Born:    March 08, 1909  Kansas
 
Married:   Harry Fred Dirrim  October 05, 1932  Waterloo, IN

Father:     Harry Altenburg Hanes
Mother:    Susan Wilmetta Copeland

Celestia (Sue) Hanes Dirrim

Born:   March 01, 1902
Died:   Feb. 10, 1994
Married:    Celestia Alberta (Sue) Hanes   October 05, 1932  Waterloo IN

Father:     Timothy H. Dirrim
Mother:    Lulu G. Garvey

Celestia (Sue) and Harry

In the August 4, 1939 Hamilton News it says "Harry Haines and family of Waterloo, Mrs. Eleanor Johnson and family of Garrett, and Mr. and Mrs. George Buss and family of Waterloo, were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dirrim."

In the Hamilton News, Feb. 9, 1940, "Harry Haines of Waterloo, spent several days last week with his daughter, Mrs. Harry Dirrim and family."

In the June 27, 1941 Hamilton News, it says, "Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Buss and daughter of Waterloo, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dirrim and family."  Also, "Miss Wilmet Haines, Theron Haines and Miss Joy Ernest of Goshen, and Mr. and Mrs. Clark Shepherd of Ashley, were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dirrim and family."

In the Hamilton New, April 25, 1941, it says, "Mrs. Joe Williamson and daughter, Mary Lou, of Auburn, and Theron and Wilmet Haines of Goshen were Sunday guests of Harry Dirrim and family."  Also, "Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Buss and baby, Susan, were Monday supper guests of Harry Dirrim and family."
 
 

I didn't write down the date, but believe it was around June 1985, in the Hamilton News, says "DIRRIMS ARE JULY 4TH KING AND QUEEN CANDIDATES SPONSORED BY I.O.O.F.  Harry and Sue Dirrim are contestants for the 4th of July King and Queen Contest.  They are being sponsored by the Odd Fellows Lodge.  Harry Dirrim has lived in Hamilton for 82 years, has been a police officer for more than 35 years serving as Town Marshall, Deputy Sheriff, and Sheriff of Steuben County.  He belongs to the Christian Church, Knights of Phythias and Masonic Lodges.  Sue came to Hamilton after their marriage in Waterloo in 1932.  She belongs to the Christian church, Pythian Sisters and Rebekah Lodges.  The Dirrims are the parents of five children, Fred of Angola, Maida Kreischer and Linda Levy of Hamilton, Wilma Kyle of Jacksonville, Florida and Valta Doyle of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.  They have fifteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren."

This is a poem she wrote that was published in something (it was torn out of something and Clara McCague had it)
            THE LAND WHERE LOST THINGS GO
 There's a long shady land
 And a sad, drowsy moon,
   That sighs in a way that we know
 It is sad for the things
 That our losing brings
   To the land where lost things go.

 They travel the long land
 Of careless neglect
   Where the "I-forget" flowers grow,
 Till they come to the nest
 Where our treasures rest,
   In the land where lost things go.

 There are great golden hours
 And minutes, so rare,
   And mem'ries of lost friends, you know:
 But they never come back
 When they've taken the track,
   To the land where lost things go.

 They turn into fairies
 With hearts full of fun,
   And on mischief they thrive and grow:
 For they know they are free
 And they laugh in high glee,
   In the land where lost things go.

 Celestia Hanes (age 19), Waterloo, Indiana

Notes for Harry Fred Dirrim:
Information from family reunion notes.

It says, "Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dirrim and family and Billy Tingler of Edon were Sunday guests of her father  Harry Haines, at Waterloo," in the "Hamilton News" January 7, 1938.

In the Hamilton News, Friday, October 28, 1921 it mentions that "Harry Dirrim, who has been working in Jackson, Michigan has returned home.

In the Hamilton News, Friday, Feb. 24, 1922, it mentions that "Harry Dirrim and Glenn Foutz left Hamilton a couple of weeks ago and this week Mr. and Mrs. Dirrim received a letter from Harry saying he and Glenn had enlisted in the army.  They enlisted for two years at St. Louis and are now located at Jefferson barracks.

He could have died Feb. 11, 1994 according to an obituary.  In the Feb. 16, 1994 Hamilton News, it says, "HARRY FRED DIRRIM, age 91, of Mill Street, Hamilton, Indiana passed away early Friday morning, February 11, 1994 at the Betz Nursing Home in Auburn.  The son of Timothy H. and Lulu (Garver) Dirrim, he was born March 1, 1902 in Owen County, Indiana.  He was married to Celestia Sue (Hanes) on October 5, 1932 in Waterloo, Indiana and she survives.  Mr. Dirrim was involved in law enforcement in Steuben County for over 40 years, serving as a Deputy Sheriff and then Sheriff for Steuben County and Marshall for the town of Hamilton.  He was a member of the Hamilton Masonic Lodge, the Pythian Lodge and the Hamilton Church of Christ.  Mr. Dirrim served in the United States Navy during World War 1.  Surviving along with his wife are one son and daughter-in-law, Harry "Fred" and Terry Dirrim, Jr. of Angola; 4 daughters & sons-in-law, Maida Kreischer of Hamilton, Mrs. James (Valta) Doyle of Blacksburg, Virginia, Mrs. Edward (Wilma) Kyle of Port Orange, Florida and Mrs. Rick (Linda) Wicker of Fremont; 16 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by one daughter, Charla and one sister Pauline Tingler.  Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Hamilton Church of Christ with Pastor David Payne officiating.  Oberlin-Ford Funeral Home Hamilton Chapel in charge of arrangements.  Interment in Hamilton Cemetery.  Preferred memorials are to the Hamilton Church of Christ."

Marriage Notes for Celestia Hanes and Harry Dirrim:
Information from the wedding invitation to Celestia and Harry.  Information given by Theron Hanes, 1999.

They could have been married Oct. 6, 1932 according to his obituary.

Children:
                                                                                        
                                                                       Back:  Sue and Harry Dirrim  Front:  Valta, Maida, and Willie
Maida Dirrim, Theron Hanes, Willie Dirrim, and Valta Dirrim

(1) Maida Paula Dirrim m. (1) Floyd Kreischer  They had 3 children:  Peggy Ann, Thomas Floyd, Timothy Alan
                                         (2) Donald R. Hissong  June 24, 1995
(2) Valta June Dirrim    m. Jim Doyle   They had 3 children:  Jeff, Joy, and Jim
(3) Willie Lu Dirrim  m. Edward Kyle  They had 6 children:  Alex, Laura, Dennis, Mary, Joe, Ed
(4) Linda Dirrim m. (1) Miguel Levy  They had 2 children:  Christy and Kurt  (2) Bob Plesha (3) Rick Wicker (4) Unknown Schnauffer
(5) Charla Dirrim b. October 09, 1947  d. infancy (twin)
(6) Fred Dirrim  m.  Terry Wilson  They had 2 children:  Brian and Michelle