DOWDEN, Madge Jarvis - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Mrs. Bert DOWDEN of Crawfordsville was buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery Sunday afternoon after funeral services at the Christian Church in charge of Rev. Robert Lewis. Mrs. Fred Rice and Miss Virginia Moore, sang, with Mr. Walker at the piano. The casket was borne by Mayro Grimes, Joseph Dowden, Wilfred Greve, Clay Williams, Gerlin Todd and Herbert Kelso. the flowers were carried by martha Conner, Joan Conner, Betty Greve, Marie Morphew, Mable Wilshire, Virginia Boze, Geneivive Dowden and Opal Pritchard. Mrs. Dowden was Madge Jarvis, the youngest daughter of Henry and Eliza Sutton jarvis and was born south of Waveland in 1889. She attended the Waveland schools and grew to womanhood in this community. In 1908 she married Claude Shoaf with whom she lived until his death on the farm now owned by Walter Mason. To them were born two sons, Donoval and Wayne, both living near Waveland, and two daughters, Mrs. Donald Hyten, Bain Birdge and Mrs. Charles Shuey of Whitesville. Later in life she married Mr. Dowden who survives her. Besides the relatives mention there is one step son, Frank Dowden, 3 sisters, Mrs. Nina Williams, Mrs. Robert Kelso, Mrs. Joseph Todd and four grandchildren.