Pursel - Hattie
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 20-Mar-1963 p 1
Hattie Pursel Is Dead At 92- Was Oldest Living Graduate of CHS- Miss Hattie L. Pursel, active in the business life of Crawfordsville for 60 years, died Tuesday afternoon in her home, 808 W. Main St., following an extended illness. Born in Crawfordsville Jan. 6, 1871, she was the daughter of John L. and Mary Pond Pursel, pioneer Crawfordsville family. She was a member of the First Methodist Church and a charter member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club. She was graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1888, at which time she was awarded a scholarship to Indiana University. Before her death Tuesday she was the oldest living CHS graduate. She attended the last alumni banquet. Miss Pursel became associated in 1896 with the city’s financial interests, when she took a position with the Schultz & Hulet Investment Bank, and later affiliated with the Crawfordsville Trust Co., where she was assistant trust officer from 1922 until her retirement in September 1947. She is survived by a nephew, Alvin Peavey, a great-niece, Mrs. Joan McCormick, both of Indianapolis, and a great-nephew, Robert Peavey of Beaumont, Texas, and five cousins, Mrs. Florence Hungate of Crawfordsville is a cousin. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and a nephew. Funeral services are announced for Thursday morning at 10:30 at the Hunt & Son Funeral Home with Rev. William Goddard Sherman and Rev. Clarence Loveland officiating. Burial will be in the family lot in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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