Shelby County Indiana
Obituaries
Shank
Obituaries
Shank
The Shelbyville Republican
July 2, 1954
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DEATH CLAIMS WILLIAM SHANK
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World War II Veteran Succumbs in Michigan
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William F. Shank, 55, died Saturday, VA Hospital in Battle Creek,
Michigan.July 2, 1954
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DEATH CLAIMS WILLIAM SHANK
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World War II Veteran Succumbs in Michigan
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Native of Fountaintown, born June 16, 1899, s/o William A. and Cora Keaton Shank.
Veteran of World War II.
Lived in Detroit, working for Ford Motor Company for 28 years.
Member of the Fountaintown Christian Church.
Survivors: sisters, Mrs. Harmon Boles and Mrs. Anna Harvey, Indianapolis, Miss Grace Shank, Los Angeles, California, Mrs. Hubert Johnson, Morristown; one niece; four nephews.
L.V. Hauk Funeral Home, Morristown, with Rev. Robert Reeve officiating.
Burial: Fountaintown cemetery.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville Republican
Thursday July 25, 1946
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DEATH CLAIMS MRS. SHANK, 85
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Funeral Services Friday For Native of County
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Mrs. Mollie Shank, 85, native of Shelbyville and the widow of
Charles Shank, died at her home in St. Louis Crossing, Bartholomew county, where she had resided since leaving Shelby county when a small child.Thursday July 25, 1946
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DEATH CLAIMS MRS. SHANK, 85
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Funeral Services Friday For Native of County
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Funeral services for the aged woman will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the St. Louis Crossing Methodist Church, which was purchased and presented to the Methodist congregation in 1871 by her grandfather, Henry Drake. The church originally was built in 1863 by a Presbyterian society. Mrs. Shank was a member of the church and served as a Sunday school teacher and communion stewardess for many years. She also was a member of the Royal Neighbors lodge at Hope.
She was born in this city April 7, 1861, the daughter of Sarah and Joseph Rogers, and was one of six children. Two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Lorts, of Hope, and Mrs. Mattie Wright, of Edinburg, and a brother, William Rogers, of Columbus, survive. Also surviving are four foster daughters, Mrs. Mary Ensley and Mrs. Dorothy Shinn, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Eva Franklin, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs. Homer Essex, of Hope.
Burial will be made in the Moravian cemetery at Hope. Friends may call at the late home in St. Louis Crossing.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Bob McKenzie
The Shelbyville Democrat
February 15, 1915
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BELOVED WOMAN DEAD
AT FOUNTAINTOWN
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Mrs. Cora Shank Passed
Away Saturday Afternoon
From Heart Trouble.
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Mrs. Cora Shank, 36 years old, one of the highly esteemed matrons of the northern part of the county, wife of William Shank, died at their home in Fountaintown, Saturday afternoon at four o'clock, from heart trouble. The death came most unexpectedly to her relatives and many firends, as she had only been ill four days and her condition was not at all considered serious.February 15, 1915
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BELOVED WOMAN DEAD
AT FOUNTAINTOWN
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Mrs. Cora Shank Passed
Away Saturday Afternoon
From Heart Trouble.
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La grippe was indirectly the cause of the untimely death, as she fell a victim to the disease Wednesday. As la grippe is quite common in this state, nothing seriously was thought of the ailment and only home remedies were applied. Saturday afternoon she suffered from an attack of the heart and death followed almost immediately.
Mrs. Shank was born and reared in Shelby county and was widely known thruout the northern part of the county. She possessed a true christian character and was loved by all who knew her. She was a member of the Fountaintown Christian church and was ever faithful to the teachings of her Master.
The death is an extrememly sad one, as she leaves six small chldren, the oldest of whom, a son, William, is only fifteen years old. The other children are five daughters, the youngest being two years old. They are Carol, Mae, Anna, Grace and Pauline. These little ones with their father, her mother, Mrs. Elmira Keaton, of Fountaintown; two sisters, Mrs. Elmer Rafferty, of Fountaintown, and Mrs. Henry Wood, of Greenfield, and one brother, Carey Keaton, of Maxwell, survive to mourn the loss.
The funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, the Rev. Ernest Addison officiating, and the interment will be made in the Fountaintown cemetery in charge of Herlich & Son.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, July 18, 1878
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DIED---Charley Shank, at Alpine, Colorado, of lung fever, on the 2nd day of July, 1878. The deceased was well known in this county where he lived many years. He was a brother of Mrs. S. L. Vanpelt, and moved to Missouri several years ago. Charley, while here, was quite popular and possessed of a heart full of humane and generous impulses, and the sad news of his death will cause many a pang of regret to those who knew the gentleness of his disposition. He served as a soldier during the Mexican war and participated in the battle of Buena Vista.Thursday, July 18, 1878
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Submitted by Barb Huff
The National Volunteer
May 26, 1853
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Died - - - On Thursday the 19th instant of consumption at the residence of her mother in this township, Miss Nancy S. Shank, aged about 24 years, daughter of the
late Col. Jacob Shank of this county.May 26, 1853
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Copied by Sherry Ryan Badgley; abstracted by Maurice Holmes, in his book Shelby County, Indiana, Newspaper Excerpts 1853 - 1895
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