Virgil "Pop" Flater, well known resident of South Lewis Street, died at his home at 9:50 o'clock Saturday night, after a lingering illness. He was 73 years old.
Mr. Flater was born Nov. 14, 1891, and was the son of Pleasant Stanford and Caroline (Lawhead) Flater.
He was a member of the Pentecostal Church, and was a former furniture factory employee.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Clara Belle Flater; three sons, Lawrence Flater, of Indianapolis, and Harry Francis and Wendle Flater, of Shelbyville; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Dowden, of Marion; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Flater was the last member of a family of six children. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Pearl Noel, of Elnora, on Oct. 7, this year.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Jenkins Funeral Home. The Rev. Wallace Owings and Rev. Elmer Patton officiated at the services, and burial was made in Grandview Cemetery.
Mr. Flater was born Nov. 14, 1891, and was the son of Pleasant Stanford and Caroline (Lawhead) Flater.
He was a member of the Pentecostal Church, and was a former furniture factory employee.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Clara Belle Flater; three sons, Lawrence Flater, of Indianapolis, and Harry Francis and Wendle Flater, of Shelbyville; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Dowden, of Marion; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Flater was the last member of a family of six children. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Pearl Noel, of Elnora, on Oct. 7, this year.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Jenkins Funeral Home. The Rev. Wallace Owings and Rev. Elmer Patton officiated at the services, and burial was made in Grandview Cemetery.
Virgil "Pop" Flater, well known resident of South Lewis Street, died at his home at 9:50 o'clock Saturday night, after a lingering illness. He was 73 years old.
Mr. Flater was born Nov. 14, 1891, and was the son of Pleasant Stanford and Caroline (Lawhead) Flater.
He was a member of the Pentecostal Church, and was a former furniture factory employee.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Clara Belle Flater; three sons, Lawrence Flater, of Indianapolis, and Harry Francis and Wendle Flater, of Shelbyville; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Dowden, of Marion; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Flater was the last member of a family of six children. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Pearl Noel, of Elnora, on Oct. 7, this year.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Jenkins Funeral Home. The Rev. Wallace Owings and Rev. Elmer Patton officiated at the services, and burial was made in Grandview Cemetery.
Mr. Flater was born Nov. 14, 1891, and was the son of Pleasant Stanford and Caroline (Lawhead) Flater.
He was a member of the Pentecostal Church, and was a former furniture factory employee.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Clara Belle Flater; three sons, Lawrence Flater, of Indianapolis, and Harry Francis and Wendle Flater, of Shelbyville; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Dowden, of Marion; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Flater was the last member of a family of six children. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Pearl Noel, of Elnora, on Oct. 7, this year.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Jenkins Funeral Home. The Rev. Wallace Owings and Rev. Elmer Patton officiated at the services, and burial was made in Grandview Cemetery.
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