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1943
John S. Jeffries
Source: The Spirit of Democracy, Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, Thursday, Jan.
28, 1943, Collection of Gertrude Christman Kahrig
John Simon Jeffries, of Avella, Pennsylvania, an oil well
driller, died in Bellaire City Hospital at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, January 21,
1943, of last week of burns sustained early that day when his clothing caught
fire while he was at work on a drilling operation on the Harry E. Warren farm,
between Businessburg and Jacobsburg.
Mr. Jeffries, a tool dresser, was engaged in pulling tools
from the well when the accident occurred. He is said to have stepped back into
an open gas flame, used as a light which ignited his clothing. He ran from the
scene and was fatally burned before a fellow workman would reach him. The burns
extended over a major portion of the body.
Deceased was a native of
The body was brought to the home of Orville Willison at Woodsfield, Saturday. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Woodsfield Church of Christ, with the
Reverend Charles Rock officiating. Burial was made in the Neuhart
Ridge cemetery.
Mr. Jeffries was about 41 years of age.
Roy McFarland
Source: The Spirit of Democracy, Issue:
Roy McFarland, aged 35 years, passed away at his home on
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Lloyd and Wayne of the
home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. McFarland of Hannibal, Ohio; two sisters,
Mrs. F. D. Pfalzgraf of Woodsfield and Mrs. Frank
Hamilton of Wireton, Pennsylvania; three brothers,
Floyd McFarland of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, and Paul and Walter McFarland of
Youngstown, Ohio, besides many more distant relatives and scores of friends.
Short funeral services were held at the Bauer & Turner
funeral home Monday afternoon followed by final rites at
Many friends extend sympathy to the bereaved family.
Anna K. Ludwig (nee Hehr)
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, June 1943
Mrs. Anna K. Ludwig, nee Hehr, was
born in Summit township, Monroe County, Ohio, June 22, 1874, and died suddenly
June 23, 1943, of a heart ailment while visiting a brother, Edward Hehr, in Wheeling, West Virginia. She had attained the age of 69 years and one
day.
Mrs. Ludwig was baptized and confirmed in the Faith of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church, of which she remained a consistent member
until death.
On February 14, 1898, she was untied in marriage with John
S. Ludwig and to this union, two children were born: Mrs. Helen Egger, of
Surviving are her two children; five grandchildren; three
sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Forbes and Mrs. Freda Larkin of Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Charley Ihlenfeld of Wheeling; four
brothers, William Hehr of Lewisville; Edward and Ben Hehr of Wheeling, and John Hehr
of Canton, Ohio.
Short services were held in the home of Gilbert J. Ludwig at
2:00 p.m. and final rites at 2:30 p.m. at the Evangelical and Reformed Church,
Woodsfield, on Saturday, June 26th, with her pastor, Reverend John H. Hose,
officiating. Burial was made in Oaklawn cemetery,
Woodsfield.
We rejoice alike that her life was full of good deeds.
Her soul to him who gave it rose,
God called it to its long repose,
Eternal Rest.
Although our Mother’s sun is set,
Her light shall linger round us
yet.
Bright, radiant blest.
Catherine Kilburn (nee Kahrig)
Source: Newspaper clipping, Issue: November 1943
Catherine Kahrig Kilburn, was born
July 11, 1873, and after a several months’ illness passed away at her home near
Lewisville, Ohio on the morning of November 2, 1943, being at the time of her
passing 70 years, 4 months and 18 days of age.
On March 27, 1894, she was united in marriage with Henry
Kilburn, and to this union three children were born: Homer, Mrs. Anna Claus and
Charles, all of the vicinity of
At an early age she was confirmed at
Caroline (Lena) (Frank) Veiock -- One of Tarentum, Pa.'s best known residents, Mrs.
Caroline Veiock, 76, of 609 Third avenue, died in
Allegheny Valley Hospital at 8:20 Thursday evening, March 25th,
1943. She had complained of not feeling
well on Wednesday, but her illness was not considered serious until Thursday
afternoon. At 8:00 p.m. she was rushed
to the hospital.
She was born in
Mrs. Veiock
was held in high esteem by a host of friends, to whom her passing came as a
great shock. Possessed of a friendly,
cheerful disposition, she was thoughtful and considerate of all with whom she
came in contact.
Survivors include two sons, Frank at home,
and Harry, of Marion, Indiana; four daughters, Mrs. Stella Horan, at home; Mrs.
Helen Laux, of Tarentum; Mrs. Ida Perry, of
Massillon, O., and Mrs. Mary Evans of Harrisburg; a brother, Charles Frank, of
Bellaire, and a sister, Mrs. Hattie Menkel, of Woodsfield;
seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Veiock
was the widow of the late George Veiock.
Funeral services were conducted at the
late home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon by Rev. John E. Shaughnesy,
pastor of the
English, Minnie (Griffin) English
Mrs. Minnie English Dies Friday
July 8, 1943
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon matson
Mrs. Minnie Griffin English, 56,
died here Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. H. Meek of Eastern Avenue. Death followed a brief illness of
heart trouble.
Brief funeral services were held
Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Meek home, with additional rites at The Church of
Christ with J. V. A. Traylor officiating. Burial was made in
Born at Rinard
Mills, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Griffin, the deceased is
survived by six children; Mrs. Meek with whom she resided; Mrs.
Warren Smith of Graysville; Mrs. Paul Drum of Detroit, Michigan;
Mrs. Bernard Forshey of Lower Salem; George and
Claude English of Canton; five brothers; Ellsworth, Marion and
Russell Griffen of Rinard
Mills, Emmett of Friendly, West Virginia and Otis of Holidays Cove, W. Va..;
also two sisters, Mrs. Al Drum of Senecaville,
Ohio and Mrs. Everett Smith of Whipple, Ohio. One sister, Mrs. Lewis Lallathin, preceded her in death, and four children
preceded their mother in death.
When we say reverently "She
was a good mother, neighbor and friend" in reference to a loved one who
has passed to The Great Beyond, we pay high tribute to that personality. That
is what those who knew her best and enjoyed her friendship say of Mrs. English.
She was loyal and steadfast and the interests of her family and faithfulness to
her church were first in her consideration.
The bereaved family
have the sympathy of many friends in their loss of a devoted mother.
Johnson, Harry M. Johnson
The Spirit of Democracy
Dated, January 14, 1943
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday afternoon for Harry M. Johnson, 41, who was fatally injured in an
automobile accident Sunday morning near New Philadelphia. Brief services were
held at his late residence near
Surviving are his wife, Nellie
Johnson; one son, Lloyd of the home; and his mother, Mrs. Anna Johnson,
Sycamore Valley; five sisters, Mrs. Shelia Massie, Mrs. Ethel Unger, Harrietsville; Mrs. Ella Thurla
of Cambridge; Stella Hubbard of Zanesville; and Hattie Smithberger of Sycamore Valley. One brother, Clarence
Johnson, of Conneaut, also survives.
Mr. Johnson was employed in the
oil fields of
Hine, J.F. Hine
Source: The Spirit of Democracy, dated, Sept. 2,
1943
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson,
J. F. Hine, son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Balzar Hine, died in
The body will be brought to The
Galbraith Funeral Home, Friday morning and will remain there.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock in St.
Sylvester's Catholic Church in charge of Rev. Fr. J. G. Mehler.
Interment will be made in the family burial lot in
Dietrich, John C. Dietrich
Prominent Clarington Resident is Taken
Died, December 30, 1943
Provided by Lena Kahrig
Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson
John C. Dietrich, 66, of
Clarington died at his home Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. He was prominent in
that community where for the past 30 years he
had operated The Clarington Creamery.
Deceased was a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dietrich. He was a member of The Evangelical and Reformed
Church of Clarington and of The Masonic Lodge of that place.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Alice Clark Dietrich, a daughter, Mrs. Walter McFarland of Youngstown, and
sons, Harold of Jackson Army Base, Jackson, Miss., and Paul of
Maxwell Field, Ala.; Miss Bertha Dietrich of Clarington, and five
brothers; Charles, Louis and Wesley, all of Clarington; Adolph of Belmont and
Dan of Canton; also two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon, with Rev. W. J. Hausmann,
Wheeling, officiating. Burial was made in
Harper, Floyd Harper
Floyd Harper Dies In Japanese
Source: Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by
Betty Lendon Matson
Royden
Harper of
Pvt. Harper was inducted into
the Army in
Pvt. Harper was born near
He was a member of The
Evangelical and Reformed Church in
In addition to his father, he is
survived by two brothers who are in the armed forces: Cpl. Virgil Harper of
Crum, Mrs. Campsadell Armi Crum nee Truex
Died:
February 12, 1943
Provided by Lena Kahrig
Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson
Mrs. Campsadell
Armi Truex Crum was born
November 9, 1861, and died February 12, 1943, aged 81 years, 3 months and 3
days. She was the mother of 13 children, of whom
survive. There is also 60 grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren. Eight grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren preceded her
in death.
Cline, Mrs. William F. Cline
Mrs. Cline
Dies at Mingo Junction
Source: Spirit of Democracy, dated September 9, 1943
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson
Mrs. William F. Cline, aged 88
years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emery Edwards at Mingo
Junction, on Saturday morning, September 4. The body was brought to her late
home at Low Gap and remained there until Tuesday afternoon when funeral
services were held at The Christian Union Church. Burial was made in the church
cemetery in charge of Galbraith Funeral Home of Woodsfield.
Mrs. Cline is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Edwards in whose home she died, Mrs. James Gray of
Woodsfield, Mrs. Barnett Williamson of Okmulgee, Okla., and Mrs.
Everett Smith of Rinard Mills, and two sons,
Luther Cline of Plainview and John Cline of Low Gap. Her husband died seven
years ago.
Source: The
Lloyd E. Leach, 34, near Temperanceville,
was fatally injured at 10 P.M. Saturday when struck by a truck on the
District headquarters of the patrol here said the accident
was investigated by patrolmen from the Bridgeport sub-station and that the
truck driver, Ray House, near Batesville, told officers Leach was lying in the
highway and that he did not see the man in time to avoid striking him.
Leach was attended at the scene by Dr. J.L. Romans,
Batesville, and the physician accompanied the victim to Swan hospital, death
occurring en route. Leach was reported to have been crushed through the chest.
The accidents in which the brothers lost their lives occurred only a few miles
apart.
Leach is survived by his widow; five children, Leach,
Herbert, Russell, Dale and an infant daughter born last Wednesday; six
brothers, David and Ellis, Summerfield R.D.; Acel and
Barney of Quaker City; John of Cleveland and Arch of U.S. Army New Guinea;
three sisters, Mrs. Harriett Carpenter, Quaker City R.D. and Mrs. Kate Floyd,
Caldwell and Mrs. Jennie Flood of Batesville and his father, Sam Leach, near
Batesville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 P.M. at the home
of his father,
Source:
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 P.M. at the Eberle Funeral Home ,
Mr. Leach, popular and well known young farmer, residing
six miles north of
Mr. Leach suffered a fractured skull, fractured right
shoulder, possible fracture of right hip and numerous cuts and bruises,
patrolmen said.
The victim is survived by his widow, Sylvia: four children,
Leona and Leola, twins, William and Robert of home; six brothers, David Ellis,
Summerfield R.D., Barney and Acel, Quaker City R.D.,
Lloyd, Temperanceville Star Route, John, of Cleveland
and Ruch, U.S. Army, New Guinea; three sisters, Mrs.
Harriett Carpenter, Quaker City R.D., Mrs. Kate Flood, Batesville and Mrs.
Jennie Flood of Batesville; his father Sam Leach of Summerfield. His mother and
one sister are deceased.
Among those attending the funeral from a distance were Mrs.
Leach's cousin Pvt. Robert Wise of Camp Bulter, N.C.;
Mr. and Mrs. Slater Peake and family, Cecil Magruder and family and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schultz and
family all of Wheeling WVa; Mrs. Raymond Johnson and
daughter Betty, George Weishar of Newark; and an aunt
of Mrs. Leach, Mrs. Russel Duer
of Piqua, Ohio, who is staying the week with her.
Cain, James W. Cain
Source:
James W. Cain Rites Saturday
Services will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock
at the Olszta funeral home for James W. Cain, veteran
of World War I, who died Thursday in the Veterans hospital at
The family residence is at
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Cain, two
sons, Kenneth Robert Cain at home, and Arlington E. Cain with the U. S. Navy;
one daughter, Miss Regina Cain, Bellaire, O.; four sisters, Mrs. Frank DeBolt, Wheeling; Mrs. Howard Dunfee,
Bellaire, O.; Mrs. Margaret Wright, Bellaire, O., and Mrs. Eugene Grossenback, Woodsfield, O.; his father, Isaac Cain,
Clarington, O.; his grandfather, James W. Cain, Clarington, O.
Source:
Beallsville---Sept. 27. Miss Arvilla
Carpenter passed
away in the
Source:
Woodsfield, O., Sept. 28--Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at Beallsville for Miss Arvilla Carpenter,
74, in charge of Rev. Williams, of the Bethesda Christian Church. Burial was
made in the
Ludwig, Anna Ludwig nee Hehr
Monroe County Beacon,
LKP#7
Mrs. Anna Hehr Ludwig, 69, widow
of John S. Ludwig and a life resident of the Lewisville-Woodsfield,
Mrs. Ludwig was born in
Her husband, John S. preceded her in death two
years ago.
Surviving are one son, Gilbert Ludwig of
Woodsfield; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Egger of
The body was brought to the Galbraith
Funeral Home today, and will be taken to the home of her son, Gilbert Ludwig,
on
Funeral services will be held at St.
Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed church Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock,
short services to be held at the Ludwig home at 2:00 o’clock Rev. John H. Hoal of
Mowder, John H. Mowder
Spirit of Democracy,
LKP#6
Funeral services for John H. Mowder
were held at his late home on
Mr. Mowder died at his home on
Sunday evening following a period of failing health due to a heart condition.
His condition was serious for the past several weeks.
He was the son of the late Henry and Catherine Norris Mowder and was born near Laings
on
On
One son, Albert, died at the age of five months.
He is also survived by eleven grandchildren.
He was the last member of his family, his parents and
brothers and sisters preceding him in death.
Mr. Mowder spent all his life in
The Mowder home, both in active
life and in his years of retirement, was ideal in many ways, always hospitable,
always pervaded by an atmosphere of self-reliance, confidence, good will and
faith in God and our fellowmen. While Mr. Mowder was
a faithful member of his church, he was no fanatic, but translated the teaching
of his Master into practical, human relationships with his family, neighbors
and friends.
Baker, Alice C. Baker, nee Brown
Source:
Mrs. Alice Baker Dies
Wednesday
Mrs. Alice* C. Brown Baker, 72, died of
a heart ailment Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. at her home,
The daughter of Isaac and Hannah Kaylor**
Brown, she was born in Monroe county Feb 2,* 1871, and had been a
resident of
She is survived by five children, Mrs.
Earl Thudlum*** and George W. Baker of Ashland, Ira
F. Baker and Mrs. Harlow Kutz of Wooster and Mrs.
Clyde Scobey of Alliance; also by a brother, William Brown of Ashland and three
sisters, Mrs. Matilda Weber, Mrs. Lottie Jackson and Mrs. Lydia A. Cecil, all
of Monroe county. One son died in
infancy.
Mrs. Baker was a member of the Ashland
Church of Christ and the Century Bible class.
Funeral services will be held Saturday
at 2 p.m. at the Denbow and Bear Funeral Home with
Rev. Frank W. Brown, pastor of the
Submitter’s Notes:
*The
photograph of her birth record on
**In
other documents this is spelled KEYLOR.
***In her own obituary [Mrs. Earl Thudium’s], the name was spelled THUDIUM.
Source:
John
W. Brown Dies at Age 75
John W. Brown, 75, of
Mr. Brown was born in
Survivors are his wife; a son, Elvy Brown of Jeromesville; a
daughter, Mrs. Lester Keener of Troy street; six grandchildren; four great
grandchildren; a brother, Wm. Brown of Ashland; four sisters, Mrs. Matilda
Webber** of Louisville***; Mrs. Lida Anna Cissel of Woodsfield; Mrs. Alice Baker of Ashland and Mrs. Lota Jackson of Sardis.
His parents, a great grandchild, three
brothers and two sisters preceded Mr. Brown in death.
Funeral services will be conducted at
2:30 p.m. Saturday at the
The body will remain at the Gilbert
Funeral Home on
Submitter's Notes:
* The name is also often seen as KEYLOR.
** Matilda's last name is usually seen as
WEBER.
*** Matilda lived in
Herlan, Martha Herlan,
nee Cummings
Source: The
Eight Mile, Jan. 15 -- Mrs. Louisa
Mendenhall has received word of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Martha
Cummings Herlan, widow of John A. Herlan
of Schley, which occurred on Monday in
Surviving are
three sisters, Miss Nora Brownfield, and Mrs. Barbara Hinman,
of the home, and Mrs. Rachel Schatz, of
Funeral services
will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock, EWT, from the Eberle
funeral home here. Burial will be in
*
Sylvester
Lonzo (Lonnie) Cronin
S. L.
Cronie, formerly of
Funeral
seravices will be held Friday, with interment in
Surviving
are Mrs. Viola Hines of Woodsfield, a sister; three children, Crawfore of El Dorado, with whom Mr. Cronin had made his
home for the past three years; Steward of Oklahome;
Mrs. Arthur Staudt of
Mr.
Cronin, or “Lonnie,” as he was known to hundreds of
He was 76 years old.
[Zanesville Signal Friday 7/30/1943 p 3; S L Cronin: services
held "today" at
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