HOWARD O. BADER JR.

Howard Bader Jr., 59, Dies In Tractor Accident On Farm

Howard O. Bader Jr., 59, who lived on a farm east of Beverly, was found dead early Wednesday morning, Jan. 2, 1980, at his farm.

He was killed when a tractor he was operating overturned on him.

He was owner-operator of Bader Agricultural Services at Meredosia 25 years, and a member of L. P. Gas Association. A graduate of the University of Illinois, he was an Air Force veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion 279, Jacksonville.

Born at Browning Aug. 18, 1920, a son of Howard O. and Inez Robertson Bader, he married Nell Lemme in Browning Dec. 27, 1969.

Surviving are one son, Vern H. of Browning; one daughter, Mary Elaine Bader of Browning; three brothers, Donald of Browning, Harold of Morrisonville, Wis., and Wendell of Bloomfield, Iowa; four sisters, Margaret Kolp of Browning, Wilma Brook of Coral Springs, Fla., Anna Crafton of Manito, and Esther Baxter of Kankakee; and two granddaughters.

Two sisters preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday afternoon in the Christian Church at Bader.

Memorials may be made to Meredosia Rescue Squad.

Published in the Astoria South Fulton Argus on 1/9/1980