Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Draper, David A. |
Born |
12/19/1918 |
Deceased |
11/09/1989 |
Spouse |
Catherine Jane (Bausman) Draper m. 02/02/1946 |
Father |
Roy J. Draper |
Mother |
Gertrude (Wenzill) Draper |
Children |
Helen Sue (Draper) Chandler Phyllis Ann Draper Paula Jean Draper-Everet Catherine Jo (Draper) Schletzer James Roger Draper |
Occupation |
David A. Draper and his wife, Cahterine Jane Draper, owned the Washington Herald Newspaper which later became the Times-Herald newspaper. They also owned WAMW-WFML radio station in Washington. He was a World War II veteran having served with the 37th Infantry and the Quartermaster Corps in the South Pacific and the Philippines. |
Education |
David A. Draper graduated in 1937 from Washington High School in Washington, Indiana. In 1950 he graduated from Indiana University. |
Notes |
The information for this entry was taken from Mr. Draper's newspaper obituary, "Obituaries, Fi-G," p. 46, Daviess County Museum, Rm 303, Shelf 4-5, 2019.FIC.0500.0004. |
Birthplace |
Tipton, Michigan |
Deceased where |
Alma, Michigan |
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