Howard County Indiana USGenWeb Project Obituaries

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Robert E. CAINE (1925 - 2001) [extract]

Name: Robert E. CAINE
Age: 76
Died: 1:01 am Sat 4 Aug 2001 at Howard Community hospital
Born: 17 May 1925 in Kokomo
Parents: Robert W. CAINE and Edna P. GLEASON
Married: Doris RUTH 9 Nov 1946 in Kokomo
Robert graduated from Kokomo High SChool in 1943; hospital corpsman in the US Navy during WWII.
Survivors: widow; two sons; Michael K CAINE (wife Georgeann M. CAINE) and Robert S. CAINE; 5 grandchildren; 1 stepbrother Gary CAINE. He was preceded in death by one brother.
Funeral Services: Ellers Mortuary
Burial: Sunset Memory Gardens

Ellsworth N. CALDWELL (c 1897 - 1951) [extract]

Name: Ellsworth N. CALDWELL
Age: 54
Died: 13 Apr 1951 "suddenly... while enroute to work at Camp Atterbury near Franklin Ind."
Born: at Sharpsville [no date or parents listed]
Military Service: Retired major in the U.S Army; served in WWI overseas and WWII.
Civic Involvement: Methodist, American Legion.
Survivors: widow, Mrs Nellie CALDWELL; four sons, M. Sgt James A. CALDWELL, S. Sgt. Donald W. CALDWELL, William N. CALDWELL, Robert E. CALDWELL; mother, Mrs. Edith MUNCIE; 2 sisters, Mrs. Jack FISH & Mrs. Frieda May WOODWARD; 3 grandsons.
Funeral Services: Conkle Funeral Home, Indianapolis
Burial: Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis

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Otto S. CALHOUN (1898-1981) [extract]

Name: Otto S. CALHOUN
Age: 83,
Died: St. Joseph Memorial Hospital at 1:02 am Saturday, Oct 31,1981.
Born: Charleston Ill., April 30, 1898, he was a son of
Parents: Walter and Martha (SIMPSON) CALHOUN.
Married: Jan. 15, 1922 to Eva SHEPHERD, who survives.
Survivors: widow, two sons, Wayne CALHOUN and Lowell CALHOUN, both of Kokomo, four grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Two brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
A former lieutenant with the Kokomo Fire Department, He was a firefighter for 27 years and at one time was lieutenant in charge of training. He served overseas with the armed forces in World War II [sic] and on the US- Mexican border.
He was a member of the Mexican Border Patrol and Northside Nazarene Church.
Services: Ellers Mortuary with the Rev. William TAYLOR officiating.
Burial: Twin Springs Cemetery.

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Chester M. CANNON (1895 - 1977) [extract]

Name: Chester M. CANNON
Age: 82
Died: 1:10pm Monday, Jan 17, 1977 at his home in Greentown following an apparent heart attack.
Born [obscured on microfilm] 1895 in Champaign County, Ill, he was the son of
Parents: Franklin and Alice (LEHMAN) CANNON. On
Married: 13 Oct 1923, Thelma BAGWELL, who survives.
50-year member of the Greentown Masonic Lodge and 50-year member and past commander of the American Legion. Also member of the Greentown Eastern Star and helped organize the Lions Club. Veteran of World War I; retired farmer.
Survivors: widow, 2 sons, Eugene CANNON and Harold R. CANNON; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle KIRBY and Mrs. Hubert (Lavinia) HAMMON; two brothers, Forrest E. and Fred C. CANNON, ; and seven grandchildren. One son, two sisters and two brothers preceded him in death.
Services: Pickett Funeral Home, Greentown, with the Reverend Robert Rowe officiating.
Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery.

Biographical Sketch

Bertha Vadera MCCARTY CAREY( 1876 - 1943) [extract]

Kokomo Tribune - after 15 Oct 1943

Name: Bertha Vadera MCCARTY CAREY
Age: 67 [? blurry on microfilm]
Died: 12:30 pm Friday 15 Oct 1943, "while visiting a cousin near Sheridan".
Born: 1 Jul 1876 in Hancock County, IN
Parents: Jasper & Angeline (TREES) MCCARTY
Married: Clinton E CAREY 5 Sep 1897.
They were former owner of Grocers' Dairy Products & Crescent Dairy of Kokomo
Survivors: husband; three sons, Russell J., Paul F., Robert C.; 5 grandchildren, Lieut. Russell CAREY Jr., Barbara, Bobby, Donna Lee and Mrs. Raymond TARR; one great grandchild, Judith Ann TARR; two brothers Frank MCCARTY and Lyle MCCARTY; two sisters, Mrs. Audrey RANDALL and Mrs. Mildred ZIMMERMAN.
Funeral home: Hinshaw mortuary in Sheridan
Burial: "At Anderson"

Michael CAVENAUGH (1828-1896)

Michael CAVENAUGH, aged 68 years, died at 5 o'clock this morning at the county infirmary, where he was taken after being kicked by a horse two months ago. This injury was the cause of his death. Interment at Crown Point this afternoon

Mary Ellen CESSNA (1943-1943) [extract]

Kokomo Tribune - aft 13 Aug 1943

Name: Mary Ellen CESSNA
Age: six months
Died: 12:15 am Friday 13 Aug 1943 at home (815 E. Walnut) of summer complaint; born 17 Feb 1943.
Parents: Dallas and Mary E. CESSNA
Survivors: parents; 2 sisters, Patricia and Roberta; 6 brothers, Edward, William, Russell Raymond, Richard, and David Lee; grandmother Mrs. Sarah CESSNA.
Funeral Home: Ellers mortuary
Burial: Crown Point cemetery

Mary HUSSEY CHESNUT (1842-1909)

THE CALL OF DEATH TO KINDLY WOMAN -- Mrs. Mary H. Chestnut (sp) Passes From Earth -- A Second Stroke of Paralysis Proves Fatal - Was a Woman Much Esteemed
Mrs. Mary H. CHESTNUT (sp) died yesterday morning, at 5 o'clock, at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas HARRIS, east of the Grange Hall school, Mrs. Harris being her daughter.
Mrs. Chestnut (sp) was sixty-seven years old, and had been ill since July 22, when she was seized with paralysis. She had gotten a great deal better, but was the victim of a second stroke Thursday, ending in her death.
The funeral will be held at the Harris home tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock and will be in charge of the Rev. H. R. Neely, rector of St. Andrew's church. Since the death of her husband in Anderson, in 1898, she has made her home with her daughter in Kokomo, moving with the Harris family to this city.
Mrs. Mary HUSEY (sp) CHESTNUT (sp) was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, January 21, 1842. Besides Mrs. HARRIS there are two children, Clifford CHESTNUT (sp) and a daughter, Mrs. Lee KIPHART, both of whom reside in the neighborhood of the Harris farm.
Mrs. Chestnut (sp) will be missed as few of the loved dead are missed. She was the personification of the mother of the old school, gracious, kindly, and brimming with affection. She was a woman of culture and refinement. It was noteworthy of her that her good humor was seldom disturbed. It required a trying provocation to impell her to lose her equanimity. She was cheerful in all things and companionable and delightful to be in the presence of, and who, passing to the eternal realms, leaves a vacancy in the household which causes heart aches, and to Ralph Harris, the taking away of his grandmother is to him a matter he can't understand, or reconcile with his ideas of things. The little folks' hearts are grieving and they refuse to be consoled in their hour of sorrow, for them a better grandmother never lived.
Her memory will live enshrined in affection and as often as she is thought of it will be with pleasing thoughts of her goodness and of her kindness toward those she loved so much. The remains will be taken to Anderson, her former home, for burial.

C. Howard COSAND (1924 - 1975) [extract]

Name: C Howard COSAND
Age: 50
Name: 11 Jan 1975 at Veterans' Hospital in Indianapolis
Born: 17 Sep 1924 in Taylor Township
Parents: Charles and Fern INGELS COSAND
Married: Geneva O SMITH 1 Sep 1948 [?]
Survivors: widow; 2 sons, Norman A. COSAND & James H. COSAND.
Funeral Services: Fenn Funeral Home
Burial: Albright Cemetery
Member of Naphthali Masonic Lodge, Macedonia Christian Church, and Taylor Lions club. Kokomo High School & Purdue University graduate; veteran of WWII & member of American Legion. Farmer until 1965 - opened insurance agency.

Harry L. CRAWFORD (1895-1954) [extract]

Name: Harry L. CRAWFORD
Age: 59
Died: 11 a.m.Thursday at the home of his daughter in Kokomo.
Parents: Joseph and Mollie (SANDERS) CRAWFORD.His wife,
Married: Maude [SHIVELY], who died in 1932.They had two
Survivors; 2 children Mrs. Helen SPRONG and Ebert CRAWFORD
Funeral services: Peacock Funeral Home

Maude SHIVELY CRAWFORD (c 1897- 1932) [extract]

Name: Mrs. Harry [Maude SHIVELY] CRAWFORD
Age 35
Died: Sunday night [ ] at her home after an extended illness.
Parents: Harry and Mary SHIVELY, both deceased.
Married: Harry CRAWFORD Aug 4,1915.
Survivors: husband, two children, two sisters,Mrs. E. BOWMAN and Mrs.Flossie PRICE ,and one brother Charles SHIVELY. Two children preceed the mother in death.
Burial: Albright Cemetery
NOTE: First name provided by Heidi Hall

Caroline METZGER CUNNINGHAM (1873-1957) [extract]

Name: Caroline METZGER CUNNINGHAM
Age 84
Died: 30 Jul 1957 St. Joseph Hospital
Born: 5 May 1873 Peru IN
Parents: John METZGER and Mary HOLSTINE
Married: 13 April 1891 to John CUNNINGHAM in Peru IN
Lived around Bunker Hill until about 1905 when they moved to Kokomo. Member of St. Patricks Catholic Church
Survivors: Glenn CUNNINGHAM,(son); Mrs. Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN (sister);
Preceded in death: sons Earl, Lurten & Abner; daughter - Elba BOURNEX; brother - W. Reeder
Burial: in Memorial Park Cemetery
Funeral officiated by grandson, John P. Cunningham

Kokomo Tribune -- Howard County Indiana 31 July 1957

Name: Mrs. Caroline CUNNINGHAM
Age: 84,
Died: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday [30 Jul 1957] St. Joseph Hospital. She had been ill about two years.
Born: May 5, 1873, in Peru, the daughter of
Parents: John and Mary (HOLSTINE) METZGER. On
Married: April 13, 1891, she was married to John CUNNINGHAM in Peru (he died Jan. 30, 1940).
Moved to Kokomo around 1905; lived with son, Glen after husband's death. Member of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the St. Patrick's Rosary Sodality.
Survivors: one son, Glen; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN; 18 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren. Three sons, Earl, Lurten, and Abner; one daughter Elba BOURNEX, and one brother, W. REEDER, preceded her in death.
Funeral services: St. Patrick's Church, with the Rev. John P. Cunningham, grandson of the deceased, officiating.
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery.
Funeral Home: Peacock Funeral Home

Glen CUNNINGHAM (1894-1959) [extract]

Name: Glen Cunningham
Age: 65,
Died: at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday [1 Dec 1959] at his home after a lingering illness.
Born: Aug. 30, 1894 in Miami County, the son of
Parents: John and Caroline (METZGER) CUNNINGHAM. He was m
Married: Rose GRACE on Sept. 16, 1913, (she died Oct. 11, 1958. )
Survivors: 5 sons, Rev. John CUNNINGHAM,( chaplain in the U.S. Army, stationed in Korea), Micheal, Joseph, and Mark, Robert (USAF at Larson AFB); five daughters, Mrs. George (Mary) HENDRICK and Mrs. Oscar (Dorothy) COTTINGHAM, Mrs. George (Kathryn) TEDEMAN, Mrs Robert (Margaret) WESt, Sister M. de MONTFORT ; 33 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
Funeral services: St. Patrick's Church
Funeral Home: Peacock Funeral Home

John CUNNINGHAM (c1867-1940) [extract]

Name: John CUNNINGHAM
Age: 73 years,
Died: about noon Wednesday [30 Jan 1940 ]at the state hospital in Indianapolis.
Survivors: widow, Caroline; 3 sons, Glen, Abner, and Lustin; sister, Mrs. Elizabeth DEMORSE lives at Galveston. One son and a daughter preceded him in death.
Resident of Kokomo for 35 years; member of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
Funeral Home: Moore Funeral home

Kokomo Tribune 1 February 1940
CUNNINGHAM Funeral Saturday
Funeral services: St. Patrick's church.
Burial: Crown Point cemetery.
In addition to the survivors listed Wednesday there are 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mrs Rose Mary GRACE CUNNINGHAM (1893-1958)

Name: Mrs Rose Mary CUNNINGHAM
Age: 65
Died: at 11:38 p.m. Saturday [11 Oct 1958] at home; had been ill for five years.
Born: June 14, 1893, in Kokomo, she was the daughter of
Parents: Patrick and Mary (QUINN) GRACE. She was m
Married: Sept. 16, 1913, to Glenn William CUNNINGHAM, who survives.
Survivors: husband; 5 daughters, Sister Mary deMontfort, Mrs. George (Mary) HEDRICK, Mrs. Oscar (Dorothy) COTTINGHAM, Mrs. George (Kathryn) TEDEMAN, and Mrs. Robert (Margaret) WEST; 5 sons, R. Robert CUNNINGHAM, John CUNNINGHAM, Joseph V.CUNNINGHAM Michael CUNNINGHAM and Mark CUNNINGHAM. A sister, Miss Margaret GRACE and 33 grandchildren, also survive. Three brothers and one sister are deceased.
Member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Altar Rosary Society.
Funeral services: St. Patrick's Catholic Church with son, Chaplain John Cunningham in charge.
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery.
Funeral Home: Peacock Funeral Home