Married Elisabeth Snavely on Dec. 21, 1889, Decatur, Indiana.
Married Rosetta E. M. Winget on May 17, 1896 in Indiana
Married Eva May Brandyberry on Jan. 6, 1900. He is buried with his third wife.
His occupation is listed as farmer.
Ray Cemetery is located in Monroe Township.
Decatur Daily Democrat
Saturday, June 8, 1957
Joshua N. Burkhead Dies Friday Night
Joshua N. Burkhead, 86, well known farmer and auctioneer, and a lifelong resident of Monroe, died at 10:30 o'clock Friday night at the South View nursing home at Bluffton. He had been seriously ill for the past three weeks.
He was born in Adams County December 19, 1870, a son of Jonathan M. and Drusilla Engle Burkhead, and was married to Eva Brandyberry January 16, 1900. His wife preceded him in death January 27, 1954.
Mr. Burkhead was a member of the Friends Church at Monroe.
Surviving are two sons, Loren Burkhead of Monroe, and Nolan Burkhead of Owosso, Mich.; four daughters, Mrs. Howard Hendricks of Monroe, Mrs. Clyde Noffsinger of Bluffton, Mrs. Violet Johnson of Jackson, Mich., and Mrs Kenneth Nyffeler of Union Towsnhip; 23 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren, and four sisters, Mrs. Sarah B. Gould and Mrs. Minnie Gage, both of Decatur, Mrs. Belle Hocker of Monroe, and Mrs. Lola Parrish of Howe. One sister is deceased.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Zwick Funeral Home and at 2 p.m. at the Monroe Friends Church, the Rev. Vernon Riley officiating. Burial will be in the Ray Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening until time of the service.
Married Elisabeth Snavely on Dec. 21, 1889, Decatur, Indiana.
Married Rosetta E. M. Winget on May 17, 1896 in Indiana
Married Eva May Brandyberry on Jan. 6, 1900. He is buried with his third wife.
His occupation is listed as farmer.
Ray Cemetery is located in Monroe Township.
Decatur Daily Democrat
Saturday, June 8, 1957
Joshua N. Burkhead Dies Friday Night
Joshua N. Burkhead, 86, well known farmer and auctioneer, and a lifelong resident of Monroe, died at 10:30 o'clock Friday night at the South View nursing home at Bluffton. He had been seriously ill for the past three weeks.
He was born in Adams County December 19, 1870, a son of Jonathan M. and Drusilla Engle Burkhead, and was married to Eva Brandyberry January 16, 1900. His wife preceded him in death January 27, 1954.
Mr. Burkhead was a member of the Friends Church at Monroe.
Surviving are two sons, Loren Burkhead of Monroe, and Nolan Burkhead of Owosso, Mich.; four daughters, Mrs. Howard Hendricks of Monroe, Mrs. Clyde Noffsinger of Bluffton, Mrs. Violet Johnson of Jackson, Mich., and Mrs Kenneth Nyffeler of Union Towsnhip; 23 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren, and four sisters, Mrs. Sarah B. Gould and Mrs. Minnie Gage, both of Decatur, Mrs. Belle Hocker of Monroe, and Mrs. Lola Parrish of Howe. One sister is deceased.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Zwick Funeral Home and at 2 p.m. at the Monroe Friends Church, the Rev. Vernon Riley officiating. Burial will be in the Ray Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock this evening until time of the service.
Family Members
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Loren Clyde Burkhead Sr
1891–1958
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Ruth Burkhead
1894–1894
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Ruth Burkhead
1894–1894
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Sherman Burkhead
1898–1898
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Thelma Carol Burkhead Hendricks
1902–1984
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Letitia Verl Burkhead Noffsinger
1906–1969
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Violet LaRue Burkhead Johnson
1910–1993
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Joshua Nolan Burkhead
1916–1997
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Mary Kathryn "Katie" Burkhead Nyffeler
1925–2004
