Charles A. Hancock, 79, Greenfield, died Monday at home. Born Jan 4, 1914, in Hancock County, he was the son of Claude Archibald and Minnie Ostermeier Hancock. Mr. Hancock was a lifelong farmer and a member of the Mt. Comfort United Methodist Church; cumberland Lodge 726 F & AM; Scottish Rite, Indianpolis; and Murat Shrine, Indianapolis. Survivors inclue wife Wilma (Sparks) Hancock; sons Claude Sidney Hancock, Charles Steven Hancock, and Carl Stanley Hancock, all of Greenfield; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by sisters Gladys Shumway in 1988 and Irene Sinnett in 1965. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Hendryx Mortuaries Cumberland Chapel with the Rev. Mark Suter officating. Burial will follow in Philadelphia Cemetery. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Charles A. Hancock, 79, Greenfield, died Monday at home. Born Jan 4, 1914, in Hancock County, he was the son of Claude Archibald and Minnie Ostermeier Hancock. Mr. Hancock was a lifelong farmer and a member of the Mt. Comfort United Methodist Church; cumberland Lodge 726 F & AM; Scottish Rite, Indianpolis; and Murat Shrine, Indianapolis. Survivors inclue wife Wilma (Sparks) Hancock; sons Claude Sidney Hancock, Charles Steven Hancock, and Carl Stanley Hancock, all of Greenfield; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by sisters Gladys Shumway in 1988 and Irene Sinnett in 1965. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Hendryx Mortuaries Cumberland Chapel with the Rev. Mark Suter officating. Burial will follow in Philadelphia Cemetery. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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