The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

Fred E. Walton
Fred Edgar WALTON, 69, Kokomo, died Saturday at 1:40 a.m. in Woodlawn hospital.
He had been ill since April 14, when he suffered a stroke.
Born Sept. 8, 1900, in Kokomo, he was the son of Gabriel J. and Luella WILLS
WALTON. His marriage was Aug. 30, 1924, to Margaret E. WILSON, who survives. A retired
salesman for Standard Brands incorporated (a whilesale food firm), he was a member of the
Howard lodge F and AM, the Scottish Rite of Indianapolis, the Eastern Star, the Dorcas Shrine
and the White Shrine of Jerusalem.
Surviving with the wife are two sons, Robert WALTON, Danville, Cal., and Dr. F.
Richard WALTON, Rochester; one daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Sharon) SHOWALTER, Anderson;
one sister, Mrs. Clara BUNNELL, Kokomo; ten grandchildren, and five nieces and nephews.
Final rites will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Ellers chapel, Kokomo, with Dr. John M.
NEWSOM officiating. Burial will be in the Crown Point cemetery, Kokomo. Friends may call at
the funeral home Monday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Masonic services
followed by Eastern Star services will be Monday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home.
Percy G. Cook
Percy G. COOK, 79, Akron, died Sunday at 4 a.m. in Woodlawn hospital.
Born Aug. 24, 1890, in Kosciusko county, he was the son of Alexander and Ina
HURTUNG COOK. A retired carpenter and farmer, he was a lifetime resident of the Akron
community.
Surviving are one son, Guy COOK, Cleveland, O.; three grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren,
and two brothers, Dale COOK, mentone, and Wayne COOK, Akron.
Final rites will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Haupert funeral home, Akron. The Rev.
Dan BENGSTON will officiate. Burial will be in the Nichols cemetery, Akron. Friends may call
at the funeral home.
Tuesday, May 5, 1970
Eula Berrier
Among the organizations of which Mrs. Dee (Eula) BERRIER, 78, R.R. 2, Rochester,
was a member, was the Bethlehem Baptist church, a fact not noted in the information given to The
Sentinel Monday. Mrs. Berrier was injurd fatally in a two-car crash Saturday morning.
Earl D. Bucher
Earl D. BUCHER, 52, R.R. 2, North Manchester, died Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Wabash
county hospital, following a heart attack. He had been ill three days.
Born March 23, 1918, in Fulton county, he was the son of Harmon and Ethel LANDIS
BUCHER. His marriage was Jan. 31, 1948, in Athens, to Evelyn HOPKINS, who survives. A
lifetime resident of the Akron and Silver Lake communities, he was a foreman for the General
Tire and Rubber company, Wabash.
Surviving with the wife are two daughters, Mrs. C. W. (Myra) WADE, Tacoma, Wash.,
and Miss Linda Kay BUCHER, at home three sons, James BUCHER, R.R. 1, Akron; Elbie
BUCHER, Sarasota, Fla., and Thomas BUCHER, with the U.S. Air Force in Thailand; three
brothers, Edward BUCHER, Akron, Robert BUCHER, Indianapolis, and Gerald BUCHER,
Hunterstown; eight grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Ethel BUCHER, R.R. 1, Silver Lake, and two
sisters, Mrs. Worby (Mildred) CLINKER, R.R. 1, Silver Lake, and Mrs. Richard (Donna)