DAILY TIMES-MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1959 RITES HELD FOR LAURA HUGGINS Final rites for Laura E. Seidl Huggins, 523 I street, were held at 9:00 a.m. today at St. John's Catholic Church in Hartford City, Indiana with Father Moran officiating. Mrs. Huggins died at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Alice Patton, with whom she resided. Local arrangements were under the direction of the Day & Carter Mortuary. Mrs. Huggins was returned to Hartford City on Tuesday for services and burial, which was in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery there.

DAILY TIMES-MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1959 STORM RITES ARE CONDUCTED Final rites for Everet E. Storm of Oolitic were conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at Harrodsburg Methodist Church with Rev. Richard Carpenter and Rev. Frank Silous officiating. Mr. Storm died at his residence at 9:00 p.m. last Friday. "Rock Of Ages," "In The Garden" and "Precious Memories" were sung by the Ferguson & Speer Quartet, which is composed of O. O. Hall, Bob Adamson, Mrs. Earl Ducker and Mrs. Henry Roberts. Flower bearers were Mesdames Marilyn Moore, Louise Norman, Mary Oliver, Beulah Burnette and Ruth Boruff, and Misses Glenia Gilbert, Kathleen and Patty Cobb. Pallbearers were Jim Oliver, Johnny Crumm, Bob Cobb, Eugene Boruff, Harold Moore and Jack Norman. Burial was in the Harrodsburg Cemetery under the direction of the Lehman Funeral Home at Owensburg.

DAILY TIMES-MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1959 RAINEY RITES HELD AT CHURCH Final rites for Franklin Rainey of Bedford R. R 1, were conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Heltonville Baptist Church with Rev. James Stevens, pastor of the church, officiating. Mr. Rainey passed away at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at his residence. Mrs. Betty Todd and Miss Wanda Utterback sang "Precious Memories" and "Beyond The Sunset", accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Beryl White. In charge of flowers were Judy K. Rainey, Phyllis Curren, Drenda Curren, Della Rose Sproles, Wilma Rainey, Georgia Lee Mitchell, Patty Woody and Martha Rainey. Pallbearers were Charles Pendley, Ronald Rainey, Robert D. Woody, Joe Rainey, Bill Rainey and Larry Baker. Burial will be in the Gilgal Cemetery under the direction of the Day & Carter Mortuary. NOTE: Franklin Rainey: 6 Nov 1910 – 16 May 1959.

DAILY TIMES-MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1959 CONDUCT RITES FOR MRS. FRY The Mitchell Bureau Funeral services for Mildred Laverne Fry, 313 Warren street, who died on Saturday in Bloomington, were conducted yesterday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Walter Keeney officiated at the service, which was at the Pilgrim Holiness Church here. The minister intoned "Disappointments In Heaven" and "Precious Lord, Lead Me Home" during the service. Mrs. Keeney played the organ accompaniment. In charge of flowers were Rachel Galloway, Norma Adams, Radona Sears and Mary Box. Pallbearers were Franklin Grimes, Bill Terrell, Merle Sears, Ralph Box, Jr., and Conrad Galloway. The Chastain Funeral Home at Mitchell was in charge of funeral arrangements, and burial was in the Mitchell Cemetery. NOTE: Mildred Laverne Pavey Fry: 2 Jan 1910 - May 1959. Wife of John L.

DAILY TIMES MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1959 RITES HELD FOR SUDIE WILLIAMS Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Pinhook Church of Christ for Sudie Williams of Bedford, R. R. 5 who died April 28. Bro. Loren N. Raines, pastor of the 40th Street and Emerson Avenue Church of Christ, Indianapolis, officiated. A quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Jarrett, William M. Coleman and Arvil Weilbaker sang "An Empty Mansion," "Tarry With Me" and "Abide With Me." Flowers were in charge of Mesdames Harry Lee Thomas, H. E. Mahorney Jr., Douglas Wilson, Roland Gaines, John Flinn, Don Turpin, Paul Ooley, Wilmer Hunter, Dale Thomas, and Misses Nancy Thomas and Polly Ann Ooley. Pall bearers were Don Thomas, Harry Lee Thomas, Lowell Williams, Dale Thomas, H. E. Mahorney Jr., and John Flinn. Burial was in the Pinhook Cemetery under the direction of the Ferguson & Speer Funeral Home. NOTE: Sarah Susan Williams: 10 Oct 1879 - 28 April 1959. Wife of Wm. L. Burial at Pinhook Cemetery, Guthrie Twp.

DAILY TIMES-MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1959 MRS. MATTIE JONES DIES Mrs. Mattie Jones, 91-year-old resident of Bedford R. R. 2, died at 10:25 o'clock last night at the Sunny Acres Nursing Home where she had been a patient since February 15. She was born April 29, 1868, in Lawrence County, the daughter of George and Susan Tumey Pace. She married Dan Jones February 28, 1915, in Bedford, and he preceded her in death January 9, 1952. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Jones was the last of a family of six children. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Fayetteville Church of Christ. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday at the Ferguson & Speer Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Reuter officiating. Burial will be in the New Union Cemetery. Friends may call at the Ferguson & Speer Funeral Home after noon Sunday.

DAILY TIMES MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1959 MILBURN FUNERAL CONDUCTED HERE Funeral services for Dana Milburn of Huntsville, Ala., were conducted at 10 a.m. yesterday at the Haverly Mortuary in Mitchell. Milburn, a nuclear physicist at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, died Tuesday of a heart attack. Rev. C. W. Park of Huntingburg officiated at the funeral with burial following in the Cuzco Cemetery in Dubois County. During the service Mrs. Burgess Miller sang "Home Sweet Home" and "Sometime". She was accompanied by Mrs. Ed Lapping, organist. Pallbearers were member of the Cecil C. Martin Post No. 250, American Legion and included James Grissom, Howard Hawk, Ernest Toot, Bernard Garceau, Clyde Houchin and Troy Speck. Military rites at the grave were accorded by members of the French Lick American Legion Post.

DAILY TIMES-MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1959 FUNERAL IS HELD FOR MOORE INFANT Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Day & Carter Mortuary for Rebecca Ann Moore, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Moore of 717 Twenty-sixth street, who died at 2:45 a.m. Thursday. Rev. Robert Mitchell officiated. Mrs. Irvin Marin, chapel organist, played "Brahms' Lullaby" as background for Rev. Mitchell's service. Burial was in Beech Grove Cemetery. NOTE: Rebecca Ann Moore: 27 March 1959 - 9 April 1959

DAILY TIMES-MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1959 MRS. MYRTLE KINSER DIES Mrs. Myrtle Kinser, 66, Heltonville, died at 7:10 o'clock last night at Dunn Memorial Hospital in Bedford following a major operation. She had been seriously ill for the past two weeks. Born May 13, 1892, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of Marion and Mary Reynolds Eads. She married Homer Kinser October 9, 1915. Surviving are the husband; three sons, Thurman Kinser, Eithel Kinser and Ervin Kinser, all of Heltonville; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Kinser attended the Meadows Church of God. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Jones Funeral Home in Heltonville with Rev. Morton Thomas and Rev. Herman Campbell officiating. Burial will be in the Gilgal Cemetery. Friends may call at the Jones Funeral Home after 6:00 p.m. today.

TIMES MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA DIED: APRIL 10, 1959 HARDWICK RITES SET Mrs. Kathleen L. Hardwick of Springville R. R. 2, died at 10:30 o'clock Friday night at Dunn Memorial Hospital where she was admitted April 2. She was 39 years of age. Mrs. Hardwick had been ill for the past year. A native of Lawrence county, she was born March 20, 1920, the daughter of John and Ethel Henderson King. She married Manuel Hardwick February 29, 1936. Surviving are the husband; three sons, Dencil Muriel Hardwick , Vestal “Butch” Hardwick, and Wilford Dale Hardwick, all at home; a daughter, Carolyn Sue Hardwick at home; the father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. John King of Oolitic, and two sisters, Mrs. Wilma Perry of Henryville, Ind., and Mrs. Veneta Pickens of Orleans. A son passed away in infancy and a sister and a brother preceded her in death. Mrs. Hardwick was a member of the Trinity Pentecost Church at Springville where funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday with Rev. Ray Snow and Rev. Earl Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the Day & Carter Mortuary in Bedford after 6:00 p.m. today. APRIL 13, 1959 Hardwick Rites Largely Attended Final rites for Kathleen L. Hardwick, Springville, R. R. 2, were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday at Springville Pentecost Church, with Rev. Ray Snow and Rev. Earl Anderson officiating. Mrs. Hardwick died at Dunn Memorial Hospital at 10:30 p.m. Friday. The songs “Home Sweet Home”, “Safe In The Arms of Jesus” and “Under His Wing” were sung during the services by Marie Flynn, Bernice Godsey and Carol Baker, accompanied by pianist Donald Bridges. In charge of flowers were Linda McArtor, Carolyn McArtor, Mary Jane Strunk, Sondra Strunk, Cherlyn Flynn, Carolyn Flynn, Patty Godsey, Betty Childers, Pat Reuter, Jean Evans, Linda King, Brenda King and Janice Perry. Pallbearers were Rex Rollins, Romar Reuter, Hobert Godsey, Chester Anderson, Robert Thompson and Alva Wagner. The services were largely attended.

DAILY TIMES-MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1959 DR. BYERS SUCCUMBS AT RESIDENCE Last Rites Are Set For 2 P.M. Wednesday Dr. Norman R. Byers of 1503 Twenty-second street, a practicing physician in Bedford for 27 yeas prior to his retirement in 1948, died at 1:45 o'clock this morning at his residence. He would have been 64 tomorrow. Dr. Byers was one of Bedford's leading physicians and for many years he was associated with Dr. Harrison Ragsdale and Dr. John Pearson in the Bedford Clinic. The Clinic was established on Fifteenth street, in the vicinity of the Indiana Theater, and it was moved to the Citizens National Bank Building. The only surviving member of the clinic is Dr. Pearson who is retired and resides in Florida. Dr. Byers was a graduate of Indiana University Medical School with the Class of 1919. He practiced medicine in Bedford from 1921 to 1948. Dr. R. E. Wynne, Lawrence county coroner, attributed Dr. Byers's death to a heart aliment. Dr. Byers had been in poor health since his retirement. Active in social and civic affairs of the community, Dr. Byers was a Veteran of World War I and a member of Gillen Post No. 33, American Legion. He also was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where he was a past deacon, the Indiana Medical Association and was past president of the Bedford Kiwanis Club. Ardent Sportsman In his younger years, Dr. Byers was an ardent sportsman, and spent much of his free time hunting and fishing. He was born March 19, 1895, at Oolitic, the son of Lincoln and Jennie Giles Byers. He married Elizabeth Trook March 15, 1922. Surviving are the wife; a son, Larry T. Byers of Bedford; two grandchildren, Bruce Porter Byers and Mary Tulley Byers, both of Bedford; two nephews, Gordon E. Byers of Bedford and Richard L. Byers of Oolitic, and one niece, Mrs. Horace Duncan of Needmore. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Dr. John L. Prentice of Paoli officiating. Burial will be in Cresthaven Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Cay & carter Mortuary after 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. The family requests that friends contribute to the Cancer or Heart Funds in lieu of sending flowers. NOTE: Dr. Norman Roy Byers: 10 March 1895 - 9 March 1959. Pvt Army Tng Corps WWII.

TIMES MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1959 BULLETIN Frank H. Stonaker, former operator of Stonaker Music Store in Bedford, died today at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he had resided for many years. The body will be returned to the Ferguson & Speer Funeral Home and funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow. NOTE: Frank H. Stonaker: 3 Nov 1880 – 1958(59). Married Mary Ala Rainbolt 2 Feb 1908. Burial at Green Hill Cemetery, Bedford.

DAILY TIMES-MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1959 W. H. SMITH SUCCUMBS William Howard Smith, 325 west Fifteenth street, Bloomington, passed away at 3:30 a.m. today at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Olin Stotts, at 506 Fourteenth street, Bedford. Mr. Smith, who was 50 years of age, had been ill for two years. He was born October 17, 1908, in Lawrence County to John L. and Clara Turner Smith. He married Ida Baker on February 11, 1929, and she preceded him in death April 13, 1958. He was custodian of the Metropolitan Schools of Bloomington. Surviving relatives include two brothers - Alva Smith and Virgil Otis Smith, both of Bedford; two sisters - Mrs. Rosie Hill of Freetown, Indiana, and Mrs. Agnes Nickless of Oolitic, and several nieces and nephews. One brother, Floyd, preceded him in death in 1950. Final rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Elmwood Chapel of Day & Carter Mortuary, with Rev. Thomas Bush officiating. Burial will take place in Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Day & Carter Mortuary, which is in charge of arrangements. MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1959 RITES HELD FOR WILLIAM SMITH Final rites for William Howard Smith, 325 West Fifteenth street, Bloomington, were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Elmwood Chapel of Day & Carter Mortuary, with Rev. Thomas Bush officiating. Mr. Smith died at 3:30 a.m. Friday. During the services, "Going Down The Valley,: "I Won't Have To Cross Jordan Alone" and "Precious Memories" were sung by Mrs. Albert Kruchten and Mrs. Vestal Capshaw. Organ accompaniment was by Mrs. Irvin Mann. Pallbearers were John Dillon, Robert Dillon, Olin Stotts, Lee Allen, Junior Young and Hershel Nickless. Burial was in Beech Grove Cemetery under the direction of Day & Carter Mortuary.

TIMES MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1959 DORA KEITH SERVICES HELD Final rites were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Ferguson & Speer Funeral Home for Dora Keith, 1110 Seventeenth street. Rev. Marcellus Crider, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, officiated at the services. Mrs. Keith passed away at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday. During the services, Rev. and Mrs. Crider sang "When They Ring The Golden Bells" and "It's Worth It All," accompanied at the organ by Gene Johnston. Pallbearers were Edward Keith, Pete Tzouanakis, Wayne Keith, Robert Keith, Jr., Kenneth Keith and Robert Owen. Burial was in Beech Grove Cemetery under the direction of the Ferguson & Speer Funeral Home. NOTE: Dora Alice Rice Keith: 24 March 1884 – 25 Feb. 1959. Wife of Benton J. Sr.

TIMES MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1979 Pearl Ferguson Armstrong, 100, of Bloomington, died at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday at the Hospitality House, Bloomington. Born April 17,1878, in Lawrence County to Homer B. and Mary Mayfield Ferguson, she was a 90 year member of the First Christian Church of Bloomington. She married Quince Armstrong on Dec. 5, 1900. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Hubert (Marjorie) Barrow, Bloomington; one son, Homer W. Armstrong, Golf Breeze, Fla.; one sister, Emma Ferguson Sears, Bloomington; three grandsons and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Quince, who died in 1959, and an infant son; one sister, Alma Ferguson, and by two brothers, Luther and Orth Ferguson. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Day Mortuary, Bloomington, with the Rev. Terry Ewing officiating. Burial will be in the Christian Cemetery at Springville. Friends may call at Day Mortuary from 2:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday.

TIMES MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1979 Lizzie G. Hopper 79, of R. 2, Paoli, died at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday at the Orange County Hospital where she had been a patient since March 26. Born In Orange County Dec. 13, 1899, to Edward and Dora Dotts Dillard, she married Floyd Hopper, who preceded her in death on Sept. 28, 1933. She was a member of the Millersburg General Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Pearl Freed and Mrs. Lillie Dillard, both of R. 2, Paoli; three granddaughters and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Dillman - Ellis Funeral Home in Paoli with the Rev. Howard Wilson and the Rev. Jim Britt officiating. Burial will be in Orleans Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call after 6:00 p.m. today at the funeral home.

TIMES MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1979 Vestal Evans, 73, at Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Springville, died at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday in Bradenton Hospital. He is survived by a brother Wilbur Evans, Springville. He worked at the Stone City Bank in Bedford and with Prudential Insurance Co. for a number of years. He was also an accountant for the state of Indiana before retiring and moving to Florida. Arrangements are pending in Florida.

TIMES MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1979 Morris R. "Cotton" Gee, 62, of Williams, Ind., died at 10:50 p.m. Wednesday at the Bloomington Hospital where he had entered March 27. He had been ill since December 1978. Born on Aug. 22, 1916, in Martin County to John R. and Florence Cundiff Gee, he married Mildred Owens on January 18, 1936, and she survives. Mr. Gee was a truck driver with the Jefferson Trucking Co., Shoals, Ind and a member of the First Baptist Church of Williams. He was also a veteran of World War II. Surviving in addition to the wife are one son, Duane Gee, Bedford; one granddaughter and one grandson; three sisters, Mrs. Raymond (Mary Alice) Wagoner, Indianapolis; Mrs. Harold (Anna) Neideffer, Shoals, and Mrs. Woodrow (Vivian) Fox, of South Carolina; and one bother, John Gee, Jr., Chicago, Ill. A son, Jackie Lee; a daughter, Kathy Diane; a brother, Estle, and a sister, Beatrice White preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Elmwood Chapel, Day & Carter Mortuary, with the Rev. Merla Craig, the Rev. Ron Craig and the Rev. Kenny Adams officiating. Burial will be in Williams Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary after7:00 p.m. today

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 19, 1900 FORT RITNER Haden Beavers, an old soldier living here, died Saturday and was buried Sunday. Funeral was held at the chapel, conducted by C. A. Ward. Interment at the Proctor grave yard. He was 53 years old and was born and raised in this township. NOTE: Aden Beavers: 28 Oct 1844 – 13 Oct 1900. Co. K 50 Ind. Vol. Burial at Proctor Cemetery, Guthrie Twp.

BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, OCT. 19, 1900 FORT RITNER James Harris died Thursday at 2 o'clock a.m., and was buried at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Proctor grave yard.