Sardis
1992
DEATH
Name: Harold O. Hall
Source: The Spirit of Democracy
Woodsfield,
Ohio, Friday, Dec. 4, 1992
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Harold O. Hall, 81, 224
North Chestnut St., Barnesville, died Wednesday, December 2, 1992 in Barnesville
Hospital. He was born September 3, 1911 at Graysville, a son of the late Edgar
J. and Pearl Wallace Hall.
He had 42 years of
public service in state and County government and served as Belmont County
auditor from 1972 until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church, Barnesville, charter member of Elks Lodge 1699, charter
member of Seneca Sportsmens club and was a member of County Trustees
Association.
He was preceded in
death by a brother, Gene; two sisters, Nettie and Wilda Hall.
Surviving are his wife,
Lucille Peters Hall; two sons, Richard H. Lefty of Barnesville and David of
Rochester, New York; one daughter, Jane Hall of Barnesville; four
grandchildren.
Friends were received
Friday at Campbell-Plumly-Milburn funeral Home,Barnesville, where services were
held Saturday with the Reverend John Arnold Officiating. Burial in Pleasant
Ridge Cemetery, Graysville, Ohio. Elks services were held Friday at the funeral
home.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, Barnesville, Barnesville Hospital
or to the Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library.
1992
Watch for LHS 1945 grad Roger Slack died 12/14/92
Helbling, Eleanor
Born Dec. 3, 1910
Died Dec. 4, 1992
Woodsfield
1992
DEATH
Name: Loren Merle Rebman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
OH, December 1992
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Loren Merle Rebman, 44,
principal of the Beallsville Schools since 1942 died suddenly at his home of a
heart attack at three o clock Monday morning December 16, 1992. Apparently he
had been in his usual good health upon retiring Sunday evening.
Mr. Rebman was born in
Mansfield, Ohio, a son of John and Myrtle Sturgeon Rebman, now residents of
Lucas, Ohio. He graduated from the Lucas high school and Wittenberg
college and received his master s degree
from Ohio State university. Deceased taught in the high school of Reesville,
Ohio, for several years and later became principal of the Lewisville schools in
Monroe County, where he served for twelve years. For the past four years he has
been principal of both the grade and high schools in Beallsville.
He was a member of the
Lutheran Church and served as a teacher in the Beallsville Methodist Church
Sunday school. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Florence Rebman who is commercial teacher in the Beallsville high school;
two sons, John, aged 9, and Billy, aged 5; two brothers, Vaughn Rebman of
Mansfield; and Lyle Rebman, of Bellville,
Ohio; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rebman of Lucas, Ohio. One daughter,
Wanda Lee, died at the age of eight years, while the family resided in
Lewisville.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist Church, Beallsville, with Reverend
Walter Trogler of St. Paul s Evangelical and Reformed Church of Woodsfield,
officiating. The remains were removed to Sabrina for final services and burial
on Wednesday.
Geese, Donnie D.
Born May 14, 1933
Died Jan. 12, 1993
Lewisville
Smith, Donald E.
Born July 30, 1920
Died Jan 17, 1993
Graysville
Kinney, Harry L.
Born Apr
27, 1904
Died Jan 19, 1993
Woodsfield
1993XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Clyde J. (Shorty) Matz
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, Thurs., Feb. 4, 1993
Collection
of Marcella Hoff Weber
Clyde J. (Shorty) Matz,
56, of 500 Middle Street, Polk, Ohio, died January 31, 1993 at his residence
after a lingering illness. He was born on September 7, 1936 in Lewisville,
Monroe County, Ohio to the late Willie T. and Nellie L. Morris Matz.
He moved to Ashland,
Ohio from Monroe County and had been an area resident for the past 38 years. He
was retired from Eagle Rubber as a group leader in 1984, after 29 years
service. He was affiliated with the
Paradise Hill United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Polk
Volunteer Fire Department and had been active in the community with several
youth programs.
He is survived by his
wife, Florence JoAnn Miller, whom he married October 14, 1955; three sons,
Rocky L. and Ronald L., both Ashland and Ray W. of Mansfield; two sisters, Mrs.
Paul (Norma Lee) Wilson and Bertha Cranmore, both of Ashland; one brother,
Walter S. of Zanesville; six grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held February 3 at 11 a.m. in the Denbow-Primm Funeral Home, Ashland, with
Reverend Dan Loomis officiating. Burial followed in the Ashland Cemetery.
1993X
DEATH
Name: Alfred W. Kahrig
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Alfred William Kahrig,
85, a resident of Lewisville, died suddenly following a long battle with cancer
at 9:20 p.m. January 30, 1993, at the Woodsfield nursing and Rehabilitation
Center. He was born in Summit township, Monroe County, Ohio on May 10, 1907,
and was a lifelong Monroe County resident. He was the second child born to
Phillip A. and Louisa Lucetta Pfalzgraf Kahrig. He was baptized on June 16,
1907, and was confirmed December 19, 1920, in St. John s Middle Church, where
he as been a lifelong member, presently named the Trinity United Church of
Christ near Lewisville.
He was educated in
Barnhart and Owl Hollow schools. He married Gertrude Elizabeth Christman,
February 18, 1932. She was the daughter of George L. and Magdalena Matz
Christman. Alfred was a school bus driver from 1938-1947 for Miltonsburg and
Jerusalem schools. He also was a farmer and auto repairman in Miltonsburg area;
a meat cutter in Reich s Meat Market in Barnesville from 1961-1987. Until his
recent illness, he was an active member of Men s Brotherhood with Trinity UCC.
He is survived by his
wife, Gertrude; three daughters and sons-in-law, Thomas and Lena Pettit of
Columbus, Charles and Marlene Caldwell of Pataskala, Larry and Myrna Gardner of
Graysville; one son and daughter-in-law, Lewis and Teresa Sechman Kahrig of
Woodsfield; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Lawrence and Ella Christman
Kahrig of Lewisville, Benjamin and Patricia Kahrig of Cambridge, Homer and
Velva Eagan Kahrig of Salesville; three sisters, Marie Brooks of Fresno, Sophia
Reischman of Barnesville, and Minnie Walters of Marietta; one sister-in-law,
Laura Christman Kahrig of Woodsfield Rt. and one brother-in-law, Alva Christman
of Quaker City; 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; nieces and
nephews; other relatives and friends.
Alfred was preceded in
death by his parents; two brothers, Edwin of Marietta and George of Lewisville;
one sister, Mrs. Alva, Pauline, Christman of Quaker City; one infant daughter;
three sons, Melvin and Raymond of home, and Marion of Marietta.
He approached life with
honesty and a strong sense of right and wrong. He never compromised his values,
always chose to do the 'right" thing, without regard for any personal
hardships that might result. His faith gave him the strength to overcome any
difficult.
Alfred was not afraid
of hard work. Although, as a farmer, he was faced with physical labor, long
days, and the uncertainty that comes from being at the mercy of Mother Nature.
He seemed to be at peace working with the land and caring for his animals. He
savored the joys this way of life offered. He believed in charity, always willing
to share anything he owned, or opened his home to anyone in need. He never met
a stranger. Alfred considered himself to be a wealthy man because he had so
much of the things he valued most in life; his family and friends. He was
grateful for his many blessings. His integrity and kindness served as an
inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know him.
The family was received
at the Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield from 2 to 9 p.m. February 1 where
services were held February 2 at 2 p.m. with the Reverend Edward Thurmond
officiating. Burial was in St,. John s Middle Church Cemetery, near Lewisville.
In Lieu of flowers,
contributions in his memory may be given to Trinity United Church, 47345
Lewisville-Northern Road, Lewisville, Ohio, 43754 or to the Woodsfield Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center, c/o Activity Fund, Airport Road, Woodsfield, OH
43793.
Bonam, Charles D.
Born Jan 12, 1910
Died Feb. 1, 1993
Woodsfield
1993XXXXX
CALDWLL----Ardith Marie Mendenhall,
87,
of 50621 Route 147, Sarahsville, died Monday (Feb. 1, 1993) at her home.
She was born Feb. 28, 1905, in Noble County,
daughter of the late Garfield and Tessie Bates Danford. She was a homemaker and
owned and operated a family farm with her late husband. Mrs. Mendenhall was a
member of Mt. Ephraim United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She
was a Republican and presiding judge and clerk at the Center East voting
precinct for many years and a former Tri-School and Shenandoah Band Mother.
Mrs. Mendenhall was preceded in death by her
husband John H. Mendenhall, on Dec. 11, 1979; a daughter, Mildread Lucille
Mendenhall; two brothers and three sisters.
She leaves two daughters; Mrs. Austin
(Ruthanne) Hannahs and Mrs. Glen (Wilma Marie) Bates, both of Sarahsville R.D.
1; a son and daughter-in-law, John Wayne and Wilma Mendehall of Quaker City;
nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and many cousins, niceces and
nephews, brother and sisters-in-law.
Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday at McVey-Perkins Funeral Home, Caldwell, where services will be at 1
p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Marjorie King officiating. Burial will be Mt.
Ephriam Cemetery. 2 Feb. 1993 Cambridge Jeffersonian.
PAUL L SMITH
Born Apr
4, 1915
Died Feb 27, 1993
Woodsfield
1993X
DEATHXXXXX
Name: Raymond W. Ackerman
Source: Memory card
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Raymond W. Ackerman,
born November 17, 1913; passed away February 24, 1993; services at Watters
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio on Saturday, February 27, 1993 at 1 p.m.;
officiating Reverend Edward Thurmond; interment Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield,
Ohio.
1993
Birth
Name: Heather Ann Nalley
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
March 1993
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Steven and Shirley
Nalley, of Navarre, are proud to announce the birth of their first child, a
girl, named Heather Ann, born at Massillon City Hospital. She weighed seven
pounds, three ounces.
Proud grandparents are
Russell and Donna Nalley, of Woodsfield Route and Winslow and Billie Clemenson,
of Deerfield.
Great-grandparents are
Mary Nalley, of Woodsfield Route and Nellie Howell of Sardis Route. Heather s
great-great-grandma is Emma Nalley.
Rausch, Elmer A.
Born Dec. 26, 1910
Died Mar. 8, 1993
Woodsfield
Bradfield, Harry A.
Born
Oct. 18, 1927
Died Mar
14, 1993
Woodsfield
Camden, Robert G.
Born June 20, 1919
Died Mar 9, 1993
Graysville
1993X
DEATH
Name: Oneda Ludwig, nee Christman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
March 1993
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Oneda M. Ludwig, 96, of
Woodsfield, died at 11 p.m. March 23, 1993 in the Woodsfield Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 13, 1897 near Lewisville, a daughter
of the late Jacob and Rachel Matz Christman.
She was a member of St.
Paul United Church of Christ, Woodsfield where she was a member of the Women s
Guild. She was a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star Lodge 268
Woodsfield and an honorary member of the Lydia Temple 199 Pythian Sisters in
Woodsfield and also a member of the Gideons International.
She is survived by two
sons, Philip E. Ludwig of Woodsfield and Elwood Hossman of New Matamoras, Ohio;
two daughters, Mrs. George (Eileen) Kremer and Mrs. John (Myra) McGuire, both
of Beallsville, Ohio; two sisters, Ruby Mann of Jerusalem and Mrs. (Gladys)
Reich of Lewisville, Ohio; 18 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her first husband, Jess Hossman; her second husband, Gilbert Ludwig,
in 1975; one brother, Elmer Christman; three sisters, Bertha Neuhardt, Edna
Young and Zelda Rubel.
Friends were received
at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield on March 26. Friends were then received
from 10 a.m. until time of services at 11 a.m. March 27 at St. Paul s United
Church of Christ, Woodsfield with the Reverend Michael Dowd officiating. Burial
followed in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Eastern Star Lodge 268,
Woodsfield, held services March 26, followed by Pythian Sisters 199,
Woodsfield.
Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Paul s United Church of Christ, 301 S. Main St., Woodsfield,
OH 43793.
1993
DEATH
Name: Donald Wittenbrook
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
March 1993
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Donald E. Wittenbrook,
77, of 208 Ohio Street, Woodsfield, died at 5:45 a.m. March 29, 1993 in the
Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville. He was born May 31, 1915 at Armstrong Mills,
a son of the late Charles and Mary Reed Wittenbrook.
He was a retired state
inspector for the Ohio Department of Transportation in Monroe County. He was a
member of the Buchanan Presbyterian Church near Lewisville and was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II, a charter
member of the V. F. W. Post 5303, Woodsfield.
He is survived by his
wife, Doris M. Winland Wittenbrook, whom he married on November 24, 1937;
several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by one sister, Naomi Hines in March 1986.
Friends received at
Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield on March 30 and funeral services held at 2
p.m. March 31 with the Reverend Don Hitchcock officiating. Burial in Oaklawn
Cemetery in Woodsfield, Ohio with full military graveside services.
1993
DEATHXXXXX
Name: Lillian M. Burkhart, nee Schaub
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
dated Woodsfield, Ohio,
Thursday April 8, 1993
Collection
of Marcella Hoff Weber
Lillian M. Burkhart,
78, of 135 Maple Avenue, Woodsfield, died 5:35 p.m. March 31, 1993 in the
Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio. She was born September 23, 1914 at
Woodsfield, a daughter of the late Fred and Belle Shorts Schaub.
She was a member of St.
Sylvester Catholic Church, Woodsfield, where she was also a member of the
Catholic Women s Club.
She is survived by two
sons, Kenneth Burkhart and Charles Burkhart, both of Woodsfield; one daughter,
Mrs. Richard (Mary) Logston of Jerusalem, Ohio; one brother, Eugene Schaub of
Woodsfield; four grandchildren; four step-granddaughters; several local nieces
and nephews including Mrs. Glenn (Juanita) Stalder, Sr. of Sardis, Ohio route
and Robert Young of Woodsfield.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Ernest J. Burkhart on December 15, 1984; one sister,
Margaret Young; one brother, Guy Schaub; two grandsons, Anthony and James
Burkhart.
Friends were received
at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield on
April 2. Funeral Liturgy with Mass was concelebrated at 11 a.m. April 3 in St.
Sylvester Catholic Church, Woodsfield. Burial followed in the Church cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the American Society, Monroe County Unit, 106 North Main Street,
Woodsfield, OH 43793.
Bigley, Anna
Born Nov. 18, 1898
Died Apr. 1,
1993
Woodsfield
1993X
DEATH
Name: Mary Jane Christman
Source: Memory card
Issue: April 14, 1993
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Mary Jane Christman,
born August 25, 1924; death April 14, 1993; funeral services Friday, April 16,
1993, 11 a.m.; officiating Reverend Robert Stull; interment Moreland Cemetery;
arrangements by McIntire, Davis and Greene Funeral Home, Wooster, Ohio.
Thursday, April
15, 1993X
DEATH
Mary Jane
Christman
Source: Wooster
Newspaper
Mary Jane Christman, 68, 6398 Millersburg
Road, Wooster died Wednesday morning, April 14, at Brenn Nursing Center in
Orrville.
Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at
McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster with the Rev. Robert Stull
officiating. Burial will be at Moreland Cemetery.
Friends may call tonight from 7-9 at the
funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morland United
Methodist Church, 138 E. Moreland Road, Wooster 44691; or to the Moreland
Cemetery Association in care of David Mann, 9743 Munson Road, Shreve 44667.
She was born in 1924 in Apple Creek to
Karl and Esther Elizabeth (Seigley) Buss and married Arthur Christman. He died
Jan. 31, 1989.
She had attended the Wooster Business
College and was employed at Christman Motor Sales in Millersburg and had been a
bookkeeper for Christman Construction Co.
She had done volunteer work for the Board
of Elections and was a member of the Moreland United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two children, Earl of
Wooster and Mrs. Douglas (Faye) Fittler of Houston; one stepdaughter, Mrs.
Willie (Leota) Buss of Apple Creek; two grandchildren; six step-grandchildren;
10 step great-grandchildren and one sister.
Henthorn, Joseph S.
Born July 4,
1914
Died Apr. 17,
1993
Beallsville
Wright, Edward
W.
Born
Mar. 15, 1908
Died
July 27, 1993 Cameron
1993X
DEATH
Name: Arthur E. Reich
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio
April 1993
Collection
of Marcella Hoff Weber
Arthur E. Reich, 79, of
the Bishop H. Hodges Continuous Care Center, Wheeling, West Virginia formerly
of Miltonsburg-Calais Road, Woodsfield,
died April 14, 1993 at Wheeling Park Medical Center. He was born January
29, 1914 in Monroe County, Ohio a son of the late Edward and Bertha Claus
Reich.
He was a retired farmer
and a member of St. Peter s United Church of Christ, Woodsfield.
He is survived by one
son, Lewis Reich of Ocala, Florida; two daughters, Alice Kerns, of Glen Dale,
West Virginia and Debra Nelson of Shawano, Wisconsin; one brother, Vernon Reich
of Lewisville; six grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Melba Hoff Reich in March 1983.
Friends were received
at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, April 16 and services were held
April 17 at 1 p.m. with Reverend Randall Gehres officiating. Burial followed in
the Miltonsburg Cemetery.
1993X
DEATH
Name: Harry Donald Christman
Source: Memory Card
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Harry Donald Christman,
born June 11, 1933; died April 18, 1993; graveside services at Warstler
Cemetery on Wednesday, April 21, 1993 at 11 a.m.; the Reed Musical WHBC -
Sunday 10:45 to 11 a.m. ; arrangements by Reed Funeral Home, 705 Raff Road,
Canton, Ohio.
1993
Esther E. Latta nee Kampfer
The
Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio, ? Apr 1993
Esther
E. Latta, age 79, of 253 Willow St., East Canton, died Saturday [SUBMITTER'S NOTE: Date of death was 24
April 1993] in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. She was an East
Canton area resident for the past 30 years. Retired from the Canton Local
School District as a teacher and guidance counselor in 1975 after 25 years of
service. Member of Christ Presbyterian Church, Canton, State Teachers
Retirement System, the Stark County Retired Teacher Assoc. and the East Canton
AARP. A graduate of Mapleton Rd. High School and Kent State University.
Survived
by her husband, Donald G. Latta Sr; two sons, David of Louisville, Donald, Jr.
of Murrysville, PA; four grandchildren, Krystal Morrow, Victoria Hummel, both
of Canton, Sara and Ann Latta of Murrysville, PA: three great-grandchildren,
Valerie and Dale Morrow, Dennis Hummel.
Services
will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Christ Presbyterian Church with
Rev. Bruce G. Boak officating. Interment in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may
call Monday 6 - 9 p.m. in the Myers-Kreighbaum-Sanders Funeral Home, East
Canton and Tuesday one hour before the services at the church. In lieu of
flowers, memorial donations may be made to Christ Presbyterian Church
Smith, Robert H.
Born Apr 13, 1924
Died May 17, 1993
Sardis
1993
Charles R. Piatt
Charles
Ralph Piatt, 71, of 60 E. Third St., Ashland, died august 10, 1993 in Griffith
Nursing Home. He was born Sept. 09, 1921 in Woodsfield, the son of Charlie and
Emma Parks Piatt.
He
has resided in Ashland for the past 40 years, moving there from Woodsfield. He
was employed as a production line worker having worked in the rubber industry.
He was a veteran of World War II.
He is
survived by his wife Kathryn Morris, whom he married August 13, 1946. One
daughter (Genevieve) Hossman of Mansfield; one son Donald of Ashland; seven
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; two sisters,
Mary Bright and Elizabeth Alleman of Woodsfield; two brothers, Elmer of West
Salem and Frank of Ashland.
He
was preceded in death by one grandson, David Hossman.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Ohio Diabetic Association, 1803 W. Fifth Ave.,
Columbus, OH 432i2.
The
Denbow-Primm funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Reder, George
A.
Born Feb. 17,
1914
Died May
2, 1993
Woodsfield
Mellott, Edna L.
Born Apr 13, 1927
Died June 23, 1993
Clarington
Mellott, Eula F.
Born May 4, 1915
Died
June 14, 1993
Beallsville
1993X
DEATH
Name: Homer C. Hall
Source: Memory card
Issue: June 27, 1993
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Homer C. Hall, born
August 13, 1903; died June 27, 1993; services Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home,
Wednesday, June 30, 1993 at 1 p.m.; clergy
Reverend Berry Brown; interment Friends Cemetery.
June 28, 1993X
DEATH
Homer C. Hall
Source: Daily
Jeffersonion
Quaker City-Homer C. Hall, 89 of
Leatherwood Road, Quaker City, died Sunday (June27, 1993) at his home.
He was born Aug. 13, 1903, in Quaker City,
son of the late Elmer and Mary Hartley Hall. He was a farmer and a Quaker by
faith.
He was preceded in death by three
brothers, Arthur, Chester and Carl Hall and a sister Golda Wourex Hall.
Mr. Hall leaves his wife, Anna Miller
Hall, whom he married Sept. 3, 1924; three sons, Homer Hall Jr. of Rockford and
Cecil and Vernon Hall, both of Quaker City; a daughter, Anna Marie Miller of
St. Louis, Mo.; a sister, Bertha Dillon of Jerusalem; 13 grandchildren, 18
great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday
at Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home, where services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday with
the Rev. Betty Brown officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery.
1993
Watch for Wilda Feiock DeWitt faculty & 1920 grad.
1993
Caldwell,
Darlene M.
b:
November 3, 1946
d:
July 5, 1993
residence:
Bellsville, Ohio
Kinney, Ann C.
Born Apr
21, 1916
Died July 13,
1993
Woodsfield
Hess, Agnes D.
Born Sept. 30, 1916
Died Aug 15, 1993
Hannibal
Kinney, Oweda
Born Jan 16, 1907
Died Aug 15, 1993
Woodsfield
1993
Caldwell,
Leon
b:
March 9, 1938
d:
September 1993
Highman, Sylvia E.
Born Jan 11, 1912
Died Sept. 4, 1993
Sardis
1993X
DEATH
Name: Agnes M. Lawson, nee Christman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio September 1993
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Agnes Mary Lawson, 78,
110 North Paul St., Woodsfield, Ohio died Wednesday afternoon September 29,
1993 at her home. She was born June 23, 1915 in Monroe County, Ohio, a daughter
of the late Samuel and Maggie Goodballett Christman.
She was a retired
employee of her former Johnathon Logan
Sewing Factory Barnesville. She was a member of the St. Paul s United Church of
Christ, Woodsfield.
She was preceded in
death by her first husband: Isaac Johnson in 1968 and her second husband, Perle
Lawson in 1987, also a sister: Eva Brownfield and two brothers: Everett
Christman and Harold Christman.
She is survived by
three brothers: Grant and Frank Christman both of Woodsfield, Ohio and Vernon
Christman of Ashland, Ohio; one sister: Edna Long of Batesville, Ohio; several
nieces and nephews.
Friends received from
2-9 p.m. Friday at the Bauer-Turner Funeral home, Woodsfield where services
will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday October 2, 1993. Interment in the Crestview
Cemetery, Barnesville, Ohio.
Hendershot, Martha L.
Born Aug. 9, 1912
Died Sept. 1993
Sardis
Kinney, Joseph
Born Sept. 3, 1904
Died Sept. 2,
1993
Woodsfield
Huffman, Ricca E.
Born Jan 12, 1906
Died Sept. 20,
1993
Sardis
Caldwell, Leon
Born Mar 9, 1938
Died Sept. 1993
Woodsfield
1993OOOOO
Marguerite
M. Moore; daug of Ernest and Dorothy Betts Moore; wife of George
Glenn
Moore
Osborne
services
Quaker City-Services have been scheduled
for 1 p.m. Wednesday at
Thorn-Eberle
Funeral Home for Marguerite M. Osborne of 125 Pike St., Quaker
City,
who died Saturday morning (Oct. 6, 1993) at Guernsey Memorial
Hospital.
The Rev. Michael Laing will officiate the
services. Burial will be in
Friends
Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. Tuesday at the funeral
home.
Mrs. Osborne was born in Quaker City,
daughter of the late Ernest and
Dorothy
Betts Moore. She was a graduate from
Quaker City High School and
Washington
Female Seminary, Washington, Pa. She was
a retired bookkeeper
for
Gibson Chevrolet, Quaker City, a member of Quaker city United Methodist
church
and the former Order of Eastern Star in Quaker City.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
George G. Osborne, in 1980.
They
were married in 1941. Also deceased is a brother, John C. Moore.
Mrs. Osborne leaves a son, George Osborne
of Worland, Wyo.; two
sisters,
Pauline Eberle of Quaker City and Mariella Lawrence of Columbus;
two
grandsons, Zachary and Cole Osborne, both of Findlay; a nephew, two
nieces
and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
[Source:
shared by Evelena Brown; not dated]
1993
Huffman, Lorene G.
Born Jan 6, 1916
Died Oct. 14, 1993
Jerusalem
1993
DEATH
Name: Carlos Steed
Source: The Spirit of Democracy
dated: Woodsfield, Ohio, October 1, 1993
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Carlos H. Steed, 86, formerly of
Jerusalem, Ohio, died Wednesday in the Starr Nursing Home, Morristown. He was a
farmer and a member of Somerton Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Hilda W. Steed; his parents, Harper and Minnie Williams Steed; a brother,
Lance.
Surviving are a daughter, Marie
Steed of Jerusalem; a brother, John of Barnesville, Ohio.
Friends were received Thursday at
Campbell-Plumly -Milburn funeral Home, Barnesville, where services will be held
at 1 p.m. Friday. Interment in Somerton Cemetery, Somerton, Ohio.
1993
DEATH
Name: Maywood Lucas
Source: The Spirit of Democracy
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
October 1, 1993
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Maywood Lucas, 89, of
30601 State Route 565, Lower Salem, Ohio died at 5:40 p.m. Monday, September
27, 1993 in the Arbors Nursing Home, Marietta, Ohio.
He was born on February
17, 1904 at Piney Fork, Ohio, Belmont County, a son of the late Albert and
Eunice Baker Lucas.
He was a retired mine
foreman for the Baker and Noon Coal Company, was a trustee of Tabor Ridge
Cemetery Association, Route 1, Summerfield, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle M.
Wright Lucas on December 13, 1986, one son, Mansel Lucas, two stepdaughters,
Martha Stiner and Letha Lumbatis and two
sisters Mozella Bore and Nettie Kemp.
Surviving are one son,
James Lucas of Lower Salem, Ohio, two daughters, Mrs. Andrew (Margaret) Jackson
of Graysville, Ohio, two brothers, Albert Lucas of Wellsburg, West Virginia and
Newell Lucas of Niles, Ohio, 10 grandchildren, several great grandchildren,
several step-grandchildren and several step- great grandchildren.
Friends were received
at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio on Thursday where funeral services
will be held at 2 p.m. Friday with the Reverend Gary Fitzgerald officiating.
Burial will follow in the Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Route 1, Summerfield, Ohio.
1993
Watch for LHS 1957 grad Darlene Blackstone Liston died 10/5/93
DARLENE
R. BLACKSTONE LISTON
Darlene R. Blackstone Liston--54-- of Columbus
died Oct.5,1993 at Riverside Hospital. She was employed with The State of Ohio,
with The Adult Parole Authority.
Surviving
are, husband; Richard , sons;
Michael (Marynelle) Liston; Doug (Connie); daughters: Dianne (Adam), Frix and
Maria Thompson of Columbus. Grandchildren; Jennifer Thompson; David and Mary
Liston. Mother; Mildred Blackstone;
twin brother; Donald (Hazel) Blackstone of Wadsworth; Vernon(Cora) , Franklin
(Wanda), Dale (Hilda) ,
(Francis) and Judy Ault, David (Nicki),
Patrick(Aleta) Blackstone of Monroe County; sister, Mary(John) Sheets.
Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery----Columbus
1993
Donald G. Latta
SOURCE: The
Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio, 21 Nov 1993
Donald
G. Latta, Sr., age 82, of 253 Willow St., East Canton, died Saturday morning [SUBMITTER'S NOTE: Date of death was 20
Nov 1993] in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. He was an East
Canton area resident for the past 30 years. Former Co-Owner and Operator of
Latta Brothers in Robertsville for 25 years. Member of the Christ Presbyterian
Church, Canton, where he had served as a past Deacon; a past member of the East
Canton Lions Club.
Preceded
in death by his wife, Esther E. Latta, who died April 24, 1993.
Survived
by two sons, David of Louisville and Donald, Jr. of Murrysville, PA.; four
grandchildren, Krystal Morrow and Victoria Hummel both of Canton, Sara and Ann
Latta of Murrysville, PA.; three great-grandchildren, Valerie and Dale Morrow,
Dennis Hummel; one sister, Jan Latta of Canton; one brother, Vernon Latta of
Ft. Myers Beach, FL.
Interment
in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday 6 - 9 p.m. in the
Myers-Kreighbaum-Sanders Funeral Home in East Canton; and one hour before
services at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to
the Christ Presbyterian Church, 530 Tuscarawas St. W., Canton, Oh 44702.
1993
Watch for LHS 1935 grad Gerald E. Seebach died 11/9/93
GERALD
" JERR" SEEBACH
Gerald "Jerr'' Seebach--77-- of 102 Adams
Ave., Woodsfield, died Tuesday morning
Nov.9, 1993 at Barnesville Hospital. He was born Sept.5, 1916 at
Lewisville,Oh.(Monroe County), a son of the late Herman and Myrtle Moffat
Seebach.
He was a retired owner/operator of the former
Jerry'sStudio and Camera Shop in Woodsfield. He was a member of St. Pauls
United Church of Christ, Woodsfield; veteran of WWll with the 74th Coast Artillary; Member of the American Leigon
Post No.87, Woodsfield and Member of V.F.W. 5303.

Burial was in Friendship Cemetery in Lewisville,
Ohio.
1993
Obituary: Sat 28 Aug 1971 Jeffersonian
Eberle Funeral Home here has charge of
arrangements for Homer R Rich, 96
Quaker City, R.D. 1.
Mr Rich died Saturday morning August 28, 1971
in Guernsey Memorial Hospital, Cambridge.
He was born May 11, 1875 in Noble County, a
son of the late William and Margaret Miley Rich. His wife, Alice Rich died July 22, 1954.
Mr Rich leaves one daughter, Mrs Ellis (Audry)
Long, Quaker City, R.D. 1,; one son William Rich, Senecaville R.D. 1, and 10
grandchildren.
Winland, Rose B.
Born Feb. 26, 1898
Died
Dec. 1993
Lewisville
1994 OOOOO
Lucille
A. ? Betts, wife of Ralph R. Betts
Lucille
A. Betts
Barnesville-Lucille A. Betts, 89, of
Newark, formerly of Barnesville,
died
Monday afternoon (Jan. 3, 1994) at Newark.
She was born Dec. 26, 1904, in
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Betts was a retired school teacher,
and she was a volunteer at the
Barnesville
Hospital and the Red Cross blood bank.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Ralph R. Betts.
She leaves a son, Robert of Newark; three
grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. Wednesday at the
Campbell-Plumly-Milburn
Funeral Home, Barnesville, where services will be 1
p.m.
Thursday with Rev. Charles Kirkpatrick officiating. Burial will be in
Crestview
Cemetery, Barnesville.
[Source:
shared by Evelena Brown; not dated]
Jan 6, 1994
Janice
Wolfe, wife of William S. Lawrence; sister in law to Mariella M.
Moore
Janice
Wolfe Lawrence
Janice Wolfe Lawrence, 77, 405 W. Poinsettia,
Lakeland, Florida 33803,
died
Thursday, January 6, 1994, in Lakeland.
Born July 7, 1916, in Quaker City, she
came to Lakeland from
Barnesville
46 years ago. She was a homemaker; member of the Alter Guild at
St.
David's Episcopal Church; the Imperial Symphony Guild; the Woman's Club
of
Lakeland, and the Order of the Eastern Star in Ohio. She was a member of
St.
David's Episcopal Church.
She is survived by her husband, William S.
Lawrence, Lakeland, and by
daughter,
Judith Lawrence, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.
Services were held Sunday, January 9, at
St. David's Episcopal Church
in
Lakeland with the Rev. Father James Coleman officiating.
Arrangements were handled by Heath Funeral
Chapel, Lakeland.
[Source:
shared by Evelena Brown, not dated]
1994
Kenny H. Pfalzgraf
Kenny Hubert Pfalzgraf, 86, of Route 1,
Rockport, died Jan. 6, 1994, at
Parkview
Health Care Center, Parkersburg.
He was born in Sallisbury, Wood County, a
son of the late George and Cora B. Cain Pfalzgraf. He was a retired farmer and a Methodist.
Surviving are one sister, Jessie Ludwig of
Rockport; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one brother;
two half-brothers; and five
half-sisters.
Services 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Kimes Funeral
Home, Parkersburg, the Rev. Everett Snyder officiating. Burial Big Tygart Cemetery, Wood County.
Visitation 3-9 p.m. Saturday.
[Source:
Parkersburg News, Parkersburg, West Virginia, Friday, Jan. 7, 1994]
1994
EARL
DEAN PETTY
Earl Dean Petty-60- of 900 Grandview Ave. New
Matamoras died Jan. 9, 1994 in Riveside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was a
superintendent at Consolidated Alumunium, a member of New Matamoras Church of
Christ, and an Army Veteran.
He is survived by his wife , Nancy Snyder
Petty ; a son Phillip D. of New Matamoras; two daughters, Patricia L. Westbrook
and Pam S. Harris both of New Matamoras ; a sister Shirley LeMasters of Reno;
two grandchildren, several neices and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
Lawerence and Nettie Eddy Petty; an infant brother-infant sister.
Burial was in New Matamoras Cemetery
Hickenbottom, Pearl A.
Born Oct. 11, 1908
Died Jan 15, 1994
Jerusalem
Gates, Irene
Born Dec 31, 1917
Died Jan 15, 1994
Clarington
1994
Geldmacher,
Frederick S.
Born
Jan. 5, 1908
Died Jan. 24,
1994 Lewisville
1994
Watch for LHS 1934 grad Dorothy Baker Brubach died 2/22/99
Hehr, Hazel J.
Born June 26, 1910
Died Jan. 26, 1994
Woodsfield
1994X
DEATH
Name: Celestia E. Rubel
Source: Memory card
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Celestia E. Rubel, born
January 1, 1912; death March 1, 1994; services at Watters Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, Ohio on March 5, 1994 at 11 a.m.; officiating Reverend Ed
Thurmond; interment at Oaklawn Cemetery,
Woodsfield, Ohio. (spouse of Okey Rubel)
1994X
DEATH
Name: Ermie Morris
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
March 1994
Collection
of Mary Eva Betts Christman
Ermie Morris, 72, of
32999 Miltonsburg-Calais Road, Woodsfield, died at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 12,
1994 at his home. He was born near Miltonsburg, Ohio on July 2, 1921, a son of
the late Elmer and Sarah Crawford Morris.
Mr. Morris was a
retired employee of the Monroe County Department of Engineers and was a U. S.
Army Veteran of WWII.
Surviving are his wife,
Louise Irene Betts Morris, whom he married on January 6, 1939; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Mrs. David (Sara) Lallathin of Akron, Ohio and Mrs. John (Betty)
Crum of Cardington; four sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Morris and his wife
Dorothy of Barnesville, Ohio, Byron Morris and his wife Myra of Akron, Kenneth
Morris and his wife Linda of Columbus; two sisters, Clara Morris Crawford of
Dover, Ohio and Dorothy Hannahs of Calais, Ohio; three brothers, Jesse Morris
of Wadsworth, Ohio, Dale Morris of Woodsfield and Roger Morris of Piedmont; 11
grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Friends were received
at the Watters Funeral Home, 37501 SR 78 West, Woodsfield where funeral
services were held March 15 at 1 p.m. with Keith Jones officiating. Burial
followed in the Calais cemetery, Calais, with full military services by the
Firestone V. F. W. Post 3383, Akron.
Schumacker, Adeline B.
Born Aug 21, 1917
Died Feb. 1994
Woodsfield
Reed, James L.
Born Nov. 20, 1913
Died Feb. 14, 1994
Lewisville
Hupp, Paul E.
Born Apr 3, 1922
Died Feb. 23, 1994
Beallsville
Higgins, Mary E.
Born Feb. 3, 1904
Died Mar 28, 1994
Woodsfield
Shriver, Laura
Born Mar 23, 1917
Died Mar 1994
Beallsville
Mellott, Roscoe M.
Born Feb. 21, 1908
Died Apr. 1994
Beallsville
Mellott, John W.
Born June 2, 1913
Died Apr 10, 1994
Beallsville
Rosenlieb, E.
Born Mar 14, 1925
Died Apr
18, 1994
Sardis
1994
DEATH
Name: Urban L. Heft, Sr.
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
April 1994
Collection
of Marcella Hoff Weber
Urban L. Heft, Sr., 74,
28924 State Route 78, Lewisville, Ohio, died Thursday, April 21, 1994, at his
home. He was born July 9, 1919 near Lewisville, a son of the late John and
Leona Hoffmeister Heft.
He was a farmer and
construction worker and a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, near
Lewisville.
Surviving are his wife,
Ruby Hercher Heft whom he married on
September 28, 1947; three sons, Urban Lewis, Jr. of London, John Henry of
Lewisville and James David of Pocatello, Idaho; four daughters, Mrs. John
(Linda) Maiberger of Nashville, Tennessee, Mrs. David (Jeanne) Busch and Mary
Ann Heft, both of Columbus, Ohio and Mrs. Warren (Debbie) Bonisch of Fairfax,
Virginia; two brothers, Rolland of Lewisville, and Floyd of Columbus; three
sisters, Beulah Heft of Columbus, Mildred Hulme of San Antonio, Texas and Mrs.
William (Wilda) Bartenschlag of Lewisville; two grandchildren, Katie Mailberger
and Robbie Busch.
Friends were received
at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield where services were held at 1 p.m. April 25
with the Reverend Edward Thurmond officiating. Burial followed in Friendship
Cemetery, Lewisville.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Hospice of Guernsey County, Monroe County Division, P. O.
Box 1537, Cambridge, OH 43725 or to Trinity United Church of Christ, 47345
Lewisville Northern Road, Lewisville, OH 43754.
1994
Watch for LHS faculty- Albert Durose died April 23 1994
1994
PALMER , RALPH
W
Born September 20, 1912
Died April 26, 1994 Beallsville,
1994X
DEATH
Name: Esther C. Claus, nee Christman
Source: Memory card
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Esther C. Claus, born
August 6, 1905; died April 28, 1994; services 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 1994
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home; Minister Reverend Edward Thurmond; interment Middle
Church Cemetery, at St. John s Church, near Lewisville, Ohio.
Thursday, May
5, 1994X
DEATH
Esther Claus
Source: Monroe
Co. Beacon
Esther C. Claus, 88, of Woodsfield Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center, formerly of Route 2, Lewisville, died Thursday,
April 28, 1994 in the Barnesville hospital.
She was born Aug. 6, 1905 in Monroe County the daughter of the late
George L. and Magdalena Matz Christman.
She was a member of the Trinity United
Church of Christ, Lewisville.
Surviving are
her husband, Gilbert of Woodsfield; a son, Alvin of Wooster; two daughters,
Mrs. Roscoe (Virginia) Wilhelm of Lewisville and Mrs. William (Vivian) Paulus
of Woodsfield; a brother Paul Christman of Cambridge; four sisters, Elma
Burkhart, Gertrude Kahrig, Laura Kahrig and Mrs. Wilbert (Beryl) Claus, all of
Lewisville; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by two brothers, Arthur Christman and Clarence Christman.
Friends were received at the Bauer-Turner
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services were held at 1 p.m. April 30, with
Rev. Edward Thurmond officiating. Interment in Middle Church Cemetery, near
Lewisville.
1994 XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Mildred S. Brown
Source: Memory card
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Mildred S. Brown, born
September 29, 1917; departed this life on April 30, 1994; services at
Shafer-Winans Funeral Home, Cortland, Ohio on May 3, 1994 at 2 p.m.; clergyman
officiating was Pastor Ed Smelsor; place of interment was Hillside Cemetery,
Cortland, Ohio.
1994XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Gladys M. Turner, nee Baker
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio May 1994
Collection
of Marcella Hoff Weber
Gladys M. Turner, 94,
Monroe Manor,
Woodsfield, formerly of Graysville, Ohio died Tuesday, May 10, 1994, in
Monroe County Care Center, Woodsfield. She was born June 6, 1899, in Monroe
County, Ohio a daughter of the late Thomas and Mollie Baker.
She was a former Monroe
County Director of Public Welfare and a member of the Woodsfield Church of
Christ, the V. F. W. Auxiliary Woodsfield, American Legion Auxiliary
Woodsfield, Pythian Sisters Lodge Woodsfield, Rebekah Lodge Woodsfield,
Graysville Homemakers Club and Graysville Grange.
Surviving are three
daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Mildred) Fliehman of
Woodsfield, Mrs. John (Jean) Price of Jacksonville, Florida and Mrs. L.
K. (Freda) Walker of Canyon Lake, Texas; a stepson, Eugene Turner of Marietta,
Ohio; a nephew, Warren Eikleberry of
Graysville; several nieces and nephews; eight grandchildren; two step
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her first husband, John Dee Cline; her second husband, Homer Turner; a
brother, James G. Baker; a sister, Beryl Highman.
Friends were received
at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services were held at 1 p.m.
Friday, May 13 with the Reverend Ted Austin officiating. Burial followed in
Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Rush, Sophie
Born Oct. 24, 1912
Died May 8, 1994
Clarington
1994
Watch for LHS 1936 grad Harold Lafferre died 5/15/94
Schwaben, Flo E.
Born Mar 24, 1918
Died June 14, 1994
Sardis
Schumacher, Doris J.
Born
June 2, 1928
Died June 1, 1994
Woodsfield
1994
DEATH
Name: Lawrence Joseph Weisend
Source: Memory card
Issue: June 21, 1994
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Lawrence Joseph Weisend
was born August 14, 1917 and died on June 21, 1994.
Salsbury, Elmer E.
Born Apr 2, 1914
Died June 25,
1994
Woodsfield
Isaly, Harold L.
Born Feb. 22, 1931
Died June 28, 1994
Sardis
Scott, Michael L.
Born Jan 24, 1950
Died July 6, 1994
Lewisville
s
Bolon, Mary E.
Born July 31, 1915
Died July 1994
Woodsfield
Jones, Frances T.
Born Aug 16, 1925
Died July 9, 1994
Woodsfield
Gates, Mae E.
Born Apr 2, 1910
Died July 28,
1994
Sardis
Claus, Mildred G.
Born Nov 10, 1918
Died July 30, 1994
Jerusalem
1994
Watch for LHS 1948 grad Alonzo Gray died 8/4/94
1994X
DEATH
Name: William H. Dennison
Source: The Times Recorder
Issue: Zanesville, Ohio,
August, 1994
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
William H. Dennison,
67, of 45850 Pfalzgraf Ridge Road, Woodsfield,Ohio, died Tuesday, August 9,
1994, at Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born August 17,
1926, in Florida, son of the late Edward and Ida Iolene Rouse Dennison.
He was retired from
Conalco Corporation, Hannibal, Ohio, a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II and a
member of Woodsfield United Methodist Church.
Mr. Dennison was
preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Hunnell Dennison, in September 1988. Also
deceased are two brothers and a sister.
He leaves two sons,
William H. Dennison II and Curtis Dennison, both of Woodsfield; two daughters,
Mrs. Robert (Iolene) Sawyers and Vada Horne, both of Woodsfield; two brothers,
Dewayne Dennison of Akron, Ohio; a sister,
Juanita Wilson of Ft. Myers, Florida; 12 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 7
to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Bauer-turner Funeral Home, where
services will be Friday at 2 p.m.
Burial with Military
rites will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, near Woodsfield.
1994
DEATH
Name: William J. Kilburn
Source: The Times Recorder
Issue: Zanesville, Ohio,
August, 1994
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
William J. Bill
Kilburn, 87, of 11014 Kilburn Lane, died at 5:53 a.m. Wednesday (August 10,
1994) at Guernsey Memorial Hospital. He
was born October 9, 1906, at Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, son of the late
Gus and Mary Kahrig Kilburn.
He retired as
production foreman after 28 years of service with the Coca-Cola Co. and was a
member of Chalfant s Chapel Methodist Church.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Pauline Valentine Kilburn, on February 2, 1979. They were married June 1, 1927. Also deceased are
a daughter, Mrs. Bonnie Hayes, and two sisters, Estella Christman and Lydia Claus.
Mrs. Kilburn leaves
three daughters, Mrs. David (Donna) Campbell, Mrs. Alan (Pat) Rogers and Mrs.
James (Nancy) English, all of Cambridge, Ohio; a brother, Freeman Kilburn of
Lewisville, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Sylvia Armstrong of Alliance, Ohio; a nephew
whom he raised, Arthur Valentine of Byesville, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; a good friend, Opal Tucker of
Canton, Ohio; several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 3
to 9 p.m. Thursday, at Thorn Funeral
Home, where services will be Friday, August 12, at 10 a.m. with the Reverend
Forrest Lamneck officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Chalfant s Chapel Methodist Church.
1994
DEATH
Name: Shirley Feiock, nee Hallberg
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
August 1994
Collection
of Marcella Hoff Weber
Shirley Elaine Hallberg
Feiock, age 73, of 3591 Smith-Kramer Road, N. E., Hartville, died Thursday
afternoon, August 18, 1994, in her residence.
A Hartville resident
for the past 23 years, she was formerly of Alliance, and was a 1938 graduate of
Traverse City High School in Michigan. She was currently a member of Meadowlake
Golf club. She was a former member of Hartville
Garden Club and Welcome Wagon. She was an Army veteran of World War II
and was among the first group of women to serve overseas. She served in the
Mediterranean Theater and was a recipient of the Bronze Star for exceptionally
Meritorious Service.
Survivors include her
husband of 48 years, Charles E. Feiock III; two brothers, Gerald Hallberg of
Midland, Michigan and John Hallberg of Royal Oak, Michigan.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Ed and Florence Clement Hallberg.
Graveside services were
held August 22 at 1 p.m. in Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville, Ohio. Calling
hours were at the Arnold Funeral Home in Hartville.
In lieu of flowers
memorial contributions may be made to Pagasus Farm or the Stark County Humane
Society.
1994
Watch for LHS 1928 grad Lela DeVoe Polen died Aug 30,1994
Highman, Jay R,
Born July 11,
1902
Died Sept. 22, 1994
Beallsville
1994XXXXXXX
Miller, Mary Louise, nee Lendon
Miller,
Mary Louise, 70, died Thursday, October 13, 1994 at home. She was a
member of the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Weirton, WV.
She
was preceded in death by her first husband, Harry Beatty, her second husband,
Kenneth Miller; her parents Leonard and Amanda Bumgardner Lendon.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Joyce) Wallace of Weirton; a sister, Alvaretta
Luyster of St. Clairsville; two grandchildren, Mrs. Roy (Latricia) Alboszta of
Weirton and Robert Wallace II of Glen Dale; three great-grandchildren.
Friends
received 7-9 p.m. Friday at Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, Weirton, where
services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Interment in Chapel Hill Memorial
Garden, Weirton. Eastern Star services at 7:30 p.m. today. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Shriners Burn and Orthopedic Hospitals.
1994
June
Foglesong
June (Betts) Foglesong, 76, of 1350
Edgeworth Ave., well-known area Realtor, died Sunday (Oct. 16, 1994) at
Guernsey Memorial Hospital.
She was born July 27, 1918, at Bethesda,
daughter of the late Richard H. and Margaret Gibson Betts.
Mrs. Foglesong was former co-owner of BJB
Realty and was currently working as a Realtor for BJB. She was a member of First United Methodist
Church, Barnesville, Eastern Star, Ohio Association of Realtors and
Cambridge
Board of Realtors.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
S.L. "Luke" Foglesong, in
1971.
They war married Dec. 28, 1938.
Mrs. Foglesong leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Charles (Susan) Konieczny of Traverse City and Mrs. Ronald (Joan) Brewer of
Hilliard; a brother, Richard "Gibby" Betts of Barnesville; three granddaughters
and four
great-grandchildren.
Friends may cal from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9
p.m. Tuesday at Bundy-Law
Funeral
Home, where services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday with Dr. Terry
Litton officiating. Burial will be in
Friends Cemetery, Quaker City.
[Source:
Shared by Evelena Betts; not dated]
1994
DEATH
Name: Miss Lyria A. DeVoe
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, November, 1994
Collection
of Marcella Hoff Weber
Lyria A. DeVoe, 101, of
Bradenton, Florida died November 27, 1994 in Blake Hospital.
She was born August 8,
1893 on a farm near Lewisville, Ohio. She was the daughter of Allen E. and
Margaret Ann Butt DeVoe, and lived the most of her life in the Lewisville
community. She was a member of Lewisville United Methodist Church, and a 35
year member of Woodsfield Chapter 268 Order of the Eastern Star and former
member of Lewisville Council.
Surviving are a niece,
Shirley DeVoe and a sister-in-law, Mary L. DeVoe, both of Bradenton, Florida,;
two cousins, Zelma Butt Myers of Akron, Ohio and Alice DeVoe Ables of
Jeromesville; and a host of younger DeVoe relatives and friends.
Friends and family were
received and services were held on November 30 at Shannon Funeral Home,
Bradenton, Florida. The Reverend Leslie McRae officiated. Burial was at the
Mansion Memorial Park, Ellenton, Florida.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Order of the Eastern Star or Lewisville United Methodist
Church, Lewisville, Ohio 43754.
Jackson, Carroll L.
Born Aug 28, 1906
Died Oct. 1994
Woodsfield
1994XXXXX
DEATH
Name: James Frank McHugh
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio Thurs., Oct. 20, 1994
Collection
of Marcella Hoff Weber
James Frank McHugh,
105, of Route 1 , New Matamoras , Ohio, died Thursday evening October 13, 1994,
at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
He was born June 16,
1889 in Monroe County, near Graysville, Ohio, a son of the late Lewis and
Maggie Swallow McHugh. He was the oldest living person in Washington and Monroe
County.
He attended Elliott
Business School in Wheeling in his younger days. During his lifetime he was
self-employed and engaged in various occupations including farming,
construction work, timber work, and as a truck driver. He contributed his
longevity to hard work. He was driving truck after he was in his nineties. He
was also a township clerk and a school board member for many years. He was
interested and took an active part in community activities, as long as health
permitted. He helped organize and was a
charter member of Jolly Grange in Brownsville. He was honored in 1993 by County
and local granges as the oldest granger in Ohio. He was a member of the
Greenbrier United Methodist Church.
He is survived by six
children, Helen Drake and husband, Carl of Marietta, Ohio; Ruby Bauman of
Columbus; Beryl Poulton and husband Ralph of Columbus; Margie Olson and husband
Ivan of Durham, North Carolina; Mildred McHugh of the home; Frank McHugh of the
home; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren;
one niece, Lucille Lovett Riley of Mesa, Arizona.
He was preceded in
death by his wife of 59 years, Ina Waife Cline McHugh on January 16, 1970.
Friends were received
October 16 at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home where services were held October 17
with the Reverend Gordon Ferguson officiating. Burial followed in the Oaklawn
Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio.
Kernan, Bertha
Born Nov 3, 1910
Died Oct 15, 1994
Woodsfield
1994
DEATH
Name: Ada M. Root
Source: The Spirit of Democracy
Issue: Woodsfield, OH Mon., 14 Nov. 1994;
Ada M. Root, 69, 7972 Burbank
Road, Wooster, OH, died Thursday, November 10, 1994 at her residence. She
was born in Cameron on September 20, 1925 of John D. Alice Jane Bouchner Henthorn.
She was a past member of the
Cameron Church of Christ.
Preceding her in death beside her
parents was her first husband, James A.
Pittman,
and sister, Sarah Atkinson.
She is survived by her husband,
Charles; two sons, James P. Pittman, Rittman, and Dennis L. Pittman, Wooster,
OH; two grandchildren; and two brothers, Ray
Henthorn,
Shadyside, and Paul Henthorn of Woodsfield.
Friends visited at
Johnston-Schlabach Funeral Home at Shreve, OH on Saturday, Nov. 12, 1994 where
services were held Sunday afternoon with Rev. Ray Headings officiating.
Burial followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Shreve, OH.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Wayne County Hospice, 2330 Cleveland
Road,
Wooster, OH 44691.
Hubbard, William T.
Born June 28, 1950
Died Nov 1994
Sardis
Hughes, Martha E.
Born Nov 24, 1904
Died Nov 30, 1994
Woodsfield
1994
DEATH
Name: Ada Mae Henthorn, Pittman,
Root
Source: The Spirit of Democracy
Woodsfield, OH, Monday, Nov. 14,
1994
Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
Ada
M. Root, 69, 7972 Burbank Road, Wooster, OH, died Thursday, November 10, 1994
at her residence. She was born in Cameron on September 20, 1925, daughter
of John D. and Alice Jane Henthorn. She
was a past member of the Cameron Church of Christ.
Preceding her in death
beside her parents was her first husband, James A. Pittman, and sister, Sarah
Atkinson.
She
is survived by her husband, Charles Root; two sons, James P. Pittman, Rittman,
and Dennis L. Pittman, Wooster, OH; two grandchildren; and two brothers, Ray
Henthorn, Shadyside, and Paul Henthorn of Woodsfield.
Friends
visited at Johnston-Schlabach Funeral Home at Shreve, OH on Saturday, Nov. 12,
1994 where services were held Sunday afternoon with Reverend Ray Headings
officiating. Burial followed in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Shreve, OH.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Wayne County Hospice, 2330 Cleveland Road,
Wooster, OH 44691.
Milhoan, Glenn
L.
Born
Sept. 11, 1911
Died Dec. 13,
1994 Beallsville
Schwall, Opal E.
Born Jan 8, 1923
Died Dec 15, 1994
Woodsfield
1994
DEATH
Name: Regina Smithberger, nee Schumacher
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, December 1994
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Regina C. Smithberger,
77, of 46183 County Road 43, Summerfield, Ohio, died at 8:20 a.m. Friday,
December 16, 1994, at her residence.
Born August 21, 1917,
in Woodsfield, Mrs. Smithberger was a homemaker and member of the St. Michael
Catholic Church, Carisle, Ohio, where she was also a member of the Catholic
Women s Club.
Survivors include her
husband, John C. Smithberger, whom she married January 3, 1946; two daughters,
Teresa Kahrig of Woodsfield and Bertha R. Anderson of Summerfield; two sons,
Louis Smithberger of Summerfield and Paul Smithberger of Dexter City, Ohio; 12
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Louis Edward and Bertha C. Burkhart Schumacher; a son,
George Edward Smithberger; a brother, Bernard Schumacher; and a great-grandson.
Calling hours will be 4
to 9 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 1994, Brubach-Watters Funeral Home, 202 Main
Street, Summerfield, where vigil services will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.] Funeral liturgy with mass will be celebrated
at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 19, 1994, at St. Michael Catholic Church in
Carisle with the Reverend Father Samuel Soprano as celebrant. Burial will be in
St. Sylvester Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Cline, Carrie M.
Born Oct 1, 1908
Died Dec 22, 1994
Woodsfield
Blue, Esther M.
Born Apr 15, 1908
Died Dec
29, 1994
Beallsville
1995
Gail
Lowry
Gail Lowry, 79, of Wintergreen
Road near Old Washington, died Tuesday (Jan. 31, 1995) at Southeastern Ohio
Regional Medical Center. She was born
April 4, 1915, near Salesville, daughter
of the late Cylde and Blance Danford Stallings.
She was a former employee of A&P,
RCA, Lakes Market and Bargain City. She
was a member of Old Washington Presbyterian Church. Preceding her in death was her husband, Guy
Arthur Lowry, in 1977. She leaves a son
and daughter-in-law, William G. and Jean Lowry of Old Washington; a sister,
Mrs. Foster (Ildreth) Hayes of Old Washington; three grandchildren, Timothy,
Steven and Gregory Lowry, all of Old Washington; and four great grandchildren,
Kimmy, Zachary, James and Raine Lowry, all of Old Washington.
Friends may call Thursday at
Bundy-Law Funeral Home, where services will be 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev.
John Arnold officiating. Burial will be
in Guernsey Memory Gardens.
Gehrig, Dale C.
Born Aug. 17, 1909
Died Jan. 2, 1995
Woodsfield
Huffman, May V.
Born Dec 13, 1923
Died Jan 4, 1995
Jerusalem
1995
DEATH
Name: Freeman G. Kilburn
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
January , 1995
Collection
of Marcella Hoff Weber
Freeman G. Kilburn,,
91, of 33720 Fantasy Lane, Lewisville, Ohio died January 8, 1995 at the
Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 1, 1903 in Monroe
County, Ohio a son of the late Gustav and Mary Kahrig Kilburn.
He was a retired
employee of the former Strickling Vault Company, Woodsfield. He was a member of
the Trinity United Church of Christ, Lewisville and also the Trinity United
Church of Christ Men s Brotherhood.
He is survived by four
sons, Ralph Kilburn, of Marana, Arizona, Harold Kilburn, Donald Kilburn, and
Dale Kilburn all of Lewisville; one sister, Sylvia Armstrong, of Beloit; 11
grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Edna Grace Todd Kilburn in 1982, a grandson, Randal Kilburn;
one brother, William Kilburn and two sisters, Estella Christman and Lydia
Claus.
Friends will be
received 3:30 to 9 p.m. January 11 at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield
where services will be held at 1 p.m. January 12, with the
Reverend John Bruce officiating. Interment in the St. John s Middle
Church Cemetery, near Lewisville, Ohio.
1995
DEATH
Name: Willard K. Freitag
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
January 1995
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Willard K. Freitag, 67,
of 48313 State Route 800, Woodsfield, died January 20, 1995 in the St. Joseph s
Hospital in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was born near Woodsfield on August
25, 1927, a son of the late Oscar and Anna Reich Freitag.
He was a retired
carpenter and farmer, and a member of St. Paul s United Church of Christ,
Woodsfield. He was a also a member of the Carpenter s Union Local 3, Wheeling
and was a U. S. Army Veteran.
Surviving are his wife,
Betty McConnell Freitag, whom he married on November 11, 1950; three daughters,
Mrs. Willard (Linda) McConnell, Mrs. Darrell (Debbie) Craig, both of Woodsfield
and Mrs. David (Teresa) Walker of Columbus, Ohio; one son, Ronald Freitag of
Flagstaff, Arizona; two sisters, Mrs. James (Hazel) Hines of Barnesville and
Elizabeth Longfellow of Strasburg; six grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
In addition to his
parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Howard Freitag; one infant
brother, Paul Roger Freitag; and one grandson, Bruce McConnell.
Friends were received
at the Watters Funeral Home, 37501 SR 78 West, Woodsfield January 23. Funeral
services were held January 24 with the Reverend Donald Rock officiating. Burial
followed in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Buckeye Home Health, South Main Street, Woodsfield, OH
43793.
1995
Mary E. Lumbatis Weber
Mary E. Weber went home to be
with the Lord on January 26, 1995, following a lengthy illness. She was born
September 12, 1917, in Lewisville, a daughter of the late Elza and Emma Feiock
Lumbatis. She was a resident of Akron for 45 years.
She was a dedicated homemaker
and active in Christian work, having been director of Children s Church at
Evangel Temple and a founder of its day care center. She was a loving and
caring person, who gave immeasurably of herself to her family.
Surviving are five sons and
daughters-in-law, Donald and Alma of St. Charles, Illinois; David and Jane of
Mogadore; Ray and Patti of Bath; Gregory and Diana of Coventry and Lowell and
Janet of Wadsworth; three sisters, Ruby Lumbatis, Mildred LaDavia and Ruth
Holmer; three brothers, Charles, Lewis and Dale Lumbatis;11 grandchildren and
four great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Lewis; a sister Sylvia Barendt and one brother, Ward Bodie Lumbatis.
Services were held January 30 at
the Billow Fairlawn Chapel, with Rich Weber officiating. Interment at the Northlawn Memorial
Gardens.
Should friends desire, memorials
may be made to Alzheimer s Disease and Related Disorders, 157 W. Cedar Street,
Suite 206, Akron, Ohio 44307.
1995
DEATH
Name: Hazel M. Stimpert, nee Schultheis
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
January 1995
Collection
of Marcella Hoff Weber
Hazel M. Stimpert, 88,
formerly of Barber Ridge Road, Lewisville, Ohio, died January 27, 1995 in the
Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Woodsfield. She was born on
October 9, 1906 at Lewisville, a daughter of the late William and Rena Keylor Schultheis.
She was a homemaker and
a member of the Lewisville United Methodist Church at Lewisville.
Surviving are her
husband, Herman F. Stimpert whom she married on December 10, 1924; one
daughter, Mrs. Charles (Betty) Mahoney
of Woodsfield; one son, William R. Stimpert of Barnesville; and nine
grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Herman Stimpert, Jr., and
Richard Stimpert; three sisters, Lyria Schultheis, Edna May Schultheis and
Latrena Winter; one brother, Floyd
Schultheis.
Friends were received
at the Watters Funeral Home, 37501 SR 78 West, Woodsfield, January 29 with the
Pastor Wayne Teafatiller officiating.
Burial followed in the Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitations Center, c/o Activity
Center, 37390 Airport Road, Woodsfield, OH 43793.
1995
Gail Lowry nee Stalling
Gail
Lowry, 79, of Wintergreen Road near Old Washington, died Tuesday (Jan. 31,
1995) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center. She was born April 4,
1915, near Salesville, daughter of the late Cylde and Blance Danford
Stallings. She was a former employee of A&P, RCA, Lakes Market and
Bargain City. She was a member of Old Washington Presbyterian Church.
Preceding
her in death was her husband, Guy Arthur Lowry, in 1977. She leaves a son
and daughter-in-law, William G. and Jean Lowry of Old Washington; a sister,
Mrs. Foster (Ildreth) Hayes of Old Washington; three grandchildren, Timothy,
Steven and Gregory Lowry, all of Old Washington; and four great grandchildren,
Kimmy, Zachary, James and Raine Lowry, all of Old Washington.
Friends
may call Thursday at Bundy-Law Funeral Home, where services will be 11 a.m.
Friday with the Rev. John Arnold officiating. Burial will be in Guernsey
Memory Gardens.
Winkler, Lorena C.
Born July 26, 1903
Died Feb 9, 1995
Clarington
1995
Lester
D. Stallings
Quaker City _ Services will be 11
a.m. Friday at thorn-Eberle Funeral Home for Lester Daniel Stallings, 80, of
Summit Acres Nursing Home, Caldwell, who died Monday (Feb. 13, 1995) at the
nursing home. The Rev. John Kimbler will
officiate. Military graveside services will
be conducted by the Belmont County Veterans Council in Friends Cemetery.
Friends may call thursday at the
funeral home. Barnesville VFW Post 2792
will have services at 7 p.m. Mr.
Stallings was born Dec. 14, 1914, in Monroe County, son of the late Grover and
Dulcie Danford Stallings. He was a
former driller for Union Rotary in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., and a pumper for
Fayette Drilling at Hillsdale, Mich. He
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, attended Salesville United Methodist
Church, and a member of Barnesville VFW Post 2792 and Eagles Aerie 386,
Cambridge. He was preceded in death by
his first wife, Eleanor Smith Stallings on June 14, 1954, and a son, David Mr. Stallings leaves his wife, Ruby Walters
Stallings of Marietta, whom he married Aug. 17, 1962; a daughter, Mrs. Jack
(Willa Jean) Garringer of Petoskey, Mich.; a stepson, Clyde Hall of Marietta;
two stepdaughters, Mrs. James (Ethelyn) Woodruff of Vincent and Mrs. Greg
(Linda) Jaques of Marshall, Mich.; a brother and sister-in-law, Ellis and Betty
Stallings, of Jonesville, Mich.; 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Saffle, Hazel R.
Born May 22, 1906
Died Feb. 20, 1995
Woodsfield
1995X
DEATHXXXXX
Name: Florence Gertrude Starr, nee Betts
Source: Newspaper clipping, March 1995
Collection
of Mary Eva Betts Christman
Florence Gertrude Starr,
age 78, of Quaker City, Ohio, died Sunday March 5, 1995 at her residence. She
was born April 7, 1916, the daughter of the late Theodore and Saloma (Sally)
Christman Betts.
Retired Lab Technician
with 28 years at the Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio. Attended Fairview
Church of Christ, Fairview, Ohio. Preceded
in death by husband Rodney F. Starr, February 8,1978; son Mark Starr, September
18, 1977; and brothers Benjamin Betts,
1929, and Earl Betts, March 9, 1992. Survived
by sons, Franklin Starr of Bryan, Ohio, Roger Starr of Cambridge, Ohio, Neil
Starr of Columbus, Ohio and David Starr of Casper, Wyoming; brother Robert
Betts of Quaker City, Ohio; sisters, Mrs. Josephine Leach and Mrs. Wanetta
Neuhart, both of Barnesville, Ohio; 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call
Wednesday March 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the
Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home, Quaker City, Ohio, where funeral services
will be held Thursday, March 9, at 1 p.m. with clergyman Evangelist Warren
Lallathin officiating. Burial at Friends
Cemetery, Quaker City, Ohio.
1995X
DEATH
Name: Gilbert J. Claus
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
March 1995
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Gilbert J. Claus, 90,
of Route 2, Lewisville, Ohio, died March 21, 1995 at the Woodsfield Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 6, 1904 in Monroe County, Ohio, a
son of the late Fred Claus and Caroline Haffner Claus.
He was a retired
farmer. He was a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ, Lewisville and
a member of the Trinity Men s Brotherhood.
Surviving are one son,
Alvin Claus, Wooster, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Roscoe (Virginia) Wilhelm,
Lewisville and Mrs. William (Vivian) Paulus, Woodsfield; seven grand- children
and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Esther Christman Claus, April 28, 1994, also three sisters
and five brothers.
Friends were received
March 24 at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services were held
March 25 with the Reverend Richard Wilson officiating. Interment in the St.
John s Cemetery (Middle Church), near
Lewisville.
Hubbard, Wilbur R.
Born Aug 8, 1911
Died Apr 3, 1995
Woodsfield
1995
Watch for LHS 1935 grad Michael Burkhart died 4/19/95
1995
DEATH
Name: John F. Goodhart
Source: The Daily Jeffersonian
Issue: Cambridge, Ohio,
April 1995
Collection
of Mary Eva Betts Christman
John Franklin Goodhart,
85, formerly of 444 N. Fifth St., Cambridge, Ohio, died Sunday, April 23, 1995,
at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center.
He was born September
29, 1909, at Graysville, Ohio, son of the late Wilbert and Mary Louise Rubel
Goodhart.
Mr. Goodhart was a
former owner/operator of a grocery store in Cambridge and a U. S. Navy veteran
of World War II. He was a member of Robert T. Secrest Memorial VFW Post 84, and
Disabled American Veterans, all of Cambridge.
He leaves several
cousins including Mary Christman of Columbus.
Friends may call from 4
to 7 p.m. today at Bundy-Law Funeral Home, where services will be 11 a.m.
Tuesday with evangelist Myron Guiler officiating.
Military graveside
services will be conducted by the Guernsey County Veterans Council in Calais
Cemetery, Calais, Ohio.
1995X
DEATH
Name: Freda Marie Swank
Source: Memory card
Issue: May 12, 1995
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Freda Marie Swank, born
December 7, 1894; died May 12, 1995; services Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home;
clergyman Reverend Michael Laing; interment Friends Cemetery, Quaker City,
Ohio.
Clements, Louise
Born Aug 17, 1939
Died May 15, 1995
Woodsfield
Hudson, Raymond
Born Apr 6, 1917
Died June 9,
1995
Woodsfield
1995XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Florence Sylvia Armstrong
Source: Memory card
Issue: June 28, 1995
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Florence Sylvia
Armstrong, born October 23, 1914; died June 28, 1995; services at 11 .M., June
30, 1995, Walton-Schrader Funeral Home; officiating Reverend Lawrence
Oney; interment at Highland Memorial
Park.
Hooper, Grace M.
Born May 1, 1910
Died July 2, 1995
Woodsfield
Howell, James E.
Born Oct. 21, 1931
Died July 7,
1995
Clarington
1995 XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Joseph S. Brubach
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio,
July 1995
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Joseph S. Brubach, 81,
died July 12, 1995 at Timken Mercy Hospital. He was born in Lewisville, Ohio on
September 5, 1913. He had lived in Akron for many years before moving to
Jackson Township five years ago, where he reside with his eldest son and
family.
He was a veteran having
served in the U. S. Army during World War II in Europe. He was a retired
salesman for Superior, Independent and McKesson Drug companies.
Surviving are three
sons and daughters-in-law, David and Joan, Bruce and Beverly, Joe and Sandi; a
daughter and son-in-law, Maria and Bill Horner; nine grandchildren, Kerry
Scott, Dawn, Kristin, Greg, Bart, Holly, Christa, and Lindsay and also a
great-granddaughter, Evan.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Gladys, in 1983, after 45 years of marriage.
Friends were received
July 14 at Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home, 547 Canton Road, Akron, Ohio. Mass of
Christian Burial was held July 15 at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 2603 Benton
Street, Akron with Father Thomas McGovern officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting
Nurse Service Hospice Program, 1200 McArthur Dr., Akron, OH 44320.
Roth, Wanda L.
Born Oct. 21, 1933
Died July 25, 1995
Woodsfield
1995
Harry Earl Huntsman
Harry
Earl Huntsman,85, Rt.1, Toronto, died Fri. July 28,1995 at St. John's medical
center, Steubenville. He was born March 02, 1910 in Boston, Oh., son of the
late Allen and Melissa Jane Davis Huntsman.
He
was a retired employee of Nelson Tree Service, Dayton, and a member of Toronto
Post 6906.
He
was preceded in death by two sons, Charles H. and Francis M. Huntsman; one
daughter, Martha Howell; three brothers, seven sisters, three grandsons; and
one great-grandson.
Surviving
are his wife, Edna Alma Morris Huntsman; three sons Marvin of Sacramento,
California; Harry (Dyner) Huntsman of Barnesville, Oh and Joseph (Sonny) of
Jonesboro, Ga.; five daughters; Mrs. Clifford (Sylvia) Spencer of Toronto, Oh;
Mrs. Harold (Betty) Baker of Lower Salem, Oh; Mrs. Ray (Thelma) Hicks of
Channelview, TX;
Mrs.
Francis (Edna) Lucas of Bethesda, Oh; and Mrs. James (Janet) Rock of Toronto,
Oh; one sister Mrs. Clarence (Bertha) Morris of Ashland, Oh; 49 grandchildren;
70 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren
Friends
were received at Clarke Funeral Home, Toronto, where services were held Monday
afternoon with Rev. Wayne Hogue officiating. Burial was in Island Creek
Cemetery, Toronto.
1995XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Esther Barr
Source: Memory card
Issue: August 8, 1995
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Esther Barr, born
August 10, 1895; died August 8, 1995; services Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home,
Friday, 1:30 p.m.; clergyman, Reverend Michael Laing; interment Friends
Cemetery, Quaker City, Ohio.
Scott, Thelma
Born May 10, 1907
Died Aug 26, 1995
Lewisville
1995
DEATH
Name: Constance J. Harbaugh
Source: Memory card
Issue: September 6, 1995
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Constance J. Harbaugh,
born July 31, 1933; died September 6, 1995; visitation, Friday, September 8,
1995, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m.; Mass of Christian burial Saturday,
September 9, 1995 - 10 a.m. Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Belle Valley, Ohio;
officiating Reverend Fr. Dale Tornes; interment Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Belle
Valley, Ohio; funeral conducted by McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, Caldwell, Ohio.
1995XXXXX
Bunting, Charles F.
September 7, 1995
Provided by
Betty Lendon Matson
Charles Filbert "Tubby" Bunting
,64, of 300 Pike Street died September 7, 1995 at The Barnesville Hospital. He
was born November 2, 1930 in Morristown, son of the late Elmer K. and Lela B.
Davis Bunting.
He was employed by Belmont County Engineers
and was a former bus driver for Washington Township School District. He was a
member of Barnesville Village Council since 1973 and served as its President
since 1985. He was a Post Commander and a life member of V.F.W. Post 2792 of
Barnesville, past President of Straight Shooters Saddle Club, past President of
Shamrock Saddle Club and a coach of several women's softball teams in The
Barnesville area.
He was also a veteran of The Korean
Conflict, serving as a Corporal in The U.S. Army.
Surviving are his wife, Sara Marie Crooks
Bunting; a daughter, Melodie Hendershot of Barnesville; three brothers, Richard
and David Bunting of Barnesville, and Roger of Beallsville ; four sisters,
Virginia Waggle, Patty Starr, Sandra Reed and Judy Carpenter, all of
Barnesville ; four grandchildren.
Burial was in Crestview Cemetery in
Barnesville,Ohio.
1995
Lester Phillip Kuhn was born on 28
May 1912 in Kuhn, Monroe Co., OH. He died on 21 Sep 1995 in Louisville, Stark,
Ohio.)
Lester P. Kuhn,
age 83, of Louisville, passed away on the evening of September 21, 1995
following a lengthy illness. Lester was born May 28, 1912 in Kuhn, Ohio, the
son of the late John N. Kuhn and Mary (Burkhart) Kuhn. He was a member of St.
Louis Church and a former quality control inspector for the Babcock &
Wilcox co., retiring in 1976. Lester was a member of the Lake P NA Sportsman
Club and an avid hunter, fisherman, and gardener.
Survivors
include his wife, Helen (Schott) of the home, two sons and daughters-in-law,
Gene and Linda Kuhn of Middleburg Heights and Bob and Pam Kuhn of N. Canton; a
sister, Anita Crum of Caldwell; seven grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded
in death by a sister Gertrude, and three brothers, Cornelius, Arthur, and
James.
A Mass of
Christian Burial was celebrated Monday at 10:00 a.m. in St. Louis Catholic
Church in Louisville with Rev. Father Frederick Slaven officiating. Burial was
in the church cemetery. Friends called Sunday evening at the Paquelet-Falk
Funeral Home in Louisville. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial
contributions to the American Cancer Society.
1995
Ellis Stallings
Jonesville, Mich. - Ellis
Stallings, 76, of Brown Rd., Jonesville, Mich., died Wednesday (Sept. 27, 1995)
at the Ann Arbor Venterans Administration Hospital. He was born Jan. 21, 1919, in Salesville, son
of the late Grover and Dulcie Danford Stallings. He retired in 1985 from C. A. Perry Oil
Field, and had formerly worked the oil fields in northern Michigan. He was a veteran with the U. S. Army infantry
during World War II. He attended Moscows
Plains United Methodist Church and was a member of Quincy American Legion Lodge
157 and Hanover-Horton Post 1155 VFW. He
was preceded in death by a daughter, Glenna Terwilliger, in 1987; and a
brother, Lester in February 1995. Mr.
Stallings leaves his wife, Betty Campbell Stallings, whom he married Sept. 18,
1945; three daughters, Darlayne Nead of Castro Valley, Calif., Denise Christy
of Jonesville and Diane McLaren of Brookston, Ind.; a son, William of
Jonesville; and seven grandchildren.
Friends may call Thursday at the Eagle Funeral home, where services will
be 1 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in
Moscow Plains Cemetery.
Bowen, Joseph H.
Born
June 20, 1913
Died
Oct. 13, 1995
Woodsfield
1995
Mary Elizabeth Lendon nee Urwin
Mary Elizabeth
Lendon, 89, Boardman St., Bethesda, died Thurs., Oct. 26, 1995 at Barnesville
Hospital. She was born in Martins Ferry, Sept. 27, 1906, daughter of the late
Clarence and Ivy Mae Anderson Urwin.
She was a
member of Morristown Methodist Church, former Sunday school teacher, member of
United Methodist women, and former 4-h advisor in Morristown.
She was
preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Fisk Lendon, Sr.; two daughters,
Gertrude and Della May; a stepdaughter, Lela Rossini, and three stepbrothers.
Surviving are
three sons, Wilbur F. Lendon of Dresden, James Lendon of Canfield, and George
Lendon of Bethesda; three daughters, Mrs. Dorthea Zupan of Millersburg Heights,
Mrs. Jessie Smyth of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Marte and Marte (Martha) of
Bethesda; two stepsons, Leslie Lendon of Dennison and Earl Lendon of fort
pierce, fla; a stepdaughter, Helen Stewart of Carrolton; two sisters, Mrs.
Mildred Hartfile of Lima and Mrs. Margaret Tucker of Miami, Fla.; two
stepsisters, Mrs. Mae Oktabetz of Bellaire and Mrs. Clara Kotopka of Colerain;
14 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and several step grandchildren.
Friends were received
Friday at Kelly - Kemp Funeral Home, Bethesda, where services were held
Saturday morning with Pastor Jerry Wenger and Rev. Karl Fitch officiating.
Burial was in Belmont Cemetery.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Morristown Mountain Climbers 4-h club, P. O.
Box. 186. Morristown, Ohio
43759.
1995X
Charles D. Piatt
Charles D. Piatt--77-- of 39183 c r 13, Graysville, died at 1:42 p.m. ,
Oct.28,1995 in the University Hospital,Columbus.
He was born at Sycamore Valley on June 7,
1918, a son of the late Thurman G.and Phena Jane Nalley Piatt.
He was a former employee of Republic Steel in
Canton , a farmer and a livestock hauler.
He was also a U.S.Army Veteran of WWll, and a
Protestant by faith.
Surviving are: his wife, Dora Vess Piatt, whom
he married on December 16, 1938; four sons and daughter-in-laws; Denver &
Muriel Piatt of Wooster ; Ronald & Marsha Piatt of Mantua ; Gray & Vivian Piatt and Edwin & Joyce Piatt , all of
Graysville.
Two sisters-Mabel Dillon and Ruth Lisk of Marietta.
Three brothers; Forrest "Ben" and Clarence Emil Piatt, both of
Marietta, and Lester Piatt of Whipple. Eight grandchildren and several
g-grandchildren and gr-gr-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by one son,Denzil Piatt ; four brothers, Carl,Harry, Heber and Roy Loron
Piatt.
Friends were recieved at the Watters Funeral
Home , 37501 SR 78 West., Woodsfield, Oct. 30, where services were held Oct.31,
with Harold Kinnney Jr. officiating. Buriel followed in the Pleasant Ridge
Cemetery, Rt. 1, Graysville, Ohio.
1995
ADA E. FOUST
Ada E. Foust-75- of Canton passed away October
28,1995 in her home. She was born October 13,1920 in Woodsfield, daughter of
the late Freda(Morris) Rubel. She has been a Canton resident since 1953.
Surviving are three daughters and son-in-laws;
Donna and John Phillips of Illinois ; Maxine and Delorias Williamson of Canton;
and James Wissmer ,of Canton. A sister;
Betty McCammon of Woodsfield; 8 grandchildren and 7 gr-gr-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her first husband, Heber O. Ankrom in 1956 and her second husband , Ralph E. Foustas, a
nurses aide at Meadow View Nursing Home in Seville. Surviving in addition to
her husband are a son; Gary of Medina; four brothers; Bob Lendon of Sterling;
Larry Lendon of Congress and John Lendon of Dalton; a sister Dorothy Wilson of
Gnadenhutten ; two step-brothers, Todd and Joe Lendon; Paternal grandmother,
Irene Lendon of Rittman, 13 neices and nephews--6 gr.-neices and nephews.
1995
PALMER, NETTIE
Born December 4, 1904
Died November 1, 1995 Beallsville
Rose, Alice R.
Born Sept. 20,
1922
Died Nov 15, 1995
Sardis
Buxton, Mary B.
Born July 1, 1917
Died Nov
17, 1995
Graysville
1995
DEATH
Name: Shirley
Christman, nee Lunn
Source: The Times Recorder
Zanesville,
Ohio, November 1995
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Shirley J. Christman,
59, of 1360 Ellis Dam Road, Zanesville, died at 6:34 p.m. Saturday, November
18, 1995, at Willow Haven Nursing Home after a short illness.
She was born September
4, 1936, in Zanesville. She was a protestant by faith, an attendant at Soap
Opera Laundromat and a Zanesville area resident most of her life.
Surviving are one son,
Donald E. Christman, Jr. of Nashport; three grandchildren; five sisters, Janet
Taylor of Gratiot, Ohio, Karen Ferry of Zanesville, Judy Denny of Zanesville,
Peggy Houston of Nashport and Mollye Kennedy of Zanesville; and one brother,
Frank Lunn of Zanesville.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Frank and Virginia Harper Lunn; her husband, Donald E.
Christman, Sr., on November 24, 1981; and one daughter, Jill Ann Christman.
Calling hours will be 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Bryan Funeral Home, 2318 Maple Avenue,
Zanesville.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Tuesday, November 21, 1995, at the funeral home with the Reverend William
Kelley of Faith United Methodist Church
officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hospice Care of Bethesda Hospital or Willow Haven Nursing Home.
Smith, Timothy G.
Born Mar 24, 1962
Died Nov 25, 1995
Clarington
Heimbrod, Elizabeth
Born Jan. 28, 1911
Died Dec. 1995
Clarington
Rose,
Margaret J.
Born Feb. 26, 1919
Died Dec 1995
Beallsville
Cline, Helena M.
Born Feb
22, 1935
Died Dec
1, 1995
Woodsfield
Rothacher, Lottie L.
Born Mar 19, 1907
Died Dec 2, 1995
Sardis
1995
Charles H. Lumbatis
Charles H. Lumbatis, 88, of 3302
Grandbeary Drive, Dotham, Alabama (formerly of Lewisville, Ohio) died December
17, 1995, in the Ozark Nursing Facility at Ozark, Alabama.
He was born at Lewisville, on August
29, 1907, a son of the late Elza and Emma Feiock Lumbatis.
Lumbatis was a retired master
mechanic for the Ohio Operating Engineers, Local 18.
Surviving are his wife, Fern Medley
Lumbatis whom he married on September 1, 1934; two sons, Charles Lumbatis of
Dotham, Alabama, and Brian Lumbatis, of Newville, Alabama; one daughter Judy
Lewis, of Ozark, Alabama; three sisters, Ruby Lumbatis of Paradise, California,
Ruthena Holmer of Barberton, and Mildred LaDavia of Witchita, Kansas; two
brothers, Dale Fuzz Lumbatis, of Lewisville, and Lewis Hoss Lumbatis, of
carrollton, Ohio; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by two sisters, Sylvia Barendt and Mary Weber; one brother,
Ward Bodie Lumbatis.
There were no visitation. Private
graveside services will be held at Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
Arrangements by Watters Funeral
Home, 37501 SR 78 West, Woodsfield.
Smith, W. E.
Born Oct 13, 1902
Died Dec
30, 1995
Lewisville
1996
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1996
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Clauss, Robert G.
Born May 18, 1919
Died Feb 5, 1996
Jerusalem
1996
LINDENMEYER, Carl V.
Source:
"Martins Ferry Times Leader"
Carl V.
Lindenmeyer, 69, 831 Twp. Td. 974, Nankin died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1996 at his
home. He was born Sept. 10, 1926 in Cameron, a son of the late Walter and Vesta
Steiger Lindenmeyer. He was an enployee of F.E. Myers. a member of Myers
Quarter Century Club and Fraternal Order of Eagles of Ashland. Surviving are
his wife, Vata Howell Lindenmeyer; a daughter Mrs. Stanley (Bonnie) Bright of
Loudonville; a son Harold of Shreve; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a
brother, Steven of Woodsfield. Friends will be recieved at the Heyl Funeral
Home, 227 Broad St., Ashland, today, 7 to 9p.m., where services will be held
Saturday at 2p.m., with the Rev. John Ballinger officiating. Burial follows in
the Nankin Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North
Central Ohio.
Ricer, James F.
Born May 21, 1917
Died Feb. 15, 1996
Woodsfield
Rice, Charles R.
Born Nov. 2, 1910
Died Feb. 22, 1996
Beallsville
1996
DEATH
Name: Edwin
Sammet
Source: Newspaper clipping
Issue: March 1996
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Edwin J. Sammet, age
72, of North Canton, Ohio died Sunday, March
3, 1996 in Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. He was an
Army Air Corp. veteran of World War II retiring from North Canton City Schools.
Survived by his wife, Wilma of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Debra and
Jeff Reed of Norwalk, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Dwight and Claudia Sammet
of North Canton; four grandchildren; sister, Bette Sammet of Columbus, Ohio;
and brother, Robert of North Canton. Private family services will be held
Tuesday, March 3, 1996 at 11 a.m. in the Karlo & Sons Funeral Home with
Reverend Thomas C. Smith officiating. Final resting place is Forest Hill
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lake
Township, EMS, PO box 974, Hartville, OH
44632. Karlo & Sons, 499-6207.
Graham, Arlie E.
Born
Feb. 26, 1916
Died Feb. 12,
1996 Jerusalem
Meyer, Margaret C.
Born Nov.
20, 1924
Died Feb. 1996 Beallsville
Winland, Tillie E.
Born Apr. 24, 1902
Died Feb. 6, 1996
Lewisville
Miller, Floyd H.
Born May
28, 1909
Died Mar. 1,
1996 Sycamore Valley
1996
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Harry K. Schaub
Harry K. Schaub ,74, of 37264 Maple Street, Sardis
died March 4, 1996 in The Wetzel County Hospital, New Martinsville.
He was born October 4, 1921 at Sardis, a son of
Charles S. and Ella P. Fisher Schaub.
He was a retired employee of the Broughton Dairy, of
The Consolidated Aluminum Corp., Hannibal and a farmer.
He was a member of The Sardis United Methodist Church
, Sardis, and of Clarington Lodge #597 F & AM , Clarington, and U.S.M.A., Local #5760, Sardis.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ernest J.(Barbara June)
Thode, Marietta; one grandson, John Christopher Thode, Columbus; one
niece,Bonnie Beaver; one nephew, Timothy Beaver.
Burial was in Sardis Cemetery, Sardis, Ohio.
Huffman, Mary L.
Born June 5, 1923
Died Mar 15, 1996
Lewisville
1996X
DEATH
Name: Rosanna
Josie Leach
Source: Memory
card
Collection of
Beryl Christman Claus
Rosanna Leach, born February 24,
1902; died April 14, 1996; services Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home, Wednesday, 1
p.m.; interment Calais Cemetery, near Calais, Ohio; clergyman, Evangelist
Herman Giesey.
1996
Wright,
Florence Marie Wright (nee Ludwig)
Source: Newspaper clipping, Belmont County Ohio, March
1996
Florence Marie Wright, 87, Sand Hill Road,
Bellaire, died Saturday, March 23, 1996 at City Hospital, Bellaire. She was
born Aug. 6, 1908, in Woodsfield, a daughter of the late William and Ella
McMahon Ludwig.
She was a member of the Church of Christ of
Bellaire.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Kermit Wright; four sisters, Grace McFarland, Clara
Bandi, Mary Martin, and Elsie Aleman.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary Scott of
Bellaire; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday, at Bauknecht Funeral Home, Bellaire, where services will be held at 10
a.m. Tuesday, with John Hamilton officiating. Burial follows in Goudy Cemetery,
near Woodsfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Church of Christ or the Goudy Cemetery Assn.
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Bowen, John D.
Born July 6, 1933
Died May 4, 1996
Sardis
Wohnhas, Albert
Born
Aug. 14, 1905
Died May 14,
1996 Woodsfield
Gorby, Kenneth
H.
Born
Aug. 5, 1942
Died May 2,
1996 Clarington
Smith, Shirley M.
Born Sept. 12, 1929
Died May 1996
Hannibal
Clline, Estle M.
Born Oct 19, 1911
Died May 1996
Sardis
Kinney, Charles A.
Born Dec
9, 1934
Died May 10, 1996
Beallsville
1996
PANDZIK, JOSEPH
Born May 26, 1914
Died May 19, 1996 Beallsville
Hendershot, Mary E.
Born June 14, 1913
Died May 1996
Jerusalem
1996OOOOO
Lester Betts,
son of David and Gail Clucus Betts
Betts services
Middlefield-Srvices were May 26 at
Middlefield First United Methodist
Church for
Lester Betts, who died May 22, 1996, at Geauga Memorial Hospital, Chardon.
The Rev. Jack Schierloh officiated.
He was born July 8, 1923, in Batesville,
son of David and Gail Clucus Betts. He
graduated from Beaver Rural High School with a perfect attendance
record for the
entire 12 years.
He started driving a truck soon after
graduation in 1940 and soon built his own trucking business. He retired in 1985 and moved to Middlefield
in 1990, but spent his winters in Florida.
He was a World War II veteran with the
419th Engineers Division and
served in
Europe. Hew as a 32nd-degree Mason and
past master of the local chapter of Quaker City. He belonged to the Aladdin Shrine of
Columbus, the Barnesville Eastern Star, past president of Pennyroyal Ruritan
Club, Middlefield Kiwanis Club, the Elks Club, Lehigh Acres in Florida, and a
member of the First United Methodist Church, Middlefield.
He was preceded in death by a son, Allan
Betts; two brothers, Marion and Chester Betts; and a sister, Ruth Doyle.
Mr. Betts leaves his wife, Marie Betts,
who he married May 8, 1953; a
daughter,
Julee; five grandsons; a great-grandson; cousins, in-laws, and
friends.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Haitian Children's Relief
Fund, c/o First
United Methodist Church, 14999 S. State St., Middlefield, OH 44062.
[Source: shared
by Evelena Brown, not dated]
1996XXXXXx
DEATH
Name: Ervin F.
Miller
Source: Memory card
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Ervin F. Miller, born December 12,
1908; died May 29, 1996; services, Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home on Friday, 1 p.m.;
interment, Friends Cemetery, Quaker City, Ohio; clergyman, Reverend Michael
Laing.
Rosenlieb, Ima C.
Born Apr 22, 1909
Died June 11, 1996
Sardis
Hoke, B. A.
Born July 28,
1948
Died June 15,
1996
Woodsfield
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Hvizdzak, Mike M.
Born Jan 17, 1919
Died July 3, 1996
Clarington
Friday, Ruby Pearl Friday (nee Bennett)
Source:
Newspaper clipping, Monroe County Ohio,
August 1996
Ruby
Pearl Friday, 85, 52352 TH 638, Jerusalem, died Tuesday July 30, 1996 in the
Barnesville Hospital.
She was
born March 28, 1911 in Jerusalem, a daughter of the late Benoni and Mary Rice
Bennett. She was a member of the Church of Christ, Jerusalem.
In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold
H. Friday; an infant daughter, Donna Pearl; a brother, Cecil Bennett; several
half brothers and sisters.
Surviving are two sons, Marvin of Jerusalem and Steve of Woodsfield; five
daughters, Mrs. Walter (Mary Kay) Cook of Barnesville, Mrs. James (Sue) Callow
and Beverly Friday, both of Jerusalem, Nancy Moose of Portland and Mrs. David
(Rhonda) Boughner of Beallsville; sixteen grandchildren; eight great
grandchildren; two nephews, Robert Bennett of Rochelle, IL and Howard Landefeld
of Woodsfield; a niece, Phyllis Shreve of Woodsfield.
Friends
were received at the Harper Funeral Home, Beallsville, on Thursday August 1,
where services were held on Friday August 2, with Minister Jack Turner and
Evangelist Keith Ball officiating. Interment followed in Jerusalem Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 225 Exchange St.,
Akron, OH 44302.
Wise, Asa A.
Born June 6, 1921
Died Dec.
28, 1996
Woodsfield
Brague, Edna M.
Born
July 31, 1903
Died May
20, 1997
Woodsfield
Hogue, Norman G.
Born Sept. 22, 1920
Died Mar 25, 1997
Woodsfield
Hines, Clifford
Born May 21, 1904
Died Apr 2, 1997
Lewisville
Jones, Erma M.
Born Apr
30, 1929
Died Apr 29, 1996
Woodsfield
Witten, John G.
Born
Oct. 10, 1922
Died May 27,
1996 Sardis
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Friday, Ruby Pearl (nee Bennett)
Source:
Newspaper clipping, Monroe County Ohio, August 1996
Ruby
Pearl Friday, 85, 52352 TH 638, Jerusalem, died Tuesday July 30, 1996 in the
Barnesville Hospital.
She was
born March 28, 1911 in Jerusalem, a daughter of the late Benoni and Mary Rice
Bennett. She was a member of the Church of Christ, Jerusalem.
In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold
H. Friday; an infant daughter, Donna Pearl; a brother, Cecil Bennett; several
half brothers and sisters.
Surviving are two sons, Marvin of Jerusalem and Steve of Woodsfield; five
daughters, Mrs. Walter (Mary Kay) Cook of Barnesville, Mrs. James (Sue) Callow
and Beverly Friday, both of Jerusalem, Nancy Moose of Portland and Mrs. David
(Rhonda) Boughner of Beallsville; sixteen grandchildren; eight great
grandchildren; two nephews, Robert Bennett of Rochelle, IL and Howard Landefeld
of Woodsfield; a niece, Phyllis Shreve of Woodsfield.
Friends
were received at the Harper Funeral Home, Beallsville, on Thursday August 1,
where services were held on Friday August 2, with Minister Jack Turner and
Evangelist Keith Ball officiating. Interment followed in Jerusalem Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 225 Exchange St.,
Akron, OH 44302.
Riser, Marie E.
Born Mar 16, 1911
Died Aug 30, 1996
Jerusalem
Schwall, Roy W.
Born Sept. 5, 1917
Died Sept. 4, 1996
Beallsville
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DEATH
Name: Wanetta
Neuhart, nee Betts
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, September 1996
Collection of Mary Eva Betts Christman
Wanetta Neuhart, 90, of Barnesville
Manor Apartments, died September 17, 1996, in Barnesville Hospital,
Barnesville, Ohio.
She was born May 10, 1906, daughter
of Theodore and Saloma (Sally) Betts.
Surviving are a brother Robert
Betts, Calais, Ohio; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
first husband, Barnhart K. Stephen; her second husband, Frank Neuhart; a son,
James R. Stephen, November 8, 1986; her
parents, Theodore M. Betts, April 1959 and Saloma (Sally) Christman Betts,
April 28, 1939; two brothers, Earl E. Betts, March 9, 1992 and Benjamin Betts,
1929; two sisters, Florence Betts Starr, and Josie Betts Leach.
Friends
were received September 19 at Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home, Quaker City, Ohio,
where services were held Friday September 20, 10:30 a.m. Interment in Calais Cemetery, Calais, Ohio;
clergy Evang. Herman Giesey and Evangelist Woody Biggs; arrangements by Thorn
Funeral Home, September 20, 1996.
Robinson, Mabel
J.
Born Aug 5, 1912
Died Sept. 2, 1996
Woodsfield
Scott, Raymond M.
Born Feb. 20, 1936
Died Sept. 12, 1996
Graysville
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Mildred E. Blackstone, nee Zwick
Mildred Eugenia
Blackstone, 83, Hillcrest Manor, Lewisville, died September 26, 1996, at
Wheeling Hospital, Medical Park. She was born at Lewisville, January 27, 1913,
a daughter of the late Joseph Frank and Ida Mary (Dick) Zwick. She was a
member of St. Joseph Catholic Church (Burkart) near Lewisville, where she was a
member of the Catholic Women's Club and the Altar Society.
In addition to
her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John L. Blackstone. They
were married on January 31, 1933. She was also preceded in death by a son
Virgil Joseph Blackstone and a daughter, Darlene Regina Liston.
Surviving are a
daughter, Mrs. John (Mary) Sheets of Columbus; seven sons, Vernon J(Cora),
Frank (Wanda), Dale (Hilda), Francis (Judy), David (Nicki), Patrick (Aleta) all
of Lewisville, Donald (Hazel) of Wadsworth; a brother, Leander Zwick of
Lewisville; 41 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be
received at Watters Funeral Home, 37501 Ohio 78 West, Woodsfield, 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. today and on Saturday, from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Funeral liturgy
with Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church (Burkart)
near Lewisville, with the Revs. Fred Kihm and Samuel R. Soprano officiating.
Burial follows in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lewisville. Vigil services
will be at 7:30 p.m. today.
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DEATH
Name: Myra J.
Morris, nee Claus
Source: Newspaper clipping
Issue: October
1996
Collection of Mary Eva Betts Christman
Myra J. Claus Morris, 49, 1580
Redwood Ave., Akron, Ohio, died on October 30, 1996 of a brief illness.
She was born in Jerusalem, Ohio a
daughter of the late Lewis Claus and Grace Hayes Claus, Barnesville, Ohio. She
was married to Byron Barney Lee Morris July 15, 1967, formerly of Monroe
County, Ohio. She was a beautician at Style Fair Beauty Salon, Akron for 29
years. She was a member and past president of Firestone V. F. W. Ladies Auxiliary, a daughter, Brigette Morris
and her fiance, Brian K. Spidle, Green; two sisters, Mrs. Floyd (Linda)
Crawford, Reynoldsburg, Ohio and Darlene Smith, Barnesville.
Friends and family were received
October 31 at Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Funeral Home, Akron, where services were
held November 1, with the Reverend Cliff Garris officiating. Interment in Rose
Hill Burial park.
1996XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Ronald
Ault
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Thurs., Oct. 31, 1996
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Ronald Ault, 82, Canton, passed away
in Columbus Mercy Medical Center, October 22, 1996. He was born in New
Straightsville, Ohio, the son of the late John and Carrie Ault. He was a
World War II veteran, a life member of
the VFW Post 3663, Buckhannon, West
Virginia, and Church of Christ of Louisville, Ohio.
He is survived by four daughters,
Janet Haslem, Clarington, Ohio, Shirley Pealer, Woodsfield, Judy Blackstone,
Lewisville, and Charlotte Ault, St. Clairsville, Ohio; two stepsons, Darrel
Gates, Florida and Raymond Gates, Canton, Ohio; three stepdaughters, Sara
Blackledge, Massillon, Ohio, Beulah Wolf, North Canton, Ohio, and Bernadine
Blile, Louisville.
He was preceded in death by his
wife, Priscilla Mae, December 22, 1994; one son, Ronald L.; stepchildren, Donna
Jean Mills, Marvin Wayne Gates.
Services were held October 26 in the
Earl B. Jack Funeral Home. Burial in Sunset Hills Cemetery. Friends were received
October 26.
1996
DEATH
Name: Patricia J.
Hoff, nee Wine
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 31, 1996
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Patricia J. Hoff, age 48, of 114 So.
Paul St., Woodsfield, died October 23, 1996 at the Barnesville Hospital,
Barnesville, Ohio. She was born in Monroe County, Ohio, July 21, 1948, a
daughter of Leonard Wine, Woodsfield and the late Fern Marie Baker Wine.
She was a member of the Goudy Church
of Christ near Woodsfield.
In addition to her father, she is
survived by her husband, David Hoff, West Salem, Ohio; two daughters, Regina
Cheatham, Tupelo, Mississippi; Heather McQueary, Woodsfield; four brothers,
Donald Wine, Woodsfield, Daniel Wine, Woodsfield; six sisters, Bonnie Matheney,
Clay County, West Virginia, Brenda Mann, Cambridge, Ohio, Denise Wine, Debbie
Wine, Delores Wine, and Doris Wine, all
of Woodsfield; one grandson, Mark Hoff.
She was preceded in death by her
mother, Fern Marie Baker Wine and one sister, Linda Sue Wine.
Friends were received October 25 at
the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services were held October 26
with Minister Todd Allen officiating. Interment in the Goudy Cemetery, near
Woodsfield.
Reese, Chester P.
Born May 24, 1916
Died Nov. 12, 1996
Sardis
Riggenbach, Harold J.
Born Apr. 5, 1925
Died Nov 24, 1996
Sardis
1996
FAYE COLVIN
Faye Colvin--83-- of 38851 S.R. 800, Antioch,
died November 20,1996 at University Hospital, Columbus,Ohio. She was born April
8,1913 in Monroe County, a daughter of the late John and Sarah Kaiser Thomas.
She was a member of The Plainview Church of
Christ , The Midway Senior Citizens, Antioch Homemakers and The Antioch Fire
Department Auxillary.
She is survived by her husband of 66
years,Victor Colvin,Antioch; two sons; Warren(Pete) Colvin of Newark, Rick
Colvin of Antioch ; two daughters, Elva Jean Lohri,Akron , Karen McVay of
Belpre; one sister Mary Curry, Bridgeport; 12 grandchildren, 13
gr-grandchildren and 2 gr-gr-grandchildren. Also several neices and nephews.
Friends were recieved Nov.23 at Bauer and
Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services were held Nov.24, with Min.
John Hamilton officiating. Interment is in Plainview Cemetery near Woodsfield.
1996
Christy, Ruth H.
Born Jan 28, 1911
Died Nov 30, 1996
Woodsfield
Reef, Homer S.
Born May 30, 1906
Died Dec. 2, 1996
Sardis
Hickenbottom, Otis V.
Born May 28, 1908
Died Dec 2, 1996
Woodsfield
Reischman, Lucille G.
Born July 30, 1910
Died Dec. 9, 1996
Jerusalem
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Nancy J. Crum, nee Mercer
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, December 15, 1996
Nancy J. Crum, 60, of 35626 Harper Ridge Road, Jerusalem, Ohio died
December 15,
1996, in Druid City Hospital, Northport, Alabama. She was born April 22, 1936,
in Calais, Ohio, a daughter of the late James and Ocie Carpenter Mercer.
She was a member of the Jerusalem United Methodist Church and Order of Eastern
Star Chapter 24, Beallsville, Ohio. She was a retired dietary supervisor at
American/Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Surviving are her husband, Clayton, whom she married on May 22,1954; four sons,
Reggie and Marlene, of Cottondale, Alabama, Brent and Pat, and Shawn, all of
Jerusalem, Brian Buck and Sharon, of Woodsfield; a daughter, Mrs. Tod
(Thalia) Kahrig, of Woodsfield; one brother, James Mercer, of Jerusalem and
three sisters, Lodena Christman, Mrs. Bert (Emma) Bates, and Ocie McFrederick,
all of Jerusalem; and 10 grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter,
Tama Lodena; three brothers, Donald, Joseph, and Ellis Mercer; four sisters,
Betty Mercer, Bonnie Egger, Opal Mercer and Martha Lou Betts.
Friends were received December 19 at the Harper Funeral Home, Beallsville,
where services were held December 20, with the Reverend Richard Wilson
officiating. Interment followed in Beallsville Cemetery. Eastern Star services
were held December 19 at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sunsbury Lodge 362 Building Fund c/o Bill
Davis, 54190 New Castle-Beallsville Road, Beallsville, OH 43716.
1996
Carl E. Jackson, 83, of 45620 TR 272, Lewisville,
died Dec. 18, 1996, in Selby General
Hospital, Marietta. He was born at Antioch, May 6, 1913, a son of the
late Alva Jackson and Charlotte Brown Jackson.
He was a retired employee of the Ohio Department of Transportation, Monroe
County Division, a member of the Buchannan Presbyterian Church, Lewisville, a
50 year member of the Masonic Lodge # 186, Woodsfield.
Surviving are his wife, Wilene Young Jackson, of Lewisville; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Gary Allan and Susan Jackson, of Wilson, and Kenneth Carl and
Pam Jackson, Louisville, Ky.; a sister, Gladys Lude, of Moundsville; five
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Edward Jackson;
a daughter, Lois Jackson; four brothers, Jesse, Lawrence, Donavan, and Oliver
Jackson; a sister, Lelia Tubaugh.
Friends were received Dec. 20. at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where
services were held Dec. 21, with Rev. Colleen Finlay officiating.
Interment in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield. Masonic Lodge services were
held Dec.
20.
Kimberley, Kenneth C.
Woodsfield
Born Jan 12, 1934
Died Dec 22, 1996
Smith, Lloyd P.
Born June 12, 1909
Died Dec 28, 1996
Woodsfield
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Olive Blanche
Mobberly, nee Smith
Source:
Monroe County Beacon December 26, 1996
Olive Blanche Mobberly, 94, formerly of 225 1/2 Wooster St., Lodi, and Monroe
County, died at 8:05 p.m., Sept. 17, 1996 in the Meadowview Care Center,
Seville.
She was born at Lewisville, Sept. 15, 1902, a daughter of the late John and
Susan Sloan Smith.
She was a home maker and a member of the Medina Church of Christ at Medina.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Wilbert (Beryl) Morrison, Lodi, Mrs. John
(June) Hester, Seville, and Mrs. Rolland (Mona) Bigley, Medina; seven
grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Amos
Mobberly on Aug. 13, 1979; two brothers, Forrest Smith and Raymnond Smith;
three sisters, Florence Powell, Estella Kochler and Edna House; one
half-sister, Etta Wittenbrook; two half-brothers, Jay Devore and Delbert
Devore; one granddaughter, Charlene Morrison.
Friends were received at Watters Funeral Home Sept. 20. Friends were received
until time of services on Sept. 21, at the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ near
Graysville. Burial followed in the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Rt. 1,
Graysville.
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1949 grad Anna Snyder Snodgrass died in 1997
1997
DEATHXXXXX
Name: Jessie
Beatrice Betts, nee Wehr
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, January 2, 1997
Collection of Mary Eva Betts Christman
Jessie Beatrice Betts, 81,
Barnesville Health Care Center, died December 28, 1996 at the center. She was
born August 25, 1915, at Calais, Ohio, the daughter of the late Crumley Doster
Wehr and Maude Starr Wehr.
She was a member of the Boston
Church of Christ.
Surviving are three sons,
Richard Lewis Betts, Malaga, Ohio,
Robert Allen Betts, Jerusalem, Ohio. Kenneth Edward Betts, West Virginia; two daughters,
Eva Jean Sampson, Belmont, Ohio, Sheryl Ann Pierce, Jerusalem; a brother,
Carroll Wehr, Canton, Ohio; a sister, Ellen Back, Zanesville; 12 grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, Earl E. Betts, March 9, 1992; a brother,
Eberts Wehr; a sister, Verna Carpenter.
Friends were received December 30 at
Campbell-Plumly-Milburn Funeral Home, Barnesville where funeral services were
held 2 p.m. December 31, with Evangelist Lance Lindenberger officiating. Burial
in Calais Cemetery, Calais, Ohio.
1997
MILDRED M.
POWELL
Mildred M. Powell--88-- of Willow Haven
Nursing Home, Zanesville,Ohio--formerly of Summerfield,Ohio, died January
28,1997, at the nursing home. She was born on February 12,1908, a daughter of
the late John and O'Dessie Morris Farnsworth.
She was a homemaker and had lived most of her
life in Monroe and Noble Counties. She was also a protestant by faith.
Surviving are two daughters; Mrs. Leo (Hazel)
Cornell of Zanesville and Mrs. Roger (Marcella) Briggs of Woodsfield; two
sons Joe Powell and his wife Gloria of
Zanesville and Hugh Powell of Quaker City; two daughter-in-laws, Betty Powell
of Canton; three sisters, Mrs. Emmett (Louella) Markley of Canton, Evelyn Price
of Massilon and Gladys Brownfield of East Sparta.;one brother--Virgil
"Bus" Farnsworth of Inman, South Carolina. 33 grandchildren--61
gr-grandchildren and several neices and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Howard " Tink" Powell; five sons, Lloyd,
Denver, Larry, Leo and Stanley Powell; two daughters; Bertha Curutu and Darlene
Powell; one foster son, Harold Berghy; two brothers, Stanley and Hobert
Farnesworth; one sister, Clarice Brownfield, two gr-grandsons, one
gr-granddaughter.
Friends were recieved at The Brubach-Watters
Funeral Home, Summerfield, January31, where funeral services were held February
1st. Burial followed in the Calais Cemetery---Calais,Ohio
1997
DEATH
Name: Rolland J.
Heft
Source: Memory card
Issue: January
11, 1997
Collection of Beryl
Christman Claus
Rolland J. Heft, born March 11,
1917; died January 11, 1997, Lewisville; services, Watters Funeral Home,
Woodsfield, Ohio on Tuesday, January 14,
1997 at 1 p.m.; officiating, Reverend Marcia B. Werntz; interment at St. John s
Cemetery, near Lewisville, Ohio.
1997
DEATH
Name: Lloyd
Virgil Bud LaCroix
Source: Memory card
Issue: January
19, 1997
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Lloyd Virgil Bud LaCroix, born
October 14, 1916; died January 19, 1997; services at Thorn Funeral Home on
Wednesday, 1 p.m.; interment in Guernsey Memory Gardens; clergy Reverend James
Lee.
Carpenter, Celia A.
Born July 3, 1904
Died Jan 4, 1997
Lewisville
Kindelberger, Gladys C.
Born Feb 15, 1899
Died Jan 21, 1997
Clarington
1997
Caldwell,
Vivian
b: October 5,
1912
d: January 27,
1997
residence:
Woodsfield
Meyer, Jeanne L.
Born
July 24, 1957
Died Jan. 22,
1997 Clarington
1997
DEATH
Name: John L. Frank
Source: Memory card
Issue: February
9, 1997
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
John L. Frank, born December 6,
1940; died February 9, 1997; services at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio
on Wednesday, February 12, 1997 at 11 a.m.; officiating Keith Jones; interment
Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville, Ohio.
John L. Frank,
56, of 302 South Sycamore St., Woodsfield, formerly of Rt. 6, Caldwell, died
Feb. 9, 1997, at his home. He was born near Lewisville, on Dec. 6, 1940,
a son of Ethel Kenney Frank, and the late Osal Frank. He was a former
construction worker and coal miner and had attended the Stafford Church of
Christ, Stafford.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Grethel Snyder Frank,
whom he married Dec. 6, 1958; four brothers, Forrest O. "Frosty"
Frank, Woodsfield; James E. Frank, of Woodsfield; Eugene A. Frank, of Newport;
and Oscar E. Frank, of Lewisville; one sister Rose Ann Agee, of Lilburn,
Georgia; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends were received Feb. 11 at the Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where
funeral services were held Feb. 12, with Keith Jones officiating. Burial
followed in Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Woodsfield Emergency Squad, 615 South
Fourth St., Woodsfield, Ohio 43793.
Robbins, James W. , Jr.
Born Dec 5, 1930
Died Feb. 15, 1997
Graysville
1997
Donetta Shepard
Donetta
Shepard, 60, of Waco, Texas, formerly of Lewisville, died Feb.18, 1997 at a
local hospital. She was born Nov. 20, 1936 in Marietta, the daughter of
Irene Young and the late Ward Young. She married Samuel Shepard, Aug. 15,
1960. She taught chemistry and physics at Reicher Catholic School for the last
eight years. She also coached the academic challenge team and was chairperson
of the science department at Reicher.
In addition to
her mother and husband, she is survived by three daughters, Connie Gause,
Melissa Pratt, and Samantha Shepard; one son, Tom Shepard; sisters Iris
Hartshorn, Carol Dougherty and Virginia Caivano; brother, Mike Young ; and six
grandchildren.
In addition to
her father, she was preceded in death by and infant sister, Eleanor.
Friends were
received Feb. 20 at Brookview Funeral Home, Waco, Texas. Services were held
Feb. 21 at St. Louis Catholic Church, with Father Leo Baysinger officiating.
1997
GLADYS M
NEISWONGER
Born 21 Feb 1907
Died 26 Feb 1997 Beallsville
Rippner, Nila L.
Born Apr 12, 1922
Died Mar 3, 1997
Graysville
1997XXXXX
DEATH
Name: John J. Betts
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, March, 1997
Collection of Mary Eva Betts Christman
John Junior Betts, 72, of 2945 Berry
Lane, Columbus, Ohio, died suddenly at his home on March 5, 1997.
He was the son of the late Frank and
Rosa Crawford Betts. He was born at his parents home on Lewisville, Ohio,
Route 1 on January 11, 1925. He attended school at Calais, Ohio, and graduated
from Lewisville High School, Lewisville, Ohio. He was a veteran of World War II
and a member of the V. F. W. Millcreek Memorial Post 3320, Marysville, Ohio. He
was a watchmaker and jeweler for 45 years and a member of the Watchmaker
Association.
He is survived by his wife, Donna G.
Betts, of the home; three sons, Juan and Terry
(Sandy) Betts, Ft. Myers, Florida, Keith (Joan) Rose, of Englewood; and daughter,
Jody (Paul) Zeto, of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren, Trevor, Christopher,
Steven, Santana, Aldena, Dustin and Tony; three sisters, Mary Eva (LaVern)
Christman, of Columbus, Lela (Raymond) Christman and Louise Morris, of
Barnesville, Ohio; three sisters-in-law, Zelda Betts, of Lewisville, Joy Rose
and Penny Loudermilk, of Columbus; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Bill
(Patricia) Rose, of Columbus, and several nieces, nephews, and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by his first wife, Martha Lou Mercer Betts; five brothers,
Clarence, George, Woodrow of the home, Vearl, who died during WWII in Foggia,
Italy; one sister of the home, Sara Betts.
Friends were received March 7 at the
Schoedinger Funeral Home North Chapel, Columbus, with Pastor Vernon Jones
officiating. A beautiful eulogy was written by his daughter Jody Zeto and was
read by his son, Keith Rose.
1997X
DEATH
Name: Anna Rosina
Hall
Source: Memory Card
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Anna Rosina Hall, born July 9, 1905;
died March 5, 1997; services at Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home on Saturday, at 1
p.m.; clergy, Reverend Michael Laing; interment, Friends Cemetery, Quaker City,
Ohio.
1997
Feb 8, 1997
Bellefontaine Examiner
Lester O.
Gruber
Lester O.
Gruber, 60, of Lakeview and formerly of Findlay, died at 3:33 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 8, 1997, in Mary Rutan Hospital.
The son of the
late Clayton P. and Opal I. Johnston Gruber, he was born March 6, 1936, in
Findlay. In 1953, he married Donna C. Christman, whom he divorced. His second
marriage was to Jane M. Peterson Sundburg on May 29, 1976, and she survives.
Also surviving
are a son, Jerry L. Gruber of Findlay; two stepsons, John H. Sundburg Jr. of
Van Buren and Eric M. Sundburg of Holland, Mich.; three daughters, Mrs. Don
(Karen) Powers of Findlay, Kathleen Schatzinger of Tiffin and Mrs. Rick (Carol)
Legal of Florida; one stepdaughter, Jane "Sue" Sundburg of Lakeview;
eight grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; one brother, Raymond Gruber of
Findlay; and two sisters, Shirley Ennis and Mrs. Richard (Lila) Mason, both of
Findlay. Preceding him in death were two sisters, Rosemary Gruber and Lucille
Polen; a brother, Robert Gruber; and four other brothers who died in infancy.
Mr. Gruber was
a retired employee of Allied Signal Corporation of Fostoria. He was a member of
the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2118 and Aerie 3615; Loyal Order of the
Moose, Number 698; and BPOElks Lodge 2792, Indian Lake.
1997
Watch for LHS
1931 grad Irene Geldmacher Young died 3/9/97
Irene J. Young,
83, of 48406 Lewisville Northern Rd., Lewisville, died March 9 1997, in
Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 12, 1914 in Monroe County,
a daughter of the late William and Minnie Yoe Geldmacher.
She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Lewisville, a Sunday
School teacher, youth fellowship advisor and a 4-H leader for many years.
She was also a member of the Women's Guild of Trinity United Church of Christ,
The Barnhart Grange and the Wil-Sun Ruritan.
Surviving are a son, Michael Young, of Miltonsburg; three daughters, Iris
Hartshorn, of Lewisville, Carol Dougherty, of Freeport, Virginia Caivano, of El
Cajon, Calif.; two sisters, Wilma Christman, of Jerusalem and Melba Stouse, of
Union, MO.; several beloved grandchildren; several great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ward C.
Young, in 1900; two daughters, Donetta Shepard, on Feb. 18, 1997 and an infant,
Elenor Young; three sistern, Mabel Hankinson, Hazel Linn, Bertha Geldmacher;
three brothers, Fred Geldmacher, Raymond Gelmacher and Glenn Geldmacher.
Friends were received March 11 at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield,
where services were held March 12, with Rev. Marcia Werntz of the Trinity
United Church of Christ officiating. Interment in Middle Church Cemetery,
Lewisville (Ohio).
March 10, 1997
DEATH
Ora Weber
Source: Beacon
Mrs. Ora Weber, 89, of Lewisville Route 1,
died at the Barnesville Hospital, Friday, March 4, 1977.
Born in Noble County, September 21, 1887,
she was the daughter of Benjamin T. and Cordelia Warfield Crum.
Her husband Charles Solomon Weber, died
May 1, 1973. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Virgil (Grace) DeVoe, of
Lewisville; six sons, Alton Weber of Woodsfield, Frank Weber, of Rittman, Ralph
Weber, of Sterling, Merle Weber and Roger Weber of Wadswoth, Edsel Weber of
Orville, nineteen grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren; one sister
Ethel Crum, of Caldwell and one brother, Bert Crum of Willoughby. One sister
and brother are deceased.
Mrs. Weber was a member of the Buchanan
Presbyterian Church and Illdreth Rebekah Lodge of Lewisville.
Funeral Services were held at the Bauer
and Turner Funeral Home on Monday, March 7th, at 2:00 p.m. with minister
Tedd Kees officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery at Woodsfield.
1997
Dempsey "Bud" A. Luyster
Source:
St. Clairsville, Ohio
Dempsey
"Bud" Luyster, 86, of St. Clairsville, Ohio and formerly of the
Lorain area, died Thursday, March 6, 1997, in Barnesville Health Care Center,
Barnesville, Ohio. He was born Oct.10, 1910 in Belmont Ridge, Ohio.
Luyster was a retired railroad machinist. He was a member of Bannock
United Methodist Church; the B&O Machinist Lodge 520; and the B&O
Veterans Association.
Survivors
include his wife, Alvaretta (nee, Lendon); and nephews and a niece. He was
preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Dessie nee Van Fossen Luyster;
five sisters; and a brother.
Friends may
call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Kelly -Kemp Funeral Home, 322 N.
Main St., Bethesda, where rites will be Monday at 11 a.m.. Burial will be in
Rock Hill Cemetery, Flushing, Ohio.
1997
DEATH
Name: Minnie M.
Kuhn
Source: Memory card
Issue: March 20,
1997
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Minnie M. Kuhn, born March 17, 1899
and died March 20, 1997; arrangements by Watters Funeral Homes, Woodsfield and
Summerfield, Ohio.
Irene J. Young,
83, of 48406 Lewisville Northern Rd., Lewisville, died March 9 1997, in
Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 12, 1914 in Monroe County,
a daughter of the late William and Minnie Yoe Geldmacher.
She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Lewisville, a Sunday
School teacher, youth fellowship advisor and a 4-H leader for many years.
She was also a member of the Women's Guild of Trinity United Church of Christ,
The Barnhart Grange and the Wil-Sun Ruritan.
Surviving are a son, Michael Young, of Miltonsburg; three daughters, Iris
Hartshorn, of Lewisville, Carol Dougherty, of Freeport, Virginia Caivano, of El
Cajon, Calif.; two sisters, Wilma Christman, of Jerusalem and Melba Stouse, of
Union, MO.; several beloved grandchildren; several great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ward C.
Young, in 1900; two daughters, Donetta Shepard, on Feb. 18, 1997 and an infant,
Elenor Young; three sistern, Mabel Hankinson, Hazel Linn, Bertha Geldmacher;
three brothers, Fred Geldmacher, Raymond Gelmacher and Glenn Geldmacher.
Friends were received March 11 at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield,
where services were held March 12, with Rev. Marcia Werntz of the Trinity
United Church of Christ officiating. Interment in Middle Church Cemetery,
Lewisville (Ohio).
1997X
DEATH
David G. Hayes
Source: Monroe
County Beacon
David G. Hayes, 84, of 53248 Burr Road,
Quaker City, died March 30, 1997, at
his home. He was born near Calais, April 17, 1912, a son of the late Daniel and
Belle Hutchinson Hayes.
He was a retired farmer and an active
member of the Seneca Valley Church of Christ, Calais
Surviving are his wife, Mary Christman
Hayes, who he married on November 11, 1937; two daughters, Marjorie Ryan and
her husband, John, of Searcy, Arkansas; Brenda Hayes of Yorktown, Viriginia;
two sons Carl Hayes and his wife Carol, of Quaker City, Tim Hayes and his wife
JoEllen, of Cambridge; two sisters, Mrs. Durel (Edna) Truax, of Caldwell,
Nellie Keylor, of Caldwell; seven grandchildren, Mrs. Ronnie (Julie) Ashlock,
Dave Hayes, and his wife Cheryl, Kevin Ryan, and his wife Shonda, LeeAnn Hayes,
Todd Hayes, Mrs. Craig (Tamara) Reynolds, Evan Hayes-Hodges; one
great-grandson, Tyler Gage Ryan; four step-great-grandchildren, Jason Davidson,
William Bess, Ashley and Laruen Fox; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by three brothers, Truman Hayes, Ervin "Chic"
Hayes, and Allen "Cap" Hayes; two sisters, Susan Butler and Grace
Claus.
Friends were received at Watters Funeral
Home, Woodsfield, April 1, where funeral services were held April 2, with
Robert Vincent officiating. Burial followed in the Calais Cemetery.
1997
Clifford (Tip) Hines
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon dated April 10, 1997
Clifford (Tip) Hines, 92, of 32969 Hartshorn Ridge Road, Lewisville, died April
2, 1997, at the Barnsville Hospital. He was born in Monroe County May 21,
1904, a son of the late (Nathaniel) Lee Hines and Carrie Morrison Hines.
He was a retired farmer and oil field worker.
Surviving are his wife, Gertrude Hartshorn Hines, of Lewisville; two sons and
daughter-in-law, Jimmie R. and Joan Hines, Graysville, John Lee and Judy Hines,
Lewisville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Delores and Dr. Robert Miller,
Zanesville, Carrie Ann and Ronald Turner, Woodsfield; 11 grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Jim, George, Leonard, and Lonnie
Hines.
Friends were received April 4 at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield,
where private services were held April 5, with Tim Fleeman officiating.
Interment in the Hartshorn Ridge Cemetery near Graysville (,Ohio).
Marjorie E.
Weber
Source:
Monroe County Beacon dated April 24, 1997
Marjorie E. Weber, 77, of 100 Cherry St., Woodsfield, died April 20, 1997, at
the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Monroe
County, June 13, 1919, a daughter of the late George and Clara Bott Norris.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Woodsfield, a member of the
United Methodist Women, a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary Post 5303, Woodsfield.
Surviving are two sons, and daughters-in-law, John and Suzanne Weber, Steven
and Brenda Weber, all of Woodsfield; one daughter and son-in-law, Linda and
William Daniel, of Worthington; eight grandchildren, Todd, Erik, and Chad
Weber, Mathew, Kyle and Alex Daniel, Kristine Schumacher and Kimberly Lane.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lucian Weber, in Aug. 1972, and one
brother, Harold Norris.
Friends were received April 22 and 23, 2 - 9 p.m. at the Bauer-Turner Funeral
Home, Woodsfield, where services will be held April 24, 11 a.m., with
Rev. Lynda Masters officiating. Interment in the Oaklawn Cemetery,
Woodsfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church, 136 N. Main
St., Woodsfield, OH 43793
Highman, David E.
Born July 22, 1904
Died Apr 25, 1997
Woodsfield
Kanzigg, Vernon N.
Born Feb. 25, 1924
Died Apr 30, 1997
Clarington
1997
OTTO E MOBLEY
Born 7 Oct 1915
Died 12 May 1997 Clarington
1997
DEATH
Name: LaVern C.
Christman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Thursday, May 22, 1997
Collection of Mary Eva Betts Christman
LaVern C. Christman, 68, died May 6,
1997, at Wright Patterson Medical Center, Fairborn. He was born September 4,
1928 at Monroefield, Ohio, son of the late Elmer and Clara Claus Christman.
He was a veteran of WW II, Korea and
Vietnam. Retired from the U. S. Army. He was a member of the Non-Commissioned
Officers Association, Whitehall VFW Post 8794 and mended Hearts Chapter 95.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Eva
Betts Christman, Columbus, whom he married June 4, 1949; sister, Carolyn Gadd,
Woodsfield; brother, Melvin (Margaret) Christman, Holmesville; nephews, Marty
(Robbin) Christman, Mitchell (Lisa) Christman, Ryan Christman; nieces, Mariah
Christman and Megan Christman, Wooster; sisters-in-law, Lela (Raymond)
Christman, Louise Morris, Barnesville, Zelda Betts, Lewisville and Donna Betts,
of Columbus, and many other family and friends.
Family and friends were received at
Evans Funeral Home, Columbus, May 8 where services were held May 9, with Pastor
Vernon Jones officiating. Interment in Dayton National Cemetery with full Military
Honors by Northway Memorial VFW Post 495 Honor Guard, Charles Carter,
Commander, Columbus.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the Leukemia Society of America, Inc. 145 North High Street, Suite 1200,
Columbus, OH 43215.
1997
CHARLES E
MOZENA
Born 30 Oct 1938
Died 24 May 1997 Clarington
1997
STARKEY, Warren Russel
Source:Crossville
Chronicle- 1997
Provided by
Betty Lendon Matson
Funeral
services for Warren Russel Starkey, 74, of White Oak Circle, Crossville, who
passed away May 24, 1997, were held May 27 at Liberty Baptist Church, with
burial in Green Acres Memory Gardens. He was born Aug. 4, 1922, in Woodsfield,
Ohio, the son of Russel and Elizabeth Millbough Starkey. Mr. Starkey was a
truck driver for Grimeyers Gateway Transit, and a member of Liberty Baptist
Church. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Survivors include his
wife, Mildred Starkey of Crossville; daughter, Janet L. Olson of Crossville;
seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters Margaret Dalyrmple, Carol
Alloway and Wilma Jean Cline, all of Woodsfield, Ohio, and Alverna Campbell of
Acworth, Ga.; and brothers Charles Brown of Olathe, Kan., Kenneth Brown of
Creston, Ohio, and Cecil Brown of Woodsfield, Ohio. He was preceded in death by
his father, Russel Starkey; mother, Elizabeth Brown; step-father, Clyde Brown;
sister, Bernice Brown; and brothers Chester and Roy Brown. Pallbearers were
Phillip Coudriet, Phill Coudriet, Mark Coudriet, Jan Olson III, Tracy Graham
and John K. Hines Jr. The Rev. Billy Smith officiated. Bilbrey Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
1997
DEATH
Name: James R.
Fussell
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, June 1997
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
James (Jim) R. Fussell, 80, of 33451
Edwina Road, Lewisville, Ohio died June 26, 1997 at Wheeling Hospital,
Wheeling, West Virginia. He was born in Dallas, Texas, November 28, 1916,
a son of the late Little Berry Vaux
Fussell and Alamay Fussell.
He was a retired pope line
construction welder; Union 798, a member of the Stafford Masonic Lodge, Osiris
Temple Wheeling, and a member of the Switzerland of Ohio Country Club.
Surviving are his wife, Artie
Robinson Fussell, of Lewisville; three sons and one daughter-in-law, Thomas
Rheba Fussell, of New Mexico, Daniel and Sue Fussell, of Lewisville, James
Fussell, Jr., of Chillicothe, Ohio; one daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and
Jerry Patterson, of Columbus, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one
sister, Margarite Shelter and one brother, Tom Fussell.
Friends were received June 17 at the
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield. Graveside services were held June 28 at
the Friendship Cemetery near Lewisville. Masonic Lodge services were held June
27 at the funeral home.
1997
Watch for LHS
1925 grad Ruby Christman Mann died 6/28/97
1997
HAROLD R MOORE
Jerusalem
Born 25 Aug 1916
Died 14 Jul 1997 Jerusalem
Mary I. Young
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon dated July 17, 1997
Mary I. Sykes
Young, 86, of Louisville, passed away July 1, 1997. She was born Sept. 6,
1910, in Canton, to the late Ernest and Sarah Nicholson Sykes.
She retired from the U.S. Optical in Canton, was a member of the Grace Brethren
Church in North Canton, a volunteer at Aultman Hospital, past president of the
Canton Council PTA and a member of the Canton Garden Club.
Surviving are three daughters and two sons-in-law, Jane and Dale Rice-Winkler,
of Louisville, Beverly Young, of Boardman, and Carol and Gerald Grindstaff, of
Canton; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Kenneth Young, Jr., of Woodsfield and
Henry and Dorothy Young, of Philo; one sister, Agnes Kelley, of Massillon; 23
grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren.
In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth
Young, Sr., in 1981; one son, Leslie Young; Two brothers, Ernest Sykes, Jr.,
and Richard Sykes; a sister, Sarah Elizabeth Sykes.
Friends were received July 2 and one hour before services on July 3 at the
Stier-Israel Funeral Home, Louisville, with Pastor Terrance Taylor of the Grace
Brethren Church officiating. Interment was in West Lawn Cemetery.
Samuel E. Wise
Source:
Monroe County Beacon dated July 24, 1997:
Samuel E. Wise, 68 of 60663 Somerton Highway, Barnesville, died July 20, 1997
at Barnesville Hospital. He was born April 30, 1929, in Bellaire, a son
of the late Weston G. and Dorra McFadden Wise.
He was a self-employed building contractor, served in the Army during the
Korean Conflict, was an active trustee and head usher of the First Presbyterian
Church of Barnesville.
Surviving are his wife, Iva Hoff Wise; three sons and daughters-in-law, Randall
Wise, Barnesville, Gregory and Debbie Wise, Bethesda, Todd and Kim Wise,
Westerville; daughter, Mrs. Brian (Cathi) McCelland, of Barnesville; a brother,
William Wise, of Belmont; a sister, Dorothy Coe, of Utica; six grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant son, Ronald
Francis Wise.
Friends were received July 22 at the Campbell-Plumly-Milburn Funeral Home,
Barnesville, and until time of services July 23 at the First Presbyterian
Church in Barnesville, with Rev. Andrew Woods officiating. Burial
followed in Crestview Cemetery, Barnesville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of
Barnesville, Ohio, 43713.
Rush, Rosa I.
Born
Oct. 28, 1908
Died Aug 8, 1997
Graysville
Ischy, Mary E.
Born Feb. 14, 1934
Died Aug 11, 1997
Sardis
1997
PALMER, Georgia Mae Rice
Source: The
Herald- Sharon PA- 1997
Provided by
Betty Lendon Matson
Georgia Mae
Rice Palmer, South Shenango Street, Mercer, died unexpectedly at 12:06 a.m.
today (8-11-97) in Horizon Hospital System, Greenville. She was 77. Mrs. Palmer
was born Aug. 6, 1920, in Franklin to Burris Washington and Mary Ellen Blair