INGERSOLL, Leo - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Waynetown- Private funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday Sept 27 at the Servies Funeral Home for Leo Ingersoll, age 86, of Waynetown, who died at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept 24, at the Small Rest Home. He had been seriously ill since June. The Rev. Guy E Tremaine officiated. Burial was in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Born Aug 28, 1877, at the Ingersoll homestead in Fountain County, he was a son of Alonzo and Elmina Livengood Ingersoll. He was married in 1898 at Covington to Ida Bowman who preceded him in death in 1928. Mr. Ingersoll formerly farmed in Fountain County and later operated a service station in Waynetown for 25 years before retiring six years ago because of ill health. He was a member of the Ingersoll Chapel Christian Church.

Waynetown- Leo Ingersoll, 86, died at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday at the Small Rest Home here. He had been seriously ill since June. He was born Aug. 26, 1877, at the Ingersoll homestead in Fountain County. Parents were Alonzo and Elmina LIvengood Ingersoll. He was married in 1898 to Ida Bowman at Covington. He was a member of Ingersoll Chapel Christian Church and was a farmer in Fountain County. For more than 25 years, he operated a service station in Waynetown, retiring six years ago because of ill health. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Ruth H. Ingersoll, Crawfordsville; two granddaughters, Mrs. Esther I. Duke, Crawfordsville, and Mrs. Carolyn I. Wright of St. Louis, Mo.; five great-grandchildren, and a brother, Edwin Ingersoll of Crawfordsville. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1928 and by a son, Ray, in 1961. Private services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Servies Funeral Home, Rev. John A. Tremaine officiating. Burial in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Thursday.