Elsie May Maurice Obituary

Urbana Daily Citizen
March 8, 1954

Miss Elsa (sic) [Elsie] Maurice Funeral Services To Be On Tuesday

Funeral services for Miss Elsa (sic) [Elsie] May Maurice, 71, of Thackery, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Thackery Lutheran church with the Rev. Wilho Paananan, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Terre Haute cemetery.

Miss Maurice died at 8 p.m. Friday after an illness of about eight weeks. She made her home with sister-in-law Mrs. Burt (sic) [Obert] Maurice, at Thackery.

Born in Clark county March 19, 1883, Miss Maurice was the daughter of Ben (sic) [Van] Horn Maurice and Mary Elizabeth Littlejohn. She was a member of the Lutheran church in Thackery and had lived in Champaign county for the past 22 years.

She has no survivors.

Friends may call at the Baker funeral home from Sunday night until services at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in teh funeral home which will precede the church services.

Carrie Gertrude Connor Maurice Obituary

Urbana Daily Citizen
September 8, 1964

Mrs. Carrie C. (sic) [G.] Maurice

ST. PARIS -- Mrs Carrie Connor Maurice, 84, of Thackery, died at 5:30 a.m. Monday in the Champaign Nursing Home, where she had been a patient two years.

She was born in Adams Township, Champaign County, July 20, 1880, the daughter of Benjamin and Eliza Ward Connor.

The widow of O.V. Maurice, she was a member of the Zerkle Lutheran Church in Thackery.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Laurel (Alta) Irvin, of Springfield; five grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Baker Funeral Home, St. Paris, with the Rev. Luther Buckholtz officiating. Burial will be in Terre Haute Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from Wednesday evening until time of services.

Obert Vada Maurice Obituary

May 21, 1951
Urbana Daily Citizen


Arrange Services for O.B. Maurice Victim Of Attack

Funeral services for Obert B. (sic) [V.] Maurice, 71, of Thackery, who died unexpectedly on Saturday, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Thackery Lutheran church.

Mr. Maurice suffered a heart attack in his home early Saturday and was taken to Springfield Mercy hospital only twelve hours before his death.

He was born in Clark county July 21, 1879, a son of Van Horn and Mary Littlejohn Maurice. He attended Lawrenceville high school in Clark county. A retired farmer, he had resided in Champaign county 51 years. He was a member of the Thackery Lutheran church.

Surviving are his wife, the former Carrie Conner; a sister, Miss Elsa (sic) [Elsie] M. Maurice, who resided with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice; a daughter, Mrs. Laurel (Alta) Irvin of near Springfield; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A son preceded him in death one year ago.

The Rev. David Scharf, pastor, will be in charge of the services. Burial is to be in Terre Haute cemetery.

Friends may call at the Baker funeral home at St. Paris until 11 a.m. Tuesday, when the body will be taken to the church to lie in state until time for services. Friends may call there, too, but the casket will be finally closed at 2 p.m., the family said.