MC Vital Statistics 1949-1959
1949
DEATH
Name: Mrs.
Isabell Swiger
Source: The Spirit of Democracy Woodsfield, Ohio,
1949
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Mrs. Isabell Swiger, 41, of the
Woodsfield - Barnesville Road
passes away early Monday morning in the Martins Ferry hospital where she had
undergone a major operation on Tuesday of last week.
She was born in West Virginia on June 1, 1908. On May 16,
1925 she was married to Orval P. Swiger at Wolf Summit, West Virginia. She
joined the Nazarene Church in Barberton in
1938 under the pastorate of Reverend C. G. Schlasser, and in July, 1942,
changed her membership to the Woodsfield
Church of the Nazarene.
Surviving are her husband, Orval R.
Swiger, and one niece, who resided with them, Doris Jean Swiger Piatt, of Creston, Ohio; also one brother, A. Swiger, of Simpson, West Virginia,
and a number of nephews and nieces, and many dear friends.
Preceding her in death were her
father, mother and one sister.
Funeral services were held in the
Bauer and Turner funeral chapel Tuesday evening at eight o clock with the
Reverend Lenley Addis, of Dexter City,
Ohio, and the Reverend Earl Wood, of the Woodsfield Free Methodist Church,
officiating.
The body was taken to Center Point, West Virginia
on Wednesday morning where additional services were held at two o clock that
afternoon in the Church
of Christ. Burial was
made in the Church cemetery.
1949 XXXXX
William Jackson McMahon
Source:
Newspaper clipping, Belmont County Ohio, January 1949
William
McMahon Dies In Hazelton, Pa. William McMahon, former resident
of Key Ridge, died Saturday night [correct is 15 January 1949] at 10 in
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl B. Wetzel, Hazelton, Pa., following an
illness of nine weeks.
The
deceased was born in Monroe
County, May 15, 1872, a
son of Isaac and Jeanette [correct is Jennetta] Hanlon McMahon, and was united
in marriage to Nora A. Howell [correct is Powell] who preceded him in death.
Mr. McMahon was the last of a family of 11 children.
The body
will arrive at the Toothman funeral home at Jacobsburg Tuesday evening where
friends may call.
Funeral
services will be held from the St. Joe Church of Christ Thursday afternoon at 2
with Evangelists Lewis Smith and Edward Houston in charge. Interment will take
place in the Bethel
cemetery. Please omit flowers.
1949
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Leslie Long
and Miss
Lela Lucille Claus
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, January 1949
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Eleven o'clock was the hour chosen
by Lela Lucille Claus, of Canton, Ohio, and Leslie Long, of Quaker City , Ohio
Route 2, for their marriage Saturday morning, January 22, 1949 in the Methodist
parsonage at Old Washington.
Reverend W. H. Cash read the double
ring ceremony in the presence of the bridegroom s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
W. Long, of Quaker
City, Route 2.
The brunette bride, who is a
daughter of E. D. Claus, of 816
Lawrence Road, N. E. Canton, Ohio, and the late Mrs. Claus, wore for
her marriage a frock of sheer pink wool with accessories of brown. Her headdress
was a Juliet cap of gold sequins with a shoulder length veil. White carnations
were pinned to her shoulder line.
After a short wedding trip the young
couple will live at 626 Exeter
Avenue, S. W. Canton,
where their home is in readiness.
The new Mrs. long is a 1945 graduate
of Lewisville High
school and for the past two years has been employed in the
offices of the Union Metal Mfg. Company, of Canton.
Mr. Long was graduated in 1944 from
Old Washington high school and has been employed in the offices of the Diebold
Mfg. Co., Canton,
for our years.
August 29, 1949X
BIRTH
Neil Franklin
Christy
Source: Monroe County
Beacon
Mr. and Mrs. Berl Christy are the parents
of a son born Saturday afternoon, August 27th, at 12:25 o'clock in
the Barnesville Hospital. The new arrival weighed 7
pounds, 1 ounce and has been named Neil Franklin. Mrs. Christy is the former
Miss Helen Christman. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George H. Christman of
Woodsfield, Route 3, and Mrs. Rose Christy of Graysville.
1949
DEATH
Name: Mrs. Mary
L. Gertler, nee Zerger
Source: The Monroe
County Beacon Woodsfield,
Ohio, March 1949
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Mrs. Mary Louise Zerger Gertler, 81,
former resident of Beallsville, died Thursday night, March 31st, at 11:30
o clock at her home, 354 East Beechwold Blvd., Columbus, following a lengthy
illness.
Mrs. Gertler widow of John Gertler,
prominent Beallsville merchant, left the Beallsville community two years ago.
She was a member of the Beallsville chapter of Eastern Star and the Woodsfield
Rebekah Lodge and the Beallsville Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. W. V.
Gertler, of Coshocton, Ohio and C. E. Gertler, of Columbus, Ohio; four
daughters, Mrs. John (Minnie) Decker, of East Liverpool, Ohio; Mrs. A. L.
(Anna) Salazar, of Huntington Park, California; Mrs. Whitney (Salena) Crawford,
of Detroit, Michigan, and Miss Viola Gertler, at home; two brothers, J. W.
Zerger, of Hopedale, Ohio, and Phillip Zerger, of Woodsfield; eleven
grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The body was brought to the lowers
and Campbell
funeral home in Beallsville Saturday noon.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at one o clock in the Beallsville Presbyterian Church. Interment was
in the Barnesville Memorial Park, Barnesville,
Ohio.
1949
DEATH
Name: William H.
Distler
Source: Newspaper clipping April 1949
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Funeral services for William H.
Distler, will be held at his late home in Lewisville, Ohio Thursday afternoon
at 1:00 o clock followed by final rites at the Methodist Church with his pastor
Reverend Floyd Workman officiating.
Interment will be made in the
Friendship cemetery at Lewisville, Ohio with the Gardner
funeral home of Stafford in charge.
Mr. Distler, aged 81 died of a heart
attack Monday afternoon, April 4, 1949 at 4:30 while in Woodsfield. He was born
in Pittsburgh in May 1968 coming to Lewisville at the age of
eight with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Distler.
He began a very active business
career as a young child when he sold papers on the streets of Pittsburgh. He became a merchant in Lewisville and was also an
oil operator, banker and at one time was postmaster there. He was keenly
interested in all community affairs and was a member of the Methodist Church
and as long as there was an Odd Fellows Lodge in Lewisville he was interested in that
organization.
He is survived by his wife, Dorthea
M. Bender Distler; two grandsons, Donald William and George Raymond Polen, a
son-in -law Clelland Polen all of Lewisville; one brother, Harry Distler of
Randolph, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Hanson of Cleveland, Ohio and Mrs. Ida
Feiock of Lewisville. His one child, Mrs. Clelland (Pearl) Polen preceded him in death last
December.
1949
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Robert B. Piatt
and Miss
Thelma Mae Watson
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, June 1949
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On Wednesday morning, June 1, 1949
at half after eleven o clock, Miss
Thelma Mae Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Watson, of Route 1, Woodsfield, Ohio,
became the bride of Robert B. Piatt, son of G. W. Piatt, of Woodsfield. The
double ring ceremony was read by the Reverend William M. Miller in the Woodsfield Methodist Church
in the presence of the immediate families and a few close friends.
Miss Donna June Schmidt, of route
two, New Matamoras, Ohio, was maid of honor, and Charlie Crawford, of Route 1,
Woodsfield, served the groom as best man. The bride wore a pastel blue Moire
dress with white accessories and carried a white Bible topped with a purple
orchid. The groom wore a gray gabardine suit with a white carnation in the
lapel of is coat.
Immediately following the ceremony
the couple left for a ten-day honeymoon.
The new Mrs. .Piatt was graduated
from the Antioch
high school in the class of 1949 and Mr. Piatt attended the Woodsfield high
school.
Mr. and Mrs. Piatt are now at home
of their friends at 430 Eastern
Avenue in Woodsfield where he is employed.
1949X
Birth
Name: Tommy Joe
Young
Source: The Monroe
County Beacon Woodsfield,
Ohio, June 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Young of Lewisville, Ohio are the
parents of a son born Thursday, June 16, 1949 in the Martins Ferry
Hospital. The new arrival
weighed 6 pounds 7 1/4 ounces and has been named Tommy Joe. Mrs. Young is the
former Miss Beulah Milton. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Milton, and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Young, of Lewisville,
Route 1. The great grandmother is Mrs. J.acob John Christman, of Lewisville, Route 1.
1949
Birth
Name: Linda Lee
Cline
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
June 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cline of Lewisville, Ohio, Route 1
announce the birth of a 7 1/2 pound daughter at the Barnesville
General Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio
on Saturday, June 18, 1949. The new arrival has been named Linda Lee. Mrs.
Cline is the former Miss Miriam Kilburn. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kilburn
of Lewisville Route 1 and the paternal grandfather is Charles Cline of
Woodsfield, route 2. The great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bintz of Lewisville Route 1 and J.
H. Brown of Woodsfield, Route 2.
1949
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Ralph Emerson Kilburn
and Miss Alberta Stephen
Source: Newspaper clipping
Issue: 1949
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Ralph Emerson Kilburn, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. G. Kilburn of Lewisville,
Ohio and Miss Alberta Stephen,
were married Saturday morning, June 18, 1949 at 8:30 o clock by Minister J. V.
A. Traylor at his home on Eastern
Avenue, Woodsfield.
 The groom wore a gray gabardine suit.
The attendants were Miss Peggy Long
of Quaker City, Ohio
a close friend of the bride, who wore a two piece gray gabardine suit with
white accessories and Mr. Harold Kilburn, brother of the groom, of Lewisville, who wore a
gray pin stripe suit.
A wedding dinner was held at the
home of the groom s parents on Saturday June 18. After the wedding dinner, the
couple left for a short wedding trip to Niagara Falls
and will return to their home in Caldwell,
Ohio.
Miss Stephen graduated from the Batesville High School, class of 1949. Mr. Kilburn
graduated from the Lewisville
High School, class of
1944. Mr. Kilburn is the manager of the
M-K store in Caldwell.
1949X
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Roscoe Wilhelm
and Miss
Virginia Claus
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
June 1949
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
On Saturday evening, June 18, 1949
Reverend Elmer A. Gradwohl read the single ring ceremony at St. Paul s
Evangelical and Reformed Church in Woodsfield which united in marriage Miss
Virginia Claus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Claus of Route 1, Lewisville,
Ohio and Mr. Roscoe Wilhelm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilhelm of route 2,
Lewisville.

The only attendants at the wedding
were the bride s parents and sister, Miss Vivian Claus, and Mrs. Gradwohl.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm are residing at
the home of the groom s parents on Lewisville,
Route 2.
The following day, Sunday, June
19th, a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride s grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. George L. Christman, on route 1, Lewisville.
This was a double celebration, it
also being the forty-ninth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Christman. Mrs.
Christman is the former Miss Lena Matz. They have always resided in this
community.
Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Christman, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Buss of Apple Creek; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Claus,
children, Alvin and Vivian; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kahrig, children, Marion, Lena,
Lewis and Marlene; Miss Elma Christman; Mr. and Mrs. George Kahrig and
children, Wayne, Letha, Viola, Lillian, Meredith, Wilford and Edilene; Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbert Claus, son Roger, and the honored guests, Mr. and Mrs. George L.
Christman and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Wilhelm. Two of the Christman sons were
unable to be present.
1949 OOOOO
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Robert Francis Brown
and Miss
Leona Mae Carpenter
Source: Newspaper clipping 1949
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Robert Francis Brown, son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. J. Brown, of Quaker City, Ohio, Route 4, and Miss Leona Mae Carpenter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Odie Carpenter of Quaker
City, Route 4 were
married Saturday afternoon June 18, at 12:45 o clock in a double ring ceremony
by Minister J. V. A. Traylor at his home in Woodsfield.
The bride wore a street length pink
dress with which she wore white accessories. For something borrowed the bride
carried a white handkerchief trimmed in lace owned by the groom s mother.
At present time they will make their
home with the parents of the groom.
1949XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Vernon Foehrenbach
and Miss
Geraldine Miller
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, June 1949
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A wedding of interest was solemnized
Thursday morning, June twenty-third, 1949 in St. Paul s Evangelical and Reformed Church at
Woodsfield where Miss Geraldine Miller became the bride of Mr. Vernon
Foehrenbach, with the Reverend E. A. Gradwohl reading the single ring ceremony.
The couple was unattended.
For her wedding the bride chose a
suit of dark grey, styled with a high neckline, long fitted sleeves and full
skirt with a rippling bustle. Her accessories were blue and white.
The groom wore a grey suit.
Following the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served at the home of the of
the bride s parents, with covers laid for members of the immediate families.
The new Mrs. Foehrenbach is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. l. M. Miller, of the Woodsfield-Lewisville road. She
attended high school at Beech Bottom, West
Virginia, and is a member of the Buchanan
Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Foehrenbach is the son of Mrs.
Rosa Denbow and the late George Foehrenbach, also of the Woodsfield-Lewisville
road. He graduated from Woodsfield high school. During World War II he served
in the U. S. Army, and at present is attending the Veterans Agriculture school
at Lewisville.
He is a member of the Church in which he was married.
The couple is now residing at their
farm home near Woodsfield where the groom is engaged in farming.
1949
Eugene D.
Conley, born at Benwood, Monroe
County, April 7, 1881,
departed this life at the age of 68 years, two months and 25 days. He was
the son of Jesse and Sarah Mathias Conley. His early life was spent
in the vicinity of Sardis, Ohio,
also Paden City,
W. Va., but he had been a resident of 1119
Grandview Street, Wheeling,
W. Va., since 1919. After several years
as an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad, he retired seven years ago due to
ill health. He had been seriously ill only nine days and died about 45
minutes after being admitted to the hospital. He became a member of the
West Union Church of Christ several years ago. Funeral services were
conducted by Minister J. V. A. Traylor at West Union Church of Christ Monday
morning, July 4, at 11 o clock. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Julia Ann Sales Conley, one son, Ralph W. Conley
of Parsons, W. Va., four brothers, George Conley of Fly, Mason Conley of
Sardis, Dorman Conley of New Martinsville, Elmer Conley of Shadyside, also one
granddaughter. (7/1/1949)
1949
Birth
Name: Ethel Marie
Smithberger
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
July 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smithberger of 104 South Main street,
are the parents of a daughter born Wednesday, June 29th, in the Barnesville Hospital,
Barnesville, Ohio. The new arrival has been named Ethel
Marie. Mrs. Smithberger is the former Miss Alfrida Schumacher. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Smithberger, of Paul Street,
and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Schumacher, of Woodsfield, route 5. The great grandmother
is Mrs. Anna Arnold, of Waterford.
1949
Birth
Name: Charles
Dwight Hercher
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio July 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hercher, of Lewisville, Ohio are the
parents of a son born Thursday, June 30, 1949 in Marietta
memorial hospital, Marietta,
Ohio. The new arrival weighed 8
pounds, 9 ounces, and has been named Charles Dwight. Mrs. Hercher is the former Miss Pauline Ring.
The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hercher, of Sycamore Valley,
and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ring, of New Matamoras, Route 2. The great grandfather
is Maywood Nalley, of Lebanon.
1949
DEATH
Name: Mrs. Lillie
R. Herbert, nee Kiel
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
July 1949
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Mrs. Lillie R. Herbert of near Lewisville, Ohio
died in the Martins Ferry hospital July 1, 1949 at 8:30 in the morning
following a long illness.
Mrs. Herbert widow of John W.
Herbert, was born in Wheeling,
West Virginia February 11, 1878,
a daughter of Henry A. and Kathryn Treiber Kiel. On October 31, 1907 she was
united in marriage to John Herbert who preceded her in death on September 15,
1934. They had resided in the Lewisville
and Miltonsburg communities for the past 40 years. She was a member of the
Central Methodist Church of Wheeling.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Philip M. (Kathryn) Christman and one grandson Philip Wheeler Christman of near
Lewisville; one sister, Mrs. Anna C. Faber of the family home and three brothers
Irvin Kiel of Cleveland, Ohio and William and Henry Kiel of Wheeling.
Funeral services were held at her late home Monday morning with the
Reverend Walter Trogler of Butler, Pennsylvania, a former pastor of the Evangelical and Reformed Churches here
and at Lewisville
officiating. Interment was made in Oaklawn cemetery, Woodsfield.
1949
Birth
Name: Linda
Eileen Heft
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, July 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. Urban Heft, of Lewisville, Ohio route 1,
are the parents of a daughter born
Saturday, July 2, 1949 in Marietta
Memorial Hospital.
The new arrival weighed 6 pounds, 8 1/2 ounces, and has been named Linda
Eileen. Mrs. Heft is the former Miss Ruby Hercher. The grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. John Heft, of Lewisville, Route 1, and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Hercher, of Sycamore
Valley. The Great
grandfather is Maywood Nalley, of Lebanon,
Ohio.
1949
Birth
Name: Ralph
Edward Hensel
Source: The Monroe
County Beacon Woodsfield,
Ohio July 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Hensel, of New
Matamoras, Route 2, are the parents of a son born July 4, 1949. The new arrival
weighed 10 pounds and 4 ounces, and has been named Ralph Edward. Mrs. Hensel is
the former Miss Thelma Cline. The grandparents are John Hensel, of New
Matamoras, Route 2 and Mrs. Lula Cline, of Woodsfield, Route. The
great grandparents are Mrs. Eva Hooper, of Woodsfield, Route 1 and Mrs. Tillie
Cline of New Matamoras, Route 2.
1949
DEATH(double)
Name: John W.
Denbow
also: Nora B.
Denbow, nee Wise
Source: The Monroe
County Beacon Woodsfield,
Ohio, September, 1949
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John W. Denbow, son of Levi and
Rachel Denbow, was born near Lewisville,
Ohio, July 11, 1863 and departed
this life July 26, 1949, aged 86 years, 15 days.
Nora B. Denbow, nee Wise, daughter
of Shepherd and Sarah Wise, was born near Lewisville
on February 8, 1869. Departed this life March 25, 1949, age 80 years, one month
and 17 days.
They were united in marriage March
26, 1896. This union was never broken until it was severed by the grim reaper
in the death of Nora B. on March 25, 1949. She was laid to rest in the
friendship cemetery, at Lewisville
March 28, 1949. After lingering for four months John W. also answered the call
of the grim reaper and joined his companion of 53 years in that land beyond
death s sea.
They united with the Methodist Church
in Lewisville
June 2, 1897 where they remained faithful members until death.
She is survived by one brother, C.
C. Wise of Mt. Vernon, Ohio besides a host of relatives and
friends.
One brother and three sisters having
preceded her in death.
He is survived by one brother C. C.
Wise, of Zanesville, Ohio, one sister Bertha Wise of Mt. Vernon
and also by many relatives and friends.
Reverend Floyd Workman, their pastor
and Reverend O. E. Vice, officiated.
1949
Birth
Name: Donna
Elaine Hettig
Source: The Monroe
County Beacon Woodsfield,
Ohio, August 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. Marf Hettig, of Lewisville, Ohio, route
1, are the parents of a daughter born Friday, August, 5, 1949 in the Barnesville Hospital,
Barnesville, Ohio. The new arrival weighed five pounds
and 12 3/4 ounces, and has been named Donna Elaine. Mrs. Hettig is the former
Miss Edith Morris. Mrs. Eva Hettig, of Lewisville,
Route 1 is the paternal grandmother.
1949
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Arlie Lawley, Jr.
and Miss
Eleanor Weber
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, August 1949
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Marriage vows were exchanged on
Sunday afternoon, August 7, 1949 in the Presbyterian Manse at Woodsfield by
Miss Eleanor Weber and Arlie Lawley, Jr. with the Reverend Frank A. Kehrli
reading the double ring ceremony.
The couple were unattended.
For her wedding the bride wore a
suit of Navy blue and white gabardine with matching accessories, and a corsage
of red and white rosebuds. She also wore a strand of pearls, a gift of the
groom. The tradition of something old, new, borrowed and blue, and a penny in
her shoe was carried out.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Weber, of near Lewisville,
and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. D. Lawley, also of near Lewisville.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Lawley are
graduates of the Lewisville
high school and members of the Buchanan Presbyterian Church.
Following the ceremony the happy
couple left for Canton, Ohio where the groom has employment, and are
residing in their newly furnished apartment there.
1949X
Birth
Name: Rosalyn
Ilene Reich
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
August 21, 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. Vernon E. Reich of Jerusalem, Ohio
are the parents of a daughter born Sunday, August 21, 1949 in the Martins Ferry
hospital. The new arrival weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and has been named
Rosalyn Ilene, Mrs. Reich is the former Miss Gladys Christman. The grandparents
are Mrs. Bertha Reich of Woodsfield and Mrs. Rachel Christman of Lewisville, Ohio.
1949
DEATH
Name: Mrs.
Amiel F. Faber, nee Matz
Source: Newspaper clipping
Issue: August
1949
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
Mrs. Mary A. Faber, 68, died on
August 25, 149, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George (Edith) Radon, one
mile north of Lewisville, Ohio, after a long illness. She was born
near Lewisville, a daughter of Louis and
Christina Matz, and spent all of her life in Monroe County, Ohio.
Surviving are her husband, Amiel F.
Faber; the following children: Clyde Faber, Mrs. Radon, Mrs. Lucille Reischman,
Mrs. Martha Fals, and Paul Faber.; nine grandchildren and the following
brothers and sisters: Attorney L. E. Matz, Mrs. Amelia Neuhart, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hines, Mrs. Rachel Christman, W. F.
Matz, Mrs. Magdalena Christman, and Mrs. Elma Legg.
One son, Harold, one sister, Mrs.
Chris Leibfarth, and three brothers, Herman, Chris, and Phillip preceded her in
death.
Short funeral services were held at
the home Sunday afternoon at one o clock with additional services at St. John s
Evangelical and Reformed Church, Middle Church, at two o clock, with the
Reverend E. A. Gradwohl, of St. Paul s Evangelical and Reformed Church,
Woodsfield, officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn cemetery, Woodsfield with the
Gardner Funeral Home of Stafford, Ohio in charge.
1949
Birth
Name: Melvin Wayne Dailey
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
August 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. Herzel Dailey of Lewisville, Ohio
Route are the parents of a son born
Thursday, August 25, 1949 at Bethesda Hospital, Zanesville,
Ohio. The new arrival weighed 7
pounds, 4 ounces and has been named Melvin Wayne. Mrs. Dailey is the former
Miss Eunice Friday. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dailey of
Summerfield and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Friday of Melvern, Ohio.
1949
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
James N. Neuhart
and Mrs.
Lenora Kindall, nee McKelvey
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September 1949
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The soft glow of candles
intermingled with gladioli and palms formed a background in the chancel of the
First Presbyterian Church, Woodsfield on Sunday evening, September 4, 1949 for
the marriage of Mrs. Lenora Kindall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy S. McKelvey,
and Mr. James N. Neuhart, son of Mrs. Clarence Neuhart of South Main street,
and the late Mr. Neuhart.
The Reverend Warren McCready,
of Carmichaels, Pennsylvania a former pastor, officiated at
the six-thirty o clock nuptial service, reading the double ring ceremony.
Reverend Frank A. Kehrli, pastor of the Church, gave the opening prayer.
Gene Huffman, of Antioch, Ohio,
played a medley of nuptial music during the arrival of the guests and the
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin for the processional. Mendelssohn s Wedding March
was played for the recessional. Misses Carolyn Menkel and Mary Jane Bullock
sang Because.
Miss Elizabeth Matz, cousin of the
bridegroom, of Akron, Ohio was matron for the bride.
Mr. Wade McKelvey, of Marietta, Ohio
brother of the bride, was best man and Mr. Edgar Cline and Mr. Donald Wittenbrook
were the ushers.
Nelson Kindall, small son of the
bride was ring bearer.
A reception was held in the Church
parlors immediately following the ceremony for one hundred and twenty-five
guests. Hostess were Miss Gloria McKelvey, Miss Lena Neuhart, Mrs. Edwin
McCort, Mrs. William Tarleton, Miss Evelyn Payne, Miss Betty Weber and Mrs.
Edgar Cline.
Following the reception the bride
changed to a going-away suit of wine gabardine with which she wore grey
accessories for their wedding trip of two weeks through western states.
The couple will reside at 108 North Sycamore street.
Mr. Neuhart is manager of the Wooden Shoe Restaurant.
1949
Freeman C.
Frank -- The Death Angel has visited our community again and claimed a loving
husband, kind father and a good neighbor and friend.
Freeman C. Frank was born in Monroe
County, Ohio,
February 13, 1888, and departed this life September 7, 1949, being at the time
of his death 61 years, 6 months and 25 days of age.
He was united in marriage with Marie Smith on May 6, 1916. To this union
were born three children: Carl, of Akron;
Mabel and Rosena, of the home.
Mr. Frank was a member of the Mt. Zion Methodist church, and was always
interested in Christian ideals in his home and community. He had not been
in good health for the past twelve years but had gradually become worse the
last three months of his live.
Besides his wife and children, he leaves to mourn his departure a
daughter-in-law, Opal; one sister, Mrs. Rosa Devore, of Graysville; four
brothers, Oscar Frank, of Woodsfield; Wesley Frank, of Ashland; Osal Frank, of
near Lewisville, and Price Frank, of Graysville; also a host of other relatives
and friends.
He will be sadly missed in his home and community, but his family will rest in
assurance that God does everything well.
Funeral Services were held at the Methodist church in Lewisville on Saturday
afternoon, Sept. 10, with Rev. Floyd Workman, pastor of the church,
officiating. Burial was made in the Friendship
Cemetery by Funeral director, W. P.
Gardner, of Stafford.
1949
Birth
Name: John William Nau
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. William Nau, of Caldwell, Ohio,
Route 4, are the parents of a son born
Saturday, September 10, 1949 in St. Francis hospital, Cambridge, Ohio.
The infant, named John William, weighed nine pounds and one and one-half
ounces. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Urban Nau, of South Olive, and Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Biedenbach, of Lewisville.
The great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller, of Jerusalem;
Mrs. Barbara Biedenbach, of Lewisville, and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Nau, of Caldwell.
1949
MARRIAGE
Names:
Mr. William D. Reed
and Miss
Shirley Ann Mann
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mann, of Jerusalem,
Ohio are announcing the marriage of their
eldest daughter, Miss Shirley Ann Mann, to Mr. William D. Reed, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Reed of Beallsville,
Ohio.
The wedding service took place in Pikeville, Kentucky,
Monday, September twelfth, 1949 in the Church of Christ,
with the Minister W. H. Driskell reading the double ring ceremony. Their only
attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Ottis Brown, of Paris, Ohio,
brother-in-law and sister of the groom.
After a short wedding trip, the
couple returned to the home of his parents, where the groom is engaged in
farming.
Both young people are graduates of Beallsville High School
A shower in their honor was held in Jerusalem on Friday,
September 23rd.
1949OOOOO
Birth
Name: Paula Jane
Bach
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September 1949
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A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Bach, of Barnesville, Ohio
in the Martins Ferry Hospital
Friday evening September 16, 1949. The new arrival weighed seven pounds, one ounce and has been
named Paula Jane. Mrs. Bach is the former Miss Jane Stauch, of Detroit,
daughter of G. G. Stauch, of Lewisville,
Ohio. Charles Bach, of Woodsfield
is the paternal grandfather.
1949
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Edsel V. Weber
and Miss
Josephine Volpe
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio
1949
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The wedding of Miss Josephine Volpe,
daughter of Mrs. Jennie Volpe, of Orrville,
Ohio, to Mr. Edsel V. Weber, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Weber, of Lewisville, took place Saturday
evening, September seventeenth, nineteen hundred forty nine, at seven o clock
in the First Brethren
Church in Smithville, Ohio.
The new Mrs. Weber, who is a
graduate of Doylestown
High School, has been
employed at the Smith Dairy Products Company in Orrville. She is now enrolled
as a student in Accounting and Comptometry at Office
Training School in Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Weber is a graduate of Lewisville High School,
and is now attending Ohio
State University
where he is a senior in Dairy Technology.
1949XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Harry L. Smith
and Miss
Helen Mann
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September 1949
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Miss Helen Mann, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Mann, of Jerusalem, Ohio, route 1, became the bride of Harry L. Smith, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Smith, of Lewisville,
Ohio route 1, Saturday evening
September seventeenth, nineteen hundred and forty nine.
The marriage vows were exchanged at
seven-thirty o clock, the double ring ceremony being read in the living room of
the home of the Reverend Kitson, of Frankfort,
Kentucky.
For her wedding the bride chose a
blonde two-piece dress of slipper satin with navy blue accessories. Her only
jewelry was a pearl necklace and watch, both gifts of the groom. The tradition
of something old, something blue, and a penny in her shoe, was carried out. Her
corsage was a white gardenia with small red rosebuds.
The bride, a graduate of Somerton
high school, has been employed at the Barnesville General hospital, Barnesville, Ohio.
The groom a graduate of Lewisville high school, is
employed by the Driggs Auto parts Company of Cambridge.
For their wedding trip, the couple
toured West Virginia, Indiana
and Kentucky, visiting with friends in Louisville.
1949
DEATH
Name: Wallace
William Longfellow
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September 1949
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Wallace William Longfellow, son of
William and Lydia Longfellow, was born at Macksburg,
Ohio on September 22, 1886, and departed this
life in the Martins
Ferry Hospital
September 22, 1949 being at the time of death 62 years and 11 months of age. He
was of a family of four children all of who have preceded him death.
He was united in marriage with Laura
Bach on February 9, 1909. To this union were born three children; Paul of the home, Kermit of Strasburg, Ohio and Mrs. Glen Geldmacher of Lewisville,
Ohio. Besides
his wife, he is survived by his three children, four grand children, several
nieces and nephews.
He had been in failing health for
the past few years and had been in a serious condition for the past few months.
His death however was a severe shock to his family and many friends.
Reverend Floyd Workman officiated
and The Gardner Funeral Home was in charge.
1949
Highman--Kinzy Marriage Solemnized
(Published in
The Monroe County Beacon, Monday September 19,1949)
Minister J.V.A.Traylor read the single ring ceremony,at his home on Eastern
Avenue, Saturday Morning, September tenth, at ten forty -five o'clock, which
united in marriage, Miss Phyllis Marie Kinzy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Kinzy, of Jerusalem, Route two, and Merril Dean Highman, son of Mr.and Mrs.
Gerald A. Highman, of Lewisville, Route two.
The bride wore a street-length dress of dark green taffeta with black
accessories. For something borrowed,she wore a necklace belonging to a
friend,Mrs. Opal Leach, of Jerusalem, and for
something blue, she carried a blue handkerchief belonging to her sister, Mrs.
James Stewart,of Jerusalem.
The bride's mother and sister,Mrs. Wayne Kinzy and Sandra Kay Kinzy, witnessed
the ceremony.
A wedding
dinner was served at the home of the groom's parents,Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Highman,on Sunday, September eleventh.
The newly weds
will reside in Columbus
where Mr. Highman has employment
1949XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Vernon E. Stimpert
and Miss
Normalee Joan Billman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, 1949
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On Saturday afternoon, September 24,
at three-thirty o clock Miss Normalee Joan Billman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Billman, of Lewisville, Ohio
was united in marriage with Mr. Vernon E. Stimpert, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Stimpert, of Lewisville.
The single ring ceremony was read by
the Reverend J. W. Douds, of the Nazarene
Church, in the parsonage
at New Matamoras. They were attended by Mr. Denzel Billman, brother of the
bride, and Mrs. J. W. Douds.
The bride was attired in a blue and
gray suit with gray accessories and her corsage was of yellow rosebuds.
The newlyweds will reside at 216 Van Buren Street, Zanesville, Ohio,
where the groom is employed at the Mosaic Tile Company.
On Friday evening, September 30th, a
miscellaneous shower was given in honor of the newlyweds at the home of the
bride s parents. A social evening was much enjoyed and a lunch of sandwiches,
coffee, pop and candy was served. Mr. and Mrs. Stimpert received many lovely
gifts for which they wish to thank all who sent gifts but could not
attend.
1949XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Frank A. Martin
and Miss
Joanne Nalley
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
October 1949
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Miss Joanne Nalley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Mervin C. Nalley of Woodsfield, became the bride of Mr. Frank A.
Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Martin of Woodsfield in an open Church
ceremony read at 2:30 o clock, Sunday afternoon October sixteenth in the First Methodist
Church at Woodsfield.
Reverend William M. Miller read the double ring ceremony.
Preceding the wedding, nuptial music
was presented by Miss Minnie Louise Decker, organist, and Mr. Dale Latimer,
vocalist. The Lords Prayer was sung while the bride and groom were kneeling at
the altar.
The bride who was given in marriage
by her father, wore a white brocaded taffeta gown of princess style. Her only
jewelry was a strand of pearls, a gift of the groom. She carried out the
tradition of something old, something new, something borrowed and something
blue.
Miss Jane Ludwig was maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Miss Dama Martin,
sister of the groom, and Miss Joanne Walter.
Little Sharon Ann Herring, cousin of the bride,
served as flower girl.
Mr. Lucien Weber, brother of the
groom, served as best man. Ushers wee Messrs., Dan Feasel, Allen Feasel, Harlan Billman and Jack Christman.
Mrs. Nalley, mother of the bride
wore a wine-colored dress with brown accessories while Mrs. Martin, mother of
the groom, wore hunter green and matching accessories.
A reception was held in the Church
parlor immediately following the ceremony. Senior hostess was Mrs. Harry
Nowell, and assistant hostesses were Miss Violet Anderson, Mrs. Clark Cronin,
Miss Leah Jean Swartzlander, and Miss
Sally McCormick.
When the newlyweds left for a short
wedding trip, the bride was attired in a brown gabardine suit with green
accessories.
Mr. Martin and his bride are now at
home to their many friends in their newly-furnished apartment at 200 Center Street, Woodsfield, Ohio.
1949
Simon Piatt
Source:
The Times Recorder Thursday, November 10, 1949
Simon Piatt,
72, prominent Monroe County farmer, died Wednesday morning (November 9, 1949)
at the home of a nephew, Harley Allen, Woodsfield Rt 4. Death followed a
long illness. The son of John and Mary Piatt, he is survived by four
brothers, Jacob, of Woodsfield Rt. 4, Lorenz of Woodsfield Rt. 1, Albert of
Lewisville Rt. 2 and Charles of Woodsfield.
The body has
been removed to the Schumacher funeral home in Woodsfield, where it will remain
for services Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. J.V. Traylor will
officiate and burial will be in Mt.
Carrick cemetery.
1949
Birth
Name: Cathy Ellen
Truax
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio November 1949
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Truax, of 147 North Main street,
Woodsfield, announce the birth of a daughter on Monday, November 7, 1949 in the
Barnesville Hospital,
Barnesville, Ohio. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 12 1/2
ounces and has been named Cathy Ellen. Mrs. Truax is the former Miss Ellen
Sumption. The grandparents are Mrs. Margery Sumption, and Mr. and Mrs. Cletis
Truax, of Woodsfield. The great
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Pennell, of Jerusalem, Ohio.
1949XXXXX
Andrew Spencer Morris
Source:
OBITUARIES OF MONROE COUNTY,
OHIO, Volume 2, p. 16:
Andrew Spencer
Morris, son of Andrew J. and Elizabeth Beardmore Morris, was born at Sycamore Valley
on September 7, 1878, and departed this life at Memorial
Hospital, Marietta, Ohio,
on November 25, 1949, being at the time of his death 71 years, 2 months and 18
days of age. On October 8, 1898 he was united in marriage with Pearl
Zelda Kinkade, of near Sycamore Valley,
Ohio. To this union were born
nine children, six sons and three daughters. On January 21, 1894 he
obeyed the gospel under the teaching of Elder Ezra Barkes of near Graysville,
and remained faithful until death. October 15, 1911, Brother Morris was
appointed deacon of the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ, and he faithfully
attended the duties of this office for more than thirty-eight years. On July
27, 1949 his faith to duty was rewarded by being appointed to the Eldership
which position he was filling at the time of his death.
He was preceded
in death by his father and mother, two brothers and five children as follows:
Earl, Maywood,
Edward, William and an infant son.
Mr. Morris
leaves to mourn his departure his wife, Mrs. Pearl Kinkade Morris; one son,
Isaac Morris of Mantua, Ohio; three daughters, Mildred Okey and Myra Anderson
of Graysville, and Ethel Bishop, of Woodsfield; one brother, George Morris of
Illinois; one sister, Anna Mobberly, of Sycamore Valley; fourteen grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends.
In the death of
Brother Morris the family has lost a kind husband and father, the community a
good friend and neighbor, and the church a true and loyal worker. On
Wednesday, November 30, he was laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery at
Pleasant Ridge, almost in the shadow of the church where he had labored and
worshipped for more than fifty years. May we all live so as to meet beyond the
shadows.
Funeral
services were held in the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ at one o'clock, with
Minister J.M. Cochran and Forrest Mobberly officiating.
1949
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Corporal George Wilfred Byers
and Miss
Gwendolyn Louellen Wohnhas
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio
November 1949
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On Saturday, November nineteenth,
1949, Miss Gwendolyn Louellen Wohnhas,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Mills, of Antioch,
became the bride of Corporal George Wilfred Byers, son of Mr. and Mrs. George
E. Byers, of New Matamoras, Route one. The ceremony was read by Justice of
Peace Edgar W. Lenker, at Covington,
Kentucky, at 3:45 o clock in the
afternoon.
They were attended by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Cochran, brother-in-law and sister of the groom, of New Matamoras.
On Sunday, a wedding diner was
served at the home of the bride s parents in Antioch to the members of the immediate
families. On Friday evening, November 25th the new Mrs. Byers was honored with
a shower at lake Antioch with Mrs. David Byers as hostess
to a group of close friends of the bride.
Mrs. Byers was graduated from the Antioch high school in
1949 and is now employed at the Citizen s National Bank in Woodsfield.
Corporal Byers was graduated from Antioch high school, class
of 1947, and in August, 1947 was inducted into the U. S. Army Air Force. He was
sent to Germany
in July, 1948, returning in October,
1949. Corporal Byers is stationed at Dayton,
Ohio.
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Louisa Ellen Matz, nee Latta
Source:
not known
Lou Ellen, age
78, died suddenly at 8:30 Saturday morning on December 10, 1949, at her
home, 635 West Main Street
in Ashland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. G.J. Ludwig and
William Matz, of Woodsfield; Mrs. Rachel Christman, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Young,
of Lewisville,
Route, paid their respects at the Matz home on Sunday. Funeral services
were held at two o clock Monday afternoon, December 12, from the Gilbert
Funeral Home in Ashland, Ohio. Rev. Adam Gault, of Spencer,
officiated. Burial was made in Ashland
Cemetery.
1950
Jacob Piatt
Source:
The Zanesville
Signal Tuesday January 3, 1950
WOODSFIELD-Jacob
Piatt retired farmer, died unexcpeted Monday morning, January 2, 1950, at the
home of a nephew Harley Allen of Woodsfield, Rt. 4. He was the son of
John and Mary Truax Piatt.
Surviving are
three brothers, Albert of Lewisville Route 2, Lorenzo of Woodsfield Route 1 and
Charles of Woodsfield.
The body has
been removed to the Schumacher funeral home in Woodsfield where services will
be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. J.V. A. Trayler will officiate
and burial will be in Mt.
Carrick cemetery.
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DEATH
Name: Mrs.
Lucetta Baker, nee ?????/
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, January 1950
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Mrs. Lucetta Baker, 90, died on
Thursday, January??????? 1950 at her home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie
Geldmacher, near Lewisville,
after a two years illness.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Matilda
Egger, of Lewisville, Ohio. Mrs. Baker was a life resident of Monroe County
and was a member of the Middle Church Evangelical and Reformed Church near Lewisville.
Brief funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at one o clock at the late home, with additional services at
Middle Church.
The Reverend E. A. Gradwohl officiated. Burial was in Friendship
cemetery at Lewisville, with the Gardner funeral home of Stafford, Ohio
in charge.
1950
DEATH
Name: Mrs.
Columbia Belle Feiber, nee????
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, January 1950
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Mrs. Columbia Belle Feiber, 80, died
Wednesday afternoon, January 18, 1950 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Beryl
Winland, in Lewisville, Ohio. She was born in the Lewisville community and resided there all
her life.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs.
James Potts, of Wooster, Ohio; Mrs. Pearl Billman, of Lewisville; Mrs. Emma
Smith, of Dalton, Ohio; Mrs. Etta Denbow, of Sullivan; and Mrs. Beryl Winland, at
whose home she died; three sons, Michael Feiber, of Ridgefield; Walter Feiber,
of Wooster, and Forrest Feiber, of Columbus, Ohio; 32 grandchildren and 36
great grandchildren.
Her husband, John Feiber, preceded
her in death February 2, 1940.
Short funeral services were held at
the home Friday afternoon at 1:30 o clock with additional services at the Lewisville Methodist Church
with the Reverend Floyd Workman officiating. Burial was in Friendship cemetery
with the Gardner Funeral home of Stafford,
Ohio in charge.
1950
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr. Harold B. Kinney, Jr.
and Miss
Velma Eldene Heddleson
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
January 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
On Sunday afternoon, January 22,
1950 at 2;30 o clock, Miss Velma Eldene Heddleson, the youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Heddleson, of Woodsfield, Route 2, became the bride of Harold B.
Kinney, Jr., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Kinney, Sr. also of
Woodsfield, Route 2.
The double ring ceremony was read by
Minister J. V. A. Traylor at his home on Eastern Avenue, Woodsfield.
Mrs. Eugene Ring, sister of the
bride, was matron of honor. Lester Renfro, a close friend, of the groom, and
who recently received his discharge from the Air Forces, served as best man.
Also witnessing the ceremony were
both the bride and groom s parents, and Eugene Ring, of Akron, Ohio.
The new Mrs. Kinney is a graduate of
Graysville High
School, Graysville,
Ohio, class of 1946. Mr. Kinney
is also a graduate of Graysville high school, class of 1945. He recently
received his discharge from the Air Forces, having served as a radio operator
for the past four years.
At four o clock in the evening a
wedding supper was served at the home of the bride s parents, for the immediate
families, and a few invited guests. A
three-tier wedding cake, topped with a miniature bride and groom, centered the
table.
The happy young couple plan to make
their home in Marietta, Ohio where the groom will enter
college.
1950
Russell
Rodney (Jake) Highman
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield,
Ohio, dated, Monday, February 27,
1950
Russell Rodney (Jake Highman was born near Bremen, Ohio, June 20, 1911, and
departed this life at his home on South Sycamore Street, Woodsfield, Ohio, on
January 12, 1950, being at the time of his death 38 years, 6 months, and 22
days of age.
He graduated from Woodsfield
High School in 1930, and
was a member of The Church of Christ. He spent most of his life in Woodsfield
and vicinity, where he made many friends by whom he will be sadly missed.
Russell was sincere, kindhearted, unselfish, and friendly. He possessed great
patience, never complaining as he traveled along life's road. He was deeply
devoted to his parents, being always interested in doing things to make them
happier.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Highman, of Woodsfield; one
brother Walter Highman, of Canton,
Ohio. Besides these he leaves
several aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of friends.
Funeral services were conducted by Brother J. W. Hawkins, at the Bauer-Turner
Funeral Home, Sunday afternoon, January 15, at 2:00 o'clock. Burial was made in
Oaklawn Cemetery,
Woodsfield, Ohio.
Nights are gloomy by the lamp light
Something missing from the room
It is our dear son Russell
Gone and left us to remain.
We seem to hear his footsteps
But it is only a dream
For he is sweetly sleeping
Far from earth's sorrow and care.
Russell is gone but not forgotten
Never will his memory fade
Sweetest thought shall ever linger
Around the grave where he is laid.
Yes we know you had pain and sorrow
While on earth with us you stayed
But know all this is over
Since your trip o'er Jordon's made.
Many
friends speak words of comfort
Speak of good deeds you have done
And we often talk together
Of the happiness we had.
Beneath our eyes he faded slowly
Growing day by day more frail
Bearing sweetly all his suffering
Without
murmur or complaint.
1950X
Death
Name: Benjamin
Franklin Pfalzgraf
Source: Newspaper clipping
Issue: March
1950
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
Benjamin Franklin Pfalzgraf, was
born near Lewisville, Ohio
on August 21, 1890 and departed this life in St. Francis Hospital, Cambridge, Ohio,
on Thursday night, March 10, 1950, at 12 o clock. He was 59 years, 7 months,
and 13 days of age. He spent his entire life in the Lewisville community.
Mr. Pfalzgraf had been in failing
health nearly eight months.
On December 25, 1906 he was
confirmed in St. John s Evangelical and Reformed
Church, Middle Church,
near Lewisville.
He was united in marriage with Isabelle Barrett on May 2, 1931, and to this
union three children were born, Minnie, George, and Hazel.
Besides his wife and children, he
leaves three sisters, Mrs. Pauline Bintz, Mrs. Minnie Bintz, and Mrs. Louisa
Kahrig. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Anna and
Matilda.
Services were held in his home by
the Reverend Floyd Workman. Burial in Oaklawn Cemetery,
Woodsfield.
1950
DEATH
Name: Mrs.
Eleanor Zwick, nee Baker
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
March 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mrs. Eleanor Zwick, 65, died at nine
o clock on Thursday evening, March 30, 1950 at her home in Lewisville, Ohio.
Born in Monroe County, Ohio,
she had lived there most of her life. She was the daughter of William and
Opeloma Baker.
Surviving are her husband, P. W.
Zwick; three sons, Sennen Zwick, of the home; Ural Zwick, of Zanesville, Ohio;
and Hugo Zwick, of Columbus, Ohio.
Funeral services were held Monday
morning at nine o clock at St. Joseph s Church at Burkhart, Ohio with the
Reverend Martin of Carsile, Ohio, officiating. Burial was in the Church
cemetery with the Brubach funeral home of Summerfield,
Ohio in charge.
1950
John Tilden Latta
Rev. J. T.
Latta,of Granville, who was born near Calais,
died Sunday, March 19th [1950], at his home following a lingering
illness. Rev. Latta was a former Baptist missionary to Burma, India. Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock in the Granville Baptist
Church. Interment
was in a Granville cemetery.
1950XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Thurman Weber
and Miss
Evelyn Miracle
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
April 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Evelyn Miracle, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Miracle, of Lewisville, Star Route, was
united in marriage with Mr. Thurman Weber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Weber, of
near Lewisville, at two-thirty o clock on Sunday
afternoon, April twenty-third, in the Methodist parsonage in Stafford.
Reverend Merle Long, pastor
officiated at the double ring ceremony in the presence of the immediate
families.
The bride chose her sister, Miss
Virgene Miracle, as maid of honor, Earl Weber, of Newark, uncle of the groom
served as best man.
The bride was beautifully attired in
a navy blue suit with navy and white accessories. An orchid corsage was chosen
for her flower. She carried out the tradition of somethin old, somethin new,
somethin borrowed, somethin blue, and a penny in her shoe.
The maid of honor wore a gray suit
with gay accessories and a corsage of red roses. Both the groom and best man
wore light gray suits. Each wore carnation boutonnieres.
Mrs. Miracle, Mother of the bride,
was attired in a light tan suit with brown accessories and wore a corsage of
white accessories and a corsage of red roses.
The reception following the ceremony
was held at the home of the bride s parents.
Mrs. Weber was graduated from Graysville High School,
class of 48 and later from Bustin school of cosmetology in Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Weber, a graduate of Lewisville high school, class of 1945, plans to continue
his studies at Ohio
State University
where he previously attended for two years. At present he is employed at
Capital City Products Company in Columbus.
The newlyweds are making their home
at 28 East Northwood avenue,
Columbus.
1950
George W. Schaub
Source:
The Canton
Repository - 1950
George W.
Schaub, 91, died Saturday afternoon, April 1st at his home north of East Sparta, Ohio,
following an illness of three weeks. He was born near Lewisville,
Ohio, July 31, 1858, and had resided in East Sparta for the past 46 years. He was employed
at the East Sparta brick plant for many years,
retiring at the age of 81. He was a member of the St.
John's Evangelical and Reformed church, near Lewisville.
He was united
in marriage with Miss Lucy Herlan on December 1, 1881.
Mr. Schaub leaves
his widow; a daughter, Mrs. David H. [H is an error in the newspaper;
should be W.] (Effie Jane) Latta, of Canton; two sons, Homer C. Schaub, of East
Sparta, and Wesley W. Schaub, of Canton; eight grandchildren and twelve great
grandchildren. Two brothers, Henry and Andrew Schaub, preceded him in
death.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday at 3:00 o'clock in the Gorden funeral home.
Rev. Leroy Miller officated. Burial was made in the Melsheimer [sic]
Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Neibch, of Lewisville; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Matz and son
Lewis, of Woodsfield, attended the funeralservices. [George Schaub died 1
Apr 1950]
1950
Lucy Ellen Schaub, nee Herlan
Source: Canton Repository - 1950
WIDOW FOLLOWS
HUSBAND IN DEATH AT EAST SPARTA----April
18----(Special)----
Mrs. Lucy L.
Schaub of East Sparta died Monday morning, 16
days after her husband, George Schaub, was taken in death. The couple had
been married 68 years. Each was 91. Mrs. Schaub died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. David Latta of 2200 Broad ave, NW, Canton, where she had been visiting 10
days. She had been partially crippled since breaking her hip 11 years
ago. Born near Woodsfield, she had resided here 46 years and was a member
of the East Sparta Methodist church.
Surviving, in
addition to her daughter, are two sons, Homer C. Schaub of East Sparta and
Wesley W. Schaub of Canton;
eight grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren.
Services will
be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Gordon funeral home by Rev. Glenn
Hall. Burial will be in Melshimer [sic] Cemetery near North
Industry. . . [Lucy (Herlan) Schaub died 17 Apr 1950]
1950
Birth
Name: Edna Mae Gray
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
May 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. and Mrs. Dorsie Gray, of Lewisville, Ohio
are announcing the birth of a 10 1/2 pound daughter on Monday May 1, 1950. The
new arrival has been named Edna Mae. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Steed, of Woodsfield,
Ohio, Route 2.
1950
Birth
Name: Mary Ann
Kilburn
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
May 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kilburn, of 102 East Marietta street,
are announcing the birth of a seven pound, eleven and on-half ounce daughter on
Tuesday, May 9, 1950 in the Barnesville hospital, Barnesville, Ohio.
The baby has been named Mary Ann. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Fogel, of Lewisville,
Route and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kilburn of Woodsfield. The great grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bintz of Lewisville,
Route 1.
1950X
MARRIAGEXXXXX
Names: Mr.
John J. Betts
and Miss
Martha L. Mercer
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
May 1950
Collection of Mary Eva Betts Christman
Miss Martha L. Mercer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Mercer, of Summerfield, Ohio, Route two, became the bride of Mr. John J. Betts,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Betts, of Lewisville,
Route one, on Saturday, May twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and fifty. The
wedding took place in the Methodist parsonage at Woodsfield, with the Reverend
William M. Miller performing the ceremony.
The bride chose for her wedding a
poudre blue suit with white and navy blue accessories, and a corsage of white
orchids. Her only jewelry was her mother s engagement ring and earrings
belonging to the bridesmaid.
The bridesmaid, Miss Clarabelle
Kennon, of Barnesville, Ohio wore a pink suit with white and navy
blue accessories. Her corsage was of white roses.
Mr. Edward Christman, of Lewisville, served Mr.
Betts as best man. The groom wore a cassino green suit, and the best man a
brown pinstripe suit. Both wore a white carnation boutonniere.
Other attendants at the wedding were
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Mercer and Miss Billie Jean Shepherd, of Barnesville, and
Clyde Christman of Woodsfield.
following the ceremony a reception
for the immediate members of the family was held at the Bayes Restaurant in
Woodsfield.
Previous to her marriage, the bride
had been employed at the Campus Shirt Factory in Barnesville.
1950
DEATH
Alonzo Cline
Source: The Monroe County
Beacon, Monday, May 15, 1950
Alonzo E. Cline, son of Christian and Martha Cline, was born in Monroe County, Ohio,
January 3,1892, and passed to his eternal rest April 6, 1950, being at the time
of his death 58 years, 3 months, and 3 days.
He was united in marriage with Arrena Highman on January 11, 1913, and to this
union were born six sons and four daughters, who survive.
He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife and the following sons and
daughters: Denzil and Hilton Cline of Ashland, Ohio; Mrs. Herbert Shafer, of
Ashland, Ohio; Mrs. Ferrel Vanwy, of Newark, Ohio; Mrs. Brady Turner, of
Woodsfield, Route one; Robert Cline, of Woodsfield; Herbert, Edison,
Kenneth, Miss Wilma Cline, and a little grand-daughter, Janet, of the home;
three brothers, Charles R. Cline, of Elberton, Georgia; Herman Cline, of
Woodsfield, Route 2, and Harley Cline, of Sistersville, W.Va.; two sisters,
Mrs. Harry Crawford, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, and Mrs. Leland Hogue, of
Newark, Ohio; thirteen grandchildren and many other relatives and
friends.
He was a member of The Conner Ridge Methodist Church and was active in church
work serving as Superintendent of the Sunday School for many years.
Mr. Cline spent his entire life in Wayne
Township, engaged in teaching in the
public schools of Monroe
County and in operating
his farm. Since his retirement after thirty-seven years of teaching in the
public schools, he had taught G. I. farm school at Graysville, Ohio.
Lonnie was an industrious farmer and an earnest kindly teacher. Hundreds of
boys and girls throughout Monroe
County stand in sorrow
today, feeling keenly the loss of a great teacher and a good friend. Quietly
and sincerely he went about his work, implanting the great truths of life upon
the minds of young folks that will live on and on. Their lives have been made
richer by his having lived.
Lonnie was well known and highly respected in our community. Many are the words
of encouragement and good advice he has given to his friends and neighbors. He
will be sadly missed in our community and in the home. His wife, children and
little grandchildren will miss his wise counsel and his gentle hand.
We, who are left, shall not question the infinite wisdom of Almighty God. We shall
try, to so order our lives, that we may meet our husband and father in a
brighter world than this, where sickness and heartaches are unknown.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at The Conner Ridge
Methodist Church, with Rev. E. Merle Long, officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery at Woodsfield, with The Gardner
Funeral Home of Stafford in charge.
1950
Birth (twins)
Name: Josiah Lee
Hoskins
and Johanna
Lee Hoskins
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio
May 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. and Mrs. John Hoskins, of Shadyside, Ohio are the
parents of twins, a boy and a girl born May 19, 1950 in Bellaire Hospital.
The son weighed 7 1/2 pounds and has been named Joshia Lee. The daughter weighed
7 pounds and has been named Johanna Lee. Mrs. Hoskins is the former Miss
Virginia Gray. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jesiah Hoskins, of Bellaire,
and Mr. and Mrs. Dorsie Gray of Lewisville,
Ohio. The great grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Steed, of Woodsfield route 2.
1950
Charles A.
Gallagher, hubby of Blanche Betts Gallagher
Services
Thursday For C. A. Gallagher, Batesville Farmer
Charles A. Gallagher, 79, died Tuesday
morning at his home southeast of Batesville, following a sudden heart attack.
The son of Christopher and Jennie Armsey
Gallagher, he was born in
Temperanceville
Sept. 18, 1879.
Surviving are his widow, Blanche Betts
Gallagher; three daughters, Mrs. Chester Warner of Birds Run, Mrs. Harold
Hughes of Batesville, and Mrs. Carlos Stockham of Moundsville, W. Va.; 11
grandchildren; two brothers, George of Temperanceville, and Forest of Newark;
four sisters, Mrs. Rosa Calvert of Cambridge R.D., Mrs. Julia Welch of Newark,
and Mrs. Jeanneatta Pfeffer of Barnesville R.D. A brother and two sisters are deceased.
Services were held at the Eberle funeral
home at Quaker City on
Thursday
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Rev. Erdis
Kollar officiated and burial
was made in
Friends cemetery.
[Source:
article shared by Evelena Brown; dated June 24, 1950]
1950
DEATH
Name: Sylvia
Walters, nee Tubaugh
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio June 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mrs. H. J. Walters, 200 Ohio street,
Woodsfield, the former Miss Sylvia Tubaugh, died Saturday morning June 3, 1950
in the Bethesda hospital in Zanesville, Ohio.
She had undergone a surgical operation there a week previously.
The body was brought to the
Schumacher funeral home and remained there where funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at three o clock. Her pastor Reverend William Miller of the First Methodist
Church officiated.
Interment was made in Oaklawn cemetery, Woodsfield.
A daughter of the late Thomas and
Caroline Imhoff Tubaugh, she was born near Clarington and spent her entire life
in Monroe County, Ohio.
On September 20, 1922 she was
married to H. J. (Dick) Walters and since that time had resided in Woodsfield
where she was active in the Methodist
Church in the W. S. C. S.
and Mispah class of the Church, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Eastern
Stars.
In addition to her husband, she is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Yvonne) Ross of Cleveland, Ohio, one
brother, J. G. Tubaugh of Ashley, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Charles (Elizabeth)
Lapp of Clarington, Mrs. George (Lula) Morris, her twin of Pittsburgh and Mrs.
Harry (Carrie) Bott of Woodsfield; one niece, Miss Nancy Morris of Pittsburg
and two nephews, Dr. Henry Lapp of Utica and Harold Lapp of Warrer. Many
friends are saddened by her death.
On Sunday evening at 8:00 the
Eastern Star Lodge held their ritualistic service at the funeral home, honoring
the memory of their deceased sister.
1950
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Robert F. Devoe
and Miss
Claribel Straight
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, June 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
On Sunday afternoon June 11, 1950
the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Straight was the scene of the marriage of their
daughter Claribel, to Robert F. Devoe. Reverend Lester Flauhaus of Dalton, Ohio,
uncle of the groom, officiated at the double ring ceremony. The wedding vows
were exchanged at 2:30 in the presence of the immediate families. Mr. Gene
Huffman, pianist, played music softly preceding and during the ceremony. The
home was decorated with roses.
For her wedding, the bride was
attired in a gown of white organdie and eyelet embroidery and a tiara also of
white organdie. Her bridal bouquet was American beauty roses centered with a
corsage of white roses which she wore on her wedding trip.
Her sister, Eileen Straight, was
bridesmaid. She wore a pale yellow gown of eyelet embroidery. Her bouquet was
white rosebuds.
Gene Lafferre of Lewisville, Ohio
served as best man. Both the groom and the best man wore light suits with a
white carnation in their lapel.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held. Three of her college friends, Miss Harriet Harper of London,
Ohio, Mrs. Richard Crown of McConnellsville,
Ohio and Miss Jean Baker of Lewisville and sister Marguerite served as
hostesses. Mrs. W. N. Dornbausch of Antioch
also assisted.
After the reception, the newlyweds
left for a trip through the southern states.
The bride is a graduate of Ohio state, class of
1950. The groom also attended Ohio
state. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Devoe of Lewisville. He has accepted a position as a
civilian instructor of commercial subject at Camp Lee, Virginia.
On Tuesday, June 20, the couple left
for their hew home at Hopewell,
Virginia.
1950XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr. Andrew Miller
and Miss
Joan Kuhn
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio
June 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
In St. Joseph s
Catholic Church, Burkhart, Ohio,
Saturday morning, June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and fifty, Miss Joan Kuhn,
the daughter of Mrs. Edna Masciarelli, of Lewisville,
Ohio, became the bride of Andrew Miller, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Miller, of Harriettsville,
Ohio.
The double ring ceremony and Nuptial
High Mass were solemnized at nine o clock by the Reverend Joseph Finan.
Mrs. Howard Rucker, organist, played
the traditional wedding marches for the processional and recessional. Dale
Latimer, vocalist, sang Ave Maria at the Offertory, being accompanied by Gene
Huffman. The hymn On This Day Oh Beautiful Mother was sung by the Burkhart
Girls choir at the conclusion of the ceremony.
Miss Mary Evelyn Kuhn, maid of
honor, wore a gown of blue marquisette over a taffeta slip, styled with a
modified hoop skirt.
Ralph Miller served his brother as
best man. Ushers were Ward Wilson and b, of Summerfield.
A reception was held in the parish
Hall. Assisting at the reception were the members of Mrs. Masciarelli s club.
Immediately following the dinner the gifts were opened.
Gene Huffman softly played a medley
of appropriate selections during the dinner.
In the evening a round and square
dance was held. As the bride and groom entered the hall the orchestra played
here Comes the Bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller are now residing
at 205 1/2 Montgomery street,
Marietta, Ohio.
1950
Walter L.
"Abe" Highman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio,
dated, Monday, June 26, 1950
Walter L. "Abe" Highman, of Canton, Ohio, formerly of Woodsfield, died suddenly of a heart
attack, April 21, 1950, in Miami
Florida while vacationing there.
Mr. Highman was born near Woodsfield on February 28, 1907, a son of Harry F.
and Stella Cronin Highman.
On
March 6, 1944, he was united in marriage with Evelyn Schramm, of Louisville, Ohio,
who survives. Also surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Highman, of
Woodsfield. He was preceded in death by his brother, Russell Highman, January
12, 1950.
Abe, as he was known by his friends, attended the Woodsfield schools, where he
was active in all sports. After graduating from the Woodsfield
High School, he was a popular barber
and orchestra leader here for several years before going to Canton in 1942, where he was employed by
Hercules Motor Company. The last few years he had been employed by the
Ellsworth Barber Company in Canton.
Of
a kind and generous disposition always ready to help others he will be sadly
missed by his many friends everywhere. He was a member of The Church of Christ.
The body was brought to The Schneeberger and Son Funeral Home in Canton Saturday night and
on Monday was brought to The Bauer and Turner Funeral Home in Woodsfield where
services were held Tuesday afternoon with Minister J. V. A. Traylor officiating. Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery,
Woodsfield, Ohio.
Deep down in our hearts there's a picture,
Worth more than silver and gold;
It's the picture of our dear husband and son,
Whose memory will never grow old.
We hear no more the voice we loved,
We see no more his face;
But everywhere within our homes,
We see his vacant place.
1950
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Edward Dale Latimer
and Miss
Doris Ruth Amos
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
July 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Vows of marriage were repeated in a
double ring ceremony Saturday afternoon, July fifteenth, at four o clock
uniting Miss Doria Ruth Amos and Edward Dale Latimer, both of Woodsfield.
White gladioli arranged with fern
and lighted candelabra arranged at the altar of the First Methodist
Church in Woodsfield
provided the background for a pretty summer wedding which was performed by the
Reverend William M. Miller.
As guests arrived to be seated Mr.
Gene Huffman offered a medley of organ music including At Dawning and
through The Years. He also accompanied Miss Mary Emma Traylor, soloist, who
sang The Sweetest Story Ever Told and The Lord s Prayer. Ushering were Dan
Feasel of Akron, Ohio
and Donald Armstrong of Solana Beach,
California.
As the Lohrengrin Bridal chorus was
played the wedding party entered the Church. The bride was preceded to the
altar by Mrs. Lucian Weber who served as her matron of honor and only
attendant. She was attired in a street length gown of powder blue with matching
hat and mitts. She carried a loose bouquet of yellow roses.
 She
carried a white prayer book topped with a white orchid from which dell white
satin steamers. Her only jewelry was a single strand of pearls, a gift of the
groom.
As they approached the altar they
were met by the bridegroom and his best man, Mr. Lucian Weber, followed by the
ushers.
Following the ceremony the bridal
party was honored with a dinner at the home of the bride s mother before
leaving on a short honeymoon.
The new Mrs. Latimer traveled in a
light beige Handmacher suit with brown accessories and a white orchid corsage.
The bride, the oldest daughter of
Mrs. Edmund Brubach, of High street, is a graduate of Woodsfield high school
and after graduation attended Martins Ferry hospital school of nursing.
The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Latimer, of High street, was graduated from Woodsfield high school and Marietta college. At the
present time his is enrolled at Kent
State University.
1950
DEATH
Name: Benjamin David
Niesz
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, OH,
July 1950
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Benjamin David Niesz, son of the
late Henry and Magdalena Niesz was born January 26, 1882, at Monroefield, Monroe County, Ohio,
and departed this life on July 28, 1950. Also accompanying him in death was his
wife, Margaret Freda Niesz, daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Stauch who was born February 11, 1887 at
Lewisville, Ohio.
He was united in marriage with Margaret Freda
Stauch on August 2, 1906. to this union were born four children. Surviving are
one daughter and two sons: Margaret A. Littell, of Columbus,
Ohio; Francis B. Niesz, of Detroit,
Michigan, and Clarence H. Niesz, of Woodsfield, Ohio,
and two grandchildren. One daughter, Lillian M. Niesz, preceded them in death.
Also surviving Mr. Niesz are three
sisters: Mary Anna Niesz, of Woodsfield, Ohio; Laura L. Claus, of Route 3, Woodsfield,
Ohio, and Hulda L. Baker, of Canton, Ohio.
And also surviving Mrs. Niesz are two sisters and five brothers: Anna Zimpfer
and Esther Miller, of Columbus, Ohio; Edward J. Stauch, of Coulton,
California; Grover G. Stauch, of Detroit, Michigan;
Everett P. Stauch, of South Bend, Indiana, and Louis M. Stauch, of Lewisville, Ohio,
and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. and Mrs. Niesz were members of St. Paul s Evangelical
and Reformed Church at Woodsfield.
Mr.
and Mrs. Niesz, after engaging in farming in our midst during the most
active period of their lives, discontinued farming five years ago and moved to
Columbus, Ohio to which home they were returning after a brief visit here, when
in a flash of a moment a tragic misfortune befell them bringing sudden death to
this otherwise happy and fruitful union, thus taking from our midst the lives
of two people whose presence and acquaintance in our fellowship affords us the
occasion of many happy and pleasant memories and kind reflections.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon, July 31st, at two o clock at the Bauer and Turner funeral chapel in
Woodsfield, with Reverend Elmer A. Gradwohl of St. Paul s Evangelical and
Reformed Church, officiating. Final interment was in Friendship
Cemetery, at Lewisville, Ohio.
1950XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
James Frank Greer
and Miss
Mary Anna Mehler
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio
August 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Before the beautifully decorated
altar of St. Sylvester s Church, Woodsfield, Miss Mary Anna Mehler, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mehler, of Woodsfield, became the bride of Mr.
James Frank Greer, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Greer, of near Stafford, Ohio.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by the Rt. Reverend Msgr. J. G. Mehler, at 9:00 o clock Saturday
morning, August twelfth, 1950.
1950
DEATH
Name: Oswald A.
Claus
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio
August 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
The body of Oswald A. Claus arrived
in Newark Wednesday evening from Longview, Texas
and was brought home where it will remain until Friday when services will be
held at two o clock. the Reverend George Varns of Lewisville, Ohio
of the Evangelical and Reformed Church will officiate and burial will be made
in Oaklawn cemetery, in Woodsfield.
Mr. Claus, a former resident of
Woodsfield, died Tuesday morning, August
22, 1950 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hickman Merritt in Longview following a long illness.
Mr. Claus was born near Monroefield,
a son of Charles and Margaret Hoff Claus. He spent most of his life in Monroe County,
moving to Pittsburgh
several years ago where he was in the insurance business. For the past two
years he has resided with his daughters in Texas. He was a member of St.
John s Evangelical and Reformed Church near Lewisville by the rites of Confirmation.
In addition to Mildred Merritt he is
survived by another daughter, Mrs. Richard (Charlotte)
Brown; four grandchildren; one great grandchild, all of Texas; and one sister, Mrs. Edward (Bertha
Claus) Reich, of Sycamore street.
His wife, Minnie Ludwig Claus preceded him in death in 1930.
1950
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Harold Lafferre
and Miss
Mary Fogle
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
August, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
At three-thirty o clock Saturday
afternoon, August twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred fifty, a double ring ceremony
united in marriage Miss Mary Fogle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fogle, of Lewisville, Route 2, and Mr. Harold Lafferre, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Lafferre, of Lewisville,
Route 1.
The ceremony was performed in the
Main Street Methodist parsonage at Barnesville,
Ohio, with the Reverend Floyd
Workman officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kilburn, of Woodsfield, were the
attendants.
The bride wore a navy blue dress
with navy and white accessories and a pink rosebud corsage. The matron of honor
wore a navy and white dress with white accessories and a corsage of yellow
carnations. The groom wore a grey suit and his best man wore a blue suit. Both
wore a white carnation boutonniere.
Following the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Markey at Uniontown, for the
wedding party,also Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lafferre of New Albany, Indiana; Mr. and
Mrs. Edmund Lafferre of Louisville, Kentucky, and Faye, Marilyn and Linda
Markey.
On Sunday they were honored with a
dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Kilburn of Woodsfield. The traditional
cake formed the centerpiece for the table.
After a short wedding trip the
couple are now residing with the groom s parents on Lewisville, Route.
1950XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Harlan
Herbert Billman
and Miss
Corrine Mae Walter
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Corrine Mae Walter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Walter, 103 North Paul street,
Woodsfield, became the bride of Harlan Herbert Billman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles S. Billman, of the Woodsfield-Lewisville road, at a beautiful ceremony
solemnized Sunday, September third, 1950
in St. Paul s
Evangelical and Reformed Church, Woodsfield. The Reverend Walter M. Trogler of Butler, Pennsylvania
a former pastor and close friend of the bride s family, officiated at the
double ring ceremony at four o clock in the afternoon. A reception in the
social rooms of the Church followed the ceremony.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. Miss Joanne Walter, sister of the bride was maid of honor, and Miss
Janet Lanier, a classmate, was bridesmaid. Neil Turner served Mr. Billman as
best man and the ushers were Frank Martin and Richard Oehler.
Gene Huffman, organist, played a
medley of nuptial selections, and Miss Charlotte Walter, sister of the bride
was soloist.
  Both wore an orchid corsage.
Mrs. Mary Bauman, grandmother of the
bride wore a grey crepe dress, with black accessories and white glamillas
formed her corsage.
For the reception the Church social
room was decorated with summer flowers. A four-tiered cake mounted with a
miniature bride and groom, and lighted candles with crystal holders centered
the bridal table. Assisting at the reception were Mrs. Thomas Reese, of Columbus, Ohio; Miss Edna
Bauman and Miss Pearle Bauman, of Sardis, Ohio, aunts of the bride;
Miss Joan Burkhart, Miss Shirley Hawkins, and Miss Twila Bauman, of Cleveland, Ohio,
cousin of the bride.
The guest book was kept by Miss
Florence Spear, of Matins Ferry.
Following a reception Mr. and Mrs.
Billman left for a wedding trip keeping their destination a secret. The bride
traveled in a green wool gabardine suit with toast accessories and her bridal
orchid.
Mrs. Billman is a graduate of the
Woodsfield high school with the class of 1947 and the Martins Ferry hospital
school of nursing with the class of 1950. She is a member of the nursing staff
of Martins Ferry Hospital.
Mr. Billman is also a graduate of Woodsfield high school with the class of
1947. She served with the United States Navy one year, and is employed with the
A. & L. Drilling company.
Mr. and Mrs. Billman are now
residing at North Seventh Street,
Martins Ferry, Ohio.
1950
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Clarence J. Smith
and Miss
Evelyn Virginia Roberts
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Evelyn Virginia Roberts, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Roberts,of Graysville, Ohio and Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence J. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith, of near Lewisville,
Ohio, were united in marriage on Monday, September 4, 1950 at two o clock in
the afternoon at the home of the bride s parents in Graysville. The Reverend A.
H. Miller, of the Brethern Church in New
Philadelphia, read the wedding ceremony.
Following the wedding, a reception
was held in the home. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Smith, parents of the
groom; Mrs. James Haught, of Follansbee, West Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Roberts and children, Mrs. Roy Fenton
and Asa Gardner, of Warren; Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and baby, of Jefferson;
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Christman, daughters Mary Jane and Dorothy, of Chatfield;
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Moore and children; Sheriff and Mrs. Francis Sulsberger, Jr.
and children of Woodsfield; Mrs. William Giffen, and daughters, Patty Ann and
Sally Jean; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cline and Mrs. Theodore Williamson, all of
Graysville; the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, daughter Wanda and son David.
Mr. Smith and his bride are residing
in Flat Rock, Michigan,
where he is employed.
1950XXXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Paul Crum
and Miss
Stella Burkhart
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
On Saturday morning, September
ninth, 1950 at nine o clock in St. Joseph s Church, Burkhart, Ohio, Miss Stella
Burkhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius Burkhart, of Lewisville, Ohio,
route one, exchanged nuptial vows with Mr. Paul Crum, son of Mrs. Agnes Crum,
of Caldwell, Ohio, route one, and the late John Crum. The Reverend C. J. Finan
officiated at the double ring service and Nuptial High Mass.
Miss Kathleen Zwick, a close friend
of the bride, was the maid of honor.
Jerome Schockling served Mr. Crum as
best man.
Mrs. Burkhart, mother of the bride,
and Mrs. Crum, mother of the groom each wore a white carnation corsage.
Following the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served at the home of the bride for members of the immediate
families and several close friends. A tiered wedding cake, mounted with a
miniature bride and groom, centered the table.
In the evening a wedding dance was
held in St. Joseph s
Hall in their honor.
The bride attended Lewisville high school. The groom is a
graduate of Caldwell
high school and a veteran of World War II.
The newlyweds are now residing at
their home on Caldwell,
Route one.
1950XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
John W. Stimpert
and Miss
Marilyn Miracle
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
On Saturday afternoon, September
twenty-third nineteen hundred fifty at three o clock in Sutherland Church, Miss
Marilyn Miracle, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Miracle, of Clarington, Ohio and Mr. John W. Stimpert, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Stimpert, of Lewisville, Ohio were united in marriage. The Reverend
Merle Long of the Stafford charge, read the
double ring ceremony in the presence of the immediate family.
The
Church was beautifully decorated with summer flowers. Miss Ruth
Stimpert, sister of the groom, played an instrumental number and the wedding
march.
Given in marriage by her father, the
bride wore white slipper satin fashioned with a long fitted bodice, closing in
front with tiny self-covered buttons. The high neckline and long sleeves were
finished with petal collar and cuffs. The full gathered skirt was floor length.
The fingertip veil was lace edged and held in place by a ruffled net halo.  For something
old she had a handkerchief which her great, great grandmother had given to the
bride s Grandmother Miracle.
The maid of honor, Miss Joan
Mallett, wore light blue taffeta, similarly fashioned with low neck and cap
sleeves. She carried an arm bouquet of pink roses with pink satin ribbon
streamers.
Mr. Donald Stimpert served his brother
as best man. Both wore grey suits with white carnation boutonnieres.
At seven o clock in the evening a
reception for one hundred guests was held at the home of the bride s parents,
who then resided in Lewisville.
The table was centered with a four-tiered wedding cake topped with a miniature
bride and groom.
For going away the bride wore a wind
colored suit with navy accessories and the orchid from her corsage.
Mrs. Stimpert is a graduate of Stafford high school and attended Bliss Business college.
She is employed with the American Jersey Cattle Club in Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Stimpert is a 1946 graduate of Lewisville high school, Lewisville, Ohio,
spent three years with the U. S. Army. He is employed with the John Deere
Manufacturing Company in Columbus and attending Ohio State
university.
1950
Birth
Name: Sylvia
Joann Ramsey
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, September, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. and Mrs. James Ramsey, of Norwich, are the parents of a daughter born September 28,
1950 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville,
Ohio. The new arrival weighed 6
pound, and has been named Sylvia Joann. Mrs. Ramsey is the former Miss
Elizabeth Weisend. The Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Nick Weisend, of Lewisville, Ohio,
Route 1.
1950
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr. Carl P. Drake
and Miss
Ruth Anna Stephen
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, November, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Ruth Anna Stephen, daughter of
Mrs. Lizzie Stephen and the late John R. Stephen, of Woodsfield, route 3, and
Carl P. Drake, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, son of Mrs. G. B. Drake and the late George
B. Drake, of Graysville, Ohio were united in marriage on Saturday afternoon,
September 30, 1950 at one o clock at the First Methodist Church, North Main
Street, Woodsfield. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Reverend
William M. Miller.
Mrs. Ronald E. Carpenter, sister of
the bride, attended as maid of honor. Ronald Carpenter served as best man.
For her wedding the bride chose a
street-length dress of royal blue crepe with grey accessories. Her shoulder
corsage was of yellow roses. Her only jewelry was a watch, a gift of the groom.
Mrs.
The new Mrs. Drake attended the Calais schools, Calais, Ohio and Mr. Drake attended the Graysville schools, Graysville, Ohio.
Immediately following the ceremony
the couple left for a short wedding trip. They are now at home to their friends
at Lucci Trailer Camp, Mt. Vernon,
Ohio where Mr. Drake is employed
at Timken Roller Bearing Company.
1950
Birth
Name: Dale Eugene
Nau
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, October 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. and Mrs. William Nau, of Caldwell, Ohio, Route 4 are the parents of a son born Friday,
October 6, 1950 at St. Francis
Hospital, Cambridge,
Ohio. The new arrival weighed 8
pounds, 3 ounces, and has been named Dale Eugene. Mrs. Nau is the former Miss
Mildred Biedenbach. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Urban Nau, of South
Olive, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Biedenbach, of Lewisville,
Ohio, Route 1.
1950X
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Joseph William Reed
and Miss
Helen Louise Hunnell
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
September 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. and Mrs. John Hunnell announce
the marriage of their youngest daughter, Helen Louise, to Joseph William Reed,
all of Woodsfield, Route 4.
Reverend Elmer A. Gradwohl performed
the impressive double ring ceremony at the altar of St. Paul s Evangelical and Reformed Church,
Woodsfield, at eight o clock Saturday evening, September 30, 1950. Before the
ceremony guests enjoyed favorite organ selections by Gene Huffman.
The bride, attractive in navy blue
with velvet and white accessories, chose the groom s sister, Miss Nira Lee
Reed, for her attendant. Miss Reed was lovely in a fall dress of white wool
with grey and white accessories. John Howell, Jr., served Mr. Reed as best man.
Immediately after the ceremony the
wedding reception was held in the young couple s new home on Route 78. The
sister of both the bride and groom
served the guests.
Out-of-town folks present included:
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Farris, Mr. and Mrs. Orien Kindall, Miss Helen Reed, all of
Columbus, Ohio;
Mr. and Mrs. James Adams, of Marietta, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Walton and children of Akron, Ohio.
1950XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Sergeant Billy R. Ashley
and Miss Virginia Spence
Source: The Monroe County
Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, October 1950
Collection of
Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Spence, of Lewisville, Ohio are
announcing the marriage of their only daughter, Virginia, to Sergeant Billy R.
Ashley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ashley, of Belpre, Ohio.
The Reverend Clarence E. Nesbith
officiated at the ceremony in Wickline
Methodist Church
in Midwest City, Oklahoma, on Saturday evening October 14,
1950 at eight o clock.
Mrs. Ashley is a graduate of Lewisville high school,
class of 1949. Sergeant Ashley is a graduate of Belpre high school. He spent
three years with the U. S. Army Air Corps, and is now stationed at Tinker Air
Field Base in Oklahoma.
He is a member of the Army Reserve.
The newlyweds are living at
Apartment C., 311 E. Boeing Drive,
Midwest City, Oklahoma.
1950
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Virgil Tisher
and Miss
Mary Lou Gramlich
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, October 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
On Saturday evening, October 7, 1950
at 7 o clock in St. Paul s Evangelical and Reformed Church at Woodsfield Miss
Mary Lou Gramlich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Dean Gramlich of Jerusalem, Ohio
and Virgil Tisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tisher of Hannibal, Ohio were
united in marriage with the Reverend Elmer A. Gradwohl reading the double ring
ceremony.
The bride was attired in a plum colored gabardine suit with
black accessories. Her corsage was of yellow
rosebuds.
The matron of honor, Mrs. William
Powell of Woodsfield, sister of the bride wore a grey gabardine suit with black
accessories and her corsage was of pink rosebuds.
Mr. Vernon Tisher of Hannibal,
brother of the groom, served as best man.
For going away the bride wore a grey
gabardine suit with black accessories and her yellow rosebud corsage. On their
honeymoon Mr. Tisher and his bride traveled in five of the Eastern states.
Mrs. Tisher is a graduate of the
Beallsville high school, Beallsville, Ohio, class of 1949 and is now attending Bustin Beauty
School in Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Tisher is a graduate of the Hannibal high school
class of 1947. He is employed by The National Biscuit Company in Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Tisher are now at home
to their many friends at 1094
Thomas Street in Columbus.
1950
DEATH
Name: Margaret E.
Green, nee Lowther
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, October, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Margaret E. Green was born November
30, 1866, departed this life October 6, 1950, being 83 years, 10 months and 6
days of age.
She was married to William Green
December 2, 1889 and to this union seven children were born.
Surviving are Nova Green of
California; Ellis and Vernon Green of West Lafayette; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild; three
sisters, Mrs. Ida Stoehr of Woodsfield; Mary Mann, and Leta Daily of Orange,
California; two brothers, George Lowther of Atlantic, Pennsylvania, and John
Lowther of Claysville, Pennsylvania.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, William, two daughters, Myrtle Green
and Stella Green; one son, Emmet Green and a host of other relatives and
friends.
In early life, she obeyed the Gospel
at Hines Chapel and was a faithful and devoted Christian.
The body laid to rest in the
Pleasant Ridge cemetery.
Services were conducted by Brother
Thomas A. Christy and the funeral was in charge of Gardner Funeral Home.
The family wishes to express their
sincere appreciation to all who in any way assisted them in this their sad
bereavement.
1950
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr. Lewis Spence
and Miss Margery Crawford
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, October 1950
Collection of
Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
On Saturday evening, October
seventh, at eight thirty o clock, Miss Margery Crawford, youngest daughter of
Mrs. Mary E. Crawford, of Woodsfield, and Everett D. Crawford, of Everett,
Washington, became the bride of Lewis Spence, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Spence, of Lewisville, Ohio. The double ring ceremony was performed by the
Reverend Floyd Workman at his home on East main street, Barnesville, Ohio.
The bride was attired in a beige
gabardine suit, with blue accessories. Her corsage was of pink carnations. The
groom wore a brown suit with traditional white carnation in lapel.
Mrs. Spence is a graduate of the
Woodsfield high school class of 1946 and is now employed by the F. W.
Schumacher Insurance Agency, Woodsfield.
The groom is a graduate of the
Lewisville high school class of 1946 and was recently inducted into the United
States Army.
1950X
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Francis E. Weber
and Miss
Grace Eileen Pfalzgraf
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, October 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Prosecuting Attorney and Mrs.
Forrest D. Pfalzgraf, of Maple avenue, Woodsfield, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Grace Eileen, to Francis E. Weber, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Weber, of Lewisville, Ohio.
The ceremony was performed at the
Presbyterian Manse by the Reverend Benjamin S. Woodruff on Friday evening,
October 20, 1950 at five o clock.
Their attendants were Mr. and Mrs.
Caryl Porter, of Columbus,
brother-in-law and sister of the bride.
The bride was attired in a pink wool
dress with navy accessories. The matron
of honor wore a gold suit with navy accessories.
The new Mrs. Weber was a senior in
Woodsfield high school and Mr. Weber was graduated from Lewisville high school
class of 1946.
The newlyweds will reside in Akron,
Ohio.
On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Weber were
honored with a wedding dinner at the home of the bride. Out-of-town guests present
were Mr. and Mrs. John Weber and daughter Eileen of Lewisville; Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Lindamood and daughters Sandra and Jean, of Canton, Ohio.
1950XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Ivan Winland
and Miss
Joan Mallett
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, November 23, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
On Saturday afternoon, October 21,
1950 at two o clock in the Hartshorn Ridge Church of Christ, Miss Joan Mallett,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mallett, of Lewisville, Ohio, Route 2, became
the bride of Ivan Winland, son of Mrs. Martha Rose Cline, of New Matamoras,
Ohio, Route two.
Minister J. V. A. Traylor read the
double ring ceremony before a large gathering of friends and relatives.
Preceding the ceremony Minister Traylor sang I Love You Truly and At
Dawning.
Given in marriage by her father, the
bride was lovely in a white satin gown fashioned with a pointed bodice and long
fitted sleeves, which tapered to points over the hands. She carried a white
Bible topped with a white orchid from which fell satin streamers. The tradition
of something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a penny
in her shoe was carried out.
Mrs. John Stimpert, of Columbus was
matron of honor. Miss Rosie Hartshorn, aunt of the bride was bridesmaid.
Phillip Hartshorn, little cousin of
the bride, was ring bearer. Jimmy Hines, close friend of the groom served as
best man. Ushers were Forrest Graham, of Norwich, cousin of the groom, and John
Dougherty, of Woodsfield.
For her daughter s wedding Mrs.
Mallett wore a fall green suit with black accessories. Mrs. Cline mother of the
bridegroom also wore a fall green suit and wore brown accessories. Both wore
corsages of yellow roses.
Mrs. Ray Hartshorn, grandmother of
the bride, wore a grey dress with black accessories. Mrs. Forrest Dye, maternal
grandmother of the groom, was attired in a taupe brown dress with black
accessories, and Mrs. William Winland,
paternal grandmother of the groom wore a black dress with black accessories.
Present for her great
granddaughter s wedding was Mrs. Harriet
Mallett.
Immediately following the ceremony a
reception for 125 guests was held at the home of the bride s parents. Centering
the bride s table was a four-tiered wedding cake topped with a miniature bride
and groom.
Hostess for the reception were Miss
Jean Baker of Croton; Miss Irma Highman of Woodsfield; Miss Carrie Ann Hines,
of Lewisville; Mrs. Sam Hartshorn of Canton, Ohio; and Mrs. Demoin Hartshorn, of Graysville.
For her wedding trip, the new Mrs.
Winland chose a suit of taupe brown with green and brown accessories. Her
corsage was a white orchid.
After a week s trip to Washington,
D. C. and Florida, the newlyweds
returned to their newly-furnished home at Rinard Mills.
Mrs. Winland is a graduate of
Stafford high school, Stafford, Ohio, while Mr. Winland is a graduate of
Graysville high school, Graysville, Ohio.
1950X
Birth
Name: Myrna Kaye
Kahrig
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, Thurs., Nov. 23, 1950
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred William Kahrig are the parents of a daughter
born at their home on Woodsfield, Ohio, Route 3, October 30, 1950. The new arrival
weighed 9 1/2 pounds and has been named Myrna Kaye. The grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. George L. Christman, of Lewisville, Ohio, Route 1, and Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Kahrig, of Lewisville, Route 2.
1950X
Birth
Name: Pamela
Jeanne Carpenter
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, Thurs., Nov. 23, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. and Mrs. Virgin A. Carpenter, of
Lewisville, Ohio are the parents of a daughter born Saturday morning, November
11, 1950, in the Barnesville General hospital, Barnesville, Ohio. The new
arrival weighed 7 pounds, 14 1/2 ounces and has been named Pamela Jeanne. Mrs.
Carpenter is the former Miss Olive Neuhardt. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Franklin Neuhardt, of Lewisville, and Mrs. Hazel Carpenter of Quaker City,
Ohio, Route 4. The great grandmother is Mrs. Marjorie Taylor of Somerton, Ohio,
Mr. Carpenter is deputy sheriff of Monroe County, Ohio.
1950
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Ray R. Ward
and Miss
Gladys Mae Rothenbuhler
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, October, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
An open Church ceremony solemnized
Sunday, October 22, 1950 in the Church of Christ at Woodsfield, Miss Gladys Mae
Rothenbuhler, of Beallsville, Ohio Route 3, became the bride of Mr. Ray R.
Ward, son of Mrs. Glenn A. Ward and the late Ernest M. Ward of Cameron. The
wedding vows were exchanged at two o clock in the afternoon with Minister
Raymond Straight of Woodsfield officiating at the double ring ceremony.
Preceding the ceremony Misses Jean,
Hilda and Audrey Walters, cousins of the bride sang Because, I Love You
Truly and for the recession they sang always.
Given in marriage by her brother,
Lloyd Rothenbuhler, the bride was most attractive in a gown of white slipper satin
designed on plain regal lines which featured a soft round sheer yoke of
marquisette, with a lace-edged wide off-the shoulder ruffle.
Catherine Rothenbuhler,
sister-in-law of the bride, was chosen matron of honor.
Miss Dorothy Carpenter, of Wheeling,
West Virginia, cousin of the bride, and Miss Gloria McKelvey of Woodsfield, a
classmate of the bride, were bridesmaids and wore identical gown of aqua and
yellow taffeta, designed much like that of the bride.
Joan Walters, little cousin of the
bride, and Lulu Belle Ward, sister of the groom were flower girls, being
dressed in nile green and old rose.
Guy Wellman, of Binghampton, New
York, close friend of the groom whom he met in the service, served as best man.
Ushers were Emory Rothenbuhler, brother of the bride and Denver Ward brother of
the groom.
For her daughter s wedding, Mrs.
Rothenbuhler was attired in a grey suit with black accessories.  Both wore corsages of
pink carnations.
Immediately following the ceremony a
reception was held at the bride s home where delicious refreshments were served
to approximately one hundred and fifty guests. The bride s table was centered
with a three-tiered wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom.
Later in the evening the newlyweds
left on a honeymoon through New York City, Niagara Falls, Canada and other
points of interest.
Both Mr. Ward and his bride are
graduates of the Woodsfield high school. They are now making their home at
43335 First Drive, N. E., New Philadelphia. Mr. Ward is employed as a mechanic
at the Weaver Motor Company in Dover.
1950
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Raymond Wesley Straub
and Miss
Delores Berneile Bauman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, November, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Delores Berneile Bauman
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Bauman, Route 2, Sardis, Ohio became the bride
of Raymond Wesley Straub son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Straub, Route 2, Sardis at
a beautiful ceremony solemnized Sunday November 12, 1950 in the St. John s
Methodist Church. The Reverend Clyde Willis pastor of the Church officiated at
the double ring ceremony at 1:30 o clock in the afternoon.
Preceding the wedding selections
played by Mrs. William Shriver were, Serenade Schubert , Oh Promise Me , and Misses Janet and Janis Bauman, twin
sisters of the bride sang I Love You Truly.
The bride wore a royal blue dress
with black velvet accessories. The tradition something old: a rhinestone
necklace and earrings, a gift of the bride s sister, something new, a white
linen tatted handkerchief, a gift of her grandmother, something borrowed and
something blue and a penny in her shoe for good luck was carried out.
Miss Marilyn Bauman, sister of the
bride was maid of honor.
Janet and Janis Bauman wore aqua
dresses with black accessories.
Vernon Straub served his brother as
best man.
A reception of 26 guests followed in
the bride s home which had been decorated with bouquets of flowers.
following the reception the bride
and groom left for a wedding trip thru Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Marilyn, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Straub is a graduate of
Hannibal high school and is employed in nursing work in the Wetzel County hospital,
New Martinsville, West Virginia.
Mr. Straub is a graduate of Green
Rural high school and is employed on his fathers farm.
1950XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Frances Borns
and Miss
Sarah C. Matz
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, December, 1950
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
St. Agnes rectory in Iron River,
Michigan, was the scene of a double ring wedding service on Tuesday afternoon,
December 19, 1950, when Frances Borns, son of Fred Borns and the late Iris
Borns, West Cayuga Street, Iron River, Michigan , and Miss Sarah C. Matz, of
Wheeling, West Virginia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Matz, of
Woodsfield, Ohio, exchanged nuptial vows in the presence of the Reverend Fr.
James L. Donnelly, curate.
The bride was attired in a blue grey
wool suit with navy accessories. The matron of honor was Mrs. Leonard Ponozzo,
while Mr. Ponozzo was Mr. Borns best man.
The matron of honor wore a toast
brown suit with brown accessories. The bride wore a shoulder corsage of red rosebuds;
and the matron of honor, a shoulder corsage of yellow rosebuds. Mrs. William
Swanson, aunt of the bridegroom, wore an orchid corsage.
After the four o clock ceremony, a
wedding dinner was served at McKinney s lodge to the wedding party, and guests
who included Fred Borns, Mr. and Mrs. William Swanson, uncle and aunt of the
bridegroom.
Following a short wedding trip, the
newlyweds will be at home at 731 West Cayuga street in Iron River, Michigan.
The bride was guest of honor at
a prenuptial event held recently at Elm
Grove, West Virginia. The bride has been employed as an accountant with
Wheeling Electric Company.
Mr. Borns is a North Western
employe. He served in the army for five years during World War II.
December 1950XXXXx
DEATH
Barbara Christman
Morris
Source: Monroe
County Beacon
Mrs. Barbara Christman Morris, 87, died
early Saturday, December 16, 1950 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Freda
Swank, near Salesville, Ohio
A daughter of Phillip and Rosanna
Pfalzgraf Christman, she was born in Monroe County, September 22, 1863. She had
made her home with her daughter for the past nine years.
Surviving are five sons, I. T. Morris,
Frank T. Morris Allan Morris, J. R. Morris and Rodney Morris; two daughters,
Mrs. Freda Swank and Mrs. Beryl Dearth; one sister, Mrs. Mary Miller and one
brother, George L. Christman. One daughter is deceased.
Mrs. Norris was a member of the Salem
Baptist Church, Her husband Charles T. Norris died December 30, 1909.
Services were held at Eberle Funeral Home
in Quaker City, Ohio and burial in Greenlawn Cemetery.
1951
DEATH
Name: John Edward
Charnetzky
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, January 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
John Edward Charnetzky, of near Lewisville,
son of Charles and Olive Charnetzky, was born June 4, 1929, and departed this
life January 2, 1951, being at the time of his death 21 years, 7 months and 2
days.
He leaves to mourn his departure his
father, Charles Charnetzky; four brothers and one sister, Frank, of Canton,
Ohio; Donald, who is serving with the Armed Forces some where in Korea; Richard
and Francis, of Waynesburg, Ohio and Mrs. William Burwell, of Waynesburg and a
host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother
Mrs. Olive (Feiber) Charnetzky on July 24, 1944.
John having been an invalid for the
past ten years, was confined to a wheel chair. He was very cheerful and patient
during his illness and always had a smile for everyone. He will be greatly
missed by Mr. and Mrs. George Stimpert and family where he had made his home
for the past three and on-half years.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon, January 5, in the Lewisville Methodist Church, Lewisville, Ohio with
the Reverend Roxie Ritchie, of the Woodsfield Nazarene Church, and the Reverend
Fontella Linn, of the Lewisville Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was made
in the Friendship cemetery near Lewisville with the Gardner funeral home in
charge.
1951XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr. Paul L. Weber
and Miss
Mary Jane Bullock
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, January 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
The wedding of Miss Mary Jane
Bullock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Bullock of Woodsfield, Ohio, and
Mr. Paul L. Weber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Weber, of Lewisville, Ohio, was
solemnized January 13, 1951 at half after five in the afternoon with a
candlelight service at the Woodsfield Presbyterian Church. The Reverend
Benjamin Woodruff officiated at the double ring ceremony. Arrangements of white
and yellow gladioli, palms, ferns and tapers in candelabra decorated the altar.
Given in marriage by her father the
bride wore a lovely beige ensemble in Duchess rayon faille, the collar trimmed
in silver threads and rhinestones.
Miss Iolene Gates of East Liverpool,
mid of honor, wore a sea mist green dress suit with black accessories. She
carried a colonial bouquet of Talisman roses.
Lewis Weber, brother of the groom,
from Akron, Ohio, served as best man.
Guests were ushered to their seats
by William E. Moore, III of Woodsfield, Ohio and Lowell Miracle, of Columbus,
Ohio during a thirty minute organ recital played by Mrs. Charles Sinclair. Mrs.
Alice Leah Ullman, as vocalist, sang Because and The Lord s Prayer during
the ceremony.
  Her
corsage was of white roses.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held in the Church parlors. Assisting hostesses were Miss Helen Garrett,
Miss Martha Lou Early and Miss Betty Weber, friends of the bride. Decorating
the table was four-tiered wedding cake topped with bride and groom. Budelia lay
around the cake. On either side of the cake was a candle tied with bows of
white satin ribbon.
The new Mrs. Weber attended
Muskingum College and now has a position with the Citizens National Bank. Mr.
Weber has been attending Ohio State University and has been recalled to active
duty with the Air Force. He will report for duty February 19, 1951.
1951
DEATH
Name: Judge T. J.
Kremer
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, January 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Not in recent years, if ever, was
news of a death received more as a surprise and shock than that of the death of
Judge T. J. Kremer Monday afternoon, January 14, 1951, about 2 o clock. He had
been in his usual health and held a session in Common pleas Court from 9:00 to
9:45 in the forenoon.
At the conclusion of his work, he
began to feel uncomfortable and hurried across the street to his home. Mrs.
Kremer summoned medical aid at once and he seemed relieved but a severe heart
attack resulted in his death a few hours later. He was the last member of his
family.
Judge Kremer was born at
Miltonsburg, Ohio on December 28, 1873, a son of Philip and Mary Widner Kremer.
His public school education was supplemented by a course in Law at Ohio State
University. He was admitted to the bar on December 7, 1901, and practiced in
Woodsfield, both as an individual and as a member of the firm of Matz and
Kremer.
Mr. Kremer served two terms as
prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, Ohio from 1911 to 1915.
In 1944 he was elected Common Peas
Judge for a six-year term and last fall was reelected without opposition and on
January 2nd had begun his second term.
During the last illness and after
the death of Judge A. C. McDougal, Judge Kremer served as Acting Probate Judge
for several months in addition to his own work.
On November 28, 1905, Mr. Kremer was
united in marriage with Miss Eloise Weisend at Woodsfield where they have lived
ever since. They reared a family of ten children all of whom are living. The
parents lived to realize the glory of age, that of seeing their children out in
the world making good.
They are Mrs. Byron (Ruth) Gillespie
and Mrs. Burris (Eloise) Decker of Woodsfield; Mrs. Robert (Hortense) Arther,
of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Mrs. Robert (Margaret) King, of Washington, D. C.;
Mrs. John (Betty) Edmonds, of Alexandria, Virginia; Atty. T. J. Kremer, Jr. of
Woodsfield; Frederick, of Cuyahoga Falls; William of Skokie, Illinois; George
of Arlington, Virginia; and John with the navy in Japan.
As in most large families, they
enjoyed many good times together. The death of the husband and father is the
first break in the family circle.
Judge Kremer was a charter member of
the Woodsfield Kiwanis Club and a member of the Monroe County Bar Association.
He was companionable and friendly in
disposition, realistic in his legal and judicial approaches to problems and
sought to know the facts on which to base actions and decisions.
Several years ago, he was actively
engaged in the oil business as a producer and operator both in West Virginia
and Ohio, and never lost interest on the development of this natural resource
of his country.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at the Schumacher funeral home in charge of the Reverend Robert
Brown, of St. Sylvester s Catholic Church and were largely attended. Interment
was made in Oaklawn cemetery, Woodsfield.
1951XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Mrs.
Catherine Mann, nee Claus
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, January, 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mrs. Catherine Claus Mann, aged 66,
widow of George Mann died of a hart attack at her home in Jerusalem Tuesday
morning at 11:30, January 23, 1951. She had been in her usual good health and
her death came as a shock to her family and friends.
She was born near Miltonsburg, Ohio
on February 20, 1884 a daughter of Adolph and Elizabeth Fliehman Claus. In her
youth she was confirmed in St. Peter s Evangelical and Reformed Church at
Miltonsburg but later in life transferred her membership to the Presbyterian
Church in Jerusalem, Ohio.
On December 19, 1903 she was united
in marriage to George Mann and they spent their married life in the Jerusalem
community. Mr. Mann passed away on February 2, 1945.
Mrs. Mann is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Viola Riley of Beallsville, Ohio and Mrs. Lawson (Bernice)
Gibbons of Massillon; two sons Ronald of Canton, Ohio; Royden of Smithfield,
Ohio; 10 grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Lucetta) Mann of Miltonsburg
and three brothers, William and John of Woodsfield and Oscar of near Jerusalem.
Funeral services will be held this
Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o clock in the Jerusalem Presbyterian Church with
the Reverend Byron Evans of the Barnesville Presbyterian Church officiating.
Interment will be made in the Jerusalem cemetery by the Blowers-Campbell
funeral home of Beallsville, where friends are being received.
1951
MARRIAGE (double)
Names: Mr.
Stephen Lumbatis
and Miss Ann
Weisend
also: Staff
Sergeant Robert Lumbatis
and Miss
Helen Weisend
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, February 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Announcement is being made of the marriage
of two sisters and two brothers in a ceremony solemnized in St. Joseph s Church
at Burkhart, Ohio, by the Reverend Father Joseph Finan. The brides were Misses
Ann and Helen Weisend, 539 Hudson Avenue, Newark, Ohio, daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Weisend, of Lewisville, route 1.
Miss Ann Weisend exchanged nuptial
vows with Stephen Lumbatis, and Miss Helen Weisend became bride of Staff
Sergeant Robert Lumbatis, Monday morning February 5, 1951 at nine o clock. They
are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. George Lumbatis, of Lewisville, Ohio.
Both brides wore frocks of white
satin fashioned with lace yokes and long sleeves coming to points over the
hands. The full skirts fell into chapel trains and they carried red roses in
arm bouquets tied with white satin ribbon.
The wedding breakfast and reception
was held in the home of the bride s
parents. Both mothers wore navy ensembles and shoulder bouquets of white
carnations.
The brides are associated with the
offices of the Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation in Newark. Stephen Lumbatis
is employed by the Oxford Oil company, of Zanesville, Ohio and Staff Sergeant
Robert Lumbatis is stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey, with the U. S. Air Force.
Mrs. Robert Lumbatis is living at
539 Hudson Avenue, Newark, and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lumbatis are at home at 80
Western Avenue, Newark, Ohio.
1951
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Gerald Dean Crum
and Miss
Nellie Jane Seal
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, February, 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Announcement is being made of the
marriage of Miss Nellie Jane Seal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Seal of
Beallsville, Ohio and Mr. Gerald Dean Crum, son of Mrs. Freda Crum also of
Beallsville.
The marriage was an event of
Saturday afternoon, February 10, 1951 when the single ring ceremony was read by
Minister J. V. A. Traylor at his home in Woodsfield at 2:15 o clock.
The bride wore a beige suit with
which she used brown accessories and her corsage was of pink carnations.
On Sunday a wedding dinner was served
at the home of the bride s parents.
Both Mr. Crum and his bride are
graduates of the Beallsville high school. They are making their home in Canton,
Ohio.
1951
DEATH
Name: Benjamin L.
Hehr
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, March, 1951
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
Benjamin L. Hehr, 68, passed away at
the Ohio Valley General hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia, at 11:00 p.m.
Friday, March 16, 1951. He had been ill health for the past five months.
He was a resident of Antioch, Ohio,
and had lived in Bridgeport for forty years, leaving there three years ago. He
was a retired employee of the National mattress Company.
He was born March 28, 1883, at
Lewisville, Ohio, the son of Louis and Caroline Kahrig Hehr. He was united in
marriage to Lottie Smith, of Bridgeport, 43 years ago.
He is survived by his wife, three
daughters, Mrs. William Short, of Indiana, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Howard Marling,
of Duquesne, Pennsylvania; Dorothy Hehr, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania; and a
son, Arthur Hehr, of Bridgeport; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Ihlenfeld, of
Wheeling; Mrs. Alex Forbes, of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Mrs. Harry Larkin,
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; two brothers, John Hehr, of Canton, Ohio, and William Hehr, of Lewisville, Ohio, and
three grandchildren.
One brother, Edward, and one sister,
Mrs. John (Anna) Ludwig, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon in Bridgeport with the Reverend Chester S. Bird, of the
Trinity Lutheran Church of Kirkwood, officiating. Burial was made in Weeks
cemetery.
1951
Thursday 28 March 1951 Noble County Leader,
Caldwell Ohio
Mrs. Carrie M. Toohey, died Monday
morning at 4:45 o'clock in her home at Bailey's Mills. Born in Noble County,
October 1, 1875, she was the daughter of Wilson and Nancy Carpenter. Her
husband Charles, preceded her in death.
Surviving are a
daughter, Mrs. Marie Hokler; a son Clarence both of the home; five
grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Louise Carpenter of Barnesville; a brother John
Morgan of Quaker City route.
Services were
conducted Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 from the Campbell Funeral Home at
Barnesville. Rev. Floyd Workman officiated. Burial was made in Northern
Cemetery in Barnesville. Thursday 28 March 1951 Noble County Leader, Caldwell
Ohio.
1951
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Edwin Neibch
and Mrs.
Anna M. Claus, nee Kilburn
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, April 1951
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
On Monday, April 16, 1951, at seven
o clock in the evening at their home on Lewisville, Route one, the Reverend
George W. Varns read the single ring ceremony which united in marriage Mrs.
Anna Magdalena Claus, daughter of Henry Kilburn and the late Mrs. Catherine
Kahrig Kilburn, of Lewisville, Route one, and Edwin Neibch, son of Mrs. Louisa
Neibch and the late John Neibch, of Lewisville, Route one.
The bride wore a dark green dress
with black and Navy accessories, and a corsage of yellow carnations.
Mrs. George W. Varns witnessed the
ceremony.
On Friday evening, April 20th, fifty
relatives, friends and neighbors gathered and gave them a rousing serenade.
On Saturday evening, April 28th, Mr.
and Mrs. Neibch entertained one hundred
and twenty-five relatives, friends and neighbors at their them and gave then a
treat. They were again serenaded.
Mr. and Mrs. Neibch received many
lovely gifts for which they wish to thank one and all.
1951X
MARRIAGE
Kahrig-Gatten
Source: Monroe
County Beacon
Miss Eula Gatten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
O. T. Gatten, of Lewisville Route 2, and Mr. Lester Kahrig, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence L. Kahrig of Lewisville, Route 1, were united in marriage in a double
ring ceremony on Saturday, April fourteenth. The wedding vows were exchanged at
half after eight in the morning at St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church,
Summit Township, with Rev. George Varns, of Lewisville, officiating.
The bride wore an aqua blue sheer street
length dress with lilac accessories. Her corsage was of deep ink carnations.
Her only jewelry was a single strand of pearls, a gift of the groom.
The bridesmaid, Miss Amy Gatten, sister of
the bride, wore an emerald green taffeta dress with white accessories. Her
corsage was of yellow carnations.
Virgil Kahrig served his brother as best
man.
The newlyweds are making their home at the
Wilfred Thornberry dairy farm on Jerusalem, Route
1951
MARRIAGE
Names: Private
Linza Randolph Stephen
and Miss
Viola Mae Uppole
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio Monday, May 7, 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Viola Mae Uppole, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Uppole of Quaker City, Ohio Route four, was united in
marriage with Private Linza Randolph Stephen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stephen,
of Woodsfield, Route three, at one-thirty o clock Saturday afternoon, March 31,
1951. Minister J. V. A. Traylor performed the ceremony at his home on Eastern
avenue, in Woodsfield, the double ring ceremony being used.
The bride was attired in a navy blue
suit with blue and white accessories, and her corsage was of pink carnations. She also carried out the
tradition of something old, new, borrowed and blue, and a penny in her shoe.
For something borrowed she wore a strand of pearls belonging to Mrs. Ward
Goodhart.
Miss Helen Goodhart, of Quaker City,
Route four, cousin of the bride, was bridesmaid. She wore a light blue suit
with white accessories and a corsage of red carnations.
Dale Stephen, of Woodsfield, Route
3, served his brother as best man.
The bride is a graduate of
Batesville High School, class of 1946, and has been employed with the Campus
Shirt company in Barnesville, Ohio for the past three years.
Private Stephen attended the Calais
schools and was inducted into the United States Army December 4, 1950, being
stationed at Camp Gordon, Georgia.
Private Stephen left Tuesday
morning, April 3rd, by plane for Camp Gordon, Georgia.
1951
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Richard Ritterbeck
and Miss
Wanda Lee Shelton
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, June 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Wanda Lee Shelton, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Shelton, of Summerfield, Ohio Route became the bride of Richard Ritterbeck, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ritterbeck, of Caldwell, Ohio, Route one, in a double
ring ceremony and nuptial high mass read Saturday morning, June 2, 1951 at
nine-thirty o clock in St. Michael s Church, Berne, Ohio.
Reverend Harold Goschke, pastor
officiated. The custom of open Church was observed.
Miss Evelyn Shelton, sister of the
bride was maid of honor.
Harold Ritterbeck, cousin of the
bridegroom was best man. Seating the guests were James Archer and Howard
Schoeppner.
Mrs. Shelton and Mrs. Ritterbeck
both wore street-length dresses of navy blue with white accessories for the
marriage of their daughter and son.
Following the ceremony a dinner was
served in the parish hall for one hundred and fifty guests.
1951XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Vernon Alvis
and Miss
Catherine Weisend
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, June 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
A wedding gown of lace over net and
satin was worn by Miss Catherine Weisend, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick
Weisend, of Lewisville, Route, for her marriage, June sixteenth, nineteen hundred fifty one, to Mr. Vernon Alvis, whose
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Alvis, of Columbus, Ohio. The double ring
ceremony took place at St. Joseph s Church, Burkhart, Ohio, with the Reverend
Joseph Finan officiating. The bride s fingertip veil was held in place by a
tiara of net and pearls. She carried a white prayer book topped with an orchid
from which hung white satin streamers.
The bridesmaid, Miss Rose Weisend, sister of the bride, was
dressed in a yellow organdy over satin and carried a colonial bouquet of red
and white roses. Mr. James Weisend, brother of the bride, served as best man.
The bride s mother chose a
blue silk dress. The bridegroom s mother also wore blue silk. Both mothers wore
red rose corsages.
Immediately following the ceremony
a dinner was served at the home of the
bride s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Carpenter in Lewisville,
Ohio. Later in the evening a dance was held in the parish hall.
The new Mrs. Alvis is a 1950
graduate of Lewisville high school and is now employed with Motorist Mutual
Insurance Company at Columbus.
Mr. Alvis was graduated from Rutland
high school and is employed at General Motors in Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvis are at home at 61
West 5th Avenue in Columbus.
1951XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Cyril Burkhart
and Miss
Rosemary Wahl
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, June 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Rosemary Wahl, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Wahl, of Lewisville, Route, became the bride of Cyril Burkhart,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius Burkhart, of Lewisville Route, in a double ring
ceremony and a Nuptial High Mass read Saturday, June 23, 1951 at nine o clock
in St. Joseph s Church, Burkhart, Ohio.
Reverend Joseph Finan, pastor,
officiated. The custom of open Church was observed.
The bride wore a gown of white satin
with a full skirt falling into a train. Fashion details were a sweetheart
neckline with seeded pearls and long sleeves extending in points over the
hands. Her fingertip veil was caught to a headdress which matched her dress.
She carried a bouquet of red and white roses with satin streamers attached.
Miss Martha Wahl, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. She wore a blue gown of floor-length. Her full shirt
was net over taffeta. She carried a bouquet of pink carnations.
Leader Burkhart, brother of the
bridegroom, was best man.
Mrs. Wahl wore a street-length dress
of navy blue with black accessories. Mrs. Burkhart wore a street-length dress
of blue with black accessories. Both wore a corsage of white carnations.
Following the ceremony a dinner was
served in the parish hall.
1951
DEATH
Name: August
Landefeld
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, August, 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
August Landefeld, age 87, retired
farmer, died Friday morning, August 10, 1951 at 8:30 o clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. C. W. Stegner, on East Church street, after a several weeks
illness.
Mr. Landefeld was born in Obergude,
Germany on October 29, 1863, the son of Adam and Catherine Landefeld. He came
to this country with his brother, George, on March 28, 1882, at the age of 19 years, and settled in the
Miltonsburg, Ohio community where he resided until two years ago when he sold
his farm and came to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Stegner.
At an early age he was confirmed in
the Evangelical Church in Germany. Upon arrival at Miltonsburg, he became a
member of the Evangelical and Reformed Church there. He was also a member of
the Evangelical and Reformed Church brotherhood at Woodsfield.
In 1886 he was married to Lucetta
Neuhart who passed away in October 1889. To this union one son, Otto Landefeld,
of Woodsfield, route 3, was born.
On June 30, 1890, he was married to
Barbara Walters Ludwig, who preceded him in death February 14, 1941. To this
union fur sons and two daughters were born.
Surviving are the two daughters,
Mrs. Clara Stegner, of Woodsfield, and Mrs. Ola Clymer, of Cambridge; three
sons, Otto Landefeld, Woodsfield, Route 3; Charles and Homer Landefeld, of
Miltonsburg; one stepson, Walter E. Ludwig, of Columbus; one brother, George
Landefeld, of Miltonsburg, eighteen grandchildren and twenty-one great
grandchildren. Two sons, Wilbur
and Alfred, preceded him in death.
Brief services were held Monday
afternoon at one o clock at the Stegner home with additional services at the
Evangelical and Reformed Church in Miltonsburg. Reverend George W. Varns of
Lewisville assisted by the Reverend H. J. Kopke, of Woodsfield officiated.
Interment was in the Miltonsburg cemetery with the Bauer and Turner funeral
home in charge.
1951
MARRIAGE
Names: Lieutenant
Samuel W. Forshey
and Miss
Lena Elizabeth Neuhart
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, September 1951
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Colored fall flowers were the altar
adornments Saturday morning, September 8, 1951 in St. Sylvester s Church for
the wedding of Miss Lena Elizabeth Neuhart and Lieutenant Samuel W. Forshey.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Clarence Otto (Stella) Neuhart, 227 South
Main street, and Lt. Forshey is the son of Mrs. Selma Forshey, of Barnesville,
Ohio and Mrs. Andy Forshey of Warwood, West Virginia. The Reverend Father
Robert A. Brown officiated at the eleven-thirty double ring ceremony.
Given in marriage by her brother,
Mr. Cletus Neuhart, the bride wore a white silk shantung suit with brown
accessories. She carried a white prayer book topped with white and lime
gardenias with satin streamers.
The matron of honor, Mrs. William
Lester (Ruth Leah Neuhart) Tarleton, sister of the bride, wore a beige suit
with brown accessories with a Tallsman rose corsage. Miss rosemary Schumacher,
bridesmaid, wore a brown suit with gold accessories and wore a Tallsman rose
corsage. Both carried pearl rosaries.
The flower girls Leah Ann Doan, niece
of the bride, and Pamela Sue Huntsman, niece of the groom, wore identical
dresses of pink and blue organdy. The ring bearer was Robert Eugene Tarleton,
nephew of the bride.
Best man for Lt. Forshey was Mr.
Roman Schumacher and ushers were Mr. Jimmy Harper, of Malaga, Ohio; Mr. William
Tarleton, Mr. Ray Norris, of Woodsfield, and Pfc. Rodney Watters of Naselle,
Washington.
Following the ceremony a reception
for 100 guests was held at the home of the bride s mother, Mrs. C. O. Neuhart,
who wore a navy blue and white dress with navy accessories and a corsage of
pink roses.
Hostesses at the reception were Miss
Eileen Petty, of Woodsfield; Miss Velma Moose, of Zanesville, friends of the
bride, and Miss Ruth Forshey, of Cambridge; Miss Marie Forshey, of Washington,
D. C., and Mrs. Roger Huntsman of Barnesville, Ohio, sisters of the groom.
For their wedding trip the bride
changed to a brown dress with a lime duster and brown accessories and wore her
gardenia corsage.
The new Mrs. Forshey is a graduate
of the Woodsfield high school and was employed as Deputy recorder of Monroe
County, Ohio.
Lt. Forshey is a graduate of
Beallsville high school, Beallsville, Ohio and is a pilot in the United States
Air Force.
The couple will make their home at
Fayetteville, North Carolina, where Lt. Forshey is stationed at pope Air
Base.
1951X
DEATH
Name: George William Weber
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, September 1951