HARVEY, Lloyd William
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 4 December 1947
-- Lloyd William, the sixth child of Kelso and Beulah Lindley Harvey, was born May 5, 1924 on the farm North of Yeddo, where he grew to manhood. At the tender age of nine years, Lloyd's father met death trucking stock to market, leaving all the responsibilities of the home on the shoulders of a brave wife and mother. He received his education in the Kingman schools. He with many of his boy friends heeded his nations call and spent 3 1/2 years in the US Navy. Soon after his discharge from service he found employment at the Fountain Foundry, where he continued to toil. On June 26, 1946 he was united in marriage to Miss Edith Johnson of Coal Bluff, Ind. He was a member of the Charles Forrest Post No. 288. Lloyd was known in his home and among his friends as a free and kindhearted boy. One of the greater joys of his life was the fellowship of his 3 nephews, Richard & Delbert Rodgers and Larry Robbins. He was preceded in death by his father and two brothers, Gerald B and Lester Lee. He leaves to mourn his death the wife, mother, one brother, Herman of Albuquerque, NM two sisters, Mrs. Orvena Rodgers of Wallace, and Mrs. Wandalene Robbins, of Veedersburg, besides a host of other relatives and friends.
Source: Kingman Star Friday, December 12, 1947
Veedersburg—Lloyd W. Harvey of near Veedersburg took his own life Wednesday night. He had gone to the barn about 9:00, and when he did not return a half hour later his wife investigated and found that he had hung himself. The case was investigated by Charles Fishero.
Mr. Harvey was born May 5, 1925 on a farm near Veedersburg, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kelso Harvey. He was married to Edith Johnson on June 26, 1946.
Survivors besides the widow are the mother, Mrs. Kelso Harvey; two sisters, Mrs. Orzenn Rogers of Hillsboro and Mrs. Madeline Robbins of Veedersburg; and one brother, Herman Harvey of New Mexico.
The body will be removed to the family residence Thursday evening wand will remain there until the time of the funeral which will be Sunday afternoon at 1:00 at the Centennial U. B. Church with Rev. Leslie Smith officiating. Burial will be in the cemetery adjoining the church with Fishero Funeral Home in charge.
File Created: 29 November 2009
Source: Veedersburg News 5 Dec 1947 p1
Lloyd William “Bill” Harvey, 23 year old World War II Veteran hanged himself Wednesday night around 9 o’clock in a barn located just west of his residence near Yeddo. He was discovered by his wife, Edith around 10 o’clock. She ran north to the farm of a neighbor, Frank Lawson to notify them of the tragedy. Coroner Charles Fishero was called to the scene and he stated that the youth had committed suicide around 9 o’clock. No immediate reason could be determined to justify the suicide and no notes were left behind. Mr. Fishero stated that the boy had climbed to the hayloft, fastened a new clothes line rope to the rafter and dropped off, a distance of about 12’ bringing immediate death. Friends of the deceased believe that despondency over a reported domestic separation might have caused the youth to take the action. He was employed at the Fountain Foundry Corporation in Veedersburg and he had clocked in regularly on the job and had worked all day Wednesday. Friends who worked by Harvey at the Foundry did not notice anything peculiar in his actions on Wednesday and stated that he had been in “a good humor.” It was not learned immediately whether he had bought the suicide rope after leaving work in Veedersburg but it was evidently new or at least little used. He was born in Fountain County on Dec 3, 1924 and attended Kingman High School. He was the son of Kelso and Beulah Lindley Harvey the father is deceased having been killed several years ago in a truck accident. He was married about a year ago to Edith Johnson. He is survived by the wife the mother two sisters, Mrs. Orveena Rogers and Mrs. Wayndolyn Robbins both of Veedersburg and a brother, Herman of Alberquerque, NM. He served in the Navy during WWII and received his honorable discharge Oct 10, 1945. He had many friends about Fountain county and was a well known young man. The body was removed to the Fishero Funeral Home in Veedersburg pending funeral arrangements – thanks so much to Bren M – ~~~Transcribed and Type by kbz