Shelby  County  Indiana
Obituaries

Ladson


findagrave.com
ca 22 Dec 2005
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          Mary Lou Ladson, 78, of Linton, passed away at 8:23 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, 2005 at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington.  Born Sept. 20, 1927 in Evansville, she was the daughter of Dona (Gunn) Gutierriez. She was raised by her aunt and uncle Homer and Della Gunn. On Nov. 15, 1945, she married Robert D. Ladson, who passed away Feb. 13, 1990.  She was a homemaker and attended the Pentecostal Church.
          Survivors include: three daughters,  Engenia [sic--Eugenia] A. (Jeanne) Wesner  of Newberry;  Dona Paulsen  of Linton, and  Toni MeJean  of Pleasantville; a son  Robert Michael Ladson  of Cayuga; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a cousin Sharon Gunn Hudson of Pittsboro.  She was preceded in death by her mother and her husband Robert.
          Funeral service will be at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton at 10 a.m. on Thursday with the Rev. Michael Ladson and the Rev. Randy Raney officiating.  Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
*Betty's note:  Below is another obituary with less information but a more complete citation.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and  Betty Kitchen


The  Herald-Times
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Thursday, December 22, 2005
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Mary Lou Ladson, 78
SEPT. 20, 1927 - DEC. 19, 2005
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          LINTON - Mary Lou Ladson,  78, of Linton, died Monday at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington.  She was a homemaker.
          Survivors include one son,  Robert Micheal [sic--Michael] Ladson  of Cayuga; three daughters,  Engenia A. "Jeanne" Wesner  of Newberry,  Dona Paulsen  of Linton and  Toni MeJean  of Pleasantville.
          Services will be 10 a.m. today at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery.  Friends may call one hour prior to services today at the funeral home.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and  Betty Kitchen


The  Herald-Times
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
15 Feb 1990
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          LINTON -- Robert D. Ladson,  65, of R. 2., Linton, died Tuesday at Shakamak Good Samaritan Hospital in Jasonville.  Born Dec. 2, 1924, in Shiloh, he was the son of  Robert Eugene and  Flora (Burch) Ladson.  He was retired from Crane Naval Weapons Center where he was an explosives expert.  He was also a locksmith, retiring in 1975.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a member of South Linton Church of God.  He was a member Frank Courtney American Legion Post.
          Survivors include his wife, Mary (Gunn) Ladson; three daughters, Jeanne Wesner of Newberry, Dona Paulsen of West Paulet, Vt., and Toni MeJean of Carlisle; one son, Michael M. Ladson of Newberry; two sisters, Vera Smith of Linton and Sherry Alig of Kenton, Ill.; and eight grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his father and one brother.
          Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel with the Revs. Jack Gambill and Charles Riley officiating.  Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.  Military graveside rites will be conducted by the American Legion.  Friends may call 3-9 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. until services Saturday at the funeral home.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and  Betty Kitchen


The  Bloomington  Daily  Herald
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
31 Dec 1970
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          LINTON -- Wendell Eugene Ladson,  40, of 369 4th St., NW, Linton, died Wednesday night at the Freeman-Greene County Hospital here.  A native of Linton, he was born Feb. 25, 1930, the son of  Eugene H. and  Flora M. Ladson.  He was a retired gunnery sergeant in the U.S. Marines and a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars.  He was a member of the Frank Courtney American Legion Post 22 at Linton and the Worthington Veterans of Foreign Wars.
          Survivors are the wife, the former  Violet Mason;  two sons,  Robert and  Eugene,  both of Jacksonville, N.C.; two stepdaughters,  Rita and  Teresa Mason,  both a home; a brother,  Robert,  of Linton; two sisters,  Mrs. Vera Yoder  of Linton and  Mrs. Sherry Alig  of Canton, Ill.; the mother and stepfather,  Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hunter  of Linton; a stepsister,  Mrs. Kathern Rollison  of Bloomfield.
          Funeral service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton, with the Rev. Dean Hartman officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and  Betty Kitchen


The  Sullivan  Daily  Times
Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana
July 15,* 1963
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Eugene Ladson, 58, Dies of Heart Attack
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          Eugene Ladson,  58, of Mt. Dora, Fla., and a native of Sullivan, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 2:45 p.m. Monday.*  He formerly lived in Linton and had just returned home Saturday following a visit to this area.  He was born April 26, 1905, in Sullivan, the son of the late  Albert and  Ruby Ladson.
          Surviving are the widow,  Flora;  two daughters,  Mrs. Vera Yoder  of Linton and  Mrs. Sherry Everidge  of Cocoa, Fla.; two sons,  Robert  of Linton and  Windell  of Camp LeJune, N. C.; two brothers,  M. A. (Bus) Ladson  of Linton and  Garland Ladson  of Mt. Dora, Fla.; and two sisters,  Mildred Sluder  of Sullivan and  Mrs. Clara Edwards  of Kennee, Ill.
          The body is being returned to the Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Home in Linton where funeral arrangements are pending.
*Betty's note:  I am not sure of the dates shown here.  Monday was July 15 in 1963.  On findagrave the death is given as July 13, but that was not a Monday.  No stone is shown.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and  Betty Kitchen


The  Sullivan  Daily  Times
Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana
July 15*, 1963
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          Final rites for  Eugene Ladson,  58, of Mt. Dora, Fla., and a native of Sullivan and former resident of Linton, will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton.  Mr. Ladson died unexpectedly of a heart attack Monday at Mt. Dora after returning there last Saturday following a trip to this area.  The Rev. William Carpenter will officiate and interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery at Linton.
*Betty's note:  I am not sure of the dates shown here.  Monday was July 15 in 1963.  On findagrave the death is given as July 13, but that was not a Monday.  No stone is shown.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and  Betty Kitchen

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