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Arenac County Independent, July 6, 1905
Transcriber, date unknown
Contributor Kay Mason 

Follows Husband
Mrs. James Corbitt Died While Body of Husband was Yet In The Home  

     Mrs. Theressa A. Corbitt died July 2nd and was buried July 3rd. She was born Theressa A. Stenna at Cyril, Ont. She was married to James Corbitt in 1854 and they lived together for fifty one years, her husband dying just four days before her. She had been a great sufferer all her life from stomach trouble.   She was a woman of great mental attainments, highly educated and a good Christian woman beloved by all who knew her. She was anxious to go and was just awaiting the summons, as she said to be called up higher. She had not seen her husband after he died and she wanted to wait until Sunday noon, by that time she was with him. She could not live without him. Her funeral was held Monday. At her bedside when she died were her daughter Mrs. Riblet, her son Charles and wife of Indianapolis, Ind., her sons-in-law L.W. Personeus of Toledo, O., and J. E. Covert of Caro, Mi.

Funeral of the Late James Corbitt

    The funeral of James Corbitt was held Sunday at two o’clock in Sterling M. E. Church and was followed to the grave by all of the old residents and a great many of the younger. Relations from out-of-town were son Chas. A. Corbitt and wife of Indianapolis, as well as their daughter Mrs. G. H. Riblett, who watched over her mother and father continually from the beginning of their sickness until they both passed away.

Louis Biskner Dies in Wisconsin
Aged Standish Pioneer Passed Away At Son’s Home 

     Word was received just this morning that Louis Biskner had just died. He has been spending the winter with a son and daughter in Green Bay, Wis. Last fall he suffered a paralytic stroke from which he never recovered. He was past 75 years of age at the time of his death and had lived in Standish since 1871    He leaves nine children, seven daughters and two sons. They are Mrs. Jos. Chaltraw, Mrs. Tom Valley and Mrs. Jos. Valley of Saganing, Mrs. W. G. Wilson, Miss Fannie Biskner of Standish, Mrs. Chas. Bloyer and J. E. Biskner of Green Bay, Wis. The body will be brought here for burial but complete arrangements had not been made this morning.