Shelby  County  Indiana
Obituaries

Hungate


The  Shelbyville  News
 Wednesday, April 13, 1992
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          Everett L. Hungate,  81, R. 1, St. Paul, died today at his residence.  He was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, in Noble Twp.  Born February 9, 1911, he was the son of  George J. and  Harriet (Brooks) Hungate.  On September 29, 1935, he married Thelma Roberts,  in Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church.  She survives and lives at R. 1, St. Paul.  Other survivors include sons  William R. Hungate  and  John E. Hungate,  both of St. Paul; daughter,  Mrs. Thomas (Carolyn Beth) Johns,  R. 1, St. Paul;  sister,  Mrs. Mae Hagg,  Sheldon, Ill.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters.  Services at the Glenn E. George Funeral Home in St. Paul, with burial in the Van Pelt Cemetery in Noble Township.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  News
 (Shelbyville, IN)
Tuesday, December 24, 1957
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"ROY  E.  HUNGATE  DIES  SUDDENLY
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"Funeral Friday For Prominent Farmer, 68
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Roy E. Hungate, 68, Waldron resident, Noble township farmer.
Member of the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, treasurer; also lay delegate to Indiana Methodist Conference. Member of the Waldron Masonic Lodge, Order of Eastern Star, Waldron Community Club.
Born March 1, 1889, the son of  George and Harriett E. (Brooks) Hungate.  1909 married  Clora Severs  who preceded in death.  29 Jul 1954, married  Mrs. Hattie Haymond, surviving w/3 step-children:  Mrs. Stanley Hurst,  Mrs. William Hatton,  Edward Ray Haymond.  Also surviving:  four sisters and three brothers,  Mrs. Irene Mohr,  Mrs. Mildred Murphy,  Mrs. Ellen Cramer,  Mrs. Mae Haag,  Robert Hungate,  Edward Hungate,  Everett Hungate. One brother, Ray, (preceded).
Van Pelt cemetery, Masonic rites.
Submitted and summarized by Rochelle Riordan, 1906 E. Sharon Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85022


The  Shelbyville  Republican
 Saturday, July 21, 1934
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APOPLEXY  FATAL
TO  CHAS.  HUNGATE
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Widow, Son, Brother and Sister
Survive Resident Fountaintown
Community
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FUNERAL  RITES  MONDAY
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          Apoplexy caused the death of  Charles Edgar Hungate,  70, last night at 10 o'clock, at his home one-quarter mile east of Fountaintown, on state road 52.  Mr. Hungate was found dead in bed about 4:30 o'clock this morning, by his wife.  He was born near Greenwood, Johnson county, March 5, 1864, the son of  Mr. and Mrs. Turner Hungate.  He received his education in the Johnson county schools.  In 1887 Mr. Hungate was married to  Miss Sylvia Meddock,  who survives with the one son,  J. B. Hungate,  of St. Louis, Mo.
          Mr. Hungate was in business with is father at Haughville, Indiana, for several years, but in 1892, the family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where Mr. Hungate was employed with the street railways.  After several years he entered the postal service, where he remained 31 years, having retired from that service and moved to this county March 5, 1931.
          Other survivors are one sister,  Mrs. T. J. Norton,  of Grammer, Indiana; one brother,  J. B. Hungate,  of Topeka, Kansas, and several nieces and nephews, one of which is  Bert Hungate,  postmaster at Fountaintown.
          Mr. Hungate was a member of the Postal Clerks Association and of a Christian church at St. Louis.
          Funeral services will be held at the late home Monday afternoon and burial will be in the Fountaintown cemetery, in charge of L. V. Hauk, funeral director.  The time of the funeral was not set as word had not been received from the son.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming for Deb Eberle Downard


The  Shelbyville  Republican
Monday, August 29, 1932
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JOHN  H.  HUNGATE
CALLED  BY  DEATH
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Senility Causes Death of Well
Known Man At Home In
Noble Township.
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THREE  CHILDREN  SURVIVE
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          John H. Hungate,  one of the oldest pioneers of Shelby county, passed away at his home in Noble township yesterday at 3:10 p.m.  Senility was the cause of death.  Mr. Hungate was born Sept. 19, 1846, on the same farm on which he died.  At the time of death he was 85 years of age.  He was the son of  John and  Ella Hungate,  and was the last of the family of eight children.
          On March 8, 1965, Mr. Hungate was maried[sic] to  Miss Isabelle Cuscaden.  To this union three children were born, all of whom survive.  Mrs. Hungate passed away October 24, 1929.  The deceased was a member of the Bathel Baptist church, and fifty years membership in this church brought him many friends who mourn his passing.  Mr. Hungate was ordained a Baptist minister and followed the ministry for about seven years.  He was a member of the Masonic lodge at Milford.
          The three children surviving are  George Hungate,  Shelbyville,  Thomas Hungate,  at home, and  Mrs. Lyda Howard,  Shelbyville.  Mrs. Howard is the wife of the late  Lon Howard,  who passed away August4[sic] of this year.  Fourteen grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren also survive.
          Funeral services will be held at the late home in Noble township on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.  Interment in the family cemetery on the Hungate farm.  C. F. Fix & Son are in charge of the funeral arrangements.  Friends may call at the late home at any time.  They are asked to kindly omit flowers.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Democrat
 Friday, November 6, 1931
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PETER  HUNGATE
DIED  THIS  MORNING
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Passed Away at Home of Son in
Fountaintown -- Bronchial Pneumonia
Cause of Death
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          Bronchial pneumonia was fatal to  Peter H. Hungate,  who passed away at the home of his son,  H. C. Hungate,  in Fountaintown, at 9:45 o'clock this morning.  At the time of his passing, Mr. Hungate was sixty-nine years and eleven months old.  The deceased was loved ant respected by all who knew him and his death is mourned deeply.
          Short funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, from the home of his son where death occurred, and the Rev. Ozzro Kemmerly, pastor of the Christian church in Fountaintown, will officiate.  Burial, in charge of L. V. Hauk, of Morristown, will be in Greenwood.
          Mr. Hungate is survived by two sons,  H. C. Hungate  and  Fred Hungate;  three grandchildren,  Charlotte,  Dorothy Lou  and  Nancy;  two brothers,  Ed,  of Fountaintown, and  Dr. James B. Hungate,  of Kansas, a sister,  Mrs. Grace Norton,  of Grammar, Ind., and several nieces and nephews.  His wife preceded him in death several years ago.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming for Deb Eberle Downard


The  Shelbyville  Democrat
 Friday, October 25, 1929
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MRS.  JOHN  H.  HUNGATE
DIED  THURSDAY  NIGHT
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Aged Resident of Noble Township
Was Native of Ireland -- Fu-
neral Sunday.
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          Mrs. Isabelle Hungate,  wife of  John H. Hungate,  and a resident of Shelby county during the greater part of her lifetime, died at seven o'clock Thursday evening at her home in Noble township, five and one-half miles southwest of St. Paul.  Mrs. Hungate's death was caused from a complication of diseases due to her advanced age and is sincerely mourned by hundreds of her friends in Shelby and Decatur counties.
          Funeral services are to be conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the late home and burial will be in the Hungate cemetery located on the farm where she lived, with Charles M. Ewing, funeral director, in charge.
          Mrs. Hungate was a daughter of the late  Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cuskaden  and was born in Donagel county, Ireland, May 5, 1843, being at the time of death, eighty-six years, five months and nineteen days old.  When she was but eight years old, she came with her family to the United States and soon after, they became residents of Shelby county.  For fifty-eight years.  Mrs. Hungate had resided in the home, where her death occurred.
          On March 8, 1863, she was united in marriage with John H. Hungate and they were the parents of three children, all of whom survive.  She leaves the husband, two sons,  George J. Hungate,  of Shelbyville, and  J. T. Hungate,  of Noble township, and a daughter,  Mrs. Lou Howard  of Shelbyville.  She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
          For many years, Mrs. Hungate had been a member of the Bethel Baptist church and she had been active in church and social affairs of home community.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  Democrat
 Monday, June 10, 1918
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FUNERAL
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Of Mrs. W. J. Hungate Held
Morning in Fountaintown
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          Mrs. Eve Sanders Hungate,  wife of the Fountaintown merchant and one of the most prominent women of that community died at their home late Saturday and was buried this morning from the Fountaintown Christian church at ten o'clock.  She had been ill for the past seven weeks with a complication of diseases.
          Mrs. Hungate was a mother to six little cihldren who made up Mr. Hungate's family when she married him.  Some of them are grown up now and all held for Mrs. Hungate the highest love and esteem as she lavished on them the care and attention that is the lot of the most loved children to enjoy.  A son,  Harold  is now in the navy and so far he has not been notified of his mother's death.  The others are  Burrell,  Francis,  Wayne,  Geneva  and  Esther.
          The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the family in their loss.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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