DURBIN, Caleb Ruble "Kale" - b. April 6, 1861 - d. March 6, 1937

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KALE DURBIN

Kale Durbin has lived in this community practically all his life.  After a stroke of paralysis about twenty-five years ago, he has been in somewhat good health and has been able to maintain his farm until a few weeks ago when he was stricken with another stroke, which made him entirely helpless.  Seventy-six years is a good number of years to live.

Funeral services were held at the Rarick Mortuary Sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. conducted by E. B. King, minister of the Christian Church.  Burial was in Moline Cemetery.

OBITUARY

Caleb Ruble "Kale" Durbin was born April 6th, 1861 in Cordova, Illinois and passed away at the home of his nephew, Charles E. Durbin, near Moline, Kansas, March 6th, 1937, age 75 years and 11 months.

He was married to Cora E. Means November 5th, 1890.  To this union four children were born: Robert, Carrie, Lena and Eileen.  His son died in 1893 and his wife in 1900.

Besides the three daughters, he is survived by two brothers D. J. Durbin of Knoxville, Illinois, and S. A. Durbin of Cordova, Illinois, and also a number of nephews and nieces. For the past twenty years he has lived on a farm three miles north of Moline where he will be kindly remembered by his neighbors and friends.

(published in the Moline Advance 3/11/1937)