December 2, 1904
DEATH OF A GOOD WOMAN
Mrs. Peter BURKE Called to Her Reward Tuesday Afternoon Funeral Thursday.

Mrs. Peter E. BURKE, the wife of Peter BURKE, a prominient farmer and stock raiser and one of the old inhabitants of Tampico, died at the family home three miles southeast of town Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock of heart disease. She was taken to Chicago last September where she was givine expert treatment in a hospital for two months and when brought home seemed to be getting much better even up to the end which was quite sudden. The funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Rev. F. DuFOUR officiating and internment was in St. Mary's cemetery. A large number of the sorrowing friends attended the services.

 Elizabeth Cullen GRAHAM was born March 21, 1853 at Ithica, N.Y. and came to Illinois with her parents when she was five yeras old. She spent her girlhood days on the homestead south east of Tampico. She was married to Peter E. BURKE April 4, 1872 and lived with him in Tampico for fifiteen years while Mr. BURKE was in busines here. Afterwards they moved ot the farm three miles south east where she died.

The husband and five children survive. The are Sterling, xxx, xxx, xxter, Mrs. CALxxxx, a brother N.J. GRAHAM and her aged father James GRAHAM with many friends also survive to mourn a kind and loving wife and mother, daughter, and sister, a true friend and Christian woman.