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George William Weber, 44, of 136 Ohio
Street, Barnesville, Ohio died in the Ohio Valley General Hospital, Wheeling,
West Virginia, Monday evening at 8:00 o clock, September 10, 1951. He had been
seriously ill for many months, having been in the hospital since May.
A son of the late William J. and
Gertrude Claus Weber, he was born near Lewisville on March 2, 1907. He was
confirmed at St. John s Evangelical and Reformed Church in his youth.
In October 1929 he was united in
marriage to Miss Lina Beardmore. In addition to his wife he is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Paul (Evelyn) Samson, of Barnesville; Jean and Myra Lee
Weber, of the home; one grandchild, Bruce Samson, of Barnesville, and the
following brothers and sisters, Alfred Weber and Mrs. Clinton (Emma Weber)
Lent, of Quaker City, Ohio; Wesley Weber, Mrs. Ernest (Marcella) Hoff, and Mrs.
Willard (Margaret) Weber, all of Lewisville, and William Weber, of Gladwater,
Texas.
Funeral services will be held in the
Campbell funeral home this Thursday morning at 10:30 with the Evangelist Amos
Orrison officiating. Interment will be made in Crestview cemetery at
Barnesville.
1951
Birth
Name: Arlie
Dennis Lawley, III
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio October 1951
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Mr. and Mrs. Arlie D. Lawley, Jr.,
of Canton, Ohio are the parents of a son born September 7, 1951. The new
arrival weighed ten pounds, four ounces, and has been named Arlie Dennis
Lawley, III. Mrs. Lawley is the former Miss Eleanor Weber. The grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Arlie D. Lawley, Sr., and
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Weber, of Lewisville, Ohio.
1951
Birth
Name: Wayne Allen
Weber
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, October 1951
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Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Weber, of Brownsville,
are the parents of a son born Wednesday, October 3, 1951. The new arrival
weighed ten pounds and has been named Wayne Allen. Mrs. Weber is the former
Miss Lillian Cline. The Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cline, of
Brownsville, and Mr. and J. H. Weber, of Lewisville, Ohio.
1951
DEATH
Name: Charles E.
Feiock, Sr.
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, October 1951
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Charles Edward Feiock was born on
October 7, 1870 on his parents farm south of Lewisville, Ohio. Following
several months of illness he passed away at his home in Lewisville on October
28, 1951 at the age of eighty-one years and twenty days. He was the son of
George and Katherine Butt Feiock and the last one living of the children.
He was married on December 20, 1896
to Ida Distler and to this union were born two children, Charles, Jr., and Mrs.
Amos (Wilda) DeWitt, both living in Lewisville. He has three grandchildren,
Charles Eddy Feiock, III, who is now serving overseas in the United States Navy
Air Force on the carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Feiock, Jr.; and Neil and Janet DeWitt, the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Amos DeWitt. Other members of the immediate family are a daughter-in-law, Lola
Feiock, a son-in-law, Amos DeWitt, Granddaughter-in-law, Shirley Feiock, who
with the family spent many devoted hours at the bedside of Mr. Feiock.
Mr. Feiock was a lifelong member of
St. Peter s Evangelical and Reformed Church where he attended faithfully in
worship with his family. He was also a member of the Elks Lodge No. 333 of
Sistersville, West Virginia. He lived
his whole life in the Lewisville community through his general store. He
started this occupation as a clerk in Oblinger s store and later entered a
partnership with Mr. Frank Butt. Later the store became a partnership with his
son, Charles, Jr. For fifty-eight years he has served this community.
He was laid to rest in Lewisville
Friendship cemetery. His minister, Reverend George W. Varns, pastor of the
Lewisville Evangelical and Reformed parish officiated Tuesday with the Mallett
and Gardner funeral home of Stafford, Ohio in charge.
1951
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Marvin Hossman
and Miss
Bertha Burkhart
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Monday, Nov. 12, 1951
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On Saturday morning, October
thirteenth, 1951, St. John s Church, Miltonsburg, Ohio was the scene of a
lovely open Church wedding when Miss Bertha Burkhart, daughter of Delores Burkhart,
of Woodsfield, Route 3, became the bride of Marvin Hossman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Hossman, of Jerusalem Route 2.
Reverend Francis Schutz officiated
at the double ring ceremony at nine o clock before a beautifully decorated
altar of ferns and fall flowers. Altar boys serving at the mass included four
of the bride s brothers, Robert, Richard, William and Eugene Burkhart.
Mrs. Roman Reischman was organist.
The traditional wedding marches were played for the processional and
recessional. Singing at the mass were Miss Agnes Reischman, Miss Alice
Burkhart, Miss Barbara McCort and Miss Georgia McCort. At the communion the
choir sang O Lord I Am Not Worthy. While the bride placed a bouquet on the
Blessed Virgin s altar, they sang, On This Day O Beautiful Mother.
Given in marriage by her uncle,
Harold Burkhart, of Canton, Ohio, the bride wore a gown of white slipper satin
styled with a net yoke, trimmed with lace, and a fitted bodice. The long
sleeves extended in points over the hands. The full skirt terminated in a long
rain trimmed with lace. Her fingertip veil was held to her coiffure by a tiara
of see pearls.
She carried a bouquet of red roses
with white satin streamers. Her jewelry was a three strand pearl necklace and
earrings to match, a gift of the groom. The traditional something old and
something new was carried out.
Miss Eileen Hossman, sister of the
groom, was maid of honor. She wore a gown of orchid organdy over satin, and
carried a bouquet of yellow roses with matching headdress.
Arthur Burkhart, brother of the
bride, served as best man. Charles Burkhart, brother of the bride, and a
cousin, Norbert Burkhart, of Lewisville were ushers.
Mrs. Burkhart, mother of the bride
wore a brown dress with brown accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. Mrs.

Following the ceremony a reception
was held in the parish hall for a number of relatives and friends. The hall was
beautifully decorated with yellow and white centered with fall flowers. The
bride s table was centered with a four-tiered wedding cake topped with a
miniature bride and groom
Mrs. Burkhart chose members of her
club to assist at the reception. They were Mrs. Arthur Kuhn, Mrs. Ward Bishop,
Mrs. Raymond Carpenter, Mrs. Leland Johnson, Mrs. Leander Kuhn, Mrs. Okey
Ruble, Mrs. Ralph Carpenter, Mrs. Lyle Weisend, Mrs. Harmon Scott. For serving
at the tables were Mrs. Marie O Connell,
Miss Mary Evelyn Kuhn, Miss Rosann Kuhn, Miss Donna Jean Kuhn, Miss Patty Kuhn,
Miss Shelba Johnson, Mrs. Anna Lee Carpenter, Miss Joan Ruble, Miss Esther
Masciarelli and Miss Agnes Reischman.
In the evening a dance and shower
was given in their honor in the parish hall.
The following day, the couple left
for a few days honeymoon through Canada and to Niagara Falls, also a visit with
the bride s uncles of Canton.
The new Mrs. Hossman is a 1951
graduate of Lewisville high school and her husband is a graduate of Beallsville
high school, Beallsville, Ohio.
At the present the happy couple is
living with the bride s mother on Woodsfield, Route 3. Mrs. Hossman is
associated with his father in farming.
1951
DEATH
Name: Joseph M.
DeLong
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, December, 1951
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Joseph M. DeLong, 66, farmer and
lifelong resident of the Calais community in Monroe County, Ohio, was found
dead in a field near his farm Friday morning, December 14, 1951. He had left
his home about one o clock Thursday afternoon. When he failed to return a
search was started and his body was found shortly after midnight. The Monroe
County corner said death was due to a hart attack.
Mr. DeLong was born in Monroe
County, the son of Richard and Rebecca DeLong.
Surviving are his wife; three
daughters, Mrs. Leland Hannahs, of near Barnesville, Ohio; Mrs. Beulah
Ackerman, of Lewisville, Ohio, and Mrs. Eddie Bates, of Lore City; five sons,
Richard DeLong, of near Woodsfield; Cletus DeLong, of Lewisville; Private Guy
DeLong, of the United states Army, stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky; Vance and
Donnie DeLong, of the home; two brothers, John DeLong, of Akron, Ohio, and
Howard DeLong, of Toledo, Ohio, and one sister, Mrs. Ella Huntsman, of
Cambridge.
Funeral services were held at the
Calais Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o clock, with the Reverend
Delmar Johnson officiating. Burial was in the Calais Cemetery with the Brubach
Funeral home of Summerfield, Ohio in charge.
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DEATH
Name: Rosena Faye
Anderson, nee Hogue
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, December, 1951
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In everybody s
garden a little rain must fall
Or Life s
sweetest, fairest flowers
wouldn t grow
and bloom at all;
And though the
clouds hang heavy,
so heavy, Oh my friend,
I m sure that
God who sends the shower
will send the
rainbow s end.
Rosena Faye (Hogue) Anderson, only
daughter of Leland R. and Mary (Cline) Hogue, was born near Woodsfield, Ohio,
on March 28, 1928, and departed this life on December 22, 1951, being at the
time of her death, 23 years, 8 months and 24 days of age.
On January 10, 1948, she was united
in marriage with Alexander D. Anderson, of Newark, Ohio, and to this union was
born one son, Danny Lee Anderson.
Besides her husband and little son,
she is survived by her parents, Leland R. and Mary E. Hogue, and three
brothers, Pfc. Larry R. Hogue, of Fort Hood, Texas, and Bobby and Keith Hogue
of the family home in Newark, Ohio; also a large number of other relatives and
friends.
While yet a small child she was
baptized at the Bracken Methodist Church near Lewisville, Ohio, and remained
true to her faith in God and the Church.
She was always in Church as long as her health would permit, and always took an
active part in the work.
Rosena was educated in the Monroe
County schools, having attended school at both Lewisville and Woodsfield. She
moved with her family to Newark, Ohio, seven years ago, where the remainder of
her life was spent.
Rosena was gifted with a wonderful
personality and many will remember the numerous occasions when she sang in the
Church and at many other religious meetings. From childhood, she was gifted
with musical talent, which she greatly enjoyed as long as her health would
permit. She was always ready and eager
to help those who were less fortunate than herself. She was especially helpful
to her loved ones and in the home. Her going leaves an emptiness that this
world can never fill. She will not only be missed in the immediate home, but by
a large number of relatives and friends to whom she had endeared herself as the
wonderful person that she was.
Three years ago she was stricken by
the fatal disease, which slowly but surely, sapped her life away. All that
loving hands and medical skill could do, was done, but to no avail, and she
quietly slipped away from this world of pain and sorrow to an unseen world to
us.
Short funeral services were held at
the home in Newark, on Wednesday morning, December 26, at 9:30 o clock with the
Reverend H. E. Doyle, of the Pine Street C. U. Church, officiating, after which
the funeral cortege left for the Bracken Methodist Church near Lewisville,
where final services were held at 2:00 with the Reverend Fontella Linn, of
Lewisville, officiating. Interment was made in the Bracken Ridge cemetery by
the Criss Brothers Funeral directors of
Newark.
1951
Leonard Lendon
Leonard Lendon, age 57, World War I veteran, died in the Aspinwall Hospital
December 21, 1951.
He was born December 10, 1894 at Armstrong Mills, Ohio, the son of Thomas and
Alvaretta Lendon. He had been in failing health the past year.
In 1920 he was united in marriage with Miss Amanda Baumgartner, who preceded
him in death. To this union were born two daughters, Mrs. D.A. Luyster, of
Lorain, Ohio, and Mrs. Sherman Beatty, of Weirton, WV. Both daughters survive,
also one granddaughter, Joyce Ann Beatty.
In 1934 he was united in marriage with Miss Estelle Morris. To this union were
born 7 children, one daughter preceding him in death. Those left to mourn his
departure of this marriage are his widow, Estelle; four daughters, Betty
Irene,15; Cora Mae 12; Elsie Adaline, 9, and Francis Lily, 18 months, and two
sons, Leonard Jr 5, and Carl Ray, 3.
Also surviving are four sisters; Mrs. Everett Wilson, of Morristown; Mrs.
Lottie ward of Columbus; Mrs. John Brenza, of Cleveland; two brothers, Wilbur
Lendon, of Flushing, Ohio, and Ray Lendon, of Warnock, and a host of other
relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, December 26, at the Bauer and
Turner Funeral Home, with Rev. Homer J. Kopke, of St. Paul's Evangelical and
Reformed Church officiating. Intermentwas made at the Ebenezer cemetery at
Bethesda , Ohio. Military services were accorded at the grave by post 87,
American Legion, of Woodsfield.
1951
DEATH
Name: Mrs.
Elizabeth Peters, nee Hoff
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, December 1951
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Mrs. Elizabeth Hoff Peters, age
84 years, 2 months and 24 days, widow of
William Peters, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Edna) Landefeld,
in Canton, Ohio, Sunday evening, December 30, 1951 at 7:30 o clock following a
brief illness.
She was born in Malaga township,
Monroe County, October 6, 1867. Early in life she accepted Jesus Christ as her
Savior and became a member of the Evangelical and Reformed Church of
Miltonsburg of which she remained a consistent member until her death attending
Church services as long as her health permitted her to do so.
On December 12, 1889, she was united
in marriage with William J. Peters. To this union four children were born:
Leroy W. Peters, of Miltonsburg; Edna Landefeld, of Canton, and Luzelda
Scarborough, of Woodsfield.
A son, Carl A. Peters, preceded her in death
January 24, 1917, also her husband who passed away March 10, 1922. Two little
Scarborough granddaughters have also preceded her in death.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
Edna Landefeld, of Canton, and Mrs. B. R. (Luzelda) Scarborough, of
Holmesville, and a son Leroy W. Peters, of near Miltonsburg, five grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren.
Mrs. Peters was the last member of a family of five children born to
Frederick and Margarette Zimmerle Hoff. She spent her entire life in Monroe
County, was well known and loved by all who knew her. We cherish her memory,
her unbound loyalty in ideals, and her faith in Christ Jesus which she lived
and manifested in word, thought and deed.
Funeral services were held at the
Bauer and Turner funeral chapel in Woodsfield on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30
o clock, with the Reverend George W. Varns, of Lewisville, Ohio, officiating.
Interment was in the Miltonsburg cemetery.
1952X
DEATH
Name: Gladys E. Christman, nee Keylor
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, January, 1952
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Like a flash of
lightning from the sky
Mother s spirit
flew away,
Tired and weary
fro the journey
Mother could no
longer stay.
Sadly, sadly,
do we miss her,
Miss the one
that we do love,
But we hope to
meet her
In the heavenly
home above.
Gladys Elizabeth Keylor Christman,
the daughter of James William and Louise Crawford Keylor, was born June 23, 1908, and departed this
life January 12, 1952, being at the time of her death 43 years, six months and
twenty days.
On October 8, 1924, she was united
in marriage with Homer Benjamin Christman. To this union was born one daughter,
Mrs. Robert (Madaline) England. Homer Benjamin Christman departed this life
January 10, 1925.
On May 22, 1926 she was united in
marriage with Henry Clemence Christman. To this union were born two children.
Mr. Christman leaves to mourn her
departure, her husband, Clemence, and the following children: Madaline English,
of Ashland, Ohio, Willard Christman, of Smithfield, Ohio, and Mrs. Vernon
(Beulah) Seebach, of the home, also five grandchildren.
She is also survived by the
following brothers and sisters; Edgar Keylor, of North Robinson, Ohio; Frank
Keylor, of Miltonsburg, Ohio; Ray and Dallas Keylor, of Summerfield, Ohio; Mrs.
Clarence (Mary) Allar, of Jerusalem;
Mrs. Roger (Sallie) Carpenter, of Summerfield, and a half-sister, Mrs.
Homer (Lulu) Hayes, of Zanesville; also a host of other relatives and friends.
Her father, mother and an infant brother
preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held at the
home on Lewisville, Ohio Route one, Tuesday afternoon, January 15th, at one
o clock with Evangelist Archie Holcomb officiating. Burial was made in the
Calais cemetery, Calais, Ohio with the Brubach funeral home of Summerfield in
charge.
1952
Mary Matilda Conley, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, was born June 2, 1886 and passed away at her home at
Fly, Ohio, January 19, 1952, at the
age of 85 years, 7 months and 17 days. She was united in Marriage to
George Conley December 15, 1900. To this union were born seven children,
three girls and four boys. Two sons and one daughter preceded her in
death. Surviving are her husband George, two daughters, Mrs. Lucille
Ritchie and Mrs. Janie Ritchie of Fly, Ohio, two sons, Daniel (Bob) Conley of
Seville, Ohio, and Odell Conley of New Matamoras, Route ;1. She also
leaves 31 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Ella
Peterson of Wheeling, West Virginia, and Mrs. Ella Nelson of St. Clairsville,
Ohio, three brothers, Clem and Charles Stewart of Sardis and Daniel Stewart of
Clarington, Ohio. And a host of other relatives and friends.
She was united
with Mt. Olive United Brethren Church in 1899 and was a faithful member until
death. She will be sadly missed in the home where she was always found
striving with a loving smile and a kind word, building a happy home for her
husband and children. She passed sweetly away to her eternal
reward. All through her affliction, she was found praising God in the
highest and looking for His coming when merciful death would relieve her
suffering, where there is a mansion for her and all those who love His
coming.
Jesus has taken
a beautiful bud out of our garden of love,
Borne it away to
the City of God, home of the angels above.
Brief funeral
services were held January 24 at 12:30 p.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Janie Ritchie, followed by services at the Mt. Olive United Brethren Church at
2:00. Rev. Clarence Hubbard officiated, assisted by Rev. Gerald R. Brown
of Fly and Rev. Douda of New Matamoras. Interment was made in the church
cemetery by the Corum Funeral Home, New Matamoras.
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MARRIAGE
Names: Mr. Joseph Archer
and Miss Mary Smith
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, January 1952
Collection of
Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
The marriage of Miss Mary Smith and
Joseph Archer was solemnized on Monday morning January fourteenth, 1952 at nine
o clock in St. Paul s Catholic Church at Greencastle, Indiana.
The bride is the granddaughter of
Elmer Lighter, of Gosport, Indiana and the bridegroom is the son of Mrs. E.
P. Archer, of Lewisville, Ohio.
The Reverend Francis Kull officiated
at the single ring ceremony before an altar decorated with vases of red roses
and lighted candles.
The bride wore a smoke blue suit,
with navy accessories and a corsage of white roses.
The attendants were Mrs. Kathleen
Davis, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, cousin of the bride, and Maurie Carroll,
friend of the bridegroom. Mr. Carroll and Mr. Archer were roommates during the
war, when both were Air Force instructors at Paul Cox Field.
Mrs. Davis wore a grey suit with
black accessories and a corsage of pink roses.
Mrs. Archer is employed in the
office of the Indiana Loan Company, at Greencastle, Indiana, and Mr. Archer is
a 1928 graduate of Lewisville highs school, Lewisville, Ohio and is the manager
of art Furniture Company, a branch of Barrett s of Indianapolis, at
Greencastle.
Following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was held at the Paulama Tea Room for the immediate parties, their
relatives and friends from Greencastle, Indianapolis and Spencer.
After a short wedding trip, the
newly married couple will reside on South Indiana street, in Greencastle,
Indiana.
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22 Feb 1952
Bates, Mrs.
Lucy : Mrs. Lucy Marie Gordon Bates, 29, wife of Clarence D. Bates, died Friday
morning in the family home in Summerfield, following a lingering illness. She
is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gordon of Summerfield; her
husband, Clarence and five children, Linda Sue, Margaret Lou, Gerald Lee,
Judith Ann and Beverly Jean, all of the home; six sisters, Mrs. Marcella
Parsons of Sarahsville, Mrs. Wilda Hughes of Canton, Mrs. Thelma Lee of
Harriettsville, Mrs. Ruth Fogle of Caldwell, Miss Sula Gordon of Toledo and
Miss Lola Gordon of Sarahsville; two brothers, Floyd and Carroll Gordon, both
of Sarahsville. Services were held Sunday at
2:00 p.m. in the Free Methodist Church at Summerfield. Rev. Robert
Terman officiated and burial was made in the East Union Cemetery, with the
McVay Funeral Home in charge.
1952
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Charles Howard Smith
and Miss
Grethel Marie Winland
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, OH, Mon., February, 25, 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
On Saturday afternoon, January 19,
1952 at one o clock in the Church of Christ at Hartshorn Ridge, Miss Grethel
Marie Winland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Winland, of Graysville, Ohio,
became the bride of Charles Howard Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Smith, of
New Matamoras, Ohio, Route.
Minister Jack Hawkins, of Woodsfield
read the double ring ceremony before a large gathering of relatives and
friends.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and had as her maid of honor her sister, Bethel Winland, of Canton,
Ohio. Chosen for her bridesmaid was her sister s roommate, Miss Laura
Weckbacher.
The flower girl was Betty Lou
Spence, and the ring bearer was little Mary Lee Spence, both of Lewisville,
Ohio. Ushers were Melvin Ayres and
Robert Jones, of Canton, Ohio, and Robert Smittle, of Sardis, Ohio, all friends of the groom. b
served his brother as best man.
Minister J. V. A. Traylor sang
throughout the ceremony.
The bride entered the Church on the
arm of her father. Her gown was of ivory bridal satin fashioned with a fitted
bodice and long fitted sleeves which tapered to points over the hands.
Hostess of the bridal party was Miss
Janet Spence, of Lewisville.

Following the ceremony, a reception
was held for two hundred invited guests at the Graysville School auditorium.
Hostess at the reception were Mrs.
Juanita Dye, cousin of the groom, and
Miss Emily Ann Smith, sister of the groom, of Rinard Mills; Miss Joy Ann Knapp
and Miss Virginia Robinson, of Stafford, friends of the bride.
Following the reception, the bride
tossed her bridal bouquet into the midst of her single friends with Emily Ann
Smith being the next lucky girl.
Mrs. Smith is a graduate of
Graysville high school, class of 1946,
and of Cameo Beauty school in Zanesville, Ohio.
Mr. Smith is a graduate of
Graysville high school, class of 1944, and Coynea Electric and Radio School of
Chicago, Illinois. He is now employed by Pabst Electric Company at Marietta,
Ohio.
After several days spent at Daytona Beach and Silver Springs, Florida,
the couple will be home to their friends at 417 Harmar Street, Marietta,
Ohio.
1952
DEATH
Name: Mrs. Mary
Christman, nee Ackerman
Source: Newspaper clipping
Issue: February
1952
Mrs. Mary Christman, age 80, of
Lewisville, Ohio, Route 1, died at 11 o clock Friday morning, February 8, 1952
at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia,
a daughter of Herman and Mary Ackerman. She spent most of her life in Monroe
County, Ohio.
Her husband, Jacob Christman, died
20 years ago.
Surviving are two brothers, Henry
Ackerman, and Benjamin Ackerman; two sisters, Mrs. Matilda Seebach, and Mrs.
Clara Christman.
Funeral services will be held this
Monday afternoon at one o clock at the Calais cemetery, Calais, Ohio with the
Brubach funeral home of Summerfield, Ohio in charge.
1952
DEATH
Name: Miss
Margaret Hettig
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
OH, February 1952
Miss Margaret Hettig, age 61, of
Lewisville, route 1, died on Friday evening at 7:08 o clock in Barnesville
General Hospital following a short illness.
Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Eva
Matz Hettig; one sister, Miss Carolyn Hettig, of Cleveland, and one brother,
Marf Hettig, of Lewisville.
Friends are being received at the
Bauer and Turner funeral home.
Funeral services will be held in the
Bauer and Turner funeral chapel on Tuesday afternoon at two o clock with the
Reverend George W. Varns of the Lewisville Evangelical and Reformed Church,
officiating. Burial will be in Friendship cemetery, Lewisville.
1952
DEATH
Name: William T.
Christman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, February 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
William T. Christman was born in
Seneca township, Monroe County, Ohio, on January 24, 1871, the son of Godfrey
and Catherine Bauman Christman. He passed away at the Barnesville Hospital on
Friday, February 22, 1952 at the age of eighty-one years and 29 days old.
He was baptized and confirmed in St.
John s Evangelical Church, near Lewisville, Ohio. In the year of 1892 on September 4, he was
united in marriage with Emma Bauersock. To this union were born two daughters
and one son. One daughter survives from this first marriage, Mrs. Chester
Dabbs, of Newport News, Virginia.
After
death of his first wife he was married again, this time to Anna Palmer and to
this marriage one daughter was born. With his second wife and daughter he has
lived on his farm on Egger Ridge, north of Lewisville.
One daughter and one son preceded
him in death. Also preceding him in death were four brothers and three sisters.
He has two brothers still living, Fred Christman, of Lewisville, Route 1, and
Charles Christman, of Lewisville, Route 1.
During the last year when Mr.
Christman was unable to go to town for supplies his neighbors and friends
helped him out considerably, especially did he depend upon the faithful assistance
of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Weber, his closest neighbor.
All of those who knew Mr. Christman
and visited him remember his patience and faith in all of his conversation.
Although he was unable to be an active member of the Church during these past
years, he remained a faithful Christian thru his personal devotions and the
inspiration from the Bible and radio worship services. This past fall he wrote
a request in a strong hand, influenced some by the German script. The request
was for the sacrament of communion. After participation in Communion with his
wife, he again received the strength of the love and communion with his Master
Christ. May God bless all of those who remain faithful unto death.
The family and relatives wish to
express their sincere appreciation and thanks for all of the kindness and
expressions of neighborliness that have been shown toward Mr. William Christman
and his family.
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MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Melvin B. Christman
and Miss
Margaret I. Blowers
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, March 1952
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
Tuesday evening, March fourth, 1952
at six o clock at his home of Eastern Avenue, Woodsfield, Minister J. V. A.
Traylor read the formal double ring ceremony which united in marriage Miss
Margaret I. Blowers and Melvin B. Christman.
Miss Blowers is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Manford Blowers, of Barnesville, Ohio, and Mr. Christman is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer G. Christman, of Apple Creek, Ohio.
The bride wore a brown suit with
beige accessories, and her corsage was of pink carnations.
The groom who entered the United
States Armed Forces in September 1950, recently returned from Korea where he
had served ten months.
1952
DEATH
Name: Fred H. Lafferre
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, April 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Fred H. Lafferre, 63, retired farmer
who spent his entire life in the Lewisville district, died Wednesday morning,
April 23rd, at 5:40 o clock in the family home after a two year illness. He was
the age of 63 years, six months and ten days.
Fred, son of Joseph and Daisy
Billman Lafferre, was born October 13, 1888, near Lewisville, Ohio.
He was united in marriage with Meda
Draper on November 3, 1909, by the Reverend H. L. Peoples in the Methodist
parsonage at Summerfield, and to this union five children were worn.
Surviving are his loving wife, Meda
Draper Lafferre; three sons, James M. Lafferre, of New Albany, Indiana; Edmund
Lafferre, of Louisville, Kentucky, and Harold Lafferre, of the home; two
daughters, Mrs. Fred (Mildred) Anderson, of Lewisville, Route 1, and Mrs. John
(Mabel) Markey, of Uniontown, Ohio; a brother, James A. Lafferre, of
Louisville, Kentucky; a sister, Mrs. Viola Baker, of Napoleon, Louisiana; twelve
grandchildren, Earl, Helen, Eileen, June and Joan Anderson; Fay, Marilyn and
Linda Markey; Anita and Dale Lafferre, Toni Lafferre and Paul Lafferre; three
nephews, Howard Baker, Charles Lafferre, Jr., and James Lafferre, Jr.; two
nieces, Bessie Delong and Marilyn Lafferre; two great nephews, Billie Delong
and Bruce Lafferre; and a number of cousins.
One brother, Charles Lafferre and
one grandson, Dale Anderson, preceded him in death.
Mr. Lafferre joined the Methodist
Church at Lewisville early in life. He later transferred his membership to the
Bracken Ridge Methodist Church and was faithful member as long as health
permitted him to attend.
He was superintendent and teacher in
the Sunday School for many years. He was president of the school board and worked
hard on plans for the high school building in Lewisville, for the benefit of
the young people. He also was president of the telephone association, and did
much in that work for the service of the people. He owned and operated a
sawmill for some time, and he also teamed in the oil field for awhile. Most of
his life he was also engaged in farming. He spent his entire life in the
Lewisville community.
Mr. Lafferre had been in failing
health of complications fro the past two years. He was a loving husband, father
and grandfather, and a kind friend and neighbor, always ready to help in the
time of need. He had many friends and is sadly missed by all who knew him.
After short services at the home and
the funeral services were held at the Bracken Ridge Church Saturday morning,
with the Reverend Fontella Linn officiating. Burial was in the Friendship
cemetery at Lewisville, Ohio, with the Mallett and Gardner funeral home of
Stafford, Ohio in charge.
1952
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Donald Stephen
and Miss
Lois Hunkler
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, April 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
At seven o clock Wednesday evening,
April 23, 1952, in the rectory of St. John s Church at Miltonsburg, Ohio Miss
Lois Eileen Hunkler, the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hunkler,
of Malaga, and Mr. Donald Egger Stephen, son of Mr. Eckard Stephen of
Summerfield, Ohio and the late Mrs. Stephen, were united in marriage.
Officiating at the single ring ceremony was the Reverend Francis J. Schutz. The only attendants were
the bride s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gallagher, of
Temperanceville, Ohio.
The bride wore a pink dress suit
with pink and brown accessories and a corsage of pink rosebuds. Mrs. Gallagher
was in a navy blue dress suit with pink trim and pink and navy accessories, and
a corsage of pink carnations.
Immediately after the ceremony the
young couple left on a motor trip through Kentucky and Virginia. On their return they will be at home in an
apartment at 301 West main street, Barnesville, Ohio. For traveling Mrs.
Stephen wore a navy blue suit with pink carnations.
The bride is a graduate of
Beallsville high school and Bustin Beauty school in Columbus. She is owner and
operator of Lois Beauty Shoppe in Barnesville.
Mr. Stephen was a 1941 graduate from
Lewisville high school and spent eighteen months in the Marine Corps during
World War II. He is associated with his brother, B.K. Stephen, in the trucking business.
1952XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
J. J. Andrews
and Mrs.
Bertha Reich, nee Claus
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, May 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mrs. Bertha Claus Reich, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Claus, and J. J. Andrews, son of the late W. H.
Andrews, were united in marriage on Sunday evening, May 11, 1952 at the home of
the bride on South Sycamore street. Minister J. V. A. Traylor read the marriage
vows at six o clock in the presence of the couple s children and grandchildren.
Attending the ceremony were Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Reich and family, of Jerusalem, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reich and
family, of Miltonsburg, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Andrews and family of
Barnesville, Ohio.
1952
MARRIAGE
Names: Private
Raymond D. Snyder
and Miss Sarah
Wise
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, May 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
At the Traylor home in Woodsfield on
Friday May 30, 1952 Miss Sarah Wise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Spence Wise of
Summerfield, Ohio became the bride of Private Raymond D. Snyder, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wanita Snyder of Lewisville,
Ohio. The double ring ceremony was read by the Minister J. V. A. Traylor at ten
o clock in the morning.
The bride ware a skipper blue suit
with white accessories and her corsage was white carnations. She carried out
the tradition of something old, new, borrowed and blue and a penny in her shoe.
Miss Viola Carpenter of Summerfield
was the bridesmaid and she wore a white nylon marquisette dress with which she
wore red accessories. Her corsage was of red carnations.
Mr. Chandace Baker of near Lewisville served
as best man.
The groom is stationed with the
United States Army at Fort Meade, Maryland.
1952X
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Marion Roger Kahrig
and Miss
Darlene Grace Weber
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, July 28, 1952
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
St. John s Evangelical and Reformed
Church near Lewisville, Ohio was the scene of a lovely open Church wedding on
Sunday evening, June first, 1952, at half after seven o clock. United in
marriage were Miss Darlene Grace Weber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Weber
of Lewisville Route 2, and Mr. Marion Roger Kahrig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
W. Kahrig, of Woodsfield, Route 3. Their Pastor, the Reverend George W. Varns
read the double ring ceremony before an audience of almost three hundred
relatives and friends.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, wore white sheer nylon over taffeta with tiny covered buttons to
the waist, and full gathered skirt.
The bridesmaid, Miss Lena Louisa
Kahrig, sister of the groom.
Serving Mr. Kahrig as best man was
the bride s brother, Vernon Weber. Ushers were brothers, Lyle and Leslie Weber,
of Quaker City, Ohio, cousins of the bride.
A half hour of music preceding the
ceremony was presented by Mrs. Amos DeWitt with vocal numbers by Miss Ruth Ann
Weber.
Both young people are members of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church and both are members of the Youth Fellowship.
The bride is a graduate of the Lewisville
High School, with the class of 1952.
The groom was graduated form the
Lewisville high school with the class of 1950.
Following a wedding trip thru the
Southern states, they are residing at Marietta, where Mr. Kahrig is employed by
the Cisler Contractor Company.
1952
BIRTH
Name: Sharon Kay
Brown
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, June 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Brown, of 231
Oaklawn avenue, Woodsfield, are the parents of a daughter born Tuesday, June 3,
1952 in the Barnesville General Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio. The new arrival
weighed six pounds, eight ounces, and has been named Sharon Kay. Mrs. Brown is
the former Miss Martha Landefeld. The grandparents are John Landefeld, of
Woodsfield, and Isaac Brown, of Powhatan Point, Ohio.
1952
BIRTH
Name: Roger Ray Williamson
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, June 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Corporal and Mrs. Ray Williamson, of
Beallsville, Ohio, Route 1, are the parents of a son born Tuesday, June 3, 1952
in the Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio. The new arrival weighed 8
pounds, 6 ounces, and has been named Roger Ray. Mrs. Williamson is the former
Miss Eleanor Lucas. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lucas, of
Beallsville, and Robert Williamson, of Lorain, Ohio. The great grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Crum, of Jacobsburg; Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lucas, of Alledonia;
and Mrs. Robert Williamson, of Tallapoosa, Georgia. Corporal Williamson is stationed
at Hanau, Germany.
1952X
BIRTH
Name: Dennis
Wayne Christman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, June 1952
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Christman of
Barnesville, Ohio, Route 2, are the parents of a son born Tuesday, June 3, 1952
in the Barnesville Hospital. The new arrival weighed 7 pounds, 14 1/2 ounces,
and has been named Dennis Wayne. Mrs. Christman is the former Miss Clarabelle
Kennon, of Barnesville, Route 2. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W.
Kennon, of Barnesville, Route 2, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Christman, of
Woodsfield, Route 3. The great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wehr, of
Batesville, Ohio and Mrs. Pearl Moore, of Akron. There are five generations
being E. S. Albaugh, of New Brighton, Pennsylvania.
1952
BIRTH
Name: David Lynn
Okey
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, June 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Okey, of 130 Monroe Street, are the parents of a son born Monday
June 2, 1952. The new arrival weighed nine pounds and has been named David
Lynn. The grandparents are Mrs. Alice Brown, of Woodsfield, and William Okey,
of Summerfield, Ohio.
1952
BIRTH
Name: Charles
Duane Koehler
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, June 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Koehler, of
Lewisville, Route 2, are the parents of a 10 1/2 pound son born Tuesday, June
3, 1952. The baby has been named Charles Duane. Mrs. Koehler is the former Miss
Mabel Kinney. Mrs. Florence Koehler, of 316 Eastern avenue, Woodsfield is the
paternal grandmother.
1952
WEDDING
Dunfee-Christman
Saturday afternoon, June twenty
eighth, at two o'clock, at his home on Eastern Avenue, Minister J.V.A. Traylor
read the formal double ring ceremony which united in marriage Miss Nina M.
Dunfee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Dunfee, of Jerusalem Route 1, and
Corporal James C. Christman, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Christman, of Lewisville
Route 1.
The bride wore a white taffeta
dress with white accessories, and her corsage was of red rosebuds.
Miss Dunfee chose her
bridesmaid, Miss Eva Jean Betts, of Jerusalem Route 1. Miss Betts wore a blue
nylon dress with white accessories. Her corsage was of yellow rosebuds.
Stanley Edward Stephens of
Jerusalem Route 1, a cousin of the bride, served Corporal Christman as best
man.
A wedding dinner was served at
the home of the bride's parents at four o'clock in the afternoon.
Corporal Christman is home on an
eleven day furlough from Fort Meade, Maryland.
1952
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Ralph Edwin Roth
and Miss
Ruth Ann Zerger
Source: newspaper clippin, June 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Traditional seven-branch candelabra
with tall white tappers and large baskets of white lilies and gladioli with
ferns and palms bedecked the first
Methodist Church in Woodsfield Sunday June 29, 1952 for the wedding of Miss
Ruth Anna Zerger and Mr. Ralph Edwin Roth. The double ring ceremony was read by
the Reverend Charles D. Reed at half after four o clock in the afternoon. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Zerger of Woodsfield while Mr. Roth
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Roth of
near Woodsfield.
Miss Anita Brentlinger of Columbus, Ohio was organist and John Williams
of Wilmington, Delaware, brother-in-law of the bride was soloist. During the
seating of the guests Miss Brentlinger played a medley of appropriate numbers
and Mr. Williams sang, My Wonderful One and the Sweetest Story Ever Told and
after the ceremony, The Lord s Prayer.
Escorted by her father, the bride
presented a lovely picture of bridal beauty in a gown of sheer net over satin,
mad with a very full skirt worn over a hoop. Over her dress the bride wore a
wedding coat of beautiful white satin. Long sleeves came to points over the
hands and the coat was buttoned in front with tiny self covered buttons. From the coat at the waist fell a
long train. During the reception the bride removed the coat and wore a net stole
with her wedding gown. Her fingertip length veil of illusion was fastened to a
Juliette cap. The bride carried a white Bible topped with rosebuds and asters,
a gift from her maternal grandmother, Mrs. John Mowder. Mrs. Mowder has given
each of her granddaughters a Bible to carry at their weddings.
Matron of honor for her sister was
Mrs. John Williams of Wilmington, and Miss Joanne Sayre of Barnesville,
sorority sister of the bride was maid of honor.
The best man was Leland Roth, of
Columbus, brother of the groom and ushers were Herman Zerger, Jr., brother of
the bride; Okey Roth of Wheaton, Illinois, uncle of both the bride and groom,
and Paul Roth another brother of the groom who is just home after spending two
years in Alaska with the armed forces. Junior ushers were Kenneth Roth and Paul
Zerger.
Immediately following the ceremony a
reception for 250 guests was held in the Church dining rooms. Mrs. Zerger
received her guests in a dress of very sheer black chiffon with accessories.
Mrs.  Their corsages were of white
gladmelias.
A six-tier wedding cake centered the
bride s table and was served by Mrs. Okey Roth who was in charge of the
reception. White roses decorated the table. Mrs. Lloyd Roth of Marietta
presided over the punch bowl and Mrs. Glen Williams, Jr. of Worthington poured
coffee. Cousins of the principals assisting at the reception were Mrs. Herman
Payne, Mrs. Thomas Stubbs, Miss Mary Ann Mowder, Miss Robyn Roth and Miss
Shirley Roth. Also assisting were Mrs. Maxine Beardmore, Mrs. Eva Tricebaw and
Mrs. Curtis Merryman. Miss Martha Lou Earley was in charge of the guest book.
On Saturday evening the rehearsal
dinner was served in the lovely garden at the home of the bride s parents for
members of the wedding party and out-of-town guests her for the wedding.
Miss Zerger is a graduate of
Muskingum College, she is employed in the Columbus office of The Ohio Society
for Crippled Children, in connection with the Traveling Clinics for Epilepsy
and her supervisor, Mrs. Margaret Davis was here for the wedding.
Mr. Roth, Veteran of World War II is
now enrolled at the Lane School of Aviation at Port Columbus and in the fall
will receive his commercial pilot s license.
After the reception Mr. Roth and his
bride left for a honeymoon through the Eastern states. Upon return they will be
at home to their friends at 2112 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio.
1952
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Mark Kuhn
and Miss
Evelyn L. Sorg
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, July 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
The altar of St. Michael s Catholic
Church at Berne, Ohio was decorated with white gladioli and greenery for the wedding of Miss Evelyn Lucy
Sorg and Mark Kuhn of Lewisville, Ohio at nine o clock on Saturday morning,
July 19, 1952. The Reverend Father Gardner officiated at the double ring
ceremony.
The St. Michael choir sang the
nuptial high mass and Miss Eunice Horton was the organist.
The wedding gown was fashioned of
lace over satin. It was highlighted by a nylon net yoke outlined with
iridescent sequins and seed pearls forming an embroidered shoulder line. Tiny
lace buttons closed the bodice. The skirt added to the beauty of the gown with
clouds of nylon tulle over bridal satin and nylon net underskirt. Floating
panels of rose print lace draped the nylon skirt, cascading into a full court
train of nylon tulle. The gown was completed with lace sleeves tapering into points at the wrists. A sequin trimmed
Juliet cap of lace with a rushing of the same material around the face secured her
fingertip veil of silk illusion.
Mrs. Margery Pitts was matron of
honor for her sister. She wore a floor length gown of soft orchid shade. The
drop net yoke had the effect of embroidered lace inserts and then another panel
of net tapering into the tightly fitted bodice. The skirt was very full and of
net. It covered a taffeta underskirt. She wore matching mitts with the short
puffed sleeves and carried a cascade arrangement of yellow carnations. She wore
a Juliet cap of orchid and white.
Gilbert Yontz, of Lewisville, was
best man.
After the ceremony 100 guests were
entertained at a reception in St. Michael s parish hall. The bridal table was
centered with a three-tiered wedding cake on either side of which were bouquets
of summer flowers.
The couple will live in Caldwell,
Ohio when they return from a brief wedding trip.
The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Sorg of Summerfield, Ohio, Route 1, is a graduate of Summerfield high
school and is employed with the Ohio Bell Telephone company at Zanesville,
Ohio.
Mr. Kuhn is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Kuhn, of Lewisville, Route 1. He is a 1947 graduate from Lewisville high
school and is employed with the Cleveland Graphite Bronze company in Caldwell.
The bride is a member of the Church
in which she was married and Mr. Kuhn is a member of St. Joseph s at Burkhart,
Ohio.
1952
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
William Winkler
and Miss
Helen Goodhart
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, Monday, September 22, 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
The Woodsfield First Methodist
Church was the scene of the wedding of Miss Helen Goodhart, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ward Goodhart, of Quaker City, Ohio, route 4, and William Winkler, son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. William Winkler, on Saturday, August 30, 1952. The double
ring ceremony was read by the Reverend C. D. Reed at two o clock in the
afternoon.
The bride wore a plum colored velvet
dress and her corsage was a white orchid. Her maid of honor was her sister,
Miss Ella Mae Goodhart, who wore a grey street length dress and her corsage was
red rosebuds. A/3c Richard Winkler served his brother as best man.
The bride is a 1947 graduate of
Lewisville high school, Lewisville, Ohio.
The groom is a graduate of the
Laings high school, is now employed at the Fernwood Farms at Shadyside.
Mr. Winkler and his bride are now at
home to their friends at the Winkler residence at 215 Eastern Avenue,
Woodsfield.
1952XXXXX
Ella Brubach (nee Reich)
A Solemn Requiem High mass was solemnized Saturday morning at nine o'clock in
St. Sylvester's Church for Mrs. Ella Brubach, 64, wife of S.S. Brubach,
Woodsfield druggist. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. J.G. Mehler was the celebrant;
Rev. Robert A. Brown, the deacon, and Rev. F.J. Schutz, of Miltonsburg,
the sub-deacon. Interment was in the church cemetery with the Brubach
Funeral Home of Summerfield in charge.
Mrs. Brubach died on Wednesday morning, October 1, at 11:15 o'clock at her home
on South Main Street after a several months' illness. A daughter of the
late Andrew and Elizabeth Claus Reich, she was born April 11, 1888, near
Woodsfield.
She was a
devout member of St. Sylvester's Church, being a member of the Altar
Society, Purgatorial Society, and the Catholic Women's Club. She
was also a member of the Lady Maccabees.
Surviving besides her husband are three sisters, Mrs. Charles Sulsberger, of
Climbing Hill, Iowa; Mrs.Phillip Gertler of Barnesville, and Mrs. O.S.
Freitag, of near Woodsfield; two brothers, George and William Reich, of
Woodsfield; also several nieces and nephews and many friends.
Mrs. Brubach, lovingly known to all her friends and acquaintances as
"Ella" was kind and considerateto all she met, and her
friendly disposition will be a cherished memory for all who knew her.
(1952)
1952
Dorman Sherman
Conley, 73, custodian of St. John s Methodist Church, New Martinsville, died
Friday afternoon, Oct. 10th, at 2:30 o clock at his home, 734 Maple Vanue, New
Martinsville. He was born May 6, 1879 in Monroe County, son of the late
Jesse and Sarah Mathess Conley and attended the Church of God. Surviving
are his wife, Ida Hoskinson Conley, three daughters, Opal Watkins, Mrs. Velma
Pittman and Mrs. Virginia Workman, all of New Martinsville, a son, James A.
Conley with the Army in Korea, three brothers, George Conley of Fly, Elmer
Conley of Shadyside, and Mason Conley of Sardis, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o clock in the Wharton-Ellis
funeral home, New Martinsville. The Rev. May Mefford, of the Church of
God, officiated. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery. (1952)
1952X
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Samuel E. Wise
and Miss Iva
Mae Hoff
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, October 20, 1952
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
St. Peter s Evangelical and Reformed
Church, Lewisville, Ohio was the scene of a beautiful candlelight wedding which
unite in marriage Miss Iva Mae Hoff, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hoff,
of Lewisville, Route 2, and Mr. Samuel E. Wise, son of Mr. and Mrs. Weston
Wise, of Belmont, Ohio, Route 1. The open Church wedding was solemnized on
Sunday evening, August thirty-first,1952 at seven-thirty o clock with the
Reverend George W. Varns officiating at the double ring ceremony.
1952
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Fred Shannon
and Miss
Mildred Hoff
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, Thurs., Oct. 23, 1952
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Miss Mildred Hoff, youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hoff, of Lewisville, Ohio, became the bride of Mr. Fred
Shannon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess J. Shannon, of Woodsfield, on Monday morning,
September first, 1953. The Rt. Reverend Msgr. J. G. Mehler performed the double
ring ceremony, assisted by the Reverend Robert Brown and Reverend Henry
Schumacher.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. Attending as maid of honor was Miss
Mary Shannon. Mr. Tony Shannon served his brother as best man. Ushers
were Joseph and Phillip Shannon.
Immediately following the ceremony,
a reception was held in the Church hall. Hostesses were Mrs. John Scanlon, of
Middletown, Connecticut; Mrs. Jack Budd, Misses Esther Brooks and Madeline
Shannon, all of Columbus, Ohio.
The former Miss Hoff, a 1947
graduate of Lewisville High School, is employed in the offices of The Shoe
Corporation of America, Columbus.
Mr. Shannon, a graduate of
Woodsfield High School and Progressive School of Photography in New Haven,
Connecticut, is engaged as a commercial photographer.
1952
MARRIAGE
Names: Pfc.
Lester L. Piatt
and Miss
Anna Lee Carpenter
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio Monday, Nov. 10, 1952
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
The double ring ceremony read in the
Methodist parsonage at Barnesville, Ohio, by the Reverend Floyd L. Workman on
Monday, October twenty-seventh at seven o clock in the evening united in
marriage Miss Anna Lee Carpenter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Carpenter
of Lewisville, Ohio and Pfc. Lester L. Piatt, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Thurman G.
Piatt of Rinard Mills, Ohio.
Miss Carpenter chose for her wedding
a poudre blue two-piece rayon corded faille street-length dress with black
accessories. She carried a white Bible, a gift of her grandmother, Mrs. Ross H.
Carpenter, topped with five American Beauty rosebuds with satin streamers. She
carried out the tradition of something old, new, borrowed and blue and a penny
in her shoe placed there by the matron of honor.
She chose as her matron of honor,
her cousin, Mrs. Myra J. Dailey, who wore a grey and coral striped taffeta
street-length dress. Her corsage was red rosebuds.
Mr. Ray Lorn Piatt served his
brother as best man. Both wore white carnation in their lapel.
The bride is a graduate of
Lewisville high school class of 1952. The groom attended Graysville schools and
is now serving with the Armed Forces.
The newlyweds were honored with a
shower at the home of the bride s parents on
Friday, October 31st.
On Saturday evening, November first,
they were honored with a supper, shower and serenade at he home of the groom s
parents. The received many lovely and useful gifts for which they wish to thank
everyone.
January 8, 1953X
BIRTH
Carol Ann
Christman
Source: Monroe
County Beacon
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert G. Christman, of
Summerfield, Route 2, are the parents of a daughter born Monday, December 22nd,
at the Barnesville Hospital. The new arrival weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and
has been named Carol Ann. Mrs. Christman is the former Miss Eleanor Stephen.
The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Christman, of Quaker City, Route and E.
L. Stephen of Summerfield, Route 2.
1953
DEATH
Name: Otto John Weber
Source: Newspaper dated Feb. 1953
Provided by Eloise Lumbatis January
Otto John Weber was born May 25,
1869, and died February 6, 1953, at the age of almost 84 years. he was the last
member of the one of Monroe County s pioneer German families. He was the
youngest son of Charles and Saloma Meckling Weber, and was preceded in death by
his entire family - three sisters, Louise, Lena and Mary Weber Neuhart, and
seven brothers, Christian, Philip, Henry, George, Fritz, Jacob and David Weber.
He is survived by one sister-in-law,
Mrs. Anna Weber, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Mr. Weber was confirmed in the
Evangelical faith, at Middle Church, at the age of fourteen years. Later the
family attended the Evangelical Church in Lewisville, but they were deeply
interested in the Presbyterian Church, at Buchanan, and many of the family are
buried in the cemetery there.
For over a year he was confined to
his home by severe illness, and his suffering was intense. he was cared for the
past twelve years by a niece, Miss Edna Weber.
Uncle Otto, as he was known to many,
spent his entire life on the farm where he was born. He was a member of the
Masonic Lodge at Woodsfield, and many of its members were his oldest friends.
It is a thing of sadness to see an old homestead abandoned by the death of its
members, one by one.
mr. Weber was a charter member of
Huffman Grange.
We mourn to
death of our own beloved,
But they are
not dead
They have but
gone before
Treading the
road all travelers must go,
One day we too,
shall join them
There to pass
all eternity together.
In another
newspaper article:
Otto J. Weber, 83, of Lewisville,
Route 2, died early Friday morning, February 6, 1953, at his home following a
lingering illness.
Mr. Weber had been a prominent
farmer and oil producer in the Lewisville community. he was a member of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church, the Huffman Grange, and Monroe Lodge No. 189,
A. F. & M, Woodsfield.
He was a son of the late Charles and
Saloma Weber and was the last surviving member of a family of eleven children.
He never married and is survived only by a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o clock at the Buchanan Presbyterian Church with Rev. George
Varns and Rev. Benjamin Woodruff officiating. Interment was in the church
cemetery with the Mallett funeral home of Stafford in charge.
1953X
Rosa L. Christman Stallings
[Source: The
Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio, Tuesday March 31, 1953, p. 3]
Rosa Stallings
Called By Death
Caldwell March 30-Funeral services for
Mrs. Rosa L. Stallings, 71, of
Caldwell will
be held at at 1 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon at the residence
with additional
rites at 2:30 o'clock at the Calais Methodist Church. Rev.
Floyd Gaugler
will officiate. Burial will be at Calais
cemetery.
Mrs. Stallings died Sunday while enroute
to Memorial Hospital in
Marietta. Mrs. Stallings had been ill four years.
She was a member of the Lutheran church
near Lewisville but attended
the Ladies
Bible Class of the First Methodist church here. She was also a
member of the
American Legion auxiliary at Summerfield.
Her husband, Edmund T. Stallings died in
June 1944.
She was born in Monroe County, a daughter
of John and Eva Christman.
Surviving are a son, Ervin Stallings of
Summerfield; three daughters,
Mrs. Eva Edith
Bishop of near Lewisville, Mrs. Lulu McDonald and Mrs. Oneida
Starr of Caldwell;
a step-daughter, Mrs. Grace Taylor of Robbins, five
brother, John,
Sam, George, Lewis and Solomon Christman, seven
grandchildren,
and four great grandchildren.
1953
Source: The Zanesville Times Recorder,
dated, 18 Apr 1953
(Herman Joseph
Smithberger was born on 07 Apr 1914 in Ohio. He
died on 17 Apr 1953 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH.)
Summerfied, April 17 -- Herman Smithberger, 39, died
suddenly while visiting Woodsfield this afternoon. Death was apparently due to
a heart attack. He resided near Burkhart, never married.
Surviving are his parents, Henry and Cecilia
Smithberger; and three sisters, Mrs. Leander Kuhn of near Lewisville, Mrs.
Jerome Kanney of Columbus, and Mrs. Marcus Crum of Canton. The body is at the
Bruback funeral home.
1953
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Bill Wittenbrook
and Miss
Ruth Stimpert
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, May 1953
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Ruth Stimpert, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Stimpert of Lewisville, Ohio and bill Wittenbrook, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Wittenbrook of Woodsfield were united in marriage at Lewisville
on Friday May 8, 1953. The double ring ceremony was read by the Reverend
Fontella Linn at 8:30 p. m. in the Methodist Church. They were attended
by Miss Thelma Smith and Bill Johnson of Woodsfield.
The bride wore a navy and white
street-length gown with white accessories. An orchid topped the white Bible
which she carried. Miss Smith wore a navy and white suit with a corsage of red
rosebuds.
The bride, a graduate of 1950 of the
Lewisville high school is employed as secretary in the office of Howard
Phillips, Monroe County Agriculture Agent.
Mr. Wittenbrook, graduate of the
Woodsfield high school served in the U. S. Armed forces during World War II and
sometime overseas. He is now employed in the local i. G. a. store.
Mr. and Mrs. Wittenbrook are now at
home to their friends in their newly furnished apartment at 145 South Main
Street, Woodsfield.
June 25, 1953X
MARRIAGE
Kennon-Christman
Source: Monroe
County Beacon
At eleven o'clock Saturday morning, June sixth, Miss Eva Pearl Christman
and Mr. Melvin Kennon exchanged their marriage vows. The double ring ceremony
was read by Minister J. V. A. Traylor at his home in Woodsfield.
The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
F. Christman, of Woodsfield, Route 3 was beautifully attired in a ballerina
length gown of turquoise blue, featuring a lace bodice and peplum over a full
net skirt. She wore white accessories and a corsage of red roses. She carried
out the tradition of something old, new, borrowed and blue.
Their only attendants were Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde W. Christman of Barnesville, Route 2, brother of the bride and sister of
the groom.
Mrs. Christman wore a petal pink ballerina
length gown with white accessories. Her corsage was of white roses.
The new Mrs. Kennon is a graduate of
Summerfield High School, class of 1950. She is employed at the Campus Shirt
Co., in Barnesville.
The groom, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
W. Kennon of Barnesville, Route 2, was graduated from Barnesville High School
in 1945. He served two years in the U.S. Army, one year of which he spent in
Korea. He is employed with the Western Electric Co. in Columbus.
After a short wedding trip, the young
couple is now home to their friends in Barnesville.
1953X
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
William Paulus
and Miss
Vivian Claus
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Thursday, July 2, 1953
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
Saturday afternoon, May thirtieth,
1953, Miss Vivian Claus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Claus of Lewisville,
was united in marriage with William Paulus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Paulus,
of Woodsfield.
The wedding was solemnized at
two-thirty o clock in St. John s Evangelical and Reformed Church near
Lewisville, Ohio with the Reverend George W. Varns officiating at the double
ring ceremony in the presence of the immediate families.
Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Wilbert
Claus, of Lewisville, played a medley of nuptial selections.
Miss Letha Kahrig, cousin of the
bride, and Donald Polen, cousin of the bridegroom, were the attendants.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held at the bride s home. Reception aids were Miss Elvira Claus, of
Barnesville, Ohio and Mrs. Floyd Claus, of Salem, Ohio.
Mrs. Paulus graduated from the
Lewisville High school, Lewisville, Ohio, class of 1951.
Mr. Paulus attended the Woodsfield
schools. He is engaged in farming and the oil field business.
1953X
MARRIAGE
Names: A/2c
Donald Lee Kilburn
and Miss
Mary Judith Christman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Thursday, July 16, 1953
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard O.
Christman, of Lewisville, Ohio Route two, was the scene of a lovely but
informal wedding when their only daughter, Miss Mary Judith Christman, was
united in marriage with A/2c Donald Lee Kilburn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman G.
Kilburn, also of Lewisville, Route two.
The double ring ceremony was
performed in the living room by Minister J. V. A. Traylor at fife-fifteen on
Saturday evening, June twentieth, 1953 in the presence of the immediate
families.
The matron of honor was Mrs. Mae
Stephen, of Barnesville, Ohio, a cousin of the bride.
Harold R. Kilburn of Lewisville
served his brother as best man.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held on the lawn for two hundred guests.
The bride is a graduate of
Lewisville High school, class of 1952,and for the past year has been employed
as a telephone operator for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company in Barnesville. She
is a member of the Seneca Valley Church of Christ.
The groom is also a graduate of
Lewisville High school, class of 1950. He is a member of the Evangelical and
Reformed Church, near Lewisville.
In February
1952, he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force. On January 15, 1953, he graduated
from the Mechanical school at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, and is now
stationed at Lawson Air Force Base, Fort Benning, Georgia.
On Friday, June 26th, they left for
Columbus, Georgia where they have an apartment at 633 First Avenue.
1953X
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Glen A. Cain
and Miss
Wanda L. Christman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Thursday, July 16, 1953
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
The marriage of Miss Wanda Lee
Christman and Mr. Glenn A. Cain was an event of Sunday July 12, 1953 in the
Christian Church parsonage in Bethesda. The Reverend Mr. Blissen read the
double ring service.
Sunday s bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Christman of Route 1 and the groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Emory Cain of Belmont, Route 2.
Miss Shirley Miller, who acted as
maid of honor wore a yellow street length dress and also had a corsage of white
rose buds.
The groom s brother, Richard Cain
was best man.
Mrs. Christman attended her
daughter s wedding in a turquoise blue dress and Mrs. Cain was dressed in brown
nylon.
Serving as hostesses at the
reception were: Miss Helen Pryor, Miss Ruth Pryor, Miss Freda Cain, and Miss
Marilyn Cain.
The bride is a 1951 graduate of
Barnesville High school and an employee of the office of the M. K. Company.
Mr. Cain, a 1948 graduate of Belmont
High school, served two years in the Army, part of which time he was stationed
in Italy. He and his bride will reside on a farm south of Belmont, Ohio.
1953bXXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr. Roman Anthony Schumacher
and Miss Clara Anna Biedenbach
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, July 1953
Collection of
Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
The Reverend Henry Schumacher, S. V. D. officiated
at the double ring ceremony which united in marriage Miss Clara Anna Biedenbach
to his brother, Roman Anthony Schumacher. The event took place on Saturday,
July twenty-fifth, in St. Joseph s Catholic Church, at Burkhart, Ohio. The Mass
was sung by Karl Schumacher and Ronald Cox, accompanied by David Reasbeck, the
organist.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. S. Biedenbach, of Lewisville Route one. Given in marriage by her
father, she wore a gown of candlelight Chantilly lace over satin, fashioned
with fitted bodice and a Victorian neckline. The full skirt of tiers of
tulle and lace terminated in a long
train. A crown of seed pearls and sequins held her fingertip veil of illusion.

The maid of honor, Miss Rosemary
Schumacher, sister of the groom, wore a floor length gown of orchid tulle over
taffeta, with a matching lace jacket. She carried a bouquet of yellow rosebuds.
The bridesmaids, Mrs. William Nau,
sister of the bride, and Miss Mary Schumacher, niece of the groom, were dressed
in emerald gowns, made identical to that of the maid of honor. They carried
colonial bouquets of yellow roses and mums and wore head bands of net to match
their gowns.
Ann Schumacher, niece of the groom,
and Sandra Nau, niece of the bride, were flower girls. They wore chapel length
dresses of yellow net over taffeta and carried miniature colonial bouquets of
white roses.
Serving as best man was Arthur
Biedenbach, of Canton, Ohio, brother of the bride. Ushers were Martin
Schumacher, of Dillonvale, brother of the groom, and Norbert Biedenbach, of
Canton, brother of the bride.
Mrs. Biedenbach, mother of the
bride, was dressed in orchid linen with white accessories. Mrs. Schumacher,
mother of the groom wore navy blue crepe with navy accessories. They both wore
corsages of white Camellias.
At noon a wedding dinner was served
in St. Joseph s Hall to the guests. In the evening a dance was held in the
hall.
Following the dance the newly
married couple left for a wedding trip through Canada and the New England
States. For traveling Mrs. Schumacher wore a light blue dress with white
accessories.
The bride is a graduate of
Lewisville high school, class of 1952.
Mr. Schumacher is a graduate of
Woodsfield high school, class of 1947.
1953
DEATH
Name: Edward
Jackson
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, August 1953
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Edward Jackson, 14, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Jackson, of Lewisville, Ohio Route 2, died Saturday evening, (August
15, 1953,) at nine o clock in the Martins Ferry Hospital after a few days
illness of virus inflammation of the brain. He was admitted to the hospital
early Thursday morning.
Edward was a sophomore in Lewisville
High School.
Surviving are his parents Carl and
Willene Young Jackson, and two brothers, Gary and Kenneth of the home; the
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Young and Mrs. Alva Jackson, of Lewisville,
Route 2; the great grandfather, S. P. Jackson, of Columbiana, and several aunts
and uncles.
Funeral services were held at the
Bauer and Turner funeral chapel Tuesday afternoon at two o clock, with the
Reverend Charles Reed officiating. Interment was in Oaklawn cemetery,
Woodsfield.
1953XXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Ward Strickling
and Miss
Helen Jane Ackerman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, August 1953
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mrs. W. T. Ackerman,of Woodsfield,
Route four, announces the marriage of her daughter, Miss Helen Jane Ackerman, to
Ward Strickling, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Strickling, of Woodsfield, Route
three.
The Reverend H. J. Kopke, pastor of
St. Paul s Evangelical and Reformed Church, officiated at the ceremony on
Friday, August 21, 1953 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Smith, on East
Church street. Reverend Kopke read the vows at eight-thirty o clock in the
evening in the presence of members of the immediate families.
Attendants were the bride s
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Smith.
the bride wore a blue nylon dress
with white accessories and a corsage of yellow rosebuds.
Mrs. Smith wore a blue and white
ensemble with white accessories and a corsage of pink rosebuds.
Immediately following the ceremony a
reception was held. The bride s table was centered with a three-tiered wedding
cake and vases of red roses.
The newlyweds left later in the
evening for a wedding trip through the Eastern states.
The new Mrs. Strickling is a
graduate of Woodsfield high school, class of 1952. She is now employed at the
Cline Truck & Equipment company.
Mr. Strickling is a 1949 graduate of
Lewisville high school, and is a member of the National Guard. He is employed
with he Baker Coal company near Stafford, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Strickling are residing
in the Adams apartment, 434 Eastern Avenue, Woodsfield.
1953XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Donald Earl Lafferre
and Miss
Ruth Marlene Martin
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, November 1953
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Ruth Marlene Martin became the
bride of Donald Earl Lafferre Sunday afternoon, November 22, 1953, in the First
Methodist Church in Woodsfield. Parents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Martin, of 107 East Marietta Street, Woodsfield. Mr. Lafferre is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Lafferre, of Lewisville, Ohio, Route 2.
The double ring service was read at
three o clock by the Reverend Charles D. Reed, pastor of the Church.
Preceding the ceremony nuptial music
was presented by Miss Anne Wartenberg, organist, and Mr. Thomas Watson,
soloist.
The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Frank
Martin.
Mrs. Malvin Cofield, of Kokomo,
Indiana, attended her sister as matron of honor.
David Rohr, nephew of the groom,
served as ring bearer.
Best man for Mr. Lafferre was his
brother-in-law, H. R. Rohr, of Columbus, Ohio.
Ushers were Don Watson of
Summerfield, Ohio; Malvin Cofield of Kokomo, Indiana; R. J. Lawley of
Lewisville, and Lucian Weber, a brother of the bride.
Immediately following the ceremony a
reception was held in the Church parlors. Senior hostess was Mrs. Lucian Weber;
Mrs. H. R. Rohr, sister of the groom,
served the wedding cake, and Miss Shirley Christy, of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs.
Frank Martin, and Miss Anna Laura Hall, served as hostesses.
The bride s book was kept by Miss
Myrna McCurdy. Music for the reception was provided by Miss Anne Wartenberg.
Upon their return, the newlyweds
will make their home at Clear Fork acres, near Lewisville where the groom is
engaged in farming.
Mrs. Lafferre is a graduate of the
Woodsfield high school, with the class of 1952. She attended Muskingum College.
Mr. Lafferre graduated from the
Lewisville high school in 1946 and served two years in the United States
Army.
XXXXX
Name: Edward BAKER
* Birth:
23 Mar 1880 in Round Bottom,Monroe County,Ohio
* Death:
18 Dec 1953 in Bedford,Ohio
His obituary:
Edward Baker,
73, of 687 W. Main St., a retired paint contractor, died at 6:50 p.m. Friday in
the municipal Hospital in Bedford after an illness of six years.
Mr. Baker retired
six years ago after being in business in Alliance 20 years. A native of
Clarington, Mr. Baker had resided in Alliance 22 years, coming here from
Sebring. He was a member of the Christian and Missionary Church.
He is survived
by four daughters, Mrs. Margie Augustine of the home, Mrs. James Bertram and
Mrs. Ray Duvall of Alliance and Mrs. Edna Smith of Cleveland; three sons, James
E. of Alliance R. D. 5, Howard of Sebring and Edward Jr. of Cleveland; a
brother, Henry of Paden City, W. Va.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Litman of New
Martinsville, W. Va., and 11 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Sharer Funeral Home in charge of
Rev. J. A. Lewis, pastor of the Christian and Missionary Church. Friends may call
Sunday afternoon and evening at the funeral home. Interment will be made in
Grandview Cemetery at Sebring.
1953
Obituary: Saturday 26 Dec 1953 Jeffersonian
Quaker City - John B Groves, 71 of near
Salesville, died Friday afternoon at his home following an illness of a heart
ailment. The body was taken to Eberle
Funeral Homes.
Mr Groves was born in Noble County, Oct 7,
1882, a son of John S and Louanna Bates Groves.
He was a farmer. On June 4, 1904
he married Estella Danford, who survives.
In addition to his widow, he leaves three
sons, Ivan O. of Caldwell, Donald B of Salesville and John W of Portsmouth;
five daughters, Mrs Mary B Smith, Mrs Nancy L Bailey, Mrs Beatrice Klein and
Mrs Annis J Knight, all of Akron, and Mrs Bernice R Weaver of Gibson; four
sisters, Mrs Zola West of Calwell, Mrs Ina Williams of Cuyahoga Falls and Mrs
Emma Reed and Mrs Carrie Hickle, both of Zanesville; a brother Charles of
Sidney and 15
grandchildren.
Three brothers and a sister are deceased.
1954
Rich, Alice M
QUAKER CITY----Funeral services for Mrs. Alice
M. Rich, 76, of near Kennonsburg, will be held Sunday in Kennonsburg Methodist
Church. Burial will be made in Friends Cemetery. Brief services will be held at
the home at 1:30 p.m. prior to the rites at the church.
Mrs. Rich died Thursday at 5 p.m. in a
Cambridge Hospital after a lengthy illness. The body is at Eberle Funeral Home
and will be taken to the family home Saturday noon.
The wife of Homer Rich, she was a
daughter of the late Roland and Nancy Wilson Danford. She was born in Noble
County on July 22, 1878. She was a member of Kennonsburg Methodist Church.
In addition to her husband, she leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Ellis Long, of Quaker City R.D.; a son, William Rich of
Senecaville R.D. 1; a brother Garfield Danford of Caldwell; and fives sisters,
Mrs. Thoburn Britton, Senecaville R.D., Mrs. Charles Ruby, Mrs. Clyde
Stallings, Mrs Grover Stallings and Mrs. Stella Groves all of Salesville.
Friday 23 Feb. 1954 Cambridge Jeffersonian
January 21,
1954
BIRTH
Allen Fremont
Source: Monroe
County Beacon
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ackerman of 813
Colgate Road, Marietta, are the parents of a son born Sunday, January 10, in
the Bellaire Hospital. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 11-1/2 ounces, and has been named
Allen Fremont. The grand parents are Mrs. Alice Cunningham, of Bellaire, Ohio
and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ackerman, of Somerton. The Ackermans have daughter, Susan.
1954XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Norbert Lee Burkhart
and Miss
Agnes Reischman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, February 1954
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
On Saturday morning, February sixth,
1954 at half after nine, in St. John s Church at Miltonsburg, Ohio, Miss Agnes
Reischman and Mr. Norbert Lee Burkhart were united in marriage.
The double ring ceremony was read by
the Reverend Father Donald K. Nuss in the open Church ceremony.
Given in marriage by her father, the
bride wore a ballerina length gown of white Chantilly-type lace, designed with
a tight-fitting basque.
Mrs. Victor Geier, sister of the
bridegroom, was matron of honor.
Victor Geier, brother-in-law of the
bridegroom, served as best man.
The new Mrs. Burkhart is the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Reischman of Lewisville. She is a graduate of
Lewisville high school, class of 1952.
Mr. Burkhart is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Burkhart, also of Lewisville. He is a graduate of Lewisville high
school, class of 1952.
The young couple is now making their
home at 517 McKinley Street, North Canton, Ohio.
1954
Birth
50 years ago - 1954
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, dated Thursday,
March 25, 2004
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hartshorn,
Graysville, are the parents of a daughter born Februry 14. The new arrival
weighed 6 lb. 4 oz. and has been named Janice Elaine. Mrs. Hartshorn is the
former Eva Jean Highman.
1954
MARRIAGE
Names: Captain
John Coyle Hulme
and Miss
Mildred Ella Heft
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, March 1954
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
The marriage of Miss Mildred Ella
Heft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Heft, of Lewisville, Ohio, and Captain John
Coyle Hulme, son of the late George R. Hulme and Mrs. Samuel R. Turner, of San
Antonio, Texas, took place Saturday afternoon, March 27, 1954 in the home of
the bride s uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. Emil J. Widmer, at Martinsville, New
Jersey.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by Dr. Carlton C. Allen, pastor of the Bound Brook, New Jersey,
Presbyterian Church, before a candle lighted fireplace banked with white
gladioli, snapdragons, roses, ferns and spring blossoms. A reception dinner
followed the ceremony at the Bound Brook Inn.
Given in marriage by her uncle, the
bride wore a gown of blush Chantilly lace and tulle was attached to a cap of
the same lace. She carried an ivory-bound prayer book with white orchid and
lilies of the valley.
Miss Ronnie Kuchinski, friend of the
bride, was maid of honor. Her gown was of Nile green organza with fitted bodice
and bouffant skirt.
Chief Warrant Officer, Richard L.
Eppes of Camp Kilmer, served as best man for Captain Hulme.
The bride, who is well known locally
in Church and civic circles, was graduated from the Lewisville High School,
class of 1933, and attended Drake Business College of Plainfield, New Jersey,
and Rutgers University Extension College, New Brunswick, New Jersey. For the
past several years she has been associated with Watchung Laboratories, Inc. in Bound Brook, New
Jersey.
Captain Hulme is a graduate of
Oklahoma City Academy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and South Western Junior
College, of Keene, Texas. Captain Hulme, a veteran of World War II, is
presently a liaison officer for United States Air Forces in Europe, and is
stationed at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.
Mrs. Hulme was recently honored with
three prenuptial showers tendered her by her bridge club, her maid of honor and
group of close friends, and her business associates.
After their honeymoon, the couple
will reside near lake Nelson, hew Jersey.
1954X
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
William W. Wise
and Miss
Eileen Louise Hoff
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Monday, April 5, 1954
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
The wedding of Miss Eileen Louise
Hoff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Hoff, of Lewisville, and William W.
Wise, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wise, of Belmont, Ohio was solemnized Sunday
evening, February fourteenth, 1954. Vows were exchanged at a half-after-eight
o clock candlelight double ring ceremony in the Lewisville Evangelical and
Reformed Church. The Reverend George W. Varns officiated.
Preceding the ceremony a half-hour
of nuptial music was presented by Mrs. Amos DeWitt.
The bride given in marriage by her
father, was lovely in a powder blue linen dress styled with pleated skirt.
Miss Hoff chose for her only
attendant her sister, Mrs. Sam Wise, of Barnesville, Ohio, who was attired in a
pink linen dress with navy and white accessories. Sam Wise of Barnesville
served his brother as best man. Ushers were Vernon Weber, of Zanesville, cousin of the bride, and Paul
Hinderlong, of Lewisville, friend of the
couple.
The new Mrs. Wise is a graduate of
Lewisville High School, class of 1953. She is a member of the Church in which
she was married.
Mr. Wise is a graduate of the
Belmont High School, class of 1948. He is a member of the Belmont Methodist
Church, and is engaged in farming with his father. Mr. and Mrs. Wise are now
residing at their home on Belmont, Route one.
1954
June 14, 1954
Services Here for Michigan Resident
Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at the Eberle funeral
home here for Mrs. Lester Stallings,
Roscommon, Mich., with burial following in Friends cemetery. Mrs. Stallings died Monday afternoon in Mercy
Hospital at Grayling, Mich.
Lenora Catherine Long Stallings was born in Dexter City in 1903, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Long. She was married to Mr. Stallings of Salesville
in 1940 at Kalamazoo, Mich. They had
resided in Toscommon, Mich. for the past two years.
She
attended the Methodist church there where she was a teacher of a children's
Bible class and a member of the choir.
Surviving in addition to her husband are
two children, Willa Jean, 8, and David Lester, 9; her mother, Mrs.
Martha L. Smith, of Cambridge; a brother, James, a half brother, Lewis, and a
half sister, Mrs. Frieda Forshey, all of
Cambridge.
1954XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Elwood Baker, Jr.
and Miss
Ruth Ellen Miles
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Monday, Aug. 16, 1954
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Saturday evening, June 12, 1954,
Miss Ruth Ellen Miles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miles, of Batesville,
Ohio was united in marriage with Mr. Elwood Baker, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Elwood Baker of Lewisville, Ohio, Route 1. The open Church wedding took place
at half after seven o clock with the Reverend Robert Zinmeister performing the
double ring ceremony in the Batesville Methodist Church.
Wedding music was furnished by Mr.
Hubert Watson, of Quaker City, Ohio at the piano, and Mrs. Francis Vaness of
Quaker City, the soloist, who sang I Love You Truly, Because and I ll Be
Faithful.
To the strains of the traditional
Wedding March, the bride entered the Church on the arm of her father who gave
her in marriage.
Preceding the bride to the altar
were her three attendants: Miss Norma Starr, maid of honor; Miss Mary Casey, of
Shelby, Ohio, and Miss Marlene Rataiczak, of Martins Ferry.
Byron Baker, the groom s cousin, of
Sharon, Ohio, served as best man, and the ushers were Donald Stephen and Robert
Harris, of Barnesville, Ohio.
For the reception which was held in
the bride s home, immediately following the ceremony, Mrs. Ralph House, of
Canton, Ohio; Mrs. Charles Womer, of North Salem; Mrs. Harold Gregor, of
Marietta, Ohio; Mrs. Kathryn Ankrom and Miss Mary House, of Quaker City, Route
one, serves as aides.
Since their return from their
wedding trip, the bride and groom are residing at 415 East Church street,
Barnesville.
The new Mrs. Baker is a 1952
graduate of Batesville high school, Batesville, Ohio and is employed at
Barnesville Manufacturing Company.
Mr. Baker was graduated from
Lewisville high school in 1947 and served two years in the United States Army.
He is now employed as a truck driver for
B. K. Stephens of Barnesville.
1954XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Donald Distler
and Miss
Esther Masciarelli
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, June 1954
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Esther Masciarelli became the
bride of Mr. Donald Distler on Saturday, June 26, 1954 in St. Joseph s Catholic
Church at Burkhart, with the Reverend Robert A. Brown, of Woodsfield, officiating
at the double ring ceremony.
The bride wire a ballerina length
gown of embroidered organdy with matching mitts. Her fingertip veil fell from a
tiara of white pearl flowers with settings.
Mrs. Jo Ann Miller, sister of the
bride, was matron of honor. Her ballerina length gown was of taffeta and net.
She wore a flower headband matching her bouquet of yellow carnations.
Mr. Andrew Miller, brother-in-law of
the bride, was best man.

Following the ceremony, a wedding
dinner was served at the Columbia Hotel in Woodsfield for members of the
immediate families and close friends. In the evening a dance was held in the
Parish Hall at Burkhart, Ohio honoring the couple.
The new Mrs. Distler attended
Lewisville high school.
Mr. Distler is a 1952 graduate of
the Lewisville high school and is now employed at the Cleveland Graphite and
Bronze Company in Caldwell, Ohio.
The couple is now residing in
Lewisville, Ohio.
1954
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Paul David Patton
and Miss
Charlene Eleanor Strickling
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, July 1954
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Charlene Eleanor Strickling
became the bride of Paul David Patton of Saturday evening, July 3, 1954. The
double ring ceremony was performed by Minister J. V. A. Traylor at his home on
Eastern Avenue in Woodsfield at half after six o clock.
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Strickling, of
Lewisville. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Patton, of 238 Maple
Heights, New Lexington, Ohio.
For her wedding the bride was
attired in a floor-length gown of net over white satin.
Mrs. Robert Merz, sister of the
groom, was matron of honor. She wore a floor-length gown of aqua net and lace
over satin. Her corsage was of yellow carnations.
James McGruder, close friend of the
groom was best man.
Following the ceremony a small
reception was held at the home of the bride s parents. The table was centered
with a wedding cake mounted with a miniature bride and groom and decorated with
flowers.
Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Patton, of New Lexington; Mrs. Eugene Fauley and daughter Karen, of Newark;
Mrs. James McGruder and Kathy Merz, of
Columbus, Ohio.
Since returning from a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and other
points of interest, the couple is now residing at 388 Morrison Avenue,
Columbus.
1954
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Dean B. Ring
and Miss
Helen Joan Rinard
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, July 1954
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Helen Joan Rinard, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rinard, of Rinard Mills Route 2, became the bride of Mr.
Dean B. Ring, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Ring of Lewisville, Ohio on Saturday, July 24, 1954, at Richmond,
Indiana.
John R. Longstreth, justice of the
peace, performed the double ring ceremony at four o clock.
The bride was dressed in a melon
colored suit with white accessories and a gardenia corsage.
A dinner honoring the couple was
served Sunday at the home of the bride s parents. Present were Mr. and Mrs. D.
C. Mann, of Graysville, Ohio; Mrs. Gladys Rinard and Wayne Rinard, of Rinard
Mills, Ohio; Miss Marjorie Rinard, of Marietta, Ohio; Miss Laura Stewart and
Laural Lynn Harrington, of New Matamoras, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ring and daughter
Charlene, of Lewisville; B. W. Rinard, Eddie Rinard, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Rinard.
The new Mrs. Ring was graduated from
Ludlow Local high school and has been employed in the Washington County
Veterans Service office.
Mr. Ring, a 1947 graduate of
Lewisville high school, is employed by the Sugardale Provision Company in
Canton where the couple will reside.
1954
DEATH
Name: Reverend
Howard W. Strobel
Source: The Spirit of Democracy
Woodsfield, Ohio,
August 1954
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Reverend Howard W. Strobel, 67, well
known retired Presbyterian minister died unexpectedly at his home at Lewisville
from an acute heart attack, at 12:45 a.m. August 12, 1945. Apparently he was as
well as usual and was to preach at New Castle the following Sunday as had been
his custom for several months.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Sarah
Strobel, of the home: one sister, Mrs. Elva Ramage, of the home, and a brother,
Clyde R. Strobel, of Pittsburgh. He was never married.
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon at two o clock in the Concord Presbyterian Church at Centerville.
Reverend Lester Evans officiated. Immediately after the services the body was
taken to the Brant Funeral Home in Pittsburgh. Final services were conducted in
that funeral home Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. followed by burial in a
Pittsburgh cemetery.
1955
HARRY LEACH
Harry Leach; about 32, native of
Barnesville, who has been a foreman at the Hoover Company plant at North
Canton, for several years died at the Mercy Hospital in Canton Thursday evening
at 5:30.
He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Leach of Barnesville; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Whitesell, Barnesville,
and Mrs. Marjorie McCammon of Woodsfield, two brothers, Earl and Everett of
Barnesville and his wife and a child in Canton.
Relatives indicated that the body
would be brought here for services and burial.
-Wheeling
News-Register, Friday, January 14, 1955,
1954
QUAKER
CITY----Funeral services for Charles W.
Ruby, 77, of near Salesville, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Eberle
Funeral Home by Rev. Robert Zinsmeister of Quaker City. Burial will be made in
Friends Cemetery.
Mr. Ruby died at his home early Monday
morning. The body will remain at the funeral home.
Born in Coshocton County March 27, 1877, he
was the son of Issac and Mary Gregg Ruby. He had lived in the Salesville
community and was a member of Salesville Community Church.
Surviving are his widow, Dora E. Danford
Ruby; a foster daughter, Mrs. Florence G. Hayes of Salesville R.D.; three
sisters, Mrs. Mayme Shaffer of Cambridge, Mrs. Ella Jane Griffen of Coshocton
and Mrs. Margie James of Plainfield; and two brothers John and James of
Plainfield. Monday 25 Oct. 1954 Cambridge Jeffersonian.
1955X
DEATH
Name: Charles E.
Christman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 24, 1955
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Charles E. Christman, 80, the son of Godfrey and Katherine Bauman
Christman, was born on October 7, 1874, on his parents farm near Wills Creek,
West of Monroefield, Ohio. He departed this life January 5, 1955, at the age of
eighty years and three months. Born into a large family he was the second
youngest of ten children, which included three girls and seven boys.
His parents who were among the first
settlers of this community, were from Germany with a background of strong
Christian faith. He received the sacrament of Baptism at St. John s Evangelical
Church and later received the vows of Church membership himself by the rite of
Confirmation at the age of fifteen. From that time forward he remained a
faithful and loyal member of St. John s Evangelical and Reformed Church
throughout his lifetime. In his Church
he found the strength and guidance he needed by regular attendance and
participation in the sacrament of Holy Communion. He received his last Holy
Communion ten days before God called him to his heavenly home.
On October 15, 1898 he was united in
marriage to Miss Laura Melinda Baker. To this happy union were born five sons.
Laura died December 5, 1919 from typhoid fever, aged 45 years. Three sons,
Harley, Herbert, and Clesson Christman were taken early in life. Harley died
September 6, 1904 and; Herbert died February 4, 1903 and Clesson died in 1934.
The two living sons are Freeman
Christman, of Monroefield and Harvey Christman of Woodsfield. The last two
weeks of Mrs. Christman s life were spent at the home of his son, Freeman where
with his wife, brother Harvey, the grandchildren and neighbors, he was given
tender and loving care day and night.
After the untimely death of his
first wife, he was united in marriage to Emma Black on November 26, 1924. She
too preceded him in death on June 19, 1946, aged 83 years, leaving one stepson,
Stephen Black, now living in Zanesville, Ohio.
Mr. Christman has three
grandchildren, Eldon and Ruth Christman, of Lewisville, Rural Route, and
Richard Christman, of Columbus, Ohio. Also there are five great grandchildren
who have brought much additional joy to him in these past years. Having a host
of relatives, he is honored with having one of the largest relationships in
this country, all descendants of the first pioneer settlers.
These early settlers built up their
homes near springs where Mr. Christman built his home. Here on his beautiful
farm located West of Barnhart Ridge road he lived alone during these past
years. On his farm he found much joy in tending the cattle and chickens,
watching the crops grow and be harvested by his son and grandsons.
Burial was made in the St. John s
Middle Church cemetery, near Lewisville.
1955
Obituary: Friday 25 Feb 1955 Jeffersonian
Caldwell - Funeral services for Garfield Danford, 74, of Caldwell, will
be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at McVay Funeral Home by Rev Floyd R Gaugler. Burial will be made in Bates Hill
Cemetery. Mr Danford died in Marietta
Memorial
Hospital Thursday following a long
illness. He was a retired Noble County
farmer and had resided in the Mt Ephraim community most of his lifetime.
He was a son of the late Rolland and Nancy
Wilson Danford.
Surviving are his widow, Tessie Bates Danford;
a son Wayne, Caldwell; 5 daughters Mrs Erma House, Massillon, Mrs Clarice
Mendenhall, Rich Valley; Mrs Ardith Mendenhall of Sarahsville, Mrs Helen Day of
Quaker City and Miss
June Danford of the home; 13 grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; and five sisters, Mrs Dora Ruby, Mrs Estella Groves, Mrs
Blanche Stallings, Mrs Dulcie Stallings, all of Salesville and Mrs Mary Britton
of Senecaville. A son, Charles and a
sister are deceased.
1955X
BIRTH
Mary Catherine
Christman
Source: Beacon
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Christman, of Fly,
Route 1, are the parents of a daughter born Saturday, March 5th, in
Marietta Memorial Hospital. The new arrival weighed 10 pounds 9 ounces, and has
been named Mary Catherine. Mrs. Christman is the former Miss Theodora Mellott,
of Cameron. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Christman, of Quaker City
Route, and Mrs. Nola Mellott of Cameron.
1955X
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr. Vernon Carpenter
and Miss
Letha Kahrig
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Monday, May 16, 1955
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Miss Letha Kahrig became the bride
of Vernon Carpenter on Saturday evening, April 9, 1955, at half after seven
o clock at the St. John s Church at Middle Church, near Lewisville, Ohio.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Kahrig, of Lewisville, Route 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Odie Carpenter of Quaker City, Ohio Route 4 are the parents
of the groom.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by the Reverend George W. Varns.
The Church was decorated with ferns,
tulips, geraniums and hyacinth bells, with two six-branch candelabra on each
side of the altar.
A half hour of nuptial numbers was
played by Delys Neuhardt.
Miss Betty Brownfield, of Woodsfield
Route 3 niece of the bridegroom was maid of honor.
Mr. Wayne Kahrig, brother of the
bride, of Orrville, Ohio, served as best man.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She wore a floor-length gown of Chantilly type lace and nylon net
over satin. Her fingertip-veil draped softly from a velvet cap trimmed with
pearls. She carried out the tradition of something old, new, borrowed and blue
and a penny in her shoe. Her only jewelry was a strand of pearls, a gift of the
groom.
Miss Brownfield wore a floor-length
gown of pink rayon over satin, trimmed with lace. She carried a colonial
bouquet of spring flowers.
Mrs. Kahrig, mother of the bride,
wore a turquoise blue nylon dress. Mrs. Carpenter, mother of the bridegroom,
wore a green and white silk dress.
The bride is a 1953 graduate of Lewisville high school.
Before her marriage, she was employed at the R. C. A. Victor plant in
Cambridge.
Mr. Carpenter is a 1946 graduate of
Lewisville high school. He served thirteen months in Korea. Before going
overseas he was stationed at Aberdeen, Maryland. He is now engaged in farming
with his father.
Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter are residing
for the present with the groom s parents.
1955
DEATH
Name: Mr. James Wise
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, Monday, May 16, 1955
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
A traffic accident Wednesday afternoon, May
11, 1955, about 4:30 o clock, claimed the life of James Wise, 39, of
Graysville, Ohio, Route 1. He was crushed to death when a double trailer tanker
rolled onto his smaller three-quarter ton truck on Route 18, east of Brimfield,
Ohio, and four miles south of Kent, Ohio.
The accident happened when Wise,
headed east, attempted to pass the tanker. When traffic from the opposite
direction approached, Wise darted in front of the tanker, but clipped the
heavier outfit s left front fender.
The impact caused Wise s truck to
roll over in front of the tanker. Both trucks slid into a ditch, the tanker
falling on Wise s truck.
With Wise was Raymond Busch, 37, of
Marr, Ohio, who was cut on his right hand.
Wise and Busch were pinned inside
the truck. Busch was freed by passersby who broke a window.
Wise was pronounced dead by a
physician summoned to the scene after State Highway patrolmen and wrecking
truck crews worked more than an hour to free his body.
The tanker was driven by Lloyd S.
Rivers, 27, of Toledo, Ohio. He was uninjured.
Mr. Wise was born April 15, 1917,
near Graysville, a son of Asa Wise, of Graysville, Route 1 and the late Mrs.
Nancy Scott Wise.
Surviving in addition to his father
are his widow, Evelyn; three sons, Jimmy, Jerry and Johnny; one daughter,
Karen, all of the family home. Brothers and sister surviving are Emery Wise, of
Marietta, Ohio; Harold Wise, of Lowell, Ohio; Asa Wise, Jr. of Lewisville Route
1; Mrs. Ida Coss and William Wise, both of
Graysville, Route 1.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
Saturday in the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ with Elder T. A. Christy
officiated.
HARRY EARL HUNTSMAN
harry earl huntsman,85, rt.1, toronto, died
fri. july 28,1995 at st. john's medical center, stubenville. he was born march
02, 1910 in boston,oh.,son of the late allen and melissa jane davis huntsman.
he was a retired employee of nelson tree
service, dayton, and a member of toronto post 6906.
he was preceded in death by two sons, charles
h. and francis m. huntsman; one daughter, martha howell; three brothers, seven
sisters, three grandsons; and one great-grandson.
surviving are his wife, edna alma morris
huntsman; three sons marvin of sacremento,california; harry(dyner) huntsman of
barnseville,oh and joseph(sonny) of jonesboro,ga.; five daughters; mrs.
clifford (sylvia) spencer of toronto, oh; mrs harold(betty) baker of lower
salem,oh; mrs. ray(thelma) hicks of channelview,tx;
mrs francis(edna) lucas of bethesda, oh; and
mrs.james(janet) rock of toronto,oh;one sister mrs clarence(bertha) morris of
ashland,oh; 49 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren
friends were recieved at clarke funeral home,
toronto, where services were held monday afternoon with rev. wayne hogue
officiating. burial was in island creek cemetery, toronto.
1955
DEATH
Name: Gene
Huffman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, July or August, 1955 ???
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Gene Huffman, 52, of Antioch,
instructor of music in the Monroe County schools for the past ten years, died
suddenly about eight o clock Friday morning at the family home. He had been
attending West Liberty College at West Liberty, West Virginia, this summer, and
became ill while there, returning to his home Friday, July 8th. His death is
attributed to coronary thrombosis.
A son of C. H. and Rose Huffman, he
was born in Woodsfield on April 22, 1903. he was graduated form Woodsfield high
school and later attended Kings School of Oratory at Pittsburg, the Cincinnati
Conservatory of Music and the New York School of Music. He was an accomplished
pianist.
Mr. Huffman was affiliated for
several years with he musical shows Desert Song, Rose Marie and The
Student Prince, the latter having a record run of fifty-six weeks in Chicago.
Prior to teaching in the Monroe
County schools, Mr. Huffman taught for several years at the Whitehead
Professional School in New York. He spent about twenty years in New York.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Rose
Huffman, of the home, and one brother, Warren Huffman, of Newport. His father
preceded him in death in 1945.
The body was brought to the Schumacher
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where friends were received until Sunday morning when
the body was removed to the family home in Antioch.
Funeral services will be held this
Monday afternoon at three o clock at the family home, with the Reverend H. J.
Kopke, of St. Paul s Evangelical and Reformed Church, officiating. Interment
will be in the Antioch Cemetery.
1955
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Franklin S. Scott
and Miss
Martha Lou Earley
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, August 1955
Collection of Wilda Heft Bartenschlag
Mr. Asher O. Earley, 408 High
Street, Woodsfield, announces the marriage of his daughter, Martha Lou, to Mr.
Franklin S. Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Scott, of Lewisville, Ohio.
The wedding was an event of
Thursday, August 25, 1955 in the St. Joseph s rectory at Burkhart, with the
Reverend Jos. Finan officiating.
The bride was attended by Miss
Charlene Scott, sister of the groom, and Mr. Richard Scott served his brother
as best man.
The bride chose for her wedding a
gown of white lace over taffeta. It was fashioned with a rounded scalloped neckline, fitted
bodice and full skirt. Her shoulder-length veil was caught with a tiara
embellished with pearl. She carried a white prayer book topped with an orchid.

The bride is a graduate of
Woodsfield high school and Muskingum College where she was a member of Phi Beta
Psi Sorority. She has done graduate work at Ohio State University. For the past
six years she has been employed as an elementary teacher in the Columbus Public
Schools.
The groom graduated in 1951 from
Lewisville high school and received a B. S. in Education from Ohio State
University where he was a member of kappa Phi Kappa Fraternity. Upon graduation
he received a commission in the United States Air Force Reserves.
The couple will reside in Columbus,
Ohio until Mr. Scott begins his active duty with the Air Force.
1955
DEATH
Name: Lucetta
Kochart
Source: Memory card
Issue: November
8, 1955
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
In
Memory of Lucetta Kochart, date of birth April 13, 1864; date of death November
8, 1955; date and hour of service November 10, 1955 at 1:30 p.m.; held at
Schumacher Funeral Hone; clergyman Reverend J. J. Kopke; place of interment
Somerton Cemetery, Somerton, Ohio.
1955
DEATH
Name: Nicholas
Reischman
Source: Memory card
Issue: 1955
Contributor: Beryl (Christman) Claus)
Nicholas
Reischman was born January 23, 1883 and died December 10, 1955.
1955
Anna L. Nelson Mrs. Anna Lucinda Nelson, 67,
resident of Stanley, near Blaine, died Tuesday morning at 8:55. She had been
ill for the past three years. The deceased was born Oct. 17, 1888 at
Sardis, and had resided at Stanley for many years. She was a member of
the Salvation Army Corps in Bellaire. Surviving are her husband, John
Nelson, two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Imer
of Blaine, Mrs. Gladys Mulbert of
Martins Ferry, three sons, Willard Nelson, Bridgeport, W. Nelson, Elmsboro, W.
Va., two brothers, Daniel and Charles Stewart
of Sardis, a sister, Mrs. Ella Peterson,
Wheeling, 22 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends may call at
the Howard H. Wilson Funeral Chapel, Bridgeport, where services will be held
Friday at 2p.m. in charge of Major Wm. Murtaugh
of the Salvation Army. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery, Blaine. [Died
in 1955.]
1955XXXXX
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Donald Moyer
and Miss
Evelyn Fisher
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, Thurs., Dec. 15, 1955
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Miss Evelyn Fisher, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Merle Fisher, of Lewisville, Ohio, became the bride of Mr. Donald
Moyer, son of Mrs. John Loftus, 677 Hayes Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio, at 6:30
o clock Saturday evening, October first,
1955 in a double ring ceremony read by the Reverend Lane McCammon, in the
Presbyterian Manse at Woodsfield, Ohio.
The only attendant of the bride was
her cousin, Miss Louis Weber, of Lewisville, Ohio.
Mr. Joe Moyer, of Youngstown,
attended his brother as best man.
A reception, following the ceremony,
was held at Fellowship Hall, near Lewisville, which about one hundred and fifty
guests attended. The hostesses were Mrs. Willard Weber, Mrs. Lucille Nicalek,
Misses Jean Mallonee, Joan Castello,
Elvira Claus, Norma Murphy, Lillian Salem and Eileen Weber.
The newlyweds took a trip through
the East, including Washington, D. C., Luray Caverns, Arlington, Virginia,
Winchester, Virginia, and many other places of interest.
Out-of-town guests were present from
Newark, Zanesville, Columbus, Youngstown, and Barnesville, Ohio, and Wellsburg,
West Virginia.
They are now residing at 640 Market
Street, Apt. 7, Youngstown, Ohio.
1956
Pearl Josephine Nalley
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon, dated, Monday, January 2, 1956)
Pearl Josephine Nalley was born in Schultz,
West Virginia, on October 11, 1887, the daughter of Obediah Nalley and Sarah
Sparks Nalley.
In early childhood the family moved to Monroe
County, Ohio, where the remainder of her life was spent. She departed this
life, December 14, 1955, at Woodsfield, Ohio having attained the age of 68
years, two months and three days.
She was united in marriage with Charles
Franklin Highman in the year 1904. To this union were born the following
children were born, all of whom survive except for one son, Leland Daniel.
Gerald Aldin Highman, of Lewisville, Route 2;
Clara Mabel Hines, of Lewisville, Route 2; Audrey Luzelle Gatten, of
Lewisville, Route 2; Glenn Leroy Highman, of Woodsfield; Leland Daniel Highman,
who gave his life for his country in North Africa on May 6, 1943; Edsel
Burdette Highman, of Graysville, Route 1 and Hilda Waneta Dalrymple of
Woodsfield, Route 2.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, who departed this life August 29, 1954, and the following sisters:
Elizabeth Bell, Margaret Mathes and Zetta Fridley.
She is survived by the following sisters and
a brother: Nora Hannah Fisher of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Mattie Gatten, of
Woodsfield, Route 2;
Laura Smith, of
the state of Oregon, and George Randall Nalley, of Creston,Ohio.
She is also survived by twenty-six
grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren, and a host of other relatives.
Mrs. Highman was a member of The Church of
Christ, having been baptized by Evangelist Robert L. Fraley.
She led an industrious life consecrated to
the concepts and activities fundamental to a Christian society. Her family can
attest to her love, patience and self-sacrifice; her neighbors have witnessed
her loyalty, patriotism and devotion to duty; all who knew her will remember
her friendliness, hospitality, and generosity. In a lifetime beset with much
hardship, travail and suffering, she exemplified faith and hope, the attributes
which she, in her generosity, would probably wish most to bequeath to those who
remain.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon
at two o'clock in The Bauer and Turner Funeral Chapel, with Minister Robert
Fraley and Minister J. V. A. Traylor
officiating. Interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery.
1956
DEATH
Name: W. J.
Jud Lahue
Source: Memory card , April 20, 1956
Collection of
Zelda Weber Betts
W. J. Jud Lahue was born September
27, 1877 and died April 20, 1956; aged 78 years, 6 months, and 24 days;
services at Summerfield Church of Christ, Sunday, April 22, 1956, 2 p.m.;
officiating, McKinley R. Bates; final resting place, Eastern Cemetery,
arrangements by Brubach.
1956
DEATH
Name: Mrs.
Lorena M. Young
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, May 1956
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Mr. Lorena M. Young, age 71, of
Lewisville, Ohio passed away Sunday night May 20, 1956 at 11 o clock, at
Cambridge Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Young was a lifelong resident
of the Lewisville community. She was a member of the Buchanan Presbyterian
Church, near Lewisville, and the W.C. T. U.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
George (Vivian) Cline, of Lewisville; one grandson, Myron Cline, of Lewisville;
and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie M. Polen, of Lewisville, and Mrs. Sarah B. Yoho,
of the Woodsfield-Lewisville Road.
Funeral services were held at the
Gardner Funeral Home in Woodsfield on Wednesday morning at 11:00 o clock, with
the Reverend Lane McCammon officiating. Interment was in Oaklawn cemetery,
Woodsfield.
1956
DEATH
Name: Mrs. Julia
Viola Young
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, June 1956
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Mrs. Julia Viola Young, 67, life
resident of the Lewisville, Ohio community, died suddenly at soon Thursday,
June 21, 1956, at the family residence of a heart attack.
Mrs. Young was a member of the
Buchanan Presbyterian Church, near Lewisville.
Surviving in addition to her
husband, William E., are a son Irvin, of
Canton, Ohio; five daughters, Mrs. Ira Harrington, of Circleville, Ohio; Mrs.
H. Glen Steele, of Woodsfield; Mrs. Carl Jackson, of Lewisville; Mrs. H. T.
Weber, of Oblong, Illinois, and Mrs. Edith Saddler, of Marietta, Ohio; eleven
grandchildren and five great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Douglas Dillon,
of Mannington, West Virginia, and Mrs. J. R. McVay, of Weston, West Virginia.
Funeral services were held Sunday at
2 p.m. at the Bauer Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield. Burial took place in
Oaklawn cemetery, Woodsfield. The Reverend Lane McCammon, conducted the
services.
1956
sadie ann edwards trott
[source: wheeling news register, july 3, 1956]
trott, mrs. sadie ann, barnesville rd, who died sunday
night in the barnesville hospital, will be buried in crestview memorial park
wednesday afternoon following services at the campbell funeral home at 3
o'clock. her pastor, rev. floyd workman of the main street methodist church,
will be in charge. she was born in barnesville june 10.,1887, a daughter of
james and florence edwards. she was the widow of james trott and was it member
of the main street methodist church, the daughters of america and the forsythia
twig. she leaves seven daughters, mrs. william warrick, east of town, with whom
she made her home; mrs. paeral latiathin, mrs helen starr ,mrs. gladys danford,
all of near barnesville; mrs. florence hossman, near jerusalem: mrs. edith
basford near quaker city, and mrs. mary mcendree of doylestown; 19
grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and three brothers, e. l. edwards,
pittsburgh, claude of sparta. and carl of canton.
1956
David Wilson Latta
Source:
The Canton Repository
David Latta,
75, Officer of Hercules, Succumbs -- Was Consulting Engineer
David W. Latta, vice president of Hercules Motors Corp. since April 17, 1947,
and associated with the corporation for the last 38 years, suffered a fatal
heart attack today at 1 a.m. in his home at 2200 Broad ave NW. [Canton,
Ohio] He was 75. Although he had been under treatment for a heart
ailment, his death was unexpected. He had retired from active service
with Hercules July 1 but retained his corporate office. Mr. Latta was
probably better known in engineering circles outside of Canton than in the city
which he had called home for more than half a century. With the exception
of the first two years in his association with Hercules his work as sales
engineer took him to the nation's industrial centers. For many years he
considered Chicago his center of activity and maintained headquarters there.
Funeral rites will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Welch funeral home and burial
will be in Melscheimer Cemetery. Calling hours . The Rev. George E.
Parkinson will officiate.
Mr. Latta was a son of the late John and Mary Jane Latta and was born in Monroe
County. He attended grade and high school there and then enrolled at Cornell
University from where he was graduated in 1903. He was a long-time member
of the Society of Automotive Engineers. He came to Canton the year
following his graduation and became associated with the Kuehn Wilson Co. which
later became the State Electric Co. and remained with that concern until
joining Hercules in 1918.
Mr. Latta had a
number of hobbies, chief of which were gardening and photography.
Probably one of his proudest possessions was an Ordinance Distinguished Service
Award, presented to him on July 20, 1944, as a member of the Coordinating
Research Council in recognition of "outstanding and meritorious
engineering advisory service" to the U.S. armed forces.
Mr. Latta is survived by his widow, Mrs. Effie J. Latta of the home; four sons,
Elton, Zelvon, Donald and Vernon Latta of Canton; a daughter, Miss Jan Edith
Latta of the home and three grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers at the rites will include Charles Balough, John C.
Keplinger, John D. Cook, A.R. Miller, C. O. Jewell, Wesley Schaub and O.D.
Treiber all of Canton, and Homer Schaub of East Sparta. Active
pallbearers will be William Keplinger of Chicago and the following from
Canton: Elmer C. Ide, F.H. Geisler, L.G. Downey, William D. Butcher,
George W. LaSalle, Dr. E.A.V. Horiak and D.L. Buchanan. [David Wilson
Latta, died 25 July 1956]
1956
MARRIAGE
Names: Mr.
Myron C. Cline
and Miss
Yolanda Geldmacher
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Monday, July 30, 1956
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
With palms in the background,
seven-branch candelabra softly illuminated St. Peter s Evangelical and Reformed
Church, Lewisville,Ohio, on Saturday, July seventh, 1956, for the wedding of
Miss Yolanda Geldmacher and Mr. Myron C. Cline. Reverend George W. Varns performed
the double-ring ceremony at four o clock before an altar graced with bouquets
of white gladioli and asters.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
Glen Geldmacher, and the bridegroom s parents are Mr. and Mrs. George Cline,
all of Lewisville.
Preceding the ceremony, Miss Rose
Ann DeVoe, of Lewisville, presented a fifteen-minute recital of nuptial music.
As the couple knelt at the altar, Miss Judy Lumbatis sang Wedding Prayer by
Dunlap.
Given in marriage by her father, the
bride wore a gown of white Chantilly lace and nylon tulle over satin.
Miss Judy Lumbatis, of Westerville,
Ohio, was maid of honor and was attired in a
strapless gown of pink net over taffeta. Bridesmaids were Miss Joan
Zimmerman, of Morristown, New Jersey, and Miss Barbara Holmes, of Euclid, Ohio,
both college roommates of the bride.
Mr. Paul Cronin, of Zanesville,
served Mr. Cline as best man. The wedding guests were seated by Mr. Glen Weber
and Mr. Byron Rice, of Lewisville.
Immediately following the wedding, a
reception was held on the Church lawn for 150 guests. Hostesses were Miss
Donetta Young, of Lewisville; Mrs. Gene Burga, of Columbus, and Miss Rosalie
Longfellow, of Strasburg, all cousins of the bride. The Women s Guild of the
Church assisted in preparing the ceremony.
The bride is a graduate of
Lewisville High School, class of 1955, and attended Marietta College. The groom
graduated from Lewisville High School in 1952 and Ohio State University in
March, 1956, where he was a member of Kappa Phi Kappa fraternity. He is a teacher
and coach at Chandlersville High School.
Mr. and Mrs. Cline will be at home
in Chandlersville after September
1st.
1957
DEATH
Name: Mrs.
Benjamin S. Woodruff
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, January 1957
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Mrs. Henrietta Lauxterman Woodruff
was born April 18, 1883, at Cincinnati, Ohio being the fifth child of the late
David and Mary Ann Lauxterman. She departed this life at the Brown County
Hospital, Georgetown, Ohio, on January 7, 1957 at 2 p.m.
She was united in marriage with the
Reverend Benjamin S. Woodruff on October 15, 1901. To this union one daughter
was born, Mrs. Inez Ware, of Frankfort, Kentucky.
Surviving besides her husband and
daughter, are two sisters, Mrs. Cora Thompson, of Dade City, Florida, and Mrs.
Alvina Powers, of Cincinnati, Ohio and one brother Clarence Lauxterman, of St.
Bernard, Ohio; also many other relatives and friends who will miss her.
Mrs. Woodruff was a kind and loving
wife and mother, and a true friend and neighbor who will be missed for her many
deeds and helpfulness.
Reverend and Mrs. Woodruff
celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in 1950 during his pastoral days
of the Woodsfield, Buchanan and Laings Churches. God in His wisdom permitted
them to see their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary.
Reverend Woodruff was retired
from the Gospel ministry on April 30, 1954, after thirty years of service. They
moved from Woodsfield in April, 1954, and established their home at Sardinia,
Ohio. The present address of Reverend B. S. Woodruff is Sardinia, Ohio.
1957
DEATH
Name: William
Henry Hehr
Source: Newspaper clipping
Issue: January
1957
William H. Hehr was born on December
30, 1885, the son of Lewis and Mary Kahrig Hehr. He departed this life at this
home near Lewisville, Ohio on January 18, 1957.
He was baptized at St. John s
Evangelical Church on February 7, 1886 and confirmed on April 2, 1899. He was
united in marriage to Laura Neuhart on October 20, 1909 and to this union one
daughter was born, Elva.
He is survived by his wife,
Laura, and his daughter, Mrs. Rolland
Heft, of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Ihlenfeld, of Wheeling, West Virginia, and Mrs. Harry
Larkin, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and one brother, John Hehr of Canton, Ohio. Also surviving are three
grandchildren, Evelyn Laurene, Judith Faye, and Susan Leona Heft.
He was preceded in death by two
sisters, Mrs. Anna Ludwig and Elizabeth Forbes and two brothers, Edward and
Benjamin Hehr.
Mr. Hehr was a lifelong member of
St. John s, Middle Church, and charter member of the Lewisville Parish Men s
Brotherhood, and also a member of the Men s Loyal Sunday school class. He lived
majority of his life in the Lewisville community where he was a farmer. He did live for a short time in
Donora, Pennsylvania where he worked in a mill.
Services were held at the Middle
Church on Monday afternoon at two o clock with the Reverend George W. Varns
officiating. Interment was in the Middle Church cemetery, near Lewisville.
1957X
DEATH
Name: Mrs. Anna B.
Young, nee Hoff
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, April, 1957
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Mrs. Anna B. Young Hoff, 74, former
resident of the Lewisville community, died Monday evening, April 1st, 1957 at
5:30 o clock, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Laura Weber, at Quaker City,
Ohio after an extended illness. She was born in Summit township, Monroe County,
near Lewisville, Ohio.
Surviving are one son, Ernest Hoff
of Lewisville Route 2; three daughters, Mrs. Wesley Weber, of Lewisville, Route
2; Mrs. Arthur Reich, of Woodsfield, Route 3, and Mrs. Laura Weber, of Quaker City, at whose home she
died; fifteen grandchildren; seven great
grandchildren, and one brother John Young, of Nashville, Tennessee. Her
husband, Lewis Hoff, died several years ago.
Mrs. Hoff was a member of the Evangelical and Reformed
Church.
Friends will be received at the
Bauer and Turner Funeral Home in Woodsfield until noon Thursday when the body
will be taken to St. Peter s Evangelical and Reformed Church in Lewisville to
lie in state until time for services at two o clock. Reverend George W. Varns
will officiate. Interment will be in the Miltonsburg cemetery, Miltonsburg,
Ohio.
1957X
DEATH
Lena Matz
Christman
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon, dated April 1957
Lena Matz Christian was born on July 9,
1878, a daughter of Lois and Christina Meckling Matz. She departed this life on
April 2, 1957 at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 23 days.
Mrs. Christman was baptized into the
Christian faith on March 6, 1879 and she took the vows of confirmation on
December 26, 1892 being in the same confirmation class as her future husband.
She was married to George L. Christman on
June 19, 1900 and to this union were born nine children. One daughter died in
infancy.
Surviving are her husband; one sister,
Rachel Christman of Lewisville, Rural Route and one brother, William Matz, of
Woodsfield; and her eight children, three sons and five daughters; Arthur
Christman of Wooster, Route 4; Elma Christman, of Lewisville, Route 1; Esther
Claus, of Lewisville, Route 1; Clarence Christman, of Apple Creek; Gertude
Kahrig of Woodsfield, Route 3; Laura Kahrig of Lewisville, Route 2; Paul
Christman of Cambridge, Ohio and Beryl Claus of Lewisville, Route 1, who lived
in the home with her parents. Twenty- four grandchildren and eight
great-children also survive.
Mrs. Christman lived her entire life in
the St. John's Church community. She was a life member of St. John's
Evangelical and Reformed Church. She was devoted to her family and shared with
them her deep and abiding faith in God.
Brief services were held at the Bauer and
Turner Funeral Chapel on Saturday afternoon at one o'clock with additional
services at two o'clock at St. john's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Rev.
George W. Varns officiated. Interment was in the church cemetery,
Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning at the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the
boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho' from out our bourne of Time
and Place
I hope to see my Pilot face to
face
When I have crossed the bar.
1957XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Charles J. Baker
Source: Memory card
Issue: May 7,
1957
Collection of Zelda Weber Betts
Charles J. Baker was born March 23,
1889 and died May 7, 1957.
1957
Elizabeth Williams Gossage
Mrs. Elizabeth
Gossage
Mrs.
Elizabeth Williams Gossage, 75, died this morning at her home at
174 N. Union St. after a seven year illness.
Mrs.
Gossage was born at Jackson and had lived seven years in Delaware,
coming here from Columbus.
She was a
member of the Presbyterian Church and the Robert Morris
Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, in Columbus.
Surviving are
the husband, Ben Gossage; a sister, Mrs. Anna Singleton,
Gross Pointe, Mich.; and a foster daughter, Mrs. Marie
Vincent of Columbus.
Friends
will be received at the Ramsey-Bennett-Brown funeral home after
12 noon Tuesday.
The service
will be held from the funeral home at 11 a.m. Wednesday
with the Rev. William Ramsey, pastor of the Delaware
Church of God,
officiating.
Burial is
to be made in Oak Grove Cemetery.
[Source: Delaware Gazette, Delaware, Ohio, Monday,
June 17, 1957, p. 3]
1957, August 24X
MARRIAGE
Rubel-Christman
Miss Joan Faye Rubel, of
Columbus, Ohio became the bride of Dale Lewis Christman on Saturday, August
twenty fourth, at half after six o'clock in the evening at a double ring
ceremony performed by Rev. George W. Varns, at the home of the bride's parents.
Gladioli and ferns decorated the
home.
Miss Rubel, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Okey E. Rubel, of Lewisville, Route one, was given in marriage by her
father. The bride was lovely in a waltz length gown of Chantilly lace and
tulle.
Miss Eleanor Yockey, of
Columbus, close friend of the bride, was bridesmaid. She chose a blue taffeta
dress with a low round neck and full circular skirt. She carried a bouquet of
blue carnations.
Mr. Christman, son of Mr. an
Mrs. Lee Christman, of Quaker City, had as best man, his brother, Roger
Christman. They wore matching suits of dark blue.
A reception for relatives and
friends followed the ceremony in Fellowship Hall at Lewisville.
The bride is a graduate of
Lewisville High School and also a graduate of Columbus Business University. She
is now employed with the Department of Liquor Control in Columbus.
Mr. Christman, a graduate of
Summerfield High School and also a graduate of Columbus School of Radio,
Television and Electronics, is now employed with North American Aviation Inc.,
at Columbus.
Since returning from their
honeymoon at Niagara Falls and Canada, Mr. and Mrs. Christman are now residing
at 347 North Chesterfield Road, Columbus, Ohio.
1957
Monday 8 July 1957 Cambridge Jeffersonian
BARNESVILLE---Funeral services will be held Wednesday
at Campbell Funeral, for John Alexander
Stephen, 68, of Barnesville, who died suddenly Saturday afternoon at 1:30
P.M. in his home.
Born near Calais in Monroe County, April 24, 1889, he
was the son of Jacob F. and Nancy Wells Stephen. He had lived most of his life
in Barnesville and was a retired worker of Warr Car and Wheel Company.
Besides his wife Mary Louise, of the home, he leaves
three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Tuttle, Columbus, Mrs. Mary Carpenter near
Summerfield, and Mrs. Lillian Fitzgerald, Flushing; four brothers, Charles of
Cambridge, Harry of Batesville, Lewis of Cumberland and Roman of MT. Pleasant.
Rev. Floyd Workman, Delaware will officiate at the
funeral and burial will be in Crestview Cemetery. Monday 8 July 1957 Cambridge
Jeffersonian.
1957
July 10, 1957
BARNESVILLE--George
Richard Carpenter, 54, of Barnesville, died at 2:30 P.M. Tuesday at
Barnesville General Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Warren Twp., near Barnesville, Dec. 16, 1902,
he was a son of Chauncy and Ella Rook Carpenter.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Leona Conners and
Miss Ethel Carpenter, both of the home, Mrs. Grace Robb, Barnesville R. D.,
Mrs. Carrie Lynn, Barnesville and Mrs. Frances Van Horn, MT. Gilead, and a
brother, Paul Carpenter of Zanesville.
He was a member of the Barnesville Moose Lodge and the
lodge will hold services at the Campbell Funeral Home Thursday evening.
Last rites will be held at 2 P.M. Friday at the
funeral home in charge of Rev. Burl Brown, pastor of the Main St. Methodist
Church. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Wed. 10 July 1957 Jeffersonian.
1957
Baker, Melissa Foughty
SOURCE: The Zanesville Signal, Zanesville, OH, 27
August 1957
WOODSFIELD, O. - Mrs. Melvin Baker,
62, died Monday morning at her home in Woodsfield following a short illness.
She was a life resident of the
Woodsfield community and a member of the Church of Christ at Cameron, O.
Surviving are her husband, a son,
Edwin McConnell, of Woodsfield; five grandchildren; three sisters Mrs. Anna
Shields of Youngstown, Mrs. Lola Zonker and Mrs. Alice Whitacre, both of
Barnesville and one brother, James Foughty of Woodsfield.
The body was removed to the Bauer
and Turner Funeral Home here where services will be held at 1 o'clock (DST)
Wednesday afternoon. Additional services will be conducted in the Church of
Christ at Cameron at 2 p.m. Rev. Raymond Straites will officiate and burial
will be in Cameron Cemetery.
1957X
MARRIAGE
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon, dated Thursday, Sept. 26, 1957
Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Crock
Miss Vera Kahrig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Kahrig, of Lewisville, route one, became the bride of Robert Crock,
son of Mr. and Mrs. lawrence Crock, of Woodsfield, Route three, on Saturday
morning, August third, at nine o clock in St. John s Catholic Church at
Miltonsburg. the Rev. Edward Kakascik officiated at the double ring ceremony.
The gracious custom of open church was observed.
Mr. Crock is employed with the Central
States Construction Company of Louisville, Ohio.
The newlyweds
are now residing at Dalton, Ohio.
November 13,1957
Benjamin J.
Gossage
Deaths
Mr.
Benjamin J. Gossage
Mr.
Benjamin J. Gossage, 79, of 174 N. Union St., died Wednesday at 9
a.m. at the Sunridge rest home, Columbus, of a heart
condition after an
illness of three weeks.
Mr. Gossage
was a retired refrigerator salesman and had been a resident
of Delaware for the pest eight years. He was also a former employee of
Ranco Inc., of Delaware.
A member of
the United Brethren Church of Columbus, Mr. Gossage
belonged to the Mt. Sterling Masonic Lodge and
Columbus Shrine.
Surviving
him are a foster-daughter, Mrs. Marie Vincent, Columbus and a
sister, Mrs. Laura Wells, Delaware
Funeral
services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. from the
Ramsey-Bennett-Brown funeral home where friends may
call after 3 p.m.
Thursday.
[Source: Delaware Gazette, Delaware, Ohio, Wednesday,
November 13, 1957, p.
6]
January 23,
1958XXXXXX
MARRIAGE
Chrisman-Mercer
Source:
Miss Maralee Mercer, daughter of Mrs. Ocie
Mercer, of Beallsville, and Mr. W. Ralph Christman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
F. Christman, of Route 3, Woodsfield, were united in marriage in the parsonage
of the First Methodist Church in Barnesville, Saturday evening, December 21.
The Rev. Fred Shiliz officiated at the double ring ceremony at seven-thirty.
For her wedding the bride wore a Horne's
original gown of Chantilly Lace over satin with three-quarter length sleeves
and very full skirt. Her finger-tip veil of illusion was held in place by a
small crown of sequins and pearls.  She carried out the tradition of