AKRON - Loren K. Cumberland, 81, of 8332 S. Beaver Dam Road, Claypool, died at 8:30 a.m. March 4, 2009, in Life Care Center of Rochester, where he was for a day.
He was born Jan. 6, 1928, in Claypool, to Walter and Blanche Hanson Cumberland on his family's farm where he lived his entire life. On Dec. 24, 1946, in Warsaw, he married Betty Rife, who died Jan. 29, 1996.
He was a dairy and grain farmer and a bus driver for Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. for many years. He was a Beaver Dam High School graduate. He was a member of Kosciusko County Echoes from the Past and a former member of Beaver Dam United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Stephen Cumberland, Claypool, and David (and spouse Lynda) Cumberland, Patoka; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, seven brothers and a sister.
A private graveside service will be in Akron Cemetery.
Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials to Beaver Dam United Methodist Church.
Condolences may be sent to www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
