The News-Sentinel 1959 - Fulton County Public Library

Whitfield Heminger
Whitfield “Whit” HEMINGER, 63, 1213 Monroe street, died at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the
Hines hospital near Chicago after a lingering illness.
A retired real estate agent, he had been an employee of the state excise department. A
veteran of World War I, he was a past commander of the American Legion Post here and was a
member of the First Christian church. He had resided in Fulton before moving to Rochester
several years ago.
Born in Kewanna, he was the son of Amos and Maria HEMINGER. His marriage was in
March, 1917, to Edythe BOTHAST, who survives.
Also surviving are one son, Allan [HEMINGER], Logansport; one brother, Leonard
[HEMINGER], Gary; one sister, Mrs. Anna ACKERT, Fort Myers, Fla., and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The Ditmire funeral home at Fulton is in charge.
William H. Longman
William H. LONGMAN, 95, retired mason and former Lucerne resident died at 9:15 p.m.
Wednesday at Memorial hospital in Logansport. He had lived the past six years with his daughter,
Mrs. Arthur FEIDNER, R.R. 3, Kewanna.
Survivors are the daughter, and two grandsons, Bill and Robert FEIDNER, both stationed
in Germany with the U.S. Army.
Final rites will be at the Harrison Garden Chapel at 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Kenneth
OVERMYER will officiate and burial will be in Grass Creek. Friends may call at the chapel after
7 p.m. today.
Friday, July 31, 1959
Nellie Richardson
Mrs. Nellie RICHARDSON, 82, died Thursday at her home in Knox.
Born in Rochester, she had resided here until moving to Knox two years ago. Her
husband, Kelsey RICHARDSON, preceded her in death.
Surviving are two stepdaughters, Mrs. Helen COYTENDALL and Mrs. Mary
MORROW, both of South Bend; two stepsons, Dr. C. L. RICHARDSON, Rochester, and Clyde
RICHARDSON, St. Joseph, Mich., and one brother, Ben NOFTSGER, Rochester.
Funeral rites will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Price funeral home at Knox with burial
Monday in the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Rochester. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Whitfield Heminger
Funeral services for Whitfield “Whit” HEMINGER, 63, 1213 Monroe street, will be
Sunday at 2 p.m. in the First Christian church here with the Rev. C. A. UNDERWOOD officiatint.
Burial will be at the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery, where military rites will be conducted by the
American Legion Post of Rochester.
Friends may call at the Ditmire funeral home until noon Sunday.
Mr. Heminger, a retired real estate agent, died Wednesday near Chicago after a lingering
illness.