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Monroe
1965
Source: The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal - Thursday, 4
Feb 1965
ATKISON*
Benjamin F. (Ben), 77 years, 973
Thierry av., passed away Feb. 3.
Survived by wife Floda; one son, Burton Atkison*, Akron; one stepson, Rex Crites of Akron; seven
daughters, Helen Clark, Akron, Beatrice Oliver, Ellet, O., Virginia Flickinger, Barberton, Geraldine Williams, Cowen, W.Va.,
Barbara Simpson, Tallmadge, Louise Angelo, Santa Barbara, Cal., Marion Fultz,
Akron; three sisters, Pearl Case, Cowen, W.Va., Rose Trent of Cowen, W.Va.; one
brother, Henry Atkison* of Cowen, W.Va.; 16
grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. today at the Schermesser Funeral Home, and in
Cowen, W.Va., 2 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Combes & Coleman Funeral Home,
where services will be held Saturday a.m.
Interment in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Cowen, W.Va.
(Schermesser, 724-5818.)
*Submitter's
Note: The correct spelling of this
family is Adkison.
Anderson,
Edward David Anderson
Source: The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; Friday, 15 Oct
1965
ANDERSON
Edward David Anderson, age 82, 555 Van Buren Dr., Apt. H, Thursday. Survived by wife, Irene Grace Anderson; daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Shumon;* son, Melvin O.; 2 grandsons; 4 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Carl, Michigan; John, Columbus. Friends may call at the WYLIE S. SHROYER FUNERAL HOME, 1278 W. Broad St., 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Friday. Service, 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Church. Interment, Green Lawn Cemetery.
*Submitter’s Note: Dorothy
Shumon was the daughter of Irene Grace Anderson and
her first husband, Theodore Henry Shumon.
Ankrom, George W. Ankrom
Source—Newsclipping
Ankrom, George W., of Quaker City, Route 1, farmer and stock
dealer, died Monday evening, September 27, 1965, at seven o'clock in University
Hospital, Columbus, following a lengthy illness. He was born November 7, 1889,
in Noble County, the son of W.H. and Emeretta Wareheim Ankrom. Mr. Ankrom was a member of the Batesville Methodist Church.
He was married on November
23, 1909 to Pearl Lineweaver, who survives with one
son, William G. Ankrom, of Louisville; two
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Della Danford, of
Quaker City, Route 1, and Mrs. Cora Eagon, of
Barnesville; two brothers Purley Ankrom,
of Barnesville and Charles Ankrom of Quaker
City, Route 1.
Funeral services were held on
Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, in the Eberle
Funeral Home, at Quaker City, with Reverend and Mrs. Milford R. Carey
officiating. Burial was in Friends Cemetery, Quaker City.
Arman, Mrs. Mabel Scales
Arman nee Unterzuber
Source—Newsclipping
Arman, Mrs. Mabel Scales, 73,
of Jacobsburg, Route 2, died at her home on Thursday
afternoon, August 12, 1965. She was born in Neffs,
October 29, 1891, the daughter of the late Charles and Alice Long Unterzuber. Mrs. Arman was a member of the Mount Zion
Methodist Church.
Surviving are her husband,
Everett Arman; three sons, Harold Scales, of Minnesota; Edwin Scales of
Bellaire, and Stewart Scales of Bristol, Tennessee; one daughter, Mrs. Romaine Spansall, of Van Nuys, California; two step-sons, John
Arman of Powhatan Point, and Roy Arman of Pittsburgh; six step-daughters,
Mrs. Evelyn Brooks, of Alledonia; Mrs. Mary Sandlin
and Mrs. Ruth Hale, of Dayton; Mrs. Louis Loomis; of New Carlisle; Mrs. Margaret
Brooks and Mrs. Jeane Galavich
of Powhatan; one brother, Charles Unterzuber, of
Bellaire; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Norris, of Warnock; and thirty-four
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock in the Toothman
Funeral Home at Jacobsburg, with Reverend Carl
Williams officiating. Interment was in Bethel Cemetery at Key.
Baker, Earl T. Baker
Source: The Canton [Ohio]
Repository; Tuesday, May 25, 1965
Earl T. Baker, 73, who made his home
with his son, Leo E. Baker of 138 Woodlawn ave NW,
died this morning in Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. He was a retired employe
[sic] of the ABC Window Cleaning Co.
Survivors include his widow, Alice Baker, and a daughter. Callers
Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Reed funeral home. Additional calling
hours Thursday after 1 p.m. at the Campbell funeral home in Barnesville.
Services Friday afternoon at 1:30 in the Campbell funeral home. Burial in
Southern Cemetery in Barnesville.
Baker, Earl T. Baker 2nd obit
Source: The Canton [Ohio]
Repository; Tuesday, May 25, 1965
BAKER
EARL T., who made his home with his son
Leo E. Baker of 138 Woodlawn NW and who celebrated his 73rd birthday on the 18th
of May, died early Tuesday morning in Mercy Hospital. His death was due to
complications following a brief illness. Born near Barnesville he has been a
resident of Canton for the past 10 years. He was a retired employee of the ABC
Window Cleaning Co. He held membership in the Quacker*
City of Christ. Surviving besides his son is his wife Alice Baker of the home,
a daughter Mrs. Delbert (Margaret) Whitsell of
Fairview, Ohio, three sisters Mrs. Edna Fowler, Mrs. Bessie Johnson and Mrs.
Bertha McElroy, two brothers, Herman and Ollie all of Barnesville. Four
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Calling hours at the Reed Funeral Home
Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9. Additional calling hours Thursday at the Campbell
Funeral Home in Barnesville, Ohio where services are being planned for Friday
afternoon. Burial will be in Southern Cemetery in Barnesville, Ohio. (Reed,
477-6721)
*Submitter's Notes:
* On
the World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 he signed his name as
Thomas Earl Baker.
** I am
not sure that this is Quacker City. Possibly it is
Quaker City.
Source: The Daily Report, [Ontario, California]; 20
Jul 1965
UPLAND -- A resident of Upland for
eight years, Floyd R. Beardsley of 936 N. Fifth Ave. died Monday at his
home. He was 68.
Custodian at the Upland High School,
Mr. Beardsley was a native of Baraboo, Wisc., and had
formerly lived at Eaton, Colo.
He is survived by his widow, Mary A.; a
stepson, Lee Barnett of Sterling, Colo.; four sisters, Leta
Green of Glendale, Erna Lehan of San Francisco, Hazel
Powell and Mamie Cleveland, both of Baraboo, and four grandchildren.
Funeral will be held Wednesday at 10:30
a.m. at the Richardson - Peterson Mortuary Chapel. Rev. Ernest J. Atkinson, retired minister of
the Free Methodist Church, Ontario, will officiate.
Burial will be in the family plot at
the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Greeley, Colo.
Beeson, Maxine Beeson, nee
Wilson
Source: The Wayne County [Illinois] Press; 21 Jan
1965
MRS. DAVID
BEESON DIES AT AGE 40
Geff Woman Had
Cancer; Rites Held
Wednesday Afternoon.
Mrs. David Beeson, 40, of near Geff, died Sunday night at Memorial Hospital from cancer.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon from the Pleasant Grove church south of Cisne,
with Rev. Burrel Carren
officiating. Interment was in the church
cemetery. The Crippin
Funeral Home was in charge.
Born In 1925
Maxine, daughter of J. E. and Nettie
States Wilson, was born in Wayne county January 10th, 1925.
On September 15th, 1946, she was
married to David Beeson, with two sons born to this union. One son, Darrell, died in infancy. She was also preceded in death by her mother
and father and four sisters.
Early in life she professed faith in
Christ and joined the Pleasant Grove Christian church, where she served many
years as a Sunday School teacher.
In her younger years, she was an active
4-H member and later served as a local 4-H club leader.
At the time of her first illness she
was employed at Fairfield Garment Company.
Surviving are her husband; a son, Dale,
at home; one brother, Perry Wilson, near Geff; one
sister, Mrs. Evelyn Leathers, of near Geff; and her
step-mother, Mrs. J. E. Wilson, of Fairfield.
Biedenbach, Henry Rudolph Biedenbach
(Henry Rudolph Biedenbach was born on 17 Apr 1903 in Burkhart Station,
Monroe Co., OH. He died on 19 Jun 1985 in Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH.)
Henry R. Biedenbach,
82, of 420 N. Seventh St. died 8:04 p.m. Wednesday (June 19, 1965) at Guernsey
Memorial Hospital. He was born April 17, 1903, in Burkhart Station in Monroe
County, son of the late Joseph and Barbara R. Muth Biedenbach.
Mr. Biedenbach,
a retired farmer, was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church. He leaves his
wife, Connie Hughes Biedenbach, whom he married Oct.
26, 1926, three sons, Robert Biedenbach of Morris
Plains, NJ, Frank Biedenbach and John Biedenbach both of Canton; four daughters, Mrs. Russell
(Ruth) Fox of Dillon Hills, Nashport, Sister Eloise Biedenbach of St. Benedict's Convent, Cambridge, Mrs.
Edward (Eloise) Zayac of Senecaville,
and Mrs. Donald (Regina) Whittingham of Dover; a brother, Clarence Biedenbach of Grant's Pass, Ore;
three sisters, Mrs. Earl (Christine) Stiner of Glendale Calif., Mrs. George
(Ann) Weisend of Canton and Mrs. T. M. (Helen) Ehlerman of Caldwell; 10 grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
One daughter, Rita Barbara Biedenbach, died June 10, 1939. Four brothers and sisters
also preceded him in death. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at
Scott-Atkinson Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick Maher as
celebrant. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Rosary devotions will be
7:30 p.m. Friday.
Source: newspaper clipping, Marietta, Ohio; 28 Apr
1965
Earl Eugene Bigley, 27, of Lower Salem Rt.
1 died at Marietta Memorial Hospital at 7:50 this morning.
He was born near Sycamore Valley on
March 14, 1938, a son of William and Hattie Johnson Bigley. His parents survive with four brothers and
one sister, Leonard W. and Larry Dean Bigley both of the home, Lester W. Bigley
of Marietta, Kelsy Lorn
Bigley of Whipple Rt. 1, and Mrs. Carolyn Baker of Elyria.
One brother, Frederick M. Bigley, is
deceased. One nephew survives, Daniel
Eric Bigley of Marietta.
He attended public schools at
Chatham. His home had been in Salem Twp.
for the last 14 years and had been employed at Uncle Bill's Discount Center.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday at Doudna & McClure Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Marr.
Source: The Paulding Obituary Card File, Paulding
County, Ohio, Carnegie Library; 12 Mar 1965
Oscar Blythe, 75, of Rt.1, Grover Hill,
died at 9 p.m. Friday, March 12, in Van Wert County Hospital, where he was
admitted Thursday following a stroke.
Mr. Blythe, a well-known farmer and
swine producer, was a schoolteacher for 22 years, teaching in the one room
schools and Hoaglin-Jackson Schools when a young man.
A son of the late Samuel and Rilla (Kincade)* Blythe, he was born Dec. 24, 1889, in Jackson
Township, Van Wert County, however he resided most of his life in Paulding
County. He was a World War I veteran,
having served in the Army in France and Germany. He was a member of the World War I Barracks
of Van Wert County.
Surviving are his widow, the former
Esther Yoh, whom he married in 1929; a son, Arden
Blythe of Delphos; three grandchildren and a brother, Arona
Blythe of Grover Hill.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday
at the Middle Church EUB Church, southeast of Grover Hill. The Rev. Mark Burden, Rev. Leonard Smith, and
Rev. Paul Miller officiated and burial was in the church cemetery.
*Submitter’s Note: This family’s name is usually seen spelled
as KINKADE.
Source: The
Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; Tuesday, 22 Jun 1965
RITTMAN
-- Graveside services were held in Rittman Cemetery today for Scott James Breece, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Breece,
45 Adams st.
He died
shortly after birth Monday at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital.
He
leaves grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schindler of Rittman and Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Breece of Wooster, and great-grandparents,
Mrs. Lille Breece and Mrs. Christena Schindler of
Rittman and Mrs. Juanita Musser of Marshallville.
Gillman Funeral Home handled
arrangements.
Brown,
Mary Ann Brown, nee Cronin
Source: The St. Marys [West
Virginia] Oracle; 28 Jan 1965
Funeral services were conducted Sunday
at 3:00 p.m. at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home for
Mrs. Mary Ann Cronin Brown, 89, who died Friday at the home of a son, Archie
Brown in St. Marys.
She was born May 25, 1875, a daughter
of Michael and Rebecca Pratt Cronin and wa the widow
of the late William G. Brown. She was a
member of the St. Marys Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.
Jesse Radcliff of St. Marys; five sons, Alonzo Brown
of Chester; Frank Brown of Parkersburg; Brady Brown and John Brown of Newell
and Archie Brown of St. Marys.
Burns, Estella May Burns, nee Goodballet
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Review; 13 Jul 1965
Auto Injuries Claim
Life Of Local
Woman
Mrs. Estella Burns
Of Mapletree St.
Taken At Hospital
An elderly city woman died at 7:15 a.m.
today at City Hospital where she had been confined with injuries suffered in an
auto accident June 30 in Jefferson County.
Mrs. Estella May Burns, 78 of 1089 Mapletree St. was injured in an accident on Route 7 near
the north corporation limits of Brilliant.
She was a passenger in a car driven by her son, Clifford Goodballet of East Liverpool, which crashed into a guard
rail after hitting a concrete divider strip while leaving a four-lane section
and going onto a two-lane road.
Mrs. Burns suffered a possible
fractured left leg, possible head injuries and abrasions.
She was born in Washington County,
Ohio, Oct. 17, 1886, a daughter of the late Andy Goodballet
and Barbara Scott Goodballet. She had resided in this area 60 years. She was employed at Homer Laughlin China Co.
Plant 8 as a finisher for 40 years, working last in 1954. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Ave.
Methodist Church and the IBOP. Her
husband, Lafe Burns, died in 1948.
Survivors include her son, a daughter,
Mrs. Sylvester (Ruth) Havens; a brother, Harold Goodballet;
and a sister, Mrs. Walter (Sena) Schneider, all of
East Liverpool; another sister, Ms. James (Lucinda) Rinard
of Marietta, and one grandchild and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Thursday at 2
p.m. at the Martin Funeral Home by the Rev. Arthur Williams. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday
night.
Source: The
Marietta [Ohio] Daily Times; Wednesday, 24 Mar 1965
Services
for Albert Butler, 64, of Vienna, W.Va., who died Monday in Selby General
Hospital, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Vaughan Funeral Home in
Parkersburg. The Rev. Homer Hicks will
officiate, with burial in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg.
He was
born March 2, 1901, at Clarington, a son of Mary Marty Butler and the late
Simon Peter Butler.
Surviving are his mother, and his wife, Helena Laipple
Butler; three sons, Harry Randolph Butler of Washington, W.Va.; Charles William
Butler of Parkersburg and Donald A. Butler of Belpre; also one sister, Mrs.
Donald (Ellen) Allen of Clarington.
There are eight grandchildren.
He was a member of the Vienna EUB
Church and an employe of the Johnsons Mansfield
facility at Vienna for 39 years until his retirement in 1962.
Campbell,
Beatrice Lucille Hayes Campbell, nee Green
Source: The Daily Times, [New Philadelphia, Ohio] -
Thursday, 10 Jun 1965
Mrs. C.
Campbell
Mrs. Beatrice Lucille Hayes Campbell,
39, who moved here from Sutton, W. Va. in 1950, died last night at Union
hospital after a year's illness. Prior to
her illness she was employed at the East Sparta Ceramics Co.
Mrs. Campbell, and her husband,
Charles, who survives, reside at 218 Front ave SE. Born
Dec. 5, 1925, she is a daughter of Amos and Cloe Morris Green of Sutton. Mrs. Campbell was a menber
of the Methodist church at Sutton, and of the Dover VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
In addition to her husband and parents,
she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Jean) Sherrets
of this city; one grandchild; two brothers, Amos B. Green, Jr. of Sutton and
S-Sgt. Donald Green of San Antonio, Tex. and four sisters, Mrs. Richard
(Margaret) Kitzmiller of Sutton, Mrs. J. A. (Judy) Wrightson and Mrs. Barry (Dora) Burns both of Cambridge,
Md. and Mrs. Gilbert (Pauline) Thayer of Belle Chasse, La.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at
the Robertson Funeral Home of Sutton, with burial in the Town Hill cemetery
there. Calling hours at the Kaserman-Naylor Funeral Home of this city will be from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Source: The Evening Republican, [Columbus, Indiana];
16 Jul 1965
Bert A.
Campbell,
Hope, Dies
Bert A. Campbell, 81, died at 7 a.m.
today at Bartholomew county hospital where he was admitted Thursday. A resident of Hope, he had been in ill health
two years.
He was born Sept. 18, 1883, in Shelby
county to Andrew J. and Minerva Hendricks Campbell. He was a retired farmer and had lived most of
his life in Bartholomew and Shelby counties.
Mr. Campbell had been living in Hope since 1938.
Survivors are the following children,
Mrs. Hazel Hendrickson and Mrs. Robert Gruhl of Hope,
Paul Campbell of Tampa, Fla., Charles Campbell of Cincinnati, Mrs. Ora Hayes,
Fred Campbell and Mrs. Dale Cathers of Columbus, 13 grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2
p.m. Sunday at the Norman funeral home at Hope by the Rev. Everett Hayes. Burial will be at Lewis Creek Baptist
cemetery in Shelby county. Persons may
call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Saturday.
Source: Cleveland Press, Reel
#98; Date: Jan 19 1965
Notes: Canter. Oran C.
Canter, beloved husband of Maude L., father of Harold C. and Marjorie M. Causey
of Lincoln, Ala., and John Kirby, grandfather of eight, Jan. 18, residence,
13809 Beaumont Ave., East Cleveland. The family will receive friends 2-4 And
7-9 P. M. Tuesday, at The Edwards Funeral Home, 13145 Euclid Ave. Services and
Interment Portsbouth, [sic--Portsmouth] O.
Carpenter, Raymond E.
Carpenter
Source: Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio; Monday 11 October 1965
Calais - Raymond E. Carpenter, 56, was found
hanged in a machinery shed at the rear of his home about five miles west of
here Sunday morning (Oct. 10) Sheriff Francis (Tinker) Sulsberger
said a coroner's ruling is expected. Carpenter had been in ill health much of
the time since he lost a leg in a logging accident five years ago, Sulsberger said.
Salsberger
said a son, Wallace Carpenter who lives on an adjoining farm found the body
shortly before noon. He and other members of the family searched for Carpenter
after they went to his home following church services.
Sulsberger
said Carpenter was hanging from a chain which was fastened to a rafter. He
apparently stood on a gate at the entrance to the shed which is about 100 yards
from his home.
Carpenter, a farmer, was born in
Monroe County, Oct. 18, 1908, son of Ross H. and Rachael Hayes Carpenter.
Surviving are his widow, Martha; two
sons, Byron of Mount Vernon and Wallace; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Earley of Orlando, Fla., and Mrs. Anna Lee Piatt of
Whipple; six grandchildren; three brothers, Roger Carpenter of Caldwell,
Maywood of Woodsfield and Burdette of Summerfield Route 2, four sisters, Mrs, Ildrith Coultas
and Miss Eleanor Carpenter, both of Summerfield. Mrs. Margaret Delong of near
Summerfield, and Miss Malissa Carpenter of Paris, Ky.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. (EST)
Tuesday in Lewisville Methodist church with Rev. Starling M. Perkins
officiating. Burial will be in Calais Cemetery.
Friends may call at Brubach Funeral Home in Summerfield 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
today
Christen, Arch T. Christen
Source: The [Steubenville, Ohio] Herald Star; 23 Nov
1965
IRONDALE--Services for Arch T.
Christen, 89, of RD 1, Irondale, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., in the
Robbins Funeral Home, Bergholz. Mr. Christen died Sunday in East Liverpool
City Hospital.
Burial will be in United Presbyterian
Cemetery, RD 1, Bergholz. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 -
9 tonight.
Mr. Christen was a member of Church of
Christ. He was a retired farmer.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Winnie Christen;
a daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Baker of Wellsville, two sons, Warren Christen of
Willoughby, Ohio, and Homer Lewis Christen of RD 1, Irondale.
Christman, Lulu Christman, nee Wehr
Source: Spirit
of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio; June 1965
MRS. LULU
CHRISTMAN, 57, OF WOODSFIELD
RT. 3 DIES;
SERVICES HELD SUNDAY
Mrs. Lulu Christman,
57, Woodsfield Route 3, wife of Walter F. Christman,
died at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 17, at Guernsey Memorial Hospital in
Cambridge after a long illness.
She was born Dec. 13, 1907, at Calais, a daughter of Mrs. Agnes
Carpenter Wehr of Batesville, and the late Ira Wehr.
Surviving in addition to her husband
and mother are six daughters: Mrs. Karl (Kathryn) Miller of Cuyahoga Falls,
Mrs. Rollie (Florence) Wells, Mrs. Melvin (Eva Pearl)
Kennon, and Mrs. Charles (Peggy Jo) McLaughlin, all of Barnesville, Mrs. Marion
(Janice) Powell of Quaker City and Mrs. Edward (Doris) Green of Cambridge;
three sons, Clyde Christman of near Quaker City;
Ralph Christman, of Jerusalem and Don Christman of Cardington; four sisters, Mrs. Jerome
Montgomery and Mrs. Marie Miller of Batesville, Mrs. Leo Hall of Quaker City
and Mrs. Earl Bates of near Caldwell; two brothers, Richard and John Wehr, both of near Quaker City, and 14 grandchildren. A daughter, Neva Marie, preceded her in
death.
Funeral services were held at the
Calais Methodist Church on Sunday conducted by the Rev. Milford Carey, with the
Brubach Funeral Home in charge. Burial was in the Calais Cemetery.
Christman, Rachael
Christman, nee Matz
Source: The Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield, Ohio];
11 Mar 1965
MRS. RACHAEL
CHRISTMAN OF LEWISVILLE
DIES; SERVICES HELD
YESTERDAY
Mrs. Rachael Christman,
91, of near Lewisville, died at 10 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Anita Ludwig in Woodsfield.
A member of Trinity Church near
Lewisville, Mrs. Christman was born on April 2, 1873,
in Monroe County, daughter of Louis and Christina Meckling
Matz, and spent most of her life on a farm near
Lewisville.
Surviving are five other daughters,
Mrs. Ruby Mann of Jerusalem, Mrs. Bertha Newhart, Mrs. Edna Young, Mrs. Zelda
Ruble and Mrs. Gladys Reich, all of near Lewisville; one son, Elmer Christman of Apple Creek; one brother, William Matz of Woodsfield; 30 grandchildren and 60 great
grandchildren.
Brubach
Funeral Home of Summerfield was in charge of arrangements. The body was then taken to Gardner Funeral
Home here where friends called.
Services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday
at Fellowship Hall of Trinity Church.
Burial was in Middlechurch Cemetery.
Christman,
William G. Christman
Source: The Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio;
Thursday, 13 Mar 1965
WILLIAM G.
CHRISTMAN DIES TUESDAY;
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON.
William G. Christman,
65, of Woodsfield, a retired carpenter, died Tuesday, May 11 at his home here.
He was born at Woodsfield, May 5, 1900,
a son of Samuel and Maud Montgomery Christman and was
a member of the Church of Christ.
He leaves his wife, Bernice Stevens Christman; one son, William, of Baltimore, Md.; one
brother, Paul, of Woodsfield; three grandchildren and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Friends were received at the Bauer and
Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services will be held this afternoon,
Thursday, at 2 with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Cramblett, John G. Cramblett
Monroe County Beacon,
Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, 1965
John Gilbert Cramblett, 53, of
East Court St., died Sunday afternoon
He was born
Mr. Cramblett was a building
contractor, and a member of the Woodsfield Church of Christ.
A veteran of World War II, he was a member of Monroe Post
No. 87, American Legion, being a Past Comander[sic-Commander];
was Chief of the Woodsfield Volunteer Fire Department for several years, and a
member of the Auxilliary Highway Patrol.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Gatten
Cramblett; his mother, Mrs. John Cramblett,
of Marshall Texas, and two brothers, Donald Cramblett,
of Marshall, and Orville Cramblett, of Minden, Louisana.
He was preceded in death by his father; one sister, Mrs.
Rachel Loar, and one brother, Charles.
Funeral services were held at the Gardner Funeral Home on
Wednesday afternoon at
Source: The Evansville [Indiana] Courier and Press;
14 Oct 1965
Evansville Deaths
Paul William Crebs,
48, president of Acme Gas, Inc., at 1219 Diamond Ave., was dead on arrival at
Baptist Hospital at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday.
He had been under a physician's care
for the past five years.
Crebs, of
3306 E. Powell Ave., was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, Scottish Rite and Hadi Shrine.
A native of Haviland,
Kan., he was a member of Wichita, Kan., Masonic Lodge No. 99.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; a
daughter, Linda, at home, and a sister, Mrs. Emogene Helpingstine* of Denver, Colo.
Arrangements are pending at Boone
Funeral Home.
*Submitter's Note: This is spelled HELPHINGSTINE in article
below.
Source: The Evansville [Indiana] Courier and Press;
14 Oct 1965
Local Deaths
Paul William
Crebs,
Gas Firm
President
Paul William Crebs,
president of Acme Gas Inc., was dead on arrival at Welborn
Baptist Hospital at 3:20 yesterday after a lingering illness. He was 48.
Mr. Crebs
became owner of the gas business when he moved to Evansville about 16 years
ago. Before that he was an affiliate of
Downing Mortuary at Wichita, Kans.
He was a native of Haviland,
Kans., and was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, Scottish Rite and Hadi Temple Shrine here
and Masonic Lodge No. 99 at Wichita.
He lived at 3306 E. Powell with his
wife, Mary, and a daughter, Linda, 17, a Harrison High School senior.
Surviving also is a sister, Mrs. Max Helphingstine,* Denver, Colo.
A private Masonic-led service for the
immediate Crebs family will be held at Boone Funeral
Home today at 7:30 p.m.
The body will be removed to Downing
Mortuary for a funeral service there Saturday at 2 p.m. Cremation of the body will follow.
*Submitter's Note: This is spelled HELPINGSTINE in article
above.
Source: The Weirton [West Virginia] Daily Times; 21
Sep 1965
NEWELL -- Ben K. Cronin, 79, of 82
Grant street, Newell, died in the East Liverpool City Hospital at 8:30 p.m.
Monday.
He was born in St. Mary's, West
Virginia, May 26, 1886, a son of the late David and Sarah A. Pratt Cronin. A retired kiln placer of the Homer Laughlin
China Company of Newell, he has been a Newell area resident for 50 years.
He was a member of the First Church of
Christ, Newell and was preceded in death by his wife Leota
Seckman Cronin.
Surviving are two sons, Woodrow Cronin,
Newell, and Edward Cronin, Midland, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Wayne (Evelyn) Barnes, Rochester, Pa.; and Mrs.
Carl (Lorrain) Staggers, East Liverpool; five grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
Services will be held in Arner Home for Funerals, East Liverpool, at 2 p.m. Thursday with Evangelist John Cox of
the Newell Church of Christ officiating.
Friends will be received Tuesday and Wednesday. Burial will be at the Locust Hill Cemetery,
Chester.
Davison, John B. Davison
John B. Davison, 87, of Barnesville, a former resident of
Zanesville, died Saturday morning, January 29, 1965, at 3:15 o’clock, in
Barnesville General Hospital, following a brief illness. Mr. Davison was a pottery worker by trade,
and had spent most of his life in Zanesville.
He had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Parkinson, 124
Walnut Street, Barnesville.
He was born July 7, 1878, near East Union, a son of the
late Austin and Emily Rayner Davison, and was a member of the Pleasant Grove
Methodist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Parkinson, of
Barnesville, and Mrs. Geraldine Baker, of Zanesville; two sons, Zon C. Davison, of Cuba, New York, and Loren G. Davison, of
Akron; one sister, Mrs. Ollie Bates, of Orlando, Florida; one brother, Harley
Davison, of Wingett Run; five grandchildren and
twelve great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, February 1st,
at 1:30 o’clock in the McVay Funeral Home, at
Caldwell, with Dr. Byron B. Evans officiating.
Interment was in Olive Cemetery, Caldwell.
Decker,
Charles Decker
source: Wooster Daily Record 1/28/1965
Charles
Decker, 80, Of Rittman
RITTMAN--
Charles C Decker, 80, Rittman RD 1, died
Wednesday morning [January 27, 1965] at his home after a two year illness. He
was born Nov. 14, 1884, in Monroe Co. to Robert and Sadie Scott Decker and has
lived in the Rittman-Sterling area for the past 22 years.
For many years he was engaged in farming
in Monroe Co.
He was a member of the Rittman First
Church of God. His wife, Elizabeth, died
in 1957.
Surviving are six sons, Emerson of
Rittman, Cleveland of Wadsworth, Matthew of Seville, Thurman of Creston, Herman
Jacob of Lubbock, Tex., and John of Rittman; two daughters, Mrs. Sarah (Harvey)
Hartzler of Wadsworth and Mrs. Esther (Ronald)
Williams of Clinton; and 18 grandchildren.
Services will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in
Gillman Funeral Home with the Revs. Albert I. Henry and G. Franklin Ramey
officiating. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery, Seville.
Friends may call at the funeral home
Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
DeVault,
Bessie May DeVault, nee Morris
Source: The Martins Ferry [Ohio] Times Leader; 26 Apr
1965
Mrs. Bessie May DeVault,
wife of Albert Mason DeVault of RD Bridgeport, died
Sunday at 9 a.m. at the Martins Ferry Hospital.
She was born May 2, 1912 at New Matamoras, a daughter of Jacob Henry and
Hannah Nalley Morris.
She was a member of Lancaster Chapel and the WSCS of that church.
Surviving in addition to her husband
are a son, Earl of RD 1, Bridgeport; three brothers, Albert Morris of
Morristown, John of East Liverpool and Floyd of New Matamoras; four sisters,
Mrs. Charles Hoffman* of Mozart, Wheeling, Mrs. Sarah Hutchinson [sic--Hutchison]
of Newell, W. Va., Mrs. Anna DeVault of Dover and Mrs. Robert Reynolds of Martins Ferry.
Friends will be received after 7
tonight at the Heslop Funeral Home, Martins Ferry,
where services will be conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. by Rev. Charles L.
Yates. Burial will be in the cemetery at
Farmington.
Submitter's Note:
*Her sister Clara Belle married John
Sylvester Huffman of Mozart Hill, Wheeling, West Virginia, on 9 Nov 1963. The
marriage license indicated she was widowed.
In 1916 she was married to George James Barrett.
Source: The Sacramento [California] Bee; 12 Feb 1965
FISHER -- In Sacramento February 10,
1965, John F. Fisher, dearly beloved husband of Laura E. Fisher of Sacramento,
devoted father of Duncan Fisher of Africa, Charles Fisher of Sutter Creek,
Calif., Mrs. E. Louise Bandy and Mrs. Clara Smith, both of Sacramento, beloved
brother of the late Fred Fisher, the late Charles Fisher, Clem Fisher and Mrs.
Clara Jefferies, both of Cherokee, Okla., loving grandfather of 10 children,
affectionate great-grandfather of 19 great-grandchildren; a native of
Lewisville, Ohio, aged 88 years.
Funeral services will be held in the WIGGINS FUNERAL
HOME, 524 Capitol Street, Vallejo, Saturday, February 13th, commencing
at 1 o'clock. Entombment
Abbey of the Chimes, Vallejo.
Fuller,
Benjamin Thomas Fuller, Jr.
Source: The Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] Inquirer,
January 21, 1965, p. 12
FULLER. -- Suddenly, on Jan.
18, 1965, of 3331 N. Reese st., BENJAMIN THOMAS,
JR., beloved husband of Alice Fuller (nee Cole). Relatives and friends, also Teamsters Union
Local # 107* are invited to services on Fri., 12 noon, from the Wildey Funeral Home, Front and Westmoreland sts. Int. U .S. National Cem.,
Beverly, N. J. Friends may call Thurs.
eve. (Parking in the Wildey lot).
*Submitter's Note: This number was difficult to read on my copy
of the obituary, and I may not have typed it correctly here.
Gatten, Cecil E. Gatten
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio,
January 14, 1965.
Cecil E. Gatten,
53, of 1530 Walnut Street, Zanesville, Ohio, died Sunday evening, December 27,
1964, at 9:45 o'clock, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, where he had
been admitted on Friday. He had been ill
about six months.
Mr. Gatten was
born May 13, 1911, in Woodsfield, Ohio, a son of Oliver and Ethel Poulton Gatten, and had lived
most of his life in Zanesville.
He was employed as a car loader for the
Dura Corporation.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Ethel Jones,
of the home, one sister, Mrs. Jennie Louise Hook, of Zanesville; two brothers,
Joseph Gatten and George Gatten,
of Zanesville, and several nieces and nephews.
His father and a brother, Harry, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:3p o'clock in the Putman Chapel of the Bolin Funeral Home, in
Zanesville, with Rev. Curtis Arnold officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery.
Gatton, John Gatten
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, April 1965
John Gatten, retired farmer, son of
Joseph and Hannah Jane Highman Gatten,
was born near Woodsfield on January 21, 1880, and departed this life Monday
evening, March 1, 1965, at 8:30 o'clock at the home of his son, Floyd Gatten, on Woodsfield, Route 2, where he made his home. At
the time of his death he was 85 years, one month and seven days of age. Mr. Gatten was a
member of The Richfork Church of Christ.
Surviving are one son, Floyd D. Gatten,
of Woodsfield, Route 2; four daughters, Mrs. Flavil
L. Bates, of Woodsfield, Route 3; Mrs. Evalee
Harold and Mrs. Winona Abicht, both of Marietta,
Ohio; and Mrs. Irene Stultz, of Ashland, Ohio. He
also leaves sixteen grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren; several nieces
and nephews, and many other relatives and friends.
His wife, Martha Nalley Gatten, preceded him in
death on March 30, 1960. Also, one son, John Jr; two grandsons and one
great granddaughter are deceased.
.
He has gone home over yonder,
Of that home the Bible states
Watching for loved ones coming
Our dear one peacefully waits.
.
He has stepped through a door
Which he found standing wide
And has left all his cares and griefs
On this side.
.
Funeral services
were conducted by Minister J. V. A. Traylor in The Bauer and Turner
Funeral Chapel on Thursday afternoon, March 4th, at two o'clock. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio
Goodballet, Donald
F. Goodballet
Source: The Alliance [Ohio] Review; Monday, June 14,
1965
Funeral services for Donald F. Goodballet, 59, of 1282 Jefferson St., Salem, a retired employe [sic] of the Eljer Co. in
Salem, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Arbaugh-Pearce
Funeral Home in Salem, with Rev. Joseph Roher
officiating.
Mr. Goodballet
died at 5:30 a.m. today at Salem Central Clinic, after an illness of 10 years. The son of the late Charles and Sarah Goodballet, he was born in Wellsville. Oct. 12, 1905.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Donna
Baker, with whom he made his home, Mrs. Charlene Brown of Salem, two sons,
Wayne of Salem and George, who is with the U.S. Navy in Jacksonville, Fla., two
sisters, Mrs. Harold Manypenny of North Benton and
Mrs. William Talbot of Whittier, Calif., two brothers, George of Sebring and
Rev. James Goodballet of Forts Ville, Okla., and four
grandchildren. His wife, Gladys Pettit Goodballet died in 1958.
Friends may call at the funeral home at
2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in
Damascus cemetery.
Goodballet, Floyd Goodballet
Source: The Youngstown [Ohio] Vindicator; 1 Jun 1965
GIRARD--Floyd Goodballet,
74, of 112 Smithsonian St., died of a heart ailment at 9:20 p.m. Monday in
Youngstown North Side Hospital following an illness of eight months.
Mr. Goodballet
was born Jan.* 25, 1891, in East Liverpool, a son of Conrad and Nettie Cline Goodballet, and had resided in Girard since 1917.
An electrician for the Erie Lackawanna
Railroad, he retired nine years ago. He
was a member of St. Joseph Church, Youngstown.
Besides his wife, the former Margaret
Reese, whom he married 42 years ago, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. George Bailey
of Warren; a stepson, Henry Reese of Girard, and three sisters, Mrs. Olive
Baxter of Salem, Mrs. Mary O'Donnell of Girard, and Mrs. Onah
Hopkins of Warren.
Funeral services will be held at 10
a.m. Friday in St. Rose Church here.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. Thursday at the McClurkin Funeral Home.
*Submitter's Note: The World War I Draft Register and the Social
Security Death Index give his birth as
June instead of January.
Goodwin,
William Oliver Goodwin
Source: The Stark County [Illinois] News; 23 Jun 1965
Services for William O. (Bill) Goodwin,
71, Toulon, were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Kidd Funeral
Home. Mr. Goodwin, who had been in ill
health for some time, died at 7:45 Sunday morning, June 20, t
his home.
Rev. David Stensvad,
of the Elmira United Presbyterian church, officiated. Mrs. Kenneth Blakey was organist and
accompanied the soloist, Gary Clinebell, Wyoming.
Pallbearers were James Williamson,
Robert Claybaugh, Harold, McMillen, Lester Martin,
Harold Settles and Dale Webster.
Burial was in the Toulon cemetery.
William Oliver, son of George and Mary Ogle
Goodwin, was born May 19, 1894, at Bunker Hill, Md.
He was married July 5, 1913, at Rock
Island to Marie Clara Sorenson, Toulon, and they had resided the past 48 years
in their home at 525 North Culbertson St., Toulon.
Mr. Goodwin was a member of Toulon
Baptist church. He was a former member
of the Toulon City Council and the Toulon High school board of education and
prior to his illness was employed at Settles Motor Sales in this city.
He is survived by his wife, two sons,
and two daughters, George Goodwin, Mrs. Tom (Kathryn) Patterson and Mrs. Helen Montogomery, all of Toulon, and Robert Goodwin,
Morton. Also surviving are a sister and
two brothers, Mrs. William Dickensheets and Harry
Goodwin, Uniontown, Md., and Earl Goodwin, Muskegon, Mich., six grandchildren
and five great grandchildren.
Groves, Estella Groves nee
Danford
Jeffersonian newspaper 23 Dec
1965
Quaker City - Mrs Estella Groves, 83, Salesville,
R.D. 1, was found dead in bed about 6 p.m. Wednesday at her home. She
apparently died in her sleep Wednesday morning from natural causes. She was born in Noble County, Aug 14, 1882,
the daughter of Roland J and Nancy Wilson Danford,
and was a member of the Bates Hill Church of Christ. She married John Groves in June 1903 and he
died Dec 25, 1953.
She leaves two sons, Donald
Groves, Kansas City, Mo, and Walter of Portsmouth; five daughters, Mrs Beulah Smith, Mrs Louie Tidyman, Mrs Beatrice Klein, Mrs Annie Knight, all of Akron and Mrs
Bernice Weaver, near Salesville; 15 grandchildren, 11
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs Mary Britton
near Senecaville and Mrs
Dulcie Stallings, near Salesville.
Friends may call at the Eberle Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturday. Services will be at 1 p.m.
Sunday at the funeral home with Evangelist McKinley Bates officiating.
Burial will be in Friends Cemetery.
Hanson, Lafe Hanson
May 26, 1965
Source:
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon
Matson
Lafe Hanson , 90 , of Lewisville, a retired carpenter, died Wednesday night,
May 26, 1965, at 11:15 o'clock, in Castle Nursing Home, at Millersburg after an
extended illness.
He was born May
10, 1875, in Monroe County, son of Isaac and Susan Wilson Hanson, and was a
member of Lewisville Methodist Church.
Mr. Hanson lived
in Akron twenty years, being a builder and contractor in the Kenmore District.
Surviving are
three daughters; Mrs. Edith Boyer, of Erie, Pa.; Mrs. Icel
Haws, of Bath and Mrs. Gladys Stewart of North Olmstead; two brothers, Thomas
Hanson of Phoenix, Arizona, and M.I. Hanson of Lewisville; a sister, Mrs. Mary Lumbatis, of Lewisville; nine grandchildren, and
twenty-three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at two o; clock in The Lewisville Methodist Church,
with Rev. Ralph Yoss and Rev. Paul Neville
officiating. Burial was in Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville, with The
Gardner Funeral Home, of Woodsfield in charge.
Source: The Weirton [West Virginia] Daily Times; 19
Nov 1965
PARIS -- Clarence H. Harris, 69, a
resident of Paris, died today at 1:15 a.m. in the Weirton General Hospital.
He was born August 18, 1898 in
Middlebourne, Pennsylvania,* son of the late Charles H. and Louise Mercer
Harris, and had resided in the Weirton area for 29 years, coming from Paden
City. He was married in New Martinsville
September 19, 1923, to the former Mildred (Johnnie) Stanley Harris, who
survives.
Mr. Harris was employed as an iron
worker with the S.A. Barkhurst Engineering Company
until his retirement in 1964. He
attended the Paris Presbyterian Church.
Surviving in addition to his wife, Mrs.
(Johnnie) Mildred Harris, are one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Mildred) Pearce of Wintersville; one son, Dale Franklin Harris of Paris; four
brothers, James of Weirton, Fred and Ted of Smithport
[sic--Smethport], Pennsylvania and Mont of Clarksburg; and five
grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Steel
and Wolfe Funeral Home in Weirton after 2 p.m. Saturday. Services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in the
funeral home with Rev. Joseph L. Hunter and Rev. Ralph Wingate
officiating. Interment will follow in
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
*Submitter's Note: This is an error. He was born in Middlebourne, Tyler Co., West
Virginia.
Source: The Steubenville [Ohio] Herald-Star; Tuesday,
31 Aug 1965
TORONTO -- Albert Hartman, 33, husband
of Virginia Hartman of RD 1, Toronto, died Sunday* in St. John Hospital.
Mr. Hartman was employed by the Ohio River Steel Co. He was a member of the Locust Grove Methodist
Church.
Besides his widow, he leaves his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hartman of Toronto; two daughters, Melaine Faye [sic–Melanie Gaye] and Crystal at home;
a son, Albert Daniel, at home; four sisters, Elenor
Miner [sic--Eleanor Minear] of Atwater, Ohio,
June Luella Mosser, Aza [sic--Ava] Montgomery
and Nancy Ellen Cassidy all of Toronto; a brother, George Gary Hartman of
Toronto.
Friends may call at the Clarke Funeral Home from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., today; services there Wednesday, 3 p.m.; Rev. Mr. Howard Crabtree; Island Creek Cemetery.
*Submitter's Note:
This is a day earlier than shown in this ancestry record:
Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
Name: Albert L Hartman
Death Date: 30 Aug 1965
Hartman,
Sarah E. Hartman, nee Kugler
Source: The Santa Maria [California] Times; Friday,
16 Jul 1965
SHELL BEACH -- Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth*
Hartman of Ojai died Thursday evening while visiting Shell Beach.
Mrs. Hartman's funeral services will be
held at the Ted Mayr Funeral Home in Ventura and
burial will be held in her home town of Bridgeport, Ohio.
She was born in Bridgeport, Aug. 29,** 1904. She is survived
by her husband, Charles K. Hartman of Ojai.
The Wood Funeral Chapel in Arroyo
Grande handled the local arrangements.
Submitter's
Notes:
* Her middle name is listed as Ellen on
the Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973 [shown on ancestry.com] and
at findagrave.com.
** Her birth date is given as August
28, 1904 in these ancestry.com records:
the Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, the U.S., Social
Security Death Index, 1935-2014, and the California, Death Index,
1940-1997. The Ohio, Births and Christenings also
showed the place of birth as Aetnaville which is
about three miles from the city of Bridgeport.
Hartman, Sarah K. Hartman,
nee Kugler
Source: The Martins Ferry [Ohio] Times Leader; 17 Jul
1965
Sarah K. Hartman
Dies Suddenly
In Ojai,
Calif.
Mrs. Sarah Kugler
Hartman, 62, a Bridgeport native, died unexpectedly Thursday at her home,*
Ojai, Calif. She visited for a month with
relatives in Bridgeport, and returned to her home the first of July.
She was born in Bridgeport July 28,
1903.** Her
parents died when she was young and with a sister, Florence, were reared by an
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. F. Albert Marty, now of 709 High St., Bridgeport.
Mrs. Hartman was a graduate of
Bridgeport High School and Pennsylvania General Hospital in Philadelphia. At the time of her retirement a year ago, she
was director of nursing at the Ventura County Hospital in Ventura.
She was married on Oct. 15, 1932 to
Charles K. Hartman who survives; her aunt and uncle, also one sister, Miss
Florence Kugler, a retired teacher, of High St.,
Bridgeport.
Funeral services will be held Sunday in
Ventura, Calif., and later the body will be brought to the Howard H. Wilson
Funeral Chapel, Bridgeport.
Submitter's
Notes:
*The above obituary gave her place of
death not at home but " while visiting Shell
Beach."
** The above California article gives
her birth date as August 28, 1903, and her birth date is given as August 28,
1904 in these ancestry.com records: the
Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, the U.S., Social Security Death
Index, 1935-2014, and the California, Death Index, 1940-1997. The Ohio, Births and Christenings also showed the place of birth as Aetnaville which is about three miles from the city of
Bridgeport.
Havens, Sylvester Havens
Source: The East Liverpool [Ohio] Review; 8 Nov 1965
Sylvester Havens, 1089 Mapletree St.,an employe of the Midland Works of the Crucible Steel Co.,
died Sunday at 1:10 p.m. at City Hospital after an illness of four months. He was 42.
Mr. Havens was born in Hager, W. Va.,
Feb. 27, 1923, to the late Charles Havens and Annie Walls Havens. He lived in the area for 20 years. He was employed in the open hearth department
at the Midland plant for 22 years and worked last in July. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Ave.
Methodist Church and Steelworkers Union 1212.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ruth
Burns Havens, at home; five brothers, Herman Havens of East Liverpool, Delbert
Havens of Delaware, Ohio, Danyer Havens of
Chesapeake, Ohio, Willie Havens of Hager, and Roy Havens of Logan, W. Va., and
two sisters, Mrs. Rachael Adkins of East Liverpool and Miss Mary Havens of Hager.
Services will be held Wednesday at 2
p.m., at the Martin Funeral Home by the Rev. Arthur Williams. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home
Tuesday night.
Hendershot, Charles W.
Hendershot
Charles William Hendershot, 83, of Dalzell, Whipple, Route
1, died Monday morning, October 25, 1965, at 2:15 o’clock, in Marietta Memorial
Hospital. He was born at Germantown
December 19, 1881, a son of the late Elias and Barbara Stegner
Hendershot. He was married to Della
Dearth, who died November 28, 1961.
Two brothers survive: Irvin Hendershot, of Dalzell, and
John Hendershot, of Lower Salem Route, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Five brothers, Joseph, Jacob, Peter, Manuel and Frank
Hendershot, and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, preceded him in death.
Mr. Hendershot had been employed by Pure Oil Co. for a number of years and for
thirty-five years had operated a general store at Dalzell until his retirement
in 1960.
Short services were held Wednesday afternoon at 12:30
o’clock in the Doudna & McClure Funeral Home, at
Marietta, with further services at the Dalzell Church of Christ at 1:30
o’clock. Burial was in the Dalzell
Cemetery.
Herlan, Nellie Herlan, nee Fowler
Source: The Zanesville [Ohio] Signal; 31 Oct 1965
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Fowler
Herlan, 67, of Canton, a former resident of Zanesville,
were held Tuesday afternoon at Canton with burial in the Forest Lawn cemetery
there. She died Saturday at her home
following a lingering illness.
Born near Summerfield, she was the
daughter of William and Ruth Fowler. Her
husband, Otto Herlan, who died in Oct. 1946, was a
salesman for the Zanesville Fruit company.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. R.N.
Doyle of Alliance, Mrs. Ronald Creamer of North Canton, and Mrs. William
Stevens and Mrs. Robert Harriman, both of Canton; one sister-in-law, Mrs.
Blanche Foster of Bethesda hospital; and a brother-in-law, V.T. Herlan of Columbia street.
Hinman, Barbara Hinman nee
Brownfield
QUAKER CITY – Mrs. Barbara
Brownfield Hinman, 71, widow of Paul Hinman, died early Thursday morning at Barnesville Hospital
where she had been a patient for several days.
She was born in Calais, Monroe County, April 25, 1894, the daughter of
R. K. and Julietta Wells Brownfield, and was a member
of the Valley Church.
She leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Rachel Schatz, Columbus, and Miss Nora Brownfield, Quaker City; two brothers,
Roy Brownfield, Columbus and Guy Brownfield, Quaker City; and several nieces
and nephews. Her husband, whom she
married in 1922, died in 1934.
Friends will be received at
the Eberle Funeral Home here after 1 p. m.
Friday. Services will be held there
Saturday at 2 p. m. (EST) with Evangelist James Gallagher officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery.
Source: photo
of newspaper article posted on findagrave.com; ca 9 Jun 1965
Earl
Hunt, 63, of Deerfield, Ohio, died at his home a 12:05 a.m. Tuesday* after an
illness of two months. He was born in Uler,** Calhoun County, June 20,
1901, and had lived in Deerfield two years, having moved there from
Summersville, where he had resided for 13 years. He was a retired coal miner.
Surviving are the widow, Myrtle; four sons, Harold and Delbert,*** both of Atwater, Ohio, Gene of Deerfield and A-1C
Jerald**** of Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City; two daughters, Mrs. Maycil Wilson of Atwater, Ohio, and Mrs. Helen Ramsey of Dille; four sisters; two brothers, 13 grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Waters Funeral Chapel. Calling hours Thursday afternoon. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove Cemetery
at Widen.
Submitter's
Notes:
* Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932,
1938-2018 and his tombstone give the death date as June 8, 1965.
** I could not find that community in
Calhoun County, West Virginia, but on his marriage application in 1921 he
indicated he was born in Roane County.
*** On the Ohio, Death Records,
1908-1932, 1938-2018, his obituary, and his tombstone, the name is spelled Delford.
**** On the Ohio, Death Records,
1908-1932, 1938-2018, his obituary, and his tombstone, the name is spelled Jearold.
Kinkade, Goldie “Pearl” Kinkade, nee Smith
Source: The Danville [Illinois] Commercial-News; 26 Dec 1965
Mrs. Pearl Kinkade
Lafayette, Ind. -- Mrs. Pearl Kinkade, 74, formerly of Muncie, Ind., died at 9:30 p.m.
Friday (Dec. 24, 1965) in Home Hospital at Lafayette. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. O. and Minerva Smith of Muncie.
She was born Oct. 10, 1891.
Survivors include her husband Walter of
Brazil, Ind.; a son, Earl of Greencastle, Ind.; two brothers Earl and Hersal Smith of Muncie.
Burial will be Tuesday in Brazil, with
the Miller Funeral Home in charge.
Source: The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; Friday, 27
Aug 1965
LODI -- Forrest Homer Kinney, 88, of
Bank st. died Thursday in Community Hospital after a
five-week illness.
Born in Monroe County, he operated a
farm near Graysville before coming to Lodi 10 years ago.
He leaves his wife, Lizzie; daughters,
Mrs. Howard Sivard of Lodi and Mrs. Osal Frank of Woodsville [sic--Woodsfield]; sons,
Arthur of Graysville, Harry of Chatham, Cecil of Apple Creek and Forrest of
Lodi, and a sister, brother, 25 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in
the Church of Christ, Graysville with burial in the church cemetery.
Friends will be received tonight at
Elliott Funeral Home and Saturday at Gardner Funeral Home, Woodsfield.
Koerber,
Essie Koerber, nee Snider
Source: The Wetzel [Wetzel Co., West Virginia] Democrat; Thursday, 4 Mar 1965
Mrs. Essie R. Koerber,
64, of Paden City, widow of Harry Koerber, died
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1965, in the Wetzel County Hospital. Born in Tyler County, Dec. 15, 1900, a
daughter of John and Nora Mercer Snyder,* she is survived by one son, Harry, of
Paden City; one sister, Mrs. Gladys Hogle, of Los
Angeles, Calif.; four brothers, Joseph Snyder and Dorsey Strosneider,*
of Los Angeles, Floyd Snyder, of Chester, W. V., and Jacob Snyder, of
Bridgeport, O.; and two grandchildren.
Services were held at the Mowery Funeral Home in Paden City, Friday at 2
p.m. with Evangelist Eldon DeVore and Robert Steele officiating. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery,
Sistersville,
*Submitter's Note: This family usually went by the spelling of
SNIDER, but was also seen as STROSNIDER, (different spelling than in this
obituary).
Source: The Sacramento
[California] Bee; 20 Sep 1965
21 Persons
Die In Weekend
Regional
Traffic Accidents
Traffic accidents claimed 21* lives in
Superior California, southern Oregon and western Nevada during the weekend
period starting at 6 p.m. Friday and ending last midnight.
The latest victims:*
Donna Lee Kozub,
16, of 3937 Spencer Way, Sacramento. . . .
Truckee Area
Miss Kozub was
killed early yesterday when her car went out of control on a curve 11 miles
north of Truckee on State Route 89 and crashed.
She was thrown from the vehicle. A student in Mira Loma High School in
Sacramento, she was en route home after visiting
friends in Sierraville, Sierra County, when the
accident happened.
*Submitter's Note: Only the parts of the article referring to Donna Lee Kozub are included here. I did not include the paragraphs about the other victims.
Source: The Daily Jeffersonian [Cambridge, Ohio]; 20
Oct 1965
Miss Edith Latta
WOODSFIELD -- Funeral services for
Edith M. Latta, 78, Woodsfield, will be at 2 p.m.
(DST) Friday at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7
p.m. Wednesday.
Miss Latta
died Tuesday afternoon in a Cambridge hospital.
She was born July 29, 1887 near
Woodsfield, the daughter of Madison and Ellen Schultz Smith, and leaves several
nieces and nephews.
Source: The Barnesville [Ohio] Enterprise; 2 Dec 1965
Leach Infant
Services were held Tuesday, November
30th at 2 P.M. at the Kelly Kemp Funeral Home in Bethesda, for Daren Paul
Leach, infant son of Paul and Sandra Jenewein Leach
of 501 West Main Street, Barnesville.
Evangelist Richard Pryor conducted the services and burial was made in
Crestview Cemetery, Barnesville.
The infant died Monday, November 29th
at Barnesville Hospital. Surviving are
his parents, the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leach of Barnesville;
maternal grandfather, Forrest Jenewein of Barnesville
and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Norman Jenewein of
Woodsfield.
Marshall,
Pearl Marshall, nee Yost
Source: The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; Wednesday,
29 Sep 1965
Services Set
For Fire
Victim
SPRINGFIELD TWP. -- Mrs. Pearl Marshall, 17, of 1850
Ronald rd., burned in her home after cleaning fluid ignited Sept. 19, died
Tuesday in Akron City Hospital.
She had been in the hospital since that
time.
She leaves her husband, Thomas;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lert Yost Sr. of Springfield;
six brothers, including David, Robert, Daniel and Paul of Springfield and Homer
of Cuyahoga Falls, and sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Hendrick
[sic–Hedrick], Mrs. Pauline Finney, Mrs. Dorothy Rose and Mrs. Lillian
Gump of Springfield.
Services* will be Friday at 2 p.m. in
Canton Rd. Community Church. Burial will
be in Hillside Cemetery.
Friends will be received at the Hopkins
Funeral Home, Canton rd., tonight and Thursday.
*Submitter's Note: Below is the funeral notice.
Marshall, Pearl Marshall, nee Yost
Source: The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; Thursday, 30
Sep 1965
MARSHALL
Pearl, 17 years, of 1850 Ronald rd.,
Springfield Township, passed away Tuesday at Akron City Hospital. Funeral services 2 p.m. from the Canton Road
Community Church, 13890 Canton rd., Rev. J. C. Charlton officiating. Burial Hillside Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Hopkins Funeral Home,
547 Canton rd., 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. (Hopkins.)
Source: The Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield, Ohio]; 6
May 1965
WILLIAM F. MATZ, 88, DIES
HERE; FUNERAL RITES TO BE HELD SATURDAY
William F. Matz,
88, 310 N. Main Street, Woodsfield, died Tuesday, May 4, at 3:20 p.m. at his
residence.
He was born September 25, 1876, near
Lewisville, a son of the late Louis and Christina Mecklin
Matz.
Surviving are his widow, Mary Ann Schaub
Matz; two daughters, Thelma Matz
of the home, and Mrs. Sarah Borns of Iron River,
Michigan; four sons, Herzel H. Matz
of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Louis A. Matz of the
home, Leland M. Matz of Cincinnati and Ralph E. Matz of Chillicothe; ten grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren also survive. He was
the last of a family of 12 children.
Funeral services will be held Saturday
at 2:00 p.m. at the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home with the Rev. George Corbitt officiating.
Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Source: The
Gazette Mail, [Charleston, West Virginia]; 4 Jul 1965
McCAMEY,
George W. -- 80, Milton, Saturday at home.
Surviving: widow, Virginia; sons,
Charles of Pinch, Lewis and George Jr., both of Clendenin; daughter, Mrs.
Russell Jones of Belpre, Ohio; sisters, Mrs. Ethel Bowen of Chase, Kan., Mrs. Verlie Hall of Diamond, Ohio, and Mrs. Stella Northcraft of Belmont; and brother, Frank of Bellsville, Md. Service 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Blue Creek Advent Church near Clendenin. Heck Funeral Home, Milton.
McGrew,
Nancy E. McGrew, nee Price
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; Wednesday, 24
Feb 1965
Nancy McGrew
Dies in
Hospital
Rites Are
Friday For
City Woman,
76
Mrs. Nancy E. McGrew, 76, 505 S. Miller
St., died at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at Major Hospital following surgery.
Mrs. McGrew was born April 17, 1888, in
Green [sic--Greene] County, Ind., and had resided here for the last 50
years. She was the daughter of Zachariah
and Cynthia (Britton) Price. On Jan. 10,
1908, she was married to Leander McGrew who died March 29, 1936.
Survivors include nine children. Mrs. Opal Bohannon, Edward McGrew and Mrs.
Evelyn Baxter, all of this city. John
McGrew of Ashland, N. H., Francis McGrew of St. Paul R. R. 1, Mrs. Thurston
Shirley of Indianapolis, Mrs. Floyd McMichael of Columbus, Mrs. Tom Winterrowd of Boonville, and Mrs. Norman Mullen of
Fairland; a sister, Mrs. Della Rumple of Carthage; two brothers, William Price
of R. R. 2 and Asbury Price of Connersville; 25 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren. Three children
preceded in death.
Mrs. McGrew was a member of the West
Street Methodist Church and American War Mothers.
Rev. Jerome Hyde will conduct services
at 1:00 p.m. Friday at Ewing Mortuary.
Burial will be in the Milford Cemetery, south of St. Paul. Friends may call at the mortuary after 4:00.
McKee , Mattie Louella
Fordyce nee Yoho
[Source: Wheeling News Register, August 28, 1965]
McKEE, Mattie Louella, of Triadelphia RD 2, died Friday at
her home. She formerly resided in Lawrenceville, Pa. She was born at
Woodsfield, O., Dec. 27, 1889, a daughter of William and Sarah Smith Yoho and
attended the Church of God.
Her husband George, died last
July 16.
Surviving are three
daughters, Sarah K. Miller of Triadelphia, Marie McCready of Wheeling and Betty
Dombo of Yorkville; two sons, Richard and Clifford
Fordyce of West Alexander; one sister, Mrs. Stella Hess of Wheeling; 17
grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends
received at Kepner's 107 Key Ave. Funeral
arrangements incomplete.
Source: The Ashtabula, Ohio, Library Obituary File, p
350; 17 Jan 1965
COOLVILLE -- Orville M. Medley, 73,
died at 103 W. Union St., Athens at 8:30
a.m. Saturday.
Born in Coolville, he was the son of
Fredrick and Minnie Medley. He was
formerly employed by B&O Railroad as a telegrapher.
He is survived by his wife, Gladys,
Athens; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Casey, California; and one sister, Mrs.
Hazel Dunn, Parkersburg.
He was preceded in death by one
brother, Carl.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday
at the White funeral home, Coolville.
Burial will be in Stewart Cemetery, Hockingport.
Friends may call at the funeral home
after noon Sunday.
Mellott, Elmer W. Mellott
SOURCE:
The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH, 17 October 1965
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
BARNESVILLE - Elmer W. Mellott, 89, of Akron, formerly of Barnesville, died at
6:47 a.m. after an illness in Green Cross Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls.
Born in Monroe County, Sept. 3,
1876, he was the son of Resson and Hanna Myers Mellott. His wife, Effie, died in May 1953.
He was a member of the First
Christian Church of Barnesville, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Loyal
Order of Moose.
Surviving are his son Orville
with whom he lived in Akron; two brothers, Mancel of
Pittsburg and Clyde of Steubenville; one sister, Mrs. Anna Landefeld
of Canton and a half brother, Lumly
Mellott of New Athens.
The body was taken to Campbell
Funeral Home in Cambridge where friends may call today after 3 p.m. DST.
Services will be held Monday at
1:30 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Larry I. Miracle officiating. Burial
will be in Southern Cemetery.
Source: The Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield, Ohio];
13 May 1965
ALBERT MERCER
OF SARDIS RT. 1 DIES
MAY 5 AT
WORK; FUNERAL HELD
SATURDAY
Albert Mercer, 55, of Sardis Rt. 1,
died unexpectedly at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5, while working on an Ohio River
Sand and Gravel Co. boat near Marietta.
He suffered an apparent heart attack.
Born in Paden City, W. Va., July 9,
1909, he was the son of Spout and Eva Long Mercer.
He was a member of the Locust Grove
Evangelical United Brethren Church, near Sardis and was a veteran of World War
II.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs.
Rosella Fox, with whom he made his home, Mrs. Mary L. Felton of Paden City and
Mrs. Lydia Hartman of Toronto, Ohio.
Friends called at the Rush Funeral Home
in Sardis.
Services were held Saturday afternoon
at Locust Grove EUB Church with the Rev. Frank Conley officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mercer,
Dorothy Olive Mercer, nee Rush
Source: The Wheeling [West Virginia] News-Register;
13 Jun 1965
MERCER, Dorothy Olive, 62, of
Washington Lands, Moundsville, died at 11:20 a.m. Friday in the Reynolds
Memorial Hospital at Glen Dale.
Friends will be received at the Grisell Funeral Home, Moundsville, after 6 p.m. today, where services will be
held Monday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Armor Sayre officiating. Burial in Halcyon Hills
Memorial Gardens, Sherrard.
Mercer, Sarah Ann Mercer, nee Morris
Source: The Wheeling [West Virginia] News-Register;
17 Aug 1965
MERCER, Mrs. Sarah Ann, 87, resident of
Marshall Co., died Monday morning at the home of her daughter on Nauvoo Ridge,
RD 2, Glen Easton.
She was born in Wetzel Co. on October 29, 1877, daughter of the late
Link and Nancy Ann Henderson Morris. She
was a Methodist by faith.
Surviving are two sons, Russell Morgan
of Canton, and Okie Morgan of Friendly; three daughters, Mrs. Effi Wilson of Nauvoo Ridge, Mrs. Delora Sinon of Moundsville, and Mrs. Jessie Harris of Lumberport; two step-sons, Clarence Mercer* of Toronto and
James Mercer* of New Martinsville; a step-daughter, Mrs. Wylie Lancaster* of
St. Clairsville; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Buck of
Pine Grove and Mrs. Eliza Wykert of Sistersville; 36
grandchildren; 70 great grandchildren and 15 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her two husbands
and two daughters, Mrs. Leoda Path [sic–Paith] and Mrs. Josie Grimm who died this year.
Friends are being received at Grisell's Funeral Home at Moundsville where services will
be conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. by Rev. Fred Rose. Interment will take place in Greenlawn Cemetery, New Martinsville.
*Submitter’s Note: Her husband, Emil Hartman Mercer,
died 12 Jan 1960. His obituary listed these as survivors: “Surviving are his widow, Sarah Ann Morgan
Mercer; three sons, Clarence F. at home, Clyde of Wellsburg and Emil of New
Martinsville; one daughter, Mrs. Wiley Lancaster of Middlebourne . . . .”
No James Mercer was mentioned in that article.
Source: The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; Thursday,
October 21, 1965, Page: 35 A
MILLER
Francis S. Miller, age 60, 656 S.
Burgess Ave. Employe Shoe Corp. of America. Member Glenwood Methodist Church.
Survived by wife, Mary; daughter, Mrs.
Betty Lou Busby; stepson, Richard Benjamin; 8 grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Karl
Williams, and 4 nieces.
Friends may call at JERRY SPEARS, 2693 W. Broad, after 7 p.m. Thursday,
where service will be held 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Rev. Warren Bright officiating. Interment, Sunset.
Moose, Florence “Viola” Moose, nee Baker
Source: The Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield, Ohio];
25 Feb 1965
MRS. FLORENCE
MOOSE, 81, DIES
SUNDAY; SERVICES HELD YESTERDAY
Mrs. Florence Viola Moose, 81, of
Woodsfield, died Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Bethesda Hospital in Zanesville after
a few weeks illness.
She was born Feb. 11, 1884, in
Graysville, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Baker. She was the widow of Jacob Moose who died
July 7, 1943. She was a member of the
Free Methodist Church of Woodsfield.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs.
Gladys Ricer of Cleveland, Mrs. Esther Antill of
Woodsfield, Mrs. Mary Moore of New Matamoras and Mrs. Velma Tarleton of
Caldwell; one sister, Mrs. Daisy Paine of E. Springfield O.; 15 grandchildren;
and 11 great grandchildren.
Friends called at the Bauer-Turner
Funeral Home, Woodsfield, where services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday with
Rev. Paul Neville officiating. Interment
in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Morris, Clyde Morris
Source: Akron Beacon Journal (OH) – Friday, December
31, 1965 – A12 DEATH NOTICE
Clyde Morris, 52 of 1278 Kansas av., died Thursday in Akron
General Hospital after a two month illness.
A life resident of Akron, Mr. Morris was a 27-year employee
of Babcock & Wilcox in Barberton.
He was a member of Ninth St. Church of Christ, Victory
Lodge 649 F&AM, Yusef Khan Grotto, Scottish Rite,
Valley of Akron, and Tadmor Shrine.
Mr. Morris leaves his wife, Florence; a daughter, Suzanne,
at home; a son, William D. of Cleveland; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B.
Morris of Akron, and a sister, Mrs. Marjory Emery of Barberton.
Services will be at 1 p. m. Monday in Schlup-Cox
Funeral Home, where friends may call after 7:30 p. m. Saturday and in the
afternoon and evening Sunday. Burial will be in Greenlawn
Cemetery.
Morris,
Denby
B. Morris
Source: The Evansville [Indiana] Courier and Press;
November 11, 1965
Gentryville
-- Denby B. Morris, 55, died Wednesday, services 2
p.m. Friday.
Source: The Evansville
[Indiana] Press; 20 Nov 1965
MARION
MORRIS, 50, of 1432 E. Franklin, died at St. Mary's Hospital yesterday
afternoon.
Mr. Morris was an employe
of Custom Cleaners for five years until ill health forced him to quit work last
month.
He was a member of St. Benedict
Catholic Church.
Surviving are his wife, Esther; sons,
Seaman, 3/C. Robert, stationed at Virginia Beach, Va., and Richard, Ronald and
Randy, all at home; daughters, Mrs. Sharon Decker of Chandler, Mrs. Marlene
Adams of Boonville, and Miss Sonye [SIC–Sonya]
Morris, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Morris of Tell City;
brothers, Joseph, Robert and Arthur, all of Tell City, and Paul of Nebraska,
Ind.; a sister, Miss Rosalie Morris of Tell City; and two grandchildren.
Funeral will be at Fountain Terrace
Chapel Monday at 8:30 a.m., and St. Benedict Church at 9. Burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
St. Benedict Church members will recite
the Rosary at the mortuary tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
Friends may call at the funeral home
after 5 p.m. today.
[Submitter’s Note: Below is a second obituary.]
Morris, Marion Morris
Source: Tell
City [Indiana] News; 26 Nov 1965
Marion Morris, 50, of Evansville,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Morris of Tell City, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday,
November 19 at St Mary's Hospital following a lengthy illness.
He was a
member of St. Benedict Catholic Church and had been employed by Custom Cleaners
as a wool presser for five years before becoming ill October 9. He left Tell City about 25 years ago.
Also
surviving are his wife, Esther; four sons, Robert, naval seaman third class at
Virginia Beach, Va., Richard, Ronald and Randy, all at home; three daughters,
Mrs. Sharon Decker of Chandler, Mrs. Marlene Adams of Boonville, and Sonya, at
home; four brothers, Joseph, Robert and Arthur, all of Tell City, and Paul of
Nebraska; a sister, Rosalie Morris of Tell City; and two grandchildren.
Services were held at 8:30 a.m. Monday
at the Fountain Terrace Chapel in Evansville and continued at 9 a.m. at St.
Benedict church. Burial was in St.
Joseph cemetery.
Members
of St. Benedict parish recited the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral
home.
Morris, Pearl F. Morris, nee Barker
Source: The
Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; Sunday, 13 Jun 1965
MORRIS
Mrs. Pearl F., 62 years of
1529 Aster av., passed away June 11.
Survived by sons, Jack C., Cuyahoga Falls, James T. and Joseph E., both
of Akron; daughter, Miss Norma J. of Akron; four grandchildren; mother, Mrs.
Nancy Barker, Akron; brothers, William Earl Barker, Indian Lake, O., and Murrill J. Barker, West Richfield, O. Services 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Billow Falls
Chapel, Twenty-third st. at Falls
av., Cuyahoga Falls, where friends may call 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 Monday. Rev. Richard R. Eshler officiating.
Interment Rose Hill Burial Park. (Billow FALLS Chapel,
253-7171.)
Source: The
Mount Vernon [Ohio] News - 2 Mar 1965
Danville Man
Dies of Monoxide
In
Parked Car
Ray
Morris, 38, a Danville truck driver, was found dead in his auto which was
parked on E. Gambier St. in front of the Sears store at 10:30 a.m. today. Knox Knox* County coroner Dr. James C. McLarnan ruled death due to carbon monoxide.
Morris
was found by police meter patrolman Joe Palmer who saw him slumped in the seat
of his auto. The switch was on but the
motor was not running.
Police
said the exhaust pipe was broken off at the muffler and both the pipe and
muffler were wired up under the 1954 model car.
Funeral arrangements are in charge of Dusthimer
Funeral Home in Danville.
*Submitter's Note:
The word "Knox" did appear twice in the article as typed here.
Source: The
Mount Vernon [Ohio] News - 3 Mar 1965
Morris
Funeral
The
funeral for Ray Harold Morris, 38, of Danville, who was found dead Tuesday
morning in his auto parked on E. Gambier St., will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in
the Danville Church of Christ. The Rev.
G. E. Chalfant and the Rev. Jackson Miller will
officiate and burial will be in Workman Cemetery, Danville.
Knox
County Coroner Dr. James McLarnan ruled death due to
carbon monoxide, after Mr. Morris was found by police Meter Patrolman Joe
Palmer. The exhaust pipe and muffler of
his car were broken.
Mr.
Morris was a trucker for McFarland Bros. Livestock Trucking, Inc., Columbus
Rd., and was a World War II veteran.
He is
survived by his widow, June; four children, Sharon Lynn, James Earl, Daniel
Forrest and Edward Leroy, all of the home; his mother and step-father, Mr. and
Mrs. James Greer of Danville Route 2; and a sister, Mrs. Evelyn Sweet of Mount
Vernon.
Friends
may call today from 2 to 4, and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Dusthimer
Funeral Home, Danville. The body will be
taken to the Danville Church of Christ Thursday at 12:30 p.m.
Source: The Wheeling [West Virginia] News Register;
30 Mar 1965
NALLEY, Harvey H.,* 71, of St. Clairsville, died Monday at the Ohio Valley General
Hospital. He was born May 6, 1893 in
Bridgeport. His wife, Garnet May
Thornton Nalley, preceded him in death. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Emma
Coleman of Warwood, Mrs. Elwood Eckhardt
and Mrs. George Deuker of Wheeling; one brother,
James, of Wheeling. Friends received
after 10 a.m. today at the Howard H. Wilson Funeral home, Bridgeport, where
services will be held Thursday at 1:30 with Rev. Lawrence Bryan
officiating. Burial in Weeks Cemetery.
*Submitter’s Notes: In
census records he is referred to as Henry and
in the West Virginia Deaths, 1853-1970, as Henry Harvey Nalley.
Neibch, Audra Neibch, nee Schaub
Source: Spirit of Democracy [Woodsfield, Ohio]; 25
February 1965
MRS. AUDRA NEIBCH, 72, DIES
AT LEWISVILLE LAST FRIDAY
Mrs. Audra Neibch,
72, of Lewisville, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, after an illness of a few
days.
Born March 3,* 1892, near Lewisville,
she was the daughter of Andrew and Sarah Groves Schaub. She was the widow of Elmer Neibch.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.** Lavinda of the home; and three sisters, Mrs. W. F. Matz of Woodsfield, Mrs. Angie Steen of Wooster and Mrs.
Pearl Stewart of Cambridge.
Friends called at the Bauer-Turner
Funeral Home here, where services were held Monday afternoon with interment in
Friendship Cemetery, Lewisville. Rev.
Lester Flauhaus officiated.
Submitter’s Notes:
*Although this obituary gives March 3
as the birthday, the Birth Record CD#3
, page 177, photographed by Richard Harrington, gives March 14 and her name as
Lily Odora.
** Although in this obituary the
daughter is referred to as “Mrs. Lavinda,” there is
no record that she was married.
Source: The Evansville [Indiana] Press; 2 Jul 1965
TELL CITY -- Omer Patmore, 65. Funeral tomorrow 2 p.m. Finch Funeral Home.
Perkins, Doriene E. Perkins nee Stickle
Source: newspaper clipping
Mrs. Jack Perkins
Mrs. Doriene
E. Perkins, 54, of 378 N. Madison Ave. was dead on arrival at 11:30 p.m.
Thursday at the Salem Central Clinic following a sudden heart attack.
Born in Alliance May 27, 1911, she was
the daughter of Alvie and Lydia Boston Stickle.
She was a member of the First Friends
Church.
Her husband, Jack, died in 1945.
She is survived by one son, Richard of
Westville Lake; three grandchildren; her mother of Alliance; three sisters,
Mrs. Eddy Zimmerman of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. James Brenneman of Wooster, and
Mrs. Joseph Hartman of Canton; one brother, David of Canton.
Funeral services will be held Monday at
2 p.m. at the Stark memorial with the Rev. Harold B. Winn in charge.
Friends may call at the memorial Sunday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Interment will be in Hope Cemetery.
Source: The Columbus [Ohio] Dispatch; Tuesday, March
30, 1965, Page: 14 A
PETTIT
Ralph W. Pettit, age 82, 158
1/2 Jackson St., Tuesday. Survived by
son,* Vance H., of Florida; Stanley K.; daughter, Mrs. Millicent Gillogly, Columbus; 14 grandchildren; several
great-grandchildren; brother, Bernard, of Cleveland, Ohio; several nieces and
nephews. Friends may call at the
O.R. WOODYARD CO. S.
HIGH ST. CHAPEL after 7 p.m. Tuesday where service will be
held Thursday 10 a.m. Interment, Concord
Cemetery by O.R. Woodyard
Co.
*Submitter's Note: It appears that two sons are listed
here--Vance and Stanley.
Rardin, Frances Rardin, nee Moore
Source: The Rushville [Indiana] Republican; Friday,
30 Jul 1965
MRS. RARDIN
DIES
Mrs. George Rardin
of Ligonier died in a hospital there Thursday night, according to word received
here by Virgil White. Mrs. Rardin was the former Frances Moore of Shelbyville and Mr. Rardin formerly lived at Milroy.
[See articles below.]
Rardin,
Frances Rardin, nee Moore
Source: The Rushville [Indiana] Republican; Saturday,
31 Jul 1965
FUNERAL SUNDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. George Rardin, 60, of Ligonier, who died Thursday night in a
hospital there, will be held in a Ligonier funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Sunday
with burial there. Mrs. Rardin formerly lived in Shelbyville and her husband, who
is the brother of Mrs. Virgil White of Rushville, was a native of Milroy.
Rardin, Frances or Martha Frances Rardin, nee Moore
Source: The Shelbyville [Indiana] News; 31 Jul 1965
Services Sunday
For
Mrs. George
Rardin
Services will be held Sunday at 3:30
p.m. at the Ulrey Sedgwick Funeral Home in Ligonier,
Ind., for Mrs. George Rardin of Ligonier, who died at
the Kendallville hospital at 11* p.m. Thursday after an illness of several
years.
Mrs. Rardin
was married to Mr. Rardin, formerly of Milroy, on
Feb. 12, 1928,* and he survives with . . . . *
*Submitter's Note: My copy of this obituary was very difficult
to read and the rest of it was missing.
Rogers, Wilbur J. Rogers
Source: Edina [Missouri] Sentinel; approximately 8
July 1965
Funeral
Services Yesterday For Wilbur J. Rogers, Novelty Farmer-Stockman
Wilbur J. Rogers, a prominent farmer
and stockman of six miles east of Novelty, died at 9:47 o'clock Monday morning,
July 5, 1965, at the Laughlin Hospital in Kirksville where he had been a
patient the last month. He was 68 years
old and had been ill only a short time.
Funeral services were at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the Mt. Salem Baptist Church, northeast of Plevna, with the pastor, the Rev. James Minor, and the Rev.
Custer Vaughn of Edina officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
The body was taken from the Hudson-Rimer
Funeral Home in Edina at 11 o'clock yesterday morning to the Rogers residence
and from there to the church for the services.
He is survived by his wife, who before
their marriage March 7, 1927, at Quincy, was Naomi C. Padgett, three brothers,
Ralph J. Rogers of Shelbina, Sanford* E. Rogers of Novelty and Leon L. Rogers
of Leonard, and a sister, Noma B., Mrs. Charles Johnson,** of Colorado Springs,
Colo., and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Rogers was born Aug. 12, 1896, one
of the five children of Joseph Clifton and Louise Mary Stalder
Rogers, who were almost lifetime residents of the south part of Knox County in
the Novelty vicinity. They preceded
their son in death, the father, July 20, 1946, and the mother March 5, 1956. Wilbur Rogers was a member of the Central
Baptist Church in Quincy and was a veteran of the Naval Reserve, having served
from June 3, 1918, until Sept. 30, 1921.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Rogers moved to their present home
where they have resided 38 years.
Submitter’s Notes:
* This is usually spelled SANTFORD.
** This should be JOHNSTON.
Source: The Dayton [Ohio] Daily News; January 4, 1965
Area Traffic
Wrecks Claim
Six Lives
Death stalked the highways and streets
of the Miami Valley as the first three days of 1965 became history.
Six are dead in three separate
accidents since Friday and seven more are in hospitals with injuries.
Dead are:
. . . .*
Todd Robert Roof, 17, Medway, who died in
Springfield.
. . . .
ROOF, the Medway youth, was injured
Saturday night in a two-car crash on E. Gerlaugh Rd.,
about 11** miles west of Springfield.
His mother, Mrs. Elsie Roof, 39, of RR
1, Osborne Rd., and her daughter, Kimerly [sic--Kimberly],
5, remained in serious condition today at Mercy hospital. All suffered internal injuries, authorities
said.
The three were in a car which collided
with one driven by Mrs. Elizabeth Mounts, 30,*** of
1233 Stayer [sic?--Styer? ] Dr., Park Layne
Manor, New Carlisle. The sheriff's
office said her car went left of center.
She was also admitted with head injuries.
Submitter's Notes:
* I did
not type the paragraphs about the other people involved in the three separate
accidents mentioned in this article.
** This
number was difficult to read. It could possibly be 14.
*** This
number was difficult to read. It could
possibly be 20.
Source: The Dayton
[Ohio] Daily News; January 4, 1965
ROOF,
Todd Robert, age 17, Osborne Rd., Rt. 1, Medway, died Mercy Hospital,
Springfield, Sun., from the results of an automobile
accident.
Survived
by parents, Charles L. Jr. and Elsie Roof, 1 sister, Kimberly Sue, 3 brothers,
Charles, Terry and Tom, at home. Grandmothers, Mrs. Nellie Roof of Catawba, O.; Mrs. Freda Glasser, Wheeling, W. Va.
Funeral services Wed. at 11 a.m. from the Chapman Memorial Home,
New Carlisle, O.; Rev. William Webb officiating. Interment Glen Haven
Memorial Gardens. Friends may
call from 4 to 9 Tues. at the Funeral Home.
Source: The Indianapolis [Indiana] Star;
Saturday, 4 Sep 1965
ROOME
Mr. William J. Roome, Box 95, Spencer, Ind., nephew of Mr. William Roome and Mr. Clem Roome, Mrs. Shella* Hubble, and
Mrs. Charles Davis, passed away Thursday.
Funeral Saturday afternoon 2 o'clock, FLANNER & BUCHANAN FALL CREEK MORTUARY. Friends invited.
*Submitter's Note: Her name was spelled SHELLEY in the obituary
for her brother Noah Roome.
Rose, Olive V. Rose, nee Higginbotham
Source: The Marietta [Ohio] Times; 13 Jan. 1965
Rose, Olive Ralph Rose
Mrs. Olive V. Rose, 57, of 328
1/2 Fourth St., wife of Ralph L. Rose,
died in University Hospital yesterday afternoon. She was born in Martins Ferry on Jan. 7, 1908, a daughter of
the late Charles V. and Sue Brown
Higginbotham.* On Oct. 8, 1927, she married Ralph L. Rose who survives with three sons and one daughter;
Richard Rose of Statesboro, Ga., David
Rose of Woodstock, Don A. Rose of
Hamilton, and Mrs. Ronald E. (Sue Ann)
Davis of Marietta.
One sister survives, Mrs. Paul D.
Archer of Martins Ferry. There are 13 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1
p.m. Friday in Doudna-McClure Funeral Home with
Pastor Herbert L. Roush officiating. Burial will be in the family plot in
Wheeling, W.Va. Friends may call at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contribution
may be made to the Washington County Heart Assoc. in care of Mrs. Cecil Dye,
Peoples Bank Building, Marietta.
*Submitter’s Note: In her
mother’s obituary the name was spelled HICKINBOTHAM.
Rowley, Sarah Ann Rowley, nee Morris
Source: The Indianapolis [Indiana] Star; Tuesday, 13
Apr 1965
ROWLEY
Mrs. Sarah Ann Rowley, 2841
N. Chester Ave., entered into rest Monday, age 74, wife of the late Mr. John W.
Rowley, mother of the late Virgil and Lee Rowley, mother-in-law of Mrs. Edna
Rowley and Mrs. Florence Carel, grandmother of Mrs.
Anne Lee Merrell, Mrs. Mary Lou Eschman, John, Edward
and Charles Rowley, sister of Mrs. Minnie Thrasher, great grandmother of
5. Services Wednesday 2:30 p.m. at
HARRY W. MOORE
ARLINGTON CHAPEL, 5811 E. 38th
St. Friends welcome.
Schaffner, Grace B. Schaffner, nee Blythe
Source: The Ocala [Florida] Star Banner; Friday, 5
Mar 1965
Mrs. Grace B. Schaffner,
66, 1842 E. Adams St., died Thursday at Munroe Memorial Hospital after a short
illness.
Mrs. Schaffner, a
native of Van Wert County, Ohio, had been a winter resident of Marion County
for the past five years, coming here from Grover Hill, Ohio.
She is survived by her husband, Walter
O. Schaffner; two sons, Doyt
Schaffner, Van Wert, Ohio, Cahrol
Schaffner, Grover Hill, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs.
Olive Cole, Van Wert, Ohio, Mrs. Betty Collins, Convoy, Ohio; and two brothers,
Oscar and Arona Blythe of Grover Hill, Ohio.
Mrs. Schaffner's
body will be flown today to Grover Hill, Ohio where funeral services and
interment will be held Tuesday.
Roberts Funeral Home is in charge of
local arrangements.
Seibel, Stella Seibel, nee Staley
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #154; Oct 13 1965
Notes: Seibel. Stella Seibel,
residence, 1824 Brevier Ave., beloved wife of the late John Peter, dear mother
of Helen Gallager, Edna Zachea,
Lillian Nusbaum. Elizabeth Green, Irena Esa, Anna Kamms. John and Harry,
grandmother and great-grandmother. Friends may call Wednesday From 2-10 P. M.
at The A. J. Tomon & Sons Funeral Home, 4772
Pearl Rd., where services will be held Thursday, Oct. 14, at 1 P. M.
Shaw,
Wanda L. Shaw, nee Foster
Source: The Zanesville [Ohio] Times Recorder; 26 Dec
1965
Mrs. Wanda L. Shaw, 52, of St. Louis,
Mo., former Zanesville resident, died at 7:20 p.m. Thursday apparently from a
heart attack at the home of her son W. Ted Shaw Jr. of New York City.
A native of Summerfield she was born Sept.
11, 1913, a daughter of Albert and Blanche Harlan [sic--Herlan]
Foster.
She attended Zanesville High School and
had been a resident of the St. Louis area for eight years. She moved from Zanesville about 30 years ago.
Mrs. Shaw attended the Presbyterian
Church.
Survivors are her husband W. Ted Shaw
Sr. of the home, her mother of Zane Motor Inn, one daughter, Mrs. Frank Codling
of Albany, N.Y.; one son of New York City; one sister, Mrs. Donald Lane of West
____; one brother, J. C. Foster of __________; and ________ granddaughter/s.
The body was brought to Blue Avenue
Chapel of __________ Funeral Home where
friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and where services will be
held at 1 p.m. Monday. Rev. ________ ________ will officiate and burial
______ ________ Memorial Park.
*Submitter's Note: My copy of this obituary was so difficult to
read beginning with the last two paragraphs above.
Shuman,
Lillian Shuman, nee Jacobs
Source: The Fairmont [West Virginia] Times; Saturday,
13 Mar 1965
Mrs. Shuman
Passes at
68
Mrs. Lillian Jacobs Shuman died
yesterday morning in the home of her son, Robert Shuman, Rt. 5, Beech Lane, Pleasane [sic--Pleasant] Valley. She was 68.
Mrs. Shuman was born at Middlebourne, Jan.
8, 1897, a daughter of the late Aaron and Delia Yost Jacobs, and was the widow
of Homer C. Shuman who died in 1942. She
was a member of the Seven Pines Methodist Church.
Surviving are one son, Robert, of
Pleasant Valley; two stepsons, Hansel H. Shuman of Rinehart and Carl Shuman of
Seven Pines; one sister, Mrs. Clara Midcap of Canton, Ohio; one brother, Worth
Jacobs of Fairmont; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Lazear and Kent Funeral Home in Mannington.
Shuman,
Lillian Shuman, nee Jacobs
Source: The
Fairmont [West Virginia] Times; 13 Mar 1965
SHUMAN
-- Mrs. Lillian Jacobs, 68, died Friday morning in the home of her son, Robert
Shuman, Route 5, Beech Lane, Pleasant Valley.
Friends may call at the Lazear and Kent
Funeral Home in Mannington where services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. with the
Rev. Wilbur Shaver officiating.
Interment will be in the Mannington Memorial Park Cemetery.
Source: The Evansville [Indiana] Courier & Press;
Sunday, 4 Jul 1965
TELL
CITY -- William F. Simpson, 75, of Tell City, died Saturday at his home.
Mr. Simpson, a member of St. Paul's
Catholic Church and the Catholic Knights of America, is survived by the wife,
Bertha; five sons, Owen B., Leo K., Franklin T., Ralph C. and Paul L., all of
Tell City; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Elder and Mrs. James Mansfield, both of
Tell City; two brothers, Henry of Tell City and Ernest of Birdseye, Ind., three
sisters, Mrs. Mamie Wilson and Mrs. Ida McMahan, both of Tell City, and Mrs.
Nora Cotton, Detroit, Mich.; and 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at
St. Paul's Catholic Church, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.
The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday in the Zoercher-Gillick Funeral Home here.
Source: The Arizona Republic, [Phoenix, Arizona];
Tuesday, 15 Jun 1965
Rites for Abraham L. Smith, 50, a
carpenter in Phoenix the past eight
years, will be conducted at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Green Acres Mortuary, 401 N.
Hayden, Scottsdale by Howard Herpilinck of the
Jehovah's Witnesses.
Burial will be in Green Acres Memorial
Gardens.
Mr. Smith, 1505 W. McKinley, died
Saturday in a Phoenix hospital. Born in
Dayton, Wash., he moved to Phoenix in 1957 from Ohio.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia;
two sons, Donald and George, both of Phoenix; two daughters, Mary of Phoenix
and Mrs. Judy Cutler of Missouri; and a brother, Earl and two sisters, Mrs.
Betty Gamet and Mrs. Myrtle Rasmussen, all out of
state.
Source: The Wetzel Democrat [Wetzel County, West Virginia];
Monday, 26 Aug 1965
Herbie Andrew Snider, 59, of Paden
City, died Monday, August 23, 1965, at his home. He was born at Sandusky, W. Va., Oct. 2,
1905, a son of Steve and Ollie Mercer Snider.
He was a member of St. Anne's Episcopal Church. He was formerly employed by Paden City Glass
Co., Paden City Pottery, and Viking Glass Co.
Surviving are his wife, Myrtle Farmer Snider; two sons, Les and Guy of
Paden City; two sisters, Mrs. Bernice Headley and Mrs. Bessie Bevlin, of Paden City; two brothers, Lawrence of Paden
City, and Lloyd, of Powhatan Point, O.; and four grandchildren. Friends were received at the Mowery Funeral
Home, Paden City, where services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev. T.
Roger McGuire officiating. Burial was in
Northview Cemetery.
Source: The
Wheeling [West Virginia] News-Register; 31 Dec 1965
SPEIDEL,
Eugene D., 53, of Alamogordo, N.M. died Tuesday at his home. He was born Oct. 17, 1912, in Wheeling, a son
of William and Louise Gellner Speidel. A veteran of the Korean conflict, Mr. Speidel had served in the Armed Services for 15 and
one-half years. He was a painter by
occupation.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Betty Wilson Speidel;
five sons, Cpl. Gilbert Kondrak, Camp LeJeune, N.C., James Kondrak,
Norfolk, Va., John Paul Kondrak, Cudahy, Calif.,
David Kondrak, Elkins, W.Va., and Richard Speidel, at home; five daughters, Mrs. Marilyn Grelles, in Germany; Mrs. Sally Bunker, Helena, Ark., Mrs.
Belinda VanBufkirk, Casper, Wyo., and Susan and
Barbara Speidel, both at home; two sisters, Mrs.
Viola Bohlman, Wheeling, and Mrs. Mary Hadley of
Florida; and nine grandchildren.
Friends
may call at the Heslop Funeral Home, Martins Ferry,
after 7 p.m. Saturday. Services will be
held Monday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Art VanDam of the 1st Baptist Church in Martins Ferry
officiating. Burial will be at the
Riverview Cemetery in Martins Ferry.
*Submitter's Note: Records posted on ancestry
. com show records of these men with the names
spelled as KONDRACH.
St.
John, John Wesley St. John
Source: Newspaper clipping,
Monroe County Ohio, 1965
ST. JOHN, John Wesley,
(Wes), 77, of Niles, and formerly of Wheeling, died Tuesday in the Warren Memorial
Hospital. He was born July 22, 1888, a son of William and Emily McMahon
St. John. His first wife, Mrs. Kate Fry St. John, died June 1, 1948. His second
wife, Mae, died one month ago. A son, Harold also preceded him in death.
Surviving are a son, Lawrence of California; a granddaughter; and a sister,
Mrs. Mattie Adams of New Philadelphia, O. Funeral services will be held Friday
in Niles, O., at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling.
Stalder, Frederick John Stalder
Source: Memorial for
Relatives and Friends by Boyd Roland Company Funeral Home, Corning, Adams Co.,
IA
[provided by Fred’s
granddaughter, Eleanor Victor]
"Fred"erick John Stalder was born on May 25, 1877 in Cortland, Nebraska. His
parents, John and Mary Schell Stalder, homesteaded
near Brooks, Iowa.
Entered into rest on September 10, 1965 age 88 years, 3
months and 15 days. Services Monday, Sept. 13, 1965 at 2:30 p.m. from the Mt.
Zion Church. Interment Methodist Grove Cemetery.
Stalder, William O. Stalder
Source: Villisca Review
[Villisca, Iowa]; March 18, 1965
Last Rites Held for W.O. Stalder
Funeral services for W.O. Stalder, 83, were held on Saturday March 13, 1965 at 2:00
p.m. from the Wolfe Funeral Home, with the Rev. Wilton Sinning of Corning
officiating. The organist, Mr. Mabel Dunn, accompanied, Mrs. Carolyn Harris in
the following vocal selections, "Death is Only a Dream" and "How
Beautiful Heaven Must Be." Flower bearers were Mrs. Veryl
Ellis, Mrs. Elsie Gulick and Mrs. Doris Lane.
Casketbearers
included Ed Greenfield, Jerry Greenfield, Donald Pullen, Floyd Hamman, Alvin Stalder, and Russell Hedinger.
Interment was in the Methodist Grove Cemetery.
William Oscar Stalder
was one of eight children born to John and Mary Schell Stalder.
He was born June 13, 1881, at Courtland,* Nebraska, and died March 11, 1965, at
Rosary Hospital, Corning, Iowa, having reached the age of 83 years, 8 months
and 26 days.
When still a child, he came with this
parents to the Mt. Zion community and the remainder of his life was spent in
the Brooks, Nodaway, and Mr. Zion area. His entire life was spent in farming.
On July 26, 1904, he was married to
Lulu M. Bowers and they became the parents of five children. Mrs. Stalder died on February 2, 1913. The young family
struggled on and on May 23, 1916, he was married to Rose Harris at Villisca,
Iowa. Three more children blessed the home and she preceded him in death on
December 13, 1963.
He leaves to mourn his passing one
brother Fred of Brooks; one sister, Mrs. Ellen Hedinger
of Brooks, eight** children; Charles W. of Brooks; J. Dale of Nodaway; Ester M.
Pullen of Clarinda, Ruby E. Greenfield of Villisca, Ruth A. Lampe of Winterset,
Harold I. of Downington, Pennsylvania, E. Marie
Pullen of Denver, Colorado and James D. of Massena.
He also leaves to mourn fourteen
grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren and many other relatives and
friends.
Submitter's
Notes:
* Courtland, Nebraska should be spelled
Cortland, Nebraska.
** William Oscar Stalder
and first wife Lulu Bowers had five children and he and second wife Rose Harris
had two more children. James D. Stalder was
the child of daughter Ruth Stalder, but he was raised
by W.O. and Rose Stalder.
Stephen, Jennie Johnson
nee Stephen or Stephan
MRS. JENNIE JOHNSON, 91, of
Quaker City, died Sunday morning, June 13, 1965, at one o'clock, in Guernsey
Memorial Hospital, Cambridge.
She was born in Monroe County, September 10, 1873, the
daughter of John R. and Louisa Herlan Stephen.
Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Quaker City Methodist
Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Miss Helen Johnson. of Colonial
Nursing Home, in Old Washington; two grandsons, James Johnson, of Washington,
D.C. and Dr. John R. Johnson, of Madison, Wisconsin; one sister, Mrs. Louella
Roe, of Columbus, and one brother, Fred Stephen, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Stimpert, Ethel Stimpert nee Lieuellen
Source: Monroe County [Ohio] Beacon; Thursday, 4 Nov
1965
Word has been received of the death of
Mrs. Clem (Ethel) Stimpert of Blackwell, Oklahoma,
which occurred on Wednesday October 20, 1965 in Poca
City Hospital, Poca City, Oklahoma, following an
illness of several months.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist Church at Blackwell on Saturday morning. Burial was at Blackwell.
Surviving are a son, Ronald* Stimpert, of
Blackwell; two brothers, William
Robinson of Blackwell and Luther Robinson of Millersburg, Ohio; one sister Mrs. H. G. Herlan,
of Columbus, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
and three sisters, Mrs. H. G.
Buckingham, of Cambridge; Mrs. William
Draper of Lewisville; and Mrs. H.P.
Gibson of Summerfield.
*Submitter's
Note: Elsewhere the son is seen as
Rolland.
Sullivan, Kandy (Candy)* Sullivan
Source: The Barnesville [Ohio] Whetstone; Thursday, 3
June 1965
Attempts to revive a 23 month old girl who
had fallen into a lily pond in the north end of Barnesville, failed last
Thursday afternoon and she was dead on arrival at the Barnesville hospital.
The youngster was Candy* Sullivan,
daughter of Richard and Mary Carpenter Sullivan of Canton who had been visiting
with her mother who is expecting the birth of another child soon, at the the home of Mrs. Sullivan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Carpenter, North Chestnut street.
The child apparently wandered away from
the home about 4 P.M. and fell into the lilly pond on
Kennard avenue, a short distance from the home of her grandparents.
The girl was found by her grandmother
and was given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation by a neighbor and also by ambulance
attendants on the way to the hospital, attempts to revive her being futile.
Services were conducted Sunday
afternoon at the Campbell funeral Home at 1:30 o'clock by the Rev. Larry
Miracle, pastor of the First Christian church. Burial was made in Crestview
cemetery.
Besides the parents, she is survived by
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Carpenter, Barnesville, and Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Sullivan, of Canton.
*Submitter's Note: Although the name is spelled
"Candy" on this obituary, on both the Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964
and the Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 it is spelled "Kandy L.
Sullivan."
Tighe, Bertha A. Tighe, nee Emig
Souce: The Toledo
[Ohio] Blade; 29 Mar 1965
Mrs. Bertha A. Tighe,
83, formerly of 14 Ravine Park Village, died yesterday in the Montrie Nursing Home.
Born in Sidney, O., Mrs. Tighe lived in Toledo 60 years. She was a member of Glenwood Lutheran Church.
Surviving are her sons, Eugene and
Richard Stickle, and George Tighe, all of Toledo, and
Robert Tighe, Sabina, O.; stepdaughter, Mrs. Lillian Eckleberry, Maumee, 12 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. in
Glenwood Lutheran Church with burial in Toledo Memorial Park. The body will be in the Clegg Mortuary until
11 a.m. Wednesday.
Ulrich, Mary Elizabeth
Dick Ulrich
Source: The Zanesville Times
Recorder, dated, 10 May 1965
(Mary Elizabeth Dick Ulrich
was born on 30 Jun 1919 in Monroe Co., OH. She died on 08 May 1965 in
Lewisville, Monroe Co., OH. )
Summerfield -- Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Ulrich, 45, of near Lewisville, died of an apparent heart attack at
her home at 9 p.m. Saturday (May 8). She was born in Monroe County, June 30,
1919, daughter of Fred and Martha Schoeppner Dick.
Mrs. Ulrich is survived by her
husband Alex, her mother, Mrs. Martha Dick of Woodsfield, two sons, Freddie and
Joseph of the home, three daughters Margaret and Theresa of the home, and Mrs.
Jack Brown of Lewisville, two brothers, Joseph and Clarence of Lewisville; two
sisters, Mrs. Paul Madison of Woodsfield and Mrs. Frank Ross of Carroll; and
one grandchild.
Requiem high mass will be
celebrated at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Burkhart with
burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Brubach
Funeral Home here 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Voland, Blanche Voland, nee Mitten
Source: The Marion [Indiana] Chronicle-Tribune; 14
Nov 1965
Mrs. Blanche Voland
Mrs. Blanche D. Voland,
51, a resident of Gas City for 35 years, but a native of Huntington, died about
12:20 p.m. Saturday at the Marion General Hospital. She had been ill for a year and in serious
condition since Nov. 4.
She lived at 222 E. S. "E"
St.
She is survived by two sons, James and
Jerry Vollen [sic], both of Gas City; four
step-sons, George and Francis Voland, both of Marion,
and Quindal and Ira Voland
Jr. both of Gas City; her mother, Mrs. Lula Mitten, Huntington; two sisters,
Mrs. Ruby Allen, Toledo, and Pauline Mitten, Huntington, and 14 step-grandchildren.
The body was taken to the Bailey
Funeral Home in Huntington, where friends may call after 7 p.m. today.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at
the funeral home. Burial will be in
Pilgrim Rest Cemetery, Huntington.
Source: The Peoria [Illinois] Journal Star; 20 Jan
1965
Orville E. Voland,
63, a resident of 1035 Gomo Ct., the past five
months, died at 3:50 p.m. yesterday in Methodist Hospital where he had been a pateint [sic--patient] since Jan. 16.
A resident of Peoria for 40 years, he
was employed as a driver for Hill Freight Lines, Inc., the past 10 years,
retiring in 1961. He was a member of the
Teamsters and Chauffers Union, Local 627; Loyal Order
of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles and Arcadia Avenue Presbyterian Church.
He was born April 11, 1901, the son of
George and Emma Tull Voland. He married Edna G. Buracker
in 1927 in Peoria.
Surviving are his wife; two sons,
George Voland, Farmington; Herman Bailey, Altona,
Ill.; four brothers, Forrest Voland, Peoria, Allen Voland, Chenoa, Ill.; Fred Voland,
Strawberry Point, Iowa; Chester Voland, Independence,
Iowa; one sister, Mrs. Ora (Nellie) Lary, Manchester,
Iowa; and seven grandchildren. One son,
Harry, preceded him in death in 1955. He
also was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.
Friday at the Wilton Mortuary with the Rev. E. L. Fernandes
officiating. Burial will be in Swan Lake
Memory Garden.
Friends may call at the mortuary from 6
to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Waggle, Wayne V. Waggle
Source: News Clipping 1965
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 at
the Campbell Funeral Home on North Chestnut Street for Wayne V. Waggle,
resident of 812 North Chestnut Street, Barnesville. Evangelist James W.
Gallagher and Fred Bennett officiated and interment was in Crestview Cemetery.
Mr. Waggle passed away suddenly at Barnesville Hospital
Sunday night April 18th at 7. He was born in Belmont County, near
Malaga on June 21, 1895 a son of Robert J. and Mary Thornberry Waggle, and at
an early age became a member of the Bush Church of Christ in Malaga.
He was a retired employe of the
United Dairy Company, where he was employed as a field man for 17 years.
On March 26, 1919 he was united in marriage to Mary B.
Moore.
Bereaved by his death are his widow of the home; one son,
John R. Waggle, two grandchildren, Bruce and Susan Waggle, all of Barnesville,
and one brother, Walter R. Waggle of Bannock.
Source: The Dayton [Ohio] Daily News; October 11,
1965
WATSON, Cyrus H., age 68, of 901
Cottonwood Rd., died Sat. He was the
organizer of the Dayton Insurance Service, serving as president and general
manager from 1936 until his retirement in 1962.
Served as a captain in the Marine Corps, World War I. He was a Mason and a Shriner, also a member
of the Fairmont Presbyterian church.
Survived by his wife, Lucile; 2 sons, Lewis S. and John C., all of
Dayton; 2 sisters, Mrs. John Holden, Martinsville, Ind., Mrs. Robert Van Hoy,
Waverly, Ind., 4 grandchildren. Funeral
Tues., 1:30 p.m., Meyer & Boehmer Funeral Home,
1733 Brown St., Rev. Nelson J. Wright officiating. Burial Woodland cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Mon. 4-9
p.m. In lieu of flowers please make
donations to your favorite charity.
Weber, Benjamin Otto Weber
Benjamin O. Weber, 74, of Lewisville, a retired blacksmith,
died Saturday night,
Mr. Weber was born
Surviving are his widow, Nellie; three daughters, Mrs. William
(Catherine) Weber, of Pasadena, Texas; Mrs. Donald (Marjorie) CadWallader, of New Philadelphia, and Mrs. Willis R.
(Dorothy) Petit, of Akron; two sons, Lewis E. Weber, of Akron, and Paul L.
Weber, of Lebanon, Illinois; fourteen grandchildren; five great grandchildren;
a sister, Mrs. Freda Landefeld, of Columbus; and four
brothers, Gilbert Weber, of Woodsfield; Solomon Weber, and Walter Weber, of
near Lewisville, and Homer Weber of Oblong, Illinois.
Mr. Weber was a member of the Buchanan Presbyterian Church.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at
Burial was in Friendship Cemetery, at Lewisville, with the
Gardner Funeral Home in charge.
Source: newspaper clipping; unknown paper; July 1965
Hurt In
Ont. Still Serious
Two Akron area women remain in serious
condition today in Bracebridge Hospital in Orilla, Ont., after an auto accident Saturday which killed
the husband of one.
Dead is Delbert S. Wise, 68, 371 Wayne st., Barberton. His
wife, Lilly, 69, and his stepdaughter, Mrs. Myrtle Darrah,
49, of 2101 Pressler rd., Akron, underwent surgery
for their injuries.
Two other passengers in the car driven by Mrs.
Darrah, Randall Combs, 14, of 2066 Moler dr., Akron, and a 7-year-old cousin, Daniel of 2080 Moler dr., were not hurt.
Police said the car rammed a rock pile
along Highway 11 near Gravehurst, Ont. The five were on their way to a fishing
vacation.
*Submitter's Note: Below are two obituaries.
Source: The Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal; Wednesday,
28 July 1965
WISE
Delbert S., 281 Twenty-fifth st. SW, passed away Saturday p.m. at Bracebridge,
Ontario, Canada. Survived by wife,
Lilly; stepdaughter, Mrs. Myrtle Darrah; stepsons,
Hubert Combs and Matthew Combs; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
sister, Mrs. Mary Kerps; brothers, Homer Wise and Asa
Wise. Funeral services 1:30 p.m. Friday
at the Campfield-Hickman Funeral Home, Rev. George LeMasters officiating.
Burial Greenlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. (Campfield-Hickman. 745-3161.)
*Submitter's Note: Below is another obituary.
Source: newspaper clipping; probably Akron [Ohio]
Beacon Journal; July 1965
Services For
Traffic Victim
BARBERTON -- Services for Delbert S.
Wise, 68, of 371 Wayne st. will be Friday at 1:30
p.m. at Campfield-Hickman Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Greenlawn
Cemetery, Akron.
Wise was killed in an auto accident
Saturday in Ontario, Canada. His wife,
Lilly, 69, and step-daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Darrah, 49,
of 2101 Pressler rd., Akron, were also injured.
The two are reported recovering today after surgery.
Also surviving are stepsons, Hubert and
Matthew Combs of Akron, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home
Wednesday.
*Submitter's Note: See additional articles above this obituary
regarding the accident..
Yoho, Sarah Yoho, nee Buchanan
Source: The Monroe County [Ohio] Beacon; 7 Jan 1965
Mrs. Sarah Yoho, 82, of the Woodsfield-Lewisville
Road, died Friday morning, January 1, 1965, at 4:15 o'clock at her home after a
two weeks illness.
She was born near Woodsfield, November
3, 1882, a daughter of the late Clelland and Lucinda
Schell Buchanan, and was the widow of E.F. Yoho, who died June 8, 1948.
Mrs. Yoho was a member of the Buchanan
Presbyterian Church Monroe Rebeka Lodge No. 645
Woodsfield and Center Grange.
Surviving are a son; Lynn Yoho, of the
home and a granddaughter, Miss Barbara Yoho of Columbus.
Rebekah ritualistic services were held
at the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home on Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Funeral services were held in their
chapel on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, with Rev. Boyd Burd
officiating. Burial was in the Oaklawn Cemetery.
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