Wilhite - John Kenneth
Source: Danville Illinois Commercial News July 13, 1977
VEEDERSBURG, Ind. (CNS) – John Kenneth Wilhite, 61, of 10 Par Lane, Crawfordsville, a native of Veedersburg died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday (July 12, 1977) at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was a former sixth district commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Born Aug. 2, 1915, in Veedersburg he was the son of Edgar and Daisy Mitchell Wilhite. In 1934, he married Erina Parker, who died in 1940. In 1943, he married Geraldine Schumacher, who survives. He was employed at Montgomery Ward in Crawfordsville. He was a veteran of World War II and past commander of VFW Post 1431 and a member of the American Legion, both of Crawfordsville. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Crawfordsville was a past master of the Hillsboro Masonic Lodge. Other survivors include two sons, Terry of Indianapolis and Loren of New Market; two daughters, Mrs. Maria Thompson of Danville, Ill., and Mrs. Sharon Williams of Ladoga; two brothers, Leon in Pennsylvania and Neal of Waynetown; a sister, Mrs. Melba Ziegler of Hampton, Fla.; and six grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Powers Funeral Home in Crawfordsville, with the Rev John Glosser officiating. Burial will be in Wilhite Cemetery. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. – jlr