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Monroe County Obituaries

1968

 

 

Andis, Arthur Andis

Source: The  Shelbyville [Indiana] News; Saturday, 16 Nov 1968

Arthur   Andis

Dies   In   Hospital

Rites   Tuesday   for

Morristown   Musician

        Arthur E. Andis, 58, of Morristown, died today at 7:30 a.m. at Veterans Hospital, W. 10th St., Indianapolis, where he had been admitted Thursday.  He had been in failing health three years.

        Mr. Andis was a musician, having played trumpet in dance bands and combos in the Shelbyville and Morristown area prior to his retirement three years ago.  An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of Willard E. Hensley Post 102, American Legion, Frank T. Strayer Post 1587, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Shelbyville Eagles Lodge.

        Born in Decatur, Ill. on March 10,* 1910, Mr. Andis was the son of Jesse and Grace (German) Andis.  On Dec. 29, 1951, he married Helen Price, who survives.

        Other survivors are his mother of Shelbyville; two sons, Arthur Edward and Terry Lee Andis at home and a daughter, Miss Betty Carol Andis of Greenwood; a grandmother, Mrs. Dora Swango, and a brother, Herbert Andis, both of Shelbyville.

        Services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Hank Spencer Mortuary in Morristown, with the Rev. Ar____** Duncan officiating.  Burial will be in Asbury Cemetery.  Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.

Submitter's Notes: 

        * The photo of his tombstone on findagrave.com shows March 24, 1910.

        ** I could not read this name on the obituary.

Found this obituary at the:  Shelby County Genealogy Library obituary collection

© Valerie Ann (Biberdorf) Boman and Debra (Larson) Branigan - 2004-2015

 

 Baughman, Betty Baughman, nee Mercer

Source:  The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; 27 Jun 1968

        Mrs. Betty Baughman, 39, of 645 N. Howard st., died Wednesday in City Hospital after a long illness.

        Born in downstate Ohio, Mrs. Baughman lived in Akron 15 years.

        She leaves husband James; son Charles Judy and daughter Mrs. Betty Lampe, Akron; four grandchildren; brothers Glenn Mercer in West Virginia and Clarence Mercer in North Carolina; and sister Mrs. Rose Higgins in West Virginia.

        Services are being arranged by Brooks funeral home, Connellsville, Pa.

 

Bauman, David C. Bauman

Source:  Wooster [Ohio] Daily Record; 2 Feb 1968

David  Bauman,  84,  Of  Rittman

        RITTMAN -- David C. Bauman, 84, of 17 South Third St., died Thursday at his home after a long illness.  He was born Aug. 16, 1883 in Sardis, Monroe County, to Levi and Elizabeth Taylor*  Bauman and had lived in Rittman for 60 years.

        He worked as a carpenter and cabinet maker for many years before retiring in 1949 due to ill health.  Mr. Bauman was a member of the Milton United Presbyterian Church in Rittman.

        His wife Louise died in 1945.  Surviving are several nieces and nephews.

        Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Gillman Funeral Home.  Rev. James E. Watt will officiate.

        Burial will be in Rittman.

        Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 Friday at the funeral home.

*Submitter's Note:  His mother was Elizabeth Keylor.

 

Berg, Emil Berg

Source:  The Lebanon, Laclede Co., Missouri Daily Record; 20 Jun 1968

        Funeral services for Emil Berg 88  of Linn Creek Star Route, Lebanon were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday  May 31, 1968 in Palmer-Pickering Funeral Chapel with the Rev. C.R. Hampton officiating.  Burial was in the Lebanon City cemetery under the direction of Palmer-Pickering Funeral Home.  Mrs. Lewis Seay and Mrs. Jewell Johnson sang, "Rock of Ages" and "Will there be any Stars in my Crown".

        There was VFW Military rites at the graveside.  Escorts were Robert Schmoutey, Preston Schmoutey, Gayle Broyles, Delvin Collins, Bill Milliken, and Raymond Hendrix.

        Emil Berg, youngest son of Mathias and Thersa Berg, was born March 6, 1880 on the Berg farm six miles north of Lebanon and died Tuesday 28 May 1968 in Veterans Hospital in St. Louis.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish American War, participating in the Chinese Relief Expedition and during the Boxer Rebellion.  In January of 1920 he was married to Miss Hazel Arnold.

        Mr. Berg joined the Dove Chapter of the North Methodist Church as a young man and later gave active support and interest to the Kapp Sunday School for many years.

        He was active in rural county affairs throughout the most of his lifetime.  He helped to organize and was a board member of the Laclede Mutual Insurance Association for 50 years, until his health caused his retirement.

        He was a charter member of the Missouri Farmers Association and was quite active in bringing about improvement of dairy farming when dairying was in its infancy in Laclede county.

        He was a charter member of the Spanish U.S. War Veterans Camp 49 and its surviving member.  He was also a member of the VFW. 

        Out of town frineds and relatives coming for the funeral were Mr/Mrs Ray Arnold, Edwardsville, Il; Mr/Mrs R.D.Arnold, St. Louis; Mrs Jessie Pressley and Pamela Woodman, Littlefield, Il; M/M Glen Roan, Dixon; Miss Helen Berg, Newberg; M/M Leonard Earl, Mexico, MO; M/M James Flood, Springfield, IL; M/M Leonard McKeel, Springfield, MO; M/M Walter Wood, California, MO; M/M Don Wood, Marshfield, MO; M/M Clyde Berg, Battlesburg, MI; M/M Glen Berg and Miss Fern Berg all of St. Louis.

 

Bessey, Myrtice L. Bessey, nee Butterbaugh

Source:  The Porterville [California] Evening Recorder; Thursday, January 4, 1968

            A Terra Bella school teacher, Myrtice L. Bessey, 58, died this morning in Naweah Delta District hospital in Visalia. Her home was in Terra Bella. She had been a resident of Terra Bella for 14 years.

       Mrs. Bessey was born June 8, 1909 in Ill. She had been a teacher in the Terra Bella Union Elementary School for the last 25 years. Since 1960, she had taught the kindergarten class. She was also director of the Terra Bella Girls Glee club. Mrs. Bessey left her teaching post just last October.

       For the past 12 years Mrs. Bessey had also directed the chancel choir of the Terra Bella United Presbyterian church of which she was a long time member. She and her husband Ronald were also very active in the affairs of the Terra Bella Clipper club.

       Mrs. Bessey received her degree from La Verne college. She was a member of the Porterville branch, American Association of University Women and Delta Kappa ??????.

       Besides her husband, she leaves three daughters, Mrs. Marilyn Adair of Norwalk, Conn., Mrs. Janet Shannon of Glendale and Mrs. Eleanor Graham of LaVerne; four brothers, Donald Butterbaugh of Strathmore, Myron Butterbaugh of Lindsay, Merle Butterbaugh of LaVerne and Wayne Butterbaugh of Palos Verdes Estates and seven grandchildren.

       Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Loyd chapel with Rev. Adrian Olsen of the Terra Bella Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be in a Porterville cemetery. The family suggests in lieu of flowers that memorial contributions be designated either for the Terra Bella Presbyterian church or to the American Cancer Society.

Submitter's Note:  Below is the funeral notice:

 

Bessey, Myrtice L. Bessey, nee Butterbaugh

Source:  The Porterville [California] Evening Recorder; Friday, January 5, 1968

       BESSEY - In Visalia, Jan. 4, 1968, Myrtice L. Bessey, 58, native of Illinois, resident of Terra Bella 34 years. Wife of Ronald Bessey; mother of Mrs. Marilyn Adair, Mrs. Janet Shannon and Mrs. Eleanor Graham; sister of Donald, Myron, Merle and Wayne Butterbaugh and grandmother of seven. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Loyd Chapel with Rev. Adrian Olsen of the Terra Bella United Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be in a Porterville cemetery. The family suggests in lieu of flowers that memorial contributions be designated either to the Terra Bella Presbyterian church or to the American Cancer fund.

 

Bissell, Stephen C. Bissell

Source:  The Youngstown [Ohio] Vindicator; 15 Jan 1968

Car     Fumes     Victim's

     Rites     Are     Wednesday

        STRUTHERS -- Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Clemente Funeral Home for Stephen C. Bissell, 21, of 500 Maplewood Ave., who was found dead in his car Sunday in a parking lot just off Youngstown-Poland Road.

        Dr. Nathan Belinky, deputy Mahoning County coroner, ruled death due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

        Mr. Bissell was born July 19,* 1946, in Youngstown, a son of Lee C. and Gretchen Fullider Bissell, and came to Struthers six months ago from Youngstown.  He was an apprentice welder at the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.'s Campbell Works.

        Besides his wife, the former Sheila Hanlon, whom he married April 15,1966, he leaves a son, Stephen R. at home; his parents in Youngstown; two brothers, Stewart and Stanley, both of Youngstown, and two sisters, Mrs. Sandra Lunsford of Girard, and Miss Sharon of Youngstown.

        Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today and Tuesday.

*Submitter’s Note: This number is not clear on my copy of the obituary.  It could possibly be 18 or 10.  The U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 gives a different date, 8 Jul 1946.

 

Blythe, Esther Ola Blythe, nee Yoh

Source:  The Paulding Obituary Card File, Paulding County, Ohio, Carnegie Library; 9 Jan 1969

        GROVER  HILL -- Mrs. Esther Ola Blythe, 65, rt. 1, died Saturday night, Dec. 28 in the Van Wert County Hospital after an illness of four weeks.

        She was a 1920 graduate of Van Wert High School and was an alumnus of Bowling Green State University.  For a few years she taught school in Crawford and Van Wert Counties.  On Feb. 24, 1929, she and Oscar Blythe, a teacher and farmer, were married.  He died March 12, 1965.

        She was a member of Grand Victory United Methodist Church and attended Middle Creek United Methodist Church, where she was president of its Ladies Aid Society and a member of the Missionary Society.  She also was a member of Grover Hill Community Club.

        Surviving are a son, Arden, Delphos City Schools; three grandchildren; two brothers, Joshua Yoh, Scott, and Harry Yoh, Alvordton; two sisters, Mrs. Addie Dindot, Columbus, and Mrs. Faye Westenhaver, Van Wert.

        Services were conducted at the Middle Creek United Methodist Church Tuesday with burial in Middle Creek Cemetery.

        Didrick-Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

 

Bolner, James Bolner

Source:  The Journal Gazette, [Fort Wayne, Indiana]; Friday, 12 Jan 1968

        Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home for James Bolner of Hartford City.

        Mr. Bolner, 80, died at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday in the Hope Manor Nursing Home where he had resided.  He was a member of the Blackford Lodge F&AM in Hartford City.

        Surviving is one sister, Miss Forest Bolner of Warren.

        Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.  Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

 

Brown, Clyde Clarence Brown

Source:  Times Recorder [Zanesville, Ohio];  Friday, 1 Nov 1968

        Woodsfield - Clyde C. Brown, 66, of Woodsfield died at 10 P.M. Wednesday [Oct. 30] at his home after suffering an apparent heart attack.

       Mr. Brown was born May 1, 1902, in Monroe County, a son of William and Alice Leach Brown.*  He was a retired laborer.

        Mr. Brown was a member of the Methodist church.

        Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Stella Thompson Brown; five sons, Robert and Melvin, both of the home, Ronald of Maryland, Donald of Graysville and William of Mineral Ridge; four daughters Mrs. Kathryn Hanlen** of Youngstown, Mrs. Mary Bartlett of Niles, Mrs. Ora Wallace of Warren and Mrs. Alice Mellett of Niles; 22 grandchildren, and a great-grandchild; a brother, Virgil Brown of Woodsfield; four sisters, Mrs. Mae Mallett of Lewisville, Mrs. Dessie Okey and Mrs. Blanche Leasure, both of Woodsfield, and Mrs. Anna Leasure of Summerfield.

       Services will be held at 2 P.M. Methodist Church with Rev. Robert E. Buckley officiating.  Friends may call at Gardner Funeral Home in Woodsfield.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Submitter's Notes: 

        * Monroe County, Ohio, Birth CD#3, photographed by Richard Harrington, shows parents as Mathias and Alice (Leach) Brown, and that Clyde was born in Boston, Belmont County, Ohio.  Residence of Mathias and Alice was listed as Malaga Twp., Monroe Co., Ohio.

        ** This is Katherine Mae Hanlon, spouse of Robert Morgan Hanlon.

 

Brown, Martha C. Brown, nee Immel

Source:  The Ashland [Ohio] Times Gazette;  3 Jun 1968

        Mrs. Martha C. Brown, 66, of 914 Union St. died at Samaritan Hospital Saturday evening.

        The daughter of Harry and Nellie (Myers) Immel, she was born in West Salem April 3, 1902, and had lived in Ashland County most of her life.

        She was married in 1924 to Dewey Brown, who preceded her in death in 1961.

        Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Vernes (Martha) Hanna of Celina, Mrs. John (Frances) Nelson of Lakeworth, Fla., Mrs. Victor (Helen) Fulk, Mrs. Wayne (Mary) Thompson, Mrs. Pat (Pauline) Smith and Mrs. Charles (Ruth Ann) Jenkins, all of Ashland; 22 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and three brothers, Paul of Allen Park, Mich., Roy and Luke, both of Sullivan.

        Her parents and one brother preceded her in death.

        Mrs. Brown was a member of the Church of God.

        Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Heyl and Robbins Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Searcy officiating.  Burial will be in Sullivan Cemetery.

        Visiting hours will be from 7 - 9 tonight at the funeral home.

 

Cariens, Edgar L. Cariens

Source:  Wayne County [Illinois] Press; 21 Mar 1968

Edgar Cariens, of  Geff,  Dies

        Edgar L. Cariens, 73, retired Geff farmer, was dead on arrival at Memorial hospital about 7:30 Tuesday evening.

        He had been in poor health for some time and previously hospitalized here, going home only a few days ago.

Rites  Conducted

        Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon (today) from the Geff Methodist church, with Rev. Charles Hutson officiating.  Interment was in Bestow cemetery, Geff.  DeSelms Funeral Home was in charge.

        Edgar L., son of Aratus and Etta Pennington Cariens, was born in Wayne county, Illinois, April 18th 1894. 

Married  In  1919

        On September 9th, 1919, he was married to Flora Smith, with two children born to their union.  A son, Norman Lee, died at the age of 18 months, and a foster son, Van Dale Barker,* was killed in action in World War II.

        Mr. Cariens was a World War I veteran.  The Cisne Gresham American Legion post was in charge of the military rites, with member of the Geff Barracks, World War I Veterans, serving as pallbearers.

        He was a member of the Geff Methodist church.

The Survivors

        Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Mrs. Russell Hillard, of Fowler, Ind.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one brother, Ted Cariens of Geff.

*Submitter’s Note:  Ivan Dale Barker was the son of Edgar's sister, Zelda (Cariens) Barker.  She died in 1926.

 

Carpenter, Lester Duff Carpenter

Source: The Jeffersonian, Cambridge, Ohio; 3 Aug 1968

BARNESVILLE---Lester Duff Carpenter, 69, Canton, former resident of Barnesville, died at Molly Stark Hospital, Canton, Thursday evening (August 1, 1968) following a long illness.

         Born at Calais, he was a son of Oliver H. and Mary Sears Carpenter.  He had been an employee of the Canton public school system for 27 years, retiring in May 1968.  He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose and Fraternal Order of Eagles.

         His wife, Norma McLeish Carpenter died in December 1945.

         Mr. Carpenter leaves a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Pauline Hein, Canton;  two grandchildren, Mrs. James (Linda) Howiler, Canton and Karen Sue Hein of the home;  one sister, Mrs. Loren Mayberry, Barnesville; and two brothers, Wayne A. of Akron and Asher V., Thousand Oaks, Calif.

         Calling hours at Campbell Funeral Home here 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Sunday.

         Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. William Walters officiating.  Burial will be in Crestview Cemetery, Barnesville.

 

Christman, Freeman Sylvester Christman

Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, January 2, 1969

       Freeman Sylvester Christman, 69, of Monroefield died on Wednesday morning, November 27, 1968 at 6:00 a.m. at the Martins Ferry Hospital.

       He was born March 26, 1899 in Summit Township, near Lewisville, a son of the late Charles and Laura Baker Christman.

       In 1922 he was married to Estella Rosanna Kilburn who survives.     Also surviving are three children, Eldon Christman, of Lewisville, Rural Route 1; Mrs. William (Ruth) Seebach, of Lewisville, Rural Route 1; and Richard Christman, of Canton, Ohio; one brother, Harvey Christman, of Woodsfield, and an uncle, Fred Christman, of Barnesville, Ohio. There are eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Three brothers preceded him in death.

       Mr. Christman was a retired lumber dealer and farmer. He was a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ of Lewisville.

       Funeral services were held Saturday morning, November 30th at ten o’clock in the Bauer and Turner Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Wilmer Grunwald officiating. Burial was in Middle Church Cemetery.

       Card of Thanks—The family wishes to express their deep appreciation for the kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and at the time of the death of their beloved husband and father, Freeman S. Christman.        Mrs. Estella Christman   Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Christman

Mr. and Mrs. William Seebach         Mr. and Mrs. Richard Christman

 

Christman, Lewis E. Christman

Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, June 1968

LKP#5

       Lewis E. Christman, 84, of Bucyrus, formerly of the Lewisville area, died at midnight Thursday, June 6, 1968, in Bucyrus Hospital after a several week’s illness.

       Born April 13, 1884, near Monroefield, (Monroe County), he was a son of the late John and Eva Pfalzgraf Christman.

       Mr. Christman was a member of the United Church of Christ, and was a retired farmer.

       Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Celesta) Welty and Mrs. Fermin (Louise) Bower, of Bucyrus; six sons, Thurman Christman, a Monroe County Commissioner, of Jerusalem, Route 2; Lawrence, Robert and Delmar Christman, of Bucyrus; Wilbert Christman, of Caledonia, Ohio, and Edward Christman, of Bolivar; one brother, Sam Christman, of Bethesda; several grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

       His wife, Anna Claus Christman, died in September, 1962.

       Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o’clock in the Bauer and Turner Funeral Chapel at Woodsfield, with Rev. Wilmer Grunwald officiating. Burial was in the Middle Church Cemetery, near Lewisville, Ohio.

 

Claus, Walter C. Claus

Water C. Claus, Akron’s telephone Santa, Dies in Melbourne, Florida.

       Akron’s Santa Claus of the telephone wires is dead.

       Walter C. Claus, 70, of 512 Melrose Street, Akron, died Wednesday, January 3, 1968, in his winter home in Melbourne, Florida, of an apparent heart attack.

       Starting in 1939, when he got his first telephone at the Melrose Street Address, Mr. Claus began playing Santa to all youngsters who called around Christmas, asking to speak to St. Nick.

       “They had faith and I didn’t let them down,” Mr. Claus once said. “Children would call, and some would talk to me for a long time, I guess I was sort of Christmas Duth[sic-Dutch] uncle-confessor.”

       Mr. Claus estimated he took more than a hundred calls every season until 1957, when he retired from Goodyear after 37 years’ service, and began moving south for the winter.

       If the children called while he was at work, Mr. Claus’ wife, Freda, took numbers, and he returned the calls.

       Mr. Claus was born near Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, the son of Henry and Minnie Brubach Claus. He lived in Akron more than fifty years. He was a member of the Goodyear Heights Community Church, the Masonic Joppa Blue Lodge 666, and Goodyear’s 25-year Club.

       Surviving are his wife, Freda Claus; one son, Wilbert Claus of Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Reed, of Akron, and Mrs. Grace Jones, of  Tallmadge; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Hulda McDonough, of Akron.

       Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at one o’clock in the Adams Funeral Home at Akron, with Rev. Charles A. Distler officiating. Burial was in Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Ohio.

 

Cole, Chloe  Cole, nee Stickle

Source:  The Alliance [Ohio] Review; 3 Jun 1968

        HARTVILLE   WOMAN   KILLED   IN  CAR*

        HARTVILLE -- An elderly Hartville woman was killed this morning when struck by a car in front of her home, Hartville police reported.  Dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital, Canton, after the accident about 10:30 a.m. was Mrs. Chloe Cole, 84, of 1066 Prospect St.   The Arnold Funeral Home in Canton is in charge of funeral arrangements.  Hartville police are continuing investigation.

Submitter's Note: This headline is misleading because she was a pedestrian struck by a car, not in it.  Below is the full obituary from the following day's paper.

 

Cole, Chloe Cole, nee Stickle

Source: The Canton [Ohio] Repository; 4 Jun 1968

Services     Set     for     Victim     Of     Mishap     at     Hartville

        HARTVILLE -- Services for Mrs. Chloe Cole, 84, killed when struck by an auto in front of her home at 1066 S. Prospect on Monday morning, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Arnold Hartville Chapel.

        Mrs. Cole's death marked Stark County's 29th traffic fatality of the year.

        Coroner G. S. Shaheen ruled the death an auto-pedestrian fatality.  He attributed cause of death to traumatic shock stemming from fractured ribs, fractured pelvis and multiple fractures of both legs.

        POLICE  CHIEF  Richard Robson reported Mrs. Cole had gone to the mail box across the street in front of her home and was returning to the house when she was hit by a northbound auto driven by Mrs. Sara Ann Wagler, 22, of 1902 Smith Cramer st., Hartville.

        The mishap occurred at 10:45 a.m., and Mrs. Cole was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital, where she was taken in a Hartville Volunteer Fire Department ambulance.  Death was believed to have been almost instantaneous, Chief Robson said.

        Investigation of the mishap is continuing, he added.

        MRS. COLE  had resided here since 1934, after previously living in New Baltimore.  She was a member of the Community Christian Church in New Baltimore.

        Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Carl W. Westling, with whom she had resided, and a grandson.  Her husband, Leon S. Cole, died in 1934.

        Rev. C. C. Huprich will officiate at services Thursday and burial will be in Marlboro Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Cook, Richard Cook

Source:  The Springfield [Missouri] Leader & Press; Friday, 5 Jan 1968

        FORDLAND -- Funeral services for Richard Cook, 54, Route 2, Fordland, will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the West Finley Baptist Church.  The Rev. Charlie Russell will officiate, and burial will be in the church cemetery under direction of Marsh of Rogersville.

        Mr. Cook, a farmer and machinist's helper, died at 11:40 p.m. Friday in his home after a nine-month illness.  He was a member of the West Finley Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II.

        Survivors are his wife, Roxie; a son, Kenneth, Tulsa; five daughters, Mrs. Maria Denney, 2430 North Rogers, Springfield, Mrs. Ernestine B. Russell and Mrs. Shirley Terrell, both of Route 2, Fordland, Linda Kay and Mary Margaret, both of the home.

        Also surviving are two brothers, Andy and Claudy, both of Wenatchee, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs. Laurie Potter, and Miss Violet Cook, Selah, Wash., and Mrs. Mildred Friend, San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and 16 grandchildren.

 

Cronin, Michael K. Cronin

Source:  The St. Marys [West Virginia] Oracle; 28 Mar 1968

        Michael K. Cronin, 69, of Rt. ___* St. Marys died Sunday evening at his home following a brief illness.

        Born in Pleasants county he was a son of the late Warren and Fannie Hammond Cronin.  He was a member of the French Creek Baptist Church.

        Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Jennie Hanlon Cronin of Waverly; three sons, Harl Cronin of Waverly, Michael J. Cronin of Rt. ___* St. Marys, and Arlie B. Cronin of Rt. ___,* New Cumberland; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Cunningham and Mrs. Emma Fox, both of St. Marys; one brother, Lewis Cronin of Vienna; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Lamp of Wilsonburg, W. Va. and Mrs. Ellen Curfman of _______,* Ohio and 15 grandchildren.

*Submitter's Note:  My copy of this obituary was very difficult to read.  There were two more paragraphs,  but I could not read them at all.  However, the St. Marys library found a form with Acct No. 6827 for Michael K. Cronin that was either part of the funeral home or cemetery records.  It listed the information of the preceding paragraphs, but also has that he was preceded in death by one child.  His occupation shows State Road Commission.  The service was at French Creek Baptist Church on March 27, 1968 at 2 p.m. Frank Osborne was listed under the clergy column, and burial was in Cronin Cemetery.  It also gave information about the casket and vault that would not be part of an obituary.

 

Dixon, James E. Dixon

Source:  The Hannibal [Missouri] Courier Post; 28 Jun 1968

        Dr. James E. Dixon of 1220 N. Central Ave., passed away in Levering Hospital at 11:50 a.m. yesterday.

        He was born in Kahoka July 31, 1899 a son of Pearley and Rachel Kincaid* Dixon and was a member of the First Christian Church.  Dr. Dixon was a veteran of World War I, serving with the U. S. Navy.  He was a member of St. John's Lodge No. 28, AF & AM and a past commander of that lodge.  He was also a member of Excalibar** Commandry** No. 5, KT: Moolah Temple and the Nemo Shrine Club; of Crown and Scepter Chapter No. 1, Order of Eastern Star and Emmette J. Shields Post No. 55, American Legion.

        Dr. Dixon was a member of the Hannibal Dental Society and past president; a member of the Northeast Missouri Dental Society; the Missouri Dental Association and the American Dental Association.

        He received his grade school and high school education in Kahoka, attended Northeast Missouri State College and was a graduate of Washington University of St. Louis in the class of 1924.

        Dr. Dixon began his dental practice in Hannibal in the B. & L. Building where he was located for several years.  He then moved to the location at 506 Broadway where he practiced until the time of his death.

        Dr. Dixon was an excellent musician and vocalist and was a trombonist with an orchestra while in school.  At one time he was choir director for the Arch Street Methodist Church.

        On Dec. 26, 1929 he was married in Fairfield, Iowa to Alva May Berghofer who survives along with a sister, Mrs. D. C. Rogers of Fayette; 2 brothers, Ben Dixon of San Diego, Calif., and Major Horea [sic--Hosea] Jean Dixon of Noel; several nieces and nephews.

        The body is at the Smith Funeral Home where friends may call.

        Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Smith Funeral Chapel.  The Rev. Deane K. Lierle will officiate and interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery at Palmyra.

        Masonic services will be held at 7:30 this evening with St. John's Lodge No. 28, AF & AM in charge.

Submitter’s Notes:

        *  Rachel’s  maiden name is usually spelled KINKADE.

        ** Other spellings of this organization include Excalibur Commandery.

Below is the funeral article.

 

Dixon, James E. Dixon

Source:  The Hannibal [Missouri] Courier Post; 29 Jun 1968

        Funeral services for Dr. James E. Dixon were held at the Smith Funeral Chapel at 3 p.m. today.

        The Rev. Deane K. Liele officiated with Mrs. W. H. Dillingham, Jr., as organist.

        Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Palmyra.  Honorary casket bearers were members of the Hannibal Dental Society.

        Casket bearers were J. W. Rethorn, R. H. Fox, E. L. Fitch, D. W. Chandler, E. McEntire and D. W. Atkinson.

 

Dougherty, Barbara Ruth Dougherty, nee Berry

Source:  The Parkersburg [West Virginia] News; 28 Apr 1968

        Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara Ruth Dougherty, 45, of 3921 8th Av., who died yesterday morning in St. Joseph's Hospital after a brief illness, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Shaver and Son Funeral Home.

        Evangelist Everette G. Scoaf will officiate with burial to be in IOOF cemetery.

        Born in Parkersburg, she was a daughter of Mrs. Caroline Beck Berry of Parkersburg and the late Frank R. Berry.

        Survivors in addition to her mother include her husband, Kenneth Eugene Dougherty; one son, Michael Sean Dougherty, at home; two daughters, Sharon Lynn and Mollie Kay Dougherty, both at home; three brothers, Robert O. Berry of Parkersburg, Raleigh Berry of Wheeling, and Jack T. Berry of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two sisters, Mrs. Garnet E. Lewis of Wheeling, and Mrs. Glada E. Welton of Nitro.

        She was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances and Alma.

        Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today.

        Pallbearers will be Douglas Petty, Steven Plum, Donald Dougherty, James Nicely, Raleigh C. Berry and Robert O. Berry.

 

Dougherty, Harry S. Dougherty

Source:  The Parkersburg [West Virginia] News; 19 Aug 1968

H.   Dougherty

Dies   After

Long   Illness

        Harry S. Dougherty, 72, of Waverly, Wood county, retired former lieutenant, with the Parkersburg Police Department, died Saturday at 10:30 p.m. at his home following an illness of several months.

        He had lived at Waverly for the past seven years, having resided in Parkersburg prior to moving there.  He served 32 years with the Police Department and also was a former Wood county deputy sheriff.

        During the First World War, he served in France with the U.S. Army.  He was a member of the Waverly Church of Christ.

        He was born in Graysville, Monroe county, O., on Feb. 1, 1896, son of the late Friend and Louisa Nalley Dougherty.  Preceding him in death in addition to his parents were three brothers and one sister.

        Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Marie Dotson Dougherty; five daughters, Mrs. Lillian Plum, Parkersburg; Mrs. Marjorie Showalter, Ontario, Canada; Mrs. Becky Petty, Williamstown; Mrs. Ava Lee Stanley, San Antonio, Texas; and Miss Barabra [sic--Barbara] Dougherty, at home; four sons, Kenneth E. Dougherty and H. Francis Dougherty, Parkersburg, both members of the Parkersburg Police Department; Edward Dougherty, Nashville, Tenn.; and James P. Dougherty, Fort Worth, Texas; two brothers, Ralph Dougherty, Graysvville, O.; and David Dougherty, Antioch, O. and 25 grandchildren.

        Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the Franklin and Son Memorial Chapel, 3711* Camden Av., where services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m.  Evangelist C. D. Plum will officiate.  Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens.

*Submitter's Note:  This number was not clear on my copy of this obituary so perhaps might not be correct as typed here.

 

Draper, John Draper

Source:  The Danville [Illinois] Commercial-News; 2 Jan 1968

        ALVIN -- John T. Draper, 71, of Alvin, died at 9:35 a.m. yesterday (Jan. 1, 1968) in St. Elizabeth Hospital where he had been a patient since Dec.24.  He had been in ill health a year.

        He was a retired farmer and groceryman.

        Born April 16, 1896, in Muncie, Ill., he was a son of Abraham and Eliza Cox Draper.

        He was an Army veteran of World War I.

        He was married Oct. 20, 1928 to Dora Kinkade who survives.

        Also surviving are a son, Ronald of Chebanse; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Cassidy of Evanston; a step-daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Knuth of Peru, Ind.; a brother, William of Hegeler and 10 grandchildren.

        He was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother.

        Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Edmund-Jones-Sullivan Funeral Home.  The Rev. Gene Applegate will officiate.  Burial will be at Stearns Cemetery at Muncie.  Friends will be received at the funeral home 7-9 tonight and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Ellis, Charles M. Ellis

Source:  The Ashtabula [Ohio] Star Beacon:  Thursday, 25 Apr 1968

City   Deaths

        Charles Morgan Ellis, 82, who had made his home for the past six years with his daughter, Mrs. Carl G. Johnson, 5632 Shepard Rd., died at 9 a.m. today in Autumn Rendevous [sic–Rendezvous] Nursing Home, Geneva.

        A resident here 60 years, he was born Feb. 23, 1885, in Pleasants County, W. Va., son of Leander A. and Harriet Flemming Ellis.

        Retired, he had been employed by the A&B Dock Co. and National Malleable Steel Castings Co. of Cleveland.

        He was a member of Saybrook Methodist Church and Harbor Lodge 558, F&AM.

        Mr. Ellis is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Carl G. (Effie) Johnson; a son, Earl of Houston, Tex.; four brothers, Arch of Seal Beach, Calif., Guy and Ben of Bartlesville, Okla., and Brooks of Scarsdale, N.Y.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

        His wife, Fannie, died in 1956.

        Services will be Saturday at Zaback Funeral Home, the hour to be announced.  Interment will be in Eagleville Cemetery.

        Friends may call at the funeral home 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.

 

Fearing, Elizabeth Fearing, nee Cronin

Source: The Cleveland [Ohio] Plain Dealer;  Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #108; Date: May 10 1968

Fearing. Elizabeth Fearing (nee Cronin), beloved wife of the late William H., dear mother of Mrs. Anthony DiNunzio (Betty), John R. and the late Edward, Louis, Robert and Eugene, grandmother and great-grandmother. Services Saturday, St. Philomena Church at noon. The family will receive friends at The Flynn-Froelk Co., East Cleveland Funeral Home, 13104 Euclid Ave., Friday 2-4 And 7-9.

 

Fisher, Rosa Fisher, nee Weber

Source:  The Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio; Thursday, 21 Nov 1968

MRS.   FRED   M.   FISHER,   78,

OF   LEWISVILLE,   DIES;

SERVICES   HELD     WEDNESDAY

        Mrs. Rosa Weber Fisher, 78, of Lewisville, died Sunday morning, Nov. 17, 1968, in Community Hospital, Cambridge.

        She was born April 10, 1890, at Lewisville, daughter of the late Philip S. and Matilda Brown Weber.  She was a member of Buchanan Presbyterian Church, American Legion Auxiliary, Huffman Grange and the Rebekah Lodge of Lewisville.

        Survivors include her husband, Fred M. Fisher; two brothers, John H. of Lewisville and Alfred C. of Columbus; and several nieces and nephews.

        Friends were received at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home here where services were held Wednesday afternoon.  Burial in Buchanon [sic--Buchanan] Cemetery, near Lewisville.

 

Ford, Amber Lee Ford

Source:  The Columbus [Indiana] Republic; Friday, 28 Jun 1968

2     Teen-Agers     Killed,

4    Hurt     in     1-Car     Crash

        Two teen-agers were killed and four other youths injured Thursday night in a 1-car crash north of Columbus on River road along the west side of Bakalar Air Force base near the New Hope road.

        State police officers said the accident occurred at high speed and they were investigating reports the youngsters all had been drinking at a party here earlier.

        Killed about 11 p.m. when their car crashed through a utility pole at more than 90 miles an hour then flipped into a ravine were:

        -- Jerry Lynn Deiwert, 16, 3240 Hillcrest drive.

        -- Amber Lee Ford, 15, Dayton, Ohio.  Miss Ford was here visiting her mother, Mrs. Willis Lucas, 1641 South 31A.

        The accident was the second double fatality in the county in less than a week.

        Seriously injured were Richard Lee Henry, 15, 3322 Crescent way, and Dale Hubert Denny, 16, 2887 Streamside drive.  Both youths had "fairly good" nights at the county hospital.

        In fair condition at the hospital are Richard Allen McKee, 19, Trafalgar route 1, and John Thompson, 20, Edinburg route 2.

        Thompson did not enter the hospital until 8:25 a.m. today after he went there and told officials he was injured in the accident.  Previously authorities had believed only five persons were in the 1967 Ford Mustang driven by Deiwert.

        Trooper Paul Jewett of the state police said today that police have information the occupants of the car had been to a drinking party in Columbus and he added, "we know where."

        "We haven't had a chance to get up there yet and investigate," he said.

        One of the youths admitted to the hospital after the accident told the trooper the car was going north in excess of 90 miles an hour, when the right wheels dropped off the recently resurfaced road and it struck the utility pole on the east.

        The car sheered off the pole and was knocked back across the road on impact, rolling and flipping end - over - end in a field.

        It came to a stop on its wheels at the bottom of a drainage ravine approximately 20 feet deep.  The ravine drains water from Bakalar Air Force base ground and crosses under River road about 2-tenths of a mile south of the New Hope road. . . .

        Authorities said Deiwert was killed instantly of an apparent fractured skull and internal injuries, and Miss Ford also died instantly of similar injuries.

        All occupants of the car were thrown out when the car crossed to the west side of the road and began to flip over, except for Thompson, the one officers did not know was in the car. . . .

        Funeral services for Miss Ford will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Reed funeral home.  Rites will be conducted by the Rev. Ralph Newell.  Persons may call after 6 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

        Born in Columbus Jan. 23, 1953, she was the daughter of Lloyd R. and Janet Stewart Ford.  She was a student at Wayne high school in Dayton and a member of the Girl Scouts.

        Surviving with her mother, now Mrs. Willis Lucas of 1641 South 31A, and her father at Dayton, Ohio, are a sister, Mrs. Ronald Daggett of 1631 South 31A; a half sister, Rebecca Lucas of 1641 South 31A; three half brothers, Ricky and Timothy Ford of Dayton, and Willis Lucas of 1641 South 31A, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Ford of 1314 Iowa street and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stewart of Madison. . . .

[Submitter's Note:  This was an extremely long article.  There were another 18 paragraphs I did not type.]

 

Freitag, Howard Freitag

Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, September 26, 1968

       Howard Freitag, 59, of Thorn Street, Apt. A., Sewickley, Pa., a former Woodsfield resident, died Sunday morning, September 22, 1968, at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburg following a several week’s illness.

       He was born near Woodsfield, a son of the late Oscar and Anna Reich Freitag.

       Surviving are his wife, Ida McCammon Freitag; one son, Larry Freitag of the home; one brother, Willard Freitag, of near Woodsfield, and two sisters, Mrs. James (Hazel) Hines, of Barnesville, and Mrs. Kermit

( Elizabeth) Longfellow, of Strasburg.

       Funeral services will be held this Thursday afternoon at two o’clock in the Bauer and Turner Funeral Chapel at Woodsfield, with Rev. George Corbitt officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio.

 

Giar, Nadine Giar, nee Matz

Source:  Medina County [Ohio] Gazette; Tuesday, 2 Jul 1968

        Services were held at 2 p.m. today in the Parker Funeral Home, Spencer, for Mrs. Nadine Giar, 64, of West Main Street, Spencer, who passed away Sunday morning at her home following a five-month illness.

        She was born in Lewisville, Ohio, and moved to Ashland before coming to Spencer 36* years ago.

        She was a member of the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church of Spencer.

        Survivors include her husband, Rex; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Staples, Washington, D.C.; a son, Joe, of Spencer; three grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Jack O'Neil, Marion, Ind. and Miss Marguerite Matz, Ashland; a brother Lake Matz, also of Ashland; nieces and nephews.

        Rev. George Lambert officiated at the services and interment was in Spencer Cemetery.

*Submitter's Note:  The print here was blurred and difficult to read so this number might be 35.

 

Gilmore, Richard E. Gilmore

Source:  The Tampa [Florida] Tribune; Saturday, 8 Jun 1968

        CLEARWATER -- Richard Eugene Gilmore, 62, of 1721 Happon Lane died Friday.  Born in West Virginia, he had lived here since 1959, coming from Beauford [sic--Beaufort], S.C.  He was a retired Marine captain.  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Martha H. Gilmore, Clearwater; a son, Richard E. Gilmore, Houston, Tex.; a daughter, Mrs. Patricia G. Pavey, Beauford [sic--Beaufort]; a brother, Kenneth E. Gilmore, Salem, Ohio, and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret De Sadier, Port Charlotte, and Mrs. Delma Droke, Memphis, Tenn.

 

Gray, Bernard William Gray

Source:  The Ada [Oklahoma] Evening News; Thursday, 20 Jun 1968

        Services for Bernard William Gray, 32, Ada, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Bible Baptist Church of Ada.

        Mr. Gray died Sunday in an auto accident in Oklahoma City.  He was born in Ohio June 28, 1935, to Jess and Mildred Gray.

       He came to Ada seven years ago, was a member of the Baptist Church, the American Legion post in Oklahoma City and the Veterans of Foreign Wars post of Del City.  He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict.

        Survivors include his wife, Bonnie; one son, Billy of the home; two daughters, Carol and Linda, both of the home; three stepsons, Frank, U.S. Marine Corps, stationed in Vietnam, Ronnie and Bobby, both of the home; two stepdaughters, Susan, of the home, and JoAnn Deaville, Woodland Hills, Calif; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Gray, Woodsfield, Ohio; three sisters, Martha Lea Hines, Woodsfield, Ohio, Betty Sanders and Virginia Roehm, both of Erie, Pa.; and five stepgrandsons.

        The Rev. Frank Smith will conduct the services.  Members of the VFW of Del City will be casketbearers and the Del City VFW post will conduct military services at graveside in Rosedale Cemetery.

 

Greiwe, Sarah Lydia Greiwe, nee Strass or Strauss

Source:  Illinois State Journal [Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois] ;Wednesday, 10 January 1968, page 12

MRS. SARAH LYDIA GRIEWE *

        Pana - Mrs. Sarah Lydia Greiwe, 75, of rural Pana, died at 11:55 p.m. Monday at Pana Cummunity Hospital Annex.

        She is survived by two daughters, Miss Fern Greiwe of Pana, Miss Josephine Greiwe of Springfield; one son, Harold Greiwe of Pana; one sister, Mrs. Clara Eubank of Rosamond; four grandchildren.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the McCracken FuneralHome. Burial will be in Rosamond Cemetery.

*Submitter's Note:  The spelling of this headline should be GREIWE.

 

Hagan, Karla Hagan, nee Windland

Source:  The Alliance [Ohio] Review; 7 Aug 1968

MRS.   KARLA   HAGAN

        Mrs. Karla Hagan, 21, of 3621 Union Ave., N.E. Minerva, died yesterday at 2:50 p.m. at the Alliance City Hospital after four weeks illness.

        The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Windland of Sebring, she was born in Alliance, Dec. 25, 1946 and resided in Sebring and the Alliance vicinity all of her life.

        She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Sebring and attended Sebring schools.

        Besides her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Windland, she is survived by her husband, Thomas of the home; one brother, Earl of Sebring and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Talbott of Whittier, Calif.

        Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the Vogt-Gednetz Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park.  Calling hours will be Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.

 

Hicks, Gloria Eileen Mary Hicks nee Pritchard         
Died: February 16, 1968
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson
       Hicks, Gloria Eileen Mary, 44, formerly of Hannibal, O., died February 16, 1968, in Taipei, Taiwan where she had lived for the past 15 years. She was born on June 14, 1912, in Shanghai, China, daughter of William and Lilly Pritchard. Survivors include her husband, Hugh H. Hicks; three daughters, Janet L. and Susan L. and one son, Hugh P., all of the home; her parents, one sister, Mrs. Mildred Gramm, Melbourne, Australia.
       Friends may call at The Rush Funeral Home, Clarington, O. after 1 p.m. where services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m.; in charge of Rev. Paul Brown with interment in Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery, New Martinsville.

 

Huntsman, Clem Huntsman

Source:  The  Barnesville Enterprise, Barnesville, Ohio; 18 Jan 1968

        Clem Huntsman, former Barnesville resident, passed away Tuesday, January 16th, in Redlands, California.  Born in Belmont County, February 3, 1906, he was a son of Emmer and Dora Lucas Huntsman.

        He is survived by his wife, Margaret, three sons, William of Redlands, California, Robert of Canton and Lester; several grandchildren; two brothers, Glen and Paul Huntsman, both of Barnesville; two sisters, Evelyn Hatfield, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and Annabelle Blair of Arizona.  Three sisters and one brother preceded her [sic--him] in death.

        Services and burial will take place tomorrow, Friday, January 19th in Redlands, California.

 

Huntsman, Grover C. Huntsman

SCIO - Grover C. Huntsman, 83, retired pottery worker, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday (Jan 11) at his home after a long illness.  Born Nov. 6. 1884, in Monroe County, he was a son of Joseph and Jane Hickenbottom Huntsman, and was a retired employee of Scio Pottery Company.

Mr. Huntsman is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bertha Riley Huntsman; two sons, Joseph of Akron and Doyle of Cadiz; three sisters, Mrs. Lydia Copeland of Somerton, Mrs. Charlotte Lalathin of Anderson, Indiana, and Miss Daisy Huntsman of Barnesville, one brother, George of Los Angeles, California; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Purviance Funeral Home with burial in Grandview Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

 

Huntsman, Sadie Huntsman nee Leffler

Mrs. Sadie Huntsman, resident of Belmont for the past 45 years, died Sunday at 8 p.m. at her home.  She was born in Barnesville, October 16, 1886, a daughter of William and Emma Leffler. 

Her husband, John T. Huntsman, died in 1959.

Surviving are three daughters,  Mrs. Stella Blanche Humphrey, Belmont, Mrs. Margaret J. Kurry, Fairborn, and Mrs. Lucille Gallagher, Newark; five sons, Albert M. and Elmer Floyd, both at home, Walter J., Barnesville, Carl R. Greenfield, Ohio, and Charles of Canton; 27 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren; on sister, Miss Minnie Leffler, Route 2, Barnesville.Friends will be received at the Kelly-Kemp Funeral Hom, Bethesda, Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. Services Thursday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Larry Cline officiating.  Burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hendrysburg.

 

Hyatt, George Hyatt

Source:  newspaper clipping, Preston, Hickory Co., Missouri; 24 or 25 Apr 1968

Hyatt   Services   Fridat   At   Preston

        Funeral services for George Warren* Hyatt, 78, of Preston will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Preston Methodist Church with Rev. Irvin Allen officiating.  Burial will be in Fisher Cemetery under direction of Hathaway Funeral Home.

        Mr. Hyatt died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in St. John's Hospital, Springfield, where he had been a patient 10 hours.  he had moved to Preston four and a half years ago from Topeka, Kansas.

        Surviving are his wife, Jessie; and three sons, Milford,** Preston, Duane, Bardstown, Ky., and Charles, Phoenix, Ariz; a brother, Ralph, Denison, Kan.; two sisters, Mrs. Julia Holzle, Holton, Kan., and Mrs. Ida Oldham, Denison, Texas; and four grandchildren.

Submitter's Notes: 

        *On the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, he signed his name as George Washington Hyatt.

        **In his own obituary, and on his tombstone, the name is spelled MILFRED.

 

Johnson, Isaac L. Johnson

Source:  Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield, Ohio]; Aug 1968

ISAAC  L.  JOHNSON,  58,  DIES  AT  HIS  HOME,  MALAGA,  AFTER  ILLNESS

        Requiem Mass was at 1 p.m. on Friday at St. John's Catholic Church for Isaac L. Johnson, 58, Malaga, with the Rev. Fr. Francis E. Maloney as celebrant.  Burial was in Crestview Cemetery, Barnesville, in charge of Bauer-Turner Funeral Home.

        An employe [sic] of the Olin-Mathieson Chemcial Corp., Hannibal, he died at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 1968, at his home following an illness.

        He was born July 31, 1910, at Temperanceville, the son of Dallas and Rosalie Johnson, and was a member of St. John's Church at Miltonsburg.  He was a veteran of World War II.

        Mr. Johnson leaves his wife, the former Agnes Christman; one brother, Charles Johnson, Escondido, Calif., two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Pfeiffer, also of California, and Mrs. James McCort, Malaga.

 

Joy, Harold C. Joy

Source:  The Salem [Ohio] News; 6 Mar 1968

        Harold C. Joy, 82, of Lisbon RD 2 died at 5:20 a.m. today at the Central Clinic following a lengthy illness.

        Mr. Joy was born March 9, 1884, in Reis Run, Ohio, the son of John W. and Nancy Lee Joy.  He had resided in the Lisbon-East Liverpool area since 1902.   

        A potter, Mr. Joy retired from the Homer Laughlin China Co. in Newell, W. Va., about 10 years ago and had been employed by the Buckeye Mining Co. of Lisbon.  He was a member of the Center Valley Baptist Church of Wade, Ohio.  His wife, Annie Van Dyne Joy, died in 1919.

        He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rondo Winters, with whom he resided, and Mrs. Theodore Christensen of Columbus; a son, Harold, of Salem; a sister, Margie G. Joy of Reis Run; two brothers, Keith of Marietta and Charles of Wellsville; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

        Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Dawson Funeral Home in East Liverpool by the Rev. James McCollam, pastor of the Yellow Creek Presbyterian Church.  Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery.

        Friends may call Thursday at the funeral home.

 

Kennard, William "Bill" Kennard

Source:  The Athens [Ohio] Messenger; December 29, 1968

        CHAUNCEY -- William (Bill) Kennard, 39, of 30 W. Main Street was pronounced dead on arrival at Sheltering Arms Hospital Friday night.

        He was a native of New Marshfield and a son of Mrs. Maud* Evans Kennard and the late Dale Kennard.

        He lived in Dayton for a number of years but returned to Athens County in 1961 when he became employed by the Mobile Station on Lancaster Street.  He later purchased the business which he operated until two months ago, under the name Willy's Mobile.

        Mr. Kennard was a member of the Moose Lodge 1399, Legion of Moose, 25 Member Club, Post 21 of the American Legion and Buckeye State Sheriffs Association.  He was a veteran of the Korean conflict.

        Survivors include his wife, Betty R.; a daughter Gail Dee; a son Dale Lee; two stepdaughters, Peggy and Carmen McGinnis, all at home; a stepson, Michael McGinnis with the Navy in Memphis, Tenn.; his mother, Mrs. Maude* Collins of Athens and a half brother Lawrence Collins of Athens.

        His father and a brother died previously.

        Funeral services will be held Tuesday at the Rutsong [sic–Routsong] Funeral Home in Dayton and will be followed by burial in Beavertown Cemetery near Dayton.

        Friends may call at the Hughes Funeral Home after Sunday noon where memorial services will be conducted by the Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. and by the American Legion at 8.

*Submitter's Note:  His mother's name was spelled both these ways within this article.

 

Kinkade, Elmer T. Kinkade

Source:  The Tampa [Florida] Tribune; 30 Mar 1968

        Elmer T. Kinkade, 4104 Sevilla Ave., died Friday.  A native of Wellsville, Ohio, he operated a radio supply company in Jacksonville for six years prior to opening the Kinkade Radio Supply Inc. in Tampa in 1945.

        He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ruth M. Kinkade; sons, Maj. Elmer T. Kinkade Jr., USAF, and William L. Kinkade, Kansas City, Mo., and a sister, Mrs. C. W. Gross, Winter Haven.

*Submitter's Note:  Below is the funeral notice.

        KINKADE, ELMER T.– Funeral services for Mr. Elmer T. Kinkade, 4104 Sevilla Ave. will be held in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Monday, April 1st under the direction of the John A. Freyvogle Funeral Home, 4900 Centre Ave.

        Friends may call at CURRY'S  FUNERAL  HOME, 605 S. MacDill Ave. between 9 A.M. and 9 P.M. Saturday.  The family requests that those desiring to send flowers should direct them to the Pittsburgh funeral home.

 

Kress, Vera Kress, nee Paulus

Source:  Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio; Thursday, 7 Nov 1968

MRS.  KARL  KRESS,  51,  DIES  MONDAY  FOLLOWING  FEW  WEEKS  ILLNESS;  SERVICES   FRIDAY  MORNING

        Mrs. Vera Kress, 51, of 110 Maple Avenue, Woodsfield, died at 7 p.m. Monday at Means Hall, University Hospital in Columbus; after a three months illness.

        Mrs. Kress was born October 17, 1917, daughter of Jacob and Rosie Koehler Hoff.*  She was a member of St. Sylvester Catholic Church of Woodsfield and the Catholic Womens Society.

        She is survived by her husband, Karl Kress; three sons, David of Steubenville, Phillip and Richard of the home; two daughters, Barbara and Louise, and her mother, Mrs. Rosie Hoff of the home; a brother, Albert Paulus of Boliver.  A brother Fred Paulus, died in WW II.

        The Rosary will be recited at the Mitchener Funeral Home this evening, Thursday, at 8 o'clock.  Requiem High Mass will be celebrated at St. Sylvester Catholic church at 10 a.m. Friday with Msgr. Robert A. Brown as celebrant.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

*Submitter's Note:  Vera was the daughter of Rosie Koehler and her first husband Asher Okey Paulus.  They were divorced, and Rosie married Jacob Hoff in 1925.

 

Kuhn, Joseph D. Kuhn

Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated April 25, 1968

       Joseph D. Kuhn, 86, of Lewisville Route 1, died Saturday evening, April 20, 1968, at five o’clock in the Mark Rest Center at McConnelsville where he had been a patient a short time.

       A retired farmer, he was born June 12, 1881, at Burkhart, Monroe County, a son of Simon and Mary Kuhn.

       Mr. Kuhn was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at Burkhart.

       Surviving are his widow, Minnie Burkhart Kuhn; a daughter, Mrs. Sally Pritchard, of Zanesville; three sons, Clarence Kuhn, of Pataskala; Andrew Kuhn, of the home and Alfred Kuhn, of Canton and six grandchildren.

       One brother and one sister are deceased.

       A Requiem High Mass was solemnized Tuesday morning at nine o’clock in St. Joseph’s Church, with Rev. Joseph Finan officiating. Burial was in the Chapel Hill Cemetery at Burkhart, with the Brubach Funeral Home of Summerfield in charge.

 

Lattea, Mary Grace Lattea, nee Haas

Source:  The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; Sunday, 25 Feb 1968

MRS.    MARY     LATTEA

        Mrs. Mary Grace Lattea, 49, of 643 N. Main st., was dead on arrival Saturday at St. Thomas Hospital after becoming ill at her home.

        Born in Akron, Mrs. Lattea had been a clothing inspector for City Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. until three months ago when she left because of illness.

        She leaves daughter Miss Renee Lattea, Akron; mother Mrs. Margaret M. Walker, Akron; sister Mrs. Ilah Stocker, Elsinore, Cal., and brother William L. Haas, Akron.

        Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Prentice Coburn St. funeral home, where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.  Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery.

 

Leasure, Bert O. Leasure

Source:  Times Recorder [Zanesville, Ohio]; Thursday, 11 January 1968

        Stafford - Bert O. Leasure, 69, of Summerfield route 1, a retired farmer, died at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday [Jan. 10] at his home following an apparent heart attack.  He had been ill two months.

        He was born Sept. 6, 1898, a son of James and Emma VanFossen Leasure, on the farm where he died.

        Mr. Leasure was a member of Mount Tabor Methodist Church.

        He is survived by his widow, the former Blanche Brown, whom he married Aug. 14, 1918; a daughter, Mrs. William Waterman of Marietta; five sons, James K. of Woodsfield, Bert O. Jr. of Summerfield Route 1, Roger and Edward of Lewisville and Lloyd of Graysville Route 1; a sister, Mrs. Nellie Thompson of Summerfield. Route 1; two brothers, William and Charles, both of Woodsfield; 28 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  A son, Harold, is deceased.

        Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Mallett Funeral Home here with Rev. Charles Tulga officiating.  Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery.

        Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today.

 

Marty, Frederick Albert Marty

Source:  The Martins Ferry [Ohio] Times Leader; 6 Dec 1968

        Frederick Albert Marty, 96, of 709 High St., Bridgeport, retired carpenter, died Thursday at 10 a.m. in Martins Ferry Hospital.  He was born in Monroe County, April 19, 1872, a son of Randall and Barbara Kurtzman Marty.

        He was a member of West Bridgeport Methodist Church, past Sunday School superintendent and a past treasurer of the church, past member of Bridgeport Council and secretary of the Linwood Cemetery Association.

        Surviving are his widow, Mary Cummins Marty, a niece, Miss Florence Kuglar,* of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Molly Butler, Clarington, Mrs. Clara English and Mrs. Ella Warrick, Barnesville, one brother, Wesley, Hannibal; several other nieces and nephews.

        Friends are being received at the Howard H. Wilson Funeral Home, Bridgeport, where services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. with Mr. George Wees, lay minister of West Bridgeport Methodist Church officiating.  Burial in Linwood Cemetery, Blaine.

*Submitter’s Note: In Florence’s obituary, her last name was spelled “Kugler.”

 

Maxwell, Cecil Maxwell

Source:  The East Liverpool [Ohio] Review; 23 Oct 1968

        Services will be held Friday morning for Cecil Maxwell, 79, of Hamilton Rd., RD 1, who died Tuesday at 4:05 p.m. in City Hospital following a lengthy illness.

        Mr. Maxwell resided with a son, Bernard Maxwell, and a daughter, Mrs. Daniel (Cecile) Brand.  He was born Aug. 8, 1889, in Doddridge County, W. Va., a son of the late Thomas Maxwell and Elizabeth Cedars Maxwell.  He had resided in the area most of his life.  Mr. Maxwell retired in 1954 from the Hall China Co., where he had been employed for 16 years as a jiggerman.  His wife, the late Mrs. Isabel Cronin Maxwell, died March 23, 1962.

        Mr. Maxwell is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. James (Alice) Wright of East Liverpool and Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Hildebrand of Wooster; three sisters, Mrs. Etta Swiger and Mrs. Lula Davis of Clarksburg, W. Va., and Mrs. Grace Hurst of East Liverpool; 20 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

        Services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the Martin Funeral Home with the Rev. Gaylord W. Cox of the Grace Baptist Temple officiating.

        Burial will be in the Reedsburg Cemetery at Reedsburg.

        Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday afternoon and night.

 

Mercer, Iva I. Mercer, nee Walker

Source:  The East Liverpool [Ohio] Review; 20 Nov 1968

        Services will be held Friday morning for Mrs. Iva I. Mercer, 66, of 205 Harrison St., Newell, who was pronounced dead on arrival at City Hospital Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.

        She was found lying on the sidewalk along Jefferson St., Newell, between 2nd and 3rd Sts., by Hancock County sheriff's deputies who had been called to the scene.  They were told that Mrs. Mercer had been to a local doctor's office after taking ill earlier at home.  She was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

        Mrs. Mercer was born Feb. 10, 1902, in Wick, W. Va., as daughter of the late John Walker and Cora Sandy Walker.  She had resided in this area for 15 years.

        She was a member of the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints.

        Her husband, John W. Mercer, died Jan. 15, 1956.  Four children also preceded her in death.

        Survivors include two sons, Homer J. Mercer of East Liverpool and Brady G. Mercer of Miami, Fla.; six daughters, Mrs. William (Freda) Ripley and Mrs. Ralph (Cora) Booher of Newell, Mrs. Sadie Duvall of Chester and Mrs. Robert (Grace) Lockhart, Mrs. Richard (Esta) Smith and Mrs. Elaine Rose of East Liverpool; a brother, Brady Walker of Newell; three sisters, Mrs. Esta Prescott of Chester, Mrs. Mabel Jones of Middlebourne, W. Va., and Mrs. Eva Smith of Friendly, W. Va.; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

        Services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in the Martin Funeral Home, with Elder Fred Loertshcer of the church officiating.

        Burial will follow in Mercer Cemetery, New Martinsville.

        Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday night.

 

Morris, Harry A. Morris Sr.

          Harry A. Morris Sr., 81, a former resident of Marietta, died in Steubenville Saturday evening.  He was born Feb. 22, 1882, in Caldwell, a son of Norval and Hattie Roach Morris.  He was a sign painter by trade and had been the projection operator at theaters here some years ago.

          His wife, the former Catherine Ancell, survives with the following sons and daughters:  Mrs. Ralph (Dorothy) Smith and Mrs.

Catherine Marshall, both of Toronto; Mrs. Mary Bell of Hamilton; Capt. Harry A. Morris Jr., stationed in Turkey; Robert R. Morris of Columbus and Thomas H. and James J. Morris, both  of Marietta.

          There are 19 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren surviving.  One brother and one sister survive, Charles

Morris and Mrs. Mabel Osborne, both of Caldwell.

          Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Francis Catholic Church at 409 Grant St., Toronto, with burial in Toronto.

 

Morris, John H. Morris

Source: Newsclipping;  July 1968

John H. Morris, 86, former Lewisville (Monroe County) Ohio resident, died Thursday at 1 a.m. in a Cambridge hospital. He was born Oct. 25, 1881, near Calais, the son of Thomas and Susan Markle Morris. Surviving are four sons, Virgil, RD 2, Lewisville, James and Raymond, Ashland and John Jr. of Cambridge; one daughter, Mrs. Genevieve Kelly, RD 4, Woodsfield; two brothers, Dora of Fly, Ohio and Alvy of Wooster; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Piatt, Wooster and Mrs. Jennie Drake, Barnesville; 30 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Gardner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. with Minister J.V.A. Traylor officiating. Burial in Conner Ridge Cemetery.

 

Morris, Lawrence F. Morris

Source: Quaker City (Ohio) Hometowner; Friday, 29 November 1968

       A Calais native, Lawrence F. Morris, Barnesville R. D. 2, died Nov. 23, at Barnesville Hospital.

           Born in Calais Feb. 8, 1887, he was a son of Simon and Barbara Carpenter Morris. He was a 50-year member of Kirkwood Masonic Lodge.

           Mr. Morris leaves one son, Floyd of Barnesville R. D. 2; two sisters, Mrs. Atha Gleaves, Fairview, and Adda Gail Anderson, Virginia Beach, Va.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

           Funeral services were held at the Campbell Funeral Home, Barnesville, with the Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery.

 

Mozena, Mary A. Mozena

Dies at age 101

       Clarington's oldest resident, Mrs. Mary Ann Mozena, aged 101, died at her home here on June 26. She was the widow of Henry Mozena, one of the Mozena Brothers who operated a boatyard here where many famous steamboats were built. Mrs. Mozena was born on January 17, 1867, and had been in good health until recently. She is survived by a son and two daughters. Funeral services were held on June 29, with burial in the Clarington Cemetery.

 

Mozena, Mary A. Mozena

Mrs. Mary Ann Mozena, 101, of Clarington, died Wednesday, June 26, 1968, at her home.  She was born in Cameron, Ohio, January 17, 1867, a daughter of John and Margaret Ferguson Tschappat.  Mrs. Mozena was a member of the United Methodist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Miss Olive Mozena, of the home, and Mrs. Eva Rose, of Akron; one son, Roy Mozena, of the home; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the Rush Funeral Home at Clarington, with Rev. Lester Lehman officiating. Burial was in the Clarington Cemetery.

 

Myers, Kenneth Lowell Myers

Source:  The Linton [Indiana] Daily Citizen; Thursday, 1 Feb 1968

Linton   Man

Dies   in   Wreck

        Kenneth Lowell Myers, 29, of Linton, was killed in an automobile accident near LaPorte at 1:30 a.m. this morning.

        According to the State Police report, Myers was killed on highway 39 north of LaPorte when his car swerved left of the highway, struck a tree and rolled over, throwing him out.

        The deceased was born in Linton April 17, 1938, the son of Norval Lowell and Alma Mae Miller Myers.  He had never married and had lived at Linton all of his life.  He was a foundry worker.

        Survivors include the parents; the following brothers and sisters, Orval Gene Myers, Earl Richard Myers, Larry Dean Myers and Ronnie Roy* Myers, all of Linton, Eugene Myers of LaPorte, Danny Myers of San Antonio, Tex.; Mrs. Shirley Glascoe and Mrs. Mary Siler, both of Dayton, Ohio; and Mrs. Patty Pierce of Linton; a half brother, Bobby Lee Miller of Dayton, Ohio, and a grandmother, Mrs. Ada Miller of Linton.  Four brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

        Funeral services will be held at the Anderson Poindexter Memory Chapel at Linton at 3 p.m. Saturday with Rev. Paul Kirkman officiating and burial will follow in the Sassafras cemetery.  Friends may call at the Memory Chapel after noon Friday.

*Submitter's Note:  He is listed as Ronnie Ray on the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007  and in his obituary.

 

Oldemeyer, Elizabeth C. Oldemeyer nee Furby

Source: the Fort Morgan [Colorado] Times; 08/31/1968, p1

       Mrs. Elizabeth C. Oldemeyer, 73, a longtime resident of Morgan County and Brush died at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Home early today.

       Her survivor’s include Orville (Bud) Oldemeyer, a son, and one daughter, Mrs. Opal Harvey of Brush.

       Funeral arrangements, in charge of Gale-Frezieres Funeral Home, will be announced later.

 

Oldemeyer, Michael Oldemeyer

Source:  Chico [California] Enterprise-Record; Thursday, 1/4/1968

       Michael (Bob) Oldemeyer, 78, longtime Chico resident, died early Wednesday morning at Enloe Hospital after an extended illness.

       He was born July 6, 1889, in Fort Morgan, Colo.

       He was married to Ada Camerzellin in December, 1909.

       He was an agriculturist for the Southwest U.S. sugar beet industry.

       In 1926, the couple moved to Chico and established the Richfield Station next to the old Hotel Oaks, operating it until his retirement in 1950. He and his wife made their home at 398 East Third Ave.

       He had been a Rotarian since 1941 and for many years served on the City of Chico Planning Commission.

       Surviving are his widow, two sons, Ennis of Oakland and Virgil of Los Altos, a sister, Mrs. Alice Hansen of Oakland; two brothers, Ben of Mercedes, Tex.  and Clarence of Brush, Colo.; five grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

       Funeral services will be held in the Hall-Van Hook Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. Friday, with the Rev. Robert B. Scott of the Bidwell Memorial Presbyterian Church officiating.

       Charles Taggart will sing “In The Garden” and “Beautiful Garden of Prayer,” accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Joy Foster. Rotarian casketbearers will be Bill Reinhardt, Irving Bedford, Earle Bevins, Dr. Plez Guynn, Tom Kelly and Jack Meyers. Interment will be in the Chico Cemetery.

 

Piatt, Lorenzo Piatt

Source:  The Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio Thursday, December 9. 1968

WOODSFIELD- Lorenzo Piatt, 87 of near Woodsfield, retired farmer, died Tuesday evening (Dec. 7, 1968) in Barnesville Hospital after a long illness.  Born June 9, 1878 in West Virginia, he was a son of Benjamin and Mary Truax Piatt.

Surviving are his widow, Pearl; four sons, John of Woodsfield Route 1, Paul of the home and Archie and Arthur of Lewisville, three daughters Mrs Mary Nalley of Woodsfield Route 2, Mrs. Dorothy Briggs of New Concord and Mrs. Clara Briggs of Newport, PA., 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Friends may call after noon today at Gardner Funeral Home here.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ, Minister J.V. A. Traylor will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.

Submitter’s notes:  Lorenzo’s granddaughter, Marlene Batdorf, submitted this obit and has offered the following corrections – Lorenzo’s father was John Piatt, not Benjamin.  He died in 1965, not 1968.

 

Rubel, Mamie R. Rubel nee Ankrom

Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, August 22, 1968

LKP#4

       Mrs. Mamie R. Rubel, 17 Garfield Avenue, New Concord, Ohio died Sunday evening, August 11, 1968, at 6:30 o’clock in Guernsey Memorial Hospital at Cambridge, Ohio, where she had been a patient a short time. She died on her 90th birthday.

       She was born August 11, 1878, in Monroe County, a daughter of William and Damaria Carpenter Ankrom.

       Surviving are two daughters, Miss Barbara Rubel, of New Concord, with whom she resided, and Mrs. Adelaide Billman, of Salem; four sons, Jacob Rubel, of Summerfield, Route 2; Dan Rubel, of Cambridge; Okey Rubel, of Lewisville, Route 2, and Herman Rubel, of Summerfield, Route 2; two brothers, Hila Ankrom, of Woodsfield, Route 3, and Chauncey Ankrom, of Canton; sixteen grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren.

       Her husband, George Rubel, died February 9, 1937. Three daughters, Dolla, Mrs. Ada Pennell and an infant daughter, and two sons, John and Arthur, also preceded her in death.

       Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock in the Seneca Valley Church with Rev. William Franklin officiating. Burial was in the Calais Cemetery.

 

Runion, Dan Runion

Source:  The San Gabriel Valley [California] Tribune; 30 Mar 1968

RUNION

        DAN, of Azusa.  Survived by wife, Mrs. Hazel Runion; daughter, Mrs. Juanita Lamey, Pomona; sisters, Mrs. Alma Masternick, Youngstown, Ohio; Mrs. Margaret Williams, Sebring, Ohio; Mrs. Phyllis Modarelli, Struthers, Ohio; Mrs. Patsy Copeland, Lorraine [sic--Lorain], Ohio; Mrs. Mary Dawson, East Liverpool, Ohio;  brothers, Everett A. Runion, Sebring, Ohio; & Bert R. Runion, Baldwin Park.  Also survived by 4 grandchildren.  Services Monday, 3:30 P.M.  Oakdale Memorial Chapel, OAKDALE  MORTUARY  directing.

 

Runyon, Bert Runyon

Source:  The San Gabriel Valley [California] Tribune; 11 Aug1968

RUNYON

        BERT,  Baldwin Park.  Survived by wife Fannie Melisa Runyon, daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Tury, Rosemead, Mrs. Doris Tarullo, Arcadia, Mrs. Audrey Fuller,  Also survived by 6 grandchildren, sisters, Mrs. Alma Masternick, Youngstown, Ohio, Mrs. Margaret Williams, Seeburing [sic--Sebring], Mrs. Phyllis Modarelli, Struthers, Ohio, Mrs. Patsy Copeland, Lorraine [sic--Lorain], Ohio, Mrs. Mary Dawson, E. Liverpool, Ohio.  Funeral services Mon. Aug. 12th, 1:30 P.M.  Oakdale Memorial Chapel, OAKDALE  MORTUARY  directing.

 

Runyon, Everett A. Runyon

Source:  The Alliance [Ohio] Review; 10 May 1968

       Everett A. Runyon, 66, of 355 E. Indiana Ave., Sebring, died today at 12:15 a.m. at his residence following two years illness.

        Born in Newell, W. Va., Jan. 15,1902, he resided in Sebring the last 28 years.

        He was a retired kiln placer at the Royal China Co.  He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church and International Brotherhood of Operative Potters No. 59.

        He is survived by his wife, Georgia of the home; two sons, Harry E. and Robert G., both of Sebring; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Stoffer of Franklin Square; five sisters, Mrs. Alma Masternick of Youngstown, Mrs. Margaret Williams of Sebring, Mrs. Phyllis Modarelli of Struthers, Mrs. Isabelle Copeland of Lorain and Mrs. Mary Dawson of East Liverpool; one brother Bert of Baldwin Park, Calif.; 23 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

        Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Rev. Anthony Lane officiating.  Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park.  Calling hours will be Sunday from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Vogt - Gednetz Funeral Home with the rosary to be said at 7:30 pm.

 

Schell, Jesse E. Schell 2nd obit

Source:  The Springfield [Missouri] Daily News; 4 Jun 1968

        Funeral services for Jesse E. Schell, 87, of 816 Della, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Gorman-Scharpf Chapel, with the Rev. John Keene officiating.  Burial will be in White Chapel Cemetery.

        Mr. Schell, a retired blacksmith, died Monday.

 

Schell, Jesse E. Schell

Source:  The Springfield [Missouri] Daily News; 3 Jun 1968

        Jesse E.Schell, 87, of 816 Della, a retired Frisco blacksmith and a resident of Springfield for about 45 years, died at 2:15 a.m. today in Sunshine Acres Nursing Home.

        He is survived by one son, Thomas H., 2243 North Grant; one daughter, Mrs. Hazel Norbury, 2501 East Kearney; a brother Earl, Cisney,* Ill.; and a sister, Mrs. Bessie Bradham, Rinard, Ill., nine grandchildren and 10 great-grand-children.

        Funeral arrangements are by Gorman-Scharpf.

*Submitter's Notes: This should be spelled CISNE.

 

Schell, Vade A. Schell, nee Acree

Source:  The Terre Haute [Indiana] Tribune-Star; Sunday, February 25, 1968

MRS.  VADE  A.  SCHELL

        Mrs. Vade A. Schell, 69, 1634 Second Ave., died at 7:35 p.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Hospital.  Surviving are three sons, Richard, Charles and Edmond, all of Terre Haute; four daughters, Mrs. Betty Wilson, Mrs. Margaret May and Mrs. Anita Martin, all of Terre Haute, and Mrs. Thelma Orndoff of Indianolo, Ill.; three sisters, Dora Tedrow of Shoals, Mrs. Laura McLemore of Princeton and Mrs. Minnie Everhart of Arizona; a brother, George Acree of Terre Haute; 31 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  Arrangements are pending at the Callahan Funeral Home.

 

Schneider, Edward J. Schneider

Source:  The Spirit of Demcracy [Woodsfield, Ohio]; Thursday, 16 May 1968

EDWARD  J.  SCHNEIDER,  84,  DIES  TUESDAY;  FUNERAL  SERVICES  ON  FRIDAY

        Edward J. Schneider, 84, of Woodsfield, died Tuesday morning, May 14, in Barnesville Hospital.

        He was born Nov. 23, 1883, near Woodsfield, son of the late Fred and Christina Schneider.  He was a member of the United Church of Christ and was a retired farmer.

        Survivors include one brother, Clarence of Merrill, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews.  His wife Anna, preceded him in death April 20, 1958.

        Friends are being received at Bauer and Turner Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday with Rev. George Corbitt officiating.  Burial in Oaklawn Cemetery.

 

Scobey, Clyde Scobey

Source:  Ashland [Ohio] Times Gazette; 15 Jan 1968

        Clyde O. Scobey, 73, of 1501 Madison Hill, Wooster, died Sunday afternoon  [14 Jan 1968]  at Wooster Community Hospital following a brief illness.

        Born in Ruggles Township, May 11, 1894, he was the son of  Clayton and Elma Scobey, and had lived in Ashland 21 years before moving to Wooster.  He was a tree surgeon while he lived in Ashland.

        A member of the Missionary Alliance Church in Wooster and of the Wayne County Camp of Gideon Society, he was an insurance agent for the Town and Village Insurance Co.

        Survivors include his widow, Vera Baker Scobey; one daughter, Alice, the wife of Rev. Robert Homes of Homerville; one son, Virgil of Centerville; and three grandchildren.

        Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.

        Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the McIntire Funeral Home in Wooster with Rev. Lowell H. Stiner officiating.  Burial will be in the Ashland Cemetery.

        Visiting hours will be from 7 - 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

 

Scobey, Clyde Scobey

Source: Ashland [Ohio] Times Gazette; 16 Jan 1968

        Funeral services for Clyde O. Scobey, 73, of 1501 Madison Hill, Wooster, who died Sunday afternoon  [14 Jan 1968] will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the McIntire Funeral Home, Wooster, with Rev. Lowell H. Stiner officiating.

        Burial will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Ashland Cemetery.

        Visiting hours will be from 7 - 9 tonight at the funeral home.

 

Shaffer, James Frederick Shaffer
Source--Newsclipping
Published--1968
    Shaffer, James Frederick was born April 3, 1882, and departed this life June 16, 1968, at the age of 86 years, two months and thirteen days.
    On July 3, 1905, he was united in marriage with Caroline Bauer and to this union was born one daughter.
    Mr. Schaffer leaves to mourn his departure, a daughter, Mrs. Anna Whitacre, of Graysville; two grandchildren, Mrs. Nola (sic-Nila) Griffith, of Marietta and Koy Whitacre, of Graysville; nine great grandchildren; one half-brother, J.W.Newell, of Woodsfield, and a host of friends.
    He was preceded in death by his wife, on August 12, 1964, and by a grandson, Lewis Lynn Whitacre, on June 16, 1967.
    On April 22, 1901, he obeyed the Gospel at the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ and for over sixty years served as an elder.
    He was a devoted husband, a kind and loving father and grandfather, and a friend to anyone in need.
    Breif services were held at the home, Wednesday afternoon, June 19, at 1:30 o'clock, with Minister Claude Davis, of Marietta, officiating. Additional services were held at 2:00 o'clock at the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ. The body was laid to rest in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery with the Mallett Funeral Home of Stafford in charge.
.
    God sees when the footsteps falter,
    When the pathway has grown to steep,
    Then he touches the weary eyelids,
    And gives his dear ones sleep.
.
                  CARD OF THANKS
    We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to all of our relatives,
neighbors and friends for the beautiful flowers, the gifts of food, words of
sympathy and deeds of kindness shown us at the time of the death of our
loved one, Fred Shaffer. Our thanks also to Minister Claude Davis for his
words of comfort; the pallbearers; the Mallett Funeral Home, and all who
helped in any way. Such kindness will never be forgotten.
                                     MR. AND MRS. ARNETT WHITACRE
                                     MR. AND MRS. FLOYD GRIFFITH
                                     MR. AND MRS. KOY WHITACRE
                                     MRS. DOROTHY WHITACRE

 

Shumate, Inez Irene Shumate nee Highman

Source:  Zanesville Times Recorder 8/13/1968
SHUMATE SERVICE -- Services for Mrs. Inez Shumate, 73, of 717 Brown Street, who died Sunday will be held at 10am Wednesday at DeLong & Baker Funeral Home.  Rev. Meredith Lasley will officiate and burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Friends may call 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 pm today at the Funeral Home.

 

Stacy, Albert J. Stacy

Source:  Massillon Independent December 20, 1968

Albert J. Stacy, 62, of 1203 Fairlane Ave. SW, Reedurban died Friday (December 19, 1968) in Aultman hospital in Canton shortly after his admittance following a coronary attack.

Mr. Stacy was a teacher of industrial arts at Sandy Valley high school and earlier had been a teacher at Taft junior high school in Canton.  He was born in Antioch and had resided in Canton since 1941.  He attended Muskingum College, Ohio University and Malone College.  He was a former builder of residential homes and for some years had been an employee of the Hercules Engines plant in Canton.

Mr. Stacy was a member of the Canton Baptist Temple and belonged to the adult Bible class.  He also had served as an usher and member of the church choir.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Stacy; three sisters, Mrs. Clarence (Florence) Nell of Ashland, Mrs. Alice Carpenter of Somerton, Ohio, and Miss Pearl Stacy of Parkersburg, W.Va.; a brother-in-law, Forest K. Okey of Norwalk, Cal.; and several nieces and nephews.

The body is at the Reed funeral home in Canton where friends may call Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  It will be moved to the Turner funeral home in Woodsfield for the funeral Monday at 2 a.m., with the Rev. Harold Henninger, his pastor, officiating.  Interment will be made in Antioch Cemetery.

 

Stalder, Birdie Stalder, nee Scatterday

Source:  Martins Ferry [Ohio] Times Leader; 2 Aug 1968

        Mrs. Birdie Scatterday Stalder, 52, of Stop Four, Martins Ferry, former Bridgeport resident, died Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Martins Ferry Hospital.  She was born in Wheeling, Oct. 7, 1915, the daughter of Mrs. Hanna Kraus Scatterday and the late Forest R. Scatterday.

        She was a member of the Naba Review No. 190 of Bridgeport.

        Surviving are her mother of Martins Ferry; three sons, Ronald Laipple, Washington, Pa., William Laipple, Erie, Pa., and Charles E. Stalder of the home; one twin sister, Mrs. Em F. Delbrugge, Martins Ferry and seven grandchildren.

        Friends will be received at the Heslop Funeral Home, Martins Ferry, after 7 p.m. tonight.  Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Paul W. O. Heist officiating.  Burial in Riverview Cemetery, Martins Ferry.

 

Stilabower, Martha Lee Stilabower, nee Stewart

Souce:  as posted on findagrave.com; Nov 1968

LOCAL     WOMAN     DIES     AT     46

        Mrs. Martha I. Stilabower, 46, 380 W. Broadway, died Sunday. Failing health for several weeks.

        Spent the greater portion of her life in Shelby County.

        Served as secretary at Addison Township School for the past 11 years.

        Member of the First Christian Church here, Naamah Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, the American Legion Auxiliary and an Extension Homemaker club.

        Born in Shelbyville March 4, 1922, d/o Carl and Alta M. (Moore) Stewart.

        Married Carol Stilabower on Jan. 21, 1945.

        Surviving: husband; her parents; son, Michael Eric Stilabower, a student at Indiana State University.

        One sister preceded in death in 1936.

        Carmony Funeral Home here, with Rev. James H. Horner officiating. Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery and O.E.S. graveside rites will be conducted.

 

Strickler, Ada May Strickler, nee Morningstar

Source:  Marietta [Ohio] Times; 26 Jul 1968

STRICKLER SERVICES

        Funeral services for Mrs. Ada May Strickler, 78, of Moss Run will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Doudna & McClure Funeral Home with further services at 2 p.m. at Moss Run United Church of Christ.  The Rev. Amanda Miller will officiate.  Burial will be in Moss Run Cemetery.

        Mrs. Strickler was born Feb. 26, 1890, at Moss Run, a daughter of the late Christian and Lucy Herlan Morningstar.  On May 30, 1907, she was married to Clyde Strickler who died Oct. 12, 1943.  Two brothers survive, Frank Morningstar and Otis Morningstar of Marietta Rt. 5.  One brother, Edward Morningstar is deceased.

        Mrs. Strickler had been a telephone operator at Moss Run from 1914 until 1962.  She was a member of the Moss Run United Church of Christ.  She died Thursday morning in Marietta Memorial Hospital.

        Friends may call at the funeral home.

 

Thompson, James B. R. Thompson

Source:  The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; Thursday, November 21, 1968    Page: 14 B

James B.R. Thompson, age 73, 727 S. Grant Ave., Monday.  Lifelong resident of Franklin County.   Member of Trinity Gospel Tabernacle.  Veteran of World War I.  Retired employe Ebco Mfg. Co.  Survived by wife, Lenna L., sons, Rutledge B., Utridge E., J. Hubert, Glenn O. of residence, H. Eugene, all of Columbus; Ralph E., Cleveland, Ohio; daughters, Mrs. Jean Billingsley, Florida, Yvonne B. Glaze of Columbus; Mrs. Lois Seeger, Columbus; 32 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; cousin, Rev. Ernest Fearing, Columbus.  Friends may call at the O. R.  WOODYARD  CO.  CHAPEL, 255 E. State St., 7-9 p.m. Thursday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday, where service will be Saturday 10 a.m.  Interment, Union Cemetery.

 

Thompson, Verlie Thompson, nee Pope

Source:  The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; 4 Mar 1968

County     Native

Dies     In     Hospital

Services   Tuesday   For

Verlie   Thompson,   73

        Services will be held at Sleeth Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday for Mrs. Verlie M. Thompson, 73, 309* Walker St., who died at Major Hospital at 11:25 Sunday.

        Rev. A. M. Hamilton will officiate and burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.

        Mrs. Thompson, a retired practical nurse, had been a Shelby County resident her entire life and lived in Shelbyville the past 53 years.  She was born near Wilson Corner  Feb. 25, 1995, the daughter of Clarence D. and Sarah (Young) Pope.  She was married to Bert Thompson on May 10, 1919, and he died April 26, 1958.  One daughter preceded in death.

        Survivors are one granddaughter, Mrs. James (Sandra) Smith of this city; three sisters, Mrs. Oren (Opal) Lusk and Mrs. Frank (Karen) Hudson, both of Shelbyville and Mrs. Leroy (Marie) Perkins, San Diego, Calif.; one brother, Charles Russell Pope,  R.R. 5* and three great-grandchildren.

        Mrs. Thompson was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary.

*Submitter’s Note: These numbers were difficult to read on my copy of the obituary so may not be accurate here.

 

Tiemeyer, Martin F. Tiemeyer

Source:  The Republic  [Columbus, Indiana]; Saturday, 13 Apr 1968

Martin F. Tiemeyer, 71, Dies Friday

        Martin F. Tiemeyer, 71, owner of the Tiemeyer trailer court north of Columbus, died here Friday at the Four Seasons retirement home where he and his wife, Ada, were residing.

        Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Four Seasons chapel, conducted by the Rev. Willis Gregson.  Burial will be at Garland Brook cemetery with full military rites.  Persons may call after noon Sunday at the Reed funeral home and after noon Monday at the chapel.

        Born in Jackson county May 14, 1896, Mr. Tiemeyer was the son of John and Anne Dickleman Tiemeyer.  He was a veteran of the first world war and was custodian at the New Hope Christian church for 30 years.

        Surviving with his wife are a son, Marshall Tiemeyer of 1504 McClure street; two daughters, Mrs. Donald Unger of 2421 East Tenth street and Mrs. Walter Mapes of Gaylord, Mich.; two brothers, Ed Tiemeyer of Seymour and Albert Tiemeyer of Route 8; five sisters, Mrs. Henry Weichman and Mrs. Henry Nolting, both of Columbus, Mrs. Frank Bolte of Jonesville, Mrs. Fred Gerringer of Hayden and Mrs. William Fleenor of Salem, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.  He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

 

Uppole, Thomas V. Uppole

Source: Memory Card  1968

       Thomas V. Uppole        Born: August 7, 1891     Died: February 14, 1968

Services At: Eberle Funeral Home     Quaker City, Ohio

Friday, February 16, 1968      at 1:30 p.m.

Officiating: Rev. Milford Carey

Interment in: Friends Cemetery, Quaker City, Ohio

 

VanMetre, C. L. (Louise) VanMetre, nee Peters

Source:  The Omaha [Nebraska] World-Herald; Wednesday, 17 Jul 1968

Ex-Omahan's   Wife   Is   Dead

        Mrs. C. L. (Louise) VanMetre, 75, died Tuesday at her home in Wahoo, Neb.

        She was the wife of a retired Methodist minister who had served numerous churches in Nebraska, including Trinity Methodist in Omaha and Epworth Methodist in Lincoln.

        Survivors include her husband and daughters, Mrs. Harry Dedering of Minneapolis, Minn., and Mrs. Robert Yarmon, Wahoo, Neb., and six grandchildren.

        Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Roper and Sons Mortuary, Lincoln.  Burial will be at Lincoln's Memorial Park.

 

Weber, Emma Weber nee Hoff

Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, December 12, 1968

       Mrs. Emma Hoff Weber, 56, of Lewisville, Route 1, departed this life on July 4, 1968 at Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio after an extended illness.

       She was born May 14, 1912, near Lewisville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Lewis and Ann Young Hoff. She was baptized and confirmed at the Evangelical Church in Lewisville, and at the time of her death was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ of Lewisville.

       On August 5, 1933, she was united in marriage with Wesley Weber who survives. To this union were born three daughters and three sons, Mrs. Marion (Darlene) Kahrig, of Marietta; Mrs. Ralph (Ruth Ann) Rader, of Zanesville; Mrs. Don (Wanda) Luke, of Marietta, Vernon Weber of Newark, Ohio; Richard Weber, of Cambridge, and Robert Weber, of Caldwell, Ohio.

       Also surviving are thirteen grandchildren; one brother, Ernest Hoff, of Lewisville, Route 1; two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Gildea, of Quaker City, Ohio, and Mrs. Arthur Reich, of Woodsfield, Route 3; two aunts, Mrs. Katherine Hoff, of Columbus, and Mrs. Tillie Hoff, of Lewisville; several nieces and nephews.

       One brother, Elmer preceded her in death.

       Mrs. Weber was a kind and loving wife and mother and a friend to everyone. She loved to help in the church and with community affairs.

       Services were held at the Bauer and Turner Funeral Chapel on Sunday afternoon, July 7, at 2 o’clock with Rev. Wilmer Grunwald officiating. Burial was in Middle Church cemetery, near Lewisville.

              “Mother was tired and weary,

              Weary with toil and with pain;

              Put by her glasses and rocker

              She will not need them again,

              Into heaven’s mansions she’s entered

              Never to sigh or to weep;

              After long years with life’s struggles

              Mother has fallen asleep.

              Beautiful rest for the weary

              Well deserved rest for the true,

              When our life’s journey is ended,

              We shall again be with you.

              This helps to quiet our weeping

              Hark! angel music so sweet.

              He giveth to all his beloved

              Beautiful, beautiful sleep.”

 

Weckbacher, John C. Weckbacher

Source:  newspaper article; 3 May 1968

        John C. Weckbacher, 87, of Rinard Mills Rt. 1 died at 7:45 p.m. yesterday at Harmar House, Marietta.

        He was born Sept. 3, 1880, in Noble County, a son of Henry and Magdalena Kehl Weckbacher.  He was a retired farmer and attended Zion United Church of Christ.

        On Jan. 14, 1920, he was married to Mary C. Kinkade, who survives with one daughter, Stanley (Arlene) Cline of Marietta, and three sons, Gerald* of Rinard Mills, Martin of Sycamore Valley and Johnny of Lower Salem, with 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

        Two half-sisters survive, Mrs. Ruth Burkhart and Mrs. Pearl Pabst, both of Lower Salem.  Four sisters and nine brothers preceded him in death.

        Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Creighton Ridge Church of Christ, with Thomas Christy officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

        Friends may call at Mallett Funeral Home in Stafford.

*Submitter's Note:  This is usually seen spelled as GARALD.

 

Wiley, Lois Jane Wiley, nee Kinkade

Source:  The Pasadena [California] Star News; 14 Feb 1968

        WILEY -- Lois Jane Wiley, passed away February 12, 1968.  She is survived by two brothers, Ott A. Kinkade of Bradbury, Don D. Kinkade of Reno; two sisters, Juanita Ruth Kinkade of Pasadena, and Helen  Olsen of Honolulu.  Graveside services 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Live Oak Memorial Park, 200 E. Duarte Rd., Monrovia, the Rev. Howard Kernutt officiating.  Turner & Stevens Co., Pasadena, directors.

 

Witham, Stacey Kae Witham

Source:  The Evansville [Indiana] Courier and Press; 22 Sep 1968

        Stacey Kae Witham, one-week-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Witham of 1313 Shanklin Ave., died of natural causes at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Mary's Hospital.  Funeral arrangements are being completed at Meyer Funeral Home.

        Surviving besides her parents are her twin sister, Tracey Rae; two brothers, Donnie Lee and Scott Allen, both living at home; and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Witham, all of Evansville.

 

Witham, Tracey Rae Witham

Source:  The Evansville [Indiana] Courier and Press; 3 Oct 1968

        Tracey Rae Witham, 18-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Witham, 1313 Shanklin Ave., died at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital.

        Besides her parents, she is survived by brothers, Donnie Lee, Scott Allen, and Allen Jr., all of Evansville; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Witham, all of Evansville.

        Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday with Major Richard Miller officiating.  Burial will be in Locust Hill Cemetery.

        Friends may call at the Meyer Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Thursday.

 

Wood, Ollie Rachael Wood

Ollie Rachael Wood of New Matamoras, died Monday morning, January 27, 1968, at eight o’clock at her home.  Born at Sardis, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Sarah Barker.  In 1905 she married Charles H. Wood who died in 1960.  Surviving are one son, Willard C. Wood of Paden City, WV, and two granddaughters, Mrs. Rebecca Kay Law, of New Martinsville, W. Va., and Miss Sarah Jane Wood of Paden City.  One daughter, Mabel, preceded her in death.  Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock in the Hadley Funeral Home at New Matamoras, with Evangelist Richard Pryor officiating.  Burial was in the West Union Church of Christ Cemetery near Sardis.

 

 

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