MC Vital Statistics 1998-2004
1998X
DEATH
Name: Benjamin
Kahrig
Source: The Daily Jeffersonian
Issue: Cambridge, Ohio,
January 7, 1998
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Benjamin Franklin Kahrig, 81, of Byesville Road, Cambridge,
died Sunday January 4, 1998 at Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born in Lewisville (Summit
township, Monroe County,)
Ohio on April
20, 1916, son of the late Philip and Louisa Pfalzgraf Kahrig.
He was a self-employed truck driver,
a farmer and retired from the Guernsey County Highway Garage. He was a member
of the Salesville United Methodist
Church, Salesville, Ohio.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by three brothers, Edwin, Alfred, and George Kahrig.
Surviving are his wife, Pauline
(Pat) Ingram Kahrig, who he married May 23, 1970; three sons and two
daughters-in-law, Donald and Darla Kahrig of Old Washington, Ohio, Bill and
Helen Kahrig and Jan Kahrig all of Salesville; one daughter, Mrs. Dennis (Judy)
Starr of Old Washington; two stepsons, Gary Kafury of Salesville and Lawrence
Kafury of Lewisville; three sisters, Minnie Walters, Marietta,Ohio, Marie Brooks, Mentor, Ohio; and Sophia
Reischman, Barnesville, Ohio; nine grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.
Friends were received Tuesday at the
Thorn Funeral Home, Cambridge,
where services are being held today,
January 7 at 1:30 p.m. with the Reverend John E. Bowers officiating. Burial
will be in Guernsey Memory Gardens,
Cambridge.
1998
DEATH
Name: Evelyn V.
Smith, nee Roberts
Source: The Daily Jeffersonian
Cambridge, Ohio January 1998
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Services will be at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio, for Evelyn V. Smith, 66, of Lewisville,
Ohio, who died Sunday, January 4, 1998, at Marietta Memorial
Hospital, Marietta, Ohio.
Pastor Todd Allen will officiate.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m.
Thursday at the Funeral home.
She was born near Warren, January
24, 1931, daughter of the late William and Gertrude Gardner Roberts.
Mrs. Smith was a homemaker, a member
and corresponding secretary of the Mountaineer C. B. Radio Club in Woodsfield,
a former member of Illdreth Rebekah Lodge 847, Lewisville, and Protestant by faith.
She was preceded in death by a
sister, Stella Moore; two brothers, Fred Roberts and Manuel Roberts.
She leaves her husband, Clarence
Smitty Smith, whom she married September 4, 1950; four daughters, Theresa
(Dennis) Yost of Savannah, Gerogia, Marjorie (Michael) Yoss of Woodsfield, Susan (Mike) Jones of Beallsville
and Joyce Smith of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; a son, James W. (Rita) Smith of Columbus; two brothers, Raymond
Roberts of Dover, Ohio, and David Roberts of Newton Falls; two sisters, Wilma
Vasbinder of Kansas and Wanda Haught of
Sterling; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the American Diabetes Association, 937
North High St., Worthington, OH 43085.
1998X
DEATH
Name: Okey E.
Rubel
Source: The Times Recorder
Zanesville, Ohio, January, 1998
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at
Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio for Okey E. Rubel, 91, of Woodsfield, who died
Monday, January 5, 1998, at Monroe
County Care
Center, Woodsfield.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m.
Friday at the funeral home.
The Reverend Jack Bruce will
officiate. Burial will follow in the St. John s
Middle Church
Cemetery near Lewisville, Ohio.
He was born in Summerfield on
September 13, 1906, son of the late George and Mamie Ankrom Rubel.
Mr. Rubel was a retired farmer and
carpenter. He was a member of the Trinity Church of Christ near Lewisville.
He was preceded in death by his
first wife, Zelda Christman Rubel, in 1970; his second wife, Celestia Ackerman
Rubel, in 1994; an infant daughter, Crystal Rubel, in 1933; three sisters, Ada
Pennell, Dolly Rubel and an infant sister; four brothers, Arthur, Ben, Jacob
and Johnny Rubel.
He leaves four sons and
daughters-in-law, David and Connie Rubel and Gary and Nancy Rubel, all of
Woodsfield, and Clyde and Terry
Rubel and Steve and Dale Rubel, all of Lewisville; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Joan and Dale Christman of Lewisville and Karen and Ralph
Christman of St. Joseph, Michigan; two sisters, Barbara Rubel of New Concord
and Adelaide Billman of Salem, Ohio; a brother, Herman Rubel of Summerfield,
Ohio; 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Monroe County Care
Center, in care of the
Activity Fund, 47025 Moore Ridge
Road, Woodsfield, OH 43793.
Circosta, Anna
Clarington
Born Aug 27, 1918
Died Jan 5, 1998
1998
DEATH
Name: James H.
Hines
Source: The Times Recorder
Issue: Zanesville, Ohio,
January 6, 1998
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
James H. Hines, 87, of Barnesville, Ohio, died
Tuesday January 6, 1998 at Barnesville
Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio.
He was born January 4, 1911, in
Barnesville, son of the late George and Elizabeth Neuhardt Hines.
Mr. Hines was a former employee of
M&K Bakery and Warehouse, Curtis Candy Company, Dulaney Chevrolet, Valley
Paving, and he retired from the Western Auto Company, Barnesville. He was a
life long member of the First Presbyterian Church, Barnesville, where he served
as an elder and a trustee. He was a member of Friendship Lodge 89, F&AM,
Barnesville, Seneca Sportsman s Clubs, Wharton Sportsman s Club and was a Boy
Scout leader.
He was preceded in death by four
brothers, Charles, Stewart, Walter and Lester Bud Hines; two sisters, Olga
Wallace and Catherine Hines.
He leaves his wife, Hazel G. Freitag
Hines; two sons, Tom Hines of New Philadelphia
and William Hines of Caldwell,
Ohio; a sister, Jeanne Hines of
Barnesville; four grandchildren and a great grandson.
Friends may call today from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. at Campbell-Plumly-Milburn Funeral Home, Barnesville, where
services will be 11 a.m. Friday with the Reverend Andrew Woods officiating.
Burial will be in Crestview Cemetery,
Barnesville.
Memorial contributions may be made
to First Presbyterian Church, Barnesville.
Rosenlieb, Rose N.
Born Apr 2, 1924
Died Jan 13, 1998
Sardis
Witten, Waneda C.
Born
Apr. 23, 1919
Died
Jan. 14, 1998 Sardis
Ritchie, Elmer H.
Born July 18,
1910
Died Jan 23, 1998
Lewisville
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Perry Mellott
Perry Wesley
Mellott, 74, Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center, formerly of Harper Ridge Road,
Woodsfield, died Friday, Jan. 23, 1998 in Barnesville hospital. He was born
Feb. 22, 1923 near Beallsville, a son of the late James and Alice Baker
Mellott.
He was a
retired employee of Baker Farm Equipment near Lewisville,
attended United Methodist
Church, Jerusalem, a member of American Legion Post
768, Beallsville and was an army veteran of World War II.
In addition to
his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Emma Thornberry.
Surviving are
his wife, Lydia Persons Mellott of Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center; two sons, James and Herman
Mellott both of Woodsfield; a daughter Molly Fogle of Fayetteville. NC; a step-daughter, Rosalee
Manges of Quaker City; a brother James Mellott of Beallsville; two sisters,
Clarabell Baker of New Castle and Bessie Carpenter of Wilson; 10 grandchildren;
a great-grandson.
Funeral
services will be held today at 2p.m. at Harper Funeral Home, 52728 Ohio Ave. Beallsville, with the
Rev. Edward Emory Jr. officiating. Burial follows in Boston
Cemetery, Boston, Ohio,
with full military honors conducted by American Legion Post 768, Beallsville.
1998
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1998
Mabel E.
Steele, 86, of 823 Lewisville Road,
Woodsfield, died Feb. 2, 1998 in Bishop
Joseph H.
Hodges Continuous
Care Center,
Wheeling.
She was born in Monroe
County, June 30, 1911, a
daughter of the late William E. Young and Julia Viola Hodge Young.
She was a member of Buchanan Presbyterian Church, Lewisville, where she was the church pianist
for 60 years and also a member of Eastern Star Lodge No. 268 of Woodsfield.
Surviving are her husband, Glenn; four daughters, Norma Eells, of St.
Clairsville, Joy Graham, of Wooster, Janet Pember, of Beaumont, Texas, Rita
Braverman, of Alpharetts, Ga.; a brother, Irvin "Bud" Young, of
Canton; a sister, Edith Young, Lewisville; seven grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Audrey
Harrington, Leora Weber, Wilene Jackson.
Friends will be received Feb. 4 from 2 - 9 p.m. at the Bauer-Turner Funeral
Home, Woodsfield, where services will be held at 1 p.m., Feb. 5, with Rev.
Colleen Finlay officiating. Interment in Oaklawn Cemetery,
Woodsfield. Eastern Star Lodge service will be held Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
at the funeral home.
Goddard, Edith M.
Born
Feb. 28, 1926
Died Feb. 4,
1998 Clarington
Hogue, Nina
Born June 13,
1896
Died Feb. 4, 1998
Woodsfield
Merckle, Patty J.
Born
Feb. 9, 1933
Died Feb. 5, 1998 Sardis
1998X
Russell A. Pfalzgraf
Russell
Alexander Pfalzgraf, 87, of Parkersburg, a
retired assistant superintendent of Wood County Schools, died Feb. 8, 1998, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.
He was born
in Parkersburg. He was a member of the St. Andrews United
Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II,
having served in military intelligence until his discharge in 1946 as a major. He then served in the U.S. Army Reserves from
which he retired in 1970 as a lieutenant colonel. He was a 1928 Parkersburg
High School graduate and he graduated
in 1933 from West Virginia University with a bachelor's degree in physical
education and received his master's degree from Ohio
University, Athens, in 1951.
He retired
form Wood County Schools in 1971 after 38 years as a teacher and a coach. He coached at Williamstown
High School for seven years and Parkersburg High School for four years. He also was the supervisor of the Parkersburg High School physical education
department for eight years before becoming an assistant superintendent, a post
he held for 15 years.
He was a
member of Mount Olivet Masonic Lodge 3 and BPOE 198. He was a life member of the Retired Officers
Association and the Retired Teachers Association.
Survivors
include one son, John Russell Pfalzgraf of Cranberry, Pa.; one daughter, Janie
Wilson of Atlanta, Ga.; one grandson, James R. Wilson of Atlanta; four granddaughters,
Cynthia Wilson of Atlanta, Nancy Wilson of Panama City, Andrea and Alyssa
Pfalzgraf of Boaz; and three great-grandchildren, Katie Foley and Richard
Foley, both of Panama City; and Christine Wilson of Duluth, Ga.
He was
preceded in death by his parents, William and Bertha McPherson Pfalzgraf; his
wife, Edna Sidell Pfalzgraf; one brother, Ronald Pfalzgraf; and three sisters,
Helen Nixon, Blayne Brethauer and Jean Reynolds.
Services
will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, the Rev. Paul Russell
officiating. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Visitation is from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m today at the funeral home.
Memorials
may be made to St. Andrews
United Methodist
Church.
[Source: Parkersburg
News, Tuesday, February 10, 1998]
Hercher, Ralph H.
Born Dec 28, 1924
Died Feb. 11, 1998
Sycamore
Valley
Heddleson, William
Born Mar. 3, 1971
Died Feb. 15, 1998
Woodsfield
1998XXXXX
Burkhart, Bernadine D. (Crum)
SOURCE: Akron
Beacon Journal.. Akron OH (Feb 1998)
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
RITTMAN -- Bernadine D. ``Bernie''
Burkhart, 68, of Rittman, died Feb. 18, 1998, at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital.
She was born in Woodsfield and lived
in Rittman since 1949. She was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church.
She is survived by her husband, John
F.; sons, David (Lori) Burkhart of Rittman and Darrell Burkhart of Bluebell,
Pa.; daughters, Karen Jordon of Rittman and Carol (Steven) Bozsik of Wadsworth;
10 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; brothers, Don Crum of Tallmadge and
Clarence Crum of Woodsfield; and sister, Arlene Christman of Akron.
Mass of Christian Burial Saturday at
10 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church, with Rev. Fr. Phil P. Pritt officiating.
Interment at Rittman
Cemetery. Friends may call
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. TODAY at Gillman Funeral Home, with a wake service
at 8:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Tri-County Home Nurses, 128 E. Milltown Rd. Suite 206, Wooster 44691.
1998X
Laura A. Kahrig
Source:
Monroe County Beacon dated February 26, 1998:
Laura A. Kahrig, 84, of Lewisville,
died February 17, 1998, at her home. She was born in Monroe County,
Oct. 22, 1913, a daughter of the late George L. Christman and Magdalena Matz
Christman.
She was a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ, Lewisville.
Surviving are three sons, Wayne Kahrig, Wooster, Meredith Kahrig, Woodsfield,
Wilfred Kahrig, Burbank; three daughters, Letha Shipe, Senecaville, Edilene
Colbentz, Wadsworth, Lillian Kaiser, Strasburg; two sisters, Elma Burkhart,
Woodsfield, Beryl Claus, Lewisville; a brother, Paul Christman, Cambridge; 21
grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Kahrig, Oct. 31, 1990; a
daughter, Viola Paulus, Feb. 1984; two brothers, Arthur and Clarence Christman;
two sisters, Esther Claus and Gertrude Kahrig.
Friends were received Feb. 20 at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield.
Funeral services were held at the Trinity United Church of Christ, Lewisville, on Feb. 21,
with Rev. Marcia Werntz officiating. Interment in the Middle Church
Cemetery near Lewisville.
Smith, Sarah G.
Born June 15, 1903
Died Mar 15, 1998
Beallsville
Workman, Alda
M.
Born
June 19, 1917
Died Mar. 16,
1998 Woodsfield
Howell, Sarah
Born Nov 12, 1899
Died Mar 18, 1998
Clarington
Hubbard, Vera J.
Born July 23, 1939
Died Mar 20, 1998
Woodsfield
1998
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1943 grad Paul Faber died 3/21/98
In Alliance,
OH. Newspaper April 2, 1998 page
2
Carl Andrew
Zwick-born 1918 in Lewisville,
Ohio; died 1998 in
Pompano
Beach, Fla. - Services for Carl Andrew Zwick, 80, of 311 NW
48th
Court, will be held
at 1 p.m. Saturday at Walton-Schrader funeral
home in Alliance,
Ohio, with the Rev. Jeffrey
Mickler officiating. Burial
will be in Highland
Memorial Park.
Friends may call from 11 a. m. until the time of
service Saturday at
the funeral home.
Mr. Zwick died at 4:55 p. m. Monday at his home. A son
of Charles and Gertrude
(Crock) Zwick, he was born March 14, 1918, in Lewisville, Ohio.
A former
resident of the Alliance
area, he had lived in Pompano Beach
24 years.
He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II serving at
Pearl
Harbor. Mr. Zwick was a member of George D. Worth
American Legion Post
574.
Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Doris Ann
(Gregory); a son,
Charles R. Zwick of Portland, Ore.;
two daughters, Carol A. Johnson of
Pompano Beach; and Deborah S. Rowell of Cumming,
Ga.; a brother, Charles
Zwick of Caldwell, Ohio; four sisters, Ella
Smithberger of Lewisville,
Gertrude Sorg of Mount Perry,
Ohio, Mary Kress of Alliance, and Edan
Bjorkman of Sebring,
Ohio; and six grandchildren.
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Doy Brown
Doy Brown, 90, 613 South Fourth Street,
Woodsfield, died Tuesday, April 21, 1998 at the Barnesville
Hospital, Barnesville Ohio. He was born at
Jasper, Ark.
on August 14, 1907, a son of the late Oscar and Lovie Lee Brown.
He was a
retired supervisor for the Nelson Tree Service in Dayton and a Protestant.
In addition to
his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Cora Young, Ida Pruitt,
Georgia Clayburn and Louise Brown; two brothers, Howard and Wilburn Brown.
Surviving are
his wife, Nettie Morris Brown; two sons James R. Jr. of Zanesville and Glenn of
Woodsfield; three daughters, Helen Harvey of Edgewater, FL., Mrs. John (Linda)
Kurtz of Somerton and Mrs. Larry (Nancy) Wise of Woodsfield; two sisters,
Gladys Clayburn of Claysville, Ark. and Retha Watson of Nail, Ark.; a brother,
Eugene Brown of Warsaw; 14 grandchildren,16 great-grandchildren; several nieces
and nephews.
Friends will be
received at the Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, today 5-8 p.m., where
services will be held at 1p.m. Friday, with minister Fred Ricer, Jr
officiating. Burial follows in Oaklawn
Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Hubbard, Jack G.
Born Jan 7, 1932
Died Apr 25, 1998
Clarington
1998
DEATH
Name: John V.
Stephen
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
IWoodsfield, Ohio, May 1998
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
John V. Stephen, 72, of Newcomerstown,
died Friday , May 8, 1998, at Wade Park Veterans
Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
He was born January 19, 1926, in Calais, Ohio,
son of the late John Stephen and Mattie Hannahs Stephen.
Mr. Stephen, a graduate of Lewisville High School, was manager for the former
M & K Grocery in Newcomerstown.
He worked for the former Heller Tool
Co. He was also a manager and cook for Newcomerstown Elks Lodge and retired as
a cook for the Cambridge Country Club.
He was a member of Newcomerstown
Elks Lodge 1555 and American Legion Thomas E. Montgomery Post. He was a Navy
veteran of World War II and enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing.
He was preceded in death by two
brothers, Orion and Kyle Stephen, and two sisters, Florence Bunting and Josie
Quillen.
He leaves a son, John Stephen, Jr.
of Newcomerstown; a great=granddaughter, Arica Stephen; a sister, Thelma Uppole
of Calais; a brother, Neil Stephen of Zanesville, Ohio;
several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday at Addy Funeral Home. Elks services will be at 6:45 p.m. Funeral
services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Cremation will follow
the service.
Memorial contributions may be made
to American Cancer Society, 821
Anola Ave., Suite D., Dover, OH 44522.
1998
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1936 grad Wilma Geldmacher Christman died 4/23/98
1998
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1950 grad Anna Weisend Lumbatis died 4/23/98
Richardson, Arthur D.
Born May 2, 1923
Died Mar 15, 1998
Graysville
1998X
DEATH
Name: Gilbert A. Christman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,Ohio, May 1998
Collection of Marcella
Hoff Weber
Gilbert A. Christman, 93, of 37758
SR 800, Sardis, Ohio,
died May 13, 1998 at the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born in Monroe County Ohio, December 12, 1904, a son of the late John W.
and Clara Ackerman Christman.
He was a retired farmer and a member
of the unity Baptist Church, Sardis.
Surviving are two sons and
daughters-in-law, Lester and Linda Christman of Sardis, Harry Dean and b also
of Sardis; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth Ann Knowlton Ridgeway and Gerald Ridgeway of Sardis, Mary Katherine and
David McIntire of Clarington, Ohio; three brothers, Howard Christman of
Lewisville, Ohio, Herbert Christman of Summerfield, Ohio, Lee Christman of
Quaker City, Ohio; three sisters, Helen Starr of Summerfield, Mary Hayes of
Quaker City, Cleo Carpenter of
Lewisville; 11 grandchildren, Pamela Cockran, Michael Christman,
James A.
Knowlton, Rebecca Ann Tinker, Matthew Christman, Angela Christman, Mark
Christman, Tawnya Boyd, Clyde W. McIntire; a great- grandson, Justin Mitchel
Boyd.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by his wife, Theadora Mellott Christman, in September 1980;
an infant son, Dwight; a granddaughter, Sandra Lea; a sister, Esta Burkhart.
Friends were received May 15 at the
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services were held May 16, with
Reverend Claye Folger officiating. Interment in the Unity
Cemetery, near Antioch, Ohio.
John F. Whitacre, Sr.
Source: Monroe County
Beacon dated May 1998
John F. Whitacre, Sr., 61, of 71801 Colerain, Bridgeport,
died May 16, 1998, at Wheeling
Hospital. He was
born Sept. 20, 1936 in Belmont, a son of the late Mansel and Wavie Blake
Whitacre.
He was a retired employee of Mercury Mining Co., of Flushing and Wheeling Hospital,
a member of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church, of Martins Ferry, Musicians Local 492, Uhrichsville Moose
Lodge and Bridgeport Eagles 995.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Coulter Whitacre; three sons, John Jr., of
Bridgeport, Ronnie Lee, Ava and Joe, of Adena; two daughters, Marcia
Beck, of Wheeling and Lisa Kiper, of the home; five brothers, Mansel Whitacre,
Jr., of Wheeling, Robert Whitacre, of St. Clairsville, David Whitacre, of Niles,
Kenneth Whitacre, of Stubenville and Daniel Fussell, of Lewisville; two
sisters, Debbie Fleming, of Arizona and Linda Whitacre of Niles; 16
grandchildren; a great-grandson.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Coulter.
Friends were received May 18 and 19, at Wilson Funeral Home, Brookside,
where services were held May 20 with the Rev. C. Edward Smith
officiating. Burial in High
Ridge Cemetery,
Bellaire.
1998X
DEATH
Name: Lawrence L. Kahrig
Source: Memory card
Issue: June 3,
1998
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Lawrence L. Kahrig, born September
12, 1905; died June 3, 1998; services at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 1998 at
the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home; minister Harry Summers; interment at Friendship
Cemetery, Lewisville, Ohio.
1998X
Lawrence L. Kahrig
Source: Monroe County
Beacon dated June 11, 1998
Lawrence Ludwig Kahrig, 92, of Lewisville, died
June 3, 1998, at the Monroe
County Care
Center, Woodsfield.
He was born September 12, 1905, son of the late Phillip Kahrig and Louisa
Pfalzgraf Kahrig.
He was a school bus driver, electrician, timber cutter, farmer, and Malaga
Township Trustee. He was a member of the Woodsfield Church of Christ.
Surviving are his wife of 73 years, Ella Christman Kahrig; eight sons, Herman,
of Barnesville, Lester, of Pataskala, Virgil, of Marshville, Rodney, of
Woodsfield, Francis, of Canton, Kenneth, of Jerusalem, Lloyd, of New
Pittsburgh, William of Lewisville; five daughters, Mrs. Edward (Martha) Uppole,
of Lewisville, Mrs. Wilfred (Dortha) Matz, of Dalton, Mrs. Robert (Vera) Crock,
of Massillon, Mrs. Tony (Leora) Cruise, of Oklahoma, Doris Kahrig, of Rittman;
31 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a
brother, Homer, of Quaker City; three sisters, Minnie Walters, of Marietta,
Marie Brooks, of Mentor and Sophia Reischman, of Barnesville.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Roger; two
grandchildren; four brothers, Edwin, Alfred, George, Ben; a sister, Pauline
Christman.
Friends were received June 5 at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where
services were held June 6, with Harry Summers officiating. Burial
followed in the Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Monroe County
Care Center,
47025 Moore Ridge Road,
Woodsfield, Ohio
43793 or the
Woodsfield Church of Christ, 860
Lewisville Road, Woodsfield, Ohio 43793.
Kenney, Robert F.
Born Sept. 13, 1921
Died Feb 15, 1998
Woodsfield
Clegg, Blaine L.
Born 28 Sept. 28, 1923
Died Feb 12, 1998
Woodsfield
Clark, Mary L.
Born Sept. 22, 1940
Died Mar 28, 1998
Sardis
1998
Millbaugh, Charles H." Dutch"
SOURCE: The Kentucky
Post - 6 May 1998
(According to SSDI: Charles H. Millbaugh was born on
13 Aug 1912.)
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Charles "Dutch' Millbaugh, carpenter
Charles H. ''Dutch'' Millbaugh helped sculpt the local
skyline.
The Independence
carpenter helped build Riverfront Stadium (now Cinergy Field), the Brent Spence
Bridge, the Procter &
Gamble building and the W.C. Beckjord power plant in New Richmond, Ohio.
''He liked being outdoors and he was
a hard worker,'' said a daughter, Ethel Messer of Union.
''He came from a hard-working German
family, and he was talented at it. He didn't have but a fourth-grade education,
but he could read a blueprint as good as anybody else.''
Mr. Millbaugh died Monday night (4
May 1998) at the Florence
Park Care
Center. He was 85 years
old.
Mr. Millbaugh was born and reared in
WOODSFIELD, Ohio.
He was noted for the private homes
he helped build in Northern Kentucky.
''He did the plumbing and the
concrete - he could do everything,'' said Mrs. Messer.
After he joined Cincinnati Carpenter
Union Local No. 2., Mr. Millbaugh helped build local landmarks. He retired
about 30 years ago, then managed Edroy Court Apartments in Cincinnati. He was a member of the Independence Baptist Church
and enjoyed hunting deer.
''He liked horses,'' Mrs. Messer
said. ''He wasn't a betting man, but he loved a good horse race and a beautiful
horse.
''He was very outgoing and friendly.
He always made people feel good about themselves.''
Mr. Millbaugh's wife, Martha Stadig
Millbaugh, died in 1984.
Other survivors include sons Charles
E. Millbaugh of Independence and David Millbaugh
of Mishawaka, Ind.;
a daughter, Vickie Barnes of Wilder; a stepdaughter, Margaret King of Cincinnati; eight
grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, 15
step-great-grandchildren and two step-great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday
at Allison and Rose Funeral Home in Covington.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will
be in Floral Hills Cemetery
in Taylor Mill.
1998
Obituary: Monday 8 June 1998
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bundy-Law
Funeral Home Cambridge for Ildreth F
Hayes, who died Saturday June 6, 1998 at her home.
Rev Andrew Woods will officiate. Burial will be in Guernsey Memory
Gardens.
Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home.
She was born Oct 10, 1911 in Monroe County
near Stafford, the daughter of the late Clyde
Stallings and Blanche Danford Stallings.
Mrs Hayes was a homemaker and worked at RCA
Cambridge for 10 years. She was a member
of Old Washington Presbyterian Church and the Old Washington Fire Department
Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by her husband
Foster I Hayes who died May 5, 1988 whom she married Feb 15, 1933, a sister
Gail Lowry, a grandson James Hayes.
She leaves two daughters, Mrs Gordon(Connie
Lou) Calaway of Chicago, Ill; Mrs William (Helen) Kahrig of Salesville; two
sons James M Hayes of Byesville, Kenneth G Hayes of Lote City;
nine grandchildren. Cindy Calaway
Houston of Golf, Ill., Mrs Brad (Cathy) Calaway Hartgraves of Colorado, Mrs
Bruce (Trina) Hayes King of New Concord.
Mrs Randy (Twila) Hayes Wright of Kipling, Mrs Bob (Lisa) Kahrig of
Salesville, Brian Hayes of Reynoldsburg. Mrs John (Jill) Kahrig of Salesville, Scott
Hayes of Lore City, Jason Hayes of Byesville. 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews.
1998
DEATH
Name: Lucille K. Yost, nee Feldner
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
: Woodsfield, Ohio,
June 1998
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Lucille K. Yost, 85, of 221 West Marietta St.,
Woodsfield, died June 9, 1998, at the Colonial Manor Health Care Center,
Loudonville, where she had been a resident for three weeks. She was born
November 25, 1912 in Woodsfield, a daughter of the late John and Louise Claus Feldner.
A graduate of Woodsfield High
School, she was a former news correspondent for the Cambridge Jeffersonian, and
a homemaker, she was also a lifetime member of the St. Paul s United Church of
Christ Woodsfield and a former member of the Woodsfield Garden Club.
Surviving are two daughters and
son-in-law, Carolyn Yoss, Ashland, Ohio, Barbara and Roger Schumacher and wife,
Patricia, of Loveland, Ohio, Roger Schumacher, of Boise, Idaho, Charles Yoss
and wife, Ann, of Springboro; three granddaughters, Mrs. Ray (Jane Yoss)
Hobson, of Jeromesville, Mrs. Brad (Kate Yoss) Long, of Ashland, Ohio, Mrs.
Alex (Elizabeth Schumacher) Beauford, of
Cincinnati, Ohio; 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Clifford (Tip) Yost, in February 1981, whom she married in 1932; two
brothers, Elmer Feldner. ??????
High, Russell T.
Born Oct. 22, 1907
Died June 13, 1998
Beallsville
1998
DEATH
Name: Ruth
A. Mines
Source: Memory card
Issue: June 14, 1998
Collection
of Beryl Christman Claus
Ruth A. Mines, born
December 30, 1910; died June 14, 1998; services at Howland Community Church on
Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 11 a.m.; officiating Reverend Heather Wicks; final
resting place, Crown Hill Burial Park, Vienna, Ohio; arrangements by Robert H.
Roberts-Clark Memorial Home at Warren, Ohio.
1998
Watch for LHS faculty Lillian Luburg Hawkins died July 10, 1998
Hensel, Elmer W.
Born Oct. 14, 1895
Died July 5, 1998
Woodsfield
1998
PALMER, WANDA
M
Born July 19, 1934
Died July 10, 1998 Beallsville
1998XXXXX
Clarence E. "Shorty" Morris
Clarence
E. "Shorty" Morris, 86, of 68 E. Third St., died Thursday (11 July
1998) afternoon at Kingston of Ashland, following a long illness.
He
was born Feb. 04,1912 in Pennsboro,
WV and was the son of Adolph and
Emma Barker Morris.
He
had resided in Ashland for 40 years, moving here
from Woodsfield, Ohio.
Mr.
Morris was employed as a professional tree trimmer for Nelson Tree Service,
retiring in 1977. He was a former employee of Philway Products Co. in Ashland.
On
Nov. 18, 1933 he married Bertha M. Huntsman who survives him. He is also
survived by five sisters; Edna Huntsman of Toronto,
Ohio; Nettie Brown and Estelle Schaub of
Woodsfield; Kathryn Piatt and Bbertha Longdon of Ashland.
Preceding him in death were------parents: Adolph S. and Emma Barker Morris;
brother----Russell A. Morris ;
Sisters---Vesta
Morris of Woodsfield and Nellie Matz of Ashland,
Ohio.
Services
will be 1p.m. Tuesday at Denbow-Primm-Kemery funeral home with Gerald A. Gess
officiating.
Burial
will be in Ashland
memorial park.
Friends
may call one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
1998
Mary M. Denbow, 41,
of 408 Woodland Court,
Woodsfield, died July 17, 1998 at the James
Cancer Hospital,
Columbus.
She was born at Columbus, on August 20, 1956, a daughter of Floyd F. and Mabel
M. Frank Denbow, Woodsfield.
She was a 1974 graduate of Woodsfield
High School. She
was a former Avon representative and also a former secretary/treasurer of the Frist Baptist
Church, Woodsfield, where
she was a member.
In addition to her parents, surviving are two sisters, Theresa Fogle, of
Columbus, Mrs. Mark (Laura) Droese, both of Columbus; two brothers, Fred Denbow
and his wife, Kathy, of Lasage, W.VA., Tom Denbow and his wife, Michele, of
Gallipolis; parental grandfather Floyd E. Denbow, of Lewisville; two aunts,
Margaret Ferguson, of Columbus, Opal Frank, of Hartville; eight nieces and two
nephews, Lisa, Stephanie, Angie and Kristy Fogle, of Columbus, Amy and Melissa
Denbow, of LeSage, WV, Andy, Casey and Samantha Denbow, of Gallipolis, Mrs.
Mike (Tammy) Burns, of Chesapeake; a great-nephew, Ian Michael Burns, also of
Chesapeake.
She was preceded in death by her parental grandmother, Margaret Denbow and her
maternal grandparents, Freeman and Marie Frank.
Friends were received July 20 as the First
Baptist Church,
Woodsfield until time of services July 21, with Rev. Doil Parden
officiating. Burial followed in the Friendship
Cemetery, Lewisville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist
Church, 114 North Paul St., Woodsfield, Ohio 43793 or to the American Cancer
Society, Monroe County Unit, P.O.
Box 586, Woodsfield, Ohio 43793.
Arrangements by Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield.
1998
Harold V. Winland
Source:
Monroe County Beacon dated July 23, 1998
Harold V. Winland, 76, of Bauer
Road, Wooster, died
July 2, 1998 at his residence. He was born Sept. 20, 1921 in Woodsfield,
the son of Emma Denbow Winland, and the late Herbert Winland
He served in the U.S. Army in Korea
during WW II. He worked for many years for General Pipeline, retiring in
1980. He was a member of the Ohio Operating Engineers for 32 years.
After his retirement he enjoyed refurbishing lawn mowers.
In addition to his mother, surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Steve and
Kathy Winland, of Jeromesville; a grandson, Chad; a brother, Gene; four
sisters, Delores McGarry, Mrs. Lawrence (Lorna) Jones, Loretta Winland, Beulah
Lumbatis, all of Woodsfield.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly A.
Furer in 1990, whom he married in 1952; a brother, Spark Winland.
Friends were received July 6 at the Roberts Funeral Home where services were held
July 7, with the Rev. Roger Jones officiating. Burial was at Sherwood Memorial Gardens
with military rites held.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Wayne
County Branch, P.O. Box 267,
Wooster 44691
1998
EDGAR W NORMAN
Born 4 Jan 1930
Died 25 Jul 1998 Woodsfield
Saffell, Raymond L.
Born Oct. 24, 1925
Died July 22,
1998
Beallsville
Kauskey, Sara C.
Born Nov 14, 1902
Died Aug 13, 1998
Beallsville
1998XXXXX
DEATH
Name: John Bischoff
Source: The Daily Record
Issue: Wooster,
Ohio August 16, 1998
John W. Bischoff, 73, 42546 Township Road
455, Woodsfield, formerly of Kauffman
Avenue, Sterling,
died Friday, August 14, 1998, near his home.
Services will be Tuesday, August
18, 1998, at 1 p.m. at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, 100 S. Paul Street, Woodsfield with the
Reverends Gordon Ferguson and James Porter officiating.
Burial will be at the Fletcher Chapel
Cemetery near Laings, Ohio with military
graveside service. Friends may call Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Laings Community Center,
c/o Barbara Jeffers, 43400
Cranenest Road, Woodsfield 43793 or to the Fletcher Chapel
Cemetery, c/o Kenneth
Roth, 42842 County Road
10A, Woodsfield 43793.
Surviving in addition to his wife
are two sons and a daughter-in-law, John F. and Barb Bischoff of Sterling and
James L. Bischoff of Sterling; a daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne and Dan Arnold
of Creston; seven grandchildren, Donald Arnold, Steven and wife Tonia Arnold,
Jerry Arnold, all of Creston and John Bischoff, Julie Bischoff, Joshua Bischoff
and Jillian Bischoff, all of Sterling; a brother, Leander R. Bischoff of
Woodsfield; a sister, Barbara Hartong of Geneva and several nieces and nephews.
Bolon, Paul W.
Born Apr 3, 1924
Died Aug
20, 1998
Jerusalem
1998
HAMILTON, Margaret Elizabeth
Source:
Wheeling
Newspaper; Sept 2, 1998
HAMILTON,
Margaret Elizabeth, 85, of 153
Andover Road, Woodsfield, died Monday, Aug 31,1998
at home. She was a former employee of Woodsfield Elementary School Cafeteria
and a member of the Woodsfield Chruch of Christ. She was prededed in death by
her husband Vernon Hamilton, in 1983; a daughter Marlene Morgan; her parents
Mark and Atha Zwick; three brothers; seven sisters. Surviving are two sons
Dennis and Alan, both of Woodsfield; two daughters Eulalia Walker of Centerville, Ohio, and
Shirley Stewart of Logan, Ohio; 16 grandchildren; 25
great-grandchildren. Friends received 6-9 today at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home,
100 S.PaulSt.,Woodsfield where services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday.
Interment in Oaklawn
Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Guernsey county, Woodsfield
Office, P.O. Box 1537,
Cambridge, Ohio
43725.
1998
Robert (Bob) Adair Evans
Source:
Monroe County Beacon,
dated, Thurs. Sept. 3, 1998
Robert A. 'Bob' Evans, 68, of 375
West Marietta St., Woodsfield, (formerly of Sycamore Valley) died Aug. 28, 1998 at his
home. He was born on May 30, 1930 near Middlebourne, W.Va.,
a son of the late Clarence and Hazel Gray Evans.
He was a former engineer for the Buckeye Pipeline in Lima
and was a former schoolbus driver for the former Stafford Rural School System, Stafford. He retired as a street superintendent and
cemetery sexton for the Village of Beach City. He was also a member of
the Hines Chapel Church of Christ near Sycamore Valley
and a U.S. Army Veteran.
Surviving are his wife Dorothy 'Dot" Haslam Evans whom he married on July
12 1974, two daughters, Christine Hughes and her husband Donovan of Marietta
and Janice Evans of the home, two sons Talmage 'Tom' Evans of Marietta and
Gregory Evans and his wife Carolyn of Kent, one half-brother Leland 'Buss' Gray
of Parkersburg, two grandchildren Kale Hughes and Laura Hughes, both of
Marietta, and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by several half-brothers
and a half-sister.
Friends were received at the Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Aug. 31 where
funeral services were held Sept. 1, with Ronald Rosseter officiating.
Burial followed at Pleasant
Ridge Cemetery
near Graysville.
Berger, David R.
Born Dec. 15, 1957
Died Aug. 16,
1998
Hannibal
Henderson, Marion V.
Born Aug. 19, 1937
Died Aug. 18, 1999
Woodsfield
Hupp, Leander J.
Born
June 21, 1929
Died Sept. 15, 1998
Cameron
1998
Stella M. Paulus nee Schaub
The Canton Repository
Stella Marie
Paulus, age 76, formerly of 1115 Wertz Ave., SW, Canton, and more
recently residing with her daughter, Sue Lutz in Canton, passed away Saturday
morning [SUBMITTER'S NOTE: 20 September 1998] at the home following an extended
illness. Born in Canton
on December 16, 1921, she was the daughter of the late, Wesley W. and Stella
(Kennedy) Schaub. She was a 1939 graduate of McKinley High School.
Preceded in death by a son, Larry Paulus and her husband, Sylvester
"Hank" Paulus, who passed away December 1, 1993. Survivors include
two daughters, Mazella Sue Lutz of Canton and
Sandra Jane Franklin of Eact Rochester,
OH; son, Jams A. Paulus of Perry
Twp.; brother, Wesley W. Schaub Jr. of Jackson Twp.; seven grandchildren; and
four great-grand-children. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at ll
a.m. in the Reed Funeral Home. Burial will be in Melscheimer Cemetery.
Kinney, Viola E.
Born Sept. 17,
1904
Died Oct 13, 1998
Woodsfield
1998XXXXX
Mary Elisabeth Latta, nee Miller
The Canton Repository, 21 Oct
1998
Mary
Elisabeth Latta, nee Miller, 83, of Fort Myers Beach,
Florida, formerly of Canton,
died Sunday, October 18, at Marymount Hospital in Cleveland.
She graduated from Canton South High School
and Canton Actual Business
College then worked for
the Celina Insurance Company before founding the Latta Insurance Agency. She
was a past president of the Canton Garden Club and active in Trinity Brethren
Church.
Preceded
in death by son Jerry Richard, she is survived by husband Vernon; daughter
Betty (Don) Kitchen of Twinsburg; brothers John (Elsie) Miller of East Sparta,
and Robert (Jean) Miller of Altamonte Springs, Florida; grandchildren Kelli
(Randy) Ross of Indianapolis and Jim Kitchen of Costa Mesa, California;
sisters-in-law Jan Latta and Thelma Latta of Canton; and loving nieces and
nephews.
A
memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday with family visitation at 10:30
a.m. at Faith Methodist Church
on Post Road
in Twinsburg. In lieu of flowers, should remembrances wish to be made,
donations can be sent in Mary's name to First
Baptist Church,
P.O. BOX 2402, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, 33932.
1998
VanDruff, Kenneth E.
SOURCE: Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio (Monroe County)
dated, Thursday, October 29, 1998
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Kenneth E. Van Druff, 52, of 39064 Graham Road,
Woodsfield, died Oct. 25, 1998, at the Wetzel County
Hospital, New
Martinsville. He was born April 19, 1946 in Wellsburg, a son of Maude Adams Van
Druff and the late Charles Van Druff.
He was a retired construction
worker, a Protestant by faith, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, a member of
the American Legion Post # 768, Woodsfield, The VFW Post # 5303, Woodsfield,
and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie # 2302, Woodsfield.
In addition to his mother, of
Proctor; surviving are his wife, C. Rose Haslam Van Druff; a son, John Van
Druff, Camp Lejune, N.C.; four daughters, Crystal Van Druff, Woodsfield, April
Van Druff, Mellissa Van Druff, Faith Van Druff, all of Las Vegas; a stepson,
Gary Knowlton, Clarington; one step-daughter, Sherry Childs, Woodsfield; four
sisters, Mary Ellen Stillwagoner, Proctor, Margaret Howell, New Martinsville,
Wanda Morris, New Martinsville, Juanita McMahon, Anaheim, California; 14
grandchildren.
In addition to his father, he was
preceded in death by a brother, Charles Van Druff; a sister, Rose Taylor.
There was no visitation. Private
graveside services were held at Clarington
Cemetery, Clarington, at
the convenience of the family.
Arrangements by Rush Funeral Home,
Clarington.
1998
DEATH
Name: Ada P. Williams, nee
Powell
Source: The Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio, November 8,
1998
Ada P. Williams, 72, formerly of South Street, died
Friday, November 6, at the Medina Oaks Nursing Home in Medina, Ohio.
Services will be
Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Dalton
Baptist Church
with the Revs. David Greegor and Stan Sawyer officiating. Burial will be at East Union
Cemetery. Friends may
call Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster.
She married Delbert R. Williams
on November 15, 1945. He died June 26, 1984. Surviving
are sons and daughters-in-law, Floyd and Marcie Williams of Vienna, Virginia,
Dale and Pauline Williams of Big Prairie and True and Carolyn Williams of
Jerusalem, Ohio; foster son and daughter-in-law, Gerald and Sherry Oblisk of
Valley Station, Kentucky.; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and
four brothers, Thomas N. Powell of Kingdom City, Mo., James P. Powell and Pryce
Powell, both of St. Marys, Va. and Franklin Powell of Columbus.
Rush, Mary R.
Born Aug 7, 1940
Died Nov 16, 1998
Woodsfield
Hickenbottom, Virginia M.
Born Apr 22, 1937
Died Nov 29, 1998
Woodsfield
1998
DEATH
Name: Walter
Piatt
Source: The Daily Record
Issue: Wooster,
Ohio, December 2, 1998
Walter "Walt" L. Piatt,
59, of Doylestown died Monday, November 30, 1998 at Wooster Community
Hospital. Services will be
Friday at 1 p.m. at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Doylestown with the Reverend
Lynn Garth officiating. Burial
will be at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call Thursday from 4-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial
contributions may be made to American Heart Association, Wayne County Branch, P.O. Box 267, Wooster
44691.
Surviving are his wife, Doris,
whom he married Sept. 29, 1962; two sons, Jeffrey (Jennifer) and Bradley Piatt,
both of Doylestown and a brother, James Piatt of Graysville, Ohio.
Goddard, Berl L.
Born
June 10, 1932
Died Nov. 27
1998 Clarington
Carpenter, B. O.
Born June 4, 1924
Died Dec 14, 1998
Lewisville
1998 XXXXX
Lillie Mary Calvert (nee
Brubach)
Lillie M. Calvert, 95, of 36357 ST 78, Lewisville,
died Dec. 14, 1998 at the Monroe
County Care
Center, Woodsfield.
She was born in Monroe
County, near Miltonsburg,
April 9, 1903, a daughter of the late William Brubach and Rosa Burkhart
Brubach. She was a member of the St. Sylvester Catholic Church, St.
Francis Society, Catholic Women's Club and the Purgatorial Society.
Surviving are a son, William G. Calvert, Lewisville;
a daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Don L. Seamon, of Wheeling;
two brothers, Paul Brubach, Woodsfield, Albert Brubach, of Bridgeport; a sister Marie O'Connell, of
Woodsfield; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George A.
Calvert, in September 1978; an infant daughter; two brothers, Benjamin Brubach
and Lawrence Brubach; a sister, Clara Hall.
1998
DEATH
Name: Anne M.
Christman, nee Donahue
Source:
The Akron
Beacon Journal
Akron, Ohio, Saturday,
Dec. 26, 1998
Anne M. Christman passed away
peacefully December 17, 1998, at the VNS
Hospice Care
Center in Copley. She was
86.
Anne was born Johanna Margaret Donahue in Bridgeport, Conn.,
on Jan. 21, 1912. She attended Bridgeport
University and worked for the General
Electric Co. Anne had been a resident of Hudson,
Ohio, since 1951, and retired
from the Hudson School System, where she worked for over 20 years. She was
active in Hudson
community activities and was an avid hiker. A member of St. Mary's parish, she
served as an organist and soloist at the old St. Mary's Church.
Preceded
in death by husband, Ivan Christman, she is survived by her sister, Helene
Kende of Newton, Conn.;
her son and daughter-in-law, Lt. General Daniel Christman and Susan Browning
Christman of West Point, N.Y.; daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen Christman and
Christian Skieller of Redwood City,
Calif.; granddaughters, Carin,
Catherine, Claudia, and Christina; and many friends.
Arrangements
handled by Johnson-Romito, a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 19 E. Main St., Hudson
(1-330-650-4181), where friends will be received Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, from 3
to 5 p.m. Services will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Church on North Main
Street in Hudson at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, with interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial
contributions be made in Anne's name to the VNS Hospice, 3358 Ridgewood Rd., Akron
44333.
1999
Death
Name: Albert Lapp
Source: The Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio, January
9, 1999
Albert E. Lapp, 92, formerly of
Rittman, died Thursday, January 7, 1999 at West View Manor in Wooster.
Services will be Monday at 1 p.m.
at St. Michael's Lutheran
Church in Marshallville
with the Reverend Tom Fox officiating. Burial will be at St. Michael's Church Cemetery.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the Church. Arrangements are
being handled by Fickes Funeral Home in Jeromesville. Memorial contributions
may be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525A Back Orrville Road, Wooster,
OH 44691.
He was born May 1, 1906, in Monroe County
to John W. and Ella Freidiger Lapp and married Zelma Eberly. She died
previously.
Surviving are his children, Ila
Brenneman of Wooster, Betty Huffman of Seville, Carol Lapp of Rittman, Charlene
Schweinberg of Warner Robins, Ga., and Paul Lapp of Jeromesville; six
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and a sister, Edna Litman of
Lancaster.
1999
Rosetta V. Jones Kinney nee Jones
Rosetta V.
Jones Kinney, 62, of 39444 s.r. 26, Woodsfield, died January 6,1999 at her
home. She was born at Woodsfield on July 26, 1936, a daughter of Freda
(McCammon) Jones and the late William E. (Ed) Jones.
She
was a homemaker and a member of the Graysville Church of Christ at Graysville.
In
addition to her mother, surviving are her husband, Vernon I. Kinney whom she
married on April 7, 1962; two sons, Merle Huntsman and his wife Terri of
Graysville; Vince Kinney of the home; a daughter Mrs. John (Sherry) Stout of
Belpre; five brothers, James Jones of Jerusalem, John Jones , Richard Jones,
Jerry Jones, all of Woodsfield., Joe Jones of Strasburg; three sisters; Mrs.
Bud (Linda) smith, Mrs. Marvin (Lois) Kirkbride, both of Woodsfield, Mrs.
William (Kathy) Kahrig of Lewisville; three half-brothers; Charles Jones of
Zanesville, Bernard Jones of Woodsfield, Robert Jones of Cameron; six
grandchildren ; Ryan Huntsman, Clinton Ullman, Spenser Rafferty, Alicia
Pullman, Lindsey Huntsman, and Megan Schumacher.
In
addition to her father, she was preceded in death by two half-brothers, Glen
Jones and Paul Griffin.
Friends
were received at the Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield Jan.8, where funeral
services were held Jan. 9 with evangelist Claude Davis officiating. Burial
followed in the Graysville Church of Christ Cemetery, Graysville.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Graysville Church of Christ, Graysville or to
the American Cancer Society, Monroe County Unit, 215 Marion St., Marietta,
Oh 45750.
1999
Dougherty, Francis
SOURCE: Akron
Beacon Journal . . . Jan 1999
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Francis Dougherty, 79, passed away
Jan. 12, 1999.
Born in Woodsfield, Ohio, on
March 22, 1919, he was a lifetime resident of Akron, and retired from the U.S. Post Office.
He was a member of St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, and volunteered a
great many hours at the Tudor House -- Franklin Park Civic
Center.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Wade Hampton and Janie of Woodsfield; wife, Theda; infant sons,
Kenneth and Karl; brother, James; and sisters, Clara and Mary. He is survived
by his sons, Michael (Jan) of Pennsylvania and David (Karen) of Florida;
daughters, Beverly of Berea, Nina (Jack Huberman) of New Mexico, and Jane of
Akron; special friend, Ann Boley of Barberton; grandchildren, Tracy Dougherty
of Cincinnati, Erica (Chris) Hertzog of Pennsylvania, and Daniel Huberman of
New Mexico; sister, Ruth Briggs of East Sparta, Ohio; brothers, Fred (Ethel) of
Woodsfield, Ohio, John (Rosie) of Louisville, Ohio; Charles (Donna) of
Alliance, Ohio; sister-in-law, Peggy of Louisville, Ohio; brother-in-law, Ray
Wentz of Van Lue, Ohio; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Bacher
Funeral Home, 3326 Manchester Rd., Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. Mass of the
Christian Burial will be at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church on Saturday at
10 a.m. Procession will form at the church. Donations may be made to the
American Heart Association or the American Lung Association.
1999
EDNA I MOOSE
Born 24 Sep 1909
Died 29 Jan 1999 Woodsfield
1999OOOOO
DEATH
Name: Lola Brenneman
Source: The Daily Record
Issue: Wooster,
OH February 6, 1999
Lola M. Brenneman, 82, of Dundee,
died early Friday morning, Feb. 5, at Brewster Parke
Convalescent Center
in Brewster, following a period of declining health. Funeral services will be
Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Mount Eaton
with the Rev. Jacqueline McMillen officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Cemetery
in Mount Eaton. Friends may call Sunday from 2-4
p.m. at Spidell Funeral Home in Mount
Eaton, or one hour before
services at the Church. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul U.C.C., PO Box 196, Mount
Eaton 44659.
She was born on July 16, 1916 in Orrville to Walter and Jesse (Christman) Flory
and she married Robert P. Brenneman on Oct. 3, 1943. He died Oct. 16, 1995.
Surviving are children and spouses, Rachel A. and Dean L. Musser of Milton,
Fla., and Dr. James W. and Patricia Brenneman of Mount Eaton; eight
grandchildren; one great grandson; and two sisters, Ilma Dean Walter of Dover
and Rachel Annis of Canton.
1999
Death
Name: Madge Clair
Source:
The Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio, Feb. 14,1999
Madge L. Clair, 96, of Atwater, formerly of
Doylestown, died Friday, February 12, 1999.
Services will be Wednesday at 1
p.m. at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Doylestown, with the Reverend Paul
Phillips officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Friends may call Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home, or one hour prior
to the services. Memorial contributions may be made to Edinburg Township
Volunteer Fire Department, 6727
Tallmadge Road, Atwater, OH 44201.
She was born March 14, 1902 in
Grant County, W.Va., to Walter Burl and Jeannie Lee Martin Cunningham and
married Samuel Clair. He died previously. Surviving
are children, Betty J. Kimble of Keyser, West Virginia, Charlene A. Ault of
Garrettsville, Alane R. Liller of New Creek, West Virginia, Naomi Crine of
Graysville,Ohio; Wilma "Jean" Roberts of Doylestown, Madge L.
Petrekovich of Atwater, James R. Clair of Cleveland and Wayne B. Clair of
Uniontown; 33 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and four
great-great-grandchildren.
1999 OOOOO
Charles L. Bonam
Wooster---Charles
L. Bonam, 79, 2642 Monterey St. died Thursday, Feb. 25, 1999, at his home.
Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at McIntyre, Davis & Greene Funeral Home
in Wooster.
Burial will be at Sherwood
Memorial Gardens.
Friends
may call Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Those who wish may make
contributions to hospice of Wayne
County, 2525-A Back Orville Road, Wooster 44691.
He
was born Dec. 13, 1919 in Antioch
to Henry and Caroline (Nalley) Bonam and married Elsie Selvy on May 5, 1962.
She survives. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was employed
at the Bauer Ladder Co. for 27 years. He was also a custodian at Franklin elementary
school for 10 years. He had played music in many country bands through
the years and had played music for residents in many nursing homes.
Surviving
in addition to his wife are children and their spouses, Gary L and Barbara
Bonam of Akron, Richard C. and Donna Bonam of Columbia, S.C., and Debra
and Dale Badertscher of Wooster;
seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Sisters, Mary Cline and
Grace Hooper and brothers, Donald and Clarence Bonam, died previously.
1999
DEATH
Name: Emma Yoder
Source: The Daily Record
Issue: Wooster,
OH February 19, 1999
Emma J. Yoder, 89, of Walnut Creek, formerly of Berlin, died Thursday evening, Feb. 18,
1999, at Walnut Hills Nursing Home, after an extended illness. Services will be
Sunday at 2 p.m. at Martin's Creek
Mennonite Church,
Millersburg, with the Rev. Carl Wiebe officiating. Burial will be at the Church
cemetery. Friends may call Saturday from 6-9 p.m. at the Church, or one hour
prior to the services at the Church. Arrangements are being handled by
Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg. The family suggests contributions be made
to Martin's Creek
Mennonite Church,
Millersburg. She was born Sept. 30, 1909 in Wayne County
to Jonas and Katie (Miller) Coblentz and married Eli N. Yoder on Dec. 22, 1933.
He died April 10, 1985. Surviving are children and their spouses, Betty and Ben
Raber of Millersburg, Elsie and Fred Gingerich of Athabasca, Alberta, Canada, and Gene and Fern Yoder of
Goshen, Ind.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a sister,
Anna Hochstetler of Sugarcreek.
Jones, Eloise L.
Born Aug 30, 1930
Died Feb. 22, 1999
Graysville
Claus, Harry E.
Born July 7,
1912
Died Feb 22, 1999
Jerusalem
Rist, Bernard L.
Born Aug 11, 1923
Died Feb. 26, 1999
Hannibal
Highman, Ronald C.
Born Apr 15, 1926
Died Mar 8, 1999
Woodsfield
Smithberger, J.
Born July 5, 1920
Died Mar 5, 1999
Woodsfield
1999 XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Donald Boyes Sr.
Source: The Daily Record
Issue: Wooster, OH, March 15, 1999
Donald A. Boyes Sr., 79, 5706
Stuckey Road, Creston, OH died Sunday, March 14, 1999, at Wooster Community
Hospital, after a period of declining health. Services will be Thursday at 11
a.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Creston, with the Rev. George Michel officiating.
Burial will be at Yost Cemetery, Burbank, where military rites will be held.
Friends may call Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial
contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. He was born Aug.
19, 1919 in Fort Gay, W.Va., to Isaac and Tokie (Jenkins) Boyes and married
Marjorie M. Double on May 13, 1939. She survives. Surviving in addition to his
wife are sons and their wives, Donald and Peggy Boyes Jr. of Seville, Robert D.
and Gerri Boyes of West Salem, Larry G. and Belen Boyes of Wrightwood, Calif.,
and Richard J. and Sharon Boyes of Caryville, Tenn.; daughters, Kay Kahrig of
Burbank and Sally Boyes-Hyslop and her husband, Richard, of La Habra Heights,
Calif.; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; a brother, Clifford Eugene
Boyes of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; and sisters, Anna Lee Archer of Creston and
Jane Bates of Marietta, Ga.
Robbins, Harold E.
Born May 22, 1936
Died Mar 20, 1999
Woodsfield
1999
DEATH
Name: Ada Scherer
Source: The Daily Record
Issue: Wooster, OH, March 23,1999
Ada May Scherer, 82, formerly of
Millersburg, died Monday morning, March 22, 1999, at Altercare of Millersburg
Nursing Home, where she had resided since November 1997. Services will be
Thursday at 2 p.m. at New Bedford United Church of Christ, with the Revs. Glenn
Shedlock and Welton Stein officiating. Burial will be at the Church cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Tuesday) from 6-9 or Wednesday from 1-9 p.m. at the
old home place at 2762 Township Road 121, Millersburg (near Becks Mills).
Arrangements are being handled by Smith Funeral Home in Sugarcreek. Surviving
are a son, Luther Dean Yoder of Millersburg; six grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; brothers, Lester Scherer of Charm, Clarence Scherer of
Wooster and Junior Scherer of Millersburg; and a sister, Dorothea Clark of
Sugarcreek.
1999XXXXX
Shirley Ellen Kurtz nee Morris
Shirley
Ellen Kurtz, 81, 318 1/2 Wiley Ave., Barnesville, died Fri., April 16,
1999 at Woodsfield Health And Rehabilitation Center. She was born Jan.
30, 1918 in Monroe County, the daughter of the late Willard and Viola Taylor
Morris. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore
Kurtz; one daughter Mary Kurtz; four brothers, Oscar, James A. Otto, and Elijah
Morris.
Surviving
are four sons, Donald Kurtz of Barnesville; Jim Kurtz of Naples, Fla., William
Kurtz of Newark and John Kurtz of Somerton; five daughters, Minnie Saffell of
Armstrong Mills, Helen Nelms of Duffy, Linda Wickes of Hannibal, Marjorie
Fassler of Somerton and Phyllis Dingus of Barnesville; three brothers, Spencer
Morris of N. Canton, David Morris of Newark; two sisters Hazel Williston and
Maggie Kurtz both of Newark; 28 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Services
were held Monday at Campbell-Plumly- Millburn funeral home, 319 N. Chestnut St.
Barnesville, with Rev. Roy Steel officiating. Burial followed in Somerton
Cemetery, Somerton.
1999
DEATH
Name: Louise Young
Source: The Daily Record
Issue: Wooster, OH, March 26,1999
Louise E. Young, 92, of
Doylestown, died Thursday, March 25, 1999. Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m.
at Zak-Monbarren Funeral Home in Doylestown, with the Revs. Dennis McCoy and
Scott Sobie officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Friends may
call today (Friday) from 5-8 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be
made to Barberton Wesleyan Methodist Church, 222 26th St., NW, Barberton 44203.
She was born July 19, 1906 in McConnelsville to L.C. and Lyda (Strode) Lovell
and married Oscar F. Young. He died in 1979. Surviving are children, Dr.
Jarrette Young and his wife, Joan, of Danville, Cecil Young and his wife,
Betty, of Doylestown, Ted Young and his wife, Helen, and Margie Zornes, all of
Akron; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Ritchie, Eugene F.
Born Jan 6, 1921
Died Apr 19, 1999
Graysville
1999
DEATH
Name: Raymond Yost
Source: The Daily Record,
Issue: Wooster, OH, June 18, 1999
Raymond E. Yost, 62, 6896 Wharton
Road, Shreve, OH died Thursday, June 17, 1999, at Smithville-Western Care
Center. Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Harper Funeral Home in
Beallsville, where friends may call Sunday from 6-9 p.m. Burial will be at
Clarington Cemetery. Local calling hours will be Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at
McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster. Those who wish may make
contributions to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster
44691. He was born June 7, 1937 in Armstrong Mills to Edward and Elsie
(Pittman) Yost and married Norma Polen on Sept. 5, 1970. She survives. Other
survivors include brothers, Donald Yost of Rittman and Paul Yost of Dalton;
sisters, Mrs. James (Mary Lou) Whitehair of Massillon, Mrs. Buster (Sandra)
Kellams of Dalton, Ga., Mrs. William (Carolyn) Brown of Woodsfield, Mrs.
Stanley (Shirley) Schafer of Alledonia, Mrs. Loyd (Stella) Goodrich of
Beallsville and Mrs. Randy (Glenna) Leek of Quaker City; and several nieces and
nephews.
1999X
DEATH
Name: Edward Jacob
Uppole
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, February 2, 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Edward Jacob Uppole, 76, of Skin
Creek Road, Lewisville, Ohio, died January 31, 1999, at the Woodsfield Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Monroe County, Ohio, August 30, 1922,
a son of the late Thomas and Mabel Goodhart Uppole.
He was a coal truck and school bus
driver and employed as a parts man and mechanic for Lashley s Tractor Sales. He was also a member
of the Woodsfield Church of Christ, Woodsfield, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife, Martha
Kahrig Uppole, of Lewisville; a
daughter, Mrs. Ben (Karen) Ackerman, of Lewisville; a son, Dennis Uppole, of
Lewisville; a sister, Mrs. Linza (Viola)
Stephens, of Calais, Ohio; several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a brother, John Uppole; a sister, Emma Wheeler; an infant
sister, Florence.
Graveside services and interment
will be held February 3 at 1 p.m. at the Friendship cemetery, Lewisville, with
Minister Harry Summers officiating.
Arrangements by Bauer-Turner Funeral
Home, Woodsfield.
1999
ESTHER K. KEMBEL CHRISTMAN
May 27, 1927 - February 12, 1999
Resided In:
USA
Visitation:
None
Service:
None
ESTHER K. KEMBEL CHRISTMAN, 71, Indianapolis, died
Feb. 12.
She had worked
at Berean Christian Bookstore for eight years.
Previously, she
and her husband, the Rev. Ralph Christman, who survives, ministered in
Minnesota, Montana, Iowa and Nebraska.
She was a
member of Coatesville Christian Church.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City Tenn.;
Minnesota Bible College, Rochester, Minn.; Johnson Bible College, Knoxville,
Tenn.; or Platte valley Bible College, Scottsbluff, Neb.
Services: 11 a.m. Feb. 15 in Flanner & Buchanan
Washington Park East Mortuary, with calling from 2 to 7 p.m. Feb. 14.
Entombment:
Washington Park East Cemetary.
Other
survivors: children Deborah Layman, Diana Hiple, the Rev. Ronald, the rev.
Roger Christman; sisters Lydia Kembel, Beth Reents; brothers Sam, John Kembell;
stepbrother Lester Fisher; 13 grandchildren.
1999
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Bell, David R.
Born Aug. 31, 1918
Died
Mar. 11, 1999
Clarington
1999
Wilbur F. Weber
Source:
Monroe County Beacon dated March 18, 1999
Wilbur F. Weber 84, of 34250 SR 78, Lewisville, died March 12, 1999, in the
Genesis Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville. He was born on Nov.
24, 1914, at Lewisville, a son of the late John H. and Gennie Wheeler Weber.
He was a retired employee of the Ormet Corporation, Hannibal and a faithful
member of the Lewisville Limited Methodist Church, Lewisville.
Surviving are his wife, of 61 years, Grethel Hupp Weber, whom he married on
Aug. 18, 1937; four daughters, Suzon Weber of Graysville, Barbara Weber, of
Senecaville, Mrs. Brian (Deborah) McCort, of Malaga, Mrs. Gary (Vickie) Dillon,
of Lewisville; a son, Jerry Weber and his wife, Claudia,of Minerva; four
brothers, Roy Weber, of Phoenix, Arizona, Lloyd Weber of New Matamoras, Dennis
Weber, of Lewisville, Francis Weber, of Vienna, W.VA.; five sisters, Melba
Tuel, of Tallmadge, Vera VanMeter, of Kent, Eleanor Farkas, of Massillon,
Deloris Strickling, of Washington Courthouse, Ellen Cline of Lewisville; 14
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Thelma
Anderson and a brother Eugene Weber.
Friends were received at the Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, March 14, where
funeral services were held March 15, with Rev. Richard Wilson
officiating. Burial followed in the Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lewisville United Methodist Church,
c/o Youth Group, SR 78, Lewisville, Ohio 43754.
Schumacher, Emma P.
Born Mar 29, 1896
Died Mar 16, 1999
Jerusalem
Schumacher, Florence C.
Born
May 13, 1919
Died Mar 18, 1999
Woodsfield
1999
DEATH
Name: Florence C.
Schumacher, nee Kress
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, Thurs., Mar. 25, 1999
Collection of Marcella Hoff Weber
Florence C. Schumacher, 79, of 105
Gibson St., Woodsfield, died March 18, 1999, at her home. She was born at
Miltonsburg, May 13, 1919, a daughter of the late Fredrick and Margaret Bosold
Kress.
She was a former seamstress at L. G.
A. M. Manufacturing in Woodsfield. She was a member of the St. Sylvester
Catholic Church, Woodsfield, where she was a member of the Catholic Women s
Club, the Purgatorial Society, and the St. Francis Society. She had also been a
former 4-H advisor in Monroe County for 30 years and was a 25 year member of
the Farm Bureau.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs.
James (Adeline) Vallandingham of Port Tobacco, Maryland, Mrs. Glen Butch (Alice)
Goddard of Beallsville, Ohio, Mrs. John (Vera) Roth of Woodsfield, Mrs. Robert
(Anria) Hupp of Caldwell, Mrs. Ralph E. (Bernice) Baker of Woodsfield; two
sisters, Edith Reischman of Miltonsburg, Ohio, Alice Buckalew of Woodsfield, a
brother, George Kress of Lewisville, Ohio; 20 grandchildren and 23
great-grandchildren.
In Addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, Bernard H. Schumacher, on November 7, 1991; a
sister, Marie Cornett; three brothers, Karl Kress, Gilbert Kress and Oscar
Kress.
Friends were received at the Watters
Funeral Home, March 20 and 21. Funeral Liturgy with Mass was celebrated March
22 at St. Sylvester Catholic Church, Woodsfield, with Monsignor Thomas Petronek
as the celebrant. Burial followed in the St. Sylvester Catholic Cemetery,
Woodsfield.
Vigil services were held March 21 at
the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the St. Sylvester Catholic School, 119 Wayne St., Woodsfield, OH 43793.
1999X
DEATH XXXXX
Name: Robert
Betts
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, March 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Robert Wesley Betts, 89, of Quaker
City, Ohio, died Sunday, March 21, 1999, at Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville,
Ohio.
He was born June 16, 1909, in Noble
County, Ohio, son of the late Theodore and Saloma Sally Christman Betts.
Mr. Betts was a farmer and retired
maintenance worker at Seneca Lake Park for 20 years. He was a member of the
Seneca Valley Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his
first wife, Florence Warner Betts, who died in 196; his second wife, B. LuEllen
Morris Betts, whom he married April 1, 1969, and who died January 8, 1998; two
brothers, Benjamin Betts and Earl Betts; three sisters, Florence Starr, Rosanna Leach and Wanetta Neuhart.
He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Noel
Marlin (Evalena) Brown; four step-great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday at Thorn-Black Funeral Home, Quaker City, where services will be 1:30
p.m. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Friends Cemetery,
Quaker City.
1999X
DEATH
Name: Mildred
F. Christman, nee Landefeld
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, March 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Mildred Freda Christman, 83, of
Walter Ridge Road, Woodsfield, died March 27, 1999, at the home of her
daughter, Rhonda Piatt, of Woodsfield. She was born in Monroe County, Ohio, May
30, 1915, a daughter of the late Herman and Freda Reich Landefeld.
She was a member of the Trinity
United Church of Christ, Lewisville, Ohio.
Surviving are a daughter and
son-in-law; Rhonda and Tom Piatt, Woodsfield; two brothers, Lester Landefeld
and Harold Landefeld, both of Woodsfield; two grandsons, Kyle and Korey Piatt.
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Christman, March 1981; a brother,
Walter Landefeld; a sister, Marie Riser and two infant sisters.
Friends were received March 29 at
the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services were held March 30,
with the Reverend Marcia Werntz officiating. Interment in the Oaklawn Cemetery,
Woodsfield.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the American Cancer Society, Monroe County Unit, 215 Marian St., Marietta,
Ohio 45750.
1999
Florence C. Schumacher, nee Kress
Source: The
Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, Thurs., Mar. 25, 1999
Florence C. Schumacher, 79, of 105 Gibson St., Woodsfield, died March 18, 1999,
at her home. She was born at Miltonsburg, May 13, 1919, a daughter of the late
Fredrick and Margaret Bosold Kress.
She was a former seamstress at L. G. A. M. Manufacturing in Woodsfield. She was
a member of the St. Sylvester Catholic Church, Woodsfield, where she was a
member of the Catholic Women s Club, the Purgatorial Society, and the St.
Francis Society. She had also been a former 4-H advisor in MonroeCounty for 30
years and was a 25 year member of the Farm Bureau.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. James (Adeline) Vallandingham of Port
Tobacco, Maryland, Mrs. Glen Butch (Alice) Goddard of Beallsville, Ohio, Mrs.
John (Vera) Roth of Woodsfield, Mrs. Robert (Anria) Hupp of Caldwell, Mrs.
Ralph E. (Bernice) Baker of Woodsfield; two sisters, Edith Reischman of
Miltonsburg, Ohio, Alice Buckalew of Woodsfield, a brother, George Kress of
Lewisville, Ohio; 20 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
In Addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard
H. Schumacher, on November 7, 1991; a sister, Marie Cornett; three brothers,
Karl Kress, Gilbert Kress and Oscar Kress.
Friends were received at the Watters Funeral Home, March 20 and 21. Funeral
Liturgy with Mass was celebrated March 22 at St. Sylvester Catholic Church,
Woodsfield, with Monsignor Thomas Petronek as the celebrant. Burial followed in
the St. Sylvester Catholic Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Vigil services were held March 21 at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Sylvester Catholic School, 119
Wayne St., Woodsfield, OH 43793.
Smith, Gary D.
Born Feb 21, 1937
Died 15 May 1999
Beallsville
1999XXXXXX
DEATH
Name: George W.
Brooks
Source: The Record Courier, dated, April 9, 1999
Collection of Eunice Krin
George W. Brooks, 59, the brother of
several Portage County residents, died March 25, 1999, in Sun City, Arizona.
Born June 14, 1939, in Woodsfield,
Ohio, he was the son of Hugh and Marie Brooks.
A former Twinsburg resident, he moved to Arizona in August 1998 to
pursue his passion for golf.
Mr. Brooks retired from the Ford
Motor Company plant in Walton Hills.
He was also known as "Pop
Bottle" of the Golden Mike Club to many of his CB friends.
Survivors include Sheryl Brooks;
daughters, Debora Pugh and Gloria Brooks, both of Marengo, Ohio; five
grandchildren; brothers, Phillip Brooks of Dayton, Fred Brooks of Mantua and
Ken Brooks of Hiram; and sisters, Kathy Shanholtzer of Aurora and Virginia Putt
of Ravenna. His father and a sister,
Rosetta Freilino, died previously.
No calling hours or services were
held. Arrangements were made by Paradise
Memorial Crematory.
Memorials may be made to: Sun Health
Hospice of Sun City, Arizona.
1999
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1999X
DEATH XXXXX
Name: George W.
Brooks
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, Thursday, Apr. 15, 1999
George W. Brooks, 59, of Twinsburg,
died March 25,1999, in Sun City, Arizona. He was born June 14, 1939, in
Woodsfield, Ohio, a son of Marie Brooks and the late Hugh Brooks.
He retired from Walnut Hills Ford
Motor Company and moved to Arizona in August 1998 to pursue his passion for
golf, seven days a week.
He was also known as "Pop
Bottle" of the Golden Mike Club to many of his CB friends.
In addition to his mother, surviving
are his love, Sheryl Brooks; two daughters, Debora Pugh and Gloria Brooks, both
of Marengo, Ohio; five grandchildren,Justin, Nick, Brandy, Joey, and Jenny;
three brothers, Phillip of Dayton, Fred of Mantua and Ken of Hiram; two
sisters, Kathy Shanholtzer of Aurora and Virginia Putt of Ravenna.
In addition to his father, he was
preceded in death by a sister, Rosetta Frelinio.
There were no services but to be
remembered on the 14th hole, his favorite, of Riverview Golf Course in Sun
City. Burial in Paradise Memorial.
Schwaben, Charles H.
Born Apr 5, 1915
Died May 1, 1999
Woodsfield
1999X
DEATH
Name: Francis J.
Heft
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, May 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Francis J. Heft, 87, 45554 Ohio 145,
Lewisville, Ohio, died May 14, 1999 at University Hospital, Cincinnati. He was
born at Lewisville on October 11, 1911, a son of the late Lewis and Minnie
Christman Heft.
He was a graduate of Ohio
University, Athens, Ohio, was a retired school teacher having taught in various
schools throughout Monroe County, Ohio for more than 30 years; was a former
member of the Ohio House of Representatives serving Monroe County for eight
terms. He was a member of St. Paul s United Church of Christ, Woodsfield and
was a former Sunday School Superintendent at the former St. Peter s United
Church of Christ in Lewisville. He was also a very active member of the Ohio
Republican Party.
Surviving are his wife of 61 years,
Vivian Harper Heft, whom he married on February 5, 1938; three daughters, Mrs.
William (Ruth) Bartilson of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Kenneth(Nina) Grigsby, of Canyon Lake, Texas, Mrs. Neil (Marjorie)
Frankl of Park Hills, Kentucky; two sons, David Heft and his wife, Janet of
Kailu-Kona, Hawaii, Eric Heft and his wife, Nicki of Des Moines, Iowa; one
daughter-in-law, Catherine Heft of Englewood; a
sister, Mrs. Clarence (Melba) Reich of Jerusalem, Ohio; three brothers,
William Heft and his wife, b of Clearwater, Florida, Stanley Heft and his wife,
of Aurora; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by his first wife, Lucille Harper Heft, in 1937; a daughter,
Joan Heft, in 1937; a son, Karl Heft on
April 14, 1999; a sister, Bessie Sutherland; two brothers, Theodore and
Paul Heft.
Friends were received at the Watters
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on May 19. Friends then
received at St. Paul s United Church of Christ, Woodsfield, from 10 a.m. until
time of services at 11 a.m., May 20 with Pastor Donald Rock officiating. Burial
will follow in the Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Hospice of Guernsey, Monroe County Unit, P. O. Box 1537, Cambridge, Ohio
43725.
1999
JUDSON MOORE
Born 10 Jul 1915
Died 18 May 1999 Beallsville
1999
DANIEL L ZWICK
Born 17 Jun 1938
Died 30 May 1999 Jerusalem
1999
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1999
GLEN E MULLETT
Born 22 Jan 1916
Died 2 Jun 1999 Beallsville
1999
DEATH
Name: Virginia K.
Groves, nee Matthews
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, Thursday, June 3, 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Virginia K. Groves, 78, 50810 State
Route 145, Malaga, Ohio, died May 24, 1999 at her home. She was born December
6, 1920, in Malaga, a daughter of the late Nelson and Olga Wilcox Matthews.
She was a member of the Somerton
United Methodist Church, Somerton, Ohio, the Acorn Twig of Barnesville
Hospital, Barnesville, Ohio, was a 4-H advisor for many years as well as a
volunteer at Barnesville Hospital for over 25 years.
Surviving are her husband of 59 years,
Carl Groves; two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Nancy Groves, of
Cleveland, Ohio, Gary and Donna Groves, of Washington, D. C.; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Mrs. Don (Janet) Crissinger, of Mulberry, Florida and Mrs. Gary
(Ann) Bilyeu, of Malaga, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Friends were received May 27 at the
Harper Funeral Home, Beallsville, Ohio, where services were held May 28, with
the Pastor Dale Epple officiating. Interment followed in Somerton Southern
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the Jerusalem United Methodist Church, c/o Neil Miller, 51861 SR 145,
Beallsville, OH 43716 or to Hospice of Guernsey-Monroe, P. o. Box 1165,
Cambridge, OH 43725.
1999 XXXXX
Brubach, Paul C.
Born May 31, 1917
Died
June 9, 1999
Woodsfield
Paul C. Brubach
Source: Monroe
County Beacon dated June 17 1999
Paul C. Brubach, 82, of Miltonsburg Calais Rd., Woodsfield, died June 9, 1999
at the Monroe County Care Center in Woodsfield. He was born May 31, 1917
in Monroe County, a son of the late William and Rosa Burkhart Brubach.
He was a retired farmer and a member of the St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church in Miltonsburg.
Surviving are a brother, Albert Brubach, of Bridgeport, several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers Benjamin
and Lawrence Brubach; three sisters, Marie O'Connel, Clara Hall and Lillie
Calvert.
Friends were received at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, June 10,
Funeral Liturgy with Mass was celebrated June 11 at St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church, Miltonsburg, with Monsignor Thomas Petronek officiating.
Burial followed in the St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery. Vigil
Services were held June 10 at the funeral home.
1999
Bertha M. Dillon
Source:
Monroe County Beacon dated June 17, 1999
Bertha M. Hall Dillon, 90, 52075 Church St., Jerusalem, died June 8, 1999 at
the home of her daughter. She was born April 10, 1909 in Quaker City, the
daughter of the late Elmer and Mary Hartley Hall.
She was a member of the Jerusalem United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son, Donnie, of Jerusalem; two daughters, Mrs. Marvin (Betty)
Ward, of Beallsville, Mrs. Jacob (Mary Kay) Haffner, of Beallsville, with whom
she resided; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren, several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles
F. Dillon; four brothers, Arthur, Carl, Chester and Homer Hall; a sister Golda
B. Hall; two great grandsons.
Friends were received at the Harper Funeral Home, Beallsville, June 10, where
services were held June 11, with Pastor Gale Lauderman officiating.
Burial followed in Jerusalem Cemetery, Jerusalem.
1999
Grace Marie Fletcher, nee Dillon
Source: Monroe
County Beacon dated June 17, 1999
Grace Dillon
Fletcher, 80, of Mannington, [WV] died May 30, 1999, at Fairmont General
Hospital. She was born June 20, 1918, at Graysville, the daughter of the
late Douglas and Addie Catherine Hodge Dillon.
She was a member of Mannington Church of Christ for 47 years. She enjoyed
quilting and cooking. She was a graduate of Wheeling Beauty Academy.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Paul (Elaine) Lambert, of
Mannington; two grandchildren, Christopher Lambert and wife, Rachael, of League
City, Texas, Abigail Lambert, of Northampton, Mass.; two sisters and one
brother-in-law, Mrs. Mac (Jeanne) Spengler, of Mannington, Nellie Schumacher,
of Woodsfield and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband William
Fletcher, on April 3, 1998; three brothers, Ralph, Romney and Bob Dillon; a
sister, Garnet Miller.
Friends wee received June 1 at the Masters Funeral Home, in Mannington, where
services were held June 2, with the evangelist Michael P. Reese
Officiating. Burial followed at Mannington Memorial Park Cemetery.
1999X
DEATH
Name: Vernon
Elwood Charles Reich
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio June 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Vernon E. C. Reich, 83, 32975 TH 70,
Lewisville, Ohio, died June 19, 1999, at the Barnesville Hospital. He was born
near Miltonsburg, June 17, 1916, a son of the late Edward and Bertha Claus
Reich.
He was a 1934 graduate of Woodsfield
High School, Woodsfield, was a former employee of the former A & P Store in
Woodsfield, owner/operator of the former Jerusalem Store, Jerusalem, Ohio, from
1944-1954, former owner/operator of the former Reich s Meat Market, Barnesville,
Ohio form 1957-1987, former salesman for DeKalb Seed Company and a retired
farmer. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, near Lewisville,
where he served on the Church council and was a member of the Men s
Brotherhood. He was a member and past president of the Barnesville Kiwanis
Club, Barnesville, Ohio and a member of the Miltonsburg Cemetery Association,
Miltonsburg, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife of 60 years,
Gladys R. Christman Reich, whom he married on September 4, 1938; three
daughters, Mrs. Forrest (Janet) Frank, of Woodsfield, Mrs. Dale (Sandra) Yontz,
of Woodsfield, Mrs. Ed (Roselyn) Frank,
of Lewisville; two sons, Larry Reich and his wife, Glenda, of Woodsfield,
Vernon E. C. II and his wife, Myra, of Lowell; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a brother, Arthur Reich.
Friends were received at the Watters
Funeral Home, June 22, then received from 10 a.m. until time of services at 11
a.m. on June 23 at Trinity United Church of Christ, near Lewisville, with the
Reverend William L. Worchester, III officiating. Burial will follow in
Miltonsburg Cemetery, Miltonsburg, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made
tot he Trinity United Church of Christ, 37345 Lewisville-Northern Road,
Lewisville, OH 43754.
1999
Winland, Grethel L. Winland, nee Ullman
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon dated June 24, 1999
Grethel L. Winland, 87, of 110 East Church St., Woodsfield, died June 101999,
at the Monroe County Care Center, Woodsfield. She was born in Graysville,
Dec 30, 1911, a daughter of the late Charles Ullman and Irene McFadden Ullman.
She was a member of the Woodsfield Church of Christ, the Senior Citizens
Center, and the Buckeye Hills Area Agency for Aging.
Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Lester and Toni Gray, of Barberton;
two grandsons and wives, Raymond and Barb Gray, of Canal Fulton, Wylie and Pam
Gray, of Wadsworth; two great-grandchildren, Ashley Kaye and Phillip Michael.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde
Winland.
Friends were received until time of service on June 22 at the Bauer-Turner
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, with Harold Kinney officiating. Interment was
in the Creighton Ridge Cemetery, near Sycamore Vallely.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Woodsfield Church of Christ, 860
Lewisville Road, Woodsfield, Ohio 43793
1999
GUY R NORRIS
Born 3 Dec 1903
Died 29 Jun 1999 Woodsfield
1999
DEATH
Name: Hughie Ridgway
Source: The Daily Record
Issue:
Wooster, OH, Saturday, July 10, 1999
Hughie Ridgway, 87, of 112 S.
Hickin Ave.,Rittman, OH died Friday, July 9, 1999, at his home.
Services will be Monday at 11
a.m. at Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman, with the Rev. F. D. Donaldson
officiating. Burial will be at Rittman Cemetery.
Friends may call on Sunday from
2-5 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Hospice of Medina County, 797 N. Court St., Medina 44256.
He was born on Aug. 1, 1911 in
New Matamoras to Forest and Eva (Heddleston) Ridgway and lived in New
Philadelphia before moving to Rittman in 1954.
Surviving are his wife, Wilma
(Rinard) Ridgway; a son, Ron (Doris) Ridgway of Chesterfield, Mo. and
daughters, Carol Buckingham of Mahwah, N.J.,, and Phyllis (Tom) Stromack of
Rittman; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and three step
great-grandchildren; a brother, Rodney Ridgway of Danville; and sisters, Faye
Cisler and Beryl Cisler, both of New Matamoras.
Burkhalter, Leitha E.
Born Dec 17, 1916
Died July 17,
1999
Clarington
1999
CHARLES W
NORRIS
Born 23 Oct 1915
Died 20 Jul 1999 Woodsfield
Gehring, Chester F.
Born Aug. 22,
1907
Died July 27, 1999
Sardis
1999
PAOLUCCI , VICO
J
Born May 29, 1923
Died July 29, 1999 Woodsfield
Helbling, Homer
Born Dec. 12, 1911
Died Aug. 3, 1999
Lewisville
1999X
DEATH
Name: Wesley T.
Weber
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio August 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Wesley T. Weber, 90, of 28968 SR 78,
Lewisville, Ohio, died August 24, 1999, at the Marmar Place Rehabilitation and
Extended Care, Marietta, Ohio.
He was a former employee of the
Timken Roller Bearing Company in Canton, Ohio, a former school bus driver, a
former Summit Township Trustee in Monroe County, Ohio and a retired farmer. He
was also a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ, near Lewisville, and
a member of the Farm Bureau.
Surviving are his wife, Martha Lee
Pennell Carpenter Weber, whom he married on September 13, 1969; three
daughters, Mrs. Norm (Darlene) Mercer, of Marietta, Ruth Ann Rader of
Zanesville, Ohio, Mrs. Gary (Wanda) Seagraves of Springfield, Ohio; two sons,
Vernon Weber and wife, Louise of Huntsville, Ohio, Richard Weber and wife, Mary
Jo, of Cambridge, Ohio; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Lester (Anna Lee) Piatt of
Whipple, Ohio, Mrs. Doug (Ruth) Earley, of Marietta; two stepsons, Byron
Carpenter and wife, Jo Ann of Venice, Florida, Wallace Carpenter and wife, Judy
of Lewisville; two sisters, Marcella Weber and Margaret Weber, both of near
Lewisville; a brother, William Weber of Brooksville, Florida; 16 grandchildren;
20 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-granddaughter; 14 step-grandchildren; 20
step-great-grandchildren; two step-great-great-grandchildren; several nieces
and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by his first wife, Emma Hoff Weber, on July 4, 1968; a son,
Robert Weber; two brothers, Alfred Weber and George Weber; a sister, Emma Lent;
a step-grandchild.
Friends were received at the Watters
Funeral Home, August 26, where funeral services were held August 27 with the
Reverend Richard Wilson and Reverend William Worchester III, officiating.
Burial followed in the Middle Church Cemetery, near Lewisville.
Memorial contributions may be made
to the American Cancer Society, 215 Marion St, Marietta, OH 45750 or the Middle
Church Cemetery Association, c/o Wilbert Claus, 33101 Christman Ridge Rd.,
Lewisville, OH 43754.
Henderson, Marion V.
Born Aug. 19, 1937
Died Aug. 18, 1999
Woodsfield
1999
EMMA M MOSER
Born 5 Nov 1898
Died 30 Aug 1999 Woodsfield
1999
Martha J. Yoho, nee Reeves 1900 -
1999
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon dated Sept 2, 1999 and an undated clipping, Cambridge
OH paper - furnished by Terry
Willis, typed by Richard E. Henthorn
WOODSFIELD [,OH] - Martha J. Yoho, 99, of the Monroe County Care Center,
formerly of 209 Oaklawn Ave., Woodsfield, died Monday (Aug. 30, 1999) at the
care center. She was born in Belmont County on Jan. 15, 1900, a daughter
of the late William S. and Sarah E. Gibbons Reeves.
She was a member of the Free Methodist Church in Woodsfield. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Everett Yoho, on April 30, 1966; a daughter,
Geraldine Harmon in August 1996; four sisters; and three brothers.
She leaves four sons, Bobby (Ruth) Yoho, Billy (Shirley) Yoho, Richard (Marsha)
Yoho, all of Woodsfield, and Jackie Yoho of Newton Falls; a daughter, La Donna
(Clarence "Butch") Huntsman of Woodsfield; 16 grandchildren, 21
great-grandchildren and six great great grandchildren.
Friends and family may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the
Bauer - Turner Funeral Home. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday in the Free
Methodist Church, State Route 78, Woodsfield.
Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery in Woodsfield.
1999
DEATH
Name: The Reverend J. Robert Busche Source: The Wooster Daily Record
Wooster,
Sunday, September. 5, 1999
The Reverend J. Robert Busche,
75, of Freeport, N.Y., formerly of Wooster, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999, at
his home from cancer.
He was born June 10, 1924. In
1945, he married Miriam June Langell. She died in 1989. In February of 1999, he
married Christine Messner. She survives.
Surviving
are children, Sandra Hoffmann of Lancaster, N.H., Paul Busche of Mound, Minn.,
and Jennie Sloane of Moses Lake, Wash.; four stepchildren; five grandchildren;
and six step-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be
Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4873 Cleveland Road,
Wooster. Burial will be at Wooster Cemetery.
Friends may call Monday from 7-9
p.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster.
1999XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Myrtle Browning
Source: The Daily Record
Wooster,
OH, September 30, 1999
Myrtle Browning, 96, formerly of
East Third Street, Perrysville, OH, died
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1999, at Colonial Care Health Care Center in Loudonville,
after an extended illness.
Services will be Friday at 1:30
p.m. at Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home in Loudonville, with the Reverend Lor
Breyley officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Perrysville.
Friends may call tonight
(Thursday) from 6-9 at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be
made to St. John Lutheran Church, in care of Julie Zody, P.O. Box 236,
Perrysville 44864; or to Green-Perrysville Fire Department, in care of Glenn
Atkinson, 162 W. Second St., Perrysville 44864.
She was born July 12, 1903, in
Perrysville to Harry and Elzena (Mechelm) Zody and married Charles A. Browning.
He died in 1964.
Surviving are children and their
spouses, Dwight and Doris Browning, Marjorie and Glenn Atkinson and Eureta
Belle and Kenneth Kasse, all of Perrysville; eight grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
1999
Phillip Coates Kindelberger
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon dated September 23, 1999
Phillip Coats Kindelberger, 52, of 113 Maple Ave., Woodsfield, died Sept. 14,
1999, in Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire. He was born July 26, 1947
in Canton, a son of the late Glenn Kindelberger and Marian E. Coates
Kindelberger.
He
was a school teacher and a member of the Woodsfield Church of Christ.
Surviving are his uncle, William, Coates, of Navarre; several cousins.
There was no visitation. Interment was held at the convenience of the
family.
Arrangements by Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield
1999XXXXXX
DEATH
Name: Rodney R.
Morris
Source: Memory card
September 29, 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Rodney R. Morris, born May 4, 1903;
died September 29, 1999; services from Scott Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, October 2, 1999; clergy Dr. Terry
Litton; interment at Northwood Cemetery.
1999
Watch for LHS
1943 grad Ellis Smithberger died 10/4/99
Smithberger, Ellis H.
Born June 9,
1924
Died Oct 4, 1999
Woodsfield
1999XXXXXx
F. Mabel Earley, nee Mobberly
Earley, F.
Mabel Mobberly, 85, of 6416 East Ellis, Messa, Ariz., formerly of Monroe County
and Wheeling, died Monday Oct. 4, 1999, in the Mesa Lutheran Hospital.
She was a retired secretary in Wheeling, and a member of the Church of Christ,
Wheeling. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman W. Earley in
1984; a son, Gerald W. Earley in 1969; her parents, Forrest and Annette
Whitacre Mobberly; a sister. Surviving are a son, Gene, of Mesa, Ariz.;
ex-daughter-in-law, Jo Ann Hummel Earley of Lady Lake, Fla.; three
grandchildren, Tracy Lyn Kent, Jeffrey Wayne Earley, Paige Ashle Earley; three
great-grandchildren, William Ray Kent III, Zachariah Nicolas Earley, Jacob
Roberto Earley. Friends received 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Watter
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday.
Interment in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Graysville.
1999
DEATH
Name: Blanche
Stimpert, nee Denbow
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, October 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Blanche Stimpert, 95, Heath Nursing
and Convalescent Center, Heath, Ohio, formerly of Lewisville, Ohio, died
October 15, 1999, at the center. She was born at Lewisville, May 28, 1904, a
daughter of the late William E. and Elsie Gardner Denbow.
She was a homemaker and a member of
the Woodsfield Church of Nazarene, Woodsfield.

In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Stimpert on November 7, 1977; a son, Robert Stimpert; a daughter,
Mildred Highman; two brothers, Lawrence and Clayton Denbow.
Friends were received at the Watters
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, October 18, where services were held October 19, with
the Reverend Steve Cummings and the Reverend William Graham officiating. Burial
followed in Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
1999
ALBERTA MULLETT
Born 21 Apr 1920
Died 16 Oct 1999 Beallsville
Schwall, Floyd E.
Born May 18, 1920
Died Oct. 16, 1999
Woodsfield
1999XXXXX
McBride, Donald A.
SOURCE: The Akron Beacon Journal ... October 1999
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Donald A. McBride, 53, of 48004
Forty and Eight Rd., Jerusalem, Ohio (formerly of Akron), died at 9:17 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 25, 1999, at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, W. Va.
He was born in Jackson, Tenn., on
Nov. 26, 1945, a son of William McBride, who survives, of Medina, and the late
Christine Norville McBride.
He was a retired tire builder for
General Tire in Akron, and had attended the Cottage Grove E.C. Church in Akron.
He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles 2302 in Woodsfield, Ohio,
and a board member of the GMN Tri County Boards.
In addition to his mother, he was
preceded in death by sister, Sonja Heldman. Surviving, in addition to his
father, are his wife, Sharyn Rye McBride, whom he married July 27, 1968;
daughter, Tammi McBride of the home; son, Donald J. McBride and his wife, Jane,
of Jerusalem, Ohio; sisters, Mrs. Larry (Pat) Horning of South Carolina and
Mrs. Jeff (Josephine) Matti of Seville, Ohio; brothers, Kenneth McBride and his
wife, Reba, of Medina, and Jefferson McBride of Akron; grandchildren, Jeffrey
McBride, Angela McBride, and Victoria McBride, all of Jerusalem, Ohio; several
nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the
Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield, Ohio, from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, where
funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, with Rev. John Friedlund
officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Woodsfield, Ohio.
1999XXXXX
DEATH
Name: William
Bartenschlag
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield, Ohio, Thurs., Oct. 28, 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
William F. Bartenschlag, 71, of
Lewisville, Ohio, died October 19, 1999 at Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
He was born in Lewisville July 11, 1928, a son of the late Walter and Amelia
Steed Bartenschlag.
He was a Lewisville High School
graduate. He served four years in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean
Conflict, with duty in the Middle East. He was a retired employee of
Consolidated Aluminum Corporation, Hannibal, Ohio; a member of Trinity United
Church of Christ, Lewisville, where he was a former council member, member of
the Monroe County Republican Central Committee, a former Lewisville Village
Councilman; and a 43 year member of the American Legion Post 87 of Woodsfield.
He is survived by his wife of 49
years, Wilda Heft Bartenschlag, of Lewisville; One daughter and son-in-law,
Mrs. Pat (Crystal) Willis, of Pleasant City, Ohio; two sons and
daughters-in-law, John and Kim Bartenschlag, of Parkersburg, West Virginia and
Don and Aimee Bartenschlag, of Zanesville; three brothers, Ellis Bartenschlag,
of Lewisville, Robert Bartenschlag and wife, Pat, of Berea, Kentucky, Jack
Bartenschlag and wife, Jane, of Columbus, Ohio; six grandchildren, Mary
Sweeney, Mike Bartenschlag, Matt Bartenschlag, all of Parkersburg, Christopher
Willis of Pleasant City, Amelia Bartenschlag and April Bartenschlag, both of
Zanesville.
He was preceded in death by one brother,
Clayton Bartenschlag and one infant sister, Melba Bartenschlag.
Services were held October 23 at
Trinity United Church of Christ, Lewisville, with the Reverend William
Worchester III officiating. Interment was in Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Trinity United Church of Christ, 47349 Lewisville-Northern Rd, Lewisville,
OH 43754 or the American Diabetes Association, 937 High St, Worthington, OH 43085.
1999
Clyde F.
"Red" Eberle
Mansfield-Clyde F. "Red" Eberle,
79, of Mansfield died Thursday, Oct.
28, 1999, in
Morrow County Hospital.
He was born on April 21, 1920 in Monroe
County, Ohio, the son of the
late Lewis and
Ella Agin Eberle. He has resided here since 1939. He served
in the U.S.
Army during WW II receiving a Purple Heart and four bronze stars
for valor.
He worked as a tool and die maker for GM
Fisher Body in Ontario until
retiring in
1980. He is a member of the St. John's Lutheran'
Church in
North Woodbury,
the U.A.W. Local #549, the E.B. Rinehart American Legion
Post and the
Disabled American Veterans.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen R. Fish
Eberle, whom he married Feb.
25, 1946; two
daughters and sons-in-law Vicki & Larry Kearns of
Johnsonville,
OH and Penny & Kim Hersman of Lexington, OH; 4 grandchildren
Larry Kearns,
Lisa Timmons, Chris & Amanda Hersman; 3 great-grandchildren;
and a brother
Paul Eberle of Crestline, OH.
A brother Arnold, half-brothers Cliff,
Vance, Forrest & Emmett, and
half-sisters
Anna Hopton and Elsie Agin preceded his in death.
Friends may call at the Snyder Funeral
Home in Mt. Gilead on Friday
from 2-4 and
608 p.m. and one hour prior to his funeral service which will
be held Saturday
at 1:00 p.m. in the St. Woodbury by Dr. Gary R. Ulrich, D.
Min. Burial will be in Shauck Cemetery in
Johnsville.
[Source:
Mansfield News Journal, Mansfield, Ohio, October 29, 1999, p. 8A]
1999
DEATH
Name: Miriam
Cline Saffle, nee Kilburn
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield,
Ohio, November 1999
Collection of Beryl Christman Claus
Miriam Kilburn Cline Saffle, 73, 226
Eastern Avenue, Woodsfield, died November 1, 1999 at Mecklenberg Health Care
Center, Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Monroe County, Ohio, May 15,
1926, a daughter of the late Charles and Anna Bintz Kilburn.
Surviving are a son and
daughter-in-law, Stacy and Leissa Cline, of Akron, Ohio; a daughter and
son-in-law, Mrs. Jim (Linda) Novak, of Charlotte; a sister and brother-in-law,
Mrs. David (Mildred) Touvelle, of Barnesville, Ohio; a granddaughter and her
husband, Mrs. Jeff (Kattie) Spies, of Charlotte, North Carolina.
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her first husband, Frederic E. Cline, February 10, 1979;
her second husband, John Saffle, December 20, 1990.
Friends were received November 5 at
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, until time of service, with the Reverend
Donald Rock officiating. Burial followed in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.
1999
DEATH
Name:
Bernard L. Jones
Source: The Medina Gazette
Medina,
Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999
Bernard L. Jones, 72, of
Brunswick, died Monday, Nov. 1, 1999, at Holy Family Home in Parma, after a
courageous battle with cancer.
He
was born in Jerusalem, Ohio, and was a Medina County resident for 28 years,
formerly residing in Parma and Cleveland. Mr. Jones was a 1945 graduate of
Medina High School, where he was class president. He was a member of St.
Ambrose Catholic Church, Brunswick, where he and his wife were very active in
the Church parish. Among his many hobbies, he was an avid outdoors man and
sportsman, enjoying sailing, nature, gardening, cross country skiing, and the
pilot of his own plane. He also enjoyed motorcycling and was a member of the
American Motorcycle Association and the Gold Ring Rider Association, where he
was invited to serve on the drill team. Mr. Jones served the Boy Scouts of
America as cub master, merit badge counselor and Frontier District chairman in
Cuyahoga County. Bernard made many woodworking projects which he loved to share
with others.
He
was employed as a detective for the Cleveland Police Department for 28 years,
where he served in the chief's office of special investigation. After retiring
from the force, he was a security guard for Strongsville Middle School. He then
worked for Cleveland State University as superintendent of buildings for 11
years.
Mr.
Jones served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He enlisted in January 1945
and was discharged in 1946. He then served four years in the Naval Reserve.
He is survived by his wife
Natalie (Sonja) Jones, to whom he would have been married 50 years in 2000;
sons, Curtis L. (Jill) Jones and Thomas A. (Sylvia) Jones, both of Texas;
grandsons, Matthew L. Jones, William A. Jones and Eric A. Jones; and sister,
Dorothea (Gilbert) Schaefer of Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
William A. and Grace Jones; and five brothers and sisters.
Mass
of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 929 Pearl
Road, Brunswick. Father Robert Hilkert will officiate.
Burial:
Myrtle Hill Cemetery.
Visiting
hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Waite & Son Funeral Homes,
Medina Chapel, 765 N. Court St.
The
family suggests memorial contributions may be made to Holy Family Home, 6707
State Road, Parma, OH 44134.
Merryman, Alfred R.
Born Oct. 14, 1928
Died Nov. 1, 1999 Hannibal
1999X
DEATHXXXXX
Name: Walter J. Ackerman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, November 1999
Collection of
Beryl Christman Claus
Walter J. Ackerman, 79, of 33133
Skin Creek Road, Lewisville, Ohio, died November 5, 1999, at his home. He was
born near Lewisville on February 6, 1920.
He was a very active dairy farmer
for many years and was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church,
Miltonsburg, Ohio, where he had served on the parish council for many years. He
was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society and a 35
year member of the A. S. C. S.
Surviving are his wife of 52
years, Alberta Mae Stephen Ackerman, whom he married November 9, 1946; three
brothers, George B. Ackerman, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, Edward H. Ackerman, of Lewisville, Lester C.
Ackerman, of Woodsfield; a sister, Leota Christman Buss, of Apple Creek;
several nieces and nephews.
Friends were received at Watters
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, November 8. Funeral liturgy with Mass was celebrated
November 9 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Miltonsburg, with Monsignor
Thomas C. Petronek as celebrant. Burial
followed in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Miltonsburg.
Vigil services were held November
8 at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be
made to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 35560 Miltonsburg-Calais Road,
Woodsfield, OH 43793.
1999
DEATH
Name: John L. Shafer
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, November 1999
Collection of
Beryl Christman Claus
John L. Shafer, 95, of Richfork
Road, Lewisville, Ohio, and formerly of Ashland and Richland County, Ohio,
passed away November 6, 1999, at Kingston of Ashland Nursing Home, after a long
illness. He was born September 25, 1904 in Woodsfield, a son of the late
Stephen and Bertha Sheckles Shafer.
He had retired from the Civil
Service and was a member of the Richfork Church of Christ.
Surviving are a son and
daughter-in-law, John L. and Sondra Shafer, of Mansfield, Ohio; three daughters
and sons-in-law, Mrs. Ted (Doris) McFadden, of Ashland, Mrs. Jack (Helen)
Rosenbluh, of Mansfield, Mrs. Kenneth (Dorothy) Smith, of Ashland; 12
grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; numerous
stepchildren, step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren and
step-great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his first wife, Katherine Tagmyer, whom he married on May 20, 1929,
died in 1964; his second wife Opal Shaw,
died in 1973; his third wife, Audrey Highman Gatten married April 20, 1974,
died May 16, 1999; and a daughter, Evelyn Shafer.
Friends were received November 9
an hour prior to the service at Heyl Funeral Home, Ashland, with Travis Irwin
officiating. Burial in Ashland Cemetery.
1999
DEATH
Name: Mabel A. Ramser, nee Boltz
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
Ohio, November 1999
Collection of
Beryl Christman Claus
Mabel Adele Ramser, 92, Highland
Avenue, Shadyside, died November 13, 1999, at the Belmont Community Hospital,
Bellaire. She was born January 4, 1907, at Boltz Ridge, near Clarington, Ohio,
a daughter of the late Everett and Josie Roth Boltz.
She was a retired employee of the
former Sterling Products of Wheeling, a member of the First Presbyterian
Church, Shadyside, and Shadyside Garden Club.
Surviving are her husband,
Russell E. Ramser; three sons, Robert A., of New Kensington, Pennsylvania,
John, of Allison Park, Pennsylvania, Bill, of Sherrard, West Virginia; a
daughter, Mrs. Dean (Mary Ann) Torges, of Ostrander, Ohio; a brother, Clay
Boltz of Clarington; 20 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by two sons, Russell E. Ramser, Jr. and Dr. Richard J.
Ramser; a brother, Lester Boltz; a sister, Gladys Boltz.
Friends were received at the
Bauknecht Funeral Home, Shadyside,
November 16. Friends then received
November 17 at the First Presbyterian Church, 4100 Central Avenue, Shadyside,
from 9 a.m. until time of services at 11 a.m., with the Reverend Alice L.
Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Powhatan Cemetery, Powhatan Point,
Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the First Presbyterian Church, 4100 Central Avenue, Shadyside, OH
43947.
1999
DEATH
Name: Edith A.
Radon, nee Faber
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, OH., Thurs., Nov.
25, 1999
Collection of
Marcella Hoff Weber
Edith A. Faber Radon, 93, Monroe
Manor, Woodsfield, died November 16, 1999, at the Woodsfield Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Monroe County, September 29, 1906, a
daughter of the late Amiel Faber and Mary Matz Faber.
She was a retired Monroe County,
Ohio school nurse, a Monroe County health nurse, a member of St. Paul s United
Church of Christ at Woodsfield, Eastern Star Lodge and the Rebekah Lodge of
Lewisville, Ohio.
Surviving are two sons and
daughters-in-law, Robert R. and Nancy Radon of Lewisville and Richard G.
Butch and Jane Radon of Scottsboro, Alabama; four grandchildren, Robert R.
Radon, II, William R. Radon, Taren Dawson, Stacey Radon; three
great-grandchildren, Kyle R. Radon, Andrew C. Radon, and Paige E. Radon.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her husband, George E. Radon, December 1979; three
brothers, Paul, Clyde and an infant brother, Harold Faber; two sisters, Lucille
Reischman and Martha Fals.
Friends were received November 18
at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services were held November
19, with the Reverends Richard Wilson and Donald Rock officiating. Burial
followed in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the St. Paul s Memorial Fund, 303 South Main St., Woodsfield, OH
43753.
1999
Charles W. Drake
Charles
W. Drake, 85, of Barnesville, died Sat. Nov. 20, 1999 at Barnesville Health
Care Center. He was born Aug. 19, 1914 in Tacoma, the son of William Garfield
and Jennie Bird Drake.
He
was a retired farmer, a US Army veteran and a member of the Church of Christ.
In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Edgar
Drake; four brothers, George, Raymond, Thurman, and an infant brother, Richard
Drake; two sisters, Mary Hittle and Florence Little; one great-granddaughter,
Amy Nicole Drake.
Surviving
are two sons, Dan of Deltona,FL, and Charles Richard of Barnesville; two
daughters, Shirley Gray of Canton and Karen Eddy of Barnesville; two brothers,
Carl Drake of FL, and Bill Drake of Fairmont, WV; three sisters, Kathryn
Eckleberry of Ravenna, Betty Eckleberry of Streetsboro, Myrtle Huntsman of
Barnesville and Lilly Huntsman of Columbus; a half sister, Margaret Huntsman of
CA; 4 grandchildren.
Friends
will be received today, Tuesday, nov 23 from 6 to 9 at Campbell-Plumly-Milburn
Funeral Home, 319 N. Chestnut St. Barnesville, with services being held Wed
Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Gene Miller officiating. Burial will follow in
Batesville Cemetery, Batesville.
1999XXXXX
DEATH
Name:
Wilbert E. Morrison
Source: The
Medina Gazette
Issue: Medina, OH, Friday, December 3, 1999
Wilbert E. Morrison, 83, formerly
of Lodi, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999, at Horn's Nursing Home, Wooster.
Born
on Nov. 4, 1916, in Sycamore Valley, Ohio, he was the son of John and Eliza
Dillon Morrison. He was a retired automobile mechanic for Turek-Miller Ford in
Lodi and a member of Medina Church of Christ.
Mr.
Morrison is survived by his wife, Beryl O. Mobberly Morrison, whom he married
on Feb. 24, 1940; daughters, Mrs. Darrell (Martha) Warner and Shirley Boreman,
both of Wooster; sons, Phil Morrison of St. Petersburg, FL., and Lonnie
Morrison of Wooster; brother, Chauncey Morrison of Marietta and William
Morrison of Lower Salem, Ohio; sister, Nyla Warren of Whipple, Ohio; eight
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Charlene Morrison; sister,
Elizabeth Franks; brothers, James and Charles Morrison; and grandson, Thomas
Boreman.
Service:
1 p.m. Saturday at Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, Ohio. Jim Duty of the
Medina Church of Christ will officiate. Burial: Creighton Ridge Cemetery, near
Sycamore Valley. Visiting hours: 7 to 9
p.m. today at the funeral home.
Riethmiller, Grace E.
Born Feb. 2,
1916
Died Dec 13,
1999
Clarington
2000
DEATH
Name: Helen G. Craig, nee Truex
Source: The Daily Record
Wooster, Ohio,
December 31, 1999
Helen G. Craig, 85, 44104 Bondi Ridge Road,
died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1999, at the Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville.
Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m.
at the Watters Funeral Home in Woodsfield with Tim Fleeman officiating. Burial
will be at the Goudy Cemetery near Woodsfield.
Friends may call Saturday from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Goudy Church of Christ, c/o Gilbert Forshey, 44270 Six Points Road,
Woodsfield 43793.
She was born Nov. 7, 1914 in
Tulsa, Okla. to Bert and Alta (Gillespie) Truex.
Surviving are three sons, Stephen
Craig of Wooster, Robert Dean Craig and David Craig, both of Woodsfield; four
daughters, Ruth Pfalzgraf of Clarington, Elsie McMorrow of Wooster, Mary
Krownapple of Creston and Linda Wood of Moundsville, West Virginia; 18
grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
2000
Wesley E. Brown
b- April 14, 1911
d- January 2, 2000 Woodsfield
2000
Phillips, Charles A.
Born May
26, 1936
Died
Jan. 10, 2000 Lewisville
2000
Yaus, Martha P.
Born Feb. 3,
1920
Died Jan. 8,
2000 Jerusalem
2000
Pfalzgraf, Laura
Born
Dec. 3, 1908
Died
Jan. 10, 2000 Woodsfield
Reed, Glenn W.
Born Aug. 9, 1920
Died Jan. 18,
2000
Beallsville
2000
Phillips, Charles A.
Born May
26, 1936
Died
Jan. 10, 2000 Lewisville
2000
Jolena Marie Hart Jackson, on Jan. 17, 2000.
January
24, 2000XXXXX
Estelle B. Schaub (nee Morris)
Estelle B. Schaub, 85, Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,
Woodsfield, formerly of Lewisville, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000 at the Center. She
was born in Harrisburg (should read Pennsboro), WV Dec.07, 1914, a daughter of
the late Adolph and Emma Jane Barker Morris.
She was a retired licensed practical nurse at the Monroe County Care Center in
Woodsfield, a member of the Woodsfield Church of Christ, and the AARP.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband,
Leonard Lendon; her second husband, Guy W. Schaub; two brothers, Clarence
Morris and Russell Morris; two sisters Vesta Morris and Nellie Matz; one son
Leonard Lendon, Jr.
Surviving are two sons, Carl Lendon of Malaga and Larry Schaub of Lewisville;
five daughters, Betty Matson of
Buckeye Lake, Cora Blackstone of Lewisville, Elsie Bonam of Wooster, Frances
Lendon of Mansfield and Bonnie Eichhorn of Lake Havasu, AZ; a step-daughter,
Alvaretta Luyster of Heath; four sisters, Kathryn Piatt of Ashland, Edna
Huntsman of Toronto, Bertha Longdon of Ashland, Nettie Brown of Woodsfield;
several grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, 2 to 4 and 7
to 9p.m. Thursday where services will be held at 2p.m. Friday, with Keith Jones
officiating. Burial follows in Friendship Cemetery.
---------
2000
Frankauser, Edna M.
Born Feb. 26,
1922
Died Jan. 27,
2000 Woodsfield
Roberts, Charlotte F.
Born June 29, 1929
Died
Jan 31, 2000
Woodsfield
Rea, Elaine L.
Born Apr. 16, 1900
Died Mar. 29, 2000
Clarington
2000
Campbell, Jackie T.
b: August 10, 1928
d: February 10, 2000
residence: Woodsfield, Ohio
2000
Haffner, Raymond C.
Born
June 6, 1913
Died
Feb. 2, 2000 Beallsville
2000
Donald L. Baker
b-June 1, 1960
d-February 7, 2000
residence-Woodsfield
2000
Winland, Pauline E.
Born May 2,
1920
Died Feb. 7,
2000 Sardis
2000
Stella Burkhart
b- February 7, 1904
d- February 10, 2000 Woodsfield
2000
Guiler, John J.
Born
Dec. 29, 1935
Died
Feb. 10, 2000 Woodsfield
2000
Guthrie, Donald R.
Born Apr.
9, 1927
Died
Feb. 15, 2000 Jerusalem
2000
Gates, Ora E.
Born Feb. 12,
1908
Died Feb.
20, 2000 Woodsfield
2000
Dick, Thella Lee Childs
SOURCE: Beacon Journal Akron OH Feb 2000
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
Thella Lee Childs Dick, 85, of the
Summit Villa Care Center in Tallmadge (formerly of Lewisville, Ohio), died at
2:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at the center.
She was born July 15, 1914, in
Walthall, Miss., a daughter of the late Everett and Lula Edison Holmes. She was
a homemaker, and a member of the First Baptist Church in Woodsfield, Ohio.
In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her first husband, Harol Childs; her second husband,
Joseph Dick; sons, Kenneth Childs and Keith Childs; sisters, Marie Vaughn and
Ruby Holmes; brothers, Ralph Holmes and L.B. Holmes; and grandson, John Childs.
Surviving are son, Wayne Childs and his wife, Ann, of Akron; daughter, Beverly
McCarthy and her husband, Larry, of Akron; stepdaughter, Thelma Baker of
Woodsfield, Ohio; stepsons, Bernard Dick of Woodsfield, Cletus Dick of St.
Clairsville, Ohio, and Paul Dick of Caldwell, Ohio; six grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren, several stepgrandchildren, several
stepgreat-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the
Mogadore Baptist Church, 3750 Albrecht Ave., Mogadore, from 1 p.m. until time
of services at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, with Pastor Perry Chronister and
Pastor Robert Seymour officiating. Burial will follow at the Greenlawn Cemetery
in Akron. Arrangements by Watters Funeral Home, 37501 S.R. 78 West, Woodsfield,
Ohio 43793.
2000
NIPPERT, LOUIS W
Born July 5,
1931
Died February
23, 2000 Clarington
Haslam, Eugene F.
Born
Oct. 29, 1919
Died
Mar. 7, 2000
Clarington
2000
NEUHARDT, RICHARD J
Born July 21,
1922
Died March 8,
2000 Lewisville
2000
Gray, Mildred M.
Born Aug.
31, 1909
Died Mar.
10, 2000 Woodsfield
2000
Watch
for LHS 1940 grad Richard Neuhardt died 3/8/2000
2000X
DEATH
Name: Marcella Weber
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, Oh March 2000
Marcella V. Weber, 88, of SR 78,
Lewisville, died March 12, 2000, at the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center. She was born in Monroe County, April 11, 1911, a daughter of the
late William J. Weber and Gertrude Claus Weber.
She was a member of the Trinity
United Church of Christ, Lewisville, the Women's Guild, a member of the Rebekah
Lodge of Lewisville, and a member of the Eastern Star of Woodsfield.
Surviving are five daughters and
four sons-in-law, Mrs. Vernon (Betty) Ischy, Lewisville, Iva Wise, Barnesville,
Mrs. William (Eileen) Wise, Belmont, Mrs. Sheldon (Juineta) Blair, Tucson,
Arizona, Mrs. Robert (Dorothy) Morris, Barnesville; a sister, Margaret Weber,
Lewisville; a brother, William J. Weber, Brooksville, Florida; 14
grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; several
nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by her first husband, Ernest Hoff, 1971; second husband,
Gilbert Weber, 1976; two grandsons; a son-in-law, Sam Wise; three brothers,
Wesley, Alfred and George Weber; a sister, Emma Lent.
Friends were received Mar. 14 at
the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services will be held March
15, at 1 p.m., with Rev. William Worcester officiating. Interment in
Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville.
Eastern
Star and Rebekah Lodge services were held March 14.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Hospice of Guernsey, P.O. Box 1537, Cambridge, Ohio 43725 and or
the Trinity United Church of Christ, 47345 Lewisville-Northern Rd., Lewisville,
Ohio 43754.
Schoonover, Calvin C.
Born Apr 15, 1911
Died Mar 15, 2000
Sardis
2000
Luther Smith
SOURCE: The Review . . . Alliance, OH . . 24 March
2000
Luther
Smith, 80, of Alliance died at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Community Care Center.
Born on Feb.
28, 1920, in Woodsfield, he was the son of Luther Smith Sr. and Daisy (Nalley)
Smith. He was a loader and finisher at Keystone B&W Tubular. He retired in
1982 after 29 years of service to the company.
He was a member
of the United Steel Workers Union Avenue Church of Christ. He was a former
deacon of the church and was song leader for 42 years. He also enjoyed hunting.
He served in
the U.S. Army during WWII serving in the Pacific Theatre.
Survivors
include his wife, Lucille (McConnell), whom he married on Nov. 16, 1946.
Other survivors
include two daughters, Bonnie Liebhart of Alliance and Vickie Myers of
Clarksville, Tenn.; a son, Gary Lee Smith of Fort Myers, Fla.; a sister,
Charlotte Cline of Woodsfield; a brother, Edward Nalley of Canton; six
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded
in death by his parents and two half sisters.
Services will
be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday at Cassady-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home with
the Rev. Jim Mauldin officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park.
Friends may
call to the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. on Sunday.
Memorial
contributions can be made to Union Avenue Church of Christ, 1445 S. Union Ave.,
Alliance, Ohio, 44601.
(3-24-00)
2000
Lloyd Dale Lumbatis
Lloyd Dale Fuzz Lumbatis, 74, of
616 Fleetwood Road, Mansfield, formerly of Lewisville, died April 15, 2000, in
the MedCentral Health System/Mansfield Hospital, Mansfield. He was born at
Lewisville on March 19, 1926, a son of the late Elza and Emma Feiock Lumbatis.
He was a retired construction worker
and a U. S. Navy veteran serving during W.W.II. He was also a member of the
Ohio Operating engineers, Local 18, Akron.
Surviving are his wife, Karen Sue
Dunn Lumbatis, whom he married March 1, 1971; two step-sons, Robert William
Long and Anthony Francis Long, both of Mansfield; two sisters, Ruth Holmer,
Barberton, and Ruby Lumbatis, Paradise,
California; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by three sisters, Mary Weber, Mildred LaDavia, Sylvia
Barnett; three brothers, Charles Lumbatis, Lewis Hoss Lumbatis, Jacob Ward
Lumbatis.
There was no visitations. Services
were held at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements by Watters Funeral
Home, Woodsfield.
Howell, Richard M.
Born Nov 10, 1923
Died Mar 13, 2000
Woodsfield
2000
MYERS, EDNA O
Born March
24, 1924
Died March
16, 2000 Jerusalem
2000
Hartshorn, Hiram E.
Born Sept.
16, 1922
Died
Mar. 19, 2000
Graysville
2000
Watch
for LHS 1941 grad Lloyd Hannahs died 3/22/00
.2000
Martha T. Brown
b- February 17, 1935
d- March 23, 2000 Woodsfield
2000
DEATH
Name: Hulda Young, nee Landefeld
Source: The Monroe County Beacon
Issue: Woodsfield, OH, March 2000
Hulda (Landefeld ) Young, 92,
Miltonsburg Community, Rt. 3, Woodsfield, died March 27, 2000, at her
home. She was born in St. Louis, Mo., June 18, 1907, a daughter of the
late George and Amanda Meusch Landefeld. She was the last surviving child of the
six Landefeld brothers and sisters who emigrated from Obergude, Germany to
Monroe County between 1865 and 1885.
Surviving are a daughter, Judith Ann Young, Washington, DC; a son and
daughter-in-law, Paul E. Jr., and Barbara Young, Columbus; three grandchildren;
Lisa Lee, Stockton, Calif., Bret Young, Washington, D.C., Sara Young, Madison,
Wis.; two great-grandchildren; Amanda and Bo Lee; a brother-in-law, Richard
Riemenschneider, Zanesville.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul E.
Young, Sr., May 20, 1988.
Friends were received March 30 and March 31 until time of services at the
Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, with Paul E. Young, Jr.
officiating. Burial followed in the Miltonsburg Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Miltonsburg Cemetery Association, c/o
David Landefeld, 49890 Keylor-Hill Road, Woodsfield, Ohio 43793
2000XXXXX
Jesse Junior Morris
Jesse
Junior Morris, 56, of Wadsworth, died March 29, 2000, at Wadsworth-Rittman
Hospital . He was born March 6,1944 in Monroe county; a son of Elmer and
Vesta Morris.
He
worked for the Medina County Gazette. He was a deacon and active member of the
first Church of Christ in Rittman. He was also an avid Indians fan.
Surviving
are his wife, Hazel Ady, whom he married Jan, 27, 1968: three daughters, Dianna
Morris, Sharon Morris, Janice Morris; two sons, Jesse Junior Morris II, Jason
Morris; two grandchildren, David and Casey Morris; two sisters, Mrs. John
(Clara) Crawford and Mrs. Edsel (Dorothy) Hannah s; two brothers, Dale Morris
and his wife Almeta, Roger and his wife Barbara.
He
was preceded in death by a brother Ermie Morris.
Friends were received March 31st at the Roberts Funeral Home---Hillcrest
Chapel, Wadsworth where services were held April 1st, with C. Emal Allen
officiating. Burial was at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Memorial
contributions may be made to the First Church of Christ in Rittman.
2000
Helen M. Keylor
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon dated March 30, 2000
Helen M. Keylor, 80, of 106 East Marietta St., Woodsfield, died March 23, 2000
in the Woodsfield Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Woodsfield. She was
born at Lewisville, May 4, 1919, a daughter of the late Walter and Jessie
Cronin Feiber.
She was a homemaker, a member of the Church of Christ, a member of the Ladies
Women of Moose, Lodge 2247, Woodsfield.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Gary (Janet) Keevert, Woodsfield, Mrs. Bill
(Patty) Powell, Columbus; three sons, Walter Keylor and his wife, Barbara,
Woodsfield, Larry Keylor and his wife, Cheryl, Woodsfield, Fred Keylor and his
wife, Alice, Woodsfield; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph L.
Feiber.
Friends were received at the Watters Funeral Home, Woodsfield, March 24, where
funeral services were held March 25, with Keith Jones officiating. Burial
followed in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Guernsey, P.O. Box 1537,
Cambridge, OH 43725
2000
Haffner, Loretta M.
Born
Oct. 2, 1913
Died
Mar. 30, 2000 Beallsville
2000
Parks, Walter L.
Born Apr. 30,
1924
Died Apr. 7, 2000 Sycamore Valley
Reischman, Josephine M.
Born Jan. 1, 1914
Died Apr. 9, 2000
Woodsfield
2000
Piatt, Glen R.
Born 9
Jan 1900
Died 13
Apr 2000 Graysville
2000
The
News Democrat - Brown Co., Ohio -
Thursday, April 20, 2000
Michael
Christman, 32
Michael H. Christman, 32, of
Amelia, died Tuesday, April 11, 2000.
He is survived by his parents,
Raymond and Adelaide (Kerr) Christman;
one
sister, Sandra James; grandparents, Robert and Audrey Gibbs; one
niece,
Megan James; one nephew Jason Hageman; and many friends.
Visitation and funeral services
were held Monday, April 17 at the E. C.
Nurre
Funeral Homes, Inc. in Amelia. Interment was in the Batavia-Union
Cemetery.
2000
NIPPERT, WALTER
J
Born May 27,
1905
Died April
21, 2000 Clarington
2000
McFarland, Carl E.
Born Mar. 25,
1930
Died Apr. 22,
2000 Woodsfield
2000XXXXX
Dorothy L.
Betts Luyster, daug of James Monroe Betts
Dorothy L.
Luyster 1920-2000
Barnesville- Dorothy l. Luyster, 79, a
resident of Barnesville Health
Care Center,
died Saturday (April 29, 2000) at the center.
She
was born July 6, 1920, in Byesville, daughter of the late James
Monroe and Emma
(Logan) Betts.
Mrs. Luyster was a retired seamstress fro
the former Jonathan Logan
Company and
Barnesville Manufacturing. She was a member of the Assembly of
God Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Lewis E. Luyster; six
brothers,
Henry, Edward, Harold, Lonnie, Gail, and Charles Betts; a sister
Mary
Ochsenbine.
She leaves a brother, Richard Betts of
Barnesville; several nieces and
nephews.
Friends may call form 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. today at
Campbell-Plumly-Milburn
Funeral Home, Barnesville, where services will be 1
p.m. Tuesday
with Rev. Jack Palmer officiating.
Burial will be in Calais Cemetery, Calais.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Diabetes
Association.
[Source: Shared
by Evelena Brown, dated Monday May 1, 2000, p. A5]
2000X
Weber, Margaret G.
Born May 4,
1918
Died May 9,
2000 Lewisville
Margaret Gertrude Weber
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon dated May 18, 2000
Margaret G. Weber, 82, of 47083 Northern Rd., Lewisville, died May 9, 2000 at
herhome. She was born May4, 1918 in Monroe County, a daughter of the late
William J. and Gertrude Claus Weber.
She was a 47-year member of the Illdreth Rebekah Lodge #847 of Lewisville, an
employee of the Modern Hardware, Woodsfield, for more than 25 years and a
member of the Trinity United Church of Christ, Lewisville.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Sharon Weber, Woodsfield,
Dale and Gloria Weber, Pataskala; a daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Mark
(Rebecca) Huffman, Graysville; a brother William J. Weber, Brooksville, Fla.;
10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willard
D. Weber, Aug. 1997; three brothers, Wesley, Alfred and George Weger; two
sisters, Emma Lent and Marcella Weber.
Friends were received May 12 at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield,
where services were held on May 13, with the Rev. Richard Wilson
officiating. Burial follow in the Middle Church Cemetery, near
Lewisville. Rebekah Lodge services were held May 12 at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Guernsey, Inc., P.O. Box
1537, Cambridge, OH 43725.
2000
Pittman, Clarence W.
Born 6
Nov 1920
Died 12
May 2000 Graysville
Hyer, Leroy
Born July 29, 1922
Died May 14, 2000
Hannibal
Cline, Audrey M.
Born Aug 10, 1908
Died May 14, 2000
Woodsfield
2000
Mary V. Bright
b- May 4, 1911
d- May 27, 2000 Woodsfield
2000
Mellott, Alma J.
Born Dec .
12, 1911
Died June 10,
2000 Beallsville
Holliday, Florence E.
Born Aug 29, 1914
Died June 11,
2000
Woodsfield
2000X
DEATH
Name: Janet Rachel Frank
Source:
The Monroe County Beacon
Woodsfield,
OH, June 15, 2000
Janet Rachel Frank, 60, of 50215
State Route 145, Woodsfield, Oh. (Miltonsburg Community), died at 9:35 a.m.
Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at her home. She was born at Lewisville, Oh. on
September 1, 1939, a daughter of Gladys R. Christman Reich who survives of
Lewisville, Oh. and the late Vernon Reich.
She
was a former optometric assistant for Dr. Douglas E. Huff in Barnesville, Oh.
and was also a former Avon Representative. She was a member of the Trinity
United Church of Christ near Lewisville, Oh., where she was a member of the
choir and the Women's Guild. She was also a former 4-H advisor in Monroe
County, Oh. for many years.
Surviving
in addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Forrest O.
"Frosty" Frank, whom she married on June 8, 1957; daughter, Aimee
Bartenschlag and her husband, Donald of Zanesville, Oh.; sons, Forrest V. Frank
and his wife, Becky of Findlay, Oh. and Matthew D. Frank and his wife, Paula of
Grandview Heights, Oh.; two sisters, Sandra Yontz and her husband, Dale of
Woodsfield, Oh. and Rose Frank and her husband, Ed of Lewisville, Oh.;
brothers, Larry Reich and his wife, Glenda of Woodsfield, Oh. and Vernon E.C.
Reich II and his wife, Myra of Lowell, Oh.; grandchildren, Alexander Frank,
DeAnna Frank and Andrea Frank, all of Findlay, Oh., Alicia Frank and Jessica
Frank, both of Grandview Heights, Oh. and Amelia Bartenschlag and April
Bartenschlag, both of Zanesville, Oh.; several nieces and nephews.
Friends
will be received at the WATTERS FUNERAL HOME, Woodsfield, Oh. from 2-4 and 6-9
p.m. Friday. Friends then were received at Trinity United Church of Christ near
Lewisville, Oh. from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Saturday with
Rev. William Worcester III officiating. Burial will follow in the Miltonsburg
Cemetery, Miltonsburg, Oh.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Trinity United Church of Christ, 47345
Lewisville-Northern Rd., Lewisville, Oh. 43754 or to Hospice of Guernsey,
(Monroe County Unit), P.O. Box 1537, Cambridge, Oh. 43725.
2000
DEATH
Name: Mary Miller, nee Gamble OOOOOO
Source: The Daily Jeffersonian
Issue: Cambridge, Ohio, June 22, 2000
Mary Miller, 68, of Salesville,
died Wednesday (June 21, 2000) at Barnesville Hospital, Barnesville.
She was born July 30, 1931, in
Lore City, daughter of the late John Edward and Hazel (Redd) Gamble.
Mrs. Miller had worked as a
licensed practical nurse at the former Guernsey Memorial Hospital and the
Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Center. She also worked at NCR and attended
Salesville United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by a
son, William Ellsworth Clary, and a daughter, Doris Irene Clary.
She leaves her husband, Frank Miller,
of the home, whom she married Nov. 28, 1973; two sons, John Samuel (Darlene)
Clary of Salesville and James Daniel (Diane) Clary of Quaker City; three
stepsons, Rodney (Denise) Miller of Bethesda, Frank Miller Jr. and Thomas Wayne
(Cheryl) Miller, all of Salesville; three daughters, Mrs. Vic (Hazel Salena)
Croft of Freeport, and Pamela Jean Engle and Mary Kathleen Mosely, both of
Salesville, and Molly Miller of Cambridge; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Dave (Mary
Kathleen) Edwards of Kimbolton; two brothers, Frank Gamble of Oregon and John
Gamble of Texas; 29 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held
at a later date. Thorn-Black Funeral Home, Quaker City is handling the
arrangements.
2000XXXXX
DEATH
Name: Roy L. Alleman
Source: The Daily Jeffersonian
Issue: Cambridge, Ohio, June 24, 2000
Roy L. Alleman, 70, of Woodsfield, died Friday (June 23, 2000) at Wetzel
County Hospital, New Martinsville, W.Va.
He was born February 18, 1930, in
Monroe County, a son of the late John and Ella Reef Alleman.