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Note: Sunday, Feruary 25, 1979 Herald-Press, Huntington, Indiana
HOOVER, CLAUDE M.
Claude M. Hoover, 78, 546 Court Street, died at 11:15 a.m. Saturday at
the Huntington Memorial Hospital where he had been admitted Friday
evening. A lifelong Huntington County resident, he had been in the
trucking business since 1921. He founded the Hoover Trucking Company in
1930, retiring in 1970.
Mr. Hoover was born September 10, 1900, in Lancaster Township, to Charles and Rilla (Hosler) Hoover.
His first marriage was to the former Cora I. Wamsley on April 17, 1920,
who died January 15, 1954. His second marriage was to the former
Marjorie E. Faulkner on December 19, 1966. She preceded him in death
February 6, 1978.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Jesse (Louise) Herrick,
Huntington; Mrs. Ralph (Mae) Bieghler, Huntington; Mrs. Fred (Maridean)
Converse, Huntington; and Mrs. Jack (Janet) Kahn, Andrews; three sons,
Charles D. Hoover, Huntington, James M. Hoover, Colorado Springs, CO, and Herbert L. Hoover, Huntington; three stepsons, Larry Faulkner, Bridgeport, CT, Paul Faulker, Columbia City, and Earl Faulker, LaOtto;
one stepdaughter, Mrs. Marlene Carrouthers, Atlantic Beach, FL; 18 grandchildren;
14 step-grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Ruth
Wamsley, Huntington, Mrs. G. John (Lucille) Truitt, Huntington, Mrs.
Zelma Golden, Waynedale, and Mrs. Fern Young, Huntington; and two brothers, Mark Hoover, St. Petersburg, FL, and Max Hoover, Huntington.
Friends may call at the Bailey Mortuary on both Sunday and Monday from 2
to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday with
Rev. Ray Seilhamer officiating. Burial will be in the Lancaster Cemetery.
CLAUDE M. HOOVER
Services for Claude M. Hoover were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Bailey Mortuary, with Rev.
Ray Seilhamer officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Dee Wygant, Dr.
J.B. Eviston, William Houghton, Sr., Dr. Ronald C. Poppy, Dr. Robert M.
Hafner, and Bill Crago. Active pallbearers included Larry Herrick, Phil
Bieghler, Greg Hitzfield, Garry Hitzfield, Steve Kahn, Randy Hoover, and
Mike Hoover. Burial was in Lancaster Cemetery.
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