The Lawrenceburg Press
Lawrenceburg, IN (Dearborn Co.)
May 16, 1957

William Eberhart Rites Held Wednesday

Funeral services for William Eberhart, 83, 555 Ludlow street, a retired distiller, were conducted May 15, at the home of a nephew, Alvin Eberhart, 557 Ludlow street. Burial was in Greendale cemetery.

Mr. Eberhart died Monday, May 13, in a Cincinnati hospital where he had been a patient following a fall three weeks ago in which he suffered a fractured hip.

Mr. Eberhart was the son of the late Henry and Katherine Petre Eberhart, and was born April 7, 1874 in Lawrenceburg, the youngest of ten children, eight of whom were boys. He was the youngest and the last one to die. At the age of 14 he went to work for the old Rossville distillery and this was his only employer. He became head of distilling, which was his position when he resigned in 1936, soon after the sale of the older company to Seagram, after 45 years in the business.

The deceased never married, but resided in recent years with his sister, Miss Elizabeth Eberhart, who died in 1951, living at first on Shipping street, and later in the home built for him at 555 Ludlow street. He was survived by Carl and Alvin Eberhart, nephews who grew up in his home, and other nieces, nephews and relatives.