ALEXANDER, Byron S.
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Mon Jan 15, 1996 p 16
New Richmond – Byron S. Alexander, 82 of 106 Cleveland St died at 3:55 a.m. Sunday Jan 14 in St. Anthony Health care where he had been a patient since December. He had been in failing health several years. He lived all of his life in the house where he was born on March 28, 1912 in New Richmond. He was a graduate of New Richmond High School. Mr. Alexander began his career as a barber and was the recipient of the first barber’s
license issued in the state of Indiana. He married Bernice Hinman in Crawfordsville in 1942. They owned and operated Alexander’s Furniture which opened in 1946. Mrs. Alexander died March 31, 1986. Mr. Alexander retired in 1990. He was a longtime member of New Richmond Masonic Lodge and American Legion. A veteran of World War II, he served as a sergeant in Army Medical Corps in the Pacific theater. A baseball enthusiast, he formerly
was a minor league umpire for many of the Lafayette Red Sox games at Columbian Park in the late 1940s. Mr. Alexander served two terms as Coal Creek Township trustee and two terms as president of the trustees association. There are no immediate survivors.
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Tuesday 15 January 1996 p 16
Funeral Notices – Alexander, Byron S. – Arrangements are pending at Hahn Funeral Home, Linden. His family consisted of many friends, most special in later years were the Dick Short and Dick Hillenburg families.
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Tuesday 15 January 1996 p 18
“Funeral Notices” - Alexander, Byron S. – No visitation at the funeral home. Graveside service 10 a.m. Wednesday New Richmond Cemetery, the Rev. Dr. Clayton Kendall officiating. Hahn Funeral Home, Linden in charge.