WELLS COUNTY, INDIANA
OBITS
Date: 1918-08-08; Paper: Fort
Wayne News Sentinel
Pioneer Resident of Wells County is Dead Ossian Ind Aug 8
Ezekiel Roe, 95 years old, said to have been the oldest resident of Wells County died last evening at 6 o'clock at his home north of here. Death was due to senility.
The deceased had been a resident of this county since 1859 when he purchased the farm on which he died near Ossian. He was born in Marion County near Indianapolis May 3, 1823 and was the son of Ezeckiel and Elizabeth Funk Roe. On July 8, 1823 he was united in marriage to Catherine Putterbaugh. eight children were born to this union and seven of them are living as follows; Andrew, Mary, the wife of John Krewson, Margaret, the wife of G.A. Bowman, Anna wife of H.J. Hunter, and E.H. Roe all of Ossian and vicinity, Arthur, of Columbia City, Arthur, of Columbia City. Amy, wife of Dr. D.G. Gerrell, of Payne, O. One brother Jeremiah Roe of Markle also survives. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence the Rev. W.E. Hamilton officiating.
Date: 1918-11-13; Paper: Fort Wayne News Sentinel
OSSIAN HIGH SCHOOL BOY IS VICTIM OF INFLUENZA
Ossain Ind. Nov 13 Hume Mahnensmith 18 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mohnensmith died Tuesday evening at 5:30 o'clock following a two weeks illness due to influenza and pneumonia. the young man was a popular member of the junior class of the Ossian High School and of the High School Basketball team. He is survived by the parents and one brother and four sisters. In account of the illness of the mother, who is in a serious condition with influenza the boys body has been taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Poughty. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon in the open air is the weather permits.
Pioneer Resident of Wells County is Dead Ossian Ind Aug 8
Ezekiel Roe, 95 years old, said to have been the oldest resident of Wells County died last evening at 6 o'clock at his home north of here. Death was due to senility.
The deceased had been a resident of this county since 1859 when he purchased the farm on which he died near Ossian. He was born in Marion County near Indianapolis May 3, 1823 and was the son of Ezeckiel and Elizabeth Funk Roe. On July 8, 1823 he was united in marriage to Catherine Putterbaugh. eight children were born to this union and seven of them are living as follows; Andrew, Mary, the wife of John Krewson, Margaret, the wife of G.A. Bowman, Anna wife of H.J. Hunter, and E.H. Roe all of Ossian and vicinity, Arthur, of Columbia City, Arthur, of Columbia City. Amy, wife of Dr. D.G. Gerrell, of Payne, O. One brother Jeremiah Roe of Markle also survives. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence the Rev. W.E. Hamilton officiating.
Date: 1918-11-13; Paper: Fort Wayne News Sentinel
OSSIAN HIGH SCHOOL BOY IS VICTIM OF INFLUENZA
Ossain Ind. Nov 13 Hume Mahnensmith 18 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mohnensmith died Tuesday evening at 5:30 o'clock following a two weeks illness due to influenza and pneumonia. the young man was a popular member of the junior class of the Ossian High School and of the High School Basketball team. He is survived by the parents and one brother and four sisters. In account of the illness of the mother, who is in a serious condition with influenza the boys body has been taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Poughty. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon in the open air is the weather permits.
Obituary for Rev. Dewey
Jefferson Zent
Bluffton News Banner (Indiana) April 28, 1975, page 3
Rev. Dewey Zent Dies at Age of 77
Retired pastor of the Chester Center Christian Church, Rev. Dewey J. Zent, 77, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Clinic Hospital, where he had been a patient only a few days due to a heart condition. A son of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Zent, he was born Feb. 21, 1898 in Liberty Twp. His marriage to Lulu Mendenhall, who died March 14 of this year, took place Aug. 19, 1916 in Mt. Zion. Survivors include four sons, Max L. and Hugh O., both of Warren, Edgar M. of Fort Wayne and Billy J. of Hartford City Route 1; a daughter, Mrs. Clinton (Katherine) Hartzell of Anderson; a brother, Oscar Zent of Clovis, N.M., 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Walker Funeral Home in Montpelier where Rev. Heskie Thompson of Upland will officiate at services at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Jones Cemetery. (submitted by Ida Maack Recu)
Obituary of Hugh Oscar
Zent
Bluffton News Banner (Indiana) August 8, 1977, page 3
Hugh Zent, 58, Has Fatal Heart Attack
An apparent heart attack has been attributed as the cause of death of Hugh O. Zent, 58, of Jackson Twp., Warren Route 2, who died suddenly at 5:30 p.m. Sunday while attending a family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Phillips in Montpelier. The Montpelier EMS unit was summoned to the scene, but Mr. Zent died before aid could be administered. An employe of Essex Corp. in Van Buren, he was a veteran of World War II. Born Sept. 12, 1918 in Wells County, he was a son of the late Rev. Dewey J. and Lulu Mendenhall Zent. His marriage to Helen Sutton, who survives, took place Feb. 10, 1941 in Jay County. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ray (Jackie) Taylor of Syracuse; a son, Dewey of Warren; three brothers, Max L. and Billy J., both of Warren, and Edgar M, of Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Clinton (Katherine) Hartzell of Anderson, and eight grandchildren. Calling will be after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Walker Funeral Home in Montpelier, where services at 2 p.m. Wednesday will be in charge of Rev. Marion Williams. Burial will be in the Jones Cemetery in Wells County. (submitted by Ida Maack Recu)
Bluffton News Banner (Indiana) April 28, 1975, page 3
Rev. Dewey Zent Dies at Age of 77
Retired pastor of the Chester Center Christian Church, Rev. Dewey J. Zent, 77, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Clinic Hospital, where he had been a patient only a few days due to a heart condition. A son of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Zent, he was born Feb. 21, 1898 in Liberty Twp. His marriage to Lulu Mendenhall, who died March 14 of this year, took place Aug. 19, 1916 in Mt. Zion. Survivors include four sons, Max L. and Hugh O., both of Warren, Edgar M. of Fort Wayne and Billy J. of Hartford City Route 1; a daughter, Mrs. Clinton (Katherine) Hartzell of Anderson; a brother, Oscar Zent of Clovis, N.M., 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Walker Funeral Home in Montpelier where Rev. Heskie Thompson of Upland will officiate at services at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Jones Cemetery. (submitted by Ida Maack Recu)
Bluffton News Banner (Indiana) August 8, 1977, page 3
Hugh Zent, 58, Has Fatal Heart Attack
An apparent heart attack has been attributed as the cause of death of Hugh O. Zent, 58, of Jackson Twp., Warren Route 2, who died suddenly at 5:30 p.m. Sunday while attending a family reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Phillips in Montpelier. The Montpelier EMS unit was summoned to the scene, but Mr. Zent died before aid could be administered. An employe of Essex Corp. in Van Buren, he was a veteran of World War II. Born Sept. 12, 1918 in Wells County, he was a son of the late Rev. Dewey J. and Lulu Mendenhall Zent. His marriage to Helen Sutton, who survives, took place Feb. 10, 1941 in Jay County. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ray (Jackie) Taylor of Syracuse; a son, Dewey of Warren; three brothers, Max L. and Billy J., both of Warren, and Edgar M, of Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Clinton (Katherine) Hartzell of Anderson, and eight grandchildren. Calling will be after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Walker Funeral Home in Montpelier, where services at 2 p.m. Wednesday will be in charge of Rev. Marion Williams. Burial will be in the Jones Cemetery in Wells County. (submitted by Ida Maack Recu)
Bluffton, Ind.. Jan.
20.—Nathaniel Greenfield. aged seventy-one, died of pleuro-pneumonia
this mornings He was a prominent citizen and soldier. He enlisted as a
recuit in Company G. Twelfth Infantry in1861. and in 1885 re-enlisted
in the One hunrdred and fifty-third Indiana, rank quarter-master.
Indiana Journal January 22, 1896
Indiana Journal January 22, 1896
BLUFFTON, Ind., Jan. 31- Nathaniel
Webber of Logansport, formerly a leading merchant of Greenville, died
this afternoon at the residence of John Studabaker, aged seventy-six.
Indiana Journal February 3, 1897
Bertha Edith (Dolby) Cullar
Daughter of David H Dolby
Wife of Erie V Cullar
28 October 1898 - 14 October 1975
Uniondale - Mrs. Bertha E Cullar, 76, Rt. 1 Uniondale, died at 12:05 a.m. yesterday at the Clinic Hospital, Bluffton.
A resident of Huntington and Wabash Counties most of her life, Mrs. Cullar, had lived at Rt. 4, Wabash for several years. She was a member of the Church of Our Savior United Methodist Church, Wabash, the Manchester Alumni Association, and the National and Indiana Retired Teacher's Association.
Surviving is a son, Fred V., Rt. 1, Uniondale; a sister, Mrs. Rosa Jones, Huntington; and two grandsons. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Bailey Mortuary, Huntington, with the Rev. Douglas Knight and the Rev. Arthur Nicholson officiating. Burial will be in the Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Friends may call from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the mortuary Chronicle Tribune Wed. Oct 15 1975
Contributed By Christine Walters & Paul Haley - Chronicle Tribune
Erle V Cullar
12 January 1893 - 12 January 1970
Husband of Bertha Dolby
Gardens of Memory Cemetery Wells Co IN
Funeral services for Erle V. Culler, 77, Rt. 4 Wabash, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church of Our Savior in Wabash, with the Rev. Earl Guingrich officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memory Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Hunter Funeral Home, LaFontaine after 2 p.m. Thursday and until one hour prior to services.
Mr. Culler died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Fort Wayne VA Hospital.
Born in South Bend, Mr. Culler was a member of the United Methodist Church of Our Savior in Wabash. He was a World War 1 Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha; one son, Fred, Uniondale (Wells Co IN); two grandchildren and two brothers, Lee, Cleveland, Ohio (Cuhoyga Co) and Myron, Denver Colo.
Contributed By Christine Walters & Paul Haley - Chronicle Tribune
Bertha Edith (Dolby) Cullar
Daughter of David H Dolby
Wife of Erie V Cullar
28 October 1898 - 14 October 1975
Uniondale - Mrs. Bertha E Cullar, 76, Rt. 1 Uniondale, died at 12:05 a.m. yesterday at the Clinic Hospital, Bluffton.
A resident of Huntington and Wabash Counties most of her life, Mrs. Cullar, had lived at Rt. 4, Wabash for several years. She was a member of the Church of Our Savior United Methodist Church, Wabash, the Manchester Alumni Association, and the National and Indiana Retired Teacher's Association.
Surviving is a son, Fred V., Rt. 1, Uniondale; a sister, Mrs. Rosa Jones, Huntington; and two grandsons. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Bailey Mortuary, Huntington, with the Rev. Douglas Knight and the Rev. Arthur Nicholson officiating. Burial will be in the Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Friends may call from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the mortuary Chronicle Tribune Wed. Oct 15 1975
Contributed By Christine Walters & Paul Haley - Chronicle Tribune
Erle V Cullar
12 January 1893 - 12 January 1970
Husband of Bertha Dolby
Gardens of Memory Cemetery Wells Co IN
Funeral services for Erle V. Culler, 77, Rt. 4 Wabash, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church of Our Savior in Wabash, with the Rev. Earl Guingrich officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memory Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Hunter Funeral Home, LaFontaine after 2 p.m. Thursday and until one hour prior to services.
Mr. Culler died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Fort Wayne VA Hospital.
Born in South Bend, Mr. Culler was a member of the United Methodist Church of Our Savior in Wabash. He was a World War 1 Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha; one son, Fred, Uniondale (Wells Co IN); two grandchildren and two brothers, Lee, Cleveland, Ohio (Cuhoyga Co) and Myron, Denver Colo.
Contributed By Christine Walters & Paul Haley - Chronicle Tribune
Leroy "Roy" Otto Dolby, 78, a native of Wells County, died at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, at 6:30 pm Sunday. He had been ill three years.
Mr. Dolby resided in the Warren area until 1942, when he moved to Muncie. He was a clerk in a supermarket there. Mr. Dolby was a member of the Church of the Brethren.
The body was taken to the Meeks Mortuary in Muncie, where friends may call tonight. It will be removed to the H. Brown and Son Funeral Home here, where friends may call after 2 pm Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at the Brown Funeral Home at 1:30 pm Wednesday. Burial will be in Jones Cemetery, Wells County. Survivors include the widow, Rebecca; a son, Claude Dolby, Bluffton; six daughtes, Mrs. Orval Holdren, South Bend; Mrs. Roy McIntire, Muncie; Mrs. Marple Cohee, Marion; Mrs. Jane Netrefa, Willow Springs, Ill; Mrs. Howard Winn, Huntsville Ala., and 10 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren, a brother, Elmer Dolby, Chicago and a half brother, Ves Landis, Warren.
Jones Cemetery - Wells Co IN Contributed by Christine Walters
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora P. (Kingen) Dolby, 73, 514 Rex St., Muncie, were conducted today at the H. Brown and Son Funeral Home in Warren. Burial was in Jones Cemetery in Wells County.
Mrs. Dolby died at 10 am Saturday at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie.
She was a native of Jay County. She was a former resident of six miles east of Warren. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren, Muncie.
Survivors include a son, Claude, Bluffton; five daughters, Mrs. Orville Holdren South Bend; Mrs. Roy McIntire, Muncie; Mrs. Marphle Cohee, Marion; Mrs. James Netrefa, Willow Springs ILL., and Mrs. Howard Winn, Huntsville, Ala; a foster daughter, Mrs. Patricia Bennett Conwell, Muncie; 18 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Jones Cemetery - Wells Co IN Contributed by Christine Walters
Hold Hearing on Death
Bluffton, Ind. Aug 13 A member of the industrial board will be here Thursday to conduct a hearing in the case of the John Thomas death, Thomas was employed by the Indiana Lighting company in making a tap on East Ohio street, and was overcome and killed by gas fumes The contention of the gas company is that Thomas disobeyed instructions in making the tap
8-18-1920 Fort Wayne News Sentinel Submitted by Erica Beatty
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