UTTERBACK, Leora - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Veedersburg – Funeral services for Mrs. Leora Utterback, age 86 who died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday Aug 19 at her home, 203 E College St, Crawfordsville were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bright Funeral Home in Crawfordsville. The Rev. Guy E. Tremaine officiated and burial was in the Masonic Cemetery at Waynetown. Mrs. Utterback was born Dec 11, 1878 in Hillsboro the daughter of Henry and Marl Coffing Petro. She was married Feb 23, 1898 to Fred C. Utterback who preceded her in death Dec 2, 1955. They had managed the Ben Hur Nursing Home in Crawfordsville for many years prior to their retirement. They also had farmed in the Ellendale community. Mrs. Utterback was a member of the Trinity methodist Church and the Athens Chapter, Order of Eastern Star.  Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Gretchen Minnick of Veedersburg and Mrs. Dorothy Meyers of Bloomington; and one son, Thomas W who made his home with her.