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McMASTERS, Earl Verner

Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review, April 5, 1969

HILLSBORO - Earl Verner McMasters, Fountain County native, died at 12:45 a.m. Saturday at the Veterans Hospital at Indianapolis. Mr. McMasters, 45, had been employed for 15 years by the Janeway Feed Co. at Kingman until ill health forced his retirement in June of 1968. He had been hospitalized for only two days. The family lived on Rt. 1, Hillsboro. Born on Feb. 16, 1924, in Kingman, he was the son of Rufus and Sylvia Lorene Newnum McMasters. The mother survives and resides in Kingman. He was married to Wanda Day who also survives. In addition, he is survived by two sons, Dennis Earl and Terry Lynn, both at home; a daughter, Mrs. Larry (Linda) Harrison of Rt. Kingman; a sister, Mrs. Glenn (Eileen) Crowder of Rt. l, Bloomingdale; a sister-in-law, Betty McMasters of Tangier; nieces and nephews and aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his father, a sister and a brother. Services are set for 2 p.m. Monday in the Davies-Tudor Funeral Home at Marshall with Revs. Alfred Dobbs and Joseph Hayes officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home.   -- jlr



Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1960 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. 9 April 1968

HILLSBORO -Earl Verner McMasters, a native of Fountain County, died at 12:45 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Veterans Hospital m Indianapolis.
Mr. McMasters, age 45, had been employed for 15 years by the Janeway Feed Co. at Kingman until ill health forced his  retirement in June of 1968.  He had been hospitalized for only two days.  The family lived on Hillsboro Rt. 1.
He was born Feb. 16,1924, in Kingman, the son of Guy and Sylvia Lorene Newnum McMasters.  He was married to Wanda Day, who survives.
Surviving, in addition to the wife, are: his mother, who resides in Kingman; two sons, Dennis Earl and Terry Lynn, both
at home; one daughter, Mrs. Larry (Linda) Harrison of Kingman Rt. 1; one sister, Mrs. Glenn (Eileen) Crowder of Bloomingdale
Rt. 1; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Betty McMasters of Tangier; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.  He was preceded in death by his father, one sister and one brother.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Davies-Tudor Funeral Home in Marshall.  The Rev, Alfred Dobbs and the Rev. Joseph Hayes officiated.  Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery at Wallace.  - jz

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