The News-Sentinel 1959 - Fulton County Public Library

George J. Roy
Plymouth, Ind. (UPI) -- George J. ROY, 88, Bourbon, was killed early today when his car
rammed into a truck on U.S. 30 about 10 miles southeast of here.
State Police said Roy’s car crossed over the center dividing line on the highway and hit a
truck driven by George R. ELLISON, 37, Sauk Village, Ill. Ellison was not hurt.
Wednesday, November 11, 1959
Nellie Mae Hagan
Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Foster & Good funeral home for Mrs.
Nellie Mae HAGAN, 76, who died of a heart attack about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday while raking leaves
in front of her home a mile south of the city. The Rev. George CRANE will officiate at the rites
and burial will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery here. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hagan’s body was found by a Nyona Lake couple, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
HOWARD, who were passing by. Her husband, Ed HAGAN, has been bedridden three years and
was unaware his wife had been stricken. Dr. Howard ROWE, county coroner, said that death had
occurred about 15 minutes prior to discovery of the body.
Born Nov. 16, 1882, in Fairmount, Ill., she was the daughter of George and Ella
MANNING REESE. She had spent most of her life in this county, moving here when 18 years of
age. Her marriage to Ed. V. HAGAN was on Dec. 24, 1902.
Mrs. Hagan was a member of the Mt. Zion club.
Surviving are the husband; one son, Donald [HAGAN], Mishawaka; one daughter, Mrs.
Virl FORE, Noblesville; two granddaughters; one great-granddaughter; one sister, Mrs. Albert
ESHELMAN, rochester; two brothers, Fred REESE, Rochester, and Lloyd REESE, Macy; an
aunt, Mrs. T. J. GAUMER, R.R. 4, Rochester, and several nieces and nephews.
Fred King
Fred KING, 71, R.R. 5, Rochester, died of a coronary occlusion at 9:45 a.m. today in his
home in Newcastle township. He had been ill about one month.
A Newcastle township resident since 1949, he moved there from the Burton community.
Before that, he had lived in the Fulton vicinity. He was a farmer.
Mr. King was born May 27, 1888, in Miami county to Charles and Julia ZEGAFUSE
KING. On June 7, 1917, he was married in St. Joseph, Mich., to Elma M. CRUM, who survives.
He was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist church near Talma and the Fulton Masonic
Lodge No. 665. Two years ago, he received a 25-year pin in the Masonic organization.
Surviving besides the widow are six daughters, Mrs. Lemoine (Hazel) KERCHER,
Roann; Mrs. William (Ruby) DINWOODIE, Gary; Mrs. William (Julia) FALKNER, Bremen;
Mrs. Ernest (Francis) MILLER, R.R. 4, Rochester; Mrs. Myron (Elvira) REED, R.R. 6, Rochester,
and Mrs. Richard (Charlotte) MILLER, R.R. 1, Rochester.
Also a son, Edward [KING], Rochester; nineteen grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.
Catherine PAIGE, Olympia, Wash., and Mrs. Ellen ANDREWS, Seattle, Wash., and several
nieces and nephews. The parents, two sisters and four brothers preceded him in death.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bethlehem Baptist church, with Masonic rites
also being conducted. The Rev. Philip ROBINSON will be in charge. Burial will be in the
Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body will be taken from the Foster & Good funeral home to the
residence, where friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday.