Individual Details
Rodney E. Piper
(15 May 1918 - 19 Jan 1987)
Death: Jan. 19, 1987
Muncie
Delaware County
Indiana, USA
Rodney E. Piper, a Muncie businessman and often-controversial state senator, died Monday in Ball Memorial Hospital. He was 68 and resided at 206 S. Manning Ave.
Mr. Piper owned and operated Associated Sign & Post Co. and Associated Specialties in Muncie. A Democrat, he served two terms in the Indiana Senate, one in the 1960s and the other in the '70s.
He was born in Tewksbury, Mass., and grew up in that area. He later lived in Washington, D.C., before moving to Muncie in 1949. Mr. Piper attended Boston College for two years before joining the Marines during World War II. He participated in the first invasion by U.S. forces of Guadalcanal Island in the South Pacific.
A graduate of the National Academy of Broadcasting and Sciences, Washington, D.C., Mr. Piper's first job in Muncie was as a salesman for WLBC radio. In 1956, he started Associated Sign & Post Co. and Associated Advertising Specialties, both of which he owned at the time of his death.
Mr. Piper was in the Indiana Senate for eight years. He first ran for nomination in the 1960 primary election, but lost by 96 votes. In 1964 he won the nomination and his first Senate term.
He was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Muncie Kiwanis Club, Moose Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, and American Legion.
Surviving are his wife, Jane Shriner Piper; a son, Michael Piper, Muncie; and several nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Entombment will be in Elm Ridge Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Meeks Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, of which he was a member of the board of directors, or Delaware County Cancer Society.
Burial:
Elm Ridge Memorial Park
Muncie
Delaware County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Mausoleum
Events
| Birth | 15 May 1918 | Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts | | ||
| Marriage | 15 Jun 1945 | Sacred Heart Church, District of Columbia, United States - Jane Shriner |  | | |
| Death | 19 Jan 1987 | Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Burial | 21 Jan 1987 | Elm Ridge Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Shriner (1918 - 1990) |
| Mother | Olive E. Whittier (1890 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Rev Ronald J Fannon, married Jane and Rodney, here is his obituaryEvening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Sun 10 Dec 1954:"CHEVERLY. Md.-Rev. Ronald J. Fannon, 49, a native of Mt. Savage, diedyesterday in his sleep at the rectory of St. Ambrose Catholic Church ofwhich he was pastor. Father Fannon had gone to his room to rest andsometime later he was called but did not respond. Death was attributedto natural causes and he had not complained of being ill. He was a sonof the late Michael and the late Bertha (Farrell) Fannon. He attendedSt. Patrick's School, Mt. Savage, and studied for the priesthood at St.Charles College and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, from where he wentto North American College, Rome, to complete his theological studies.After his ordination in Rome in 1932, he returned to the United Statesand celebrated his first solemn high mass at St. Patrick's CatholicChurch in Mt. Savage. Father Fannon was then appointed assistant pastorat The Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Washington, where he remained untilhis appointment as pastor of St. Ambrose Church, Cheverly. A nephew ofthe late Msgr. John Fannon he is survived by his stepmother, Mrs.Nellie (Malloy) Fannon, Mt. Savage; a brother Edgar J. Fannon,Washington; two sisters, Mrs. John Crowe and Mrs. Walter J. Martin,both of Mt. Savage, and two cousins Rev. Thomas Fannon, Baltimore andRev. Robert Fannon, Youngstown. Ohio. A solemn high mass will becelebrated Monday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Ambrose after which the bodywill be taken to St. Patrick's Church, Mt. Savage. Another solemn highmass will be held there Tuesday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St.Patrick's Cemetery."Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Tue 14 Dec 1954:"MT. SAVAGE-A solemn requiem high mass for Rev. Ronald Fannon, nativeof Mt. Savage, who died Thursday in Cheverly where he was pastor of St.Ambrose Catholic Church, was held this morning in St. Patrick's Churchhere. Rev. Thomas Fannon, cousin of the deceased and assistant pastorof St. Vincent's Church, Baltimore, as celebrant. Assisting were Rev.Robert Fannon, also a cousin, of it. Nicholas Church at Struthers,Ohio, deacon, and Rev. George Ellis, assistant pastor of St. Ambrosechurch, sub-deacon.Endnotes
1. , "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J5XG-NJQ : accessed 10 Jun 2014), null, Jan 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: Nationa (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
2. , "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ22-P5B : accessed 22 Jul 2014), Rodney Piper, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0012, sheet 17B, family (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
3. , "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXBJ-QB3 : accessed 22 Jul 2014), Rodney Piper in household of E Walcott, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 205, N (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
4. , "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXBJ-QB3 : accessed 22 Jul 2014), Rodney Piper in household of E Walcott, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 205, N (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
5. , "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ22-P5B : accessed 22 Jul 2014), Rodney Piper, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0012, sheet 17B, family (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
6. , "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNTS-HTR : accessed 03 Jun 2014), Rodney Piper and Jane Shriner, 15 Jun 1945; citing District of Columbia, United States, Records Office, Was (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
7. , "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNTS-HTT : accessed 10 Jun 2014), Rodney Piper and Jane Shriner, 15 Jun 1945; citing District of Columbia, United States, Records Office, Was (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
8. , "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J5XG-NJQ : accessed 10 Jun 2014), null, Jan 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: Nationa (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).