Handwritten-Sat. Oct. 17, 1959
Judge John Decker Dies At Bluffton
John F. Decker, 80, former judge of the Wells Circuit Court at Bluffton and former State Assessor, died Friday at the Wells County Hospital. He had retired from active practice only a short time ago.
Judge Decker was a judge of the Circuit Court from 1930 to 1942, and served as Democratic State Senator from Adams, Wells and Blackford counties in 1919 and 1921, also in three special sessions of the legislature.
A lifelong resident of Wells County, he taught in county schools there until entering law practice in 1910.
Judge Decker was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Rotary Club.
Surviving is his wife, Carrie; one son, Mark J. Decker of Indianapolis; two grandchildren; two brothers, Rufus Decker and D. Nelson Decker of near Bluffton, and one sister, Mrs. Ella Hoover of Huntington County.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Thoma Funeral Home in Bluffton, the Rev. Ralph Koch officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum "Jan1958-Dec1960"
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Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
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John F. Decker
in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: John F. Decker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 80
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1879
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 16 Oct 1959
Death Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
Father: Edward Decker
Mother: Rebecca Houtz
Informant: Mrs. Carrie Decker; wife; Bluffton, Indiana
Burial: October 18, 1959; Elm Grove Cemetery; Bluffton,
Indiana
Judge John Decker Dies At Bluffton
John F. Decker, 80, former judge of the Wells Circuit Court at Bluffton and former State Assessor, died Friday at the Wells County Hospital. He had retired from active practice only a short time ago.
Judge Decker was a judge of the Circuit Court from 1930 to 1942, and served as Democratic State Senator from Adams, Wells and Blackford counties in 1919 and 1921, also in three special sessions of the legislature.
A lifelong resident of Wells County, he taught in county schools there until entering law practice in 1910.
Judge Decker was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Rotary Club.
Surviving is his wife, Carrie; one son, Mark J. Decker of Indianapolis; two grandchildren; two brothers, Rufus Decker and D. Nelson Decker of near Bluffton, and one sister, Mrs. Ella Hoover of Huntington County.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Thoma Funeral Home in Bluffton, the Rev. Ralph Koch officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum "Jan1958-Dec1960"
Image 16
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
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John F. Decker
in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: John F. Decker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 80
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1879
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 16 Oct 1959
Death Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
Father: Edward Decker
Mother: Rebecca Houtz
Informant: Mrs. Carrie Decker; wife; Bluffton, Indiana
Burial: October 18, 1959; Elm Grove Cemetery; Bluffton,
Indiana
Handwritten-Sat. Oct. 17, 1959
Judge John Decker Dies At Bluffton
John F. Decker, 80, former judge of the Wells Circuit Court at Bluffton and former State Assessor, died Friday at the Wells County Hospital. He had retired from active practice only a short time ago.
Judge Decker was a judge of the Circuit Court from 1930 to 1942, and served as Democratic State Senator from Adams, Wells and Blackford counties in 1919 and 1921, also in three special sessions of the legislature.
A lifelong resident of Wells County, he taught in county schools there until entering law practice in 1910.
Judge Decker was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Rotary Club.
Surviving is his wife, Carrie; one son, Mark J. Decker of Indianapolis; two grandchildren; two brothers, Rufus Decker and D. Nelson Decker of near Bluffton, and one sister, Mrs. Ella Hoover of Huntington County.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Thoma Funeral Home in Bluffton, the Rev. Ralph Koch officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum "Jan1958-Dec1960"
Image 16
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
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John F. Decker
in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: John F. Decker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 80
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1879
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 16 Oct 1959
Death Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
Father: Edward Decker
Mother: Rebecca Houtz
Informant: Mrs. Carrie Decker; wife; Bluffton, Indiana
Burial: October 18, 1959; Elm Grove Cemetery; Bluffton,
Indiana
Judge John Decker Dies At Bluffton
John F. Decker, 80, former judge of the Wells Circuit Court at Bluffton and former State Assessor, died Friday at the Wells County Hospital. He had retired from active practice only a short time ago.
Judge Decker was a judge of the Circuit Court from 1930 to 1942, and served as Democratic State Senator from Adams, Wells and Blackford counties in 1919 and 1921, also in three special sessions of the legislature.
A lifelong resident of Wells County, he taught in county schools there until entering law practice in 1910.
Judge Decker was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Rotary Club.
Surviving is his wife, Carrie; one son, Mark J. Decker of Indianapolis; two grandchildren; two brothers, Rufus Decker and D. Nelson Decker of near Bluffton, and one sister, Mrs. Ella Hoover of Huntington County.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Thoma Funeral Home in Bluffton, the Rev. Ralph Koch officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Adams County, Indiana Historical Museum "Jan1958-Dec1960"
Image 16
Transcribed by Janice Vasilovski
*
John F. Decker
in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: John F. Decker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 80
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1879
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 16 Oct 1959
Death Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
Father: Edward Decker
Mother: Rebecca Houtz
Informant: Mrs. Carrie Decker; wife; Bluffton, Indiana
Burial: October 18, 1959; Elm Grove Cemetery; Bluffton,
Indiana
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