Wert - John Hyde
Source: Crawfordsville Journal; Saturday, 29 Jun 1907; p. 1
Waynetown, Ind., June 29 [Saturday] — Friday afternoon at six o'clock at his home in the southeast part of town, John H. Wert fell out of a cherry tree while picking some cherries and broke his neck, dying almost instantly. Deceased was a carpenter and had finished his day's work, and while waiting supper said he would pick some cherries for a pie. Little Herman, the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Pevler saw him fall and ran into the house and told his mother. The alarm spread immediately. Uncle Billy Pevler, his next door neighbor, got to him first and saw him gasp once faintly. Dr H. M. Bounnell reached there in a short time, but life was extinct and his neck was found to be broken. Mr Wert with his family moved here from his farm south of town, a number of years ago. Besides his wife he leaves one son, Austin, and three step children, Ira Niece of Chicago, Mrs Charlie Williams at Urbana, Ill., and Mrs David Moore, living near here. He has three brothers and three sisters living, Asher, of Crawfordsville, Nathan of Humboldt, Kan., and Joe, at Wallace; Mrs. Mary Myers of Danville, Ill., Mrs. Emma Thomas of Chicago, and Mrs. John Jordan, living here. He was in his sixty-second year, a member of the M-E church. He also belonged to the order of Red Men and Odd Fellows. The burial services will be in charge of them. The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday
Source: Crawfordsville Journal; 6 Jul 1907; p. 10
The funeral of John H. Wert took place Sunday. Rev. B.B. Keslar delivered the sermon. The Red Men and Odd Fellows had charge of the burial service, more than a hundred of them marching with the body to the Masonic cemetery. where it was placed at rest by Shuler and Birdcell
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