edition,
p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Ross C. COON, 76, retired Milton
businessman, died Sunday morning in Natchez,
- Miss., after a brief illness. He and
Mrs. COON were visiting their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard PLACE.
- Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday
in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church,
- the Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph officiating.
- The son of George W. and May Adelle
COON, he was born April 22, 1883, at Utica.
- He attended Milton College.
- Mr. COON operated a general
insurance business here and was active in civic affairs.
- He held offices in the Odd Fellows
Lodge and was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church.
- Surviving are his wife, the former
Maude WHITTET; a son, Grant W., of Palo Alto,
- Calif., and a daughter, Mrs. PLACE,
of Natchez. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
- Mrs. Myrtie [E.] MALTPRESS,
92, lifelong Milton Junction resident and one of the
- villages oldest citizens, died at 10
a.m. Wednesday in Mercy Hospital, Janesville, after a short illness.
- Funeral services will be held Saturday
at 2 p.m. from the Milton Junction Seventh Day
- Baptist Church with Rev. Victor Skaggs
officiating. Burial will be in Milton Junction cemetery.
- Mrs. MALTPRESS was born Nov.
25, 1867, in Rock county, the daughter of Cyrus
- and Elizabeth HOFFMAN FRINK.
On Nov. 26, 1890, she was married to George MALTPRESS
who preceded her in death in 1948.
- She is survived by several nieces,
nephews and cousins. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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