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Monroe County Obituaries
1940
Source: The Ashland [Ohio] Times-Gazette; 5 Nov 1940
Miss Baker Dies
At Hospital
Miss Wilma
Alice Baker, 906 Union street, died at 8:45 p.m.
Monday at Samaritan hospital where she had undergone an appendectomy two weeks
ago.
She was the
daughter of George W. and Grace May Jacobs Baker and was born on September 28,
1926 at Polk. She had lived in Ashland county the 14 years of her life. She was a member of the freshman class at
Ashland high school.
Survivors are
her parents; three brothers, Wayne Baker of Sterling, Clarence Baker of Camp
Shelby, Mississippi, 145th Infantry Company E. and Lyle Baker at home and a
sister, Mrs. David Swartz of Marietta.
She was
baptized June 22, 1936 and regularly attended the Tenth Street Brethren church.
The body will
remain at the Denbow-Bear Funeral home until 1 p.m.
Thursday when it will be taken to the Tenth Street Brethren church to lie in
state until 2:30 p.m. Regular services
will be held at the church at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Charles W. Mayes
officiating. Interment will be made in
Ashland cemetery.
Source: The Ashland [Ohio] Times-Gazette; 8 Nov 1940
Rites Are Held
For Wilma Baker
Funeral
services for Wilma Baker, 906 Union street, who died
Monday evening at Samaritan hospital were held at the Tenth Street Brethren
Church Thursday afternoon.
The church
was filled with her many friends and relatives.
Rev. Charles W. Mayes conducted the service. A duet was sung by Thelma McQuate
and Margaret Clark.
Pallbearers
were her three brothers, Wayne, Clarence and Lyle Baker, Virgil Scobey, Ira F.
Baker and Howard Jacobs.
Burial was
made in Ashland.
Betts, Clarence Harmon Betts
The Death Angel again
has visited our home to prove that life is not entirely lived on this earth.
Let us all realize that our loss is his eternal gain.
Clarence Harmon Betts,
son of Charles and Rosa E. Betts was born near Calais, O., on
Those who are left to
cherish his memory and mourn for him are, his father, mother, four sisters, and
three brothers, namely; Elbert Betts, of Jerusalem, Mrs. Raymond Christman, of
Bethesda, Mrs. Ermie Morris, of Woodsfield, Vearl, Sara, Junior, Mary Eva and one aged grandfather at
home also many more distant relatives and a host of friends.
Two brothers, Woodrow
and George, preceded him in death, 17 yrs. and eight months ago respectively.
Clarence spent most of
his life in Monroe Co. where he taught school for several yrs. He spent the
last 2 yrs. of his life in the Sanatorium suffering from a lung
illness. He was a graduate of Muskingum College at New Concord, O., and
Wilmington College of Wilmington, O. We feel that the work he did for his
community can never be determined.
He bore his suffering
with great patience and a smile until his spirit left his frail body to return
to God who gave it. His pleasant smile and willingness to help others, won him
many friends who will sadly miss him.
Funeral services were
held at the home on Sun. June 23, with Minister J. V. A. Traylor, in charge.
Burial was made in the Calais cemetery.
Beneath
our eyes you faded slowly
Growing
day by day more frail
Bearing
sweetly all your sufferings
Without murmur, moan or wail.
.
In
the household many weep
That
your race so soon be run
But
we should not mourn for you,
As
the Savior bade you come.
.
We
loved you, yes we loved you
But
your Savior loved you more
So
the angels sweetly called you
To that sweet forevermore.
.
The
flowers we lay on your grave
Will
wither and decay
But
the love we have for you
Shall never fade away.
.
Peaceful
be thy rest, dear Clarence,
It
is sweet to breathe thy name
In
life we loved you dearly,
In
death we do the same.
Britton, Oralee Britton, nee
Thompson
Source: The Oklahoman [Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma]; 7 Dec 1940
State Pioneer Woman
Dies at City
Home
Mrs. G.
S. Britton, widow of a Methodist minister, who came to Oklahoma from Tennessee*
in 1900, died of a heart ailment Friday at her home, 225 Northwest Twelfth
street. Mrs Britton was born in Mississippi in
1885** and came to Oklahoma from Miami, Texas in 1912.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m.
Saturday at the First Methodist church of Edmond, under the direction of the
Pass Funeral home. Burial will be in
Rose Hill cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. A. O. Blackstone, of the home address, and Mrs. G. W. Caldwell, Hot Springs, N.M., and four granddaughters, Wanda, Bertha and Edna Blackstone, home address, and Mrs Max Holmes, of Las Cruces, N.M.
Submitter’s Notes:
* George
S. Britton was born in Indiana in 1858 and married in Shelby County, Indiana,
in 1881 to his first wife Mary Jane Dowden who died in 1918. In 1895 they were in Kansas and in 1900 in
Oklahoma. By the 1920 census he was
married to Oralee.
** According to the 1920 and 1930
census Oralee was born in 1867. The daughter mentioned in this obituary, Mrs.
A. O. Blackstone, is Jodie Chloe Blackstone.
According to the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims
Index, 1936-2007, Jodie was born in 1889 to Oralee
Thompson and Pembroke Peck so this obituary’s 1885 birth date for Oralee has to be an error.
Brown, Azalia Brown, nee
Clark
Source: The Marietta [Ohio]
Times; 27 Mar 1940
Mrs.
J. V. Brown
Dies
Mrs. Azalia
Brown, wife of J.V. Brown, an employe of the Ohio
Fuel & Gas Company in Malta, died Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Memorial Hospital in
Marietta following a major operation last week.
She is survived by her
husband and parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Clark of Trinway.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday at 2 p.m. at Trinway.
Brown, Maggie Zenia
Brown, nee Drake (see
2nd obit above)
Source: Ashland [Ohio] Times Gazette; 9 Jan 1940
Funeral To Be Held
Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Maggie Zenia Brown of near West Salem who died at 7
a.m. Monday following an illness with pneumonia will be conducted at 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the Denbow-Bear Funeral Home. Rev. B. E. Hillman of the Calvary church will
be assisted by Rev. C. B. Huff of the Church of God of Ashland. Interment is to be made in Savannah cemetery.
Mrs. Brown, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Drake was born in Monroe County on November 18,
1876. She had been a resident of Ashland
county for 29 years.
She had been married to Elijah William* Brown for 47 years.
Mrs. Brown was a member
of the Church of God and Pentecostal church where she had always been a
faithful worker.
Survivors are her
husband; 10 children, Mrs. Robert Latimer of Ashland, Mrs. Clarence McClellan
of Nova, Mrs. Clifford Moody of Nova, Therman** Brown
and Gilbert Brown of Ashland, Dewey Brown of Polk, Lawrence Brown of West
Salem, Wilbur Brown of Ruggles, Homer Brown of
Cleveland and Clinton Brown at home; thirty grandchildren; four brothers,
Garfield and Blane and James J. Drake of Monroe county and Forrest Drake of
Texas and four sisters, Mrs. Abner Highman, Mrs.
James Smith of Monroe county, Mrs. Floyd Baker of Ashland and Mrs. Grace Weir
of Texas.
Her parents, two children,
Robert and Mary, a brother, John Drake and a sister, Iva Piatt preceded her in
death.
The body will remain at
the Denbow & Bear funeral home where friends may
call.
Submitter's Notes:
* In his
own obituary [Ashland Times Gazette, 12 or 13 Oct 1949] Maggie's husband Elijah's middle name was listed as
Wilbur.
** In his
own obituary, the name was listed as Thurman R. Brown [Ashland Times Gazette,
21 or 22 Mar 1977].
Brown, Maggie Brown, nee Drake
Brown, Mrs. E.W. Brown, [Maggie Brown,
nee Drake] 2nd
obit
Source: Ashland [Ohio] Times Gazette; 8 Jan 1940
Mrs. E.W. Brown Dies This Morning
Mrs. E.W. Brown of West
Salem Route Three died today at 7 a.m. after an illness of seven days.
She was born in Monroe
county November 18, 1876, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Drake. She had been a resident of Ashland county for 29 years.
The body is at the Denbow-Bear Funeral home.
Funeral arrangements will be completed later.
Brown, Mary Azalia Brown,
nee Clark
Source: The Marietta [Ohio]
Times; 27 Mar 1940
Mrs.
J. V. Brown
Dies
Mrs. Azalia
Brown, wife of J.V. Brown, an employe of the Ohio
Fuel & Gas Company in Malta, died Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Memorial Hospital in
Marietta following a major operation last week.
She is survived by her
husband and parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Clark of Trinway.
Funeral services will be
held on Thursday at 2 p.m. at Trinway.
Carson, Rosetta Carson
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Mrs. Rosetta Carson,
aged 84, died on Sunday morning [
Surviving are the
following children: Mrs. Jennie Bush of Brownsville, O; Mrs. Grace Bauman of
Friendly, W. Va.; Mrs. Lucy Wright, of Sardis; Samuel Carson, of Bloomfield,
Ohio; Clifford Carson, of Sistersville; and Ewart
Carson, of Gypsum, Ohio.
Funeral services were
held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lucy Wright at Sardis at
Christman, Alva Junior Christman
Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, 1940
Alva Junior Christman
was born
He leaves to mourn his
sad departure, his father, mother, two brothers, Emerson and Gerald; two
sisters, Eloise and Shirley Jean; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Christman; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kahrig;
and one great grandfather, George Pfalzgraf, besides
a host of relatives and friends.
The body was removed to
Bauer and Turner Funeral Home, where it was prepared for burial and returned to
the home on Friday afternoon.
Short services were held
at the home at
He was a good boy and
was a great help not only to his father and mother but to everyone that he
could do something for, he sure would and always wanting to do more. He spent
many of his days with Grandpa and Grandma Christman of whom he thought a lot
of.
He was attending the
Calais School and was in the third grade. He was proud of his teacher, Miss
Eunice Hannahs, who was his teacher for all three
years.
We know he is sadly
missed not just here at home but by all who knew him.
His
friendly smiles, his kindly way
Are
pleasant to recall;
He
had a kind word for everyone
And died beloved by all.
.
A
dear one from us is gone
Gone,
yes, forevermore;
But
we know some day we will meet him
On that bright and happy shore.
Christman,
Victoria Christman (Mrs. Jacob), nee Graham
Source: The Daily Report, [Ontario, California]; 12
Mar 1940
Woman, 80,
Struck
and Killed
by Auto
Mrs. Christman
Meets Death on
Euclid Avenue
Struck down by a motor car as she crossed
Euclid Avenue at G street to attend a Townsend club
meeting at the Ontario Woman's Club, Mrs. Victoria Christman,
80, was almost instantly killed at shortly after 7 o'clock last night.
Rushed unconscious to San Antonio
hospital by ambulance, Mrs. Christman succumbed one
minute after arrival, death being attributed to a brain contusion. She also suffered a fracture of the left arm
and other injuries.
EFFORT IS FUTILE
Mrs. Elpedio
Valdez, 31, 422 Plaza Serena, driver of the automobile, told Policemen R.E. Sprecker and Raymond Farrar investigating the accident,
that as theher [sic?] northbound car
approached G-street crossing she saw Mrs. Christman
running east across Euclid avenue and looking toward the north. She said she immediately applied her brakes
and swerved to the right in an effort to avoid collision, but in vain.
Police said the elderly woman apparently
struck the side of the car and her head was thrown into the left lower corner
of the windshield. Marks on the pavement
indicated that Mrs. Valdez had slid her tires a distance of 63 feet. Her car was stopped near the east curb of the
driveway a short distance north of G street.
HERE 19 YEARS
Mrs. Christman
was the widow of the late Jacob Christman and made
her home with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Beardsley, 732
North Vine avenue, who recently moved to that address
from 224 East F. street. She is also
survived by a second daughter, Mrs. R. B. Briggs, Eaton, Colo.; by three sons,
Ray G. Christman and Lloyd W. Christman,
Ontario, and Arthur E. Christman, Los Angeles, and by
22 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
The octogenarian, who had resided in
Ontario for the last 19 years, was a member of the First Methodist church of
Townsend, Club No. 1 of Olive circle, Neighbors of Woodcraft and of the Ontario
Woman's Relief Corps.
INQUEST TOMORROW
Coroner R. E. Williams has ordered an
inquest into Mrs. Chrisman's death for tomorrow 11 a.m. at the Richardson
mortuary, 123 West G street, where funeral services
will be conducted Thursday 10 a.m. with the Rev. Arthur E. Schultz of the First
Methodist church officiating. The
remains will be taken to Greeley, Colo. for interment beside those of the late
Mr. Christman who died in 1921.*
*Submitter's Note: According to what is posted on findagrave.com
Jacob H. Christman died November 30, 1920.
Christman, Victoria Christman, nee Graham
Source: The Tribune Republic
[Greeley, Colorado]; 14 Mar 1940
Mrs.
Victorio [sic] Christman,
Long Time Resident in Greeley, Dies on Coast
Mrs. Victoria Christman,
79, who moved to California in 1920 after a 40-year residence in Greeley, died
this week in Ontario, California.
These children
survive: Arthur Christman of Los
Angeles, Ray and Lloyd Christman and Mrs. Mary Beardsley of Ontario, and Mrs. Leota Briggs of Eaton.
There are 22 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.
Service will be held at
10 o'clock Saturday morning at Linn Grove, with Macys in charge.
Cline, Anna May Cline
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Mrs. Anna May Cline, 57,
wife of W. C. Cline, contractor of Pittsburgh, died of burns received when a
five gallon can of cleaning fluid exploded near where she was burning trash.
She had previously
dipped an old broom in the fluid and had taken it to the fire to burn. When she
put the broom on the fire the fluid caught on fire and the blaze ran back to
the can which exploded.
Mrs. Cline was the
sister of William Harmon of Woodsfield.
Funeral services were
held this Thursday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
Cowden, David Laughlin Cowden
Source: The Cambridge [Ohio]
Daily Jeffersonian; 6 Dec 1940
DEATH SUMMONS
DR. DAVID L.
COWDEN
Dr. David Laughlin
Cowden, 73 , Guernsey county health commissioner,
prominent physician, beloved citizen and member at the Cambridge Band, passed
away Friday afternoon at 12:50 o'clock at his home, No. 144 South Ninth street,
where he had been ill the past six weeks.
The death of Dr. Cowden
was a shock to his legion of friends in Guernsey county.
By his passing this community has lost a public spirited citizen, one active in
many channels of endeavor and one who lived a useful life until the end.
Six weeks ago Dr. Cowden
suffered an attack of angina pectoris, which kept him bedfast until several
days ago. Last Monday evening he suffered a stroke since which time life had
been despaired of. He suffered a second stroke Thursday and the end carne
peacefully Friday with members ot
his family present.
David Laughlin Cowden was
born Aug. 8, 1867 at Quaker City, son of William Newell and Deborah Laughlin
Cowden. He spent the early part of his life in that community and graduated
from Quaker City high school. He graduated in 1892 from Starling Medical
College, Columbus, with the highest honors of his class.
On Sept. 1, 1891, he was
united in marriage to Miss Cora Spencer and to this union five children were
born. William Newell Cowden died in infancy. His wife preceded him in death In 1924. Four children survive, Paul S. Cowden, Cambridge,
Russell L. Cowden, Cleveland, Harry L. Cowden, Warren, and Mary N. Cowden of
the home.
He was the oldest of a
family of seven children. Two brothers and three sisters survive, as
follows: Dr. N. W. Cowden, of Dayton,
Dr. H . S. Cowden, of Columbus, Mrs. T . E . Henderson,
of New Concord, Miss Henrietta Cowden, missionary to India, and Mrs. Lillian
Stewart, of Quaker City. Eight
grandchildren also survive. A brother, Atty. W. K. Cowden, died a month ago at
his home in Huntington, W. Va.
Dr. Cowden practiced his
profession four years in Columbus, specializing with Dr. Wright. He practiced at
Old Washington and Kimbolton before coming to
Cambridge in 1920 when he was appointed health commissioner. He is the only man
to serve this county as health commissioner, receiving the appointment after
the law became effective and serving continuously until his death. He was a
prominent member of the Guernsey County Medical Society and served that
organization many years as secretary. For the past 40 years Dr. Cowden had been
an active member of the Cambridge Band. He was a talented clarinetist and was a
composer of music of ability. His compositions were varied, but he was most
interested in marches and religious numbers. He was a faithful member of the
band and several years ago composed "The Cambridge Band" march, which
was dedicated to the local musical unit and published widely. This number was
frequently played by the band at its open air concerts. He was a lover of all
finer things of life, devoted to his family, kindly and a true friend. He never
neglected an opportunity to be of service to others and his charitable work was
exceedingly extensive in Guernsey county. In his
practice of medicine he never permitted those in need to be neglected for
medical attention.
Dr. Cowden was a lifelong
member of the U. P. church and had served that denomination for 46 years as an
elder. At the time of his death he was an active meber
[sic--member] of the Second U. P. church
in this city. He was a reader and student of the Bible. His knowledge of the
International language was broad and several years ago he was awarded a trip to
Scotland by the Esperanto International Language Society for outstanding work.
He also studied astronomy extensively.
He was secretary of the
county medical society at the time of his death and took a keen interest in the
organization.
The body was removed to
the Bundy Funeral Home and will be returned to the family home before noon
Saturday, where it will remain until time for the funeral services, which will
be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the Second U. P. church in charge of
his pastor, Rev. L. M. Miller. Interment
will be made in Friends cemetery at Quaker City.
Cox, Shirley Jean Cox
Source: The Owensboro [Kentucky]
Messenger-Inquirer; January 9, 1940
Shirley Jean Cox, 1-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Cox, died at her home, 1811 Hall Street at
12:30 p.m. Monday. She is survived by
her parents; four brothers, Cleatis, William, Paul
and Bobby Cox; and four sisters, Georgia, Evelyn, Clara and Dorris*
Cox; her grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Cox.
Funeral services will be
conducted from the Breckenridge Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday by the
pastor, A. C. Bowles. Burial will be in
Elmwood Cemetery.
[Submitted by Paula Hinton Frichtl. *Note:
On the Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999 Dorris's
name is listed as Mary Doris Cox although she usually went by Doris. It is spelled DORIS in the U.S. City
Directories, 1822-1995.]
Danford, Roland J Danford
Jeffersonian Quaker City, Oh, Feb 12, 1940
Roland J Danford, 86, resident of
the Bates Hill community in Noble county for 63 years,
died Monday at 3 a.m. at his home one half mile south of Salesville.
He has been ill of heart trouble for several months. The deceased was born in Noble County on
April 10, 1854, and was the last of a family of 11 children. He was
united in marriage on Sept 2, 1875 to Miss Nancy Wilson who survives and to this union seven children were born.
Surviving are the following children, Mrs
Charles Ruby, Mrs John Groves, Mrs
Clyde Stallings and Mrs Grover Stallings, Salesville R.D., Mrs Homer Rich,
Quaker City R.D., Garfield Danford, Caldwell R.D. 4
and Mrs Thoburn Britton,
Quaker City, RD.
Brief funeral services will be held Wednesday at noon at the home and
additional rites will be conducted upon arrival at Quaker City Methodist church
by the pastor, Rev Mr Warner. Interment will be
made in the Friends cemetery.
Devaul, W. H. Devaul
Civil War Veteran Over 100 Succumbs
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Common Pleas Judge J. G.
Devaul is in receipt of a card from Yakima, Wash.,
informing him of the death of W. H. Devaul of that
city the latter part of May.
W. H. Devaul was a civil war veteran and took part in the battle
of Shiloh.
On September 27th
last year he celebrated his one hundredth birthday anniversary and was visited
by many patriotic organizations among which were members of the Grand Army of
the Republic relief Corps, D. U. V. Spanish American veterans Auxillary and American Legion.
He was a man of strong
physique and traveled about the country when he had almost reached the century
mark.
About two years ago he
made a trip by auto and trailer to Gettysburg battlefield and visiting friends
and relatives in Woodsfield on the way and on the return trip he visited the
battlefield of Shiloh and his former home in Missouri. He was accompanied on
that trip by his daughter, Mrs. R. B. Murry, and his two sons. His mind was
alert and his memory was active almost to the last.
The following account of
his death is taken from the Yakima Daily Republic:
He died on the eve of
Memorial Day, May 20. He was the oldest surviving civil war veteran of the
battle of Shiloh. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Irene Murry of Yakima.
Mr. Devaul
was born near Laings on
Funeral services and
burial were at Billings, Montana.
Fearing, Charles Francis Fearing
Source: The Columbus [Ohio]
Dispatch; Monday, March 4, 1940, Page: 6 A
FEARING -- Charles Francis, age 70 years, residence, 959 Michigan
Av. Survived by sister
Mrs. Charlotte McNerney; 1 brother William; 1 son Ernest; 7 grandchildren. Services at Egan-Ryan
Chapel, Tuesday, 2 p.m. Burial Eastlawn Cemetery.
Fearing, Maude M. Fearing, nee Cook
Source: The Columbus [Ohio]
Dispatch; Saturday, July 27, 1940, Page: 2 A
FEARING -- Mrs. Maude M., age 48, 239* Michigan avenue, in Mt. Carmel
hospital, Saturday.
*Submitter's Note:
The first digit of this address was difficult to read so this might not
be correct as typed here.
Feiock, Henry Feiock
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Henry Feiock, 81, well known resident of Warner, Washington
County, and a retired oil operator, died in a hospital at Milan, Tenn., on
Sunday [
The accident occurred
while Mr. Feiock was enroute
to Oklahoma to visit relatives. He had left Warner about two weeks ago for Clay
City, Ill. To visit a daughter and had gone from there to visit his son,
Thurman F. Feiock, at Golden Pond, Ky. In company with
his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman F. Feiock
and child he left Golden Pond Friday morning enroute
to Oklahoma. When a short distance from Milan, Tenn., the Feiock car driven by Thurman F. Feiock,
was struck by a truck that came from a federal arsenial
plant onto the highway. Other members of the family were only slightly
injured.
The body arrived at
Warner on Tuesday morning and was taken to the Feiock
home where funeral services were held on Wednesday at
Mr. Feiock
was the son of the late George and Katherine Butt Feiock.
He was born in Lewisville, Monroe County,
Sons and daughters who
survive are Charles F. Feiock of _______, Ill.; Mrs.
Emma Lumbatis and Mrs. Ollie ______of Lewisville;
Thurman F Feiock of Golden Pond, Ky.; Mrs. Emma
_____of _______; Mrs
Myrtle Wooster of Clay City, Ill.; and Mrs. Minnie _______ of Bellefonte, Pa.
Three sons are deceased. Brothers of Mr. Feiock are
John Feiock of Hebron and Charles Feiock
of Lewisville. [submitter’s note—ink was of very poor
quality making some information unreadable]
Forester, Harold Forester
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Harold Forester, a drug
salesman from Pittsburgh was instantly killed when his car ran into an abutment
of the cement bridge at Narrows Run, Route 7, just below Sardis. The accident
happened on last Monday night [
James Klay, who lives a
few rods up the creek, heard the crash and notified the authorities. The
coroner pronounced death cause by a fractured skull and broken neck. Coroner
Turner expressed his belief that Forester fell asleep while driving.
The victim was taken to
the Rush Funeral home in Sardis.
Garrett, Emma Cleota
Garrett, nee Herlan
Source: The Noble County [Ohio]
Leader; Thursday, 26 Dec 1940
Mrs. Emma C. Garrett,
aged sixty-seven years, died Monday evening at the home of her son, Herzel Garrett, near Summerfield, following a lengthy
illness.
Born and reared in the
Summerfield community, she was a member of the Methodist church and Grange
there.
Surviving are two sons,
Wilfred C. Garrett, of Summerfield, and Herzel
Garrett, four brothers, V.K. Herlan, George H. Herlan, J.O. Herlan, and E.E. Herlan, and three sisters, Mrs. T.H. Bach, Mrs. E.P.
Farley, and Mrs. D.G. Foster.
Funeral services were
held Thursday afternoon in the Summerfield Methodist church. Burial was made in the Summerfield cemetery.
Geib, Sarah M. Geib, nee Miller
Source: Canton [Ohio]
Repository; 26 Jun 1940
DOVER--Funeral services
for Mrs. Sarah Miller Geib, 76, who died Tuesday at her
home, 118 Race st, will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
in the residence, with Rev. Joseph E. Henderson officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove cemetery.
Born in Waynesburg, Mrs. Geib was a member of the Methodist church. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
Charles Beller of Dover, Miss Mary Miller of Akron
and Mrs. Blaine Russell of East Sparta, and two brothers, Park* and Frank
Miller, both of Howenstine.
*Submitter's Note:
This should be CLARK.
Githens, C. E. Githens
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Dr. C. E. Githens, aged 77 years, of Wheeling, passed away at
He was born in Monroe county, a son of Dr. and Mrs. Philemon Githens.
When a child he went with the family to Wheeling to reside.
Dr. Githens’s
first teaching assignments were in the Monroe county school, leaving the county
schools to serve as superintendent of the schools in Wellsburg, W. Va., in
1896. He was superintendent of Wheeling schools from 1914 to 1926.
Dr. Githens
is survived by his daughter, Mrs. A. H. Kelly, of Oradell, N. J. and three
grandsons, Allan, Ellsworth and David Kelly.
His wife and a son, Phil
Githens preceded him in death.
Funeral services were
held at
Givens, Albert Eugene Givens
Source: Licking Co., Ohio
newspaper; 26 Mar 1940
Albert Eugene Givens,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Givens, 103 Railroad street,
died in City hospital at 3 a.m. today.
The child had been admitted to the hospital March 11. He was born here March 1.
Surviving are the
parents, one brother William Wesley; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
H. Sickels.
One brother preceded the deceased in death.
The body has been taken
to the Gutliph & Henderson funeral home. No services will be conducted. Interment will be made in Wilson cemetery
tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Gray, Clinton Gray
Source: The Marietta [Ohio]
Times; 7 Sep 1940
Clinton Gray of Rich
Fork, who was employed recently at the Monroe County Infirmary, collapsed on
the streets of Woodsfield Thursday at 1:30 p.m. and was taken to the office of
Dr. Philip Sheets on Court street, where he died a few
minutes later. He was about 40 years old
and suffered a heart ailment.
Surviving are his wife
and three children of Rich Fork, his mother, Mrs. Jacob Cecil of Mechanicsburg, and
several brothers and sisters. His
father, Lewis Gray of Moose Ridge, preceded him in death several years ago.
Funeral services will be
held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bauer, William and Turner Funeral Home in
Woodsfield, after which the body will be taken to the Moose Ridge cemetery for burial.
Griffith, Lewis Griffith
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Lewis Griffith, 95,
passed away Friday morning [
Surviving are three
sons, J. M. Griffith, H. J. Griffith and C. M. Griffith, all of Woodsfield
Route 4; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great
grandchild. His wife preceded him in death 27 years ago.
Funeral services were
held at
Harrison, Henry Francis Harrison
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Henry Francis Harrison,
aged 21 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrison, of Clarington R 1, died about
He is survived by his
parents and one sister, Mrs. James Layfield, of
Sterling, Ohio.
Funeral services were
held at
Harrison, Minnie Harrison nee Marty
Source: OBITUARIES OF MONROE
COUNTY, OHIO, compiled by Kathy Schafer Romick, page
62
Minnie Marty Harrison,
daughter of Randolph and Mary Kurtzman Marty, was born January 21, 1868, and
passed away in the Wetzel County Hospital at New Martinsville, at 2:30 o'clock
on June 8, 1940, at the age of 72 years, 4 months and 17 days.
In 1896 she was united in
marriage to George Harrison. To this
union were born a son and a daughter.
She was a member of the
Mt. Union United Brethern Church, having always lived
a devoted unselfish life and was loved and will be sadly missed by all who knew
her.
She is survived by her
husband; a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Heslop of Paden City;
a son, Harry, of Wheeling; six grandchildren; four sisters and six brothers;
Mrs. Henry Tubaugh, Sardis; Mrs. Mary Butler, Clarington; Mrs. Clara English
and Mrs. Ella Warrick, Barnesville; William, Albert, Julius and Jacob Marty,
Bridgeport; Rev. R. A. Marty, Minerva, Ohio; Wesley Marty, Hannibal, and a
large number of other relatives and friends.
On Monday, June 10th, short
funeral services were held in the home with final rites at Mt. Vernon church in
charge of Rev. Dangel and Rev. Heinlein. Interment was made in the cemetery there.
Highman, Max Clinton Highman
Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Max Clinton, son of
Arlie and Geneva Highman, of near Graysville, was
born November 24, 1939 and departed this life on January 2, 1940, being at the
time of his death one month and eight days of age.
Surviving are his father
and mother and one sister, Irma; also his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hartshorn and Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Highman.
Besides these he leaves many other relatives and friends. One sister preceded
him in death.
Just why little Max was
taken we cannot now understand but we humbly submit to God’s will knowing His
ways are best.
We
had a little treasure once,
He
was our joy and pride;
We
loved him. Oh, perhaps to well
For
soon he slept and died.
Funeral services were
conducted by Brother T. A. Christy at the Hartshorn
Ridge Church on Wednesday, afternoon, January 3rd
, at
Highman, Minnie Leona Highman nee
Lucas
Minnie Leona, daughter
of Leonidias and Lucinda Lucas, was born
On
She leaves to mourn her
departure, a loving husband and the following children: Mrs. Delmas (Thelma) Gibbons, of Woodsfield; Mrs. Anthony
(Beulah) Travnicek, of Bellaire; Allen Highman, of Graysville, and Burdette and Everett of the
home. Two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Eaton, of Haxtun, Colorado, and Mrs. Ethel
Shine, of Pueblo, Colorado; one brother, Guy Lucas of Denver, Colorado; and
four grandchildren also survive.
Mrs. Highman
was a member of the Conner Ridge Methodist Church.
Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday afternoon at
Hoops, Doris Ann Hoops
Source: The Linton [Indiana]
Daily Citizen; Saturday, 14 Sep 1940
RITES ANNOUNCED
FOR HOOPS
CHILD
Private funeral services
for Doris Ann Hoops, stillborn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hoops of West
Linton, will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the family residence with
Major Gertrude Calvert of the local Salvation Army post in charge, and burial
will be made in the Olive Branch cemetery.
She is survived by the
mother and father, and three brothers, Willis, Jesse and Gilbert, all at home;
four sisters, Mrs. Melba Owing of Sullivan, Delores, Wilma and Ada Lou Hoops,
all at home.
The Newkirk Funeral
Service of Pleasantville is in charge of the arrangements.
Hoskinson, Belle Hoskinson, mother of Mrs. Okey Slider of Sardis, Ohio, was born near Sardis and
passed away quietly at Homeworth, Ohio, on Wednesday
morning, February 21, at 11:40 a.m. She
had been in failing health for several years and bedfast for the last two
weeks. The body arrived at the home of
her daughter Mrs. Okey Slider at Sardis on Friday,
February 23rd. Funeral services were held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at
the Sardis Methodist Church, State Route 7, Sardis.
Burial was in the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Albert Jennie, Homeworth, Ohio, Mrs. Harry Slider, Paden City, W. Va., Mrs. Okey Bowen, Fly,
Mrs. Ben Christopher, Alliance,
Ohio, Mrs. Chas. Martin, North
Benton, Ohio, Mr. A. R. Hoskinson of North [line
appears to be missing] Hoskinson, Paden City, Mr.
Charles Hoskinson of New Matamoras, Ohio, Mr. E. D. Hoskinson, Ambridge, Pa., Mr. J. W. Hoskinson,
Crooksville, Ohio. She was preceded in
death by her husband twenty-six years ago, and one
daughter one year ago. She is also
survived by forty-four grandchildren, and twenty-seven great grandchildren and
two brothers, Mr. William Cooley of
New Matamoras and Mr. Daniel Cooley of Paden City, W. Va., Composed by Charles Gardner, a grandchild.
Jones, Charles Jones, Jr.
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Charles Jones, Jr., age
21, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Jones of West Union, near Antioch, was instantly killed last
Thursday afternoon [
Jones, who had been
working in the field, had driven his team of oxen in the wagon shed which was
connected with the corn crib. When the bolt struck it killed Jones and the ox
farthest from Jones. The ox closest to Jones was apparently unhurt.
Coroner Paul Turner returned
a finding of death due to being struck by lightning.
Funeral services were
held at the West Union Church on Saturday
afternoon, Minister J. V. A. Traylor was in
charge of the services. Burial was made in West Union cemetery.
Kahrig, Melvin Philip Kahrig
Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
LKP#7
The Angel of Death has
again visited our home and called another sweet and beautiful life, that of
Melvin Philip Kahrig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kahrig, who was born on
He was baptized on March
3rd at his home by Rev. Wm. R. Walch,
pastor of St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Melvin leaves to mourn
his father and mother; one sister, Lena, four years old, and two brothers,
Marion, seven years old and Lewis, two years old.
He was preceded in death
by a brother, Raymond, who died on
He also leaves his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kahrig; Mr. and
Mrs. George L. Christman and great grandfather, George Pfalzgraf,
several aunts and uncles and a large number of cousins and other relatives.
Although he was but a small child he was loved by all who knew him. He leaves a
vacant place that never can be filled. We here on earth did all we could to
save his life, but our Heavenly Father had need of him and called him home.
Short funeral services
were held on Wednesday morning, March 13th, at
We have lost
our darling baby,
He has bade us all
adieu;
He has gone to
live in Heaven,
And his form is lost to view.
.
Oh, that dear
one, how we love him
Oh, how hard to give him up
But an angel
came down for him
And removed him from our
flock.
.
Sometimes we
hear them calling,
Sweetly calling you and me
From this land
of toil and trouble
To that blest eternity.
.
Card of Thanks—We take this method of thanking our friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted us in any way during the illness and at the time of
death of our darling baby. Especially do we thank Rev. Wm. R. Walch for his kind words of sympathy and the choir of the church. This kindness shall never be forgotten—The Family
Kelp, Evelyn E. Kelp, nee Leach
Source: The Canton [Ohio]
Repository; 22 Jul 1940
Mrs. William E. Kelp
Mrs. Evelyn E. Kelp, 28,
wife of William E. Kelp, of 707 Harrison ave
SW, died Sunday night in Aultman hospital
after a brief illness. Born at Belmont,
Mrs. Kelp came to Canton 10 years ago.
She was a member of the Christian church at Barnesville.
She is survived by her
husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leach; one brother, Thomas Leach of
Canton, and her grandmother, Mrs. Harriet Carpenter of Beallsville. The body will be taken to the home tonight
from the Welch parlors.
Wedneday
at 10 a.m. the body will be returned to the parlors for services at 2 p.m. in
charge of Rev. P.H. Welshimer. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery.
Kelp, Evelyn E. Kelp, nee Leach
Source: The Canton [Ohio]
Repository; 23 Jul 1940
Funeral services for Mrs.
Evelyn E. Kelp, wife of William F. Kelp, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in
the Welch parlors in charge of Rev. P.H. Welshimer. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery. The body will remain at the home at 707 Harrison ave SW until 10
a.m. when it will be taken to the parlors.
Mrs. Kelp, 28, died
Sunday night in Aultman hospital.
Kinkade, Margaret Kinkade, nee McVay
Source: Monroe County, Ohio
newspaper; March 1940
Again the unwelcome visitor, Death, has
visited our home and claimed for his victim one who
was very near and dear to us, Margaret Kinkade (nee McVay) who was born January 10, 1861. She had been in failing health for some time
and on Thursday morning, February 29, 1940, she was stricken with a stroke from
which she never recovered and on Wednesday night, March 13, 1940, God released
her from her suffering and called her home to dwell with him. She was 79 years, 2 months and 3 days old at
the time of her departure.
She was a daughter of
Thomas and Lucinda McVay and was one of four
children, all having preceded her in death many years ago. On December 23, 1877, she was united in
marriage with Edward L. Kinkade. To this union were born nine children, five
boys and four girls. Four have preceded
her in death; also her husband. Those
who survive are: Earl Kinkade, of Bremen; Mrs. Nellie Sinift,
of Bremen; Mrs. Florence Hines, of Summerfield; Mrs. Pearl Morris, of
Graysville, and Arlie Kinkade, of the home. Twenty grandchildren and twenty-eight great
grandchildren also survive.
DEAR OLD FRIENDS
One by one
Our friends are passing,
And the Bell
Tolls softly
on.
One by one
We feel the burden,
Then another
Friend is gone.
To that land
Which is
immortal
With the Angels
Clothed in white
Where the pearly gates
Swing open
To a life of
Pure
delight.
"One by one
They cross the river,
One by one
They're ferried o'er.
One by one
The crowns are given,
On the bright
Celestial
Shore."
Yes, sometimes
We hear them calling.
Sweetly calling
You and me
From the land
Of toil and trouble,
To that blest
Eternity.
Services were conducted
on Saturday morning with Brother T. A. Christy in charge. Interment was made in the Pleasant Ridge
cemetery there to await the Resurrection Morning when all in their graves shall
hear his voice and come forth.
Funeral services were
held at the Pleasant Ridge Chapel, J.M. Cochran officiating; interment was made
in the Pleasant Ridge cemetery on the 11th.
Card of Thanks
The family wishes to take
this means of thanking everyone who helped them in their sad hour of sorrow; those who brought
flowers, Brother Christy for his consoling words, the singers, and the funeral
director, Errett G. Mobberly,
for his services, and all who helped in any way. Such kindness will never be forgotten.--The
Family.
Landis, John T. Landis
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
John T. Landis, 96, only
remaining Civil War veteran in Monroe county, died at
his home in Clarington last Sunday afternoon [
of pneumonia. Mr. Landis had been ill for only four
days.
Mr. Landis was born on Klete Ridge, in Salem township,
In the Union army Mr.
Landis was a member of Company A. 77th O.V.I..
He served three years, being honorably discharged and mustered out in 1865. He
voted for Abraham Lincoln at Little Rock, Arkansas when he was a candidate for
his second term.
Mr. Landis married
Elizabeth Fender of Mellott Ridge in 1867. Mr. and
Mrs. Landis celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary last
September.
Three children,
Margaret, Martha and Walter, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Landis but all died
several years ago.
Mr. Landis is survived by his wife, who is 94 years of age.
A military funeral was
held Tuesday at
Source: The Piqua
[Ohio] Daily Call; Monday, 8 Jan 1940
3 VIOLENT DEATHS
IN CITY
REPORTED
Parkersburg, W.Va., Jan. 8 (U.R.) --
Three violent deaths were reported in Parkersburg over the week-end.
Make Lattea, 40, a WPA worker and father of six children, and
his father-in-law, Worthy Gregory, 62, were killed by an automobile while walking
on a suburban road. State police charged
C. Russell Righter, 49, with involuntary manslaughter.
Marion K.
Lott, 67, a farmer, died when fire . . . .
Submitter’s Note: From the Latta.org: “Mack along with his
father-in-law, Worthy Evan Gregory, were both killed
instantly by a drunken driver on the evening of Jan. 6, 1940, as they were
walking to the grocery store. Mack's oldest son George was with them at the
time but he escaped being hit by the car by jumping over the guardrail to
safety. It happened so quickly that George did not have time to warn his dad
and grandpa. He is buried at the Bethel Cemetery-Washington Bottom,
Parkersburg, WV.”
Lendon, Thomas Prall Lendon
Thomas Prall Lendon, for many years a
resident of the Morristown-Flushing district, died Friday (June 14, 1940 ) at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Everett Wilson of near Morristown. The funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Wilson home. Rev. Charles Gray of the Henrysburg Methodist church conducted the services. Sells, of Henrysburg,
was in charge. Interment was made in St. Clairsville.
Mr. Lendon was the son of Thomas and Amy (Seibert )
Lendon, his father being a native of Ireland.
He was born on March 2, 1858 in Washington, Pa. Those bereaved by his death are four
daughters, Mrs. George Ward of Columbus, Mrs. Jack Brenza
of Cleveland, Mrs. Ross Diday of Bellaire and Mrs .Everett Wilson, three sons, Raymond, Wilbur, and
Leonard, all of Flushing. Two sisters Mrs. Rose Landers of Armstrong Mills and Mrs. Margaret
Hendershot of Beallsville, one brother, Hudson Lendon of Glencoe. Buried in: St. Clairsville Cemetery -- Buried on Tuesday because of bad
weather.
Mercer, Ruth
Anne Mercer, nee Leek
Source: The Herald Dispatch, [Huntington,
West Virginia]; 12 Mar 1940
MRS. RUTH
ANNE MERCER -- Seventy-nine
years old, died yesterday at 2:30 P. M. at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Clyde
H. Huffman, 2625 Fourth avenue. Mrs. Mercer had made her home with Mrs.
Huffman for eight years.
A short service will be
held tomorrow at 8 A. M. at the Fisher funeral home with the Rev. J. D. Engle,
pastor of the Highlawn Methodist Church,
officiating. The body will then be taken
to New Martinsville, W. Va. where services will be held at 2 P. M. tomorrow at Lazear's Chapel.
Mrs. Mercer is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Huffman, Mrs. Hulda Christman of Drumright, Okla. and Mrs. Margaret Calahan of Tulsa, Okla.; four sons, Mart Mercer of Middlebourne, W. Va., Henry Mercer of California, and Ross and William Mercer, both of New Martinsville; a sister, Mrs. Mary Friedhof of Wheeling; and a brother, Elijah Leek of Porter's Falls, W. Va.
Mobberly, Forrest B. Mobberly and
Mary Margaret Dillon Mobberly, nee Dillon
Spirit of Democracy. (April 4, 1940):
"Two Killed in Auto Accident near Newark, Ohio Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Mobberly succumb after accident. Mrs. Forrest Mobberly,
daughter of Duncan Dillon of S. Main Street was instantly killed in an auto
accident Wednesday. Her husband, son of
the late Mr. & Mrs. Milton Mobberly
died Wednesday night in a Newark hospital having been critically injured in the
wreck.
Mr. & Mrs. Mobberly together with Donald Calville,
the driver, and Miss Ruth Stallings and Mrs. Vincent Mascarilli,
all of Steubenville, were enroute to Columbus when
the accident occurred. It is stated that
their car skidded on slippery pavement and collided with a truck, near Kirkersville, about 15 miles south of Newark.
Mr. & Mrs. Mobberly are survived by two children, in addition to many
relatives in Woodsfield and Graysville communities. Mrs. Mobberly was
42. (She was really 44 at the time of
accident.)
The body of Mrs. Mobberly was brought to the home of her father this
Thursday morning and the body of her husband will be brought to the Dillon home
this afternoon. No funeral arrangements
have been made at this time.
Double Funeral Held
Double funeral services held for Mr. & Mrs. Mobberly,
victims in an auto accident were held Saturday afternoon. Short services were held a thte home of Mrs. Mobberly's
father, Duncan Dillon of S. Main Street at 2:00 and were followed by final
rites at the Methodist Church with Rev. Mr. Rogers of Weirton, W.Va. as the
principal officiating minister. Burial
was made in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Weirton.
Mr. & Mrs. Mobberly are survived by two daughters, Mrs. Paul Gilmore
of Springboro and Miss Bernadine of the home.
Surviving Mrs. Mobberly besides her father Duncan Dillon, are brothers
Lawrence or Woodsfield and Guy of Stuebenville. Surviving Mr. Mobberly,
who was the son of late Mr. & Mrs. Milton Mobberly
of Graysville, are the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. B. L. Allen, of
Independence, Kansas, Mrs. J. W. Allen of Woodsfield, Ohio, Mrs. W. R. Coss, Mrs. Harry Scott, J. Foster Mobberly
of Zanesville an Errett Mobberly
of Graysville.
In response to my
question, "How did it happen that none of the kids were along?"
Brenda Eva Reilley Hunsberger, the source of this
article, wrote, "My grandmother, who was their daughter, was married with
3 children of her own. My grandmother
was 24 when they died and her sister, Bernadeen, was
14. My grandmother took Bernadeen in after their deaths and finished raising her
until she was an adult." In a later
e-mail message Brenda wrote, “My mom told me that the driver of the car hit the
truck because the truck had run a stop sign and that it was a Coca-Cola truck.”
Mobberly, Mary
Margaret Dillon Mobberly, nee Dillon
Mobberly, Forrest B. Mobberly
Spirit of Democracy. (April 4, 1940):
"Two Killed in Auto Accident near Newark, Ohio Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Mobberly succumb after accident. Mrs. Forrest Mobberly,
daughter of Duncan Dillon of S. Main Street was instantly killed in an auto
accident Wednesday. Her husband, son of
the late Mr. & Mrs. Milton Mobberly
died Wednesday night in a Newark hospital having been critically injured in the
wreck.
Mr. & Mrs. Mobberly together with Donald Calville,
the driver, and Miss Ruth Stallings and Mrs. Vincent Mascarilli,
all of Steubenville, were enroute to Columbus when
the accident occurred. It is stated that
their car skidded on slippery pavement and collided with a truck, near Kirkersville, about 15 miles south of Newark.
Mr. & Mrs. Mobberly are survived by two children, in addition to many
relatives in Woodsfield and Graysville communities. Mrs. Mobberly was
42. (She was really 44 at the time of
accident.)
The body of Mrs. Mobberly was brought to the home of her father this
Thursday morning and the body of her husband will be brought to the Dillon home
this afternoon. No funeral arrangements
have been made at this time.
Double Funeral Held
Double funeral services held for Mr. & Mrs. Mobberly,
victims in an auto accident were held Saturday afternoon. Short services were held a thte home of Mrs. Mobberly's
father, Duncan Dillon of S. Main Street at 2:00 and were followed by final
rites at the Methodist Church with Rev. Mr. Rogers of Weirton, W.Va. as the
principal officiating minister. Burial
was made in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Weirton.
Mr. & Mrs. Mobberly are survived by two daughters, Mrs. Paul Gilmore
of Springboro and Miss Bernadine of the home.
Surviving Mrs. Mobberly besides her father Duncan Dillon, are brothers
Lawrence or Woodsfield and Guy of Stuebenville. Surviving Mr. Mobberly,
who was the son of late Mr. & Mrs. Milton Mobberly
of Graysville, are the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. B. L. Allen, of
Independence, Kansas, Mrs. J. W. Allen of Woodsfield, Ohio, Mrs. W. R. Coss, Mrs. Harry Scott, J. Foster Mobberly
of Zanesville an Errett Mobberly
of Graysville.
In response to my
question, "How did it happen that none of the kids were along?"
Brenda Eva Reilley Hunsberger, the source of this
article, wrote, "My grandmother, who was their daughter, was married with
3 children of her own. My grandmother
was 24 when they died and her sister, Bernadeen, was
14. My grandmother took Bernadeen in after their deaths and finished raising her
until she was an adult." In a later
e-mail message Brenda wrote, “My mom told me that the driver of the car hit the
truck because the truck had run a stop sign and that it was a Coca-Cola truck.”
Mobley, Mary Mabel Mobley nee Pfeiffer
Mrs. Mary Mabel Mobley, 63, wife of Vincent Mobley, died at her home in
Fulton Sunday night following an extended illness. She was born in Monroe county, October 17,1877, the daughter of Adam and Hannah Jane Pfeiffer and was
married to Mr, Mobley at Marietta on Nov, 28, 1894.
The family had lived in Fulton for 16 years, moving there from Bedford. She was a member of the Fulton Methodist
church and the Pythian Sisters.
Surviving are four children, Addel Mobley, at
home, and Mrs. Calvin Buell, of Fulton, and Mrs. Charles Forsley
and Dewey F. Mobley, both of Marietta. a foster son,
Charles Swartz, of Fulton. two sisters,Mrs. James
Gordon (Jordan) of West Virginia,and Mrs.Emma Pfeiffer Briggs of Arkansas, and four brothers,
Frank and Arthur of West Virginia, Lewis Pfeiffer, of Sabina, and Joseph
Pfeiffer of Marietta.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Fulton Wednesday
afternoon. Burial was made in the Fulton cemetery, (1940)
Moore, J. Paul Moore
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
J. Paul Moore,
Washington D. C., co-pilot of the Pennsylvania Central Airlines plane who lost
his life with 24 other persons when it crashed in a field during a thunderstorm
at Lovettsville, Va., Saturday August 31 was a brother of Robert C. Moore,
owner of the R. C. planning mill at Caldwell, Ohio.
Mr. Moore first heard
the news of the plane crash in a broadcast. He investigated and learned that
his brother had been the co-pilot.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore left
immediately for Lovettsville where they identified the body.
Source: The Owensboro [Kentucky] Messenger; Friday,
20 Dec 1940
POTION IS
FATAL
TO GROCER
HERE
John R. Morris,
57, Dies 45
Minutes
After
Drinking
Carbolic Acid.
John R. Morris, 57, Owensboro grocer, died
at his home, 704 Wing avenue, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,
about 45 minutes, a funeral director who took charge of the body said, after
drinking a potion of carbolic acid.
According to the funeral director,
Morris told members of his family he was going to drink the acid, after which a
bottle was taken away from him. He later
secured more and drank it, it was said.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Jennie
Morris; two brothers, James Morris of Owensboro, and Henry Morris, of Dale,
Ind.; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Thrasher, of Owensboro, Mrs. Walter Rawley [sic--Rowley], of Indianapolis, Ind., and
Mrs. Margaret Cox, of Tell City, Ind.
The body was removed to the Delbert J.
Glenn Funeral home where it will remain until the funeral, which will be
conducted sometime Saturday.
Morris, Sylvester D. Morris
Published in the Cannelton Telegram on March
1, 1940
Sylvester D. Morris dies Thursday
Sylvester David Morris passed away at his home near Newtonville, Thursday morning, February 29 at 3:00 AM following a stroke of paralysis which he suffered Saturday afternoon. The deceased was born in Perry County, near Ranger, December 12, 1878, the oldest son of George and Elizabeth Pannett Morris. He had attained the age of 62 years, 2 months and 17 days. He had spent most of his life in this county, more than thirty years he resided in Tell City. About a year ago he moved to his farm near Newtonville because ill health compelled him to leave the factories, but to no avail as he has been ill most of the past year.
Mr. Morris is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anna May Morris; his
daughter, Mrs. Omer Patmore, this city; a son, George Morris of Sheboygan,
Wisconsin; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Three sisters,
Mrs. Margaret Cox of Tell City, Mrs. Walter Rowley of Indianapolis, Mrs.
Charles Thrasher of Owensboro, Ky; three brothers,
Henry Morris of near Dale, James and John of Owensboro, Ky.
Mr. Morris has been a frequent visitor here and has made many friends
who will regret to hear of his death. Funeral services will be held at
the Huber funeral home, Saturday afternoon, with continued services at the Deer
Creek Baptist Church, with interment in the church cemetery.
Source: The Wheeling [West Virginia] Intelligencer;
Tuesday, 9 Apr 1940
WM. MORRIS
PASSES AWAY
PLANT MANAGER OF HOME
FOR INCURABLES AT HUNT-
INGTON DIES
William Morris, aged 46, farm manager
of the Home for Incurables at Huntington, died at 2 o'clock Sunday morning in
the Veterans hospital after an illness of four months.
Mr. Morris was a son of Mrs. Nancy Eddy
Morris and the late Daniel H. Morris and was born at Twiggs, Pleasant [sic--Pleasants]
County, on April 11, 1893. In the World
War he was assigned to the Northwestern forests. After the close of the war he was united in
marriage to Miss Gertrude Freeland of Middlebourne, and engaged in oil field
work in Oklahoma and Texas. In 1932 he
returned to Tyler county and engaged in farming until
three years ago when he accepted the appointment to Huntington.
Surviving is his wife, three sons,
William, in the U.S. navy at Norfolk, Va., Donald and Dale, of Middlebourne, a
brother, E. D. Morris, of Pampa, Texas, and these sisters: Mrs. Brady A. Locke, of St. Marys; Miss Belle Morris and Miss Ida Pearl Morris, the
latter former superintendent of schools of Pleasant [sic--Pleasants]
county, now both of Bens Run, W. Va., and his mother, Mrs. Nancy Deddy [sic--Eddy] Morris, of Bens Run.
Funeral services will be held from the
Campbell-Frame funeral home at Sistersville at 2 o'clock on Wednesday, in
charge of the Middlebourne post No. 48, American Legion. Rev. J. Swain of the Bens Run U. B. church
will officiate, assisted by Legion Commander Emmett Stein of Middlebourne. Burial will be in Long Reach cemetery, Tyler county.
Nalley, Mary Rechina Nalley, nee Ehni
Source: The Martins Ferry, Ohio,
Times Leader; 3 Feb 1940
Cadiz Pike Resident,
Ill 2 Weeks,
Dies
Mrs. Mary Rechina Nalley, 69, died this
morning at 2:30 in her home on the Cadiz pike, two miles west of Bridgeport,
following an illness of two weeks.
Born November 3, 1870, in
Bridgeport, a daughter of Gottloeb and Cahterine Eberle Ehni, she resided in this vicinity all her life and was a
member of St. Pauls Lutheran church. She married Theodore Francis Nalley, November 16, 1890, in Bridgeport.
Surviving are her
husband, four sons and three daugters, Mrs. Lewis
Coleman, Mrs. Elwood Eckhardt and Mrs. George Duecker of Wheeling, Harvey of Colerain, Harry and James of
Bridgeport, Charles at home; two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Thomas Hill, Mrs.
George Delbruggge and William Ehni
of Bridgeport; twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The body is at the H.H.
Wilson mortuary, where services will be held Monday at 2 with Rev. Henry
Neumann of St. Paul Lutheran church officiating. Place of burial to be announced later.
Submitter's Note: Below is another notice, same edition:
NALLEY, Mrs. Mary Rechina,
69, wife of Theodore Francis Nalley, died at 2:30
a.m. in her home on Cadiz pike, 2 miles west of Bridgeport.
The body was taken to the
Wilson Funeral Home where services will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. with Rev.
Henry Neuman [sic] officiating. Interment in Weeks
cemetery.
Norris, Fred Norris
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, 1940
Fred Norris, aged 53, of Jackson Ridge, died Tuesday
afternoon at 3:15 o’clock in North Wheeling Hospital, where he had been
receiving treatment since Thursday, August 15th, when he fell upon a scythe
while sharpening it, being severely cut. He had undergone several blood
transfusions.
Mr. Norris was a lifelong resident of Monroe County and had
a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Marie Hawkins Norris and the
following children: Mrs. Helen Ellis and James Norris, of Detroit, Michigan;
Mrs. Wilma Byers of Martins Ferry; Luther Norris, of Columbus; Margaret and
Ray, of the home. Two brothers, Walter and Clarence Norris, and his father,
Isaac Norris, all of Woodsfield Route 4, also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:00
o’clock at the Neuhart Ridge Baptist Church with
burial in the Church cemetery.
Polen, William C. Polen
Source: The Spirit of Democracy,
Woodsfield, Ohio; Sep 1940
William C. Polen, lifelong resident of this county, died at his home
on State Route 78, near Buchanan church, Sept. 26th, in the early morning
hours, after an illness of several years due to rheumatism. He was 70 years, 9 months and 1 day of age.
Mr. Polen
is survived by his wife, Minnie M. Buchanan Polen;
also one daughter, Mrs. C. R. Paulus; two sons, Charles V. Polen
of the home and Clelland R. Polen
of Lewisville. There are also four
grandchildren, William Paulus and Donald William Polen,
both named for their grandfather, and Elwood Paulus and George Raymond Polen.
Mr. Polen
was a member of the Presbyterian church since boyhood
and served his church as an official for a quarter of a century, being a
faithful attendant at its services during active life.
In his passing the
community has lost an honored and highly respected citizen.
Funeral services in
charge of Rev. Lester Flauhaus, of New Concord, were
held at the home and at Buchanan Presbyterian church on Saturday, September
28th. A large audience paid their last
tribute to the memory of their good neighbor and friend. Interment followed at Oak Lawn cemetery at
Woodsfield.
Card of Thanks
We desire to express
publicly our sincere appreciation of all the kindnesses of friends and
relatives during the illness and . . . .*
*Submitter's Note:
I did not receive the rest of the obituary.
Pope, Clarence D. Pope
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] Republican; Monday March 11, 1940,
Page 1 column 7
CLARENCE POPE DIES
AT HOME
Widely Known Shelby
Township Farmer
Dies Following Illness
of One Week
Clarence
D. "Jake" Pope, age sixty-eight, widely known Shelby township farmer,
died at 4:30 o’clock Sunday morning at his home five miles southeast of this
city.
Death followed an
illness of one week. Mr. Pope was born in Washington township on February 8,
1872, the son of David
and Harriett Pope. On February 5, 1893,*
he was married to
Sella Rosella Young, of this county. To this union eight children
were born, seven survive. They are Earl Pope, Mrs. Bert Thompson, Mrs. Oren Lusk and
Ora Pope, all of Shelbyville;
Mrs. Frank Hudson, of Hendricks township; Russell Pope, at home, and Mrs. Leroy Perkins, of San Diego, California.
Surviving also include
eighteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren, three brothers, Ernest Pope of
Shelby township; Alvin Pope, of this
city, and Floyd Pope, of St. Louis
Crossing; four sisters, Mrs. Ida Moore, Shelbyville; Mrs. Bert Campbell and
Mrs. Katherine Yeager, of Hope;
Mrs. Alvin Knowlton, of Columbus; several nieces and nephews, and one
step-son, Dalton Balser.
Mr. Pope was preceded in
death by his wife [Sella] on December 5,** 1917. He was later married to Angeline Balser,
of North Vernon, on July 1, 1922. She
preceded him in death on March 8, 1936.
The deceased was a
member of the old Floyd Church, near Flat Rock Cave. He later attended the Lewis Creek Baptist
church.
Funeral services will
be held at the Lewis Creek Baptist church at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon
with the Rev. James Paddock, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church
cemetery in charge of Loren H. Murphy, funeral director.
Submitter’s Notes:
* Sella’s
obituary gives the marriage date as February 25, 1892.
**
Sella’s obituary gives her death date as December 15, 1917.
Pratt, Samuel W. Pratt
Source: The Ashtabula [Ohio]
Star Beacon; 22 Jan 1940
S. W. Pratt,
82, Eagleville
Pioneer, Succumbs
CLEVELAND, Jan. 22 --
Infirmities claimed the life of S. W. Pratt, 82, of Eagleville, today at 7:45
a.m. Mr. Pratt, widely-known Ashtabula
County resident throughout most of his life, died here at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Fanny Ellis with whom he had made his home during much of the past four
years.
Funeral services will be
Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Eagleville Church.
Interment will be at Eagleville Cemetery.
After leaving Eagleville
four years ago, Mr. Pratt had resided with Mrs. Ellis and another daughter,
Mrs. Mae Utterback of Rimersburg, Pa.
Other surviving children
are Mrs. Molly Birkhimer of Salem, Mrs. Eunice White
of Eagleville, William Pratt of Conneaut and P.C. Pratt of Ashtabula. A sister, Mrs. Sarah Cronin, resides in
Newell, W. Va.
Randles, Charles
Henry Randles
Source: The Danville [Illinois] Commerical-News; Tuesday, 17 Dec 1940
City Barber Dead
at 62
Charles H. Randall*
Death came at 10:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 16, 1940, to Charles H. Randall, 62, Danville barber for a number
of years, at his home, 2002 N. Gilbert St.
While ill the past two months he continued to work until last Saturday
at Jack Gillis' Shop.
Mr. Randall was born Apr.
15, 1878, in Logansport, Ind., and came to Danville from there at the age of
three, where he resided the remainder of his life.
Surviving are his wife, Ida, and a foster daughter, Mrs. Helen Gritton, city. Also
two nieces, Mrs. Ruth Proctor, at home, and Mrs. Virginia Guest, Los Angeles,
and a nephew, Frank Davidson, Cincinnati.
He was a member of Central Christian Church and Modern Woodmen of
America.
Last rites will be at
Edmund A. Dickson at a time to be announced later.*** The Rev. Frank Kennedy, pastor Central
Christian Church, will officiate. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Submitter's Notes:
* The
name is spelled as RANDLES in the 1930 and 1940 census and on the Illinois,
Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947:
Name: Charles Henry Randles
Birth
Date: 15 Feb 1878
Birth
Place: Logansport, Indiana
Death
Date: 16 Dec 1940
** At this time I have
three dates for his birth:
1.U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name:
Charles Henry Randles
City:
Danville
County:
Vermilion
State:
Illinois
Birth
Date: 4 Apr 1878
2.
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Name:
Charles Henry Randles
Birth
Date: 15 Feb 1878
3. This obituary gives 15 Apr 1878.
*** Below is the funeral announcement.
Randles, Charles
Henry Randles
Source: The Danville [Illinois] Commerical-News; 18 Dec 1940
Funeral services for
Charles H. Randall,* 62, local barber who died Monday night at his home, 1001
N. Gilbert St., will be at 2 p.m. Thursday from Edmund & Dickson
Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev.
Frank Kennedy, pastor Central Christian Church.
Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
*Submitter’s Note:
This name is usually seen spelled as RANDLES.
Rausch, John L. Rausch
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
John L. Rausch, 41,
Wheeling Steel Corporation employe, and a resident of
Lenox Place, Wheeling, was fatally hurt on Saturday evening [
The accident occurred
Saturday night about
Mr. Rausch who was born
in Woodsfield, Ohio, on
Surviving are his wife, Marie
Schroeder Rausch, to whom he was married
The body was removed to
the Altmeyer Funeral Home. Brief services were held
on Wednesday morning at
Mr. Rausch was a nephew
of Mrs. Henry Brooks and C. J. Rausch of Woodsfield.
Reynolds, Margaret Ann Reynolds, nee Bolen
Source: The Alliance [Ohio]
Review; 23 Jul 1940
Margaret Ann Reynolds,*
1046 Front Street, died at City Hospital at 6:30 p.m. Monday, after an illness
of several months. Pending completion of
funeral arrangements, the body was removed to the Sharer Funeral Home, South
Union Avenue at Milner Street.
*Submitter's Note:
Her sister, Maud (Bolen) Kirby was the informant on her death
certificate.
Roby, Paul O. Robey
Source: The Barnesville [Ohio]
Whetstone; Thursday, 2 Jan 1941
FUNERAL SERVICE B & O
WRECK VICTIM HELD
SATURDAY
Parents Home; in
Charge of Campbell Directors
Burial in Southern
Funeral service for Paul
O. Roby, who was fatally injured in a head-on
collision of B. & O. trains near Neffs Thursday
morning and who died in Ohio Valley General hospital a few hours later was held
in the parents home on West Church street Saturday
afternoon. Campbell directors were in
charge and Rev. F. B. Gilhousen of the Main Street
Methodist church officiated. Burial was
made in Southern cemetery.
The collision between
west-bound freight and a work train brought death to two railroad
employees. J. R. Pauley, Glencoe,
section foreman was crushed, scalded and died as he was taken from wreckage;
Roby, spreader operator, also was scalded but lived about two hours after
reaching hospital. The brakeman and
engineer on freight jumped, but were painfully injured and removed to a
hospital. Cause of wreck is not yet
determined but misunderstanding in orders and due to heavy fog is supposition.
Paul O. Roby, a son of
William and Leona Medley Roby, West Church street, was
born in Belmont county, Jan. 12, 1906, and had lived in Barnesville for most of
his life. For the last number of years,
he was employed by B. & O. Railroad Company and a dependable workman.
Besides his wife, Stella
Ritchie Roby, and two children, Donald and Barbara Jean Roby, he is survived by
the parents and two sisters: Mrs. Edward
Shepherd, Morristown; Mrs. Eva Kaiser; also by two half-sisters and one
half-brother: Mrs. Tillie James,
Sandusky; Mrs. Frank Williams, Barberton; Jesse Roby, Cincinnati.
Rollins, Edward Clinton Rollins
Source: THE WESTON
[West Virginia] INDEPENDENT (OBITS) OCT 1939-1940, citing the 22 May 1940 issue
ROLLINS,
Edward Clinton . . . 74 d Sun eve. b 19 Jul 1865 Dodd
Co. At age of 20 he m Minnie Ray Westfall of Freemansburg
& to this union were b 2 ch; Charles C. and Florent Lee Rollins.
His wife & 1 son are dec. On 16 Jun 1903 he m Ella Lattea
of Hurst & to this union 2 ch were b; Rebecca Starcher & Walter C. Rollins. Surv are wid & ch; Charles C.
Rollins-Cowen, Walter C. Rollins & Rebecca Starcher--Camden
area; & 8 g/c. Bur
in Walnut Fk Bethel Ch Cem.
Seeds, Daisy D. Seeds, nee Sutton
Source: The Columbus [Ohio]
Dispatch; Friday, June 14, 1940 Page:
16 B
SEEDS -- Mrs. Daisy D.,
age 55, 103 N. Hague Av. died Thursday.
Survived by husband, Otto F. Seeds; 2 sons, Vaughn and Neill; 3 sisters,
Mrs. Warren Hadley of Van Wert, O.; Mrs. Henry Butterfield of Grass Lake,
Michigan; 6 brothers, Colonel, Lloyd and Floyd Sutton of Paulding, Ohio; Henry,
John and Joseph Sutton of Grover Hill, Ohio.
Friends may call at the Noble L. Allen Funeral Home until time of
services Saturday, 2:30 in Hillcrest Baptist Church. Burial in Memorial Park.
Stalder, Bert C. Stalder
Source: Adams County [Iowa] Free
Press - November 21, 1940
Bert Stalder Died in Creston
Hospital
Bert C. Stalder of the Brooks vicinity died Sunday, November 17,
soon after entering a Creston hospital. Mr. Stalder
had been failing in health recently, but a sudden heart attack Sunday resulted
in a critical condition causing his death.
Mr. Stalder
was born January 13, 1879, and was 61 years, 10 months and 4 days old at the
time of his death. He is survived by his widow and two children, a son and
daughter.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon, November 20 at Mt. Zion church, conducted by the Rev.
Forrest A. Heizer. Burial was in Methodist Grove
cemetery.
Starr, George Starr
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Those injured in the
automobile accident which occurred on Saturday night, April 6th,
just south of Woodsfield and in which George Starr 17, Barnesville was fatally
injured are improving and will recover.
Maxine and Bernice
Crawford, daughters of Sheriff and Mrs. Clarence Crawford have been brought to
the home of their parents, after spending approximately a week in the Martins
Ferry hospital. Maxine returned Friday and is up and about the house. Bernice
was brought home Sunday. She is wearing a cast from her neck to her waist but
is resting well and her appetite is practically normal.
Misses Dolores and Laura
Haren, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Haren, were taken to St. Francis Hospital, Cambridge.
Laura, who sustained a broken arm in the accident returned to her home last
Sunday and is up and about the house. Dolores it is understood will be confined
in the hospital for several weeks. Her leg, which was fractured in several places has been placed in a cast.
Stewart, Charles M. Stewart
Source: Spirit of Democracy
[Woodsfield, Ohio]; 5 Dec 1940
Charles M. Stewart, aged
65, died Sunday at 5:20 a.m. at his home near Lewisville. He had been in declining health for a year and
was seriously ill about two weeks. Mr.
Stewart was a retired employe of the B& O
railroad, serving as a brakeman with that company.
Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Lillian Stewart; three daughters and one son, Mrs. Edna Tricky, Mrs.
Gladys Nye and Mrs. Hazel Huffman, all of Newark; George Stewart of the home;
and his aged father, George Stewart, Cambridge.
Five brothers and three sisters also survive as follows: Pearl, Clyde, John and Jessie Stewart, all of
Cambridge; Johnson
Stewart, Newcomerstown; Mrs. Cora Willis, Cambridge; Mrs. Etha
Lincicome, Columbus, and Mrs. Etha Athey, Newark. One
brother is deceased.
Funeral services were
held on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at Lewisville Evangelical and
Reformed church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. William R. Walch. Burial was made in Friendship cemetery,
Lewisville.
Suter, Samuel Leroy Suter
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Samuel Leroy Suter, aged
62, veteran retired disabled employe of the Hope Natural
Gas Company, died at his home at Shiloh, W. Va., Tyler county,
at
He was a son of Samuel
and Ida Richardson Suter and was born at Sardis, Ohio,
Surviving are his wife,
Herma Stewart Suter, a daughter, Mrs. Lawrence M. Archer, of Middlebourne, W.
Va., three grandchildren and two brothers, Albert R. Suter of Dallas, Texas and
Carl Suter of Sistersville.
The Sistersville Elks
held services at
Walke, Leroy Walke
Source: The Columbus [Ohio]
Dispatch; Tuesday, March 26, 1940
Page: 6 A
WALKE -- Leroy, aged 65,
1382 E. Fulton-St, Monday night of heart attack. Survivors, wife, Mrs. Bessie Walke; brother, Sanford Walke; 3
sisters, Mrs. Edna Evans, Mrs. Jennie Jordan, Miss Martha C. Walke; 2 stepdaughters, Mrs. C. M. Campbell, Mrs. R. M.
Cope, Dayton. Body at
Leach Funeral Home, where services will be 2 p. m. Thursday.
Watson, Lee Watson
Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Lee Watson, 71, passed
away at
Mr. Watson was born in
Clarington,
He is survived by the
following children; L. R. Watson of Antioch; Clyde Watson of Philo, Ohio;
Alexander Watson of Lancaster, Ohio; Mrs. Carl Dittoe
of Lancaster; Mrs. Oakley Shannon of Columbus. One brother and one sister also
survive, namely, Nathan Watson of Bridgeport and Mrs. Jessie McPherson of
Bridgeport, besides many more distant relatives. Mr. Watson’s wife preceded him
in death several years ago.
Funeral services were
held at
Williams, Elizabeth K. Williams, nee Peter
Source: The Fort Morgan
[Colorado] Times; 16 Aug 1940
Mrs. Elizabeth K.
Williams, a resident of Fort Morgan since 1888, died yesterday afternoon at her
home, 701 Meeker St.
The deceased was born in
Monmouth, Ill. In 1867.
She is survived by her
husband, Cole C. Williams; two sons, James of Denver and Edgar of Fort Morgan;
three daughters; Mrs. S. E. Campbell of Denver, Mrs. J. E. Knox of Fort Morgan
and Mrs. Harold Nordwall of Fort Morgan; one brother,
John Peter of Fort Morgan; and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Statley,
Fort Morgan and Mrs. Frank Statley, Buckingham, Colo.
Mrs. Williams was a member
of the Presbyterian church.
Funeral services will be
held Monday at 2:30 p. m. at the Parker-Cutler Funeral Home, Rev. E. P.
Ingersoll officiating.
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