MRS. MARY A. McNEIL

(October 20, 1915)

   The death of Mary A., widow of Millard McNeil, occurred at 6:30 o'clock Wednesday morning after an illness of eleven days.  At about 9:30 o' clock, Saturday night, October 9, Mrs. McNeil had an attack of cerebral hemorrhage which paralyzed the entire right side of her body.  A few days after she was able to speak but at the last pneumonia developed and she quickly passed away.  A communicant of St. Paul's Church she enjoyed attendance at services as long as she was able.

   Mrs. McNeil was born in Smithville in October, 1845.  She was a daughter of Henry and Sarah Mosher Flagg, prominent residents of that town many years ago.  She was married January 8, 1868, to Millard D. McNeil, then a young man starting in the mercantile business in this village.  In later years he was appointed postmaster of Oxford by President McKinley and reappointed by President Roosevelt, retiring to public life at the end of his second term.  His death occurred April 16 of this year.

   For several years, Mrs. McNeil had been in poor health from rheumatism which confined her to her home a greater part of the time.  She was a woman who enjoyed her home and family ties and held the esteem and affections of many friends.  She is survived by two sons, Major Clarence H. McNeil, recently stationed at Manila, P. I., and Frederick A. McNeil, teller at the First National Bank of Oxford.  Major McNeil sailed from Japan about three weeks ago and is due to land at San Francisco tomorrow, where he has been stationed for the next four years.

   The funeral is held this morning at the home at 10 o'clock, Rev. Theodore Haydn officiating.

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