Ella A. Matlock

Mrs. Ella Matlock Dies At Her Home Tuesday

(Farmer City Journal Thursday 12-19-1929)
Death again called one of this communities pioneers and Mrs. Ella Matlock left her
earthly home to take her place in the Great Beyond. She passed away at her home in
LeRoy, which she had occupied only a short time having moved there from the Prairie
Chapel neighborhood after her husband’s death two months ago. Death came at 4:15 a.m.
Tuesday and ended a life at 62 years, 7 moths and 16 days.
Mrs. Matlock was born near Swisher May 1, 1867. On August 30, 1883 she married
George P Matlock with whom she lived happily in Prairie Chapel neighborhood until
his death on October 7 this year. She has never well since his death.
She was a member of the Prairie Chapel church and was active in the life of the
community. She will be missed greatly by her many friends in this vicinity. She
leaves to mourn her loss one son and three daughters, Bert Matlock, Mrs. Ben
Hendren of till vicinity and Mrs. Jessie Adreon of Aurora. She is also survived by
fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon from the LeRoy M.E.
Church. Rev. Blumline of Argenta will have charge assisted by Rev. Mummaw of
Prairie Chapel Church. Burial will take place in the Gilmore cemetery near LeRoy.