hmtl5 Cary Head Funk b. 2 Jul 1880 Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio d. 23 Jun 1953 Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy
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Cary Head Funk

Male 1880 - 1953  (72 years)


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  • Name Cary Head Funk 
    • son of William Funk and Matilda Ward [1, 2]
    Born 2 Jul 1880  Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Died 23 Jun 1953  Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Mount Hope Athens Cemetery, Athens, Fulton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I5440  Hedges
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family Bessie Daulton,   b. Oct 1883, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 3 Nov 1902  Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Herman Funk,   b. 8 Apr 1904, Fulton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1909, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F2361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jul 1880 - Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Nov 1902 - Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jun 1953 - Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Athens Cemetery, Athens, Fulton County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Published in The News-Sentinel (Rochester, IN)
      Wednesday, June 24, 1953

      Carry H. Funk
      Carry H. FUNK, 72, R.R. 6, Rochester, died at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday at his home. His death was attributed to a sunstroke which he suffered five days ago during the heat wave. Mr. Funk had been engaged in farming throughout his entire life.

      He was born July 2, 1880 in Chillicothe, Ohio, to William and Matilda WARD FUNK and came to Fulton county when still quite young. He was married to Lucille C. KING on Sept. 1,
      1926.

      Survivors are his widow and the following children: Elma [FUNK], Rochester, James [FUNK] with the U.S. Air Force in Texas; Mrs. Isabelle KAMP, Rochester; Arthur, Martha,
      Robert, Matilda, Helen, Hugh, Judith [FUNK] all at home. Two daughters and a son by a previous marriage also survive: Mrs. Betty WHITESELL, Hobart; Mrs. Harold SMITH,
      Mishawaka; William [FUNK], Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. Rose CAROTHERS, Akron and Mrs. Martha NORRIS, R.R. 6, Rochester. Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Foster funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery, Akron. Friends may call at the funeral home.

      Source:
      Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1953
      by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
      [1, 2]
    • LKH note:
      The same obituary was also published in:
      Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana. Wednesday, 24 June 1953.
      [2, 4, 5]
    • LKH note:
      From records it appears Cary Funk was married three times.
      1. Bessie Daulton (1893- ?), m. 1902
      2. Ethel Mae Coughenour (1892-1925), m. 1920
      3. Lucille Christine King (1908-1993), m. 1926
      [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S90] Marriage record.

    4. [S82] LKH.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.


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