Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Descendants of Walter Melvin Hand Sr  



Hand Family of Marshall County Indiana & Culver Family of St. Louis, Missouri 38 Walter Merwin Hand Jr. d. 17 Feb 1982 Pennsylvania; a 1923 Graduate of Culver Military Academy

married 1st Helen E. Medbourn divorced 1939 daughter of Harry E. Medbourn & Faye

    50 Richard Merwin Hand ; m. Sue Felke
m. 2nd Marjory Thompson

    51 "Lynne" Janet Lynne Hand - picture August 1959


    52 Douglas Hand
    53 Jeffrey Wynton Hand - a 1966 Graduate of Culver Military Academy; pictured at Jeffery W. Hand, Fishing pier Culver Town Park



    "Ladies of the Lake"


39 Donald Barber Hand b. 14 Jul 1908 d. 15 Jun 1977; m. Lois Bess Morris b. 22 Mar 1913 d. Feb 1991

1945 - Oct. 16 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morris announce the engagement of their daughter, Lois Bess, to Donald B. Hand, son of Col. and Mrs. W. M. Hand. The wedding will take place Oct. 25 1935 October 16 -

Her death is found recorded in the Culver CItizen dated 13 Feb. 1991
    Retired teacher dies last Thursday

    Retired school teacher Lois Bess Hand, 77, 425 State Street, Culver , died at 3:40 a.m. last Thursday in Holl Cross Parkview Hospital, Plymouth. Her death came following a sudden death illness.

    Mrs. Hand was a life time Culver resident, and was a retired teacher who had taught in the Culver Community and Aubbeenaubee Township school Systems.

    She was born in Culver on March 22, 19113, the daughter of the late Arthur and Josephine Overman Morris.

    On October 25, 1935 in Culver , she married Donald B. Hand. He preceeded her in death on June 15, 1977.

    Surviving are tow daughters, JoEllen Hicks of Walkerton, and Christine Hatfield of Ft. Wayne. and two sons Terry O. Hand of Valparaiso, and Donald E. Hand of Indianapolis; four grandchildren, and two sisters, Alda Dickinson of Orlando, Flordia and Margaret Ellen Derch of Cleveland. She was preceded in death by a brother Clyde Morris.

    Funeral Services were held last Saturday at Grace United Church of Christ with the Rev. Donald Wagner, pastor, officiating. Bonine Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the church. -
    54 Terry Owen Hand m. June Lichtwark

    55 Jo Ellen Hand m 1st Raymond K. Walmoth/Walmouth; 2nd [-?-] Hicks

    56 Donald Edward Hand

    57 Lois Christine Hand m. [-?-] Hatfield