MADIGAN, William
Source: The Kokomo Tribune - Thursday 14 December 1944 p 21
Veedersburg, Ind., Dec. 14 - William Madigan, 73, retired farmer and banker and former member of the Indiana legislature, died last night in his home near here after an illness of several months. Mr. Madigan was a leader in state 4-H club work and from 1920 to 1930 was a member of the extension division of Purdue University. He was elected Democratic representative to the state legislature from Fountain county in 1908. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Madigan; a daughter Mrs. W. S. McKenna of Veedersburg, and a son, Lieut. William L. Madigan, who returned recently from the Mariana islands where he was serving with the advanced base of the U. S. Army Seventh airforce. Lieutenant Madigan was a member of the Indianapolis staff of The Associated Press before he entered service. Funeral services will be at the Madigan home Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery at Covington.
Thanks Ginny A for typing this one - love ya' girl
THREE GREAT ladies and wonderful genealogists saved many old obituaries and put them into a binder – they let me use them for the GenWeb page – thanks so much to Fauniel Hershberger; Claudine Yerkes and Betty Dotson (my adopted 2nd mom – loved that lady) – these were mostly mid 1940s deaths but no dates or newspapers are noted.
William Madigan, 73, prominent Fountain County farmer died at his home in Veedersburg, Wednesday night at 9 o’clock. Death was due to a heart ailment from which he had suffering for several months. Born on a farm near Veedersburg, Feb 22, 1871, he was the son of James and Ellen Calhoun Madigan. He was first married to Anna Meeker. Following her death, he was married to Myra Lemp. After her death several years ago, he was married a third time to Gertrude Gantril who survives. Early in life, Mr. Madigan was a school teacher, but later turned to farming on a large scale. The survivors include the wife; a daughter, Mrs. Mabel McKenna of Veedersburg; a son Lt. William Madigan who is serving in the South Pacific a sister, Mrs. Bridget Chapman of Veedersburg and a brother, James Madigan also of Veedersburg. The funeral arrangements have not be completed. – kbz