Theodore James Spurgeon ²

  Noted events in his life were:

• His obituary was published in the Unknown after 7 October 1959.

² Spurgeon Theodore James, 70, (b. 8-1-1889) a farmer and former state representative from Noble County, suffered a fatal heart attack Oct. 7, 1959 while working in a field with his tractor, with the body being found about 6 p.m. Indications were that he had died about 8 a.m. The tractor had stalled against a tree and the body was found on the tractor. He served as state representative from 1933 to 1935 and 1937 to 1939. He was a veteran of WW I and a native of Wawaka, residing approximately 4 miles north of Ligonier for many years. Surviving are the widow, Edna; a brother, Fred; and a foster son, Edward Gustafson. Funeral at Ligonier Saturday in a funeral home. Burial, Oak Park Cemetery.

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• He was buried on 10 October 1959 in the Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier, IN.

Plot: E9

Find A Grave Memorial #42062563
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Theodore married Edna W. Walker, daughter of George Walker and Sarah Ann Lepird, on an unknown date.¹ (Edna W. Walker was born on 2 March 1885 in Perry Township, Noble County, IN,¹ died in 1978 in , LaGrange County, IN ¹ and was buried in 1978 in Ligonier, IN ¹.)