Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Father: J. Basil McCarty
Mother: Florence Hughes
The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana)
17 Dec 1999, Fri
Page 1
County Leader "Mo" McCarty Dies
Maurice "Mo" McCarty, a long-time Johnson County commissioner and fifth-generation White River Township farmer, died at his home Thursday. He was 77.
McCarty served on the county Board of Commissioners, the policy-making executive board, on and off for 30 years, retiring in 1996.
A lifelong White River Township resident, McCarty saw the county transformed from the rural, agricultural community of his youth to a sprawling, bustling suburb.
Those who worked with McCarty in county government describe him as a quiet man, but one with many friends in the community.
"Everyone recognized him. He didn't hardly know a stranger," said John Price, a longtime friend. "He dedicated his life to the community."
Born in 1922 to J. Basil and Florence (Hughes) McCarty, young Maurice McCarty pronounced his first name "Morris" and went by the nickname "Mo".
In a 1996 Daily Journal interview, he said he never liked being called "Maurice."
"Whit a name like that," he said, "you ought to have ruffles on your shorts."
One of a graduating class of only 31 students at Center Grove High School in 1940, Mo McCarty entered Franklin College. But he was drafted into service in World War II and served in the Army's 76th Armored Division, in a tank crew, under Gen. George S. Patton.
After the ware, McCarty plunged into the farming business with this brother, Mar. The brothers bought land when they could. By the 1970's and 1980's they were farming nearly 6,000 acres in Johnson, Marion, Morgan and Hendricks counties and overseeing an operation that sometimes exceed an annual volume of $1 million. And for more than 20 years, they shared a contract to supply feed and remove manure during the annual competitions at the Indiana State Fair.
Land that was once part of the McCarty Farm is now the site of Sugar Grove Elementary School and Fair Oaks and Wakefield subdivisions, among others.
McCarty also raised a family; he and his first wife, Barbara, known as "Bobbie," married in 1951 and had two daughters.
{full detail can be found in the newspaper article}
Father: J. Basil McCarty
Mother: Florence Hughes
The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana)
17 Dec 1999, Fri
Page 1
County Leader "Mo" McCarty Dies
Maurice "Mo" McCarty, a long-time Johnson County commissioner and fifth-generation White River Township farmer, died at his home Thursday. He was 77.
McCarty served on the county Board of Commissioners, the policy-making executive board, on and off for 30 years, retiring in 1996.
A lifelong White River Township resident, McCarty saw the county transformed from the rural, agricultural community of his youth to a sprawling, bustling suburb.
Those who worked with McCarty in county government describe him as a quiet man, but one with many friends in the community.
"Everyone recognized him. He didn't hardly know a stranger," said John Price, a longtime friend. "He dedicated his life to the community."
Born in 1922 to J. Basil and Florence (Hughes) McCarty, young Maurice McCarty pronounced his first name "Morris" and went by the nickname "Mo".
In a 1996 Daily Journal interview, he said he never liked being called "Maurice."
"Whit a name like that," he said, "you ought to have ruffles on your shorts."
One of a graduating class of only 31 students at Center Grove High School in 1940, Mo McCarty entered Franklin College. But he was drafted into service in World War II and served in the Army's 76th Armored Division, in a tank crew, under Gen. George S. Patton.
After the ware, McCarty plunged into the farming business with this brother, Mar. The brothers bought land when they could. By the 1970's and 1980's they were farming nearly 6,000 acres in Johnson, Marion, Morgan and Hendricks counties and overseeing an operation that sometimes exceed an annual volume of $1 million. And for more than 20 years, they shared a contract to supply feed and remove manure during the annual competitions at the Indiana State Fair.
Land that was once part of the McCarty Farm is now the site of Sugar Grove Elementary School and Fair Oaks and Wakefield subdivisions, among others.
McCarty also raised a family; he and his first wife, Barbara, known as "Bobbie," married in 1951 and had two daughters.
{full detail can be found in the newspaper article}
Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Father: J. Basil McCarty
Mother: Florence Hughes
The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana)
17 Dec 1999, Fri
Page 1
County Leader "Mo" McCarty Dies
Maurice "Mo" McCarty, a long-time Johnson County commissioner and fifth-generation White River Township farmer, died at his home Thursday. He was 77.
McCarty served on the county Board of Commissioners, the policy-making executive board, on and off for 30 years, retiring in 1996.
A lifelong White River Township resident, McCarty saw the county transformed from the rural, agricultural community of his youth to a sprawling, bustling suburb.
Those who worked with McCarty in county government describe him as a quiet man, but one with many friends in the community.
"Everyone recognized him. He didn't hardly know a stranger," said John Price, a longtime friend. "He dedicated his life to the community."
Born in 1922 to J. Basil and Florence (Hughes) McCarty, young Maurice McCarty pronounced his first name "Morris" and went by the nickname "Mo".
In a 1996 Daily Journal interview, he said he never liked being called "Maurice."
"Whit a name like that," he said, "you ought to have ruffles on your shorts."
One of a graduating class of only 31 students at Center Grove High School in 1940, Mo McCarty entered Franklin College. But he was drafted into service in World War II and served in the Army's 76th Armored Division, in a tank crew, under Gen. George S. Patton.
After the ware, McCarty plunged into the farming business with this brother, Mar. The brothers bought land when they could. By the 1970's and 1980's they were farming nearly 6,000 acres in Johnson, Marion, Morgan and Hendricks counties and overseeing an operation that sometimes exceed an annual volume of $1 million. And for more than 20 years, they shared a contract to supply feed and remove manure during the annual competitions at the Indiana State Fair.
Land that was once part of the McCarty Farm is now the site of Sugar Grove Elementary School and Fair Oaks and Wakefield subdivisions, among others.
McCarty also raised a family; he and his first wife, Barbara, known as "Bobbie," married in 1951 and had two daughters.
{full detail can be found in the newspaper article}
Father: J. Basil McCarty
Mother: Florence Hughes
The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana)
17 Dec 1999, Fri
Page 1
County Leader "Mo" McCarty Dies
Maurice "Mo" McCarty, a long-time Johnson County commissioner and fifth-generation White River Township farmer, died at his home Thursday. He was 77.
McCarty served on the county Board of Commissioners, the policy-making executive board, on and off for 30 years, retiring in 1996.
A lifelong White River Township resident, McCarty saw the county transformed from the rural, agricultural community of his youth to a sprawling, bustling suburb.
Those who worked with McCarty in county government describe him as a quiet man, but one with many friends in the community.
"Everyone recognized him. He didn't hardly know a stranger," said John Price, a longtime friend. "He dedicated his life to the community."
Born in 1922 to J. Basil and Florence (Hughes) McCarty, young Maurice McCarty pronounced his first name "Morris" and went by the nickname "Mo".
In a 1996 Daily Journal interview, he said he never liked being called "Maurice."
"Whit a name like that," he said, "you ought to have ruffles on your shorts."
One of a graduating class of only 31 students at Center Grove High School in 1940, Mo McCarty entered Franklin College. But he was drafted into service in World War II and served in the Army's 76th Armored Division, in a tank crew, under Gen. George S. Patton.
After the ware, McCarty plunged into the farming business with this brother, Mar. The brothers bought land when they could. By the 1970's and 1980's they were farming nearly 6,000 acres in Johnson, Marion, Morgan and Hendricks counties and overseeing an operation that sometimes exceed an annual volume of $1 million. And for more than 20 years, they shared a contract to supply feed and remove manure during the annual competitions at the Indiana State Fair.
Land that was once part of the McCarty Farm is now the site of Sugar Grove Elementary School and Fair Oaks and Wakefield subdivisions, among others.
McCarty also raised a family; he and his first wife, Barbara, known as "Bobbie," married in 1951 and had two daughters.
{full detail can be found in the newspaper article}
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