RECTOR, Thomas - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

ROCKVILLE – Thomas Rector, 64, of Nyesville, Ind., died at 3:20 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Hospital in Terre Haute where he had been a patient for a week. Mr. Rector had been in failing health for several years. The deceased had been employed at Harrison Steel Castings for 14 years. Ill health forced his retirement from the firm. He had been a resident of the Nyesville community for 37 years. Born on July 6, 1905, in Lodi, he was the son of Ira and Coral Smith Rector. He was married on July 19, 1930, to Dolly Kiger. The mother, now Mrs. Cora Vest of Danville, Ill., and the widow survive. Other survivors include three sons, Donald of Butler, Ind., Thomas of Roachdale and Ernest at home; three daughters, Mrs. Richard (Phyllis) Kelley, and Glenda Rector of Rt. 4, Rockville, and Ronda Rector at home; a sister, Mrs. Cecil Butcher of Danville, Ill.; three half-brothers, Fred and Donald Miles, both of Peoria, Ill., and John Vest of State Line, Ind.; two half-sisters, Mrs. Laura Gillan of Terre Haute and Mrs. Ralph Forman of Georgetown, Ill.; six grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Services are set for 2 p.m. Friday in the Tudor Funeral Home at Rockville with Rev. Wendell Adams in charge. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Wolf Creek Cemetery. – jlr