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Floyd Burch

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Floyd Burch

Birth
Pike County, Indiana, USA
Death
10 Aug 1953 (aged 58)
Pike County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.5007879, Longitude: -87.2877316
Plot
Section M
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Obituary excerpts from unnamed, undated newspaper. (Obit included a photo.)
"Services for Floyd Burch, 58, former cashier of the First National Bank of Petersburg were held Wednesday afternoon at the First Methodist Church ... Masonic rites ...."
"Mr Burch died following a heart attack at 6pm Monday as he was mowing the lawn at his home on Vincennes ave. He had worked that day as sual at the Pike Co. Highway Garage ... Death was instantaneous."
"... his parents, Mr and Mrs John M Burch. The mother's maiden name was Elizabeth McGillem. The father served as a Baptist minister and served one term as County Recorder. ..."
"... born ... in Patoka township, Pike county. He served in World War I at Camp Taylor near Louisville, as a sergeant in the cook and bakery school. ... belonged to Conrade American Legion post of Petersburg and at the time of his death was a member of the Petersburg city council."
"... married in 1935 to Lois Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl B Smith of Petersburg. ..."
Survivors include his wife Lois, daughter Ruth, twin brother Lloyd of Huntingburg; Col. Claude O Burch, retired Army officer of Washington, D.C. and Owen of Salem. Also one sister Mrs Elmer Whitman of Princeton.
Obituary excerpts from unnamed, undated newspaper. (Obit included a photo.)
"Services for Floyd Burch, 58, former cashier of the First National Bank of Petersburg were held Wednesday afternoon at the First Methodist Church ... Masonic rites ...."
"Mr Burch died following a heart attack at 6pm Monday as he was mowing the lawn at his home on Vincennes ave. He had worked that day as sual at the Pike Co. Highway Garage ... Death was instantaneous."
"... his parents, Mr and Mrs John M Burch. The mother's maiden name was Elizabeth McGillem. The father served as a Baptist minister and served one term as County Recorder. ..."
"... born ... in Patoka township, Pike county. He served in World War I at Camp Taylor near Louisville, as a sergeant in the cook and bakery school. ... belonged to Conrade American Legion post of Petersburg and at the time of his death was a member of the Petersburg city council."
"... married in 1935 to Lois Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl B Smith of Petersburg. ..."
Survivors include his wife Lois, daughter Ruth, twin brother Lloyd of Huntingburg; Col. Claude O Burch, retired Army officer of Washington, D.C. and Owen of Salem. Also one sister Mrs Elmer Whitman of Princeton.


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