Reuben Hudgins Wharam, Jr

1923 - 2008  (85 years)

• Name	Reuben Hudgins Wharam  [1]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	16 May 1923	Buckingham County, Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  	son of Reuben H Wharam, Sr. and Matilda Raikes
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between 15 Jul 1943 and 2 Dec 1945  [4]
  	US Army
  Residence	1955	3645 Adams, Indianapolis, Indiana   [5]
  	Reuben H Wharam Jr (Marilyn M), Auditor, Glen Falls, Inc
  Residence	1993	7550 Westfield Blvd, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana   [6]
  Death	5 Oct 2008	7550 Westfield Blvd, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana   [1]
  Obituary	9 Oct 2008	Indianapolis, Indiana   [7]
  	Reuben H. Wharam, Jr. 85, Indianapolis, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 at his home. Mr Wharham was a self employed general contractor for more than 50 years .He also worked as an office manager and insurance adjuster for Fireman's Fund and worked with the Indiana Employment Security Division for several years. He was born May 16, 1923 in Buckingham County, Va., the son of Reuben H. and Matilda (Raikes) Wharam, Sr. He was a graduate of Arsenal Tech High School and of Indiana Business College. He and Marilyn Mabee Wharam were married Feb 11, 1950. She survives him. Mr. Wharam was a US Army veteran of World War II and a Purple Heart recipient. Mr. Wharam He was a member of Northminster Presbyterian Church in Broad Ripple, a 56 year member of the American Legion, and a member of K.V. Elliot Post 67 of the American Legion in Sheridan and the Millersville Lodge F & AM #126 In addition to his wife he is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara Marsh, Lizabeth Wharam, and Mellisa and Christopher Wilson, all of Indianapolis, and Deborah and Rodger Rood-Woodward, Sheridan; , four grandsons and their spouses, Timothy H. And Stacie Marsh, Andrew and Kathryn Marsh, Josua and Katie Marsh and Patrick Marsh; four granddaughters and their spouses, Jessica and Joe Murray, Angela and Bryan Carroll, Madison Wilson, and Agigail Wilson, and five greatgrandchildren.... and two sisters, Leona Hardesty, Bedford, Va. And Rachel Cotrell, Richmond, Va.... Graveside services were Tuesday AT Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. IN. Interment will also be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Kercheval Funeral Home of Sheridan handled the arrangements
  Reference Number	41110
  Burial	Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana   [8]
  	Wharam; Ruben H; May 6, 1923; Oct 5, 2008; Marilyn M; May 9, 1928
  Person ID	I40845	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F15410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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