Lewsader - Elmer
Elmer Lewsader
Dated 1962
Elmer Lewsader, age 72, who spent most of his life in the Perrysville area, died at 12:30 a. m. Tuesday, Dec. 25, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, where he had been a patient five days. He had been in ill health the past two months. Mr. Lewsader was born Aug. 31, 1890 in Fowler, the son of Frank and Rosila Johnson Lewsader. He was married April 19, 1916 to Lillie Belle Holycross, who preceded him in death in Dec. 1921. He had been a hand molder at the Crawfordsville Foundry for 25 years and had retired in 1957. Prior to that time he had worked for the C&EI Railroad, the old Perrysville Foundry and had farmed. He was a member of Vermillion Lodge 113, Knights of Pythias. The body is at the Lewsader residence in Perrysville where friends may call. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. (CST) Thursday, Dec. 27, at the Perrysville Methodist Church where the body will be taken at 1 p. m. The Rev. Earl Owen will officiate and burial, with the Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home in charge, will be in Lower Mound Cemetery. -- typed by Walt W
Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Dated 1962
Perrysville -- Funeral services for Elmer Lewsader, age 72, who died Christmas morning, Dec. 25, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Danville, were held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Methodist Church here. The Rev. Earl Owen officiated and burial, with the Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home in charge, was in Lower Mound Cemetery. Mr. Lewsader had been in ill health for two months and was hospitalized five days. He was the son of Frank and Rosila Johnson Lewsader and was married April 19, 1916 to Lillie Belle Holycross, who preceded him in death. Survivors include: two sons, Gilbert of Terre Haute and Charles of Perrysville; one brother, Ray of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Rachel Smith of Perrysville and Mrs. Mary Howell of Danville Rt. 5; and four grandchildren. A brother also preceded him in death. Pallbearers were: George Jackson, Tillman Adams, Ed Mellinger, Russell Crowder, Clifford Spandau and Oscar Richardson. -- typed by Walt W