Shelby  County  Indiana
Obituaries

Sever

The  Shelby  Democrat
Thursday, January 25, 1940
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RESIDENT  OF  NOBLE
TOWNSHIP  SUCCUMBS
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Funeral Services to Be Held
Tuesday for James B. Sever,
Age Eighty-One.
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          James B. Sever,  age eighty-one, widely known Noble township resident, died at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening at the home of his daughter,  Mrs. Roy Hungate,  of three miles south of Waldron.
          Mr. Sever had made his home with his daughter since his home was destroyed by fire three years ago.
          The son of  Peter and  Elizabeth Sever,  he was born March 19, 1858, and spent his entire life on the farm where he was born.  On April 12, 1883, he was married to Miss Ellen Corscadden  who preceded him in death in July, 1897.  To this union three children were born.  One of the children died in infancy and another daughter,  Mrs. Elizabeth Jones,  died in 1933.  Mrs. Hungate is the only surviving daughter.  Mr. Sever was later married to  Ida Cherry,  of Shelby county, on September 20, 1909, and she also preceded in death on December 5, 1935.
          Survivors besides the daughter include one sister,  Mrs. Catherine Sawyer,  of Charlottesville, Ind., and four grandchildren.
          Mr. Sever was a fifty-year member of the Waldron Masonic lodge.  Funeral services will be held at the Valley church, south of Waldron, at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Foutz, pastor of the St. Paul Methodist church, officiating.  Burial will be in the Ogden cemetery in charge of Loren H. Murphy, funeral director.
          Friends may call at the late home at any time.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The  Shelbyville  Republican
Monday, August 29, 1932
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FOUND  DEAD  IN
BARN  NEAR  HOME
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Body of Edwin L. Sever of
Waldron, Discovered By
Son Sunday Morning.
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DIED  SATURDAY  NIGHT
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          Edwin L. Sever,  age 75 years, well known resident of Waldron, was found dead in the barn at the rear of his home at nine o'clock Sunday morning by a son,  L. L. Sever,  also of Waldron.  County Coroner Thomas Cartmel  who investigated reported that death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage.  Mr. Sever, who lived alone, was believed to have died sometime Saturday night.
          The deceased was born in Illinois on November 9, 1856.  He was married on August 14, 1879 to  Leonie A. Maze  and three of the four children born to the couple survive.  They are:  Mrs. Annice Abernathy,  of Homer;  Clem Z. and  L. L. Sever,  both of Waldron.  The deceased also leaves four grandchildren and one brother,  F. A. Sever,  of Lynnville, Ky.
          Mr. Sever was a member of the old St. John church, formerly located near Waldron.
          Funeral services will be held at the L. L. Sever home, at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Leo S. Lovell, pastor of the Waldron M. E. church, officiating.  Burial will be in the Norristown cemetery in charge of Charles M. Ewing.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

A  Shelbyville  Newspaper
Wednesday, August 3, 1910
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          The five months old child of  Mr. and Mrs. James Sever  died at 10 o'clock Tuesday night at the home of the parents one mile and a half southeast of Prescott.  The funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock on Thursday afternoon at the home of the parents, Rev. Pattee officiating.  Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery by Stewart & Fix.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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