In Memoriam - September 27th

1655 Christabel (Brushett) Gallop in Boston, MA.  She was the wife of John Gallop and they were married in Bridport, England in 1618.  They had seven children: Joan, John, William, Francis, Samuel, Nathaniel and John.  The family immigrated to New England in 1633.

1684 Elizabeth (?) Perkins in Ipswich, MA.  She was the wife of John Perkins.

1871 Damaris (Buchanan) Robertson age 54 in Sangamon Co., IL.  She was born in Woodford Co., KY in 1817 and married Brice Robertson in Macoupin Co., IL.  They had four children: Mary, John, Sarah and William.  She is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, IL.

1881 Susan (Speer) Keithley daughter of Andrew & Dicy (Kirby) Speer died in Indiana age 37.  She was born in 1844 and married ? Keithley.

1926 Body of Joe Erkman Arrived in Carmi Wednesday Morning and Burial Made Thursday

Following an attack made on him by an inmate of the Pontiac State Hospital for the insane, Joseph Erkman former resident of Carmi township, died Monday, September 27^th, at University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich., where he had been taken following his injury.  He was 39 years, 6 months and 3 days of age.

Joseph Erkman, son of Jacob and Friedericka (Prospect) [sic] Erkman, was born in Carmi township March 24, 1887; died at Ann Arbor, Mich., September 27, 1926.

He was employed as a YMCA worker at Lincoln, Nebraska for two years, just prior to the World War, and was there when the call for enlistment came.  He returned to Carmi, enlisting from this place, on May 20, 1918, going first to Jefferson Barracks.  After spending five days there he was sent to Fort Crook, Nebraska and after a stay of two weeks, went to Camp Funston, Kansas and was discharged in 1919.  At that time he was with Co. D. 41^st Inf., 10^th Division.

For the past few years he had been working at Detroit, Mich., and since last May had been employed at the State Hospital at Pontiac as night guard.  It was looking after these duties Sunday night that he was attacked by an inmate of the hospital and his skull crushed.

Following his injuries he was taken to University hospital at Ann Arbor, Mich. And everything possible done to save his life, however, death came Monday.

The body was taken from the hospital to Pontiac to be prepared for burial and was shipped to Carmi, arriving here at 7:38 over the Big Four road Wednesday morning, and was taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. Ernest Jordan, at 715 North Third Street.

Funeral services were held this Thursday afternoon at two o’clock from the Jordan home conducted by Rev. B.S. Kello, pastor of the Enfield Christian church assisted by Rev. Harry C. Kello of the Carmi church.  The Odd Fellows of Enfield, of which lodge Mr. Erkman was a member had charge of the services.  Interment was made in Newman cemetery.

Flower girls were Misses Frieda Mary Jordan, Effie and Cecil Thompson, Alwina Barth, Mabel Clark and Florence Ude.

Surviving Mr. Erkman are two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Jordan of Carmi, and Mrs. Lonnie Wheeler of Mill Shoals; three brothers, Fred Erkman, of Detroit, Mich., John Erkman, of Chicago, and Henry Erkman of Wayne City.  He is also survived by six half sisters, Mrs. Lula Erhardt and Mrs. Kate Dempsey of Carmi, Mrs. Sherman Johnson of Maunie, Miss Lizzie Erkman of Los Angeles, Calif. , Mrs. Lena Dryling, of Henderson, Ky., and Mrs. Clara Wells of Wyoming, and two half brothers George Erkman of McLeansboro and Andy Dietz, of Mill Shoals.