William Skeffington

Fall on Stair at Ivesdale Proves Fatal
IVESDALE [Champaign Co.] Dec. 1 [1933]. William Skeffington died at 11:15 oíclock Friday morning as a result of injuries received at 11:15 o'clock Thursday night when he slipped and fell down the stairs of the A.O.H. Hall, where a dance was being held. He sustained a skull fracture at the base of the brain, and did not regain consciousness. He was about 58 years old [he was 61]. Dr. R.C. Shurtz, coroner, was to conduct an inquest at 7:30 o'clock Friday night at the town hall.
[Addition to the Obituary on William Skeffington:] William Skeffington was born August 5, 1872, south of Ivesdale. From 1909 to 1925 he lived at Savannah, Ga., then his father died and he returned to Ivesdale, where he has resided since with his sister, Mrs. Annetta Foohy.

Submitted by Howard Skeffington