Hart - Abram - CW
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal March 24, 1909
Waynetown -- Funeral services for Abram V. HART, Civil War Veteran who died at his home here Tuesday afternoon, from ailments incident to old age, were conducted n Thursday afternoon by Rev. WH Newlin of the Christian Church of which he was a member. Mrs. JH Munns; Mrs. DC Moore; Ernest Livengood and Charles E. Small sang Nearer still Nearer, NO Night There and Abide With Me. Pall bearers were JH Munns; JT Cooper; CC Westfall; HC Darnell; JH Harris and JG Helmick. Flower bearers were Mrs. Laura Biddle; Mrs. John Harper; Mrs. DC Moore and Mrs. Ed Underwood. Following the sermon the beautiful Masonic ritual was given by Edgar Rice of Crawfordsville in a very impressive manner. Representatives of the Daughters of Veterans of Crawfordsville placed flags at the head of the casket and also at the foot which remained in place during the services when they were removed and the casket was draped with a large flag. Internment in Pleasant Hill, Wingate. - typed by kbz