Hughes - George "Bill"
GEORGE - Bill - HUGHES
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 9-Aug-1962, page 10
Waynetown -- George (Bill) Hughes, 82, died in his sleep about 3 a.m. Wednesday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Stella Furr, in Waynetown. He had been in ill health five years. He was a Ripley Township native. Born Feb. 21, 1880 to Elbert and Nancy Ellis Hughes. He was married in 1921 to Mrs. Gladys Ingersoll, who preceded him in death. Mr. Hughes was a member of the Ridge Farm Christian Church. He lived in Ripley Township until his married, then in Wayne Township near Waynetown until he retired from farming. He moved to Attica in 1936 and managed filling stations there until 12 years ago when he returned to this community. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Furr and Mrs. Mary Kyle of Spokane, Wash.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Sara Simpson of Rt. 1 Waynetown, and four grandchildren. A son, Wilbert E., and two brothers are deceased. Funeral services are announced for 2 p.m. Friday at the Servies Funeral Home, with Rev. Guy E. Tremaine officiating. Burial will be in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday.
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