The  Shelbyville  News
Monday, August 3, 1998
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John E. McCaughey
John E. McCaughey, 79, Shelbyville, died Saturday.
Born July 25, 1919, in Ipava, Ill., s/o  Lewis  and  Edna (Fackler) McCaughey.  Aug. 25, 1946, married  Darlene (Ashby) McCaughey,  and she survives.
Certified professional agronomist.  He worked at Hungerford Harvestores, Northrup King and Scott Seed companies.
Graduated from Galesburg High School in Galesburg, Ill., Western Illinois University and the University of Wisconsin.
Lived in Shelby County for 31 years, moving here from Illinois.  U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving from 1941 to 1946; chief warrant officer.
American Registry of Certified Professional Agronomists, the Elks Club and Rotary International in Shelbyville and the American Legion in Thomson, Ill., First United Methodist Church, Shelbyville. Survivors include wife, a son,  Craig John McCaughey,  Kokomo; a daughter,  Mrs. Dan (Barbara) Ivie,  Shelbyville; a sister,  Mrs. James (Frances) Ingels,  Lafayette, Ill.; 4 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren.
Glenn E. George & Son Funeral Home, Shelbyville.
Thomson United Methodist Church, Thomson, Ill., with the Rev. Peter Ye officiating.  Burial will be in the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson, Ill.
Memorial contributions to Hospice of Shelby County or First United Methodist Church, Shelbyville.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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