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1956
Source: The Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio;
20 Sep 1956
Services Held
Monday For Thomas Bach
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Thomas
Bach, 80, of Lewisville Route 2, who died last Friday at Marietta Memorial
hospital where he had been a patient for several days.
The Rev. Lowell Kiger conducted the rites from the late
residence. Mallett funeral home,
Stafford, was in charge of arrangements and burial was in Friendship cemetery.
Mr. Bach was born in Lewisville, a son of John and Louisa
Weber Bach. He was a member of the
Summerfield Methodist church.
Survivors include his widow, Rena Herlan Bach; two sons,
Ralph and Lloyd Bach, of Lewisville, Route 2; two sisters, Mrs. Tillie Danford,
of Columbus, and Mrs. Laura Wise, of Short Hill, N.J.
Beller,
Maude C. Beller, nee Miller
Source: The Dover [Ohio] Daily Reporter; 3 Jul 1956
Mrs. Maude C. Beller, 77, of 438 E. 2nd St., Dover, died at
10:30 a.m. Monday at Union Hospital following a fall in downtown Dover last
week.
She was born in Carroll County near Magnolia, the daughter
of the late George and Isabella Baum Miller.
She was a member of the First Moravian Church, Trinity Bible Class and
the Caroline Reinke Missionary Division of the church.
She is survived by a son, Robert of Dover; four daughters,
Mrs. Ross A. Wagner of Birmingham, Mich., Mrs. Clayton T. Kessler of
Springfield, Mrs. Ralph H. Gibbs of Sabina and Mrs. R. J. Von Bergen of Dover;
a sister, Mrs. Blaine Russell and a brother, Frank Miller, both of rural East
Sparta and seven grandchildren, including William D. Beller of Dover. Her husband, Charles, a well-known
businessman, died in 1936. She was also
preceded in death by a brother and four sisters.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the
Toland-Herzig Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Grams officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7
to 9 tonight and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
Submitter’s Note: Below is a
second obituary.
Mrs. Charles Beller
Source: The Canton [Ohio] Repository; 3 Jul 1956, p
26
DOVER -- Mrs. Maude C. Beller, 77, of 438 E. 2nd st, who
was born near Magnolia in Carroll county, succumbed Monday in Union Hospital
here.
She was the widow of Charles Beller, who died in 1936.
A member of First Moravian Church, she belonged to Trinity
Bible Class and Caroline Reinke Missionary Division.
Surviving are a son, Robert W. of Dover; four daughters,
Mrs. R. J. Von Bergen of Dover, Mrs. Ross Wagner of Birmingham, Mich., Mrs.
Clayton T. Kessler of Springfield and Mrs. Ralph H. Gibbs of Sabina; a sister,
Mrs. Blaine Russell of near East Sparta; a brother, Frank Miller of near East
Sparta, and seven grandchildren.
Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. (EST) in the
Toland-Herzig funeral home with the Rev. Roy Grams officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Calling hours at the funeral home will be today from 7 to 9
p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Source: The Evening Republican [Columbus, Indiana];
9 May 1956
W. A. BOESCHE DIES
TUESDAY
Funeral Services
Friday For Cummins
Engine Company Employe.
Wilbert A. "Bill" Boesche, 54, an employe of
Cummins Engine company the past 14 years, died at 12:40 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
at the county hospital where he had been a patient for 16 days.
A life-long resident of this county, he lived with his
wife, Edith, at 2501 East Seventh street.
Mr. Boesche was born Feb. 13, 1902,
to William and Lena Nentrup Boesche.
He was a member of
First United Lutheran church and the Bible Study class of the church. Mr. Boesche had been at Cummins since April
8, 1942, and worked in the service department.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Friday
afternoon at Hathaway funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Allen T.
Wallace. Burial will be made at Garland
Brook cemetery.
Casket will be open at the funeral home after noon
Thursday.
Survivors are the wife; a son, Wilbur Boesche of Columbus,
his mother, Mrs. Lena Boesche of Columbus; a sister; and two grandchildren,
Ralph and Paul Boesche.
Carpenter, John Edwin Carpenter
Monroe County Beacon,
LKP#5
John Edwin Carpenter, 47, ill for several years, died Friday night,
Mr. Carpenter was born at Ozark
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Leona Claus Carpenter; four
sons, Paul Carpenter of Rittman, Wilbert Carpenter of Marshallville; Clayton
Carpenter, Airman Second Class, with the Air Force and at present home on
leave, and Clifford Carpenter, of the home; a daughter, Laura Mae Carpenter, of
the home; a brother, Lewis C. Carpenter, Jr., of Barberton; one sister, Mrs.
Lee Bilyeu, of Ozark and two grandchildren.
Friends are being received at the Harper and Campbell Funeral
Home in Beallsville, where brief services will be conducted this Monday
afternoon at
Additional services will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30
o’clock in the Ozark Church of Christ with Evangelist Kenneth Anguish, of
Malaga, officiating. Interment will follow in the Ozark cemetery.
Source: Wayne
County [Illinois] Press; 30 Aug 1956
LOUIS CATES
FOUND DEAD AT
HIS HOME
Father Of
Lyle Cates Here,
Had Been In
Poor Health For
Past Two Years.
Louis L. Cates, 74, a lifelong resident of Indian Prairie
township, was found dead at his home southeast of Johnsonville about two
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
A son, Lyle Cates, of Fairfield, discovered the body. Mr. Cates had been in poor health the past
two years and under a doctor's care for a heart condition.
Finished Chores
It is believed that Mr. Cates had finished his morning
chores about his farm home and had gone in the house to read. He was found in a chair, a book in his
lap. The radio was on. He is believed to have died about 9:30-10
o'clock Tuesday morning. Coroner Bob
Johnson did not hold any inquest. Mr.
Cates had been under a doctor's care.
Mr. Cates was a farmer in Indian Prairie township and was a
member of the New Salem Methodist church.
Funeral services were held from the New Salem church
Thursday afternoon (today), with Rev. H. G. Coventry officiating. Burial was in the Cisne cemetery. Crippin's Funeral Home was in charge.
He was born September 20th, 1881, the son of Lorenzo and
Mary Cates.
Married In
1904
Mr. Cates was married to Chloe Cariens September 20th,
1904, and three sons were born to this union.
His wife died February 23rd,* 1952.
Surviving are his three sons, Lyle of Fairfield; Loren, of
Mt. Carroll; and Burl, of Cisne, and two granddaughters. Mr. Cates has no surviving brothers or
sisters.
*Submitter's
Note: Chloe's obituary indicated she died on Sunday which would have
been February 24th.
Source: The Cannelton [Indiana] News; Tuesday, June 5, 1956, Section 1, page 6
Walter L. (Bear) Chapple, 60, died suddenly at 7 p.n.
Sunday, June 3, at his home, 707 Washington Street, Tell City. He had been in
ill health in recent years, but he had been working at the William Tell
Woodcrafters, late, and had been out for dinner Sunday. He had suffered with
heart ailment for some time and along toward evening he felt worse than usual.
He lay down across his bed while Mrs. Chapple and a daughter went after some
medicine for him. When they returned home he had passed away. A heart attack
was the cause of death.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Chapple, the deceased was
born in Tell City on March 15, 1896, and spent his entire life in the city of
his birth, He was married, October 3, 1918* in Cannelton to Miss Rose Cox.
Surviving beside the wife are four daughters, Mrs. Walter
(Louise) Gilliland and Mrs. Eugene (Naomi) Heckel, both of Tell City, Mrs. Joe
(Agnes) Siscel, Evansville, Mrs. James (Betty Jo) Mayfield, Norfolk, Va.; two
sons, James Chapple, Evansville, and Ralph Chapple, Boston, Mass.; three
brothers, Herbert Chapple, Los Angeles, Calif., Lawrence Chapple, Brookville,
Ohio, William Chapple, Tobinsport; two sisters, Miss Rose Chapple, Terre Haute
and Mrs. Louise Hermit, Los Angeles, Calif.; and 11 grandchildren.
Mr. Chapple was a member of the First Methodist Church and
he had been a member of Perry County Post No. 213 American Legion. He was an
ardent baseball fan for many years and played with the Tell City Grays. He was
outstanding as an amateur baseball player and widely known for his ability as a
catcher. He was often behind the plate when his famous “Bix Six” Leimgruber was
in the pitching position, the umpire many times announced: “The battery for
today’s game, Leimgruber and Chapple.”
Mr. Chapple was an expert handsawyer. He worked in various
factories in Tell City. For many years he did handsawing in the plant of the
Tell City Chair Company and was doing this work at the William Tell
Woodcrafters at the time of his death.
Mr. Chapple was a veteran of World War I. He belonged to
Tell City’s original Company I of the national guard and served with that
outfit in Mexican Border service, later going on to serve during the first
world war.
“Bear” as he was best known to everyone in this area was a
good natured man, he had many friends and always was ready with a smile and a good
word when he met anyone. He never met a stranger, he was easy to know.
The body is at the Finch funeral home where it will remain
until 11 a.m. Thursday. It will then be taken to First Methodist church where
it will lie in state until the funeral hour at 2 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. James
A. McKinney, church pastor will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery
with a military graveside rites in charge of members of the American Legion.
[From the collection of
Allie Elizabeth Morris Hinton.
Submitted by Paula Hinton Frichtl.]
*Submitter’s Note:
The Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 gives the registration for this
marriage as 1 Nov 1917 in Perry County.
A Cannelton [Indiana] Telephone newspaper article dated November 15,
1917 reported that the marriage took place November 8, 1917 which seems likely
with the registration date of November 1.
Souce: The Peoria [Illinois] Star Journal; 21 Jan
1956
Dr. Claybaugh,
Veterinarian, of Brimfield, Dies
Freeport, Ill. -- Dr. R. R. Claybaugh, 74, a state
veterinarian who lived at Brimfield, collapsed and died today of a heart ailment.
He was found lying in an alley near the Hotel Freeport
where he and his wife were staying. A
filling station attendant told police Dr. Claybaugh had stopped at the station
at 6:20 a.m., complained of feeling ill and said he would return to the hotel
for some heart medicine.
Hospital attendants said Dr. Claybaugh had suffered a
coronary attack. He was a veterinarian
with the Illinois state department of agriculture and traveled throughout the
state.
Funeral arrangements are being made by the Taylor funeral
home in Brimfield.
*Submitter's Note: Below is a more complete obituary.
Souce: The Peoria [Illinois] Star Journal; 22 Jan
1956
Dr. Claybaugh Dies; Services
Set Monday
Brimfield. -- Funeral services for Dr. R. R. Claybaugh, 74,
a state veterinarian, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Taylor Funeral Home
here. The Rev. L. L. Pearce will
officiate.
Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow afternoon and
evening. Interment will be in Swan Lake
Memory gardens.
Dr. Claybaugh collapsed and died Friday of a heart ailment.
He was born in Stark County, Sept. 26, 1881, a son of Edgar
Claybaugh and Lillian Kinkaid.* He
married Sarah Alden at Toulon Feb. 17, 1903.
He is survived by an only son, Milan D. Claybaugh of
Elmwood; a brother, Claude C. Claybaugh of Toulon; two sisters, Mrs. Grace
Howell of Toulon and Mrs. Edith Kilby of Coal Valley; two half sisters, Clara
of Toulon, Mary of Galva; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Maude Pyle, preceded him in
death.
He was a member of the Baptist church of Toulon and a
resident of Brimfield for 39 years.
*Submitter’s Note: His
mother was Levina Ann Kinkade, daughter of David Kinkade and Mary (Cronin)
Kinkade.
Cronin,
Fannie L. Cronin, nee Hammond
Source: The St. Marys [West Virginia] Oracle; 4 Oct
1956
Mrs. Fannie L. Cronin, 80, the widow of Andrew W. Cronin,
died Sept. 29 at the home of her son, Michael, of St. Marys, R. F. D. She was a daughter of the late Francis M.
and Louisa Cunningham Hammond, born in Ritchie County August 8, 1876.
She is survived by two sons, Michael, at whose home she
died, and Lewis Cronin of Parkersburg; two daughters, Mrs. Edith Lamp,
Clarksburg and Mrs. C. W. Curfman, Nitro; four brothers, William and Ace
Hammond, both of St. Marys; Charles Hammond, of Cleveland, O and Thomas
Hammond, of Davis, W. Va.
Funeral services were held at the Michael Cronin residence,
Monday, Oct. 1, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Osbourn officiating and interment was
made in the Cronin cemetery.
Cunningham, Jesse W. Cunningham
Source: The Dayton [Ohio] Daily News; 13 Feb 1956
Services for Jesse W. Cunningham, 73, of Clearwater, Fla.,
a Dayton resident 45 years, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the
Schlientz and Moore funeral home, 1632 Wayne av., Dayton, by The* Rev. Earl W.
Toy. Burial will be in Memorial Park
cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Cunningham died at 5:15 p.m. Sunday at Miami Valley
hospital after an illness of a year and a half. Born at Georgetown, Ky., he had been employed at the Frigidaire
division of General Motors Corp., 38 years.
He moved to Florida after his retirement six years ago. He was a member of the Methodist church at
Clearwater, Fla.
Mr. Cunningham had resided the last year and a half with a
nephew, Charles Green, 2037 Brookline av., Dayton. Also surviving is a stepdaughter, Mrs. Nellie Corbin of Columbus.
*Submitter’s Note: I’m not
sure why the word “the” was capitalized here.
Dexheimer, Roy C. Dexheimer, Sr.
Source: The Illinois State Journal [Springfield,
Sangamon Co., Illinois];Friday, 07 December 1956, pages 01 & 02
2 KILLED
IN 2 SEPARATE ACCIDENTS
Roy C. Dexheimer
sr., 65, of R. R. 4, and Peggy L. Miller, 10 months, of R. R. 1, Waverly, were
both killed in separate auto accidents which occurred in the county yesterday.
The county highway death toll now stands at 46 for the year.
Dexheimer, owner and manager of Moonlight Gardens skating
rink, and Peggy L. Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Miller, were both
pronounced dead at St. John's hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were injured in the
accident which took the life of their daughter.
Dexheimer was fatally injured when the car which he was
driving was struck by a Wabash freight train at the Iles junction at Third and
Iles Ave. at 4:27 p.m. yesterday.
SHIFTS TO
WRONG GEAR
Deputy Sheriffs John Leone and Burt Lacey reported that
Dexheimer was traveling east on Iles Ave., and apparently stopped his car four
feet from the track and attempted to shift into reverse gear but made contact
with low gear and when he accelrated the car plunged forward in front of the
train. The car was dragged 1100 feet in front of the train which was traveling
southwest.
The train, number 554A, was pulling 75 loaded freight cars.
The engineer was E. H. Barregarye, of 1007 S. Ninth St., the conductor, J. A.
Grow, of Decatur.
Coroner W. C. Teleford, who will conduct inquests into both
deaths, said that Engineer Barregarye reported the train was traveling about 25
miles an hour when the collision occurred.
Mr. Dexheimer is survived by wife, Elizabeth; two sons, Roy
C. jr., and Robert L., both of Springfield; five brothers, Dick, of Pasadena,
Calif.; Harry, John, Orlin and Charles, all of Springfield; sister, Mrs. Mabel
King, Springfield; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was a
member of Odd Fellows lodge 166 and Laurel Methodist church. The body is at the
Bisch memorial home.
Submitter's
Note: Below is a second notice.
Roy C. Dexheimer, Sr.
Source: The Illinois State
Journal [Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois]; Saturday, 08 December 1956, page
13
Funeral services for Roy C. Dexheimer sr., 65, of 1765
Wabash Ave., will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Bisch funeral home. Rev.
H. E. Sortor will officiate and burial will be in Oak Ridge cemetery.
Mr. Dexheimer was
killed Thursday when the car he was driving was struck by a Wabash railroad
freight train at the Iles junction, Third St. and Iles Ave.
Ellis,
Fannie E. Ellis, nee Pratt
Source: The Ashtabula [Ohio] Star Beacon; 15 Mar
1956
City Deaths
Mrs. Charles
Ellis
SAYBROOK -- Mrs. Fannie. Ellis, 69, Depot Rd., died 8:30
p.m. Wednesday in her home here. She
suffered a cerebral hemorrhage 10 days ago.
Born in Pleasant,* W. Va., May 11, 1886, she was a resident
of Saybrook five years. She was a
member of Saybrook Methodist Church.
Mrs. Ellis is survived by her husband, Charles M., one son,
Earl of Omaha, Neb.; one daughter, Mrs. Effie G. Johnson of Ashtabula; two
brothers, William Pratt of Conneaut and Phillip Pratt of Ashtabula; three
sisters, Mrs. Harry Birkhimer of Salem, Mrs. May Utterback of Salem and Mrs.
Eunice White of Eagleville and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Zaback Funeral
Home. Rev. Hubert E. Cobb, pastor of
Saybrook Methodist Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Eagleville Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday.
*Submitter's Note: This is Pleasants Co., West Virginia.
Faber, Beulah T. Faber, nee Launer
Source: The Statesman [Salem, Oregon]; 8 Apr 1956
Woman Burns
to Death in
Fiery Head-On Crash
on Salem Bypass;
6 Persons Hurt
Lebanon Child
Listed as 'Criticial'; Ex-Salem
Woman Victim of
Holocaust
by JERRY STONE
Staff Writer, The Statesman
A 49-year-old Central Point woman died Saturday in a
flaming head-on crash on Salem bypass near the Boone road overcrossing. Six Lebanon persons were injured, one critically,
in the accident which state police called "one of the worst" of their
experience.
The dead woman was identified by officers as Mrs. Beulah
Faber, a onetime Salem resident. Her
death raised the 1956 Marion County traffic toll to four and upped the Marion-Polk
total to six.
The six Lebanon persons, riding in a northbound 1953 Buick,
were listed by officers as driver Ellery McClain, 65, and his wife, Leota, 63;
their son and wife, Eldon, 41, and Leona, 39; and the younger couple's two
children, Eldonna, 14, and Karen, 10.
In Critical
Condition
All were rushed by Willamette ambulance to Salem General
Hospital where Karen was reported in "critical" condition with
fractures of skull, right arm and both legs.
Mrs. Leota McClain was listed "serious" with an arm fracture
and facial lacerations. Ellery McClain
was reported to have a pelvic fracture and hand burns. The other three were less seriously hurt and
Eldonna and her mother later were released from the hospital.
Officer Floyd Morrill said quick action of other motorists
in pulling the Lebanon party from their burning car probably saved them from
the flames.
Body Consumed
Mrs. Faber's body was almost completely consumed by fire
which flashed through both vehicles upon impact. She was alone in her southbound 1956 Chevrolet at time of the
9:45 a.m. accident.
The tragic crash resulted in the first fatality on the
bypass since its opening more than two years ago. Traffic was routed through Salem for 2 1/2 hours while firemen,
police and wreckers mopped up the scene.
Intense heat melted blacktop and opened a large hole in the bypass
surfacing.
Police said several other motorists within close proximity
of the accident reported that the Lebanon party's car tried to pass a string of
vehicles and met the oncoming Faber car.
Tires Melt
Flames from punctured gas lines and tanks quickly engulfed
both cars, ate up tires, upholstery and melted chroming. Called to the scene were the city first aid
car, fire department salvage truck, two ambulances and wreckers. Scene of the accident was about four miles
southeast of Salem.
Body of Mrs. Faber could not be removed rom the wreckage
for more than an hour because of the searing heat. The body was taken to Howell-Edwards Mortuary.
Police indicated that a thorough investigation will be made
into the crash.
Visiting Mother
Everett A. Faber, Central Point market owner and husband of
the dead woman, said his wife was on route home from Portland where she had
been visiting her mother. Faber said he
understood the mother was to have accompanied his wife. Since condition of the car made an immediate
search difficult, officers checked Portland and found the mother had not made
the ill-fated trip.
Mrs. Faber, a 1929 graduate of Willamette University,
resided in the Salem and Jefferson areas when a young girl. Her father, Rev. Launer, was a former
minister at Salem First Evangelical Church and also served as a pastor in the
Jefferson sector.
Crash Victim
Active in State
Service Work
Mrs. Beulah T. Faber of Central Point, former Salem
resident who died in flames in a head-on collision Saturday moning on Salem
Bypass near Boone Road Crossing, was known throughout a large area for her
activities in Job's Daughters and Methodist Church work.
Vice grand guardian of Job's Daughters of Oregon, she was
to be elevated to state grand guardian next week. She also was secretary of the 10-state Western Jurisdiction of
the Wesleyan Service Guild of the Methodist Church.
Her father, the late Rev. Fred Launer, was for several
years pastor of Evangelical Church in Salem.
He moved here from a pastorate in Jefferson and left in 1925 to take a
similar position in Albany. A brother,
Franklin B. Launer, is a former music professor at Willamette University. Both Mrs. Faber and her husband, Everett
Faber, were graduates of Willamette University.
Besides her husband and brother, Mrs. Faber leaves a son,
Don Faber, and daughter, Mrs. Patricia Stratton, both of Central Point; mother,
Mrs. Alice Launer, Portland; brothers, Franklin B. Launer, Columbia, Mo.;
Wilson Launer, Carnation, Wash.; and Linden Launer, Portland; and two
grandchildren.
Services will be in Medford. Howell-Edwards Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements.
Foughty, Cyrus W. Foughty
SOURCE: The Zanesville Signal, Zanesville, OH, 21 July 1956
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
BARNESVILLE - Services for Cyrus W.
Foughty, 67, of Malaga will be held at 2 o'clock (Eastern Standard Time) at the
Campbell Funeral Home here. Burial will be in
Gilmore,
Dora B. Gilmore, nee Coen
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Review; Saturday,
23 Jun 1956
Mrs. Dora B. Gilmore, 9 - A Washington St., Newell, died Friday at 5:15 p.m. at City Hospital
following a month's illness. She was
75.
Born in St. Marys, July 28, 1880, Mrs. Gilmore resided in
this area for 48 years. She was the
widow of Samuel R. Gilmore, who died in 1945.
She was a member of the Newell Methodist Church.
She is survived by two sons, Richard E. Gilmore of Mojave,
Calif., and Kenneth E. Gilmore of Salem; two daughters, Mrs. Edwin P. Droke of
Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Margaret DeSadier of Jacksonville, N. C.; two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Stine of Newell, and Mrs. Maude Knight of Youngstown; a brother, John
Coen of Youngstown, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the
Arner Home for Funerals at East Liverpool by the Rev. Dallas Butler. Burial will be in Locust Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home tonight and Sunday.
Goddard, Benjamin Harrison Goddard
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; 20 Jul 1956
Benjamin Harrison Goddard, 77, died at 3 p.m. Thursday at his family home on Pine
Ridge in Independence Township.
Born Sept. 22, 1978, in Dana's Run to the late Joseph and
Jane Hackatorn* Goddard, he married Cora Herlan on Jan. 9, 1910. She survives.
The deceased, who was employed in farming and oil field
work, lived all his life in the Pin [sic--Pine] Ridge community.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Merle
Edwin, of the family home; one brother, Frank, of New York; and two sisters,
Mrs. Della Knopp of Newport and Mrs. Bertha Mendenhall of Dana's Run. One brother and two sisters preceded him in
death.
The Rev. Amanda
Miller will officiate at funeral services at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Pine
Ridge Methodist Church. Burial will
follow in Newport Cemetery. Friends may
call at Doudna and McClure Funeral Home until the time of services.
*Submitter's Note: This spelling of his mother's maiden name
may not be correct.
Gutberlet, Caroline Gutberlet, nee Mosser
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; 17 or 18 Jan 1956
Mrs. John
Gutberlet
Mrs. Caroline Gutberlet, 87, died Monday at 3:40 p.m. at
her home on Pleasant Ridge. She was the
widow of John Gutberlet.
Born Feb. 16, 1868 in Independence Twp., she was the
daughter of the late Christian and Mary Jane (Fryman) Mosser. She was married July 15, 1888 to John
Gutberlet, who died July 26, 1935.
Surviving are three sons, Ray of Marietta and L. F. and Guy
of Marietta Rt. 5; two daughters, Mrs. Daisy Prunty of Marietta Rt. 5 and Mrs.
Lora Oliver of Whipple Rt. 1; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Gutberlet was a
member of the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church and the WSCS.
Funeral service will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the Doudna
& McClure Funeral Home, with the Rev. Forrest Willis officiating. Burial will be in Valley Cemetery.
[Submitter’s
Note: Below is another article about
the funeral.]
Gutberlet Services
Funeral services for Mrs. Caroline Gutberlet, 87, who died
Monday at her home on Pleasant Ridge, were held Thursday afternoon at the
Doudna & McClure Funeral Home with Rev. Forrest Willis and W. W. McClure
officiating. Burial was in Valley
Cemetery.
Pall-bearers were J.E. Patterson. O.D. Erbse, Edward
Miller, Harold Zimmer, Clarence Bartell and Harry Prunty.
Haskett,
Nona Haskett, nee James
Source: The Linton [Indiana] Daily Citizen; Friday,
6 Jan 1956
Former Resident
To Be Buried Here
Mrs. Nona Haskett, about 62 years old, of West Frankfort,
Ill., a former resident of Linton, passed away at 6:00 o'clock this morning in
a Herrin, Ill. hospital, according to word received here.
Mrs. Haskett was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack
James of Linton. She had moved from
Linton to Illinois more than thirty years ago.
She is survived by the husband, John Haskett, and two
sisters, Mrs. Florence Allen, of the state of Washington, and Mrs. Georgia
Cooper of Terre Haute. Her father and
two brothers were killed in mine accidents in the Linton vicinity.
Funeral services will be held at West Frankfort Sunday
morning. Following the services the
body will be brought to Linton for burial in the Fairview cemetery at 1:00
o'clock Sunday afternoon. A short
graveside service will be conducted.
Source: News Clipping; 24 Dec
1956
Child Killed
In Shooting Accident
Near Woodsfield Early
Sunday Afternoon
A most distressing shooting accident occurred at 1:30
o'clock Sunday afternoon in the Richfork neighborhood, southwest of Woodsfield
when Larry Lee Henthorne,* age six, was accidentally shot by his brother while
playing with a double barrel 12 gauge shotgun.
Four children of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Henthorne* Larry Lee,
6; Dale, 8; Vernon, 3 and Bonnie, 5 were playing in the family car near their
home, the three youngest being in the back seat, while Dale was in the front.
Dale, finding his father's gun and shells in the car, proceeded to load the gun
and then turned and pointed the gun with both barrels cocked. One of the
children grabbed the barrel, causing the gun to discharge, the charge hitting
Larry in the head and completely blowing his skull and back part of his head
off.
The Henthorne's* also have a daughter, Linda, ten months
old.
The body was brought to the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete as we go to press this Monday morning.
*Submitter’s Note: This name is usually seen spelled as HENTHORN.
Highman, Oscar E. Highman
Monroe County Beacon,
LKP#6
Oscar E. Highman, son of Duncan and Sarah M. Byers Highman,
was born
He leaves the following survivors; his wife, Myrtle I.
Highman; 3 sons, Harold Highman, of Mount Vernon; Edmond Highman, of
Woodsfield, and Chester Highman, of Ashland; one daughter, Evelyn Cline, of
Polk, Ohio; 6 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; 2 brothers, Oliver and
Hamilton Highman, both of the Woodsfield, Ohio vicinity.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Mrs.
David Hartshorn, and four brothers, Abner, James, Clarence and William Highman.
He was a member of
Funeral services were held at
The bereaved family cannot quite understand his sudden home
going but
The clock of life is wound but once,
And no man has the power
To tell just when that clock will stop
At late or early hour.
.
“Tis sad indeed to lose one’s wealth,
To lose one’s health is more
To lose one’s soul is such a loss
That no man can restore.
.
The present only is our own
Live, love, toil with a will
Place no faith in tomorrow for
The clock may then be still.
Source: The Galva [Illinois] News; 5 Jul 1956
Glenn Hobbs
Services At Chapel Today
Funeral services will be held at Johnson & Gill chapel
this Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock for Glenn H. Hobbs, 60, Galva jewelry
store owner since 1946, and a past commander of the Galva post and Henry county
Council of the American Legion.
Mr. Hobbs died Tuesday evening at 6:25 o'clock in Galesburg
Cottage hospital where he had been a patient since Monday morning. He had been in failing health for the past
six years.
He had been returned home last Friday from Dwight veterans'
hospital where he had spent two weeks, but he became worse over the
week-end. His son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. James H. Hobbs, of Onarga, came here Monday.
Calling hours were held at the chapel last evening.
Sketch of
Life
He was born March 10, 1896, at Brandon, Wisconsin, the only
child of Walter and Mary Hobbs. He
spent his early life in Ripon, Wisconsin, and attended schools in that
community. Later he attended military
school in Racine, a Milwaukee business college and was graduated from
horological* school at Bradley university in Peoria. He was a veteran of World War I.
On October 7, 1922, he was married to Miss Mary Sorenson,
of Toulon, at Henry, Illinois. They
lived 14 years in Milwaukee, and then moved to Toulon where they lived for a
short time before coming to Galva in 1937.
He worked as a watchmaker until 1946 for F. H. House in his
jewelry store, and then purchased the business and operated it under the name
of Glenn H. Hobbs, Jeweler, until his death.
Was Past Commander
Mr. Hobbs was a past commander of the Henry County Council
of the American Legion and past commander of the Hagberg-Hamlin post of the
Legion. He was a member of Galva First
Congregational church, the Masonic lodge, the Elks lodge in Kewanee and the 40
and 8 organization of the Legion.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, and one son, James H.
Hobbs of Onarga. He was preceded in
death by his parents.
*Submitter's Note:
I did not understand this term so looked it up. Horology is the art or science of making
timepieces or of measuring time. Below
is an article on the funeral:
Source: The
Galva [Illinois] News; 12 Jul 1956
Fusiliers
Conduct Military Rites
For Glenn Hobbs
Military rites for Glenn H. Hobbs, 60, prominent Galva Legionnaire and
jewelry store operator, were conducted last Thursday afternoon by the Fusiliers
drill team of the Hagberg-Hamlin post.
The rites were held in Galva cemetery.
Rev.
Axel L. Fahnstrom, chaplain of the local post of the American Legion, and Rev.
Eugene C. Anderson, of Toulon, former pastor of Galva First Baptist church,
officiated at services in the Johnson & Gill Chapel at 3 o'clock.
Organ
selections were played by Mrs. Dorothy D. Talbot.
Bearers
were John Coyle, John L. Haines, George Pahlow, James White, H. A. Clausen and
Robert L. Bernier.
Source: The Topeka [Kansas] State Journal; 5 Mar
1956, Page 20
David Keeler Hyatt, 74, a retired blacksmith and farmer and
lifelong resident of the Topeka community, died Saturday at his home, 136
Louise.
He leaves three
sisters, Mrs. Julia Holzle of route 3, Mrs. Ruth Erickson, of 1326 North
Central and Mrs. Ida Oldham of Fort Worth, Tex.; two brothers, George Hyatt of
Dover and Ralph Hyatt of Osawkie; a foster son, Everett Hyatt of Holton and
seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the McMichael
Memorial home. Burial will be in the
Grantville cemetery.
John, Margaret Daisy John, nee Schell
Source: The Martins Ferry
[Ohio] Times Leader; 27 Nov 1956
Mrs. M.
Daisy John
Mrs. Margaret Daisy Schell John, 75, widow of James John,
died Monday at 1:45 p.m. at her home at 130 N. Fourth St., Maratins [sic--Martins]
Ferry, following a lengthy illness.
The deceased was born
Nov. 18, 1881 in Martins Ferry, a daughter of George W. and Bertha
Walters Schell, pioneer residents of that city. Her husband James John preceded her in death Dec. 16, 1944. She was a member of St. Mary's Cetholic [sic--Catholic]
Church, Martins Ferry.
Surviving are two
foster daughters, Mrs. Betty Mahoney of the home and Mrs. Gertrude Neiman of
Martins Ferry, and a number of cousins.
The body is at the Heslop Funeral Home, Walnut St., Martins
Ferry, where friends will be received.
Final arrangements are pending.
*Submitter’s Note: Below
is the funeral announcement:
John,
Margaret Daisy John, nee Schell
Source: The Martins Ferry [Ohio] Times Leader; 28 Nov
1956
Mrs.
John Mass
A High
Mass of Requiem will be celebrated Friday morning at 9 in St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Martins Ferry, for Mrs. Margaret Daisy Schell John, widow of James John
and a resident of 130 N. 4th St., Martins Ferry. Msgr. Joseph J. Kloss will be the celebrant and burial will
follow in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mrs.
John died Monday. Survivors are two
foster daughters. Friends are being
received at the Heslop Funeral Home, Walnut St., Martins Ferry, where the
Rosary will be recited Thursday night at 7:30.
Source: The Dayton [Ohio] Daily News; June 12, 1956
Lu Ann Kennard, 24-day-old daugther [sic--daughter]
of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Kennard, 12 Dayton av., died Monday afternoon at
Miami Valley hospital.
Surviving besides the parents are three sisters, Peggy Rae, Carmen Allyn
and Gaail [sic--Gail] Dee; a brother, Michael Kelly; grandparents, C. R.
Fearing, Mrs. Davetta Fearing and Mrs. Maude Collins of Dayton, and
great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mose Evans of Athens.
Kinkade, Martha Oral Kinkade, nee Musick
Source: The Times News, Twin Falls, Iowa; 1 Mar 1956
Resident of
Filer Claimed by
Death
FILER, March 1 -- Mrs. Martha Oral Kinkade, 65, Filer, died at
8* a.m. Thursday at he home of her daughter, Mrs. Paul Lundin, Filer, after a
seven-month illness.
She was a resident of Filer from1947 to 1951 and then moved
to Boise. Late in 1955 she returned to
Filer to make her home with her daughter.
Mrs. Kinkade was born March 19, 1890, in Onaga, Kans. She was a member of the LDS church and the
Women's Relief corps in Boise.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Lundin, Mrs. Julia
Simon, Boise, and Mrs. Laurel J. Nightengale, Maize, Kans.; one son, Robert D.
Kinkade, Gerlach, Nev., and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Reynolds funeral home,
Twin Falls.
*Submitter’s Note: This number was not clear on my
copy of this obituary, and it might not be typed correctly here.
Source: The
David
Latta, 75, Officer of Hercules, Succumbs -- Was Consulting Engineer
David W. Latta, vice president of
Hercules Motors Corp. since April 17, 1947, and associated with the corporation
for the last 38 years, suffered a fatal heart attack today at 1 a.m. in his
home at 2200 Broad ave NW. [Canton, Ohio] He was 75. Although he had been under treatment for a
heart ailment, his death was unexpected. He had retired from active service
with Hercules July 1 but retained his corporate office. Mr. Latta was probably better known in
engineering circles outside of
Funeral rites will be Saturday at 10:30
a.m. in the Welch funeral home and burial will be in
Mr. Latta was a son of the late John and
Mary Jane Latta and was born in
Mr.
Latta had a number of hobbies, chief of which were gardening and
photography. Probably one of his proudest possessions was an Ordinance
Distinguished Service Award, presented to him on July 20, 1944, as a member of
the Coordinating Research Council in recognition of "outstanding and
meritorious engineering advisory service" to the
Mr. Latta is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Effie J. Latta of the home; four sons, Elton, Zelvon, Donald and Vernon Latta
of Canton; a daughter, Miss Jan Edith Latta of the home and three
grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers at the rites will
include Charles Balough, John C. Keplinger, John D. Cook, A.R. Miller, C. O.
Jewell, Wesley Schaub and O.D. Treiber all of Canton, and Homer Schaub of East
Sparta. Active pallbearers will be William Keplinger of
Source: The Review [East Liverpool, Ohio]; 6 Jun1956
Potter Dies
As Car Rips Into Truck
James F.
Mercer, 33, Killed
Instantly In Crash
Near Newell
A 33-year-old East Liverpool pottery worker was killed
almost instantly when his car struck a parked truck today at 10 a.m. on Route
66 a mile south of Newell.
James Franklin Mercer, 1073 Dresden Ave., died of a broken
neck and multiple injuries.
A passenger in Mercer's car, Mrs. Betty Kaufman of 2nd St.,
Newell, is in "poor" condition at City Hospital, suffering
lacerations of the cheek and nose, a possible skull fracture and internal
injuries.
State police said Mercer was traveling north at a high rate
of speed when the he struck the parked truck.
The truck was operated by Albert Anthony Ficca of
Follansbee and owned by the Nicholson Distributors of Steubenville.
Mercer's car was demolished.
The
body was removed to the Arner Funeral Home.
Mercer was employed at the Homer Laughlin China Co.
Funeral services are pending.
[Submitter's
Note: Below is a second article.]
James Franklin Mercer
Source: The Review [East Liverpool, Ohio]; 7Jun1956
Woman Ruled
Driver Of Car
In Fatal Crash
Operator Of
Parked Truck To
Be Cited For
Newell Accident
A coroner's jury ruled Wednesday night that Mrs. Betty Kaufman
of 2nd St., Newell, was the driver of the car in which an East Liverpool man
was killed almost instantly Wednesday morning on Route 66 a mile south of
Newell.
Squire Arley White of Newell said the jury termed the
mishap that killed James Franklin Mercer, 33, 1073 Dresden Ave., accidental.
Mrs. Kaufman remains in "critical" condition
today at City Hospital with a possible skull fracture and internal injuries.
Meanwhile, Anthony Ficca, 33, of Follansbee has been admitted to the
Weirton General Hospital for shock.
Ficca was the driver of a parked truck that the car struck. The truck is owned by the Nicholson
Distributors of Steubenville.
White said Clyde Ward of New Cumberland was the only
witness called by the jury last night.
Ward was traveling south on Route 66 at the time of the accident.
State Police at Weirton reported Ficca is scheduled to
appear before Squire John Herron of New Cumberland upon his release from the hospital. He has been charged with failing to have
warning flags.
Mr. Mercer, a pottery worker, died of a broken neck and
multiple injuries when he was thrown from the car.
Mr. Mercer, a World War 2 veteran was born in Wick, W. Va.,
and came to East Liverpool 15 years ago from New Martinsville, W. Va. He was employed as a warehouseman at Plant 7
of the Homer Laughlin China Co. He was
a member of the Newell American Legion Post and the IBOP.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Iva Mercer of Newell; six
sisters, Mrs. William Ripley, Mrs.
Ralph Booher, Mrs. James Duvall and Miss Esta Mercer, all of Newell, Mrs. Esta
Geer* of New Cumberland, and Mr. Robert Lockhart of East Liverpool, and two
brothers, Homer Mercer of East Liverpool, and Brady Mercer of Newell.
Friends
may call tonight at the Arner Home for Funerals. The body will be taken to
the Sawyer Funeral Home at Middlebourne, W. Va. where friends may call Friday
night. Rites will be held Saturday at
10 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial
will be in New Martinsville.
*Submitter's
Note: She is usually seen as Elsie "Elaine" Geer.
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Review; Monday, 16
Jan 1956
John W. Mercer of New Martinsville, W. Va., died Sunday
afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Ripley of Newell, following
a long illness. He was 53.
Mr. Mercer was born in Tyler County, W. Va., March 17,
1902. He had been employed at the Homer
Laughlin China Co. prior to his
illness.
Mr. Mercer leaves his wife, Mrs. Iva Mercer, at home; five
other daughters, Mrs. Ralph Booher, Mrs. James Duvall and Miss Esta Mercer, all
of Newell, Mrs. Robert Lockhart of East Liverpool, and Mrs. Clyde Geer of New
Cumberland; three sons, Homer Mercer of East Liverpool and Brady Mercer and Roy
Mercer of New Martinsville, and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Sawyer
Funeral Home at Middlebourne, W. Va.
Burial will be at the New Martinsville Cemetery.*
Submitter's
Note:
His tombstone is in the Mercer Cemetery, Wolf Pen, Tyler Co., West
Virginia.
Source: The Cannelton
(Indiana) News; Tuesday, December 11, 1956
Mrs. Anna B. * Morris, 69, wife of James L. Morris, 1824
McCullough avenue, Owensboro, Ky., passed away at the Daviess County hospital,
Owensboro, Saturday evening after a long illness.
The Morris family resided in
Surviving besides the husband are two daughters, Miss Omie
Nell Morris, at home; Mrs. Paul Hinton, RR Owensboro; one son, Elmer Morris,
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock
at the Wing Avenue Baptist church in
* Submitter's Note:
Although this obituary gives the middle initial as "B," this is an
error. The middle initial should show as "M." Her middle name was MERINDA.
Morris, Zelda Pearl Morris, nee Kinkade
Source: The Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield,
Ohio]; March 1956
Zelda Pearl Kinkade Morris was born near Graysville, July
9, 1878, and departed this life on March 20, 1956, at her home following a
short illness. At the time of her death
she was 77 years, eight months, and 11 days of age.
On October 8, 1898, she was united in marriage with Andrew
S. Morris, of Sycamore Valley. To this
union, nine children were born, six sons and three daughters.
Mrs. Morris was a faithful member of the Pleasant Ridge
Church of Christ, and will be sadly missed in the community.
She was preceded in death by her husband, on November 25,
1949; five sons; her father and mother; three brothers, and two sisters.
Those left to mourn her departure are three daughters, Mrs.
Cars (Myra) Anderson, of Graysville; Mrs. Lloyd (Mildred) Okey, of Graysville,
and Mrs. Ethel Bishop, of Columbus; one son, Isaac, address unknown; one
sister, Mrs. Florence Beardmore of Woodsfield; two brothers, Arlie Kinkade of
Canton, and Earl Kinkade of Saltillo, Pa.; also fourteen grandchildren, and
thirteen great grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives, neighbors, and
friends.
Funeral services were conducted at the Pleasant Ridge Church
of Christ on Thursday afternoon, March 22nd at 1:30 o'clock, with Evangelist
Robert Fraley, of Woodsfield, officiating.
She was laid to rest nearby in the church cemetery.
Card of
Thanks
We wish to extend in
this way our sincere thanks to everyone who in any way helped us during the
illness and at the time of the death of our dear mother and grandmother. We also want to thank the pallbearers, the
minister, the singers, and the Mallett Funeral Home for their kind and friendly
service. Your thoughtfulness is deeply
appreciated and will always be gratefully remembered.
CHILDREN &
GRANDCHILDREN
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; Tuesday, 25
Sep 1956
Earl
C. Pope
Dies in Hospital
Rites
for Local Man
To Be Held
Thursday
Earl C. Hope, 63, 534 E. Broadway, died at 1:25 a.m. today
at Major Hospital. Ill for nine months,
he had been in serious condition for two months. A complication of diseases was listed as the cause of his death.
Born in Shelby county March 8, 1893, he was the son of
Clarence and Sally (Young) Pope. He
resided his entire life in this community and was employed by the Farm Bureau Co-Op. On March 8,* 1914, he was united in marriage
with Mary Elizabeth Richardson, who survives.
Surviving with the widow are three daughters, Mrs. Marie
Wood, R. R. 5, Mrs. Pauline Anderson and Mrs. Jeanne Stafford both of
Indianapolis; one son, Earl Pope of Muncie; a brother Russell Pope,
Shelbyville; four sisters, Mrs. Opal Lusk, Mrs. Carrie Hudson and Mrs. Verlie
Thompson of this city, and Mrs. Marie Perkins of San Diego, Calif., and several
nieces and nephews. There are four
grandchildren. Mr. Pope was a member of
the Lewis Creek Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at the Murphy Mortuary at
2:00 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Clarence Hager officiating. Burial will be in the Lewis Creek Baptist
cemetery. Friends may call at the
mortuary after 7:00 this evening.
*Submitter's Note:
The photo of the marriage document
on Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959 shows the date of marriage as March 11,
1914.
Pratt, Mary Jane Dougherty* Dillon Pratt, nee Nalley
Source: The Jackson [West Virginia] Herald; 4 Jan
1957
Pratt Services Are Held On
Thursday
Funeral services for Mary Jane Pratt, 89, were held from
the Independence church at Sandyville on Thursday with Rev. J.S. Sarver
officiating and burial with the Vail Undertakers in charge was in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Pratt died at her home on Christmas day of a heart
ailment after a five day illness.
Survivors include four sons, Simon Daugherty* of Cleveland,
Charles Dillon, also of Sandyville and Henry Dillon of Parkersburg, and four
daughters, Chloe McGrew and Jessie Snyder, both of Sandyville, Bessie Burch of
Follansbee and Mrs. Dell Gray of Bens Run.
*Submitter's Note: The obituary for her husband spelled his
last name as DOUGHERTY, and the one for her son as DAUGHERTY.
Source: The Canton [Ohio] Repository; 28 Dec 1956, p
11
Harry E. Reed, 65,* of 1202 12th st NE, died Thursday
afternoon in Mercy Hospital after an illness of several years.
Born near North Industry, he was a life resident of the
community and retired five years ago as an engineer on the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
His wife, Ida L. Reed, died five years ago. Several nieces and nephews are his only
survivors.
The Rev. Dennis W. Foreman will conduct funeral rites
Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Spiker funeral home.
Burial will be in Union Cemetery at Louisville. Calling hours at the parlors are Saturday
from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Submitter's Note: Age 65 listed here is not consistent with
other records. The Ohio, Births and
Christenings Index, 1800-1962, the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards,
1917-1918, the U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, the U.S., Social
Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 all show 20 Apr 1887.
Riggenbach,
Patricia A. Riggenbach
Source: The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; Friday, 20
Jul 1956
KSU Co-Ed
Road Victim
In Portage
EDINBURG -- A 19-year-old Diamond girl was killed instantly
when her auto smashed into the rear of a tractor trailer at Route 18 and County
Highway 137 (John Thomas rd.), three miles east of here Thursday night.
Dead on arrival at Robinson Memorial Hospital was Patricia
A. Riggenbaugh [sic--Riggenbach], one of four children, whose father,
Edwin, is a truck driver for the Ravenna Lumber Co.
State Highway Patrolman George Schuster said the girl's car
plowed into the right rear corner of the rig after the driver signaled he was
going to make a left turn.
THE TRUCK driver,
Minor I. Haggard, 35 of RD 2, Ravenna, was mystified why the girl did not stop
or slow down. He works for Ramey
Motorways of Wooster.
Haggard said the girl had been following him for some
distance and that he watched her car in his rear vision mirror. Haggard said the girl might have thought his
signal was intended as a motion for her to pass.
Miss Riggenbaugh* would have been a sophomore at Kent State University this
Fall. She was majoring in elementary
education.
Her father said she was returning alone from a visit to a
girl friend's home in Edinburg when she was killed.
MISS RIGGENBAUGH* was born in
Barnesville, O. She was a member of
Palmyra Community Church.
She leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Riggenbaugh;*
two brothers, Eddie, 17, and Randall, 1; two sisters, Linda Sue, 8, and Bonnie
Lee, 6, all at home and her grandfather, John Turner, of Kawkawlin, Mich.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Wood Funeral Home,
Ravenna, where friends may call Saturday evening. Burial will be in West Cemetery, Palmyra.
*Submitter's Note: The name was spelled incorrectly throughout
the article. The correct spelling is
RIGGENBACH.
Riggenbach,
Patricia A. Riggenbach
Source: The Cambridge [Ohio] Daily Jeffersonian;
Wednesday,25 Jul 1956
Girl Killed
When
Car Hits Trailer
WOODSFIELD -- Miss
Patricia A. Riggenbach, 18, a Kent State University student, was killed last
week when the car she was driving struck the rear corner of a tractor-trailer
rig. The accident occurred three miles
east of Edinburg.
Miss Riggenbach was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Riggenbach of Diamond. Mrs. Riggenbach
is the former Mabel Turner of Woodsfield and Mr. Riggenbach is a former
resident of Laings and Jerusalem.
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; 23 Jun 1956
James Rinard Dies Suddenly Friday
James Rinard, well-known independent oil operator, died
suddenly Friday at 4:30 p.m. at his home on County House Lane.
Born Sept. 4, 1873, in Independence Township, he was the
son of the late Isaac and Priscilla Cooper Rinard.
In his early life Mr. Rinard operated a general store and
founded the Shay Post Office. Later he
was actively engaged in oil operations.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was very active in all
church affairs, having taught Sunday School and served on various boards until
his health failed in recent years.
On May 15, 1904 he married Lucinda Gutberlet. His widow survives, with two daughters, Mrs.
Preston Rollyson, matron of the Children's Home, and Mrs. Donald E. Flowers of
Marietta; three sons, Maurice H. Rinard and Ford Rinard of Marietta and Meade
Rinard of Breckenridge, Tex., nine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Harold
Hadley Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas H. Binford, former pastor of the First
Baptist Church in Marietta officiating.
Burial will be in the family plot in Eddy's Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Harold Hadley Funeral Home until
the hour of the service.
Rogers, Mary Louise Rogers nee Stalder
Source:
Novelty,
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 in
the Novelty Christian church, the Rev. J. L. Shoemaker officiating. Burial will be in the Novelty cemetery.
Mrs. Rogers was born in
Surviving are four sons, Ralph of Shelbina, Wilber* and
Sanford** of Novelty and Leon of Leonard; the daughter, Mrs. Noma Johnston; a
brother, Jacob Stalder of Anadarko, Okla.; a nephew, Will Stalder of St. Paul,
Minn.; eight grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Submitter’s Notes:
* This is usually
spelled WILBUR.
** This is usually spelled SANTFORD.
Source: The Zanesville Signal [Zanesville, Ohio];
Tuesday, 3 July 1956
Services for Ben A. Schell, 74, of Lewisville, Monroe
County, will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Bracken Ridge
Methodist Church. Rev. Lester Lehman and Rev. George Varnes will of officiate. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Schell died Monday. The
body was removed to the Meeks Funeral Home in Senecaville where friends may
call Thursday evening. It will be returned to the residence Wednesday morning.
Schindewolf,
George P. Schindewolf
Source: The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; 16 Mar 1956
George P. Schindewolf, 66, of 97 Devonshire dr., died
unexpectedly Thursday in City Hospital.
A life resident of Akron, he was with the Goodyear Tire
& Rubber Co., 31 years and employed as a rubber processor. He was a member of the First Evangelical and
Reformed Church, the Eagles Lodge Aerie No. 2007, Cuyahoga Falls, and the
Goodyear 25-Year Club.
Mr. Schindewolf leaves his wife, Blanche M.; son James; daughter,
Mrs. D. L. Quier, and Mrs. C. E. Carroll, all of Akron; Mrs. H. J. Baker of
North Canton; four grandchildren; brothers, A.H. and E.M. Schindewolf of Akron;
sisters, Mrs. Ida Osburn of Alliance and Mrs. G. Behra of Cleveland.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Billow Akron
Chapel with Dr. Reuben J. Schroer officiating.
Burial will be in Mt. Peace Cemetery.
Friends may call at the chapel after 4 p.m. today.
Schwartz,
Sarah Schwartz, nee Joseph
Source: The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; 27 Jul 1956
Mrs. Sarah Schwartz, 74, a native of Kenton, O., and an
Akron resident 50 years, died Thursday.
Her home was at 999 Irma ct. She was a member of St. Mary Church. Mrs. Schwartz leaves a half-sister, Mrs. Martha Brutto of
Detroit.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday in St. Mary
Church. Burial will be in Kenton. Friends may call at the Kesler Funeral Home
from 7 to 10 tonight.
Schwob, Charles Clement Schwob
Source: Moundsville Daily Echo, Monday, July 9, 1956
Charles Clement Schwob, 87, Moundsville banker and retired
industrialist, died at his home at
He was born in Miltonsburg,
The family moved to Moundsville Aug. 14, 1879, just before the
Moundsville “boom”, when the Fostoria Glass, the Echo and others came here.
The Schwob family was in woodworking business, and it was in
the early days a logical step from making caskets to conducting funerals. That was the time when professional
standards were being established in the undertaking business, and C.C. Schwob,
his brother J. W. Schwob, and his brother-in-law, E.C. Grisell, were among the
very first in
The Grisell side of the family has carried on the funeral
service to the present day, while the Schwob side of the family went into the
manufacture of grain cradles.
Manufacturing
That is an item that many people today have never seen. Grain cradles were like a farmer’s scythe
with sharp blade and also a row of light wood fingers to catch the shocks of
grain while still upright. Today, of
course, farmers either use machinery for gathering their grain or cannot afford
the labor of cutting it by hand.
The J. A. Schwob Grain Cradle factory was in the building
running south from
The Schwobs were briefly in the furniture business, where the
Chamber of Commerce building now is on
[Submitter’s note: Son of John A. Schwob and Wilhelmina Scheutz
Schwob]
Sellers, Ida May Sellers, nee Grandon
Source: The Wayne County [Illinois] Press; 22 Nov
1956
MRS. IDA
SELLERS DIES AT
TONICA
Native of
Geff Passed Away
at Nursing Home;
She Was Age
79; Rites Held.
Mrs. Ida May Grandon Sellers, 79, former Wayne county
resident, died at the Dyer Rest Home at Tonica Sunday.
She resided in Grand Ridge until her health failed. She then went to Wenona to live with her
son, Charles Sellers, until a week ago she was taken to the rest home where she
passed away.
Born
at Geff
Ida May Sellers, daughter of William and Eliza Wollen
Grandon, was born August 27th, 1877, near Geff.
On May 19th, 1897, she was united in marriage to Elmer J.
Sellers. To this union 10 children were
born.
List of
Survivors
Surviving are eight children: William Sellers of Streator; LaVern Sellers, of Clearwater, Fla.;
Thomas Sellers, of California; Lyle Sellers, of Ransom; James Sellers, of
Hammond, Ind.; Lloyd Sellers, of Grand Ridge; Nellie Penkowski, of Hammond,
Ind., and Charles Sellers, of Wenona; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren;
also two sisters, Miss Gertrude Grandon and Mrs. Idella Johnston, both of St.
Louis, Mo.
Her husband preceded her in death April 7th, 1949. Also her parents, one sister, two brothers,
one half-brother, a daughter, Gertrude Gaston, a son, Harvey, and two
grandsons, Charles Sellers, Jr., and
James Sellers, Jr.
She professed faith in Christ at an early age and united
with Victory Baptist church.
Funeral services werer held Tuesday afternoon at the Geff
Christian church by Rev. W. E. Courtright.
Burial was in Bestow cemetery.
Card of
Appreciation
We wish to express our sincere thanks to our relatives and
friends for the many beautiful floral offerings and acts of kindness during the
illness and death of our mother.
THE SELLERS CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES
Source: Brown Co., Indiana, Obituaries, Vol 2, p
1350 [from March 15, 1956 paper]
James Nicols* Strode of Bean Blossom, passed away at the
St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis, Monday March 12, following an illness of
several weeks.
He was born in Brown County, June 7,
1882, the son of Isaac and Mary Kemple Strode.
In 1907 he married Emma Voland of Brown County and they resided for
thirty-seven years in Illinois, before moving back here. He was a member of the Methodist Church of
Helmsburg, and his occuaption [sic] was farmer and carpenter.
Funeral services are to be held this
afternoon (Thursday) at the Bond Funeral Home in Nashville, with Rev. Warren
Chafin in charge and burial will be in Morgantown.
Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Emma
Strode; two half brothers, George Strode of Urbana, Illinois, and Edward Strode
of Indianapolis; Melissa Doxey of Champlain, Illinois; and Florence Meier of
Crawfordsville.
*Submitter's Note: His
World War I Draft Registration showed him as James NICHOLAS Strode.
Source: The Alliance [Ohio] Review; 19 May 1956
Beryle Clair Stuller, 51, a key seater at the Morgan
Engineering Co. died suddenly at 3:50 a.m. Saturday at his home, 2369 Clark
Ave., following a heart attack. He had
been ailing since Thursday night.
A resident of Alliance 30 years, Mr. Stuller came here from
Homeworth where he was born. He was a
member of the Presbyterian Church and the Knights of Malta.
He is survived by his wife, Juanita Davies Stuller, of the
home; a son, Arthur F. of Sebring; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stuller of
Homeworth; a brother, Forest of Homeworth; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd of Bay
City, Mich., and one grandchild.
Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the
Cassady and Turkle Funeral Home in charge of Rev. Fulton C. Kissick, pastor of
the United Presbyterian Church in Sebring.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Interment will be made in Fairmount Memorial
Park.
Trott, Sadie Ann Andrews
Trott nee Edwards
Source: Wheeling News Register, July 3, 1956
TROTT,
Mrs. Sadie Ann,
She
leaves seven daughters, Mrs. William Warrick, east of town, with whom she made
her home; Mrs. Paeral Latiathin, Mrs Helen Starr ,Mrs. Gladys Danford, all of
near Barnesville; Mrs. Florence Hossman, near Jerusalem: Mrs. Edith Basford
near Quaker City, and Mrs. Mary McEndree of Doylestown; 19 grandchildren; ten
great-grandchildren, and three brothers, E. L. Edwards, Pittsburgh, Claude of
Sparta. and Carl of
Source: The Marion [Indiana] Daily Leader; 3 Oct
1956
Graveside rites were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the
Riverside Cemetery for Terry Wayne Voland, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Voland Jr., who died at 11 p.m. Monday at the Marion General Hospital.
Other survivors include a brother, Randy; a sister, Scherry, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Voland, Gas City, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sexton, Marion.
Source: The Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield, Ohio];
21 Jun 1956
Services Held
at Sardis For
Miss Walter, 49
Miss Lillian E. Walter, 49, of Sardis Route 2, died
Wednesday, June 13, at her home where she resided with a sister, Mrs. Willetta
Indermuhle.
She was born June 1, 1907, a daughter of the late William
and Rosina Bauman Walter, and was a member of the St. John's Methodist church
of Sardis. Survivors include several
nieces in addition to her sister.
Brief services were held at the Rush funeral home, Sardis,
Friday at 12:30 p.m., followed by additional services at 1:30 o'clock at the
Apostolic Christian Church at Sardis, with Amos Hartzler, officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery of
Rittman.*
*Submitter's
Note: This is confusing. The
Apostolic Christian Church is in Sardis, Ohio, and not Rittman, Ohio. Sardis is in Monroe County and Rittman is in
Wayne County. She is listed in the
book, MONROE COUNTY OHIO CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS: Ohio and Lee Townships, page 44,
as being there in the Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery.
Source: The Tribune Star [Terre Haute, Indiana]; 13
Jul 1956
Funeral services for Samuel E. Yesley, 64 years old, 1614
First avenue, who died Thursday, will be at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at
the Cross Funeral Home. Rev. James
Woodward will officiate. Burial will be
in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Young, Julie Viola Young, nee Hodge
WOODSFIELD -- Mrs.
Julie Viola Young, 67, died early Friday morning at her home in
She was a member of the Buchanan Presbyterian
Church. She was born at
Surviving are her husband, William Young; five daughters, Mrs. Ira
(Audra) Harrington, Circleville; Mrs. H. T. (Leora) Weber, Oblong, Ill.; Mrs.
Glenn (Mabel) Steele, Woodsfield; Mrs. Edith Saddler, Marietta; and Mrs. Carl
(Wilene) Jackson, Lewisville; one son, Irvin, of Canton; two sisters, Mrs.
Douglas (Addie) Dillon, Mannington, W. Va. and Mrs. J. R. (Carrie) McVay,
Weston, W. Va.; several grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Sunday at 2 P.M. at the Bauer and Turner Funeral
Home, Woodsfield with Rev. Lane McCammon officiating. Burial will be in
Young, Mahala “Lorena” Young, nee Buchanan
Source: The
Cambridge [Ohio] Daily Jeffersonian; Tuesday, 22 May 1956
Mrs.
Lorena M. Young
LEWISVILLE -- Funeral services for Mrs. Lorena M. Young, 71, of
Lewisville, who died Monday night in a Cambridge hospital, will be held at 11
a.m. Wednesday at Gardner Funeral Home in Woodsfield. Rev. Lane McCammon will officiate and burial will be in Oaklawn
Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Mrs.
Young was a life resident of the Lewisville community. She was a member of Buchanan Presbyterian
Church and Monroe County WCTU.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Vivian Cline of Lewisville; a granddaughter;
two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Polen of Lewisville and Mrs. Sarah Yoho of the
Lewisville Rd.
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