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In loving memory

Carl ‘Roscoe’ McCracken

Washington Time-Herald
26 Jan 2006

Carl Roscoe McCracken, 79, of rural Washington, died at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday at Daviess Community Hospital. Born Jan. 2, 1927, in Daviess County, he was the son of William Ray and Inez (Myers) McCracken. A 1945 graduate of Montgomery High School, he served in the Merchant Marines. A retired farmer, he also had worked at B & O Shops, McCord Corp., Armour, Prestolite battery plant in Vincennes and the state highway department. He attended First Christian Church and was a member of I.O.O.F. Lodge, White River Valley Beagle Club, Tri-State Beagle Club and Southern Indiana Beagle Club. He is survived by his wife, Helen Louise (Roach) McCracken, whom he married July 31, 1948; one son, Tommy Glen McCracken of Washington; grandchildren, Lori Lynn Hancock of Petersburg, and Robert Ray McCracken of Henderson, Ky.; great-grandchildren, Ethan Robert McCracken and Hallie Nicole McCracken; one sister, Jean Swann of Washington; two brothers, Harold and George McCracken, both of Washington; and a brother-in-law, Robert Williams of Indianapolis. One sister, Wanda Williams, is deceased. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, with Bros. Ronnie Barnes and Michael Luke officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Gill Chapel and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Preferred memorials are to the Cancer Society.
(Jan. 24, 2006)

Contributed by: LJG

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