Rich Funeral Home:
63 Years of Service to Howard County and Beyond

Rich Funeral Home Index
List of Abbreviations and Notes

bur = buried at

bur ? = location of burial not given

C = cemetery

cor = coroner involved; i.e., accidental death, homicide, suicide, or other unnatural or unattended death

[cor] = coroner involvement implied from type of death and name of physician

CPC = Crown Point Cemetery (Kokomo)

crem = cremated

CSHI = Central State Hospital for the Insane (Indianapolis IN)

d = day(s)

dau = daughter

DMH = Duke Memorial Hospital (Peru IN)

e = east

GSH = Good Samaritan Hospital (Kokomo)

h = hour (s)

H = Hospital

HCH = Howard County Hospital (Kokomo)

HCI = Howard County Infirmary (Kokomo)

HCPF = Howard County Poor Farm

IBS = Irene Byron Sanatorium (Ft. Wayne IN)

IOOF = International Order of Odd Fellow (cemeteries in various locations)

ISSH = IN State Soldiers' Home (Lafayette IN)

KIA = killed in action

KPH = Knights of Pythias Home (Lafayette IN)

LSH = Lafayette Soldiers' Home (Lafayette IN)

m = month(s)

maus = mausoleum

M.E. = Methodist Episcopal

mi = mile(s)

MPC = Memorial Park Cemetery (Kokomo)

MSH = Marion Soldiers' Home (Marion, Grant Co. IN)

ne = northeast

no = north

nr = near

nw = northwest

PF = Poor Farm

MH = Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis IN)

p.o. = post office

res. = residence, resident

RFD = Rural Free Delivery (mail route)

RLH = Robert Long Hospital (Indianapolis IN)

RR = Rural Route, railroad

San = Sanatorium

sb = stillborn; stillbirth

se = southeast

SH = schoolhouse

SJMH = St. Joseph Memorial Hospital (Kokomo)

SMG = Sunset Memory Gardens (Kokomo)

so = south

SVH - St. Vincent's Hospital (Indianapolis)

sw = southwest

TCMH = Tipton Co. Memorial Hospital (Tipton IN)

twp. = township

vet = veteran

Vets H = Veterans' Hospital (various localities)

w = west, week(s)

y = year(s)

Notes:

1. Unknown individuals are listed at the beginning of the index.
2. Married women designated as ‘Mrs.’ are listed under: [Surname], [husband’s name] (Mrs.).
3. Children without given names are listed under: [Surname], ‘Infant’ or’ Child’ [of ‘parent’s given name’]
4. Nuns whose surnames are not given are listed under: ‘Sister [religious name]’
5. Numbers associated with names are RFH record numbers (refer to 14 KHCPL volumes). There are a few duplicate numbers, which have been designated as ‘a’ or ‘b.’
6. If the age in the records was given as 0 (zero), this has been interpreted as a stillbirth (sb).
7. If the death occurred at a person’s residence in Kokomo, the place of death in the index states only ‘Kokomo’ unless there were unusual circumstances; otherwise, the place of residence of the person is given as stated in the records.