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Velma Burns Funeral services for Mrs. Vel ma Burns, 54, Rt. 1, Cutler, will be held at 2:00 p.m. today (Thurs day) at Grace Brethren Church in Flora with Rev. Lee Dice officiating. Burial will be in Maple Lawn Cemetery. She died in her home at 1:25 p.m. Monday following a two-year illness. Born in Dayton, Ohio, she was married to Basil Burns in 1937. She was a member of the Grace Brethren Church. Surviving with the husband are a son, Blaine of Kokomo; a daugh ter, Mrs. Robert Swisher of La fayette; her father, Harry Berkey of Bringhurst; a brother, Earl Berkey of Flora; a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Slate of Bringhurst; and five grandchildren. Carter Funeral Home was in charge of final arrangements. Laura R. Keyes The funeral of Mrs. Laura R. Keyes, 88, a resident of Fix Community Home in Delphi, will be at 2:00 Thursday at the First Brethren Church in Peru. Rev. Arthur Tinkel will officiate. She died Tuesday after a nine week illness. Prior to her stay in the Fix Home, she had resided at the Brethren Home west of Flora. Mrs. Keyes lived in Miami county most of her life. Born April 9, 1878, in Virginia, she was the daughter of Jasper and Louesa Doss Greer. She was married to Hay Keyes in 1901 and he died in 1920. Survivors are a daughter, a brother, a sister, three grand children and six great-grand children. Ada M. Umbarger Final rites for Mrs. Ada M. Um barger, 63,of Logansport, will be today at 1:30 at Fisher Funeral Home in Logansport. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Umbarger died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Memorial Hos pital. She had been employed at the Logansport State Hospital 13 years. She was a member of ‘the Church of the Brethren and the VFW Auxiliary. — Born Oct. 22, 1902, in Carroll County, she was the daughter of William and Sarah Miller Young. Her marriage was to Paul Um barger, who died in 1950. Survivors are a son, Paul Jr. of Logansport; a daughter, Mrs. Frank Henry of Logansport; a sister, Mrs. Fred Brower of Logansport, and’ seven’ grand children. Earl Camblin Mrs. Dale Boller of Flora re ceived word Tuesday of the death of Earl Camblin at his home in Red Oak, Iowa, on April 24. Burial was at Morocco, Indiana. He operated the Flora Stock yards for several years before leaving Flora in 1939. Survivors are a son, two daughters and ten grandchildren. SUBSCRIBE TO THE JOURNAL Barbara Dyer Terry Allen Dyer Patrick Edwin Dyer Funeral services. were held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at New London Friends Church for Mrs. Barbara Dyer, 30, R. 1, Russia ville, and her two sons, Terry Allen Dyer, 11, and his brother, Patrick Edwin Dyer, 8. The boys lost their lives in a two-vehicle accident near New London Friday afternoon. The mother died fol lowing the accident Monday morn ing at St. Joseph Hospital in Kokomo. Another son, Jimmy, 5, was in jured in the accident. He was taken to St. Joseph Hospital and later transferred to Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, where he was listed in critical condition. The driver of the second car, Rex Hendershot, 25, Rt. 1, Russia ville, was listed in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital Saturday. Terry was born April 21, 1955, at Lafayette, Tenn., and Patrick on January 17, 1958, in Howard County. Mrs. Dyer was born in Tennessee in 1936, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otha Ballenger. Survivors include Mrs. Dyer’s husband, Tommie; their son, Jimmy; Mrs. Dyer’s parents of Red Boiling Springs, Tenn.; her brother, James Ballenger, and her two sisters, Imogene James and Hilda Morton, all of Louis ville, Kentucky. Neptune Funeral Home of Bur lington was in charge of final arrangements. William Bridge William Ira Bridge, 84, Normal, Ill., died at 11:15 a.m. Sunday at a hospital there. Born Sept. 5, 1881, in Missouri, he was the son of Jasper and Priscilla Bridge. He formerly lived in the Lo gansport area and was a 50-year member of the Deer Creek Ma sonic lodge. He was a Deer Creek telephone operator for several years. Survivors include three sons, William H., Fort Wayne; Charles D., Columbus, Ohio; and Donald C., Long Beach, Calif.; a daugh ter, Mrs. Katherine , Bingaman, Normal, Ill, 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Deer Creek Pres byterian Church. The Rev. Arthur Jones officiated. Burial was made in Deer Creek Cemetery. Fisher Funeral Home in Logansport was in charge. Marco Bini Marco Bini, 72, of Leghorn, Italy, died May 22. Surviving with the widow are a daughter, Mrs. Neda Coghill, of Delphi, who was called there before her father’s death, and a son, Neda Bini, of Italy. Mrs. Coghill plans to return home Monday. Mrs. Maude Helms Final rites for Mrs. Maude Alice Dickison Helms, 81, were Wednesday at the Hippensteel Chapel in Lafayette with the Rev. Frank Henninger officiating. Interment was in Pyrmont Ceme tery. She lived with a daughter, Mrs. Joseph C. Leslie at 18 S. 4th St., Lafayette. Born near Delphi, she lived at Buck Creek 40 year’s before mov ing to Lafayette four years ago. She was married in 1906 to James F. Helms who died in 1922. She was the Buck Creek tele phone operator for 38 years. Also surviving are a_ son, William Helms of Rt. 2, Monti cello, and a_ sister, Mrs. Luther Orr of Lafayette. William L. Davis William Lesture Davis, 86, of Battle Ground, died in a Home Hospital Friday morning where he had been a patient for 25 days. A retired farmer and employe of the Ross Gear and Tool Co., of Lafayette, he had lived near Battle Ground after moving from the Yeoman Community 10 years ago. Born Jan. 14, 1880 in Indiana, he was the son of George and Shielda Pierce Davis. He was first married to Ethel Cornelison who died in 1929, then in 1933 to Bertha Ann Greathouse who died in 1960. He was a member of the Battle Ground E.U.B. Church. Surviving ‘are a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Kilgore of Battle Ground; a step-son, Farel Brooks of La fayette, and two step-daughters, Mrs. Ruth Anderson of Woodland, II. and Mrs. Wilda’ Gaither of Lafayette; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Final rites were Sunday after noon at the Jackson Funeral Home in Delphi with the Rev. O. P. Manker, officiating. Interment was in Pretty Prairie Cemetery, Battle Ground. Della New Della A. New, 89, of Rt. 1, Del phi, died unexpectedly at 1:15 Sunday afternoon at Home Hos pital, Lafayette. She had been ill only a few hours. She and her husband, the late Timothy W. New, had been en gaged in farming in Kirklin Township, Clinton County. Mrs. New was a member of the Schrcleville Methodist Church. Mrs. New is survived by two sons, Elbert New, of Rt. 1, Del phi, and Lester New of Kokomo; four grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Hart man Funeral Home at Frankfort with Rev. James E. Campbell of Mulberry officiating. Burial was made in the St. Paul Cemetery. Mrs. Tina Shoup Mrs. Tina Pauley Shoup, 68, died Friday morning in a hospital at Georgetown near Washington, D. C., where she was a patient since April 17. She lived at Battle Ground before moving in 1945 to Washington, D. C., where she managed an apartment building. Her marriage was to Worth L. Shoup who died in 1949. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Minton Holland of Arlington, Va. and three brothers, Lawrence D. Pauley of Delphi, Earl of Rt. 2, Battle Ground and Ivan of Battle Ground. Final rites were Tuesday at La fayette and interment was in the Battle Ground Cemetery. Dr. William R. Finley of South Delphi, Delphi dentist and at the Logansport State Hospital, has received his private pilot’s li cense and is now qualified to carry passengers. Three Rivers Flying Farmers, consisting of Carroll, Cass and Fulton Counties, are hosting the Farmers and Flying Farmers on June 12 at the Cass County 4H Fairgrounds for Queen’s Day. Bunker Hill boys have promised to treat with a Fly-By of Thun derbirds in the early afternoon. Weather permitting, you should see a lot of Flying Farmers over head in that area. Visitors are always welcome. Tom Ives, Carroll County's newly-elected Republican Central Committee Chairman, was at Lo gansport Saturday evening at tending a 2nd District Republi can Central Committee meeting. The November election was the principal subject of the meeting. U.S. Representative Charles A. Halleck of Rensselaer was pre sent for the meeting. An estimated 40 Delphi High School students apparently de veloped “spring fever” on the half day of school Thursday be fore school was recessed for the summer on Friday. The boys made their appearance at school without socks or with their shirts on backwards or in an unusual fashion and were invited to Visit Mr. Tyner, the attendance officer. It surely was his busiest day of the year. The mother of seven was asked by a friend, “Well, Dear, what do you want your next child to be?” The quick reply, “A grand child.” Sesquicentennial ideas for your organizations. Mark historical spots with signs. Prepare maps showing local historical or scenic spots. Restore historical buildings and structures. Build or improve a historical museum. Enlarge the Indiana collection in local librar ies. Present books on Indiana or written by Indiana authors to a school libraries. Have a parade. Write and present a local histori cal pageant. Mrs. Hope Coomey of Delphi is wanting an old family album book - she is not interested in the pictures - just the book. Can any one help her? One Delphi girl is among the patients who received a diploma from the accredited Longcliff High School Friday. Others in the class were three boys from Wa bash, Terre Haute and Indian apolis. Who in Hoosier History was one of the most popular and suc cessful American playwrights of the 1880-1890’s? His fame and books have long gathered dust and neglect. He was an artist at melodrama and wrote such things as “Still Alarm”, “Salt of the Earth”, “Lost River” and “Blue Jeans”. In answer to last week’s quiz, Henry F. Schricker, born August 30, 1883, at North Judson, was the only governor to have served two terms in Indiana. Delphi Body Works has made improvements to the front off its building on Washington Street. The front of Bob’s Cafe has been painted yellow while Harry Tam’s Optomirist office and Western Auto fronts have been painted white, all on Main Street. Winners of tickets to the races Monday from three applicate dealers were Charles Johnson, Walter Clawson Appliances at Delphi, Mrs. Virgil Gray of Rt 4, Delphi, from Witter’s Regal Store and Home Appliances at Ockley; and William Mullin of Rt. 3, Delphi, from Wallar Elec tric at Burrows,
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Delphi Journal
Delphi, Indiana, US
Thu, Jun 02, 1966
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