Emma Boyd Dalton
The Logansport (Indiana) Press (July 1, 1938)
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 Winamac -- Mrs. Elma Dalton. 87, died early Thursday afternoon.  She had been in failing health but had been confined to bed only one week.  Mrs. Dalton was born in Orange County, Indiana, March 11, 1851.  Her husband, Samuel Dalton, attorney, died two years alter the family moved here from Montana in 1917.  There are two daughters; Mrs. H.W. McDowell, and Miss Nina Dalton, at home.  Mrs. Dalton had been active in public affairs.  She had studied law and been admitted to the bar.  She was also at one time National president of the organization the Ladles of the Grand Army of the Republic and later its National secretary.  Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at the Fry and Lange Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. J. J. Meyers, with burial in the Winamac cemetery.

Nora Belle Speer Dalton
The Seymour (Indiana) Tribune (January 2, 1976)
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 Mrs. Nora Dalton [wife of Orange County native John Dalton], of Irving, Tex., the sister of a former Seymour woman, died Wednesday in Irving.  Surviving is Mrs. Dalton’s sister, Mrs. Pearl Simpers, a former Seymour resident.  She was making her home with Mrs. Dalton in Irving.  Preceding Mrs. Dalton in death were five brothers and a sister. 

Myrtle Taylor Dalton
The Bedford Daily-Times Mail (January 12, 1970)
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Myrtle E. Dalton, 83, 102 East Twentieth Street, died at 2 a.m. Sunday at Dunn Memorial Hospital, after an illness of several days.  Mrs. Dalton was born July 10, 1886 in Orange County to Samuel and Evelyn Taylor.  She was married first to John Jenkins, who preceded her in death April 11, 1945.  She then married Chris Dalton May 5, 1955.  He preceded her in death January 7, 1968.  Survivors include three sons, Fred, Bedford, Ernest of R. 2 and Robert at home; two daughters, Mrs. Vivian Moyer, at home, and Mrs. Pauline Cummings, Bedford; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; six step-daughters and several nieces, nephews and cousins.  Three daughters, one son and one grandson preceded her in death.  The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard Kern officiating.  Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.  Friends may call after 2:00 p.m. today at the Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home.

George Washington Brock
The Alexandria (Indiana) Times-Tribune (September 15, 1954)
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George W. Brock, 89, died at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday at the home of a son, Luna Clifford Brock, Route One, Alexandria.  Mr. Brock was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Brock, born in Orange County in 1865.  He married the former Minnie Rose on May 4, 1890.  She died in January, 1950.  Mr. and Mrs. Brock came to Alexandria from Lebanon, Ind., 15 years ago, where Mr. Brock had been a farmer most of his life.  Since the death of his wife, he has been living with the son.  Surviving are two sons, Luna Clifford, at whose home he died, and Emmett Brock, Indianapolis; three daughters, Mrs. June Egbert, Alexandria, Mrs. Nellie Bates, Bethlehem, Pa., and Mrs. Louise Garver, Fort Wayne; 19 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.  The body was taken to the Davis and Stricler Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.

 Estella Dalton McDowell
The Pulaski County Democrat (October 29, 1964)
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 Mrs. H. W. McDowell, prominent and esteemed Winamac matron, died in the Little Company of Mary hospital Monday evening after a brief illness from pneumonia.  Ninety years of age, she had been in the nursing home since Oct. 14.  Funeral services were held this afternoon in the Presbyterian Church, in charge of the Rev. Frederic Sanford.  Burial was in the Winamac Cemetery.  A native of Kansas, Mrs. McDowell was born at Topeka on June 7, 1874 [she was likely born in Orange County, IN], a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dalton.  She graduated from Indiana University in 1898 and was married to Harry McDowell of Winamac, a college schoolmate, at Winfield, Kans., in 1909.  They lived at the residence on East Main street all of their married life.  He died in 1957. Active in many community and church activities, she was a member of the Winamac Presbyterian church and long served on its board of trustees.  She belonged to the Woman's Club, Mother's Club, and Garden Club and was a member of kappa Alpha Theta social sorority at college. Surviving are an adopted son, Darrell Crose of California and two grandchildren.  An only sister, Miss Nina Dalton died last March.

Ora Belle Toliver King
The Bedford Daily-Times Mail  (February 17, 2011)
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 Ora T. King, 108, Paoli, formerly of Orleans, died Wednesday at Paoli Health and Living Community.  Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Old Union United Methodist Church.  Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Friday at the McAdams Mortuary and from noon until the service on Saturday at the church.

George Washington King
The Orleans Progress Examiner (January 18, 1945)
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 The Orleans Progress Examiner (January 18, 1945) reported "Orleans friends have just been notified of the death of George W. King which occurred unexpectedly at 7:45 o'clock this morning at Charlestown, where he had been employed since January 8th.  He was an expert carpenter, and had worked at various war plants until a year ago when he came back to this community to work with Mr. Joe Ellis.  About the first of September last year he began working on the construction part of the Trav-Ler Karenola factory at this place; on January 1st he quit here and had just taken his family to Charlestown from their home on Road 37.  He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Ora Toliver King; two young daughters, Sharron and Ellen; and his mother, Mrs. Wm. King, Paoli.  The body will be returned to his home south of town, but funeral arrangements have not yet been completed as we go to press."

Cecil David Toliver
The Salem Leader and Salem Democrat (February 25, 1981)
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 Cecil Toliver, son of Joseph Marshall Toliver and Venie Ellen (Newlin) Toliver, was born near Orangeville, on June 2, 1904.  He died on February 21, 1981.  Most of his early life was spent in Orange County near Orleans.  He was a member of the United Methodist Church at Leipsic, Indiana.  He spent most of his life farming and was a school bus driver for 16 years in Orange and Lawrence Counties.  He was united in marriage to Florence Ellen Wilson, November 28, 1925.  To this union was born four children: two daughters, Mrs. Leslie (Frances) Wright of Phoenix, Arizona, and Mrs. J. D. Jones (Barbara) of Camby, Indiana; two sons, Kenneth Toliver of Madison, and Robert Toliver of Salem.  Thirteen grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren survive, along with one brother, Lloyd Toliver, and one sister, Ora King of Indianapolis.  Funeral services were at 1:00 p.m. on February 23 at the Dawalt Chapel, with Pastor J. B. Symons officiating, and burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. 

 
Melissa Ann Carnes Toliver
The Orleans Progress-Examiner (December 13, 2000)
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Funeral services will be held Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. at Ochs-Tetrick Funeral Home in Orleans for Ann M. Toliver, 91, Paoli, who died Dec. 11 at Bloomington Hospital of Orange County in Paoli.  Rev. Dwight Dunbar will officiate and burial will follow in Old Union Cemetery in Orleans.  Born Sept. 16, 1909 in Orange County, she was the daughter of Nathan Asbury and Cora Ann Breeden Carnes.  She married Lloyd C. Toliver Aug. 25, 1928 and he preceded her in death Nov. 11, 1996.  She was a member of the Old Union United Methodist Church.  Survivors include three sons, James Toliver of Orleans, Larry Toliver of Mitchell and Jack Toliver of Indianapolis; four daughters, Nancy Jones and Doris Limeberry, both of Orleans, Loretta Pridemore of Mitchell, and Dorothy White of English; two brothers, Arthur Carnes of Tennessee and Clarence Carnes of Indianapolis; one sister, Mildred Richards of Indianapolis; 18 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.  Visitation will be held Wednesday (today) from 3-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Floyd Toliver Stackhouse
The Orleans Progress-Examiner (April 4, 1979)
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Funeral services will be conducted today, Wednesday, 1:00 p.m. from Brosmer-Drabing Funeral home for Floyd T. Stackhouse, 79, French Lick, who died Sunday at the Orange Co. Hospital.  Rev. Claude D. Wilson will officiate at rites.  Burial will be in Ames Chapel cemetery.  He was born July 7, 1899 in Orange Co., a son of John A. and Lucy Pipher Stackhouse.  He was married to Opal C. Ragsdale, who preceded him in death in May 1976.  Survivors include two daughters, two sons and one sister, Mrs. Lois Leonard of Orleans.

Floyd Scarlett
Unknown Newspaper and Date
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 Floyd Scarlett, 63, a resident of New Castle for the past 35 years and an employee of the Chrysler Corporation, died this morning at his home, 907 S. 17th St., following an illness of 4 months.  He was a member of the Eagles Lodge.  Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Blanche Scarlett; a daughter, Mrs. Frances VanHoose of St. Mary's, PA; a sister, Mrs. Stella Southern; and three brothers: Alvin, Elmer and James Scarlett, all of West Baden.  Friends may call at the Main and Sons Funeral Home after 7 o'clock Saturday evening.  Services will be conducted Monday morning at 10:30 at the funeral home with Rev. Russell Youngblood officiating.  Burial will be in the South Mound Cemetery.

William Armbrust Roth
The Bloomington Herald Times (unknown date)
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 William Roth, 63, of French Lick, died Sunday at Orange County Hospital.  He was born Aug. 12, 1926, in Pennsylvania.  He was a member of First Baptist Church of West Baden and was in charge of sales at French Lick Springs Hotel, retiring in 1988.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of French Lick American Legion Post 76.  Survivors include his wife, Amy (Toliver) Roth; and one sister, Marilyn Horst of York, Pa.  Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Brosmer-Drabing Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy McNeely officiating.  Burial will be in Ames Chapel Cemetery.

Claude Jefferson Swallow
The Louisville Courier-Journal (December 31, 1994)
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 Jeffersonville – Claude J. Swallow, 84, died Friday at his home.  He was a native of Paoli; a former employee of U.S. Steel Corp. in New Albany, where he worked 23 years; a former employee of Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in Charlestown; a retired farmer; and a member of Walnut Ridge Baptist Church.  Survivors: his wife, the former Lavaughn Hendrix; a son, Cecil Kenneth Swallow of Prospect, Ky.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.  Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, Dieckmann Funeral Home, New Albany; Burial: Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park, New Albany. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Sunday.