HOAGLAND, John Clinton
Source: Fountain County Star Thursday, May 5, 1983
John Clinton Hoagland, 79, Covington, died at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at Americana Nursing Home in Danville, Illinois.
He was born July 12, 1903 in Tippecanoe County, the son of George W. and Ella Pearson Hoagland. He married Ruth Marie Hankins August 3, 1926, who survives.
He had farmed and was in construction work and worked on the building of the Fountain County courthouse. He later was a custodian at the Covington Post Office. He was a member of Covington United Methodist Church, Fountain Lodge 60 F and AM, Scottish Rite Valley of Terre Haute, Rockville Low 12 Club, Troy Chapter 145 Order of Eastern Star, Fountain-Warren County Scottish Rite Club and Gil Harvey Court 30 Order of Amaranth of Danville, Illinois.
Other survivors include eight children, Alvina VanPelt, Helen Bellis and Kathryn Hines, all of Covington, John Richard of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, George T. of Yucca Valley, California, Nathaniel of San Diego, California, Harry of Oakwood, Illinois and Naomi Hauk of Ridge Farm, Illinois; a brother, Ray of Lafayette; a sister, Mrs. Mary Warnock of Hemet, California; 15 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, sister and grandson.
Services were conducted Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Covington with Rev. Robert Miller and Rev. Paul Kent officiating. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery at Covington. Bodine and Shelby Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. – thanks to S
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Thursday April 28, 1883 p 4
Covington – John Clinton Hoagland, 79 of Covington died at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday in Americana Nursing Home, Danville, Ill. He had been a patient there since April 15 and in ill health several weeks. Born in Tippecanoe County he had resided in Covington since 1935. His marriage was in 1926 in Lafayette to Ruth M. Hankins, who survives. Mr. Hoagland farmed in his early life. A construction worker and builder since 1929, he assisted in the construction of Fountain County courthouse in Covington and also worked for Virgil Hutts, a Hillsboro contractor several years, retiring in 1964. He later was a custodian at the Covington Post Office several years. He was a member of Covington United Methodist Church, Fountain Lodge 60 F&AM, Scottish Rite Valley of Terre Haute, Rockville Low 12 Club and Troy Chapter 145 Order of Eastern Star. He also was a member of Fountain-Warren County Scottish Rite Club and Gil Harvey Court 30, Order of Amaranth in Danville, Ill. Surviving with the widow are four daughters, Mrs. Charles (Alvina) VanPelt and Mrs. Leroy (Helen) Bellis both of Rt 1, Covington; Mrs. Shirley (Kathryn) Hines of Covington and Mrs. Bruce (Naomi) Hauk of Ridge Farm, Ill. Also four sons, John Richard Hoagland of Wrightsville Beach, NC; George T. Hoagland of Yucca Valley, Calif; Nathaniel R. Hoagland of San Diego, Calif and Harry Hoagland of Oakwood, Ill; one brother, Ray Hoagland of Lafayette and a sister, Mary Warnock of Hemet, California. --- transcribed by kbz