Decatur Democrat, Adams County, Indiana
Thursday, June 28, 1906
WAS AN OLD CITIZEN
Lived In This County Many Years - Funeral Services To Hold Tomorrow
David Reefey, an old and respected citizen of near Monroe, died at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, aged seventy-eight years and twenty-six days. Two weeks ago, on a very warm day, he started out to one of the fields to watch the work. He had gone about fifty or sixty rods from the house, when he suffered a sun stroke, collapsing from heat exhaustion. He was taken back to the house and nursed tenderly for two weeks, but his extreme age made recovery impossible and death relieved him yesterday. He was born May 28, 1828 near Berne, Switzerland, and came to this country in 1834. He has resided in Adams county for many years and was well known. He leaves a wife, four sons and three daughters to mourn their loss. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at Backestoe church, interment in the cemetery near by. The procession will leave the house at 9:30 a.m.
Decatur Democrat, Adams County, Indiana
(a weekly newspaper)
Thursday, July 12, 1906
The last will and testament of David Reffey has been recorded for probate with the county clerk. After providing for the payments of debts and funeral expenses, he bequeathes all his property, real and personal, to his beloved wife. Provided, however, that if she remarries, she is only to receive one-third of the estate and the balance is to be divided equally among the children, John, Mary, Phillip, Henry, Oliver, Maggie, Leander and Viola Reffey. Mrs. Reffey is named as guardian for the five youngest children, and with the eldest son, John, as executor. The will was written January 27, 1882
Contributor: Karin King (47469179) •
Thursday, June 28, 1906
WAS AN OLD CITIZEN
Lived In This County Many Years - Funeral Services To Hold Tomorrow
David Reefey, an old and respected citizen of near Monroe, died at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, aged seventy-eight years and twenty-six days. Two weeks ago, on a very warm day, he started out to one of the fields to watch the work. He had gone about fifty or sixty rods from the house, when he suffered a sun stroke, collapsing from heat exhaustion. He was taken back to the house and nursed tenderly for two weeks, but his extreme age made recovery impossible and death relieved him yesterday. He was born May 28, 1828 near Berne, Switzerland, and came to this country in 1834. He has resided in Adams county for many years and was well known. He leaves a wife, four sons and three daughters to mourn their loss. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at Backestoe church, interment in the cemetery near by. The procession will leave the house at 9:30 a.m.
Decatur Democrat, Adams County, Indiana
(a weekly newspaper)
Thursday, July 12, 1906
The last will and testament of David Reffey has been recorded for probate with the county clerk. After providing for the payments of debts and funeral expenses, he bequeathes all his property, real and personal, to his beloved wife. Provided, however, that if she remarries, she is only to receive one-third of the estate and the balance is to be divided equally among the children, John, Mary, Phillip, Henry, Oliver, Maggie, Leander and Viola Reffey. Mrs. Reffey is named as guardian for the five youngest children, and with the eldest son, John, as executor. The will was written January 27, 1882
Contributor: Karin King (47469179) •
Decatur Democrat, Adams County, Indiana
Thursday, June 28, 1906
WAS AN OLD CITIZEN
Lived In This County Many Years - Funeral Services To Hold Tomorrow
David Reefey, an old and respected citizen of near Monroe, died at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, aged seventy-eight years and twenty-six days. Two weeks ago, on a very warm day, he started out to one of the fields to watch the work. He had gone about fifty or sixty rods from the house, when he suffered a sun stroke, collapsing from heat exhaustion. He was taken back to the house and nursed tenderly for two weeks, but his extreme age made recovery impossible and death relieved him yesterday. He was born May 28, 1828 near Berne, Switzerland, and came to this country in 1834. He has resided in Adams county for many years and was well known. He leaves a wife, four sons and three daughters to mourn their loss. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at Backestoe church, interment in the cemetery near by. The procession will leave the house at 9:30 a.m.
Decatur Democrat, Adams County, Indiana
(a weekly newspaper)
Thursday, July 12, 1906
The last will and testament of David Reffey has been recorded for probate with the county clerk. After providing for the payments of debts and funeral expenses, he bequeathes all his property, real and personal, to his beloved wife. Provided, however, that if she remarries, she is only to receive one-third of the estate and the balance is to be divided equally among the children, John, Mary, Phillip, Henry, Oliver, Maggie, Leander and Viola Reffey. Mrs. Reffey is named as guardian for the five youngest children, and with the eldest son, John, as executor. The will was written January 27, 1882
Contributor: Karin King (47469179) •
Thursday, June 28, 1906
WAS AN OLD CITIZEN
Lived In This County Many Years - Funeral Services To Hold Tomorrow
David Reefey, an old and respected citizen of near Monroe, died at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, aged seventy-eight years and twenty-six days. Two weeks ago, on a very warm day, he started out to one of the fields to watch the work. He had gone about fifty or sixty rods from the house, when he suffered a sun stroke, collapsing from heat exhaustion. He was taken back to the house and nursed tenderly for two weeks, but his extreme age made recovery impossible and death relieved him yesterday. He was born May 28, 1828 near Berne, Switzerland, and came to this country in 1834. He has resided in Adams county for many years and was well known. He leaves a wife, four sons and three daughters to mourn their loss. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at Backestoe church, interment in the cemetery near by. The procession will leave the house at 9:30 a.m.
Decatur Democrat, Adams County, Indiana
(a weekly newspaper)
Thursday, July 12, 1906
The last will and testament of David Reffey has been recorded for probate with the county clerk. After providing for the payments of debts and funeral expenses, he bequeathes all his property, real and personal, to his beloved wife. Provided, however, that if she remarries, she is only to receive one-third of the estate and the balance is to be divided equally among the children, John, Mary, Phillip, Henry, Oliver, Maggie, Leander and Viola Reffey. Mrs. Reffey is named as guardian for the five youngest children, and with the eldest son, John, as executor. The will was written January 27, 1882
Contributor: Karin King (47469179) •
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