Wilbur Somers

Date of Death: Friday, December 29, 2006 at 2:58 p.m..
Place of Death: Willow Crossing at Columbus, Indiana
Date of Birth: September 28, 1907
Place of Birth: Preble County, Ohio
Date of Funeral: Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.
Place: Bass and Gasper Funeral Home
Visitation: Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at 2:00 p.m.
Final Resting Place: Mt. Aerie Cemetery

Parents: Jess and Anna Mariah (Hanning) Somers

HISTORY:

Residential: He was born and raised in Preble County, Ohio.  He moved to Henry County in 1923.
                       A Columbus resident from 1929 to 1950 until he moved to Decatur County.
                      He has been a Westport resident since 1975.

Occupation: He retired from Cummins Engine Company at Columbus in 1963 after 33 years of service.
                      He had also been employed by the Chrysler Corp. at New Castle.

Memberships: Mt. Aerie Baptist Church where he served as Deacon and Sunday School Teacher

                          Former member and past President of the Westport Kiwanis Club 

                          Past Lt. Governor of the Farmland Division of Kiwanis International.

                          He had served as Sandcreek Township Trustee.

                          50 year member of the Westport Masonic Lodge # 52 F. & A.M.

                          Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite – Valley of Indianapolis

                         Murat Shrine AAONMS of Indianapolis.

Married to: Mary Genevieve Ballenger
       Place:  New Castle, Indiana
         Date:  September 10, 1927
    She preceded him in death on September 1, 1995
                     

SURVIVORS:

2 Daughters - Catherine Louise (Ivan) Vanderbur Engleking - Greenfield, Indiana  

                         Cheryl Lee (Ron) Blackledge - Owasso, Oklahoma

7 Grandchildren 

12 Great Grandchildren

1 Great Great Granddaughter
 

Preceded in death by: Parents

                                         1 Sister - Hilda Mariah Kennedy

                                         1 Son In Law – Robert Vanderbur

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mt Aerie Baptist Church or
South Central Indiana Hospice through the funeral home.
 

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