Obituaries
OBITUARY OF BILLY SANDERSON
No Source; November 23, 1933
Billy Avon Sanderson, son of Walter C. Sanderson and Ethie Sanderson, was born near Poland, Indiana, October 15, 1915, and died at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, Ind., November 12, 1933, at the age of 18 years and 28 days. He leaves to mourn their loss the father, mother, one sister, Marguerite, one brother, Estes, a grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Huber, and a host of relatives and friends. He graduated with honors from the high school of Bowling Green in the class of '32 and"33 and was held in high esteem by his classmates and teachers and by all who knew him. Billy's life was characterized by his sunny smile and being ever ready to sacrifice for the pleasure of others; he showed this characteristic even in his last moments when he told his father that he didn't want mother, Marguerite and Estes to get his disease, diphtheria. Billy was spoken of very highly by his doctors and nurses. Billy told his father that he was ready to go and one of his nurses said he made the most wonderful prayer she ever heard just before he passed into the beyond.
Posted by Randi Richardson
NOTE: Photocopy of the obit from the Sanderson Family File available at the Owen County Public Library, Spencer, Indiana. Dated November 23, 1935; no source noted. NOTE: Billy was the son of Walter C. and Ethie (Huber) Sanderson.
FINAL RITES SUNDAY FOR ESTES SANDERSON
No Source; probably 1960
Estes Sanderson, 40 years old, an electrician, died Thursday, February 16, when he fell from a pole on which he was working. Mr. Sanderson was an employee of the Public Service Company in Bloomington and was working on lines near Seymour. His home was R. R. 7, Smith Road, Bloomington.Mr. Sanderson previously lived in Spencer. He was born October 12, 1920, the son of Walter and Effie (sic) Sanderson, R. 1, Poland. Survivors, including his parents, are his wife, Cleota (Nicoson, Sanderson), one son, Danny Hugh, nine years old, and one sister, Mrs. Owen Barnes, R. 1, Poland. Mr. Sanderson was a member of the Christian church in Ellettsville and served as a deacon. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Ellettsville Lions Club. The funeral service under direction...
Posted by Randi Richardson
NOTE: A photocopy of the obit noted below was found in the Sanderson Family File at the Owen County Public Library in Spencer, Indiana. No date or source was noted. It is believed that he died in 1960. The last line or lines of the obit were inadvertently omitted. According to my records, Estes Sanderson was the son of Walter C. and Ethie May (Huber) Sanderson.
MRS. ETHIE SANDERSON
Clay County News: March 1967
Mrs. Ethie Sanderson, 86, of Poland, R. R. 1, died Sunday at the Donna Nursing Home in Spencer where she had been a patient since October 27, 1964. She had been seriously sick for one week. She was born in Owen County near Jordan on October 12, 1880, the daughter of Levi and Margaret (Lucas) Huber. Mrs. Sanderson had been a member of the Carolina Baptist church near Jordan Village since 1896 Survivors include her husband, Walter C. of Poland; a daughter, Mrs. Owen (Marguerite) Barnes, Poland, a daughter-in-law, Cleota of Kansas City, Mo., and two grandsons. The body was taken to the Schoppenhorst Funeral Home. Funeral services were held at 1:30 PM Wednesday at the Jordan Presbyterian Church, Rev. J. W. Paul officiated and burial was in Carolina Cemetery.
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NOTE: a photocopy of the obit noted below was found in the Sanderson Family File, Clay County Genealogy Society, Center Point, Indiana. It was dated March 1967; the source was noted as CCN.
WALTER SANDERSON, RESIDENT OF POLAND SUCCUMBS
Brazil (Indiana) Times, December 19, 1968
Walter C. Sanderson, 88, lifelong resident of R. R. 1, Poland, died at 11:40 AM Wednesday at the Clay County Hospital Born September 3, 1880, in Owen County near Jordan, he was the son of William and Mary (Cassida) Sanderson. The deceased was a retired farmer and had been in failing health for the past year. He had been a patient at the hospital since November 25. Mr. Sanderson was a member of the Carolina Baptist church near Jordan and Odd Fellows Lodge of Cory. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethie, on February 26, 1967. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Owen (Marguerite) Barnes, Poland; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Cleota Sonderson (sic), Kansas City, Mo.; two half sisters, Miss Mattie Frazier, Greencastle and Miss Hazel Frazier, Cloverdale; two grandchildren; two nieces and two nephews.Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 AM Saturday from the Schoppenhorst Funeral Home at Clay City. The Rev. J. W. Paul will officiate and burial will be in the Carolina Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 PM Friday.
Posted by Randi Richardson
NOTE: Walter Sanderson was the husband of Ethie M. (Huber) Sanderson.