MC Vital Statistics 1960-1972
1960
Martha R. Gatten
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield,
Ohio, dated, May 23, 1960
Martha R.
Gatten, daughter of Obadiah and Sarah Sparks Nalley, was born in Wayne Township,
Monroe County, Ohio, on March 19, 1884, and departed this
life on March 30, 1960, being at the time of her death, 76 years and eleven
days of age.
She was united
in marriage with John Gatten on August 5, 1905. She was a devoted wife, a
loving mother, and a good neighbor.
She was a
member of The Richfork Church of Christ.
Surviving are
her husband and five children, Floyd Gatten, of Woodsfield, Route 2; Mrs.
Flavil Bates, of Woodsfield, Route 3; Mrs. Evalee Harold and Mrs. Winona
Abricht, of Marietta, Ohio,
and Mrs. Irene Stultz, of Ashland,
Ohio. Also, surviving are
fourteen grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one brother, George Nalley,
of Creston, Ohio,
and two sisters, Mrs. Nora Fisher, of Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Laura Smith, of Oregon. Besides these, she leaves other
relatives and many friends.
One son, John
Junior, two grandsons, and one great-granddaughter, preceded her in death.
"You bade none the last farewell,
You said good-bye to none;
The
heavenly gates opened
And a lovely voice said "Come."
Honest and faithful in her ways,
Devoted and true to the end of her days;
A
loving wife and mother so kind,
What
a beautiful memory she left behind."
Funeral services were conducted by Minister J. V. A. Traylor at The Bauer
and Turner Funeral Chapel on Saturday afternoon, April 2nd, at two o'clock.
Burial was made in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield,
Ohio.
1960
Gerald Aldine Highman
(Published in
The Monroe County Beacon, Thursday, June 2, 1960
"Since life, at best, is uncertain and death is sure, the imperative
question is not 'how life shall be lived,' but how one chooses to die"
Gerald Aldine Highman was born May 6,1905, in Monroe County, Ohio,
the son of the late Charles F. and Pearl Nalley Highman. He departed this life
Mar.15,1960 at his home on Lewisville,Oh.,
Rt.2, being at the time of his death 54 years,ten months and ten days of age.
In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Leland D.
Highman, a casualty of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Heskett Highman, three children; Harold, of
Woodsfield; Merril Highman of Columbus; and Virginia Cecil, of Lewisville, Rt.2 and five
grandchildren. Two brothers, Glen Highman,of Woodsfield, and Edsel Highman of
Graysville, Route; and three sisters ,Waneta Dalrymple, of Dayton; Audrey
Gatten and Mabel Hines, both of Lewisville, Route, also survive; as well
as a host of nephews and nieces.
At
an early age the deceased became a member of The Methodist Church. Reared in
southeastern Ohio, he was associated in his
youth with the W.E. Lamneck Company of Columbus
and Middletown,Oh.
In middle-age he returned to the Lewisville
community to engage in agricultural and business pursuits. He endeared himself
not only to his family but to his many friends,who knew him by his consistant
loyalty and constant good humor.
Funeral services were held in The Bauer and Turner Funeral Chapel on Sat. p.m.
at two o'clock, with Rev. John Grimes, of The Free Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment was in Oaklawn
Cemetery.
1960XXXXXX
MARRIAGE
Mr. Robert Eugene Morris
and Miss
Dorothy Lee Hoff
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, Monday, June 20, 1960
Miss Dorothy Lee Hoff became the
bride of Robert Eugene Morris in a ceremony performed Saturday evening, April
twenty-third, 1960 at St. Peter s United Church of Christ (Evangelical and
Reformed), Lewisville, Ohio.
The bride is the youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hoff, of Lewisville, Route 2. The groom is the oldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ermie Morris, of Woodsfield, Route 3.
The Reverend George W. Varns
officiated at the double ring ceremony and sang the Lord s Prayer at the close
of the ceremony. Mrs. Amos DeWitt
presented a one-half hour of nuptial music.
Given in marriage by her father, the
bride chose a floor-length gown of acetate-nylon lace over acetate taffeta.
Miss Sara Rose Morris, sister of the
groom, was her only attendant.
Richard Weber, cousin of the bride,
served as best man. Ushers were Byron Morris, brother of the groom, and Robert
Weber, cousin of the bride. The candles
were lighted by Donald Weber, cousin of the bride.
Immediately following the ceremony,
a reception for over two hundred guests was held at Fellowship Hall, near Lewisville. Assisting at
the reception were Miss Charlotte Mobley, Miss Alice Reich, Miss Betty Lou
Morris, Mrs. Willard Weber, Mrs. Francis Heft and Miss Ruth Hinderlong. Miss
Betty Lou Morris, sister of the groom, presided over the guest book.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris are graduates of
Lewisville High School, class of 1957. Mrs. Morris
is employed with the Campus Shirt Company at Barnesville, Ohio.
Mr. Morris is employed by Robert Butler s Trucking, of Barnesville. The couple
is residing in their newly purchased home at 325 Hunts Avenue, Barnesville.
DEATH
1960X
Lewis P.
Christman
Source: Monroe
Co. Beacon
Lewis P. Christman, age 91, born January
23, 1869, near Lewisville,
passed away Wednesday morning, February 3 at the home of his son Roy, in
Woodsfield after an extended illness.
He had resided at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Anna Weber at Lewisville
for the past several years.
His wife, Ida Paulus Christman, preceded him in death on
January 26, 1944.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Freda
Hamilton, of Short Creek, W. Va.; five sons, Dr. Nova Christman, Roy Christman,
Walter Chirstman and Clayton Christman, all of Woodsfield and John Christman,
of Akron; eighteen grandchildren; five sisters, Miss Louisa Christman, Miss
Tillie Christman, Mrs. Anna Weber and Mrs. Lewis Heft, all of Lewisville, and
Mrs. Mary Ackerman of Woodsfield, and one brother, George II Christman, of
Woodsfield.
Friends are being received at the
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home where services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00
o'clock. Burial will be in Oaklawn
Cemetery.
1960
DEATH
Name: Cyril P.
Neuhart
Source: Memory card
Cyril
P. Neuhart, date of birth May 15, 1904; date of death September 17, 1960; aged
56 years, 4 months and 2 days,; services at St. Paul s United Church of Christ
Tuesday, September 20, 1960 at 1:00 p.m.; officiating Reverend George Corbitt;
final resting place Middle Church Cemetery; arrangements by Brubach.
October 27,
1960XXXXX
DEATH
Henri C.
Ackerman
Source: Monroe County
Beacon
Henri C.
Ackerman, 91, of Somerton died Monday morning, October 17, 1960. At 10:15
o'clock, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clem Froechlich, on Barnesville,
Route 1.
He was born November 27, 1868 in Benwood, W. Va., a son of Herman and Mary Niesz Ackerman, and had
resided there for some time. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Surviving are three sons, Sam Ackerman of
Malaga; George Ackerman and Clarence Ackerman of Somerton; four daughters, Mrs.
Alfreda Froehlich, Mrs. Mary Fisher and Mrs. Trella Froehlich, all of
Barnesville Route and Mrs. Stella Nepture, of Kansas City, Kansas; two sisters,
Mrs. Clara Christman, of Calais and Mrs. Tillie Sebach, of Alliance, Ohio. One
son, Roy is deceased. His wife Louise died in 1919.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock in the Methodist
Church at Somerton with
the Rev. William Irvin officiating. Interment was in the Somerton Cemetery.
1960XXXXX
PAUL F.
ARMBRUSTER
[Source: Wheeling News Register,
Thursday, November 10, 1960]
ARMBRUSTER,
Paul F., 55, a resident of Temperanceville, near Barnesville, was found dead
Wednesday morning. He was born at Temperanceville on September 3, 1905, a son
of George and Alice Armbruster. A veteran of World War II, he had been employed
at Mansfield, Ohio, for several years. Surviving are one brother,
George, Akron, and two sisters, Mrs. Norbert
Flutterer and Mrs. Vinton J. Gehradt, both of Columbus. The body has been removed to the
Campbell Funeral Home, Barnesville. Funeral services will not be held, but
interment will be in Beaver Cemetery, near Calais.
1960XXXXX
ETTA BAKER
[Source: Wheeling News Register,
Thursday, November 10, 1960]
BAKER, Mrs.
Etta, 92, of Lewisville, O., died Wednesday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. David Ludwig, of Donora, Pa.
She was a member of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, and he Rebecca Lodge.
Her husband preceded her in death. Surviving are nine grandchildren, 18
great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at
the Gardner Funeral Home, Woodsfield after noon tomorrow. Services at the
funeral home, Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Rev. Donald Zundel officiating. Interment
will be in the friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
December 20,
1960X
DEATH
Benjamin F.
Palzgraf
Source: Monroe County
Beacon
Word has been received here of the death
of Benjamin F. Palzgraf, a native of Woodsfield, who died on Friday November
25, 1960, at the Weld County Hospital
in Colorado.
Mr. Palzgraf, a well-known farmer who
lived near Farmers Spur northwest of Greeley,
Colorado, was born December 18,
1880, in Woodsfield. He was graduated from the University of Colorado Law
school in 1908.
He married Gladys Decker, July 8, 1908 in Greeley.
Mr. Palzgraf was a member of the First Methodist
Church, Greeley Lodge No.
489 BPOE, and several farm organizations.
He is survived by his wife; three sons and
two daughter, Lt. Col. B. A. Palzgraf, of Los Angeles, California; John M.
Palzgraf, of Aurora; Lt. Col. B. G. Falzgraf, of Redlands, California; Mrs. Lee
Kerns, of Kansas City, Missouri, and Mrs. Conrad Kunze, of LaMesa, California;
one brother and three sisters, Sam Pfalzgraf of Cameron, Ohio; Mrs. Barbara
Walton, of Mingo Junction, Ohio; Mrs. Louise Metzgar, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and
Mrs. Mary Pfalzgarf, of Boulder, Colorado. Also surviving are eleven
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock in the Adamson Memorial Chapel. Interment was in Linn
Grove.
1961X
DEATHXXXXX
Name: Mrs. Eva
Elizabeth Betts,nee Rubel
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
January 1961
Collection of Mary Eva Betts Christman
Mrs. Eva Elizabeth Betts, 94, died
at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 1961, in the home of her daughter, Mrs. L.
O. Graham, 56 Roberts Drive,
Shelby, Ohio.
Mrs. Betts was a former resident of the community and leaves a number of
relatives near Tiro.
Mrs. Betts had been in failing
health for the past two years and seriously ill for several weeks.
The deceased was born in Seneca Township,
Monroe County, Ohio, on April 2, 1866 to Jacob and Barbara
Pfalzgraf Rubel. She was married to John A. Taylor, September 11, 1884. He died
march 17, 1901. To this union seven children were born: Mrs. Barbara Kurzen, of
Akron, Ohio; J. Albert Taylor, of Bucyrus, Ohio; George A. Taylor, of Akron;
Clarence O. Taylor, of Mt. Gilead, and Rose Marie Loomis, of LaMesa,
California. Two children, Mrs. Mary Louise Gardner, of Akron, and John A. Taylor, of Bucyrus,
preceded her in death.
On July 11, 1903 the deceased was
united in marriage to Joseph H. Betts, who preceded her in death on May 23,
1952 while the couple was living in New Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Betts had four
children: Theodore F. Betts, of Tiro, Route 1; Guy Betts, of Barberton, Ohio;
Mrs. Sarah E. Graham and Lawrence A. Betts, both of Shelby, and formerly of
near Tiro.
Mrs. Betts is survived by
thirty-three grandchildren, sixty-three great grandchildren and one great-great
granddaughter. Three grandchildren and two great grandchildren are deceased.
Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Mary Goodhart, of Summerfield, and Mrs.
Rosa Betts, of Lewisville.
Three brothers, John, Lewis, and George Rubel, are deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Betts and family moved
to Crawford County. Ohio
on December 10, 1924, setting in Liberty
township near Bucyrus, Ohio. Mrs. Betts spent most of her life
since then in Crawford
County. She and Mr. Betts
moved to the Cleland Farm, now the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Shott, southwest of
Tiro in March 1931. In 1949 they moved to New Washington and lived there until
Mrs. Betts death in 1952.
Mrs. Betts was a member of the Tiro Evangelical
United Brethren
Church and the pastor,
Reverend Joseph Phillips, conducted funeral services in the Church on Saturday
at 1:30 p.m. He based his sermon on the theme of being willing to wait but
ready to go. Reverend Joseph Graham,
pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethern Church of Lima and a grandson
of Mrs. Betts, read the scripture, reading the Twenty-third Psalm and the 14th
chapter of John, verses 1-3 and 15-19. Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery
at Tiro.
Serving as pallbearers were Walter
Gardner, of Akron; Edward Taylor, of Rittman, Ohio; Alden
Betts, U. S. Air Force, Winthrop, Massachusetts; Ernest Rhine, of Galion,
Ohio; Kenneth Taylor, of Bucyrus, and Vernon
Graham, of Shelby, Ohio. Calling hours were observed at the
Barkdull Funeral Home, Shelby.
Friends attending the services from
a distance were from Akron, Wadsworth,
Cuyahoga Falls, Topeka,
Indiana, Columbus,
Cambridge, New Concord, Old Washington,
Barnesville, Woodsfield, Summerfield, Lewisville,
Revenna, Mansfield, Mt.
Gilead, Galion, Lima,
Crestline, Canton and Massillon.
March 16. 1961X
WEDDING
Kahrig-Nicholes
Source: Monroe County Beacon
The wedding of Miss Sylvia
Lucille Nicholes, daughter of Mrs. Virginia Nicholes, of Quaker City and Donald
Lee Kahrig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kahrig, of Route 1, Salesville, was
solemnized Saturday afternoon, March 11, at the home of Rev. Francis Smith, in
Bethesda.
Attendants of the couple were
Miss Wanda Ann Johnson, of Quaker City, close friend of the bride, and Willis Nicholes,
of Mt. Olivett, brother of the bride.
The new Mrs. Kahrig graduated
from Quaker City High School
in 1960. Mr. Kahrig is a 1958 graduate of Quaker City
High School. He is
employed by Bundy Motor Sales in Quaker
City.
They will reside in Salesville.
Mrs. Nicholes and her family
entertained with a dinner in their honor on Saturday evening the following
guests: Mrs. Ben Kahrig, Jan and Judy Kahrig, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Roe Jr., and
family, of Salesville Route 1; Mr. and Mrs. Willis Nicholes and daughter of Mt. Olivett,
and Miss Wanda Johnson of Quaker
City.
1961 OOOOO
BREEDEN, Henry C.
Source:
probably from Zanesville
paper
Henry C. BREEDEN,84, of Dresden died at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday (April 18,
1961) at his home of an apparent heart attack. He had been in ill health for
one year and seriously ill since Christmas.
Mr Breeden retired in 1955 as a stationary
engineer with the C. Findeiss Sons Company.
He was born April 28, 1876, in Monroe County,
the son of Richard and Hannah DAILY BREEDEN. His wife, Lucy Pearl Breeden, died
June 24, 1948.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Vera STROUD
of Byesville, Mrs. Elsie VEGH of Canton, Mrs. Eva McCOY of Dresden, Mrs. Velva
BIRKHIMER of Dresden, and Mrs. Wilma JENNINGS of Coshocton; one son, Arnold R.
of Lima; 22 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one brother, Joe BREEDEN of
Byesville and one sister, Mres. Lulu Belle LARRICK of Byesville. One daughter,
two brothers, two sisters and two grandsons are deceased.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the
Dresden Chapel of the Baughman and Sons Funeral Home with Rev. C. Driftmyer
officiating. Burial will be in Dresden
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7
p.m. today.
1961
Mrs. Clara Stewart Clark, 81, of 813 Fourth Street,
New Martinsville, W. Va., died Wednesday afternoon, March 29, 1961, at Wetzel County
Hospital, New
Martinsville. She was born in Monroe
County, Ohio on
August 15, 1879, the daughter of James D. and Eliza Clark Stewart. Her husband,
John Thomas Clark, died in 1943. Surviving are two sons, John Clark of
New Martinsville and Henry Clark of Conneaut, one daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Grimm
of New Martinsville, four grandchildren, brother John Stewart of Pine Grove, W.
Va., and two sisters, Mrs. Laura Slider of Lake Milton, Ohio, and Mrs. J. C.
Farr of Louisville, Ohio. Services were held in the Iams Funeral Home at
New Martinsville, Saturday morning at 11:00 o clock with the Rev. W. H. Sliter
officiating. Interment was in the Greenlawn Memorial Park,
New Martinsville.
1961XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr. Earl Anderson
and Miss
Dorothy Tucker
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
April 1961
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
On Saturday, April 22, 1961, Miss Dorothy Tucker, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Tucker, Woodsfield, Route 4, was united in marriage with Earl
Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson, Lewisville, Ohio,
Route 1.
Minister J. V. A. Traylor performed
the double-ring ceremony at seven o clock in the afternoon at his home on Eastern avenue,
Woodsfield.
The bride chose for her wedding a
green taffeta street-length dress with which she wore matching accessories. Her
corsage was of yellow carnations.
Her bridesmaid, Mrs. Dale Kilburn,
wore a brown suit with which she wore white accessories. Her corsage was also
of yellow carnations.
Serving Mr. Anderson as best man was
Dale Kilburn.
Mrs. Anderson graduated from Green
Local high school, Laings, Ohio, class of 1954
and Mr. Anderson graduated from Lewisville
high school, class of 1956.
The newlyweds are now at home to
their friends at the William Tucker home on Woodsfield, route 4.
1961
DEATH
Name: David H.
Weber
Source: The Monroe County
Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
May 1961
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
David H. Weber, 83, of Lewisville, Ohio
Route 1, died on Thursday morning, May 18, 1961, at one o clock at his home
after a several weeks illness.
He was born September 8, 1877, near Lewisville, the son of
Christian and Civilla Koehler Weber. He was a retired farmer and a member of
the Buchanan Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his widow, Clara Yoho
Weber, of the home; six sons, Raymond Weber, of Zanesville, Ohio; Floyd Weber
of Lewisville, Route 2; Willard Weber, of Lewisville, Route 1; Irvin Weber, of
Brice; Lawrence Weber, of Newark, Ohio; and Earl Weber, of Alexander; three
daughters, Mrs. Viola Winland, of Barnesville, Ohio; Mrs. Laura Fisher and Mrs.
Zelda Betts, of Lewisville, Route 2; twenty-three grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in the
Buchanan Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon at two o clock, with the Reverend
Lester Evans, of Cambridge, Ohio, officiating. Interment was in the Buchanan
cemetery with Bauer and Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, in charge.
1961
Birth Announcement:
Larry Eugene Morris
Published
May 15, 1961
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Morris, of 325 Hunts Avenue,
Barnesville, are the parents of a son born Tuesday, May 2nd, in The Barnesville
General Hospital. The new arrival weighed 7 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces, and has been
named Larry Eugene. Mrs. Robert Morris is the former Miss Dorothy Hoff. The
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hoff, of Lewisville, Route 2, and Mr. and Mrs.Ermie
Morris, of Woodsfield, Route 3. The great grandmother is Mrs. Rose Betts of Lewisville, Route 1, and
the great grandfather is Elmer Morris, of Woodsfield, Route 3.
1961OOOOO
Zelvon D. Latta
SOURCE:
The Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio
LATTA, ZELVON
D., 52, of 4650 12th St.
NW., died Saturday [SUBMITTER'S
NOTE: May 27, 1961] in Aultman
Hospital after a 3
months' illness. He was graduated from Mt.
Union College,
Class 1931 and was a Supervisor Fuel Pump Dept., at Hercules Motor Corp. Born
in Canton and
lived here all his life. He was a member of Hercules Old Guard Club, Charter
member of Hercules Camera Club, McKinley Aerie F.O.E. Survivors include his
wife, Mrs. Ruth G.; his mother, Mrs. Effie J. Latta; three brothers, Elton J. [SUBMITTER'S NOTE: this should be Elton
L.,] Donald G. and Vernon J. Latta, one sister, Miss Jan E. Latta all
of Canton.
Services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Welch Funeral Home with Rev.
Robert Keplinger officating. Burial in Melscheimer Cemetery.
Calling hours are today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
1961X
MARRIAGE - June
16, 1961XXXXX
Source: The Monroe County
Beacon
Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Kahrig
Miss Kitty Ann Bolon, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul W. Bolon, of Jerusalem, became the
bride of Kenneth G. Kanrig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kahrig, Lewisville, route 2, on
Saturday evening, June seventeenth, at seven o clock in the Jerusalem Methodist
Church of Jersulaem.
The double ring ceremony was soleminized
by Minister J. V. A. Traylor, and Open
Church was observed.
The new Mrs. Kahrig is a graduate of Beallsville High School
and prior to her marriage had been employed by the Department of Health in Columbus.
Mr. Kahrig is a graduate of lewisville High School
and is employed with Central States Construction Company in Akron.
The couple is now residing near Akron.
July 1961OOOOOO
Richard H.
Betts, son of Charles Curtis Betts and Ellen Morgan
Richard H.
Betts
Barnesville-Richard H. Betts, 66, of 216
N. Broadway, died Monday
morning in Cambridge following a long
illness.
A former Barnesville businessman, he was
born Dec. 29, 1894 at
Batesville, the
son of Curtis and Ellen Morgan Betts. He was a member of the
Methodist Church in Quaker
City, the Masonic Lodge of Quaker City
and the
Elks Lodge of
Barnesville.
Mr. Betts leaves his widow, the former
Margaret Gibson; a daughter,
Mrs. Lucian
Foglesong of Cambridge;
a son Gibson Betts of Barnesville; a
sister, Mrs.
Ernest Moore of Quaker
City; a brother, Ralph
Betts of
Barnesville and
four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted
Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. (DST) at
Campbell Funeral Home by Rev. Fred Shiltz. Burial will be in Friends
Cemetery, Quaker City.
Friends may call at the funeral home after
11 a.m. Tuesday.
[Source: shared
by Evelena Brown; dated July 10, 1961]
Richard H.
Betts, son of C.C. Betts and Ella Morgan
Richard H.
Betts
Barnesville-Richard H. Betts, 66, of 216
North Broadway died early
Monday morning
in a Cambridge
hospital after a long illness. He was a
retired poultry
dealer.
A son of Curtis and Ellen Betts, he was
born Dec. 19, 1894, in
Batesville and
married Margaret Gibson Dec. 4, 1915, who survives.
Mr. Betts also operated a meat market and
restaurant in Barnesville for
several
years. He was a member of Quaker City Methodist Church,
Quaker City
Masonic and
Barnesville Elks Lodge.
In addition to his widow, he leaves a son,
Gibson of Barnesville; a
daughter, Mrs.
Lucian Foglesong of Cambridge;
four grandchildren; a brother,
Ralph Betts of
Barnesville, and a sister, Mrs. Ernest Moore of Quaker City.
Friends may call after 11 am Tuesday at
Campbell Funeral Home here.
Services will
be held in the funeral home at 2:30 p.m.
[Source: shared
by Evelena Brown; dated July 10, 1961]
July 27, 1961X
ENGAGEMENT
Schumacher-Heft
Source: Monroe
Co. Beacon
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Heft of the Lewisville Road,
announce the engagement of their only daughter, Carol, to Mr. Richard E.
Schumacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Schumacher of 420 Eastern Avenue.
The bride-elect is a graduate of Woodsfield High School
and is presently employed as a receptionist-secretary for W. E. Hutton &
Company in Columbus.
Mr. Schumacher, also a graduate of Woodsfield High School, was employed with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D. C., while attending college.
In 1960 he received his Bachelor of Commercial Science in Financial
Administration Degree from Strayer
College, Washington,
D. C. He is presently employed as an
accountant with Public Employees State Retirement System in Columbus.
The wedding will be an event of September
4, 1961 in St. Sylvester's Church. The custom of "Open Church"
will be observed.
1961
DEATH
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon, dated, August 10, 1961
MRS. PHOEBE A.
HIGHMAN DIES WEDNESDAY MORNING
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit
Mrs. Phoebe Ann Highman, 89, widow
of Abner Highman, died Wednesday morning, August 9, 1961, at four o clock, at
her home on Woodsfield, Route 2. She had been in failing health for several
months.
She was born July 7, 1872, the
daughter of the late George and Nancy Jane Edington Drake, of Woodsfield, Route
2.
Mrs. Highman was a member of the Connor Ridge
Methodist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Alonzo
Cline and Mrs. David Williams of Woodsfield, Route 2; four sons, Otto Highman,
of the home; Alonzo Highman, of Ashland; Jay Highman, of Lewisville, Route 2,
and David Highman, of Woodsfield, Route 2; twenty-five grandchildren;
fifth-eight great grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers. her husband,
Abner Highman preceded her in death several years ago.
Friends will be received at the
Bauer and Turner Funeral Home after one o clock Thursday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held in
their chapel on Saturday afternoon at two o clock D. S. T., with Reverend
Milford Carey, of Stafford, officiating.
Interment will be in the Connor
Ridge Cemetery.
December 28, 1961
DEATH
George H. Christman
Source: Monroe County Beacon
George H. Christman, age 84, a
retired farmer, died early Tuesday morning, December 26th, at his
home in Woodsfield.
A son of the late Jacob and
Fredericka Pfalzgraf Christman, he was born July 2, 1877, near Lewisville. His wife, Edna
Baker Christman died November 25, 1958.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Dorothy Fischer of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, and Mrs. Helen Christy,
of Marion; two sons Wilfred Christman of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Edward
Christman, of Southgate, Michigan; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren;
also four sisters, Miss Tillie Christman, Miss Louise Christman, Mrs. Anna
Weber and Mrs. Minnie Heft, all of Lewisville.
Friends are being received at
the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home.
Services will be held in their
chapel Friday afternoon at two o'clock with Rev. George Corbitt officiating.
Interment will be in the Friendship Cemetery at Lewisville
1962
Hastings, Bertha S.
SOURCE: The Times-Leader, Jan 23, 1962
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Mrs. Bertha Shugert Hastings, 76, of
Woodsfield, died Monday morning at her home following a lengthy illness. She
was born March 3, 1885, at Freeport,
a daughter of Frank and Alfretta Thompson Shugert. Her husband, Frank Hastings,
died on Sept. 4, 1950.
Surviving are a
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Owens, of near Freeport; a son, E. C. Hastings of
Woodsfield; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Saddler of Cleveland; two brothers, Ralph
Shugert of Freeport, and Roy Shugert of Old Washington, eight grandchildren,
and seven great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at Bauer-Turner
Funeral Home Woodsfield where services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. An
additional services will be held at Freeport
Cemetery at 3 p.m. with
Rev. John Benson officiating.
January 25, 1962X
BIRTH
Scott Kevin Kahrig
Source: Beacon
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kahrig, of Jerusalem,
Route 2, are the parents of a son born Wednesday, January 17th, in Barnesville General Hospital. The new arrival weighed nine
pounds, three ounces, and has been named Scott Kevin.
Mrs. Kahrig is the former Miss
Eula Gatten. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kahrig, of Lewisville
Route 1, and Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Gatten of Lewisville, Route 2. The great grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kahrig, of Lewisville Route 1. Scott Kevin has a
brother, Dannie Eric and a sister, Rhonda Elaine.
1962X
DEATH
Name: Leslie Leroy Long
Source: The Monroe County
Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio,
dated, February 15, 1962
Leslie Leroy Long, 59, of near
Batesville, Ohio died unexpectedly on Wednesday evening, February 7, 1962, at
6:30 o clock, apparently of a heart attack while driving his truck near his
home.
A native of Noble County,
he was born October 24, 1902, a son of Carol Francis Long and the late Etta Brownfield Long. He
was a farmer.
Surviving are his father who resides
near Batesville; two sons, William Leslie Long of Quaker City, Route 4 and
Darrell Lynn Long, of Batesville; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Pauline Atkinson,
of Quaker City, Route 1 and Miss Mona Sue Block of Batesville; a brother, Wayne
Long, of Quaker City, Route 1; one sister, Mrs. Opal Carpenter of Summerfield,
and four grandchildren. A brother and a sister preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held at the
Eberle Funeral Home in Quaker
City on Saturday
afternoon at 1:30 o clock with the Reverend Herman Gray officiating. Interment
was in the Batesville Cemetery, Batesville,
Ohio.
1962
Edmond L. Highman
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon, March 2, 1962
Edmond L. Highman, 53, of Ashland, Route 2, Ohio, formerly of
Woodsfield, died at his home Thursday Morning, March 1, 1962, at 6:30 o'clock,
following a lingering illness.
A
son of Oscar and Myrtle Willison Highman, he was born at Graysville, on June
20, 1929.
Surviving are his wife, Olive; his mother, Mrs. Oscar Highman, of Polk, Ohio;
one son, Ramon Highman, of Ashland, Route 2; two grandchildren; one sister,
Mrs. Evelyn Cline, of Polk, and two brothers, Chester Highman, of Ashland, and
Harold Highman, of Mt. Vernon.
Mr. Highman was a member of the Church
of Christ in Ashland.
Friends were received at the Gilbert Funeral Chapel in Ashland on Friday evening.
The body was taken to the Church of Christ, on Steele
Avenue in Ashland,
on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to lie in state until time for the
services at 3:30 o'clock. Minister C.L. Morgan officiated at the services
and interment was in Dickey Cemetery at Ashland.
1962
DEATH
Oliver C.
Highman
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon, dated, May 14, 1962
Oliver C. Highman, age 88, the son of
Duncan and Sarah M. Byers Highman, was born near Woodsfield on August 16, 1873,
and departed this life on February 23, 1962, at his home on Woodsfield, Route
2, after an illness of several weeks.
He was a retired farmer and spent his
entire life in the Graysville and Woodsfield
Route 2 communities.
Mr. Highman was a member of The Conner
Ridge Methodist Church.
On September 18, 1898, he was united in
marriage with Frances Delilah Devore, who preceded him in death January 29,
1933. To this union were born six children, four of whom survive; Raymond
Highman, of Ashland; Mrs. Harry (Fern) Semans,
of Ashland;
Mrs. Harvey (Beryl) Rogers of Polk, and Mrs. Friend (Ruth) Willis, of
Jeromesville. A son, Arlie D. Highman died in 1959, and an infant son in 1908.
On December 28,1938, he was united in
marriage to Bessie Olive Dawson, who survives.
Surviving besides his wife and four
children, are one brother, A. H. Highman, of Woodsfield; seven grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in The Conner
Ridge Methodist Church on Monday afternoon, February 26th, at two o'clock, with
Rev. Milford
Carey officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery, with Bauer and Turner
Funeral Home in charge.
1962
(6/6/1962)
William Mason Conley, 89, died
suddenly Wednesday evening, June 6, at his home on SardisRFD. Born
October 27, 1872, at Sardis,
he was a son of Jesse and Sarah Matthess
Conley. His wife Lucy Bobb
Conley preceded him in death in 1941. Surviving is one daughter, Isadore,
of the home, one brother Elmer Conley of Shadyside and several nieces and
nephews. Interment was in Sardis
cemetery with Arthur Probst
officiating.
June 1962
DEATH
Anna C. Weber
Source: Monroe
Co. Beacon
Anna C. Weber 87 died Wednesday June 27,
1962 at 5:30 p.m. at her home at Lewisville,
Ohio. She is the widow of Fred
Weber who died February 26, 1950. She was born at Lewisville January 2, 1875 the daughter of
Jacob and Frederica Pfalzgraf Christman.
Surviving are three sisters, Miss Louise
Christman, Miss Tillie Christman, Mrs. Lewis (Minnie) Heft.
Services were at 2 p.m. at St. Peter's
United Church of Christ at Lewisville,
Rev. Donald Stump officiated. Interment in Friendship
Cemetery in Lewisville.
1962
Dorsie Dennis Gray
Dorsie D. Gray
, 60 , employee of State Highway Department, died Sunday afternoon on July 29,
1962, at 2:45 o'clock at his home, 406 Woods Street following a heart
attack. Born near Woodsfield,
Ohio February 8, 1902, he
was the son of Delbert and Tabitha Gatten Gray.
He is survived
by his wife, Frances Steed Gray, three daughters, Mrs. John Sheba, of Powhatan Point; Mrs. Ray
Hill of Woodsfield and Miss Edna Mae Gray of the home. Ten grandchildren, a
brother; Alfred Gray of Bellaire and two sisters, Mrs. Edith Vitale and Mrs.
Bertha Bolen of Bellaire.
Funeral
services were held 10 o'clock in The Bauer and Turner Funeral Home with
Minister J. V. A. Traylor officiating. Interment was in Oaklawn
Cemetery, Woodsfield,Ohio.
July 19, 1962X
MARRIAGE
Robinson-Christman
Source: Monroe County Beacon
Sunday afternoon, June tenth, at
half after two, a closed church ceremony was performed in the Stafford Methodist
Church at Stafford.
Miss Barbara Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Robinson, of Stafford,
became the bride of Larry Christman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Christman of
near Lewisville.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. Milford Carey. Tall vases of pink and white gladioli and
potted palms decorated the sanctuary.
Mrs. William Mallett, organist,
played nuptial selections preceding the wedding.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a self-designed gown of white satin in princess style with a
sprinkling of seed pearls at the neckline. Her shoulder length veil of silk
illusion, draped from a small satin pillbox. She wore matching long white
gloves and carried a bouquet of pink roses and white snaps with pink satin
streamers tied in lover's knots.
Mrs. Tom Robinson, sister-in-law
of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore a pale blue nylon dress with a
matching headpiece.
Loren Christman, cousin of the
bridegroom, was best man, and ushers were Larry and Gary Wehr, also cousins of
the bridegroom.
Immediately following the
ceremony a reception was held on the church lawn. Later the couple left for a
wedding trip through the southern states.
The new Mrs. Christman was
graduated from Skyvue High School and Valley
Beauty School
in Marietta.
She is now employed at Florence's Beauty Salon
in Marietta.
Mr. Christman, a graduate of Skyvue High School
also is a senior at Marietta
College.
1962
(8/7/1962)
Alex Hissom Cooley
Funeral services were held Friday in Sardis
for Alex Hissom Cooley. Mr.
Cooley died Tuesday, August 7, at his home in Sardis. A retired oil field worker and
a veteran of World War I, he was born July 13, 1893, at Sardis, the son of Daniel and Martha HissomCooley. Surviving are his
wife, Anna, a sister, Mrs. Neil Pubal
of Cleveland and a brother, Ira Cooley of Sardis. Arthur Probst conducted the services from the
Rush funeral home in Sardis and burial was in Northview Cemetery in New Martinsville.
September 1962X
DEATH
Anna Claus
Christman
Source:
Mrs. Anna Claus Christman, 82 of Lewisville R. .D. 1, died
at 12:30 a.m. Sunday at her home following a lingering illness.
She was born September 23, 1880 near
Miltonsburg, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Muhler Claus.
Mrs. Christman leaves her husband, Lewis
E. Christman; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Welty and Mrs. Fermin Bower, both of
Bucyrus; six sons, Thurman of Jerusalem R. D. 2; Wilbert of Calledonia, Edward
of Bolivar and Lawrence, Robert and Delmar, all of Bucyrus; 16 grand-children,
seven great-grandchildren and one brother, Dora Claus of the home.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. (DST)
Wednesday at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald Stump
officiating. Burial will be in Middle
Church Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after
7 p.m. Monday.
1962
DEATH
Name: Everett D. Claus
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
October 1962
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Everett D. Claus, aged 67, of 816 Lawrence Road, N. E., Canton, Ohio,
died Saturday, October 20, 1962, in Mercy
Hospital, Canton. His death was due to complications
following a long illness.
Born in Monroe County,
June 4, 1895 to Mrs. Minnie Claus and the late Henry P. Claus. He had been a
resident of Canton
for the past twenty-one years.
Mr. Claus was a retired employee of
the Union Metal manufacturing Co., and a
veteran of World War I. He served
overseas with the U. S. Army. A former member of St. John s
Evangelical and Reformed Church, he held membership in the First United Church
of Christ in Canton,
and also the American Legion.
He is survived by his wife, Adelaide, of the home.
His first wife, Lydia, preceded him in death
fourteen years ago. Of this union, the following children survive: two sons,
Harold E. Claus and Elmer E. Claus, of
Canton, and two daughters, Mrs. Edwin (Wilma) Sammet, of Canton, and Mrs. E. L.
(Lela) Long, of Louisville, Stark County. An infant son preceded him in death
in 1930.
Also surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Minnie Claus, of Akron; one brother, Walter
Claus, of Akron, and a sister, Mrs. J. B.
(Hulda) McDonough, of Akron,
and seven grandchildren.
Services were conducted on Tuesday
afternoon, October 23rd, at 1:30 o clock, in the Reed Funeral Home with Rev.
Karl Koepke officiating. Burial was in Forest
Hill Cemetery,
beside his wife, Lydia.
The American Legion held a military service at the grave.
Let not your heart be troubled:
Believe in God, believe also in me.
 - - St. John 14: 1-3
1963
Mark Aaron
Lumbatis
Mark
Aaron Lumbatis, son of David and Helen McDougal Lumbatis, of Lewisville, died at birth Saturday afternoon, January 12,
1963, at Barnesville General
Hospital.
Surviving besides the parents, are a a
brother, stephen, of the home and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Lumbatis,
of Lewisville,
and Mr. and Mrs. e. g. Mcdougal, of Beallsville.
Graveside services were held Sunday
afternoon at four o clock in Friendship cemetery at Lewisville, with Rev. Donald Stump, Sr.,
officiating. the Mallett Funeral Home of Stafford was in charge.
1963XXXXX
Helen M. Amos
Miss Helen M.
Amos, 40, of Marietta, Route 1, died Friday morning,
May 10, 1963, at 1:30 o clock in Marietta
Memorial Hospital
after a long illness. She was born in New Matamoras October 25, 1922, a
daughter of Oscar Amos and the late Millie Hall Amos. She spent most of
her life in New Matamoras.
In addition to her father she is survived by her step-mother, Stella Amos; one
brother, Robert Amos, of Plainville,
Kansas, and several aunts and
uncles.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o clock, at the Corum
Funeral Home, in New Matamoras. Interment was in the New Matamoras
Cemetery.
May 14, 1962X
DEATHXXXXX
Joseph R. Bates
Source: Beacon
Joseph R. Bates, 97, died
Wednesday night May 9, 1962, at 10:30 o'clock, at the home of a daughter, Mrs.
Esther Barr, on Quaker
City, Route 4, after an
illness of seven weeks.
He was a retired farmer and was
a member of the Quaker
City Methodist
Church.
Mr. Bates was born in
Miltonsburg December 20, 1864, a son of William and Sarah Stephens Bates.
His wife, the former Rosina Christman
died in 1936.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Esther Barr and Mrs. Freda Watson, also of Quaker City Route 4; four
grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
the Eberle Funeral Home in Quaker
City, on Saturday
afternoon at one o'clock, with the Rev. Gray officiating. Interment was in Friends Cemetery
at Quaker City.
1963
QUAKER CITY-----Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Ruby, 86, of near Salesville, will be conducted at Eberle
Funeral Home here Tuesday at 1 p.m. the Rev. Herman Gray and burial will be in Friends Cemetery. Callers will be received at
the time of the funeral Monday.
Mrs. Ruby, the widow of Charles Ruby who died
Oct. 25, 1954, died in Colonial Inn Rest Home at Old Washington Saturday evening
where she had resided several months.
The daughter of Roland and Nancy Wilson
Danford, she was born June 10, 1876, in Noble County.
Mrs. Ruby leaves a foster daughter, Mrs.
Manley Hayes of near Salesville; two foster grandchildren and four sisters,
Mrs. Stella Groves of near Salesville, Mrs. Blanche Stallings of Old
Washington, Mrs. Duice Stallings of near Salesville and Mrs. Mary Britton of
near Senecaville. A brother and sister are deceased. Monday 11 Feb. 1963 Cambridge Jeffersonian.
July 1963
DEATH
Lewis Heft
Source: Beacon
Lewis Heft, 85 of Lewisville
died at noon Saturday in Ohio Valley Hospital
in Wheeling
where he had been a patient the past two weeks.
Mr. Heft was born June 16, 1878, in New Jersey a son of the
late Lewis Sr. and Elizabeth Schaefer Heft. He was a member of St. Peter's
United Church of Christ of Lewisville.
He was a retired carpenter and farmer.
Surviving are his widow, Minnie Christman
Heft of the home; five sons, Francis Heft of Lewisville, William of Newton
Falls, Stanley of Woodsfield, Paul of Mantua, and Charles of Aurora; two
daughters, Mrs. Bessie Southerland of Woodsfield, and Mrs. Melba Reich of near
Jerusalem; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; a brother John Heft
of Lewisville; three sisters, Mrs. Catherine Widmer of Martinsville, N.J.,
Mrs. Anna Brandeau of Warwood, W. Va. , Mrs. Christina Schaller of Cleveland.
Friends may call at Bauer-Turner Funeral
home here where services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. Donald Stump
officiating. Burial will be in Friendship
Cemetery at Lewisville.
1963
Obituary:
Thursday 11 July 1963
Jeffersonian
Quaker
City - Mrs Clyde (Blanche) Stallings, 78, of Old Washington, died at 3
p.m. Wednesday in a Cambridge
hospital following a lingering illness.
A daughter of Roland and Nancy Wilson Danford,
Mrs Stallings was born May 23, 1885 in Noble County. She moved to Old Washington about three years
ago after living for many years near Salesville. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She leaves two daughters, Mrs Ildreth Hayes
and Mrs Gail Lowry both of Old Washington; three sisters, Mrs Estelle Groves
and Mrs Dulcie Stallings both of near Salesville and Mrs Mary Britton of near
Senecaville, five
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Her husband Clyde,
died Dec 9, 1958. A brother and two
sisters also preceded her in death.
The body is at the Eberle Funeral Home here
where friends may call after 6 p.m. Thursday.
Services will be conducted at the funeraal
home at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Burial will
be in Friends Cemetery here.
Sept 18, 1963
DEATH
Maggie Christman
Mrs. Samuel (Maggie) Christman,
78. of Woodsfield Route 3 died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Selby
General Hospital, Marietta, where she had
been a patient three weeks.
Mrs. Christman was born November
5, 1884, in Washington
County, a daughter of
Andrew and Ellen Scott Goodballet.
Surviving are her husband,
Samuel of home; four sons, Harold, Grant and Frank all of Woodsfield Route 3
and Vernon of Ashland; three daughters, Mrs. Eva Brownfield of Bethesda, Mrs.
Agnes Johnson of Malaga and Mrs. Edna Long of Batesville; 16 grandchildren and
11 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Lou Rinard of Marietta, Mrs. Mae
Burns and Mrs. Sena Schneider, both of East Liverpool, and a brother, Harold of
East Liverpool. An infant son is deceased.
Friends may call after 1 p.m.
Friday at Gardner Funeral Home. Services will be at 1 p.m. (EST) Sunday at the
funeral home with burial in Calais
Cemetery.
1963
October 18, 1963
Wilson, Gilber Haven
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Gilber Haven Wilson was born April
5, 1875 in Monroe Co. Ohio. He was the son of George Matson Wilson and Mary
Belle Young. He died in California
in 1963.
---------------------------------------------
Gilbert Haven Wilson, a former
Claremont resident who sang before 5 presidents of the United States, died in
San Bernardino hospital Friday evening, October 18 (1963). Private graveside
services were held Wednesday, October 23 in Oak Park Cemetery.
Mr. Wilson moved from Claremont to Twenty-Nine
Palms about 1950. While living in this city, he went to the nation s capital to
officiate in the 1940 drawing of draft numbers. He was the composer of Long
Live America and of The Firefall Song and sang the latter composition for
the first time at Camp Curry, Yosemite.
On July 4, 1918, Mr. Wilson led the
singing on the plaza of the capitol in Washington,
D.C. Participating were President
Woodrow Wilson, his cabinet, the Congress and about 50,000 on-lookers. Mr.
Wilson also sang before Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft,
Calvin Coolidge, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
One of Mr. Wilson s friends was
Josephus Daniels, who was Secretary of the Navy during World War I, when
Franklin D. Roosevelt was assistant secretary.
In World War I days, the musician
was in the United States Marine Corps as musical director and song leader. On
convoy battleships anchored at secret base at Norfolk, VA.,
he inaugurated the custom of community singing on dreadnaughts.
Mr. Wilson sang in opera and gave
many concerts in New York City
for 15 years preceding World War I.
George C. S. Benson officiated at
gravesite services for Mr. Wilson. Interment was made by the side of his wife,
Mrs. Marjorie H. Wilson, who died in 1951.
More on Gilbert Haven Wilson:
First Wife
Ellen Bradley Mays Married December 28, 1898 in Lancaster, KY
Two sons to
this marriage: George Nelson Wilson b. 1902
And Lafon Mays Wilson b. 1905
1963XXXXX
Charles E. Agin
Woodsfield-Charles Edward Agin, 71, of
Woodsfield Route 2 died Monday morning near his home.
Mr. Agin, who had been having heart
trouble, was born Oct. 8, 1892, near Woodsfield, a son of the late David and
Mary Twinem Agin.
He was a World War I veteran.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Grace
Hupp and Mrs. Fay Briggs, both of
Woodsfield, Mrs. Lula Anclone and Mrs. Cora Brown, both of New Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Esther Blue of Beallsville.
[Source: The
Times Recorder, Zanesville,
Ohio, Tuesday, October 22, 1963,
p. 8B]
1963XXXXX
Mellott, Calvin
Miller
SOURCE: The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH,
28 October 1963
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
BEALLSVILLE - Calvin N. Mellott, 84,
of Beallsville Route 2, died at 3 p.m. Saturday at his home. A retired farmer,
he was born near Beallsville Dec. 11, 1878, a son of Benjamin Franklin and
Lualla Miller Mellott.
He was a member of the Methodist
Church, 50-year member of Sunsbury Lodge 362, F. and A.M., and for 30 years its
secretary, was a member of the Eastern Star, served for 20 years on the Monroe
County School Board and also at one time was a member of the Beallsville
District School Board.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary
Jeffers Mellott; two daughters, Miss Marie Mellott of Columbus
and Mrs. Sara Christman of San Antonio,
Tex., and seven grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday at the Methodist
Church with Rev. Harvey
McPheron assisted by Rev. Dennis Jones, officiating. Burial will be in Beallsville Cemetery. Eastern Star services will be
held at 7 p.m. and Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. today at Harper-Campbell
Funeral Home.
1963
Norris, Mrs.
Hattie
Times-Leader, Dec 17, 1963
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Mrs. Hattie Norris, 86, resident of
Woodsfield for many years, died Sunday night at the Crawford Nursing Home at
Malvern. Her husband, Henry Norris, died in 1960. She was born March 13, 1877,
and was a member of the Louisville Church of Christ.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Walter Norris of Woodsfield, two sons, Guy Norris of Woodsfiled Route 2 and
Herman Horris of Canton;
several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Thursday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home in Woodsfield with Minister John Hamilton
officating. Burial will be in Oaklawn cmetery at Woodsfield. Friends may call
after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
1963
Hicks, Mrs. Christina
SOURCE: Times-Leader, Dec 17, 1963, pg 2
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Mrs.
Christina Hicks, 82, widow of Hugh Hicks, and resident of Hannibal,
died Monday morning at the Wetzel County Hospital,
New martinsville.
She was born July 24, 1881, at Hannibal
and was a member of the Mt. Zion United Church of Christ.
Surviving
are a son, David of Wheeling; one daughter, Mrs. Virgil Huffman, with whom she
resided; a brother, Raymond Kiedaisch of Hannibal, two sisters, Miss Ricca
Kiedaish of Washington, D.C., and Miss Nellie Kiedaisch of Beallsville; two
grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Friends are being received at the Rush Funeral Home, Sardis, where services
will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. George Corbitt. Burial in Greenlawn
Memorial Park, New Martinsville.
1963
Chambers, Encil G.
SOURCE: The Times-Leader, Dec 17, 1963
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Encil
G. Chambers, 43, of Brooks Run, Bellaire, died Monday evening about 5:50 in
Bellaire.
He
was born on Jan. 26, 1920, and survived by his wife, Mrs. Amanda Blake
Chambers; a son, Jackie Glenn; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Chambers,
Cameron; two borthers, Cecil and Harry of Cameron; and three sisters, Mrs. Opal
Maltese, Wheeling,
Mrs. Lucy Mason and Mrs. Irma Yeater, Cameron.
The
body was taken by the Walter C. Bauknecht and Son Funeral Home today to Cameron
where services and interment will be held. Arrangements
are incomplete.
1963
Stine, John S.
Times-Leader, Dec 17, 1963
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
John S. Stine, 76, of Harrietsville,
died Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harold Blair, following a lengthy
illness. He was born Nov. 17, 1887, near Sardis
and was a retired farmer. He was a member of the West Union Church of Christ.
Surviving in addition to his
daughter are two sons, Dale of Burbank and Donald of Chicago, Ill.; a sister,
Mrs. Ida Busche of Columbus, one brother, Everett Stine of Zanesville, three
grandchildren.
Services will be conducted Wednesday
at 1 p.m. at Bauer, Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, by Minister J. V. A.
Traylor. Burial in West
Union Cemetery.
December 19, 1963X
DEATH
Ronald E. Christman, Sr.
Ronald E. Christman, Sr., 69 of
Woodsfield, died Friday morning December 13, 1963, at 10:45 o'clock after
suffering an apparent heart attack while deer hunting near Woodsfield with his
two sons, Dr. Ronald Christman, Jr. and Jack Christman.
Mr. Christman, who was retired
heating and plumbing contractor had suffered from a heart condition the past
ten years.
Mr. Christman was born October
28, 1894, in Woodsfield, a son of the late Samuel and Maude Montgomery Christman. He was a veteran of World War 1.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Irene Withers, of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Zola Slawter, of
Akron; Mrs. Doris Smith of Woodsfield, and Mrs. Lorna Good, of Dayton; five
sons, Jack Christman, Dr. Ronald Christman, Jr., and Sam Christman, all of
Woodsfield; Ray Christman of Millstadt, Illinois, and Burris of Washington, D.
C.; fifteen grandchildren; and two brothers, Paul Christman and William
Christman, both of Woodsfield.
Mr. Christman was a member of
Monroe Post No.87, American Legion and Monroe County Post No. 5303, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Funeral services were held in
the Bauer and Turner Funeral Chapel on Monday afternoon at two o'clock, with
Minister John Hamilton officiating. Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Monroe Post No.87, American
Legion, held military services at the grave.
1964
Edward Reischman
Source: Zanesville, OH,
Times Recorder dated, 03 Feb 1964:
Woodsfield -- Edward S. Reischman,
62, of Miltonsburg died at 7 p.m. Saturday at Barnseville General Hospital
afrer a long illness. Mr. Reischman was born July 17, 1901, in Belmont County, a son of Michael and Anna
Burkhart Reischman. He was a member of St.
John the Baptist Catholic Church of Miltonsburg and its
Holy Name Society.
Surviving are
his widow, Martha; a son, Charles of Wooster; six daughters, Mrs. Kathryn
Scheiderer of Cambridge, Mrs. Juanita Eschbough of Canton, Mrs. Helen Hudson of
Uniontown, Sister M. Martelle of Cambridge, Sister M. Marteen of Seymour, Wis.,
and Miss Marilyn Reischman of the home; three brothers, John of Miltonsburg,
Roman of Barnesville and Arthur of Strausburg and six grandchildren.
Friends may
call at Michener Funeral Home in Woodsfield where Rosary will be recited at 8
p.m. today. Requiem mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St.
John the Baptist
Church with Rev. Fr. John
E. Costlow officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
January 2, 1964XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Morris-Crum
Source: Beacon
Miss Betty Lou Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ermie Morris of Woodsfield,
Route 3, and John F. Crum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J Crum, of Summerfield
Route 1, were united in marriage on Saturday, October nineteenth, at St.
Michael's Catholic Church in Carlisle. The Rev. Rudolph Wargo officiated at the double
ring ceremony at half after nine o'clock in the morning.
The altar was decorated with
vases of pink mums. Miss Euncie Horton was organist.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a floor-length gown of
Chantilly Lace. It was designed with a sabrina neckline and long sleeves
tapering to points over her hands. The bouffant skirt was made of tiers of
Chantilly Lace and net. A crown of pearls and organza petals held her elbow
length veil of French silk illusion. Her only jewelry was strand of pears, a
gift of the bridegroom, and her bridal bouquet was of pink and white roses with
ivy, and a crystal rosary.
She carried out the tradition
of something old, new, borrowed and blue and a penny in her shoe.
Mrs. Glen Burkhart, sister of the bridegroom,
was matron of honor. She wore a dress of pink taffeta brocade with matching
circular veil, and carried a colonial bouquet of pink and white carnations.
Glen Burkhart served Mr. Crum as
best man.
The bride's mother chose a navy
blue dress with black accessories. Mrs. Crum was attired in a blue and white
silk dress with black accessories. Each wore a corsage of white carnations.
Following the ceremony, a dinner
for the immediate family was served at the home of the bride's parents.
A shower was held in the
evening, for one hundred and fifty guests at the home of the bride. Centering
the bride's table was a four-tiered wedding cake decorated with pink roses and
topped with a miniature bride and groom.
Hostesses at the dinner and
shower were Mrs. Lela Christman, Miss Kay Christman, Miss Merle Crawford and
Mrs. Gertrude Kahrig, all relatives of the bride.
The bride is a graduate of
Skyvue High School Stafford. She is employed by Highlights for Children at Columbus, Ohio,
Mr. Crum is a graduate of Summerfield High School
and is employed by Westinghouse at Columbus.
Leaving for her honeymoon, the
bride wore a navy and white suit with black accessories and a corsage from her
bridal bouquet.
Mr. and Mrs. Crum are now living
t 232 West Ninth Avenue,
Columbus.
1964XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Feb. 15, 1964
Morris-Lallathin
Miss Sara Morris daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ermie Morris of Woodsfield Route 3, and David Lallathin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Lallathin of Clarington Route 1, were united in marriage on
Saturday, February fifteenth.
The vows were exchanged at half
after one o'clock in the afternoon with Minister J.V.A. Traylor performing the
double ring ceremony at the his home. The couple's parents were in attendance.
The bride chose for her wedding
a ballerina length gown of white lace and chiffon. The fitted bodice was
designed with a round neckline and long sleeves and the full skirt was chiffon
over satin. A crown of pearls and organza petals held her elbow length veil of
French silk illusion. Her only jewelry was a strand of pearls, a gift of the
bridegroom. Her white Bible was topped with an orchid with white satin
streamers. She carried out the tradition of something old, new, borrowed and
blue and a penny in her shoe.
Mrs. John Crum, sister of the
bride, was matron of honor. She wore a dress of light blue chiffon and satin
with a lace jacket, and a matching rose design veil. She carried a colonial
bouquet of pink carnation.
. Graydon Lallathin served his brother as best man.
The bride's mother chose a navy
blue dress with black accessories. The groom's mother was attired in a beige
dress with a brown jacket, with which she wore brown accessories. Both mothers
wore a corsage of white carnations.
The bride is a graduate of Lewisville High School,
Lewisville. She
was formerly employed by The Columbus Dental Mfg. Co., at Columbus.
Mr. Lallathin is a graduate of River High School,
Hannibal, and the Andrew
Barber College,
at Columbus. He
is now employed by Antonie's Barber Shop in Akron.
Mr. and Mrs. Lallathin are now
residing at 605 East Avenue,
Akron, 20, Ohio.
1964XXXXX
William G. Adamson
William G. Adamson, 66, of 109
East Marietta Street, died Tuesday night, February
18, 1964, at 11:30 o clock, in Barnesville
General Hospital
where he had been a patient since December 12. He was born at Bloomfield, October 13,
1897, a son of Alfred and Mattie Thomas Adamson. Mr. Adamson was a
retired farmer and oil field worker. He was a member of the
Masterton Masonic Lodge at Lebanon.
Surviving are his wife, Torin Morrison Adamson, and two sisters, Mrs. Lois
McGillian and Mrs. Mrytle Karcher, of New Matamoras.
Friends are being received at the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home where Masonic
services will be held this Thurday evening at 8:00 o clock.
1964XXXXX
Adolph S. Morris
April 11, 1964
Woodsfield---Funeral
services for Adolph Spencer Morris, 81, a retired Woodsfield farmer, will be
held at 2.p.m. Tuesday (11 April 1964) at the Gardner Funeral Home by minister
James Gallagher. Burial will be in Calais
cemetery.
Mr. Morris died at his home Saturday at 10 a.m. following a short illness. He
leaves 106 survivors.
He was born in Monroe County March 31, 1883, a son of Thomas and Susan Merle
Morris and was a member of the Church
of Christ.
Mr. Morris leaves his widow, Emma : a son Clarence of Ashland; seven daughters,
Mrs. Edna Huntsman of Toronto, Mrs. Estelle Lendon, of Lewisville, Mrs. Nellie
Matz; Mrs. Kathryn Peat, Mrs. Bertha London, all of Ashland, Mrs. Vestal Morris
and Mrs. Nettie Brown, both of Woodsfield; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Drake of
Barnesville and Mrs. Annabelle Peat of Applecreek; three brothers, Alva of
Kingston, John of Cambridge and Nora (Dora) of Fly and 35 grandchildren and 57
great-grandchildren. One son Russell is deceased.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
April 23, 1964X
MARRIAGE
Whealdon-Weber
Source: Monroe County Beacon
Miss Bernie Kay Whealdon,
daughter of Mrs. C. D. Whealdon of Caldwell, and Robert Eugene Weber, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley T. Weber, of Lewisville,
exchanged vows of marriage on Friday, March sixth at eight-thirty o'clock in
the evening, in the First
Baptist Church,
North Street, Caldwell. Pastor Roy Wikander officiated
for the double ring ceremony in the presence of the immediate families.
The bride wore a street length
white brocade sheath with long sleeves and high neckline. Her veil was shoulder
length. A red rosebud corsage complemented her ensemble.
Mrs. Larry Anderson, a friend of
the bride, was matron of honor. She wore an orange sheath with a white mum
corsage.
Charles D. Whealdon, brother of
the bride, was best man.
Mrs. Whealdon chose a brown
sheath with gold accessories and a yellow mum corsage was pinned to her
shoulder line. Mrs. Weber wore beige with white accessories and her corsage was
white mums.
Immediately following the
ceremony a reception for twenty guests was held in the home of the bride's
mother. Aides were Mrs. Larry Anderson and Mr. C. D. Whealdon.
The bride is a graduate of Caldwell High School. Mr. Weber graduated from Skyvue High School,
Stafford and is employed with the Baker
Company, Caldwell.
Since returning from a wedding
trip the couple is residing on Cumberland
Street, in Caldwell.
Out of town guests were from Lewisville, Marietta and Columbus.
May 28, 1964X
BIRTH OOOOO
Charles Allen Blair
Source: Beacon
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Blair, of
Lower Salem, Route 1, are the parents of a son born Saturday, May 9, at Selby General Hospital,
Marietta.
The new arrival weighed seven
pounds, seven ounces, and has been named Charles Allen.
The mother is the former Miss
Juineta Hoff. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hoff, of Lewisville Route 1, and Mr. and Mrs. Marion
Blair, of Lower Salem Route 1. Charles Allen has a brother Timothy Earl, four
years old.
1964
Stella Margaret Schaub nee Kennedy
The Canton Repository, Canton,
Ohio, August, 1964
MRS. STELLA M.,
age 63 of 2804 12th SW, died in the home last evening [SUBMITTER'S NOTE: 2 Aug 1964] at 8:30 after a three-month
illness. She was born in Harrison,
Virginia. She was the secretary
of the Schaub Electric Co. She was a member of Canton Baptist
Temple.
She is survived
by her husband Wesley W. Sr., one daughter, Mrs. Marie Paulus, one son Wesley
W. Jr., both of Canton.
One brother, Edward Kennedy of Columbus.
Two sisters Mrs. Mae Rank of Calif, and Mrs.
Marcella Zurbuck of Canton.
There are eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She lived in Canton for 53 years.
Funeral
services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Welch's Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Sunset
Hills Burial
Park. Calling hours will
be Tuesday 2 - 4 and 7 - 9.
1964
Freda Dillon nee Truex
Mrs. Freda (Truex) Dillon, of 410
South Main Street, Woodsfield, passed away at
11:45 p.m., August 6, 1964, at her home following a lengthy illness. She
was born December 27, 1913, near Woodsfield where she spent her entire
life. She was the daughter of Edward and Nora Stephen Truex. Freda
was baptized into Christ at Jackson
Ridge, May 27, 1934 and
transferred her membership to the Woodsfield Church of Christ in November,
1957. She was united in marriage with Ralph Dillon on September 17,
1932. To this union was born one son,Clarence. Mrs. Dillon leaves
to mourn her departure, her husband; son; two grandsons, Gary and Doughlas
Dillon; one brother, Everett Truex, of Powhatan Point, Ohio; one uncle, Cletus
Truex, of Woodsfield Route 3, and one aunt, Mrs. Ora Cehrs, of Wheeling,
besides a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death
by her parents. Freda was a good wife and neighbor. Services were
held at the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home at Woodsfield on August 9, 1964 with
Brother john Hamilton in charge. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Card of Thanks: We wish to
take this means of thanking all who helped in any way during the lengthy
illness and at the time of the death of our beloved one. These acts of
kindness will never be forgotten. The Ralph Dillon Family
August 13, 1964X
DEATH
Lawrence H. Crock
Lawrence H. Crock, 44, of near
Miltonsburg, on Woodsfield Route 3 died Tuesday morning, August 11, 1964, in
Barnesville General Hospital after an illness of two weeks.
A farmer, he was born December
7, 1909, near Harriettsville, a son of Louis and Louise Sherr Crock. He was a
member of St. John's
Catholic Church at Miltonsburg.
Surviving are his wife Helen Crock;
four daughters, Mrs. Wilma Burkhart of Woodsfield, Route 3; Mrs. Betty Doty of
Powhatan; Mrs. Hazel May; of Alledonia and Miss Linda Crock of the home; one
son Robert Crock of Massillon; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Hill and Mrs. Pearl
Schott of Canton; two brothers, Paul Crock of Waterford and Gilbert Crock of
Caldwell and fifteen grandchildren.
Friends are being received at
the family home.
A requiem High Mass will be
solemnized Friday morning at eleven o'clock in St. John's Church,
Miltonsburg, with Rev, John Costlow officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery with the Gardner Funeral Home in charge.
1964
August 20, 1964
DEATH
Grace E. Weber
Source: Monroe
Co. Beacon
Mrs. Grace E. Miller Weber, 75 wife of
Walter Weber, of near Lewisville, Ohio died Sunday evening, August 16th,
1964 in Barnesville General Hospital where she had been a patient since
suffering a stroke last Thursday.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama,
she was born June 22, 1889, a daughter of William and Phoebe Hankiur Miller.
Mrs. Weber was a member of the
Presbyterian Church in Woodsfield; Woodsfield Chapter No. 268, Order of Eastern
Star, and Monroe Rebekah Lodge No. 645, Woodsfield.
Mrs. Weber is survived by her husband,
Walter Weber.
Funeral services will be held this
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock in the Gardner Funeral Home, with Rev. Fenton
C. St. John officiating. Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery,
Woodsfield.
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Frederick Alan Kappeler
and Miss
Helen Rosalie Pickens
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
Thurs., Aug. 20, 1964
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Wedding vows were exchanged at
two-thirty o clock the afternoon of June 27, 1964 by Miss Helen Rosalie
Pickens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Pickens, of Lewisville, Ohio
and Mr. Frederick Allan Kappeler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Kappeler, Sr. of 444 Beech Street, Berea,
Ohio.
The double ring ceremony took place
in the Faith United Presbyterian Church at Lakewood with the Reverend Harold
Eberhard officiating.
The bride, given in marriage by her
father, wore a floor-length gown of peau de soie.
Mrs. Elmore Beale, Jr. of Oxford, Ohio was matron
of honor, while Mrs. Theodore Harsh, of Cleveland,
Ohio was bridesmatron.
The bridegroom s brother, John L.
Kappeler, Jr. was best man. Ushers were Frank P. Miller, Jr. of Lakewood, and Raymond Fehlan of Wellington.
 The
bridegroom s mother was attired in a dress of aqua lace over taffeta with white
accessories.
Preceding the open Church ceremony a
program of wedding music was presented by Mrs. David Pilkey, organist.
Immediately following the exchange of vows a reception was held in the Church
social rooms where Mrs. Robert DeVoe, sister of the bride, presided over the
guest book.
The bride is a 1956 graduate of Lewisville high school, Lewisville,
Ohio and Ohio University.
She is an elementary teacher in the Cleveland
school system. Her husband is attending Fenn
College and is employed with Evans
Type-art, Advertising Production, Elyria,
Ohio.
Following a wedding trip in Canada, the newlyweds are making their home in Cleveland.
1964
Birth Announcement:
John Francis Crum
Published August 27, 1964
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Crum, of 3067 Alwine Road, Columbus,
are the parents of a six pound, five ounce son born Monday, August 17th, at Mount Carmel Hospital,
Columbus. The
infant has been named John Francis. Mrs. Crum is the former Miss Betty Lou
Morris. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ermie Morris, of Woodsfield, Route 3,
and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Crum, of Summerfield, Route 1. Mrs. Rosa Betts and
Elmer Morris, of Woodsfield, are the great grandparents.
October 8, 1964XXXXXx
DEATH
Etta E. Milton
Mrs. Etta E.Milton, age 70,
passed away Tuesday evening, October 6, 1964, at seven o'clock, in Barnesville General Hospital.
She was born in Monroe County,
March 12, 1894, the daughter of Abraham
Lincoln and Anna House Slack.
Mrs. Milton was a member of the Bracken Ridge
Methodist Church.
Surviving are her husband, Frank
Milton; three daughters, Mrs. Albert Finney of Sandusky;
Mrs. Warren G. Lumbatis, of Bechtelsville,
Pa. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Young of Reynoldsburg; ten grandchildren, an two brothers, Luther
Slack, of Miassillon and Burdette Slack of Lewisville.
Friends are being received at
the Gardner Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held in
the funeral home on Friday afternoon at two o'clock, with Rev. Ralph Yoss
officiating. Burial will be in Mt.
Tabor Cemetery.
1964
G. Frank Johnson
G. Frank
Johnson, 61, of 3139 Windsor
Place, S. W., Canton,
died Thursday evening, October 22, 1964, in Mercy
Hospital, Canton. Death was due to a heart attack
which he suffered ten days previously. Born at Calais,
Monroe County, he was a son of the late Adam
and Adeline Hodge Johnson. Mr. Johnson had been a resident of Canton for the past
twenty-three years. He was employed as a pipe-fitter at Timken's for the
past twenty-five years. He was a member of the Ninth Street Church of
Christ in Canton.
Surviving are
his widow, Opal L. Johnson, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Janet)
Kinney and Mrs. George (Phyllis) Liolios, and two sons, Enned F. Johnson and
Louis S. Johnson, all of Canton; one brother Harry I. Johnson, of Barnesville
and five grandchildren. One son Everett E. Johnson, preceded him in
death.
Funeral
services were held Monday afternoon at one o'clock at the Reed Funeral Home, in
Canton, with
Ted H. Waller officiating. Burial was in West
Lawn Cemetery,
Canton.
1964XXXXXX
DEATH
Name: Raymen W. Miller
Source: Memory card
Issue: November
17,1964
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Raymen W. Miller, born October 20,
1912; died November 14, 1964; funeral services Eberle Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 17, 1964; officiating clergyman Reverend Milford Cary, pastor
of Methodist Church; interment Friends Cemetery, Quaker City, Ohio.
Deaths: 1964 OOOOO
Betts, Harvey W., 89, of Quaker City
route 3, Nov. 17
[Source: The
Times Recorder, Zanesville,
Ohio, Wednesday, November 18,
1964, p. 1B]
Harvey Betts
Quaker City-Harvey Betts, 89, Quaker City
route 3, died Tuesday in
Guernsey Memorial Hospital,
Cambridge where
he had been a patient for two
weeks.
He was a retired farmer and teamster. Mr. Betts was born in Batesville
June 15, 1875,
a son of James and Elizabeth Shuman Betts.
His wife, the
former Nora L.
Brill, died October 7, 1951.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Eva
Carr, of Cumberland;
Mrs. Emma
Long and Mrs.
Blanche Gallagher, both of Cambridge. A daughter is deceased.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday at Eberle Funeral Home here
with Rev. Milford Carey
officiating. Burial will be at Friends Cemetery in
Quaker City.
Friends may call at the funeral home after
1 p.m. today.
1964
Obituary:
Tuesday 24 Nov 1964 Jeffersonian
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m.
Wednesday at the McVay Funeral Home for Mrs
Garfield (Tessie) Danford, 80, Caldwell who
died at 11:10 a.m. Monday at Guernsey Memorial Hospital,
Cambridge
following a short illness.
Minister Donald Allen will officiate and
burial will be in Bates
Hill Cemetery.
Calling hours at the McVay Funeral Home are
from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Mrs Danford was born Jan 14, 1884 in Noble County,
the daughter of Samuel and Lydia Moore Bates,
She was a life long resident of the county.
She leaves five daughters, Mrs Ardith
Mendenhall, Sarahsville RD 1, Mrs Clarice Mendenhall, Caldwelll, Mrs Helen Day,
Quaker City R D 1, Mrs Erma House, Steubenville and Miss June Danford of the
home; one son Wayne
Danford, Caldwell; one brother Charles Bates,
New Concord; 13 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Her husband died in 1955 and a son, Charles
in 1924.
1965
Cecil E. Gatten
Source:
The Monroe County
Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, January 14, 1965.
Cecil E. Gatten, 53, of 1530
Walnut Street, Zanesville, Ohio, died Sunday evening, December 27,
1964, at 9:45 o'clock, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, where he had been admitted
onFriday. He had been ill about six months.
Mr. Gatten was born May 13, 1911, in Woodsfield,
Ohio, a son of Oliver and Ethel Poulton
Gatten, and had lived most of his life in Zanesville.
He was employed as a car loader for the Dura Corporation.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Ethel Jones, of the home, one sister, Mrs.
Jennie Louise Hook, of Zanesville; two brothers,
Joseph Gatten and George Gatten, of Zanesville,
and several nieces and nephews. His father and a brother, Harry, preceded
him in death.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:3p o'clock in the Putman
Chapel of the Bolin Funeral Home, in Zanesville,
with Rev. Curtis Arnold officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery.
1965
John B. Davison
John B. Davison, 87, of Barnesville, a former resident of Zanesville,
died Saturday morning, January 29, 1965, at 3:15 o clock, in Barnesville General Hospital,
following a brief illness. Mr. Davison was a pottery worker by trade, and
had spent most of his life in Zanesville.
He had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Parkinson, 124 Walnut Street,
Barnesville.
He was born July 7, 1878, near East Union, a son of the late Austin and Emily
Rayner Davison, and was a member of the Pleasant Grove
Methodist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Parkinson, of Barnesville, and Mrs.
Geraldine Baker, of Zanesville; two sons, Zon C. Davison, of Cuba, New York,
and Loren G. Davison, of Akron; one sister, Mrs. Ollie Bates, of Orlando,
Florida; one brother, Harley Davison, of Wingett Run; five grandchildren and
twelve great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, February 1st, at 1:30 o clock in
the McVay Funeral Home, at Caldwell,
with Dr. Byron B. Evans officiating. Interment was in Olive Cemetery,
Caldwell.
February 4, 1965 XXXXX
DEATH
Ralph E. McCurdy
Source: Beacon
Ralph E. (Bus) McCurdy, 38, of
Woodsfield, Route 2, died Monday morning, February 1, 1965, at 8:05 o'clock, in
Barnesville General
Hospital after a three
weeks' illness
He was born at Woodsfield, June
26, 1926, a son of Charles and Cora Walters McCurdy.
Mr. McCurdy was a member of the First Methodist
Church in Woodsfield, and was employed
at Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, at Hannibal.
Surviving are his parents, with
whom he made his home; one son, Carson McCurdy, and three daughters, Lynn,
Pamela and Molly McCurdy of Woodsfield Route 1; four sisters, Mrs. Wilma
McIntyre of Watertown, Mass.; Mrs. Eileen Shannon of Van Nuys, California; Mrs.
Eva Jean Palmer of Peninsula, and Mrs. Myrna L. Stovall of Avenel, New
Jersey. One son, Jere J. McCurdy died
July 8, 1964.
Funeral services were held at
the Michener Funeral Home on Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock, with Rev. Roy
Walther officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn
Cemetery.
1965
John Gatten
Source: The Monroe County
Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, April 1965
John Gatten,
retired farmer, son of Joseph and Hannah Jane Highman Gatten, was born near Woodsfield
on January 21, 1880, and departed this life Monday evening, March 1, 1965, at
8:30 o'clock at the home of his son, Floyd Gatten, on Woodsfield, Route 2,
where he made his home. At the time of his death he was 85 years, one month and
seven days of age. Mr. Gatten was a member of The Richfork Church of
Christ.
Surviving are
one son, Floyd D. Gatten, of Woodsfield, Route 2; four daughters, Mrs. Flavil
L. Bates, of Woodsfield, Route 3; Mrs. Evalee Harold and Mrs. Winona
Abicht, both of Marietta, Ohio; and Mrs. Irene Stultz, of Ashland, Ohio. He
also leaves sixteen grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren; several nieces
and nephews, and many other relatives and friends.
His wife,
Martha Nalley Gatten, preceded him in death on March 30, 1960. Also, one son,
John Jr; two grandsons and one great granddaughter are deceased.
He
has gone home over yonder,
Of
that home the Bible states
Watching
for loved ones coming
Our
dear one peacefully waits.
He
has stepped through a door
Which
he found standing wide
And
has left all his cares and griefs
On this side.
Funeral services were conducted by Minister J. V. A. Traylor in The Bauer
and Turner Funeral Chapel on Thursday afternoon, March 4th, at two o'clock.
Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield,
Ohio
1965
(Mary Elizabeth Dick Ulrich was born on 30
Jun 1919 in Monroe Co., OH. She died on 08 May 1965 in Lewisville, Monroe Co., OH.)
Source: The Zanesville Times Recorder, dated,
10 May 1965
Mrs. Mary
Ulrich
Summerfield --
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ulrich, 45, of near Lewisville,
died of an apparent heart attack at her home at 9 p.m. Saturday (May 8). She
was born in Monroe
County, June 30 1919,
daughter of Fred and Martha Schoeppner Dick.
Mrs. Ulrich is
survived by her husband Alex, her mother, Mrs. Martha Dick of Woodsfield, two
sons, Freddie and Joseph of the home, three daughters Margaret and Theresa of
the home, and Mrs. Jack Brown of Lewisville, two brothers, Joseph and Clarence
of Lewisville; two sisters, Mrs. Paul Madison of Woodsfield and Mrs. Frank Ross
of Carroll; and one grandchild.
Requiem high
mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church in Burkhart with burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at Brubach Funeral Home here 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.
May 13, 1965X
DEATH
Rachel Christman
Source: Beacon
Rachel Christman, daughter of
Louis and Christina Mecklin Matz was born April 1, 1873 and departed this life
March 6, 1965, being 91 years, eleven months, and four days of age.
Baptized in infancy, she was
confirmed in 1887 at St. John's
Middle Church
and remained a member all her life, the Church now being Trinity United Church
of Christ.
Preceding her in death was her
husband, Jacob J. Christman, whom she married March 13, 1894.
To this union were born eight
children; Mrs. Arthur (Bertha) Neuhardt, Mrs. Vernon (Gladys) Reich, Mrs. Okey
(Zelda) Rubel, Mrs. Harold (Edna) Young, all of the Lewisville Community; Mrs.
Gilbert (Oneda) Ludwig, of Woodsfield; Mrs. Vernon (Ruby) Mann, of Jerusalem; and Elmer Christman, of Apple Creek, Ohio.
One son died in infancy.
A brother William F. Matz, of
Woodsfield also is living.
The thirty-one grandchildren and
sixty great grandchildren were a joy and consolation to Mrs. Christman. One
granddaughter and three great grandsons preceded her in death.
Mrs. Christman was one of twelve
children. Four brothers, Phillip, Christopher, Louis E. and Herman Matz; and
six sisters, Mrs. Fred (Amelia) Neuhart, Mrs. John (Elizabeth)
Hines, Mrs. Chris (Louise) Leibfarth, Mrs. Amiel (Mary) Faber, Mrs. Charles
(Elma) Legg, and Mrs. George L. (Lena)
Christman, preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held in Trinity
United Church of Christ on Wednesday afternoon, March 10th, at one
o'clock with Rev. Donald Stump officiating. Burial was in the Middle Church
Cemetery.
1965X
Lafe Hanson
May 26, 1965
Lafe Hanson , 90 , of Lewisville, a retired carpenter, died
Wednesday night, May 26, 1965, at 11:15 o'clock, in Castle Nursing Home, at
Millersburg after an extended illness.
He was born May 10, 1875, in Monroe County,
son of Isaac and Susan Wilson Hanson, and was a member of Lewisville Methodist
Church.
Mr.
Hanson lived in Akron
twenty years, being a builder and contractor in the Kenmore District.
Surviving are three daughters; Mrs. Edith
Boyer, of Erie, Pa.;
Mrs. Icel Haws, of Bath and Mrs. Gladys Stewart
of North Olmstead; two brothers, Thomas Hanson of Phoenix,
Arizona, and M.I. Hanson of Lewisville;
a sister, Mrs. Mary Lumbatis, of Lewisville; nine grandchildren, and twenty-three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon
at two o; clock in The Lewisville Methodist Church, with Rev. Ralph Yoss and
Rev. Paul Neville officiating. Burial
was in Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville,
with The Gardner Funeral Home, of Woodsfield in charge.
Hupp, James
Born July 15,
1901
Died June 1965
Woodsfield
Jorris, Kellie Ann 1965 or 1968
Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Jorris of Woodsfield announce the birth of a daughter, Kellie Ann.
Kellie was born on May 29, 1965, at Barnesville Hospital
and weighed 7 pounds and 10 1/2 ounces.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frances
Ackerman of Woodsfield and Mrs. Barbara Jorris of Sanford, Florida. Great-grandparent is Henry Ackerman of
Woodsfield. Kellie has three brothers.
Kellie Anne Jorris
Published---1968
Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Jorris, of 159 Andover,
are the parents of a daughter born, May 29, in The Barnesville Hospital. The
new arrival weighed 7 pounds, 10 1/2 ounces, and has been named Kellie
Anne. Mrs. Jorris is the former Miss Kay Ackerman. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ackerman, of Devon Road,
and Mrs. Barbara Jorris, of Sanford, Florida,
are the grandparents. The great granparents are Mrs. Mary Rosenlieb, of
Massillion, and Henry Ackerman, of Maple Avenue. Kellie Anne has three brothers, Stephen,
Gregory and Scott.
1965
Jennie Johnson nee Stephen or Stephan
MRS. JENNIE
JOHNSON, 91, of Quaker City, died Sunday morning, June 13, 1965, at one
o'clock, in Guernsey Memorial Hospital,
Cambridge.
She was born in Monroe
County, September 10,
1873, the daughter of John R. and Louisa Herlan Stephen.
Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Quaker City
Methodist Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Miss Helen Johnson. of Colonial
Nursing Home, in Old Washington; two grandsons, James Johnson, of Washington,
D.C. and Dr. John R. Johnson, of Madison, Wisconsin; one sister, Mrs. Louella Roe,
of Columbus, and one brother, Fred Stephen, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
June 24, 1965
MARRIAGE
Pfalzgraf-Dehlquist
Source: Beacon
The courtyard of the Methodist
Theological Seminary in Delaware, Ohio, was the setting on
Monday, June fourteenth, for the marriage of Miss Charlene Faye Pfalzgraf and
Mr. Paul Anders Dehlquist.
The Rev. Alfred P. Beale
officiated at the double ring ceremony at 12:30 p.m.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin Raymond Pfalzgraf of Route 1, Clarington, Ohio.
Mr. Dehlquist's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Dehlquist, of Bethlehem, Connecticut, and Honolulu,
Hawaii.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a gown of white swiss organdy and sabrina neckline, and
redingote design edged in swiss embroidered organdy. The soft fullness at the
waistline extended into a brush train. The three- tiered crown of sheer and
tiny crystals held her shoulder length English illusion veil. The bride carried
a white Bible with a bouquet of orchids.
Attending the bride was her
sister, Miss Barbara Ann Pfalzgraf, as maid of honor. She wore a floor length
gown of petal pink silk linen with midriff trim of embroidered flowers, square
neck and brief sleeves. A tailored bow finished the back interest. The headpiece,
of matching color, was a pleated pillbox with a circle veil. She also carried a
bouquet of orchids.
Mr. David Hegans, of Columbus, served as best
man.
Following the ceremony a wedding
dinner was served at Green Meadows Country Inn.
The bride is a graduate of the Ohio State University, Columbus,
where she also received her Master's Degree in Sociology. She is a teacher of
History in the Jefferson
Local School
District in West Jefferson, Ohio.
Mr. Dehlquist is a graduate of
the Punahou School of Honolulu, and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Yale University.
He is currently pursuing graduate studies and teaching at the Ohio State University.
Following a wedding trip though
the South, the couple will spend the summer in Vermont
and return, in August, to reside at their country home near Marysville, Ohio.
July 1965X
DEATH
Louisa
Christina Christman
Source: Monroe
Co. Beacon
Miss Louisa C. Christman, 94, died
Wednesday morning, July 14, 1965, at two o'clock at her home at Lewisville, Ohio
after several months' illness.
She was born near Lewisville, on April 4, 1871, the daughter of
Jacob and Frederica Pfalzgraf Christman.
Surviving are two sisters, Miss Tillie
Christman, of the home, and Mrs. Lewis (Minnie) Heft, of Lewisville, also several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held in the Bauer
and Turner Chapel on Friday afternoon at two o'clock, D. S.T., with Rev. Donald
Stump, Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Friendship
Cemetery, Lewisville.
July 1965X
BIRTH
Darin Kent
Christman
Source: Beacon
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Christman, of Quaker City,
Route 1 are the parents of a son born Friday, July 30th, in Barnesville General Hospital. The new arrival weighed 7
pounds, 6-1/2 ounces, and has been named Darin Kent. Mrs. Christman is the
former Miss Clara Belle Kennon. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Kennon, of Barnesville, and Walter F. Christman, of Woodsfield, Route 3. The
great-grandmother is Mrs. Agnes Wehr, of Batesville.
August 1965X
DEATH OOOOO
Oscar F. Bunfill
Source: Monroe County Beacon
Oscar F. Bunfill, retired, of 34
Leggett Avenue, Barnesville, died Wednesday morning August 18, 1965, at 1:50
o'clock, in Wheeling Hospital. He had been ill for many months and had been
hospitalized previously but his death occurred after he had been back in the
hospital for just one day.
Mr. Bunfill was born in Malaga,
November 24, 1904, a son of Henry Arch and Sarah Buchanan Bunfill. He had lived
in Barnesville for many years and was a member of the Main Street Methodist
Church, Barnesville.
Surviving are his wife, Mae, of
the home; four daughters, Mrs. Opal Mellott, of New Alexandria, Ohio; Mrs.
Janice Leach, of Honolulu, Hawaii; Mrs. Shirley Smith of Washington, D.C. and
Mrs. Marjorie Pfalzgraf of Westerville; one son Larry Bunfill, of Akron; one
step son, Robert Rufner, of Vienna, W. Va.; nineteen grandchildren; one
brother, John Bunfill of Akron, and four sisters, Mrs. Effie Montgomery, of
Cambridge; Mrs. Verna Edgell, of Mansfield; Mrs. Ida Burga, of Somerton, and
Mrs. Edna Faber, of Massillon.
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at one o'clock in the Campbell Funeral Home, at Barnesville,
with Rev. Lester Farmer officiating.
August 1965
BIRTH OOOOO
Ellen Elizabeth
Bartilson
Source: Beacon
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Bartilson, of 79
Sunnyside Lane, Columbus, announce the birth of a daughter on Tuesday, August
24, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. The arrival weighed seven pounds, one
ounce and has been named Ellen Elizabeth. Mrs. Bartilson is the former Miss
Mary Elizabeth Reich, Jerusalem Route 2, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Bartilson of
Beallsville, Route. The great-grandmothers are Mrs. Minnie Heft, of Lewisville,
and Mrs. Lena Reich, of Woodsfield. Ellen Elizabeth has a sister, Annette
Marie.
1965X
Marriage
Names: Mr.
Larry E. Reich
and Miss
Glenda J. Christman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio August 1965
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
The small country Church, formerly known
as Middle Church of the Lewisville Trinity United Church of Christ, was the
setting on Saturday, August 28, 1965, for the marriage of Miss Glenda J.
Christman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Christman, of Lewisville, Ohio and
Larry E. Reich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Reich, also of Lewisville.
A former pastor of the young,
Reverend George Varns, now of Edwardsport, Indiana, performed double ring
ceremony. He was assisted by the Reverend Donald Stump, present pastor of
Lewisville Trinity Church.
Organ selections by Mrs. Amos DeWitt
and vocal selections by Miss Kay Young preceded the wedding.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She wore a floor-length gown of satin and lace which she designed
and made. Her only jewelry was a necklace which had been worn by her
Grandmother Christman on her wedding day. She carried a bridal bouquet of white
mums and ivy.
The matron of honor was Mrs. Larry Hamilton, of Lebanon, Ohio. She
wore a floor-length gown of mint green taffeta and carried a bouquet of yellow
mums.
Larry Hamilton served Mr. Reich as
best man. Ushers were Ronald Christman and Forest Frank and Vernie Reich was
acolyte.
Over two hundred guests were served
at a reception at Fellowship Hall following the ceremony. Mrs. Freeman Kilburn
and Mrs. Forest Frank were co- chairman of the reception. Miss Brenda
Waligura, of Adena, and Miss Anne Wells,
of Dayton, Ohio, former roommates of the bride, and Shirley Seebach, cousin of
the bride, served at the reception table which was centered with a three-tiered
wedding cake that had been baked and decorated by the bride s aunt, Mrs. Bill
Seebach. Connie Seebach and Roselyn Reich greeted and seated the guests. Mrs.
Dale Yontz presided at the guest book.

For going away the bride changed to
a toast colored knit dress with black accessories. The couple motored to
Athens, Ohio. A welcome home reception planned by Athens friends surprised the
couple when they arrived at their newly furnished apartment at 143 1/2 N.
Lancaster Street.
The new Mrs. Reich is a senior at
Ohio University, majoring in Home Economics and Education. She is a member of
Phi Upsilon Omicron, honorary fraternity of Home Economics Majors.
Mr. Reich recently graduated from
Ohio University with a major in Science in Education. He is now teaching in the
high school at Nelsonville, Ohio.
On Friday evening, Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Reich were hosts for the rehearsal dinner attended by the wedding party
and the immediate families of the couple.
October 14, 1965
BIRTH
Lori Ann Christman
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Christman,
Jr., of Woodsfield Route 4, are the parents of a daughter born Wednesday,
September 29, in Bellaire City Hospital. The new arrival weighed eight pounds,
seven ounces, and has been named Lori Ann. Mrs. Christman is the former Miss
Mary Dougherty. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Christman, of
Woodsfield Route 3, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dougherty of Woodsfield, Route 4.
The great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kimpel of Clarington, Route.
1965XXXXX
Mellott, Elmer W.
SOURCE: The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH, 17 October
1965
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Barnesville, Ohio - Elmer W.
Mellott, 89, of Akron, formerly of Barnesville, died at 6:47 a.m. after an
illness in Green Cross Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls.
Born in Monroe County, Sept. 3,
1876, he was the son of Resson and Hanna Myers Mellott. His wife, Effie, died
in May 1953.
He was a member of the First
Christian Church of Barnesville, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Loyal
Order of Moose.
Surviving are his son Orville with whom
he lived in Akron; two brothers, Mancel of Pittsburg and Clyde of Steubenville;
one sister, Mrs. Anna Landefeld of Canton and a half brother, Lumly Mellott of
New Athens.
The body was taken to Campbell
Funeral Home in Cambridge where friends may call today after 3 p.m. DST.
Services will be held Monday at 1:30
p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Larry I. Miracle officiating. Burial will be
in Southern Cemetery.
1965
Charles W. Hendershot
Charles William Hendershot, 83, of Dalzell, Whipple, Route 1, died Monday
morning, October 25, 1965, at 2:15 o clock, in Marietta Memorial
Hospital. He was born at Germantown December 19, 1881, a son of the late
Elias and Barbara Stegner Hendershot. He was married to Della Dearth, who
died November 28, 1961.
Two brothers survive: Irvin Hendershot, of Dalzell, and John Hendershot, of
Lower Salem Route, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Five brothers, Joseph, Jacob, Peter, Manuel and Frank Hendershot, and one
sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, preceded him in death.
Mr. Hendershot had been employed by Pure Oil Co. for a number of years
and for thirty-five years had operated a general store at Dalzell until his
retirement in 1960.
Short services were held Wednesday afternoon at 12:30 o clock in the Doudna
& McClure Funeral Home, at Marietta, with further services at the Dalzell
Church of Christ at 1:30 o clock. Burial was in the Dalzell Cemetery.
Young, Harold
Born Nov. 15, 1901
Died Dec. 1965
Lewisville
1965
St. John, John Wesley St. John
Source:
Newspaper clipping, Monroe County Ohio, 1965
ST.
JOHN, John Wesley, (Wes), 77, of Niles, and formerly of Wheeling, died Tuesday
in the Warren Memorial Hospital. He was born July 22, 1888, a son of
William and Emily McMahon St. John. His first wife, Mrs. Kate Fry St. John,
died June 1, 1948. His second wife, Mae, died one month ago. A son, Harold also
preceded him in death. Surviving are a son, Lawrence of California; a
granddaughter; and a sister, Mrs. Mattie Adams of New Philadelphia, O. Funeral
services will be held Friday in Niles, O., at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in
Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling.
1965
Barbara Hinman nee Brownfield
QUAKER CITY
Mrs. Barbara Brownfield Hinman, 71, widow of Paul Hinman, died early Thursday
morning at Barnesville Hospital where she had been a patient for several
days. She was born in Calais, Monroe County, April 25, 1894, the daughter
of R. K. and Julietta Wells Brownfield, and was a member of the Valley Church.
She leaves two
sisters, Mrs. Rachel Schatz, Columbus, and Miss Nora Brownfield, Quaker City;
two brothers, Roy Brownfield, Columbus and Guy Brownfield, Quaker City; and
several nieces and nephews. Her husband, whom she married in 1922, died
in 1934.
Friends will be received at the
Eberle Funeral Home here after 1 p. m. Friday. Services will be held
there Saturday at 2 p. m. (EST) with Evangelist James Gallagher
officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery.
December 1965X
DEATH
Benjamin O.
Weber
Source: Monroe
Co. Beacon
Benjamin O. Weber, 74, of Lewisville, a
retired blacksmith, died Saturday night, December 4, 1965, at 11:45 o'clock, at
his home after several months' illness.
Mr. Weber was born November 18, 1891, in
Monroe County, a son of George L. and Rose Ann Christman Weber.
Surviving are his widow, Nellie: three
daughters, Mrs. William (Catherine) Weber, of Pasedena, Texas; Mrs. Donald
(Marjorie) Cadwallader, of New Philadelphia, and Mrs. Willis R. (Dorothy) Pettit, of Akron, and two sons,
Lewis E. Weber of Akron, and Paul L. Weber, of Lebanon, Illinois; fourteen
grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Freda Landefeld of Columbus; and four brothers,
Gilbert Weber of Woodsfield; Solomon Weber, and Walter Weber, of near
Lewisville, and Homer Weber, of Oblong, Illinois.
Mr. Weber was a member of the Buchanan
Presbyterian Church.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in the Buchanan Presbyterian Church with Rev. Boyd O.
Burd officiating. Burial was in Friendship Cemetery, at Lewisville, with the
Gardner Funeral Home in charge.
December 16, 1965X
MARRIAGE
Thomas-Christman
Source: Monroe County Beacon
Miss Rosalie Thomas, daughter of
Mrs. Wilbur Thomas, of the Moose Ridge Road, Woodsfield and the late Mr.
Thomas, and Mr. Charles Edward Christman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Christman, of
Oaklawn Avenue, Woodsfield, were united in marriage on Sunday, November
seventh, at two o'clock in the afternoon in St. Paul's United Church of Christ,
Woodsfield. The Rev. George R. Corbitt officiated at the double ring ceremony.
Given in marriage by her
brother, the bride wore a two piece suit of pink silk.
Miss Betty Christman, sister of
the bridegroom, was matron of honor.
Mr. Roger Thomas, brother of the
bride, served Mr. Chrsitman as best man.
Attending the wedding were Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Christman, and family; Mrs. Mildred Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Christman and family; Roger Christman; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Petty and
daughter.
The new Mrs. Christman is a
graduate of Woodsfield High School. She is employed at Radson's Supermarket in
Woodsfield.
Mr. Christman attended
Woodsfield Schools, and is employed by his father at the Christman Supply
Company, in Woodsfield.
The couple is now residing on
Moose Ridge Road, Woodsfield.
1965
Obituary: 23 Dec 1965 Jeffersonian newspaper
Quaker City - Mrs Estella Groves, 83, Salesville, R.D. 1, was found dead in bed
about 6 p.m. Wednesday at her home. She
apparently died in her sleep Wednesday morning from natural causes.
She was born in Noble County, Aug 14, 1882,
the daughter of Roland J and Nancy Wilson Danford, and was a member of the
Bates Hill Church of Christ.
She married John Groves in June 1903 and he
died Dec 25, 1953.
She leaves two sons, Donald Groves, Kansas
City, Mo, and Walter of Portsmouth; five daughters, Mrs Beulah Smith, Mrs Louie
Tidyman, Mrs Beatrice Klein, Mrs Annie Kight, all of Akron and Mrs Bernice
Weaver, near Salesville; 15 grandchildren, 11 great-gradchildren; two sisters,
Mrs Mary Britton near Senecaville and Mrs Dulcie Stallings, near Salesville.
Friends may call at the Eberle Funeral Home
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the
funeral home with Evangelist McKinley Bates officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery.
Hess, Harvey
Born 5 Apr 1891
Died Jan 1966
Beallsville
1966X
Clara Gertrude
Ackerman Christman
[Source: The
Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio, Wednesday, January 12, 1966, p. 6B]
Mrs. Clara
Christman
Woodsfield-Mrs. Clara Christman, 90, of
Quaker City Route 4 died Monday
(Jan. 10) in
Barnesville Hospital where she was admitted Jan. 2. She was
born in Monroe
County, December 12, 1874, daughter of Herman and Mary Meiz
Ackerman, and
spent her entire lifetime inthe Monroefield and Calais
communities. Her husband, John, is deceased.
Mrs. Christman was a member of the
Methodist church.
Surviving are four sons: Gilbert of Fly;
Howard of near Lewisville;
Herbert of near
Summerfield and Lee of near Quaker City Route 4; four
daughters, Mrs.
Esta Burkhart of Cambridge; Mrs. Helen Darr of near
Summerfield;
Mrs. Helen Hayes of near Quaker City; and Mrs. Cleo Carpenter
of near Kent;
29 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren; and one sister,
Mrs. Matilda
Sebaugh of Stewart, Fla.
Friends may call at Gardner Funeral Home
here until noon today when the
body will taken
to the family home near Calais where services will be held
at 1 p.m.
Thursday. McKinley Bates will officiate
with burial at Calais
Cemetery.
1966
Lula
Bott b-April 27, 1897
d-January 15,
1966
residence-Woodsfield
1966
Stella B.
Weldon
Stella B. (Lallathin) Weldon, 83, 143
Andover Road, Woodsfield and aslo The Monroe County Care Center, died Feb. 3,
1966 at The Wetzel County Hospital, New Martinsville, WVa.
She was born in Monroe County, July 7,1912,
a daughter of the late Lemuel(Bert) Eddy and Ethel Stine Eddy.
She is survived by; two sons, Harold E.
Lallathin, Woodsfield & Myron Lallathin, Texas ; two daughters, Ann
Barfield, Amherst, Faye Manges, in addition to her own children, she helped
rear seven other children, one sister, Elizabeth Lazzel, Chicago, Illinois; 19
grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by two husbands,
Walter E. Lallathin and Fred Weldon. Also one sister , Myrtle Beckett.
Friends were recieved Feb. 5th at The Bauer
& Turneral Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services were held Feb.
6,1996 with Minister Warren Lallathin
officiating. Interment was in The Plainview Cemetery.
1966X
DEATH
Name: Mrs. Clara
L. Christman, nee Claus
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, February, 1966
Collection of Mary Eva Betts Christman
Mrs. Clara L. Christman, daughter of
Fred and Caroline Haffner Claus, was born February 17, 1898, near Lewisville,
Ohio, and departed from this life February 12, 1966, at Doctors Hospital,
Massillon, Ohio, being 67 years, 11 months and 26 days of age.
She was united in marriage with
Elmer G. Christman on April 29, 1924. To this union three sons and one daughter
was born.
Surviving are her husband, Elmer
Christman, of Apple Creek, Ohio; two sons, Melvin Christman, of Apple Creek,
and LaVern Christman, of Columbus, Ohio; one daughter, Carolyn, of Apple Creek;
one sister, Mrs. Anna Christman, of Barnesville, Ohio; two brothers, Edwin
Claus, of Smithland, Iowa, and Gilbert Claus, of Lewisville, Ohio, and one
uncle, John Haffner, of Harrietsville, Ohio.
An infant son, her parents, four
brothers and one sister preceded her in death.
Mrs. Christman was confirmed at an
early age in the United Church of Christ (Middle Church). She spent most of her
life in Lewisville vicinity, moving to Apple Creek, Ohio in 1950 where she
remained until her death. The last two years she was a semi-invalid but always
had a smile and a kind word for everyone.
The body lay in state on Sunday,
February 13 at McIntire s Funeral Home, Wooster, Ohio, being transferred on
Monday to Brubach s Funeral Home, at Summerfield, Ohio. Services were conducted
by the Reverend Donald Stump, on Tuesday, February 15, at the Fellowship Hall,
Lewisville, with burial in the St. John s Middle Church cemetery, near
Lewisville.
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me,
And may there be no moaning of the
bar,
When I put out to sea.
Cecil, Charles
Born May 6, 1890
Died Feb. 1966
Woodsfield
Schumacher, Ben
Born Dec 25, 1889
Died Feb. 1966
Woodsfield
1966XXXXX
Source: The Zanesville Times Recorde, dated, 09 Feb
1966.
SUMMERFIELD -- Nick I. Burkhart, 94, a retired farmer, died at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday
(Feb 8) at his home after a long illness. Mr. Burkhart was born in Monroe
County Sept. 6, 1871, a son of Anton and Hannah Kuhn Burkhart. He spent his
lifetime in the Lewisville area. His wife, Mary Ann Haren Burkhart, died
February 5, 1920.
Surviving are
six daughters, Mrs. James (Loretta) Zwick of Lewisville, Mrs. Clem
(Josephine)
Zwick of Louisville, Mrs. George (Clementine) Kinnen of Caldwell, Mrs. Howard
(Goldine) Hill of Canton, Mrs. Lyle (Pauline) Weisend of Lewisville, and Mrs.
Carl (Nancy) Crum of Louisville, two sons, Andy and Joseph Burkhart, both of
the home; 24 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. A son preceded him in
death.
Friends may call at Brubach Funeral
Home in Summerfield from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from
2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m. Thursday. Mass will be sung at St. Joseph's Catholic church in Burkhart.
Burial will be in Chapel Hill
Cemetery near Burkhart. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday at the
funeral home.
1966
Oscar Simon Frank, 70, died Tuesday February 11, 1966
at Barnesville Hospital. He was born in Monroe County, March 13, 1895, a
son of August and Matilda Keysor Frank. He was a member of the Eagles
Lodge and the American Legion, and was a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are a son, Ralph of San Diego, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Rosie Devor
(sic) of Woodsfield; and three brothers, J. W. and Price, both of Ashland, O.,
and Osal of Woodsfield. Friends may call at the Gardner Funeral Home
where services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. J. V. A. Traylor officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.
1966XXXXX
Daniel C. Ady
Funeral services for Daniel C. Ady, 74, of 4155 Johnson Road, Norton, Ohio,
were held Tuesday afternoon at two o clock, in the Myers Funeral Home, at
Barberton, with Rev. Glenn Lockard officiating. Burial was in Greenlawn
Cemetery. Mr. Ady died Friday evening, February 25, 1966, in Barberton
Citizens Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Cameron, Monroe
County, Ohio, he was a cement mason, worked for Ohio Injector Co. at
Wadsworth for ten years and was a shoe salesman. Mr. Ady was a member of
Wadsworth Aerie 2117 of Eagles and District 361, Greater Beneficial Union.
Surviving are his wife, Minnie Shafer Ady; three sons, Robert Ady, of the home;
Roy Ady and Daniel Ady, of Barberton; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Mosgrove of
Wadsworth, and Mrs. Doris Furman, of Barberton; one brother, Charles Youst, of
Wadsworth; two sisters, Mrs. Oliver Fruth, of Tiffin, and Sister Magdalene St.
Arsenius, of Wheeling, W.Va., and twelve grandchildren.
1966
Hughes, Hilda
Born Nov 5, 1896
Died Mar 1966
Lewisville
Scott, Earnest
Born Jan 13, 1895
Died Mar 1966
Graysville
Bonam, Caroline
Born Apr 21, 1885
Died Mar
15, 1966
Woodsfield
Schubert, John
Born Jan 30, 1888
Died Mar 1966
Woodsfield
Miller, Adam
Born May 20, 1892
Died Mar. 1966
Woodsfield
1966XXXXX
Bennett, Clara M. Bennett, nee McMahon
Source:
Newspaper clipping, Monroe County Ohio, March 1966
BENNETT, Mrs.
Clara McMahon, 90, of Woodsfield died Thursday [correct is 18 March 1966] in
the Barnesville Hospital. She was born July 4, 1875, near Woodsfield, a
daughter of John and Elizabeth Clark McMahon. She was a member of the
Woodsfield Church of Christ. Her husband, E. J. Bennett, died in 1946.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Lucy Craig of Woodsfield, and several nieces and
nephews. Friends will be received at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield,
after 7 p.m. Friday, where services will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Burial in
the Crest View Cemetery, Barnesville. [Clara M. McMahon was the second wife of
Elias Jackson Bennett]
Keevert, Chris
Born
Mar 7, 1878
Died
Apr 15, 1966
Woodsfield
1966
DEATH
Name: Everett
Yoho
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, May 1966
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Everett Yoho, 72, of the Lewisville
Road, Lewisville, Ohio, died Saturday afternoon, April 30, 1966, at 4:30
o clock, in Ohio Valley General Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia, where he had
been a patient since Monday, April 25th. Mr. Yoho had been in ill health.
He was born April 11, 1894,
near Woodsfield, a son of Sylvester and
Caroline Yoho.
A retired farmer, Mr. Yoho was a
member of the Woodsfield Free Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Martha Yoho;
four sons, Bill Yoho, Bob Yoho, Richard Yoho and Jack Yoho, all of Woodsfield;
two daughters, Mrs. James C. Harmon, of Newark, and Miss LaDonna Yoho, of the
home; five sisters, Mrs. E. B. Hackathorn, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mrs. W. F. Roth,
of Zanesville; Mrs. Clara Weber, of Lewisville; Mrs. Ronald Holman and Mrs.
Laura Billman, of Woodsfield, and nine grandchildren.
Friends were received at the Bauer
and Turner Funeral Home.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at tow o clock in the Free Methodist Church, with the Reverend Paul
Neville and the Reverend Lanley Addis officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn
Cemetery.
1966X
DEATH
Solomon Elmer
Christman
Funeral services for Solomon E. Chrisman,
76, Quaker City, R. D. 3, will be held at 1:30 p.m. (EST) Wednesday from the
Eberle Funeral Home here in Quaker City. The Rev. Milford Carey will officiate
and burial will be in Friends Cemetery.
Mr. Christman dieded Sunday (May 29, 1966)
at Guernsey Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient one day.
Born October 25, 1889, in Monroe county,
he was a son of john and Eva Pfalzgraf Christman. A veteran of World War I, he
was a member of the Caldwell American Legion.
A retired farmer, Mr. Christman leaves his
wife, Mrs. Viola Bintz Christman; a son, Solomon, Jr., of Quaker City, R. D. 3;
Mrs. Catherine Yockey, Quaker City, R. D. 3; two grandchildren; a
great-grandchild; two brothers, Samuel Christman, Bethesda, R. D., and Lewis
Christman, Bucyrys, R. D.. Five brothers and two sisters are deceased.
1966
GRIFFON , JOHN
Born September 5, 1891
Died May 1966 Sardis
1966
PERKINS ,
GEORGE
Born 9 Aug 1874
Died May 1966 Beallsville
Rush, James
Born July 5,
1873
Died May 1966
Sardis
Brubach, Rosa K.
Born Apr 13, 1877
Died May 15, 1966
Woodsfield
1966X
DEATHXXXXX
Name: Mrs. Frank
Betts, nee Crawford
Source: The Daily Jeffersonian
Cambridge, Ohio, June 1966
Collection of Mary Eva Betts Christman
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa
Elizabeth Betts, 79, of near Lewisville, Ohio, will be held at 2 p.m. (DST)
Sunday, June 12, 1966 from Gardner Funeral Home, Woodsfield. The Reverend
George Corbitt will officiate and burial will be in Calais Cemetery, Calais,
Ohio.
Mrs. Betts died at 4:15 a.m. Thursday,
June 9, 1966 at Barnesville Hospital, where she had been a patient two weeks.
A native of Monroe County, Ohio, she
was born August 4, 1886, the daughter of Greenberry Wesley Crawford and Barbara
Pfalzgraf Crawford. She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ,
Lewisville.
Her husband, Charles Franklin Betts,
died November 19, 1959.
Mrs. Betts leaves two sons Elbert
Betts of Lewisville and John J. Betts of Mansfield, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs.
Raymond (Lela) Christman of Barnesville, Ohio, Mrs. Ermie (Louise) Morris of
near Woodsfield, and Mrs. LaVern (Mary Eva) Christman of Columbus, Ohio; 16
grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Mary Goodhart, of
Summerfield, Ohio.
Four sons and one daughter preceded
her in death: Clarence Harmon Betts, June 21, 1940; George Harmon Betts,
November 2, 1939; Vearl Otto Betts, December 24, 1944; Woodrow Franklin Betts,
November 22, 1922 and Sara Marie Betts, August 21, 1941.
Friends are being received at the
Gardner Funeral Home, Woodsfield.
1966
Birth Announcement
Monroe County Beacon
July 16, 1966
Gregory Allen Lallathin
Mr.and Mrs. David Lallathin, of 546 E. Archwood , Akron, Ohio, announce the
birth of a son on Friday, April 22, in Akron General Hospital. The new arrival
weighed 6 pounds, 5 1/2 ounces, and has been named Gregory Allen. Mrs.
Lallathin is the former Miss Sara Rose Morris. The grandparents are, Mr. and
Mrs. Ermie Morris, of Woodsfield, Route 3 and Mr.and Mrs. Donald Lallathin, of
Clarington, Route 2. The great grandparents are Elmer Morris, Mr. and Mrs.
David States, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Reef.
1966
[Source: The
Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio, Tuesday, June 28, 1966
Ernest Vaughn Moore
Quaker City-Ernest Vaughn Moore, 84, of
Quaker City, a retired stock
dealer died at
2:30 p.m. Monday (June 27) at Barnesville Memorial Hospital
following an
apparent heart attack.
He was born in Quaker City on February 13,
1882, son of William and
Mollie Elliott
Moore. He was a member of Quaker City
Methodist Church, F &
AM 500, and OES
177. He was also a charter member of
Buggy Wheel Riding
Club.
He is survived by his wife, the former,
Dorothy Betts, who he married
December 13,
1906; three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Pauline) Eberle of Quaker
City, Mrs.
Robert (Mariella) Lawrence of Columbus, and Mrs. George
(Marguerite)
Osborne of Quaker City and four grandchildren. A son is
deceased.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday at Eberle Funeral Home in
Quaker City
with Rev. Milford Carey officiating. Burial will be at Friends
Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
today at the funeral
home.
1966
Engagement
Miss Myra Jean Claus
June 30, 1966
Plans Winter
Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Claus, of Route 1,
Jerusalem, wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Myra Jean, to
Pfc. Byron L. Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ermie Morris, of Route 3, Woodsfield.
Miss Claus was graduated from Beallsville
High School, in the class of 1966. She is now attending Cambridge Beauty
School.
Pfc. Morris was graduated from Skyvue High
School, in 1962. He is now serving with The U.S. Army, in Korea.
A winter wedding is being planned.
1966
DEATH
Bessie Olive Dawson Highman; spouse of
Oliver C. Highman
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon, dated, July 7, 1966
Mrs. Bessie Highman, 69, formerly of
Woodsfield, died at noon
Friday, July 1, 1966, at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Ross Swegger at Coraopolis, Pa., where she has resided for the
past two months.
Her husband, Oliver C. Highman died in
1962.
Surviving are one stepson, Raymond
Highman, and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Harry Seman and Mrs. Harvey Rogers, all of
Ashland; also, two brothers Harry Dawson of Mantua, and Max Dawson of Newark.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at one o'clock, in the Bauer and Turner Funeral Chapel, at
Woodsfield, with Minister J. V. A. Traylor officiating. Burial was in The
Conner Ridge Cemetery near Woodsfield.
1966XXXXX
Lou Bertha Brownfield nee Morris
WOODSFIELD
Mrs. Lou Bertha Brownfield, 82, of Woodsfield Route 3 died following a long
illness at 9 a. m. Friday (July 8) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gertrude
Ochenbiene in Canton with whom she made her home the past month.
Born Sept. 23,
1884, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of Stephen and Maggie
Morris. Her husband, Clyde, died in 1961.
She was a
member of All Nations Tabernacle in Canton.
Also surviving
are four sons, Sherman of Bowerston, Lawrence of Canton, Paul of East Sparta
and Homer of the home; a brother, Williard of Canton; a sister, Mrs. Etta
Stephens of Canton; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The body was
taken to Steele Funeral Home in Somerton where friends may call after 3 p. m.
today.
Services will
be held at 2 p. m. Monday at Calais Methodist Church with Rev. Dawson Smith
officiating. Burial will be in Calais Cemetery.
1966
Hines, Brady H.
Born Jan 21, 1899
Died July 15, 1966
Lewisville
Shaw, Mary
Born Nov 1, 1875
Died July 15, 1966
Sardis
Hupp, Lulu
Born Nov 11, 1905
Died July 1966
Woodsfield
1966XXXXX
Percival C. Alden
Percival Charles Alden, 80, of 217 Harmar Street, Marietta, died Thursday
evening, July 21, 1966, at 5:30 o clock, in Marietta Memorial Hospital.
He was born September 4, 1885, in Lower Salem, a son of the late Frank R. and
Clara Hockenberry Alden. He was married November 20, 1910, to Caroline M.
Bohl, who died May 26, 1961. Mr. Alden was employed in the
maintenance department of Broughton s Farm Dairy until he retired in 1960.
Two sons survive, Harry Alden and Clarence Alden, of Marietta, with nine
grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Also surviving are one sister
and one brother, Mrs. May Smith, of Athens, and John Alden, of Akron.
One grandson, Phillip, was killed in Germany May 28, 1963, and three brothers
and one sister are deceased, Harry Phillip and Reese Alden and Mrs. Elizabeth
Flower.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o clock in the Doudna &
McClure Funeral Home, at Marietta. Interment was in Rainbow Cemetery.
1966
GRAMLICH,
CLAY
Born October 3, 1892
Died August 1966 Jerusalem
1966XXXXX
Source: The Zanesville Times Recorder dated, 18 Aug
1966:
(Frances Theresa Biedenbach was born on 29
Jan 1900 in Monroe Co., OH. She died on 17 Aug 1966 in Barnsville, Belmont Co.,
OH.)
Summerfield --
Mrs. Frances T. Burkhart, 66, of Beallsville Route died at 11 a.m.. Wednesday
(Aug. 17) at Barnesville General Hospital following an illness of several
months. She was born Jan 29 1900 in Monroe County, a daughter of Charles and
Mary Muth Biedenbach. Her husband, William, died March 20, 1960.
Surviving are
four daughters, Mrs. Virgil (Evelyn) Smith of Canton, Mrs. Victor (Rita) Geier
of Cleveland, Mrs. Bernard (Mary Lou) Brown of Canton, and Miss Phyllis
Burkhart of Canton; two sons, Norbert of Beallsville and Bernard of Canton;
four brothers, Joseph and Isadore Biedenbach of Canton, Odilla and Edwin
Biedenbach of Lewisville; and 21 grandchildren.
Requiem mass
will be said at 9:30 a.m. (EST) Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church at
Burkhart with Rev. Fr. Joseph Finan officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill
cemetery.
Friends may
call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. (EST) today at the Brubach Funeral Home at
Summerfiled. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today.
Clegg, Homer
Born Sept. 13,
1887
Died Sept.
1966
Sardis
1966XXXXX
Emma Jane Morris nee Barker
Mrs. Emma Jane Morris, 75, of Woodsfield, died Monday evening, Sept. 12, 1966
at 6:30 o'clock in Barnesville General Hospital after an extended illness.
Mrs. Morris was born in Pennsburg, W. Va, May 20, 1891, a daughter of Maurice
and Bell Barker. Her husband, Adolph Morris, died in April 1964.
She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Surviving are a son, Clarence Morris of Ashland; seven daughters, Mrs. Edna
Huntsman, of Toronto; Mrs. Estelle Lendon, of near Lewisville; Mrs. Nellie
Matz, Mrs. Kathryn Piatt and Mrs. Bertha Longdon, all of Ashland; Mrs. Vesta
Morris, of near Woodsfield; and Mrs. Nettie Brown, of Woodsfield; thirty-six
grandchildren, and sixty-five great grandchildren. A son Russell Morris,
preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held this Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock in the
Gardner Funeral Home with J.V.A. Traylor officiating. Interment will be in the
Calais Cemetery.
Adolph Spencer morris b. 31 march 1883 d.11 april 1964
Emma jane(barker) morris b.20 may 1891 d.12 sept. 1966
Adolph and emma were married 25 june1908
1966XXXXX
Mrs. Annie Myers Mrs. Annie
Pearl Myers, 72, of 76 Ridgecrest Road, Bethlehem, Wheeling, W. Va., died in
Wheeling Hospital on Monday afternoon, Sept. 12, 1966, at four o clock.
Born in Sardis, in February 1894, she was the daughter of the late Howard and
Louise Schoonover Wait. Mrs. Myers was a member of
the Church of Christ in Wheeling. Surviving are her husband, Harry Myers
and Lloyd Myers of Wheeling, and Raymond Myers of Rittman; two daughters, Miss
Kathryn Myers and Miss Blanchard Myers of Wheeling, four grandchildren and
three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Frieden of
Woodsfield, Miss Bertha Wait and Mrs. Ethel Martie of Smithfield. Funeral services were held at Kepner s
Funeral Home, Elm Grove, on Thursday morning at 10:30 o clock, with Minister
Ted. Norton of the Church of Christ, officiating. Burial was in the Mt.
Olive Cemetery, Sardis.
1966
DEATH
Name: Mrs.
William Roth
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, September 1966
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Mrs. Ada M. Roth, 77, of 818
Larzelere Avenue, Zanesville, Ohio, died Saturday afternoon, September 10,
1966, at 2:30 o clock, after suffering a heart attack at Good Samaritan
Hospital, Zanesville, where she had gone on Business. She had not been ill.
Mrs. Roth was born March 12, 1889 at
Woodsfield, a daughter of Sylvester and Caroline Young Yoho but had lived in
Zanesville for the past forty-six years.
She was a member of the Emanuel
United Church of Christ and Muskingum Chapter, O. E. S., at Zanesville.
Surviving are her husband, William
Roth; two sons, Jerry Roth of Newark Road, Zanesville, and Earl Roth, of
Carmel, Indiana; four grandchildren; seven great grandchildren, and four
sisters, Mrs. Clara Weber, of Lewisville; Mrs. E. B. Hackathorn, of Tulsa,
Oklahoma; Mrs. Frieda Holman and Mrs. Laura Billman, of Woodsfield.
A brother and a sister preceded her
in death.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at one o clock in the Blue Avenue Chapel of Bolin Funeral Home, in
Zanesville.
Cline, Edna
Born Oct 4, 1894
Died Sept. 1966
Woodsfield
1966
Elton L. Latta
SOURCE:
September 15, 1966, Canton Repository. Canton, Ohio:
Picture
accompanying the article is labeled : ELTON L. LATTA Dies on Chicago Trip
HEART ATTACK
TAKES LIFE OF ELTON LATTA----
Elton L. Latta, 60, of 3145 Landscape Circle NW, died
Wednesday night in Chicago.
Mr. Latta, director of service for the Hercules Engine
Division of theHupp Corp., was waiting for a flight back to Canton at O'Hare
International Airport in Chicago, when he suffered a heart attack and was
pronounced dead on arrival at a Chicago hospital.
A veteran of 37 years with the company, Mr. Latta had been
chief inspector for a number of years and for the last several years was
director of service.
He was a Canton native and graduate of McKinley High School
and Mount Union College where he was a member of Phi Kappa Kau [sic--Tau]
fraternity.
He is survived by his widow, Thelma A. Latta; his mother,
Mrs. D. W. Latta of Canton; a sister, Miss Jan Edith Latta of Canton, and
twobrothers, Donald G. Latta of East Canton, and Vernon J. Latta of Canton.
Services are being planned for Saturday. Friends may
call Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Formet and Clevenger Funeral Home.
He was buried in North Lawn Cemetery, Canton,
Ohio.
1966
Zanesville
Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio
September, 20,
1966
Arrena Highman Cline, 71, of
Woodsfield Route 2 died Sunday evening (Sept.
18) in Newark
Hospital after a long illness.
She was born
Oct. 3, 1894, near Woodsfield, daughter of Abner and Phoebe
Highman. She was the widow of Alonzo Cline who died in
1930.
She was a
member of the Connor's Ridge Methodist Church
Surviving are
five sons, Denzil of Wooster, Robert of near Woodsfield,
Hilton of Polk,
Herbert of Cleveland and Kenneth of Ashville:
four
daughters, Mrs.
Herbert Shaffer of Ashland, Mrs. Roy Fink and Mrs. Brady
Turner, both of
Newark and Mrs. Donald Babcock of Fallsburg:
four
brothers, Otto,
Jay and David Highman, all of near Woodsfield, and Alonzo
Highman of
Ashland: and one sister, Mrs. D. S. Williams of near Woodsfield.
Friends may
call at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home in Woodsfield where services
will be
conducted at 2 p.m. (DST) Wednesday with Rev. Charles Tulga
officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery,
Woodsfield.
1966 OOOOO
Henry J. Betts
Barnesville - Henry J. Betts, 49, of 601
North street, died at 3 p.m.
Monday (Sept.
26) at Barnesville Hospital after a short illness.
Mr. Betts was born Dec. 8, 1917, son of
James and Emma Betts.
He was employed as a welder of Watt Car
and Wheel company and was a
member of the
Moose and Eagle lodges.
Surviving are his widow, the former May
Keadle; five brothers Harold
Betts of Quaker
city Route 3, Charles of Fayetteville, N.C. and Gail,
Richard and
Edward of Barnesville; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Luyster and
Mrs. Mary
Oschenbein of Barnesville and a number of nieces and nephews.
The body was taken to Campbell Funeral
Home here.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at
Campbell Funeral Home in
Barnesville
where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) Thursday. Rev.
Dominick
Prosteri of the Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Burial will
be in the
Crestview Cemetery.
[Source: The
Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio, Tuesday, September 27, 1966,
p. 2A]
1966
Birth Announcement:
Robert Allen Morris
Published
October 6, 1966
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Morris, of
Barnesville are the parents of a son born September 7th in The Barnesville
General Hospital. The new arrival weighed eight pounds, nine ounces, and has
been named Robert Allen. Mrs. Morris is the former Miss Dorothy Hoff. The
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hoff, of Lewisville, Route 1, and Mr. and
Mrs. Ermie Morris, of Woodsfield, Route 3.
Elmer Morris of Woodsfield, Route 3 is the great grandfather. Robert
Allen has a brother, Larry Eugene, five and a sister, Donna Sue, three years
old.
Kimnach, Louise A.
Born June 7, 1877
Died Nov 15, 1966
Woodsfield
Helbling, Charity
Born Feb. 23, 1897
Died Oct. 1966
Woodsfield
Schumacher, Frank
Born Sept. 25, 1885
Died Oct. 1966
Woodsfield
Hinderlong, Lewis
Born July 7, 1886
Died Oct. 1966
Lewisville
1966XXXXX
William E. Brownfield
BARNESVILLE
William E. Brownfield, 82, of Fairview near here died at 7 a. m. Monday (Oct.
10) at Barnesville Hospital where he had been a patient two weeks. He was
born May 27, 1884, in Monroe County, a son of Stephen and Lena Wells
Brownfield. He was a retired farmer and a member of Fairview Church of
Christ.
Surviving are
his widow, the former Ella Powell; two sons, Elza of Fairview and Lamont of 350
White Oak avenue; six daughters, Mrs. Harold Davis and Mrs. Lucille Brister of
Fairview, Mrs. Rutherford Davis of Belmont, Mrs. L. R. Cunningham of Lore City
Route 1, and Mrs. William Bates and Miss Minnie Brownfield of West Lafayette;
38 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
Also surviving
are four brothers, James Woodsfield, Floyd and Kaiser, both of Newark, and Fred
of Thornville; two sisters, Mrs. Rufus Hannahs, of 723 Fairmont avenue and Mrs.
Elizabeth Miracle of 838 Putnam avenue.
Friends may
call after 1 p. m. (EDT) today at Campbell Funeral Home here. Services
will be held at 2 p. m. (EDT) Wednesday at the Church of Christ at Fairview.
Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
October 13, 1966X
DEATHXXXXX
Elmer D. Bintz
Source: Beacon
Elmer D. Bintz, 82, of near
Lewisville, died early Tuesday morning, October 11, 1966, in Crestline Memorial
Hospital. He had been in ill health for some time.
Mr. Bintz, a retired farmer, was
born March 9, 1884, near Lewisville, the son of the late George and Anna Bintz.
He was a member of the Lewisville Methodist Church.
His first wife, Anna Pfalzgraf
Bintz died in 1919. In 1931 he married Pauline Pfalzgraf, who died in 1965.
Surviving are five daughters,
Miss Sophis Bintz, of Barnesville; Mrs. Leona Betts, of Barberton; Mrs. Rose
Studer, of Mansfield; Mrs. Freda Wichterman of Crestline, and Mrs. Esther
Garrett of Galion; four sisters, Mrs. Freda Clegg of Barnesville; Mrs. Esta
Taylor and Mrs. Clara Hines of Bucyrus, and Mrs. Viola Christman, of Quaker
City; eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Friends are being received at
the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday
afternoon at two o'clock in the funeral chapel. Burial will be in the
Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
Matz, David Alan
Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Matz, of Woodsfield, Route 2,
are the parents of a son born, Sunday ,October 16, 1966, in Barnesville General
Hospital. The new arrival weighed six pounds, thirteen ounces, and has been
named David Alan. Mrs. Matz is the former Miss Shirley Auten. The grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Auten, Jr. of New Matamoras. The great grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Deitch, of Clarington, Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Auten, Sr. of New
Martinsville, W.Va.
1966XXXXX
John W. Allen
John W. Allen, 92, of Woodsfield, died in Bellaire City Hospital Monday
afternoon, October 31, 1966, at four o clock , following an illness. A
retired farmer, he was born at Ripley, W. Va., April 12, 1874.
Surviving are four sons, Harley Allen, of Woodsfield, Route 4; Edward Allen,
Chester Allen and Hershel Allen, of Ashland; two daughters, Mrs. Della Withrow,
of Ashland, and Mrs. Clara Hogue, Woodsfield; one sister, Mrs. Loretta Rader,
of Akron; ten grandchildren and several great grandchildren. His wife,
Rebecca Allen, died in 1948.
Friends are being received at the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home. Funeral
services will be held in their chapel on Friday afternoon at two o clock, with
Minister J. V. A. Traylor officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Carrick
Cemetery.
1966XXXXX
Wesley Antill
Wesley Antill, 78, of Woodsfield, died Saturday morning, November 12, 1966, at
seven o clock, in Mercy Hospital, Canton, where he had been a patient several
days.
Born near Graysville, March 17, 1888, he was a son of Joseph and Susan Johnson
Antill. His wife preceded him in death.
Surviving are two sons, Homer Antill and Harry Antill, both of Woodsfield; a
daughter, Mrs. Hazel Litten, of near Woodsfield; nine grandchildren; five great
grandchildren; a brother, John Antill, of Hiawatha, Kansas.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o clock in the Bauer and
Turner Funeral Chapel, with Minister John Hamilton officiating. Burial
was in Oaklawn Cemetery.
1966
ALLEN , J W
Born 12 Apr 1874
Died 15 Nov 1966 Beallsville
1966XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Laura
Billman, nee Yoho
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, November 1966
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Laura Yoho Billman, 66, died about
6:30 o clock, Sunday morning, November 27, 1966, at her home on the Lewisville
Road, Lewisville, Ohio, following a brief illness.
She was born May 3, 1900 , in Monroe
County, Ohio, the daughter of Sylvester and Caroline Young Yoho.
Her husband, Charles Billman, died
in 1958.
Mrs. Billman was a member of the
Woodsfield Methodist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Harlan
Billman, of Woodsfield, and Tom J. Billman, of Fairfax, Virginia; three
sisters, Mrs. Clara Weber, of Lewisville; Mrs. Rhoda Hackathorn, of Tulsa
Oklahoma, and Mrs. Freda Holman, of Woodsfield, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were Wednesday
afternoon, November 30, 1966, at two o clock in
the Gardner Funeral Home with the Reverend Fenton St. John officiating.
Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio.
1967XXXXX
December 15, 1966
MARRIAGE
Brooks-Betts
Source: Monroe County Beacon
Miss Lois Marie Brooks, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brooks, of Woodsfield, became the bride of Mr. Ronald
E. Betts, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Betts, of Lewisville on Saturday, November
twenty-sixth, at one o'clock in the afternoon in St. Sylvester's Catholic
Church.
The Very Rev. Msgr. Robert A.
Brown officiated at the double ring ceremony before an altar decorated with
yellow chrysanthemums and white pomps.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a floor length gown of white Satin peau styled with a bateau
neckline and long sleeves accented by bell shaped lace cuffs studded with seed
pearls. The semi straight skirt fell into folds forming a short chapel train.
Her veil of silk illusion was attached to a crown of pearls and lace.
The matron of honor was Mrs.
Russell Betts, sister-in-law of the bridegroom. She was attired in a floor
length gown of limoges blue, styled with a bateau neckline and elbow length
sleeves. The straight skirt was draped with a wateau accented by a self-bow.
She carried a bouquet of yellow and white pomps. Bridesmaids were Misses Clara
Mehler and Lucy Kuhn, friends of the bride. Their gowns of poudre blue were
identical in style to that of the matron of honor, and their bouquets were of
yellow pomps.
Mr. Russell Betts served his
brother as best man. Ushers were Mr. Darrell Betts, brother of the bridegroom,
and Mr. Merlin Fisher, cousin of the bridegroom.
Miss Penny Piatt, friend of the
bride, presided at the guest book.
A reception was held immediately
following the ceremony, in the church hall. Hostesses were Mrs. Helen Stack, of
Clarington, and Mrs. Florence Schumacher of Woodsfield.
The new Mrs. Betts is a 1964
graduate of Woodsfield High School and has been employed as secretary at
L.G.A.M. Manufacturing Co. in Woodsfield since that time.
Mr. Betts, a 1963 graduate of
Skyvue High School at Stafford, Ohio is presently employed with Anchor
Fastener, Inc., at Bedford, Ohio.
The bride will reside with her
parents until her husband has completed a six months training period with the
National Guard.
1967
Elmer Elwood Conley, 82, of 3526
Elk Avenue, Shadyside, died Sunday morning, January 1, 1967, at 5:15 o clock in
his home. Born in Sardis, September 24, 1884, he was the son of the late
Jess and Sarah Mathias Conley. Mr.
Conley was a member of the Shadyside Presbyterian Church. Surviving are
his wife, Anna Conley, one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Wilson of Shadyside, three grandchildren, Joseph Wilson of Silver
Spring, Maryland, Louis Wilson of Shadyside, and Mrs. Sally Merkel of Shadyside and one great