From: KyArchives Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 2:04 AM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Deane.Silas.M.1894.Breckinridge-Daviess.OBIT Silas M. Deane June 14, 1894 Breckinridge-Daviess County KyArchives Obituaries Breckinridge News, Cloverport, Ky., Wednesday, June 20, 1894 Page 6, Death: Silas M. Deane died at his home in Owensboro at 12:30 o'clock Thursday morning the 14th inst. The funeral services were held the next day at the First Baptist Church by Reverand Fred D. Hale, after which the remains were interred in the Elmwood Cemetery of that city. Mr. Deane has many relatives in this county, being an own brother of Eli Deane and a half brother of Johnson Deane of Glendeane. His death was not unexpected, as he had been very ill for several months with Bright's Disease, and was in a critical condition for 3 or 4 weeks before the end came. No other highly respected or useful citizen ever lived in Owensboro than was the deceased. He was a very successful business man and had always been public-spirited, being ever willing to contribute liberally to those enterprises which had for their object the upbuilding of the city. He was held in the highest esteem by everyone who knew him; was a member of both the First Baptist Church and the Masonic Order. Mr Deane was a native of Breckinridge County, but came to this city before the war, and was engaged in the drug business for several years. He was in the 56th year of his age, and was largely interested in many of Owensboro's leading enterprises, being President of the Owensboro Savings Bank. His estate is estimated to be worth at least $160,000.00. At the beginning of the Civil War, Mr. Deane enlisted in the Confederate Army, going out from Daviess County in the command of Capt. C. T. Noel, who led one of the most valiant band of soldiers that battled for the south. His wife and four children, Messrs. Guy M., Allen, Edward, and Mrs. H. B. Eagles, survive him. Submitted by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/