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Sr. John Jacob Stimson (b. 22 Oct 1917, d. 29 Mar 2009)
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Stimson, John J. Sr.
March 31, 2009
John Jacob Stimson, Sr. 91, of Indianapolis, passed away Sunday, March 29. John was born October 22, 1917 in Huntingburg, Indiana to the late Fred and Alma Moenkhaus Stimson. He grew up during the Depression in Hartford City and Huntingburg, Indiana, and was an Eagle Scout and captain of the Huntingburg basketball team. He worked his way through school at DePauw University and played on the basketball team there, as well. During W.W. II, he served in the Army Air Corps as a bomber navigator and married his childhood sweetheart, Margaret Becker. After the war, he went back to Huntingburg and worked for the Huntingburg Furniture Company, from which he retired as Executive Vice-President after 30 years. He also was a Scoutmaster and served on the school board for many years. Following his retirement from the furniture company, he moved to Indianapolis and was a stockbroker with Thomson-McKinnon. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, and for many of his later years, cared for his wife. Mr. Stimson was an avid gardener and genealogist, amassing volumes and volumes of information for members of his family. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 at Meridian Street United Methodist Church, where friends may call from 11:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church. John was the widower of Margaret Becker Stimson, with whom he shared 50 years of marriage. He is survived by his son, John Jacob Stimson, Jr. (wife, Nancy); grandchildren, John Jacob Stimson, III and Theodore Hays Stimson. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Fred and Don Charles Stimson and sister, Ruth Peterson. Memorial contributions may be made to The Central Indiana Community Fund. www.flannerbuchanan.com
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Date born 2: 1863, Indiana.1012
Date born 3: 19171013, 1013, 1014
Military: 28 Sep 1943, Evansville, Indiana.1014
Residence 1: U.S. At Large.1014
Residence 2: 1920, Patoka, Dubois, Indiana.1015
SSN issued: Indiana.1016
More About John Jacob Stimson and Margaret Elizabeth Becker:
Marriage: 03 Sep 1939, Huntingburg, IN, USA.1017
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