William Elmer Binkley (1868 - 1918)

Born 8 Apr 1868 in Perry, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Sep 1918 at age 50 in Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1868. He was the son of Thomas Binkley and Matilda Fisher. He passed away in 1918.

Obituary

W.E. BINKLEY DIES IN OHIO

Former Resident Of This Community Had Been Ill More Than A Year.

William Elmer Binkley, formerly a resident of Lovington and well known in this community, died at his home in Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday of last week. Death was due to dropsy [congestive heart failure], from which Mr. Binkley had been a patient sufferer for the past year or more. Since last March he had been unable to lie down when he slept and at times his suffering was intense. Death came as a relief to his hours of pain.

The body was brought to Lovington Thursday morning of last week and taken to the home of Mrs. Binkely's mother, Mrs. Sarah Neff. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Christian church, of which the deceased was a member. Rev. D.D. Dick, Pastor of the church, conducted the services. Interment was in the Kellar cemetery.

The Pall Bearers were Ed Harmon, C.W. Williams, Geo. E. Foster, Erwin Houseworth, C.A. Redman and Glenn T. Foster. All with the exception of the latter were brothers-in-law of the deceased.

Sources

• Obituary of W.E. Binkley, Obituary files of the Moultrie County, Illinois, Historical Center; newspaper and date unknown.
• Find A Grave Index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVG3-756M : 13 December 2015), William Elmer Binkley, 1918; Burial, Lovington, Moultrie, Illinois, United States of America, Keller Cemetery; citing record ID 114045662, Find A Grave
• Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6X7-3MT : 9 March 2018), William E Binkley, 17 Sep 1918; citing Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, reference fn 54996; FHL microfilm 1,984,442.