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Monroe County Obituaries

1967

 

Myrtle I. Highman

Source:  The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, April 13, 1967.

   Mrs. Myrtle I. Highman, 81, died Wednesday, April 12, 1967 at Samaritan Hospital, in Ashland, Ohio.  She was born in Woodsfield, Octoer 18, 1885.

   Surviving are one daughter Mrs. Hilton (Evelyn) Clain, of Polk, and two sons, Harold Highman, of Mt. Vernon and Chester Highman, of Ashland, also 6 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

   She was a member of the Connor Ridge Methodist Church.

   The body is at the Gilbert Funeral Home in Ashland where services will be held Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, with Rev. Edward Darringer officiating.

   Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Woodsfield, Friday at 2:30 p.m.

 

Elmer Elwood Conley, 82, of 3526 Elk Avenue, Shadyside, died Sunday morning, January 1, 1967, at 5:15 o’clock in his home.  Born in Sardis, September 24, 1884, he was the son of the late Jess and Sarah Mathias Conley. Mr. Conley was a member of the Shadyside Presbyterian Church.  Surviving are his wife, Anna Conley, one daughter, Mrs. Ethel Wilson of Shadyside, three grandchildren, Joseph Wilson of Silver Spring, Maryland, Louis Wilson of Shadyside, and Mrs. Sally Merkel of Shadyside and one great grandson, Joseph Wilson, Jr. of Silver Spring.  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the Walter C. Bauknecht and Son Funeral Home, at Shadyside, with the Rev. Robert Cannon officiating.  Burial was in Holly Memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove.

 

Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Conley, 74, of 3526 Elk Ave., Shadyside, died Friday morning, December 29, 1967, at 7:45 o’clock, in Bellaire City Hospital.  She was born in Sardis, March 26, 1893, a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Winter Myers.  Mrs. Conley was a member of the Shadyside Presbyterian Church.  Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Wilson¸ of Shadyside, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her husband Elmer Conley died in January 1967.  Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, January 1st at one o’clock in the Walter C. Bauknecht and Son Funeral Home at Shadyside with Rev. Robert Cannon officiating.  Burial was in Belmont Memorial Cemetery.

Phillip W. Kahrig


Source: The Zanesville Times Recorder on 20 Nov 1967

LEWISVILLE MAN LEAVES 126 SURVIVORS  (Phillip W. Kahrig was born on 06 May 1890 in Lewisville, Monroe Co., OH. He died on 18 Nov 1967 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH.)

WOODSFIELD -- Phillip W. Kahrig, 87 year old retired Monroe County farmer, died at his home near Lewisville at 9 a.m. Saturday [Nov 18] leaving 126 survivors. He had been in declining health. Mr. Kahrig was a member of the United Church of Christ near Lewisville. He was born May 6, 1890, a son of Ludwig and Catherine Gertler Kahrig.

Surviving are his widow, Louise Pfalzgraf Kahrig, six sons, Lawrence, Alfred, and George, all of Lewisville Route 1, Edwin of Marietta, and Benjamin and Homer of Salesville; four daughters, Mrs. Alva (Pauline) Christman of Calais, Mrs. Marie Brooks of Mantua, Mrs. Clem (Sophia) Reischman of Barnesville, and Mrs. Robert (Minnie) Walters of Marietta, a brother, Fred, of Woodsfield; and 51 grandchildren and 63 great grandchildren.

The body is at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home where services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Rev. Wilmer Grunwald will officiate. Burial will be in Middle Church Cemetery near Lewisville. Friends may call at the funeral home.

 

Mary Ann Matz nee Schaub

        Mrs. Mary Ann Matz, 79, of Woodsfield died at l0:30 p.m. Saturday (April 29) [SUBMITTER'S NOTE:  1967] at Good Samaritan Hospital following a long illness.

        She was born May 5, 1887, at Lewisville, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Schaub. She was a member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ at Woodsfield.

        Her husband, William Matz, died in 1965.

        She is survived by two daughters, Miss Thelma Matz of the home and Mrs. Sarah Bornes of Iron River, Mich.; four sons, Herzel H. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Louis of the home, Leland M. of Washington C.H., and Ralph E. of Chillicothe; two sisters, Mrs. Angie Steen of Wooster and Mrs. Ida Stewart of Cambridge; 10 grandchildren, and 11great-grandchildren.

        Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at Woodsfield with Rev. George Corbitt officiating. Burial will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery at Woodsfield.

        Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.

 

Arman, Blanche Louella Arman nee Green

          Mrs. Blanche Louella Arman, 85, of Powhatan, Route 1, died Thursday evening, February 9, 1967, at seven o’clock in Bellaire City Hospital.  She was born at Steinersville, Ohio, January 19, 1882, a daughter of the late George W. And Zella Bonar Green.  Mrs. Arman was a member of the Amity Methodist Church.

          Surviving are her husband, Harry Arman; one daughter, Miss Helen Arman, of the home; one brother, Newell Green, of Powhatan, and one sister, Mrs. Gladys Gillespie, of Jacobsburg.  Two brothers, Waldo and Alfred Green, preceded her in death.

          Brief services were held Monday afternoon at one o’clock in the Gibson-Bauknecht Funeral Home, at Powhatan.  Additional services were held at 1:30 o’clock at the Amity Methodist Church, with Evangelist Leonard officiating.  Burial was in Powhatan Cemetery.

 

Amos, Oliver R. Amos

          Oliver R. Amos, 83, of Scio, died Thursday evening, February 9, 1967, at the Sunny Slope Nursing Home, Bowerston, after an extended illness.  He was born September 30, 1883, in Perry Township, Harrison County, a son of Sanford and Agnes Amos.  Mr. Amos was a livestock dealer, auctioneer and wool broker.

          Surviving are his wife, Clara, whom he married January 25, 1905; three sons, Harold Amos, of Somerton; Hubert Amos and Jack Amos, of Scio; one daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Agnes) Timmons, of Barnesville; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

          Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock in the Purviance Funeral Home, at Scio, with Rev. S. V. Huffman and Rev. Jay Crites officiating.  Interment was in Perrysville Cemetery.

 

Archer, Allie Archer nee Dowell

          Mrs. Allie Archer, 87, of Caldwell, died Saturday night, May 13, 1967, at 11:30 o’clock in Summit Acres Nursing Home at Caldwell.  She had been ill several months.  She was born June 7, 1879, in Noble County, a daughter of Charles and Mary Dowell.  Mrs. Archer was a member of the Caldwell First Methodist Church and of Amazon Chapter No. 30, Order of Eastern Star.

          Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Gladys Scott, of Mansfield; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Leota Curtis, and Mrs. Lily Curtis, both of Summerfield, and Mrs. Madge Davis, of Caldwell.  Her husband, Amos Archer, died in 1931, and a daughter, Mrs. Opal McElfresh, died in 1958.

          Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock in the McVay Funeral Home, at Caldwell, with the Rev. DeForest Winner officiating.  Burial was in the Olive Cemetery.

 

Elmer Morris

Elmer Morris, 77, of Woodsfield, Route 3, died Saturday morning, March 4, 1967, at six o'clock, in Barnesville General Hospital following a two year illness.  Born June 19, 1889, in Monroe County, he was a son of Jeff and Ruthana Carpenter Morris.  A retired carpenter, he was a member of Seneca Valley Church of Christ.

Surviving are his wife, Vesta Morris; four sons, Ermie, Jesse, Dale and Roger Morris, all of Woodsfield, Route 3; two daughters Mrs. Clara Crawford, of New Philadelphia and Miss Dorothy Morris of the home; a brother, Clarence Morris, of Bailey Mills; one sister, Mrs. Icel Giesy, of Barnesville; ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock in The Gardner Funeral Home, with Minister J.V.A. Traylor , of Woodsfield and Minister James Gallagher, of Barnesville officiating. Burial was in Calais Cemetery.

 

Elma Burkhart nee Wettles  (March 26, 1881 - April 24, 1967)

Elma Burkhart, 86, widow of Simon Burkhart, died Monday in El Cajon, California.  Mrs. Burkhart was born March 26, 1881, in LaNora, Kansas.  In 1905, she was married to John Murer in Nebraska and moved to the Flathead in 1907, settling in Creston.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1931.  She continued to make her home in the Flathead and in 1933, she was married to Simon Burkhart and was preceded in death by him in 1963.  Mrs. Burkhart had made her home in California for the past three years.  She was a former member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW of Kalispell.

Mrs. Burkhart is survived by one son, Marion Murer of Kalispell; one daughter, Mrs. Amber Nelson of El Cajon, California; one brother, Albert Wattles in Nebraska; one sister, Mrs. Cora Cross in Washington, seven grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Burkhart have been set for Monday at 2 p.m. from the Waggener & Campbell Chapel with Rev. Fred Paxton, pastor of the Central Christian Church, officiating.  Interment will follow in the Conrad Memorial Cemetery

 

Raymond Florian Burkhart   (March 14, 1899 - July 10, 1967)

Raymond Florian Burkhart, 68, of Canton, son of the late Simon and Teresa Burkhart of Barnesville and Miltonsburg, was born March 14, 1899 and passed away the Lyons Nursing home with a stroke July 10, 1967, just thirty years after the death of his father on the same date.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 12, and burial ws made in Louisvile, Stark County, Cemetery beside his wife. His wife, Laura, died nine years ago.

Surviving are a son,Francis R. Burkhart., North Canton, Ohio; a daughter, Mrs. Bruno (Helen Marie) Frustaci,, Canton; three grandchildren living (three grandchildren are deceased); a brother, Alfred F. Burkhart of Belmont and a sister, Mrs. James O. (Mary E.) Stephens of Barnesvile; three nieces and one nephew.

He had a stroke three years ago and was partially paralyzed then and unable to walk.  He had been at the rest home ever since he was released from the hospital in June 1964.

 

Crum, Edna Pearl Crum nee Bruce
Died May 13, 1967
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson
          Mrs. Edna Pearl Crum, 76, of Barnesville, Route 1, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack at ten o'clock Saturday morning, May 13, 1967, at her home.
          Born January 17, 1891, in Monroe County, she was the daughter of James W. and Anna McKnight Bruce. Her husband, Elmer Crum, died April 6, 1967.
          Mrs. Crum was a member of The Church of Christ.
          Surviving are three sons, Warren Crum, of Caledonia, Ohio; Edison Crum of Barnesville, Route 3 and Charles Crum, of Santa Clara, California; five daughters, Mrs. Elta McMahon, of Painesville,Ohio; Mrs. Wilma Lucas and Mrs. Eileen Davis of Beallsville; Mrs. Mary Bonar, of Carrolton, and Mrs. Nora Lee Mobley, of Louisville, Ohio; one brother, John Bruce, of Riverbank, California; one sister, Mrs. Cora Crammer, of Porterville, California;  thirty-one grandchildren and twenty-nine great-grandchildren. A son, Earl, is deceased.
          Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, in The Campbell Funeral Home, at Barnesville, with Minister John Hamilton, of Woodsfield officiating. Burial was in Beallsville Cemetery.

Morris, Pearl E. Morris nee Swartzlander
Mrs. Robert Morris
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, dated,  September 21, 1967
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson
          Mrs. Pearl E. Morris, 71, of 1220 Neptune Street, Akron, formerly of Woodsfield, died Thursday evening, September 14, 1967, at 8:15 o'clock, in Akron City Hospital after an extended illness.
          Born April 17, 1896, in Sistersville, W.Va., she was a daughter of Allen and Ella Fackler Swartzlander. The family later moved to Woodsfield.
          Mrs. Morris had lived in Akron for the last twenty-one years. She was a member of The First Methodist Church, in Woodsfield, and Woodsfield Chapter No. 268, Order of Eastern Star.
          Surviving are her husband, Robert Morris; two daughters, Mrs. James McMorran and Mrs. Patrick Francis, of Akron; one son, Paul Morris, of Wadswoth; one sister, Mrs. Blanche Haught, of Woodsfield, and four grandchildren.
          The body was brought to The Bauer and Turner Funeral Home, in Woodsfield, where Eastern Star services were held on Saturday evening at 8:00 o'clock.
          Funeral services were held in the funeral chapel on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, with Rev. Boyd Burd officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery, Woodsfield.

Matz, Mrs. Mary A. Matz nee Schaub 2nd obit
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, dated      May 4, 1967
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson
          Mrs. Mary Ann Matz, 79, of 310 North Main Street, Woodsfield, died Saturday evening, April 29, 1967, at 10:30 o'clock, in Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville, following an extended illness.
          She was born May 5, 1887, near Lewisville, the daughter of Andrew and Sarah Schaub.
          Mrs. Matz was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ at Woodsfield, The Senior Women's Guild of the church, Monroe Rebekah Lodge No. 645 and The VFW Auxiliary.
          Surviving are two daughters,  Miss Thelma Matz, of the home, and Mrs. Francis (Sarah) Borns, of Iron River, Michigan;  four sons, Herzel H. Matz, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida;  Louis A. Matz, of the home; Leland M. Matz, of Washington Court House, and Ralph E. Matz, of Chillicothe;  two sisters, Mrs. Angie Steen, of Wooster, and Mrs. Ida Stewart, of Cambridge;  ten grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
          Her husband, William F. Matz, died May 4, 1965.
          Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock in The Bauer and Turner Funeral Chapel, with Rev. George Corbitt officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery.

 

Crum, Elmer E. Crum
Elmer E. Crum Dies;
Was Retired School Teacher and Mail Carrier
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson
          Elmer Earl Crum, 83, of Barnesville  Route 1, died April 6 at his home following a short illness.
          He was born February 7, 1884, near Beallsville in Monroe County, a son of Joseph and Campsadell Truex Crum, and was a retired school teacher, farmer and mail carrier. He was a member of The Armstrong Mills Church of Christ.
          Surviving are his widow, Edna Bruce Crum;  five daughters, Mrs. Ella McMahon of Painesville,  Mrs. Wilma Lucas and Mrs. Irene Davis of Beallsville,  Mrs. Mary Ruth Bonar of Carrolton, and  Mrs. Dora Lee Mobley of Louisville; three sons, Warren of Caledonia, Edison of Barnesville and Charles of Santa Ciara, Calif.;  two sisters Mrs. Grace Montgomery of Jerusalem and Mrs. Mary Kinemond of Key; three brothers, Harley and John of Barnesville and Clyde of Canton; 31 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. A son, two sisters and five brothers are deceased.
          Services were held Sunday at The Campbell Funeral Home, Barnesville with Evangelist James Gallagher officiating. Burial in The Beallsville Cemetery.

 

Barney Leach

Source: The Cambridge [Ohio] Jeffersonian; Wednesday, 18 Jan. 1967

 BARNESVILLE---Barney Leach, 540 Hilles Ave., died at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday in Barnesville Hospital.

          Born Sept. 13, 1895, in Monroe County, he was the son of Samuel and Angelic Leach. A veteran of World War I, he was a post member of the Barnesville Post VFW.

          He leaves his wife, Grace; three daughters, Mrs. Helen Wehr and Mrs. Ethel Carpenter, Barnesville, and Mrs. Cledith Carpenter, Summerfield; a son Jack of Barnesville; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Acel and Arch, both of Quaker City and Ellis of Summerfield; and three sisters, Mrs. Harriett Carpenter, Uhrichsville, Mrs. Jennie Flood, Hopewell and Mrs. Kate Floyd, Zanesville; a son Danford, three brothers and a sister are deceased.

          Friends are being received at Campbell Funeral Home here where services will be held at 1P.M. Thursday with Evang. Richard Pryor officiating. Burial will be in Crestview Cemetery.

Hazel D. Neuhart nee Mercer

Source: Quaker City Home Towner, Friday 18 Aug. 1967

            Mrs. Hazel D. Neuhart, 74, of Quaker City Rt. 4, died at 1 P.M. Saturday (Aug. 12) at Cambridge Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient nearly a month.

            Born Nov. 1, 1892, in Batesville, she was the daughter of Caleb and Frances Jones Mercer. She was a member of Batesville United Methodist Church.

            Surviving are her husband, Forest; five sons, Ralph of Cambridge, Ray of Columbus, Jimmy of Quaker City Route 4, Jack of Long Beach, Calif., and Richard of Batesville; a daughter, Mrs. Marie Morris of Canton; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Becker of Tijuana, Calif., Mrs. Dorothy Fowler and Mrs. Juanita Cheffy, both of Barnesville; 15 grand-children; and five great-grandchildren.

            Services were held at 1:30 P.M. Tuesday at the Eberle Funeral Home, Quaker City, with Rev. Milford Carey officiating. Burial will follow in Friends Cemetery, Quaker City.

 

George W. Hensel

George W. Hensel, 87, of Matamoras died yesterday morning (Aug 7,1967) in a Newport rest home.  He was born Nov. 27, 1879 at Matamoras a son of John W. and Mary Shook Hensel.  He was a life resident of Matamoras and a retired farmer. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church.  He married the former Mary Stacey, who preceded him in death.

Surviving him are two daughters; Mrs. Mearl (Bertha) Cline, Matamoras, and Mrs. Fadel (Goldie) Graham, Wooster; four sons, Delbert, of Vienna W. Va., and Ralph, Henry and Harold all of Matamoras; several grandchildren; a brother, John Hensel, Wheeling and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by one sister and four brothers.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Unity Baptist Church at Matamoras. Friends may call at Corum Funeral Home, Matamoras from 2-4 and from 7-9 p.m. tomorrow.

 

Ray E Briggs

Ray E Briggs, 47, of Route 1, Wescosville, Pa., former resident of Woodsfield, died Wednesday morning, April 19, 1967, in Osteopathic Hospital, at Allentown,Pa., where he had been a patient since March 31st. He was born near Woodsfield, September 16 1919, a son of the late Isaac N Briggs and Mrs. Faye Briggs. Mr. Briggs was employed by the Hoosier Construction Company at Allentown.He was a veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Clara Piatt Briggs; his mother, Mrs. Faye Briggs, of Woodsfield; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Kibler, of Alliance, and Mrs. Eugene Throckmorton, of Canton; two grandchildren; two brothers, Wilber Briggs, of New Concord, and Ransom Briggs, of Ashland, and two sisters, Mrs. John F Piatt, of Woodsfield, Route 1, and Mrs Helen Baker, of Bergholz. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock in the Bauer- Turner Funeral Chapel, with Rev, Roy Walther, of Antioch, officiating. Burial was in the Moffett Cemetery.

 

Christman, George L. Christman

LKP#2

          George L. Christman, 89, of near Monroefield, Lewisville, Route one, died Friday afternoon, August 25, 1967, at two o’clock at his home, following an illness.

          He was born in Monroe County, Ohio, Friday, March 29, 1878, a son of Philip and Rosanna Pfalzgraf Christman.

          Mr. Christman was a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ, Lewisville, Ohio. He spent his entire life on the farm. In farmer years he owned a sawmill and did custom sawing.

          Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Sylvester (Elma) Burkhart, Mrs. Gilbert (Esther) Claus, Mrs. Alfred (Gertrude) Kahrig, Mrs. George (Laura)

Kahrig and Mrs. Wilburt (Beryl) Claus, all of Lewisville, Route 1; three sons, Arthur Christman, of Wooster, Ohio; Clarence Christman, of Apple Creek, Ohio, and Paul Christman, of Cambridge, Ohio; 27 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren.

          Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o’clock in the Trinity United Church of Christ, at Lewisville, with Rev. Wilmer Grunwald officiating. Burial was in the Middle Church Cemetery, with the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home, of Woodsfield, Ohio, in charge.

 

Albert B. Morris

Source:  Marietta [Ohio] Times; Monday, 21 August 1967

        Albert B. Morris, 80, of 304 Marlon St., died at 1:10 p.m. yesterday.

        He was born April 15, 1867, at Matamoras, a son of the late Jacob and Hannah McNelly* Morris.  He married the former Alma Martin who died in 1944 and later married Ida Capron who died April 17, 1967.  He had been employed by the State Highway Dept. until his retirement.

        Survivers [sic] include two sons and three daughters from his first marriage, Henry Morris of Whipple, Floyd Morris and Mrs. Eileen Russell of Marietta, and Mrs. Eloise Sampson and Mrs. Betty Boyce of Ashville; one brother Floyd Morris of Matamoras; three sisters, Clara of Wheeling, and Anna and Elsie of Bridgeport; 15 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.  One daughter, Olive, is deceased.

        Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Doudna & McClure Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Rake Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home.

*Submitter's Note:  His mother's name was Hannah Elizabeth NALLEY.

 

Arthur Huntsman

Funeral services for Arthur Huntsman, 70, of Hendrysburg, were held Tuesday, May 30th at the Kelly Kemp Funeral Home in Bethesda.  Evangelist James W. Gallagher officiated and burial was made in Hope Cemetery, Hendrysburg.  Mr. Huntsman passed away at Barnesville Hospital, Saturday, May 27th at 4 p.m., where he had been a patient 3 days.  Born September 22, 1896, in Boston, Ohio, he was a son of Allen and Jane Huntsman.  A WW I Veteran, he had been employed as a coal miner and at Shockey Greenhouse in Hendrysburg.

He leaves a son, William of Canton; four daughters, Mrs. Grace Lucas of Belmont, Mrs. Robert Powell of Homeworth, Mrs. Mary Evans and Mrs. Anna Mae Butler of Marietta; three brothers, Lester and James of Barneville, and Earl of Toronto; five sisters, Mrs. Edna Stephens and Mrs. Bessie Johnson of Barnesville, Mrs. Goldie Swallie and Mrs. Pearl Burkhart of Belmont, and Mrs. Clarence Morris of Ashland; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

 

Virden, Harry P. Virden

VIRDEN, Harry P., 62, of 218 N Erie St. Wheeling Island, died at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday in the Ohio Valley General Hospital.  Born in Friendly, WVA March 8, 1904, the son of Warren and Daisy Morris Virden, he was a member of the Thomson Methodist church, Middlebourne Lodge No 34 A.F. and A.M. and was employed as a pharmacist. 

Surviving are his wife, Albena Sagrilla Virden; one daughter, Mrs. Raymond Bieber, Sisterville; one son, Thomas Paul Virden Weston WVA; one brother, Robert Virden, Tustin CA; one grandchild and several nieces and nephews.  Friends may call at the Kepner Funeral Home, 1308 Chapline St where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday with the Rev. Samuel B. Sink officiating.  Interment in Beech Spring Cemetery, Harrison County, OH.

Published in the Wheeling News-Register.

 

Meredith, Juanita Meredith

Salem- Mrs. Juanita Meredith, 56, of Route 1 died at 6:05 p.m. Sunday in a Clarksburg hospital.

She was born May 18, 1910 at Middlebourne, a daughter of the late Warren and Daisy Morris Virden.  On September 8, 1930, she was married to Godfrey C. Meredith, who survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Ray (Peggy Jo) Montgomery of Hobbs N.M.; two brothers, Harry Virden, Wheeling and Robert Virden, Tustin, CA.; one granddaughter, Anita Ray Montgomery, Hobbs, N.M.

Mrs. Meredith was a member of the Bristol Methodist Church.  She was also a member of the Orpha Chapter 30, Order of Eastern Star at Salem, Sunshine Temple 21, Pythian Sisters, Rebekah Lodge of Salem, Grove Supreme, Forest Woodsman’s Circle, Flinderation Farm Women’s Club, the Happy Homemakers Farm Women’s Club, Daughter of American Revolution and the Salem Women’s Club of which she had been treasurer for several years.

Published in the Clarksburg Telegram on January 2, 1967. 

 

Miller, Leva W. Miller

Source:  Marietta [Ohio] Times:  13 Jan 1967   Rinard Mills Man Dies of Shotgun Wound in Head

        Leva W. Miller, 67, of Rinard Mills Rt. 1 died yesterday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the head, according to Monroe County Sheriff Francis Sulsberger.

        Miller, reported dead on arrival at Marietta Memorial Hospital at 11 a.m. yesterday, used a 22-caliber rifle to inflict the fatal wound.  Dr. Kenneth Owen, Washington County coroner, viewed the body.

        The shooting occurred in the living room of Miller's home, while Miller's wife, Laura, was in another part of the house, according to the sheriff's report.

        Miller was born on Aug. 7, 1899,* and was a life resident of the county.  He was engaged in farming and was a former employee of Ohio Dept. of Highways.  [sic]

        His wife, the former Laura Holiday, survives with two sisters, Mrs. Edna Miller and Mrs. Kathryn Roach, both of Akron, and one brother, Henry Miller of Graysville Rt.   One son, Ernest, died in Korea in 1952.

        Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ with Evang. J.V.A. Traylor officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

        Friends may call at Mallett Funeral Home in Stafford after 6 this evening and through Saturday.

 

*Submitter's Note:  CONFLICT:  According to the  records photographed and shown on Monroe County Birth CD #3, p 131, his birth date was 12 Aug 1899; but Monroe County Marriage Records CD #11, p 150, shows his birth as 13 Aug 1900 and this obituary gives 7 Aug.

 

 

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