MEDLEY, Maurice W. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Maurice W. Medley, 63, who made his home with a sister, Mrs. Loren (Helena) Byers, West Point, died at 7:50 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, in Home Hospital, Lafayette. He was born in Kentland, March 7, 1923, the son of Will and Iva Inez Reprogle Medley. He had lived in the Lafayette area, Royal Center and Tacoma Park, Md., before moving to Brownsville, Texas, 23 years ago. He graduated from Buffalo High School and attended Purdue University. He was married Sept. 9, 1945, in Washington, D.C., to Miriam "Penny" Clark, who survives. He owned and operated Medley Electronics Co. in Brownsville and also was a consultant for the NASA Space Center in Houston, Texas, retiring in 1985. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Brownsville, First Armored Division Association of Charleston, S.C., and National Association of retired Persons. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was ammunitions specialist for American Mission for Aid to Turkey three years. Surviving, besides his wife, and sister, Mrs. Byers, are two daughters, Mrs. Darrell (Maureen) Farney, Elyria, Ohio, and Mrs. Ronald (Marilyn) Gilmore, Brownsville; two sons, Michael Medley, Byron, Ga., and Marshall Medley, Round Rock, Texas; two other sisters, Mrs. Hugh (Emmy) Leeman, Logansport, and Mrs. William (Pat) Hurst, Titusville, Ga.; one brother, Robert Medley, Clarks Hills; a half brother, Roy Medley, Brookston; three half sisters, Mrs. Willie (Nellie) Henshaw, Monticello; Mrs. Mildred Livengood, Bastrop, Texas, and Vernabelle Medley, Clarks Hills, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the West Point United Methodist Church with the Rev. Darrell Farney and the Rev. Lewis Ruman officiating. Burial was in West Point Cemetery. Those so desiring may contribute in memoriam to the West Point Fire and Rescue Squad or west Point Lions Club.