Funeral Home Record Owen County, Indiana Submitted by Laura Bonde lbonde@bluemarble.net *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb *********************************************************** West, Parrish, and Pedigo Funeral Home Spence and Gosport, Owen County, Indiana Book I 28 Feb 1921-4 Feb 1925 Total No...159, Yearly No...66, Page…51 Date………11/17/1921 What Race…American, Where born…Indiana Name of Deceased………………..John Wark Charge to………………………………….. Address……………………………………….. Date of Funeral…………………..11/20/1921 Residence……………………………………. Spencer, Indiana Place of Death…………………….. Spencer, Indiana. Funeral Services at………..M.E. Church 1:00pm Cause of Death…………………….. Date of Death……………………….. Occupation………………………………..Married Marital Status…………………….. Date of Birth………………………..April 16, 1833 Age: 88 Years, 6 months, 21 days Name of father.…………………….Hugh Wark His birthplace……………………….Ohio Name of mother.…………………..Elizabeth Boyd Her birthplace……………………….Ohio Style of casket…………………….Plain Oak Manufactured By…………………..Northern Casket Co. Interment at ..…………………..Riverside Cemetery Price of casket………………... $250.00 Burial Robe……………………..... $ 2.00 Burial Slippers and hose $ Flowers…..….……………………………. $ Allison Bell………………………….. $ Total Footing of Bill……. $252.50 Paid by Cash……………………………. $189.20 Paid by county…………………….. $ 50.00 disc……………………………………………….. $ 13.30 1880 Census Place: La Fayette, Owen, Indiana Source: FHL Film 1254303 National Archives Film T9-0303 Page 319D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace John WARK Self M M W 47 OH Occ: Farmer Fa: PA Mo: PA Mary WARK Wife F M W 48 OH Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo:PA Martha J. WARK Dau F S W 21 IN Occ: Doing House Work Fa: OH Mo: OH George W. WARK Son M S W 17 IN Occ: Working On Farm Fa: OH Mo: OH Laura B. WARK Dau F S W 15 IN Occ: Doing House Work Fa: OH Mo: OH Nathan Grant WARD Son M S W 12 IN Occ:At Home Fa: OH Mo: OH Cora E. WARK Dau F S W 10 IN Occ: At Home Fa: OH Mo: OH Lenorah WARK Dau F S W 7 IN Occ: At Home Fa: OH Mo: OH