Monument Firm Owner Dies in Olney at 59 . . .

Dewitt Joy Wharf, 59, of Olney, owner and operator of the T.M. Wharf & Son Monument Company here, died this morning, Thursday, May 31, 1951, in his home.

Dewitt was born August 8, 1891 son of Thomas M. and Rhoda (Houser) Wharf.

He was a member of several Masonic organizations and the Elks Lodge.

He leaves his wife, Edith E. Stoll Wharf and a sister, Mrs. Bess W. Richardson of Santa Paula, Calif.

Services at the Schaub Funeral Home with burial in Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney.

Published in The Decatur Herald (IL) – Friday, June 1, 1951