LIBY Family History (Homer Lazurne Liby)

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Homer Lazurne Liby

25. Homer Lazurne3 Liby (Adam², Jonas¹) was born 13 Aug 1905 at _________, Preble Twp., Adams County, IN. Homer died 19 Sep 1961 at G. E. plant, Decatur, Adams County, IN, and was buried 22 Sep 1961 at Zion Cemetery, Kirkland Twp., Adams County, IN. He married (1) Mary G. Ogg 25 Nov 1926 at _________, __________, Adams County, IN. She was born 28 Oct 1897 at _________, __________, __________, KY, the daughter of George Ogg and Ida ___________. Mary died 16 Mar 1934 at Adams County Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Adams County, IN, and was buried 18 Mar 1934 at Zion Cemetery, Kirkland Twp., Adams County, IN.
They had 3 children:

65. F i. Phyllis Liby b. 20 Jan 1929

66. M ii. Doyle Liby b. 27 Jun 1931

67. M iii. Ronald Homer Liby b. 23 Nov 1933 d. 29 Apr 1988

Homer Lazurne Liby
name: Homer Lazurne, according to his sister, Lucille Ross.
Homer Lazern, from Lucill Ross letter postmarked 25 Aug 1995
birth: earlier date of birth given as 1906
place, Preble Twp., from Ancestor Chart of Mike Christner in Decatur Public Library family histories file cabinet

marriage: 25 Nov 1926, from Marriage Record N, p.46 Rev. D. Grether
9/1926, from Ancestor Chart of Mike Christner in Decatur Public Library family history file cabinet

residence: Decatur, at time of his mother's death 23 Jun 1947

Liby Homer L emp Genl Elec r RD 3 B(t)129
Decatur Indiana and Adams County Indiana Directory 1937, Peoria, IL: National Directory Service, Inc., p.132.
Homer L. Liby buried at [Mt.] Zion Cemetery with tombstone listing both his wives, Mary G. Ogg (1897 - 1934) and Neva Harshbarger (1924 - ).
northeast corner of cemetery.
Homer Liby Is Dead From Heart Attack
Homer Liby, 56, of Decatur route 3, a veteran employe of the Decatur plant of the General Electric Co., died suddenly at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon while at work. Death was caused by a coronary occlusion. He had not been ill.
He was born in Adams county Aug. 13, 1905, a son of Adam and Malena Hilge-Liby, and was married to Neva Harshbarger June 19, 1945.
Mr. Liby, employed for years in the plating department at the Decatur plant, was a member of the Bethany Evangelical United Brethren church, the Loyal Order of Moose, and the G.E. Quarter Century club.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Jay (Phyllis) Minch of Decatur, four sons, Doyle, Ronald, Jerry and Jay, all at home; five grandchildren; two brothers, Alva Liby of Bluffton, and Lawrence Liby of St. Petersburg, Fla., and one sister, Mrs. Lucille Ross of Decatur. One sister is deceased.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Black funeral home and at 2 p.m. at the Bethany E.U.B. church, the Rev. F.P. Miller officiating. Burial will be in St. Luke's cemetery, southwest of Decatur. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services.
[note: cemetery is actually Zion, one mile south of St. Luke's]
Decatur Daily Democrat, Vol. LIX, No. 221. Wednesday, September 20, 1961, p.1.

Mary G. Ogg
name: Mary E., from gravestone inscription
Mary G., from obituary notice
birth: 28 Oct 1897, from TL
1896, from Ancestor Chart of Mike Christner in Decatur Public Library family histories file cabinet
death: 16 Mar 1934, from earlier TL source
February 1934, from Mike Christner's Ancestor Chart
Woman Dies At Hospital
Mrs. Homer Liby Succumbs To Complications At Hospital Today
Mrs. Mary G. Liby of Belmont park, route 3, Decatur, died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital at 12:20 o'clock this morning of complications. Mrs. Liby had been a patient at the hospital for the last 23 days. Mrs. Liby was born in Kentucky on October 28, 1897, a daughter of George and Ida Ogg, who survive. Her marriage to Homer Liby took place November 25, 1926. Mrs. Liby had resided in Decatur for the last 14 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Surviving besides the husband and parents, are three children, Phyllis, Doyle and Rolland, and a brother and three sisters: Woodson Ogg, Mrs. Bessie Roop, Mrs. Lois Kohne and Mrs. Pearl Potts, all of Decatur, and a half brother, Perry Ogg, of Fort Wayne.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Baptist church with Rev. A.B. Brown, pastor, officiating. Burial will be made at Honduras.
The body will lie in state at the S.E. Black Funeral home on Adams street and may be viewed until time for the funeral.
Decatur Daily Democrat, Vol. XXXII, No. 66. Friday, March 16, 1934, p. 1.
Homer married (2) Neva J. Harshbarger 9 Jun 1945 at _________, __________, __________. She was born 12 Jun 1924 at _________, __________, Adams County, IN, the daughter of Forrest Harshbarger and Edith Pierson. Neva died 23 Nov 1992 at St Joseph Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN, and was buried 27 Nov 1992 at Zion Cemetery, Kirkland Twp., Adams County, IN.

They had 2 children:

68. M iv. Jerry Lee Liby b. __ ___ 1946

69. M v. Robert Alan Liby b. __ ___ 1947

Neva Harshbarger
name: middle initial, from newspaper obituary

birth: from obituary
marriage: 9 Jun 1945, from her newspaper obituary notice
and from Lucille Liby Ross letter
19 Jun 1945, previously

lived at Rt 1, Decatur, at time of granddaughter Wendy's death in 1988.

death: 15 Nov 1992, from The Liby Family News, Winter 1994, p.14 [SSDI?]
Monday [16/23] November 1992, from newspaper obituary

Neva Liby
Neva Liby, 68, rural Fort Wayne, a former resident of Decatur, died at 6:10 p.m. Monday in St. Joseph Medical Center, Fort Wayne.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Haggard and Armes Funeral Home, Decatur.

Decatur Daily Democrat, November 24, 1992, p.2
Neva J. Liby
Neva J. Liby, 68, Fort Wayne, an Adams County native, died Monday in St. Joseph Medical Center, Fort Wayne, after a long illness.
She was born in Adams County on June 12, 1924 to Forrest and Edith Pierson Harshbarger and married Homer Liby on June 9, 1945. He died on September 19, 1961.
She was a retired employee of Decatur's General Electric plant and a member of the Retired Ladies of GE.
Surviving are three sons, Jerry Liby, Troy, Ohio; Robert Liby, Fort Wayne; Doyle Liby, Yoder; a daughter, Mrs. Dan (Phyllis) Mills, Oak Harbor, Washington; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. A son, a sister, a brother, and a granddaughter are deceased.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Haggard and Armes Funeral Home, Rev. Daniel J. Brege officiating. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Kirkland Township. Visiting hours are 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. today and 9-11 a.m. Friday. Preferred memorials are to the United Scleroderma Foundation.
Decatur Daily Democrat, November 25, 1992, p.2

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