TORR, Ross - Putnam

ROSS TORR president of the board of commissioners of Putnam County, died at the Putnam County Hospital early Sunday after having been removed from his home to the hospital following a heart attack Friday evening. evening. Mr. Torr. 65 years old was widely known in this county where he was born  and reared. His home was in North Washington township.  He was serving his second , a commissioner of the I district of the county. He suffered his first heart attack  several months ago, but apparently had recovered full health, hut recently  with heavy work and difficulties as county commissioner caused a relapse which resulted in his death Sunday.  Torr was born February 1881, the son of William L. Ellen Smith Torr, pioneer residences of Washington township.  He was educated in the Putnam county schools and studied culture at Purdue University spent much of his life farming. live stock raising. was united in marriage to Bessie VanCIeave and five children were born lo this union, surviving. They are Mrs-? Byers- Bedford; Mrs. Marie Morris, Washington, Ind.; Mrs. Virginia Whittaker, Dayton, O.; Miss Joan Torr, at home, sister, Mrs. Emma Pitchford (?) and two brothers, Edwin A, Greencastle and Arthur, Terre Haute, with the widow survive. Torr was engaged in coal mine work and at the cement work at  period of many years having spent about 20 years as an  electrician at the cement plant, prior to retiring from his  farm in Washington township. Funeral  services will be held the Rector Funeral Home 10:30 o'clock DST Tuesday morning. Burial will be in the Hutcheson cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral home.

Death Causes Board Vacancy The death of Ross E. Torr, Republican member of the Board of Commissioners, will make a change in the political balance of the board. His successor will be elected by the Commissioners, which now stand divided and the county auditor tn case of a tie vote, casts the deciding vote. No indication was made today as to who would be named to succeed Mr. Torr who was elected two years ago for a second term by a larger majority than he received on his first election. His term has a year and a half to go and his successor will fill  the term. Along with the balance of political power among the commissioners go the county highway jobs as well as others connected with the court house. These jobs have all been Republican controlled for the past eight or nine years, the longest in the history for Republicans m Putnam county us normally the county is Democratic. It is presumed the successor to Mr. Torr will be named to succeed him either at the August meeting of the board or will take up his official duties at that time.