Date of birth: 17 Jan 1903 Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 25 Jan 1977 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Source: Edinburgh Tri-County Enterprise, Edinburg, Johnson County, Indiana, February 2, 1977
RAYMOND DEER
The Rev. Jesse McKiny conducted funeral
services at Eskew Funeral Home in Edinburg at
1:30 p.m. Monday for Raymond L. Deer, 74,
Edinburg route 3, who died at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday at University Hospital at Indian-
apolis after a one-month illness. The services
originally announced for Friday were postponed
because of severe weather.
The burial was at Rest Haven at Edinburg.
Pall bearers were Leland Robertson, Welbourne
Snepp, Ted Wertz, Rick, Alan and David Piercefield.
Deer was born Jan. 17, 1903, in Johnson County
to Willis H. and Susan Plummer Deer. He married
the former Alta Stainbrook Oct. 28, 1924, and she
survives.
A member of the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church at
Smithland, he was a member of the Edinburg Masonic
Lodge #100.
A farmer, he was retired from Miles Labora-
tories at Edinburg. After his retirement he had
been employed with Robertson Chevrolet at Edinburg;
he attended Purdue University and Franklin College.
Other survivors include a daughter, Jane
Taylor of Edinburg; two grandchildren and a great-
grandchild.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Edna
Paddack Voris and a brother, Lloyd Deer.
Submitted by Mark E. Wirey