Father: Sidney Jewett
Mother: Jennie Conn
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The Muncie Star, Sunday, September 8, 1946, page 1
Fred E. Jewett, 72, retired general superintendent of Ball Brothers Company and one of Muncie's most widely known men, died at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, two miles east of Muncie on the Jackson Street road.
Mr. Jewett who retired from the Ball Brothers Company six years ago after 48 years of service, had been ill several months. He was a member of one of the city's pioneer families and lived here throughout his lifetime. He was the son of Sidney A. and Sarah Jane (Conn) Jewett, his father for years being superintendent of Beech Grove Cemetery and long active in local affairs of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Fred Jewett was graduated from Muncie High School in 1892 and two weeks later entered the employe of the Ball Brothers Company, starting in the shipping department. Later he was named shipping clerk for the company and in 1902 was named general superintendent. During his superintendency most of the company's present buildings were erected.
Mr. Jewett, a Republican, served as a member of the board of police commissioners for the city and long was active in civic affairs.
He was a member of the High Street Methodist Church, the local Masonic bodies and the Scottish Rite. For many years he was a member of the Kiwanis Club and Post R of the Travelers' Protective Association. He also served as commander of the local post of the Sons of Union Veterans.
In 1901 he was married to LaRhue M. Dungan, who survives him. Other survivors are a son, George Jewett of Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Mrs. M.W. O'Rourke of Chicago and Mrs. Robert A. Cook of Bloomington; and a grandson, Maurice O'Rourke.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Meeks Mortuary with entombment following in the Elm Ridge Mausoleum. Friends may call at the Meeks Mortuary after 2 p.m. Monday. Pallbearers will be Fred Kirk, Herbert Wallace, Edmund F. Ball, James Scott, Don Addie, Dempsey Goen, Cliff Carson, and Fred McClellan.
Mother: Jennie Conn
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The Muncie Star, Sunday, September 8, 1946, page 1
Fred E. Jewett, 72, retired general superintendent of Ball Brothers Company and one of Muncie's most widely known men, died at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, two miles east of Muncie on the Jackson Street road.
Mr. Jewett who retired from the Ball Brothers Company six years ago after 48 years of service, had been ill several months. He was a member of one of the city's pioneer families and lived here throughout his lifetime. He was the son of Sidney A. and Sarah Jane (Conn) Jewett, his father for years being superintendent of Beech Grove Cemetery and long active in local affairs of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Fred Jewett was graduated from Muncie High School in 1892 and two weeks later entered the employe of the Ball Brothers Company, starting in the shipping department. Later he was named shipping clerk for the company and in 1902 was named general superintendent. During his superintendency most of the company's present buildings were erected.
Mr. Jewett, a Republican, served as a member of the board of police commissioners for the city and long was active in civic affairs.
He was a member of the High Street Methodist Church, the local Masonic bodies and the Scottish Rite. For many years he was a member of the Kiwanis Club and Post R of the Travelers' Protective Association. He also served as commander of the local post of the Sons of Union Veterans.
In 1901 he was married to LaRhue M. Dungan, who survives him. Other survivors are a son, George Jewett of Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Mrs. M.W. O'Rourke of Chicago and Mrs. Robert A. Cook of Bloomington; and a grandson, Maurice O'Rourke.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Meeks Mortuary with entombment following in the Elm Ridge Mausoleum. Friends may call at the Meeks Mortuary after 2 p.m. Monday. Pallbearers will be Fred Kirk, Herbert Wallace, Edmund F. Ball, James Scott, Don Addie, Dempsey Goen, Cliff Carson, and Fred McClellan.
Father: Sidney Jewett
Mother: Jennie Conn
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The Muncie Star, Sunday, September 8, 1946, page 1
Fred E. Jewett, 72, retired general superintendent of Ball Brothers Company and one of Muncie's most widely known men, died at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, two miles east of Muncie on the Jackson Street road.
Mr. Jewett who retired from the Ball Brothers Company six years ago after 48 years of service, had been ill several months. He was a member of one of the city's pioneer families and lived here throughout his lifetime. He was the son of Sidney A. and Sarah Jane (Conn) Jewett, his father for years being superintendent of Beech Grove Cemetery and long active in local affairs of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Fred Jewett was graduated from Muncie High School in 1892 and two weeks later entered the employe of the Ball Brothers Company, starting in the shipping department. Later he was named shipping clerk for the company and in 1902 was named general superintendent. During his superintendency most of the company's present buildings were erected.
Mr. Jewett, a Republican, served as a member of the board of police commissioners for the city and long was active in civic affairs.
He was a member of the High Street Methodist Church, the local Masonic bodies and the Scottish Rite. For many years he was a member of the Kiwanis Club and Post R of the Travelers' Protective Association. He also served as commander of the local post of the Sons of Union Veterans.
In 1901 he was married to LaRhue M. Dungan, who survives him. Other survivors are a son, George Jewett of Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Mrs. M.W. O'Rourke of Chicago and Mrs. Robert A. Cook of Bloomington; and a grandson, Maurice O'Rourke.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Meeks Mortuary with entombment following in the Elm Ridge Mausoleum. Friends may call at the Meeks Mortuary after 2 p.m. Monday. Pallbearers will be Fred Kirk, Herbert Wallace, Edmund F. Ball, James Scott, Don Addie, Dempsey Goen, Cliff Carson, and Fred McClellan.
Mother: Jennie Conn
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The Muncie Star, Sunday, September 8, 1946, page 1
Fred E. Jewett, 72, retired general superintendent of Ball Brothers Company and one of Muncie's most widely known men, died at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, two miles east of Muncie on the Jackson Street road.
Mr. Jewett who retired from the Ball Brothers Company six years ago after 48 years of service, had been ill several months. He was a member of one of the city's pioneer families and lived here throughout his lifetime. He was the son of Sidney A. and Sarah Jane (Conn) Jewett, his father for years being superintendent of Beech Grove Cemetery and long active in local affairs of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Fred Jewett was graduated from Muncie High School in 1892 and two weeks later entered the employe of the Ball Brothers Company, starting in the shipping department. Later he was named shipping clerk for the company and in 1902 was named general superintendent. During his superintendency most of the company's present buildings were erected.
Mr. Jewett, a Republican, served as a member of the board of police commissioners for the city and long was active in civic affairs.
He was a member of the High Street Methodist Church, the local Masonic bodies and the Scottish Rite. For many years he was a member of the Kiwanis Club and Post R of the Travelers' Protective Association. He also served as commander of the local post of the Sons of Union Veterans.
In 1901 he was married to LaRhue M. Dungan, who survives him. Other survivors are a son, George Jewett of Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Mrs. M.W. O'Rourke of Chicago and Mrs. Robert A. Cook of Bloomington; and a grandson, Maurice O'Rourke.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Meeks Mortuary with entombment following in the Elm Ridge Mausoleum. Friends may call at the Meeks Mortuary after 2 p.m. Monday. Pallbearers will be Fred Kirk, Herbert Wallace, Edmund F. Ball, James Scott, Don Addie, Dempsey Goen, Cliff Carson, and Fred McClellan.
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