minnie luella Dawkins

Birth: Apr. 3, 1905 Tippecanoe County Indiana, USA Death: Aug. 5, 1971 Lafayette Tippecanoe County Indiana, USA

M. Luella (Royer) Dawkins, 65 of 524 Dodge Street, West Lafayette died at 7:55 p.m. Monday in St. Elizabeth Hospital. She had been ill for a year and in the hospial for eight weeks

Mrs. Dawkins was born in Wea Township and reared in the Battle Ground community. She has resided in West Lafayette for 30 years.

In 1925 she was married here to Robert H. Dawkins who died in 1969. She and her husband were former owners of the Lincoln cafe. Prior to her retirement in April, Mrs. Dawkins was employed by National Homes Acceptance for 17 years.

She was a member of the American Business Women's Association, local chapter Battle Ground Order of Eastern Star, Moose Lodge Auxiliary and she attended St. Andrew's United Methodist Church.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. James R. Townsley Jr. of Lebanon and one sister Mrs. Stanley Jones of Stockwell.

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Parents:

 Samuel Harvey Royer (1877 - 1950)

 Elsie Montgomery Conarroe Royer (1880 - 1947)

Spouse:

 Robert H. Dawkins (1904 - 1969)

Sibling:

 Minnie Luella Royer Dawkins (1905 - 1971)

 Samuel "Ned". Royer (1917 - 1965)*

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Burial: Tippecanoe Memory Gardens West Lafayette Tippecanoe County Indiana, USA