Obituary of Harriet A. Irwin, 1993:
Harriet A. Irwin, 98, of Danvers, Ill., died Sept 20 at McLean County Nursing Home in Normal, Ill.
Mrs. Irwin, a homemaker, was born July 1, 1895, in Clinton to the late Charles C. and Alice Tibbs Wade. She married Charles Wade Irwin on Dec. 24, 1911, in Clinton. He died May 16, 1954.
Mrs. Irwin was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Danvers.
A son and a daughter also preceded her in death.
Local relatives include Juanita Crosby of Andersonville, a niece; and Hazel and Marie Carden, cousins, and others.
Survivors include a son, Lyman Irwin of Danvers; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Sept. 22 at Otto-Argo Funeral Home in Danvers with the Rev. David Lester and the Rev. William S. Vincent Jr. officiating. Burial was at Park Lawn Cemetery.
Clinton Courier News, 28/29 Nov 1993.
[Courtesy of Brenda Foster]