McCARTY, Bertha Roush - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Kingman - Mrs. Bertha McCarty, 86, of Rt. 1, Kingman, died early Thursday morning at Ben Hur Nursing Home at Crawfordsville where she had resided for three months. She was a member of the Freedom Christian Church near Wallace. Born May 21, 1888, at Crescent City, Ill., she was a daughter of Amzi and Mary Copple Roush. Her husband Charles McCarty died in 1960. Mrs. McCarty is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ella McCarty of Round Hill, Va, former Kingman resident, a niece, Mrs. Corwin (Jean) Yerkes of Waynetown; two stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen Scruby and Mrs. Jane Roman, both of Indianapolis and several other nieces and a nephew. She was preceded in death by three brothers. Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Woodrow Funeral Home with the Rev. George Huff officiating. Burial will be in Stearns Cemetery at Muncie, Ill. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.today.