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Jack Money | Visitation: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM WEST & PARRISH & PEDIGO FUNERAL HOME 105 North Montgomery Street Spencer, IN 47460
Visitation: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM WEST & PARRISH & PEDIGO FUNERAL HOME 105 North Montgomery Street Spencer, IN 47460
Service: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:30 AM Spencer Presbyterian Church N. Main St. Spencer, IN
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FUNERAL HOME
105 N. MONTGOMERY ST.
SPENCER, IN 47460
812-829-2791 812-829-8812 (FAX)
Jack P. Money, Col. Ret., 89, of Spencer, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Bloomington Hospital. He was born December 5, 1919, in Spencer and lived there all of his life. He was the son of Marion R. and Lorraine (Greene) Money.
Jack graduated in 1937 from Spencer High School and from the Purdue University School of Pharmacy in 1941. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Having had four years of military training at Purdue, he was commissioned a 2nd Lt. of field artillery at the time of graduation. He was immediately ordered to Ft. Sill, OK for further artillery training. He eventually served in the European Theatre of Operations during WWII where he earned three battle ribbons, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He was awarded a recognition diploma from the French government for help in the liberation of France in WWII. Jack was discharged from active duty in 1946.
Upon his return to civilian life, he joined his father in the practice of pharmacy at the Moss and Money Drug Store in Spencer until the store closed in 1984. Jack was a 50 year member of the Spencer Masonic Lodge, the Scottish rite in Terre Haute, Zorah Shrine Temple. He also was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge #446, Spencer American Legion and a lifetime member of the Spencer VFW. Jack was a founding member of the Purdue Club of Owen County and a member of the IU Varsity Club. He served as president of the Spencer-Owen Community Schools building corp., president of the Community Medical Center, and 12 years as a member of the Spencer Library Board.
He joined the National Guard in 1947 and organized Battery “B” in Spencer as part of the 524th FA Battalion headquartered in Bloomington. His military career spanned 25 years in the Army and National Guard. He attained the rank of Colonel, FA at the time of his retirement. Jack graduated from both Basic and Advanced Field Artillery at Ft. Sill, OK and the Command and General Staff School at Ft. Leavenworth, KS.
His wife, Althea (Pearson) Money, preceded him in death in 2004.
Survivors include two children, Sylvia (John) Dyar of Indianapolis and son, Craig (Julie) Money of High Point, NC, two granddaughters, Allison Paige Money and Kathryn Ross Money of High Pointe and two sisters, Cynthia (Floyd) Richards and Shirley (Tad) Wilson all of Spencer.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the
Spencer Presbyterian Church with Rev. Mary Jensen officiating. Burial will follow at
Riverside Cemetery with military rites to be preformed by the Ceremonial Unit of the
Indiana National Guard. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Wednesday, and 9-10 Thursday at
West & Parrish & Pedigo Funeral Home in Spencer.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Spencer Presbyterian Church or the Owen
County Community Foundation, Jr. ROTC fund in care of the funeral home.
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