HALE, Corintha Smith
CORINTHA SMITH HALE
Source: Obituary from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana, now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Dated 1960
Mrs. Corintha Hale, age 67, a life resident of the Covington vicinity, died at 6 a. m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at her home on Williamsport Rt. 2 following a six months illness. Born March 5, 1893, in Vermillion County, she was the daughter of George and Emma Richardson Smith. She was married Oct. 21, 1914 to James Hale, who survives. Mrs. Hale was a member of the Howard Chapel Methodist Church in Vermillion County and the Old Guard Post VFW Auxiliary in Covington. Other survivors include four sons, Claude of Covington, James Jr. of Jeffersonville, Eugene of Rome, N. Y., and Ernest of Pleasant Hills, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Emma Lorene Knecht and Mrs. Mina Moore, both of Covington; a sister, Mrs. Don Howe of Hillsdale; a half brother, James Brown of Terre Haute; 15 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Nelson. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Hegg Funeral Home. The Rev. Alfred Vancil assisted by the Rev. Oscar Mosely, officiated. Burial was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Dave Noble, Bill McCoy, George Keller, Leland Moore, Earl Potter and Arnold Keller. --typed by Walt W
Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1950 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. 25 November 1960
Services were at 2:30 p.m. CST Saturday at the Hegg Funeral Home in Covington for Mrs. Corintha Hale, 67, a life resident of this vicinity, who died at 6 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 17, 1960) at her home on Williamsport Route 2 following a six month illness.
The Rev. Alfred Vancil officiated assisted by the Rev. Oscar Mosely. Burial was in the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Born March 5, 1883, in Vermillion County, she was the daughter of George and Emma Richardson Smith. She was married Oct. 21, 1914 to James Hale, who survives.
Other survivors include four sons, Claude of Covington, James Jr. of Jeffersonville, Ind., Eugene of Rome, N.Y., and Ernest of Pleasant Hills, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Emma Lorene Knect of Covington and Mrs. Mina Moore of Covington; a sister, Mrs. Don Howe of Hillsdale; a half brother, James Brown of Terre Haute; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Nelson.
Mrs. Hale was a member of the Howard Chapel Methodist Church in Vermillion County and the Old Guard Post VFW Auxiliary at Covington. - jz