McALISTER, Roland - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Roland S. McAlister, 65, retired R. R. Donnelley & Sons employer, died Wednesday morning at Culver Hospital. He had been a patient there since Friday and had been seriously ill for the past several weeks. Mr. McAlister was born Aug. 31, 1897, at Mellott, the son of John and Minnie Cooper McAlister. He was married three times. The first marriage was in June, 1921, to Marie Hipes. The second marriage was to Florence Gay in December of 1942. She died in November of 1953. His third marriage was in January of 1955, to Ruth Proctor, who survives. Mr. McAlister had been employed at Donnelley's for 30 years and retired in 1959, due to his failing health. He was a member of the First Christian Church at Mellott and was a veteran of World War I. Survivors include the widow; four children, Roland Jr. and Samuel, both of Crawfordsville; two daughters, Barbara Gay of Peoria, Ill., and Rebecca DeBrosnia, and three step-daughters, Ann Morgan of Crawfordsville, Bertha Maxwell of Seymour and Carolyn Fleck of Elks City, Okla., and 23 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hunt and Son Funeral Home with Rev. John Servies and Rev. Paul Isgrigg officiating. Burial will be in the Waynetown Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Thursday.  --typed by Walt W

Funeral services for Roland S. McAlister were held Saturday morning at the Hunt & Son Funeral Home. Rev. John Servies and Rev. Paul Isgrigg were in charge. Lucille Stull and James Caldwell sang "Beyond The Sunset" and "Goodnight and Good-morning."' They were accompanied by Mrs. O. C. Edwards at the organ. Serving as pallbearers and assisting with the flowers were Kenneth Reichard, Keith Reichard, Donald Cooper, Eston Cooper, Everett Cooper and Floyd Simmons. Military graveside rites were conducted at the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. The firing squad consisted of Terry Maxwell, Sam Spore, Gene Dagley, Herman Thompson, Harold Proctor, George Myers and Harry Rhoades. The squad was commanded by Al Johnson. The flag was folded by James Haskett and Hursel Utterback. Eugene Crescioui played taps. Mr. McAlister died Wednesday after an extended illness.  --typed by Walt W