BIRGE, William H. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

William H. Birge, 72, 1203 Second, Apt. A, Covington, died at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8 at Lakeview Medical Center, Danville, Ill. He was born Jan. 28, 1914, in Metcalf County, Ky., the son of William Turner and Viola B. Pedigo. He first married Edythe Griffin. He then married Dorothy Murphy McDaniel on June 26, 1957. She survives. He was a resident of fountain county most of his life. He lived 30 years in Veedersburg and 20 years in Covington. He was a mechanic for more than 30 years, 20 at Allen's Pontiac-Oldsmobile in Covington. He retired in 1976. He was a musician and an avid fisherman. He was a member of the First Church of Christ. Surviving, besides his wife, are a son, Billy M., Veedersburg; a daughter, Mrs. Robin McLain, Covington; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Owen (Kae) Keeling, Covington, a stepson, Gary McDaniel, Attica; three sisters, Carmen Merrill, Santa Barbara, Calif.; Charla Winternheimer, Westminister, Calif., and Janet Hager, Michigan City; four grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home, Covington, with Robert Hentrich officiating. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery.