James B. McAvoy, Ex-Aide At Fort, Dies
Services for James B. McAvoy, 61, ____ South Meridian Street, will be held at 10:45 a. m. Tuesday in the Lauck Funeral Home and at 11 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.Mr. McAvoy died Saturday in University Heights Hospital.
He had worked 16 years as a claims examiner of lost and damaged Army property in the adjustment branch at Fort Benjamin Harrison before retiring in 1968.
A lifelong Indianapolis resident, Mr. McAvoy was a member of the church and its Holy Name Society, a graduate of Cathedral High School and a member of the Southside Democratic League.
Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, 20 September 1971, p. 31.
*When I received my great grandfather's obituary, I got a big chunk of the page from the newspaper. The Indianapolis Star obituaries have not been digitized, so I figured I would go ahead and share with everyone, in case someone was looking.
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OH MY! My 3rd great grandfather was James McAboy!!!! So close to this yet so far.
Thanks for commenting on my blog (whoknew?).
Debi Austen
Sorry for the teaser, Debi! Unfortunately, spelling aside, the timeline for this guy is probably all wrong for us to even try to make a case for him being your 3rd ggrandfather LOL.
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