Shelby County Indiana
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Wilcoxen / Wilcoxon
Obituaries
Wilcoxen / Wilcoxon
The Shelbyville News
Monday, November 2, 1970
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MR. WILCOXON
DIES AT 55
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Howard E. Wilcoxon, 55, Gwynneville, died at 5:40 a.m. today in the Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis where he had been a patient two weeks. A carpenter, Mr. Wilcoxon was a lifelong resident of Gwynneville. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of American Legion Post No. 102, Masonic Lodge No. 193 and the Order of Eastern Star No. 316, all of Morristown, and the Scottish Rite of Indianapolis. He was a member of the Gwynneville Chrisitan Church.Monday, November 2, 1970
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MR. WILCOXON
DIES AT 55
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Services will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Frazier Funeral Home in Morristown, with burial in Asbury Cemetery. The Rev. Jack Holycross will officiate, assisted by the Rev. John Webb. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Tuesday.
Born April 6, 1915, Mr. Wilcoxon was the son of David and Elma (Polston) Wilcoxon.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Edna Murphy Weimar, Gwynneville, and a brother, Emerson (Pete) Wilcoxon, Greenfield. Two brothers preceded in death.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
Saturday June 23, 1958
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MR. WILCOXON DIES AT 89
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Gwynneville Man’s Rites To Be Monday
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David H. Wilcoxon, 89, who had lived his entire life in Gwynneville, died Friday at 2:00 p.m. at a Madison hospital.Saturday June 23, 1958
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MR. WILCOXON DIES AT 89
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Gwynneville Man’s Rites To Be Monday
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He was born in Shelby county June 7, 1869, a son of William W. and Nancy (Sleeth) Wilcoxon. He married Elma Polston in 1895 and she preceded in death in May of this year. Mr. Wilcoxon, who was a carpenter, was a member of the Gwynneville Christian Church and the Moose lodge at New Castle.
Survivors include four children, Lee and Howard Wilcoxon and Mrs. Edna Murphy of Gwynneville and Emerson Wilcoxon of Greenfield; a sister, Mrs. Clarence (Pearl) Rees of Gwynneville, and two brothers, Frank Wilcoxon, of Gwynneville and Richard Wilcoxon of Shelbyville, R.R.1.
Funeral services in charge of the Frazier Funeral Home of Morristown, will be held there Monday at 2:00 p.m. Rev. James Allen will officiate. Burial will be in Asbury Cemetery.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Alisa Andrijanoff
The Shelbyville News
Saturday May 10, 1958
GWYNNEVILLE WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Wilcoxon, 83, Was Native of County
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Mrs. Elma Wilcoxon, 83, died this morning at 9:45 o’clock at her home in
Gwynneville. She was a Shelby county native and had lived in the Gwynneville
community all her life.Saturday May 10, 1958
GWYNNEVILLE WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Wilcoxon, 83, Was Native of County
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Mrs. Wilcoxon was the daughter of Thomas R. and Rachel (Beatty) Polston and was born March 27, 1875. She was married to David H. Wilcoxon June 12, 1895, and he survives with three sons, Lee and Howard of Gwynneville, and Emerson of Greenfield, and a daughter, Mrs. Edna Murphy, also of Gwynneville. A brother, Wilber Polston, of Indianapolis, also survives. There are three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mrs. Wilcoxon was a member of the Gwynneville Christian Church.
Funeral services will be held at the Frazier Funeral Home in Morristown Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Asbury Cemetery.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Alisa Andrijanoff
The Shelbyville Republican
Monday July 2, 1945
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DEATH CLAIMS MRS. WILCOXEN
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Woman Succumbs at Home in Gwynneville
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Mrs. Mina Wilcoxen, 72, widow
of Caleb S. Wilcoxen, died at her home in Gwynneville at 9:00
a.m. Sunday after an illness of several weeks.Monday July 2, 1945
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DEATH CLAIMS MRS. WILCOXEN
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Woman Succumbs at Home in Gwynneville
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Born October 24, 1872, in Shelby county, she was the daughter of. Tobias and Eliza Jane [West] Smith. Mrs. Wilcoxen was a member of the Gwynneville Christian Church. Her husband has been dead for several years.
Surviving are five children, Raymond, George and Thomas Wilcoxen, all of Gwynneville, Wayne Wilcoxen, in the United States Navy and on duty in the Pacific, and Miss Emma Wilcoxen, at home; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Mary Poston, of Gwynneville, and one brother, Paul Smith, of Carmel.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Gwynneville Christian Church with the Rev. Felix Walker officiating.
Burial will be in Hanover cemetery in charge of L.V. Hauk. Friends may call at the Wilcoxen home.
Contributed by Barb Huff
The Shelbyville Republican
Friday August 29, 1941
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GWYNNEVILLE MAN SUCCUMBS
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Caleb S. Wilcoxen, age
seventy-three, well-known resident of Gwynneville, died at his home
Thursday morning at 11:45 of a complication of diseases. He had been
in poor health for several months.Friday August 29, 1941
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GWYNNEVILLE MAN SUCCUMBS
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Born in Marion township, August 30, 1867, the son of William W. and Nancy [Sleeth] Wilcoxen, he had resided for many years at the present home. On January 27, 1892, he was married to Elmina Smith, who survives with five of six children born to the union. One son, Kenneth died some time ago. The surviving children are Raymond, Thomas and Wayne, of Gwynneville; George, of Rushville and Emma, at home.
Also surviving are four brothers and one sister; Frank and David H., of Gwynneville; Richard Z., of south of Gwynneville; Ora, of Barkley, Kansas, and Mrs. Pearl Reese, of Indianapolis.
Mr. Wilcoxen was a member of the Gwynneville Christian Church.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the Gwynneville Christian church in charge of Rev. F. E. Walker. Burial will take place in the Hanover cemetery in charge of L. V. Hauk, funeral director.
Contributed by Barb Huff
The Shelbyville Republican
Monday May 30, 1938
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LAST RITES TO BE WEDNESDAY
FOR YOUNG MAN
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Kenneth Wilcoxen Dies of Injuries Received in Fall Near Picayune, Mississippi
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Funeral services for Kenneth
Wilcoxen, age 36, son of Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Wilcoxen, of
Gwynneville, who died Friday night in a New Orleans hospital of
injuries received in a fall from a tree near Picayune, Mississippi,
May 25, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the parents’ home.Monday May 30, 1938
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LAST RITES TO BE WEDNESDAY
FOR YOUNG MAN
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Kenneth Wilcoxen Dies of Injuries Received in Fall Near Picayune, Mississippi
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The Rev. Wyndham Nutter, pastor of the Morristown Christian church, will officiate and burial will be in the Hanover cemetery, in charge of L.V. Hauk, funeral director.
The body will arrive in Indianapolis at 10 p.m. Monday and will be taken to the L.V. Hauk funeral home in Morristown and later removed to the Wilcoxen home in Gwynneville at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
FALLS FROM TREE
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Wilcoxen fell about thirty feet from a
tree while trimming branches for a utility company near Picayune,
Mississippi, according to the meager information received here. The
accident occurred the same day Raymond Nay, of Jackson
township, was killed in an airplane crash at Pensacola, Florida.----------
Mr. Wilcoxen was graduated from Morristown high school and was employed on the Shelby County rural electrification project before going to Mississippi. He also was employed by the Rushville Telephone Company several years.
Besides his parents, the young man is survived by four brothers, Raymond, Thomas, George and Wayne Wilcoxen, all of Gwynneville, and one sister, Miss Emma Wilcoxen, also of Gwynneville.
Contributed by Barb Huff
The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, March 22, 1923
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DEATHS.----------
(from Friday's Daily)
H. Milo Wilcoxon, twenty-two years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Wilcoxon, passed away at their home in Gwynneville, following an illness of pneumonia. He had been a resident of Gwynneville since birth and was one of the progressive young men of the community. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Carmony Bors., funeral directors in charge.Thursday, March 22, 1923
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DEATHS.----------
(from Friday's Daily)
He was known thruout the community to be a brilliant young man with exonitent prospects for the future, and his death is the cause of deep mourning in the vicinity where he lived. He was a member of the Baptist church and had always taken an active part in social and public affairs of the county. He is survived by three brothers, Lee Wilcoxon, of Hancock county; Emerson and Howard, at home; one sister, Mrs. Edna Murphy, of Gwynneville, the parents, and the grandparents, W.W. Wilcoxon, of Rushville, and Mr. and Mrs. Poston, of New Castle.
Funeral services will be held at the Bwynneville Christian church Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Hawthron officiating. The place for burial has not yet been decided upon.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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