Austin N. "Doc" McINTIRE, 85, Delong, one of the last two survivors of Fulton county's volunteer company which served in the Spanish-American War, died at 4:10 p.m. Thursday in Woodlawn hospital, where he had been a patient for a week.
Mr. McIntire was a member of Company B, 158th infantry regiment of Indiana volunteers which was formed in this county to serve in the Spanish war. He was a member of the Major A. H. Skinner Post, United Spanish American War Veterans.
Born Sept. 2, 1874, near Athens, he was the son of August and Margaret WHITE McINTIRE. He had spent most of his life in Delong, with the exception of two years at Cambridge, Ill., and for 31 years was employed by the Erie railroad.
He was married April 24, 1907, to Martha Ann STUBBS, who survives. A daughter, Janet [McINTIRE], died in 1936 and he was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Nieces and nephews also survive.
Final rites will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Delong Methodist church with the Rev. Theodore ROBERTS officiating. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery. The Easterday funeral home at Culver, where friends may call, is in charge of arrangements.
Austin N. "Doc" McINTIRE, 85, Delong, one of the last two survivors of Fulton county's volunteer company which served in the Spanish-American War, died at 4:10 p.m. Thursday in Woodlawn hospital, where he had been a patient for a week.
Mr. McIntire was a member of Company B, 158th infantry regiment of Indiana volunteers which was formed in this county to serve in the Spanish war. He was a member of the Major A. H. Skinner Post, United Spanish American War Veterans.
Born Sept. 2, 1874, near Athens, he was the son of August and Margaret WHITE McINTIRE. He had spent most of his life in Delong, with the exception of two years at Cambridge, Ill., and for 31 years was employed by the Erie railroad.
He was married April 24, 1907, to Martha Ann STUBBS, who survives. A daughter, Janet [McINTIRE], died in 1936 and he was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Nieces and nephews also survive.
Final rites will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Delong Methodist church with the Rev. Theodore ROBERTS officiating. Burial will be in the Leiters Ford I.O.O.F. cemetery. The Easterday funeral home at Culver, where friends may call, is in charge of arrangements.
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