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Monroe
1977
Baker, Alice Ann Baker, nee Williams
Source: The Youngstown [Ohio] Vindicator; 20 Nov
1977
Mrs. Glenn
Baker; Rites Are
Monday
NEWTON FALLS --
Mrs. Alice Ann Baker, 44, of 222 Medley Ave., died of a heart ailment at 7:10
a.m. Saturday in Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital.
Mrs. Baker was born Jan. 15, 1933, in East Liverpool, a
daughter of John N. and Margaret Runion Williams, coming here 22 years ago from
Sebring. She was a cook for Vin and
Barb's Restaurant here.
Besides her husband, Glenn L., whom she married in 1951,
she leaves her parents of Sebring; two daughters, Mrs. Marguerite G.* Sweeney
of Newton Falls, and Miss Phyllis Ann at home; two sons, John and Glenn, both
at home; four sisters, Mrs. Marilyn Smith and Mrs. Mary Garnes, both of
Alliance, Mrs. Linda Euanitcha [sic--Evanitcka] of Deerfield, and Mrs.
Alma Morrison of Sebring; two brothers, John A. Williams of Alliance and James
Williams of Sebring, and a grandson.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at the James Funeral Home where friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
*Submitter's Note:
Although the middle initial "G" was used in this obituary, it
is listed as "J" in the Ohio Birth Index and the United States Public
Records Index.
Baker, Marion
Elwood Baker
Source: Memory Card 1977
Marion Elwood Baker b.
Mar. 28, 1907 d. July 30, 1977
Aged: 70Yrs.- 4Mos.- 2Days
Services At: The Calais
Church Tuesday Aug. 2nd -1:00P.M.
Ministers Officiating: Rev. Myron Guiler Rev. Philip Golden
Burial: Calais Cemetery,
Calais, Ohio
Arrangements By: Brubach
Source: newspaper clipping, Elyria or Marietta,
Ohio; 21 Nov 1977
ELYRIA -- Richard L. Baker, 54, former resident of
Marietta, died last night in Elyria Memorial Hospital after a three-week illness.
He was born June 13, 1923 at Cambridge, and had made his
home in Elyria since 1972. He had been
employed by the Basic Packaging Co. at Avon Lake.
Survivors include his wife of four years, Mary L. Baker; four
sons, Richard Jr., and Steven R. Baker, both of Elyria, Robert L. Baker, at
home, and Richard Farnsworth of Coal Run; a daughter, Mrs. Sam (Shirley) Dennis
of Elyria; seven grandchildren; a brother, Earl Baker of Illinois; two sisters,
Mrs. Earl (Delorce) Worstell and Mrs. Brady (Betty) Hendershot, both of Lower
Salem.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Garland
Funeral Home, 851 Park Ave., Amherst.
The Rev. Donald Lammers will officiate with burial to follow in Ridge Hill
Memorial Park in Lorain.
Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 4 and
from 7 to 9 p.m.
Betts, Bessie Betts, nee Powell
Source: Cambridge [Ohio]
Jeffersonian; Saturday, 22 Oct. 1977
BARNESVILLE--Mrs. Bessie
Betts, 93, of Barnesville, died Friday at 9:45 P.M. at Cambridge Health Care
Center following a long illness.
Born Sept. 20. 1884, in Calais, she was the daughter of
the late John and Charlotte Morris Powell. She was a member of First Christian
Church in Barnesville. Her husband, William, preceded her in 1955.
She leaves two sons, Clifford of Columbus and Olie of
Cuyahoga Falls; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Calling hours are Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. at
Campbell-Funeral Home. Services will be held Monday at 1:30 at the funeral home
with the Rev. William Worcester officiating. Burial will be in Crestview
Cemetery, Barnesville.
Blume,
Helen M. Blume, nee Elliott
Source: The Dayton [Ohio] Daily News; 22 Dec 1977
BLUME, Helen M., age
67, of 552 Pandora Dr. Mad River Twp. passed away Tuesday at Miami Valley
Hospital. Survived by husband Warren
J., 2 sisters Mildred Smeeks of West Va., Anna Powell of Cuyahoga Falls, O., 1
brother Dr. Phillip Elliott of Zanesville, O. 2 grandchildren. She was a member of the Women's Of The
Moose, Dayton, Chapter No. 9 and the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary.
Funeral services 1 pm Friday from the Ruttencutter Funeral
Home at the time of service. Services
in care of Tobias Funeral Home, Beavercreek Chapel, 3970 Dayton Xenia Rd.
Botkin,
Mary K. Botkin, nee Brosmer
Source: The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; Tuesday,
November 1, 1977
Mary K. Botkin, age 27, residence
1995 Cannington Ct., Columbus, Oct. 31st, University Hospital, after an
extended illness. Survived by husband, William H. Botkin, daughter, Colleen
Anne Botkin, son, Thomas James Botkin; step-children, Kathrine and William
(Chip) Botkin, parents Thomas and Kathleen (Welch) Brosmer, of Worthington;
Brother, 1st Lt. Gerard T. Brosmer, Ft. Bliss, Texas, sister Joanne M. Brosmer, of Worthington. Alumna of St. Joseph Academy, attended Ohio
Dominican College, resident of Richmond, Va. area during 1972-1974. Member of St. Anthony Church, Columbus. Visitation Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wed. 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. Prayer Service Wed. 8 p.m. EGAN
RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 403 E. Broad St. Mass of Christian Burial will be
concelebrated [sic] by Rev. Frs. Philip Jacobs and Homer Blubaugh, 9:30 a.m.
Thurs. at St. Anthony Church, 1300 Urban Dr.
Interment St. Joseph Cemetery.
Briggs,
Charles Edward Briggs III
Source: The Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio;
Friday, 28 Jan 1977
Charles Edward Briggs III, two-month-old son of Charles
Edward and Wanda Jean Hudson Briggs Jr.; Woodsfield Route 4, died early Friday
morning, January 21, 1977, at home. He
was born Nov. 13, 1976, at Bellaire.
Surviving in addition to his parents are a sister,
Katherine Elizabeth of the home; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward
Briggs Sr., Woodsfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hudson of Barnesville;
great-grandparents, John Briggs of Jacobsburg; Mrs. Jennie Drake, West
Lafayette, and Mrs. Margaret Heck of West Liberty, Ky.
Services were held Monday at the Bauer and Turner Funeral
Home in Woodsfield with burial in Powhatan Cemetery, Powhatan Point.
Briggs, Wilber E. Briggs
Wilber E. Briggs, 49, of New
Concord, Route 1, died Wednesday night, May 25, 1977, of an apparent heart
attack at the Clow Pipe Plant, Coshocton, Ohio. Born December 30, 1927 on
Woodsfield Route 1, he was a son of the late Isaac and Fay Agin Briggs.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Piatt Briggs; one son, Richard Briggs, of West
Lafayette, Ohio; one daughter, Miss Joyce Briggs, of West Lafayette; one
brother, Ransom Briggs, of Ashland; one sister, Mrs. John Piatt, of Woodsfield,
Route 1, and one grandson. Friends were received at the Bauer and Turner
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, on Friday. Services were held in their Chapel on
saturday afternoon at four o'clock with the Rev. Thos. W. Clark officiating.
Burial was in the Moffette Cemetery on Woodsfield Cemetery Route 1
Brown, Thurman R. Brown
Source: Ashland [Ohio] Times Gazette; 21 or 22 Mar
1977
Retired
Sheriff Brown dies; service Thursday
Former County Sheriff Thurman R. Brown, 81, of 320
Dorchester St., died Sunday at the Good Shepherd Home after a long illness.
He was elected sheriff in January 1956, retired in January
1969. He had served as city policeman
from 1925 until Jan. 1, 1956.
Mr. Brown was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police,
the Retired Police Association and the national Sheriffs' Association.
The son of E.W. and Margaret Drake Brown, he was born in
Monroe County, March 26, 1895. He lived
most of his life in Ashland County.
On Oct. 28, 1938, he was married to Twila Dennison Brown,
who survives.
Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Capps of
Mogadore; three grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs.
Thelma Latimer of Mansfield; and three brothers, Wilbur of Ashland, Lawrence of
Greenwich and Clinton of Miami, Fla.
Services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Gilbert
Funeral Home with the Rev. George Sheets officiating. Burial will be in Savannah Cemetery.
Friends may call Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral
home where the Fraternal Order of Police will hold services at 9.
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; Friday, 29 Jul
1977
Virgil Brown, 64, Woodsfield Rt. 3, died at 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday in Barnesville Hospital.
He was a retired construction worker.
Born Dec. 11,1912, in Monroe County, he was the son of
Matthew and Alice Leach Brown.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Dunn Brown; four sons,
Richard, Bill, Ted and Larry, all of Woodsfield; five daughters, Mrs. Shirley
Parks, Ashland; Mrs. Judy Smith, Mrs. Luella Ricer, Mrs. Kathy Russell and Miss
Linda Brown, all of Woodsfield; three sisters, Mae Mallett, Lewisville; Dessie
Okey, Woodsfield and Anna Leasure of Sarahsville. There are 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Gardner Funeral
Home, Woodsfield, with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
today at the funeral home.
Buchanan, Marjorie E. Buchanan, nee Leach
Source: The Barnesville [Ohio] Enterprise; 14 Apr
1977
Services for Mrs. Marjorie E. Buchanan, 52, were held
Thursday, March 31st at 1 P.M. at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home. Interment was made in Friendship Cemetery at
Lewisville.
Mrs. Buchanan died Monday afternoon, March 28th at her home. She was born December 10, 1924 at
Barnesville, and was a member of the First Christian Church there.
Surviving are her husband, William; two daughters, Mrs.
William (Joan) Schwall, Woodsfield, Lori Lynn of the home; one sister, Mrs.
Dorothy Whitsell, Barnesville; and two brothers, Everett Leach and Earl Leach,
both of Barnesville.
Bunting, Robert L. Bunting “Bobby”
Source: Memory Card 1977
Robert L. Bunting “Bobby” b.
July 22, 1935 d. March 14, 1977
Aged: 41 Years 7 Months
20days
Services At: The Funeral Home Wednesday, March 16, 1977 1:00 P.M.
Minister Officiating: Walter
E. Heinz
Burial: Calais Cemetery,
Calais, Ohio
Arrangements By: Brubach
Carpenter, Larry F. Carpenter
Source: News
Clipping 1977
Larry F. Carpenter, 25, of West Lafayette
but a native of the Summerfield community, was electrocuted about 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday (Oct. 11) when the rig he was operating came in contact with high
tension wires.
Carpenter, a son of Elvin and Martha
Bates Carpenter, who lived for a number of years in Summerfield, but now of
West Lafayette route, was working for Wills Creek Energy Co. near the Coshocton
County Home. Officials say he apparently died instantly and his body was found
beside the rig by two companions, Thomas T. Ungurean and Jerry B. Jones. The
rigs tires were burning and sparks were about the area.
The sheriff’s department investigated and
an Ohio Power crew and the South Tuscarawas fire department were called to the
scene before the body was removed.
Carpenter was born March 29, 1952 in
Noble County, the son of Elvin and Martha Bates Carpenter, West Lafayette,
route 1 and was a graduate of Ridgewood high school class of 1971.
In addition to his parents, he is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. William (Debbie) Powell, West Lafayette and Mrs.
Kathy Norman of California.; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carpenter, West
Lafayette, and Mrs. Anna Bates, Summerfield.
Services were held at 1 p.m. Friday from
Given funeral home in West Lafayette with the Rev. Bruce Reynolds officiating.
Interment was made in the Fairfield
cemetery at West Lafayette.
Carpenter, Virgil L. Carpenter
Source: Cambridge [Ohio]
Jeffersonian; Saturday, 22 Oct. 1977
CAMBRIDGE, ILL.--Virgil L. Carpenter, 56, of Andover, ILL.,
husband of Mrs. Helen Stillion Carpenter, a former Cambridge resident, died at
6 A.M. Friday (Oct. 21, 1977) at his home.
Born Feb 7, 1921 in Calais, he was a son of Mrs. Mary
Carpenter and the late William Carpenter. He was a veteran of World War II in
the European theater and received a bronze and silver star and a presidential
citation for his service at the Battle of the Bulge in Normandy.
Mr. Carpenter was a member of American Ordinance
Association and Veterans of Foreign Wars in Wilmington, ILL.
He was employed by
the U.S. government for 35 years and had worked as safety engineer at Rock
Island Arsenal since 1973.
On Aug. 9, 1941 he married Helen Stillion.
Mr. Carpenter leaves in addition to his wife and mother;
one daughter, Mrs. Don (Judith) McGhee of Bolingbrook, ILL.; two sons, Kenneth
of Andover and Daniel of Cambridge, ILL.; one grandson; one brother, Charles of
St. Simons Island, Ga.; a sister, Mrs. Fred (Frances) Gauer of Rootstown; and
several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his father and brother, Lester.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 9 P.M. Saturday at
Stackhouse Schemerman Funeral Home, Cambridge, ILL.
The body will then be transferred to Shorts Funeral Home
in Ravenna where friends may call Monday from 6 to 9 P.M.
Services will be held at Shorts at 10 A.M. Tuesday. Burial
will be Homeland Cemetery, Rootstown.
Source: The Steubenville [Ohio] Herald-Star; 17 Jan
1977
Bergholz
Man Loses
Life's Fight
Greg Champion, 19, the Bergholz man who was shot in the
head late Friday died Sunday night at 9 at St. John Medical Center.
Jefferson County sheriff's deputies are holding William J.
Robinson, 29, also of Bergholz in connection with the shooting which deputies
said happened in Mousie's Bar in Wolf Run about 11:40 p.m. Friday.
Deputies were called to the bar, just outside East
Springfield, shortly after the shooting.
Robinson was arrested late Friday.
Deputies said determination of charges cannot be made until the
courthouse opens Tuesday. County
offices are closed today in honor of Martin Luther King.
Champion was taken to the hospital by the East Springfield
Ambulance Service. He remained in
critical condition throughout the weekend before he died.
He was an employe of the Jensie Mine, Division of North
American Coal Co. and was a graduate of Carrollton High School.
Surviving are his widow, the former Pamela Smith, whom he
married July 19, 1975; a daughter, Melinda Jo, at home; his parents Charles
Robert and Mary DeNoon Champion of RD 1, Bergholz; a sister, Mrs. Raymond
(Cheryl) Taylor of Carrollton; two brothers, Robert Jr. of Salineville, and
Todd of RD 1, Bergholz; and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Roy (Bertha) DeNoon
Higgins of Richmond.
He was born May 21, 1957, in Canton.
Friends may call at the Everhart Funeral Home from noon-9
p.m. Wednesday; the family will be present from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.; services there 2 p.m. Wednesday;*
the Rev. Larry Iden, Bergholz Cemetery.
*Submitter's Note:
More likely the service was on Thursday since calling hours lasted until
9 p.m. on Wednesday.
Christman, Irvle A. Christman
Source: The Canton [Ohio] Repository; Tuesday, June
7, 1977
CHRISTMAN
IRVLE A. Services
will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Krighbaum Funeral Home with Pastor Alden
Towberman officiating. Burial will be
Melscheimer Cemetery. Friends may call
Tuesday (today) 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
(Kreighbaum, 484-2525)
Christman, Samuel S. Christman
Source: The Times Leader [Martins Ferry, Ohio];
Saturday, May 18,1977
Samuel S. Christman, 91, Route 1, Bethesda, died Friday
evening at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Eva Brownfield. He was born March 8, 1886, in Monroe County,
son of the late John and Eva Phalzgraph Christman.
He was a retired farmer and member of Lutheran Middle
Church. His wife, Maggie Goodballet,
died in 1963.
Surviving are three
daughters, Mrs. Eva Brownfield, Bethesda; Mrs. Agnes Lawson, Woodsfield; Mrs.
Edna Long, Batesville; four sons, Harold, Grant and Frank, all of Woodsfield
Route 3; Vernon, Ashland, Ohio; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and
three great-great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by a son, Everett; seven brothers and two sisters.
Friends received at Kelly-Kemp Funeral Home, Bethesda, Sunday,
12 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. with
Evangelist Kenneth Frazier officiating.
Burial in Calais Cemetery.
Clark, Lenna L. Thompson Clark, nee Coy
Source: The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; Thursday,
January 20, 1977 Page: 6 C
CLARK
Lenna L. (Thompson) Clark,
age 72, 1049 Harmon Avenue, Tuesday, Grant Hospital. Member of Mt. Calvary Holyness Church. Survived by sons, Rutledge B., Utridge E., J. Hubert, Glenn O.,
Harold E. Thompson, all of Columbus, Ralph E. Thompson; daughters, Mrs. Jean
Pence, Columbus, Mrs. Lois Seeger, Galena, Ohio, Mrs. Yvonne Glaze; 34
grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; step-son, Paul Clifford, Columbus;
step-daughters, Helen Walton, Columbus, Mary Clark Thompson, Shawnee Hills;
several step-grandchildren; great-step-grandchildren; 1
great-great-step-grandchild; brothers, Guy Coy, Arizona, Ben Coy, Sterling,
Ohio, Paul Coy, Waverly, Ohio; sisters, Louise Walls, Rinard Mills, Ohio, Joy
Flammer, Copley, Ohio, Ruth Richmond, Waverly, Ohio; numerous nieces and
nephews. Friends may call O.R. WOODYARD
COMPANY CHAPEL, 255 East State
Street 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday where service will be Friday 2:30 p.m.
Reverend Claude Porter officiating.
Interment Union Cemetery.
Cline, Dale Glenn Cline
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; 15 Dec 1977
Dale Glenn Cline, 49, of 118 Michigan Ave. died at 6 a.m.
today in Marietta Memorial Hospital.
Born Nov. 27, 1928 at Holiday's Cove,W. Va. he was a son of
Edward Cline of Wingett Run, and the late Elizabeth Cline. He retired in 1967 after 20 years of service
with the U.S. Air Force. He had driven
for Ford Brothers, Inc. until he became disabled. He was a member of the Church of God, American Legion Post 64,
Parkersburg Coin Club and the American Numismatic Association.
On July 5, 1963, he married Margaret Gutberlet Worstell,
who survives with four sons and three daughters. William H. Cline of Orlando, Fla., Rodney R. Worstell of Round
Lake Beach, Ill., William Worstell, Mrs. Donald (Dianna) Gaskins and Mrs.
Roberta Pethtel, all of Marietta, Ricky Cline and Cynthia Cline, both of
Smithfield, N.C., and nine grandchildren.
His father and step-mother live in Wingett Run. Also surviving are a brother and a sister,
George Cline of Wingett Run, and Mrs. Dean (Ruth) Berga of Marietta Rt. 7.
Two brothers preceded him in death.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Church of
God on Colegate Drive. The Rev. J.P.
O'Hara will officiate with burial to follow military graveside rites in Valley
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home until
one hour prior to services, when the body will be taken to the church to be lie
in state.
Cline, Kerrie Jane Cline nee Dillon
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Kerrie Jane Cline, 80, of Graysville died
She was born
She was a member of the Matamoras Baptist Church.
On
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Services were held at H. Lee Hadley Funeral Home with the Rev.
Kenneth McDonald officiating. Burial in Low Gap Cemetery.
Coughlan, Elmer J.
Coughlan
Source: The Wheeling [West Virginia] Register; 26
Sep 1977
COUGHLAN, Elmer, J., 72, of Garden Park Terrace, Warwood,
formerly of 2638 1/2 Chapline St.,
Wheeling, died Sunday in Wheeling Hospital.
He was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, and retired secretary
of the Wheeling Eagles. Surviving are
his wife, Helen A. McManus Coughlan; a daughter, Mrs. James (Maureen) Thompson
of Wheeling; two sons, Elmer F. of Wheeling and Paul W. of Sterling Heights,
Mich.; two sisters, Katherine Hatch of Martins Ferry, Regina Marquart of
Wheeling; a brother, Frank Coughlan of Wheeling; eight grandchildren. Friends received at the Altmeyer Funeral
Home, 1400 Eoff St., Wheeling, 7-9 p.m. Monday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete.
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; 31 May 1977
Courtney
Fred Courtney, 76, well-known former Shelby County sheriff,
recorder and clerk, was found dead at 9:30 a.m. today at his home at 719 W.
Locust St., an apparent suicide victim, authorities said. There were two gunshot wounds to the body.
Born Sept. 6, 1900 in Shelby County, the son of James and
Sarah (Perkins) Courtney, he was married Oct. 6, 1923 in Indianapolis to Doris
Pope, who died Aug. 5, 1974.
Surviving are a son, James Courtney, Indianapolis; a
daughter, Mrs. Howard (Mavern) Chambers, Shelbyville; a brother, Hubert
Courtney, Fountaintown; and five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Courtney was Shelby County sheriff from 1943-1947 and
prior to that had been a deputy sheriff.
He was president of the Indiana Sheriffs' Association in 1946, and also
served in 1946 and 1947 as the chairman of the Shelby County Democratic Central
Committee.
He also served as Shelby County state representative,
county clerk and recorder, and formerly was employed as a guard at the Indiana
reformatory at Pendleton. A World War I
veteran, Mr. Courtney belonged to the American Legion and Eagles Lodge and the
former Red Men's Lodge and Fenn's Christian Church here.
Services will be announced by the Murphy Mortuary.
Source: The St. Louis [Missouri] Dispatch; Monday, 7
Nov 1977
CRONIN, JOHN E., Sun., Nov. 6, 1977, beloved husband of
the late Mae Cronin, dear father of Paul Cronin, Art and Estel Simmons,* Edward
and the late Robert Hawks,* our dear brother, brother-in-law, grandfather,
great-grandfather, uncle and cousin.
Funeral Wed., Nov. 9, 10:30 a.m. from JAY B.
SMITH Funeral Home, 7456
Manchester av. Interment Lake Charles
Cemetery. Mr. Cronin in state Mon. 5
p.m.
*Submitter's Notes: The Simmons children and the Hawks children
are John's stepchildren. His wife
Lorena "Mae" Houchins was first married to Homer Gilbert Simmons and
second to Willis Hawks.
Source: The Alliance [Ohio] Review; 10 Nov 1977
Former Alliance resident, Leroy Arthur Davies, 67, of Santa
Clara, Calif., died Tuesday at Kaiser Memorial Hospital in Santa Clara,
following a 10-day illness.
Mr. Davies was born in Alliance Sept 27, 1910 to Arthur W.
and Elizabeth Stickle Davies. He served
from1942 to 1945 in the European
Theatre of Operations with the U. S. Army Air Corps, and had lived in California
since 1946.
Surviving are his wife, Rose; two daughters, Carol and Mrs.
Lars (Mary) Meyer, both of Santa Clara; a son, Robert of Washington; two
sisters, Mrs. Adolph (Juanita) Graber of Clearwater, Fla. and Mrs. Carl (Mary)
Knori of Alliance; three brothers, John of San Jose, Calif., Richard of
Homeworth, and E. James of Limaville; four grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
Memorial services will be held on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at
Middle Sandy United Presbyterian Church in Homeworth with the Rev. Cletus Baker
officiating. Burial will be in
California.
Source: The Bowling Green [Kentucky] Daily News; 23
May 1977
Funeral services for Troy Joe Dethridge, 4-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Joe Dethridge of Threlkel Ferry Road, were to be at 1 p.m.
today at J.C. Kirby Funeral Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
The child died Saturday when he apparently slipped from the
rear of a backhoe and fell beneath the rear wheels.
Survivors in addition to his parents include two sisters,
Miss Kimberly Lee Dethridge and Miss Melissa Dethridge, both of Bowling Green,
and grandparents, George Cardwell and Mr. and Mrs. John B. Dethridge, all of
Bowling Green.
Dexheimer, Roy C.
Dexheimer Jr.
Source: The State Journal-Register [Springfield,
Sangamon Co., Illinois]; Sunday, 24 April 1977, page 15
Roy C. Dexheimer Jr., 48, of Chatham, formerly of
Springfield, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
He was born in Springfield, the son of Roy C. and Ethel
Slaughter* Dexheimer Sr. He married Charlotte Pride in 1967. He was employed by
Capital City Paper Co. He was owner and operator of Moonlight Gardens Roller
Rick for many years. He was a member of Laurel United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Charlotte L.; three daughters,
Ranee,** Rodna and Rodleada,*** all of
Hillsboro; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Kolila Gephart of Mount Vernon and Mrs.
Robin Stains of Sylmar, Calif.; one stepson, Robert Pride of Chatham; three
grandchildren; one brother, Robert of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews
and uncles.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Staab Funeral Home, Rev.
Ronald J. Winsor officiating. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Submitter's Notes:
* On the
Marriage Record of Ethel's parents, her father is listed as Harvey SLATTEN.
** This
should be spelled RENEE.
*** This
should be spelled ROLEDA.
Source: newspaper clipping (from his wife Judy);
April, 1977
Samuel Ditterline of Yucca Valley died April 9 at Loma
Linda University Medical Center. He was
37-years old.
A native of Tolu, Kent., he had lived in California and
Yucca Valley for 10 months.
Mr. Ditterline had been self-employed in janitorial
service.
Survivors include his wife, Judy A. Ditterline of Yucca
Valley; three daughters, Vickie, Cathy and Kathy, all of Yucca Valley; three
sons, Lee, Max and Sam, Jr., all of Yucca Valley; a stepdaughter, Vennie Hopper;
a stepson, Wade Hopper; two brothers, Earl of Highland and Robert of Florida
and a sister, Juanita Sisk of Illinois.
Bishop Gary Foster of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, Yucca Valley, will conduct funeral services at 2 p.m. Friday at the
Wiefels and Son Chapel. Burial will be
in Mountain Valley Memorial Park, Joshua Tree.
Dougherty, Josie M. Dougherty, nee Mayfield
Source: The Cambridge [Ohio] Daily Jeffersonian;
Thursday, 8 Sep 1977
Mrs. William
Dougherty
WOODSFIELD -- Services for Mrs. Josie M. Dougherty, 71, of
Woodsfield, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Bauer and Turner Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery.
Mrs. Dougherty died Tuesday evening (Sept. 8, 1977) at
Barnesville Hospital.
Born Sept. 12, 1905 at Antioch, she was a member of
Woodsfield Church of Christ. Her
husband, William, died Dec. 16, 1945.
Mrs. Dougherty leaves two daughters, Mrs. Norman Hogue of
Woodsfield and Mrs. Jack Haught of Minerva; 13 grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Source: Published in a Long Beach California
newspaper.
DULLUM, Eddie B of Long Beach
passed away November 29, 1977. Private family servies were held.
Brothers Mortuary, 244 Redondo Avenue.
Source: Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio;
Saturday, 31 Dec 1977
Quaker City - Carlos Eschbaugh, 82, of Quaker City Route 3,
died suddenly at 1:30 P.M. Friday at Barnesville Hospital.
A retired farmer and a veteran of World War I, Mr.
Eschbaugh was born Aug. 23, 1895 in Noble County, the son of Charles and Martha
Roe Eschbaugh.
Surviving are his wife, Salley Neuhart Eschbaugh, a son,
Robert J. of Quaker City; three daughters, Mrs. William (Eileen) Warner of
Grantville, Pa., Mrs. Roger (Marjorie) Long of Quaker City Route 1 and Mrs.
Raymond (Shirley) McCort of Quaker City; a brother, Clarence of Salesville;
four sisters, Mrs. Hazel Powell of Mt. Ephriam, Mrs. Ida Carpenter of
Summerfield, Mrs. Anna Bates of the Summerfield area and Mrs. Isabel Brownfield
of the Quaker City area; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The Eberle Funeral Home at Quaker City is in charge of
arrangements.
Ewing,
Flossie Ewing, nee Jenkins
Source: The Toledo [Ohio] Blade; 21 Dec 1977
EWING, FLOSSIE M., of 4653 Burnham Ave. on Tuesday, age 85
years. Wife of James C.; mother of John
R. and Ralph Shinabery, Mrs. Arlene Palmer; sister of Russell Jenkins, Mrs.
Carrie Barnhart, Mrs. Crystal Ropp; 2 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren,
survive.
Private services will be Friday 3:30 p.m. ANSBERG-WEST MORTUARY, 3000 Sylvania Ave., (between Douglas and Secor
Rd.) Interment Ottawa Hills Memorial
Park. 472-7633
Fisher, Clem Fisher
Source: The Kiowa County [Kansas] Signal; Jan 1977
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 7, for
Clem Fisher, who died in a Cherokee nursing home Jan. 4, at the age of 94
years. Rev. Edmund Pendleton officiated
at the service held at Grapes Funeral Chapel in Cherokee. Burial was in Riverview cemetery, Kiowa.
Clem was born in Monroe county, Ohio, March 12, 1882. He was united in marriage to Lydia Mae
Robinette of Burlington on Dec. 23, 1903.
They established a home in the Ingersoll community. He was employed by the mill at Cherokee
before transferring to the mill at Anthony, where he worked for 35 years before
retiring as an engineer.
He retired to Burlington where he farmed. During his retirement, he attended church
services in Kiowa and became well known in the Kiowa community. In 1964, he moved to Cherokee. He was a member of the First Christian
Church.
Survivors include
three daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Neva) Gustafson, Lawrence, Mrs. Art (Leona)
Caldwell, Riverton, Utah, and Mrs. Gene (Margaret) Atteberry, Romeoville, Ill.;
a sister, Mrs. Clara Jefferies, of Cherokee; seven grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial fund has been established for the First
Christian Church, Cherokee, or the Alfalfa County Hospital Association. Contributions may be made to the funeral home.
Goodballet, Andrew Joseph Goodballet
Source: The Evening Review [East Liverpool, Ohio];
15 Nov 1977
Services were held Monday in California for A. J. (Joe)
Goodballet, 63, of Whittier, Calif., who died Friday* in the Long Beach
Veterans' Hospital at Long Beach.
He was born June 25,** 1914, in East Liverpool, a son of
Clyde Goodballet and Gertrude Faderly Goodballet.
Mr. Goodballet had been a real estate broker in California,
where he had moved eight years ago from Memphis, Tenn.
He was a World War II Navy veteran, a graduate of East
Liverpool High School and Ohio State University, was active in the Masonic
Lodge and had been a member of the Pennsylvania Ave. United Methodist Church
while residing in East Liverpool.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Lawrence (Gertrude) Sixt
of East Liverpool; a brother, Robert F. Goodballet of Corbina, Calif., and five
nephews and one niece.
Burial was Monday in Rose Hills Memorial Park at Whittier.
Submitter's Notes:
* Friday would have been November 11th. Both the Social Security Death Index and the
California Death Index give the date of death as November 10th.
** Both the Social Security Death Index and the California
Death Index give his birth date as June 23rd.
Goodballet, Margaret A. Goodballet, nee Reese
Source: Warren [Ohio] Tribune Chronicle; 3 Jan 1977
Mrs. Goodballet dies, was
1971 Legion
Woman of Year
GIRARD -- Mrs. Floyd E. (Margaret A.) Goodballet, 89, 112
Smithsonian Ave., died of a stroke at 9 p.m. Saturday in Colonial Manor Nursing
Home, Youngstown. She was American
Legion Woman of the Year in 1971.
Mrs. Goodballet, who had been active in the Democratic
Party, was the organizer and past president of the Blue Star Mothers.
She was born Jan. 23, 1889, in Kittanning, Pa., the
daughter of David and Margaret Quinn Reese.
Her husband, Floyd E. Goodballet, died in 1965.
Mrs. Goodballet was a member of VFW Auxiliary 419 and
American Legion Post 235 Auxiliary.
Survivors include a son, Henry Reese of Girard; a daughter,
Mrs. Cecile Bailey of Howland; a sister, Miss Amelia Reese of Girard; a
brother, Ralph Reese of Girard. A sister,
Mrs. Mary Osborne, died in 1976.
Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in St. Rose
Church. Burial will be in Liberty Union
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Blackstone Funeral Home from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. VFW Auxiliary
will conduct services at 6:30 p.m. and there will be a prayer service at 9 p.m.
Greek,
Bertha A. Greek, nee Ghaster
Source: The Toledo [Ohio] Blade; 9 Jun 1977
Mrs. Bertha A. Greek, 76, of 2134 Robinwood ave., died today
in Toledo Hospital. She was the widow
of Tilden Greek. Surviving are her
daughters, Mrs. Donna Suller* and Mrs. Marilyn Wall; brothers, Roy Treece and
Robert and Harvey Ghaster; sisters, Mrs. Hazel Minard, Mrs. Annabell Heckman,
and Mrs. Alice Thompson. Services will
be Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Boyer-Van Wormer Mortuary, Secor Road.
*Submitter's Notes:
Below is a second obituary that gives the locations of her
survivors. Also, Donna's last name is
spelled differently in the other obituary.
Greek, Bertha A.
Greek, nee Ghaster
Source: The
Toledo [Ohio] Blade; 10 Jun 1977
GREEK
BERTHA ANN, of 2134 Robinwood
Ave., June 9, age 76. survived by
daughters, Mrs. Donna Sulier,* Toledo, Mrs. Marilyn Wall, St. Clair, Mo.;
brothers, Roy Treece, Barberton, O., Robert Ghaster, Corpus Christi, Tex., Harvey
Ghaster, Toledo; sisters, Mrs. Hazel Minard, Findlay, O., Mrs. Annabell
Heckman, Mrs. Alice Thompson, both of Toledo.
Friends may call at the BOYER-VAN
WORMER FUNERAL HOME, 5055 Secor Rd., near Laskey, where
services will be Saturday 3 p.m. Interment Toledo Memorial Park.
*Submitter's Notes:
Above is another obituary which mentions her husband, and her daughter
Donna's last name is spelled differently in the that obituary.
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; Friday, 11
Nov 1977
Green
Services for Paul E. Green, 71, 611* Eberhart Drive, will
be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Carmony Funeral Home.
He died at 11 a.m. Thursday at Major Hospital, where he had been a
patient 1 1/2 weeks. He had been in failing
health several years.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
today and after 9 a.m. Saturday. There
will be a Masonic memorial service at 8:30 o'clock this evening. The Rev. Robert Hampton will officiate at
the services. Burial will be in VanPelt
Cemetery. Memorials are requested to be
in the form of contributions to the Leukemia Foundation.
Mr. Green was born March 26, 1906 in Shelby County and was
the son of William (Doc) and Belle (Brattain)** Green. He was married June 10, 1927 to Ruth
Darnell, who survives.
Also surviving are two children, James L. Green and Mrs.
Doran (Maryellen) May, both of Bloomington; eight grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. A sister preceded him
in death.
Mr. Green, who had been employed as a purchasing agent for
the State of Indiana, retired in June, 1973.
He belonged to the First Baptist Church where he was a former deacon.
An active Mason, Mr. Green was a member of several Masonic
groups and held several offices. These
include Shelby Lodge No. 28 F. & A.M., worshipful master in 1956 and
treasurer from 1965-1976; the Shelby Chapter Royal Arch Masons, high priest in
1955 and secretary from 1968-1976; Shelby County Royal and Select Masters,
illustrious master in 1954 and recorder from 1968-76.
Also,
Baldwin Commandery No. 2 Knights Templar, eminent commander, 1974; Knights of
the York Cross of Honor of Robert A. Woods Priory No. 62; Naamah Chapter Order of
the Eastern Star, worthy patron in 1965; and Southport OES.
Submitter's Notes:
* This could possibly be 511.
** His mother was Florence "Belle" BRITTON.
Hamilton, Ora Hamilton,
nee Confer
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, March 3, 1977
Mrs. Ora Hamilton, age 77, of Route 1, Woodsfield, died
Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Deloras Confer at
Delaware, Ohio.
Mrs. Hamilton was born December 16, 1899, in Monroe County,
Ohio, the daughter of John and Rose Agin Bott, and was preceded in death by her
husband, Ralph Hamilton, in August 1969.
Mrs. Hamilton was a member of Moffatt Fletchers Methodist
Church.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Erma Jean Ackerman,
of Woodsfield, Mrs. Deloras Confer, of Delaware, Ohio; one son, Harley
Hamilton, of Route 1, Woodsfield; six grandchildren; and seven great
grandchildren.
Friends were received at Bauer and Turner Funeral Home where
services were held Tuesday afternoon with the Reverend Tom Clark officiating.
Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Jackson Ridge.
Hannahs, Patience Hannahs nee Carpenter
Source: News
Clipping 1977
Mrs.
Patience C. Hannahs, (nee
Carpenter), 85, Lewisville died at 12:30 a.m. today (Aug. 2,
1977) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eunice Christman, with whom she
resided.
She
was born Aug. 12, 1891 in Monroe County, the daughter of the
late Benjamin and Emily Jones Carpenter,and was a member
of Trinity United Church of Christ.
In
addition to her daughter, Mrs. Hannahs leaves three sons, Harold Hannahs of
Barnesville R. D. 1, Wayne of Barnesville R. D. 2, Lloyd of Quaker City R. D.
2; 15 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Pauline
Carpenter, Lewisville, R.D. 1, Mrs. Mae Hannahs, Summerfield, Mrs. Mary Ann
Coultas. Zanesville, and Mrs. Agnes Wehr, Batesville. Her husband, Glenn,
died in 1971.
Friends
may call at Brubach Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Services
will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Fred Nippert
officiating. Burial will be in Calais Cemetery.
Harding, Thelma Harding, nee Henline
Source: Tell City [Indiana] News; Wednesday, Nov.
23, 1977
TELL CITY, Ind. –
Mrs. Thelma Ruth Harding, 54, died Tuesday afternoon at Rosspoint, Ky., from
injuries received in a car-truck accident.
Surviving are her husband, the Rev. Henry Harding; two
sons, Michael and David, both at home; her mother, Mrs. Anna Belle Henline of
Forest City, N.C.; a sister, Miss Vera Henline of Forest City; and a brother,
Earl Henline of Spartanburg, S.C.
Services for Mrs. Harding and an uncle, John D. Jarboe, who
died Tuesday will be at 11 am Friday at the Tell City Church of Christ. Mrs. Harding’s burial will follow in Lilly
Dale Church of Christ Cemetery near Tell City.
Friends may call after 6 pm Thursday at the Finch funeral
home.
Submitted by PE Frichtl.
Source: The Martins Ferry [Ohio] Times Leader: 14
Apr 1977
Alexander W. Haupt, 76, 247 East Main St., St. Clairsville,
died Wednesday afternoon at Ohio Valley General Hospital, Wheeling. Born in Bucharest, Rumania, June 29, 1901,
he was a son of the late John and Josephine Just Haupt.
He was a member of Morning Dawn Lodge 7 F & AM of
Gallipolis, Ohio, Scottish Rite of Columbus, Osiris Temple of the Shrine of
Wheeling and a retired employe [sic] of Pittsburgh-Plate Glass.
Preceded in death by his wife, Florence Virginia Calvert
Haupt, in March of 1976, he is survived by a brother, John of Youngstown; two
sisters, Mrs. Marie Madon of Mayfield Village, Ohio and Mrs. Hermine Goell of
Fairview Park, Ohio.
Friends will be received at the Toothman Funeral Home, St.
Clairsville, tonight from 7 to 9 and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the
funeral home with Dr. Karl K. Wilson officiating. Burial in Beaver Cemetery, Batesville.
Masonic services Friday night at 8:30 at the funeral home.
Herlan, Cora Dell Herlan, nee Thomas
Source: The Tulsa [Oklahoma] World; Friday, 10 Jun 1977
HERLAN, Mrs. Cora Dell, 77,
of 1332 E. 38th St., died Wednesday.
Moore's Eastlawn.
Hicklin, Lyda Luella Hicklin, nee Mattox
Source: The Oskaloosa [Iowa] Herald; 9 Jul 1977
Lyda Luella Hicklin, 70, Route 1, Rose Hill, died Friday
night at the Mahaska County Hospital.
Born Dec. 25, 1906, in Tioga, Iowa, she was the daughter of
James R. and Maud Dugan Mattox.
On May 25, 1925, she married Paul H. Hicklin in Cedar.
She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Ervin
(Joyce) Gay, New Sharon; Mrs. Keith (Anita) Morgan, Rose Hill; one son, Donald
Hicklin of Rose Hill; her mother, Mrs. Glen (Vivian) Chilcote, Crivitz, Wis.;
one brother, Vern K. Mattox of Wilmington, Del. and six grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Garland-VanArkel
Funeral Chapel with burial at Springfield Cemetery near What Cheer.
Highman, Otto G. Highman
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Otto G. Highman, 87, of Woodsfield, Route 3, died early Monday
morning,
Born
Mr. Highman was a member of the Connor Ridge United Methodist
Church, and was a retired farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Jones Highman; three sons,
Lawrence Highman of Graysville; Virgil Highman of Zanesville, and Ronald
Highman, of the home; three daughters, Mrs. William (Neva) Kleman, of
Hanoverton, Ohio; Mrs. Robert (Carolyn) Love, Sr., of Woodsfield, Route 1, and
Mrs. Glenn (Bonnie) Bertschy, of Creston; twenty grandchildren;
thirty-two-great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Georgia Williams, of
Woodsfield, Route 3, and three brothers, David Highman, of Woodsfield, Route 1;
Jay Highman, of Lewisville, Route 2, and Alonzo Highman, of Ashland.
Friends were received at the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home.
Services were held in their chapel on Wednesday afternoon at
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Daily Times; Monday, 3
Jan 1977
Elmer C. Hill, 88, Marietta Rt. 1, died at 9:15 p.m.
yesterday at Marietta Memorial Hospital.
He was born Oct. 16, 1888, in Parkersburg, a son of the
late Lucian and Nellie Hill. He spent
most of his life in Marietta, where he had been employed at Marietta Paint
& Color Co. until his retirement.
He had also been employed at Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron.
Mr. Hill was a member of the Second Congregational Church
and was a 50-year member of American Union Lodge No. 1, F & AM, and
Scottish Rite Society, Valley of Cambridge.
On Oct. 18, 1915, he married Mabel Day, who died Nov. 27,
1967. Three brothers preceded him in
death.
Services will be at
1 p.m. Wednesday in McClure-Schafer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Harold Shutts
officiating and burial in Valley Cemetery.
Masonic services will be at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the funeral home.
Hines, Grace G. Hines nee DeVoe
Source: Ashland [Ohio] Times Gazette; 2 Feb 1977
Mrs. Grace G. Hines, 78, of 1708 Troy Road, died at the
Brethren Care Nursing Home early Tuesday afternoon following a lingering
illness.
Born in Lewisville, Monroe County, Dec. 22, 1898, she was
the daughter of Joseph O. and Mary Billman DeVoe. She had resided in Ashland County since 1934, moving from
Muskingum County.
Mrs. Hines was a member of the First United Methodist
Church, the Hazel Bowers Sunday School Class and the United Methodist Womens
Society.
On Oct. 12, 1976, Mr. and Mrs. Hines celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Hines was married Oct. 12, 1926 to Homer J. Hines, who
survives.
Also surviving are one son, John O. Hines of Ashland; two
sisters, Mrs. Mae Matthews of Columbus and Mrs. Alice Ables of Jeromesville;
two grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Denbow-Primm
Funeral Home with the Rev. Harry Hull and the Rev. Thomas Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral
home.
Huntzinger, Louis F. Huntzinger
Source: The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; Monday, May
16, 1977 Page: 7 B
HUNTZINGER
Louis F. Huntzinger, age 74,
residence, 992 Bellows Avenue, Sunday, Doctors Hospital North. Retired from C and O railroad after 46
years. Member of the Railway Airline
and Steamship Clerks. Survived by wife,
Margaret L.; sons, Richard, Columbus, Thomas, Hebron, Ohio; step-son, Fred
Reeb, daughter, Ruth Marie Davies; stepdaughter, Jean Kaiser; 6 grandchildren;
9 step-grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; sisters, Gertrude Barnette,
Marjorie Leo. Friends may call EGAN-RYAN FUNERAL
HOME, 403 East Broad Street, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Rosary Tuesday 3 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial Holy Family Church,
Wednesday 10 a.m. Burial St. Joseph
Cemetery.
Source: Tell City News and Tell City Indiana Public
Library obit file; November, 1977
John David Jarboe, 77, Tell City, died at 2:06 pm Tuesday,
Nov 22 at Perry County Memorial Hospital.
A native of Perry County, Mr. Jarboe was born May 16, 1900,
the son of the late Sylvester and Katie (Morris) Jarboe.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Franchville of Tell
City; a son Curtis of Tell City; five stepdaughters, Mrs. Clara Jarboe of
Leopold, Mrs. Majorie Blair of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Irene Bell, Mrs. Esther Gulliaume
and Mrs. Mary Ward all of Tell City; two brothers, Tom of Bristow and Alfred of
Leopold; a sister, Mrs. Janey Harding of Holland, KY; six grandchildren; five
great grandchildren; 25 step-grandchildren and 25 step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 am Friday, Nov. 25 at the
Church of Christ with burial in St Augustine Cemetery in Leopold.
Finch Funeral Home, Tell City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Submitted by PE Frichtl.
Source: Buchanan Co., Iowa, newspaper;
May, 1977
Charles Oliver Jones, 69, who spent the majority of his
childhood and his later life in Winthrop, died on May 11. Funeral services were held on May 14, 11
a.m., at the Church of Christ United with the Rev. Russell Rasmussen officiating. Burial was in the Fremont Township Cemetery.
Jones was born in Winchester, Ky. on July 10, 1907, the son
of William and Eliza (Fischer) Jones.
He married Lena Voland on Oct. 28,1929 at the Methodist Parsonage in Independence.
Jones was employed by the Illinois Central Railroad for a
number of years, by the Winthrop Telephone Exchange for 13 years and the Mental
Health Institute for 15 years. He
retired in May of 1974 from the Mental Health Institute.
Survivors include his wife, Lena; three daughters, Mrs.
Marjorie Pierce, Mrs. Don (Helen) Reck and Mrs. Edwin (Evelyn) Cook, all of
Winthrop; one son, Richard, Cedar Rapids; ten grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Harold (Laura) Scott, and Mrs. Margaret
Stimson, both of Manchester.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant
brother.
Fawcett Funeral Home of Winthrop was in charge of
arrangements.
*Submitter's Note: Below is another article.
Source: Buchanan Co., Iowa, newspaper; 13 May, 1977
Suspect suicide in death of
Winthrop man
INDEPENDENCE -- Charles Jones, 70, of Winthrop died
Wednesday morning, apparently of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
He was taken to People's Memorial Hospital in Independence
and transferred to University Hospitals where he died later in the day.
The incident was investigated by the Buchanan County
sheriff's office and according to sheriff John Bergman, the investigation is
continuing.
Keller,
Anita L. Keller, nee Vandette
Source: The Steubenville [Ohio] Herald-Star;
Thursday, 3 Nov 1977
Mrs. John
Keller
MINGO JUNCTION -- Mrs.
Anita L. (Vandette) Keller, 52, of RD 2, Rayland, formerly of Mingo Junction,
died Wednesday at 8:20 a.m. in the Ohio Valley Hospital in Steubenville.
She was a member of St. Lucy's Catholic Church in
Yorkville. She was a former employee of
the Ohio Valley Hospital and the Forester Rest Home in Wintersville.
Survivors include her husband, John W. Keller; a daughter,
Lisa Ann Keller, at home; two brothers, Joseph Vandette of Smithfield and
Domonic Vandette of Steubenville; and a sister, Mrs Domonic (Mary) Fogliette of
Weirton.
She was born Jan. 1, 1925, in Mingo Junction, a daughter of
the late Frank and Nataline* Patrizi Vandette.
Friends will be received at the Hoff Funeral Home 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. today and Friday; services Saturday with final arrangements pending.
*Submitter's Note:
This was spelled as Nataline on the U.S., Social Security Applications
and Claims Index, 1936-2007 on ancestry.com
Mother: Natalie
Patrizi
Kilburn, Randal Kilburn
Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield,
Ohio, dated,
Randal Dale Kilburn, 17, of Lewisville, Route 1, died
Wednesday evening,
A son of Dale and Dorothy Koehler Kilburn, of Lewisville,
Route 1, he was born on
Randal was a student in the Switzerland of Ohio Vocational
School and a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ, Lewisville.
Surviving besides his parents, are one brother, Kevin and one
sister, Kathy, of the home, and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman
Kilburn, of Lewisville, Route 1.
Services were held Saturday afternoon at
Source: The Rushville [Indiana] Republican; 13 Sep
1977
George
F. King, former Rushville resident died Tuesday morning in Bartholomew County
Hospital, Columbus, Indiana.
Born
March 5, 1914, he was the son of Earl and Inez Lambert King. Mr. King was a veteran serving in the Navy
and participated in seven invasions. He
was a member of the United Methodist Church, Columbus, the VFW and the Masons.
Survivors include the widow, Darlene; a daughter, Mrs. Dave (Janet)
Theaphilus [sic–THEOPHILUS], Lakeview, Florida; two brothers, Thomas
King, Nashville, Indiana; and Howard King, Darlington Road, Florida; a sister,
Mrs. Stewart (Sarah) Wilson, Rushville; four grandchildren; one great
grandchild; four nephews and two nieces.
Funeral
services will be held Thursday afternoon at Norman's Funeral Home, Hope,
Indiana.
[Submitter's Note:
Below is another obituary.]
Source: The
Columbus [Indiana] Republic; 13 Sep 1977
Retired
Salesman
George King
Largo, Fla.
George
F. King, 63, Largo, Fla., a former Bartholomew County resident, died early
today at Bartholomew County Hospital where he had been a patient a week. He had been in ill health several years.
Masonic
graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Flat Rock Baptist
Cemetery. Persons may call at Norman
Funeral Home at Hope from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
King
was born March 5, 1914, in Rush County to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King. He was a retired insurance salesman.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene; two brothers, Thomas King of
Nashville and Howard H. King of Holiday, Fla., and a sister, Sarah Wilson of
Rushville.
*Submitter's Note: Indiana Birth Certificates,
1907-1940 gave his birth location as Columbus, Bartholomew., Indiana, USA.
Source: The Paulding Obituary Card File, Paulding
County, Ohio, Carnegie Library; 10 Aug 1977
PAULDING -- Orville O. Kinkade, 85, 109 W. Harrison St., died Aug. 2* in the
Dallas Lamb Foundation Home, Payne, where he had been a patient three months.
He was born Nov. 17, 1891, in Paulding County to Charles
and Laura (Tucker) Kinkade, was a former Paulding County Sheriff's Department
deputy; a retired farmer; a member of First Christian Church and Widow's Son
Lodge, F & AM. He was an Army
veteran of World War I.
Surviving are his wife, Bernice (Jackson) Kinkade; a
stepdaughter, Mrs. Harold Miller, Cleveland; two stepsons, Paul Jackson,
Findlay and Theron Jackson, Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Milo Blackmore,
Van Wert, and Mrs. Ilo Mohr, Grover Hill.
Preceding him in death were his first wife, Nora in 1970, a
sister, Mrs. George Bemis and a stepbrother, Carl Strock.
Services
were Friday in First Christian Church, Rev. David Everton officiating, and
burial was in Live Oak Cemetery.
Crowell-Den Herder Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
*Submitter's Note: The Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944,
& 1958-2007 about Orville O Kinkade gives August 3 as the day of death.
Source:
newspaper clipping, Woodsfield or Marietta, Ohio; 19 or 20 Sep 1977
Lower
Salem girl killed in Lebanon
Two-year-old
Anna M.Kuhn of Lower Salem was struck by a car and killed Saturday evening in
Lebanon, according to reports received here.
She was
the daughter of Earl (Hank) and Bonnie Kuhn.
She died enroute to Bethesda Hospital.
The Monroe
County Sheriff's Dept. said the investigation into the accident is continuing.
Anna
Marie Kuhn was born April 11, 1976 and is survived by her parents, brothers
Roger and Ricky and a sister, Rebecca.
All the children live at home.
The
grandparents are Iola Kuhn of Rinard Mills and Dean and Hazel Stark of
Oklawaha, Fla.
Great
grandparents are Dale Holland of Rinard Mills and Virgil Stark of Lower Salem.
Funeral
services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home
with the Rev. Charles Kendall officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Kurtzman, Ada L. Kurtzman, nee Wentworth
Source: The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; Wednesday, May
18, 1977 Page: 21 B
Mrs. Warren (Ada) Kurtzman, 314 Belford Street, Caldwell,
died Tuesday, May 17. Funeral service
Thursday, 1 p.m. MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, Caldwell. Calling hours Wednesday, 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m.
Burial Mt. Ephriam Cemetery, Mt. Ephriam, Ohio.
Retired employee of Battelle Memorial Institute.
Leach, Acel (Ace) Leach
Source: The Cambridge [OHIO] Jeffersonian, Friday, 3 June 1977
SUMMERFIELD---Acel (Ace) Leach, 84, of Quaker City R.D. 1,
died at 4:40 P.M. Thursday at Barnesville Hospital where he was a patient for a
short time. He was born in Calais on
July 10, 1892, the son of Samuel R. and Angelic Carpenter Leach. He was a
retired farmer. Mr. Leach leaves
his wife, the former Miss Rebecca Carpenter; two daughters, Mrs. Edna Stephen
of Canton and Mrs. Mary Barker of Lewisville; three sons, Roy of Quaker City,
Edward (Dick) of Canton and Rodney of Massillon; 13 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; one brother, Arch Leach of Quaker City; three sisters, Mrs.
Kate Floyd and Mrs. Jennie Flood, both of Zanesville, and Mrs. Harriet
Carpenter of Uhrichsville. Services
will be held at 1 P.M. Sunday at Brubach Funeral Home in Summerfield with the
Rev. Phillip Golden officiating. Burial will be in Eastern Cemetery. Calling
hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Saturday in the funeral home.
Leach, Ellis D. (Pete) Leach
Source: The Cambridge [Ohio]
Jeffersonian, Wed., 19 Jan. 1977
SUMMERFIELD---Services for
Ellis D. (Pete) Leach, 83, will be at 1 P.M. Friday at Brubach Funeral Home.
Evang. J. Bernard Mason will officiate and burial will be in Eastern Cemetery
where military rites will be conducted by Summerfield American Legion.
A retired farmer, Mr. Leach died at 10:45 A.M. Tuesday (Jan.
18, 1977) at his home following a long illness.
He was born Dec. 19, 1893, in Noble County, the son of the
late Samuel and Angelic Carpenter Leach, and was a member of Bates Hill Church
of Christ and Summerfield American Legion Post. He was a World War 1 veteran.
Mr. Leach leaves four daughters, Mrs. Charles (Betty) Casey,
MT. Ephriam, Miss Phyllis Leach of the home, Mrs. Carl (Edith) Bates, West
Lafayette, Mrs. John (Nancy) Moore, Coshocton; one son Clinton of West
Lafayette; 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Kate
Flood and Mrs. Jennie Flood, both of Zanesville, Mrs. Harriett Carpenter,
Uhrichsville; and two brothers, Acel (Ace) Leach and Arch Leach, both of Quaker
City. His wife, Maude died in April 1973.
Source: The Canton [Ohio] Repository; Wednesday, 3
Aug 1977
LEACH
GAILARD W., age 56,
of 2132 2nd St. NE, was dead on arrival
at Timken Mercy Hospital Tuesday after suffering an apparent heart attack while
at work. An employee of Canton Ice and Cold
Storage. Air Force Veteran of
WWII.
Survived by wife Mary W.
One son, Gaylord [sic–Gailard] Jr. of Kensington. Two stepsons: Gerald Senter of Louisville, James Senter of Canton. Step-daughter: Mrs. Yvonne Erks of Akron.
Two sisters: Mrs. Betty Dotson,
Mrs. Elma Deateria, both of Columbus.
Service will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Earl B. Jack and Son
Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Henniger officiating. Burial in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Calling hours Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
(Earl B. Jack and Son,
452-1702)
Source: The Martins Ferry [Ohio] Library obituary
index; 3 Jan 1977
David A. Lyons, 51, a Martins Ferry policeman for 23 years,
died Saturday at 12:30 a.m. at Martins Ferry Hospital.
A resident of 912 Virginia St., Martins Ferry, he was born
in Bridgeport, Nov. 17, 1925, a son of the late Sherman and Edith Schultz Lyons
Sr.
He was a member of St. Johns' Lutheran Church of Martins
Ferry, had served with the U. S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific in World War
II, was a member of Martins Ferry VFW and the Fraternal Order of Police.
Surviving are his widow, Regina Ritchie Lyons; one son,
Charles A. Lyons of Martins Ferry; a brother, Sherman Lyons Jr. of Morristown;
four sisters, Johanna Marie Banks of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Louis (Charlotte) Stein
of Aliquippi, Pa., Alice May Baker of Martins Ferry and Mrs. Jesse (Phyllis)
Pritt of Valley Grove, W. Va.; one grandson.
Friends are being received at the Heslop Funeral Home,
Martins Ferry, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home with
Pastor Igor Bella and Rev. Lloyd Weston officiating. Burial in Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove.
Fraternal Order of Police will hold services tonight at 7
at the funeral home.
McMahan, Ida May McMahan, nee Simpson
Source: The Evansville [Indiana] Courier and Press;
Wednesday, 14 Sep 1977
TELL CITY -- Mrs.
Ida M. McMahan, 68, died Tuesday; services 10 a.m. Friday. (Finch)
Meyer, Sarah Meyer, nee
Coughlan
Source: The Wheeling [West
Virginia] Intelligencer; 7 Feb 1977
MEYER, Sarah Coughlan, 61, of
65 Knox Lane, Wheeling, formerly of 17 Pearl Ave., Wheeling, died Saturday at
the Wheeling Hospital. She was a member of the St. Michael Catholic Church. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Frank E. Meyer, Sept. 1967.* Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. James (Sharon) Schweizer of Wheeling; a sister, Mrs.
Regina Marquart of Wheeling. Friends received at the Altmeyer Funeral Home,
1400 Eoff St., 7-9 p.m. Monday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Mass of Christian
burial Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Michael Catholic Church. Interment in Mount
Calvary Cemetery. Rosary devotions Tuesday at 8 p.m.
*Submitter's Note: The
Social Security Death Index gives his death as Sept 1969.
Miller, Edna J. Miller (nee Miller)
Source: Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; Friday,
November 25, 1977
BARBERTON--Edna J. Miller, 81, of 935 Swigart rd., died
Wednesday p.m.
She was a resident of Barberton 25 years, a member of
Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ.
She is survived by daughter, Mrs. Betty Carmichael,
Barberton; 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Kathryn Roach,
Canal Fulton.
Funeral services Saturday 3 p.m. at the Campfield-Hickman
Funeral Home, Rev. Donald Roach officiating.
Burial Greenlawn Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and until time
of services Saturday. (Campfield-Hickman,
Barberton, 745-3161).
Miller, James O. Miller
Source: The Canton [Ohio] Repository, 4 April 1977
MILLER
James O. 65 of 921 PROSPECT Ave SW passed away Saturd [sic]
evening in Doctors Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Monroe County, Ohio and resided in
Canton for the past 33 years. Retired
foreman for the Hercules Company with 32 years of service. Member of Ninth Street Church of Christ,
Loyal Order of Moose No. 481 of Massillon, Old Guard Club of Hercules, U.A.W.
Local 161. A World War II Veteran which
he served with the army. Survivors
include daughter Mrs. Larry (Diana) Davis of Magnolia, Ohio. Two sons James A. Miller and Dwight L.
Miller both of Canton. Three
grandchildren. Mother Mrs. Florence
Hutchison of Lewisville, Ohio. Two sisters Mrs. Lucille Jones of Lewisville,
Ohio and Mrs. Grace Beaver of Wellsville, Ohio. Services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Spiker-Foster
Funeral Home with Rev. R. C. Wells officiating. Interment in Sunset Hills Memory Garden. Friends may call Monday (today) 2-4 and 7-9
p.m.
Moose, Frank G. Moose
Published July 21, 1977 in
the Sentinel Record page 12
Frank G. Moose, 84, died
Wednesday at his home. He was born in
Woodsfield, Ohio and had been a resident of Hot Springs for the past 30
years. He was a retired railroad engineer, a veteran of Worl War I, a
member of the American Legion, the V.F.W. and the Eagles Barracks No. 317 and
was a Mason.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Edna M. Moose of Hot Springs; a step-son, R.G. Rowley of Memphis, Tenn.;
two nephews and one niece.
Graveside services will be
held at 10 a.m. Friday in Little Rock National Cemetery under the direction of
Caruth Funeral Home. Rev. Neal Rayborn
officiating.
Source: The Wheeling [West Virginia] News-Register;
20 Jul 1977
NALLEY, James W., 68, of 2514 Chapline St., Wheeling, died
Tuesday in Ohio Valley General Hospital, Wheeling. He was a Protestant and a retired employe of the Blaw-Knox Corp. Surviving are his wife, Clara McHenry
Nalley; a son, James E. of Colerain; two daughters, Mrs. Tom (Hilda) Pollock of
Mozart, and Mrs. Ruth Childers of Barnesville; a sister, Mrs. Hilda Eckhardt of
Wheeling; three grandchildren. Friends
received at the Kepner Funeral Home, Thirty-sixth and Jacob streets, Wheeling,
after 7 p.m. Wednesday, where services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. Interment in Halcyon Hills Memorial Park,
Sherrard.
Source: The San Diego [California] Union; 8 Jan 1977
R.L.
Perkins Dies; Ex-Grocer
Cremation is planned for Robert L. Perkins, 81, of 4776
Tambor Court, a retired San Diego market owner who died Thursday in a
hospital. There will be no services. Inurnment will be in El Camino Memorial Park
under the direction of Cypress View Mortuary.
A native of Indiana and a county resident for 55 years, Mr.
Perkins owned Perkins Market at 28th Street and Ocean View Boulevard for 34
years before retiring in 1962. He was a
cofounder of Alfred M. Lewis Grocers Co. and a charter member of the San Diego
Police Reserves.
A life member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 244
and a past president of the Southeast YMCA, he also was a member of the San
Diego Retail Grocers Association and the Southeast Exchange Club.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Helen F. Vermeulen of
Chula Vista and Mrs. Darlene M. McCombs of San Diego; a son, Harold L. of Lemon
Grove; two brothers, including Everett of San Diego; nine grandchildren, and 10
great-grandchildren.
Perry, Ruby Joy Perry nee Rogers
Source: Edina [Missouri] Sentinel; approximately 26
Oct 1977
Mrs. Ruby Joy Perry, 52, Kirksville, passed away Sunday,
October 23, 1977, at 7 a.m. in Ellis Fischel Hospital, Columbia, where she had
been since October 3, 1977.
She was born Dec. 21, 1924 in Knox County, the daughter of
Leon Lester and Grace Christina Campbell Rogers. Her mother died Feb. 10, 1977.
On Dec.10, 1944, she was married to Howard Marshall Perry at Shelbina
and he died June 1, 1970.
Surviving are two daughters; Cleva Joyce, Mrs. Larry Clark of Edina, and Marsha Ellen Perry of
the home, a son, Lester Carl Perry of Atchison, Kansas, her father, Leon Lester
Rogers of Edina, a grandson, Jacob Carl Perry, two sisters; Arlene, Mrs. Guy
Larson of Hillsdale, Ill., Rami Lou, Mrs. Carl Douglas of near Novelty, and
several nieces and nephews.
She had lived west of Novelty until moving to Kirksville
seven years ago. She had been employed
at Grim-Smith Hospital as a nurses aid until her health failed about 3 years
ago.
She was a member of the Novelty Christian Church.
Funeral services were Tuesday, October 25, 1977 at Hudson-Rimer
Funeral Chapel, Edina, with Bob Schofield of Lancaster, Mo. officiating. Burial was in Locust Hill Cemetery, west of
Novelty, Mo.
Source: The Republic [Columbus, Indiana]; 5 Jul 1977
Formerly of
Shelbyville
Wilbur Pope
2623
Joseph Cox
Wilbur C. Pope, 73, 2623 Joseph Cox Court, died Monday at
Bartholomew County Hospital shortly after being admitted. He had been ill since November.
Pope was a retired farmer and truck driver and a former
member of the Old Winchester Methodist Church in Shelby County. He was also a charter member of the Western
Riders Club in Shelbyville and a member of the Senior Center in Columbus. He moved to Columbus from Shelbyville in
1974.
Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at
Murphy Funeral Home in Shelbyville.
Burial will be at Lewis Creek Baptist Cemetery.
Persons may call at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday.
Pope was born Sept. 27, 1903, in Shelby County to the late
James L. and Blanche Young Pope. He
married the former Bertha Urich who died in 1973. He then married Miriam E. Waltz July 19, 1974, in Madison, and she
survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Streeval of Columbus;
two brothers, Gordon Pope of Shelbyville and John L. Pope of Acton; two
sisters, Dora Schuck of Shelbyville and Dorothy Myer of Action, and three
grandchildren.
One sister preceded him in death.
Source: The Stark County [Illinois] News; 7 Apr 1977
Robert E. Pyle, 75, died at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, April 3, 1977
at Kewanee Public Hospital where he had been a patient since Thursday.
He was born August 23, 1901 in Stark County, the son of
Thomas and Maude May Claybaugh Pyle.
He was married September 25, 1940 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa to
Grace Barton, who died June 5, 1970.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Masonic
Lodge, Shrine and Scottish Rite of Peoria.
He is survived by three brothers and two sisters, John of
Leghanon [sic--Lebanon], Ore., Ted of Toulon and Dean of Galesburg, Mrs.
Philip (Ruth) Anderson, Toulon and Mrs. Delbert (Joseph) Aldredge of Madison,
Wisconsin.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother
and two sisters.
Calling hours were held on Tuesday night at the Kidd
Funeral Home.
Services were 1:30 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Wayne Brackett
officiating. Burial was in the Toulon
Cemetery.
Riggs, Mercy Faith Riggs, nee DeNoon
Source: The Times Leader,
Martins Ferry, Ohio; 11 Jul 1977
Mrs. Mercy Faith Riggs, 75, 2124 Belmont St., Bellaire,
died early today at Wheeling Hospital.
Born at New Martinsville, W. Va., July 25,1901,* she was a daughter of
the late Jacob and Ida Mae DeNoon.
She was a member of the South Bellaire United Methodist
Church.
Preceded in death by her husband, Halgie, Feb. 5, 1975, she
is survived by a son, Wilbert Moore of Pittsburgh, Pa.; one daughter, Mrs.
Wilma Frye of Bellaire; one brother, Howard DeNoon of Moundsville; 10
grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Walter C. Bauknecht and Son
Funeral Home, Bellaire, after 7 p.m. tonight.
Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev.
William Moran officiating. Burial in
Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove.
*Submitter's Note:
Other records show the birth as July 25, 1902:
1. West
Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938
Name: Mercy Denoon
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1902
Birth
Place: Tyler, West Virginia
2. U.S.,
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Mercy F Riggs
Birth
Date: 25 Jul 1902
3. The 1940
Moundsville, Marshall Co., West Virginia Census gives her approximate birth
year as 1903, closer to the 1902 than to the 1901 given here.
Source: The Crown Point [Indiana] Star; 5 Jan 1978
[died in 1977]
Trueman P. Rowley, 68, Lowell, died at St. Anthony Medical
Center Sunday, Dec. 29.
Survivors include wife Marjorie; sons, David and Stephen,
Lowell; daughter Mrs. Susan Camp, Whiting; one grandchild; brother Jean, Gary;
three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Hendrick, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Laura Higgins,
Evansville; Mrs. Roberta Flowers, Deltaville, Va.
The Rev. William Hull conducted services at St.
Christopher's Episcopal Church, Crown Point, Saturday, Dec. 31. Burial was at Lowell Cemetery.
The deceased was a retired employe of Inland Steel Co., a
former Boy Scout advisory committee chairman.
Rumbold, Edward L. Rumbold
Source: The Canton Repository; Monday, 21 Nov 1977
RUMBOLD
EDWARD L., age 52, of 4522 Eddie Ave. SW, Canton, died
Saturday evening in Aultman Hospital after a two-month illness. He lived in Canton for the past 30 years,
coming from Marietta. He was employed
at the Berger Division of Republic Steel.
A member of Canton Baptist Temple where he was a bus driver and a member
of the Adult Bible Class. Survived by
his widow, Waneta; two daughters, Becky and Judy Rumbold; one son, Ben Rumbold,
all of the home, and two sisters, Mrs. Clyde (Verneda) Cronin of Marietta and
Mrs. James (Betty) McCoy of Canton. Two
brothers preceded him in death.
Services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in the Canton Baptist
Temple with Rev. Harold Henniger officiating.
Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call Tuesday 2:30-4:30 and 7-9 p.m. in the Kreighbaum
Funeral Home and one hour before the services Wednesday at the church.
(Kreighbaum, 484-2525)
Russell, Flora Estella Russell, nee Miller
Source: The Canton [Ohio] Repository; Saturday, 15
Jan 1977
EAST SPARTA -- Services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Kreighbaum
funeral home in Canton for Mrs. Flora F.* Russell, 94, of 7040 Maplehurst Ave.
SE, who died Thursday in Aultman Hospital in Canton after a short illness.
She is survived by a son.
Her husband Chester "Blaine" died in 1966.
Burial in East Sparta cemetery. Callers 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home, with
Pike Grange services at 6:45.
*Submitter's Note: The middle initial is an error. It should be "E" for
"Estella."
[Below is another
obituary.]
Russell, Flora Estella Russell, nee Miller
Source: The Canton [Ohio] Repository; Saturday, 15
Jan 1977
FLORA E., age 94, of 7040 Maplehurst SE, East
Sparta died Thursday evening in Aultman Hospital after a short illness. Born in Magnolia, she had been a life
resident of Stark County. She was a
member of Asbury United Methodist Church and at the time of her death, she was
the oldest member of Pike Grange. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Blaine Russell who died Sept. 6,
1966 and two sons, Floyd and G. Harold Russell. Survivors include one son, Paul Russell of the home; two grandsons,
Larry and Richard Russell both of Canton; three great-grandchildren. Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. with Rev.
Evelyn Weaver officiating. Burial will
be in East Sparta Cemetery. Friends may
call Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. There will
be Pike Grange services at 6:45 p.m.
(Kreighbaum, 484-252 )*
*Submitter's Note: There was no last digit to the telephone
number.
Source: The Indianapolis [Indiana] Star; Tuesday, 18
Jan 1977
David W. Sanders, 23, 1501 Grant Avenue, a lifelong
resident of Indianapolis, died yesterday in Methodist Hospital. A one-year employe of Lawrence Painting
Company, Mr. Sanders was a member of Painters Union Local 47. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in
Grinsteiner Funeral Home, with burial in Washington Park East Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Linda Sanders;
a son, David W. Sanders Jr.; his mother, Mrs. Janet Cook, and his father,
William E. Sanders, all of Indianapolis.
Scales,
Bessie Scales, nee Miller
Source: The Terre Haute [Indiana] Tribune; 5 Jul
1977
HYMERA -- Mrs. Bessie Scales, 66, rte one Shelburn, died
Monday at Terre Haute Regional Hospial..
She was a member of the First Baptist Church and of the
Hymera Order of Eastern Star.
She is survived by the husband, Homer; four daughters, Mrs.
Zada Barnett and Mrs. Georgia Hutchinson, both of rte one Shelburn, Rosemary
Keller, Hymera and Mrs. Betty Enochs, LaPort [sic--LaPorte]; a son Gerald,
Farmersburg; a brother Norman Miller, Linton; three sisters, Mrs. Beatrice
Kirkman and Mrs. Alma Myers, both of Linton and Mrs. Georgia Wise, Englewood,
Calif.; 20 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the
McHugh Hymera Chapel with Rev. Allen Roberts and Rev. Lincoln Stafford
officiating and burial in Olive Branch Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The Canton Repository
HOMER C., age 89, of 1891
Walnut St. SE, East Sparta, passed away Wednesday morning [SUBMITTER'S
NOTE: 18 Nov 1978] in Aultman Hospital after an extended illness. He was born
in Monroe County and had been a resident of East Sparta for 74 years. He
retired in 1958 from Spartek, Inc. and then was Supt. of the East Sparta Water
Works for 18 years. He was a former Pike Twp. Trustee and also served on the
East Sparta Board of Education. Preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Pearl
Schaub, on Nov. 5, 1972. Survived by one daughter, Mrs. Howard (Viola) Inboden
of East Sparta, and one grandson. Services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00
p.m. in the Gordon Funeral Home in East Sparta with Rev. William Moody
officiating. Interment in Fort Laurens Cemetery in Bolivar.
Schultheisz,
Jason Andrew Schultheisz
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; 21 Feb 1977, Page: 14 Column: 5
Schultheisz infant
Jason Andrew Schultheisz, son of Charles and Connie Gatten
Schultheisz, 109 Fearing St., died at birth in Selby General Hospital Saturday
afternoon.
Surviving with his parents are two brothers, Charles Jr.
and Scott, both of the home, grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Schultheisz,
Marietta, and Edward Moore, Zanesville, and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Maude
Trehearne [sic–Treherne], Marietta.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in McClure-Schafer
Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ralph Yarnell officiating and burial in Oak Grove
Cemetery.
Schwartz, Nancy Ridgway Schwartz
Mrs. Nancy Ridgway Schwartz,
89, 244 W. Columbia St. died at Aultman Hospital in Canton at 8:30 a.m. today
following a one-week illness. A member
of Christ United Methodist Church, Mrs. Schwartz was born in Rinards Mills July
17, 1887 to Andrew W. and Nancy Ridgway and had lived in this area for 42
years.
She was preceded in death by
her husband Charles H.
Surviving are two daughters,
Miss Nina Schwartz and Mrs. Beulah Meyer, both of Alliance; a son, Forrest of
Poland; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She was also
preceded by a son, Meryl in 1932.
Services will be held on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Cassaday and
Turkle Funeral Home with Dr. John Norton Williams of First Christian Church
officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Memorial Park. There are no calling hours.
Additional notes: Date of death = March 23, 1977 Her mother was Nancy Elizabeth Beardmore.
Source: The
Zanesville [Ohio] Times Recorder; 11 Sep 1977
W. Ted Shaw Sr., 76, of 951 DeSota Rd., Boca Raton, Fla., a
former shoe company executive, died at 1:12 p.m. Sunday at Boca Raton Community
Hospital.
He was born Jan. 10,* 1901 at Sego, Ohio. He had been a Florida resident since 1969
and previously had lived in Scarsdale, N.Y., where he had been a wholesale shoe
salesman. From 1950 to 1969 he was an
executive with the Brauer Bros. Shoe Co. in St. Louis. He retired in 1969 and moved to Florida,
where he owned and operated the Roadrunner Tire Co. in Boca Raton.
He was the son of the late Alonzo and Mary Stoneburner
Shaw.
His wife, Wanda L. Foster, died in 1965.
Surviving are one son, W. Ted Shaw Jr. of Greenwich, Conn.;
one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Marsha) Codling of Glenmont, N. Y.; three
granddaughters; five brothers, Paul L. Shaw of 428 Eppley Ave., Cecil Shaw of
Somerset, Leo Shaw of Doylestown, Albert Shaw of Avondale and Elmer Shaw of
Fultonham; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Lou Brown of Somerset, Mrs. Thoburn (Myrtie)
Krofft of Mt. Perry, Mrs. Francis (Gertrude) Love of Thornville, Mrs.
Marguerite Hammer of Juanita Dr., South Zanesville.
The body will be brought to Bryan Funeral Home where
friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Further arrangements are incomplete.
*Submitter’s Note: The
Social Security Death Index gave his birth as September 8th.
Simpson, Ralph C. Simpson
Source: The Wayne County [Illinois] Press; 10 Oct
1977
Cisne Man
Found Dead
Ralph C. Simpson, 80, a resident of Cisne many years, was
found dead at 12:15 p.m. Thursday at his home in Cisne.
Mr. Simpson, who lived alone, was found by his
brother-in-law, Merle Malone. Coroner
Bob Johnson conducted an inquiry into his death and it is believed he suffered
a heart attack.
Rites Conducted
Services were conducted at 1:30 Sunday afternoon at the
Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne, with Bro. John Bainum officiating. Burial was in the Cisne Cemetery.
Mr. Simpson was born June 27, 1897, in Wayne County, the
son of Samuel and Sidney (Spriggs) Simpson.
He was married to Blanche Powless Aug. 21, 1918, in
Cisne. She preceded him in death Apr.
10, 1972.
Mr. Simpson was a general laborer.
The Survivors
Surviving are one son, Lales, of Fairfield; one daughter,
Mrs. David (Catherine) Truax, of Ravenna, O.; three grandchildren; two sisters,
Mrs. Mike (Marie) German of Michigan and Mrs. Merle (Julia) Malone, of Cisne.
Preceding him in death were one daughter, Dorothy Glenn;
one brother, Wayne; one sister, Blanche, and his parents.
Stalder,
Charles William “Chuck” Stalder
Source: The Corning [Iowa]
Free Press; April 21, 1977
Charles William Stalder, oldest child of Oscar and Lulu Bowers
Stalder was born January 21, 1905. He passed away April 12, 1977 at Rosary
Hospital in Corning, at the age of 72 years, 2 months and 22 days.
Charles was born in Adams County and spent most of his life
in this area. On January 29, 1931, he was married to Esthelene Beezley and they
lived most of their married life at their present home in Brooks.
In his younger days he was employed as a carpenter and then
as a section hand for the Burlington RR for approximately 25 years.
After retiring from the railroad he kept himself busy with
part-time employment, working with his friends and neighbors, and gardening. He
took great pride in his garden and thoroughly enjoys sharing the fruits of the
harvest with his family and friends.
Chuck, as he was
known by his friends, was always around to lend a helping hand. An important
part of his life was participating in community events. He was ever present
with a willing hand at all functions at the Brooks Community Hall.
He is survived by his devoted wife, Esthelene; four
sisters, Ruby Greenfield of Villisca, Esther Anderson of Tarkio, Missouri, Ruth
Lampe of Winterset and Marie Pullen of Lakewood, Colo.; two brothers, Dale of
Nodaway and Harold of Downington,* Pa., other family members and friends.
He will be keenly missed by all who knew him and especially
by his many "little friends" upon who he bestowed much attention.
Funeral services were held at the Larkin-Roland Funeral
Home in corning April 15 at 1L30 p.m., with Rev. James W. Kind and Rev. Ray
Thompson officiating. Interment was in Methodist Grove Cemetery, Corning.
Music was furnished by Erma Fuller, organist and Marie
West, vocalist. Pallbearers were Max Downard, Lloyd Leonard, Jack Morrison, Dean
Firkins, Don Mercer and Gary Leusink. Honorary bearers were Henry Heaton, Gail
Ogburn, James Crawford, Don Perrin, Darrel Ogburn and Bill Milgrove. Flour
bearers were Doris Heaton, Daisy Brown, Mary Morrison and Marge Downard.
* Submitter's Note: Downington
should be spelled Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
Swisher, Charles W.
Swisher
Source: Saginaw (Michigan) News: 21 Jul 1977
Saginaw, Michigan
Passed away early Thursday, morning July 21, 1977, at
Saginaw General Hospital after a lingering illness. Age 64 years. He was born
May 16, 1913, in Middleport, Ohio. He
was a member of the Swan Valley United Methodist Church, the Solar Lodge No.
592 of Saginaw, also the Evangeline Chapter of the Eastern Star in Middleport,
Ohio. He served with the U.S. Navy
during World War II. He was employed by
the Grey Iron Foundry for 27 years, retiring in June of 1976. He married Katie Turner Dec. 26, 1942 in
Toledo, Ohio. She survives him. He also leaves several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will
take place 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Case Chapel, 409 Adams St. Rev. Terry Allen will officiate with burial
in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The Solar
Lodge No. 592 will conduct a commital service.
Friends may call at the chapel from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00
p.m. Friday.
Source: The Daily Report, [Ontario, California]; 14
Sep 1977
Eddie Ray Truex, 19 of 9480* San Bernardino Road,
Cucamonga, died Sept. 12 at Glendale, Ariz.
In the building and construction business, he was a native of Pomona and
a West End resident all of his life. He
graduated from Alta Loma High School and served in the United States Marine
Corps. He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Karen Metz and his stepfather, Eddy Metz, of Cucamonga; two sisters,
Shirley Truex and Rebecca Purrington, both of Cucamonga; one brother Roy
Purrington, Cucamonga; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Lowther of Montclair
and Mrs. Melvin Johnson of Cherry Valley and Maynard Truex of Oregon. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m.
Thursday at Oak Park Cemetery, Claremont.
Draper Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
*Submitter's Note: This number was hard to read on my copy of
this obituary and may not be correct here.
Tubaugh, Gussie Tubaugh
Source: The Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio; 8
Jul 1977
Gussie Tubaugh, 83, of Maple Avenue, Woodsfield, died
Friday, July 1, 1977, at home.
Tustin. Celia Woodurn Tustin
DECATUR: Celia Woodurn Tustin, 90, of 1517 Pulaski
St., Lincoln, died at 5:25 a.m. Friday at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be at
10 a.m. Monday at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Decatur, with the Rev.
Laren Spear officiating. Burial will be
in Macon County Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
She was born in Webster
County WVA on July 27, 1886, a daughter of Jacob and Ella Richardson
Morris. She married Clem Tustin in
1941. He died in 1959.
Surviving are one son,
Charles Woodburn, Lincoln; one brother, Vern Morris of Tallmadge, OH; one
sister, Mrs. Iva Webster, Akron, OH; three grandchildren; three great
grandchildren; three step grandchildren and two step great grandchildren. One son preceded her in death.
She was a member of Church of
the Nazarene, Lincoln.
She was employed for 17 years
as a nurse’s aid at Lincoln Developmental Center.
Published in the Lincoln
Courier on Sat July 9, 1977.
Voland, Rhoda B. Voland, nee Stinson
Source: The Brown County [Indiana] Democrat; 1 Sep
1977
Rhoda B. Voland, 94, Columbus, died August 28 at the
Columbus Convalescent Center.
She was born in Brown County on August 18, 1883, the
daughter of John H. and Mary L. (McDaniel) Stinson.
She was married to Edward L. Voland, who died in 1948.
Mrs. Voland was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by a son, James A. Voland, Franklin; three
daughters, Mrs. Dennis G. Lain and Doris Crouch of Columbus, and Mrs. Ralph
Wright of Bethesda, Maryland; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A son and a sister preceded her in death.
Funeral services for Mrs. Voland were conducted August 30
at the Barkes, Inlow and Weaver Funeral Home in Columbus, the Rev. L. Ray Lynn
officiating.
Burial was at Garland Brock Cemetery in Columbus.
Source: The Tell City [Indiana] News; 25 Oct 1977
Theo. Willgus,
86
Theophilus "Ossie" Willgus, 86, Tell City, died
at 7:51 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Perry County Memorial Hospital.
A native of Perry County, Mr. Willgus was born June 24,
1891, the son of the late William and Amanda (Early) Willgus. He was a retired mechanic.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Olive Kleeman of Tell
City and Mrs. Audrey Hess and Mrs. Lillian Conner, both of Spring Grove, Ill.;
15 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 at Finch
Funeral Home, Bro. Ray Naugle officiated, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Wilson, Elza L. Wilson
Source: The Terre Haute [Indiana] Tribune Star; 16
Sep 1977
Services are pending at Callahan Funeral Home for Elza L.
Wilson, 62, 1919 Lee Ave., who was dead on arrival 6:15 a.m. Friday at Union
Hospital. He was a retired maintenance
employee at ISU. Surviving are the
widow, Betty J.; five daughters, Mrs. Nancy Yard, Blythe, Calif.; Mrs. Juanita
Gomolisky, Miss Cheryl Wilson, Miss Evelyn Wilson, Miss Brenda Wilson, all of
Terre Haute; two sons, Robert Leon, Shelburn; Donald, Terre Haute; one step-son
James Darby, Terre Haute; two sisters, Mrs. Imogene Wagner, Sumner, Ill.; Miss
Alberta Wilson, Illinois; two brothers, Donald Wilson, Leroy, Ill.,; George
Wilson, Sullivan, Ill.; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday.
Source: The Fostoria [Ohio] Review Times; 26 Aug
1977
Stanley J. Wolfarth, 27, Findlay, died at 11:30 a.m.
Thursday in his home.
Hancock County Coroner Dr. Byron F. Voorhees ruled the
death a suicide due to a gunshot wound to the head.
He was born May 16, 1950, in Fostoria, to John and Dorothy
L. (Minard) Wolfarth. His father and
step-mother, Mrs. Janice (Ludlow) Wolfarth survive in Fostoria. He married Peggy A. Price, March 20, 1970,
and she survives at home.
Also surviving are a son, Jason A., and a daughter, Tracy
R., at home; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Hazel Minnard [sic--Minard], Findlay,
and four sisters, Jan, Pam, Lynn, and Mrs. Marcie Williams, all of Fostoria.
Mr. Wolfarth was employed at Atlas Crankshaft and was a Navy
veteran of the Viet Nam War. He was a
member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church and the Fostoria Archery Club.
Funeral services are 3 p.m. Saturday in Kirkpatrick-Hawkins
Funeral Home, Findlay, the Rev. James E. Nuhfer officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens, Arcadia.
Visitation at the funeral home is 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Friday.
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