Twelfth Generation

13614. Dorothy Marguerite CLAPP³⁰⁰⁰ was born on 22 August 1921 in Shelby Co., IN. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Adams Twp., Decatur Co., IN. Dorthea, daughter, F, W, 8, S, IN, TN, TN She died on 3 September 2006 at the age of 85 in Columbus, Bartholomew Co., IN. Shelbyville News 9/5/2006 2:00:00 PM
Dorothy Buchanan, 85, of Hope, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, at Miller's Merry Manor in Hope.
Born Aug. 22, 1921, in Decatur County , she was the daughter of E. Gordon and Elsie F. (Fezzell) Clapp. She married Lawrence E. Buchanan on Dec. 27, 1941, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 12, 2000.
Survivors include two daughters, Paula Buchanan of Taylorsville and Susan (husband, Jerry) Bafford of Shelbyville; one sister, Ruth Ryle of Greensburg; three brothers, Paul (wife, June) Clapp and Glen (wife, Florence) Clapp, both of St. Paul, and Tom Clapp of Lafayette; four grandchildren, Jeffrey (wife, Barbara) Hatton of Greensburg, Michael (wife, Melissa) Hatton of Columbus, Brooke (husband, Bret) Kroger of Hope and Derek (wife, Mary) Hatton, who is currently in the Marine Corps; and eight great-grandchildren, Kelsey Hatton, Taylor Hatton, Emma Hatton, Allyson Hatton, Libby Hatton, Tanner Hatton, Clayton Kroger and Elizabeth Kroger.
She also was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Alma Powell; and an infant son.
Mrs. Buchanan had lived in Hope for seven years and previously had lived in St. Paul , Decatur County and Columbus .
She had been employed as a factory worker at Bohn Aluminum in Greensburg for 21 years, retiring in 1983.
Mrs. Buchanan graduated in 1939 from St. Paul High School .
She had attended Burney United Methodist Church in Burney and was a pianist there and at the Greensburg Bethel Apostolic Church for 30 years.
Mrs. Buchanan had been a member of the Clay Township Home Economics Club in Decatur County .
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Glenn E. George Funeral Home, 106 E. Franklin St. , in St. Paul . Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Michael Riggs officiating.
Burial will be in Van Pelt Cemetery in Shelby County .
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of South Central Indiana Inc. in care of Glenn E. George Funeral Home, 106 E. Franklin St. , St. Paul , IN 47272 .
Dorothy was buried on 6 September 2006 in Van Pelt Cemetery, Waldron, Shelby Co., IN. Retired from Bohn Aluminum in Greensburg, IN.

Dorothy Marguerite CLAPP and Lawrence Edward BUCHANAN were married on 27 December 1941 in Waldron, Shelby Co., IN.³⁰⁰⁰ In the Baptist Church by the Rev. D. P. Rowlette. Married in Baptist Church in Waldron, IN by the Rev. D. P. Rowlette. Lawrence Edward BUCHANAN, son of Bessie BUCHANAN, was born on 7 July 1916 in Decatur Co., IN. He died on 12 January 2000 at the age of 83 in IN. Entered U. S. Army 31 Dec 1941 - Medical - 105th General Hospital. Trained at Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort Lewis, Washington; Australia. Overseas: May 1942, returned to US October, 1945. Served in S. Pacific Theater. Engagements: East Indies, Biak Island, Luzon. Awarded three ribbons, discharged at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Oct 1945., Rank Corporal. Served 3 years 10 months. Retired from Cummins Diesel in Columbus, Indiana.

Dorothy Marguerite CLAPP and Lawrence Edward BUCHANAN had the following children: