HARGAN, Gerald
Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Note: died 8-28-1975
WEST LEBANON -An autopsy is being performed to determine the exact cause of death of Gerald Gaffer Hargan, 37, of Rt. 1, who dropped dead as he was driving home from a fishing trip with his 10-year-old son Brian, and a friend, Henry Lee Barron of West Lebanon. Officials said Mr. Hargan died at 8 a.m. Thursday of natural causes as he was driving the truck near Kenora, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Hening, III., and moved to Indiana in 1950. He graduated from West Lebanon High School and was married at Covington in 1961 to Georgia Claypool, who survives. He was a four-year veteran of the Marine Corps, serving in the Western Pacific. Mr. Hargan was a farmer and a dealer for Trojan Hybrid Seed Corn. He formerly worked as a truck driver hauling livestock and also worked for Kembel Enterprises of Milford, Ill. Surviving with the widow are a daughter, Tracie Junellen and a son, Brian F., both at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hargan of Rt. 2, Williamsport and two sisters, Mrs. Don (Marilyn) Youngblood and Mrs. Jerry (Carolyn "Sis") James, both of Covington. --typed by Walt W
Source: Covington Friend Wednesday, September 3, 1975
Funeral services for Gerald Gaffer Hargan, 37, of Rt. 1, West Lebanon, who died on August 28, 1975, were held at the Fisher Funeral Home in Williamsport on Monday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Grover Williams officiating.
Serving as pallbearers were Tom Bannon, Henry Gooden, Henry Barron, Wayne Owens, Kenneth Cronkhite, Clyde Hawkins, Al Mormann and Richard Claypool. Honorary pallbearers included Eldon (Bud) Miles, Richard Miles, Robert Miles, Melvin Miles, Harold Miles, Gary Hannagan, Ronnie Hargan, Bret Alexander and Gene Witt.
Burial was in the Potomac Cemetery, Potomac, Ill. The Williamsport American Legion Post 293 provided impressive military graveside services.