Luther Andrew Osborn was born Dec. 9, 1865 in the Fame neighborhood near Moweaqua, Ill, and department this life May 31, 1947 at the age of 81, in a hospital in Detroit, Mich. He was the son of Lanson and Sarah Osborn.
On May 3, 1885 he was united in marriage with Anna C. Zeita in the Fame school house which then served as the church.
Mr Osborn was a member of Fame church until the family moved to Ainsworth, Nebraska.
He leaves his wife, Anna, a patient inthe Moweaqua Hospital, and the following children, Mrs. Pearl Manley and Ernest of Moweaqua, Mrs. Myrtle Bradley and Paul of Detroit, Mich., Earl and Ivon of Calerico, Calif., and Mrs. Mildred Cook of Norfolk, Nebraska. Surviving also, are two sisters, Mrs. Mary Robinette of Princeton, Ill, and Nettie of Missouri, eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. One daughter Cora E. Ellrich, and two sons, Herman and Wilbur preceded him in death.
Out of town people present were Paul Osborn and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bradley of Detroit, Mich, Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Osborn of Owaneco, Mrs. Sylvia Osborn and Miss Julia Radford of Decatur, Mrs. Anna Zeitz and daughter,
Luella of Shelbyville and grandson, Alan Adamson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Schahrer of Pana, Mrs. Helen Fromm of Taylorville and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ellrich and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ellrich and daughter Wanda Lee of Tower Hill.
We have a copy of the above obituary, but don't know in what paper it appeared.
The funeral services for Luther A. Osborn, formerly of Moweaqua, was held at Fame church on Tuesday, June 13 at 2 p.m. with Rev Edgar Ayre in charge.
Arthur Hoewing accompanied by Mrs. Helen Ellison sang, "In the Garden" and "Beyond The Sunset."
The beautiful flowers were in charge of Mesdames Essie Stine, Julia Hartman, Mary Lockart, Vera Younker, Corda Lockart, Doris Duncan, Evelyn Snyder and Emma Dean.
The casket bearers were Clair Duncan, Jake Lockart, Allie Burgener, Will Workman, Elmer Mathias and Frank Hoewing.
Interment was in Salem cemetery.
It was very unique in that the funeral entourage from the Stine Funeral Home to the cemetery passed so many places associated directly with Mr. Osborn's life in Illinois.
The Radford elevator in which he was employed at one time. Radford store where many of the family's groceries were purchased, two farms previously owned by him, the farm where his
ten children were born, the church and school he attended were among these connections. As nearly as can be determined, Mr. Osborn's body reposed during the funeral service within a few feet
of where he was born. The Osborn homestead was originally located on the present site of Fame church.
We have a copy of the above obituary, but don't know in what paper it appeared.
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