Crawfordsville Journal Review 4-Dec-1970 p 4 -- Veedersburg - James E. Towell, 54, died
early Friday morning in LakeView Hospital at Danville, Ill where he had been a patient for
two days. For the past 25 years Mr. Towell had been the owner of James Towell Corp.
Transport Trucking located at Veedersburg. he resided at 609 N. Main St. He was born
March 29, 1916 in Kingman to Harry E. and Veda Bonebrake Towell. He married Lucille Allee
in Feb 1939 at Rockville. Mr. Towell attended Wentworth Military Academy at Lexington MO
and University of Illinois. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of
Veedersburg; Fountain Chapter Order of Eastern Star; Masonic Lodge of Kingman; Indiana
Consistory Scottish Rite at Indianapolis and Murat Shrine Temple at Indianapolis.
Surviving are his widow; his mother who resides at Kingman; a daughter, Mrs. Welsey (Ann)
Tyler of Danville, Ill; a grandson and granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a
daughter, susan who died Nov 1, 1970 and father who died in 1969. Services will be
conducted at 2 pm. Monday by Rev. Vernon Souder in 1st United Methodist Church. Burial in
Kingman Fraternal Cemetery. Friends may call at the Parham Funeral Home from 2-4 and 7-9
pm. Sunday.