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Monroe County Obituaries

1969

 

Mrs. William Tenley – Mrs. Cleora M. Tenley, 83, of Sardis, Route 1, died Friday, March 14, 1969, in East Liverpool at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lucille Dean.  She was born September 22, 1885, at Fly, a daughter of Henry and Lucinda Hendershot Belford.  Mrs. Tenley was a member of the Locust Grove Church near Sardis.  Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Dean, of East Liverpool, Mrs. Martha Balough of Wooster, and Mrs. Virginia Stewart of Orrville, three sons, William Tenley of Paden City, WV, Harold Tenley of Orrville, and Joseph Tenley of Columbus, twenty-four grandchildren, sixty-three great grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Sadie Hoskinson of Sardis and two brothers, Oliver Belford and Arthur Belford of Sardis, Route 2.  Her husband William Tenley preceded her in death.  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock in the Rush Funeral Home at Sardis with Rev. Conley officiating.  Burial was in the Sardis Cemetery.

 

Robert A. Frank -- Service for Robert (Red) Frank, 54, of Zanesville Route 2, who died Monday April 14, 1969 will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the DeLong and Baker Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.  Burial will be in Memorial Park.  Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

 

Ambrose Joseph Biedenbach

Source: The Zanesville Times Recorder, dated, 02 Oct 1969:
(Ambrose Joseph Biedenbach was born on 19 Apr 1896 in Monroe Co., OH. He died on 01 Oct 1969 in Caldwell, Noble Co., OH.)

Ambrose J. Biedenbach, 73, of 304 Belford Street, Caldwell, a retired farmer, died at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 1) at Good Samaritan Hospital where he had been a patient several days. He was born April 19, 1896, in Monroe County, a son of Joseph and Barbara Muth Biedenbach. He resided on a farm on Lewisville Route 2 for many years.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Biedenbach; four daughters, Mrs. Dean (Anna Margaret) Maxwell of Malta, Mrs. Gilbert (Lucille) Huffman of Lewisville Route 2, Mrs. Blair (Stella) Brown of Midway and Mrs. Denver (Phyllis) Schell of Caldwell Route; a son, Paul Biedenbach of Sarahsville; five sisters, Mrs. Helen Ehlermann of Caldwell, Mrs. Josephine Bosold, Mrs. Anna Weisend, and Mrs. Mary Kuhn, all of Canton, and Mrs. Christine Stiner of Yuma, Ariz; three brothers, Clarence of Oregon, Henry of Cambridge and Edmund of Lewisville Route 1; 32 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A daughter and two brothers are deceased.

Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Brubach Funeral Home in Summerfield where the Rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m. Requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Caldwell with Rev. Fr. Lawrence Luciana officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery at Caldwell.

 

Eugenia M. Dick Campbell nee Dick

Source: The Zanesville Times Recorder, dated, 09 Apr 1969

(Eugenia M. Dick Campbell was born on 11 Apr 1882 in Monroe Co., Ohio. She died on 08 Apr 1969 in Burkhart, Lewisville Twp., Monroe Co., OH.)

SUMMERFIELD -- Mrs. Eugenia M. Campbell, 87, of Lewisville Route 1 in the Burkhart community, died at 6 a.m. Tuesday (April 8) at her home following a short illness. She was born April 11, 1882, in Monroe County, a daughter of Louis and Mary Schehl Dick. She was first married to George Burkhart, who died in 1918. She later married Walter Campbell, who died in 1956. She lived for many years in Piqua [Miami Co., OH], returning to Monroe County in 1968.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ida Baisley with whom she made her home, and Mrs. Minnie Kuhn of Lewisville Route 1; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A brother and sister are deceased.

Friends may call at Brubach Funeral Home in Summerfield 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.,. Thursday. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday. Requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church at Burkhart with Rev. Joseph Finan officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

 

Schumacher, John A. Schumacher

Source: The Zanesville Times Recorder, dated,  02 Jul 1969:

(John A. Schumacher was born on 09 Aug 1885 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH. He died on 01 Jul 1969 in Woodsfield, Monroe Co., OH.)

Woodsfield -- John A. Schumacher, 83, of Woodsfield, a retired farmer and house painter, died at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday (July 1) following a six-month illness. Born near Woodsfield Aug. 9 1885, he was a son of George and Mary Weisend Schumacher. He was a member of St. Sylvester Catholic Church and its Holy Name and Purgatorial societies.

Surviving are two sons, Alfred of Woodsfield and John of Pittsburgh, Pa; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Meyers of Potosi, Mo., Mrs. Esther Foskill of Hartford, Conn, and Mrs. Grace Lynch of Pittsburgh, Pa; 12 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. His wife, Mary Glesenkamp Schumacher, died in 1940.

Friends may call at Michener Funeral Home in Woodsfield. Rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Requiem mass will be solemnized at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Sylvester Church with Monsignor Robert A. Brown officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Biedenbach, Anthony J. Biedenbach

Source: The Zanesville Times Recorder dated, 02 Jul 1969:
(Anthony J. Biedenbach was born on 13 May 1892 in Monroe Co., OH. He died on 01 Jul 1969 in Barnesville, Belmont Co. OH)

Barnesville -- Anthony J. Biedenbach, 77, of 306 West South Street, a retired farmer, died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday (July 1) at Barnesville Hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks. He was born May 13, 1892, in Monroe County, a son of Joseph and Barbara Muth Biedenbach. Mr. Biedenbach was a member of the Church of the Assumption, the Holy Name Society, and the Barnesville Post of the American Legion. He was a veteran of World War I.

Surviving are his widow, Ellen; a daughter, Mrs. Bernard Dick of Woodsfield, five sisters, Mrs. Mary Kuhn, Mrs. Josephine Bosold and Mrs. Anna Weisend, all of Canton, Mrs. Christine Steiner of Tucson Ariz., and Mrs. Helen Ehlerman of Caldwell; four brothers, Edmond of Lewisville, Ambrose of Caldwell, Henry of Cambridge and Clarence of Grants Pass, Ore. A brother, Casper, preceded him in death.

Friends may call at Campbell-Plumly Funeral Home here 7 to 9 p.m. today and 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday and funeral mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of the Assumption. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.

Isadore Alexander Zwick

(Isadore Alexander Zwick was born on 31 Jul 1889 in Stafford, Monroe Co., OH.. He died on 11 Oct 1969 in Louisville, Stark Co., OH.)

Isadore Zwick, age 80, of 215 North Chapel St., Louisville, passed away Saturday Oct. 11, [1969] in St. Joseph’s Hospice after a short illness. Born in Monroe County, he worked in the Canton area for 45 years. He was a World War I veteran and a member of St. Louis Catholic Church, Louisville American Legion Post No. 548 and Louisville Knights of Columbus.

He is survived by a brother, Clement G. Zwick of Louisville, and one sister, Mrs. Martha Reischman of Miltonsburg.

Services were held in St. Louis Church on Tuesday with interment in the church cemetery. Paquelet Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

 

Guy D. Brownfield

QUAKER CITY – Funeral services for Guy D. Brownfield, 69, Quaker City, will be at 1:30 p. m. Saturday at Eberle Funeral Home with Evan James Gallagher officiating.  Burial will be in Friends Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p. m. Friday.

A retired service station attendant at Gibson Chevrolet Co., he died at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday (Nov. 26, 1969) at Barnesville Hospital following a long illness.  He was born July 4, 1900 at Calais, the son of Romulus and Julietta Wells Brownfield.

Mr. Brownfield leaves two brothers, Stewart Brownfield, Quaker City and Roy Brownfield, Columbus; two sisters, Rachel of Columbus, and Nora of the home; several nieces and nephews.  Three sisters and three brothers are deceased.

 

Beulah Travnicek nee Highman

Mrs. Beulah Travnicek, age 56, of 3812 Harrison Street, Bellaire, Ohio,  died Sunday afternoon, April 6, 1969, at 1:20 o'clock in Bellaire City Hospital.  She was born on August 29,1912, near Graysville, the daughter of the late Alexander Hamilton and Minnie Lucas Highman.  Mrs. Travnicek was a member of The First United Presbyterian Church of Bellaire.

Surviving are her husband, Anthony Travnicek, one daughter, Mrs. Richard(Rebecca) Lallathin, Bridgeport; one son, Wayne, of the home; one sister, Mrs. Delmas Gibbons of Woodsfield;  three brothers, Allen Highman of Medina, Ohio; Burdette Highman, of Zanesville; and Everett Highman, of St. Petersburg, Florida, and one half brother, Ray Highman of Woodsfield.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock in the Walter C. Bauknecht and Son Funeral Home at Bellaire, with the Rev. David King of The First United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery at Bellaire, Ohio

 

Theresa Teufel  nee Burkhart   (August 24, 1895 - March 21, 1969)

TEUFEL, Theresa Burkhart, 73,  a resident of 301 Jefferson Avenue, Clator, died in the Wheeling Hospital Friday.  She was born August 25, 1896, in Ohio, a daughter of the late Andrew and Rose Burkhart.  She had been a resident of Wheeling most of her life.  She was a member of St. Michael's Ctholic Church and the Christian Mothers Society.

Surviving are her husband, Louis G. Teufel; two sons, C.A. (Jack) Teufel of Elm Grove and Harold Teufel at home. 

Friends will be received at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff Street, today and tomorrow from 1-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

 

Foughty, James A. Foughty
SOURCE: The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH, 17 November 1969
Provided by Betty Lendon Matson
          WOODSFIELD - James A. Foughty, 84, of Monroe Street, Woodsfield died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 15) at the home of his brother-in-law, Melvin Baker.
          He was born Sept. 18, 1885, at Cameron, a son of the late Joseph and Angelina Mellott Foughty.
          Mr. Foughty was a member of Cameron Church of Chirst.
          He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Lola Zonker of Barnesville, Mrs. Anna Shields of Youngstown and Mrs. Alice Whitacre of Sacramento, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.
          Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at Bauer and Turner Funeral Home in Woodsfield where services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Cameron Cemetery.

 

Gillispie (Glass) Powell

Source:   Friday 28 Nov. 1969 Quaker City Home Towner

        Funeral services for Gillispie (Glass) Powell, 91, Batesville, were held at 1:30 P.M. Wednesday at the Eberle Funeral Home, Quaker City.  Rev. Allan Teter officiating and burial was in Batesville Cemetery.

        Mr. Powell died at 7:33 P.M. Monday, Nov. 24, at Barnesville Hospital where he had been a patient since Oct. 21, having undergone surgery.

        He was born Sept. 8, 1878 at Calais,  the son of William and Mary Carpenter Powell.

        Mr. Powell leaves one son, Harold of Batesville;  one sister, Kate Brownfield, Barnesville;  four grandchildren;  seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  His wife, Bertha, died in October, 1965, and two sons, three sisters and four brothers are deceased.

 

Martha Herlan nee Lieuellen

Source:  The Cambridge [Ohio] Jeffersonian, Monday 24 Nov. 1969

        Mrs. Martha Herlan, 89, 142 W. Henderson Rd., Columbus, widow of the late George H. Herlan, owner for many years of Herlan Funeral Home, Byesville, died Sunday evening (Nov. 22, 1969) at a Worthington Nursing Home.

        She was born Jan. 22, 1880, in Ohio and was a member of North Broadway United Methodist Church, the WSCS, and Senior Citizens of North Broadway, Columbus.

        Mrs. Herlan leaves one daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Margaret) Holmes, Columbus;  one granddaughter, Mrs. Robert (Carol) Leeper, Beverly; three great-grandchildren;  two brothers, C.L. Robinson, Millersburg, and W.L. Robinson, Blackwell, Okla.;  several nieces and nephews. One son Harold H. Herlan; one granddaughter Dee Holmes; and four sisters are deceased.

        Friends may call at Southwick Funeral Home, 3100 High St., Columbus, from 7:30 o 8:30 P.M. Monday and 2:30 to 4 P.M. Tuesday.

        Funeral services will be at 7:30 P.M. Tuesday at Memorial Chapel there with Dr. William Smith officiating.  The body will be brought to Greenwood Cemetery, Byesville, for graveside services at 12 noon Wednesday.

        Contributions in her memory may be given to the Martha Herlan Memorial Fund at Main Ave., United Methodist Church, Byesville.

 

Leroy Dale Brown

Leroy Dale Brown - Cochise County, Arizona1969  Cochise County Sheriff Deputy Leroy Dale Brown, of Bowie, AZ died Saturday, December 9, 1969 in the line of duty. Mr. Brown served in the United States Navy during the Korean War as a GM3 onboard the USS Collette. He also was medically retired from the S&P Railroad where he worked as a carpenter. He was born September 10, 1931 in Ordway, Colorado to James Elmer Brown and Pearl Jones Brown.

Deputy Brown is survived by his wife, Clarene “Jackie” Brown, Bowie; two sons: Jeff, 8; and Todd, 4; his father, J.E. Brown, Westville, OK; and his mother, Mrs. Pearl Brown, Dos Cabezas. He is also survived by sisters Jean, Joann, Sandra, and Janie. Deputy Brown was buried in the Desert Rest Cemetery in Bowie, Arizona on December 12, 1969 with full honors as family, friends, and many fellow law enforcement officers attended the funeral.

Additional info:

Deputy Brown Killed; Assailant Shoots Self

AZ Range News - Dec 11, 1969

Cochise County Deputy Sheriff Leroy Brown, 38, was shot to death Saturday and his assailant later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Sheriff Jim Willson said Brown was shot two or three times by Andres Griego, 20 of Bowie, at a restaurant. Griego was taken to Tucson Medical Center following the slaying, where he was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the head. His body was found in a Bowie school yard.

Willson said Griego has threatened Brown and and two other deputies following his arrest in August for disturbing the peace. Griego spent 30 days in jail on the charge, and after being released, went to Superior, AZ. Willson said Griego apparently did not return to Bowie until Saturday.

The Sheriff said Griego entered a restaurant where Brown was, apparently after seeing the deputy sheriff there.

After entering the restaurant, Willson said, Griego ordered a cup of "hot, hot coffee," Griego went over to the table where Brown and another man was seated and threw the coffee in the deputy's face. As Brown got up, Willson said, Griego pulled a .25 caliber automatic from a paper bag and shot the deputy in the face. Willson said Griego shot Brown at least one more time, and may have fired a third shot.

Following the shooting, the Sheriff said Griego fled the restaurant and ran some two blocks to the city's high school where he shot himself.

A coroner's inquest held after the shooting confirmed that the deputy had been shot and killed by Griego.

Deputy Brown is survived by his wife, Clarene “Jackie” Brown, Bowie; two sons: Jeff, 8; and Todd, 4; his father, J.E. Brown, Westville, OK; and his mother, Mrs. Pearl (Jones) Brown, Dos Cabezas. Also survived by sisters Jean, Joann, Sandra, and Janie.

Cora Schell nee Tally

Source:  The Lincoln [Nebraska] Star; Friday, March 28, 1969

        SCHELL--Mrs. Cora (widow of Leonard Oscar), 70, 3104 Orchard, died Thursday.  Born Adams, formerly of Firth, Lincoln resident 20 years.  Survivors:  son, Leonard F. Jr., Lincoln; daughters, Edith Kapke, Mrs. Ervin (Leona) Huenink, both of Lincoln, Athelda Light, Omaha; brothers, Charles Tally, Crete, John Tally Jr., Cortland; sisters, Mrs. Lulu Williams, Adams, Mrs. Jack (Myrtle) Isley, Norfolk, Va., Mrs. Glen (Susie) Koyne, Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Earl (Nora) Auman, Mrs. Fred (Mosie) Herberts, both of Firth; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

        Services:  1p.m. Monday, East Lincoln Christian, 1101 No. 27th.  The Rev. Emmett G. Haas.  Lincoln Memorial.  Memorials:  East Lincoln Christian.  Umberger's, 48th & Vine.

 

Neibch, Miss Matilda Neibch

Newsclipping, dated, June 1969

    WOODSFIELD--Miss Matilda Neibch, 82, of Lewisville died Friday morning (June 12) in Barnesville General Hospital where she had been a patient. She was born August 7, 1887, near Lewisville, a daughter of Phillip and Dorthea Baker Neibch.

    Survivors include two nieces and three nephews.

    Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at Bauer and Turner Funeral Home in

Woodsfield where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

    Burial will be in Middle Church Cemetery.

 

Thomas, Oscar Thomas

Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, February 13, 1969

LKP#5

          Oscar Tomas, 68, of Lower Salem, Rt. 1, died Friday afternoon, February 7, 1969, at 12:00 o’clock, in Marietta Memorial Hospital.

          He was born November 23, 1900, at Lower Samen [sic-Salem], a son of the late John and Louisa Zimmerman Thomas. On September 8, 1928 he married Hilma Theiss who survives.

          Also surviving are three sons, Vernon Thomas, of Lower Salem; John Thomas, of Marietta, and Vaughn Thomas, of Columbus; two daughters, Mrs. Roy (Mary Louise) Skoglund and Mrs. Earl (Dorothy) Hesson, of Marietta; fifteen grandchildren and one brother, Walter Thomas, of Lower Salem.

          Two brothers, Henry and Albert Thomas and one sister, Mrs. Anna Pabst, are deceased.

          Mr. Thomas was a farmer. He was a member of the United Church of Christ at Warner and was a member of Elk Township Grange.

          Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Warner United Church of Christ with the Rev. Robert Settleage officiating. Burial was in Salem township cemetery, Washington County, Ohio.

 

Hunnell, John Stanley Hunnell

Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, June 5, 1969

LKP#3

          John S. Hunnell, 69, of Woodsfield, Route 4, a retired oil field worker, died Saturday morning, May 31, 1969 at nine o’clock, at his home from an apparent heart attack.

          Mr. Hunnell was born April 21, 1900. He was a member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church.

          Surviving are his widow, Vada Pfalzgraf Hunnell; three daughters, Mrs. William (Ruth) Dennison, of Woodsfield, Ohio, Rt. 4, Mrs. Bernard (Ethel) Walton, of Akron, and Mrs. Joseph (Helen) Reed, of Woodsfield; sixteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

          Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o’clock in the Bauer and Turner Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Roy Walther and Rev. William Moran officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Ridge cemetery, Green Township, near Woodsfield, Ohio.

 

Wehr, Donald G. Wehr

Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, November 13, 1969

LKP#1

          Sgt. Donald Gene Wehr, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wehr, who reside on Route 148, south of Barnesville, Ohio was one of the 124 United States servicemen killed November 1st in Vietnam by U.S. artillery fire.

          According to information given his parents, the Army sergent was participating in operations in the Queng Nagi Valley when he suffered the fatal wounds.

          A 1967 graduate of Barnesville High School, Sgt. Wehr entered the service June 11, 1968 and was assigned to Vietnam in May, 1969.

          He was based at ChuLei with Company C. 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade.

          Sgt. Wehr was to go to Australia in two weeks for a rest and rehabilition leave and would have finished his tour in Vietnam in May, 1970.

          The oldest of eight children, he was born May 5, 1949, in Barnesville, the son of James and Estella Bintz Wehr. He was graduated from Barnesville High School in 1968 and was a Methodist by faith.

          While a Barnesville High School student, Sgt. Wehr was employed at Binns Market and at the M-K Supermarket on North Chestnut St. Following his graduation, he worked at the National Cash Register plant at Cambridge.

          Last summer, he became engaged to Robin Ritchie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ritchie, of Barnesville. They planned to be married next Fall.

          Surviving are his parents; three brothers, Thomas, James Jr., and Ronnie, all of the home; four sisters, Phyllis, Linda, Brenda and Patricia, also of the home; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bintz, of Lewisville, Ohio, Route 1.

          Military funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, November 11th, at one o’clock in the Campbell and Plumly Funeral Home, Barnesville. Evangelist Roy Hilliard officiated. Burial was in Holly Memorial Gardens at Pleasant Grove.

 

Hoover, Harry S. Hoover

Spirit of Democracy, Woodsfield, Ohio, dated, march 27, 1969

LKP#6

          Harry S. Hoover, 64, of Woodsfield died Sunday at 3 a.m. in the Barnesville General Hospital. He had been in failing health. He was born February 22, 1905, at Ozark, Ohio, a son of the late Franklin and Maggie Kirkbride Hoover.

          He was a member of the Woodsfield Church of Christ and was a retired employee of the Goodyear Tire Company.

          He is survived by his wife, Mary Hoover; three sisters, Mrs. David Shaffle, Mrs. Paul Eggar [sic-Egger], and Mrs. Glen Highman, all of Woodsfield, and one brother, Stewart of Zanesville, Ohio.

          Friends were received at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home in Woodsfield where services were held Wednesday afternoon. Burial was in Oaklawn cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio.

 

Smith, Harry D. Smith

Harry D. Smith, 64, of 320 Carroll St. died Samaritan Hospital this morning after a six- month illness.

Born in Monroe County Jan. 17, 1905, he was the son of Riley and Dora (Drake) Smith and had lived in Ashland for the past 58 Years.

Mr. Smith was employed by the State Highway Department for the past 15 years.

In 1939, he was married to Goldie Clark.

Survivors include his widow ; one daughter, Mrs. Marian McLaughlin of Mansfield; two granddaughters; two brothers, Ellsworth and Grover, both of Ashland; one sister, Mrs. Ida Paxton of Ashland; and several nieces and nephews.

His parents, two-sisters and one brother preceded him in death.

Mr. Smith was a member of Church of Christ, Steele Avenue.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Heyl and Robbins Funeral Home with Rev. J. A. Gladwell officiating. Burial will be in Ashland County Memorial Park.

Visiting hours will be from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Ashland T-G

died 26 May 1969

 

William Forrest Turner

Source:  Ashland Times Gazette, Ashland, Ohio; 18 Sep 1969

        William Forrest Turner, 94, former West Salem mayor and one of the oldest West Salem residents, died Wednesday afternoon after a brief illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Grace Richert of RD, Polk.

        The son of Henry and Mary Ellen (Nalley) Turner, he was born Aug. 6, 1875, in Monroe County.

        Mr. Turner had been mayor of West Salem for three terms from 1950-56.

        In Monroe County, he taught school and worked in the oil fields.  He was a former member of the Woodsfield Masonic Lodge and Odd Fellows Lodge.

        Mr. Turner also had been employed at Schott Poultry Co. in West Salem, Spencer Axle Mfg. Co. in Spencer and the F.E.  Myers & Bro. Co. in Ashland.

        Survivors include two sons, Clarence of Shreve and Guy of Coshocton; two daughters, Mrs. Reah Leibfarth of Ashland and Mrs. Richert; one brother, Asher Turner of Crystal, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Addie Latimer of Woodsfield and Mrs. Ethel Fisher of Seminole, Okla.; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

        His wife, Anna, preceded him in death in 1951.  Two daughters, one son, two grandchildren, seven brothers and two sisters also preceded him in death.

        Funeral service will be held at 8 p.m. Friday at Matteson Funeral Home, West Salem, with Rev. LaRoy Ruble officiating.  Burial will be in Woodsfield where graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

        Visiting hours will be Friday afternoon and evening at the funeral home.

 

Homer (Tom) Leach  (see 2nd obit below)

Source:  The Canton [Ohio] Repository; 11 Jan 1969, p 7

Homer (Tom) Leach

        Homer (Tom) Leach, 61, of 411  35th st SE, died Friday in Cleveland Clinic Hospital following a six-month illness.

        He was a dispatcher for the Berger Division of Republic Steel Corp.  An Army veteran of WorldWar II, he was a member of Stanley Bowman Post 440 of the American Legion.

        Survivors include his widow, Ann, a son and a daughter.

        Services 1 p.m. Monday in the Kreighbaum funeral home with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery.

        Callers Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

 

Homer (Tom) Leach  (see obit above)

Source:  The Canton [Ohio] Repository; 11 Jan 1969, p 13

LEACH

HOMER T. (Tom), age 61, of 411  35th st SE, passed away Friday morning in Cleveland Clinic Hospital following a six-month illness.  Born in Noble County, and a Canton area residing [sic] for 40 years.  He was a dispatcher for the Berger Division Republic Steel, an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of Stanley Bowman Post No. 440 American Legion.  Survived by his wife, Ann H; one son, Dennis, a student at Akron University; one daughter, Karen of the home, and one stepbrother, William Stevens of Beallsville, Ohio.  Services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in the Kreighbaum Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Homrighausen officiating.  Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.        (Kreighbaum, 484-2525)

 

Stewart, Pearl C. Stewart

Source:  Cambridge [Ohio] Jeffersonian; Monday, 13 Oct. 1969

        Funeral services for Pearl C. Stewart, 77, 327 Mehaffey Ct., will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday from Bundy-Law Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth F. Evans officiating. Burial will be in Northwood Cemetery.

        Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.

        Formerly employed at Murray Hill Mine, he was born Aug. 17, 1892 in Cambridge, the son of George and Jane McFee Stewart, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, IOOF Lodge, DAV and VFW organizations and was a veteran of World War I.

        Mr. Stewart leaves his wife, the former Ida Schaub with whom he celebrated a golden wedding anniversary this year; one son Donald of Cambridge; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Keith, Newark and Mrs. Edna DeMoss, Columbus; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

        Six brothers are deceased.

 

Wiley, Corinne S Wiley [24 Mar 1904 – 26 Oct 1969]

Mrs Corinne S Wiley, 65, of 409 N Fourth St, died at 7:45 am Sunday following an extended illness.

She was born in Cowen, WVa, March 24, 1904, a daughter of the late Morgan A and Nancy Ellen Hamrick Morris.

Mrs Wiley was preceded in death by her husband, William Wiley.

Surviving are two brothers, Roy M Morris, 303 W Pike St and Daniel Kessler Morris of Gore; and one sister, Mrs Harold (Leeora) Roush, 261 Clay St.  Two nieces and two nephews also survive.

She was preceded in death by three brothers.

Mrs Wiley was a Protestant by faith.

Published in Clarksburg Telegram on Oct 28 1969. From the collection of P Frichtl

 



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