Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson, 95, Martinsville, Ill., died at 5 p.m. Feb. 22, 2000, at her home.
Mrs. Wilson was a homemaker, and a member of Martinsville Wesleyan Church.
She was born Oct. 5, 1904, in Clark County, Ill., to William David and Sally Lindsey Janney. She married Morton Wilson on Dec. 29, 1923, and he died Feb. 18, 1978.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Greenwell Funeral Home, Martinsville, Ill., with the Rev. Jesse Tewell officiating. Burial will follow at St. Paul Cemetery near Martinsville.
Richard E. Mahan Sr.
Richard E. Mahan Sr., 74, Cherokee Village, Ark., died at 5:07 a.m. Feb. 23, 2000, at his home following a lengthy illness.
Mr. Mahan was a member of the Lafayette Teamsters Local 543 for 38 years, and was employed by Turner Trucking until his retirement in 1986. He also worked several years for Motor Express Inc.
He grew up in Lafayette and was a 1943 graduate of Lafayette Jeff High School. He lived in Mulberry for 38 years before moving to Arkansas in 1998.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific. He was a member of Lafayette American Legion Post 11, Highland Elks Lodge 2539 in Cherokee Village and Lafayette Eagles Aerie 347, and a lifetime member of the Mulberry Conservation Club.
He was born Jan. 21, 1925, in Lafayette, to Herman D. and Hazel O. Sweepe Mahan. He married Marilyn Barbour in Lafayette on Oct. 14, 1953, and she survives.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bodine Funeral Home, Mulberry, with the Rev. Tom Montgomery officiating. Burial with military rites will follow at Fair Haven Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may be made to Lifelights (formerly Clinton County Hospice.)
Jeanette Snyder
Jeanette Snyder, 95, Rossville, died Feb. 24, 2000, at Milner Community Healthcare Center there, where she had been a resident since November 1995.
Mrs. Snyder was a homemaker. She was a 1923 Camden High School graduate, and had lived in Clinton and Carroll counties. She was a member of Rossville Presbyterian Church, and a member and past worthy matron of Rossville Order of Eastern Star Helen Bonebrake Chapter.
She was born Sept. 30, 1904, in Elwood, to Charles and Minnie Briggs Spitler. She married Charles A. Snyder in 1927, and he died in 1964.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Bodine Funeral Home, Rossville, with Dr. Fred Page officiating. Burial will follow at Rossville Cemetery. Calling hours are 5-7 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may be made to the Rossville Public Library.
William Mack Merrill
William Mack Merrill, 82, Lebanon, died Feb. 24, 2000, at Riverview Hospital.
Mr. Merrill was a dairy farmer in the Scircleville area for many years.
He was a member and elder of Elizaville Christian Church, and a member of Gideons International.
He was born July 9, 1917, in Sheridan, to Carmel and Lucy Kathleen McCarty Merrill. He married Amy Evelyn Wallace on Aug. 13, 1938, and she died Sept. 2, 1999.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Kercheval Funeral Home, Sheridan, with the Rev. Edwin Roark and the Rev. Robert Whistler officiating. Burial will follow at Crown View Cemetery, Sheridan. Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may be made to the church or Gideons International.
James S. McQuern
James S. McQuern, 90, Lafayette, died at Mulberry Lutheran Home at 6:15 p.m. Feb 24, 2000.
Mr. McQuern worked at Alcoa for 30 years and was a member of the Alcoa 25-year club. He was also a farmer.
He was born June 16, 1909, in Clinton County, to Guy and Ida Lipp McQuern. He married Mary L. Disinger on March 26, 1937, and she survives.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Frye & Genda Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Beasley officiating. Burial will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery. Calling hours are 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Doris Bozworth
Doris Bozworth, 79, Louisville, Ky., died Feb. 23, 2000, at Audobon Hospital, Louisville.
Mrs. Bozworth was a cook for Southwestern High School in Hanover during the 1960s. She was also a homemaker.
She was a member of the Holiday Ramblers Recreation Vehicle Club, Sunshine Extension Homemakers Club, Hanover Baptist Church Widows Group, Hanover Senior Citizens Club and the Hanover Baptist Church. She was a 1939 graduate of Burlington High School.
She was born March 22, 1920, in Middlefork, to Trell and Maude Brittian Catron. She married Charles E. Bozworth on May 21, 1939, and he died Dec. 27, 1976.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Neptune Funeral Home, Burlington, with the Rev. David Duke officiating. Burial will be at Middlefork Cemetery. Calling hours are 3-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Stella M. Hayden
Stella M. Hayden, 84, Mechanicsburg, died at 6:15 a.m., Feb. 25, 2000, at her residence.
Mrs. Hayden worked as a clerk at J.C. Penny in Lebanon from 1953-1962. She was also a cook for Washington Township school system for many years.
She was a member of the Mechanicsburg Christian Church, Happy Home Ec Club, and the Washington Township Euchre Club.
She was born June 26, 1915, in St. John, Kan., to Benjamin Morford and Emma Williams. She married Trenton Hayden on Feb. 28, 1933, in Larnord, Kan., and he survives.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mechanicsburg Christian Church with the Revs. Raymond Duff and Dan Shaw officiating. Calling hours are 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Russell & Hitch Funeral Home, Lebanon. The body will lie in state one hour prior to service. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery, Frankfort.
Memorials may be made to the Mechanicsburg Christian Church.
Fay A. Hunter
Fay A. Hunter, 94, Kirklin, died Feb. 24, 2000, at Clinton House.
Mr. Hunter moved to Kirklin in 1923. He was in the grocery business until 1936. He purchased the Shell service station in 1936, retiring in 1962. He became the director of the Farmers Bank of Frankfort in 1962. He was director for 30 years.
He was a charter member of the Kirklin Lions Club. He was a 50-year member of the Kirklin Masonic Lodge F&AM 304. He also was a member of the Indianapolis Scottish Rite and the United Methodist Church. He was a 1922 graduate of Frankfort High School.
He was born Sept. 22, 1905, in Frankfort, to Elvis and Elizabeth Wallace Hunter. He married Anna Hopewell, of Linden, on Dec. 25, 1927, and she died Dec. 11, 1985.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Kercheval Funeral Home, Sheridan, with the Rev. Emmett Ade officiating. Calling hours are 4-7 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery, Frankfort.
Donald Lee Lecklitner
Donald Lee Lecklitner, 66, 1608 S. CR 1230E, Frankfort, died at 8:45 a.m. Feb. 25, 2000, at his home after an eight-month illness.
Mr. Lecklitner was a meat cutter at Marsh Supermarket for the past 10 years. He previously worked in a radio repair shop in Frankfort. He lived in Sugar Creek Township for 45 years.
He was a 1952 graduate of Sheridan High School. He attended Purdue University for a year. He was a member of the Sheridan Methodist Church, Beard Masonic Lodge, Moose Lodge #7, and the Clinton County Amateur Radio Club.
He was born Feb 13, 1934, in Sheridan, to David and Ethel Mae Smith Lecklitner. He married Sara Alice Loveless on Oct. 3, 1953, at the Hills Baptist Church, and she survives.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at Goodwin Funeral Home. Calling is one hour prior to services. Masonic Rites will be performed by the Beard Masonic Lodge.
Memorials may be made to Clinton County Amatuer Radio Club.
Oscar M. Vail
Oscar M. Vail, 87, 9569 W. CR 100S, Frankfort, died at 12:45 p.m. Feb. 26, 2000, at Clinton County Hospital. He had been a resident of Milner Community Healthcare Center since January 1996.
Mr. Vail worked through Lafayette Carpenters Union Local 215, most often for Gill Contractors, Frankfort. He retired in 1968 after 23 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, from 1941-45, serving in the European and African theaters.
He was born Feb. 9, 1913, near Linton, to John and Vina Vandy Vail. He married Martha Taylor in June 1946, and she died in 1979.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bodine Funeral Home, Mulberry, with the Rev. Lewis Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Tuesday.
