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I found this obit in an old REYNOLDS Family Bible I rescued.
Since this is a Rescued Family History Item, I don't know any more than what is stated in the obituary.
To see more information about the Reynolds Bible check out my Rescued Family History Items site at
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/7741/photo.html
The name of the newspaper is not given, just the obit as follows:
OBITUARY
[ca. 1932]
TAPS SOUND
FOR MR. CRULL
Passed Away Sunday Morning
at 8:30 After Heroic Battle
Against Death For Many
Days.
LIVED HERE 40 YEARS Francis Marion Crull, Aged 72
years, and for over forty years a resident of Lewisville passed away
at his residence on North First street, Sunday morning at 8:30,
thus closing a most remarkable battle against death, which he
fought with the persistance of a supernatural being for many days -
aye, years - since the war of the rebellion, when he suffered almost
mortal injury at Shiloh. Mr. Crull was a member of the
8th Iowa regiment and participated in several bloody battles. At the
battle of Shiloh he suffered a double gun shot wound in one arm
which caused a flow of blood so strong that he dropped to the
ground as if dead. Just a few minutes later a team of horses
hitched to a heavy ammunition wagon nearby where he was laying,
ran away, and the wagon and horses passed over him dislocating
his hip, crushing his breast and breaking three ribs. The driver of
this wagon was killed only a few feet away from where he lay. Mr.
Crull laid on the battle field in the mud and rain for two days
with no medicial attention, as he was supposed to be dead. A pass-
ing soldier noticed a slight move of his body and he was saved from
the trench at the last moment and taken to St. Louis, where he was
placed in the dead room in the army hospital, almost the last faind
spark of life having gone. Here he was found by his brother
S. F. Crull, and brought home, the army surgeons remarking that he
would not live to make half of the trip. By careful attention he grad-
ually grew better but never recov-ered enough to do hardly a part of
an an able-bodied man's work. For two years he walked with crutches
and his injuries caused a terrible nervousness that lingered to the
day of his death. For years and years he had been a familiar figure
on the streets of Lewisville early and late and would often leave the
house late at night to tramp the streets for relief. His condition
made it imperative for him to be on the move and how a mortal be-
ing could stand this suffering for all these years is a mystery.
Mr. Crull was born in Dublin in 1840 and was the son of Benjamin
and Elizabeth Crull. Forty-five years ago he was married to Miss
Rebecca Houston, daughter of the late Wm. Houston, one of the
grand old men of Lewisville. Mr.and Mrs. Crulls' devotion to each
other speaks for itself in the fact that they were only seperated
from each other on two seperate Sundays during their forty-five
years of wedded life. It was through her careful attention that
his life was prolonged. Mr. Crull was in the grocery
business here for 25 years on the site now occupied by Alf's store,
and for 18 years lived at Pleasant Hill farm, the old Houston home-
stead, north of town. He was a charter member of the
Lewisville K. of P. lodge and a member of the G. W. Leonard
Post, G. A. R. of New Castle, both of which organizations conducted
the funeral which was held in the M. E. Church at 2 p.m., Tuesday
afternoon. Twenty-four years ago Mr. Crull bought a large flag
which he desired to be wrapped around his coffin while his two fav-
orite songs, "O, Wrap the Flag Around Me Boys," and Oh, I Shall
Be Like Him," were being sang.This request was carried out and
James M. Smith, of Straughn, ren-dered both solos which together
with the flag service rendered by the G. A. R. made it most impress-
ive. Straughn lodge, K. of P., had charge of the services at the church
and the G. A. R. at the grave. By Mr. Crull's request Rev. J. O. Bills
preached the funeral sermon assist-ed by Rev. Hallman and Rev.
Gotschall. The floral offerings were most beautiful and numerous.
The largest floral offering being an immense wreath of roses send by
Clem Gaar and family, of Rich-mond. Mr. Gaar and Mrs. A. L.
McMeans were unable to attend the funeral as they were in Michi-
gan on account of Mrs. McMeans'health. About twenty-five from
Straughn attended the funeral and the following members of the Leon-
ard Post, G. A. R., of New Castle, attended: John Livezey, H. L.
Powell, Wm. Bock, Joel Harvey, D. W. Chambers and wife, I. W.
Ellis, and Mahlon Harvey. Others who attended from a distance were
S. L. Crull, wife and daughters, of Dublin; Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Hous-
ton, Mrs. Agnes Van Nuys, Miss Mary Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet
Shover, F. R. Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cranor and son Glen,
and T. W. McMeans, all of Ind-ianapolis; Mrs. Mollie Lewellen,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Patty and Russell
Gaar, all of Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crull, of Cambridge
City; Abner Crull of Huntington;Mrs. John Champe and son How-
ard, of Dublin; F. W. McMeans,of Birmingham, Ala.; Newt Wright
of New Lisbon, Mr. and Mrs. O.P. Hatfield, of New Castle, and
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Smith, Straughn. Mr. Crull leaves a widow, two
brothers and one sister, S. F. Crull,of Dublin, and Abner Crull and
Mrs. Ella Shover, of Indianapolis.
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