MEEK, Clarence E. - Putnam

Clarence E. Meek, 82-year-old resident of Westphalia and father of Frances M. McQueary of Martinsville died Saturday afternoon in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. He had been in failing health for several years.  Born Jan 19, 1900, in Cloverdale, he was the son of John and Maude McCammack Meek.  He was a retired trucker and moved to Westphalia in 1937 from Putnam County.  He was married to the former Elsie Heidenreich who died Jan 3, 1966.  Survivors besides the local daughter include two sons, Earl E. Meek of Edwardsport RR1 and James I. Meek of Sacramento, Calif; a sister, Cozetta Lear of Belle Union and six grandchildren.  One son preceded him in death. The funeral for Mr. Meek will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Chapel in Sandborn with Dan Schroeder officiating.  Burial will be in the Westphalia Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until 9 o’clock this evening and Tuesday until the time of the service. – kbz