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Rash - Warren "Bill"

Source: obituary in a scrapbook from a collection of Fauniel Hershberger's typed by Walt W 6-4-68

Warren B. "Bill" Rash, supervisor at R. R. Donnelley & Sons, deed suddenly Tuesday morning at Culver Hospital. Rash, 44, had been admitted to the hospital only a few hours before. His home was at 27 Del Mar Drive. Mr. Rash observed his 25th year with the printing firm on Jan. 19, 1968. At the time of his death, he was foreman of directory layout in the CAG Department. Rash started his Donnelley career as a bindery man, and after his return from World War II service, was transferred to directory layout. The deceased was active in the local Elks and Sportsman clubs, and was a director of the Lake Holiday Property Owners Association. A Marine Veteran of the Southwestern Pacific Theater, he was a member of Byron Cox Post 72 of the American Legion. Rash was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church. Born on Nov. 9, 1923, in Illinois, he was the son of Robert Lee and Elsie Margaret Baird Rash. He was first married to Evelyn Harmon, and afterward to Shirley Miles. The latter ceremony took place in Crawfordsville on Feb. 3, 1961. Surviving are the wife; a son Brian, and a daughter, Sandra Lee, both of Crawfordsville; a brother, Robert M. of Darlington; a sister, Mrs. Lawrence Starcevich, also of Crawfordsville; an uncle, and several aunts. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Bright Funeral Home with Revs. Creed Hampton of Shelbyville and Keith S. Carlile officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services for Warren "Bill" Rash were held Thursday afternoon at the Bright Funeral Home. Rev. Creed Hampton and Rev. Keith S. Carlile officiated. Serving as pallbearers and assisting with the floral tributes were Robert Hampton of Darlington, Robert Todd, Hugh Gatliff, Robert Gegner, Sherman Baker and Walter Ford. Curtis E. Bright was organist. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. American Legion rites at the graveside were in the charge of Walter Remley and Loran Rutledge who folded and presented the flag to Mrs. Rash. Other Legionaires who participated in the color guard were: in charge, John Alsop, and Gene Douglas, William Connell, Don Kelso, Ed Cline, Jack Foster and Jerry Brannan. The bugler was James Pattison.

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