Daviess County, Indiana
Obits and Death Notices
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Fort Wayne News January
15, 1896 Washington, Ind., Jan. 10.
Ex-Auditor Thomas J.
Lavelle, who
served two terms as auditor of
Daviess county, died in a St. Louis hospital to-day, aged fifty. His
home is in this county, but he had been undergoing treatment at St.
Louis.- He was a brother or ex-Auditor James C Lavelle, who is now
serving an eight year term at Jeffersonville for burning the Daviess
county courthouse, in 1891.
PAUL
JULIAN BROWN
Paul Julian Brown, 83, 208 N.W.
Second St., died at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday
at the Daviess County. He had been in failing health for several months
and seriously ill for a month.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Simonís
Church with interment in the St. Johnís Cemetery. Fr. David
Martin will officiate.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and before the funeral on
Saturday at the Ed Lee Mortuary. There will be a Christian wake service
at 6 p.m. Friday. The Eagles Lodge will conduct a memorial service at 7
p.m. Friday.
He was born on Jan. 9, 1915 in Martin County to John S. and Emma Mae
(Draime) Brown. He married Ermil Colvin in Indianapolis on Nov. 14,
1936. She survives.
Brown was a retired salesman with Sears Roebuck, Wards and Home
Outfitters. He came to Daviess County in 1945 and was educated in
Loogootee, St. Ben, Assumption and Memorial High School in Evansville.
He was a St. Simonís Church member. He was also a past president
and former Eagles Lodge #414 secretary.
Also surviving are, his children, Donald, Jerry and Ken, all of
Washington; Mary Jane Gill, Crystal Lake, Ill.; Edward, Hamilton, Ill.
and Ann Hall, Highland, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; three sisters, Sister Francetta Brown, S.P.,
Vincennes; Sister Joanna Brown, S.P., Jasper and Frances Reinhart,
Westland, Mich. and a brother, Thomas Brown, Westland, Mich.
He was preceded in death by five brothers and five sisters.
submitted
by
Janice
Stevens
Rice
/
Ken Brown
MRS. MARY E. FITZPATRICK.
Washington—Death struck twice in eight days in the Fitzpatrick home
here with passing Thursday of Mrs.
Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick, 72. Her
husband, Nicholas Fitzpatrick, died eight days ago.
Southern Indiana News March 10 1939
Name of Deceased: Bingham, Mr.
Obit: NALS 1 Nov 1872 p4 c3: Fatal Accident—A painful and fatal
accident occurred near Alfordsville, Daviess county, last Tuesday. A
Mr. Bingham, who resided about one mile and a half from Alfordsville,
went to the woods on Tuesday morning to do some chopping, and not
returning at noon, his family became alarmed and went in search of him
They found him near where he had been chopping with head split open,
but yet alive. He was immediately removed to his residence and medical
aid called to his assistance, but he was beyond the reach of human aid.
He died about two o'clock. It is supposed that he was struck by a limb
from the falling tree. He was a man about fifty-five years of age, and
a well to do farmer, generally respected by his neighbors, and leaves a
family to mourn his sudden and untimely death.
County Name: Daviess State: IN Newspaper: New Albany
Ledger Standard
Submitters Name: spc
Washington, Indiana
A Family Butchered
The Wrattans of Washington, Ind., Six in Number, All Killed
Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 20 – A special to the News from Washington,
Ind., says: News has just been received here that Denzlon Wrattan and family, six in
all, were butchered last night. The family lives in Harrison township.
The Wrattan family was composed of his mother, wife and three children.
The eldest of the children, a girl of 12, is still living, though
unconscious. The crime was for robbery. A hatchet was used. Wrattan was
sick in bed and powerless to defend himself and family. All were lying
dead upon the floor except the baby, which was killed in bed.
The Guthrie Daily Leader; Guthrie, Oklahoma; September 21, 1893
(Transcribed as written by D. Donlon)
A little son of Mr. Dillman,
of Graham, Ind., was struck on the head by, a wagon pole attached to a
runaway, team a few days ago, and instantly killed.
Date: 1873-02-25; Paper: Jackson Citizen
Drowns in White River
Washington, Ind., Aug. 18 (AP) —
The body of Henry McLin, 35, a
coal miner of Bicknell, was found floating in the west fork of White
river yesterday by two boys. Authorities learned McLin went, fishing
Friday evening with Ed Sanders, also of Bicknell, who left later in the
evening. McLin is believed to have fallen into the water while running
a trot line. He is survived by the widow and seven children.
The Kokomo Tribune Monday August 18, 1930