Scioto Voice, 6 Mar. 1996
Pearl Walker
Pearl Alice Walker, 88 of Pleasant Hill Manor in Piketon, died
Saturday, March 2, at a Waverly hospital.
Born Feb.
14, 1908, in Greenup Co., Ky., a daughter of the late Everett Smith and Lucy
Williams Smith, she was a homaker and a member of the Free Will Baptist
Church.
Preceded in Death in 1972 by her husband,
Ernest Walker, who she married in 1923, she is survived by a brother, Walker
Smith of Lucasville; a sister, Minnie Clark of Greenville; and several nephews
and nieces.
She also was preceded in death by two
sister, Ethel Green and Nettie Smith; and a brother, Frank
Smith.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Erwin
– Dodson – Allen Funeral Home in Minford, with the Rev. Jeffery L. Smith
officiating and interment in Lucasville Cemetery.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003
Ruby
Wallace, 77
Ruby Wallace, 77, of
Lucasville, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2003, at her
residence.
She was born Sept. 6, 1926, on Blue Run,
Lucasville, a daughter of the late Virgil Ellis and Lydia Mary Billups
Green.
She also was preceded in death by her husband
Morton Otis Wallace, Apr. 24, 1999; two brothers, Alvin and Earl
Green.
She is survived by three daughters, Linda Lou
(James) Rayburn of Grove City, Mary Lydia Wallace of South Carolina, Martha L.
Wallace of New Boston; four sons, Morton E. Wallace of Portsmouth, Harold
(Gloria) Wallace of Minford, Donald Lee (Annette) Wallace of Lucasville, Thomas
Otis (Renee) Wallace of Lucasville; four brothers, Nye Green of Columbus,
Ulysses Green of Lucasville, Elwood Green of London, Ohio, Lewis Green of Texas;
three sisters, Ruth Dever of Columbus, Clara Rogers of Greenville, Ohio, and
Phyllis Lee of London, Ohio; 16 grandchildren; and 24
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
conducted Noon, Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, at the McKinley Funeral Home in
Lucasville, with Elwood Green officiating. Burial to follow in Jacob Cemetery.
Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. to noon Friday at the funeral
home.
Anna Marie Walters - See Anna Jeffords (Mrs. Frederick "Fred" John Jefford)
Unknown newspaper, unknown date.
Norman
Waltz
1911-2000
Norman Fred
Waltz, 89, of Morehead, died Wednesday at the St. Claire Medical Center
in Morehead.
Mr. Waltz was born June 16, 1922, in
Rowan County, the son of the late Russell Logan and Hannah Bell McCormick
Waltz.
He was a farmer and carpenter and a member of
the Cranston Church of God.
He is survived by his
wife, Ida Delona Tackett Waltz; a son, Randy Waltz of Morehead; three daughters,
Bernice McCleese and Anna Armstrong, both of Morehead, and Connie Kelly of West
Liberty; six sisters, Thelma Estep and Mary Egan, both of Morehead, Opal Tackett
of West Chester, Ohio, Onolda Caudill of Springfield, Ohio, Faye Adkins of
Batavia, Ohio, and Wanda Littleton of Wallingford; and eight
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at
2 p.m. Sunday at the Northcutt and Sons Home for Funerals in Morehead by Elder
Ciphers Littleton, the Rev. Elijah Tackett and the Rev. Max Molihan. Burial will
follow in the Hogge Cemetery on Cranston Road.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. today and all day Saturday at the funeral home
Portsmouth Daily Times - Sunday March 2, 2003
Freda Warnock,
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Freda C. Warnock, 67, of
Lucasville, Died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at Southern Ohio Medical
Center.
She was born Oct. 11, 1935, in Portsmouth, a
daughter of the late Charles and Anna Lou Logan, Patrick. She also was preceded
in death by a brother, Ray Lee.
Surviving are her
husband, Max G. Warnock, who she married Sept. 27, 1952, in New Boston; two
daughters, Pamela (Kenneth) Tillman of Raymond, Ohio, and Paula (Richard) Foley
of Richwood, Ohio; one son, Dexter Warnock; five grandchildren, Tara Spicer,
Angie Warnock, Arlene Cook, and Richie and Ryan Foley and six grandchildren,
Taylor, Ali, Katie, Ivory, MaKayla and Jayden.
She
was a former correction supervisor at Marysville Reformatory for Women, a
Portsmouth East High School graduate, and a member of Scioto Baptist
Church.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday,
March 3, 2003, at Scioto Baptist Church, with Pastor Dave Lute officiating.
Internment will follow at Scioto Cemetery on Cockrell's Run. Friends my call
Sunday 2 to 6 p. m. at McKinley Funeral Home in Lucasville and an hour before
the funeral at the church.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions can be made to the Freda A. Warnock Athletic Scholarship
Fund, c/o Shawnee State Development Foundation, 940 Second St., Portsmouth, OH
45662.
Lorena May Warnock - See Lorena May Van Bibber (Mrs. Cyrus Van Bibber)
Portsmouth Daily Times, Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998
Arthur Weaver,
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Arthur Leroy "Bo" Weaver Jr.,
57, of Sciotoville, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, at Southern Ohio Medical
Center.
Born Aug. 7, 1940, son of the late Arthur
Leroy Weaver and Vina Elizabeth Horner Weaver, he was a construction worker and
a member of Adams Memorial United Methodist Church at Slocum
Station.
He is survived by one brother, David Weaver
of Delaware, Ohio; five sisters, Virginia M. Fannin, Sandra Johnson and Susan
Gerlach, all of Wheelersburg, Mary Ann Abbott of Minford, and Ruth Lute of
Franklin Furnace; and one aunt.
He was also preceded
in death by two brothers, Thomas and Robert Weaver.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Don Wolfe Funeral Home in
Sciotoville, with the Rev. James A. Gore officiating, and interment in Vernon
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from
2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Monday, Aug. 1, 1994
Vina Weaver, 79, Sciotoville
resident
Vina Elizabeth Weaver, 79,
of Slocum Heights, Sciotoville, died Sunday, July 31, 1994, at Southern Ohio
Medical Center.
Born Dec. 12, 1914, in Garrison,
Ky., a daughter of the late Arch Horner and Eller Cremeans Horner, she was
member of Adams Memorial Methodist Church at Slocum
Station.
She also was preceded in death by her
husband, Arthur Leroy Weaver Sr., whom she married Nov. 29, 1932 in Lyra; two
sons, Thomas and Robert Weaver; four brothers, Millard, Arthur, Fred and Archie
Horner; and a sister Grace Loop.
Surviving are two
sons, Arthur L. Weaver Jr. of Sciotoville and David Weaver of Delaware; five
daughters, Virginia Fannin of Sciotoville, Mary Ann Abbott of Minford, Ruth Lute
of Chillicothe, Sandra (sic. Johnson) Fannin of Wheelersburg and Susan Gerlach
of Wheelersburg; a sister Bessie Riggs of New Boston; 18 grandchildren; and 21
great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10
a.m. Thursday at Don Wolfe Funeral Home in Sciotoville, with Rev. James Gore
officiating, and interment in Vernon Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and
for an hour before the services Thursday.
Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 5, 1998
Webb
Ellen Marie Webb, 57, of Ashville passed away Sept. 4, 1998 at
Doctors North Hospital. Born Sept. 30, 1940 in Portsmouth, Oh. To the late
Homard and Sarah Marie Cumbie Logan. She was a Machine Operator for Circle
Plastics. Survived by husband, Harry Webb; son Gary Edward Webb, So. Bloomfield;
daughter Valerie Marie Webb, Columbus; brothers Marvin and Gary Logan both of
Portsmouth, sister, Bronna Seibert, Portsmouth; grandchildren, Melissa and
Christina Webb. Several Nieces and Nephews. Friends may call Mon. Sept. 7, 1998
from 2-8 at the OLIVER FUNERAL HOME, Ashville where service will be held Tues.
Sept. 8, 1998 2 p.m. Interment Harrison Twp. Cemetery.
Portsmouth Times, Wednesday, Sept. 15,
1976
Wessell
Wheelersburg - Chester R.
Wessell, 60, of 1037 Pinehurst St., died Tuesday night at Scioto
Memorial Hospital.
A native of Scioto County and an
Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Sciotoville United Methodist
Church, Disabled American Veterans, Wheelersburg Veterans of Foreign Wars and
the United Commercial Travelers.
Surviving are his
wife Mary L. Schwamberger Wessell, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Frances Gee of
Wheelersburg, Rt. 1, Mrs. Phyllis Ann Shanks of Baltimore and Bernita Wessell of
Athens, five brothers, Lester of Caverts Lane, West Portsmouth, Dayne of
Lucasville Rt. 4, Bernard of Sciotoville Rt. 2, George of Lucasville Rt. 2, and
Ivan of Idaho Falls, Idaho, a sister Mrs. Olive Pinson of Wheelersburg, Rt. 1
and five grandchildren.
Rev. Don Williams and
Phillip Malone are to conduct services at 2 p.m. Saturday at Don Wolfe Funeral
Home in Sciotoville, with burial in Floral Hills Memory
Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral home after
6 p.m. Thursday.
Portsmouth Times, June 8, 1983
White
Mrs.
Darthula Musser White, 79, formerly of Cliffside House, New
Boston, died Tuesday at Heartland of Portsmouth.
A
native of Greenup County, Ky., she was a retired cook at the American Restaurant
in New Boston and was a member of Camp Bennett Christian Baptist
Church.
Surviving are four sons, Rev. Marion White,
4227 Dever St., North Moreland, Douglas White of Cincinnati, Donald White of
Glen Burnie Md. and Paul E. White of Sciotoville, Rt. 4; a brother Ernest
Musser, 4021 Rhodes Ave, New Boston; 15 grandchildren and 17
great-grandchildren.
Services are planned at 10 a.m.
Friday at Ralph F. Scott Funeral Home with Rev. J. O. Shepherd officiating and
interment in Memorial Burial Park.
Friends may call
at the funeral home form 7 to 9 tonight and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday.
Portsmouth Times, Monday, Jan. 23, 1956
Mrs. Freeland
White
Greenup, Ky. – Mrs. Matilda Jane
White, 76, wife of Freeland White, died at 2:40 a.m. today at the home
of a daughter, Mrs. Didama Sanders of Alcorn.
A
native of Greenup County, Mrs. White was born Nov. 7 1879, to Lewis and Sarah
Smith Frazee.
Also surviving are four sons, Willie
of New Boston, Lewis of Argillite, Cleve of Greenup and Mason of Wurtland; three
daughter, Mrs. Alva Baldridge of Argillite, Mrs. Baker Moore and Mrs. Beecher
Arnett of Greenup; four brothers, Mason of Wheelersburg, John of Tygarts Valley,
Virgil of Huntington and George of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. Rosella Wooten of
Columbus and Mrs. Ollie Rose of Portsmouth, 64 grandchildren and 36
great-grandchildren.
The body is at Riggs-Sammons
Funeral Home pending arrangements.
Greenup News, Friday, Jan. 27, 1956
Death comes to Matilda Jane
White, 76
A native Greenup Countian, Mrs.
Matilda Jane White, died Monday at 2:40 a.m. at the home of a daughter, Mrs.
Didama Sanders of Alcorn. She was 76.
The wife of
Freeland White, she was born Nov. 7, 1879, a daughter of the late Lewis and
Sarah Smith Frazee.
Other survivors include four
sons and three daughters. They are: Willie White, New Boston, O; Lewis White,
Argillite; Cleve White, Greenup; Mason White, Wurtland; Mrs. Alva Baldridge,
Argillite; Mrs. Baker Moore, Greenup; and Mrs. Beecher Arnett,
Greenup.
Four brothers and two sisters also survive.
They are: John Frazee, Tygarts Valley; Mason Frazee, Wheelersburg, O; Virgil
Frazee of Huntington; George Frazee of Columbus, O; Mrs. Rosella Wooten,
Columbus; and Mrs. Ollie Rose of Portsmouth.
Funeral
services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Kehoe Church. Burial was in Kehoe
Cemetery.
Riggs-Sammons Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Portsmouth Times, Monday, Apr. 2, 1956
William F.
White
Greenup, Ky. -- William F. White, 84
year old Greenup resident, died at 11 a.m. Sunday at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Beecher Arnett of Greenup.
Born, July 8, 1872,
in Elliott Co., Ky., he was a son of James and Diadama Conn White. His wife,
Matilda, died Jan. 23.
Surviving besides Mrs. Arnett
are three other daughters, Mrs. Didama Sanders and Mrs. Baker Moore of Greenup
and Mrs. Alva Baldridge of Argillite; four sons, William of New Boston, Lewis of
Argillite, Cleve of Greenup and Mason of Wurtland, 44 grandchildren and 36
great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are five
brothers, Tom, Ed and Lacy of Muncie Ind., and Ike and Sam; three sisters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cox of New Castle, Ind., Mrs. Clarence Crouch of West Liberty, Ky.,
and Mrs. Carl Cratt in Indiana.
Service will be
conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kehoe Church and burial will be in Kehoe Cemetery
directed by Riggs-Sammons Funeral Home. Friends my call at Mrs. Arnett’s
home.
Greenup News, Friday, Apr. 6, 1956
William F. White, 84,
Claimed at Daughter’s Home
Funeral services were
held Tuesday at 2 p.m. for William F. White, 84, of Greenup, who died Sunday at
11 a.m. at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Beecher Arnett,
here.
The rites were said in the Kehoe church.
Burial was in Kehoe Cemetery.
A native of Elliott
County, White was born July 8, 1872. He was a son of the late James and Didama
Conn White.
His wife, Matilda, died two and one-half
months ago.
Surviving are three other daughters,
Mrs. Dadama Saunders and Mrs. Baker Moore, both of Greenup, Mrs. Alva Baldridge
of Argillite, William of New Boston, O., Cleve of Greenup and Mason of Wurtland.
Five brothers and three sister also survive. They
are: Tom, Ed and Lacy White, all of Muncie, Ind., Ike and Sam White, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cox of New Castle, Ind., Mrs. Clarence Crouch of West Liberty and Mrs.
Carl Crau, of Indiana.
Riggs-Sammons Funeral Home
cared for the arrangements.
Portsmouth Times, Wednesday, May 19, 1976
White
Services for Rev. Willie F. White,
79, of 1731 Valley St., North Moreland, are to be conducted by Revs. Calvin
Smith and Roy Fannin at 1 p.m. Friday at Milldale Road Church of Christ in
Christian Union.
Rev. White, a Greenup County, Ky.,
died Monday at Mercy Hospital. He was a retied Empire- Detroit Steel employe, a
member of United Steelworkers Local 2116 and a member of the Church of Christ in
Christian Union, 12th and Gay St.
Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Bear White; four sons, Rev. William M. White,
4227 Dever St. North Moreland, Douglas of Cincinnati, Donald of Glen Burnie Md.
and Paul 1727 Valley St., North Moreland; a daughter, Mrs. Anna J. Pressley of
Lucasville, Rt. 4; a stepdaughter Mrs. Bonnie Pierce of New Boston; three
brothers, Lewis White of Argillite, Ky., Cleveland White of South Shore, Ky.,
and Nathan White of North Carolina; three sisters, Mrs. Diadame Saunders of
Greenup., Ky., Mrs. Jenetta Baldridge of Argillite, and Mrs. Grace Arnett of
Indiana; 18 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Burial is to be in Kehoe, Ky.
Friends may call at Pennington Funeral Home in New Boston after 7 tonight and
until 11 a.m. Friday, when the body is to be moved to the church.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001
Hilda Whitt,
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Hilda M. Whitt, 81, of New
Boston, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001, at Southern Ohio Medical
Center.
She was born April 8, 1919 in New Boston, a
daughter of the late Everett Liles and Myrtle Cooper Liles. She was a graduate
of Glenwood High School and an employee of the former William Manufacturing
Company, a long time poll worker, and a member of AARP, the New Boston Over 55
Club and the New Boston First Church of the
Nazarene.
Surviving are one stepson, Norman M. Bush
of Huber Heights; one brother, Eugene Liles of New Boston; one granddaughter,
Kelli Carrier; four step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and one
goddaughter, Susan Goodwin, whom she raised.
She was
preceded in death by her first husband, Melvin Bush, in 1971; second husband,
Walter N. Whitt in 1979; one son, Blaine Bush, in 1999; one sister, Frances
Royster; and two brothers, Frank Gerald Liles and Ogle Leland
Liles.
Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at D. W.
Swick Funeral Home in New Boston, with the Rev. James Patrick officiating, and
interment in Memorial Burial Park.
Friends may call
from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 to
11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Greenville Advocate, Greenville, IL, Friday April 28, 1950
Woman Dies
While Visiting Son at Mulberry Grove
Mrs. Eliza J. Williams
of Urbana Was Grandmother of 84 Children
Mrs. Eliza
Jane Williams, 85, mother of Frank A. Williams of this city, passed away at the
home of her son, Joseph Williams, in Mulberry Grove at 4:35 p. m., Friday,
following an illness of complications due to old age. Mrs. Williams had made her
home for many years with a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Francisco of Urbana and about a
month ago came to Mulberry Grove to visit with her son and was taken ill while
there.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m.
today at the Runnells Funeral Home, the Rev. Harold B. Groff of this city
officiating. Interment was at the Mulberry Grove
Cemetery.
Mrs. Williams' maiden name was Eliza Jane
Day, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Jordan) Day and she was born in Louis
county, Kentucky, January 14 1865, and was aged 85 years, three months and 14
days. She was married to Milford Williams at Tolono, who has preceded her in
death. Surviving are six sons, Frank of Greenville, John of Scioto Furnace,
Ohio, Harry and George of Huntington, W. Va., James of East St. Louis and Joseph
of Mulberry Grove and one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Francisco of Urbana. Three
children, Danny, Ella and Tempa have preceded her in death. She is also survived
by two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Alice Moore, Mrs. Ollie Keeney and Charles
Day, all of Arthur and 56 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Three
sisters and six brothers have preceded her in death.
Sophia Josephine Williams - See Sophia Ramey Scherer (Mrs. Harland Hubert Ramey and Mrs. Elba Scherer)
Portsmouth Times, Thursday, Feb. 6, 1936
Milford
Williams
Resident Of Wheelersburg Vicinity Dies At His
Home
Death at 9:30 p. m. Wednesday claimed Milford
Williams of Wheelersburg route 1, after an illness of the last three days of
asthma and pleurisy. Mr. Williams had lived in the Wheelersburg community for
many years.
He was born on Jan. 25, 1859, in Morgan
county, Ky., and was a son of Harvey and Tempa Williams. He was married on Sept.
4, 1880.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Liza Jane Williams an these children: John and George of Camp Bennett, Harry and
James of South Webster rout 1, Frank of Greenville, Ill., Joe of Mulberry, Ill.,
and Mrs. Nellie Francisco of Champaign, Ill. He also leaves a brother Frank of
South Webster and 20 grandchildren.
Funeral services
will be held at the Tuttleville cemetery at 2 p. m. Friday with Rev. W. L.
Huffman officiating. Burial will be under the direction of D. W. Davis.
Lucy Ann Williams - See Lucy Smith (Mrs. Everettt Elsworth Smith)
Nettie Williams - See Nettie Williams Van Bibber (Mrs. Harrison Van Bibber)
Portsmouth Daily Times, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003
Donald Willis Sr.,
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Donald H. "Red" Willis Sr., 68,
of Vanceburg, Ky., died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at the home of a
daughter.
He was born Nov. 30, 1934, in Garrison,
Ky., to the late Hobert and Hazel Logan Willis. He was an Army
veteran.
Surviving are son, Donald H. Willis Jr.;
daughters, Brenda Howard and Joy Gilliam; brother Cheslee Willis; and six
grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at
Gaydos Funeral Home in Vanceburg, with Al Owens officiating and interment in
Lewis County Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Dec. 23, 2003
Dorene Willis,
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Dorene Royster Willis, 84, of
South Shore, Ky., died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at her
residence.
She was born in Greenup Co., Ky., May 31,
1919, a daughter of the late Alvin Royster and Lucy Greene Royster. She was a
homemaker and a member of the Kings Addition Baptist Church in South Shore,
Ky.
Surviving are her husband, Herbert O. Willis,
who she married July 3, 1936; two sons, Herbert A. Willis of South Shore, Ky.,
and Melvin Lee Willis of Wheeler, Texas; two grandchildren, Melva Hensley and
Mike Willis,; and two great-grandchildren, Rex Hensley and Todd
Garman.
She was preceded in death by a son, Daniel
W. Willis.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday
at the Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore, Ky., with Elder James Hobbs
officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery in Quincy, KY. Friends may call
at the Roberson Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from noon until the
funeral hour Wednesday
Portsmouth Daily Times, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1990
Hazel
Willis
Hazel Beatrice Willis, 73,
of 802 Fairlane Drive, Vanceburg, Ky., died Monday Oct. 29, 1990, at home after
a long illness.
Born June 15, 1917, in Garrison,
Ky., a daughter of the late Herbert and Mary Lewis Logan, she was a member of
Vanceburg United Methodist Church.
Preceded in Death
March 14, 1988 by her husband, Hobart Wilson Willis Sr. she is survived by three
sons, Donald "Red" Willis and Cheslee Willis, both of Vanceburg, and Hobart
Willis Jr. of Chesapeake; a bother, Junior Logan of Toledo; three sisters,
Virginia McKinney of Vanceburg Route 2, Annie Cameron of Toledo, and Louise
Hobbs of Lavern, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Service is 2 p.m. Thursday at
Dickerson Funeral Home in Vanceburg, with interment in Lewis County Memory
Gardens at Vanceburg.
Friends may call at the
funeral home from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until the service
Thursday.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Tuesday, Mar. 15,
1988
Willis
Hobart W. Willis
Sr., 76, of Fairlane Drive, Vanceburg, Ky., died Monday at Mercy
Hospital.
A native of Garrison, Ky., he was retired
from the Lewis County (Ky.) Board of Education. He had been Lewis County Circuit
Court Clerk from 1946 to 1957 and County Magistrate in District 2 from 1965 to
1977. He was a 1930 Graduate of Lewis County High School, and a member of
Vanceburg United Methodist Church.
Survivors include
his wife, Hazel Logan Willis; three sons, Donald "Red" and Cheslee, both of
Vanceburg, and Hobart Willis Jr. of Chesapeake; three brothers, Raymond Willis
of Garrison, J. T. Willis of Columbia, S.C., and Bruce Willis of Ironton; two
sisters, Mary Corns of Ironton and Vera Lee Day of Chicago, Ill.; three
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and five
great-great-grandchildren.
Service is 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Dickerson Funeral Home in Vanceburg, with Rev. Sam Greening
officiating and interment in Lewis County Memory Gardens in
Vanceburg.
Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today
at the funeral home.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Friday, Sept. 19,
1986
Willis
Jasper D. Willis,
80, of Garrison, Ky., died Thursday at home after a long
illness.
A native of Greenup County, Ky., he was a
retired construction worker and a member of Quincy Faith Baptist
Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Smith Willis; a
daughter, Mrs. Maxine Pennywitt of West Portsmouth; a son Clayton Willis of
Lexington, Ky.; a sister, Pearl Bentley of Firebrick, Ky.; a brother, Herb
Willis of Pheonix Ariz.; five grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Funeral service is 1 p.m.
Sunday at Dickerson Funeral Home in Vanceburg, Ky., with Clarence Rigsby,
minister, officiating, and interment in Sunset
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from
7 to 9 tonight and from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Mary Jane Willis - See Mary Jane Hyslop (Mrs. David Adams and Mrs. William Hyslop)
Portsmouth Daily Times, Monday, Mar. 1, 1982
Willis
William Joseph (Joe) Willis, 65,
of 2136 Seventh St., died Sunday at Mercy Hospital.
He was a native of Lewis County, Ky.
Surviving are
his wife, Mrs. Ernestine Liles Willis; three sons, Dexter of Portsmouth and Joe
Ed and Elmer both of Garrison, Ky.; two daughters, Mrs. Mae Scott and Mrs.
Leanne Clark, both of Vanceburg, Ky.; four brothers, Hobart of Vanceburg, Bruce
of Ironton, Raymond of Garrison and J. P. of Columbia, S.C.; two sisters, Mary
Corns of Ironton and Vera Day of Chicago, Ill.; 16 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Services are planned at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Bivens Chapel Church at Garrison, with Rev. Johnny Sparks
officiating, and burial in Willis Cemetery there.
Friends may call at Brant Funeral Home in Vanceburg after 6 tonight.
Sally Kathryn Willis - See Sally Kathryn Kathryn Kitchen (Mrs. Robert George Kitchen)
Portsmouth Times, Thursday, July 15, 1954
Mrs. Jerry T.
Winfrey
Mrs. Yvonne Lee Winfrey,
21, daughter of Milford A. and Ada Clark Logan of West Portsmouth and wife of
Jerry T. Winfrey, in the Navy, passed away early today following a heart attack
at the parents’ home.
Melcher ambulance rushed her
to the Portsmouth General Hospital, but she was pronounced dead on
arrival.
Mrs. Winfrey was born in Portsmouth Jan.
15, 1933. She was married last May 7 in Liberty,
Ind.
Besides her husband and her parents she is
survived by two sisters, Miss Betty Logan of Cleveland and Dorothy Ann Logan, at
home, and a brother, Wayne, at home.
The body will
be moved from Melcher Funeral Home to the residence at 305 Walnut St., West
Portsmouth, late today. Funeral services will be held Saturday, pending arrival
of the husband.
Rose Marie Winkler - See Marie Haffner (Mrs. Otto Haffner)
Carrie Wolfe - See Carrie Wolfe Jamison (Mrs. John S. Jamison)
Anna Mable Wolfe - See Anna Mable Madden (Mrs. Virgil Madden)
Chloe M. Wolfe - See Chloe M. Wolfe Tucker (Mrs. Roy Tucker)
Christie Ann Wolfe - See Christie Ann Kiser (Mrs. Dennis Kiser)
The Greenup News, Friday, May 15, 1936
Mrs. Dixie
Wolf
Mrs. Dixie Wolf, 77, wife of Fred Wolf
of Three Prong, Ky., died at 2 A.M., Thursday, of Pneumonia. She is survived by
her husband and the following children; Charles, Fullerton, Ky.; Frank, Hike,
Ky.; Fred, Will, Coon, Sydney, Follett and Dewey at Lowder, Ky.; Miss Bertha
Wolf, of Brushart, Ky.; Miss Carrie Wolf, of Rexton, Ky. She is also sruvved
(sic., survived) by the following brothers and sisters Mrs. Ollie Dummitt, Hike,
Ky.; Mrs. Lynn Mellon, Ashland, Ky.; Steve Hamilton, Lexington, Ky.; Albert
Hamilton, News Boston, Ohio; and Henry Hamilton, Rexton, Ky. Funeral services
will be held at the Grassey School with Rev. Denbo Smith in charge. Interment
will be made in the Boone Furnace Cemetery under the direction of the Stapf
Funeral Home.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1995
Flora Wolfe, 92,
homemaker
Flora Miller Wolfe, 92,
of Greenup, Ky., died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1996, at a Russell, Ky.,
hospital.
Born June 10, 1904, in Greenup County,
Ky., a daughter of the late J. D. Miller and Minnie Parson Miller, she was a
homemaker and a member of the Brushart Christian Church for 78
years.
Preceded in death by her husband, Follett
Wolfe, Dec. 17, 1982, she is survived by three sons, H. B. Wolfe and J. D.
Wolfe, both of Greenup, and Tolbert Wolfe of Columbus, two daughters, Mable
Madden of Garrison, Ky., and Eldean Madden of Greenup; three brothers, Joseph
Miller of Greenup, James Miller of York, Ky., and Wayne Miller of New Boston; 14
grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 12
great-great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in
death by five sisters, Mettie Quillen, Dorthula Darnell, Eva Bailey, Sylvia
Miller and Dorene Miller; seven brothers, William, Homer, Hiram, Edward, Elbert,
Charley and Lloyd Miller; and a grandson.
Services
will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Brushart Christian Church, with the Rev.
Ronnie Arnett and the Rev. Davis Kidd officiating and interment in the Logan
Cemetery at Garrison Route 1.
Friends may call at
the Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore, Ky., from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday and
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Saturday, Dec. 18,
1982
Wolfe
South Shore, Ky. – Follett
Wolfe, 86, of Lloyd, died Friday at Mercy Hospital in Portsmouth, Ohio,
after a long illness.
A native of Greenup County,
he was a retired farmer and a member of Brushart Christian
Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Flora Miller
Wolfe; three sons, H. B. and J. D. Wolfe, both of Greenup, and Tolbert of
Columbus, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Mable Madden of Garrison and Mrs. Eldean
Madden of Lloyd; a brother, Dewey and a sister Mrs. Carrie Jamison, both of
Garrison Rt. 1; 14 grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren.
Services are planned at 1 p.m.
Monday at the church with Davis Kidd and Ronnie Arnett, ministers, officiating
and burial in Logan Cemetery at Garrison Rt. 1.
Friends may call at Roberson Funeral Home from 7 to 9 tonight, from 2 to 9 p.m.
Sunday, and until the hour of services Monday. The family’s favorite charity is
the church.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Saturday, July 25,
1987
Wolfe
Mary Elizabeth Wolfe,
66, of Big White Oak, South Shore (Ky.) Route 2, died Friday in a Bellefonte,
Ky., hospital after a long illness.
She was a native
of Greenup County, Ky.
Her husband, Nevel Wolfe,
died in 1986.
Surviving are a son N. Colman Wolfe of
South Shore Route 2; a brother Averal Billups of South Shore; two sisters, Ellen
Hughes of Tucson, Ariz., and Ruth Adkins of Troy; and five
grandchildren.
Service is 1 p.m. Monday at
Morton-Fugate Funeral Home in South Shore, with the Rev. Wilford Maddix
officiating, and burial in Siloam Cemetery.
Friends
may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 tonight and from noon to 9 p.m.
Sunday.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Friday, Jane 31,
1986
Wolfe
Nevel Wolfe, 68, of
Big White Oak, South Shore (Ky.) Route 2, died Wednesday at a Bellefonte, Ky.,
hospital.
A native of Kehoe, Ky., he was a retired
farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Mary E. Billups
Wolfe; a son, Colman Wolfe of Big White Oak; a brother, Milford Wolfe of Three
Prong, Ky.; a sister Dixie Madden of West Union; and five
grandchildren.
Funeral service is 2 p.m. Saturday at
Morton Funeral Home at South Shore, with the Rev. Wilford Maddix officiating,
and interment in Siloam Cemetery.
Friends may call
today, and from 11 a.m. until the service Saturday at the funeral home.
The Germantown Press, Thursday, Sept. 22, 1938
INSTANTLY KILLED
When
Car is Struck by B & O Train
Mrs.
Rebecca Woodward, age 44, years, wife of Elmer Woodward, living
on the Carlisle Pike, several miles north of Germantown, was instantly killed at
1:30 o’clock, Tuesday afternoon when the car she was driving was struck by a
fast southbound B & O train, two miles below
Carlisle.
She was returning home from Middletown
when struck by the train. The car was carried 1300 feet from the point of
impact. Her body was removed from wreck and taken to the Unglesby funeral home,
in Franklin, and later the John Arpp funeral home in
Germantown.
For the past three years she had resided
in and near Germantown, prior to that time she had been a resident of
Middletown. She was a former employee of the Wrenn Paper Co., at Middletown
where her husband is now employed.
Surviving are her
husband, four nieces, Carrie Zornes, who made her home with the Woodwards, Maude
Whitt, of Middletown, Grace Todd, of Tucson, Arizona, three nephews, Homer, Dud
and Charles Zornes, all of Middletown.
Funeral
services had not been arranged as we go to press.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Monday, Apr. 21, 1986
Curtis V.
Wooten
Curtis V. Wooten, 75, of Jo-Lynn
Convalescent Center, Ironton, formerly of Huntington, W. Va. died Saturday,
April 19 at an Ironton hospital.
A native of Louisa,
Ky., he was a former employee of Home Supply Co., of Huntington, a Kentucky
colonel and member of St. John's Lutheran Church.
He
was preceded in death by his wife Edythe M. Wooten in
1982.
Surviving are a daughter, Myrna Neace of South
Point; a son Larry C. Wooten of Prattville, Ala.; a sister, Cloteen Creekbaum of
Lucasville, six brothers, Edgar Wooten, Courtney Wooten, and Elmer Wooten, all
of Sciotoville, Wayne Wooten of Portsmouth and Cliff Wooten of California and
Mylo Wooten of Mansfield.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 at the church in Powellsville, with Mike Hout,
pastor, officiating. Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of
Chapman Mortuary in Huntington.
[Editor's note: This is actually,
Curtis Nathanel Wooten, son of Henry Forrest Jr. and Mary Alma
(Parsons) Wooten.]
Portsmouth Times, Nov. 24, 1947
Mrs. Cynthia Ann Wooten
Mrs. Cynthia Ann Wooten, 80, mother of 14
children, passed away at 2 p.m., Sunday at her home 2311 Norway rd. She had been
failing in health since April and became seriously ill five weeks
ago.
A native of Greenup co., she was born Oct. 30,
1867, and came to Portsmouth in January 1917. She was a daughter of the late
Archibald and Elizabeth Logan Horner.
Mrs. Wooten
was a member of Central Christian church and the Loyal Women's
class.
In 1883, she married to Henry F. Wooten in
Aberdeen, O. He died in January 1939.
Among her
survivors are 11 children, Forest Mrs. Lizzie Reid, William C., James, Arthur,
Earl, Fred , and Leonard of Portsmouth, Mrs. Myrtle Skidmore, Mrs. Hattie Seals
and Mrs. Nancy Roe of Ashville, NC; three brothers, Archie Horner of Lyra, James
Horner of South Haven, Mich., and Joshua Horner of Central Lake, Mich; 19
grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by three sons, Charles, Solomon and
Archie.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m.
Tuesday at Windell-Howland funeral home where friends and relatives now my view
the body. Rev. C. A. Brown of Calvary Baptist Church and Rev. Carl Wooten of the
New Boston Church of the Nazarene, will be in charge. Burial will be in Memorial
Park cemetery.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Tuesday, Sept. 20,
1983
Wooten
Florence Wooten, 81,
of 345 Miller Lane Waverly, died Monday at Mercy
Hospital.
A Greenup County, Ky., native and a member
of McDermott Freewill Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Phillip Wooten in 1975.
Survivors include a
daughter, Velma Kirkendall of Waverly; a brother, Theodore McNeal of Portsmouth
and Cobia Ellen Harris of Greenup County; a grandchild and two great
grandchildren.
Services are planned at 2 p.m.
Thursday at the church, with Rev. Sam Crabtree officiating, and burial in
Rushtown Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Roger W.
Davis Funeral Home at West Portsmouth after 7 tonight and anytime Wednesday.
Portsmouth Daily Times, 20 Jan. 1939
Henry F.
Wooten
Henry Forest Wooten, 79 of
Norway road passed away at 3:40 p. m. Thursday at the home of a son, A. L.
Wooten, 1402 Summit street, where he had been the last week. Mr. Wooten suffered
a stroke a week ago Wednesday.
Mr. Wooten was born
Dec. 24, 1859, in Carter Co., Ky., a son of Charles and Sarah Hall Wooten. He
was reared in Kentucky and was a farmer. He came to Portsmouth in 1917, during
the time the Ohio river was frozen over and had lived here since, farming in the
bottom lands of the Scioto river. Mr. Wooten had been retired the last seven
years. He was a member of the Christian church.
He
was the father of 14 children and 12 survive. They are Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth
Reid, Forest Wooten, Archie Wooten, William Wooten, James Wooten, A. L. Wooten,
Earl Wooten, Fred Wooten, Leonard Wooten, Mrs. Myrtle Skidmore, all of
Portsmouth, Mrs. Nancy Jane Roe and Miss Hattie Wooten of Ashville, N.C. Mr.
Wooten also leaves two brothers, Clarence Wooten of Greenup county and John
Wooten of Quincy; 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Saturday at
Windel-Howland funeral Home, with Rev. W. C. Burris of Central Christian church
officiating. Burial will be in Wheelersburg cemetery. The body will remain at
the funeral home.
From the Internet
Janet I. Wooten
Janet I. Wooten, age 79, of Mansfield, died Sunday
July 25, 2004 at Winchester Terrace Nursing Home following an extended illness.
Mrs. Wooten was born September 24, 1924 in
Portsmouth, Ohio to Ottis and Charlotte (Gove) Robinson, and has lived in
Mansfield the past 40 years. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law,
Diane and Ray Curtis of Mansfield and Connie Risteen of Cleveland, OH; four
grandchildren and their spouses, Jeff & Beth Curtis, Jarrod & Wendy
Curtis, Bridget & Tim Priestley, and Erin Baka; four great-grandchildren,
Madison and Cameron Curtis, and Olivia and Sydney Priestley; one sister, Alice
Rice of Portsmouth, OH; and two brothers, Don Robinson of Florida, and Jim
Robinson of Dover, Delaware. She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, Mylo Wooten; and her sister, Bertha Elizabeth Robinson.
Friends may call at the Brant Funeral Home (1503
Offnere Street, Portsmouth, Ohio) one hour prior to the Funeral Services.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday July 28, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. at the Brant
Funeral Home. Burial will be held in Rosemont Road Cemetery in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to American
Cancer Society.
Portsmouth Daily Times, Friday, May 28, 2004
Josephine Wooten,
99
Josephine Chinn Wooten, 99, of
Port Charlotte, Fla., passed away May 22, 2004
Mrs.
Wooten was born Dec. 7, 1904, in Kehoe, Greenup County, Ky., to Orville D. and
Anna Cooper Chinn. She became a resident of Reddington Beach, Fla., in 1964,
moving there from Williamson, W.Va., with her husband Arthur Lee Wooten.
Following the death of her husband, she moved to Port Charlotte, Fla., where she
was living at the time of her death.
She was a
graduate of Portsmouth High School in Ohio and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
She was a member of Delta Zeta Sorority. She was Past Worthy Priestess of White
Shrine of Jerusalem, Mizpah Shrine No. 11, at Williamson,
W.Va..
Survivors include two nieces, Sally Chinn
Adams of Minford, Ohio, and Jo Jacqulyn Pond Lazzell of Punta Gorda, Fla.; three
great-nieces, Rita Adams-Slone, Victoria Lazzell and Linda Lazzell; and a
sister-in-law, Naomi Wooten.
Burial will be in
Memorial Burial Park in Wheelersburg, Ohio. Arrangements are by National
Cremation Society of Port Charlotte, Fla.
Myrna Joann Wooten - See Myrna Joann Nease (Mrs. Billy Jack Nease)
Portsmouth Daily Times, Monday, June 2,
1980
Wooten
Services for Paul W.
Wooten, 55, of 1109 24th St., who died Saturday in a Columbus hospital,
are planned t 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Windel-Howland & Brant Funeral
Home.
A Portsmouth native, and a World War II Navy
veteran, he was employed in the utilities department at Goodyear Atomic
Corp.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Frances June
Cheek Wooten; seven brothers, Curtiss of Huntington, W.Va., Edgar, David and
Elmer, all of Sciotoville Rt. 2, Wayne, 2136 Micklethwait Rd., Mylo of Mansfield
and Clifford of Boulder City, Nev., and a sister Mrs. Cloteen Creekbaum of
Lucasville, Rt. 4.
Rev. Carl Wooten is to officiate
at services, with interment in Memorial Burial Park.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 tonight, and from 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Greenup News, Monday, Jan. 5, 1981
Bertha Mae
Worthington
South Shore -- Bertha Mae
Worthington, 75, of South Shore, died Monday, Dec. 22 at the Mercy Hospital in
Portsmouth, Ohio, following a brief illness.
Mrs.
Worthington was born Feb. 12, 1905, in Morgan County, a daughter of the late
David and Merinda Hutchinson Rowland. She was a member of the First Christian
Church in South Shore and the Electa Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Her
husband Paul Worthington preceded her in death in
1975.
Survivors include four sons, Finley
Worthington of Lawrenceburg, Ohio, Carl Worthington of South Shore, Shannon
Worthington of Ocean Springs, Miss., Paul Worthington of Venice, Fla.; two
daughters, Mrs. Fern Wertz of Venice, Fla., Mrs. Martha Lee Johnson of Greenup
and one brother, Warren Rowland of Marion, Ohio. She had 16 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Dec. 24 at the Riggs Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald Dameron and
the Rev. Bill Hayden officiating. Burial was in Carter County Memory
Gardens.
Greenup News, Thursday, Dec. 11, 1975
Paul E.
Worthington
Paul E. Worthington, 75,
Grayson, died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital following
an extended illness.
Mr. Worthington was born May
11, 1900, at Kehoe, a son of the late Finley and Martha VanBibber Worthington.
He was a retired maintenance foreman with the Central Kentucky Natural Gas Co.,
a member of the Venice Christian Church at Venice, Fla., and a member of the
Greenup Masonic Lodge 89 F&AM.
Surviving are his
wife, Mrs. Bertha M. Worthington; four sons, Finley Worthington of Lawrenceburg,
Ind., Carl Worthington of South Shore, Shannon Worthington of Ocean Springs,
Miss., and Paul Donald Worthington of Grayson; and two daughters, Mrs. Fern
Wurtz of Venice and Mrs. Martha Lee (Tommy) Johnson of
Lloyd.
Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m.
Wednesday at the Riggs Funeral Home in Greenup by the Rev. Donald Damron and the
Rev. David Williams. Burial was in Carter County Memory Gardens.
HIGHLAND NEWS, 2747 HIGHWAY AVE #-A, HAMMOND IN, 46322-1615, 219-924-5631,
unknown date.
Indiana Obituary:
Pearl
WRIGHT (nee SHOVER) age 73 of Gary Indiana, past away on Tuesday Aug
21, 1979.
Survivors are one son John (Marlene)
WRIGHT of Washington State; four daughters Mrs. Isabell (Philip) STUCKERT of
Highland Indiana; Miss Charlotte WRIGHT of Chicago Illinois; Mrs. Norma (Ott)
MATTIUSSI of Canada; Mrs. Dorothy (Roger) CROTEAU of Canada; Eleven
grandchildren; two great grandchildren, two sisters Josie OMARA of Hammond
Indiana, Annie SHOVER of of Hammond Indiana.
Funeral services to be held Thursday Aug 23, 1000 AM at KUIPER Funeral home
(9039 Kleinman Drive Highland IN) with Rev Francis LAZAR. Burial at Elmwood
Cemetery Hammond Indiana.
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