Lewis Redding, who went with his daughter, Mrs. Olive Ballentine, to California several week ago, passed away at Long Beach last Thursday after a two weeks’ illness which was thought to be fatal from the first. He was 82 years of age and is survived by three sons and two daughters, Milan, Jessie and Mrs. Olive Ballentine in California, and Mrs. William Polley, of this city, and Carl Redding, of Pekin. The body arrived in this city Tuesday morning accompanies by his grandson, Glenn Ballentine. The funeral will be held from the M.E. church this afternoon at 2 o’clock and Rev. A.H. Coleman, of East Peoria, a former pastor, will have charge of the services.
Source: Stark County News, November 19, 1919.