Sunday's Obituary: Carrie Elmonta (Newby) Carroll

Obit: Knightstown Banner - January 26, 1934 pg. 5 col. 2

                                                 Mrs. Will Carroll Dies

     Mrs. Elmonta Carroll, age 66 years, wife of William Carroll, died at the family home in Anderson, Tuesday evening, following a lingering illness.

     Funeral services will be conducted from the Shirley M. E. Church, Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Burkett in charge. Ritualistic services in charge of the Eastern Star lodge. Several months ago the family moved from Shirley to Anderson. 

    Surviving besides the husband are the following children: Loren Carroll, Anderson; Mrs. Hazel Mace, Anderson; Russell Carroll, Indianapolis; Mrs. May Edmondson, Knightstown; Mrs. Lois Gandy and Mrs. Mary Dugan, Red Key. Ten grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Carroll was a sister of L. P. Newby, this city.

Carrie Elmonta was the sister of my maternal 2nd great grandfather, John A. Newby. Besides the children surviving her listed in the obituary, she also had a daughter Ruby Elvira Franklin who died in 1932.

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Sunday's Obituary: Loren Yancy Newby

Obituary Knightstown Banner dated Apr. 25, 1924 pg 1, col. 3

Death of L. Y. Newby

     Loren Yancy Newby, aged 73 years, died at his home in this city, Saturday morning at 4:30 o’clock of leakage of the heart. He was born in Greensboro, Ind., but had lived most of his life in Knightstown. Besides his widow he is survived by two children—Gurney Newby, of Gary, Ind., and one daughter, Mrs. Pearl Pollitt, of Gwynneville. Mr. Newby had been sick for some time. He was the son of Jacob N. Newby, removing from Greensboro to Knightstown in 1872.

     L. P. Newby, of this city, is a brother, and Mrs. Will Carroll, of Shirley, a sister of deceased.

     Mr. Newby was an active man until a few months ago. For several years he was a poultry buyer for the W. G. Brosjus company and also for Midkiff Brothers.

     The funeral was held from his late home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Hartsuck, of the Friends church. Burial was made at Glencove cemetery in charge of C. F. Baxter, undertaker.

Loren Yancy "Yank" Newby was the son of Jacob N. and Lavina (Leonard) Newby and the brother of my great, great grandfather, John A. Newby. He was married to Mary Florence Evans in 1877. He had one son, Carl Geurney b. 1881 who married Fame O. Haas, and one daughter, Alma Pearl b. 1879, who married 1)  William O. Smith and 2) Harry L. Pollitt. 

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