Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, March 26, 1924, p. 1. Funeral Thursday Afternoon For Mr. E. M. Tarkington Funeral services for Edgar M. Tarkington will be held at the First Baptist church at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, with the Rev. Charles Stephens of that church in charge. The active pall-bearers will be William Thrasher, Bert Thrasher, Homer Carpenter, Charles Woolery, Fred Buchanan, and James Jordon. Honorary pall-bearers have been selected as follows: M. D. Scruggs, Festus Thrasher, Ensley Sparks, and J. F. Matthews. Until eight years ago when his health failed, he lived near Stanford where he was active in community and church work, as deacon of the church and Supt. of the Sunday school. After two and one-half years spent in Arizona for his health he returned to this city to make his home and though much improved for a time, and living for four years he was finally forced to succumb to the disease. He is survived by the widow, and one daughter, Esther, his mother, Mrs. James Tarkington, West Kirkwood avenue and a sister, Mrs. Clay Beard, East Seventh street. Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.