Troy Daily News

December 31, 1932 

PLUNKETT, JOHN W. - Funeral services for John W. Plunkett (Crockett as was erroneously stated in Friday's issue of The News) were held Saturday afternoon in the Maple Grove Old Order German Baptist church, with burial in the cemetery adjoining.  Mr. Plunkett, born Sept. 25, 1852, in Franklin county, Virginia, died Thursday evening at his home three miles east of Tippecanoe City, death following an attack of influenza from which he had been ill one week.  He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. May Hoy of Tippecanoe City and Mrs. Adam Rudisill of Troy, and four sons, Algy, Sidney and Woody of Tippecanoe City and Herman of Trotwood.

Miami Union

January 5, 1933 

PLUNKETT, JOHN W. - John W. Plunkett passed away Thursday evening, Dec. 29, at his late home on the Pisgah road about three-fourths mile south of Center school house, at the age of 80 years, three months and five days.  He was confined to his bed for a week and a half with lagrippe which developed into pneumonia, which he was too weak to throw off.  He was the fourth child of a family of nine children.  The parents and four brothers have preceded him in death.  In 1876 he was united in marriage to Miss Lucy Mead in Franklin county, Va.  To this union were born eight children, three of whom have preceded him in death, two in infancy and the other in 1918 who was the wife of George Sherman.  The ones surviving to mourn the loss of their father are Mrs. Sarah Rudisill from near Troy, Mrs. Mae Hoy, Sidney, and Algey and Woody Plunkett, living on farms near the father.  The wife preceded him in death 37 years ago.  He later united in marriage with Miss Mollie Johns who with an adopted son, Herman Plunkett, of Trotwood, survive; also 16 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, besides other relatives and friends.  In 1909 he moved his family from Virginia to Ohio and in the following spring moved on the farm on the Pisgah road in Bethel township, Miami county.  In his early life he united with the German Baptist church of which he was a member at the time of his death.  The remains were taken Saturday afternoon to the church at Maple Grove where the services were held at 2 o'clock, the ministers being Rev. Irvin Shoup of North Hampton, Rev. Peter Bowman of Covington and Rev. J. C. Flora from near Phoneton.  The bearers of the pall were the four sons and the two sons-in-law.  The body was laid to rest in the cemetery at Maple Grove.

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