VERNON HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM 1936

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VERNON WILLIS CRIST
THE PLAIN DEALER REPUBLICAN NEWS, JUNE 11th, 1936 31 OCT 1918---8 JUN 1936
17yrs old.
Vernon Crist Dies At Kokomo
    Vernon Crist, seventeen years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Crist, died at the family home at Kokomo, Monday, June 8th. The body was brought to Vernon and funeral services were held at the Vernon Presbyterian Church, Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Roy Reece. The burial took place in the Vernon Cemetery.
    The young man was a graduate of Vernon High School. His parents resided in Vernon until a few weeks ago when they moved to Kokomo, delaying the date of moving until Vernon was graduated from high school. He was a bright young man, a favorite among his school friends and esteemed by those who knew him. Besides the parents, he is survived by one brother, George, and two sisters, Margaret and Jean, and by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Crist. Find A Grave Link
(According to his death certificate, paralysis of the throat due to diphtheria)

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Seymour Tribune - June 20, 1997
Charles Frank Vogel
August 20, 1916 - June 18, 1997
    Charles Frank Vogel, 80, of North Vernon died at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 1997, at Jennings Community Hospital, North Vernon.
    Mr. Vogel retired in 1975 after 33 years with Cummins Engine Co. He farmed in Sand Creek Township, and was a member of the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Tell City.
    Born Aug. 20, 1916, in Tell City, he was a son of William C. and Marie Nohse Vogel.
    He first married Clara Ethel Short who died Feb. 5, 1974. He later married Nancy Speer, and she survives in Indianapolis.
    Other survivors include a daughter, Cecelia Pettit, North Vernon; a son Harlen Vogel, North Vernon a sister, Miriam Simmons, North Vernon; a grandson, Doug Miller, North Vernon; two granddaughters, Cheryl McConnell, Algonquin, Ill.; and Julie Kemmerer, North Vernon; and eight great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by three brothers, Walter Vogel, Maurice Vogel and Raymond Vogel; and a sister Marie Hill.
    The Rev. Wilbert Vandervort will conduct services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pickett Funeral Home in North Vernon, with burial in Vernon Cemetery.
    Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be given to Jennings Community Hospital or the American Diabetic Association. Find A Grave Link

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The Columbus Republic - February 5, 1986
Robert C. Dryden
Vernon
    NORTH VERNON - Robert C. Dryden, 67, of Vernon, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at his home following a lengthy illness.
    Dryden worked for 25 years as a soil conservation officer for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources retiring in 1980. He was a graduate of Vernon High School and was a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of Ducks Unlimited, National Rifle Association, Muzzleloaders Association, Silver Wings and Vernon Presbyterian Church.
    Private graveside service will be held at a later date at Vernon Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Dove and Sharp Funeral Home in North Vernon. (Robert was cremated)

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The Columbus Republic - June 15, 1983
Insurance Adjuster
Kesner Y. Jordan
North Vernon
    NORTH VERNON - Kesner Y. Jordan, 63, of North Vernon route 6, died at 8 12 p.m. Wednesday in the Emergency room at Bartholomew County Hospital at Columbus.
    He was an insurance adjuster for Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.
    Funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. M. H. Kennedy at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dove and Sharp Funeral Home at North Vernon. Calling hours will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday. Burial will be at Vernon Cemetery.
    Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.
    Jordan was born June 27, 1919, at Vernon, the son of Frank and Eva McCammon Jordan. His wife Betty Jordan, died April 28, 1981. He was a member of North Vernon Presbyterian Church, North Vernon Masonic Lodge and Seymour Elks Club. He graduated from Hanover College in 1940.
    Survivors include two sons, Ted and Michael T. Jordan of Seymour, one daughter, Jane Graham of Bedford and seven grandchildren. Find A Grave Link

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North Vernon Sun - February 5, 1963
    Robert Whitcomb, 59, of Route 5, North Vernon, died at six o'clock Monday morning at the Columbus hospital following a long illness.
    Mr. Whitcomb taught the sixth grade at North Vernon Elementary School and was in his 40th year of teaching. He became ill in mid-October and had been on leave since that time.
    Funeral arrangements are pending with the Jordan Funeral Home of Vernon.

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February 14, 1983 - The Columbus Republic
Farmer, Bus Driver
Charles E. Ross, North Vernon
NORTH VERNON - Charles Everett Ross, 64, of Route 2, died Monday at his home.
    He was a farmer, school bus driver and former president of Bar D Saddle Club at North Vernon.
    Funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Ernest Godshall at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Dove and Sharp Funeral Home at North Vernon. Calling hours will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be at Vernon Cemetery.
    Ross was born Aug. 3, 1918, in Jennings County, the son of Ernest Ross and Carrie Simpson Ross of North Vernon route 2. He married Vera Donnell April 11, 1936, and she survives. He was a member of Tea Creek Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge at Dupont, Indianapolis Shrine Club and Rolling Hills Shrine Club at North Vernon. He also was World War II navy veteran.
    Other survivors include one son, Richard Ross of Commiskey route 1; a sister, Virginia Whiteside of Beach Grove, and two grandchildren. Find A Grave Link

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Seymour Tribune - September 29, 1986
Edward E. Marsh services Tuesday
    Edward E. Marsh, 68, North Vernon R6, died at 12:55 a.m. Sunday at Jennings Community Hospital in North Vernon after a brief illness.
    He was a lifelong resident of Jennings County. He was a member of Zion Baptist Church in North Vernon; the North Vernon Masonic Lodge 59; the North Vernon American Veterans; the North Vernon Eagles Lodge; Farm Bureau Inc.; and board member of the Jackson-Jennings County Farm Bureau.
    He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and was a farmer. He retired from the Civil Service in 1973.
    Born May 21, 1918, in Jennings County, he was the son of the late Forest Alvin and Grace A. Euler Marsh. He married Barbara Papp. She survives.
    Other survivors include two daughters, Tracie Marsh of North Vernon R6 and Peggy Primm of Des Moines, Iowa; one son, Stephen Marsh of North Vernon R6; and three grandchildren.
    Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Baptist Church in North Vernon with the Rev. Larry Eubanks officiating. Burial will be in Vernon Cemetery.
    Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Dove and Sharp funeral Home in North Vernon and from 10 a.m. Tuesday until the time of service at the church.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Fund. Find A Grave Link

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    Russell LeRoy Link was born in Jennings County, served in the army in WWII and lived for a time in Indianapolis, he married Hazel Eileen Haines in 1944 at the Chapel of the Billings General Hospital in Indianapolis where he was being treated after being injured in the service. He later moved to Florida and died there on May 1, 2011. He is buried in Salisbury National Cemetery Annex in Rowan County, North Carolina. I was not able to find an obituary for him. Find A Grave Link

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North Vernon Sun - August 26, 1937
Boy Killed Enroute to Alabama With Truck
    This community lost a promising young man last Saturday when John M. Rinard, 17 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Rinard, who reside about two miles south of here, near Sullivan's Ford, was killed.
    The accident occurred near Pulaski, Tenn., when a truck he was driving, crashed into a passenger car, and overturned. Four local boys, William Worth, Don Greathouse, Dick Vance and the Rinard boy and Roland Webster, left Friday afternoon about three o'clock to drive five new trucks to Birmingham, Alabama, where they were to be delivered to Henry Miller, for construction work.
    The group was within a hundred miles of their destination when Rinard became separated from the others. Webster drove back to find the boy, and was flagged down by a motorist, who had Rinard in his car. He told of the accident, and said he was taking the boy to a hospital.
    Webster said he believed Rinard was watching a cowboy lasso some cattle on a big estate, near the scene of the wreck, and had run up on the car in front of him, without his knowledge. He swerved his wheels missing the car with the front of the truck, but the back failed to clear, striking the back of the car and overturning. The young man was instantly killed, but the three occupants of the passenger car, were not hurt.
    Funeral services were held at the St. Mary's Church Tuesday morning, at nine o'clock, and burial was made in the Vernon cemetery.
    John Michael, would have been a senior in the Vernon High School, this fall. He had a pleasing personality and was well liked in North Vernon. He had been a part time employee of the local auto firm, during the summer.     Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Rinard, and two sisters, Catherine and Mary Margaret. Find A Grave Link

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The Indianapolis News - September 24, 1990
Phil V. Nauer
    Phil V. Nauer, 71, Indianapolis, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital, Beech Grove. Nauer was a clerk for John Sexton Co. 16 years, retiring in 1981. Previously he worked for the Fairmont Glass Co. 27 years. He was a member of Fountain Square Church of Christ and Greenwood (Ind.) Masonic Lodge. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in G. H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral Home, with calling from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and a masonic service at 7:30. Entombment will be in Washington Park East Cemetery Mausoleum. Survivors - wife Ollie Callahan Nauer; brother Robert W. Nauer. Find A Grave Link

(Brother of John Nauer below)

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The Columbus Republic - October 8, 2015
    Roger S. Euler, 94, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015, at his home in Columbus.
    Roger was a truly remarkable man. He was born to Stewart and Frieda Euler on their farm August 6, 1921. He graduated from Vernon High School in 1939 and was then on to Purdue University where he obtained his degree in Agriculture Education. Immediately following graduation Roger went to serve in WW II as a field artillery officer, which included suffering nine months as a POW. After the war Roger continued his education at Purdue gaining a master’s degree in Ag Economics, and then his Ph.D. in the same field.
    From here Roger dedicated his life to the diplomatic corps of the United States, serving many years as agricultural attache in Warsaw, Poland, Moscow, Soviet Union and then Brussels, Belgium.
    He was married to Jeanne Wecker from 1965 until her passing and then years later met Betty Simmons, whom he married in 1998.
    Roger was active in the Baptist church throughout his life, from the Baptist Student Foundation at Purdue University, continuing after his retirement in several service positions with the First Baptist Church in Columbus.
    A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2015, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Daniel Cash officiating. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of the service. Burial will follow at Vernon Cemetery with military honors.
    Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Columbus, 3300 Fairlawn Drive, Columbus, Indiana 47203.
    Roger is survived by his wife, Betty Euler; sister, Irma Pocock; brother, Herbert Euler; stepson, Michael Simmons; and his grandson, James Simmons. He is preceded in death by his brothers, George Euler and Robert Euler. Find A Grave Link

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North Vernon Sun - November 7, 1995
Wilford "Simmie" Day was insurance agent for 35 years
    Wilford Simeon "Simmie" Day, 74, of Vernon died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, 1995, at his home.
    Mr. Day was an insurance agent for Commonwealth Life, retiring after 35 years. He was a World War II Army veteran, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Matt Hester Post and a 1939 graduate of Vernon High School.
    Funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dove-Sharp and Rudicel Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ray Schooler officiating. Calling will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday. Burial with military graveside rites will be at Vernon Cemetery.
    Born in Vernon May 14, 1921, he was the son of Simeon and May Fewell Day. He married Rosalie Hurd May 6, 1976. She survives.     Additional survivors include five sons, Larry Day of Seymour, Ronald Day of Memphis, Tenn., Larry and Randy Wasson of Wichita Kan.; two daughters, Tina Manis of North Vernon and Sherry Craig of Columbus; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded by his first wife, Mildred Stout Day, in 1975.
    Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Jennings County Hospice. Find A Grave Link

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Edwin Dunning - No Record found of his death.

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The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) - April 8, 1974
    Mr. Paul A. Thomas, 53, 823 E. Amelia St., died Saturday.     A native of Nebraska, he moved to Orlando in 1965. He was a painting contractor and a member of Orlando American Legion Post 19.     Survivors: Stepdaughter, Mrs. Sue Harriet Earl, Boonsville, N.Y.; sister Mrs. Beatrice Jines, Butlerville, Ind.     Carey Hand Funeral Chapel will send the body to Boonsville, N. Y., for services. Find A Grave Link

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The Indianapolis Star - April 26, 1985
John S. Nauer
    Born in Vernon, Ind., he had lived in Greenwood since 1940. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or American Lung Association. Survivor: wife, Dottie M. Vessels Nauer. Find A Grave Link

(Brother of Philip Nauer above)

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Seymour Tribune - August 9, 1948
    Funeral services for Pfc. Harlan Short, of North Vernon, who was killed in action August 19, 1944, in the invasion of Sicily, were conducted this afternoon from the Tea Creek Baptist Church, Jennings county, followed by burial in the Tea Creek Cemetery. Military rites were conducted by a Jennings County American Legion post. He was a brother of Mrs. Laren Rogers and John Short, both of Seymour.

North Vernon Plain Dealer - August 12, 1948
SERVICES HELD FOR TWO SOLDIER DEAD
HEROES LAID IN LAST RESTING PLACE WITH MILITARY HONORS
    The body of Pfc. Harlan Short, who was killed in action in the invasion of Sicily August 12, 1943, arrived in this city Monday and funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Tea Creek Baptist Church. Burial took place in Tea Creek Cemetery. Military services were conducted by Myron Bertman Post American Legion.
    He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Short and enlisted in the Army February 15, 1941. He is survived by seven brothers and seven sisters. Find A Grave Link

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The Columbus Republic - January 14, 2004
Lester F. Jones
Seymour
    North Vernon - Lester F. Jones, 84, of Seymour died at 1:20 p.m. Monday January 12, 2004, at Jennings Health Care Center.     Mr. Jones was a 1937 graduate of Vernon High School and a lifelong dairy farmer. He also did electrical and plumbing work for several years and was a former school bus driver.
    He was a sergeant with the Army's 534th Bomb Squadron during World War II and was the recipient of the EAME Theater ribbon with six Bronze Stars. He was a former director of Decatur County REMC, was volunteer at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour for five years and delivered meals for Jackson County Senior Citizens. A former resident of North Vernon, he was a member of North Vernon Masonic Lodge and Order of the Eastern Star and a member and former treasurer of Pleasant View United Methodist Church.
    He was an avid bowler and enjoyed Cincinnati Reds baseball and playing euchre.
    The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Mcintosh officiating. Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be at Vernon Cemetery. Military graveside rites will be conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars.
    Memorials may be made to Pleasant View United Methodist Church.
    Born in Marengo Oct. 7, 1919, Mr. Jones was the son of Claude E. and Grace Pearl Cornelius Jones. He married Edna Lucille "Tommie" Littell June 22, 1945, at North Vernon.
    Survivors include a son, John F. Jones of Middletown; a daughter, Charlotte Lovegrove of Seymour; grandchildren Daniel Lovegrove and Kara Engleking, both of Seymour, Jason Lovegrove of Hamilton, Mont., and Carey, Candice, Kelly and Annie Jones, all of Middletown; and four great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife on May 16, 1996; a daughter, Donna Jean Jones; brothers, Keith and Kenneth. Find A Grave Link

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