McCollum - Samuel Tilden
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.
Obit hand dated 4-30-1968 which generally indicates a death date
Veedersburg - Samuel Tilden McCollum, 89, longtime Veedersburg resident, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Lakeview Hospital in Danville, Ill. He had been in failing health since 1960. Born at Waveland Feb 6, 1876, he was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth LIght McCollum. Most of his life was spent in the Veedersburg area. He married Gertrude Sexton on Dec 21, 1901. The widow survives in Crawfordsville. Prior to entering the Danville hospital, Mr. McCollum was a patient at Rudisill Nursing Home in Covington. He was a member of the Hillsboro Christian Church. For many years he was a truck driver for Schlosser Brothers Cream Company of Veedersburg until his retirement. Survivors in addition to the widow are three sons, Fred of West Lafayette; Ernest of Covina, Calif and Ray of Veedersburg; four daughters, Mrs. Pearl Hunt and Mrs. Blanche Petet both of Crawfordsville and Mrs. Maude Booe and Mrs. Bertha Taylor both of Danville, Ill and a sister, Mrs. Susan Crane of Crawfordsville. Funeral services will be at 2 pm. Monday at Fishero Funeral Home in Veedersburg with Rev. Alfred Dobbs officiating. Burial will be in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1960 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. Year 1965
VEEDERSBURG — Funeral services tor Samuel Tilden McCollum, age 89, longtime Veedersburg resident, who died at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, at Lake View Hospltal in Danville, Ill., were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Fishero Funeral Home in Veedersburg. The Rev. Alfred Dobbs officiated. Burial was in the Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
Mr. McCollum, who had been in failing health since 1960, was born at Waveland Feb. 6, 1876, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Lighty McCollum. Most of his life was spent in the Veedersburg area. He married Gertrude Sexton on Dee. 21, 1901. The widow survives in Crawfordsville.
Prior to entering be Danville hospital, Mr. McCollum was a patient at the Rudisill Nursing Home in Covington. He was a member of the Hillsboro Christian Church. For many years he was a truck driver for the Schlosser Brothers Cream Co., of Veedersburg, prior to his retirement.
Surviving, in addition to the wife, are: three sons, Fred of West Lafayette, Ernest of Covina, Calif., and Ray of Veedersburg; four daughters, Mrs. Pearl Hunt and Mrs. Blanche Petet, both of Crawfordsville, and Mrs. Maude Booe and Mrs. Bertha Taylor, both of Danville, Ill.,. and one sister, Mrs. Susan Crane of Crawfordsville. - jz