Paxton, Bertha Irene Delp

Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1960 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. Year 1968

VEEDERSBURG - Mrs. Bertha Irene Paxton, age 57, of Ladoga Rt 2, sister of Arbie Paxton of Veedersburg, died at 8 a.m. Sunday, June 9, in Culver Hospital in Crawfordsville. A resident of Parke County most of her life, she had lived the last

five yeara near Ladoga.

Mrs. Paxton was born Aug. 26, 1910 in Parke County, the daughter of Richard Marion and Eva Jane Myers Delp. She married George Paxton in Rockville and he survives.

Surviving in addition to the husband are: two daughters, Mrs. Stella Staggs of Waveland and Mrs. David Polachek of

Indianapolis; four brothers Lon of Kingman, Ben and Vernon of Marshall and Arbie of Veedersburg; an aunt, Mrs. Perry Delp dof Marshall, and nieces and nephews and cousins. A brother Vernie, preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Machledt and Servies Funeral Home in Waveland. Tbe Rev. Grover DeNeal officiated and burial was in Old Union Cemetery near Waveland.