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MARTIN, Divit

Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana.  The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.

Divit Randaugh Martin, 81, of 921½ Mound, Attica, died at 2:15 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 8, 1967) at his home. Robert Shelby, Fountain County coroner, attributed death to natural causes. Born Feb. 28, 1886, at Covington, he was the son of Dudley and Mary Gebhart Martin. He was married to Margaret L. Guster, who died in 1967. He was a life resident of Fountain County, spending most of his life in Attica. He was employed as a moulder at Harrison Steel Foundry, retiring in 1951. Survivors include a stepson, John E. Buster of Lafayette; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Willa Mae Parkman of Peru, Mrs. Ann Blanton and Mrs. Louise Harris, both of Veedersburg; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Geeding of Attica and Mrs. Grace Swisher of Danville. Services were Wednesday at the DeSutter Funeral Home. The Rev. Everett White officiated. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery. - jlr

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