SHOAF, Constance Talbert
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.
WILLIAMSPORT - Ind. (CNS) — Mrs. Constance Irene Talbert Shoaf, 77, of Otterbein Route 2, died Sunday evening (May 14, 1972) at the Alward Nursing Home in Attica. She had been a patient since April 11, 1972 and had been in ill health for several years. Born April 17, 1895, in Warren County, she was the daughter of George and Martha Murphy Talbert. She was married Jan. 30, 1920, at Indianapolis to Eugene Shoaf, who survives. Mrs. Shoaf taught at Marshfield Schools in Medina and Warren Township for 11 years. She attended Armstrong Methodist Church near Green Hill and was a member of the Armstrong Methodist Ladies Aid, WSCS and Pythian Sisters Lodge of Pine Village. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Annabel Selleck of West Lafayette and Mrs. Doris McFatridge and Mrs. Carol Lemming, both of Pine Village; two sons, Max and Paul, both of Lafayette; a sister, Mrs. Helen Grant of Chillicothe; 17 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. A daughter, Maxine, preceded her in death. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Fisher Funeral Home, with the Rev. Russell Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Armstrong Cemetery. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. --typed by Walt W