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- Lola Dewhirst, 86, of Dundas, died at 12:25pm Wednesday, December 30, 1981 in Newton Rest Haven.
Services will be in the Pulliam Funeral Home in Newton with Rev. Edward J.Cockerel presiding. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Mrs. Dewhirst was born July 13, 1895 in Jasper County, the daughter of George and Laura (Brown) Birk. She married Leonard C. Dewhirst on February 3, 1915 and he preceded her in death November 24, 1976. They had four children: Frankey,1915-1932; Leonard Vincent,1918-1944 (KIA in WW II); Erna Kathryn, 1916-1997; Clifford, 1926-2007. She was a member of Blair Methodist Church and a Golden Star Mother.
Survivors include a son Clifford of Newton; a daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Jones of Algonquin; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, a son, a daughter, two brothers and a sister.
Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Dec. 30, 1981.
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