The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-26
PIONEER STATE
PASTOR is DEAD
IN COLUMBUS, 0.
Inc Rev. Granville B. Work
Held IL N. {. PuIpits
in Indiana.

mourning the death of the Rev.
Granville B. Work, pioneer minister
IN Indiana, who died Christmas eve
at his home in Columbus, o. The
Rev. Mr.. Work, who was more than
30, held psstorates in twelve state
churches and was leader in the
North Indiana conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal denomination.
The Rev. Warren w. Want, pastor
of the North NJ. f. church, who re-
ceiYed word Of the death, was to
go to Columbus today TO oficiate
at the services at 2. The. Rev. Mr..
Want was associated with the Rev.
Mr.. Work when he commenced his
ministry at Warren.
For ffty-nine years the Rev. Mr..
Work was a member of the North
Indiana conference from which he
retired from active service in 1917.
Since that time he had lived in
Columbus.
His first pastorate was at the
Methodist church at Alexandria
which he assumed in 1872. Other
charges were at Decatur, Garrett,
Wabash, Dunkirk, Ridgeville, Mum
Gle, Angola, New Paris, Leesburg,
Bunker Hill, Mexicao and Warren.
Death Claims Grocer
Funeral services for William L.
Hoy, Sc, widely known retail grocer
who died at his home, 1922 North
Talbot street Friday, will be held
in the Flanner & Buchanan NOR
tuary at 2 Monday with the Rev.
j. Ambrose Dunkel of the Taber-
nacle Presbyterian church, in
charge. Burial will be in Washing
ton Park cemetery.
Mr.. Hoy, who retired a few
months ago, had been active in the
business for twenty-five years. He
vas a member of North Park lodge,
10, 646, F. 65 A. M; Sahara Grotto,
Murat temple of the Shrine, Scot
fish Rite and indianapolis court,
No. Is, Royal Order Of testers.
Miss Blanche Bowman, as, assist
ant supervisor in the Rotary divi-
sion of the James Whitcomb Riley
hospital for children, died Friday in
be hospital following a short ill
ness. Services will be held Mon
lay in the Patterson undertaking
establishment, with burial at Bed
ford,
Miss Bowman was an instructor
for twelve years at Peace institute,
a girls college in Raleigh, N. G.
Five Long Residents Die
Five pioneer residents of the city
and its vicinity were also claimed
by death Friday.
One week after the death of her
brother. John TroXler, Mrs. Cath
crime Hoef1ing, "a, died Friday at
the residence of her son, Oscar I.
Hoefing, 307 West Thirty-ninth
street. Funeral services will be held
at 3 Monday morning in Hunting
burg and burial will be in st. Marys
cemetery.
Mrs, Hoefling had made her home
with her son since October and had
been in i'll health since May. She
was a member of the st. Marys
Catholic church at st. Anthony
where she was born.
Arthur E. FIeiScher, 10, father of
Robert w. Fleischer, president of
the Century Paper Company, died
at his home, 3541 North Meridian
street. Friday after a long illness.
Mr.. Fleischer who had lived in Chi
cago nearly all his life, came to In
dianapolis two years ago.
Mrs. Tyner Passes
Mrs. Martha Tyner. 78, died Fri
day at the home of daughter, Mrs.
G. w. Gordon, 1903 Park avenue,
after an illness of two years. Flu
neral services will be held at 10
Monday in Greenfield where she
had lived all her life.
Mrs. Mary Jane Dehn, 70, 2348
North Gale street, resident of In
dianapolis more than forty years,
died Thursday at her home. Funeral
services will be held at the home at
2 today with the Rev. Victor B.
Hargitt of the Brightwood M. E.
church officiating. Burial will be in
Crown Hill cemetery.
A fall in January proved fatal
Friday morning to Miss Ella M.
Holmes, IA, who died at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Thomas j. Chris
tan, 1912 North Meridian street.
Funeral services will be held at
Monday in the Kreglo g. Bailey
undertaking establishment with the
Rev. William A. Sullenberger of the
Central Christian church officiating.
Miss Holmes was a daughter of the
late William c. Holmes, pioneer
resident of the city.
Posey Rites Monday
Last rites for Mrs. Effie J. Posey,
as, who died Thursday at her home,
4O6 West Twenty-eig street will
be held at 2 Monday at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Anna Shores, 2349
North Capitol avenue with burial
in Crown Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Grace Refining. 36, former
indianapolis resident, died Wednes-
day in the Lakeview hospital in
Chicago after brief illness. The
body will be returned here for
burial. Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Marson of Toledo,
o., mother of Robert Marson of this
city, died Thursday at her home.
Services will be held in Toledo Mon
day. Until recently Mrs. MarSon
was a resident of this city.
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