Crawfordsville Journal-Review November 17, 1970 -- Mrs. Jewell C. Myers 72 of Waynetown
died unexpectedly Monday November 16, 1970 at 3 p.m. at her home four miles south of
Waynetown. She was born August 8, 1898 at Wallace, the daughter of Ellsworth and Mahala
Alward Starnes. On August 20, 1916, she married Forein Myers of Wallace. She was a
member of the Wallace Freedom Congregational Church and had resided her entire life in the
Waynetown and Wallace communities. She attended Wallace High School. Survivors include
her husband: six daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mildred) Jones; Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Pryor; Mrs.
Bill (Marjorie) Calder, Mrs. Dallas (Wanda) Dussin; Mrs. Keith (Mary) Wray and Mrs. Cecil
(Deloris) Jordan; four sons, Paul; Charles, Raymond and William, two brothers, Faris
Starnes of Kingman and Arthur Starnes of Albuquerque, NM; 33 grandchildren and 8 greats.
She was preceded in death by a sister and a brother. S ervices will be at 11 a.m. EST
Thursday at the Servies-Thomas Funeral Home, with the Rev. John R. Servies officiating,
assisted by Rev. GE Tremaine. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call
after 2 p.m. Wednesday.