RUSK, Adah Laird - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Mrs. Adah B. Rusk, age 61, daughter of Mrs. Eva Laird and sister of Mrs. Oveta Klage and Mrs. Dollie Grubbs, all of Covington, was found dead in bed at her home two miles north of Waynetown at 6 a. m. Monday, Feb. 12. Mrs. Rusk was born Oct. 29, 1900, near Hillsboro, the daughter of Edward and Eva Furr Laird. She was married to Charles B. Rusk at Veedersburg on May 10, 1919. She was a member of the Waynetown Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband; a son, Charles E. Rusk of Bristol, Pa.; a daughter, Mrs. Josephine Myers, of Howe, Ind.; four grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Eva Laird of Covington; two brothers, Harry Laird of Crawfordsville and Herschel Laird of Indianapolis and two sisters, Mrs. Oveta Klage and Mrs. Dollie Grubbs, both of Covington. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. today, Wednesday, at the Waynetown Baptist Church with the Rev. Lewis Poore officiating. Interment was in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery, with the Crumley Funeral Home of Hillsboro in charge.   -- typed by Walt W