NEWKIRK, Millard - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Millard NEWKIRK, 80 of 1101 Elmore St, a life member and past state president of Father's Auxiliary of the Vets of Foreign Wars died at 6:45 p.m. Friday in Culver Hospital. He was a member of the VFS at Crawfordsville, the Crawfordsville Sr. Citizens and Wallace Phanuel Lutheran Church. He retired after working at the Montgomery County & Indiana Highway departments. He had farmed in Fountain County prior to moving to Crawfordsville in 1944. He was born in Warren County on June 10, 1902 a son of George & Loretta Hybarger Newkirk. He was married to Leona Myers on June 6, 1925. She died in 1973. Surviving are a son, Donald, two daughters, Mrs. Barbara E. Cronkright & Mrs. Betty Cronkright; a sister, Mrs. Wandoline Torma; two uncles; 9 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and grandson. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday in Thomas Funeral Home, Waynetown with Rev. Harry Hybarger officiating. Burial in Wallace Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Millard Newkirk of Crawfordsville, formerly of Wallace, age 80, died Friday night, December 31, in Culver Hospital at Crawfordsville. He was born in Warren County, June 10, 1902, the son of George and Loretta Hybarger Newkirk. June 6, 1925, he married Leona Myers, who died April 12, 1973.