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March 2003
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ENGLE Harriett V. Engle, 85, October 8, 2002, Winchester Friends, Indiana. Harriett Engle was born June 20, 1917 to Harry and Emma Beavers. She married Glen Oliver Engle on November 10, 1940. She attended beauty school and held various jobs, but her family was her primary concern. She was well known for feeding neighborhood kids her famous doughnuts. Harriet was actively involved in Winchester Friends Church and part of the Quaker Girls class. She also participated in a home extension group She was preceded in death by her husband Glen, one brother, one sister, and one grandson. Survivors include three sons, John, Mike and Dennis; one daughter, Glenda Reece; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
FISHER Nova Fisher, 94, October 30, 2002, Winchester Friends, Indiana. Nova was born August 2, 1908 to John L. and Bertha Hesser Culy. She and her husband, Ralph W. Fisher, owned and operated Fishers Hardware in Winchester. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph W. Fisher. Survivors include two sons, Wayne Lee and Jon C.
GUTHRIE Linda Guthrie, 64, December 3, 2002, Winchester Friends, Indiana. Linda worked at Ohio Valley Gas for many years and was a lifelong resident of Randolph County, Indiana. She was preceded in death by one brother. Survivors include one son, Bill Guthrie; one daughter, Brenda Franklin; one sister, Judith Schmidt; and one granddaughter.
HINSHAW Ross Isham Hinshaw, 77, November 25, 2002, Rocky River Friends Meeting, North Carolina. Ross Hinshaw was the son of Clyde I. and Laura (Carter) Hinshaw. He was a member of Rocky River Friends Meeting and was a member of the Believers Sunday school class. He was a retired cabinet maker for Hinshaw Cabinet Shop. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred White Hinshaw. Survivors include one son, Henry Lee; and three brothers, Floyd C., Jack and Virgil.
HOLLOWAY Sarah A. Holloway, 97, October 21, 2002, Winchester Friends, Indiana. Sarah Holloway was born December 23, 1904 to Amos and Pearl (Ramsey) Buckmaster. She was a homemaker and resided in Winchester most of her life.Ê She was a member of Winchester Friends where she was involved in many church activities including the Quaker Girls Class. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Holloway; one son, one daughter, two brothers, one sister and one great-granddaughter. Survivors include four daughters, Marilyn Gulley, Alice Milligan, Eva Copenhaver and Virginia Evans; one brother, Wright Buckmaster; one daughter-in-law, Jeannie Holloway; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
LILLY Geraldine Lilly, 94, December 11, 2002, Danville Friends Meeting, Indiana. Geraldine Lilly was born on March 8, 1911 to William and Gladys Roberts. She married Pleas B. Lilly on August 6, 1932. Geraldine was a math and English teacher. Geraldine joined the Danville Friends Meeting on April 22, 1973. She served as the treasurer for several years and was very active in the Friendly Service Circle. She continued to attend meetings for worship right until her death despite her advanced age and deteriorating health. She was a member of the Danville Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and the Alpha Theta Sorority. She also served the community as a volunteer in the Hendricks Community Hospital Guild. Geraldine had three sons, Kenneth, Keith, and Max; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
NORWOOD Charles Alfred Norwood, 86, November 2, 2002, Forsyth Friends Meeting, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Charles Norwood was the son of Charlie Norris and Ira Freeman Norwood. Originally moving to Winston-Salem in 1953, he retired from Western Electric in 1977 as Senior Engineer on the U.S. Navy's Oceanographic Research Project. Following retirement, he moved to Sarasota, Fla., where he worked as an Engineering Consultant. A birthright Quaker and charter member of Forsyth Friends Meeting, he served as Clerk of the Monthly Meeting, and was a former Clerk of Ministry and Counsel, Men's Bible Class teacher and a member of the Forsyth Quaker Men. On the Board of Directors of North Carolina Quaker Men, he served as President of Quaker Men International from 1995-1998 and was the Executive Secretary for the 2004 QMI Conference to be held in Greensboro. In addition, he was a member of the Rotary Club, a Senior Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, where he was CarolinaÕs Section Engineer of the Year in 1975. He was also a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, and the Oceanographic Engineers Society. In addition, he held Radio Operators License W4HEQ for 62 years and for work in the early years of the radiotelephone and telegraph industry was a member of the Wireless Pioneers of America, The Quarter Century Wireless Association and the Old, Old Timers Club. A member of the North Carolina Friends Historical Society and an amateur genealogist, he authored ten books and assisted in several others. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Ellen Parish Norwood; his second wife, Lillian W. Myers; and two brothers, M. Glenn Norwood and Edward A. Norwood. Survivors include two sons Ronald and Donald; one step-daughter, Vickey Myers Duncan; one brother, Ralph W. Norwood; four grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchild.
SMALL Kenneth Donald Small, 85, November 2, 2002, Back Creek Friends, Indiana. Kenneth was born September 28, 1917, on the family farm in Grant County, Indiana, into the Small family whose Quaker roots extend many generations into the past. Married to the former Betty Lou Vetor, he was the father of eight children. As a long-time member of Back Creek Friends Meeting, he faithfully served as its treasurer for twenty years. Drawing on his background as a master machinist and craftsman, he spent many hours, weeks and months helping guide to completion a recent, large addition to the Back Creek meetinghouse. Survivors include his wife, Betty Lou Vetor; five daughters, Carolyn Wimmer, Linda Tolle, Patsy Vetor, Donna Liddick and Nancy Small; and three sons, Kenneth Dewain, Billie and Donald Jay.
STANDING Mildred M. Standing, 102, November 21, 2002, Bear Creek Friends, Iowa. Mildred Standing was born on December 16, 1899, the daughter of John and Mira (Hadley) Mendenhall. Her childhood was spent in this community and at Oskaloosa, Iowa, where she graduated from Penn Academy in 1918 and from Penn College (now William Penn University) in 1922. After teaching for two years at Vermilion Friends Academy at Vermilion Grove, Illinois, she married Bernard A. Standing on August 23, 1924. They farmed at various locations in Iowa. Mildred was an active member of the Bear Creek Friends Church and also participated in the activities of the Bear Creek Friends Meeting (Conservative) near her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard, and by two sons, Leland and Alan. Survivors include two sons, Herbert and John; one daughter, Elsie Kuhn; two grandchildren, Rufus Kuhn and Jennifer Sotelo; and one great-grandson, Keegan Sotelo.
STORY Harriet H. Story, 86, November 4, 2002, Wabash Friends Church, Indiana. Harriet Story was born June 3, 1916, to Frederick and Leana (Teuteburg) Symons. She married Donald M. Story on April 21, 1946, in Chicago. She was a homemaker and a member of Wabash Friends Church. She was a past member of the Wabash Order of Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Story; two brothers, two sisters and one grandchild. Survivors include two sons, Delbert Story and James W. Story, Sr.; two daughters, Myrna Lee Mann and Judith White; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
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