Mildred Scott Wise and Fred Corya

FRED CORYA was born June 12, 1895 in Jennings County, Indiana,⁸ and died January 15, 1970 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ He is buried in Union Chapel Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{4857, 4931}

He married (1) MILDRED SCOTT WISE on April 3, 1921 in Marion County, Indiana,²⁴¹ daughter of GRACE WILKINS and LEWIS DENTON WISE. She was born April 17, 1900 in Marion County, Indiana,^{583, 4931} and died November 27, 1962 in Pikes Sanitarium, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{583, 4931} She is buried in Union Chapel Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.⁴⁸⁵⁴

He married (2) VINNIE HORGER on June 12, 1968 in Marion County, Indiana.⁵⁰ She was born April 16, 1900 in Kentucky,⁴⁹³¹ and died November 22, 1968 in Winona Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{4856, 4931} She is buried in Union Chapel Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{4856, 4931}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mildred S. Wise)
  • Edward Erwin Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mildred S. Wise)
  • Jacob Clements Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mildred S. Wise)
  • William Campbell Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mildred S. Wise)
  • Francis Stuart Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mildred S. Wise)

Children of MILDRED SCOTT WISE and FRED CORYA:

1. CHARLES FRANCIS CORYA, b. May 14, 1921, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana;^{56, 4917} m. (1) RUTH ANDRES on November 28, 1945 in Marion County, Indiana⁵⁰, m. (2) MARGARET ALICE PHILLIPS on August 3, 1963 in Chapel of Memories, Broadway Methodist Church, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana^{583, 4855, 4859}; d. March 4, 1997, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{595, 4931}
2. FRED J. CORYA, b. July 14, 1924, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ m. FLOSSIE SERENE BUFFINGTON on May 26, 1968 in Christian Church, Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana^{456, 4860}; d. May 25, 1997.⁵⁶

Personal Information

• Fred Corya was a member of the Broadway United Methodist Church, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. ⁴⁸⁵⁷

Work History

Clubs and Associations

Newspaper Articles

Terre Haute Tribune, September 7, 1958⁴⁴⁰²

ESCAPE INJURY

LIBERTY, Ky., Sept. 6.—(UPI)—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Corya of Indianapolis and their sons, Fred Jr., and Charles excaped injury Friday when their single-engine plan cracked up during a takeoff from an emergency strip near here.

Obituaries

Indianapolis Star, November 28, 1962⁴⁸⁵⁴

Mrs. Fred Corya

Mrs. Mildred S. Corya, 62 years old, 7373 Westfield Boulevard, a lifelong resident of Marion County, died yesterday in a local nursing home.

Mrs. Corya was a member of the Broad Ripple Methodist Church, the Broad Ripple Order of the Eastern Star, Chapel Rebeccah Lodge, and the Broad Ripple Legion Auxiliary.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Flanner and Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary. Burial will be in Union Chapel Cemetery.

Surviving are her husband, Fred Corya; two sons, Charles and Fred Corya, both of Indianapolis, and a sister, Mrs. Louise Egan of Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Star, November 23, 1968⁴⁸⁵⁶

Mrs. Fred Corya

Mrs. Vinnie Corya, 68 years old, R.R. 18, Box 183, West 21st Street, died yesterday in Winona Memorial Hospital.

Born in Taylor County, Ky., she had lived in Indianapolis for 40 years. She was a member of the Queen Esther Chapel Order of the Eastern Star.

Mrs. Corya was active in Republican politics, and formerly served on the Southside as a precinct committeeman.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Flanner and Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary. Burial will be in Union Chapel Cemetery.

Survivors include the husband, Fred Corya; three daughters, Mrs. Alene Noel, Mrs. Inez Bland and Mrs. Mae Searles, all of Indianapolis; a son, Willard A. Spurling of Indianapolis; two stepsons, Charles and Fred Corya Jr., both of Indianapolis; a sister, Mrs. Erna Wyatt of Cincinnati; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Indianapolis Star, January 17, 1970⁴⁸⁵⁷

Fred Corya Sr. Dies; Funeral To Be Held Monday

Services for Fred Corya Sr., 74, 9900 West 21st Street, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Flanner and Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary, with burial in Union Chapel Cemetery.

Mr. Corya, who died in his home Wednesday, was a self-employed electrician. Before his retirement in 1963, he also had worked for the Merz Engineering Division and the West Baking Company.

He was a member of the Broad Ripple United Methodist Church, Masonic lodge 643, Chapter 146 of the Royal Arch Masons, Indianapolis Council 2 of Royal Select Masters, Trinity Commandery 62 of Knights Templar and Broad Ripple Ameican Legion Post 312.

Survivors include two sons, Fred Corya Jr. and Charles F. Corya, both of Indianapolis.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 14, 1900482	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	Mary Frances Scott George Emerson Wilkins Rufus L. Wilkins Grace Wilkins Lewis Denton Wise Mildred Scott Wise
April 16, 1910445	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	Lewis Denton Wise Grace Wilkins Louise Elizabeth Wise Mildred Scott Wise
January 9, 1920444	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	Lewis Denton Wise Grace Wilkins Louise Elizabeth Wise Mildred Scott Wise
January 22, 1920444	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	Fred Corya
April 4, 1930443	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	Mildred Scott Wise Fred Corya Fred J. Corya Charles Francis Corya
April 22, 19402513	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	Mildred Scott Wise Fred Corya Fred J. Corya Charles Francis Corya