TIMMONS, Troy - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

  Troy Timmons of Veedersburg, age 58, died Tuesday morning, July 12, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center at Danville, Illinois. He was born at Veedersburg, January 19, 1915, the son of Ezekiel and Nora Titus Timmons. January 29, 1949, he married Mildred Strean, who survives. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the Veedersburg American Legion Post.

He had been awarded the Purple Heart and four bronze stars. Timmons had retired in 1976 from Interstate Systems after working in the trucking business for 30 years.

  Also surviving are a son, Larry of Veedersburg; a granddaughter and two great grandchildren.

  Funeral services were held this morning (Thursday) at Dickerson Funeral Home in Veedersburg with Rev. Glen Ray Jr. officiating. Burial was in Rockfield Cemetery. – thanks to S