Grenard - Minnie Rodgers
MINNIE RODGERS GRENARD
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 25-Jan-1960 p. 8
Waynetown -- Minnie Pearl Grenard, 71, died at 11:24 p.m. Saturday in Culver Hospital at Crawfordsville where she had been a patient for the past 11 weeks. Prior to that time she had twice been hospitalized since Aug. 3, 1959, once in Methodist Hospital at Indianapolis and once at Culver. She also had lived in the home of a son, Byron Grenard, who resides northeast of here for a period of time. Before her illness she lived at 113 W. Wabash Ave., in Crawfordsville. Mrs. Grenard was born Aug. 7, 1888, in Fountain County, a daughter of William and Mariam Durham Rodgers. She married Emerson Grenard March 8, 1911, at Covington. He died in 1929. She was a member of the Wingate Christian Church and lived all of her married life on a farm northeast of here. After her husband died, she worked as a housekeeper in Crawfordsville. She was employed by the Lester Summer family 14 years. Survivors include the son and daughter-in-law, Byron and Vera Grenard of Rt. 1 Wingate; two grandchildren, Sally and Doug Grenard; four sisters, Mrs. Verna Dazey and Mrs. Lula Mitchell, both of Wingate; Mrs. Gertie Humphreys of Rt. 4 Crawfordsville, and Mrs. Bernice Alward of Kingman; three brothers, Fred of Frankfort, Harry of New Market and Russell Rodgers of Oakwood, Ill. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Elnora, and two brothers, Frank and Harold. Funeral rites are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Servies Funeral home here with Rev. Carl Nesbitt, pastor of Wingate Christian Church officiating, and assisted by Rev. Delbert Smith, pastor of Elmdale Methodist Church. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery at Wingate. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Monday.
Waynetown - Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Pearl Grenard were conducted at the Servies Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Carl Nesbitt, pastor of Wingate Christian Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Delbert Smith, pastor of Elmdale Methodist Church. Mrs. Anna Grenard was organist and included requested hymns, “Whispering Hope,” “In the Garden” and “Beyond the Sunset.” Pallbearers, who also assisted with the flowers, were Virgil Dazey, William Mitchell, Robert Dazey, Robert Rodgers, Max Mitchell, Jim Doan, Leonard D. Jardin and Harold Groce. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery at Wingate.
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