Official Obituary of
LEO A. NOTTINGHAM
October 11, 1914 ~ September 29, 2012 (age 97) 97 Years Old
LEO NOTTINGHAM Obituary
Leo A. Nottingham, 97, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Miller’s Merry Manor.
A life resident of Grant and Blackford Counties, he was born in Matthews on October 11, 1914 to Ray and Mary Pauline (Lambert) Nottingham and graduated from Matthews High School in 1933. On December 14, 1935 he married Esther Mittank. She preceded him in death on June 18, 1986.
Leo served in the Navy during W.W. II aboard Light Carrier CVL-28, U.S.S Cabot. After his discharge, he was a self-employed carpenter and construction worker and had also farmed.
Mr. Nottingham was a member of the Hartford City School Board for several years and was president of the school board when Blackford County Schools were consolidated. He was also a member of Indiana Farm Bureau and Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Dale (Gayle) Nottingham, Hartford City and Don (Margery) Nottingham, Fort Wayne, a daughter, Anita (Alan) Shupe, Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren and three step-great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and a brother, John.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2012 in Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington St., Hartford City with Pastor Dan Coffman officiating. Burial will follow in Matthews Cemetery.
Friends may call at Waters Funeral Home from 2-4 and 6-8 Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The family requests memorials be made to the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.
A life resident of Grant and Blackford Counties, he was born in Matthews on October 11, 1914 to Ray and Mary Pauline (Lambert) Nottingham and graduated from Matthews High School in 1933. On December 14, 1935 he married Esther Mittank. She preceded him in death on June 18, 1986.
Leo served in the Navy during W.W. II aboard Light Carrier CVL-28, U.S.S Cabot. After his discharge, he was a self-employed carpenter and construction worker and had also farmed.
Mr. Nottingham was a member of the Hartford City School Board for several years and was president of the school board when Blackford County Schools were consolidated. He was also a member of Indiana Farm Bureau and Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Dale (Gayle) Nottingham, Hartford City and Don (Margery) Nottingham, Fort Wayne, a daughter, Anita (Alan) Shupe, Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren and three step-great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and a brother, John.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2012 in Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington St., Hartford City with Pastor Dan Coffman officiating. Burial will follow in Matthews Cemetery.
Friends may call at Waters Funeral Home from 2-4 and 6-8 Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The family requests memorials be made to the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church.
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