Tinkman - Arthur Edward
Saturday, Feb 27, 1932
Crawfordsville Journal-Review
Thorntown -
Arthur Edward TINKHAM, 69, a resident of Thorntown since 1885, died at his home here Friday night at 9:45 following an illness of 3 weeks. Heart trouble caused his death. Mr. Tinkham was born Aug 31, 1862 at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio a son of William and Emma C. Tinkham. On June 12 1884 he was married to Miss Anna Foulke of Marion, Ill.. During his life Mr. Tinkham resided at Richmond, Westfield, Anderson, New London, Salem and Paoli. He moved to Indiana with his family when he was 2. He attended the Southern Indiana Normal school of which his father was president and later taught school 2 years. He then learned the printing trade and was engaged in newspaper work for many years. Mr. Tinkham is survived by four children: Mrs. Emma A. Hill, Colfax; John Herbert Tinkham Cleveland, Oh; Mrs. Grace E. Furnas, Ft. Wayne and Walter F. Tinkham, LaPorte; William another son died in 1900 at age 5. Funeral service will be held at the home here but the time has not been announced. The rites will be in charge of Rev. CB McKee, pastor of the Sugar Plains Church here of which the deceased was a life-long member. Interment will take place at Westfield Cemetery.