LIGHTY, Virgil
Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Dated 1965
HILLSBORO -- Funeral services for Virgil Lighty, age 61, a former Hillsboro businessman, who died at his home in Chicago, Ill., were held in Chicago Monday afternoon, May 10. Mr. Lighty was born near Veedersburg, the son of James and Retta Neal Lighty. He resided in the Veedersburg and Hillsboro areas for many years. While in Hillsboro he operated a service station. He later moved to Chicago where he was employed as a building contractor. He is survived by his widow, 10 children and 18 grandchildren. Other survivors include: three brothers; Archie of Hillsboro and Calvin and Delbert, both of Orlando, Fla., and three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Sams and Mrs. Cora Keller, both of Veedersburg, and Mrs. Ruth Hullinger of Orlando, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lighty and their sons, Marion Lighty and family and Estel Lighty and family of Hillsboro and a daughter of Crawfordsville attended the Chicago services. --typed by Walt W
Note: papemortuary.com has 1904 as birth year (no dates) and died 7 May 1965
Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
HILLSBORO -- Funeral services were held in Chicago Monday afternoon for Virgil Lighty, 61, former Hillsboro businessman, who died at his home in Chicago Friday night. Mr. Lighty was born near Veedersburg, the son of James and Retta Neal Lighty. He resided in the Veedersburg and Hillsboro area for many years. While in Hillsboro he operated a service station. He later moved to Chicago where he was employed as a building contractor. He is survived by his widow, 10 children and 18 grandchildren. Other survivors include three brothers, Archie of Hillsboro and Calvin and Delbert, both of Orlando, Fla., and three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Sams and Mrs. Cora Keller, both of Veedersburg, and Mrs. Ruth Hullinger of Orlando, Fla. Mr, and Mrs. Archie Lighty, together with their sons, Marion Lighty and family and Estel Lighty of Hillsboro and a daughter of Crawfordsville, attended the Monday services. --typed by Walt W
Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1960 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. 21 May 1965
Virgil Lighty, 61, who formerly operated a service station on east Main Street, Hillsboro, died of a heart attack at his home in Chicago Friday evening. Funeral service was held at the Bethlehem Church in Chicago, Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.
He was born near Veedersburg the son of James and Retta Neal Lighty and resided in this area for a number of years. He was employed as a building contractor in Chicago at the time d his death. He was married twice and was survived by
his widow, ten children and 18 grandchildren.
Also surviving are three brothers, Archie Lighty, of Hillsboro; Calvin and Deleber Lighty, of Orlando, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Hullinger, of Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. Elsie Sams and Mrs: Cora Keller, both of Veedersburg.
The brother, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lighty and their sons, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Lighty and Estel Lighty, of Hillsboro and their daughter, Miss Betty Lighty, of Crawfordsville, attended the funeral services.