Dewey A Funkhouser

Dewey A Funkhouser b. 31 Aug 1898 in Indiana, and  d. 23 Jul 1905 in Boone county, Indiana.  Little Dewey was only six years old when he died.  He never got a chance to grow up or go to school like his brothers and sister did.  What did he like to do to amuse himself; was he starting to help his mother around the house like little six year olds like to do.  Was it his job to go collect the eggs from the chickens; what possibilities his parents must have seen in him.  He has survived the dangerous infant years, had his parents give a sigh of relief as every birthday past.  But then just over a month before his seven birthday he dies.  His family must have been devastated.  His father was Iverson Funkhouser, who would have been 44 when his son passed; his wife Lula M. (Smith) was 40, and had already lost one child according to the 1900 Census.  Dewey had three siblings Brewer E. born May 1884, Mamie born Feb 1890, and Dorris born Feb 1892 that were all at school in the 1900 Census.  His brother Ralph was 3 in the 1900 Census, but would have been in school by the time of Dewey's death. Children are not supposed to outlive their parents let alone grandparents, but this little one did.  His maternal grandparents Caleb  and Margaret (Darnall) Smith both passed away after little Dewey.   May they all continue to Rest In Peace