In Memory

Ivan Popejoy - Class Of 1938

Ivan J. Popejoy, 53, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Saturday at a Phoenix hospital after an apparent heart attack. Born Dec. 7,1919 in Rockfield, he was the son of George and Leah Secrest Popejoy. His marriage was Aug. 16, 1941 in Bedford, Ky., to Marilyn Garrison of Bringhurst, who survives. He was a 1938 graduate of Delphi High School, a 1951 graduate of Purdue University, and served six years with the U. S. Navy. He retired in 1970 after 19 years with General Electric at Syracuse, N. Y. In 1971 he formed and became president of Computer Network Corp. at Phoenix. Survivors besides the wife include two sons, Robert J. and Dennis A.; a daughter, Lynette; four brothers, Clarence of Flora; Russell of Logansport; Charlie of Glen Ellyn, Ill., and Walter of Allentown, Pa.; and two sisters, Mrs. Richard Hanen of Indianapolis and Mrs. Faye Cassell of Tennessee. Three brothers preceded him in death. Services and burial were Tuesday in Phoenix.

Flora Hoosier Democrat July 12, 1973