The Republic (Columbus, IN) 9 Mar 2006 (Thursday, pg. A9)
James H. Spurgeon
Brownstown
James Harry Spurgeon, 92, of Brownstown died at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour.
Mr. Spurgeon was an educator in the Brownstown School system for 43 years, retiring in 1979 after serving as principal of Brownstown Elementary School from 1960 to 1979. He taught at Clearspring High School in 1936 and 1937 and also coached basketball. For eight years, he taught mathematics at Brownstown High School where he was also athletic director and coached sectional and conference championship basketball teams.
From 1955 to 1960, he coached the Marion Kay AAU basketball team, which went to the national championship finals. On Feb. 15, 2005, Mr. Spurgeon was inducted into the University of Indianapolis Hall of Fame as part of the 1933-34 basketball team that was ranked No. 1 in the state. At that time, the school was known as Indiana Central College.
Mr. Spurgeon was a 1931 graduate of Freetown High School and in 1935 earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana Central College where he played basketball for four years. He earned a master's degree from Butler University in Indianapolis in 1949.
He was an active member of Brownstown United Methodist Church, formerly serving as a Sunday school teacher and Sunday school superintendent.
The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Brownstown United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jack Shake officiating. Calling will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Spurgeon Funeral Home in Brownstown and from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Brownstown.
Memorials may be made to Brownstown United Methodist Church or the Harry Spurgeon Scholarship Fund.
Born in Freetown Oct. 31, 1913, Mr. Spurgeon was the son of Charles and Grace Bower Spurgeon. He married June Denny Oct. 10, 1936, at Butlerville.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Charles (Janet) Spurgeon of Columbus and David (Pam) Spurgeon of Freetown; daughters, Ann (Bruce) Furr of Bloomington and Judy (Steve) McWilliams of Greenwood; grandchildren, Steve Furr, Lance Furr, Rex Furr, Greg Spurgeon, Derek McWilliams, Matt Spurgeon, Doug McWilliams, Carol Ann Gillard, Cheryl Louison, Stephanie McWilliams, Jill Klusman, Kim Hendren, Andrea Spurgeon, Lindsey Spurgeon and Lisa Reifinger; and 25 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Ralph and Lloyd Spurgeon; sisters, Nina Bennett and Susan Spurgeon; and both parents.
James H. Spurgeon
Brownstown
James Harry Spurgeon, 92, of Brownstown died at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour.
Mr. Spurgeon was an educator in the Brownstown School system for 43 years, retiring in 1979 after serving as principal of Brownstown Elementary School from 1960 to 1979. He taught at Clearspring High School in 1936 and 1937 and also coached basketball. For eight years, he taught mathematics at Brownstown High School where he was also athletic director and coached sectional and conference championship basketball teams.
From 1955 to 1960, he coached the Marion Kay AAU basketball team, which went to the national championship finals. On Feb. 15, 2005, Mr. Spurgeon was inducted into the University of Indianapolis Hall of Fame as part of the 1933-34 basketball team that was ranked No. 1 in the state. At that time, the school was known as Indiana Central College.
Mr. Spurgeon was a 1931 graduate of Freetown High School and in 1935 earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana Central College where he played basketball for four years. He earned a master's degree from Butler University in Indianapolis in 1949.
He was an active member of Brownstown United Methodist Church, formerly serving as a Sunday school teacher and Sunday school superintendent.
The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Brownstown United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jack Shake officiating. Calling will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Spurgeon Funeral Home in Brownstown and from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Brownstown.
Memorials may be made to Brownstown United Methodist Church or the Harry Spurgeon Scholarship Fund.
Born in Freetown Oct. 31, 1913, Mr. Spurgeon was the son of Charles and Grace Bower Spurgeon. He married June Denny Oct. 10, 1936, at Butlerville.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Charles (Janet) Spurgeon of Columbus and David (Pam) Spurgeon of Freetown; daughters, Ann (Bruce) Furr of Bloomington and Judy (Steve) McWilliams of Greenwood; grandchildren, Steve Furr, Lance Furr, Rex Furr, Greg Spurgeon, Derek McWilliams, Matt Spurgeon, Doug McWilliams, Carol Ann Gillard, Cheryl Louison, Stephanie McWilliams, Jill Klusman, Kim Hendren, Andrea Spurgeon, Lindsey Spurgeon and Lisa Reifinger; and 25 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Ralph and Lloyd Spurgeon; sisters, Nina Bennett and Susan Spurgeon; and both parents.
The Republic (Columbus, IN) 9 Mar 2006 (Thursday, pg. A9)
James H. Spurgeon
Brownstown
James Harry Spurgeon, 92, of Brownstown died at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour.
Mr. Spurgeon was an educator in the Brownstown School system for 43 years, retiring in 1979 after serving as principal of Brownstown Elementary School from 1960 to 1979. He taught at Clearspring High School in 1936 and 1937 and also coached basketball. For eight years, he taught mathematics at Brownstown High School where he was also athletic director and coached sectional and conference championship basketball teams.
From 1955 to 1960, he coached the Marion Kay AAU basketball team, which went to the national championship finals. On Feb. 15, 2005, Mr. Spurgeon was inducted into the University of Indianapolis Hall of Fame as part of the 1933-34 basketball team that was ranked No. 1 in the state. At that time, the school was known as Indiana Central College.
Mr. Spurgeon was a 1931 graduate of Freetown High School and in 1935 earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana Central College where he played basketball for four years. He earned a master's degree from Butler University in Indianapolis in 1949.
He was an active member of Brownstown United Methodist Church, formerly serving as a Sunday school teacher and Sunday school superintendent.
The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Brownstown United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jack Shake officiating. Calling will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Spurgeon Funeral Home in Brownstown and from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Brownstown.
Memorials may be made to Brownstown United Methodist Church or the Harry Spurgeon Scholarship Fund.
Born in Freetown Oct. 31, 1913, Mr. Spurgeon was the son of Charles and Grace Bower Spurgeon. He married June Denny Oct. 10, 1936, at Butlerville.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Charles (Janet) Spurgeon of Columbus and David (Pam) Spurgeon of Freetown; daughters, Ann (Bruce) Furr of Bloomington and Judy (Steve) McWilliams of Greenwood; grandchildren, Steve Furr, Lance Furr, Rex Furr, Greg Spurgeon, Derek McWilliams, Matt Spurgeon, Doug McWilliams, Carol Ann Gillard, Cheryl Louison, Stephanie McWilliams, Jill Klusman, Kim Hendren, Andrea Spurgeon, Lindsey Spurgeon and Lisa Reifinger; and 25 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Ralph and Lloyd Spurgeon; sisters, Nina Bennett and Susan Spurgeon; and both parents.
James H. Spurgeon
Brownstown
James Harry Spurgeon, 92, of Brownstown died at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour.
Mr. Spurgeon was an educator in the Brownstown School system for 43 years, retiring in 1979 after serving as principal of Brownstown Elementary School from 1960 to 1979. He taught at Clearspring High School in 1936 and 1937 and also coached basketball. For eight years, he taught mathematics at Brownstown High School where he was also athletic director and coached sectional and conference championship basketball teams.
From 1955 to 1960, he coached the Marion Kay AAU basketball team, which went to the national championship finals. On Feb. 15, 2005, Mr. Spurgeon was inducted into the University of Indianapolis Hall of Fame as part of the 1933-34 basketball team that was ranked No. 1 in the state. At that time, the school was known as Indiana Central College.
Mr. Spurgeon was a 1931 graduate of Freetown High School and in 1935 earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana Central College where he played basketball for four years. He earned a master's degree from Butler University in Indianapolis in 1949.
He was an active member of Brownstown United Methodist Church, formerly serving as a Sunday school teacher and Sunday school superintendent.
The funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Brownstown United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jack Shake officiating. Calling will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Spurgeon Funeral Home in Brownstown and from 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Brownstown.
Memorials may be made to Brownstown United Methodist Church or the Harry Spurgeon Scholarship Fund.
Born in Freetown Oct. 31, 1913, Mr. Spurgeon was the son of Charles and Grace Bower Spurgeon. He married June Denny Oct. 10, 1936, at Butlerville.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Charles (Janet) Spurgeon of Columbus and David (Pam) Spurgeon of Freetown; daughters, Ann (Bruce) Furr of Bloomington and Judy (Steve) McWilliams of Greenwood; grandchildren, Steve Furr, Lance Furr, Rex Furr, Greg Spurgeon, Derek McWilliams, Matt Spurgeon, Doug McWilliams, Carol Ann Gillard, Cheryl Louison, Stephanie McWilliams, Jill Klusman, Kim Hendren, Andrea Spurgeon, Lindsey Spurgeon and Lisa Reifinger; and 25 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Ralph and Lloyd Spurgeon; sisters, Nina Bennett and Susan Spurgeon; and both parents.
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