Walter Ditch, 81, a former resident of Richland County and for the past several months a resident of Evansville, Ind. passed away yesterday evening at the Deaconess Hospital, following a long period of ill health. He had lived in Richland County most of his lifetime.
Funeral arrangements are being completed at the Summers Funeral Home and the time of services and burial will be announced later.
Mr. Ditch was born in the county and was the son of John Ditch and Margaret Beck Ditch.
He was married to Nellie Wingert and she too has been making her home in Evansville due to illness.
Mr. Ditch was a carpenter by trade and lived in southeast Olney township for a long period of time.
He leaves his wife, Nellie, and five children: Mrs. Freda Tarvin of Evansville, Alva Ditch of Fairbanks. Alaska, Mrs. Wilma Jean Goss and Everett Ditch, both of Olney, and Mrs. Beulah Bander of Long Beach, Cal. There are 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Nora Tungate of Evansville, Ind.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two sons, Delbert and Shelby Ditch.
Olney Daily Mail (IL)
Funeral arrangements are being completed at the Summers Funeral Home and the time of services and burial will be announced later.
Mr. Ditch was born in the county and was the son of John Ditch and Margaret Beck Ditch.
He was married to Nellie Wingert and she too has been making her home in Evansville due to illness.
Mr. Ditch was a carpenter by trade and lived in southeast Olney township for a long period of time.
He leaves his wife, Nellie, and five children: Mrs. Freda Tarvin of Evansville, Alva Ditch of Fairbanks. Alaska, Mrs. Wilma Jean Goss and Everett Ditch, both of Olney, and Mrs. Beulah Bander of Long Beach, Cal. There are 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Nora Tungate of Evansville, Ind.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two sons, Delbert and Shelby Ditch.
Olney Daily Mail (IL)
Walter Ditch, 81, a former resident of Richland County and for the past several months a resident of Evansville, Ind. passed away yesterday evening at the Deaconess Hospital, following a long period of ill health. He had lived in Richland County most of his lifetime.
Funeral arrangements are being completed at the Summers Funeral Home and the time of services and burial will be announced later.
Mr. Ditch was born in the county and was the son of John Ditch and Margaret Beck Ditch.
He was married to Nellie Wingert and she too has been making her home in Evansville due to illness.
Mr. Ditch was a carpenter by trade and lived in southeast Olney township for a long period of time.
He leaves his wife, Nellie, and five children: Mrs. Freda Tarvin of Evansville, Alva Ditch of Fairbanks. Alaska, Mrs. Wilma Jean Goss and Everett Ditch, both of Olney, and Mrs. Beulah Bander of Long Beach, Cal. There are 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Nora Tungate of Evansville, Ind.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two sons, Delbert and Shelby Ditch.
Olney Daily Mail (IL)
Funeral arrangements are being completed at the Summers Funeral Home and the time of services and burial will be announced later.
Mr. Ditch was born in the county and was the son of John Ditch and Margaret Beck Ditch.
He was married to Nellie Wingert and she too has been making her home in Evansville due to illness.
Mr. Ditch was a carpenter by trade and lived in southeast Olney township for a long period of time.
He leaves his wife, Nellie, and five children: Mrs. Freda Tarvin of Evansville, Alva Ditch of Fairbanks. Alaska, Mrs. Wilma Jean Goss and Everett Ditch, both of Olney, and Mrs. Beulah Bander of Long Beach, Cal. There are 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Nora Tungate of Evansville, Ind.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two sons, Delbert and Shelby Ditch.
Olney Daily Mail (IL)
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