J. C. Dora obit

Danville Commercial News Oct. 31, 1957

J. C. Dora Dies at 64

Joseph C. Dora, 64, 817 Oak St., for 41 years an express messenger for the Railway Express Agency, died unexpectedly about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 30, 1957) in his home.
Mr. Dora came to Danville 26 years ago from Vincennes, Ind., where he was born March 7, 1893 to Alexander and Mary Brennan Dora. He was a World I veteran, and a member of Curtis G. Redden Post 210 American Legion.
Among the survivors are the wife, Eileen Jordan, whom he married June 22, 1921 in Vincennes; two daughters, Mrs. Doris McNamara and Mrs. Juanita Monson, both of Danville; a son, Joseph C. Dora Jr. of Wilmington, and 11 grandchildren.
A brother and two sisters are P. A. Dora, and Mrs. Alice Prullage, both of Vincennes, and Mrs. Teresa McCrisaken of Terre Haute, Ind.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. C. B. Motsett officiating. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the Jones-Sullivan Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.