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Obituary 1911 Earlville Leader, Thursday, October 26, 1911.
Sallie Ayers Gray, better known as Sallie Gray, was born in Ottawa, Ill., April 24, 1851. Her mother passing away in childhood, she and her brother and sisters were scattered, but Sallie was brought up in Ottawa. March 1, 1881, she was married to Frank Hackman in Earlville. Of this union two daughters and a son were born, one daughter passing away at the age of three months. The oldest daughter, Mrs. Linda Hackman Davis, and the son, Noah C. Hackman, with the father are left to feel the loss of mother. Mrs. Hackman was a sufferer for many years, but her last illness was of short duration. A week ago Saturday, between the hours of 4 and 5, she was taken with a severe pain in one of her limbs. The pain continued until she fell to sleep on Sunday evening. Then on Monday morning early she became unconscious, remaining so until Wednesday afternoon, October 18, 1911, when at almost the same time she was stricken on Saturday, she passed away peacefully. Mrs. Hackman was a sister of the late Mrs. Thomas Lytton, of Earlville. She also has two sisters, Mrs. Mamie Hanson, of Portland, Ore.., and Mrs. Ella White, of Chicago, and one brother, Oscar Ayers, of Chicago, living. Mrs. Hackman was a member of the Episcopal church in Ottawa. She passed away just a couple of days before a grandchild, a son was born to her son Noah. The funeral was held at the home last Saturday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Nickle of Ottawa. The interment was in the Precinct cemetery. Among those present at the funeral from out of town were: Curtis Hackman, of Putnam; Harmon Hackman, Henry Ream, Henry Linnig, Mrs. Sarah Linnig, Miss Lydia Hackman, Henry Hackman, Fred Hackman, Peru; Geo. Nisley, Mrs. Al. Blotch, Mendota. Note from Charles Brummel: Sallie was better known as Sallie Gray because she was raised in the household of Oliver Cromwell Gray, prominent Ottawa attorney of the time.