Martha E. Cantrell,
86, of Crawfordsville
died at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday at Hickory
Creek Healthcare.
She was born Nov.
2, 1922, in Carthage,
Ohio, the daughter of
Gene H. and Mildred
(Hartman) Utterback.
She married Dr. Frederick A. Cantrell
on June 15, 1942 in North Carolina. He
survives.
She was a homemaker for many
years and was active in community
affairs before earning a bachelor's
degree in 1966 and a master's degree
in 1972 from Purdue University. She
taught English at Crawfordsville High
School for several years and pursued
her interest in Montgomery County
history, authoring books on the subject.
She was president of the Montgomery
County Historical Society,
leader in the preservation of the Lane
Place, president of the Athenian and
an active member of the Lew Wallace
Study Preservation Society and the
Art League of Montgomery County.
She was a member of the First United
Methodist Church of Crawfordsville,
where she had taught Sunday School
and led the Methodist Youth Fellowship
for many years.
Survivors include her husband; two
sons, James F. Cantrell of Crawfordsville,
and David E. (Gail) Cantrell
of Lafayette; three grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; a son, Michael D. Cantrell; a
brother, Max Utterback; and a sister,
Joan Utterback Bond.
Private funeral services are scheduled
for noon Wednesday at Hunt &
Sons Funeral Home with Rev. Gary
Lewis officiating. Burial will be at Oak
Hill Cemetery North. Friends may call
10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the
funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the Montgomery County Historical
Society, 212 S.Water St., Crawfordsville,
IN, 47933.