Rose Willis Johnson, 83, a former resident of Crawford county, died on August 14, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Maud Baganz, in Terre Haute.

Also surviving are two other daughters, Mrs Rose Esarey, of English; Mrs Edith Culver, of Alton; one son, the Rev. Fred Johnson, of St. Louis; 12 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Friday at the Terre Haute Bible Center Church, of which Mrs Johnson was the oldest charter member. Burial was in Rose Lawn Memorial Park.

George William Jones, 79, Corydon, died at 8:07 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, at his home.

A native of Cape Sandy, born Sept. 3, 1922, he was the son of the late Max K. and Florence Mae Lynch Jones.

He was a retired employee of International Harvester in Louisville, a Navy veteran of World War II, and a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church and Pisgah Masonic Lodge in Corydon.

Survivors include his wife, the former Geraldine Meredith; four sons, Terry L. Jones of Homewood, Ill., Robert L. Jones of Brandon, Miss., Rodney B. Jones of Corydon and Duane Jones of Montevallo, Ala.; two daughters, Pamela Alcorn of Corydon and Anita Adams of Pittsboro; four brothers, Kenneth Jones of Leavenworth, Jessie Jones of Illinois, Lester Jones of Florida and Marlen Jones of Bedford; a sister, Margie Linton of Leavenworth; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation: Thursday, Aug. 29, from 1 to 9 p.m. with a Masonic service at 7:30 p.m., and Friday, Aug. 30, after 9 a.m. at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home in Corydon.

Funeral: Friday, Aug. 30, at 2 p.m. at Cross of Calvary Baptist Church near Corydon with burial in Central Cemetery.

Officiant: The Rev. Gary Few.

Military rites will be performed at the gravesite.

The family suggests memorial gifts to his church or to Hospice of Southern Indiana.

The Corydon Democrat  August 2002