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Monroe County Obituaries
1971
Bates, Richard F. Bates
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Richard F. Bates, 45, of Hollywood, Florida, former Woodsfield
resident, died
He was born
Surviving in addition to his father are his step-mother, Mrs.
Flavil Gatten Bates; three daughters, Mrs. Ed. Steele, of Seville; Mrs. Gary
Gray, of Bridgeport, and Mrs. Ronald Yost, of Sistersville, W.Va.; four
grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Esther Park, of Toledo, and Mrs. Jane
Russell, of Wheeling, W.Va., Mrs. Martha Highman, of Ashland; three brothers,
Robert Bates, of Ashland; William Bates of Polk, and George Bates, of
Woodsfield, Route 3 and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held on Thursday afternoon, December 31st,
at
Source: The Wichita [Kansas] Eagle; Wednesday, 17
Feb 1971
James Monroe Beardmore, 84, a retired oil well driller,
died Tuesday. Services will be at 2
p.m. Thursday in Kirby Funeral Home.
Born in Mansfield,*
Ohio, he came to El Dorado in 1921.
His wife Bessie died in 1967.
Survivors include a son, James W., El Dorado.
*Submitter's Note: The following records give his birth as 1
Feb 1987 in Monroefield, Monroe Co., Ohio:
Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; 23 Feb 1971
Clarence W. Binegar, 79, Newport Rt., died at 12:52 p.m.
yesterday in Marietta Memorial Hospital.
He was born July 27, 1891, at Fay, a son of the late Conway
and Mary Creighton Binegar. On March
21,1920, he married Carrie Viola Herlan; who survives with four sons and six
daughters: Kenneth Binegar, Newport Rt.
1; Merle O. Binegar, Antioch; Orvil L. Binegar, Eureka, W. Va.; Lyle V.
Binegar, Mrs. Monna S. Bond and Mrs. Patricia E. Lamp, all of Newport; Mrs.
Delorace Thomas, Reno; Mrs. Elwanda Congleton, Marietta; Mrs. June A. Wigal,
Virginia Beach, Va., and Mrs. Phyllis L. Bowersock, Rinard Mills. One son, Furl A. Binegar is deceased. There are 32 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
Three brothers survive, Ervin Binegar, Marietta, William
Binegar, Marietta Rt., and Wren Binegar, Matamoras. One brother, Pearl, and two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Burkhart and
Mrs.Clara Matheny, preceded him in death.
Mr. Binegar was a retired oil field worker. He attended Pine Ridge Methodist Church.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Doudna &
McClure Funeral Home with the Rev. Amanda Miller and the Rev. Joseph Henry
officiating. Burial will be in Valley
Cemetery. Friends may call at the
funeral home.
Bowen, Raymond Lee Bowen
Bowen, Raymond Lee Bowen, 26,
of 1036 Alton Darby Creek Road, Columbus, Ohio, died Saturday night, Sept. 18,
1971, from injuries received in a truck accident.
He was a son of Mrs. Cora
Robinson Hendrickson, of Toledo, and the late Ray Bowen of Fly, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife,
Susan, and a son, Raymond Lee, Jr., of the home in Columbus, and 2 aunts, Mrs.
Blanche Lallathin, of Sardis, and Mrs. Louise Thomas, of Williamstown, West
Virginia. Services were held in the Spears Chapel at Columbus on Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. Donald King officiating. Burial was in the
Witten Cemetery at Fly, Ohio.
Source: The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; 22 Oct 1971
Thomas Bowman,
15 Yrs. With
B&O
Thomas W. Bowman, 53, of 580 Cypess av. died at home
Wednesday after a short illness.
A native of Osyka,
Miss., Mr. Bowman lived in the Akron area 20 years and worked with the B&O
Railroad for 15 years.
He was a member of the McKinley Av. Church of God and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
He leaves his wife, Mary; daughter, Mrs. Richard Carver,
Akron; two sons, Roger, Akron, and Larry, Tallmadge; his stepmother, Mrs. Etta
Bowman, Waynesburg, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Travis, Osyka, and Mrs.
Marjorie Strope, Waynesburg, and a grandchild.
Services are being arranged at the Schlup-Cox funeral home
where friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evening.
Briggs, Leota Briggs, nee Christman
Source: The Greeley [Colorado] Tribune; 3 Jul 1971
BRIGGS
Mrs. Leota Briggs of the Fairacres Manor. Mother of Mrs. Virginia Lantz and Clarence
Briggs both of Greeley, Robert Briggs of Denver, Miss Opal Briggs of Inglewood,
California, Elmer Briggs of Denver, George Briggs of Brighton, Ray Briggs of
Olympia, Washington, Mrs. Fay Henneck of Eaton, Delmer Briggs of Norfolk,
Virginia, and Lloyd Briggs of Monterey, California. Sister of Lloyd Christman of Ontario, California. Service 2:00 P.M. Tuesday from the Drawing
Room. Interment Linn Grove Cemetery.
Source: The Bloomington [Indiana] Herald-Telephone;
July 30, 1971
SCOTLAND-- Vernon Dale Britton, 14, of Scotland, died
Thursday night at St. Anthony's Hospital in Terre Haute from injuries suffered
in an automobile accident July 24.
A native of Linton, he was born Sept. 29, 1956, the son of
Gerald R. and Kathleen Padgett Britton.
Survivors are the father, of Odon; the mother, two sisters,
Mrs. Linda Quackenbush and Miss Connie L. Britton, and a brother, David, all of
Scotland; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Emma Padgett of Scotland; the paternal
grandfather, Jess Britton of Lyons. He
was preceded in death by a brother, Leroy.
The funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Scotland
Methodist Church, with the Rev. Raymond Shelton and the Rev. David Duncan
officiating. Burial will follow at
Scotland Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield
after 7 p.m. today.
Brobeck,
Myrta Katherine Brobeck
Source: Florida Today [Melbourne, Florida]; 9 Feb
1971
Services for Mrs. Myrta Katherine Brobeck, 68, of 826* E.
Melbourne Ave., Melbourne, who died Thursday at Brevard Hospital were conducted
Saturday at the Davis Funeral Home in Melbourne.
She is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Compton of Melbourne, a brother, sister and three
grandchildren, all out-of-state.
*Submitter’s Note: This
number was difficult to read on my copy of this obituary, and I might not have
it correct here.
Byers, James T. Byers
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
James Taylor Byers, 87, of
Route 2, Alvaton, Kentucky, died in a Bowling Green, Ky. Hospital, Fri.
Feb.12, 1971, where he had been a patient for seven weeks.
He was born
His wife, Anna Lowe Byers, preceded him in death
Surviving are the following nieces and nephews; Mrs. Percy
(Mary) Roddy, of Rt. 2, Alvaton, Ky.; Mrs. Marie Jewel, of Rt. 2, Alvaton, Ky.;
Mrs. Hilda Williams, of Wintersville, Oh.; Arley Byers, of Sycamore Valley,
Oh.; Charles Byers, of Stafford, Oh., and Loyd King, of Woodsfield, of
Woodsfield, Rt. 2.
Services were held Mon., Feb. 15, at the Kirby Funeral Home in
Bowling Green, Ky. Interment was in Memorial Garden, Bowling Green.
Source: The [Phoenix] Arizona Republic; Friday, 24
Dec 1971
Services for Raymond E. Chesser, 56,* a mechanic for the
City of Phoenix since 1943, will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow in Paradise Chapel, 3934
E. Indian School. Burial will be in
Memory Lawn Memorial Park.
Mr. Chesser, 2625 N. 49th Drive, died Thursday in the
Veterans Administration Hospital in Phoenix.
He was born in Athens, Ohio, and came to Phoenix in 1943.
He was a member of the Desert West United Methodist Church,
of COPMEA, of the International Machinists Union, of the Woodmen of the World
lodge, the American Legion and the C.E.U. Union.
Survivors include his wife, Stella; two daughters, Shirley
and Mary, both of Columbus, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Barbara J. Bergouist of
Phoenix; a stepson, Donald Roby of Phoenix; four brothers and two sisters out
of state, and three grandchildren.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.
*Submitter's Note:
There is a conflict between the age 56 given here and the Social
Security Death Index which gives the birth date as 1 Apr 1911. The
1930 Liberty, Delaware, Ohio, Census gives his age as 15 which is more
in line with the age given in this obituary.
Christman, Fredrick Godfrey Christman
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Fredrick Godfrey Christman, son of the late Godfrey and
Catherine Bauman Christman, was born near Monroefield,
He was united in marriage with Anna Claus of
To this union four sons were born. One son, Carl, preceded him
in death
Surviving are three sons, Raymond Christman, of Barnesville,
Ohio; Alva Christman, of Quaker City, Ohio, and Irvin Christman, of El Paso,
Texas; twelve grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mr. Christman was the youngest of ten children. His parents,
three sisters and six brothers preceded him in death.
He was a good father and neighbor. He will be sadly missed by
his family, relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held
I cannot say and I will not say
That he is dead, He is just away;
With a cheery smile and a wave of the hand
He wandered into an unknown land.
.
And he left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must be since he lingered there,
Think of him still as the same I say
He is not dead, He is just away.
Source: The Terre Haute [Indiana] Tribune-Star;
Friday, 5 Feb 1971
CLINTON, Ind.
(Special) -- Robert Benson City, 36, formerly of Universal, died
Thursday at his residence at Houston, Tex.
Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benson City, Terre Haute; four
daughters, Karla, Cynthia, Lynn and Lee, all at home; the maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Bessie Stewart, Terre Haute, and the paternal grandfather, Elmer City,
Universal. Funeral arrangements are
pending at the Karanovich Funeral Home.
Source: The Terre Haute [Indiana] Tribune; Thursday,
22 Jul 1971
CLINTON, Ind. (Special) -- Elmer C. City, 74, Universal,
Ind., died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in Clay County Hospital, Brazil. He was a retired coal miner. Surviving are two sons, Benson A., Terre
Haute, and Damon, Worthington, Ind.; two daughters, Mrs. Emagene Disney, Martinsville, Ind., and Mrs.
Beatrice Tow, Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother, Alonzo, Universal, and several
grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30
p.m. Saturday at the Karanovich Funeral Home, with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.
Source: The Gratiot Co. [Michigan] Herald; 21 Jan
1971
Doyle Wayne Clark of Charlotte, North Carolina died Sunday,
Jan. 10, at his home.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 14 from the Whiting
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Gilbert Thrush of Mt. Holley Church officiating
and burial was in the Breckenridge Cemetery.
He is survived by his widow and three sons, and one
daughter.
Claybaugh, Minnie Claybaugh, nee Westerfield
Source: The Stark County [Illinois] News; 8 Jul 1971
Services For
Mrs. Claybaugh
Mrs. Claude (Minnie) Claybaugh of Toulon died on Wednesday,
June 30, at the St. Francis Continuing Care Home of Kewanee.
She was born at Monmouth Feb 19, 1880, the daughter of
George W. and Elizabeth Mulligan Westerfield.
She was married on June 24,* 1904 to Claude C. Claybaugh at
Kewanee.
She is survived by four daughters, Miss Margaret Claybaugh
of Toulon, Miss Eleanor Claybaugh of Galva, Sister Marie Keven** of Chicago and
Mrs. Richard (Lois) Carroll of Wyoming; two sons, Robert of Toulon and Edgar of
Los Angeles, Calif.; four grandchildren and a sister Mrs. Cora Downend of
Toulon.
She was preceded in death by her husband and two sons.
Funeral services were held on Friday at 8 a.m. at St.
Dominic's Church in Wyoming with the Rev. Bernard Dempsey of St. Dominic's
Church and the Rev. Raymond Weimer of St. Patrick's Church in Camp Grove
officiating.
Pallbearers were Clyde Ham, Ray Bruning, Ben Parker, Wilbur
Blank, Brady Ham and Ernest Boldman.
Burial was in the family lot in Toulon Cemetery.
Submitter’s Notes:
* This number appeared to be either June 24 or 21, but in
her husband’s obituary it is June 23, 1904.
There is also an article “Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Claybaugh Observe 64th
Anniversary” published in the Start County [Illinois] News on 27 Jun 1968 that
gives the June 23 date.
**This was spelled KEVIN in the obituary of her husband.
Cline, Robert H. Cline
Source: Memory Card 1971
Robert H. Cline: b.
Aug. 9,1928 d. Oct. 19, 1971
Aged: 43 Yrs-2 Mos-10 Days
Services At: The Funeral Home Thursday, Oct. 21st -1:00 P.M.
Minister Officiating: Rev.
Myron K. Guiler
Burial: Calais Cemetery,
Calais, Ohio
Arrangements By: Brubach
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Evening Review; 14
Jun 1971
Ralph Coen, 57, of 558 Louisiana Ave., Chester, a chemist
at the Sinclair-Koppers Co. in Monaca, died this morning at 6:25 at West Penn
Hospital, Pittsburgh, after a lingering illness.
He was born in Newell April 3, 1914, a son of Oatha Coen
and Nellie Groom Coen. He had worked at
the Monaca firm for 20 years. He was a
member of the First Christian Church and the Knights of Pythias, both of
Chester.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgia E. Staley Coen,
at home; five sons, Rod Coen and Harold Coen, both of Chester, Timothy Coen,
Richard Coen and Gregg Coen, all at home; two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Peggy)
Simmons of Chester and Miss Jennifer Coen, at home; two brothers, Archie Coen
and Allen Coen, both of Newell, and five grandchildren.
Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Chester
Chapel of the Arner Funeral Homes by the Rev. Robert Schondelmayer, minister of
the Wellsville First Christian Church.
Burial will be in Shadow Lawn Memory Gardens, Newell.
Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m.
Conley,
Hazel J. Conley, nee Haskett
Source: The Terre Haute [Indiana] Tribune; Friday,
29 Jan 1971
MRS. HAZEL
JOYCE CONLEY
Mrs. Hazel Joyce Conley, 49, RR 3, West Terre Haute, died
at 7:50 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Hospital.
Survivors include the husband, William; four daughters, Mrs. Ollie
Pitts, Mrs. Billie Lovell, Mrs. Susie
Sharp, all of West Terre Haute, and Miss Rosa Conley, at home: four sons,
James, Russell, William and Richard, all of West Terre Haute; two sisters, Mrs.
Josephine Bricker, Terre Haute, and Mrs. Elsie Huffman, Paris, Ill.; the
father, Russell Hill, Clinton, Ind., and ten grandchildren. Arrangements are pending at the Bedina
Chapel of the Valley.
Coon,
Fannie B. Coon, nee Vawter
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; Wednesday,
21 Jul 1971
Death Claims
Mrs. Coon,
64
Mrs. Fannie B. Coon, 64, R. R. 1, Flat Rock, died at Major
Hospital at 11:35 p.m. today. She had
been in failing health six years and in serious condition two weeks. She was hospitalized yesterday.
A lifelong resident of Shelby County, Mrs. Coon was a
member of the Lewis Creek Baptist Church and the local American Legion
Auxiliary.
Born in this county April 25, 1907, Mrs. Coon was the
daughter of Ray and Mabel (Monroe) Vawter.
On April 27, 1927* she was married to Bryan L. Coon and he survives.
Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Edward (Alma) Weintraut,
Shelbyville, and three brothers, Irvin
Vawter, Downey, Calif., and Wallace and Elmer Vawter, both of
Shelbyville. A sister preceded in death
and her mother died July 16.
Services will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the Carmony Funeral
Home here. The Rev. Paul Coates will
officiate and burial will be in Lewis Creek Baptist Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4
p.m. Thursday.
*Submitter's Note: Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959 shows in the
record of Bryan Coon and Fannie Vawter
Event Type: Marriage
Registration
Event Date: 27 May
1927
Source: The Linton [Indiana] Daily Citizen; Monday,
15 Mar 1971
Fred F. Cromwell, 56, of Linton died at 6:40 p.m. Friday at
506 East Tenth St., Indianapolis.
Cromwell was a truck driver and had formerly lived at
Muncie. He was born in Linton Feb. 16,
1915, the son of Fred and Ora Robinson Cromwell. He was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Becky Yung and Mrs.
Susan Bosell, both of Linton and Mrs. Darleen Prow of Solsberry; the mother,
Mrs. Ora Cromwell Enochs of Linton; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Carson of Muncie,
Mrs. Bonnie Franklin of Linton; three step brothers, Frank Enochs of New
Castle, John Enochs of Harrison, Ohio, Cecil Enochs of Kokomo, and a step
sister, Mrs. Zilpha Pergal of Dugger.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the
Anderson-Poindexter Memory Cahpel [sic--Chapel] in Linton with Rev. John
Catchem officiating and burial will follow in Fairview cemetery. Friends may call at the Memory Chapel.
Cronin,
Lorena Mae Cronin, nee Houchins
Source: The Moberly [Missouri] Monitor Index; 16 Aug
1971
STATE NEWS
At least 10 persons died on Missouri
streets and highways over the past weekend.
They included: . . .
Lorena Mae Cronin, 67, St. Louis, Saturday in a one-car
accident 11 miles south of St. James on Highway 68. . . .*
Cumbridge, Juanita M. Cumbridge, nee Highley
Source: The Steubenville [Ohio] Herald-Star; Friday,
29 Jan 1971
Mrs. Juanita M. Cumbridge, 43, of RD 1, Toronto, died
Wednesday night at 9 p.m. at St. John Hospital. She was born March 4, 1927 in Reader, W. Va., daughter of Amanda
(Leasure) Highley and the late Abraham Highley.
She is survived by her husband, Wilbert; her mother and
step-father, Mr. and Mrs. John Skinner of New Cumberland; three sons, Spec. 4
Donald R. Rudder with the U.S. Army, Germany; Edward and Doin Rudder of
Middlebourne, W. Va.; two daughters, Harriet J. Rudder of Middlebourne; and
Mrs. Paul (Linda) Paslosky of Ambridge, Pa.; three step-daughters, Mrs. Ronald
(Dorothy) Hall of Reader, W. Va.; Mrs. Donald (Nancy) Reed and Miss Shirley
Cumbridge of New Martinsville; three brothers, Paul Highley and Gary Skinner of
Weirton and John W. Skinner of New Cumberland; two sisters, Mrs. Martin (Mary)
Burskey of Weirton; and Mrs. Junior (Louise) Underwood of East Liverpool,
Ohio. Also surviving are two
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Iams
Funeral Home of New Martinsville.
Curfman,*
Charles Wilbur Curfman
Kurfman,* Charles Wilbur
Curfman
Source: The Gallipolis [Ohio] Sunday Times Sentinel;
28 Nov 1971
GALLIPOLIS -- Charles Wilbur Kurfman,* 70, Mill Creek Rd.,
a retired Nitro, W. Va., carpenter, was found dead in bed at his home Friday
morning.
He was born Nov. 19, 1901, in Roane Co., W. Va., son of the
late Pleasant and Ida Hess Kurfman.*
He is survived by the following children: Charles Kurfman,* Jr., Rt. 1, Racine; Donald
Ray Kurfman,* U.S. Navy in Hawaii; John Paul Kurfman,* Gallipolis, and Mrs.
Velma Richards, Akron. Nine
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren survive. Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
He spent most of his life in Putnam County, W. Va. He has resided in the Gallipolis area since
1967.
Funeral services will be at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral
Home 10:30 a.m., Monday with Rev. O. R. Gunno officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery,
Racine.
Friends may call at the funeral home between 6 and 9 p.m.,
Sunday.
*Submitter's Note: Although the name on this obituary is
Charles KURFMAN, it is listed as Curfman on the 1910 United States Federal
Census about Charlie W Curfman, the 1940 United States Federal Census about
Charles W Curfman, the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 about
Charles Curfman, and the Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 about Charles W
Curfman. The obituary for his former
wife is for Ellen Curfman and the obituary for his son is for Charles W.
Curfman Jr.
Donovan, Mae
M. Donovan (nee--Matz)
Source--Newsclipping
Mrs. Mae M. Donovan, age 73, of Crafton, Pennsylvania,
died Wednesday morning, April 7, 1971, in Allegheny Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
She was born at Lewisville, May 26, 1898, the daughter
of Phillip and Elizabeth Matz.
Surviving are her husband, James Donovan; one
daughter, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ashton of Phoenix, Arizona; three grandchildren;
one sister, Mrs. Freda Brubach, of Summerfield, and one brother, Clarence Matz,
of Wooster.
Two sisters are deceased.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning, April
10th, at ten o'clock, in the Episcopal Church of the Nativity, at Crafton,
Pa. Burial was in Sunset View Memorial Park.
William Garfield Drake, 90, resident of 207 Vine Street, Barnesville, died
Tuesday morning, August 31, 1971, at 4:15 a.m. in Barnesville Hospital. He was
born in Monroe County, January 15, 1881, a son of George and Nancy Edington
Drake.
He
was a member of the East Main Street Church of Christ and a retired farmer.
Surviving are his widow, Jennie Morris Drake; six sons, George and William,
both of Bethesda, Charles and Raymond, both of Barnesville, Thurman,
Indianapolis, Indiana, and Carl of Bradenton, Florida; eight daughters, Mrs.
Margaret Huntsman, Redlands, California, Mrs. Lillian Huntsman, Columbus, Mrs.
Florence Little, Plainfield, Mrs. Mary Hittle, Coshocton, Mrs. Edna Hayes,
Leesburg, Florida, Mrs. Myrtle Hudson, Barnesville, Mrs. Betty Eikleberry,
Streesboro and Mrs. Katherine Eikleberry, Ravenna; 48 grandchildren; 48
great-grandchildren; one brother, Forest, in Oklahoma. Three sons, three
brothers and six sisters, all preceded him in death.
Friends were received at the Campbell-Plumly Funeral Home, in Barnesville.
Services at the funeral home were held Thursday at 1 p.m. with Evangelist James
Gallagher officiating. Burial was in Crestview Cemetery, Barnesville, Ohio.
Draper,
Dora A. Draper, nee Kinkade
Source: The Danville [Illinois] Commercial News; 26
Jul 1971
ALVIN (CNS) -- Mrs. Dora A. Draper, 70, a resident of Alvin
for the past 24 years, died at 9:55 p.m. Sunday (July 25, 1971) at St. Elizabeth
Hospital. She had been a patient 36 days and had taken ill three years ago.
Born Aug. 7, 1900, in West Virginia, she was the daughter
of Jasper and Anna E. Cox Kinkaide.*
She was married in 1928 to John Draper, who died.
Mrs. Draper had attended Danville schools and retired from
the Radio Condenser Plant at Hoopeston.
She was a member of the Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Roland** of Alvin; two daughters,
Mrs. Dorothy Knuth of Kokomo, Ind., and Mrs. Betty Cassidy of Evanston; a
brother, Walter Kinkaide* of Brazil, Ind.; and 11 grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by three sisters, two
brothers and a grandson.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Morrison
Funeral Home in Bismarck. Ernie
Williams will officiate. Burial will be
in Stearns Cemetery northwest of Muncie.
The body is at the funeral home.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Submitter's Notes:
* The family name is spelled KINKADE.
** She had a son Ronald in her husband's
obituary, and in Ronald's obituary in 2013 she is listed as his mother.
Source: The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; 17 Jun 1971
DUNN
Darlene (Kelly) Dunn, age 32,
residence, 153 Hayden Ave., Mt. Carmel Hospital. Employed by the Atlas Laundry.
Survived by husband, Russell; sons, George and Frank; 4 stepchildren;
brother, William Ellis; sisters, Ellie Treneff, Linda Carpenter, Columbus. Friends may call EGAN-RYAN FUNERAL
HOME, 403E. Broad St. Graveside service Friday 2 p.m. Burial
Eastlawn Cemetery.
Elix, Roger [aka Rodger] W. Elix
Source: The Springfield
[Ohio] Daily News; 20 Jan 1971
SPEC. 1/C ROGER W. ELIX
Spec. 1/C Roger* W. Elix, a career soldier from Springfield
who had been stationed for several years in West Germany, died in Germany
earlier this week after a two-week illness, relatives in Springfield learned
Tuesday.
Survivors include his wife, Frieda; two daughters, Mrs.
Debra Wolcott** of Heath, O. and Mrs. Brenda Brind of California; his mother,
Mrs. Agnes Elix of Springfield; three brothers, Robert of Springfield, Donald
and Floyd of Portland, Ore., and three aunts, Mrs. Wava Miller, Mrs. Esther
Irwin and Mrs. Harry Funderburg, all of Springfield.
Services and burial will be conducted Thursday in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Submitter's Notes:
*Other records show his name spelled as RODGER: Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 about Rodger
Elix; 1930 United States Federal Census about Rodger W Elix; U.S., Social
Security Death Index, 1935-Current about Rodger Elix.
**This
name was spelled WALLCOTT in the obituary of Debra's mother Linnie (Turner)
Elix in 2011, but the United State Public Records Index shows the name as
WALCOTT.
Fennell,
Lavina Fennell, nee Meeks
Source: The Kokomo [Indiana] Tribune; 3 Oct 1971
Mrs. John E. Fennell
GREENTOWN -- Mrs. Lavina Fennell, 66, 235 S. Indiana St., Greentown,
died at 2:09 p.m. Saturday in the
Howard Community Hospital, following a lengthy illness.
Born Oct. 24, 1904, in Howard Co., she was the daughter of
George and Carolyn (Smith) Meeks. On
April 5, 1931, she married John E. Fennel [sic], who survives.
She had lived in Greentown since 1947, and was a member of
the Congregational Christian Church, here, the Ladies Aid and the Mothers of
World War II.
Surviving with the husband are four daughters, Mrs. Bill
(Carol) Hight, Peru R.R. 5, Mrs. Ernest (Olga) Thurston, Russiaville, R.R. 1,
Mrs. Oran (Mary) Hammond, Greentown and Mrs. Robert (Freda) Hohl, Mishawaka R.
R. 1; six sons, Levon Fennell and Larry Fennell, both of Greentown, George
Volan,* Marion, Francis Volan,* Florida, Quendal and Ira Volan* Jr., both of
Gas City; four step-daughters, Mrs. Jack, (Bernice) Gray, Decatur, Mrs. Elsie
(Anna) Jarvis, South Bend, Mrs. Della Buckley, and Mrs. Owen (Laura) Gary,
Windfall; one step-son, Georgie Fennell, Arcadia; two sisters, Mrs. Ray (Olga)
Richie, Ashley, and Mrs. Arlene
Wilshusen, Brey, Calif.; two brothers,
Owal Meeks, Whitacre, Calif. and Jess
Meeks, South Bend; 55 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Four children preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the Pickett
Funeral Home, Greentown, with the Rev. Chester Perkins officiating. Burial will be in the Nevada Cemetery.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Submitter's Notes:
*This name should have been spelled as VOLAND.
Below is a correction to this obituary that appeared in the
following day's paper. Notice the
different spellings of first and last names, locations, as well as the inclusion
of another brother.
CORRECTION:
Kokomo [Indiana] Tribune; 4
Oct 1971
Three brothers survive Mrs. John E. (Lavina) Fennell, 66,
Greentown. They are Orville Meeks,
Whittier, Calif.; Jesse Meeks, South Bend, and Robert Meeks. Only two brothers were listed in the
obituary in Sunday's edition. A
surviving sister, Mrs. Arlene Wilhusen, lives in Brea, Calif., and another
sister, Mrs. Roy (Olga) Richey, lives
in Ashley.
Fishback,
Ella V. Fishback, nee Moore
Source: The News-Examiner, [Connersville, Indiana];
1 Nov 1971
MRS. JOHN
FISHBACK
Mrs. Ella V. Fishback, 85, 203 North Fountain, died Sunday
at 4:10 a.m. in Fayette Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient a week.
She was born November 11, 1885 in Decatur County* to
Freeman and Mollie Hess Moore, and had spent most of her life here. Mrs. Fishback was a member of Mothers of
World War II and East Side United Methodist Church.
Her husband, John Fishback, died December 27, 1969.
Survivors include a son, Winfred Brunner of Connersville;
two daughters, Mrs. Lee (Viola) Davis of San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Winona
Duvall of Antioch, Calif.; a brother, Roy Moore of St. Paul, Ind.; two sisters,
Mrs. Oliver (Flo) Clay of Shelbyville, and Mrs. Eva Garrett of Sandusky, Ind.;
ten grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. A son and two daughters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Myers
Funeral Home with Rev. Raymond Myers officiating. Burial will be in Dale Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home any time.
*Submitter’s Note:
Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007 gives her birth location as Osgood which is in
Ripley Co., Indiana.
Friday,
Clara Friday, nee Nims
Source: The Barnesville [Ohio] Enterprise; 24 Jun
1971
Saturday afternoon at 1:30 P.M., funeral services were held
from the Campbell-Plumly Funeral Home for Mrs. Clara Nims Friday, 71, who died
unexpectedly at her home in Clarksburg, W. Va., Wednesday morning, June
16. She was a resident of 338 1/2
Washington Avenue in Clarksburg.
Friends were received at the Davis Funeral Home in
Clarksburg on Thursday and the body was brought to the Campbell-Plumly Funeral
Home on Friday where friends were received.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. R. R. Eshler of the First
United Presbyterian Church, and burial followed in Crestview Cemetery.
Mrs. Friday was born September 27, 1899 to the late Minor
and Leola Brown Nims in Barnesville.
She was a member of the First Untied Presbyterian Church and the Women's
Christian Association in Clarksburg.
Earlier she had been a member of the Barnesville
Presbyterian Church where she sang in the choir for a number of years. She was also a member of the Tuesday Music
Club.
She leaves her husband, Elwood Friday of the home; a
sister, Mrs. Joseph (Margaret) Matthews and a brother, Edward Nims, both of
Barnesville. She was preceded in death
by two sisters, Mrs. Edith Conaway and Mary Nims.
Source: The Springfield [Missouri] Leader &
Press; 12 Jan 1971
KANSAS CITY --
Vernon G. Garrett, 65, of Kansas City, died at 4 a.m. today in Independence
Medical Center after a long illness.
He was an interior decorator and a member of Lee's Summit
Unity Church.
Surviving are his wife, Louise; a brother, Hollie, Kansas
City; and a sister, Mrs. Gertrude McKee, Pasadena, Calif.
Greenlawn will announce funeral arrangements.*
*Submitter's Note: Below is the next day's article about the
funeral.
Source: The Springfield [Missouri] Leader &
Press; 13 Jan 1971
KANSAS CITY --
Funeral services for Vernon G. Garrett, 65, of Kansas City, will be at 3 p.m. Thursday
in Greenlawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael McGinnis officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Mr. Garrett died at 4 a.m. Tuesday in Independence Medical
Center after a long illness.
Source: The Republican-Courier [Findlay, Ohio];
Wednesday, 2 Jun 1971
Construction Worker Killed On Interstate
A member of the construction crew working on Interstate 75
through Findlay was killed at the project site Tuesday when he stepped into the
path of traffic.
Richard H. Ghaster, 62, of 1408* Lima Ave., was struck by a
car as he was putting out barrels to close the right lane of the interstate
near the Ohio 12 overhead.
Dr. Byron F. Voorhees, Hancock County coroner, ruled the
death accidental. He said Ghaster died
of a skull fracture and lacerations to the brain. He was pronounced dead at 7:30 a.m.
The Findlay Police Department said Michael D. Wilkerson,
19, Ada, was traveling north at about 45 m.p.h. in the restricted zone. Wilkerson told officers he applied his
brakes when he saw Ghaster walk into his lane.
Ghaster was a laborer with the Ohio Engineering Co.,
contractors on the improvement project to upgrade the section of I-75.
He was born March 9,1909, in Mount Blanchard, the son of
George and Ida Ghaster. He married
Beatrice Hendershot and later Sue Delaney.
She survives with a daughter, Mrs. Hiram (Louise) Jones, of Evansport.
His sisters are Mrs. Bertha Greek, Mrs. Annabelle Heckman
and Mrs. Alice Thompson, all of Toledo; Mrs. Hazel Minard, Findlay; brothers
Robert, Texas; Harvey, Toledo and Roy, Barberton. There is one grandchild.
He was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God. Funeral services are at 1:30 p.m. Thursday
in the Coldren Funeral Home, the Rev. Carlos Dyer officiating. Burial will be in Evansport Cemetery.
Visitation is from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
*Submitter’s Note: This number
was difficult to read and could possibly be 1403.
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; 19 Jul 1971
Earl DeLoss Gutberlet, 57, Marietta Rt. 5, died at 9 p.m.
Saturday in Marietta Memorial Hospital.
He was born Feb. 25, 1914, in Lawrence Twp., a son of the
late Loss and Clara Strickler Gutberlet.
On June 18, 1938, he married Alfreda L. King who survives with one son
and two daughters: Earl F. Gutberlet,
Whipple Rt. 1; Mrs. Ronald (Julia) Wright, Marietta Rt. 5, and Mrs. Tim
(Elaine) Mace, New Marshfield. There
are eight grandchildren. Three brothers
and one sister survive, Edward T. Gutberlet, Clyde R. Gutberlet, and Larry E.
Gutberlet, all of Marietta Rt. 5, and Mrs. Dale (Margaret Opal) Cline, Marietta
Rt. 3. One brother, Dean, preceded him
in death.
Mr. Gutberlet was an automobile mechanic, and was a member
of Moss Run United Church of Christ.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in Doudna &
McClure Funeral Home with the Rev. Amanda Miller officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial
Park. Friends may call at the funeral
home.
Hackathorn, James
Hackathorn
Source: The Canton
Repository, Canton, Ohio, Aug. 10,
1971, pg 31
James Hackathorn, son of Crawford & Lyde Griffith
Hackathorn , age 70, passed away at home in Bergholz, OH, August 8, 1971 after a three month
illness. He was a member of the
Bergholz Church of Christ, the Senior Citizens Club and a retired coal miner.
Survived by his widow Margaret Mercer Hackathorn; two
daughters, Mrs. John (June) VanAuker of North Jackson, OH, and Mrs. Charles
(Genevieve) Cizman of Bergholz; one sister Mrs. Bertha Maston of Canton, OH;
two grandchildren, Jenny Cizman of Bergholz, and Jeanie VanAuker of North
Jackson, OH. Burial at Bergholz
Cemetery.
Hannahs, Glenn G. Hannahs
Source: Memory Card 1971
Glenn G. Hannahs b.
Aug. 12, 1899 d. July 17, 1971
Aged: 80 Yrs-11 Mos-5 days
Services At: Calais U.M.
Church Tuesday, July 20th - 1:00 P.M.
Minister officiating: J.V.A.
Traylor
Burial: Calais Cemetery,
Calais, Ohio
Arrangements By: Brubach
Hannahs, Paul W. Hannahs
Source: Cambridge [OHIO]
Jeffersonian; Monday, 25 October 1971
NEWCOMERSTOWN---Funeral services for Paul W. Hannahs, 71,
E. Canal St., will be held at 1 P.M. Tuesday at Ourant Funeral Home here. The
Rev.Ralph Dennis will officiate and burial will follow in E. State St.
Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 P.M.
Mr. Hannahs was a retired
employee of Heller Tool Co, died at 4 A.M. Sunday (Oct. 24, 1971) at his
home.
Born March 13, 1900 at
Calais, he was a son of William A. and Mary C. Richeson Hannahs.
He leaves his wife the former,
Mabel Fletcher, whom he married Oct. 11, 1922; two sons, Loren of Coshocton and
Harold of Reynoldsburg; two sisters, Mrs. Lewis Fletcher, St. Petersburg, Fla.
and Mrs. Mabel Tufford, Newcomerstown R.D.; three brothers, Elvin of Canton,
Preston and Alva, both of Newcomerstown; eight grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Two sons are deceased.
Source: The Zanesville, Ohio, Times Recorder; 10 Jun
1971
Motorcyclist Fatally
Hurt In Accident
Jerry Martin Harper, 24, of Jackson road, off Adamsville
road, died at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday in Marietta Memorial Hospital two hours after
being injured in a motorcycle accident on Ohio 76 about a mile north of
Beverly, the Marietta post of the Highway Patrol reported.
The patrol said Harper, northbound, went off the right side
of the highway on a left curve and struck a guardrail.
He was born June 2, 1947, in Muskingum County, a son of
William and Helen Abbott Harper of Route 8.
He graduated from John Glenn High School in 1965.
The victim was employed as resident engineer by Floyd G.
Brown and Associates of Marion and was working on the Beverly sewer project at
the time of his death.
He was a member of Honor Lodge F & AM and had served as
a staff sergeant in the Army, with the greater part of his service in Germany.
Surviving in addition to his parents are four brothers,
Denny of Granville Route 2, Rollin of Route 7, Edward of Parkersburg, W. Va.,
and Raymond of the home; a sister, Mrs. Harley (Martha) Smith of the home; and
a number of aunts and uncles.
The body was taken to Bryan Funeral Home where friends may
call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the
funeral home.
*Submitter's Note: Below is an article about his funeral
service.
Source: The Zanesville, Ohio, Times Recorder; 11 Jun
1971
Services for Jerry Martin Harper, 24, of Jackson road will
be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bryan Funeral Home with Rev. Lewis H. Thompson
officiating. Burial will be in St.
Paul's Cemetery near Sonora.
Mr. Harper died Tuesday in Marietta Memorial Hospital from
injuries received when his motorcycle left the road near Beverly and struck a
guard rail.
Among survivors is his grandmother, Mrs. Lula Hayes of 1022
Harvey street.
Pallbearers will be David Willis, David Lyons, James Barr,
Bobby Joe Tom, Kenneth Knapp and David Barnhouse.
Friends may call 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home where Honor Lodge 726 F & AM
will hold services at 7 p.m. today.
Hartenstein, Vancie Laura Hartenstein, nee Wilson
Source: The Warren [Ohio] Tribune Chronicle; 15 Mar
1971
Mrs. H. H. Hartenstein
Mrs. Howard H. (Vancie Laura) Hartenstein, 73, 2324
Stephens NW, died at 3:35 a.m. today in Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital,
following a five-week illness.
Born Nov. 21, 1897, in Tyler County, W. Va., she was the
daughter of Richard and Elvina Mercer Wilson.
A resident here since 1958, coming from Wheeling, W. Va.,
she was a member of Champion Christian Church, Royal Neighbors of America and
Ohio Valley Navy Mothers of Wheeling, and a life member of the Parent-Teacher
Assn. of Wheeling.
Survivors include her husband, Howard H. Hartenstein, whom
she married Aug. 17, 1928; five daughters, Mrs. William (Betty) Holland of
Jacksonville, Fla., Mrs. Charles (Virginia) Mumley of Wheeling, Mrs. Martin (Jacklyn)
Henry of Steubenville, Mrs. Lester (Ruth) Hodgkiss of Massillon, Mrs. Leonard
(Judy) Redmond of Warren; two sons, William V. of Martins Ferry, Richard G. of
Wheeling, W. Va.; two sisters, Mrs. William (Audra) Teare of Martins Ferry,
Mrs. Emma Marsh of Moundsville, W. Va.; a brother, Ray Wilson of Martins Ferry;
and 14 grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending at the Robert H. Roberts Memorial
Home.
Source: The Martins Ferry [Ohio] Times Leader; 23
Jul 1971
Former City
Treasurer Dies Today
Ralph J. (Chick) Hatch, 815 Elm St., Martins Ferry, died
this morning at 5:30 at Martins Ferry Hospital. He was born in Martins Ferry, Nov. 9, 1892, a son of the late John
E. and Susan Greer Hatch.
He had served as City Treasurer of Martins Ferry for eight
years, was former president of the Martins Ferry City Council, a member of the
Belmont County Executive Committee, Masonic Lodge 486 of Martins Ferry, Junior
Order of Mechanics, Knights of Pythia, and with his parents had operated the
old Martins Ferry Laundry.
Surviving are his widow, Katherine Coughlan Hatch; a son,
Ralph W. Hatch, president of Hanna Coal Co.; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mary
Kay) Drummond, Bridgeport, and Marjorie Hatch of the home; four grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Heslop Funeral Home,
Martins Ferry, Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and from noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Final arrangements are incomplete.
*Submitter's Note:
Below is the funeral announcement.
Hatch, Ralph J. Hatch
Source: The Martins Ferry [Ohio] Times Leader; 24Jul
1971
RALPH J. HATCH -- Monday at 10:30 at the Heslop
Funeral Home, Martins Ferry, with the Rev. Paul VanDyke officiating assisted by
Rev. Paul Barrett. Masonic Lodge
services Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
Henthorn, Forrest Earl
Henthorn
Source—Newsclipping
Henthorn, Forrest Earl, 66,
of 256 East Eleventh Street, Ashland, Ohio, passed away Wednesday evening,
December 1, 1971, at 9:04 o'clock, in Samaritan Hospital, Ashland, after a two
years illness. He was born in Monroe County, August 16, 1905, the son of James
and Lura Rinard Henthorn. Mr. Henthorn
was employed at the Union Malleable Mfg. Co., forty-five years, retiring February
4, 1970. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the 20 Plus Club
Union Malleable.
On June 6, 1951, he was
married to Marjorie Pence, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter and
one son, by a former marriage, Mrs. Frances Hart in Arizona, and Douglas, of
the home; two grandchildren; one great grandson; and two brothers, Carl
Henthorn and Ira Henthorn, of Ashland.
His parents, one brother and
one son preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at
two o'clock in the Gilbert Funeral Chapel, at Ashland, with Rev. Paul Searcy,
of the First Church of God, officiating. Burial was in Ashland County Memorial
Park on State Route 250.
Herlan, Minnie Herlan, nee Wharton
Source: Muskingum County
[Ohio] Genealogy Obituary file; October
1971
Mrs Minnie Herlan, 97, of Summit Acres Nursing Home,
Caldwell, formerly of Zanesville, died at 2 pm Tues following a brief illness.
She had been a resident of the nursing home for four years.
Born Dec 31 1874 in Summerfield, Mrs Herlan was a daughter
of Arthur and
Mary Cater Wharton. She lived
in Zanesville from 1917 to 1967, was a member of Grace United Methodist Church
and a life member of Summerfield Order of Eastern Star Chapter 238.
Mrs. Herlan is the last surviving member of her family. Her
husband,Virgil Herlan, died in October 1957. Surviving are several nieces and
nephews.
Services will be held at 3:30 pm Thursday at Brubach
Funeral Home in Summerfield with Rev. Starling Perkins officiating. Burial will
be in Eastern Cemetery there.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
pm today where Eastern Star rites will be held at 8 pm today.
Hoff, Ernest F. Hoff
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Ernest F. Hoff, 65, of the Woodsfield-Lewisville Road, a
retired farmer, died Saturday afternoon,
He was born
Mr. Hoff was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ,
Lewisville, and the Farm Bureau Council.
Surviving are his wife, Marcella Weber Hoff; five daughters,
Mrs. Betty Evans, of Lewisville; Mrs. Sam (Iva) Wise, of Barnesville; Mrs.
William (Eileen) Wise, of Belmont; Mrs. Sheldon (Juanita) Blair, of Marietta,
and Mrs. Robert (Dorothy) Morris, of Barnesville; two sisters, Mrs. Ernest
(Laura) Gildes, of Quaker City, and Mrs. Arthur (Melba) Reich of Miltonsburg,
and fourteen grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at
Johnson, Delbert Johnson 2nd obit
Source: The Wayne Co.
[Illinois] Press; 25 Nov 1971
Rural Cisne
Farmer Expires
A 57-year-old rural Cisne farmer, Delbert Johnson, died at
7 p.m. Tuesday at the home of one of his daughers in Flora.
Mr. Johnson had been in ill health and had just recently
been taken to his daughter's home so she could help care for him.
Rites
Friday
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at
DeSelm's Funeral Home, with Bro. Floyd Dulaney officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Johnson was born in Illinois Mar. 11, 1914.
The
Survivors
Surviving are his wife, Hazel, of rural Cisne; two sons,
Bill, of Fairfield; and Bob, of Flora; two daughters, Mrs. Darlene Strange, of
Flora; and Mrs. Mary Ellen Young, of Henderson, KY.; 12 grandchildren; his
step-father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Shreve of Johnsonville; one
half-brother, Norman Schell, of Oskaloosa; one half-sister, Mrs. Lloyd Clement,
Johnsonville; one step-brother, Cecil Schell* of Cisne; and two step-sisters,
Mrs. Bertha Beardon, Worthington, Minn., and Mrs. Thelma Illif of Wisconsin.
*Submitter’s Note: His
step-brother was Cecil SCHELL, not Shreve.
Source: The Flora [Illinois] Daily News Record; 24
Nov 1971
Delbert Johnson, 57, of rural Cisne, died at 7 p.m.,
Tuesday, Nov. 23, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Darlene Strange, 109 N.
Stanford Rd., Flora.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel; two sons, Bill of
Fairfield and Bob of Flora; two daughters, Mrs. Strange of Flora, and Mrs. Mary
Ellen Young of Henderson, Ky.; 12 grandchildren; his step-father and mother,
Mrs. and Mrs. Otto Shreve of Johnsonville; two step-sisters, Mrs. Bertha
Beardon, Worthington, Minn., and Mrs. Thelma Illif of Burlington, Wis.; a
step-brother, Cecil Shreve* of Cisne; a half brother, Norman Schell of
Oskaloosa and half-sister, Mrs. Lloyd Clements of Johnsonville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, from the
chapel of DeSelms Funeral Home in Cisne, with Bro. Floyd Dulaney
officiating. Interment will be in
Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be conducted after 2 p.m.,Thursday at
DeSelms.
Source: The Pasadena [California] Star-News; 12 Aug
1971
KINKADE -- Juanita R. Kinkade of Pasadena passed away
August 9, 1971. Survived by her
brother, Otto Kinkade of Duarte; and sister, Helen Olsen of Hawaii. She was preceded in death by her mother,
Bertha Wilcox, and a sister, Jane Wiley.
Services, 10:00 A.M. Friday, Live Oak Chapel, 200 East
Duarte Road. Turner & Stevens Live
Oak Mortuary, Monrovia, directors.
Kinkade,
Pearl Adelia Kinkade, nee Truex
Source: The Times Reporter, New Philadelphia, Ohio;
30 Sep 1971
TUSCARAWAS -- Mrs.
Pearl Alelia Kinkade, 79, of Cherry st., a resident here since 1955, was dead
on arrival Wednesday at Twin City Hospital.
She had been ill a week.
Born in Aurora, Ill.,** she was the daughter of Isaac J.
and Mattie Craig Truex. She was a
member of the Church of Christ in Gnadenhutten. her husband, William F., died in 1954.
Surviving are two sons, William of Canton and Robert of
Moundsville, W. Wa., a stepson, William Kinkade of Blaine; a brother and two
sisters, Ralph Truex of Moundsville; Mrs. Rita White of Barberton and Mrs. Iona
Bonar of Cameron, W. Va.; 14 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Two daughters and seven brothers and sisters
preceded her in death.
Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in R.K. Lindsey Funeral
Home at Dennison with Rev. John Clark officiating.
Submitter's Notes:
* Other
records show she was born in Ohio. The
1900, 1910 and 1920 census show that she and both parents were born in Ohio;
the West Virginia Marriage record, the 1930 and 1940 census all show that she
and her husband William Kinkade were both born in Ohio.
Source: The Jackson [Michigan] Citizen Patriot; 9
Mar 1971
Services for Mrs. Agnes Kohn, 77, of 170 N. Union St.,
Grass Lake, will be held in the Stormont Chapel of the Charles J. Burden and
Son Funeral Home, Grass Lake at 1 p.m. Monday.
Burial will be in East Cemetery with the Rev. David Robinson
officiating. Mrs. Kohn died Thursday in
St. Joseph Hospital, Ann Arbor.
A native of Poulding [sic--Paulding] County, Ohio,
she and her husband were married there before moving to Grass Lake where they
lived most of their married life. They
joined the Citizen Patriot Golden Wedding Club in 1967 on their 51st
anniversary. She was a member of the
Church of Christ, Grover Hill, Ohio, an Oracle of the Royal Neighbors, and a
past president of the Anthony Stebble American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 252,
of Grass Lake.
Surviving are her husband Ernest E.; a son John of Jackson;
three daughters, Mrs. Eileen Waldron of Stockbridge, Mrs. Dean Holl Hawley of
Leoni, and Mrs. Phyllis Wallace of Snoqualmie, Wash.; seven grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; a sister Mrs. George Cook of Bellevue, Ohio; and a
brother Thomas McClure of Eaton Rapids.
Source: The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; Friday, August
20, 1971 Page: 22 B
Warren D. Kurtzman, age 67, 1416 Park Ave., Cambridge,
Ohio. Thursday, Guernsey Memorial
Hospital. Member of Cambridge Lodge 66,
Scottish Rite Valley of Cambridge.
Survived by wife, Ada Wentworth Kurtzman; brothers, Leroy Kurtzman,
Downey, Calif., Paul Kurtzman, Sandusgy [sic--Sandusky], Ohio; sisters, Mrs.
Wesley Townsend, Downey, Calif., Mrs. Elsie Stratton, Columbus. Friends may call at the THORN FUNERAL HOME,
Cambridge, Ohio 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday, where funeral service will be Saturday
1 p.m., Rev. Orton Orr officiating.
Burial Mt. Ephriam Cemetery.
Kutz, Harlow Kutz
Source: Ashland [Ohio] Times
Gazette; Monday, May 17, 1971
Harlow Kutz, 68, of College Hills Retirement Village,
former Ashland resident, died Sunday at the Wooster Community Hospital after a
long illness.
He was born in Albion Nov. 15, 1902, and was the son of
Charles and Lillian (McConnell) Kutz.
He was a member of the First Brethren Church and had worked
as a meat cutter and a salesman for Weatherseal Co. and the Central Petroleum
Co. out of Cleveland until his retirement.
Survivors include his widow, Lela; one daughter, Mrs.
Russell (Maxine) Webster of Wooster; one son, Kenneth of Battle Creek, Mich.;
one brother, Ellsworth of Wooster; 12 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
McIntire Funeral Home, Wooster, Burial will be in the Wooster Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 - 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home.
Leasure, Blanche Marie Leasure, nee Brown
Source: Cambridge [Ohio] Jeffersonian; Monday, 13
Sept. 1971
Two persons were killed and two others injured in a
two-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon on Route 78, 2.5 miles east of Caldwell
in Noble County.
Forest K, Leach, 50, Summerfield, driver of one of the
vehicles was killed in the head-on crash.
Mrs. Blanche Leasure, 67, Lewisville, a passenger in the other vehicle,
also was killed.
The driver of the car, Mrs. Dorothy Leasure, 28,
Lewisville, was reported in serious condition in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Zanesville, with fractures and internal injuries.
Her son, Eddie Leasure Jr., 8, also is in Good Samaritan
with both arms fractured.
The state patrol said the Leach truck was going east and
the Leasure auto west when they collided head-on. Officers said the pick-up was
left of center at the time.
Leach was headed for his home in Summerfield and Mrs.
Leasure was being taken to a doctor's office in Caldwell for an appointment at
the time of the mishap.
Leach was removed to the the Bruback Funeral Home in
Summerfield and Mrs. Leasure to the Gardner Funeral Home in Woodsfield.
Funeral services for Leach will be 1 P.M. Tuesday at the
Brubach Funeral Home, Summerfield, with Evangelist McKinley R. Bates
officiating. Burial will be in Eastern Cemetery where military rites will be
held by Summerfield American Legion Post and Caldwell Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 P.M.
today.
Services for Mrs. Leasure
will be at 2 P.M. Tuesday MT. Tabor United Methodist Church with the
Rev. Richard Leonardt officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at Gardner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, this afternoon and
evening.
Leach was born March 16, 1921 in Noble County, the son of
Ellis D. (Pete) and Maudie Carpenter Leach, Summerfield R.D. 1, and was a
member of the Church of Christ, American Legion Post, Caldwell V.F.W., United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jointures Union 245. He was a veteran of World
War II, having served with Army-Air Force in the CBI theater of operations.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, the
former Ella Mae Starr; two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Buchtel, Cambridge and Miss
Betty Leach of the home; two sons, Spec. 4 David Leach with the U.S. Army in
Germany, and Thomas Leach of the home; one grandson, Scott Buchtel; four sisters,
Mrs. Betty Casey, MT. Ephraim, Mrs. Phyllis Leach, Summerfield R.D. 1, Mrs.
Nancy Moore, Coshocton, Mrs. Edith Bates, West Lafayette, sister Mrs. Neav
Clark is deceased.
Mrs. Leasure was born Aug. 14, 1898 in Monroe County, the
daughter of Matthew and Alice Leach Brown, and was a member of MT. Tabor United
Methodist Church.
She is survived by five sons, Junior of Woodsfield, Lloyd
of Graysville and Edward and Roger, both of Lewisville, Harold of Summerfield;
one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Waterman, Marietta; 28 grandchildren, 10
great-grandchildren; one brother, Virgil Brown of Woodsfield; three sisters,
Mrs. Earl Okey and Mrs. William Leasure, both of Woodsfield, and Mrs. Clem
Mallett, near Lewisville.
Her husband, Bert Leasure, died Jan. 10, 1968.
Mann, Vernon H. Mann
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Vernon Howard Mann, 63, of Route 1, Jerusalem, Ohio, a farmer,
died Tuesday evening,
He was born in Miltonsburg, Ohio,
Mr. Mann was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ of
Woodsfield, Ohio; a member of the Monroe County Farm Bureau, and had been
active in the Monroe County Soil Conservation group.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Lucetta Mann, of Woodsfield,
his wife, Ruby Christman Mann; one son, James Mann of Route 1, Jerusalem; three
daughters, Mrs. Shirley Reed, of Beallsville; Mrs. Norma Moore, of Zanesville,
and Mrs. Velma Carpenter, of New Philadelphia, and thirteen grandchildren.
Services were held Friday afternoon at two o’clock in the
Harper and Campbell Funeral Home, at Beallsville, with Rev. Charles Price, of
Woodsfield, officiating. Burial was in the Miltonsburg cemetery.
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; 3 Sep 1971
Funeral services for Lyle D. Martin, 53, former resident of
Marietta will be at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in Doudna & McClure Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Valley
Cemetery. Mr. Martin died Wednesday
morning in Cleveland VA Hospital. His
home was at 102 Parkview Dr., Elyria.
He was born May 12, 1918, in Washington County, a son of
the late Harvey T. Martin and of Gladys Rutherford Martin, who resides in
Marietta. On Nov. 7, 1936 he married
Evelyn M. Mendenhall, who survives with one daughter, Mrs. Adrian (Jean)
Shriver, North Ridgeville and four grandchildren, Brian, Brett and Kevin
Shriver and Craig Martin. Three
brothers and one sister survive, Ralph and Harvey Martin, both of Marietta; Bud
Martin, Youngstown and Mrs. Thomas (Connie) Dawson, Southfield, Mich. A son, Lyle Richard, died in 1967.
Mr. Martin was an oil well driller and a veteran of World
War II. He attended the Bear Run United
Methodist Church.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
McCort,
Martha J. McCort, nee Wells
Source: The Barnesville [Ohio] Enterprise; 24 Jun
1971
Mrs. Martha J. McCort, 42, of 405 West Church Street,
Barnesville, passed away at Barnesville Hospital, Sunday, June 20th at 5:45
A.M. following a long illness.
She was born in Belmont County, April 3, 1929, a daughter
of Mrs. Lola Palmer Wells of Barnesville and the late Clarence Wells. Mrs. McCort had been employed as a
seamstress at Barnesville Manufacturing Company and was a member of the East
Main Street Church of Christ.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Lola Palmer Wells of
Bethesda, R.D., she is survived by her husband, Ruben McCort; one son, Donald,
three daughters, Marlene and Darlene,* all of the home, and Mrs. Mary Jane
Pickens of Barnesville; two grandchildren; two brothers, Clarence Wells of
Somerton and Francis Wells of Bellaire; six sisters, Mrs. Marguerite Carpenter
and Mrs. Virginia Ankrom, both of Barnesville, Mrs. Freda Fankhauzer, Mrs. Lola
Woodland, Mrs. Ethel Hardman, both of Steubenville and Doris Jean Wells.
Friends were received at
the Campbell-Plumly Funeral Home where funeral services were held Tuesday, June
22nd at 1:30 P.M., conducted by Evangelist James W. Gallagher. Burial was made in Southern Cemetery,
Barnesville.
*Submitter’s Note: It
sounds here, when the article refers to three daughters living at home, as
though another daughter should be listed here to make the three. Arlene is listed in Ruben’s obituary but not
in this one. Has she been skipped here?
Source: The Cambridge [Ohio] Daily Jeffersonian;
Friday, 29 Oct 1971
QUAKER CITY --
Robert Heber McPeek, 46, Batesville, died at 4 a.m. today (Oct. 29, 1971) at
Barnesville where he had undergone surgery.
An employe of the Clevite Corp., Caldwell, he was born
April 26, 1925 near Quaker City, the son of Mrs. Shirley Neuhart McPeek,
Batesville, and the late George F. McPeek.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church,
Temperanceville, Knights of Columbus, and Batesville American Legion Post. He served eight years with the U.S Navy and
saw action in World War II and the Korean conflict.
In addition to his mother, he leaves his wife, the former
Lucille Faught; one daughter, Rebecca of the home; three sons, Brent of Quaker
City, William and Robert II, both of
the home; one grandchild; and one brother, Hugh of Jasper, Ala.
Friends may call at Eberle Funeral Home after 7 p.m.
Saturday. Rosary devotions will be held
there at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St.
Mary's Church with the Rev. Fr. Joseph Massucci as celebrant. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Source: The Independence
[Iowa] Conservative; 6 Jul 1971
Karen Kay Meier,
seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Meier of rural Jesup, died
at 5 a.m. Sunday, July 4, at St. Francis hospital in Waterloo of head injuries
suffered when she fell from the hayloft of the barn on the family farm Friday.
She was born April 18, 1964, in Waterloo, the daughter of
Frederick J. and Stella Merkel Meier. She attended school at Raymond and would
have been in the second grade this fall. She was a member of the Immaculate
Conception church in Gilbertville and Juvenile Foresters.
She is survived by her parents; three sisters, Michele, 12,
Denise, 11, and Connie, 2; two brothers, David, 10, and Russell, 5; maternal
grandmother, Mrs. Francis Merkel of Jesup; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Meier of Gilbertville; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Voland of Strawberry Point.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather,
Francis Merkel.
The Mass of the Angels will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the
Immaculate Conception Catholic church in Gilbertville. The Mass will be
con-celebrated [sic--?] by the Rev. Ronald Friedell and the Rev. Arnold
Steffen, SVD. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
A Rosary was to be said at 7:30 p.m. Monday with a wake
service at 8 p.m. and the Rosary by the Catholic Order of Foresters at 8:30.
Oppold funeral home in Waterloo is in charge of
arrangements.
Mercer, Evelyn Mercer, nee
Bostic
Source: The Tribune Chronicle, Warren, Ohio;
Published 12 Aug 1971
Williamsfield - Mrs. Burl (Evelyn) Mercer, 53, State Rd.,
was pronounced dead on arrival at Northeastern Ohio Hospital, North Madison at
1 a.m. Wednesday. Death was due to a heart attack.
Born Jan. 23, 1918, in Gilmer County, W. Va., she was the
daughter of Rudolph and Rillie Bryte Bostic.
She had resided here a few months, coming from Bryan, Ohio.
Survivors include her
husband, Burl Mercer, whom she married Oct. 26, 1934; three daughters, Mrs.
William (Evelyn) Hurlbert of Farmdale, Mrs. William (Loretta) Eckart of
Burghill, Diana at home; six sons, Jack with the Navy in Vietnam, Burl Jr. and
Alfred, both of Edgerton Ohio, Charles of Williamsfield, Danny of Montpelier,
Russell at home; 11 grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Faye Rayl of Morgantown,
W. Va., Mrs. Fred (Mae) Wilmoth and Mrs. William (Violet) Morgan, both of
Akron, Mrs. Wava Schwing of Moundsville, W. Va., Mrs. William (Betty) Chaffee
of Bryan; three brothers, Dewey Bostic of Edgerton, Claval of Bryan, Rudolph of
Jacobsburg, Ohio.
Services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Baumgardner
Funeral Home, Kinsman. Burial will be in Hayes Cemetery. Friends may call at
the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Mercer, Carrie Mercer -
nee Maurer
Mercer, Carrie Mercer, nee Maurer
Source: The Canton [Ohio] Repository; 3 Mar 1971
Mrs. Carrie (Maurer) Mercer, age 90, of Lisbon
Street, Paris, passed away at her home at 6:40 a.m. Wednesday following an
illness of 13 years. Born in Paris, November 18, 1880 and was a member of the
Israel United Church of Christ at Paris. Survivors include her husband, Samuel;
three daughters, Mrs. Donald (Martha) Gram of Paris, Mrs. George (Eva) Speakman
of Paris, and Mrs. Walter (Esther) Reed of Oneida; six grandchildren, and six
great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Bartley Funeral Home
11 a.m. Friday with Rev. Raymond M. Larson officiating. Burial will be made in
Liberty Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home Thursday from 7-9.
Source: The
East Liverpool [Ohio] Evening Review; Monday, 13 Dec 1971
Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Dawson
Funeral Home for Charles H. Moore, 76, of 844 St. George St., who died Saturday
at 2:45 p.m. at home. He became
seriously ill on Wednesday, but had been in failing health for some time.
The Rev. Harold Sherman of the Grace United Presbyterian
Church will officiate. Burial will be
in Riverview Cemetery.
Mr. Moore was born in Clinton, Pa., Nov. 12, 1895, a son of Jacob and Anna
Moore. He had resided here virtually
his lifetime and was retired in 1965 from the Midland Crucible Steel Division
of Colt Industries. For many years he
served on the Columbiana County Selective Service Board.
A World War I veteran, Mr. Moore entered the service May
10, 1917, and served through the war.
He was with the 15th Army Engineers.
He was a member of American Legion Post 374, where he had served as post
commander. He also was a past commander
of the Columbiana County American Legion.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dolores Goodballet Moore, at home; a
son, Charles D. Moore of North Royalton, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Nellie McIlvane
of East Liverpool, and four grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and
night.
The family requests that memorial tributes take the form of
contributions to the Grace United Presbyterian Church or the Robert Bycroft School.
Morris, Angeline Morris (nee Carpenter)
Source: The Cambridge [Ohio]
Jeffersonian; Thursday, 17 June 1971
BYESVILLE---Funeral services for Mrs. Angeline Carpenter Morris,
75, 204 E. Spruce St., Byesville, will be held at 1 P.M. Saturday at McGaughy
Funeral Home here. The Rev. Kenneth
Littlefield will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Morris died at 3:45 A.M. Wednesday (June 16, 1971) at
Guernsey Memorial Hospital, Cambridge.
She had been ill five weeks.
Born July 12, 1895, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth
Carpenter. Her husband, Harry, died in
1948.
She leaves three sisters,
Mrs. Josie Delong, Mrs. Civilla
Carpenter and Mrs. Mable Morris, all of Summerfield. Two brothers are deceased.
Mrs. Morris was a member of the Assembly of God
Church, Byesville.
Morris, Arizona Morris nee Johnson
Source: Cambridge [OHIO] Jeffersonian;
Saturday, 5 June 1971
BARNESVILLE---Mrs. Arizona Morris, 77, of N. Arch St.,
Barnesville died at Barnesville Hospital at 12:30 A.M. today (June 5, 1971),
shortly after she had been admitted.
Born in Monroe County, Jan. 12, 1894, she was a daughter
of John and Lavina Carpenter Johnson. Her husband James Morris, died July 2,
1970, and a son, Roland, died in 1963. She leaves four daughters, Mrs. Robert
(Elva) Hanlon, Mrs. Ralph (Iva) Froehlich, Mrs. James (Genevieve) Warrick and
Mrs. Ronald (Betty Jane) Swallie, all of Barnesville; two sons, Johnson of
Bethesda and James Jr., of Louisville; three sisters, Mrs. Louise Stephens,
Mrs. Juanita Sayer, and Mrs. Nettie Taylor, all of Barnesville; two brothers,
Talmadge Johnson, Barnesville and Allen Johnson, Summerfield; 15 grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at Campbell-Plumby
Funeral Home here after 10:30 A.M. Sunday.
Funeral services will be held there at 1:30 P.M. Monday
with Evang. Eugene Carroll officiating. Burial will be in Crestview Cemetery,
Barnesville.
Source: newspaper clipping
[probably from the Barnesville, Ohio, Enterprise]; April 1971
Douglas Hoff Morris,
infant son of Robert and Dorothy Hoff Morris, of RD 1, Barnesville, died at
birth, Friday evening, April 9, 1971, in the Barnesville Hospital.
Surviving besides his
parents are two brothers, Larry and Robert and one sister, Donna all of the
home; the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ernest F. Hoff of Lewisville, RD1, and the
paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ermie Morris, of RD1, Woodsfield. He was
preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Ernest P. Hoff of Lewisville,
Ohio.
Graveside services
were held Saturday afternoon April 10 at 2:30 o'clock in Friendship Cemetery,
Lewisville, with Rev. A. C. Yost officiating. Arrangements were by the
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield.
BYESVILLE,
MAY 13---Harry M. Morris, 44, 259 S. Fifth Street, died Wednesday at 3 P.M. at
Grant Hospital Columbus, following an operation.
Mr. Morris was born in Noble County, a son
of the late John and Jane Morris, and was a resident of Byesville for the past
23 years. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Angeline
Carpenter; five sisters, Mrs. George Distler, Lewisville, Miss Golda Morris,
Summerfield, Mrs. Ada Reed, Akron and Mrs. Rose Miracle and Mrs. Mary Denbow,
both of Byesville; and three brothers, Herny and Home, Summerfield and Wilburt,
Byesville.
The body was removed to the Herlan Funeral
Home and will be taken to the residence Thursday evening. Services will be
conducted Saturday at 2 P.M. at the Assembly of God Church by Rev. Rice Snider.
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Thursday 13 May 1948 Cambridge
Jeffersonian Cambridge Ohio.
Source: The Steubenville [Ohio] Herald Star; 1 Dec
1971
BERGHOLZ -- Ernest E. Morrow, 61, of Bergholz, a retired
employe [sic] of Republic Steel Corp. and Berger Iron, Inc., both of Canton,
died Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Ohio Valley Hospital.
He leaves three brothers, Earl of Akron, Bearl of Bergholz
and Floyd of Cleveland, and a sister, Mrs. Audley (Virginia) Hutchison of
Bergholz.
Friends may call at the Sweeney Funeral Home, Amsterdam,
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today; funeral services there Thursday 1:30 p.m., Rev.
Mr. Terry Wells; Bergholz Cemetery.
Source: The Fostoria [Ohio] Review Times; 20 Dec 1971
Amos Carl Nye, 64, a former Fostorian resident for 16
years, died Sunday at Tiffin Mercy Hospital.
He lived at 167 E. Market St., Tiffin.
Mr. Nye was born Feb. 1, 1907 in Leipsic to Elsworth and
Gate (Gardner) Nye, both of whom are deceased.
He married Sadie Newhart at Greenup, Ky., in 1950 and she
survives.
Also surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Cletus
Daughenbaugh, Tiffin; Mrs. Betty Nye, Tiffin; Mrs. Ray Miller, Fostoria; Mrs.
Bernard Taylor, Tiffin; Patricia Nye, Tiffin; sons Amos and Thomas of Tiffin,
and Ray of Fostoria. Five brothers are
deceased. Surviving sisters are
Josephine Miller, Lima; Jenny Thomas, Findlay; Marian and Gladace Nye of
Fostoria; and Ocela Alley, also of Fostoria.
Services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Turner
Engle Funeral Home in Tiffin with the Rev. Paul Eichar officiating. Interment will be in Fountain Cemetery.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Paulus, Rose Paulus nee Draper 2nd
obit
Source: The Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield, Ohio];
7 Jan 1971
MRS. ASHER PAULUS
Mrs. Rose Moose Paulus, 84, of 139 North Main Street, widow
of Asher Paulus, died Saturday morning, January 2, 1971, at her home.
She was born September 25, 1886, near Lewisville, the
daughter of Isaac and Amanda Shackle Draper.
Mrs. Paulus was a member of the Woodsfield United Methodist
Church.
Surviving are three sons, Roger Moose, of Columbus; Raymond
and Lawrence Moose, of Ashland; eight grandchildren; fifteen great
grandchildren. Her husband, Asher
Paulus, died in 1961.
Services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock in
the Bauer & Turner Funeral Chapel with Rev. George Bender officiating. Interment was in Oakawn Cemetery.
Paulus,
Rose Paulus nee Draper [See second
obituary for Rose Paulus below.]
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; 5 Jan 1971
Mrs. Asher Paulus
Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Bauer & Turner
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, for Mrs. Rose Paulus, 84, who died Saturday morning
at her home in Woodsfield, Burial will
be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Paulus, widow of Asher Paulus, was born Sept. 25,
1886, near Lewisville, the daughter of Isaac and Amanda Sheckles Draper. Three sons survive, Roger Moose, Columbus,
and Raymond and Lawrence Moose, both of Ashland, with eight grandchildren and
15 great-grandchildren.
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; 20 Dec 1971
Herbert
Pope
Dies in
Hospital
Herbert E. Pope, 59, Edinburg, Shelby County native, died
early this morning in Johnson County Hospital in Franklin where he had been a
patient three weeks.
He had been employed 22 years at Blue River Products at
Edinburg.
Born Aug. 18, 1912, the son of Floyd and Goldie Drake Pope,
Mr. Pope spent his early life in this area.
He married Florence Wood in 1936* and she survives.
Also surviving are four sons, Ernest Dale Pope, Carol
Stream, Ill., Floyd Pope, R.R. 4, Columbus, and Allen and Thomas Wayne Pope,
both of Edinburg; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Burton, Edinburg; three brothers,
Robert Pope, Kokomo, Ralph Pope, California and Emil Pope, Edinburg; five
sisters, Mrs. Elsie Wood, Clifford, Mrs. Ruth Taylor, Columbia, Ky., and Mrs.
Josie Thompson, Mrs. Betty Hoesman and Mrs. Margaret Ward, all of Columbus,
Services will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Norman
Funeral Home at Hope, where friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
*Submitter's Note: My
copy of this obituary was very light, and I could not read this entire date.
Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959 gives their marriage date as 8 Feb 1936.
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; Wednesday,
27 Jan 1971
Death Claims
Jesse A.
Pope
Jesse A. Pope, 70, 855 Elm St., died Tuesday at 1:45 p.m. at Major Hospital where he had been a
patient two weeks. He had been ill two
years.
Mr. Pope operated Pope's Bakery in Shelbyville and later
was employed as a baker at Camp Atterbury and Fort Harrison. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge.
Born in Shelby County Jan. 27, 1900, the son of Marion and
Carrie (Hammond) Pope, he married Leona M. Miller in March of 1921* and she
survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. John (Martha) Waltz,
R.R. 1, Shelbyville; five grandchildren and six great - grandchildren; two
brothers, Ray Pope of Lafayette and Scott Pope of Waldron, and a sister, Mrs.
Fern Stucker of Waldron. A daughter and
son preceded in death.
Services will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Murphy Mortuary, with the Rev. Elmer Jewell officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery with graveside rites conducted by the Eagles Lodge. Friends may call at the mortuary after 2:00 p.m. Thursday.
*Submitter’s Note:
His wife’s obituary gave a different date for the marriage: “Mrs. Pope
was born in Shelby County Oct. 8, 1901, the daughter of Ben and Mandy Wagner
Miller. She was married to Jesse Albert
Pope July 31, 1920.”
Source: The Steubenville [Ohio] Herald-Star; Friday, 31 Dec 1971
George W. Powers, 78, of 329 South St., died at 1:05 p.m.
Thursday in Ohio Valley Hospital.
Mr. Powers, who resided with a nephew, Ronald Forester, was
a retired employe of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co., and a member of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles. His wife,
Mrs. Clara Powers, died in 1959.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs. William (Ruth) MacGregor of
Steubenville; two sons, William G. Powers and Ralph Powers, both of
Steubenville; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Mr. Powers was born Sept. 9, 1893, in Steubenville.
Friends may call at the Clarke Funeral Home, Toronto, from
2-4 p.m., and 7-9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; services there Monday, 11 a.m.;
Rev. Mr. Lawrence Bryan; Fort Steuben Burial Estates.
Source: The Stark County [Illinois] News; 27 May
1971
Fire Chief
Philip Pyle Buried Monday
Philip T. Pyle, 58, of Toulon died at 5 a.m. Friday, May 21
at the Peoria Methodist Hospital, where he had been a patient for six days.
Mr. Pyle was a son of Thomas H. and Maude Claybaugh Pyle,
was born Feb. 26, 1913 near Toulon. He
was a graduate of Toulon Township High School and a member of the Toulon
Baptist Church.
He was an employe of the Stark County Highway Department
and he had also served eight years on the Illinois State Highway Department.
He was married March 25, 1939 to Genevieve Cinnamon. She survives with two sons, Pfc. Philip Lee
Pyle, stationed in Germany, Terry L., Washington, Ill. and one daughter, Mary
Jane at home, also four grandchildren.
He is also survived by three sisters, Miss Pauline Pyle,
Leesburg, Florida, Mrs. Philip (Ruth) Anderson, Toulon and Mrs. Delbert
(Josephine) Alldredge, Madison, Wisconsin, four brothers, Robert E. and Theodore
M., both of Toulon, John T. of Lebanon, Oregon, and Dean of Galesburg.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Mrs.
Mason (Mary) Williams of Toulon and an infant brother, David.
Phil joined the Toulon Fire Company in March of 1935* and
served until he was inducted into the Armed Forces on January 15, 1943. The Fire Company gave him leave of
absence. He served in the Sea Bees in
the North Atlantic in Newfoundland, Sipan and Okinawa and was discharged in
October of 1945.
Upon his return, he
was reinstated in the Fire Company and served in all activities. As with all volunteer organizations, each
member must be willing to give freely of his time, which Phil did willingly.
Elections by the Fire Company in 1957 named Phil as 2nd
Assistant Chief. In 1958 he accepted
the position of 1st Assistant Chief and served in that capacity until his
appointment as Chief in 1962. He
submitted his resignation in January of this year, after denoting 36 years of
service with the Fire Department.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 24 at 2 p.m. at the
Kidd Funeral Home in Toulon, with the Rev. Eugene Anderson officiating. Organ selections were played by Mrs. Helen
Schmidt.
Pallbearers were, Otto Kitterman, Lewis Bouton, James
Cinnamon, Sammy Montooth, Clyde Ham and Ben Parker.
Burial was in the Toulon Cemetery.
Source: The Stark County [Illinois] News; 21 Oct
1971- Page 4
Miss Pyle,
68, Dies In
Florida
Miss Phyliss Pauline Pyle, 68, of Leesburg, Florida, died
on Monday morning at 11 a.m. October 18 at the Medicenter Nursing Home in
Leesburg.
Miss Pyle was born on May 1, 1903 in Goshen Township, near
Toulon. She was a daughter of Thomas H.
and Maude Claybaugh Pyle.
Miss Pyle was graduated from the Peoria Methodist Hospital
School of Nursing and was employed by the Burroughs Industrial Company for 20
years. She was in the nursing profession
for 45 years, retiring in 1970.
She is survived by four brothers, Robert and Ted, both of
Toulon, Dean of Gatesburg and John of Lebanon, Oregon, two sisters, Mrs. Philip
(Ruth) Anderson of Toulon and Mrs. Delbert (Josephine) Alldredge of Madison,
Wis.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother,
Philip of Toulon, one sister, Mrs. Mary Williams, also of Toulon; and one
brother, David in infancy.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 21, at 2
p.m. at the Kidd Funeral Home in Toulon, with the Rev. Eugene Anderson, pastor
of the Toulon Baptist Church officiating.
Mrs. Duane Allen played organ selections.
Pallbearers were Roy Dutton, Milan Dexter, Everett Dutton,
Robert Winans, Ben Parker and John Cover.
Burial was in the Toulon Municipal Cemetery.
Source: The Aberdeen [South Dakota] Daily News; 31
Mar 1971
CLARK -- Services for Ralph Rawlings, 69, rural Watertown
will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Community Funeral Home here. He died March 30 at a Watertown Hospital.
The Rev. George Berg will officiate and burial will be in
the Riverside Cemetery in Aberdeen.
Mr. Rawlings was born Sept. 14, 1901, in Union County,
Iowa, and married Mrs. Christina Croninger at Watertown May 12, 1964.
Survivors include his widow; three stepsons, Melvin
Croninger, Watertown; Earl Croninger, New York; and Frank Croninger, Clark; two
stepdaughters, Mrs. Leona Hendrickson, Watauga; and Mrs. Arlene Schaaf, Watertown;
eight stepgrandchildren; two brothers, Robert, Clark; and Lloyd, Chicago; and
one sister, Mrs. Mabel Malson, Aberdeen.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
Jeffersonian Sat 28 Aug 1971
Eberle Funeral Home here has
charge of arrangements for Homer R Rich, 96 Quaker City, R.D. 1. Mr Rich died Saturday morning August 28,
1971 in Guernsey Memorial Hospital, Cambridge.
He was born May 11, 1875 in Noble County, a son of the late William and
Margaret Miley Rich. His wife, Alice Rich died July 22, 1954.
Mr Rich leaves one daughter,
Mrs Ellis (Audry) Long, Quaker City, R.D. 1,; one son William Rich, Senecaville
R.D. 1, and 10 grandchildren.
Richcreek,
Thomas Andrew Richcreek
Source: The Ashtabula [Ohio] Star Beacon; Saturday,
17 Apr 1971
Impaled On
Stick, Boy Dies
A seven-year-old Ashtabula boy died on the operating table
at Ashtabula General Hospital Friday night from injuries sustained when he fell
on a stick behind a Bunker Hill Rd. home.
Dead is Thomas Andrew Richcreek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Richcreek, 627 Bunker Hill Rd. Mr.
Richcreek is a former city councilman.
The boy was pierced through his stomach, lung, kidney and
liver, according to an Ashtabula police report. Police said the boy was playing with two other boys, one his
four-year-old brother, Christopher.
Police said the boy fell down a steep bank and onto the stick. The accident occurred at about 5 p.m.
Young Thomas, who was born May 16, 1963, was a second
grader at McKinsey School. He attended
Harris Memorial Church and Sunday School.
Surviving beside his parents and brother, Christopher, are
his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred White, Jefferson; his paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Lois Richcreek; his maternal greatgrandmother, Mrs. Eunice
White, Jefferson and his paternal greatgrandfather, Frank Richcreek, Pierpont.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Donald H.
Childs Funeral Home with the Rev. John Parrett, pastor of the Harris Memorial
Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Ridgeview Cemetery.
No calling hours will be observed.
Roe,
Luella S. Roe, nee Stephen
Source: The Home Towner, Quaker City, Ohio; Friday,
29 Jan 1971
Mrs. Luella
S. Roe
Dies At
Columbus
A former resident of Quaker City, Mrs. Luella S. Roe, 90,
88 S. Westmore Ave., Columbus, died Sunday evening, Jan. 24, at the
residence. She was a member of the
Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Columbus, and had been house mother for the
American Commerce Club, Denison University.
She is survived by two daughters, Ruth and Virgene Roe, of
the home, both formerly of Quaker City; a brother, J. Fred Stephen, of Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.; and nieces and nephews.
The Roes left Quaker City in the late 1920's. Mrs. Roe had reportedly suffered a broken
hip in November. She was a sister of the
late Mrs. Jennie Johnson, Quaker City.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at
Schoedinger Hilltop Chapel, Columbus, with interment following in Sunset
Cemetery.
Source: The Steubenville [Ohio] Herald-Star; Monday,
22 Nov 1971
STRATTON - Frank J. Sabol, 73, of 303 3rd St., Stratton, died Sunday at 5:55 p.m.
in Ohio Valley Hospital.
Mr. Sabol was a retired loader for the old Larson Clay Co.,
in Stratton.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Margaret Sabol; two daughters,
Mrs. Don (Emma) Brewer of Wellsville and Mrs. Flora Morrow of Stratton; five
grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
Mr. Sabol was born April 1, 1898, in Braddock, Pa.
Friends may call at the Clarke Funeral Home, Toronto, from
7-9 tonight and from 2-4 p.m., and 7-9 p.m., Tuesday; services there Wednesday,
1 p.m.; Rev. Mr. James Conrad; Toronto Union Cemetery.
Seebach, Vernon Seebach
Source: The Daily Jeffersonian, Cambridge, Ohio, January 1971
Vernon Seebach, 46, Lewisville, Ohio, died Sunday, January
31, 1971, at Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio. He had undergone surgery
there last week.
Born February 5, 1924, at Lewisville, he was a son of the
late Herman and Myrtle Moffatt Seebach and was employed by Olin Matheison
Corporation at Hannibal, Ohio. He was a 1943 graduate of Lewisville High
School.
Mr. Seebach leaves his wife, the former Louise Drum Craig;
two daughters, Mrs. Melody Wilson of Summerfield and Laurie Ann of the home;
five sons, Stephen, Charles, Carl, Paul and Glenn and two stepsons, Duane and
Kevin Craig, all of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Lou Balluff, Gahanna, and
Mrs. Fred Rose, Canton, Ohio; four brothers, Elmer and Jerry of
Woodsfield, Roger William of Lewisville, and Earl of Canton, and one grandson.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bauer
and Turner Funeral Home here with Minister John Hendershot officiating. Burial
will be in Friendship cemetery, Lewisville.
Source: Cambridge [Ohio] Jeffersonian; Monday, 20
May 1971
BARNESVILLE--Funeral services for Chauncey W. Sellers, 83,
Quaker City R.D. 3, will be held at 1 P.M. Tuesday in Campbell-Plumly Funeral
Home here with Evang. James Gallagher officiating. Burial will be in Hope
Cemetery, Hendrysburg. Friends may call
at the funeral home today. Mr. Sellers
died at 5:15 P.M. Saturday (May 18, 1974) in the S. 10th St. Unit of Guernsey
Memorial Hospital.
A retired farmer, he
was born March 1, 1891 in Monroe County the son of the late Corin and Marjorie
Stephens Sellers. Mr. Sellers was a veteran of World War I. He leaves a sisters, Mrs. Ida Acton, and one
brother, John Sellers, both of Barnesville.
Source: The
Linton [Indiana] Daily Citizen; Tuesday, 5 Jan 1971, p 2
GREEN FOREST, ARK. -- Guy L. Shepard, 51, a former
resident of Linton, died at his home in Green Forest, Ark., Monday.
Sehpard
[sic--Shepard] was born in Bicknell Dec. 7, 1919, the son of Charles L.
and Anna Shepard. He was a graduate of
Linton High School and entered the U.S. military service in 1939. He retired from service in 1967 and had
lived at Green Forest since that time.
Survivors include the wife, Thelma Weston Shepard; two daughters, Mrs.
Patty Hunt in Germany, and Sharon, at home; the mother, Mrs. Anna Shepard of
Linton; two sisters, Mrs. Maryanna McBride of Linton and Mrs. Carol [sic--Carole]
Hoggatt of Bermuda, and a brother, Charles Shepard.
Funeral
services have been tentatively set for Thursday at Green Forest and burial will
be made there.
Source: The Tell City [Indiana] News; 22 Apr 1971
Paul L. Simpson,41, of Henderson, Ky., and formerly of Tell
City, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 16 at Community Methodist Hospital in
Henderson, of a heart attack suffered earlier in the day.
He was the son of Mrs. Bertha Jarboe Simpson of Tell City
and the late Wm. F. Simpson. He was a
veteran of the Korean War having served two years in the United States Army, 18
months in Germany. He graduated from
Indiana University in 1956 and for the past 15 years had worked in Personnel
Management his last place of employment being at the Breckinridge Job Corps
Center, at Morganfield, Ky.
He was a member of the Elks, American Legion and Knights of
Columbus.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Bertha Simpson; four
brothers, Owen, Leo, Franklin, and Ralph all of Tell City and two sisters, Ms.
Joseph Elder of Kokomo and Mrs. James Mansfield of Tell City.
Services were at 9:30 a.m. Monday in St. Paul Catholic
Church, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.
The body was at Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home.
Smith, Anna Smith nee
Jones
Mrs. Anna Smith, 70, of
Sardis, died suddenly at 6 o’clock Friday evening, August 6, 1971, at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Alice Myers, also of Sardis, with whom she was paying a
brief visit. She had been in ill health.
She was born at Sardis, March
28, 191, a daughter of Joel and Martha Thomas Jones. Her husband, Frank Smith,
died in May 1969.
Mrs. Smith was a member of
the Church of Christ in Sardis.
Surviving are one son, Claude
Smith of Woodsfield; one sister, Mrs. Alice Myers, of Sardis; three brothers,
Everett Jones of McMechen, WV; Orville Jones of Bridgeport and Homer Jones of
Sardis, and two grandsons.
Brief services were held
Monday afternoon at one o’clock in the Rush Funeral Home at Sardis, with
additional services at two o’clock in the West Union Church of Christ, James
Clegg officiated. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Smith, Goldie May Smith
nee McCurdy
Source: The Marietta [OHIO] Times, 2 Dec 1971, p 8
Funeral services for Mrs. Goldie May McCurdy Smith, 78,
former resident of Marietta, were held in Columbus today with burial in Harmar
Cemetery. Mrs. Smith died Monday in
Columbus.
She was born in Marietta, a daughter of the late Douglas
and Clara Bell McCurdy. She was married
to Charles Smith who preceded her in death.
One brother and three sisters survive, Walter McCurdy, Marietta, Mrs.
Freda Meeks, Waverly, W. Va., Mrs. Geneva Rhodes of Thornton, Colo. and Mrs.
Frances McCullick, Williamstown.
Source: Plain Dealer
[Cleveland, Ohio] Notes: Nov 28 1971
Id#: 0737231; Name: Staley,
Harry C.
Staley. Harry C. Staley, beloved husband of Audrey, father
of Mrs. Roger (Janet) Baron, brother of Mrs. Helen Sullivan, Edna Zachea, Lil
Nusbaum, Irene Esa, Elizabeth Green, Ann Kamms, and John Seibel. Passed away
Friday. Funeral services Monday, 1 p.m. at John L. Carey Funeral Home, 6318
Lorain Ave.
Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Sunday.
Stimpert, Donald E. Stimpert
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Donald E. Stimpert, 45, of Lewisville, an employe of Riesbeck
Food Market in Woodsfield died Sunday morning
He was born
Mr. Stimpert was a member of the Lewisville United Methodist
Church, and treasurer of the Lewisville Volunteer Fire Department.
Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife Elvira
Claus Stimpert; one sister, Mrs. William (Ruth) Wittenbrook of Lewisville; one
brother, John Stimpert, of Washington Court House; two nieces and one nephew.
Twin brothers, Robert and
Richard, died in July 1957.
Services were held Tuesday
afternoon at
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Evening Review;
Friday, 15 Jan 1971
Charles Clayton Stine, 64, of 10 Washington St., Newell, a
World War II Army veteran, was pronounced dead on arrival Thursday at 4:05 p.m.
at City Hospital. He suffered an
apparent heart attack earlier at home.
Mr. Stine was born in Pleasants County, W. Va., May 10,
1906.
He served as a Hancock County deputy sheriff in the 50's
and previously had worked at the Homer Laughlin China Co. At one time he was employed at the West
Virginia State Liquor Store in Chester.
He attended the Newell United Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Vesta Stine, died Nov. 27,
1970.
He is survived by four sons, Kermit Stine and Thomas Stine,
both of Newell, Robert Stine of Lawrenceville and James Stine, at home; three
daughters, Mrs. Ann Stevens and Mrs. Peter (Patricia) Biancha, both of Newell,
and Miss Deana* Stine, at home, and 10 grandchildren.
Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Chester Chapel
of the Arner Funeral Homes by the Rev. Donzel Wease of the church. Burial will be in Shadow Lawn Memory
Gardens, Newell.
Friends may call at the chapel tonight after 7, Saturday
night and Sunday up to the time of service.
Submitter's Note:
The name is spelled DIANA on the Ohio Marriage Index, the U.S. Public
Records Index and the Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 about Diana S Stine:
Name: Diana
S Stine
Birth Date: XX
XXX, 1959 [I took off the day and month
for here.]
Birth Place: East
Liverpool, Columbiana
State File Number: 1959091747
Additional Information: Rardon
Strosnider, Earl W. Strosnider
Source: The Youngstown [Ohio] Vindicator; 22 Jun
1971
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in North Hollywood,
Calif. for William Strosnider, 34, formerly of 3740 Frederick St., who died
following a heart attack in Mojave, Calif., at 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
Mr. Strosnider was born in Louisville, Ohio, a son of
Dorsey and Linda Wilson Strosnider. He
lived in Youngstown for 23 years, moving to California in 1960. He was formerly a member of the Wickliffe
Christian Church here.
Besides his wife, the former Audrey Craddock, he leaves
four children by a previous marriage, Debra, Linda, Tammy, and Earl Jr., all in
Arizona; his mother; one brother, Walter of Youngstown; two sisters, Mrs.
Patricia Tarr and Miss Mary Lou, both of Youngstown.
Calling hours were today at Forest Lawn Cemetery in North
Hollywood, Calif., where burial will be Wednesday.
Source: The Paulding Obituary Card File, Paulding
County, Ohio, Carnegie Library; 25 Feb 1971
PAULDING -- Floyd "Todd" Sutton, 79, 402 N. Cherry St., died at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 18, in the Paulding County Hospital, where he had been a patient
35 days.
He was born in Grover Hill on Oct. 8, 1891, a son of Jacob
and Elizabeth (Kinkade) Sutton. An
employe [sic] of Cassel's Furniture and Hardware until retiring four
years ago, he was a member of the First Christian Church and the Paulding
County Men's Chorus.
Surviving are the widow, the former Emma Gary; two
daughters, Mrs. Paul (Rose Marie) Janey,* Geneva, and Mrs. June Freeman,
Paulding; a son, F. Vincent Paulding, and 10 grandchildren. Twin children, two brothers, two sisters,
three half-brothers and two half sisters preceded him in death.
Services were held in first Christian Church at 2 p.m.
Monday, Rev. David Everton officiating.
Burial was in Live Oak Cemetery. Crowell-Den Herder Funeral Home was in
charge.
*Submitter’s Note: This
name should be HANEY.
Taggart,
Thena O. Taggart, nee Stephens/Stevens*
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; Tuesday, 1
Jun 1971
Mrs. Taggart
Dies in Hospital
Mrs. Thena O. Taggart, 67, 243 Walker St., died at 7 a.m.
Monday in Major Hospital where she had been admitted at 1:30 a.m. after an
apparent heart attack.
Services will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Murphy
Mortuary with the Rev. H. H. Clements officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Born in Rush County Aug. 26, 1903,** Mrs. Taggart was the
daughter of James and Susan (Hewitt) Stephens.* She was married in Indianapolis Feb. 9, 1924 to Frank Taggart.
Mrs.Taggart resided most of her life in this community and
was a former employe of the G. C. Murphy Co., here. She was a member of the Vine Street United Methodist Church, the
Women's Relief Corps and the Jolly 22 Club.
Surviving with the husband are four daughters, Mrs. Howard
(Norma) Stanley of R. R. 5, Mrs. James (Katherine) Lozier of Jeffersonville,
Mrs. Wayne (Virginia) Jackson of R.R. 1, St. Paul, and Mrs. Albert (Delores)
McClain of R.R. 1, Fairland; two sons, James F. Taggart of St. Paul and Robert
H. Taggart of Greenwood; 24 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; and a
brother, William Stephens,* Shelbyville.
Submitter's Notes:
*This name is spelled STEVENS in the 1910 and 1920 census,
on the INDIANA MARRIAGES, 1811-2007, and on the summary listed at
findagrave.com.
**The year 1902 is inscribed on her tombstone and is on the
Social Security Death Index.
Teare,
Audra Teare, nee Wilson
Source: The Martins Ferry [Ohio] Times Leader; Thursday, 2 Sep1971
Mrs. Audra Wilson Teare, 717 Elm St., Martins Ferry, died
Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Peterson Place, Wheeling. She had been in failing health for several months.
Born in New Martinsville, W. Va., a daughter of the late
Richard M. and Elvina Mercer Wilson, she was a member of the Martins Ferry
First United Methodist Church, and a former employe of the Times-Leader.
Surviving are her husband, William Teare Sr.; one son,
William Jr., Michigan City, Ind., three grandchildren; one brother, Ray Wilson
of Martins Ferry and a sister Mrs. Emma Marsh of Moundsville.
Friends will be received at the Heslop Funeral Home,
Martins Ferry, tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. Services will be held Saturday at
10 a.m. in the Heslop Chapel with Rev. D. Larry Kline officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Evening Review;
Wednesday, 21 Apr 1971
John Alvin Trainer, 59, of Shadyside Ave. died Tuesday at
11:20 a.m. at City Hospital, where he had been admitted at 6:30 a.m.
He was born Oct. 11, 1911, in East Liverpool, a son of
Charles A. and Ida Mae Palmer Trainer.
He spent his lifetime here and was a retired security guard at the
former Treadwell Construction Co.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ethelyn Goodballet
Trainer, at home; a son, John A. Trainer, Jr. of Shadyside; two daughters, Mrs.
Marilyn Andrews of East Liverpool and Mrs. Sue Morris of Beaver Falls; a
sister, Mrs. Grace Greenwood of East Liverpool and eight grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Dawson
Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert Palison of the Glenmoor United Presbyterian
Church officiating. Burial will be in
Riverview Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday afternoon and
night.
Utterback,
Mae Utterback, nee Pratt
Source: The Salem [Ohio] News; 9 Jan 1971
Mrs. William Utterback
Mrs. Mae Utterback, 79, of 409 Fair Ave., a 24-year employe
[sic] in the Salem Community Hospital East dietary department, died
Friday at 4 p.m. at the hospital following a month's illness.
Born Nov. 10, 1891 in St. Mary's, W. Va., she was a
daughter of Samuel and Ann Prett [sic--Pratt]. She had resided in Salem 30 years and was a member of the
Southeast Friends Church.
Her husband, William, died Oct. 21, 1945. She also was preceded in death by a son,
William.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Margaret H. Ferrier
and Mrs. Elaine Steele, both of Salem; two sons, Robert of Winona and Lee of
Salem; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs.
Eunice White of Jefferson.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 3 p.m. in the
Stark Memorial in charge of Rev. Ted Austin of Springfield, formerly of
Salem. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 7 to 9
p.m.
Vawter,
Mabel Vawter, nee Monroe
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; Friday, 16
Jul 1971
Mrs. Vawter
Dies in
Hospital
Mrs. Mabel Vawter, 82, 749 Second St., died at 8:40 a.m.
today at Major Hospital. She had been
seriously ill for six weeks.
Born Nov. 20, 1888, in Shelby County, Mrs. Vawter was the
daughter of Irvin and Anna (Khel) [ ? sic--perhaps Kehl] Monroe. On Sept. 30, 1904, she was married to Ray
Vawter and he died in 1941.
Survivors are three sons, Wallace Vawter and Elmer Vawter,
Shelbyville, and Irvin Vawter, Downey, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Bryan
(Fannie) Coon, Flat Rock, and Mrs. Edward (Alma) Weintraut, Shelbyville; six
grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; and a
sister, Mrs. Myrtle LeMasters, R. R. 1,* Waldron.
Mrs. Vawter lived all her life in Shelby County and she was
a member of the Lewis Creek Baptist Church.
Services will be at the church Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with the
Rev. Paul Coates officiating. Burial
will be in the church cemetery. Friends
may call at the Carmony Funeral Home in Shelbyville after 4:00 p.m. Saturday until
noon Sunday and after 1:00 p.m. at the church.
*Submitter’s Note: This
number was difficult to read on my copy of the obituary so might not be correct
here.
Vollmer, Cordie Belle Kinkade Vollmer, nee Wells
Source: The Moberly [Missouri] Monitor-Index;
Monday, February, 1, 1971
Mrs. Cordie Kinkade Vollmer, 78, Kahoka, died Sunday
afternoon in a hospital in Keokuk, Iowa.
Mrs. Vollmer lived in Moberly in 1946 and 1947, making her
home with her son, Leland Kinkade, 835 West Rollins Street. She had visited
many times since in Moberly.
Survivors include the son in Moberly and two other sons,
Robert Kinkade, Kahoka, and Paul Kinkade, Sugar Grove, Va.
The body is at the Karle-Shaffer Funeral Home in Kahoka and
will remain there until services at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the South Wyaconda Baptist
Church, near Kahoka.
Burial will be in the Ballard Cemetery, adjoining.
Wagnon,
Ruth L. Wagnon, nee Kinkade
Source: The Lawton [Oklahoma] Constitution; 21 Jun
1971
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Eighth and Lee
Church of Christ for Mrs. Ruth L. Wagnon, 74, of 909 Summit, who died Wednesday
in a local hospital after a year's illness.
Robert L. Gregg, minister, will officiate and burial will
be in Highland Cemetery under direction of Dalton-Ritter Funeral Home.
Born Feb. 18, 1896, in Hutchinson, Kan., she came to Lawton
in 1920 from Walters. She was married
to Henry Wagnon Jan. 12, 1926, in Lawton.
He died Aug. 6, 1942. She was a
member of the Eighth and Lee Church of Christ, Auxiliary to American Legion
Post No. 29, Rebekah Lodge No. 87 and World War I Auxiliary Club.
Survivors include three sons, Dwight, 313 Bell; Warren, of
the home, and Gale, Irving, Tex.; two brothers, Joe Kinkade 1915 1/2 A. and
Orville Kinkade, 1614 Taylor, and six grandchildren.
Source: The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; 17 Jun 1971
WEBER
Alfred Charles Weber, age 88, Tuesday, Westside Manor
Nursing Home. Retired. Preceded in death by daughter, Lucille
Bean. Survived by son Harry, Akron, Ohio; daughters, Mrs. Florence
Underwood, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Wilda Callahan, Akron, Ohio; 15 grandchildren;
17 great-grandchildren; brother, John Weber, Lewisville, Ohio. Lifetime member of Masonic Lodge F&AM,
Woodsfield, Ohio.
Funeral service Friday 1 p.m. SCHOEDINGER HILLTOP
CHAPEL, 3030 W.
Broad St. where friends may call Thursday 7-9 p.m. Interment Sunset Cemetery. Rev. Robert Pierson officiating.
Wehr, Hillard Curtis Wehr
Source: The Cambridge [Ohio] Jeffersonian; Tuesday,
20 April 1971
BARNESVILLE--Campbell-Plumly Funeral Home here has charge of
arrangements for Hillard Curtis Wehr, 39, of Lincoln Ave., who was dead on
arrival at 5:30 A.M. today (Tuesday) in Barnesville General Hospital of an
apparent heart attack.
A veteran of the
Korean Conflict and an employee of the YNO Coal Co., he was born Aug. 11, 1931
in Monroe County, a son of Mrs. Faye Carpenter Wehr and the late Hort Wehr.
In addition to his
mother, Mr. Wehr leaves his wife, Betty Pack Wehr; one daughter, Vicki Jo and one son, Kenneth Wehr, both of the
home; seven sisters, Mrs. Helma
Stephens and Mrs. Beverly Legg, both of Hendrysburg; Mrs. Eva Mae Brown, Warren,
Mrs. Bernice Moore, Mt. Olivet,
Mrs. Norma Teters, Columbus,
Mrs. Janet Miller, Barnesville and Mrs. Velma Newhart, Lewisville R.
D.; seven brothers, Lawrence and Norma
Wehr, both of Barnesville R. D. 4,
William and Roger Wehr, both of Barnesville, Vernon Wehr of Bethesda R. D., Donald Wehr of Jerusalem R. D. and
Freddie Wehr, Columbus.
White,
Eunice White, nee Pratt
Source: The Ashtabula [Ohio] Star Beacon; Tuesday,
13 July 1971
County Deaths
Mrs. White
Mrs. Emma (Pratt) White, 88, Eagleville, died this morning
at 4:25 at Longview Hospital, Kingsville.
Mrs. White was born in St. Mary's W. Va. June 17, 1883, the
daughter of Samuel and Ann (Cronin) Pratt.
She had lived most of her lifetime in Ashtabula County.
She was married June
10, 1901 in St. Mary's, W. Va. to William C. White. She was a member of Eagleville Congregational Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Thomas (Jessie)
Augustine, Englewood, Fla.; four sons, Sam White, Corry, Pa., Carl T. White,
Rock Creek, Fred White, Eagleville and William White Jr., Eagleville and
several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, five sons, three
sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Miller
Funeral Home, Jefferson, with the Rev. Robert Wamsley, pastor of Eagleville
Congregational Church officiating.
Burial will be in Eagleville Cemetery.
No calling hours will be observed.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the memorial
fund of the church.
Source: The Times Leader [Martins Ferry, Ohio];
Tuesday, November 2, 1971
Raymond Earl Wilson, 71, 915 Pearl St., Martins Ferry, died
Monday morning at Martins Ferry Hospital.
He was born Feb. 27, 1900, in Tyler County, W. Va., a son of the late
Richard M. and Elvina Mercer Wilson.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of
Martins Ferry, and a former tool and die maker with Wheeling - Pittsburgh Steel
Corp.
Preceded in death by his wife, Marie Rosella Tusky Wilson,
in 1966, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. James (Elvina) Eden of Martins
Ferry; two sons, Richard H. of Martins Ferry and Ray of Houston, Texas; one
sister, Mrs. Emma Marsh of Moundsville; nine grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Heslop Funeral Home,
Martins Ferry, today and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in
the Heslop Chapel with Rev. D. Larry Kline officiating. Burial will be in Holly Memorial Gardens,
Pleasant Grove.
Wise, Paul Joseph Wise
Source: Memory Card 1971
Paul Joseph Wise b.
Dec.30, 1921 d. Oct. 31, 1971
Aged: 49Yrs-10Mos-1 Day
Services At: Church of Christ Wednesday,
Nov. 3rd - 1:00 P.M.
Minister Officiating: Dana
Morrison
Burial: Eastern Cemetery
Arrangements By: Brubach
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