OBITUARY Feb. 24, 2003 ALBERTA J. DECKARD
WHEATLAND,Alberta J. Deckard, 81, Wheatland, died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, at home.
Born
July 14, 1921, in Broadlands, Ill., she was the daughter of Ancil and Shirley (Fogleman) Eastin.
She was a homemaker
and a member of the Wheatland United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband,
D. Robert Deckard, whom she married June 28, 1941; a son, Larry R. Deckard of Wheatland; a daughter, Sandra A. Baker of Wheatland;
three sisters, Aline Tate and Mabel Williamson, both of Newman, Ill., and Joyce Nussell of Matoon, Ill.; five grandchildren;
and a great-grandchild.
Two brothers are deceased.
The funeral will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at
Goodwin Funeral Home by the Rev. Don Wilson. Burial will be in Wheatland Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brady Deckard, Aaron
Deckard, Colby Deckard, Ryan Baker, Rhett Baker, and Bill Ash.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with an
Order of the Eastern Star service at 5 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lincoln Trail Hospice
Cora Jane Scott
December 12, 1981
WHEATLAND – Cora Jane Scott 98, of Wheatland, died at 10:45 p.m. Saturday at the residence of a daughter,
Ermal Collins of Linton.
She was born June 28, 1883, Monroe City, daughter of William and Sarah Greenwood Myers, and was the widow of
Samuel G. Scott. She was a member of the Christian Church and the Coffee Club in Wheatland, where she was a resident
most of her life.
Survivors include four daughters, Hazel Hall of New Goshen, Ermal R. Collins of Linton, Mary O’Neill of
Indianapolis, and Grace E. Miner of Detroit, Mich.; three sons, Sammie J. and Lyle E. Scott of Wheatland and Lester Scott
of Martinsville; 19 grandchildren including Sammie K. Scott whom she reared; 40 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren.
One son and two brothers preceded her in death.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Wheatland Christian Church with Rev. Larry Harden officiating and
burial in the Wheatland Cemetery. Friends may call at the McClure Funeral Home, Bicknell Chapel, after 1 p.m. today
and at the church after 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Cora Jane Scott
December 15, 1981
WHEATLAND – Funeral services for Cora Jane Scott were conducted today at 1 p.m. at the Wheatland Christian
Church with burial in the Wheatland Cemetery. The Rev. Larry Harden officiated with Toni Kelso as organist and Lynn
Rasner as soloist.
Pallbearers were Mark Scott, Brett Scott, Matt Scott, Bruce Scott, Sam Scott, and Hal Hall.
Source: Vincennes Sun-Commercial Newspaper
Lyle E. Scott
August 27, 1989
WHEATLAND – Lyle E. Scott, 68, Wheatland died at 10:22 p.m. Friday, August 25, 1989 at Good Samaritan Hospital.
A former employee at the Naval Weapons Support Center, Crane, and a World War II Army veteran, he was a member
of the Wheatland Christian Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3321 Washington, American Legion Post 73 in Vincennes and
Indianapolis Battery of the China-Burma-India Veterans Association.
He was born May 27, 1921, in Wheatland to Samuel G. and Cora Jane [Myers] Scott.
Surviving are his wife, the former Shirley Ann Arvin; a son, Bruce Edward Scott, and a daughter, Deborah Scott,
both of Sheridan; a stepdaughter, Lisa Wilson of Welsco, Texas; two stepsons, Brad Wilson of Edinburg, Texas, and John Wilson
of Canton, Miss.; two sisters, Hazel Hall of New Goshen and Mary O’Neill of Southport; a brother, Lester Scott, Martinsville,
and eight grandchildren. Two brothers, two sisters, and a son are deceased.
[Also, surviving Margie M. Scott, 1st wife of 25 years and the mother of his children: Gordon L. [deceased],
Bruce E., and Deborah A. Scott].
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wheatland Christian Church, with burial in Wheatland Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday and until noon Tuesday at the Brockman Funeral Home in Wheatland, then
after 1 p.m. at the church.
August 29, 1989
In Loving Memory of
Lyle Edward Scott
Date of Birth – May
27, 1921
Date of Death – August 25, 1989
Services Conducted By
Brockman & Son Funeral Home
Tuesday August
29, 1989
At 2:00 p.m.
In The Wheatland Christian Church
Clergyman
Rev. Steve Evans
Organ Selections Presented
by
Sandra Baker
Final Resting Place In
Wheatland Cemetery
Pallbears
Bruce Scott Lee
Scott
Erik Scott Sammy K. Scott
Norman Arvin Raymond Arvin
Graveside Military Rites Conducted
By
The Combined American Legion, V.F.W.
Firing Squad
Source: Vincennes Sun-Commercial Newspaper and Memory Card from Funeral
