ENGLAND, William E.
Date of death: 13 Jan 1978 – Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Edinburgh Tri-County Enterprise, January 18, 1978
W.E. England
William E. England, 60, 1118 Grand of Columbus and father of Lester England of Edinburgh, died at 1:35 p.m. Friday at Bartholomew County Hospital. He had been in poor health three years.
Services were held Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Barkes, Inlow and Weaver Funeral Home in Columbus by the Rev. Roger Lee. Burial was at Garland Brook Cemetery.
An employee of Sap’s Bakery and member of the Baptist Church, Mr. England was born October 16, 1917, in Metcalfe County, Ky., to Charles William and Valley Jessie England. He married Dorothy Shirley Dec. 24, 1935, and she survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Roger England of Columbus and Lester England of Edinburgh; three daughters, Mrs. Carl Whittington of Columbus, Mrs. Russell Coy, Route 10 and Mrs. Michael Ferrenburg, Route 9, Columbus; four brothers, Thomas and Curtis England of Kentucky, Bob England of Columbus and Enos England of Indianapolis; four sisters, Mrs. Lannie Jesse of Columbus, Elvira Smith and Regina Edwards of Edmonton, Ky., and Corine Poynter of Knoblitt, Ky; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four brothers.
Columbus Republic, January 13, 1978
Sap’s Bakery Employee
W.E. England
1118 Grand
William E. England, 60, 1118 Grand, died at 1:35 a.m. today at Bartholomew County Hospital. He had been in ill health three years.
Funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at Barkes, Inlow and Weaver Funeral Home by the Rev. Roger Lee. Persons may call from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 8:30 a.m. until time of service Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery.
England was born Oct. 16, 1917, in Metcalfe County, Ky., to Charles William and Valley Jessie England. He married Dorothy Shirley Dec. 24, 1935, and she survives. He was an employee of Sap’s Bakery and a member of the Baptist Church.
Also surviving are two sons, Roger England of 2860 18th and Lester England of Edinburgh; three daughters, Mrs. Carl Whittington of 2014 14th, Mrs. Russell Coy of Route 10 and Mrs. Michael Ferrenburg of Route 9; four brothers, Thomas and Curtis England of Kentucky, Bob England of 1752 Wallace and Enos England of Indianapolis; four sisters, Mrs. Lannie Jesse of 13th Street, Elvira Smith and Regina Edwards, both of Edmonton, Ky., and Corine Poynter of Knoblitt, Ky; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four brothers.
Link to William E. England’s Find A Grave entry
Submitted by Mark Wirey