Mrs. Minnie Hutton died of pneumonia at her home on the South Neil street road early Wednesday morning after an illness of one week. Mrs. Hutton was born in Philo and had lived in this county all her life.

She is survived by her husband, Ross Hutton, who is employed at the University, and two children, three and fours of age, the mother Mrs. Henry Klemich of Champaign, and five brothers, Albert, Henry, Harmon and Fred Clark, and four sisters, Emma Clark of La Porte, Ind., Mary Clark of Champaign, Mrs. Martha Hobson of Kenwood and Lena Olson of Fisher.

Announcement of the funeral services has not been made.

CHAMPAIGN DAILY NEWS (Champaign, Illinois), Thursday 10 October 1918, p.6

The body of Mrs. Hutton, who died on Tuesday was lying in the front room of the lower floor of the dwelling at the time the fire was discovered. Mr. Hutton, who is employed at the University, was in bed from an attack of influenza at the time the fire alarm was sent in. Most of the Furniture and the contents of the house was saved by the help of neighbors and firemen. The cause of the fire has not been made known, but at the time it was first seen, there was a small patch of flames on the roof near the chimney. The chemical truck of the fire department was sent, but the entire second floor was in flames when it arrived. A bucket brigade was formed, and water was carried from a well to the surroundings to save them from destruction. The nearest fire plug was abut 4,000 feet from the burning building, which made it impossible to get water from the city mains.

THE CHAMPAIGN DAILY NEWS (Champaign, Illinois), Friday, 11 October 1918, p.9