HOLYCROSS, Roscoe J.
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 8 January 1973 p 5
Covington -- Roscoe J. Hollycross, 76, a life resident of this community and a retired Interstate Sand & Grave Co. and Covington schools employee died at 9:35 p.m. Friday in St. Elizabeth Hospital at Danville, Ill. He had been seriously ill six weeks and hospitalized 3 days. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. today at the First Assembly of God Church here with Rev. Edgar Allen officiating and burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Holycross, a native of Vermillion County, Indiana was a son of Jobe and Leath Mae Swem Holycross and was born May 5, 1896. He was married Dec 6, 1916 to Virgie Crisp, who survives. He was a charter member of the First Assembly of God Church here. He was employed 30 years at the sand and gravel firm, retiring as superintendent in 1954. Afterward he was with the Covington schools in maintenance department until retiring in 1962. Surviving besides his wife are a daughter, Thelma of Covington; six grandchildren and five great grandsons; two sisters, Mrs. Grady (Effie) Odeneal and Mrs. Orban (Iva) Dobbs of Covington; two brothers, James of Urbana, Ill and Cecil of Covington and nieces and nephews. A sister preceded Mr. Holycross in death. --kbz
Source: Covington Friend Wednesday Feb 7, 1973
Roscoe J. Holycross, 76, of Covington, died at 8:35 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville, Ill., where he had been a patient for three days. He had been in failing health for six weeks.
He was born in Vermillion County on May 5, 1896 to Jobe and Leatha Mae Swim Holycross. He married Virgie Crisp on Dec. 6, 1916. She survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Thelma at home; a son, Lowell of Covington; two sisters, Mrs. Grady (Effie) Odeneal and Mrs. Orban (Iva) Dobbs, both of Covington; two brothers, James of Urbana and Cecil of Covington; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister.
He was a life resident of the Covington area. He had been employed at the Interstate Sand and Gravel Co. for 30 years, and he was superintendent when he retired in 1954. He was the maintenance man for Covington schools until 1962 when he retired. He was a charter member of the First Assembly of God.
Services were held Monday at the First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Edgar Allen officiating. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery. – thanks so much to “S”