companion of 20 years, Sonja Hawkins of Lewisville; three daughters, Tammy
Horn, Paula Horn and Tonya Horn; two sisters, Edna Mayhorn of Columbus and Opal
Whitmore of Mansfield; one brother, Alfred Lowe and his wife, Ginny, of
Tennessee; and several grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services are at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield. Burial is in Stafford Cemetery
in Stafford. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral
home.
Ella Viola Kahrig nee
Christman
Source: The Marietta Times, dated Wednesday,
June 18, 2003
LEWISVILLE - Ella Viola
Christman Kahrig, 97, of Skin Creek Road died Tuesday (June 17, 2003) at the
Monroe County Care Center in Woodsfield. She was born Feb. 23, 1906, in
Lewisville, Seneca Township, to Jacob and Mary Ackerman Christman. She was an
avid homemaker and gardener and enjoyed working with flowers. She was a member
of Woodsfield Church of Christ.
She is survived by eight
sons, Herman Kahrig of Barnesville, Lester Kahrig of Pataskala, Virgil Kahrig
of Marshallville, Ohio, Rodney Kahrig of Woodsfield, Francis Kahrig of Canton,
Kenneth Kahrig of Jerusalem, Lloyd Kahrig of New Pittsburgh, Ohio, and William
Kahrig of Lewisville; five daughters, Martha Uppole of Lewisville, Dortha Matz
of Dalton, Ohio, Vera Crock of Massillon, Leora Cruise of Oklahoma and Doris
Kahrig of Rittman; 32 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; and nine
great-great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence
Kahrig, whom she married on Oct. 9, 1924; one son, Roger Kahrig; three
grandchildren; one granddaughter by marriage; six great-grandchildren; four
brothers, Homer, Herman, Harry and Henry "Clem" Christman; one
sister, Freda Renker; and one daughter-in-law.
Services are at 1 p.m. Friday
at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S. Paul St., Woodsfield, with Minister Harry
Summers officiating. Burial is in Friendship Cemetery in Lewisville. Friends
will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Woodsfield Church of Christ, 860 Lewisville Road, Woodsfield, Ohio
43793; or the Lewisville Fire Department in care of Bob Blackstone, 46089 Ohio
145, Lewisville, Ohio 43754.
Margaret O. Kurtz, 68, Newark, Ohio, died
Wednesday at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, a daughter of the late Oscar
and Mary V. Taylor Morris.
She was preceded in death by
her husband James Kurtz and numerous brothers and sisters.
Surviving are two sons;
Frank Kurtz and wife Rose and Dean Kurtz, all of Newark; numerous brothers and
sisters; and two grandchildren: Brannon and Jamie.
Friends will be received
from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday at Campbell-Plumly-Milburn Funeral Home, 319 n.
Chestnut St. Barnesville, Ohio, where services will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday,
with Rev. Robert Knox officiating. Burial will be in Crestview Cemetery,
Barnesville
The Marietta Times, Monday, June 23, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Margery E.
Weisend, 86, of 117 Home Ave. died at 10:50 p.m.
Friday (June 20, 2003) at her home. She was born March 13, 1917, near Fulda,
Ohio, to Ignatius and Estella Sorg
Yeagle. She was a housewife and mother.
She was a member of St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Woodsfield, where
she
was a member of the Catholic Women's Club, St. Francis Society, Purgatorial
Society and the St. Vincent-DePaul Society.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Neil C. Weisend, on Nov. 19, 2002; one son, Donald Weisend; her
parents; and two sisters, Edith Block and Lucy Freese.
She is survived by three
daughters, Jan Hunt and her husband, Alan, of Marietta, Doris Mallett and her
husband, Merle, of Columbus, and Judith Weisend of Green, Ohio; two sons,
Robert Weisend and his wife, Irene, of Portland, Ore., and Rich Weisend of Reno;
one sister, Regina Schockling of Pittsburgh, Pa.; 15 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; eight
stepgreat-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral liturgy with Mass
will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Sylvester Catholic Church in
Woodsfield with the Rev. Jason Prati, the Rev. Victor Cinson and the Rev.
Thomas Petronek as the celebrants. Burial is in St. Sylvester Catholic Cemetery
in Woodsfield. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at
Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield, where vigil services
will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may
be made to St. Sylvester Catholic Church, 330 S. Main St., Woodsfield, Ohio
43793; or to the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in care of the
activity department, Airport Road, Woodsfield, Ohio 43793.
Myra Lorena Anderson nee Morris
Source: The Marietta Times, dated Wednesday, June 25, 2003
ZANESVILLE - Myra Lorena
Anderson, 96, of Zanesville, formerly of Graysville, died Tuesday (June 24,
2003) at the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 7, 1907, near Graysville
to Andrew Spencer Morris and Zelda Pearl Kinkade Morris. She was a member of
the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ for more than 80 years. She married Cars Alexander Anderson on Sept.
1, 1927. He died April 13, 1983.
She is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Ray (Rosalie) Coss and Mrs. Fred (Ruth) Woodyard, both of
Zanesville; one son, Willis Anderson and his wife, Betty, of Graysville; two
sisters, Mrs. Orpha (Mildred) Vess of Lower Salem and Mrs. Ray (Ethel) Sullivan
of Columbus; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband,
she was preceded in death by her parents; and six brothers, William Alfonzo
Morris, Earl Morris, Edward Morris, Isaac Morris, Maywood Morris and an infant
brother.
Services are at 2 p.m.
Friday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at 100 S. Paul St., Woodsfield, with
Minister Harold Kinney officiating. Burial is in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near
Graysville. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at
the funeral home.
Ernest F. young, 96, 600 S.
Market St., Loudonville, died May 19, 2003, in Colonial Manor Health Care
Center. He was born April 7, 1907, in
Monroe County, the son of the late Heinrich Henry: and Anna Weber Young.
He lived in Loudonville
since 1968, having moved from Shreve and enjoyed woodworking and was an avid
hunter and fisherman. He had been
employed as an oil worker, a farmer, and a carpenter as well as being employed
by Pennsylvania Railroad and Mansfield Sanitary Products. He was a member of the Loudonville Christian
Church.
Surviving are his wife,
Carrie Shambaugh Young, whom he married on April 27, 1968; three sons and
wives, Wilbert Dale and Judy Young, of Ft. Myers, Fla., Lloyd Henry and Linda
Young, of Wooster, Ernest W. Young, Jr., of Wooster; step-son and wife, Thomas
and Joycelyn Miller, of Loudonville; three daughters and husbands, Virginia
Nave, of Loudonville, Gertrude and George Straits, of Millersburg, Susan and
Delbert Howman, of Ashland; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a great
great granddaughter
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Fishburn Young in 1962; three
brothers, George, Charlie and Raymond Young
Friends were received May 23
at Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home, Loudonville, where funeral services were held
May 24, with Rev. Glen Hurdle and Rev. Dave Kochler officiating.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Heart Assoc., Ashland County Branch, 920 Hoover Dr.,
Ashland, OH 44805.
Source: The Marietta Times: dated, Monday,
July 7, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Elsie L.
Robbins, 74, of 141 Maple Ave. died at 10:10 p.m. Thursday (July 3, 2003) at
East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
She was born Dec. 30, 1928,
near Madisonville, Tenn., to Ulis G. and Nancy Elizabeth Myers Harris. She was
a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Woodsfield. She was an
honorary and charter member of the Woodsfield Emergency Squad for 17 years. She
was a former Avon representative for 24 years.
She is survived by her husband, Donald C. Robbins, whom she married on
Nov. 12, 1947; two daughters, Nancy Ashley Brewington of Hampton, Va., and
Teresa Robbins of St. Clairsville, Ohio; four grandchildren; and one
great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by
two sons, George Carlyle Robbins in infancy and Donald C. Robbins Jr.; her
parents; two brothers, James Harris and Burl Harris; and one grandson, W. Kyle
Boughner.
There are no services.
Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery in Woodsfield at the convenience of the
family. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Watters
Funeral Home in Woodsfield.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Woodsfield Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 653, Woodsfield, Ohio
43793.
Source: The Marietta Times, dated, Friday,
July 4, 2003
VIENNA, W.Va. - Francis
Edgar "Fritz" Weber, 74, of 1303 20th St., Vienna, died at 10:53 a.m.
Wednesday (July 2, 2003) at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg.
He was born Aug. 9, 1928, in
Lewisville, Ohio, to John and Jennie Pearl Wihler Weber. He was a retired
supervisor for the Ohio Oil Gathering Corp. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He
was also an avid golfer and Ohio State Buckeye fan.
He is survived by his wife,
Mary Whitlock Weber, whom he married March 30, 1996; one son,
He was preceded in death by
his parents; four brothers, Eugene, Lloyd, Roy and Wilbur Weber; and one
sister, Thelma Anderson.
Services are at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield with the Rev. Keith Hostutler
officiating. Burial will follow in Buchanan Cemetery near Lewisville with full
military graveside services. Friends will be received from 11 a.m. until the
time of service at the funeral home.
Source: The Daily Jeffersonian, Cambridge,
Ohio, dated Thursday, July 17, 2003
ROBERT D. KELLEY 1914-2003 - WOODSFIELD - Robert D. Kelley, 89, of Woodsfield,
died Tuesday (July 15, 2003) at Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Watters Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, where services will be 1 p.m. Friday with Don Thompson officiating.
Burial will be in Bush Cemetery, Malaga.
Source: Marietta Times, Wednesday, July 16, 2003
WOODSFIELD
- Robert D. Kelley, 89, of 43886 Kelley Road died at 9:10 a.m. Tuesday (July
15, 2003) at the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Woodsfield. He
was born Jan. 20, 1914, near Jerusalem to William and Luella Stewart Kelley. He
was a retired farmer and a member of Bush Church of Christ near Malaga, Ohio.
He is survived by his wife,
Genevieve Florence Morris Kelley, whom he married on Feb. 16, 1935; five daughters,
Viola Riley of Canal Winchester, Ohio, Shirley Jones of Groveport, Ohio, Wanda
Hopkins of Columbus, Ruth Strong of Lexington, Ohio, and Phyllis Hurt of
Woodsfield; four sons, Jack Kelley and William Kelley, both of Woodsfield,
Roger Kelley of Columbus, and Ken Kelley of Pulasci, Va.; 18 grandchildren; and
several great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Herbert Kelley;
and two sisters, Ada Martin and Elizabeth Plotner.
Services are at 1 p.m.
Friday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield with Don Thompson officiating.
Burial is in Bush Cemetery in Malaga. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and
6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Source: The Times Leader,
Martins Ferry, Ohio, dated, July 15, 2003
Stephen A. Remick, 64, formerly of Clarington, Ohio, died Sunday, July
13, 2003. Friends will be received Tuesday from 11 a.m. until time of service
at 1 p.m., at the Grisell Funeral Home, 125 Clarinda Dr., Clarington, Ohio,
with the Rev. Richard Wilson officiating.
Michael Allan Goddard
Source: Wheeling
Intelligencer, July 12, 2003
Goddard, Michael Allan 50, of Armstrong Mills, Ohio died Thursday, July
10, 2003 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. He was born October
7, 1952 in Bellaire, Ohio the son of Glenn "Jim" Goddard and Dorothy
Boston Goddard. He was an employee of
the Ohio Valley Coal Co., at Alledonia and a member of the Sons of the American
Legion Squad No. 0768 in Beallsville and UMWA Local 1810.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Russell &
Eula Goddard; and maternal grandfather, Paul Boston.
Surviving in addition to his parents of Armstrong Mills are two
daughters, Becky Rogalski and her husband Michael, of Springboro, Ohio and
Kimberly Goddard of Beallsville; two sons, Michael "Pete" Goddard of
Alledonia and Justin Goddard at home; maternal grandmother Lela Boston of
Armstrong Mills; two brothers Glenn Goddard of Beallsville and Dennis Goddard
of Armstrong Mills; and three granddaughters, Lauren, Rachel and Julia
Rogalski.
Source: The Marietta Times,
Monday, June 30, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Lena Mae Cline Byers, 87, of Monroe Manor in Woodsfield,
formerly of Antioch, Ohio, died at 7:50 p.m. Saturday (June 28, 2003) at
Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta.
She was born June 20, 1916, in Monroe County to Samuel F. Cline and Cora
Cline. She was a member of St. Paul's Trail Run Church near Antioch.
She had just celebrated her 87th birthday at the Monroe County Care
Center, where she was recuperating from pneumonia.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Kenneth D. Byers,
on Jan. 3, 1994; her parents; one brother, Kermit Cline; and one sister, Roxie
Harper.
She is survived by three sons, Donald L. Byers of Shadyside, Darrol C.
"Bud" Byers of Woodsfield and Kenneth D. Byers Jr. of Herndon, Va.;
one sister, Eloise Twynham of Port Clinton, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and 19
great-grandchildren.
Services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at 100
S. Paul St., Woodsfield, with the Rev. Alfred Bingenheimer officiating. Burial
is in Antioch Cemetery at Antioch. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
Saturday, July 26, 2003
SYCAMORE VALLEY, Ohio - Mary Morrison, 93, of 39018 Sandbar Road,
Sycamore Valley, died at 6:20 a.m. Thursday (July 24, 2003) at the Marietta
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Marietta.
She was born March 20, 1910, near Stafford to Nahum and Sarah "Sadie"
Brown Hines. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Creighton Ridge Church
of Christ near Sycamore Valley.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Morrison, in 1980;
her parents; two sisters, Freda McConnell and Nellie Hartshorn; one brother,
Heber Hines; one stepson, Clayton Morrison; and one great-grandson, Logan
Daniel Morrison.
She is survived by two sons, Larry Morrison and his wife, Barbara, of
Marietta, and Mark Morrison of Woodsfield; nine grandchildren; and several
great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Creighton Ridge Church of Christ
near Sycamore Valley with Dana Morrison officiating. Burial is in Creighton
Ridge Cemetery in Sycamore Valley. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. Saturday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield and from 1 p.m. until
time for the services on Sunday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Creighton Ridge Cemetery
Association, 36800 Ohio 260, Sycamore Valley, Ohio 43789.
Ronnie Wehr
Source: The Times Leader, Martins Ferry, OH, dated Friday, July 25, 2003
Ronnie J. Wehr, 41, of Renker Road, Jerusalem, Ohio, died Thursday,
July 24, 2003 at Barnesville Hospital. He was born May 16, 1962 in Barnesville,
Ohio, a son of Estella Bintz Wehr Kalinowski and the late James Wehr. Ronnie
loved to hunt and fish, and go camping. He attended East Sunsbury Baptist
Church. He worked at the Ormet Corporation, was a member of the Moose, VFW and
Eagles, all of Woodsfield, Ohio.
In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a brother, Donald
Wehr. Surviving in addition to his mother of Barnesville are his fiancee,
Brenda King; a daughter, Kayla Wehr, a son, Bradley Wehr, both of Barnesville;
four sisters, Phyllis Reischman of Barnesville, Brenda Ackerman of Jerusalem,
Linda Young of Millfield, Ohio, and Patricia Noland of Athens, Ohio; two
brothers, Thomas Wehr of Tampa, Fla., and James Wehr of Bethesda, Ohio; two
aunts, Sara Smith of Barnesville and Thelma Steed of Naples, Fla., one uncle,
Paul Bintz of Coshocton, Ohio and his faithful dog, Cooper.
Friends will be received Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Kelly - Kemp
- Braido Funeral Home, 702 E. Main St., Barnesville, Ohio. Private services
Monday, July 28, at the convenience of the family.
Alvin A. Bassett
Source: The Marietta Times, dated, Monday, July 28, 2003
GRAYSVILLE, Ohio - Alvin A. Bassett, 82, of Hartshorn Ridge died
Saturday (July 26, 2003) at Barnesville Hospital. He was born Dec. 16, 1920, in
Moundsville, W.Va., to Alvin A. and Bessie Wain Bassett Sr. He was a World War
II Navy veteran and was retired from Ormet Corp. at Hannibal. He was a member
of the Graysville Fire Department and Woodsfield Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Mary Ethel Cline Bassett; two
sons, Roger Shannon of Woodsfield and Ross Shannon and his wife, Debbie, of
Columbus; one daughter, Emma Williams and her husband, Randy, of Graysville;
four grandchildren, Derek Shannon, Natalie Shannon, Travis Williams and Jacob
Williams; three nieces; and two nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Bassett; one daughter,
Debbie Joe Bassett Trimmer; one brother, Hubert Bassett; and two sisters,
Louella Thomas and Mary Hilda Parr.
Services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S.
Paul St., Woodsfield, with Hubert Alexander and Sam Bartrug officiating. Burial
is in Clarington Cemetery in Clarington, Ohio. Friends will be received from 2
to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Thursday, July 31, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Dorothy Miller, 74, of South Sycamore St. died Wednesday
(July 30, 2003) at the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 16, 1929, in Lancaster
County, Pa., to Leonard and Ruth McCorkle Miller. She was retired director of
the Neighborhood Service Center at Woodsfield and was a member of Woodsfield
Church of Christ.
She is survived by one son, Rick Miller of Woodsfield; four brothers,
Raymond Miller of Clarington, Richard Miller of Beallsville, Leonard Miller of
Canton and Donald Miller of Calais; and two sisters, Shirley Froehlich of
Jerusalem and Bonnie Buttery of Clarington.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S.
Paul St., Woodsfield, with Sam Bartrug officiating. Burial is in Oaklawn
Cemetery in Woodsfield. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Friday at the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated, Friday, August 1, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Vernon Lee Foehrenbach, 53, of Woodland Court died
Wednesday (July 30, 2003) at his home. He was born April 5, 1950, in Marietta
to Vernon G. and Geraldine Miller Foehrenbach. He was a truck driver for
Rothenbuhler Trucking.
He is survived by one son, Brandon Lee Foehrenbach of Maryland; his
mother of Woodsfield; and one brother, Alan W. Foehrenbach and his wife, June,
of Woodsfield.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Services are at 1 p.m. Sunday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S. Paul
St., Woodsfield, with Keith Jones officiating. Burial is in Oaklawn Cemetery in
Woodsfield. Friends will be received from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral
home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated, Friday, August 1, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Richard Robert Crooks, 68, of North Main Street died
Wednesday (July 30, 2003) at the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born July 2, 1935, in Belmont County, Ohio, to Bruce W. Crooks and Pearl
Rothwell Crooks. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 5303 in Woodsfield.
He is survived by four sisters, Shirley Pittman of Beallsville, Garnet
Piatt of Lewisville, Martha Lisk of St. Clairsville, and Frances Kinsey of
Beallsville; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Chester,
Kenneth and Harold Crooks; three infant brothers; one sister, Wilma Wortman;
and three infant sisters.
Services are at 1 p.m. Monday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at 100 S.
Paul St., Woodsfield, with the Rev. Dave Langdon officiating. Burial is in
Oaklawn Cemetery in Woodsfield with full military services to be conducted.
Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
Monday, June 23, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Lloyd E. Buckio, 92, of Guilford Avenue died Saturday
(June 21, 2003) at the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was
born Jan. 20, 1911, in Monroe County to Edward A. and Cleo Claus Buckio. He was
a retired employee of Pittsburgh Plate Glass at Corpus Christi, Texas. He was a
Protestant by faith.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma E. Mong Buckio, in
December 1994.
He is survived by several cousins; and a sister-in-law, Hazel Zaveson
and her husband, George, of Henderson, Nev.
Services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at 100 S.
Paul St., Woodsfield, with Minister Sam Bartrug officiating. Burial is in
Oaklawn Cemetery in Woodsfield. Friends will be received from 4 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home.
Source: The Daily
Jeffersonian, dated Monday, July 21, 2003
PAULINE A. MONROE 1919-2003 - WOODSFIELD - Pauline A. Monroe, 83, of
Shadyside, died Thursday (July 17, 2003) at Crestview Health Care Center in
Belmont County. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m.
on Monday at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home. 100 S. Paul St., Woodsfield, with
the Rev. Roger Brown officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery,
Woodsfield.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Tuesday, July 22, 2003
QUAKER CITY - Lee H. Christman, 91, of 52173 Ohio 379, Quaker City,
died at 12:45 a.m. today (July 22, 2003) at Barnesville Hospital in
Barnesville. He was born March 19, 1912,
in Calais to John W. and Clara Ackerman Christman. He was a retired farmer and
was a member of Seneca Valley Church of Christ at Calais. He enjoyed doing
needlepoint pictures as a hobby.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret Earley Christman, whom he married
on May 19, 1934; three sons, Dale Christman and his wife, Joan, of Lewisville,
Ralph Christman and his wife, Karen, of St. Joseph, Mich., and Roger Christman
and his wife, Janet, of Baltimore, Ohio; two brothers, Howard Christman of
Lewisville and Herbert Christman of Summerfield; three sisters, Helen Starr of
Gahanna, Mary Hayes of Quaker City and Cleo Carpenter of Lewisville; eight
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Gilbert and
Lester Christman; one sister, Esta Burkhart; and one daughter in infancy.
Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield
with Frank Love officiating. Burial is in Calais Cemetery in Calais. Friends
will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Source: The
Times Leader, 200 South
Fourth Street, Martins Ferry, Ohio
Edna A. Huntsman, 94, of Toronto, passed away Sunday,
Aug. 10, 2003 at the Crestview Health Care Center, St. Clairsville, Ohio. She
was born May 2, 1909 in Middlebourne, W. Va., the daughter of the late Adloph
and Emma Jean Barker Morris.
Edna was affiliated with the North River Ave.,
Church of Christ in Toronto; a member of the Toronto V.F.W. Auxiliary Post No.
6906. Edna retired from the former Skippers Haven Yacht Club of Toronto.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Harry Earl Huntsman, who passed away in 1955 and whom she
married Nov. 24, 1928; three sons, Charles H. (1936), Francis M. (1969) and
Harry L. Huntsman (2002); one daughter, Martha Howell (1967); two brothers,
three sisters, four grandsons and one great-great grandson.
Surviving are two sons, Marvin Huntsman, Sacramento,
Calif., and Joseph Huntsman, Milledgeville, Ga.; five daughters, Sylvia Spencer
and husband Clifford, Toronto and Betty Baker and husband Harold, Caldwell,
Ohio, Thelma Hicks, Channelview, Texas, Edna Lucas and husband Francis,
Bethesda, Ohio and Janet Rock and husband, James, Toronto; three sisters,
Kathryn Piatt, and Bertha London, both of Ashland, Ohio and Nettie Brown,
Woodsfield, Ohio; sister-in-law, Bertha Morris, Ashland, Ohio; several
grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
Friends and family will be
received for visitation 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the Clarke Funeral
Home, 302 Main St., Toronto.
The Toronto V.F.W. Auxiliary will conduct services at the funeral home
on Tuesday at 7 p.m. A funeral service
will be held, 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003 at the funeral home with Pastor
Robert Hanze officiating. Burial will follow at the Island Creek Cemetery,
Church Road, Toronto.
Memorial contributions in memory of Edna may be sent to the Crestview
Health Care Center Activity Fund, 68637 Bannock Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio
43950.
Source: The Marietta times,
dated Thursday, August 14, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Darrell J.
Landefeld, 55, of Oaklawn Avenue died Tuesday (Aug. 12, 2003). He was born May
7, 1948, in Barnesville to Lester W. and Gladys Egger Landefeld. He was the
owner and operator of Monroe Wood Products, Landefeld Trucking and Masters
Garage in Woodsfield. He was a member of the Woodsfield Village Council, Ohio
River Tractor Club
and Laings Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Faber Landefeld; one son, Derrick
Landefeld and his wife, Beth, of Woodsfield; one daughter, Jennifer Landefeld
of Woodsfield; two brothers, David Landefeld and his wife, Joyce, and Duane
Landefeld and his wife, Barbara, both of Woodsfield; one sister, Patricia
Antonik and her husband, Michael, of Bellaire; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services are at 1 p.m. Friday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home in
Woodsfield with Minister Charles Schultheisz officiating. Burial is in
Miltonsburg Community Cemetery in Miltonsburg, Ohio. Friends will be received
from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Laings Church of Christ
Building Fund, P.O. Box 24, Laings, Ohio 43752.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Friday, August 15, 2003
HUNTSVILLE, Ohio - Vernon N. Weber, 68, of Huntsville, formerly of
Lewisville, Ohio, died at 12:22 a.m. Thursday (Aug. 14, 2003) at Mary Rutan
Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born June 6, 1935, at Lewisville to
Wesley T. and Emma L. Hoff Weber. He retired after 25 years from A&P, where
he was a district supervisor for the Columbus Division. He was also a real estate
agent and had established energy saving products in Bellefontaine.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of
Huntsville Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon; Elks Lodge in Russells
Point; Mended Hearts at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine; and the Carnials
Winnies Club.
He was an avid collector of antique tractors, which he rebuilt and
showed, traveling to tractor shows with his wife and their loyal companion,
Bradley.
He is survived by his wife, Louise Stoneking Weber, whom he married on
July 24, 1955; one son, Tracy N. Weber of Bellefontaine; two daughters, Deborah
L. Weber of Newark and Mrs. Tom (Melanie R.) Bremer of Memphis, Tenn.; one
brother, Richard (Mary Jo) Weber of Cambridge; and three sisters, Mrs. Norman
(Darlene) Mercer of Harrison, Ohio, Ruth Rader of Zanesville and Mrs. Gary
(Wanda) Seegraves of Springfield.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Robert E.
Weber.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at
Eichholtz Funeral Home in Bellefontaine.
Services are at 2 p.m. Monday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield
with the Rev. Richard Wilson officiating. Friends will be received at the
Woodsfield funeral home from 1 p.m. Monday until the time of the services.
Burial is in Middle Church Cemetery near Lewisville with full military
graveside services to be conducted by the Belmont County Veterans Council.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Logan County Cancer Society.
L.
Joanne Truax nee Ricer
Source: The Times Leader,
dated Thursday, August 21, 2003
L. Joanne Truax, age 76, of South High Street, Woodsfield, Ohio, died
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003 in the Monroe County Care Center, Woodsfield. She was
born April 23, 1927 in Monroe County, Ohio a daughter of the late Homer Ricer
and Wella Moose Ricer.
She was preceded in death by one son, Dwight David Truax and an aunt,
Elva Norris, two sisters, Virginia Buzzard and Martha Boggs.
Surviving are her husband of 59 years, Junior L. Truax, of Woodsfield;
two sons: Ryan Truax and his wife Annette of Pittsburgh and Mark Truax and his
wife Kathy of Woodsfield; two daughters, Sandra Sockman and her husband Jim of
St. Clairsville, Jean Cross and her husband Wayne of New Martinsville; three
sisters Patricia Miller and her husband Ted of Wintersville, Betty Buelich of
Monroe, North Carolina, Margaret Kessler and her husband Edward of Wellston,
Ohio; six grandchildren and six great - grandchildren.
Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, at the
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S. Paul St., Woodsfield, where services will be
held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 22, 2003 with Rev. Travis Smalley officiating.
Interment in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Tuesday, August 25, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Paul Haynes, 88, of 106 Wood Terrace died at 11:55 p.m.
Monday (Aug. 25, 2003) at the Arbors at Marietta. He was born Aug. 5, 1915, in
Newport to Perley and Matilda Reynolds Haynes. Haynes was a retired truck
driver, school bus driver, farmer and mechanic. He was also a member of
Beallsville United Methodist Church at Beallsville, and was a U.S. Army veteran
of World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Doris A. Gibbons Haynes, whom he married on
May 21, 1988.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Grace Parr Haynes, in 1986;
his parents; six brothers; and two sisters.
Services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield
with the Rev. Richard Wilson officiating. Burial is in Oaklawn Cemetery in
Woodsfield. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Source: The Daily
Jeffersonian, dated, Tuesday, September 2, 2003
CLARENCE E. BUSCH 1903-2003 - WOODSFIELD - Clarence Edwin Busch, 100,
of Salem, died Friday (Aug. 29, 2003) at Marietta Center for Health and
Rehabilitation, Marietta.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Watters Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, where services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, with Roger Rush officiating.
Burial will follow in Creighton Ridge Cemetery near Sycamore Valley.
Source: The Times Leader,
Martins Ferry, OH, dated Thursday, September 4, 2003
Eleanor Elizabeth Potts, 87, of Long Ridge Road, Clarington, Ohio, died
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003 at home. She was born June 19, 1916, in Glencoe, Ohio,
the daughter of the late, Everett and Edith Burkey Kocher. She was a Methodist by faith and a member of
the Rebecah Lodge, Hannibal.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
Earl Potts, a son, Robert Eugene Potts; two brothers, Roydon and John Kocher;
four sisters, Waifwood Boston, Louetta Boston, Edith Wells and Anna Kocher; two
grandsons, Steve Goddard and Scotty Joe Potts and a great-granddaughter,
Chasity Leann Neely.
Surviving are three sons, Earl "Bud" Potts of Fremont, Ohio,
Gary Potts of Jerusalem, Ohio and Herman (Darla) Potts of Woodsfield, Ohio;
four daughters, Orvella (Larry) Neff of Middlebourne, W. Va., Beverly (Sam)
Goddard of Clarington, Ohio, Lana (Martin) Baker of Woodsfield, Ohio and Bonnie
(Tom) Detling of Tiltonsville, Ohio, a sister, Patty Emory of New Lexington,
Ohio; 24 grandchildren, 38 great - grand children and three great-great
grandchildren.
Family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Grisell
Funeral Home, 125 Clarinda Drive, Clarington, Ohio, where funeral services will
be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. with Rev. Tom Detling officiating. Interment in
Emma Grove Cemetery, Hannibal, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of donor's choice.
Source: Times Leader,
Martins Ferry, Ohio, dated September 5, 2003
Ruth V. Moore, 92, of Alledonia, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003 at Monroe
County Care Center. She was born April 20, 1911 in Armstrongs Mills, a daughter
of
the late William and Mary Pugh Biles.
Ruth was a homemaker and a retired farmer, she was a member of the Armstrongs
Mills Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Johnnie
Moore, two brothers, Kenneth and Leonard Biles.
Surviving are a son Gerald (Brenda) Moore of Pomeroy, Ohio and a daughter,
Karen Moore of Massillon; two grandchildren, Jerry Moore and Lolisa Dippolito;
eight great-grand, three sisters, Katherine Fielding of Alledonia, Bernice Book
of Beallsville, and Gladys Brock of Zanesville.
Friends will be received Friday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Kelly - Kemp -
Braido Funeral Home, 702 East Main St., Barnesville, where services will be
held
Saturday at 11 a.m., with Minister Bud Burke officiating. Burial follows in
Beallsville Cemetery.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Monday, September 15, 2003
JERUSALEM, Ohio - Bertha E. Brownfield, 84, of Jerusalem died Friday
(Sept. 12, 2003) at the Monroe County Care Center in Woodsfield. She was born June 11, 1919, in Monroe County
to Lewis and Lulu Griffith Norris. She had been a former employee of the
Barnesville Manufacturing Co. and LGAM of Woodsfield as a seamstress.
She is survived by one son, Dale Brownfield and his wife, Lorna, of
Jerusalem; one daughter, Darla Kinzy and her husband, Donald, of Zanesville;
one brother, Ray Norris and his wife, June, of Woodsfield; one sister, Edith
Geitgey and her husband, Ellis, of North Canton, Ohio; four grandchildren; and
seven great-grandchildren.

Services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S.
Paul St., Woodsfield. Burial is in Jerusalem Cemetery in Jerusalem. Friends
will be received from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arthur L. Miller
Source: Marietta Times September 12, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Arthur L. Miller, 87, of Miller Road died Wednesday (Sept.
10, 2003) at the Morgantown (W.Va.) Trauma Center as a result of a farming
accident. He was born Nov. 1, 1915, in
Monroe County to Leonard Miller and Anna Hughes Miller. He was a member of St.
John the Baptist Catholic Church of Miltonsburg and was a retired carpenter of
Local 186 of Steubenville, Ohio. He enjoyed playing cards with his friends,
pitching horseshoes and farming.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ruth Anna Gallagher Miller;
five sons, David H. Miller at home, Gregory Arthur Miller and his friend, Barb
Garey, of Woodsfield, Mark Leon Miller of Woodsfield, Alan Christopher Miller
and his wife, Patti, of Stoutsville, Ohio, and Brett Joseph Miller and his
wife, Wilda, of Woodsfield; five daughters, Patricia Rush and her husband,
Paul, of Woodsfield, Linda Kahrig and her husband, Meredith, of Woodsfield,
Wanda Monahan and her husband, James, of Barnesville, Marilyn Ruth Wells of
Wooster, and Kimberly Johnston and her husband, Jim, of Powell, Ohio; one
sister, Mrs. Elmer (Helen) Thonen of Mount Pleasant, Ohio; 19 grandchildren;
and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Eloise Archer; and
three brothers, Paul, Eugene and Henry Miller.
Mass of Christian burial
will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church in Miltonsburg with Father David Gaydosik officiating. Burial is in the
church cemetery. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at 100 S. Paul St., Woodsfield, where a vigil service
will be held at 8:30 p.m. today.
Ella Elizabeth Hoskinson nee Grant
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated, Monday, September 22, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Ella Elizabeth Hoskinson, 95, of West Marietta Street,
Woodsfield, died Saturday (Sept. 20, 2003) at Bellaire City Hospital in
Bellaire, Ohio. She was born June 15,
1908, in Belmont County, Ohio, to John and Elizabeth Grant.
She is survived by two sons, Roy W. Hoskinson and Gary Hoskinson, both of
Woodsfield; one daughter, Betty Covert of Canton; one sister, Wilda Norris of
Canton; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy E. Hoskinson, in 1973;
and her parents.
Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S.
Paul St., Woodsfield. Burial is in Oaklawn Cemetery in Woodsfield. Friends will
be received from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated, Tuesday, October 7, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Claude E. Baker, 74, of South Fourth Street died Monday
(Oct. 6, 2003) at the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born
Nov. 14, 1928, in Woodsfield to Martin Western and Lulu Frances Ricer Baker. He
was a retired employee of Conalco Corp. at Hannibal. He was a U.S. Army
veteran. He was a life member and past commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 5303 at Woodsfield; past president of Woodsfield Eagles Lodge 2302; and
member of Beallsville American Legion.
He is survived by his wife, Thelma Dick Baker of Woodsfield; two sons,
Kenneth Baker and Chris Baker; six daughters, Patricia Forshey, Debbie Koehler,
Sue Eikelberry, Ora Dotson, Jacqueline Gaitors and Claudia Cox; four brothers,
Charles, Floyd, Martin and Ray Baker; 16 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, Donald Baker; an infant son, Brian
Keith Baker; one sister, Mary Stevens; and four brothers, Robert, John, Edwin
and Paul Baker.
Military graveside services are at 11 a.m. Friday in Oaklawn Cemetery
in Woodsfield, conducted by the Belmont Veterans Council. Arrangements are by Bauer-Turner Funeral
Home, 100 S. Paul St., Woodsfield.
Source: The Daily
Jeffersonian, dated Thursday, October 2, 2003
EVERETT NELSON LOWTHER 1939-2003 - Everett Nelson Lowther, 63, of
Summerfield, died Tuesday (Sept. 30, 2003) at Southeastern Med in Cambridge. No
calling hours or services will be held. Thorn-Black Funeral Home, Cambridge, is
handling the arrangements.
Richard K. 'Dick' McElfresh
Source: The Marietta Times, dated Thursday, October 2, 2003
SUMMERFIELD - Richard K. "Dick" McElfresh, 68, of 50010 State
Route 513, Summerfield, died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday (Sept. 30, 2003) at his home.
He was born April 17, 1935, in Carlisle, Ohio, to Kyle and Dorothy Thompson
McElfresh. He was a retired military policeman in the U.S. Army serving during
the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was also a member of American Legion
Post 415 at Summerfield.
He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Guiler McElfresh, whom he married
on Sept. 8, 1982; three sons, Jeremy McElfresh of Buffalo, Ohio, Jason
McElfresh of Summerfield and Justin McElfresh at home; one sister, Mrs. Walter
(Patsy) Grywalski of Summerfield; and one grandson, Jayden McElfresh of
Buffalo.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Stanley
McElfresh and William McElfresh.
Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Brubach-Watters Funeral Home in
Summerfield with Frank Love officiating. Burial will follow in Eastern Cemetery
in Summerfield with full military graveside services. Friends will be received
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
E. Matt Dillon
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Thursday, October 2, 2003
Summerfield: E. Matt Dillon, 76, of 598 Tennis Center Drive, Marietta,
died at 4:55 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 1, 2003) at Marietta Memorial Hospital in
Marietta. He was born Sept. 30, 1927, in Morehead, Ky., to George and Rosie
Hesson Dillon. He was a retired truck driver and a Protestant by faith.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret M. Leasure Dillon, whom he married
on Oct. 23, 1982; one stepson, Robert V. Waterman of Marietta; one sister,
Edith Trent of Morehead, Ky.; six stepgrandchildren; and four
stepgreat-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Albert Dillon;
and one sister, Bertha Dulin.
Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield.
Burial will follow in Mount Tabor Cemetery near Summerfield. Friends will be
received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Monday, September 29, 2003
LEWISVILLE, Ohio - Clyde E. "Jack" Yockey, 88, of 41200
Sandbar Road died at 6:04 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 28, 2003) at the Woodsfield
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Woodsfield. He was born Sept. 5, 1915,
near Sycamore Valley to George C. and Leah McVay Yockey. He was a retired
farmer and a former Franklin Township trustee for 20 years in Monroe County. He
was also a member of Hines Chapel Church of Christ near Sycamore Valley, Ohio,
and the Monroe County Farm Bureau.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda G. Hupp Yockey, whom he married on
June 22, 1937; one daughter, Eleanor Leeper and her husband, Robert, of Lewisville;
two grandchildren, Gyl Poling and Eric Miracle; and two great-grandchildren,
Logan Sims and Nick Sims.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Clem Yockey and
Cecil Yockey; two sisters, Myrl Vess and Nina Vess; an infant sister, Elizabeth
Yockey; and one son-in-law, Lowell Miracle.
Services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield
with Harold Kinney Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Creighton Ridge
Cemetery near Sycamore Valley, Ohio. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Frances A. Steed Gray
Source: The Marietta Times, Wednesday, Sept, 24, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Frances A. Steed Gray, 96, of the Woodsfield Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center in Woodsfield died Monday (Sept. 22, 2003) at the care
center. She was born Nov. 16, 1907, in Monroe County to Sanford and Clara Kysor
Steed.
She is survived by one daughter, Virginia Sheba of Powhatan Point; two
sisters, Lorraine Steed of Woodsfield and Elizabeth McCollum of Canton; 12
grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dorsey Gray; two daughters,
Mary C. Hill and Edna M. Gray; her parents; one brother; and three sisters.
Services are at 1 p.m. Friday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S. Paul
St., Woodsfield, with Minister Jeremy Joy officiating. Burial is in Oaklawn
Cemetery in Woodsfield. Friends will be received from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home.
Dorothy
E. Kinney
Source: The Marietta Times, Wednesday, Sept, 24, 2003
GRAYSVILLE - Dorothy E. Kinney, 76, of Hartshorn Ridge Road died Monday
(Sept. 22, 2003) at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 19, 1927, in
Monroe County to John and Hattie Gail Spence Suittor. She was a past member of
the Graysville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, Mountaineer C.B. Club and
Graysville Grange.
She is survived by one daughter, Gail Ann Briggs and her husband,
Larry, of Graysville; one son, William Kinney and his wife, Anna, of Reno; four
grandchildren, Beth Ann Rose and her husband, Kevin, of Graysville, Elizabeth
Ottney and her husband, Mike, of Reno, Lydia Kinney of Marietta and Tonda
Parker of Ohio; and three great-grandchildren, Jared Rose and Levi and Emily
Ottney.She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Arthur Kinney, in June
1983.
Services are at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S.
Paul St., Woodsfield, with Minister Harold Kinney officiating. Burial is in
Hartshorn Ridge Cemetery near Graysville. Friends will be received from 2 to 9
p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Graysville Volunteer Fire Department, 35520 State Route 537, Graysville, Ohio
45734; or a charity of the donor's choice.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Friday, September 12, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Arthur L. Miller, 87, of Miller Road died Wednesday (Sept.
10, 2003) at the Morgantown (W.Va.) Trauma Center as a result of a farming
accident. He was born Nov. 1, 1915, in
Monroe County to Leonard Miller and Anna Hughes Miller. He was a member of St.
John the Baptist Catholic Church of Miltonsburg and was a retired carpenter of
Local 186 of Steubenville, Ohio.
He enjoyed playing cards with his friends, pitching horseshoes and
farming.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ruth Anna Gallagher Miller;
five sons, David H. Miller at home, Gregory Arthur Miller and his friend, Barb
Garey, of Woodsfield, Mark Leon Miller of Woodsfield, Alan Christopher Miller
and his wife, Patti, of Stoutsville, Ohio, and Brett Joseph Miller and his
wife, Wilda, of Woodsfield; five daughters, Patricia Rush and her husband,
Paul, of Woodsfield, Linda Kahrig and her husband, Meredith, of Woodsfield,
Wanda Monahan and her husband, James, of Barnesville, Marilyn Ruth Wells of
Wooster, and Kimberly Johnston and her husband, Jim, of Powell, Ohio; one
sister, Mrs. Elmer (Helen) Thonen of Mount Pleasant, Ohio; 19 grandchildren;
and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Eloise Archer; and
three brothers, Paul, Eugene and Henry Miller.
Mass of Christian burial will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Miltonsburg with Father David Gaydosik
officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery. Friends will be received from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at 100 S. Paul St.,
Woodsfield, where a vigil service will be held at 8:30 p.m. today.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Thursday, October 16, 2003
LEWISVILLE - Edna M. Johnson, 85, of 50405 Johnson Road died at 9:05
a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 14, 2003) at Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville. She was
born June 26, 1918, near Lewisville to Homer and Mariah Blanche Carpenter
Brown. She was a homemaker and was a Protestant by faith.
She was a member of the Dopey Dozen Homemakers Club and had formerly
served
on the election board in Seneca Township, Monroe County.
She is survived by her husband, Leland V. Johnson, whom she married Feb.
1, 1938; one daughter, Shelba Wills of Woodsfield; five grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two nieces; and two
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Guy Brown and
Ellis Brown; and one son-in-law, Jim Wills.
Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield
with the Rev. Myron Guiler officiating. Burial is in Calais Cemetery in Calais.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral
home.
Calvin B. Smith
Source: The Daily
Jeffersonian, Cambridge, OH, dated Thursday, October 16, 2003
CALVIN B. SMITH 1924-2003 - SUMMERFIELD - Calvin B. Smith, 79, of
Summerfield, died Wednesday (Oct. 15, 2003) at his home. Friends may call from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Brubach-Watters Funeral Home, Summerfield,
and also from noon until the time of services, 1 p.m. Friday at East Union
United Methodist Church. Pastor Helen Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in
Eastern Cemetery, Summerfield. Military graveside services will be observed.
Memorial contributions may be made to East Union United Methodist Church, c/o
Mabel Smith, 45561 Township Road 488, Summerfield, OH 43788.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Tuesday, October 21, 2003
NEW MATAMORAS - Virginia C. Ramsey, 78, of Riverpark Manor, Apt. 12,
died at 12:01 a.m. Monday (Oct. 20, 2003) at the Woodsfield Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 26, 1925, in Wheeling, W.Va., to George
L. and Catherine
Manion Stein. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Nazarene at New
Matamoras.
She is survived by six brothers, William G. Stein, George W. Stein,
Richard N. Stein, Franklin R. Stein of Wheeling, W.Va., Charles E. Stein and
Harry L. Stein; four sisters, Betty May Stein, Grace L. Stein, Ruth Ellen Stein
and Clara Anna Stein; one brother-in-law, Willard Ramsey of Fly, Ohio; and
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Millard Earl Ramsey; and her
parents.
Services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hadley Funeral Homes, New
Matamoras Chapel, with the Rev. David Hyde officiating. Burial is in Jacobsburg
Cemetery at Jacobsburg, Ohio. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6
to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Eva F. Ellis Riggenbach nee Carpenter
Source; The Marietta Times,
dated Friday, October 24, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Eva F. Ellis Riggenbach, 70, of Woodsfield died Wednesday
(Oct. 22, 2003) at her home. She was born Oct. 22, 1933, in Calais, Ohio, to
Odie and Ossie Carpenter. She was a former employee of Barnesville Hospital and
Ormet Corp. in Hannibal, Ohio. She was a member of Woodsfield United Methodist
Church.
She is survived by two sons, Steve Ellis and his wife, Portia, of
Jacksonville, Fla., and Brian Ellis of Yuba City, Calif.; two daughters, Robyn
Guiler and her husband, Kevin, of Woodsfield, and Lisa Hartshorn and her
husband, Scott, of Graysville; one sister, Leona Brown of Jerusalem, Ohio; and
six grandchildren, David Ellis, Mitchell and Olivia Guiler, and Hannah, Maggie
and Owen Hartshorn.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Irvin and
Vernon Carpenter; two sisters, Myrl Brownfield and Opal Crawford; and three
other infant siblings.
Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at 100 S.
Paul St., Woodsfield, with the Rev. Roger Brown officiating. Burial is in
Oaklawn Cemetery at Woodsfield. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 5 to 8
p.m. today at the funeral home.
Evelyn Estella Weber nee Miracle
Source: The Daily Jeffersonian,
dated Tuesday, October 21, 2003
EVELYN ESTELLA WEBER - WOODSFIELD - Evelyn
Estella Weber, 73, of 104 E. Main Marietta St., Woodsfield, died today (Oct.
20, 2003) at the Monroe County Care Center in Woodsfield. Arrangements are
pending at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield.
[Supplemental Note: Evelyn Weber
was daughter of Roy D. and Mildred Warfield Miracle of
Stafford. Survived by husband T. Richard Weber ]
sister Janis Virgene, brother Donald Miracle,
his wife Rebecca
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Wednesday, November 5, 2003
AKRON - Eleanor Nan Norris, 82, of Akron, formerly of Woodsfield, died
Monday (Nov. 3, 2003) at Akron City Hospital.
She was born June 30, 1921, in Morgantown, W.Va., to Wayne and Martha
Virginia Daugherty Frum. She was a homemaker and a member of Manchester Baptist
Church.
She is survived by one son, Eddie Kirkbride of Akron; three daughters,
Vera Crooks, Margaret Blake and Cathy Albright, all of Akron; five sisters,
Dorothy Ricer of Woodsfield, Stella Townsend of Columbus, Mary Frum of Georgia,
Carolyn Mullis of Georgia and Martha Smith of Kentucky; and 66 grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Norris, in 1999;
one son, David W. Norris; one daughter, Frances Woods; two grandsons, Greg
Albright and Dale Norris; one sister, Charlotte Hedrick; and one brother,
Donald Frum.
Services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S.
Paul St., Woodsfield. Burial is in Neuhart Cemetery near Woodsfield. Friends
will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Helen E. Moore, 90, of the Monroe County Care Center,
formerly of 105 Hancock Ave., Woodsfield, died Tuesday (Nov. 11, 2003) at the
center. She was born Feb. 15, 1913, near
Woodsfield to Neander and Helen Gerber Moore. She was a retired clerk for the
former K-V Store at Woodsfield with 29 1/2 years of service. She was a member
of First United Methodist Church at Woodsfield, where she was a member of the
United Methodist Women's Group. She was also a member of Order of Eastern Star
268 at Woodsfield, American Association of Retired Persons Woodsfield Chapter
and the Woodsfield Homemakers Club.
She is survived by several close friends, including Paul and Marie
Ring, Paula Frank and Marc Ring, all of Woodsfield, Matthew Ring of
Westerville, and Andrew Ring of Beverly.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Virgie Elliott;
and one brother, George Moore.
Eastern Star services followed by services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at
Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield with the Rev. Roger Brown officiating.
Burial is in Oaklawn Cemetery in Woodsfield. Friends will be received from 10
a.m. Thursday until the hour of the services at the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
Monday, November 17, 2003
WOODSFIELD - John G. Wagner, 78, of the Monroe County Care Center in
Woodsfield, formerly of Miltonsburg, Ohio, died Sunday (Nov. 16, 2003) at the
Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville, Ohio.
He was born Oct. 16, 1925, near Miltonsburg, Ohio, to Andrew J. and Rosa
Reischman Wagner. He was a retired laborer and was a member of St. John the
Baptist Catholic Church in Miltonsburg. A. U.S. Army veteran, he served during
World War II.
He is survived by one brother, Frank G. Wagner and his wife, Betty, of
Wheeling, W.Va.; five nephews; six nieces; and a special friend, Rosemary
Kaiser of Woodsfield.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and an infant brother, Paul
Andrew Wagner.
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St.
John the Baptist Catholic Church in Miltonsburg with the Rev. David Gaydosik as
the celebrant. Burial is in the church cemetery. Friends will be received from
5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield, where vigil services
will be conducted at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Monday, November 24, 2003
NEW MATAMORAS - Evelyn M. Busche Kinsey, 86, of 42094 Trail Run Road
died at 1:05 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 23, 2003) at the Monroe County Care Center in
Woodsfield. She was born Sept. 19, 1917, in Akron to Clarence Earl and Carrie
Mae Dye Busche. She was a homemaker and was baptized on Sept. 11, 1935. She was
a member of Brownsville Church of Christ at Brownsville, Ohio.
She is survived by her husband, Ernest H. Kinsey, whom she married on
Nov. 14, 1936; one daughter-in-law, Lucille Kinsey of New Matamoras; one
sister, Mary I. Lyons of Columbus; three grandchildren, Deborah Kay (Robert)
Miller, David Lee (Jane) Kinsey and Daniel E. (Polly) Kinsey, all of New
Matamoras; six great-grandchildren, Joshua Miller, Valerie Miller, Christopher
Kinsey, Matthew Kinsey, Katie Kinsey and Sara Kinsey; and two nieces, Susan
(Dan) Nettler and Karen (James) Bates, all of Columbus.
She was preceded in death by one son, Donald C. Kinsey, on Nov. 29,
1980; her parents; and two brothers, Charles W. Busche and Frank E. Busche.
Services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield
with Harold Kinney Jr. officiating. Burial is in German Lutheran Cemetery in
Brownsville. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at
the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Saturday, November 22, 2003
BARNESVILLE - Edith L. Kirkman, 92, of Barnesville, formerly a lifetime
resident of Woodsfield, died Thursday (Nov. 20, 2003) at Barnesville Hospital.
She was born Oct. 1, 1911, in Lewisville, to Edward C. and Minnie Diehl Feiock.
She was a retired Woodsfield Elementary School teacher, having taught for more
than 40 years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Woodsfield,
the Retired Teachers Association of Monroe County, and the American Legion
Auxiliary of Woodsfield. She was also a member and former worthy matron of the
Eastern Star Lodge 268 of Woodsfield. She is survived by one sister, Dorothy
Van Dyne of Barnesville; one nephew, Jim Van Dyne and his wife, Carolyn, of
Englewood; and one great-niece, Carla Lynn Van Dyne of Englewood.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Kirkman.
Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S.
Paul St., Woodsfield, with the Rev. Roger Brown officiating. Burial will be at
the convenience of the family. Friends will be received from 11 a.m. Saturday
until the time of service Saturday at the funeral home. Eastern Star Lodge
services are at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Thursday, November 27, 2003
WOODSFIELD - Daniel S. Feasel, 76, of 135 Andover Road died at 5:30
p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 25, 2003) at Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville, W.Va.
He was born Sept. 16, 1927, in Sistersville, W.Va., to Curtis and Louis Riggs
Feasel. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict, and
was a retired Air Force master sergeant serving during the Vietnam era. He was
a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5303 at Woodsfield, Loyal Order of
Moose Lodge at Woodsfield and Fraternal Order of Eagles at Woodsfield. He was
also currently serving as a board member on the Monroe County Veterans Service
Commission.
He is survived by his wife, Leah Swartzlander Feasel, whom he married
June 2, 1950; two daughters,
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Allen Feasel; and
one nephew, Mike Swartzlander.
Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield
with Sam Bartrug and Keith Jones officiating. Burial is in Oaklawn Cemetery in
Woodsfield with full military graveside services conducted by the Belmont
Veterans Council.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Wednesday, December 3, 2003
LEWISVILLE, Ohio - Ada Mae Large Sirianni, 79, a 20-year resident of
Lewisville, died Sunday (Nov. 30, 2003) at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was
a former resident of Cleveland. She was a retired produce clerk after 20-plus
years at the former Pic-N-Pay (now Tops) Grocery Stores in Cleveland.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Frederick Sirianni; one
daughter, Patricia Mae Martin Labuda of Brooklyn, Ohio; one son, Frederick
Sirianni Jr. and his wife, Nancy, of Lewisville; nine grandchildren, Rocky,
Erica, Deneen, Hollie, Johnny, Michael, Lisa, Melissa and Tony; one
great-grandson, Joshua; two brothers, James Large and Carl Large; and two
sisters, Gloria Gregorie and Sue Bowman.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Clifford Large and Alva
Large; and one sister, Glenna Jarrell.
Services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Cleveland Baptist Church. Burial is
in Brooklyn Heights Cemetery in Cleveland. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6
to 8 p.m. today at the Busch Family Funeral Chapel, 7501 Ridge Road, Parma,
Ohio; and from noon until time for the services on Thursday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cleveland Baptist Church, 4431
Tiedeman Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144.
WOODSFIELD - Vernon L. "Homie" Elliott, 81, of Woodsfield
died Monday (Dec. 8, 2003) at Marietta Memorial Hospital.
He was born Feb. 19, 1922, in Monroe County
to Raymond W. "Bud" and Sarah Nalley Elliott. He was a retired
cartage hauler, and owner of Elliott's Concessions.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Lucille Denbow Elliott; three sons,
Roger Elliott and his wife, Toni, Dale Elliott and his wife, Dorothy, and
Robert Elliott, all of Woodsfield; one stepson, Gary Denbow and his wife,
Kathy, of Brownsville; two daughters, Bonnie Selvy and her husband, Jim, and
Lisa O'Neal and her husband, Dennis, all of Woodsfield; seven grandchildren;
three stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and five
stepgreat-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Susan Louise Elliott; one
son,
Services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home in
Woodsfield with Pastor Paul Ferguson officiating. Burial is in Oaklawn Cemetery
in Woodsfield. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Tuesday, December 16, 2003
JERUSALEM, Ohio - Sylvester Bert Bates, 67, of 52521 Brushy Road died
at 7:09 a.m. Monday (Dec. 15, 2003) at Genesis-Good Samaritan Hospital in
Zanesville. He was born Feb. 16, 1936, near Senecaville, Ohio, to Roy and Ethel
Clark Bates. He was a former employee of Conalco Corp. in Hannibal, Ohio, and
was a retired electrician for Ohio Valley Coal Co. in Alledonia, Ohio.
He was a member of the Old Bates Hill Church of Christ near
Summerfield. He was an avid fisherman and hunter.
He is survived by his wife, Emma Mercer Bates, whom he married on April
21, 1956; one daughter, Mrs. Chuck (Denelle) Kinney of Jerusalem, Ohio; one
son, Eric Bates and his wife, Tonya, of Beallsville; one sister, Pearl
Allbritain of Summerfield; one brother, Eugene "Jeep" Bates and his
wife, Roberta, of Quaker City; five grandchildren, Chad Kinney and his fiance,
Jessica, hitney
Kinney, Alie Bates, Gage Bates and Amanda Bates; and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Fred, Earl, Joe
and Jack Bates; and one brother-in-law, Dallas "Jinx" Allbritain.
Services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield
with the Rev. Robert Phillips officiating. Burial is in Calais Cemetery in
Calais, Ohio. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at
the funeral home. Memorial contributions
may be made to the Monroe County Relay for Life, c/o Angie Hupp, 42540 Jones
Drive, Woodsfield, Ohio 43793.
Source: The Times Leader,
dated, Friday, December 19, 2003
James Edwin Selvy, 61, of Woodsfield, Ohio died Dec. 17, 2003 at
Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born in New Martinsville, W.Va., Feb. 16,
1942, a son of the late John Selvy and Arietta Selvy Tallman.
He was a retired employee of The Ohio Department of Transportation. Jim
was a member of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Church of Woodsfield. He was a
member of the Woodsfield Eagles Lodge and the Moose Lodge where he held the
office of governor.
Surviving are his wife of 30 years, Bonnie Jean Elliott Selvy of
Woodsfield; three daughters, Pauletta Petho and her husband Steve of Powhatan
Point, Ohio, Debbie Harrigan of Woodsfield, Ohio, Jamie Lynn Selvy of the home;
three brothers, Frank Tallman and his wife Jackie, of Buchanan, Ga., Bob Selvy
and his wife Merle of Walterboro, S.C., John Selvy and his wife Arlean of
Powhatan Point, Ohio; two grandsons and one granddaughter.
Friends received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, at the
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S. Paul St., Woodsfield, Ohio where services
will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003 with Pastor Paul Ferguson
officiating. Interment in the Powhatan Point Cemetery, Powhatan Point, Ohio.
Source: The Times Leader,
dated Friday, December 19, 2003
Keith E. Wright, 58, of Cochran Hill Road, Clarington, Ohio, died
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003 in Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabiliation Center. He was born Jan. 26, 1945 in New
Martinsville, W. Va., the son of the late Edward W. and Laura L. Delbrugge
Wright.
He was a Navy veteran, an employee with Rothenbuhler Trucking Company,
a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ, Clarington, Scottish Rite Valley
of Cambridge, Osiris Temple, AAONMS, Wheeling and past Master and member of
Masonic Lodge #597 F&AM, Clarington.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Cross Wright, a daughter, Tammy (
Family will receive friends on Thursday from 2 to4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at
Grisell Funeral Home, 125 Clarinda Drive, Clarington, where funeral services
will be held on Friday at 1 p.m., with Rev. Richard Wilson officiating. Masonic
Services on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Interment in Clarington Cemetery, Clarington,
where the Hannibal American legion Post #760 will conduct military graveside
services. Memorial contributions may be
made to the Charity of Donor's Choice.
Source: The Marietta Times, Saturday,
December 20, 2003
SUMMERFIELD - Mary D. Byler, 14-month-old infant daughter of Dan and
Rose Gingrich Byler of 28770 Calais Road died Thursday (Dec. 18, 2003) at
Children's Hospital in Akron. She was born Oct. 22, 2002, near Summerfield. In
addition to her parents, she is survived by six brothers, David Byler and his
wife, Fannie, of Quaker City, Ohio, Daniel, Andy, Melburn, Albert and
Allen Byler, all at home; seven sisters, Betty Miller and her husband, Joe, of
Quaker City, Rachel, Alma, Sarah, Esther, Amanda and Dorothy Byler, all at
home; paternal grandmother, Sarah Byler of Quaker City; and maternal
grandparents, Andy and Lydiann Gingrich of Spartansburg, Pa.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Andy E. Byler.
Friends will be received at the family residence anytime on Friday,
where services will be held on Saturday. Burial is in the Amish Cemetery near
Summerfield. Arrangements by
Brubach-Watters Funeral Home in Summerfield.
Elsie Mallett
Source: The Marietta Times,
Saturday, December 20, 2003
LEWISVILLE, Ohio - Elsie Mallett, 84, of 44938 State Route 145,
Lewisville, Ohio, died Friday evening (Dec. 19, 2003) at Marietta Memorial
Hospital in Marietta. Arrangements are incomplete at Watters Funeral Home in
Woodsfield.
N. Helen Taylor nee Holcomb
Source: The Marietta Times, Saturday, December 20, 2003
WOODSFIELD - N. Helen Taylor, 99, of 149 Andover Road died Friday (Dec.
19, 2003) at the Monroe County Care Center in Woodsfield. She was born Feb. 19, 1904, in Indian Run, Ky.,
to Grant and Jessie Book Holcomb. She was a retired assembly line worker for
General Motors in Dayton. She was a member of First United Methodist Church at
Woodsfield and a former member of Ocala United Methodist Church at Ocala, Fla.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest S. Taylor, in 1975;
her parents; three brothers, Luther Holcomb, Robert Holcomb and Leonard
Holcomb; and three sisters, Gertrude Hill, Julie Climer and Lena Holcomb.
She is survived by one sister, Mary Pollock of Woodsfield; and several
nieces and nephews, including Bruce Climer and his wife, Kathy, of Jerusalem,
Ohio.
There is no visitation. Friends will be received from 6 p.m. until the
time of memorial services at 7 p.m. Monday at Watters Funeral Home in
Woodsfield with Jim Holcomb officiating. Burial is in Seffner Cemetery in
Seffner, Fla., at the convenience of the family.
Janice
Lee Harman nee Kahrig
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Saturday, December 27, 2003
COLUMBUS - Janice Lee Kahrig Harman, 69, of Columbus died Wednesday
(Dec. 24, 2003). She was born Sept. 6, 1934, in Lewisville to Edwin C. and Mary
M. Truax Kahrig. Her family moved to Marietta while she was a little girl. She
graduated from Marietta High School in 1952 and later graduated from Mountain
State College in West Virginia.
She married Richard E. Harman of Graysville and the couple moved to
Columbus, where they raised their three daughters. She was active with the Girl
Scouts of America as a leader and was a member of Shady Lane Presbyterian
Church, where she served as a lay leader and elder and with the Women's
Association.
She was employed by the Franklin County MRDD program and retired from
there with many years of love and service to the children who attended the
school and their parents.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Harman, who died in
2001; and her parents.
She is survived by three daughters, Cynthia Dawn "Cindy"
Harman, Jolanda Lynne "Jody" Morgan, and Elizabeth Lee
"Beth" Lucas; seven grandchildren, Erynne, Benjamin, Emilee, Joshua,
Jarod, Eli and Andrew; one sister, Sandra Sue Kahrig Winans; a dear friend,
Barbara Applegarth; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Shady Lane Presbyterian Church at
4117 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus, with Irvin Moxley officiating. Burial is in
Forest Lawn Cemetery in Columbus. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8
p.m. Monday at Evans Funeral Home at 4171 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus, and
from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Lessie Mildred 'Pat' Criswell nee Stewart
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Saturday, December 27, 2003
CALDWELL - Lessie Mildred "Pat" Criswell, 89, formerly of
Lewisville, died Wednesday morning (Dec. 24, 2003) at Summit Acres Nursing Home
in Caldwell. She was born June 4, 1914, in Culman, Ala., to George and Emma
Bonner Stewart. She was a homemaker and was a Protestant by faith.
She is survived by one daughter, Judy (Frank) Loraditch of Cumberland;
one sister, Tammie Clark of Jonesboro, Ga.; and two grandchildren, Emma Criswell
and Rebecca Loraditch.
She was preceded in death by one son, James W. Criswell; her parents;
three brothers; and two sisters.
Memorial services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home
at 416 East St., Caldwell, with the Rev. Gary Jacobs officiating. Inurnment
will be at Calais Cemetery. Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Online condolences may be sent to www.mcvay-perkins.com.
Eric Jason Rouse
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Saturday, December 27, 2003
GRAYSVILLE - Eric J. Rouse, 29, of 36840 Witten Creek Road died
Thursday (Dec. 25, 2003) near St. Marys, Ga., of injuries received in an
automobile accident. Arrangements are incomplete at Watters Funeral Home in
Woodsfield.
Eric Jason Rouse
Source: The Marietta Times,
Monday, December 29, 2003
CALDWELL - Eric Jason Rouse, 29, of 40072 Crum Ridge Road died Thursday
(Dec. 25, 2003) near St. Marys, Ga., of injuries received in an automobile
accident. He was born Aug. 4, 1974, in Marietta to Ronald Neil and Joan Taylor
Rouse. He was a 1992 graduate of the former Skyvue High School near Graysville.
He also graduated from Ohio Valley College in Parkersburg and West Liberty
State College in Wheeling, W.Va., and was presently attending Ohio University
in Pickerington, Ohio, working on a master's degree. He was a teacher at Swiss
Hills Vocational School and Monroe Central High School near Woodsfield, where
he was currently serving as student council adviser and was a former girls
basketball coach. He was a member of Crum Ridge Church
of Christ near Caldwell. He was also awarded the James Madison Fellowship Award
given by the U.S. Congress in 2002.
He was an avid reader and enjoyed fishing.
He is survived by his wife, Heather Bettinger Rouse, whom he married on
July 22, 1995; one son, Ian Jason Rouse at home; one daughter, Gwyneth Elise
Rouse at home; his parents of Graysville; two sisters, Rhonda Davis of Columbus
and April McColl and her husband, Heath, of Marietta; one brother, Tom Rouse
and his wife, Stephanie, of Woodsfield; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Jeffrey Neil Rouse, in 1977.
Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Woodsfield Church of Christ in
Woodsfield with Dana Morrison and Keith Jones officiating. Burial is in New
Matamoras Cemetery in New Matamoras.
Opal
Beatrice Carpenter nee Long
Source: The Times Recorder,
Zanesville, OH, dated Wednesday, December 31, 2003
CALDWELL -- Opal B. Carpenter, 93, formerly of Summerfield, died
Tuesday morning, Dec. 30, 2003, at the Summit Acres Nursing Home, Caldwell.
She is survived by one daughter, Georgianna Carpenter; one son, D.K.
(Patsy) Carpenter; four grandchildren, Dan (Debbie) Carpenter, Darwin (Angie)
Carpenter, Dustin (LaDawn) Carpenter, Darcie (Eric) Anderson; nine
great-grandchildren; three nieces and two nephews.
Calling hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home,
where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, with the Rev.
William Pickenpaugh officiating. Interment will be in Eastern Cemetery,
Summerfield. Online condolences may be sent to www.mcvay-perkins.com.
[[[ Opal B. Carpenter s parents were Carol Francis Long (Carol is the
correct spelling for this male) and Edna Etta Brownfield Long (1875
1940). They had 5 children: Leslie Leroy
Long, Virgil Long, Gladys Long, Opal Beatrice Long and Wayne Metor Long.
Opal Beatrice Long (1910 2003) married Herbert Carpenter (1905 - ? ) ]]]
The Daily Jeffersonian, Cambridge,
Ohio Sunday, November 30, 2003 Page A-9
QUAKER CITY _ William R.
(Bill) Rich, 93, of Kennonsburg, died Saturday (Nov.
29, 2003) at Summit Acres Nursing Home in Caldwell. Mr.
Rich was born March 26, 1910, in Noble County, son of the late Homer R.
and Alice Danford Rich. He was a kennel operator in Illinois; drove
Huckster Wagon; owned the Sinclair service station on Beatty Avenue in
Cambridge; retired from Cleve-Graphite Bronze in 1975; and worked as a park
attendant for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. He was a. life member Kennonsburg. United
Methodist Church; graduated from Batesville High School in 1928; and was a
member of the Seneca Sportsman Club.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by his wife, Winifred Lashley Rich, who died April12,
2003 and whom he married May 6, 1932; a son, Jerry Dale Rich; and a sister,
Audrey Long.
He leaves two sons, Uril
"Bud"(Annaberyl) Rich off Mt. Ephraim and Billy (Candy) of
Kennonsburg; five daughters, Genevieve Tisdale of Massillon, Mrs. Ronnie
(Bonnie) Groves of Pleasant City, Mrs. Steve (Sandra0 Doudna of Quaker City,
Mrs. Bob (Darlene) Kern of Galloway and Mrs. Chuck (Brenda) Barnett of
Senecaville; a daughter-in-law, Connie Rich of Kennonsburg; 29
grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Friends may call 2 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday at Thorn-Black Funeral Home at Quaker City. Services will be 11
a.m. Wednesday at Kennonsburg. United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Slay
officiating. Burial will be in Friends
Cemetery, Quaker City.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Kennonsburg. United Methodist Church.
Source: The Monroe County Beacon Thursday, December
11, 2003
Wayne Nelson Potts. Sr. 62, died Dec. 2, 2003, at his home in
Titusville, Florida. He was born in
Woodsfield. He worked for Franklin
County Engineers for 28 years in Columbus, as a draftsman before going to
Brevard County, Florida. He was a member
of the Kiwanis Club of Titusville. He
volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America for over 25 years, the Salvation
Army and the Crippled Children s Society of Ohio. He was a Field Youth Director for the National
Camper s and Hiker s Association.
He is survived by his wife, A. Janet Potts, Rockledge;
daughters, April (James) Browning, Titusville, and Chandra Elaine (James)
Henderson, Minerva; sons, Wayne Nelson Potts Jr., Deland, Fla. and David Arthur
Potts, Mims, Fla.; brothers, Dean Potts, Woodsfield,
Services were held Dec. 6 at North Brevard Funeral
Home. Burial in Oaklawn Memorial
Gardens, Titusville. Memorial donations
may be made to Wuesthoff Brevard Hospice, 8060 Spyglass Hill Rd., Viera, FL
32940
Source: Monroe County Beacon,
dated Jan. 2, 2003
Samuel Taylor Price,
died Dec. 23, 2002, at Barnesville Health Care Center. He was born March 15, 1916 in Barnesville, a
son of the late Joseph and Edna Taylor Price.
He was a Protestant and retired from Consolidated Coal Co. Egypt Valley
Mine.
Surviving are his wife,
Hilda McFarland Price; daughter Lois Jane Wadleigh of Solon, Maine; three sons,
James Price, Beallsville, Dale Price, of Bethesda, Alan Price, Hendrysburg;
eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; sister, Martha Osborn, Columbus.
In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters; a brother.
Services
were held at the convenience of the family.
Burial in Chestnut Level Cemetery, Belmont. Kelly-Kemp-Braido Funeral Home, Bethesda in
charge of arrangements.
Rucker, Belva M.
Rucker
SOURCE: Canton (OH) Repository - 18 Jan 2003
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Belva M. Rucker, age 70, of
Canton, died Friday morning (17 Jan 2003) in Aultman Hospital following an
extended illness. Born November 9, 1932, in Bellaire, OH, to the late George F.
and Mabel M. (Piatt) Clark. She was a 50 year resident of the Canton area,
retiring from the Hoover Company in 1992 after 17 years of service. Member of
the Central Congregation of Jehovah's Witness. Preceded in death by her
husband, Richard J. Rucker in 1972; brother, William Clark; and sister, Doris
Griffith. Survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, George R. and Marguerite
Rucker of North Canton, William H. Rucker of Alliance; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Mary M. and William Gillis of Canton, Janet S. and Bobby Butler of
East Canton; nine grandchildren; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ray and Drew
Howell of Florida, William and Martha Howell of Florida; four sisters and
brothers-in-law, Thelma and Emerson Haas of Wooster, Polly Cline of Woodsfield,
OH, Helen and Paul Kenney of Athens, OH, Sue and Tom Smith of Bucyrus, OH;
numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral service Monday, January 20, 2003, at 10
a.m. in the Kreighbaum-Sanders Funeral Home on South Cleveland Ave. Burial in
Sunset Hills Memory Gardens. Friends may call Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Westesen, Anna Margaret Moore Westesen
Source: Woodland "Daily Democrat," Wednesday, August 13, 2003,
Woodland, Yolo County, California
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Anna Margaret Moore Westesen died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003, at age 96.
Mrs. Westesen was born in
Woodsfield, Ohio and lived in Redmond, Ore. for many years and taught school
there and at Powell Butte and Tualatin. In 1949 she moved to California and
taught school in Woodland, Madison and Esparto. She was a member of Grace
Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek; Lafayette Senior Citizens, the Business and
Professional Women's Club and was a lifetime member of the Order of Eastern
Star.
Survivors include her daughter,
Laura Lopez and husband Bernard of Orinda; and son, Gerald of Bozeman, Mont.;
grandchildren, Judy Clayton, Neil Westesen, Stephen, Lauren, Matthew and Dana
Lopez and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband
Sweney in 1968.
The family requests memorials be
directed to the charity of donor's choice.
Services: Internment will be in
Capay Cemetery in Esparto beside her husband. Respecting the wishes of Mrs.
Westesen, no services are scheduled.
Dearth, David W. Dearth
SOURCE: Canton (OH) Repository - 15 Dec 2003
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
David W. Dearth, age 80, of
Canton, OH, passed away Saturday morning (13 Dec 2003) in the Mercy Medical
Center following an extended illness. Born in Graysville, OH, on May 5, 1923,
he was the son of the late David A. and Carrie Dearth. He was a Veteran of
World War II serving in the U.S. Army and was a retired employee of Old King
Cole Plastics. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife,
Adaline E. (Chaney) Dearth; his second wife, Naydean (Starling) Dearth; his
stepmother, Flora Wilson Dearth; and also by two sisters; a stepdaughter and a
stepson. Survivors include his granddaughter and caregiver, Dianna (Donald)
McKinney of New Philadelphia, OH; two brothers, Jim (Sue) Dearth of Woodsfield,
OH, and Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Dearth of Hartville, OH; stepdaughter, Charlotte
Sneff of Albuquerque, NM; son, James Beatty of North Carolina and close
friends, Keith and Margaret Taylor of Canton; there are 11 grandchildren, 13
great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will
be conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Reed Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Howard
officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens. Calling hours at the
funeral home one hour before the services on Wednesday from 12-1 p.m.
Haws, Norma J.(Stegner) Haws
SOURCE: Canton Repository Canton,
OH 11 Apr 2003
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Norma J. Haws, age 74, of
Canton, died Thursday morning (10 Apr 2003) in her home following a brief
illness. Born in Woodsfield, OH, to the late George and Garnet (Ewing) Stegner.
She was a Canton area resident for the past 30 years. Member of the North
Industry United Methodist Church, Order of Eastern Star, Ellsworth Chapter #247
and the Canton South Womens Club. Norma served as an active volunteer with the
Childrens Hospital Medical Center at Akron where she made over 20,000 Pinky
Puppets. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Bob Haws in 1995.
Survived by two daughters, Diana Haws of Canton, Faye Haws of Cuyahoga Falls;
one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and
Barbara Haws of Canton; three grandchildren, Scott Haws, Laila Haws, Jason Haws
and his fiance, Erin; one great-grandchild, Adrian Haws; one sister, Ruth Baker
of Columbus, OH; sister-in-law and her husband, Marg and John Grabau of
Minnesota; brother-in-law and his wife, Don and Del Haws of Georgia. Services
will be Monday at 10 a.m. in the Kreighbaum-Sanders Funeral Home on S.
Cleveland Ave. with Rev. David Ross officiating. Interment in Melscheimer
Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday 2-5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to the North Industry United Methodist Church at PO Box
40, Canton, OH 44707.
Rinard, Mable (Dillon) Rinard
SOURCE: Marietta Times Marietta,
OH 16 June 2003
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
RINARD MILLS - Mabel Dillon Rinard,
83, of Rinard Mills died Saturday evening (June 14, 2003) at her home.
She was born Nov. 22, 1919, in
Jericho to Charlie and Christina Cline Dillon. She was a homemaker and enjoyed
cooking and baking and doing things for others. She was a member of Mount
Vernon Christian Union Church.
She is survived by her husband,
Denzel Rinard, whom she married on Aug. 9, 1941; five sons, Edward Rinard and
his wife, Lamyra, of New Matamoras, Kenneth Rinard and his wife, Donna, of
Clyde, Gary Rinard and his wife, Pam, of Marietta, Roger Rinard and his wife,
Beverly, of Rinard Mills and Loren Rinard and his wife, Tammie, of Newport; 12
grandchildren, Jackie Gilkeson and her husband, Tom, of Marietta, Michael
Rinard and his wife, Julie, of Wingett Run, Eric Rinard and his wife, Tiffany,
of New Matamoras, Dwayne Rinard and his wife, Carolyn, of Cleveland, Rebecca
Liskai and her husband, Bryan, of Clyde, Tara Rinard Meagle and her husband,
B.O., of Marietta, Misty King and her husband, Jay, of Akron, Chad Rinard and his
wife, Danielle, of Parkersburg, Heather Sivard and her husband, Seth, of Rinard
Mills, Jason Rinard and his wife, Elysia, of Newport and Lauren Rinard and Amy
Rinard, both of Newport; eight great-grandchildren, Wesley and Whitney
Gilkeson, Nathan and Jordan Rinard, Jessica and Christopher Rinard, McKenzie
Hall and Isabelle Rinard; two sisters, Violet Bauer and Sarah Durant, both of
Canton; one brother, Charles Dillon of Canton; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; six sisters; and three brothers.
Services are at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home in Marietta with the Rev.
Philip Zaayer officiating. Burial is in New Matamoras Cemetery. Friends may
call from 2 p.m. today until the hour of the service at the funeral home.
Sothen, Vera Maxine Sothen
SOURCE: The Winchester Star - Winchester, VA - 3 Dec 2003
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Vera Maxine Sothen, 61, of Capon
Bridge, W.Va., died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Mrs. Sothen was born Aug. 29,
1942, in Alton, W.Va., the daughter of William and Mary Wilfong Sandy. She was
a homemaker.
She was married to Russell Verle
Sothen.
Surviving are six children,
Russell Sothen and Rebecca Vickers, both of Winchester, Vera Sulser and Tonya
Davy, both of Moorefield, W.Va., Kevin Sothen of Augusta, W.Va., and Robert
Sothen of Fredericksburg; six brothers, Dorsey Sandy of WOODSFIELD, Ohio, Hoye
Sandy of Ohio, Nelson Sandy, Ronald Sandy, and Jerry Sandy, all of Akron, Ohio,
and Macil Sandy of Richwood, W.Va.; two sisters, Judy Hinchman of Buckhannon
and Shirley Stewart of Ohio; and 11 grandchildren.
A son, William Sothen, two
brothers, Truman Sandy and Glen Sandy, and two sisters, Wilda Detamore and
Wanda Carpenter, are deceased.
A graveside service will be 3
p.m. Friday at Rock Springs Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Tomblyn Whitescarver
Funeral Home, Buckhannon.
Baker, Martha A. Baker
SOURCE: Canton (OH) Repository - 12 Oct 2003
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Martha A. Baker, age 87 of
Canton, OH passed away Saturday (11 Oct 2003) morning in the Pines Nursing Home
following a brief illness. Born in Jerusalem, OH on December 14, 1915 she was
the first cab driver in Canton employed by the Davis Cab Co. She attended the
38th Street Church of Christ and was a member of the Mayfield Senior Citizens
and the Buckeye Music Association. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Buford Baker who passed away December 5, 1983 and also by her mother, Almeda
McFadden and two brothers, Charles Murphy Davis and John C. Davis. Survivors
include five nieces and nephews, Dawn Walter of Canton, Bonnie Dunnerstick,
Dennis Davis and Kim Davis all of Louisville and Clyde Davis of Massillon.
Three special friends, Dorothy Shimko, Wilda White and Waneta Ricer. Funeral
services will be conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Reed Funeral Home. There
will be calling hours at the funeral home on Monday evening 7-9 p.m. A
graveside service and burial will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Oak Lawn
Cemetery in Woodsfield, OH. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made
to the Aultman Hospice. The family wishes to extend their thanks and
appreciation to the Aultman Hospice, for their care and attention to Martha
during her illness.
Norris, Lester Norris
SOURCE: Canton (OH) Repository - 29 Sept 2003
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Lester Norris, age 74, of
Canton, OH, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2003 at Aultman Hospital.
Born in Woodsfield, OH, to the late Clarence and Lorena (Baker) Norris. Lester
worked for the Timken Company as a truck driver for 30 years before is
retirement in 1989. Prior to his work at Timken, Lester served in the U.S. Army
where he reached the rank of Private 1st Class and was a World War II Veteran.
He was a member of the VFW and the McKinley Eagles 2370 and was also an avid
fisherman. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Walton
Norris; and two sisters, Ruth Huffman and Gennevive Price. Survivors include
his loving wife of 21 years, Charlotte (McCray) Norris; son, Michael Norris;
daughters, Karen (Tony) Bowers and Rhonda (Michael) Shaeffer; stepchildren,
David (Linda) Riffle and Kaye (Chuck) Shackle; sister, Eva Jean (Donald) Brown;
and grandsons, Michael and Gary Shaeffer; there are also six step -
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews
surviving. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Reed
Funeral Home with Pastor Craig Ott and Pastor Doug Simpson officiating. Calling
hours will be on Monday (today) from 5-8 p.m. in the funeral home. In lieu of
flowers, memorial donations my be made in Lester s name to the Perry Christian
Church.
Seifer, Lloyd. F. Seifer
SOURCE: Canton (OH) Repository - 30 Mar 2003
(Note: According to SSDI, Lloyd was born 3 Dec 1926)
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Lloyd F. Seifer, age 76, of
Canton, died Friday (28 Mar 2003) in his home surrounded by his family after a
brief illness. Born in Woodsfield, OH, he had lived in Canton most of his life.
He retired in 1973 from the Timken Co. after 30 years of service. He served as
a major in the Stark Country Sheriff's Auxiliary from 1960-1973. He then served
as a Lt. Commander with the Sheriff until 1985. From 1986-2003 he was the lake
patrolman for Lake Cable and held a commission with the Jackson Township Police
Dept. Lloyd was a member of Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Canton Lodge No. 60
F. A.M., Scottish Rite Valley of Canton, McKinley Eagles Aerie No. 2370, V.F.W.
Post No. 3747 and the Hall of Fame Luncheon Club. He was a World War II Navy
Veteran having served in the South Pacific. Survived by his wife, Rhoda Mae
Seifer, a daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and
Source: The Cambridge [Ohio] Jeffersonian; 11 May 2003
BARNESVILLE---Jack R. Leach, 73, of Barnesville, died Saturday (May 10,
2003) at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling W.Va.
He was born Jan. 13, 1930,
in Calais, son of the late Barney and Grace (Spence) Leach.
Mr. Leach was an Army
veteran serving in Korea and a retired night watchman at the former Belmont
Manufacturing of Barnesville. He was a Protestant by faith and a member of the
VFW Post 2792, Eagles Aerie 4552, Moose Lodge 1304, all of Barnesville, the
Batesville American Legion 578 and IGLW union.
In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Danford Leach, and a sister
Helen Wehr.
He leaves his wife,
Helen (Boles) Leach; three sons, Roger Leach, Gary Leach and Jerry Danford
Leach, all of Barnesville; two sisters, Ethel Carpenter of Barnesville and
Cledith Carpenter, Calais.
Friends may call from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Monday at Campbell-Plumby-Milburn Funeral Home, 319
Chestnut St., Barnesville, where services will be 11 A.M. Tuesday with the Rev.
Charles Clark officiating.
Military graveside
services will be conducted by the Belmont County Council of Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
Burial
will be in Crestview Cemetery, Barnesville.
Homer Edward Jones, 97, Ketzel Hill Rd, Sardis, died January 5, 2003 at
the home of his daughter, Dorothy Bayes. He was born June 1, 1905, in Sardis,
the son of the late Joel and Martha J. Thomas Jones.
He was a retired construction worker and farmer. He was a member of the
Church of Christ and attended at Fly, OH.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Dorothy) Bayes, and Hazel
Barker of Sardis; four grandsons; six grand daughters; 18 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-granddaughter.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth
Lallathin Jones; two infant sons, Jimmy and Carl Jones; daughter, Gladys
Lytton; three sisters, Alice Myers, Anna Smith and Belva Jones; four brothers,
Samuel Everett, Leroy, Joel Harry, and Orville Jones.
Friends were received
January 7 at Grisell Funeral Home, Sardis, where funeral services will be held
January 8, at 11 a.m., with Evangelist Clarence Rice officiating. Burial will
be held at the convenience of the family in West Union Cemetery, Sardis, OH.
Source--News Clipping Published--September
2003
Morris, Chester L., 79,
passed away peacefully after a brief illness, September 22, 2003 in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.
He was born to Dory and Alda Morris on March
11, 1924 in Fly, Ohio He served his
country in the United States Navy during World War II and retired form the
United States Postal Service in 2000.
He is survived by his wife,
Mildred Morris; three sons, Victor Morris and his wife Theresa, Kenneth Seales
and wife Martha, and David Seales; three daughters, Ellen Dorow, Gail Wade and
husband Jimmy, and Linda Snider and husband Ron; nine grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and
grandson Bennie Hawkins.
Funeral services will be
held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, 2003 in the Rest-Haven Funeral Home
Chapel with interment following in Rest-Haven Memory Gardens. Rest Haven Funeral Home
South West 104th at Walker
Henry Edgar Hensel, 81, of
34592 State Route 800, New Matomoras, died at 11:19 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 8,
2003) at his home. He was born Jan. 28,
1922, in New Matamoras to George W. and Mary Jane Stacey Hensel. An electrician,
he was a member of I.B.E.W. 972, Marietta.
He was a member of Washington Hall Christian Union Church and the
Jericho Cemetery Association. He was a veteran of World War II and was a life
member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6387, New Matamoras.
He is survived by his wife,
Judith Ann Cline Hensel, whom he married Jan. 23, 1955, in Greenup, KY.; two
daughters, Sherry Lynn Moore and her husband, James, of Little Hocking, and
Brenda Lea Bellville and her husband, Jacob VI, of St. Louis,
Mo.; four grandchildren, Carrie Moore of
Greenville, S.C., James Eric Moore of Little Hocking, and Amanda and Jacob
Bellville VII of St. Louis; and one sister, Bertha Cline of New Matamoras.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; three brothers, Ralph, Delbert and Harold Hensel; and one sister,
Goldie Graham.
Services are at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Hadley Funeral Home, New Matamoras Chapel, with the Rev. George
Hoskins officiating. Burial is in Matamoras Cemetery with graveside military
services to be conducted. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to
8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Holtsclaw, Evelyn M. Holtsclaw nee Carpenter
Source--Monroe County Beacon Woodsfield, Ohio
Holtsclaw, Evelyn M., 87, Dover
Ridge, Powhatan Point, went to be with her Lord on Jan. 6, 2003, at Ohio State
University Hospital, Columbus. She was born December 8, 1915, at Clover Ridge,
a daughter of the late Omar and Lula Walters Carpenter. She was a life
long member of the Grandview Christian Church at Clover Ridge, where she
attended regularly. She will be sadly missed by her loved ones there. She was
also a member of Captina Chapter, Order of Eastern Star at Powhatan Point. She
was a homemaker, loved working in her garden, was a lover of animals and had a
special pet dog named Poochie, who will miss her so much.
Surviving are her five
daughters, Peggy Holtsclaw Burghy, Woodsfield; Mrs. Phil (Linda) Lang,
Barnesville; Sharon Woods, Tyler, Texas; Mrs. Neal (Deborah) Moore, Alledonia;
Mrs. Tom ( Linda) Durst, Zanesville; grandchildren including Angela and April
Burghy, Woodsfield; two loving sisters, Mrs. Mel (Opal) Jenewein; Mrs. Kenneth
(Dorothy) Graham, all of
Powhatan Point; two brothers, Wayne Carpenter, Powhatan Point; Floyd Carpenter,
Shadyside; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 63 years, Charles, who died
May 24, 2002; daughter, Becky Shrader; sister Marie Krischbaum; brother, Ray
Carpenter.
Friends were received Jan.9
at Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg, and Jan.10 until time of service at
Grandview Christian Church, Clover Ridge, with Pastor Richard Baumberger
officiating. Burial followed in Grandview Cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made to the Grandview Christian Church.
Norris, Celestia Etta Norris, nee
McCammon
Source--Monroe County Beacon Woodsfield, Ohio
Norris, Celestia Etta, 87,
(Ozark) Jerusalem, died January 25, 2003 near Ozark at the home of her
daughter, with whom she resided. She was born March 13, 1915, near Woodsfield,
a daughter of the late Alexander and Etta Tracy McCammon. She was a
member of the Church of Christ, Ozark, a retired school cook, farmer and
homemaker.

In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd C. Norris; an infant daughter,
Joetta; sister, Margaret McCammon; two brothers, Robert and Lee McCammon.
Friends were received Jan.
28, at Harper Funeral Home, Beallsville, where services were held Jan.29, at 11
a.m. with Evangelist Donald Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn
Cemetery, Woodsfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Beallsville EMS, c/o Vicky Miller, 51861 SR 145, Beallsville, Ohio 43716.
Usenick, Jelena Usenick nee Kopyar
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Usenick, Jelena R., 40, of N. Sugar St., St. Clairsville, died Friday, Oct. 24,
2003 at her home. She was born Oct. 31, 1962 in Barnesville. A daughter of
William Kopyar and Ada Arlene Truex Kopyar of St. Clairsville. She was an
employee of the Glassworks Lounge at Oglebay Park in Wheeling and a member of
the Church of Christ in St. Clairsville. She was preceded in death by her
biological father, Charles McClelland; infant sister, Amy McClelland; and
grandfather, Charles Truex. Surviving in addition to her parents, are two sons,
Dylan and Gunner Usenick, both of the home; five sisters, Mrs. Floyd
"Betty Rose" Shuttleworth of Wheeling, Mrs. Danny "Judy
Lynn" McMillan of Uniontown, Mrs. Rich "Julie" Daley of North Canton,
Billie Jo DeFelice of St. Clairsville, and Mrs. Greg "Jennifer"
Wallace of Bellaire; two brothers, Jerry L. Kopyar and his wife Cyndi of
Wheeling, Florian J. Kopyar and his wife Maggie of St. Clairsville; stepmother,
Betty McClelland of St. Clairsville; grandparents, Beulah and Delmas Gibbons of
Woodsfield; 12 nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Toothman
Funeral Home in
St. Clairsville on Monday, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., where services will be
held at 8 p.m., on Monday, with Everett Hutson officiating
Wade, Lawrence L. Wade
Source--Rolling Mills Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Wade, Lawrence L. (born 17 Jul 1929, died 10 Feb 2003)
CLARINGTON - Lawrence L. Wade, 73, of Cain Ridge died Monday (Feb. 10,
2003) at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born July
17, 1929, in Proctor, W.Va., to Elzie and Florence Cecil Wade. He was a Marine
Corps veteran. He retired from Conalco at Hannibal and was a member of St.
John's United Church of Christ at Powhatan Point.He is survived by his wife,
Janet Sue Hoskinson Wade; two daughters, Linda Wade and Sandy Wade, both of
Woodsfield; one son, Roger Wade and his wife, Beth Ann Brown Wade, of Bellaire;
two stepdaughters, Melinda Fulk and her husband, Jeff, of Athens and Amber
Knowlton of Marietta; two sisters, Beulah Stimpert and her husband, Elroy, of
Sebring and Roxie Crane of New Martinsville, W.Va.; two grandsons, Joshua Wade
and Eric Wade; two stepgranddaughters, Rowan Fulk and Cassandra Fulk; and
several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents.Services are at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100
S. Paul St., Woodsfield, with the Rev. Richard Wilson officiating. Burial is in
Oaklawn Cemetery in Woodsfield. Friends will
be received from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.Memorial contributions
may be made to St. John's United Church of Christ, 51705 German Ridge Road,
Powhatan Point, Ohio 43942; to a local cancer society; or donate a pint of
blood in his
name.
Schafer, Herman Frank Schafer
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Schafer, Herman Frank, 88 of Alledonia, Ohio died Wednesday, December 17, 2003
at the Monroe County Care Center, Woodsfield. He was born at
Alledonia on June 15, 1915 a son of the late Emma Schafer.Herman was a retired
farmer and school bus driver for the Switzerland of Ohio Schools, a member of
Belmont Ridge Christian Church, the National Rifle Association and was a former
Washington Township Trustee.
In addition to his mother he was
preceded in death by his wife, Inez Eileen Wheeler Schafer and two half
brothers, Newell and Bob Palmer.
He is survived by his son
Stanley (Shirley) Schafer of Alledonia, a half sister, Hannah Underwood of
Centerville, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.Friends will be
received at the Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 11
a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Saturday with Josh Hetrick
officiating. Burial follows at the Belmont Ridge Cemetery, Beallsville.
Saffell, Ronald D. Saffell
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Saffell, Ronald D. l, 68 of East Captina Highway, Jacobsburg died Monday,
November 17, 2003 at University Hospital, Morgantown, WV after a courageous
battle with cancer. He was born at Jacobsburg, February 4, 1935 a son of
the late Dorothy Caldwell Saffell Broomhall. Ron was a 1952 graduate of
Powhatan High School, an employee of the former Ohio Ferro Alloys plant at
Powhatan Point, a retiree of Consolidated Aluminum (Ormet) at Hannibal and
farmed the family farm in the Captina Valley where he was born and raised. He
was an advisor for 33 years for the Indianola 4-H Club, a board member of the
Belmont-Monroe Farm Service Agency, a member of Amity United Methodist Church
at Steinersville and an avid OSU Buckeye fan.
In addition to his mother he
was preceded in death by a grandson.
Surviving are his wife of 44
years, Marvelyn Stottlemyer Saffell whom he married on December 24, 1958; his
daughters, Debra (Roger) Ogilbee, Denise (Mark) Johnson and Rhonda (Randy)
Imhoff all of Powhatan Point and Karen (Jim) Bryan of Delaware, OH, his sister,
Margie (Tom) Lucas of Powhatan Point and his grandchildren; Ross, Duane, and
Ryan Obilbee; Alana Johnson; Corey, Ashley, Randa and Cortney Imhoff; Kelsi,
Preston and Emily Bryan; other family members and friends. Friends may call on
Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman
Funeral Home, Jacobsburg where services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. with
Rev. Theresa Bobot officiating. Burial will follow in Powhatan Cemetery,
Powhatan Point. Memorial contributions may be made to the Belmont County 4-H
Endowment Fund or Amity United Methodist
Church
Ramsay, Donald W. "Shelley" Ramsay
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Ramsay, Donald W. "Shelley", age 69, of Pipe Creek, Jacobsburg, Ohio,
died Thursday, October 23, 2003 at his home. He was born May 14, 1934 at
Pipe Creek, son of the late Chalmer L. and Elizabeth L. Berry Ramsay. He
was a retired carpenter from Blount Brothers Construction in Montgomery, Alabama.
Shelley was a member of the Jacobsburg United Methodist Church where he served
as a trustee; he was a member of Moriah Lodge # 105 F. & A.M. at
Powhatan Point, Ohio and he was a member of the Carpenters Local # 186.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by two brothers, Orville and Berry Ramsay;
and a sister, Ruth Carpenter.
Surviving are his wife,
Audrey V. Knight Ramsay; two sons, Donald E. Ramsay of Pipe Creek
and Randy W. "Buck" Ramsay of Shadyside; four
granddaughters, Heidi McClure, Heather Ramsay, Jessica Ramsay and
Alison Ramsay; three great grandsons, Ethan, Micah and Jonah
McClure. Family and friends will be received on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.
and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg,
Ohio, where services will be held on Monday,
Oct. 27, 2003 at 1 p.m. with Rev. Robert Phillips officiating. Burial
will follow at Powhatan Cemetery, Powhatan Point, Ohio.
Masonic Services will be held on Sunday, 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3612
Maple Avenue, Zanesville, OH
43702
Palmer, Bertha Palmer nee May
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Palmer, Bertha, 83 of Clover Ridge Rd., Jacobsburg died Thursday, July 10, 2003
at her home. She was born February 5, 1920 in Jacobsburg a daughter of the late
William French May and Lucy Bennett May. She was a homemaker, mother and member
of the Grandview Christian Church on Clover Ridge.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Edward Palmer; a daughter,
Helen Irene Boyles; and a sister, Edna Palmer.
Surviving are two sons,
William Edward "Sonny" Palmer and his wife Audrey and Gary Ray Palmer
and his wife Risa both of Jacobsburg; a daughter, Sandra Kay Johnson and her
husband Jim of Jacobsburg; five brothers, Albert May and Arthur R.
"Huck" May both of Powhatan Point; Herbert F. May of Shadyside,
Joseph E. May of
Clarington, and William E. May of Florida; four sisters, Myrtle Palmer and
Helen Powell both of Jacobsburg, Ethel Bier of Clarington, and Betty Lou Sheets
of St. Clairsville; 13 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and 9 great great
grandchildren. Friends will be received on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. and on
Sunday from 2 to 4 & 6 to 9 p.m. at the Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg
where services will be held on Monday, July 14, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. with
Ministers Richard Baumberger and Wayne Clark officiating. Burial follows in
Powhatan Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grandview
Christian Church.
Roth, Vesta "Rose" Elerick Roth nee Cordery
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Roth, Vesta "Rose" Elerick, 81 of Powhatan Point, Ohio died
Wednesday, December 17, 2003 at Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire. She
was born June 15, 1922 at Paden City, West Virginia, daughter of the late James
D. Cordery and Clara Belle Duvall Cordery. Rose was a retired employee from Union Carbide Corporation at
Cleveland, Ohio.
In addition to her parents
she was preceded in death by a grandson, Mark Bremenkamp; a great
granddaughter, Shelby Rose Seita; a brother Walter Cordery and two
sisters, Betty Famo and Daisy Gavlik.
Surviving are two sons, Gary
Elerick and his wife Virginia of Brunswick, OH and David Elerick and his wife
Darlene of Powhatan Point, OH; a daughter, Rita Bremenkamp and her husband
Bob of Midvale, OH; a sister, Doris Flor of New Martinsville, WV; eight
grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.Friends will be received Friday
from 11 a.m. until time of services at 1 p.m. at the Powhatan Cemetery
Chapel, Powhatan Point, Ohio with Rev. Donald Cordery officiating. Arrangements
by Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg, OH.
Minor, Nelma Jean Minor nee Allen or Corbett
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Minor, Nelma Jean Palmer, age 74, of Jacobsburg, died Friday, May 2, 2003 at
Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire. She was born May 11, 1928 at Armstrongs
Mills, Ohio, daughter of the late Hugh Allen and Verda Ramsey Corbett McKenen
and Meattus Corbett. She was a member of the
Jacobsburg United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by her first husband, Archie Ray Palmer; her second
husband, Joseph Minor; and an infant daughter, Bessie May Minor.
Surviving are four
daughters, Rose Ellen Ewing and her husband Bob and Verda June May all of
Barnesville, Doris Ann Weiss and her husband David of San Antonio, Texas and
Dessie Fay Baker and her husband
Allen, Jerry Allen
Source--Rolling Mills Obituaries
Published--2003
Allen, Jerry (born 28 Jan 1939, died 9
Aug 2003) CLARINGTON, Ohio
Jerry Allen, 64, of 53437
Township Road 2788, Clarington, died Saturday (Aug. 9, 2003) at his home. He
was born Jan. 28, 1939, in Clarington to David Howard and Mary Ellen Butler
Allen. He was a retired mill operator for Conalco Corp. in Hannibal. He was a
member of Immanuel United Church of Christ in Clarington; Clarington Lodge 597,
F&AM, at Clarington; Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Cambridge;
and Osiris Shrine Temple at Wheeling, W.Va. He was an avid Civil War
enthusiast.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; one sister, Virginia Walters; and one brother, Cecil Allen.
He is survived by a special
friend and companion, Margie Mattone Speece of the home; one daughter, Theresa
Silvery and her husband, Marvin, of Sunbury, Ohio; two sons, Todd Allen and his
wife, Sheryl, of Woodsfield, and Vince Allen and his fiance, Susan, of
Steubenville; 17 grandchildren; and seven nieces and nephews.Services are at 11
a.m. Tuesday at Watters
Funeral Home in Woodsfield with Pastor Todd and Sheryl Allen officiating.
Burial is in Clarington Cemetery in Clarington. Friends will be received from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Kocher, Charles William Kocher
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Kocher, Charles William "Charlie", 58 of Mills Rd., St. Clairsville
beloved husband of Donna Goormastic Kocher and dear father of Brian Kocher and
his wife Anne of North Canton and Kristine Nolen and her husband Marc of Dover,
Ohio died Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling
after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 9, 1944 in
Bellaire, Ohio a son of the late Vernon Kocher and Ruth Hammond Kocher. Charles
was a graduate of Bellaire High School and received Bachelors degree in
Business and Masters in College Administration from Ohio University. He served
as a faculty member, Assistant Dean of Business Technologies and most recently
as Dean of Educational Services at Belmont Technical College, where he worked
for 32 years. Recently he was designated Dean Emeritus. An active member of
East Richland Friends Church, a member of Ironworkers local 549, and the 200
Club of Wheeling.
He was the proud and loving grandfather of
Andrue, Kyle and Gracie Nolen and Sarah Kocher. Also survived by a brother,
Richard Kocher and his wife Wilda of WV; uncle and aunt, William and Betty
Creamer of Bethel Park, PA; aunt Jean Rydosz of Powhatan Point and uncle Orin
Hammond of Sugarcreek, Ohio.; several nieces and nephews.Friends will be
received on Friday from 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 p.m. at the East Richland Friends
Church, State Route 40 West of St.Clairsville where services will be at 11:00
a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2002 with Rev. Wayne Ickes & Rev. Jerry
Wenger officiating. Entombment follows in Holly Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in
Pleasant Grove.Donations may be made to East Richland Friends Church or to a
scholarship established in his name for Belmont Technical College.Arrangements
by Toothman Funeral Home, St.Clairsville
Graham. Kenneth R. Graham
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Graham, Kenneth R., age 76, of Little Captina Road, Powhatan Point, Ohio, died
Saturday, April 5, 2003 at Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH after a
lengthy illness. He was born December 28, 1926 at Powhatan Point, Ohio, son of
Stella Kanzigg Graham and the late Daniel B. Graham.Kenneth was a retired
employee from North American Coal Company # 3 mine and a dairy farmer. He was a
Christian by faith and a member of Christ's Church in heaven and attended the
Grandview Christian Church for many years. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World
War II where he served in the Pacific Theater. He will be sadly missed by all
who knew him.
In addition to his father,
he was preceded in death by his brother, Wilbur Graham.
Surviving in addition to his
mother, Stella, of Powhatan Point, are his loving wife of fifty years, Dorothy
Carpenter Graham; two sons, Bob Graham and his wife Kathy and Ron Graham and
his wife Kelley all of Powhatan Point; a daughter, Cathy Russell and her
husband Scott of Columbus, OH; five grandchildren, Kari, Kali and Gavan Graham,
Morgan Rae Graham and Zachary Aaron Russell; sister-in-law, Opal Jenewein;
brothers-in-law, Mel Jenewein, Wayne Carpenter and Floyd Carpenter; many
nieces, nephews and cousins.Friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home
in Jacobsburg, Ohio on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. There will also be visitation
at Grandview Christian Church on Wednesday from 12 noon until time of services
at 1 p.m. with ministers, Richard Baumberger and Wayne Clark officiating.
Burial will follow in Grandview Cemetery. There will be Full Military Graveside
Services conducted by the Belmont County Council of American Legions.Memorial
contributions may be made to the Grandview Christian
Graham, Stella Marie Graham nee Kanzigg
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Graham, Stella Marie Kanzigg, age 100, of
Little Captina Road, Powhatan Point, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at Forest
Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. She was born April 4, 1903 near Powhatan
Point, daughter of the late William and Catherine Armann Kanzigg. She was a Methodist by faith.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel B. Graham; two sons, Kenneth
and Wilbur Graham; four brothers, Wilbert, Edward, Leslie and Wilson
"Doc" Kanzigg; and three sisters, Gertrude Ramsay, Lida Dunfee and
Eva Kanzigg.
Surviving are her
daughter-in-law, Dorothy Carpenter Graham of Powhatan Point; five
grandchildren, Bob Graham, Ron Graham Deana Graham and Jean Graham all of
Powhatan Point and Cathy Russell of Columbus, Ohio; and five great
grandchildren, Kari, Kali, Gavan and Morgan Rae Graham and Zachary
Russell.Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in
Jacobsburg on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held Monday at 1
p.m. with Rev. Theresa Bobot officiating. Burial will follow in Powhatan Cemetery,
Powhatan Point, Ohio.
Frye, Trixie "Chick" Frye nee Burkey
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Frye, Trixie Faye "Chick", 62 of Key Ridge, Bellaire died Sunday,
February 23, 2003 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. She was born
September 23, 1940 in Limestone, WV., a daughter of the late Don F. Burkey and
Rosa Hill Burkey. She was a member of Church Alive at Key Ridge.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by two sisters, Myrtle Burkey Andrews and Joann Burkey
Eyler; three brothers, Paul David Burkey, Donald Burkey and Arch Burkey.
Surviving are a son, Bobby
Frye, Jr. of Key Ridge; a daughter, Deborah Frye Johnson of Bellaire; a
brother, Robert L. Burkey of Cameron; five sisters, Mary Burkey Cunningham of
Moundsville, Beatrice Burkey Coffield of Mt. Olivet, Rosalie Burkey Clark of
Cameron, Clara Burkey Fonner of Triadelphia, and Evelyn Burkey Williams of Glen
Easton; two grandsons, Anthony Warner and Jesse Johnson; several nieces and
nephews. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the
Toothman Funeral Home in Jacobsburg where services will be held at 12:00 noon
on Wednesday with Pastor Jeff Lewis officiating.
Crooks, Verna Mae Crooks nee Snively
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Crooks, Verna Mae Snively, age 69, of Barnesville, formerly of Belmont Ridge,
Beallsville, died Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital,
Martins Ferry. She was born September 8, 1933 at Somerset, PA, daughter of the
late Hiram and Naomi Sleasman Snively. She was a member of the Belmont Ridge
Christian Church.
In addition to her parents,
Verna was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Edman Crooks; and two
brothers, Harvey and Robert Snively.
Surviving are two sons,
Edward Crooks of Salesville, OH and Doyle Crooks of Barnesville; a daughter,
Penny Huntsman of Barnesville; a brother, Elmer Snively of Wooster; two
sisters, Lila Ruschak of Alledonia and Nada Keylor of Woodsfield; and six
grandchildren.Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in
Jacobsburg on Friday, August 8, 2003, from 2 to 4 and 6 until time of services
at 8 p.m. with Wayne Clark officiating. Burial will be held at the convenience
of the family in Belmont Ridge Cemetery, Beallsville, Ohio.
Williams, Travis Shane Williams
Source--Toothman Online Obituaries
Published--2003
Williams, Travis Shane "Hammer", 23 of Barnesville, Ohio formerly of
Shadyside died Friday, April 11, 2003 at Barnesville. He was born at Bellaire,
August 10, 1979 a son of Billy Williams and Pamela Glass Williams.Travis was an
employee of the Century Mine at Beallsville.
He was preceded in death by
an infant daughter, Kaitlyn Rose Williams, a brother William Michael Williams,
maternal grandparents Clarence and Ruth Glass formerly of Powhatan, paternal
grandparents Ernest and Betty Williams formerly of Pipe Creek.
Surviving are his wife,
Christina Lope Monarque Williams; three sons, Treavon Michael Williams, Eric
Shane Williams and Cayden Christopher Williams all at home; his mother, Pamela
Glass Williams of Moundsville, his father and step mother Billy and Sis
Williams of Shadyside, two sisters Shellie K. Williams Bruce of Bellaire and
Shawna Leann Williams Kinder and her husband Mark of Bellaire, a step sister
Jamie Ramsey and her husband Pete of Bellaire, several aunts, uncles and
cousins. Friends will be received Monday 7 to 9 and Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
at the Toothman Funeral Home, Jacobsburg where services will be held Wednesday
at 11 a.m. with Rev. Don Cordery officiating. Burial follows in the Powhatan
Cemetery.
The Santa Rosa [California] Press Democrat; 9 Oct 2003, p B2
Lucille Hansen, 93, of
Santa Rosa, passed on, Wednesday, October 08, 2003, at Sotoyome Campus in Santa
Rosa.
Lucille was born July 2,
1910 in Winnfield, Louisiana, the fifth of eight children of Ole and Annie
Eulalia Wyatt Mathson. Her early years were spent on a farm outside of Hilmar
in San Joaquin County where she graduated from Hilmar High in 1929. She later moved with her parents to San Jose,
where she graduated from San Jose State with a BA in 1934.
She married Leslie
Hansen on Sept. 1, 1934 in Reno and they moved to Santa Rosa. Later they lived
in the Sebastopol area for a time before moving back to Santa Rosa. They had 2
children, Don (Carol) Hansen of Napa, and Sherry (John) Adams of Duncans Mills.
They have 5 grandchildren; Kelly Downs, Kathy (Bob) Burtwell, Tracy Freitas,
Connie (Steve) Muth and Wendy (Mike) Scott. Also surviving are 10 great grandchildren;
Nikki & Megan Freitas, Bobby & Becca Burtwell, Andy, Jeff & Adam
Muth, Gabriel & Larissa Pallan and Jakob Scott.
She belonged to The
Eastern Star and the Methodist Church.
She enjoyed gardening,
walking, sewing and reading.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, 7 siblings, husband and 1 grandson, Scott Hansen.
Arrangements are being
made through the Santa Rosa Neptune Society and there will be a private
gathering of just the family.
Contributions may be
made to the Shriner s Hospital, or the organization of the donor s choice.
Source: Akron [Ohio] Beacon
Journal - January 26, 2003 - B9 DEATH NOTICE
Dorothy S. Quier, Aunt Dot, 83, beloved
aunt and friend, passed away Jan. 23, 2003.
She was a lifelong resident of the Akron
area. She worked in the medical profession for over 60 years and was a charter
member of the Oak Hill Presbyterian Church. She was always active and thought
of as the "energizer bunny." She learned to drive near the age of 70.
Mrs. Quier dearly loved her home and her cats, always having several to
love. She was an avid gardener, always
looking forward to spring and tending her garden, even in her later years.
Preceded in death by her husband, David;
sisters, June Baker and Caroline Carroll, she is survived by her loving friend.
George Nolan; nieces, Carol (Fred) Smith, Judy (Bob) Smith, and nephews, Steve
(Dana) Baker and Dave (Beth Carroll.
The family would like to thank Pebble Creek
Nursing Home for their care and kindness.
Funeral service Monday, 1 p.m., at Hopkins
Lawver Funeral Home, 547 Canton Rd., Akron, with Rev. Brian Nutt
officiating. Burial at Standing Rock
Cemetery in Kent. Friends may call at
Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home on Sunday, 2 to 6 p.m. The family would like to extend a special
thanks to the staff of Hospice V.N.S., 3358 Ridgewood Rd., Akron 44333; if
desired, any donations may be made to them.
They are the best!
(Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home, Akron,
330-733-6271.)
Stewart, Mary Grace Stewart (nee--Matz)
Source--The Marion Star Online Marion, Ohio
Published--Thursday, December 18, 2003
MOUNT GILEAD, OHIO-- Mary Grace (Matz) Stewart, 64, of
Willow Lane, Mount Gilead, Ohio died Tuesday, December 16, 2003, in Riverside
Hospital. She was born in Greenville, Ohio on October 2, 1939, the
daughter of the late Leland and Olive Cyphert Matz. She received a
bachelor of fine arts degree from the University in Cincinnati. She worked as
an art teacher for Marion Catholic and Marion City Schools. She moved here from
Waldo in 1998. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and had been
active in the Marion Meals on Wheels, Marion County Homemakers and the Ohio
State University Extension Service. She excelled in creating and teaching
others to create beautiful art and crafts pieces.
She is survived by her husband, Paul C. Stewart, whom she
married March 29, 1963; a son, Peter Stewart of Norfolk, Virginia; two
granddaughters, Justine and Jenelle Stewart; a brother Marvin Matz of Boca
Raton, Fla; and a sister, Martha Kay Dale of Princeton, Florida.
A brother, David Matz, also preceded her in death. Pastor
Dennis L. Braun will conduct funeral services in Snyder Funeral
Home in Mount Gilead on Friday at 2 p.m. Friends may call one hour prior to the
services. Burial will follow in Rivercliff Cemetery. Memorial
contributions can be made to the First Presbyterian Church. Condolances may be
expressed to the family at www.snyderfuneralhomes.com
Wayne Leasure, 56 of Belpre,
died December 2, 2003 at St. Joseph's Hospital.
He was born in Parkersburg, WV, May 10, 1947, a son of Gore G. and
Jeridene Boggs Leasure of Vienna. He
retired from Washington County Community Action after 18 years and was a 1965
graduate of PHS. Wayne was a U. S. Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam.
Surviving in addition to his
parents is a daughter and son-in-law, Shelley and Scott Armstrong of Marietta,
a sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Fred Layman of Vienna, a niece Amy
Layman of Marietta and a nephew Fred Layman Jr. of Ellenboro.
An infant brother William
Kenneth Leasure preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be Thursday 1:00 PM at the Leavitt Funeral Home,
Parkersburg, Pastor Dave Cumpston officiating. Interment will follow at
Parkersburg Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM.
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Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Friday, January 2, 2004
BEALLSVILLE - Helen B. Stine, 95, of Township Road 80, Beallsville, died
Thursday (Jan. 1, 2004) at the Monroe County Care Center in Woodsfield. She was born March 28, 1908, in Benwood,
W.Va., to Peter and Anna Mathew Barton. She was a retired employee of the
former LGAM Sewing Factory in Woodsfield.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Stine, in 1985; one
son, Paul W. Stine; one granddaughter, Adele Ross; one great-granddaughter,
Bailey Norris; her parents; two brothers, Michael Barton and Joseph Barton; and
three sisters, Sylvia McBride, Rosalie Barton and Mildred Daniels.
She is survived by two daughters, Katherine Bilyeu and Dorothy
Burkhart, both of Beallsville; three sisters, Kay Shurko and Margaret Cook,
both of Niles, Ohio, and Caroline Douglas of New Athens, Ohio; 11
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Private services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at
100 S. Paul St., Woodsfield, with Pastor Joe Hise officiating. Burial is in the
Jerusalem Cemetery in Jerusalem, Ohio.
Mary
Louise Copley nee Lambert
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Monday, January 4, 2004
WOODSFIELD - Mary Louise Copley, 80, of Woodsfield died Sunday (Jan. 4,
2004) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville. She was born Oct. 14, 1923, in
Attalla, Ala., to Otis and Hettie Orr Lambert. She was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Woodsfield.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Minis Copley, in 1999; and
her parents.
She is survived by three sons, Charles Copley and his wife, Leisa, of
Bethesda, Ohio, David Copley and his wife, Tina, of Quaker City, and Andy
Copley and his wife, Rebecca, of Woodsfield; three daughters, Sandy Tomolonis
and her husband, Rodney, of Bethesda, Tausha Copley of Woodsfield and M.J.
Copley of Woodsfield; three brothers, James Lambert and his wife, Alice, of
Huntsville, Ala., Charles Henry Driskell and his wife, Barbara, of Gadsden,
Ala., and Thomas Richard Driskell and his wife, Ann, of Gadsden; 12
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of
Woodsfield with Pastor Travis Smalley officiating. Burial is in Calais Cemetery
in Calais, Ohio. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday
at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at 100 S. Paul St., Woodsfield, and from noon
Wednesday until time for the services at the church.
Bernice E. Leasure nee Stewart
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Monday January 4, 2004
CALDWELL - Bernice E. Leasure, 64, of 16725 County Road 58, Caldwell,
formerly of Stafford, Ohio, died at 5:13 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 3, 2004) at
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge. She was born June 26,
1939, near Sharon, Ohio, to Alphonso and Iva Cain Stewart. She was a homemaker
and a member of Stafford United Methodist Church at Stafford.
She is survived by three daughters, Betty Stalbosky and her husband,
Steven, of North Benton, Ohio, Beverly Schoeppner and her husband, Ron, of
Canton and Megan Leasure at home; two sons, Darrell Leasure of Belpre and Brian
Leasure of Canton; 21 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack M. Leasure, on Aug. 25,
1990; her parents; one daughter, Brenda Guiler; one son, Jack Leasure II; one
brother, William Stewart; and one sister, Betty Stewart.
Services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Brubach-Watters Funeral Home in
Summerfield with Pastor Gary Fitzgerald officiating. Burial is in Mount Tabor
Cemetery near Summerfield. Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. today at
the funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated Monday, January 12, 2004
LEWISVILLE, Ohio - James Dale Drum, 59, of Lewisville died Friday (Jan.
9, 2004) at Woodsfield. He was born July
1, 1944, in Woodsfield to Raymond E. and Annie Laurie Yockey Drum. He was a
retired coal miner from North American No. 4 mine in Clarington, Ohio, and was
an avid farmer.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Connie L. Davis Drum of
Lewisville; one daughter, Teri Majors and her husband, Todd, of Woodsfield;
three sons, Mickey Drum and his wife, Beth, and Matt Drum and his partner,
Robin, all of Lewisville, and Kevin Drum and his wife, Julie, of Woodsfield;
one brother, Charles Drum and his wife, Lana, of Maryville, Tenn.; three
sisters, Louise Riether and her husband, Charlie, of Lewisville, Mary Wiggins
and her husband, Delvin, of Woodsfield and Alice Swindell of Commercial Point,
Ohio; five granddaughters, Ariel, Jamie, Hanna, Nikki and Sierrea; six
grandsons, Kyle, Cody, Devin, Jordan, Jesse and Vinnie; and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his mother-in-law and
father-in-law, Drexel and Myrtle Rose Davis; and one granddaughter, Deanna.
Services are at 2 p.m. today at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S. Paul
St., Woodsfield. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Warm
The Children, in care of Monroe County Beacon, 103 East Court St., Woodsfield,
Ohio 43793.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated, Wednesday, January 7, 2004
WOODSFIELD - Charlotte A. Ault, 56, of the Monroe County Care Center
died Monday (Jan. 5, 2004) at the center. She was born March 6, 1947, in
Barnesville to Ronald T. and Ruth Conley Ault.
She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. John (Janet) Haslam of Clarington,
Shirley Pealer of Woodsfield and Mrs. Francis (Judy) Blackstone of Lewisville;
one brother, Rick Smith and his wife, Kim, of Thornton, W.Va.; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Ronald L.
"Dink" Ault.
Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield
with Pastor Fred Ricer Jr. officiating. Burial is in Oaklawn Cemetery in
Woodsfield. Friends will be received from noon Friday until the time of service
at the
funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
WOODSFIELD - Virgil E. Phillips, 70, of 100 Poplar Drive died Saturday
(Jan. 17, 2004) at Carrollwood University Hospital in Tampa, Fla. He was born
Feb. 15, 1933, in Powhatan Point, Ohio, to Orville and Laura Smith Phillips. He
was a retired employee of the Woodsfield Power and Light Plant in Woodsfield.
A U.S. Army veteran, he served in the Korean War. He was a member of
First United Methodist Church in Woodsfield and was an honorary mayor of the
Hillcrest Addition in Woodsfield.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Wallace Phillips, whom he married
on April 29, 1962; one daughter, Joy Falcone and her husband, John, of Tampa;
two sons, John Galasso and his wife, Leigh Ann, of Grove City, Ohio, and Bob
Galasso and his wife, Nancy, of Frankfort, Ky.; two sisters, Hilda Smith of
Jerusalem, Ohio, and Edna Mae Brady of Rittman, Ohio; seven grandchildren,
Arianne, Adam, Jennifer and Ryan Galasso, and Samantha, Gabriella and John Jr.
Falcone; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield
with the Rev. Roger Brown officiating. Burial is in Oaklawn Cemetery in
Woodsfield. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home.
Source: The Marietta Times,
dated, Monday, January 26, 2004
JERUSALEM, Ohio - Harold W. Harris, 82, of Jerusalem died Friday (Jan.
23, 2004) at his home. He was born Oct.
21, 1921 at Moore Ridge, Jerusalem, to Samuel A. and Edna M. Patton Harris. He
was a retired farmer and attended the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his aunt, Garnett Parks of Jerusalem; cousins,
Bethann Baker, James Baker, Clyde (Sandy) Patton, Mrs. William Sue Mayberry,
Arthur Milhoan and Allison Milhoan; several other cousins; and caregivers,
Patty Hood and Jane McBride.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services are at 1 p.m. today at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home in