Eddy Lincoln's funeral

[Donna McCreary]

Mary's funeral was also held at the First Presbyterian Church.
I checked with Dr. Cornelius at the ALPL, and he reminded me that there are no public records for Eddy's funeral -- no newspaper articles, no church records, nothing.

Perhaps the practice of having funerals in a church began after the Civil War. Having said that, I must add that my family ancestors were farmers and lived many miles away from a town. Funerals were held in the home until the 1940's.