Dolly Parton, The Wilburn Brothers, George Hamilton IV, Dottie West, Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys, and many others. Harry and Docie were both inducted into the Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame. They operated a record shop in downtown Terre Haute for many years which was the place for hot rock & roll and country & western recording artists to drop in while touring on the road, and when word got out the stars were visiting hundreds of screaming teenagers would descend on the place demanding autographs and photographs. t When the record business was no longer fashionable, Docie went back to work for the government — first as Chief Deputy Recorder of Vigo County, and ending her career as Vigo County's Chief Deputy Auditor. Docie said she and Harry loved traveling the road in show business but their greatest production was their family. She was preceded in death by Harry, and a son, Rex. She is survived by a daughter, Vicki Weger and her husband, Ted Elbert, a daughter-in-law Rachel Weger of Indianapolis, and son David and daughter-in-law Donna Weger of Terre Haute; grandchildren: Dr. Benjamin Weger (Christina) of San Antonio TX, Natalie Meier (Aaron) Tucson AZ, Laura Tohill (Jesse) Terre Haute, Courtney Weger (Tara Anderson) Terre Haute; great grandchildren: Nicholas, Brynley, Adelaide, & Zoe Weger, Emma, Jesse, & Grace Tohill, and Brody Weger. Perhaps it was the experience of being taken to the orphan's home that made her stronger than ordinary people. She talked about it often. It made her tough. She would not suffer defeat. She would not be intimidated and she did not fear anyone. She was brave and loyal and fearless to the very end of her life. These are the traits she taught her children which they gratefully carry on in her memory. Visitation will be Wednesday September 21, from 4 pm until 8 pm at Fitzpatrick Funeral Home in West Terre Haute. Eastern Star Chapter #428 will conduct a memorial service at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on Thursday, September 22nd.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions given to The Connecting Link, 830 W. National Avenue, West Terre Haute, IN 47885.
Obit 18 Sep 2016 A02, Trib, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
Dolly Parton, The Wilburn Brothers, George Hamilton IV, Dottie West, Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys, and many others. Harry and Docie were both inducted into the Wabash Valley Musicians Hall of Fame. They operated a record shop in downtown Terre Haute for many years which was the place for hot rock & roll and country & western recording artists to drop in while touring on the road, and when word got out the stars were visiting hundreds of screaming teenagers would descend on the place demanding autographs and photographs. t When the record business was no longer fashionable, Docie went back to work for the government — first as Chief Deputy Recorder of Vigo County, and ending her career as Vigo County's Chief Deputy Auditor. Docie said she and Harry loved traveling the road in show business but their greatest production was their family. She was preceded in death by Harry, and a son, Rex. She is survived by a daughter, Vicki Weger and her husband, Ted Elbert, a daughter-in-law Rachel Weger of Indianapolis, and son David and daughter-in-law Donna Weger of Terre Haute; grandchildren: Dr. Benjamin Weger (Christina) of San Antonio TX, Natalie Meier (Aaron) Tucson AZ, Laura Tohill (Jesse) Terre Haute, Courtney Weger (Tara Anderson) Terre Haute; great grandchildren: Nicholas, Brynley, Adelaide, & Zoe Weger, Emma, Jesse, & Grace Tohill, and Brody Weger. Perhaps it was the experience of being taken to the orphan's home that made her stronger than ordinary people. She talked about it often. It made her tough. She would not suffer defeat. She would not be intimidated and she did not fear anyone. She was brave and loyal and fearless to the very end of her life. These are the traits she taught her children which they gratefully carry on in her memory. Visitation will be Wednesday September 21, from 4 pm until 8 pm at Fitzpatrick Funeral Home in West Terre Haute. Eastern Star Chapter #428 will conduct a memorial service at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on Thursday, September 22nd.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions given to The Connecting Link, 830 W. National Avenue, West Terre Haute, IN 47885.
Obit 18 Sep 2016 A02, Trib, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
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