William Fred Cherry
1897 - 1978 (80 years)
Generation: 1
1. William Fred Cherry was born on 2 Dec 1897 in Indiana; died on 24 Jun 1978 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 27 Jun 1978 in Clermont Cemetery, Clermont, Marion County, Indiana. Other Events:
- Occupation: power plant foreman
- _MILT: World War I. US Army. 69th Rainbow Infantry Division.
- Census: 1930, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Notes:
William F. Cherry
William Fred Cherry Sr., 80, of rural Brownsburg, died Saturday at Methodist Hospital. A native of Indianapolis, he was a foreman at the power plant of Detroit Diesel Allison Division General Motors Corp. for 24 years, retired in 1962. Mr. Cherry was a World War I Army veteran serving with the Fighting 69th Rainbow Infantry Division and was member of the American Legion of Brownsburg. Services will beheld at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Conkle Speedway Funeral Home, with burial in Clermont Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Jessie Louis Cherry; sons, Andy and William F. Cherry Jr., both of Indianapolis, James W. Cherry of Zionsville, Ron Cherry of Brownsburg, Tom Cherry of Greenfield and Richard Cherry of Clayton, and daughters, Mrs. Joan Vance of Avon, Mrs. Jean Kestler of Brownsburg, Mrs. Beverly Lopossa of Plainfield and Mrs. Donna Mae Combs of Brewster, Wash.
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana. Sunday, 25 June 1978,
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11273761/william-fred-cherryWilliam married Jessie Louise Cobb on 2 Apr 1920 in Indiana. Jessie (daughter of Thomas Andrew Cobb and Anna Belle Otis) was born on 28 Aug 1905 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; died on 17 Mar 1979 in Clermont, Marion County, Indiana; was buried on 21 Mar 1979 in Clermont Cemetery, Clermont, Marion County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]