Hoagland - Grace Gookins
HOAGLAND, Grace Gookins
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 23 Apr 1963 p 8
VEEDERSBURG -- Mrs. Grace Cordelia Hoagland, 60, died at her home here at noon Monday after an illness of three years during which she suffered several strokes. Born near Veedersburg Feb. 19, 1903, she was a daughter of William and Florence Songer Gookins. She married Dallas M. Hoagland July 31, 1923. The husband survives with three daughters, Mrs. Mary Jane Frances and Mrs. Martha Beck of Veedersburg and Mrs. Rose Beasley of Lima, Ohio; three sons, Lawrence S. and Donald of Veedersburg and James of Newtown; 13 grandchildren; two brothers, William and Hardy Gookins of Newtown, and a sister, Mrs. Mabel Davis of Covington. Mrs. Hoagland was preceded in death by her parents, two sons in infancy and a sister. She was a member of the New Century EUB Church, Quigle-Palin 394 of American Legion Auxiliary, American War Mothers and Pythian Sisters. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Fishero Funeral Home here, where friends may call. Rev. Conley Rowland will officiate. Interment will be in the Osborne Prairie Cemetery. --typed by Walt W
Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
Dated 1963
Veedersburg -- Mrs. Grace Cordelia Hoagland, age 60, sister of Mrs. Mabel Davis, Supt. of the Fountain County Home north of Covington, died at her home here at noon Monday, April 22, after an illness of three years during which she suffered several strokes. She was born near Veedersburg Feb. 19, 1903, the daughter of William and Florence Songer Gookins. She was married July 31, 1923 to Dallas M. Hoagland, who survives. She was a member of the New Century EUB Church, Quigle-Palin Post 394, American Legion Auxiliary, American War Mothers and Pythian Sisters. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are: three daughters, Mrs. Mary Jane Frances and Mrs. Martha Beck of Veedersburg and Mrs. Rose Beasley of Lima, Ohio; three sons, Lawrence S. and Donald of Veedersburg, and James of Newtown; 13 grandchildren; two brothers, William and Hardy Gookins of Newtown, and one sister, Mrs. Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons in infancy and one sister. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon, April 24, at the Fishero Funeral Home here. The Rev. Conley Rowland officiated and burial was in the Osborne Prairie Cemetery, northeast of Covington. --typed by Walt W