Banta - Joseph H.
Joseph H. BANTA
Source: Waveland Independent newspaper, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana December 29, 1916
Joseph H. Banta, who formerly lived near Byron, died in Rockville on Sunday morning. Funeral services in charge of Howard lodge, I.O.O.F., were held at the Rockville Baptist church on Tuesday. He was a member of Waveland lodge, and the following members attended: Lee Moore, George Woodcook, Frank Clark, Claude Shoaf, T.E. Huston, J.A. Alward, Norman Jack, Ernest Fickenwirth and John Pickard. Mr. Banta was twice married, first to Miss Lou Watson, who died in 1899; and again to Miss Mary Burford, who survives him. There are no children. Up to a year before his death, he was engaged in the restaurant business in Rockville. He was the son of Jacob and Sarah Banta, and was born March 8, 1847. - kbz