There were pages of obituaries in the Indianapolis Star for many months! People who couldn't get a ticket to the event thanked their lucky stars. A propane gas explosion under the bleachers (I think the gas was to heat the popcorn) blew the bleachers upwards and outwards, hurling bodies through the air onto the ice show. Some people, at first, thought that they were dummies, not live bodies, hurling through the air, "as part of the act." Body parts were laying everywhere. People were screaming and in shock. A HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE tragedy. Some people lingered on for months, only to die. Some people were permanently disabled. I never forgot it. I was in high school then. Angela Todd On Jan 25, 2011, at 9:07 PM, Lena Harper wrote: > Source unknown- October 1963- Four Former Residents Die In Explosion- Four former Crawfordsville residents died Thursday night in an explosion that blasted a section of the Indianapolis Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Mr. and Mrs. Earl H. Myer of Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Keim of West Lafayette were among the dead found in the wreckage at the coliseum. The spectators were watching the closing minutes of an ice revue when the blast occurred. Mr. Keim, 64, a former mayor of West Lafayette, was a native of Ladoga and moved from Crawfordsville to West Lafayette in 1929. He and his wife, the former Lois Davidson, were married in 1919. Mrs. Davidson was born near Whitesville and was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School. The couple lived in Crawfordsville for 10 years after their marriage. Mr. Keim was an insurance man and owned his own agency in West Lafayette until his retirement in June of this year. Survivors of Mr. Keim include a > brother, Carol, of Ladoga. Included in the survivors of Mrs. Keim are three brothers, Newton Davidson of Crawfordsville, Milo Davidson of the Crawford Hotel and Marion Davidson of New York City. Double funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Keim are announced for 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Sollar-Baker Funeral Home in Lafayette. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery here. Friends may call from 12 noon until 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Earl Myer lived in Crawfordsville for about 20 years before moving to Indianapolis according to his half-brother, Ernest Myer of Hillsboro. He was reared in Hillsboro and taught school there before coming to Crawfordsville in the early thirties. Mr. Myer’s half brother said that he left Crawfordsville about 15 years ago to work in Indianapolis. He was vice president of the Indiana Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Co. there at the time of his death. He also worked for the firm while living in Crawfordsville. The body of Mrs. Myer > was identified by her son, Earl Jr. of Indianapolis. Mrs. Myer was the former Dorothy Thomas and was born in Hillsboro. Survivors of the two include the son; a daughter, Nettie Jane; Mr. Myer’s half-brother, and a brother of Mrs. Myer, Charles Parker of Hillsboro. Double funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Myer are set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Flanner-Buchanan Mortuary’s Broad Ripple Chapel in Indianapolis. Graveside rites will follow at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro. > > > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lena is fantastic! Thanks very much for everything you do. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lena Harper Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:13 PM To: Mont. Co. Subject: [InMontgo] Luther Utterback obit Crawfordsville Journal Review 1-Aug-1963 8- Luther Utterback, Alamo Resident, Succumbs At 81- ALAMO- Luther C. Utterback, 81, a resident of the Alamo area since 1937, died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Culver Hospital where he had been a patient for a day. He had been ill for a year. He was born Dec. 27, 1881, in Newman, Ill., and his parents were Thomas and Lou Stephens Utterback. On Dec. 25, 1923, he married Alice May Nussear in New Atwood, Ill. He was a member of the Alamo Christian Church and the Modern Woodsman Lodge in Crawfordsville. He received his education in Illinois. Survivors include the widow; a son, Rev. Glenn Utterback, Nashua, Iowa; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Stewart of Houston, Tex.; three grandchildren raised in the Utterback home, Karen Pritchett of Crawfordsville, Larry Ingersoll, Biloxi, Miss., and Eddie Ingersoll of Houston, Tex.; another grandchild, Luther Utterback of Nashua, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Lela Green and Mrs. Viola Biggs of Atwood, Ill; a brother, Thomas Utterback of Villa Grove, Ill., and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Harry and Brack, and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Fuy and Mrs. Nancy Happeney. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Alamo Christian Church with Rev. John R. Servies officiating and Rev. Morris Finch assisting. Burial will be in the Alamo Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church for an hour before the service. Friends may call at the Servies Funeral Home in Waynetown after 2 p.m. Thursday until noon Friday. http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ List Manager - [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 1/25/2011 8:09 PM, ThrelkeldStein wrote: > It involved the local 4-H club > and other volunteers, some with experience in protecting, cleaning and > resetting grave markers. Our local "Pioneer Cemetery" has stone resetting down to a science. They push the stones over backwards, bury them face up, and MOW over them. Jeff -- Jeffery Scism, IBSSG Doing nothing now means that there is nothing to be done about it later.

It is good to see the strong support for preserving local cemeteries. After all, we genealogists love to "hang out" at such places! It is also appropriate to defend a trustee who has tried to be faithful to one of the responsibilities of the office, assuming that contracts are let with due consideration, as appropriate, to competitive bidding and so forth. I had been working with the trustee of a Boone County (IN) township to hopefully restore a fairly large country cemetery (no longer associated with a church), but I was not successful. On the other hand, I have heard of an apparently strong volunteer effort that was recently undertaken to restore the Howards Cemetery, near Fayette, Indiana. It involved the local 4-H club and other volunteers, some with experience in protecting, cleaning and resetting grave markers. My personal view is that local cemetery preservation should be left to the local governments and volunteers and not, somehow, use Federal funding. I don't think the fact that someone in government (as raised in one post) is playing basketball to stay in shape, or whatever, is on point for this issue! That should be a Hoosier-approved activity :~)) The work of local volunteers in various preservation efforts is certainly commendable, and if my trustee proposes a local tax to help with preservation work, I will vote for the tax. I am also glad that the State passed the requisite laws to give trustees this responsibility. As for Federal and other governmental jurisdictions, I am just very grateful that the National Archives has done such a wonderful job in preserving and making available invaluable sources such as census and military records, and for the work by local governments to preserve land and probate records and more. Vernon Threlkeld

Crawfordsville Journal Review 1-Aug-1963 8- Luther Utterback, Alamo Resident, Succumbs At 81- ALAMO- Luther C. Utterback, 81, a resident of the Alamo area since 1937, died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Culver Hospital where he had been a patient for a day. He had been ill for a year. He was born Dec. 27, 1881, in Newman, Ill., and his parents were Thomas and Lou Stephens Utterback. On Dec. 25, 1923, he married Alice May Nussear in New Atwood, Ill. He was a member of the Alamo Christian Church and the Modern Woodsman Lodge in Crawfordsville. He received his education in Illinois. Survivors include the widow; a son, Rev. Glenn Utterback, Nashua, Iowa; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Stewart of Houston, Tex.; three grandchildren raised in the Utterback home, Karen Pritchett of Crawfordsville, Larry Ingersoll, Biloxi, Miss., and Eddie Ingersoll of Houston, Tex.; another grandchild, Luther Utterback of Nashua, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Lela Green and Mrs. Viola Biggs of Atwood, Ill; a brother, Thomas Utterback of Villa Grove, Ill., and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Harry and Brack, and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Fuy and Mrs. Nancy Happeney. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Alamo Christian Church with Rev. John R. Servies officiating and Rev. Morris Finch assisting. Burial will be in the Alamo Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church for an hour before the service. Friends may call at the Servies Funeral Home in Waynetown after 2 p.m. Thursday until noon Friday.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 12-Aug-1963 6- Nellie Eitnier Succumbs At 45 In Indianapolis- HILLSBORO- Mrs. Nellie L. Eitnier, 45, died Monday morning at Robert Long Hospital in Indianapolis. She had been seriously ill about a week. A native of Montgomery County, she was married to Gerald Eitnier, postmaster of Hillsboro in January of 1942. Mrs. Eitnier was the daughter of Fred and Edith Hamilton Johnson and had lived in the Crawfordsville community all her life. She was a member of the Hillsboro Christian Church and was a former employe at R. R. Donnelly & Sons Co. at Crawfordsville. Survivors, besides her husband, include two sons, Jerry and Tom, both at home; a sister, Anna Wilson, Crawfordsville; and four brothers, Harold Johnson, Willard, Ohio, and Wayne, Edwin and Paul Johnson, all of Crawfordsville. Funeral services are announced for 2 p.m. Thursday at Crumley Funeral Home here. Rev. Ross Kirk will officiate. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday evening and after 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 18-Mar-1963 6- Mrs. Nora Cope Succumbs At 78; Rites Wednesday- ALAMO- Mrs. Nora L. Cope, 78, died at 7:25 a.m. Sunday in the Westbrook Nursing Home. She had been in failing health eight years and seriously ill one week. Mrs. Cope lived in this community for 10 years before becoming a patient at the nursing home. She was born Aug. 27, 1884, at Burnside, Ky., the daughter of John and Mary Tyree. She was twice married. Her first marriage, in 1911, was to Estell Aker. In February of 1927 she married Finley Cope. They were married at Somerset, Ky. He died in 1960. Mrs. Cope was educated in Kentucky and was a member of the Baptist Church at Hollingsburg, Ky. Surviving are a son, Don Aker of Crawfordsville; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Helen Aker of Crawfordsville; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Ora Gillis of Crawfordsville and Mrs. Marie Wright of Middletown, Ohio; one granddaughter and nine stepgrandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Servies’ Funeral Home at Waynetown. Rev. John R. Servies will officiate. Interment will be in the Alamo Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 27-Mar-1963 5- George Dickerson Dies In Hospital; Services Friday- George W. (Knobby) Dickerson Jr., 78, of 316 North St., died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Culver Hospital. He had been seriously ill one week. Mr. Dickerson was a rural mail carrier, having served in that capacity 29 years until his retirement in 1946. More recently he served on the Board of Police Commissioners. He was born April 28, 1884, in Crawfordsville, a son of George W. and Mary Coyle Dickerson. He was twice married. He was first married in 1904 to Opal Snyder. She died in 1918. His second marriage was to Laura Maxwell, who died in 1948. Surviving are five sons, Karl, Phillip, Ed, Ralph and Paul, all of Crawfordsville; a daughter, Mrs. Harry Burke of Crawfordvsille; three brothers, John of Sheridan, Louis of Lake Worth, Fla. and Frank of Crawfordsville; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Augistine of South Bend, Mrs. Mae Lucas of Burlington, Iowa and Mrs. Linnie Carver of Hendersonville, N. C.; a step son, Lawrence Maxwell of Arizona; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Thelma Lucas of Lake Worth, Fla. and Mrs. Cora Fields of Crawfordsville; 22 grandchildren, 16 stepgrandchildren and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons. Funeral services are announced for 2 p.m. Friday at the Hunt & Son Funeral Home here with Rev. John Servies officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 12-Aug-1963 8- Mrs. Huffman Is Dead At 91- Rites Monday For Ladoga Resident- LADOGA- Mrs. Naomi Catherine Huffman, 91, died at her home here at 9 p.m. Saturday. She had been ill the last two weeks. Born Sept. 17, 1871 near Salem, Va., she was a daughter of John and Sally Beamer Mangus. She married Isaac Huffman Oct. 25, 1890 at the Mangus homestead two miles west of Ladoga. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Daniel Miller and Mrs. Glenn Page of Ladoga, Mrs. Elsworth Coffman of South English, Iowa, and Miss Ruth Huffman, at home; a son, Cecil of near Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Jeffries, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Nora Stobaugh of Indianapolis, and 16 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at the Gephart Funeral Home, with Albert Harshbarger of Bainbridge officiating and burial in the Ladoga Cemetery.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 9-Feb-1963 2- Fannie E. Parish Of Alamo Is Dead; Services Monday- ALAMO- Mrs. Fannie E. Parish, 88, of Alamo, died Wednesday in General Hospital at Tampa, Fla. Where she had been visiting a grandson, Maurice Weir, since Christmas. She had been seriously ill one week. Mrs. Parish had lived with a daughter, Mrs. Louise Weir of Rt. 3, Crawfordsville since 1935. She was a member of the Alamo Christian Church. Born Nov. 25, 1874, in Hamilton County, Ohio, she was a daughter of Henry and Amanda Huckery. She married Alva M. Parish of Waynetown. He died in 1924. Mrs. Parish was educated in Wayne township schools. Survivors include the daughter with whom she made her home; two sons, Carlton Parish of Racine, Wis. and Maurice Parish of Tucson, Ariz.; two brothers, Marion Huckery of Marion and Fred Huckery of Richmond; a sister, Mrs. Josephine Brown of Oyen, Alberta, Canada; two stepsons, Terance Parish of near Waynetown and Flora Parish of Hillsdale, Mich.; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Robert and Fred Parish, and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Nona Chambers. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Alamo Christian Church with Rev. Morris Finch and John R. Servies in charge. Burial will be in the Alamo Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at Servies Funeral Home in Waynetown after 4 p.m. Sunday until noon Monday. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to services.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 7-Mar-1963 1- Death Takes Dr. Cooksey- Resident Here Since ’13, Mayor 3 Terms- Dr. Thomas L. Cooksey, former three term-mayor of this city, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at his home 205 Marshall St. A resident of Crawfordsville since 1913, he was born Nov. 9, 1870, at Brookville, Ind., the son of Isaac M. and Sarah Milbourne Cooksey. He had a sister and a half-brother who preceded him in death. When four years old he moved with his parents to a farm near Brookville where he grew to manhood. After his early schooling he attended Butler College and Transylvania he began preaching at North Madison, Ind. Later he took a pastorate in the Christian Church at Howard Lake, Minn. He was married to Florence Johnson while living in Minnesota. He also held pastorates at Paulding, Ohio and Fort Wayne. In addition to dividing preaching duties at Fort Wayne and Melrose, Ohio, he attended the Fort Wayne College of Medicine for a year. He later went to Cincinnati where he enrolled at Miami Medical College, now part of the University of Cincinnati. He completed his medical course and took the M. D. Degree on April 1, 1897. Dr. Cooksey began the practice of medicine at Fairfield, Ind., in 1897. He later moved to Wilmington, Ohio, where he practiced for seven years. While at Wilmington he became a surgeon for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He also was active in the Medical Society and the Commercial Club (C. of C.) while in the Ohio city, serving as secretary of both organizations. Shelving his career as a physician temporarily, in 1905 he embarked into the evangelical and lecture fields, holding meetings at Indianapolis, Shreveport, La., Coffyville, Kan., Joplin, Mo., and in various Texas communities. Leaving the lecturing and Chautauqua circuits in 1912, he returned to the practice of medicine at Crawfordsville in 1913. On Feb. 24, 1914, he was married to Miss Minnie Beatty at Hico, Tex. She survives. Dr. Cooksey was occupied with many community interests and responsibility in addition to taking care of a large medical practice during his residence here. He served as county health officer of Montgomery for eight years, served as secretary of the county medical societies, serviced as county chairman of the Republican Party for four years, served as mayor of Crawfordsville for three terms on and off from 1930 to 1947 and served as city councilman at large on the City Council from 1952 to 1955. Two of Dr. Cooksey’s terms as mayor were for five years, the first long term being when an election was skipped during the depression and the second during World War II. Dr. Cooksey was president of the Municipal League of Indiana during his tenure as mayor of Crawfordsville. He was instrumental in pushing the completion and construction of the City Hall and the municipal golf course as well as helping see that Crawfordsville had the finest streets available while maintaining a debt-free municipal light plant which made it possible for the city to have low electric bills and reduced taxes through its profits. Survivors, in addition to the widow, include two daughters, Mrs. Iris C. Milbourn and Mrs. Esther Costa, both of Washington, D. C., and one son, Thomas L. Cooksey Jr., Santa Barbara, Calif. The deceased was a member of the First Christian Church and was affiliated with the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Loyal Order of Moose, the Tribe of Ben Hur and the Patriotic Order, Sons of America. Funeral services are announced for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hunt & Son Funeral Home, with Rev. Eugene Ogrod officiating and interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 28-Aug-1963 4- Lloyd Stephens, Lifelong Farmer, Dies At His Home- Lloyd A. Stephens, 52, farmer who lived three and a half miles west of Crawfordsville on Ind. 32, died at his home at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday. Death was due to an asthmatic heart. He had been ill since June. Born Sept. 3, 1910, in Wayne Township, he was the son of Edward and Henrietta Jackman Stephens. He was married June 23, 1934, to Dorothy Dazey in the groom’s home, the same house in which he died. He was graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1928 and attended Purdue University. He had been a farmer all of his life. Mr. Stephens belonged to the Christian Church. The survivors include the wife; a son, Edward (Eddie) Stephens of Crawfordsville; the father, Ed Stephens, 407 W. Main St., Crawfordsville; a granddaughter, Debbie May Stephens, a grandson, Terry Allen Stephens; a sister, Mrs. Mary Rosser of Raleigh, N. C.; an aunt, Mrs. Lida Hudson of Crawfordsville; two uncles, Roy Stephens of Indianapolis and Earl Stephens of Waynetown, and a niece and a nephew. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Servies Funeral Home in Waynetown, with Rev. John R. Servies in charge. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Crawfordsville. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday evening starting at 7 o’clock and Friday afternoon and evening starting at 3:30 o’clock.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 28-Aug-1963 4- M. B. Lewellen Succumbs At 65 In Waynetown- WAYNETOWN- M. Byron Lewellen, 65, died at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday at his home in Waynetown, where he had lived for the past 40 years. He had been seriously ill two weeks. He was born on Sept. 25, 1897, in Montgomery County and was the son of William and Josephine Davis Lewellen. His mother died when he was six years old and he was reared in the home of Henry Davis. Lewellen was married on June 6, 1918 to Joanna Westfall in the home of her grandparents in Waynetown. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was educated in the Yountsville School. A farmer in his early life he later was employed by the Waynetown Tile Co. Survivors include his wife; an adopted daughter, Mrs. Nancy Smith of Austin, Tex., and two granddaughters. He was preceded in death by his parents and stepmother. Services will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the Servies Funeral Home and will be conducted by Rev. Guy E. Tremaine. Burial will be in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 30-Mar-1964 2: 3- Stella Bard, 82, Dies At Her Home- Miss Stella Bard, 82, 115 Simpson St., Crawfordsville, died at her home early Monday morning. She had been in ill health six years and seriously ill two weeks. A native of Yountsville, she was born Oct. 6, 1881, the daughter of A. E. and Anna Sidell Bard. She was graduated from Waynetown High School in 1902, and during her active life she had been a clerk at Graham’s Department Store, Robb Grocery and Berry’s Grocery, all in Crawfordsville. She retired in 1938. Miss Bard was a member of the Christian Union Church near Waynetown. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Waneta Wilkinson, Rt. 2, Waynetown; two nephews, Don Wilkinson, Waynetown and Paul Redmon, Flora. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and a nephew, Richard Wilkinson, who was killed in World War II. Funeral will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesdsay at the Servies Funeral Home in Waynetown with Rev. John R. Servies officiating. Burial will be in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Crawfordsville Journal Review 3-Apr-1964 5: 7- Bard Funeral Services Held At Waynetown- WAYNETOWN- Funeral services for Miss Stella Bard were held Wednesday afternoon at the Servies Funeral Home. Rev. John Serives officiated and Mrs. Mary Mullen played organ selections. Serving as pall bearers and assisting with the flowers were D. O. Dulin, Harry Find, Ernest Edwards, Jim Perry, Ray Hampton, Harold McCormick, Carroll Barnett and Robert inman. The burial was in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 15-Aug-1963 2- Freeda Hampton Dies At Age Of 70- DARLINGTON- Mrs. Freeda A. Hampton, 70, died unexpectedly Wednesday night at her home here. She was born June 25, 1893, in Montgomery County, the daughter of George and Mattie Gillian Conrad. She was married in Linden in 1919 to Cecil B. Hampton who survives. Mrs. Hampton was reared and attended schools in the Youngs Chapel area. After marriage they lived on a farm northwest of Darlington. In 1947 and 1948 the Hamptons operated the B & G Café in Crawfordsville. They retired in 1960, after 38 years on the Ina Bowers farm. Mrs. Hampton was a member of the Congregational Christian Church, secretary of the Women’s Fellowship, and member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors, in addition to the husband, are three daughters, Mrs. Albert Lang, Darlington, and Mrs. Howard Cook and Mrs. Richard McClaskey, Crawfordsville; two sons, Robert L., Darlington, and John A., New Ross; two sisters, Mrs. Al. L. Emmert, Corydon, and Mrs. Clifford Payne, Colfax; a brother, Louis Conrad, Darlington, and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, two brothers, a son and a grandson. Services are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Bright Funeral Home in Darlington with Rev. John P. Waye officiating. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.

Crawfordsville Journal Review 29-Nov-1963 10:1- Mrs. Meadows Succumbs At 91- Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon- Mrs. Fannie Kathyrn Meadows, 91, died at 8:50 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Jennie Cutts near here. She had been in failing health two years. Mrs. Meadows had resided in the Youngs Chapel neighborhood the past 38 years. She was born Nov. 19, 1872 near New Ross, daughter of William and Mary New Whiteman. She married Hiram E. Meadows in 1893. He died Sept. 15, 1950. Surviving are three sons, Basil of Rt. 7, Lawrence near Roachdale, Nobel of near Crawfordsville; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Mullen of Lafayette; nine grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Roy, who died last September. Funeral services are announced for 2 p.m. Saturday at Hunt & Son Funeral Home here with Rev. John Servies officiating. Interment will be in Pisgah Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at the funeral home after noon Friday.

Source unknown- October 1963- Four Former Residents Die In Explosion- Four former Crawfordsville residents died Thursday night in an explosion that blasted a section of the Indianapolis Coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Mr. and Mrs. Earl H. Myer of Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Keim of West Lafayette were among the dead found in the wreckage at the coliseum. The spectators were watching the closing minutes of an ice revue when the blast occurred. Mr. Keim, 64, a former mayor of West Lafayette, was a native of Ladoga and moved from Crawfordsville to West Lafayette in 1929. He and his wife, the former Lois Davidson, were married in 1919. Mrs. Davidson was born near Whitesville and was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School. The couple lived in Crawfordsville for 10 years after their marriage. Mr. Keim was an insurance man and owned his own agency in West Lafayette until his retirement in June of this year. Survivors of Mr. Keim include a brother, Carol, of Ladoga. Included in the survivors of Mrs. Keim are three brothers, Newton Davidson of Crawfordsville, Milo Davidson of the Crawford Hotel and Marion Davidson of New York City. Double funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Keim are announced for 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Sollar-Baker Funeral Home in Lafayette. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery here. Friends may call from 12 noon until 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Earl Myer lived in Crawfordsville for about 20 years before moving to Indianapolis according to his half-brother, Ernest Myer of Hillsboro. He was reared in Hillsboro and taught school there before coming to Crawfordsville in the early thirties. Mr. Myer’s half brother said that he left Crawfordsville about 15 years ago to work in Indianapolis. He was vice president of the Indiana Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Co. there at the time of his death. He also worked for the firm while living in Crawfordsville. The body of Mrs. Myer was identified by her son, Earl Jr. of Indianapolis. Mrs. Myer was the former Dorothy Thomas and was born in Hillsboro. Survivors of the two include the son; a daughter, Nettie Jane; Mr. Myer’s half-brother, and a brother of Mrs. Myer, Charles Parker of Hillsboro. Double funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Myer are set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Flanner-Buchanan Mortuary’s Broad Ripple Chapel in Indianapolis. Graveside rites will follow at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hillsboro.

The township trustee for Union Township for sixteen years, her name is Glenna Nevitt. She is no longer the trustee, I am not sure that the reason she is no longer the trustee is that she was voted out, but I do think I remember she did run for it. I can not say for sure that she was voted out because of the cemetery restoration that she hired to be done. Thanks to all who responded and I truly enjoyed reading all the different thoughts and views that people had on the subject of cemetery restoration. Just hope that some of you submit to the Journal, www.journalreview.com and let others read your thoughts. It is a good cause. it is "History Etched in Stone" and was an article head line, something I said once while being interviewed for an article in the paper once and it stuck, she liked it so well that she used it for the title of the article. Kim Hancock On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Lena Harper <[email protected]> wrote: > First of all- thank you, Kim, for all the wonderful work you've done with > cemetery restorations! I would really like to write a letter to the editor > to express how impressed I am with the condition of the cemeteries and > express my appreciation that the township trustee has supported their care. > I feel that the care of cemeteries is the single most important function of > the township trustee (of course as a cemetery lover I am biased!) As others > have said, our cemeteries are an important part of our history. They are the > homes of the people who made our communities what they are. It's very > important that we respect these people by respecting and caring for their > final resting places. Could you tell us the name of the trustee? > > > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

First of all- thank you, Kim, for all the wonderful work you've done with cemetery restorations! I would really like to write a letter to the editor to express how impressed I am with the condition of the cemeteries and express my appreciation that the township trustee has supported their care. I feel that the care of cemeteries is the single most important function of the township trustee (of course as a cemetery lover I am biased!) As others have said, our cemeteries are an important part of our history. They are the homes of the people who made our communities what they are. It's very important that we respect these people by respecting and caring for their final resting places. Could you tell us the name of the trustee?

Crawfordsville Journal Review 20-Mar-1963 1- Hattie Pursel Is Dead At 92- Was Oldest Living Graduate of CHS- Miss Hattie L. Pursel, active in the business life of Crawfordsville for 60 years, died Tuesday afternoon in her home, 808 W. Main St., following an extended illness. Born in Crawfordsville Jan. 6, 1871, she was the daughter of John L. and Mary Pond Pursel, pioneer Crawfordsville family. She was a member of the First Methodist Church and a charter member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club. She was graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1888, at which time she was awarded a scholarship to Indiana University. Before her death Tuesday she was the oldest living CHS graduate. She attended the last alumni banquet. Miss Pursel became associated in 1896 with the city’s financial interests, when she took a position with the Schultz & Hulet Investment Bank, and later affiliated with the Crawfordsville Trust Co., where she was assistant trust officer from 1922 until her retirement in September 1947. She is survived by a nephew, Alvin Peavey, a great-niece, Mrs. Joan McCormick, both of Indianapolis, and a great-nephew, Robert Peavey of Beaumont, Texas, and five cousins, Mrs. Florence Hungate of Crawfordsville is a cousin. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and a nephew. Funeral services are announced for Thursday morning at 10:30 at the Hunt & Son Funeral Home with Rev. William Goddard Sherman and Rev. Clarence Loveland officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday.