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VIrgil S. Towne

Male 1899 -

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  • Name VIrgil S. Towne 
    Birth 12 Jun 1899  Shelby County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Notes 
    • Shelbyville News, Shelbyville, Indiana, Monday, 29 April 1974
      Rites Set For Virgil Towne

      Services will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Murphy Mortuary for Virgil S. Towne, 74, 417 Alice St., who died Sunday at 10:50 a.m. at Major Hospital. He had been a patient there two weeks and in failing health several months. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Glenn McGuire officiating. Friends may call at any time at the mortuary, where Masonic rites will be conducted tonight at 8:00 o?clock. Mr. Towne was a retired employee of Allison Division, General Motors, Indianapolis, where he had served as a patrolman. He was a member of the Shelbyville Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Murat Shrine and Trinity United Methodist Church. Born in Shelby County June 12, 1899, Mr. Towne was the son of Charles and Carolyn (Nading) Towne. On Dec. 25, 1923, he married Theo Lillian Duffy, who survives. Also surviving are a son William D. Towne, Shelbyville, two grandchildren and two brothers and sister, Jack Towns and Mrs. Cecil (Joan) Shadley, Shelbyville, and Hal Nading Towne, Danville, Ill. Six brothers and sisters preceded in death.
    Person ID I33412  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2017 

    Father Charles Town,   b. 5 Jul 1877, Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1950 (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Carrie Nading   d. 1930 
    Marriage 5 Jun 1897 
    Family ID F12164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Theo Lillian Duffy 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1923 
    Children 
     1. William D. Towne
    Family ID F12165  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2017