SEXTON, Andrew Thomas
Source: The obituary is from a collection of newspaper (paper names not recorded) obituaries saved, by Fauniel Hershberger, during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
ATTICA, Ind. (CNS)—Andrew Thomas Sexton, 72, a resident of 303 E. Washington St., died at Williamsport Community Hospital at 7 p.m. Friday (March 13, 1970). He had been ill for some time. Born at Potomac, Ill., on Feb. 12, 1898, he was the son of Thomas and Lillie Mong Sexton. He had lived most of his life in West Lebanon, Ind., moving to Attica in Sept. 1969. On July 28, 1928, he married Genevieve Cronhrite at West Lebanon. He attended Potomac High School and had worked as a section hand on the Wabash Railroad. Surviving with his wife are one son, Richard of Attica; two daughters, Mrs. Sandra Shonkwiler of Attica and Mrs. Howard (Doris) Easter of West Lebanon; one sister, Mrs. Frank (Grace) Sexton of Attica; one brother, Chester Sexton of West Lebanon, and 10 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two daughters, three sisters, one brother and two grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Christian Church at West Lebanon with the Rev. Kenneth Littleford officiating. Burial will be in West Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Monday. --typed by Walt W