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Last October Mr. Mullenix and his family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. His health failed very fast there. He was for a time in the Christian Hospital, but there being no hope for his recovery, the family returned to Pittsfield.
Supplied by Betty Mullenix's pamphlett, supplied to her by "Bernie and Hugh Murphy, Scottsdale, AZ 1991."
Betty indicates that her father, Lafe Jr., told her the family had gone to Cincinnati to seek better medical care. They stayed with or near Lafe Sr.'s sisters, Catherine and Margaret.
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- Pike County Republican -- July 4, 1917
"Mr. Lafe Mullenix passed away at his home in this city Tuesday Evening, June 26, at 5.30 after an extended illness.
He was born in Hillsboro, Ohio October 31, 1856 and grew to manhood in that place. He came with his parents to Pike County, Illinois where he lived until his marriage to Miss Fannie Williams of Milton on December 9, 1892. To this union were born five children: Harvey, Lafe Jr., Arthur, and David at home, and Mrs. Charles James [Hattie] of Pittsfield. There is also a grandson, Lyndell R. James.
Besides his wife and children, he leaves a sister, Lida Manker of this City, and two brothers, Turner of Milton and Bud of Griggsville. Last October Mr. Mullenix and his family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. His health failed very fast there. He was for a time in the Christian Hospital, but there being no hope for his recovery, the family returned to Pittsfield. He had been sick for eight months and was confined to his bed for five weeks and two days, during which time his loved ones did all that was in their power to help him."
Supplied by Betty Mullenix's pamphlett, supplied to her by "Bernie and Hugh Murphy, Scottsdale, AZ 1991."
Betty indicates that her father, Lafe Jr., told her the family had gone to Cincinnati to seek better medical care. They stayed with or near Lafe Sr.'s sisters, Catherine and Margaret.
Lafe Sr. was 62 years old. He spent his life as a farm laborer and "walked behind a plow all day for a dollar." He died of stomach cancer. He was buried at the Pittsfield West Cemetery, Lot 383, in the old section.
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