Newspaper obituary notices of the death of John Dewey, son of Thomas and Eliza Knight Dewey. Eliza was the daughter of James Knight, and the half-sister of Ebenezer Knight.
From the New Albany Daily Tribune, October 8, 1853:
Died
On Friday morning, the 7th inst. John Dewey. The friends of the family are requested to attend his funeral from the residence of his father, on Main Street between Lower Fourth and Fifth streets, at 2 o'clock PM on Saturday the 8th. Funeral Sermon at the Wesley Chapel.
Funeral Notice
The officers and members of the Osceola Fire Company are notified to attend a called meeting of the Company at their Hall this day at 1 o'clock to attend the funeral of John Dewey.
The different fire companies of the city are respectfully invited to join the Osceola in paying the last sad tribute of respect to the deceased.
John W. Clark,
President, O. F. Co.
The Members of the Hook & Ladder Company are respectfully requested to meet at their hall, at 1 o'clock to-day to attend the Funeral of our deceased Brother, John Dewey, a member of the Osceola company. By order of the Foreman.
B. F. Gravel
The members of Washington, No. 1, Fire Company, will meet at their Engine House. to-day, Saturday, at 1 o'clock, to attend the funeral of Mr. John Dewey, late of the Osceola.
By order of the Company
Sons of Temperance
The members of New Albany Division No. 33, S. of T., are requested to meet at their hall today, Saturday, at 1 o'clock to attend the funeral of Brother John Dewey.
All members of the order are invited to attend.
Wm. B. Jackson, R.S.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Obituary of Hettie Plue Knight
From the New Albany Weekly Ledger, December 11, 1907, page 6, column 1:
The Body of Mrs. Hettie Knight, wife of Charles Knight, a former resident of this city, who died at the Deaconness Hospital, Louisville, Tuesday, was brought here yesterday and taken to the Veron farm west of the city, for burial in the rural cemetery there.
The Body of Mrs. Hettie Knight, wife of Charles Knight, a former resident of this city, who died at the Deaconness Hospital, Louisville, Tuesday, was brought here yesterday and taken to the Veron farm west of the city, for burial in the rural cemetery there.
Obituary of Otto Ricketts
From the New Albany Daily Ledger, Wednesday, March 26, 1919:
Funeral of Otto Ricketts
The funeral of Otto Ricketts was held yesterday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. E. R. Harmon, 418 West Seventh Street, under the auspices of Ohioan Tribe of Red Men, of which he was a member. The Rev. W. H.Howerton, pastor of the Main Street Methodist Church, conducted the service and burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
Funeral of Otto Ricketts
The funeral of Otto Ricketts was held yesterday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. E. R. Harmon, 418 West Seventh Street, under the auspices of Ohioan Tribe of Red Men, of which he was a member. The Rev. W. H.Howerton, pastor of the Main Street Methodist Church, conducted the service and burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
Obituary of Charles A. Knight
From the New Albany Tribune, Wednesday, February 23, 1938:
Charles A. Knight Is Taken By Death
Charles A. Knight, 57, of 418 West Sixth Street, a machinist, died at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning in the residence. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Knight; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Meyer and Miss Jane Knight; three sons, Chester Knight, Leroy Knight, and Charles E. Knight; two brothers, Arthur Knight and William Knight; three sisters, Mrs. Walter Harris, and Mrs. William Doerhoefer and Mrs. Charles Robinson, both of Louisville; and seven grandchildren. The body is at the Schrader Chapel, 1715 East Oak Street, where funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Charles A. Knight Is Taken By Death
Charles A. Knight, 57, of 418 West Sixth Street, a machinist, died at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning in the residence. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Knight; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Meyer and Miss Jane Knight; three sons, Chester Knight, Leroy Knight, and Charles E. Knight; two brothers, Arthur Knight and William Knight; three sisters, Mrs. Walter Harris, and Mrs. William Doerhoefer and Mrs. Charles Robinson, both of Louisville; and seven grandchildren. The body is at the Schrader Chapel, 1715 East Oak Street, where funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Will of Thomas Wesley Knight
I, Thomas W. Knight, Harrison County, Indiana, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make my last will and testament as follows.
Item 1: I direct that all my just debts, if any, and funeral expenses, be paid out of any money that may be on hand at the time of my death.
Item 2: I give, bequeath, and devise to my wife, Alice Knight, all of my porperty of any kind and description, including all personal property, money, bonds, real estate and mixed property and all such which I may own at the time of my death to her own absolutely and forever.
Item 3: I hereby appoint my wife, Alice Knight, executrix of the will.
In witness whereof, I hereby set my hand and seal this 4th day of October, 1918.
/s/ Thomas W. Knight [seal]
Item 1: I direct that all my just debts, if any, and funeral expenses, be paid out of any money that may be on hand at the time of my death.
Item 2: I give, bequeath, and devise to my wife, Alice Knight, all of my porperty of any kind and description, including all personal property, money, bonds, real estate and mixed property and all such which I may own at the time of my death to her own absolutely and forever.
Item 3: I hereby appoint my wife, Alice Knight, executrix of the will.
In witness whereof, I hereby set my hand and seal this 4th day of October, 1918.
/s/ Thomas W. Knight [seal]
Will of Ebenezer Knight
I, Ebenezer Knight, being of sound mind and memory make this my last Will and Testament:
Item one: I desire that my wife, Rebecca Ellen, ahsll have all my property Real and Personal to do with the same as she may elect after paying all my just debts. And at her death the residue if any to be equally divided between the children of myself and the said Rebecca E. Knight.
Item two: I direct that all money that may come to my estate shall be deposited in three separate Banks to be selected by my wife Rebecca E. Knight.
Item three: I hereby appoint Daniel J. Bowling and Thomas W. Knight to carry out the provisions of this will.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of R. Bartley, James H. Glasgow, and Ebenezer Knight.
/s/ Ebenezer Knight
/s/ R. Bartley
/s/ James H. Glasgow
Item one: I desire that my wife, Rebecca Ellen, ahsll have all my property Real and Personal to do with the same as she may elect after paying all my just debts. And at her death the residue if any to be equally divided between the children of myself and the said Rebecca E. Knight.
Item two: I direct that all money that may come to my estate shall be deposited in three separate Banks to be selected by my wife Rebecca E. Knight.
Item three: I hereby appoint Daniel J. Bowling and Thomas W. Knight to carry out the provisions of this will.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of R. Bartley, James H. Glasgow, and Ebenezer Knight.
/s/ Ebenezer Knight
/s/ R. Bartley
/s/ James H. Glasgow
Monday, February 16, 2009
Post-Race Thoughts on Daytona 2009
As a longtime NASCAR fan, I had mixed emotions about the ending of the Daytona 500 this year...or, more correctly, the Daytona 380. The race was stopped by NASCAR after a 16-minute rain delay, on lap 152...which makes only 380 of a scheduled 500-mile run.
I always hate to see a rain-shortened race. As a fan, I came to see a 500 mile race, and I feel like anything less shartchanges me. But I also realize that NASCAR can't control the weather any more than I can. In this case, had NASCAR started the race earlier to try to beat the weather--and cut at least 30 minutes out of the insipid 90-minute pre-race television programming--there's a chance they might have gotten in a respectable 425 or 450 miles before the clouds turned loose.
In a way, though, the impending weather did something that NASCAR couldn't have imagined on their own. From about lap 85 on, the drivers actually RACED each other--a novel concept at a restrictor plate race. It was actually an exciting race from that point on, and somehow I think the drivers may have enjoyed that part as much as the fans did. And maybe that's something NASCAR might consider, trying to find a way to get the drivers to actually RACE one another during the middle part of something that's being billed as a RACE. Unfortunately, NASCAR can't count on the weather, so I suppose they might try to figure out something they can insert in their rulebook to actually encourage RACING during a RACE.
As far as the controversial incident between Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brian Vickers goes, I have several thoughts on that one. In the first place, Junior should never have made the TWO bonehead pit mistakes to have put him in position for the incident to occur. Second, when Vickers moved down to block, Junior finally showed the world that he is the son of "The Intimidator," also known to some of his competitors as "Ironhead," the late, great Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Had he found himself in the same position, I have no doubt whatsoever that Dale Sr. would have punted Vickers just the way Junior did. Junior claims it was accidental contact, but whether it was or not, from where I stand it's good to see Junior showing that some of his daddy's racing DNA actually was passed along. Now, if Junior can just work on changing his new nickname from "Bonehead" to "Ironhead"...that would be a big move towards following in his father's footsteps.
As you can see, I'm a fan of the old-fashioned style of racing. I like it when the drivers are thinking about taking the checkered flag the moment the green flag drops, and not just on the final 20 laps of the race. I find watching the motorized equivalent of a chess match to be disturbingly boring, and lately the NASCAR championships have been won by chess players, and not by racers. After Matt Kenseth claiming the championship a few years back without winning a single race that season, the chess players have been in charge. The single exception to that has been Kyle Busch. Love him or hate him, "Rowdy" Busch has been the kind of driver that has the mindset behind the wheel that is exciting. To go into each race and run for the victory from the start, to challenge for the lead every chance you get...to me, THAT's what racing is all about.
And once NASCAR recognizes that they are sponsoring auto races and not chess matches, perhaps the fans who are now drifting away in droves will return, bringing their wallets with them. For when the actual racing returns, the fans WILL return...and so will the sponsors.
I always hate to see a rain-shortened race. As a fan, I came to see a 500 mile race, and I feel like anything less shartchanges me. But I also realize that NASCAR can't control the weather any more than I can. In this case, had NASCAR started the race earlier to try to beat the weather--and cut at least 30 minutes out of the insipid 90-minute pre-race television programming--there's a chance they might have gotten in a respectable 425 or 450 miles before the clouds turned loose.
In a way, though, the impending weather did something that NASCAR couldn't have imagined on their own. From about lap 85 on, the drivers actually RACED each other--a novel concept at a restrictor plate race. It was actually an exciting race from that point on, and somehow I think the drivers may have enjoyed that part as much as the fans did. And maybe that's something NASCAR might consider, trying to find a way to get the drivers to actually RACE one another during the middle part of something that's being billed as a RACE. Unfortunately, NASCAR can't count on the weather, so I suppose they might try to figure out something they can insert in their rulebook to actually encourage RACING during a RACE.
As far as the controversial incident between Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brian Vickers goes, I have several thoughts on that one. In the first place, Junior should never have made the TWO bonehead pit mistakes to have put him in position for the incident to occur. Second, when Vickers moved down to block, Junior finally showed the world that he is the son of "The Intimidator," also known to some of his competitors as "Ironhead," the late, great Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Had he found himself in the same position, I have no doubt whatsoever that Dale Sr. would have punted Vickers just the way Junior did. Junior claims it was accidental contact, but whether it was or not, from where I stand it's good to see Junior showing that some of his daddy's racing DNA actually was passed along. Now, if Junior can just work on changing his new nickname from "Bonehead" to "Ironhead"...that would be a big move towards following in his father's footsteps.
As you can see, I'm a fan of the old-fashioned style of racing. I like it when the drivers are thinking about taking the checkered flag the moment the green flag drops, and not just on the final 20 laps of the race. I find watching the motorized equivalent of a chess match to be disturbingly boring, and lately the NASCAR championships have been won by chess players, and not by racers. After Matt Kenseth claiming the championship a few years back without winning a single race that season, the chess players have been in charge. The single exception to that has been Kyle Busch. Love him or hate him, "Rowdy" Busch has been the kind of driver that has the mindset behind the wheel that is exciting. To go into each race and run for the victory from the start, to challenge for the lead every chance you get...to me, THAT's what racing is all about.
And once NASCAR recognizes that they are sponsoring auto races and not chess matches, perhaps the fans who are now drifting away in droves will return, bringing their wallets with them. For when the actual racing returns, the fans WILL return...and so will the sponsors.
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