LANG, Kathryn Briles - L-Obituaries

Mrs. Kathryn "Katie" Briles Lang, 81, of 219 Elm Drive, died at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday (March 18, 1975) at St. Elizabeth Hospital at Danville. She had been admitted earlier and had been ill since November. She had been dismissed from the hospital Sunday after being a patient for 10 days. Born Nov 20, 1893, in Vermillion County, she was the daughter of Cyrus and Catherine Hughes Briles. In January of 1914 at Covington, she was married to Guy M. Lang, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Lang was a member of the Marantha Baptist Church at Covington and Troy-Wabash Home Extension Club. A 1913 graduate of Covington High, she had been employed as a nurses aide at St. Elizabeth Hospital and at Danville Care Nursing Home and was also a private duty nurse. Prior to that, she worked in cafeterias at Covington, Stone Bluff and Veedersburg. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Claude (Maxine) Coon of Veedersburg Route 3, Mrs. Frank (Mona) Harbruger of Terre Haute, Mrs. Charles (Doris Jean) Clark of Newtown and Mrs. Don (Judy) Maltsberger of Veedersberg Route 2; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by five brothers. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the DeVerter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Alfred Dobbs and the Rev. Fred Leonard officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery at Covington. Friends will be received from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the Funeral Home.  --Typed by Debby Masterson.

Mrs. Kathryn (Katie) Briles Lang, 219 Elm Drive, Covington, died at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 18 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, Ill. She had been in ill health since November and in the hospital the past 10 days. She was born Nov. 20, 1893 in Vermillion County, the daughter of Cyrus Briles and Catherine Hughes. She was married January of 1914 in Covington to Guy M. Lang, who preceded her in death. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Claude (Maxine) Coon, rural Veedersburg; Mrs. Frank (Monia) Harbruger, Terre Haute; Mrs. Charles (Doris G.) Clark, Newtown; Mrs. Don (Judy) Maltsberger, rural Veedersburg; eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren, and several niece and nephews. She was preceded in death by five brothers. She was a member of Troy-Wabash Home Extension Club and Maranatha Baptist Church. She was a 1913 graduate of Covington High School. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday March 21, at the DeVerter Funeral Home in Covington with Rev. Alfred Dobbs and Rev. Fred Leonard officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Covington.  --waw