Rebecca (Headlee) McBrearty
born June 15, 1849, in Bureau, Illinois
died January 18, 1917, in Joliet, Illinois

Obituary:

RESIDENT OF DAYTON DIES IN JOLIET
Mrs. Rebecca M. McBrearty, Aged Sixty Eight, Passes Away

Mrs. Rebecca M. McBrearty, an old resident of the village of Dayton, died at 5 o’clock Thursday evening in St. Joseph’s hospital in Joliet. She had been a resident of Dayton for a little over 18 years, and being in failing health she left that village about a month ago to live with her son, Roy F. McBrearty, in Joliet. The deceased was 68 years of age and was well known in this vicinity. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. E. A. Emmons, of Tulsa, Okla.

The remains will be taken to Dayton by motor and the funeral will be held at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon from the club house. Burial will be made at Dayton.¹

1. [Ottawa, Illinois] Daily Republican-Times, January 19, 1917