Tenth Generation

5109. Harry Leon (Red) Bedwell¹⁷⁴⁸ was born on 25 Feb 1918 in Coalmont, Clay County, Indiana.^{1748,2290,2291} He died on 22 Sep 2007 in Jasonville, Greene County, Indiana.²²⁹⁰

• Obituary from Greene County Daily World (Greene County, Indiana), 24 Sept 2007 (found online at http://gcdailyworld.com/story/1279324.html):

Harry Leon "Red" Bedwell, 89, Jasonville passed away at 7:55 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007 at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville.

Born Feb. 25, 1918 in Coalmont, he was the son of Nathan Sylvester and Sylvia (Burger) Bedwell.

He did carpentry work at Fort Harrison Products in Terre Haute.

Survivors include: his wife, Alta M. Nixon Bedwell of Jasonville, whom he married on Oct. 27, 1947; daughters and sons-in-law, Leona and David White of Dalzell, SC and Evelyn Nadine and Steven Keown of Linton; sons and daughter-in-law, Dale E. Bedwell, and Stanley Neal and Shelly Bedwell of Coalmont; six grandchildren, Katana White, Erin White, Brandon Bell, Merissa Keown, Dorinda Bedwell and Joshua Bedwell.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Edith Pine, Bessie Sparks, Ila Alice Bedwell; four brothers, Earl Bedwell, Eugene Bedwell, James Bedwell and Robert D. Bedwell; a son, Leon Bedwell; and infant son, Harry Leon Bedwell, Jr.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at McClanahan-Lee Funeral Home in Jasonville.

Harry Leon (Red) Bedwell and Alta M. Nixon were married on 27 Oct 1947.²²⁹⁰