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Monroe County Obituaries
1948
Baker,
Blanche Anna Baker, nee Snurr
Source: The
Lorain [Ohio] Journal; Monday, 26 Jul 1948
ILL THREE
YEARS,
MRS. BAKER
DIES
Ill three years, Mrs. Blanche Anna
Baker, 62, died at 12:30 p.m. yesterday in the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Johns, 112 Waverly pl.
Mrs. Baker came to Lorain about 50 years
ago from Liepzig [sic--Leipsic],
O., and was a member of the Dames of Malta, East Side Baptist church and
missionary society of the church.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs.
Herbert Johns, in whose home she died, and Mrs. Frances Benedict, Lakewood; two
sons, Robert Baker, New Britain, Conn., and David Root, Milwaukee, Wis.; one
sister, Mrs. Emma Francis, Amherst; one brother, Theodore Snurr,
Sr., Lorain; five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The body is at the Reichlin-Cooley
Funeral home where services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Rev. V.L. Dunham, pastor of the East Side
Baptist church, will officiate and burial will be in Elmwood cemetery.
Bartenschlag, Elizabeth Bartenschlag nee
Yockey
Source: Monroe County, Ohio,
newspaper
Elizabeth Bartenschlag,
daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Yockey, was born in
Wheeling, W. Va., January 1, 1868, and departed this life July 17, 1948, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lucinda Pickens, at Lewisville, Ohio, being at
the time of her death 80 years, 6 months
and 16 days old.
In early childhood she moved
with her family to Monroe County, Ohio, near Middle Church. Later the family
moved to Wayne
Township.
She was united in marriage
with Fred Bartenschlag on April 29, 1890, who
preceded her in death over sixteen years ago. To this union five children were born. One
daughter, Rosa, preceded her in death in infancy. Surviving are two sons and
two daughters: Walter Bartenschlag, of Lewisville, Alonzo Bartenschlag, of Canton; Mrs. Lucinda Pickens, of
Lewisville, and Mrs. Florence McVey, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Also surviving
are eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
In addition she leaves to
mourn her departure a sister: Mrs. Mollie Dinger, of Wheeling, W. Va.; three
half-sisters, Mrs. Laura
Truitt and Mrs. Howard Beam, of Columbus, Indiana, and Mrs. Martha Dennis, in California; two
half-brothers, William Yockey, of Columbus, Indiana, and T. J. Yockey, of Fairview, Ohio; also a host of other relatives and friends.
At an early age she became a
member of the Lewisville St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church, and
retained her faith and hope until called home.
The family has lost a good
and loving Mother. She was always unmindful of herself but ever kind and
considerate of others.
Funeral services were
conducted on Tuesday afternoon, July 20, with short services being held at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Lucinda Pickens, at 1:30 o'clock, followed by final
rites at the Lewisville St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Rev.
Walter Trogler, of Woodsfield, assisted by Rev. Floyd
Workman, of Lewisville, officiated. Interment was made in the family lot in the
Friendship Cemetery beside her husband.
Belford, Lucinda Belford
Linda Belford was born May 12, 1864, and passed away
Sunday, August 22, 1948, at the age of 84 years, three months and ten
days. She was the daughter of the late
Caspar and Frances Hendershot and the last of a family of ten children. On May 16, 1883, she was married to Henry
Belford and was the mother of four children, all surviving her. Mr. Belford preceded her in death May 12,
1939. She was a life
long member of the Locust Grove church and was regular in attendance as
health permitted. Mrs. Belford will be
missed in the home, church and the community, as she was interested in her
friends and her family. Surviving are
two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Sadie Hoskinson of
Sardis, Mrs. Cleora Tenley of Sardis, Oliver Belford
of Fly and Arthur Belford of Sardis, fifteen grandchildren, 38
great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
.
So then, good night, Mother,
only good night
Turn thy dear face to the
mansions of light.
Life is so wonderful, life
such as thine,
Death cannot end it, Good
night, Mother mine.
.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock at the Rush Funeral Home with final services
at the Locust Grove Church at two o’clock with Rev. Samuel Huffman and Rev.
Donald Smith conducting the services.
Interment was in the Locust Grove Cemetery.
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Daily times; Tuesday, 24
Aug 1948
Boy Falls
off Innertube into
Muskingum and Drowns
Second Youth
Is Rescued
in
Dual Accident
Victim Unable
to Swim
Sinks Before
He Could
Be Reached
from Shore
The Muskingum river
claimed its first victim of the year here Monday at 5:28 p.m.
He was Franklin Dwain Brown, 11, of 100
S. Fourth St., who fell from an innertube on which he
was floating near the icebreaker at the end of the Putnam St. bridge. The body was
recovered by city firemen, police reported, at 8:15 p.m.
Gilbert Allender,
11, of 117 S. Third St. was also reported to have been on an innertube when Brown fell into the water. Allender made a
desperate effort to save his companion but his innertube
also overturned.
One Boy
Rescued
David Stroud, 12, of 412 Greene St. was
on shore and swam out to rescue Allender. By the time he had gotten Allender
to shore, he was too late to save Brown.
Donald Brown, nine, was also swimming near by
at the time of the accident.
Brown's body was found lodged in the
many snags around the bottom of the icebreaker by firemen using drags. After he was pronounced dead by Coroner J.A. McCowan, the body was removed to Hadley's Funeral Home.
All efforts at resuscitation by police
and firemen failed, although they worked more than half an hour.
Police said the first report they had
of the drowning was when the Allender boy came to
headquarters and told them the Brown boy had fallen into the river.
Firemen were immediately notified. Chief D. E. Drennen
was off duty, but his assistant, Melvin Fleming, took charge. When news of the drowning reached Drennen he immediately took charge, calling for all
off-duty firemen.
Search Completed
Several boats and drags were put into
operation and firemen set up powerful lights on the lock wall below the bridge
to provide light for the searchers.
Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert E. Broown, the victim is survived by four
brothers, Buster, 16, Donald, 9, Dennis, 5, Richard, 3, and a sister, Joanne,
14.
Hundreds of spectators lined the bridge and
stood in the park to watch the search for the body.
The river victim was born in
Woodsfield, the son of Hubert and Maud Leasure Brown,
Dec. 23, 1936.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at
the Mt. Tabor Methodist Church near Stafford.
Burial will be in the cemetery there.
The body will remain at the Hadley Funeral Home until the services.
Bundy,
Lydia Ann Bundy, nee Peter
Source: The Hanford [California] Morning Journal;
Friday, November 19, 1948
Lydia Bundy of
Hanford Passed away Wednesday in San Jose at the age of 83 years. She
was a native of Portsmouth, Ohio, and had lived in California for the past 36
years. She is survived by two sons, Robert E. Bundy of San Jose and William A.
Bundy of Stockton; five daughters, Mrs. Lura Bessey of Porterville, Mrs. Myrtle McDonald of Dinuba, Mrs.
Edith Cole of San Jose, Mrs. Ethel Ossinger of
Seattle and and Mrs. Grace Oliveira of Hanford, 15
grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Bundy was a lifetime member of the
Armona First Methodist Church. Funeral services will
be held in the Chapel of the People’s Nov. 20, at 10 a.m.
Rev. Ralph Crawford of Clovis and Rev. Jern of Armona will officiate.
Interment will follow in the Grangeville Cemetery under the direction of the
People’s Undertaking Parlor.
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Evening Review;
Tuesday, 5 Oct 1948
Lafayette Burns, 54, potter, died today
in his home, 1089 Mapletree St., following a eight-month illness.
Mr. Burns was born in Lawrence County,
Ky., a son of John and Margaret Cornwell Burns.
He was employed last as a jiggerman at the
Taylor, Smith & Taylor Co.
He was a member of the Boyce Methodist
Church and Local Union 12, National Brotherhood of Operative Potters.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Mae Goodballet Burns; a daughter, Ruth Burns at home; a
step-son, Clifford Goodballet at home; four brothers,
John Burns of Wellsville, Charles Burns and Milton Burns of East Liverpool, and
Robert Burns of Barberton, and five sisters, Mrs. Hattie Curnutte,
Mrs. Margaret Barr and Miss Catherine Burns of East Liverpool, Mrs. Florence
Castle of Columbus, and Mrs. Mary Parris of Barberton.
Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m.
in the Kelly Funeral Home by Rev. Paul C. Bailey, pastor of the Boyce
Church. Burial will be Spring Grove
Cemetery.
Friends may call Wednesday and Thursday
from 7 to 10 p.m. at the funeral home.
Carpenter, Otto Carpenter
Source: The Cambridge [Ohio]
Jeffersonian; Monday, 5 April 1948
Services for Otto Carpenter, 51, Uhrichsville, who died
Friday* at Twin City Hospital, Dennison, after an illness of pneumonia, were
held Sunday afternoon at the home of his sister, Ocie
Carpenter, Quaker City R.D. Additional services were held at the Calais
Methodist Church with Rev. Marie Tschappat
officiating. Burial was in Calais Cemetery in charge of Brubach
Funeral Home, Summerfield. Mr. Carpenter was a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are his wife Harriet, six sons, Clayton of the
Army of occupation in Germany, Willie, Leonard, Junior, Tommie and Dennis Jack
of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Arthur Henry, Uhrichsville, Wilma Lee, Wanda
Grace and Linda Marlene, of the home; two brothers, Lewis, Quaker City and
Joseph, Summerfield and three sisters, Ocie and
Goldie of near Quaker City, and Mrs. Rebecca Leach, Summerfield.
*Submitter’s note:
2 Apr 1948.
Christman, Bruce Thomas Christman
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Daily Times; Saturday, 4
Dec 1948
Christman Rites
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon in the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home for Bruce Christman,
one-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. Nova Christman, who
died at the family home Wednesday following an extended illness.
In addition to the parents the deceased
is survived by two sisters and one brother.
Burial was made in the Oak Lawn cemetery.
Christman,
Neva Marie Christman
Source: The Zanesville [Ohio] Signal; Saturday, 12
June 1948
Woodsfield Child Dies of Shock
Neva Christman, seven-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christman of Woodsfield Rt 3, died Thursday night in
Barnesville hospital after her leg was severely cut by a scythe earlier in the
day. The cause of death was reported as shock.
Surviving are her parents, her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wehr of Batesville,
three brothers and six sisters.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Calais Methodist church. Rev. J. V. A. Traylor of
Woodsfield will officiate, and burial will be in Calais cemetery by the Brubach funeral home, Summerfield.
Christman,
Susan Christman, nee Boerner
Source: The Painesville [Ohio] Telegraph; 2 Nov 1948,
page 2 [as posted on findagrave. com]
Christman Rites
To
Be Wednesday
Mrs. Susan Christman,
48, of 174 Adelaide Ave., who died Monday at Lake County Memorial Hospital, was
born April 15, 1905 in Painesville and spent her entire life in this city. The
former Susan Boerner, she married Walter Christman in 1939. She was a member of St. Mary's church.
Surviving are her husband; four
daughters, Mrs. Mary Jane Simmons of Painesville, Phyllis and Shirley Ann, at
home, and Sarah Millonzi of Pittsburg [sic--Pittsburgh],
Pa.; two sons, Frank and Carl Millonzi both in the
Merchant Marine; mother, Mrs. Mary Lucas of Painesville; two brothers, John
Lucas of Perry and Roy Boerner of Painesville; and
three sisters, Emma Lucas of Painesville, Mrs. Bessie Robinson of Warren and
Mrs. Ella Jewett of Painesville.
Services will be held Wednesday at 9:30
a.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home, where friends may call. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Source: The Daily Clintonian
[Clinton, Indiana]; Thursday, 23 Sep 1948
Miles Free
City, 77,
Universal, Dies
Today in
Hospital
Local News
Miles Free City, 77, of Universal, died
at the Vermillion County Hospital at 11:00 a.m. today after an illness of one
week.
He had been a resident of Universal for
25 years.
Survivors include two sons, Alonzo
City, of Universal and Elmer City of Terre Haute; five grandchildren and 13
great grandchildren.
The body was taken to the Karanovich Funeral Home pending completion of funeral
arrangements.
[Submitter's Note: Below is the next day's article.]
Source: The Terre Haute [Indiana] Tribune; Friday, 24
Sep 1948
CLINTON, Ind., Sept 24. -- (Special)
Miles Free City, 77 years old, of
Universal, died Thursday at the Vermillion County Hospital. He is survived by two sons, Alonzo City of
Universal and Elmer City of Terre Haute; five grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren. The body was taken
to the Karanovich Funeral Home and was removed Friday
afternoon to the residence of the son, Alonzo, where funeral services will be
held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Burial will be in Shirley cemetery, west of Universal.
Claus, Lydia Claus nee Riemenschneider
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
Mrs. Everett Claus, of 816 Lawrence Road, Canton, Ohio,
passed away on Wednesday afternoon,
Surviving are her husband, two sons, two daughters, one
sister, Mrs. Katie Friday, of Mansfield, also three brothers, William N. Riemenschneider, of Monogahela, Pa.;and Nicholas and John Riemenschneider
of Miltonsburg.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at
Colburn,
Clare Jonathan Colburn
Source: The Modesto [California] Bee; 8 May 1948
C. J.
Colburn, 71, Passes
Away After Illness
TURLOCK, May 8. -- Clare Jonathan
Colburn, 71, a resident of the Turlock district since 1915, died in a local
hospital this morning following a lengthy illness.
Colburn was born in Kennedy, N. Y., and
later moved to Pennsylvania. He was
engaged in the lumber business in Ohio and West Virginia for a time.
He came to California in 1915, locating
on a ranch on East Avenue where he resided until five years ago when he moved
to 500 Minaret Avenue.
Preceded In
Death
He was a member of the First Methodist
Church of Turlock and the Masonic Lodge of Woodsfield, O. He was preceded in death by his wife, Olga
Colburn in 1943, and two sons, Clare, Jr., and Wayne Colburn.
He leaves four daughters, Mrs. Edna Noelting of San Mateo, Mrs. Mabel Suomela
of San Francisco, Mrs. Betty Lee Myers of Ceres and Martha Colburn of San Jose;
and two sons, Harry Colburn of San Francisco and Ralph Colburn of Berkeley.
Services Are
Scheduled
He was a brother of Mrs. Blanche Newton
of Falconer, N.Y., Lynn H. Colburn of Long Beach and Earl S. Colburn of
Turlock. He also leaves four
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock in the Hale Funeral Chapel. Rev. F. Carl Schmidt, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. J.U. Simmons, retired. Interment will follow in Turlock Cemetery.
Day, William R. (Rufer) Day
Source: Noble County Leader, Caldwell, Ohio;
Thursday, 27 May 1948
Last rites were held Saturday for William R. (Rufer) Day, 71, who passed away at his home in Summerfield.
Rev. Marie Tschappat officiated at the services with
burial in Eastern Cemetery by the Brubach Funeral
Home.
Four sons survive. They are Kyle and
Earl Day, Summerfield: Merle, of Caldwell; and Bert of Massillon.
Brothers and sisters left to mourn
his passing are Sherman of Barnesville; Cale, of
Mount Vernon; Mrs. Hattie Mason, Kent; and Mrs. Lizze
Pepper, of Summerfield.
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Review; Monday, 14
Jun 1948
Samuel DeNoon,
59, of Shadyside Ave. died Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in City Hospital following a
long illness.
Mr. DeNoon
was born in West Virginia and lived in East Liverpool for 30 years.
He leaves five brothers, Martin DeNoon, Delbert DeNoon, Donald DeNoon and Lloyd DeNoon, all of
East Liverpool, and George DeNoon of near Salinesville.
Rites will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.
in the Pine Grove Methodist Church near Hammondsville, Burial will be in
the Pine Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call Tuesday night at the
Martin Funeral Home.
DeNoon, Sarah Ann DeNoon, nee Brighouse
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Review; 17 Feb 1948
Mrs. Sarah Ann DeNoon
of Peake St. died Monday at 12:20 p. m. in City Hospital following a three-week
illness.
Mrs. DeNoon
had spent her lifetime in East Liverpool.
She leaves her husband, Delbert DeNoon; four sons, John Headley, Charles Headley and James
Headley, all of Canton, and Lloyd Headley of Chicago; a daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth McKinnon of East Liverpool; four sisters, Mrs. George Lawton and Mrs.
L. J. Pollitt of Newell and Mrs. E.J. Wooley and Mrs. Elizabeth Watts of East
Liverpool, and 12 grandchildren.
Rites will be held Thursday at 2 p. m.
at the Martin Funeral Home by Brig. Kate Hillman of the Salvation Army. Burial will be in Columbiana County Memorial
Park.
Friends may call Wednesday night at the
funeral home.
Source: The Canton [Ohio] Repository; 17 Jul 1948
Miss Lois
Ann DeVault
DOVER -- Miss Lois Ann Devault, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. DeVault of 130 Regent st, died at
2:30 a.m. today in Union Hospital after an illness of two months.
A native of Bridgeport, Miss DeVault came to Dover with her family 10 years ago. She was a member of the Methodist Church at
Martins Ferry.
She leaves her parents; two sisters,
Mrs. Harold Burkett of Beach City and Miss Roslie DeVault at home, and six brothers, William DeVault of Wheeling, Edward DeVault
in the army, and Martin, Francis, Gary and Roy DeVault
Jr., at home.
Services will be conducted by Rev. M.
W. Radcliffe at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Lewis fuenral
home. Burial will be in Dover Burial
Park. Friends may call at the funeral
home Sunday and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Dixon,
Rachel Dixon, nee Kinkade
Source: The Keokuk [Iowa] Daily Gate City; 5 Feb 1948
Mrs. Rachel Dixon
Dies in
Kahoka, Mo.
KAHOKA, Mo., Feb.
5 -- Mrs. Rachel Maria Dixon died at her home here Monday afternoon at
4:15. She was 86 years old, and has been
ill several weeks.
Born Sept. 3, 1861, Mrs. Dixon was the daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah Spillman Kinkead.* She was the last charter member of
Kahoka Christian church.
Surviving are four sons, Joseph L. and
Ben F. Dixon of San Diego, Calif., Hosea J. Dixon of Noel, Mo., and James E.
Hannibal, Mo. One daughter, Mrs. Emma
Rogers of Fayette, Mo., also survives.
Funeral services will be held in the
Christian church Friday afternoon at 2:30.
The late Ms. Dixon will be in the Gutting Funeral home until noon
Friday.
*Submitter's Note: This is usually seen spelled as KINKADE.
Eggensperger, Louisa Eggensperger
Source: OBITUARIES OF MONROE COUNTY, OHIO, compiled
by Kathry Schafer Romick, p
45; citing newspaper of Thursday, December 2, 1948.
Miss Louisa Eggensperger,
83, life resident of Monroe county, O., and member of a pioneer family died
Wednesday at 2 a.m. in the home of her niece, Mrs. T.C. Thomas, West
Forty-First Street, Shadyside.
A daughter of the late Jacob and Mary
Ann Eggensperger, she was born in Switzer** township,
Monroe county, July 15, 1865. She was
the last member of her immediate family, four sisters and five brothers having
preceded her in death.
In addition to Mrs. Thomas surviving is
another niece, Mrs. T.P. Kurtzman, a number of great-nieces and nephews, also
several great-great-nieces and nephews.
The body was removed to the Toothman funeral home in Jacobsburg,
O., where brief services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock, followed
by additional rites in the Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed church at
Clarington at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Fred
Zimmerman, pastor, will officiate and interment will be in Case cemetery, near
Clarington.
**Submitter's Note:
This should be Switzerland Township.
Egger, Herman J. Egger
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, December 1948
Herman J. Egger, age 67, well known and prosperous farmer of
the Lewisville community, died in Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday
evening, December 14, 1948. Having been in failing health for some time, he was
admitted to Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday, December 7th, undergoing a major
operation last Thursday.
The body was brought to the Gardner funeral home at Stafford
and will be taken to the family home four miles north of Lewisville, Ohio this
Thursday afternoon.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Minnie Claus Egger; one
daughter, Mrs. Gladys Landefeld, of Freeport, Ohio;
one son, Elwood Egger, of the home; three grandchildren, and one brother, Homer
Egger, of Barnesville, Ohio.
Short funeral services will be held at the home Saturday
afternoon at one o’clock, with additional services at the St. John’s
Evangelical and Reformed Middle Church, near Lewisville at two o’clock.
Reverend Floyd L. Workman, of Lewisville, will officiate. Burial will be in the
Church cemetery.
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News as posted on
findagrave.com; Thursday, December 23, 1948
RITES FRIDAY
FOR LOCAL WOMAN
Year's Illness
Fatal To Mrs. Ellen
Fagel, 47
Ill for the past year, Mrs. Ellen Fagel, Shelby county native, died at her home at 720 Second
St., at 3:00 o'clock this morning. She was 47 years of age.
Born in Washington township
on May 14, 1901, Mrs. Fagel was the daughter of James
and Blanche (Young) Pope. She had resided in this city since her marriage to
Fred Fagel on April 2, 1922. She was a member of the
Winchester Methodist Church.
SURVIVING with the husband are the
mother, Mrs. Pope; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Myer [sic--Myers] of Acton and
Mrs. Dora Schuck, rural route 3, and three brothers Wilbur Pope of near Flat
Rock; Gordon of this city and John L. Pope of Acton.
Funeral rites will be held at the Ewing
mortuary Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Mt.
Pisgah cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4:30 p.m. today.
Rev. S. J. Cross will conduct the last rites.
Fisher, Elizabeth Fisher, nee Buchanan
Source: The Times Recorder, [Zanesville, Ohio]; 30
Aug 1948
Elizabeth Fisher
Called From
Life
STAFFORD -- Elizabeth Fisher, wife of
Marion fisher, died Sunday morning at her home in the Leisville
[sic--Lewisville] community.
Surviving besides her husband are two
daughter [sic--daughters], Mrs. Grace Paulus of Woodsfield and Mrs.
Margaret Carpenter of the home; one son, Merle Fisher of Lewisville; five
grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; four sisters, Miss Clara Buchanan,
Mrs. Minnie Polan [sic–Polen],
Mrs. Sarah Yoho, and Mrs. Lorena Young, all of Lewisville.
Funeral service will be conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Buchanan Presbyterian church in charge of
Rev. Frank Kehr__.* Burial will be in
Oak Lawn cemetery, Woodsfield, in charge of the Gardner funeral home in
Stafford.
*Submitter's Note: The last few letters of this name were not
clear on my copy of this obituary.
Friday, Anna A. Friday nee Claus
Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield,
Ohio, dated,
LKP#5
Mrs. Anna A. Friday, widow of John P. Friday, died at the
home of a son, Sanford Friday, 6682 Pearl Road, Cleveland, Monday evening,
April 5th, following a long illness.
A daughter of Justus and Caroline Schmidt Claus, she was
born at Monroefield, Monroe County, on
Later she was married to John P. Friday who preceded her in
death in 1922. She is survived by six children; Mrs. Pearl Wilhelm, of
Elizabeth, New Jersey; Mrs. Hulda Hossman,
of Youngstown; Sanford, Freeman and Clarence Friday, Cleveland; fourteen
grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; two brothers, Clarence and Herman
Claus, in Iowa, and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilhelm, of Parkersburg, W.Va.
and a host of other relatives and friends who mourn her departure.
Mrs. Friday was preceded by two sisters, Mrs. Clara Theiss, of Lower Salem, and Mrs. Louise Schurr,
of Pittsburg, and three brothers, Edward Claus, in Pittsburg; Jacob Claus, of
Iowa, and Henry Claus, of near Lewisville.
Funeral services were held at the grave in Oaklawn cemetery, Woodsfield, on Thursday afternoon at
Fulp, Hazel Irene Fulp, nee Conrad
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; Saturday, 29
May 1948
Mrs. Fulp Dies
At Home
Here
Mrs. Hazel Irene Fulp,
54, lifelong resident of Shelbyville, died at 8:35 a.m. today at her home at
the west edge of the city following an illness of two weeks. Death was caused by complications.
Born in Shelbyville April 17, 1894,
Mrs. Fulp was a daughter of Frederick W. and Martha
I. (Thompson) Conrad. She was married to
Claude Fulp at Greenfield in February of 1927 and he
survives along with two sisters, Mrs. Albert Copple
of this city and Mrs. Jessie Simpson of Indianapolis, and a brother, Edward
Conrad of this city.
Also surviving is a niece, Miss Edith
Williams, who made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Fulp.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
at 10:00 a.m. at the Ewing mortuary with Rev. Alonzo Hamilton officiating. Burial will be in the Lewis Creek Baptist
church cemetery. Friends may call at the
Ewing mortuary any time after 7:00 p.m. Sunday.
*Submitter's Note: Below is a second article:
Fulp, Hazel Irene Fulp, nee
Conrad
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; 1 Jun 1948
RITES HELD
TODAY
Funeral services were held today for
Mrs. Hazel Irene Fulp, lifelong resident of the
county. Besides other survivors listed
in the report of Mrs. Fulp's death, she is survived
by a niece, Mrs. Nellie Gosch, and a grand-niece,
Mrs. Adrian Parker of Indianapolis.
Gatten, Mary A. Gatten
nee Dougherty
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated,
LKP#6
Mrs. Mary A. Gatten, age 72, wife
of Hamilton Gatten, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Marie Dougherty, in Orient, Ohio, Saturday, January 31, 1948, where she
and Mr. Hamilton were spending the winter.
Surviving are her husband, Hamilton Gatten;
two daughters, Mrs. Dougherty, and Mrs. Mont Mowder,
of Brownsville, Pa.; two sons, Russell and James Gatten,
of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; six grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Charles Cronin,
of Lewisville, and one brother, Emil Dougherty.
Mrs. Gatten was born and reared
in Monroe County, and had spent the greater part of her life in Woodsfield.
Several years ago the family moved to Crystal, Michigan, and the past few
winters she and Mr. Gatten spent with their daughter
in Orient.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at
Goodballet,
Mary Goodballet, nee Brown
Source: The Salem, Ohio, News; 15 or 16 Jul 1948
MRS. GEORGE GOODBALLET
Mrs. Mary Goodballet,
33, of 548 N. 16th st., Sebring, wife of George Goodballet, died at 3:09 p.m. Wednesday in Salem City
hospital where she had been a medical patient for one month. She had been ill since 1942.
Born in East Palestine June 28,* 1915,
Mrs. Goodballet was a resident of Sebring for 29
years. She was a member of the United
Presbyterian church of Sebring and the V.F.W. auxiliary.
Besides her husband, she is survived by
her mother, Mrs. Nellie Brown, and one sister, Mrs. Mildred Unger, both of
Sebring.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday in the Sebring United Presbyterian church in charge of Rev. . . .**
Burial will be in the Fairmount
Memorial park in Alliance. Friends may
call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Submitter’s Notes:
*
Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 [on line] lists her birth as June 14, 1915.
** Apparently the microfilm had a
wrinkle here, and the rest of the line on my microfilm print-out was missing.
Gramlich, Anna L. Gramlich (nee
Ackerman)
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, February 23, 1948
Mrs. Anna L. Gramlich, age 46, of
Adamsville road, Zanesville, Ohio, Route 5, died Thursday evening, February
19th, at six o’clock at Good Samaritan hospital in Zanesville, following
complications from an operation three weeks ago.
A native of Woodsfield, she was the daughter of the late
Conrad and Louise Cecil Ackerman. A member of the Pilgrim Evangelical and
Reformed Church, Mrs. Gramlich resided in Zanesville
for the past 23 years.
Surviving are her husband, Charles C. Gramlich;
a son, Edward Gramlich, of Zanesville; a daughter,
Miss Helen E. Gramlich, of the home; a
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Geraldine Gramlich; a brother,
Otto Ackerman, of Miami, Florida, and several nieces and nephews. One son
preceded her in death.
The body was brought to the Bauer and Turner funeral home on
Sunday morning where funeral services were held at two o’clock Sunday
afternoon. Reverend Walter Trogler, of St. Paul’s
Evangelical and Reformed Church, Woodsfield, officiated. Burial was in Oaklawn cemetery, Woodsfield.
Hagan, Darrell Hagan
The following “obituary” was
provided by Virginia Hinds Meek. Ms.
Meeks wrote: “I finally found the info
on a Dear Friend that I was acquainted with back in 1946-7. There wasn't an
Obit in the local papers. Just bits and pieces of the terrible drowning accident involving 21
Military Servicemen on the night of May 31, 1948.
I found a Navy fellow's name
[Don Ellwood] that was on the USS Kearsarge through
the Korean Project on the Internet. He said he would never forget that night.
The full story is contained
in an e-mail below.
Sincerely,
Virginia Hinds Meek
.
Pvt Darrell Hagan, Jerusalem, Ohio
Graduated Beallsville High,
June, 1947
Died May 31, 1948
Son of Flora Wheeler Hagan & Ralph Hagan
(deceased) Brother of Donald & Carole Blanche Hagan Buried Sunday, June 13,
1948, Somerton Southern Methodist Church.
Pvt. Hagan had just been home for his 19th birthday, May 15, 1948. He
was being sent with Marines to the Mediterrean Sea
for six months tour of duty.
.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Ellwood"
To: Virginia Meek,
Subject: Re: USS Kearsarge, May 31, 1948
I definitely remember that
night very very well as I was the quartermaster of
the watch on the quarterdeck with the Officer of the deck (OOD). I had traded duty for that day with my good
buddy, named Dollard. We both had just passed our seaman 1st class exam and he
wanted to go ashore to buy our seaman's stripes and call his girl friend long distance as the ship was going to the
Mediterranean Sea and would be gone for 6 months. So I had the 8-12 watch at
night on the quarterdeck.
The ship was at anchor in
Hampton Roads, it was stormy and the sea was very choppy. Liberty was up at 10
pm and some of the liberty launches were having a difficult time making it to
the gangway to off load the men, Marines & sailors, because of the
seas& strong winds. It was very dark.
On the quarterdeck, I could
see that this particular launch was heavily loaded with men, none of whom had life
vests/jackets. The launch because it had more passengers in it than I
personally thought it should have, was having the bow of the launch not riding
up over the oncoming wave, but plowing thru it more often than not. Suddenly,
when the launch was about 100 yards off the gangway there must have been a
larger wave going over the bow and it swamped the launch which altho didn't sink it, it caused panic and the men started
jumping off the boat and tried swimming to the ship. The current in Hampton
Roads is very strong and many didn't make it.
When we on the quarterdeck
saw the boat in distress, the OOD sounded General Quarters,
I was directed to phone the Captain and the Admiral about the situation. I started recording the events in my QM
logbook, the Boatswain's Mate was ordered to get a boat off to pick up
survivors. The duty signalmen were
phoned to turn on the searchlights to assist locating swimmers. Not all men in
the boat jumped overboard as the wooden craft was still barely afloat off the
ship. The Boat Officer was a young Ensign who didn't know that you can't load
more men in the craft than safety allows. I think that what happened was that
this was the last liberty boat to come back to the ship and lot of sailors
& Marines waited until that last boat. I imagine that the Boat Officer
didn't want to leave anyone behind.
Admiral Spruance came down to
the quarterdeck to learn from the OOD just what the heck happened and what was
being done to rescue the men. I don't remember much more about that night as to
what I did. I do know that many men drowned that night in trying to swim to the
ship, some were swept out to sea by the strong
current.
The next
morning every man regardless of what his watch station was, had to muster down
on the hanger deck for a visual muster. Those who could not be there was checked
visually by a petty officer who personally knew them. The Red Cross came aboard
to let those who wish to send messages to loved ones to let them know that they
were alive, did so. My close friend, Dollard was among those who drowned.
It was the following day that
the ship got underway for the Med. Sea.
There was a Court of Inquiry about how & why did this happened. The
young Ensign who was the Boat Officer was punished for ignoring the number of
bodies a launch could carry safely. Other officers were also given reprimands.
So I well remember that dark
stormy night until the day I die. I hope that I have given you the information
you wanted. How did you find my name to ask me about the Kearsarge?
I stayed on the Kearsarge for a year and then transferred off the ship to
join my younger brother on a destroyer in Key West.
Don Ellwood
Hannahs, James "Elmer" Hannahs
Source: Zanesville [Ohio] Time Recorder; Monday, 14
June 1948
Funeral services for Elmer Hannahs, 81, of near Calais, who was found dead at his home
Friday were held Sunday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Mattie
Stephens of Calais. Burial was made in
Calais cemetery by the Brubach funeral home,
Summerfield.
According to Monroe County Coroner
Paul Turner, death was probably caused early Friday by a heart attack.
Surviving are six brothers, Demp of Summerfield; Thurman, Charles, Liston and Friend of
Quaker City and Will of Newcomerstown; two sisters, Mrs. Katie Brownfield of
Newark and Miss Minnie Hannahs of Columbus, three
sons, Miles of Senecaville; Forrest of Summerfield
and Ervin of Calais; two daughters, Mrs. Louise Carpenter of near Summerfield
and Mrs. Stephens.
Hendershot, Calvin Hendershot,
Calvin Hendershot, 74,
resident of twenty-seventh and Belmont Street, retired riverman
and retired employee of the Wheeling Steel Corp., was found dead in his home,
where he resided alone yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock by his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Lewis¸ of Toronto, Ohio,
who came to visit him, learning that he had been ill. He was born in Monroe County, Ohio. His wife, Amanda Hendershot, died in 1941. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fred Lewis
of Toronto, Ohio, and Mrs. Anthony Vanella¸of Columbus, a sister, Mrs.
Sadie Belford, of Wheeling, a brother, William Hendershot, of Fly, Ohio, died last Monday.
Five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive. The body was removed to the Walter Bauknecht
Funeral Home, where services will be held Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock,
followed by interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
(February 15, 1948, probably Bellaire, OH)
Highman, Abner Highman
Source: The Monroe County
Beacon, dated April 5, 1948, Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit
Abner Highman,
son of Duncan and Sarah M. Highman, was born in Wayne
Township, June 13, 1868. He departed this life at his home on Woodsfield, Route
2, Thursday, April 1st, being at the time of his departure 79 years, 9 months
and 18 days of age.
His illness began a year ago
which he bore patiently until the end. All that medical skill and tender care
could do was done, but God saw fit to call him from this world unseen to us.
He was united in marriage
with Phoebe Drake on January 10, 1889, and to this union six children were
born, all of whom survive: Otto Highman, of
Woodsfield, Route 2; Alonzo Highman, of Ashland,
Ohio; Jay Highman of Lewisville, Ohio, Route ; David Highman, Mrs. D. S. Williams and Mrs. A. E. Cline, of
Woodsfield, Route 2.
Also surviving besides his
wife and the children, are the following brothers; Oliver Highman
of Woodsfield, Route 2; Hamilton Highman of
Woodsfield; and Oscar Highman of near Graysville,
Ohio; twenty-seven grandchildren; twenty-two great grandchildren and a host of
more distant relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by
his father, mother, and the following brothers and sister; William Highman, James Highman, Clarence Highman and Mrs. D. E. Hartshorn.
Mr. Highman
was a successful farmer, a faithful husband, a good neighbor, and a loving
father. His passing is a hard burden to bear by the family, but we submit to
Him who doeth all things well.
He was a member of the Connor
Methodist Church and lived consistent in the belief and teaching of his church.
Brief funeral services were
held at the late home Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, with additional
services at two o’clock at he
Connor Ridge Methodist Church. Minister J. V. A. Traylor officiated. Burial was
in the church cemetery with the Gardner Funeral Home of Stafford in charge.
Highman, Glenn Leroy Highman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Thursday, March 16, 1948
Glenn Leroy Highman, age 62, Clarington, Ohio, Rt.1, died March 8,
1978, at his home. He was born August 28, 1915, in Monroe County. Son of Charles and Pearl Nalley Highman. Retired Monroe County
highway employee. Member of The Woodsfield
Church of Christ.
Survived by
his wife Edna Hoover Highman. Two daughters, Mrs. Ronald Schnegg, Clarington, Rt. 1; Mrs. Melvin Truex,
Newport, Ohio. Three sisters, Mrs. Audrey Shafer, Lewisville, Rt. 2:
Mrs. Mabel Hines, Lewisville, Rt. 2; Mrs. Waneta
Dalrymple, Lewisville, Rt. 2. One brother, Edsel Highman, Graysville. Six
grandchildren.
Friends were received at The
Bauer Turner Funeral Home in Woodsfield where services were held March 10. Burial
was in The Oaklawn Cemetery in Woodsfield. Ministers
Russell Eddy and Charles Hendershot officiated.
Highman, Leland Daniel Highman
Source: The Monroe County
Beacon, June 10, 1948 -- Military Services for Pfc. Leland Highman
Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services will be held
at The Bauer and Turner Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at two o'clock for Pfc.
Leland D. Highman who was killed in action in North
Africa on May 6, 1943. The body will arrive this Thursday evening at The Bauer
and Turner Funeral Home from Columbus, accompanied by a military escort, and
will be taken to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Highman, near West Marietta Street, Friday. The body will
be returned to the funeral home on Sunday morning.
The services will be conducted by Rev. Wm. M. Miller, of The Methodist Church.
Full military honors will be conducted by Monroe County Post No. 5303, Veterans
of Foreign Wars. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Pfc. Highman
was inducted into The Army, March 6, 1941, from Middletown where he had been
employed for about three years with The Lamneck Sheet
Metal Products Company. He had been stationed in North Africa for about one
year, previous to his death. He was slightly wounded on April 23, 1943, but had
recovered from these injuries and was again on the battlefield.
Leland was born on February
16, 1919, and was reared on Conner Ridge near Woodsfield. Surviving are his
widow, Mrs. Martha Haynes Highman Glock, and a
daughter, Velma Louise, age six years, of West Jefferson, Ohio; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Highman; and the following
sisters and brothers; Mrs. O. T. Gatten, of
Lewisville, Rt. 2; Mrs. William Hines, of Lewisville, Star Route; Glenn Highman, of Woodsfield; Gerald Highman,
of Lewisville, Route 2; Edsel Highman of near
Graysville, and Mrs. Albert Dalrymple, on Woodsfield, Route 2
Spouse Edna Hoover
Highman, Sylvester Oliver Highman
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, dated, Monday, February 16, 1948
Sylvester Highman,
54, merchant in Sarahsville for forty years, died
suddenly Sunday night, February 8, at 10:30 o'clock of a heart attack at his
home. He had been enjoying his usual health and death occurred about one hour
after he was stricken. Mr. Highman was born near Woodsfield, a son of Duncan and Emily
Williams Highman, and was a member of The Conner
Methodist Church near Woodsfield.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Truax Highman;
one son, Lowell Gray Highman, student at Ohio
University, Athens; three brothers, Herman Highman,
of Chicago; A. G. Highman, of Ashland, and Clem Highman, of Zanesville; and three sisters, Mrs. Mary
Bradley of Newark; Mrs. Inez Schumate and Mrs. Rita
Singer, both of Zanesville. One brother, Knox Highman,
died eight years ago.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at the family home with
burial in The Valley View Cemetery at Sarahsville,
Ohio.
Holiday,
Velma I. Holiday, nee Wise
Source: newspaper clipping, Woodsfield or Marietta,
Ohio; Nov 1948
Mrs. Velma Holiday,
Explosion Victim, Dies
In
Marietta Hospital
Mrs. Velma I. Holiday, 38, wife of
Cecil Holiday, of Graysville, Rt. 1, died Saturday morning at 5:25 o'clock in
Marietta Memorial Hospital of burns suffered three weeks ago as the result of
kerosene explosion in her home.
A can of oil which she had used in
kindling a fire was left on the kitchen stove.
The explosion which followed ignited her clothing. The flames, which threatened the home, were
put out by members of her family.
Survivors are her husband; five
children, Hester Mae, Eugene, Nancy Lee, Roger and Robert Lewis, all of the
home; her father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Wise, of Barberton; one
sister, Mrs. Ida Morris, of Graysville, and five brothers, James, Harold and
William Wise, all of Graysville; Asa Wise, Jr., Lebanon and Emery Wise, of
Marietta.
Funeral services were held this Monday
afternoon at one o'clock at the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ near
Graysville. Burial was in the cemetery
nearby. The Gardner funeral home at
Stafford was in charge of arrangements.
Source: The Herald Dispatch, [Huntington, West
Virginia]; 12 Jul 1948
CLYDE
JAMES HUFFMAN -- Fifty-six
years old, 2665 Fourth Avenue, a contractor in the oil well drilling business,
died in a Huntington hospital last night.
Surviving are the widow, a daughter,
Miss Jessie Huffman at home; four sisters, Mrs. A. U. Lemasters
of Elkview, W. Va., Mrs. Owen Medley and Mrs. Mildred Tippins
of Dunkirk, N.Y., and Mrs. Dave Eddy of Middlebourne, W. Va.; and two brothers,
Woodrow Huffman of Wayne and Earl Huffman of Ohio. He was a veteran of World War I, and was a
member of Howard P. Hall Post 1064, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and of Huntington Lodge 313, BPO* Elks.
The body is at the Beard-Fisher Funeral
Home.
*Submitter's Note: I could not tell if this was BPQ or BPO.
Hunnell, David Hunnell
Source:
The Times Recorder (Zanesville) Wednesday, November 3, 1948
David
Hunnell, 88, Dies in Woodsfield
David Hunnell,
88, of South High street, Woodsfield, died Monday evening [November 1,1948] at 6 o'clock at his home.
Surviving are two sisters of the home and
several children. His wife died several
years ago.
Mr. Hunnell
moved to Woodsfield several months ago, but was a life resident of Monroe
County. He had formerly lived at Round
Bottom, and was a member of Fletcher's Chapel.
Funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Bauer and Turner funeral home. Rev. J.V.A. Traylor will officiate, and
burial will be in Fletcher's chapel cemetery.
The body is at the funeral home.
[David
Hunnell b. Sept. 1860, 1900 census]
Source: The Monroe County [Ohio] Beacon; 9 Sep 1948
Alva E. Jackson, age 71, passed away at
his home near Antioch on Friday morning, September 3rd, at 6:45 o'clock, after
an illness.
Surviving are his wife; four sons,
Lawrence Jackson, of Cambridge, Route 3; Oliver Jackson, of Cuyahoga Falls;
Carl Jackson, of Lewisville, and Donovan Jackson of Sardis Route; and two
daughters, Mrs. Lela Tubaugh, of Woodsfield, Route 5,
and Mrs. Wilber Lude, of New Matamoras, Route 2.
Short funeral services were held at the
Haudenschield funeral home Monday afternoon with
final services at the Jackson Ridge M. P. Church at two o'clock. Rev. Walter Trogler,
of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church at Woodsfield officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Jarboe, Mary “Clara” Jarboe,
nee Kunard
Source: The Evansville [Indiana] Courier and Press;
13 Nov 1948, p 44
MRS. CLARA
JARBOE
DIANE* SUE
JARBOE
TELL
CITY, Nov. 13, – (Special) Mrs.
Clara Jarboe, 38, Ranger, wife of David Jarboe, and daughter, Diana Sue, died Friday evening at
their home.
Surviving Mrs. Jarboe
besides the husband are a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Frenchville, Ranger; a son,
Curtis Jarboe, at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Kunard, Leopold township; two sisters, Mrs.
Eddie Nolan, Evansville, and Marie Kunard, at home;
four brothers, William Kunard, Evansville; Albert,
Tell City; Arthur, St. Marks, and Frank, Derby.
The bodies were returned from the Zoercher funeral home here to the home at Ranger.
Funeral services will be held Monday
morning at 8 o'clock at St. Augustine's Catholic church,
Leopold. Rev. Fr. John Herold will
officiate. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
*Submitter's
Note: The name was spelled DIANA in the
first paragraph. Below is a later article.
Jarboe, Mary Clara Jarboe, nee Kunard
Source: The Cannelton
[Indiana] News; 17 Nov 1948
Mrs. David
Jarboe
Dies At
Age of 38
Mrs. Mary Clara Kunard
Jarboe, 38, wife of David Jarboe,
died at the family residence near Ranger on November 12. Mrs. Jarboe died in child birth. Diana Sue, her third child, was
born dead and was buried in the same casket with the mother.
Mrs. Jarboe
was born in Leopold township the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Kunard. She was married to David Jarboe on Feb. 6, 1929. Three children were born to them.
The deceased spent her entire life in Perry county,
she attended school at Leopold and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic church,
at Ranger.
Surviving besides the parents and
husband are one daughter, Mrs. Jesse Franchville, and
one son, Curtis Jarboe, one grandchild, Betty Jean Franchville, two sisters, Mrs. Eddie Nolan, Evansville and
Miss Marie Kunard, Leopold; four brothers, Frank Kunard, Derby; William Kunard,
Evansville; Albert Kunard, Tell City; and Arthur Kunard, St. Marks.
Funeral services were held at St Augustine's Catholic church, Leopold,
Monday morning at 8 o'clock with Rev. Father Wm. O'Brien assistant pastor at St
Paul's Church, Tell City, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Johnson, James V. Johnson
JAMES V. JOHNSON STRICKEN IN
HOME (brother of Adam D. Johnson) Quaker
City-Oct. 4
James V. Johnson, 89, a
native of Monroe County but a resident of near this community 41 years died at
10:05 p.m. Wednesday in his home here after an illness of several weeks.
He was born May 29, 1862 and spent most of his life farming. He was the
last of seven children and a member of the Quaker City Methodist church.
Besides his widow, Jennie Stephens Johnson he is survived by a daughter, Miss
Helen of the home. A son, Paul, died Aug. 16, 1948. The body is in
the Eberle funeral home where services are to be held
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in Friends cemetery.
.
James V. Johnson, 89, died
Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, at his home in Quaker City following a several weeks illness. A son of James and Nancy Steele
Johnson, he was born in Monroe county on May 29, 1862 and moved to Quaker City
more that forty-one years ago. The last of a family of seven children, he
was a member of the Quaker City Methodist church. Surviving are his wife
Jennie Stephen Johnson, and one daughter, Helen of the home. A sone, Paul, died in 1948.
Source: The Cambridge [Ohio] Jeffersonian; Tuesday,
August 17, 1948
Quaker City, Aug. 17-- Paul S. Johnson,
49, died Monday at 11:30 a.m. at University hospital, Columbus, after several
months illness. A son of James and
Jennie Stephen Johnson, he was born in Monroe county
on Sept. 1, 1898. For several years he
conducted a clothing store here.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Johnson; his wife, Ethel Boyd Johnson, two sons, James W. ,a student at Ohio State University, and John
Richards [sic?] of the home. One sister, Helen Johnson also survives.
He was a member of the Quaker City
Methodist church, the Odd Fellows lodge, and Earl Corner Post No. 337 of the
American Legion.
The body will be taken to the home of his
parents in Quaker City, Wednesday, and will be taken to the Eberle
funeral home Thursday where services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. (EST). Burial will be in Friends cemetery.
Jones, Mable* Viola Jones, nee Minard
Source: The Republican-Courier [Findlay, Ohio];
Monday, 19 Apr 1948
FINDLAY WOMAN
TAKEN BY DEATH
Mrs. Mable* Jones
Expires Sunday; Funeral
Arrangements Incomplete
Mrs. Mable* Viola Jones, 31, died in
her home, 1101 Tiffin avenue at 1:58** a.m. Sunday following a two-year
illness.
She was born in Mt. Blanchard April 8,
1917, a daughter of Orville and Hazel (Ghaster) Minard, both of whom are living. She was married to Robert Jones in 1935 and
he preceded her in death.
There are two children, Nancy Lee and
Jackie Robert, both at home. Also
surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Carl Sparks, 1107 Tiffin avenue; Mrs.
Herbert Sheldon, North Cory street; Mrs. John Wolfarth,
Fostoria; Howard Minard, Arcadia; Robert Minard, with the navy; and Carl Minard,
Tiffin avenue. A brother, Donald, died
in infancy and another brother, Stanley Minard was
killed in action in World War II.
Funeral services will be held at the Coldren funeral home with Dr. W.E. Bradley
officiating. Burial will be in Maple
Grove cemetery.
The body will remain at the funeral
home.
Submitter’s Notes:
* Other records spell her name as
MABEL.
** This was difficult to read on my copy
of the obituary, and the last two digits may not be transcribed correctly on
here.
Kroning, Mabel Ruth Kroning, nee Payne
Source: The Houston [Texas] Chronicle; 9 Sep 1948
KRONING -- Mrs. Mabel Ruth Kroning, 34, of 1019 Reinerman,
died in a local hospital at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday. She had been a resident of Houston for 20
years.
Surviving are her husband, Roger C. Kroning; one daughter, Betty Jean Kroning;
a son, R.C. Kroning III; mother, Mrs. E. Payne, all
of Houston; her father, T. H. Payne of San Antonio; two sisters, Mrs. Amos
Chase and Mrs. Irvin Adrian of Houston, and a brother, R. R. Payne of Houston.
Funeral services at 2
p.m. Thursday in chapel of Heights Funeral Home with Rev. T. C. Jester
officiating. Burial
in Forest Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers: B. E. Smith, R. E.
Maxwell, Claude Gandy, W. I. Dunway, Amos Chase and
Irving Adrian. Heights
Funeral Home.
Lafferre, Narcissus Jane Lafferre,
nee Brown
Source: The Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield, Ohio];
30 or 31 Dec 1948
MRS. JOHN LAFFERRE DIES
AT WOODSFIELD
Mrs. John Lafferre
died at her residence at 103 Home avenue this Thursday
morning at 6:30 o'clock. She is survived
by her husband; two daughters Miss Olive and Miss Esther Lafferre
of the home and a son, Clarence Lafferre of Robinson,
Ill.
Friends are being received at the
Schumacher funeral home where services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00
with Rev. William Miller of the Methodist church officiating. Interment will be made in Oaklawn
cemetery.
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] Democrat; 6 Mar
1948
Word has been received here of the
death of Elston Limpus,*
68, former Shelby county man, who died suddenly Thursday at his home in Meeker,
Okla.
Mr. Limpus,
who left here about 35 years ago, was born in Washington township
and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Limpus.
Surviving are three children, Arthur,
of California, Mrs. Mildred Hall and Mrs. Lorene Branson [sic--Benson],
both of Oklahoma; one sister, Mrs. Cecil Snyder, of Shelbyville; and a brother,
Isaac Limpus of Washington township. His wife died several years ago.
Funeral services were conducted today
at Meeker.
*Submitter's Note: The last name is spelled LYMPUS on his
tombstone pictured on findagrave.com, on the 1900, 1910 and 1940 census, and on
the U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards.
However, his son, Maurice "Arthur," did spell his last name
LIMPUS in the 1930 and 1940 census, the Social Security Death Index, and the
California, Death Index, 1940-1997.
Source: The
Shelbyville [Indiana] Democrat; 6 Mar 1948
Word has
been received here of the death of Elston Limpus,* 68, former Shelby county man, who died suddenly
Thursday at his home in Meeker, Okla.
Mr. Limpus, who left here about 35 years ago, was born in
Washington township and was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Limpus.
Surviving are three children, Arthur, of California, Mrs. Mildred Hall
and Mrs. Lorene Branson [sic--Benson], both of Oklahoma; one sister,
Mrs. Cecil Snyder, of Shelbyville; and a brother, Isaac Limpus
of Washington township. His wife died
several years ago.
Funeral
services were conducted today at Meeker.
*Submitter's Note:
The last name is spelled LYMPUS on his tombstone pictured on
findagrave.com, on the
1900, 1910 and 1940 census, and on the U.S. World War II Draft Registration
Cards. However, his son, Maurice
"Arthur," did spell his last name LIMPUS in the 1930 and 1940 census,
the Social Security Death Index, and the California, Death Index, 1940-1997.
Matteson, Margaret
Matteson nee Peter
Source: Fort Morgan [Colorado] Times; 3/2/1948, page
1
Mrs. Margaret Matteson, wife of Lewis A. Matteson of Brush,
died at
Ebenezer hospital Sunday
where she had been ill for the past eight days.
She was 85 years of age and had been a resident of Morgan county since 1888.
Mrs. Matteson was born in Ohio July 18, 1862.
Besides her husband she is survived by six sons and two
daughters. Benjamin Oldemeyer of Mercedes, Texas,
John Oldemeyer of Brush, Herman Oldemeyer
of Sioux City, Iowa, Michael Oldemeyer of Chico,
Calif., Clarence Oldemeyer of Brush, Mrs. Alice Hanson
of Oakland, Calif. and Mrs. Fleda Ohls???
Of Brush.
One sister, Mrs. Lydia Bundy of Armona,
Calif. survives. There are 16 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from the Brush Rankin
Presbyterian church with Dr. A. G. Wallace officiating. Interment will be in
the Brush cemetery. Frezieres Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
Morris, Edward Andrew
Morris
Source: Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield, Ohio];
February 1948
Death again has entered our community
and claimed as its victim Edward Andrew Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
Morris.
He was born near Graysville on October
9, 1904, and departed this life January 31, 1948 at the Rocky Glen Sanitarium,
at the age of 43 years, 3 months and 22 days.
He had been in failing health for some time and not until the last few
months was his condition serious.
He was united in marriage with Veda
Hall on July 5, 1924. To this union three children were born, two sons and one
daughter, Harley and Melvin of Canton, and Lavonne of Marysville,
California. Also left to survive his
departure are his aged parents, and the following brothers and sisters, Alfonso
Morris, of Great Bend, Kansas; Isaac Morris, of Mantua, Ohio; Myra Anderson and
Mildred Okey, of Graysville, and Ethel Bishop, of
Woodsfield, Route 1, and a host of other relatives and friends. Three brothers preceded him in death, an
infant brother several years ago; Earl Morris, on October 21, 1937, and Maywood
Morris on April 1, 1947.
Mr. Morris obeyed the Gospel at the
Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ under the teaching of Brother Earl McVey at a
very early age. He was always at meeting
when his health permitted him to do so.
He helped with the song service as much as he was able.
The body was brought to the Gardner
funeral home at Stafford and on Tuesday was taken to the home of his sister,
Mrs. Lloyd Okey.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at one o'clock at the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ with Brother
T.A. Christy, of New Concord, officiating.
Some workers quickly do their
task
Of service and of love,
So their promotion early
comes
To higher work above.
His toils are past, his work
is done
And he is fully blest;
He fought the fight, the
victory won
And now has entered into rest.
Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our sincere thanks to
our friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during the illness and at
the time of the death of our father, son and brother.
Especially do we want to thank Brother
T.A. Christy for his consoling words, the singers, and the Gardner funeral home.
THE
MORRIS FAMILY
Morris, Harry M. Morris
Source: Cambridge Jeffersonian [Cambridge, Ohio];
Thursday, 13 May 1948
BYESVILLE, MAY 13--Harry M. Morris, 44,
259 S. Fifth Street, died Wednesday at 3 P.M. at Grant Hospital, Columbus,
following an operation.
Mr. Morris was born in Noble County, a
son of the late John and Jane Morris, and was a resident of Byesville for the
past 23 years. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Angeline
Carpenter; five sisters, Mrs. George Distler,
Lewisville, Miss Golda Morris, Summerfield, Mrs. Ada Reed, Akron and Mrs. Rose
Miracle and Mrs. Mary Denbow, both of Byesville; and
three brothers, Henry and Homer, Summerfield and Wilburt,
Byesville.
The body was removed to the Herlan Funeral Home and will be taken to the residence
Thursday evening. Services will be conducted Saturday at 2 P.M. at the Assembly
of God Church by Rev. Rice Snider. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Morris, John William
Morris
Published
in the Fairview Oklahoma Republican Newspaper. Submitted by Paula Frichtl
JOHN WILLIAM MORRIS, son of John A and Sarah A Morris, was born near Marietta, Ohio on Oct 22, 1860 and passed from this life April 15, 1948 at the age of 87 years, 5 months and 23 days. He spent his early childhood in Ohio, moving to Halstead, Kansas when about sixteen years old where he grew to manhood. Mr. Morris had three brothers: Henry, Philo and
James and four
sisters: Eliza, Harriet, Mary and
Ida; all preceding him in death. On March 18,
1885 Mr. Morris was
united in marriage to Ella
A Grant. To this
union five children were
born: Forrest V who died in 1933, Earle
B of Enid, Oklahoma, Mrs. Hazel Wells of Lyons,
Kansas, Mrs. Opal Cook and Roy E. of Portland,
Oregon. In 1901
Mr. Morris with
his family moved
to Woodward, Oklahoma where he homesteaded and pioneered until 1918,
when he moved to Fairview, Oklahoma
where he was in
business until about two years ago,
when because of
failing health he retired. In 1925 his wife departed this life
and on March 22, 1931 he was married to
Miss Leta
Kaufman who survives him. In addition to
the wife and children he is survived by twelve
grandchildren and five
great grand -children. A grandson, John
P. Morris and
one great granddaughter, Carol Lyn Tobias, preceded him in death. At an
early age Mr. Morris became a
Christian and the church has
always had first place in his
life. He was a
faithful and devoted
servant of the Lord and child of
God.
Neuhardt,
Albert William Neuhardt
Source: The Barnesville Enterprise, Barnesville,
Ohio; 8 Jan 1948
A. W. Neuhardt,*
Ill Short Time,
Dies
Albert William Neuhart,* ill only a few days, passed away at five
o'clock Tuesday morning in the Barnesville General Hospital to which he had
been admitted the previous day.
Mr. Neuhart
was the son of Edmond** and Lily** Neuhart,** and born at Barnesville August 31, 1913. His entire life had been spent here, and he
was employed as a welder for the Healey Mining Company.
Mr. Neuhart
is survived by his wife, Belva, three children, James
Robert, William Keith and Judith Marie of the home, his parents, three
brothers, Wilmer Neuhart of Pocatello, Idaho, Kenneth
Neuhart of Tacoma, and Charles Neuhart
of Barnesville, and three sisters, Mrs. Ira Bailey of Trinidad, Mrs. Denver Wells
and Mrs. Kenneth Sampson of Barnesville.
He was a member of the East Main Street Church of Christ.
Funeral services will be held this
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Campbell Funeral Home conducted by
Evangelist James Gallagher. Interment
will be made in the Northern Cemetery.
Sumitter's Notes:
*The name is spelled NEUHARDT as in the
headline, not as Neuhart as spelled within the body
of the obituary.
** The spelling for his parents is
usually seen as EDMUND and LILLIE
THORNBERRY NEUHARDT.
Polen, Eva Pearl Polen, nee Distler
Source: The Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Monroe
Co., Ohio; Dec 1948
Eva Pearl Distler
Polen, daughter of William H. and Dorothea Distler, was born in Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, on
October 7, 1897, and departed this life on December 8, 1948, at the Bethesda
hospital in Zanesville, Ohio; being at the time of her death 51 years, 2 months
and 1 day of age.
On June 27, 1929 she was united in
marriage with Clelland R. Polen. To this union were born two sons, Donald
William Polen, age 14, and George Raymond, age 10.
She is survived by here
husband, two children, father and mother.
She united with the Methodist church
when but a girl and was a devout Christian throughout life, teaching in the
Sabbath School for many years.
Mrs. Polen
was a teacher in the public schools for several years, teaching in Miami and
Tampa, Florida, also in the Lewisville schools.
She was a member of all the community organizations.
To her relatives and close friends she
was the hub and all looked to her for help and care.
May those who mourn her passing find
comfort and consolation in the poem by John Greenleaf, Whittier, from "Gone."
We miss her in the place of prayer,
And by the hearth-fire's light,
We pause beside her door to hear
Once more her sweet
"Good-night."
There seems a shadow on the day,
A dimness on
the stars of night,
Like eyes that look through tears
Alone unto our Father's will
One thought hath reconciled,
That he whose love exceedeth
ours
Hath taken home his
child.
Fold her, O Father, in thine arms,
And let her henceforth be
A messenger of love between
Our human hearts and
thee.
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; 14 May 1948
18- Year-Old Boy
Dies in
Hospital
Pneumonia Is
Fatal
To Harold
Pope
Harold Pope, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse A.
Pope, 835 Elm St., died at 11:20 a.m. today at the Major hospital. The young man had been seriously ill for the
past few weeks and death was attributed to pneumonia.
Born in Shelbyville November 19, 1929,
the youth had lived his entire life in this city. His parents, Jesse A. and Leona (Miller)
Pope, survive along with one sister, Mrs. John Waltz. R. R. 1, and two
nieces.
The young man was a member of the St.
Joseph Catholic Church. Funeral
arrangements will be announced later by the Murphy Funeral Service.
*Submitter's Note: Below is the funeral notice.
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; 15 May 1948
Pope Funeral
Will Be
Held Monday
Morning
Funeral services for Harold Pope, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse A. Pope, of 835 Elm St., who died Friday, will be
conducted at 9:00 a.m. Monday at the St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Burial will be in the church
cemetery. Friends may call at the Murphy
Funeral Service at any time.
Source: Obituary card from the Evansville, Indiana,
library; Wednesday, May 26, 1948
RHODES, HENRY G. 68
5-26-48 Ziemer
2405 N. Sixth LH
died Wed. Dea.*
wife
Mary Nettie
daus Mrs. Opal Masterson
Mrs. Lucille Grayson, E'ville
Mrs. Zelda Hawiks
Mrs. Minnie Harden
Mrs. Pearl Miller of Nick, Ky
Mrs. Rachel House, Mumfordsville,
Ky
stepdau Mrs. Lorena Cronin, St. Louis, Mrs.
Hallie Davis of Detroit,& Mrs. Mary Johnson, K
son
Morris Rhodes, Evansville
stepson Thomas Houchinson, Evansville
sis
Mrs. Annie Hendricks, Indy
bro
Thomas & William Rhodes, Hawesvill
KY
*Submitter's Note:
This may stand for Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Below is the death notice from the newspaper.
Source: The Evansville [Indiana] Evansville Courier and Press; Sunday,
May 30, 1948
Henry G. Rhodes, 68, 2405 North Sixth avenue, coronary sclerosis.
Rowley, Isaac Samuel Rowley
Published in the Evansville
Indiana Courier and the Evansville Indiana Press
Isaac S. Rowley, 76, of Gentryville, Ind., a retired employee of International
Steel company, died at 10 0'clock yesterday morning at
Deaconess Hospital.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs.
Katie Rowley; three sons, Truman of Evansville, Ind., Wesley of Gentryville, Ind. and Jean (Gene) of Gary, Ind.; four
daughters, Mrs. Bertha Witham, Mrs. Margaret Hendricks, Mrs
Laura Higgins, all of Evansville, Ind., and Mrs
Roberta Miller of Hammond, Ind.; one brother, John W. Rowley of Indianapolis,
Ind.; two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Arnold of Chrisney,
Ind. and Mrs. Saphronia McMahon of Tell City,
Ind.; and 13 grandchildren.
The body is at the Schaefer
Funeral Home, Evansville, Indiana.
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Review; 17 Feb 1948
James Edward Runion,
70, formerly of East Liverpool died Monday at 1:30 p.m. at his home at Ohio Ave.
and 15th Sts., Sebring, following a two-week illness.
Mr. Runion
went to Sebring eight years ago from East Liverpool. He was employed by Royal China, Inc., at
Sebring and was a member of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Anna Runion; three sons, Everett A. Runion
of Sebring, Daniel Runion of New Brighton, PA., and
Bert Runion of Rosemeade, [sic--Rosemead]
Calif.; five daughters, Mrs. Alma Masternick and Mrs.
Mary Dawson of Youngstown, Mrs. Margaret Williams of Sebring, Mrs. Phyllis Modarelli of Struthers and Mrs. Isabelle Martin of Rosemeade, [sic--Rosemead] Calif.; three
step-daughters, Mrs. Catherine Pinkerton and Mrs. Freda Harton
of East Liverpool, and Mrs. Agnes O'Reilly of East Liverpool; 18 grandchildren,
and four great-grandchildren.
Rites will be held Friday at 1 p. m. at
the Martin Funeral Home by Rev. D. Park Chapman, pastor of the First Church of
Christ. Burial will be in Riverview
Cemetery.
Friends may call Thursday night at the
funeral home.
Submitter's Note: Above is an obituary from a different paper.
Source: The Alliance [Ohio] Review; 17 Feb 1948
JAMES E. RUNYON*
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Two Weeks'
Illness Proves Fatal
to Retired Potter
SEBRING, Feb. 17 -- James Edward
Runyon,* 71, of
the Bandy Apartments, died Monday afternoon at 1:45 at the home following an
illness of two weeks. Mr. Runyon was
born in Coolville in 1876.** He came to Sebring in 1942 from East
Liverpool where he had spent most of his life.
He was a member of the National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters, Local Union 59, and a member of the Alliance Eagles. He was a retired potter.
He is survived by his wife, Anna, at
the home, and eight children: E.A.
Runyon of Sebring; Daniel of New Brighton, Pa.; Burton of Rosemead, Cal.; Mrs.
John Williams of Sebring; Mrs. Isabelle
Martin of Rosemead, Cal.; Mrs. Jack Modarelli of
Struthers; Mrs. Harry Dawson of Youngstown and Mrs. Alma Masdernik
[sic--Masternick] of Youngstown. There are 18 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
The body is at the Martin Funeral Home
in East Liverpool, pending final arrangements.
Submitter's Notes:
* On his 1910, 1920, 1940 East
Liverpool, Ohio, census,
the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, the U.S., World
War II Draft Registration Cards, and his death certificate, the name is still
spelled RUNION. However, several of his
children changed the spelling of their last names to RUNYON.
** The U.S., World War I Draft
Registration Cards, the U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, and his
death certificate give the birth date as 15 Sep 1877. The
1910 and 1920 census also give West Virginia as his
birth state.
*** Below is an obituary from a
different paper.
Source: The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; 8 May 1948
George H. Schwartz, 69, died Friday at his
home, 999 Irma pl.
A native of Kenton; O., Mr. Schwartz
had lived in Akron for 39 years. He was
last employed by Whitelaw's Cafe and had been retired for four years. He was a member of St. Mary's church and of
the Holy Name society of the church.
He leaves his wife, Sarah, and a
brother, Walter, and a sister, Mrs. Harry Shirk, both of Findlay, O.
The Holy Name society will meet at the
Hummel funeral home at 8 p.m. today.
Services will be in Kenton at the Immaculate Conception church at 10
a.m. Monday. Burial also will be in
Kenton.
Sims, Bertha Candler Sims, nee Hoops
Source: The Linton [Indiana] Daily Citizen;
Wednesday, 2 Jun 1948
MRS. BERTHA SIMS
CALLED BY
DEATH
Mrs. Bertha Candler Sims, 73 years of
age, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Laura Leek, 1540 Locust Street,
Terre Haute, at 6:15 o'clock Tuesday evening.
She was a member of the Burris Chapel
United Brethren church near Linton.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs.
Daisy Comer of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Jennie [sic--Jannie]
Templeton of California; Mrs. Laura Leek, at whose home she died in Terre Haute
and Mrs. Nellie Padgett of Linton; one son William Candler of Los Angeles, Cal.,
and one sister, Mrs. Ada Miller of Linton.
Eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive.
The body was taken to the Thomas
Funeral Home in Terre Haute and later returned to the Leek home where funeral
services will be held at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon with the Rev. L. E.
Peyton officiating. Burial will be made
in the Roselawn cemetery.
Source: The
Parkersburg [West Virginia] News; Saturday, 1 May 1948
Funeral services will be held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the Serepta Baptist church for
David Lee Smith, three-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl R. Smith of
Belleville, Route 2, who died Thursday.
The body will remain at the Kimes funeral home
until time for services.
Smith, Edna Ellen Smith
nee Kinkade
Source: Hancock County Historical Society, Carthage,
Illinois, Siegfried XIX
Page 86
Edna Ellen
Smith Dies In Hospital
Edna Ellen Smith, daughter of Charles
Andrew Kinkade and Cordelia Delano Atwood, was born
in Keokuk, Iowa, September 29, 1874, and passed away at Missouri Baptist
hospital, St. Louis, Mo., April 19, 1948.
She was united in marriage to James Guthrie Smith April 16, 1902, at
Keokuk. He passed away Feb. 2, 1929.
Most of her early life was spent in Hamilton, Illinois, Keokuk, Iowa,
and Kahoka, Missouri. She served many years as telephone operator in Bentley,
Illinois. She went to Washington, D. C., in 1935, to live with her daughter,
Lucille. Since 1942 they have lived in St. Louis. She was a member of the
Christian church. She leaves to mourn
her passing two sons, Harold Gaylord Smith and Leslie Blake Smith, of
Roseville, Ill., and three daughters, Mrs. Pearl Akers, of Bowen, Ill., Mrs.
Blanche Long, of Carthage, Ill., Mrs. Lucille Champlin,
of St. Louis, Mo., a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Meeks, of Burbank, Calif., and two
brothers, Stansberry and Frank Kinkade,
both of the state of Washington, also ten grandchildren, four great
grandchildren and a host of friends
Source: Source: The
Springfield [Ohio] News-Sun; 9 Dec 1948
Mother; Step-Father
Questioned In Death Of 7-Year-Old Youth
Boy Is Found Hanging In Clothes Closet
Couple Hysterical, Held By
Police
The mother and stepfather of
seven-year-old John A. Smith were detained in Clark County Jail Thursday afternoon, pending further police interrogation about the
boy’s hanging death.
Mrs. Linnie Elix, 32, and Roger Elix, 22,
sobbed hysterically during questioning at police headquarters, earlier in the
day. They steadfastly maintained that young Smith killed himself.
Coroner Austin Richards reported death
was due to strangulation, after he performed an autopsy Thursday morning.
Booked on open charges of
investigation, the couple were taken into custody after the boy was found
hanging in a clothes closet of his home Wednesday night at the Veteran’s
Housing Project, 330 S. William* st.
The step-father appeared bleary-eyed
and disheveled when escorted into the interrogation room at headquarters. A
painter by occupation he served as a tank operator in the Army during World War
II.
Police said they encountered
considerable difficulty in questioning Mrs. Elix. She
has been reportedly suffering from a mental illness.
First word of the boy’s death came in
an emergency call at 5:52 p.m. to Central Engine House for the inhalator squad.
Platoon Chief Luke Marmion, Lt. Joseph Heinzen and
Fireman Robert Bowsier responded.
On arrival at the dwelling, the men
were directed to a bedroom where the step-father was giving the boy artificial
respiration. Heinzen took over the task and at the
same time attempted to learn circumstances of the boy’s condition.
The couple gave police and firemen this
version of the incident:
They were sitting in a bedroom when
John walked past the door and entered a closet. When he did not come out after
a few minutes, they investigated and found him hanging by a leather belt.
Mrs. Elix ran
to a nearby dwelling unit to telephone for the inhalator squad while her
husband untied the belt and applied artificial respiration.
Platoon Chief Marmion said the boy’s
body was still warm when the squad arrived. The cord about the boy’s wrists had
been cut, but the wrists were deeply bruised and bleeding slightly, Marmion
added.
Police said an inspection of the cord’s
knots showed they were tied extremely tight. A cardboard box found in the
closet, and police said the boy possibly could have stood on it to tie the belt
around a coat hook.
The victim’s hands were tied so tightly
that rope burns were plainly visible.
Firemen found the knotted
rope hanging loosely from the boy’s ankles where it had evidently fallen after
being cut.
Police began to question the mother and
stepfather in separate rooms in the home, trying to gain a coherent story of
the events that led to the calling of the fire department emergency squad.
Elix told the
officers he had returned home from work at The National Supply Co. plant some time after 3:30 p.m. He stated he had a headache and
his wife made him lie on the floor of the living room for more than an hour.
During this time, Elix said the boy was playing about
in the room.
Later, he stated he went to the bedroom
where he reclined on the bed. Elix said the boy began
playing with a BB-gun in his own bedroom and that he (Elix)
reproved the boy. This led to a violent argument between the two and Elix ended it by placing the boy in a chair.
Elix told the
officers that he and his wife returned to the bedroom where they remained for
half-an-hour, during which time they heard nothing further from the boy.
The stepfather told police he then
began to search for John and after looking in the kitchen, and the boy’s room,
he parted the paper curtain hung over the closet opening and saw the body of
the boy slumped against the rear wall.
While he applied artificial
respiration, his wife ran to a neighboring residence and called the firemen.
Elix stated
he had had considerable family trouble since his return from the Army a year
ago.
Police had considerable difficulty
constructing a story of what happened.
The boy’s wrists showed deep rope bruises
where the knotted clothesline had dug deeply into the flesh.
Authorities also stated the leather
trunk strap reportedly used had cut two deep lacerations in the boy’s neck.
The closet in which the boy’s body was
allegedly found was about four feet wide, seven feet deep and seven feet high.
At the rear was a shelf for hat storage and directly underneath was the wooden
bar from which the stepfather said the body was hanging. Underneath the bar was
a wooden box, evidently used for soiled clothing.
The Elix home
is a unit in an emergency housing project located in the S. Williams* st. area. It is a four-room affair, consisting of two
bedrooms, living room and kitchen.
The bedroom in which Elix stated he and his wife were sitting was next to the
closet where they said the boy hanged himself. The walls of the home are of
thin composition board construction.
Residents in the same unit stated the
family had moved in about six months ago. They also said that numerous quarrels
had been heard in the Elix home at all hours of the
night.
Mrs. Elix
talked volubly to the officers. She answered readily the questions put to her
by police but little light was thrown on the affair by her.
Both protested vehemently in police
headquarters any connection with the boy’s death, other than the discovery of
the body. Elix seemed the most affected by the boy’s
death and was visibly shaken with sobs as he told his story.
In deep contrast to the confused scene
which presented itself in the Elix home with the
presence of firemen and police was a quietly-sleeping, seven-week-old daughter
of the couple who lay in a crib in the bedroom which the couple claimed to have
occupied.
The infant slept through the visit of
the investigators and the attending noise and confusion, rousing only a few
minutes before the mother was taken to police headquarters for questioning. The
baby was taken to the Springfield City Hospital for care until the case is
disposed of. **
Indications of family trouble were found
when police discovered a note stuck in a table lamp in the living room. While
its contents were not divulged, Coroner Richards said it referred to domestic
difficulties between the couple.
The boy’s father was identified as
Chester Smith of 320 Lafayette av., Urbana.
Submitter’s Notes:
*This street was spelled differently
[William – Williams] in these two paragraphs.
** The death certificate listed this
death as "accidental hanging."
St.
John, Emma St. John, (nee Hunnell)
Source:
Wooster Daily Record
10/1948
Rites
Wednesday for Emma St. John
MILLERSBURG----
Mrs. Emma St. John, 64, of Killbuck R. R. No. 1, died
Sunday afternoon in the Pomerene Memorial hospital following
a lingering illness.
Mrs. St. John was born February 5, 1884,
at Woodsfield, the daughter of David Hunnel and the
late Margaret Hunnel.
She married Charles St. John November 11, 1907, who preceded her in
death a few years ago. [August 7, 1946]
Mrs. St. John was a member of the
Methodist church in Woodsfield.
She is survived by a son, Harold St. John
of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Grace Phillips of Cambridge, Ohio, Mrs. Harry
Penny of Romulus, Michigan, Mrs. James Carney of Detroit, Michigan, and Mrs.
Telford Randles of Killbuck.
She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Roscoe Stephens of Killbuck, Mrs. H. Howell of
Woodsfield; and her father, also of Woodsfield, Ohio; 13 grandchildren, and one
great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at
the Killbuck Methodist church. Rev. A. R. Elliott
will officiate.
Burial will be made in the Killbuck cemetery.
Friends will be received at the Elliott
funeral home in Killbuck after Tuesday noon.
Turner, Anna
Elizabeth Turner, nee Latta
Source: a Bay County, Michigan, newspaper; 10 Mar
1948
Turner -- Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Turner,
resident of Kawkawlin for six years, died at her home
this morning at 3:15 o'clock following an illness of six months. Born in Woodsfield, Ohio, June 12, 1884,* she
was a member of the First Methodist church there.
Surviving besides her husband, Frank
J.,** are seven daughters, Mrs. Bernice Starr, of Temperance, Mrs. Nellie
Jones, of Woodsfield, Mrs. Katie Swisher, of Middleport, O., Mrs. Bessie Allen,
of Saginaw, Mrs. Mable Riggenbach, of Diamond, O.,
Mrs. Mary Agin, of Circleville, O., and Mrs. Billie
Palmer, of Kawkawlin; two sons, Roger F. of Olney,
Ill., and Ward, at home; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchilden;
one brother, Otto Ackerman,*** of Miami, Fla.; and one sister, Mrs. Ollie Feiber, of Woodsfield.
Funeral services will be held Thursday
morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Kawkawlin Community
church with the Rev. Paul K. Heberlein
officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn cemetery, Woodsfield. The body will be at the Gephart
Funeral Home until 9 o'clock Thursday morning when it will be removed to the
church to lie in state until time of services.
Submitter's Notes:
*The birth year of 1883 is inscribed on
her tombstone and also on this record:
Ohio, Births and Christenings
Index, 1774-1973
Name: Anna E. Latta
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1883
Birth Place: Monroe, Ohio
Father: John L.B. Latta
Mother: H. Shaffer
FHL Film Number: 940295
**Although he went by
Frank, his birth record shows him as John Franklin Turner:
Ohio, Births and Christenings
Index, 1774-1973
Name: John Franklin Turner
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1879
Birth Place: Wayne, Monroe,
Ohio
Father: Henry
H. Turner
Mother: Mary E. Nally
FHL Film Number: 940295
In his obituary and on his
tombstone he is listed as John F. Turner.
*** Otto Ackerman was born
as Charles Otto Latta. His mother died in 1890 shortly after the
birth of son Samuel, and Charles was adopted by the Ackermans.
Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
Name: Chas. Otto Latta
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1887
Birth Place: Monroe, Ohio
Christening Place: Monroe County, Ohio
Father: John L. B. Latta
Mother: Hannah Shaffer
FHL Film Number: 940295
Turner, Mrs. Frank Turner
- nee Latta
Source: MONROE COUNTY, OHIO OBITUARIES, Vol 1, p 32,
citing paper of Thursday, March 11, 1948
Mrs. Frank Turner, 64, former resident
of Woodsfield, Ohio, who died in Bay City, Mich.* The body will be brought to the
Galbraith funeral home, Woodsfield, tonight.
Services in the chapel Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in Woodsfield. Surviving are nine children, Roger, Bernice, Katherine, Bessie, Nabel,** Nellie, Mary, Billie Virginia and Ward Turner.
Submitter's Notes:
* This is
only a fragment of a sentence so perhaps the full article is not here.
** This is
elsewhere seen as
MABEL.
Ullman, Caroline Ullman, nee Schwarz
Mrs. Henry Ullman (Caroline) Schwarz
was born April 18, 1866, and died November 17, 1948, at the age of 82 years, 6
months and 30 days. Mrs. Ullman was born in Bethel Township, Monroe County,
Ohio a daughter of Heinrich and Friedericka
Schwarz. At the age of twelve she was confirmed a member of the Zion Evangalical Church, near Harriettsville,
and she remained loyal to that church ever since. She was united in
marriage with Henry Ullman of near Harriettsville,
Ohio, on March 26, 1890. In November of 1890, they moved to a farm in Monroe
County, one and one-half miles east of Stafford. Peace and harmony for over
fifty eight years of happy married life prevailed until broken by her death in
the family home. To the union were born three sons and one daughter: Raimond Herbert, of near Stafford; Russell Walter, of near
Lewisville; Albert Harold, of Cleveland, and Frieda Gladys Mallett,
of near Beallsville.
Surviving, are the husband,
the four children, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Preceding her
in death were a daughter-in-law and three grandchildren.
Funeral services in charge of
the Gardner Funeral Home were conducted by Rev. J. A. Law, of the Zion
Evangelical church near Harriettsville, with Rev.
Glenn Peoples, of the Stafford Methodist church assisting, on Saturday afternoon,
November 20th, at 1:30 o'clock. Interment was made in the family lot, in the
Stafford cemetery.
Source: The Brown County [Indiana] Democrat; 18
Mar 1948
Edward Louis Voland,
76-year-old native and lifelong resident of Brown County, died at his home on
Greasy Creek, 2 miles northeast of Nashville, Monday afternoon at 2:25 o'clock
from a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been
ill only about a week.
Mr. Voland
died near the same place and on the same farm where he was born Feb. 17, 1872
to Henry and Christine Schaub Voland. He was married to Miss Rhoda Stinson here in
1905 and they spent their entire married life on the farm where he died. By occupation, he was a farmer and a
carpenter and as a workman in the latter trade was known as a highly skilled
craftsman. One of the last construction
jobs he was employed on was The Nashville House which was completed last fall.
Mr. Voland
was a member of the old Presbyterian church of Nashville, which has long since
been abandoned, and he had been a member of the Nashville Masonic Lodge for
forty-seven years.
Survivors include the widow; a son,
James, of Franklin, who is a court reporter for the Brown-Johnson Circuit
Court; three daughters, Mrs. Edith Boesche and Mrs.
Doris Crouch, of Columbus, and Mrs. Grace Wright, of Washington,D.C.; two brothers, George Voland,
of Iowa, and John Voland, of Route 3, Nashville, who
resides on an adjoining farm; a sister, Mrs. James Strode, of Bean Blossom, and
two grandchildren, James Crouch and Ralph Wright Jr.
Funeral services were held at the
Nashville Methodist church Wednesday at 2 p.m., in charge of Rev. Joseph L.
Stout, of Franklin Methodist church and James Austin, of the Nashville Methodist
Circuit. Burial was at Garland Brook
cemetery, Columbus. The Nashville
Masonic lodge had charge of the graveside services.
Source: The Brown County [Indiana] Democrat; 11 Mar
1948
Judy Diane Voland,
3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Voland, of
near Helmsburg, was fatally injured in a 1-car
accident about 11 o'clock Saturday night north of Trafalgar in Johnson County.
The child was riding in a car with her mother and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Voland, of near
Nashville, enroute to their home from Indianapolis
where they attended church. For some
unexplained reason, the automobile, driven by the
grandfather, went off the road, into a ditch and overturned. The mother found her child several feet from
where the car stopped. It was thought
that she had gone through the windshield.
All occupants were taken to the Franklin hospital where little Judy died
about six hours later.
The grandmother suffered shoulder
injuries and is still under treatment at the Franklin hospital. Mr. Voland and his
daughter-in-law received only bruises.
The accident occurred about a mile
south of the junction of Roads 135 and 44, on Road 135.
Judy Diane was born Nov. 8, 1944. Besides the parents and grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Voland, she is survived by the maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jones, of Bean Blossom.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon at the Bond funeral home here. Burial was made in Greenlawn
cemetery. Rev. Mollie Jones, of Bedford,
had charge of the services.
Voland, Stella Gladys Voland, nee Hasty
Source: The Winthrop [Iowa]
News; 24 Jun 1948
Mrs. Fred Voland Passed
Away Sunday
Stella Gladys Hasty, daughter of Robert
and Cornelius Hasty, was born in Anchor, Ill., on Sept 17, 1895.
In 1911 she was married to Fred Voland at Bloomington, Ill., and to this union were born five children--Melvin of Rowley, Mrs. Lena Jones,
Winthrop, Mrs. Velda Merkel and Mrs. Delores Crew,
both of Jesup, and Shirley, at home.
Mrs. Voland
passed away Sunday, June 20, at 8:30 a.m. at the People's hospital,
Independence, at the age of 52 years.
She was a member of the Quasqueton Union church.
Surviving besides her husband, and five
children are four sisters--Mrs. Ed Beecher, Colfax, Ill., Mrs. Gertrude
Witness, Saybrook, Ill., Mrs. Fred Schneiper, Peoria, Ill., and Mrs. Lola Blundy, Decatur, Ill.;
also four brothers--Claude, Colfax, Ill., Clyde of Saybrook,
Ill., Clarence of Union, Ill., and Clifford Hasty of DeKalb, Ill.; ten
grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
The body was taken from the Fawcett
funeral home here to her home in Independence, where a prayer service was held
at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, with funeral services in the Union church at Quasqueton at 2:30.
Rev. Chalmers, pastor, officiated.
Casket bearers were Clifford, McMillen,
Raymond Plank, Jess Holman, Wayne Smith, Bert Kress and Roland Shaver. She was laid to rest in Mt. Hope cemetery in
Independence.
Source: The Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio; 10
Jun 1948
E.
F. YOHO DIES
AT HOME FROM
HEART ATTACK
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY
TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE
DOCTOR COULD BE
CALLED
Edgar Forrest Yoho, 68, a prominent
farmer, died at his home on the Lewisville Road on Tuesday evening at 11:40 of
a heart attack. His death was unexpected
as he had been in Woodsfield on Tuesday morning and earlier in the evening had
been in Lewisville.
Mr. Yoho was born December 18, 1879, a
son of Reuben and Jane Keylor Yoho, on a farm just
west of Woodsfield. He spent his entire
life in Woodsfield and Center township where he took
an active part in community affairs.
Before moving to his present farm he was a teacher and was principal of
the Woodsfield high school. During the
recent war he served on the Selective Service Board and was a member of the
Woodsfield Exempted Village Board of Education.
He was an active member of Center Grange and Pomona Grange and was on
the rural Electrification Association committee.
He was a member of the Buchanan
Presbyterian church.
Surviving are
his widow, Sarah Buchanan Yoho, one son Lynn, also of the Lewisville Road.
The body is at the family home where
funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock with his pastor,
Rev. Frank A. Kehrli officiating. Burial will be made in Oaklawn
Cemetery.
Yost, Rose Corda Yost, nee Wiseman
Source: The Charleston [West Virginia] Gazette; 21
Apr 1948
YOST, Mrs. Rose Corda -- 42, of 1718*
Crescent Rd., died yesterday morning at the home of a brother, William Wiseman
of Blakeley. She had been ill five
years. Also surviving are her husband
George Yost; her mother, Mrs. Cappa Anderson of
Charleston; five sisters, Mrs. Fred Stuck and Mrs. Phillip Saunders, Mink
Shoals; Mrs. Minnie Wiseman, Blue Creek; Mrs. Mary Quigley and Mrs. Henry
Stevens, Charleston.
Service will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at
the Bartlett mortuary chapel with Rev. C. S. Thompson officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill cemetery.
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