This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KarinKing45 Surnames: Snyder, Neiman, Banta, Duke, Foster, Clase, Miller Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.adams/4297/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Decatur Daily Democrat Adams County, Indiana Wed., Sept. 23, 1964 RALPH SNYDER DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Ralph Snyder, 69, prominent Geneva resident, died at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday at the Veterans hospital in Danville, Ill., where he had been a patient for three years. Born in Jefferson township Sept. 25, 1894, he was a son of Charles and Anna Neiman-Snyder, and was a lifelong resident of Adams County. He was married march 9, 1918, to Miss Eleanor Banta, who has been active in political and civic activities in Adams county many years, and has been vice chairman of the county Republican central committee for more than 20 years. Mr. Snyder, a retired coal salesman, was a member of the Methodist church, the Masonic lodge, the Scottish Rite and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Margaret) Duke of Muncie; three grandchildren; three brothers, Ernest Snyder of Antioch, O., and Raymond and Clarence Snyder, both of Decatur, and three sisters, Mrs. Jake (Edith) Foster of Dayton, O., and Mrs. Luther (Indianola) Clase and Mrs. Cletus (Nina) Miller, both of Decatur. A son, Maurice Snyder, who was in the U. S. Air Force, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the Hardy & Hardy funeral home in Geneva, with the Rev. Wayne Bantz officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Thursday until time of the services. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.