DOWDEN, Mae Keller - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Waynetown - Mrs. Mae Dowden, age 74, sister of Lloyd Keller, who resides near Wallace, died at noon Monday, Dec.23, at Culver Hospital. She had been a patient there since a fall four weeks ago. She was born March 5, 1889 in Fountain County, the daughter of Julius and Olive Livengood Keller. She was married March5, 1905 at Wallace to Oliver B. Dowden, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Dowden had been employed at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette for some time and had been a nurse and matron at the Lutheran Home in Mulberry for 14 years. She was a member of the Christ LUtheran Church in Crawfordsville. Survivors include: one daughter, Mrs LaMoyne Utterback of Crawfordsville; her brother, Mrs. Keller, of near Wallace; one sister, Mrs. Estel Perigo of Waynetown; three granddaughters and five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:3e0 a.m. (EST) Friday at the Wallace Lutheran Church. Burial, with the Servies Funeral Home of Waynetown in charge, will be in the Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Mae Dowden, 74, 803 E. Market St., died at noon Monday in Culver Hospital where she had been a patient since suffering a fall at her home about four weeks ago. She was born March 5, 1889 in Fountain County, a daughter of Julius and Olive Livengood Keller. She married Oliver B. Dowden March 5, 1905. They were married at Wallace. Mrs. Dowden had resided in this city the past 15 years. She was employed at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital at Lafayette for a period of time and for 14 years was a nurse and matron at the Lutheran Home in Mulberry. She was educated in Newtown school s and was a member of Wallace Ladies Aid. She also was a member of Christ Lutheran Church and Ladies Society of the church here. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. LaMoyne Utterback of Crawfordsville; a brother, Floyd Keller of new Wallace; a sister, Mrs. Estel Perigo of Wayentown; three granddaughters, Mrs. Ruth Hampton of New Market, Mrs. Kathryn Mitchell of Waynetown and Mrs. Marilee Cummings of Crawfordsville; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband. The body was taken to Servies Funeral Home at Waynetown where friends may pay their respects after 1 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Lutheran Church in Wallace with Rev. John Stacey officiating. Interment will be in Lutheran Cemetery there.

Waynetown -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mae Dowden were held in the Lutheran Church at Wallace Friday morning, Rev. Mr. Stacey officiated and piano music was played by Mrs. Hazel Stacey. Serving as pallbearers were Max Bond, Wilmer Bell, Max Myers, Russell Thompson, Howard Anderson and Don Perigo. Flower bearers were grandchildren- Lonetha Mitchell and Toni Mitchell- also Ronnie Bill Perigo, Johnny Perigo, Lorie Perigo, Becky Perigo, Randy Perigo, Charlotte Meadows, Olive Meadows, Sharon Jeffers, Helen Meadows, Virginia Runyon, Marietta Keller, Neva Dowden, Helen Dowden, Donis Dowden, Mary Lou Dowden, Lela Lea Dowden and Cerola Bond. Burial was in the church cemetery.