Crowder - Wiley
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review, May 24, 1968 p 4
Wiley C. Crowder, 82, a 17-year employee of the circulation department of The Journal Review died at 8:30 a.m. Friday in Carmen Nursing Home at Crawfordsville. He was a resident of Waynetown. Death was atributed to heart failure and complications. He had been a patient at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette since March 8 and transferred to the nursing home last Monday. Mr. Crowder was born March 24, 1886 in Fountain County, the son of John and Emma Crowder. He was married March 9, 1910 to Lillie Florence Keeling at Phanuel Lutheran Church in Jackson Township, Fountain County. Mr. Crowder was a member of the Yountsville Methodist Church and Wallace Masonic Lodge NO. 495. He attended school in Fountain County and farmed until he retired and went to work for The Journal. Survivors include his wife, a brother, Grover Crowder of Hiillsboro; two sons, Gordon of Yountsville and Paul of El Monte, Calif; two daughters, Margaret Groves of Smartsburg and Kathryn Kelsey of New Richmond; 16 grandchildren and 11 greats. He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements are pending at Servies-Thomas Funeral Home, Waynetown. - typed by kbz
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Hillsboro – Wiley C. Crowder, age 82, a native of Fountain County and brother of Grover Crowder of Hillsboro died at 8:30 a.m. Friday May 24 (1968) in the Carmen Nursing Home in Crawfordsville. He was a resident of Waynetown. Death was contributed to heart failure and complications. He had been a patient at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette since March 8 and was transferred to the nursing home the Monday before his death. Mr. Crowder was born March 24, 1880 the son of John Samuel and Emaline Crowder. He was married March 9, 1910 to Lillie Florence Keeping at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Jackson Township, Fountain County. He was a member of the Yountsville Methodist Church and Wallace Masonic Lodge No 495. He attended school in Fountain County and farm until he retired and went to work for the Journal-Review Crawfordsville in the circulation department. He had worked there 17 years. Surviving in addition to the wife are one brother, Grover of Hillsboro, two sons, Gordon of Yountsville and Paul of El Monte, Calif; two daughters, Margaret Groves of Smartsburg and Kathryn Kelsey of New Richmond; 16 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, one sister and two great granddaughters. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Servies-Thomas Funeral Home at Waynetown. The Rev. John Servies officiated and burial was in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.