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1973
Daniel W. Stewart, 96, of Woodsfield, died
Wednesday morning, December 5, 1973, at his home. Born February 8, 1877in
Lendon, Wilbur Fisk, a retired miner and farmer died
Wednesday afternoon March 21, 1973 at 4:25 o'clock in
Lake L. Matz,
70 of 222 Samaritan Ave., former manager of Western Union for 49 years, died at
Samaritan Hospital at 3:34 a.m. today [submitter's note: 16 Mar 1973].
Mr. Matz
retired from
The son of
Christian and Louise (Latta) Matz, he was born in
On Nov. 30,
1935, he was married to Eva Louise Davis who survives. Other survivors
include one son, David B. of
He was
preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
He was a
member of Masonic Ashland Blue Lodge No. 151 F&AM, Chapter No. 67 and
Council No. 128. He was also a member of
Funeral
service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Gilbert Funeral Home with Rev.
Merlin Vining officiating. Burial will be in
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home where Masonic service will be held at 9 p.m. Sunday.
Jeffersonian
Tuesday 3 April 1973
Funeral services for Mrs Erma D House, 58,
Mrs House died Saturday March 31, 1973 at
Mrs House leaves her husband, Ralph; two daughters,
Mrs Paul (Loretta) Widder and Mrs Charles (Joyce) Dottavio, both of Massillon;
five grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs Arthilda Mendenhall, Sarahsville, and
Miss June Danford, both of Caldwell and Mrs Helen Day, Quaker City R.D. 1.
Saturday
28 April 1973
Mr Britton died Thursday April 26, 1973 at a
Mr Britton leaves his wife, May Danford Britton whom
he married Sept 18, 1915; two daughters Mrs Dale (Verna) Webster, Quaker City
and Mrs Robert (Lela) Mills, Mansfield, seven grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. Two brothers and
two sisters are deceased.
THORNVILLE – Funeral services for Fred O.
Brownfield, 83, Thornville, native of the Woodsfield area, will be held at 2 p.
m. Thursday in Charles R. Boring Funeral Home here with Rev. Edwin Lewis
officiating. Burial will be in
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.
m. today.
Mr. Brownfield died early Monday evening (April 16,
1973) in
Born March 18, 1890 near Woodsfield, he was a son of
the late Stephen and Lena Wells Brownfield.
He was a veteran of World War I, a retired farmer and a member of
Woodsfield Church of Christ, Eagles Lodge,
Mr. Brownfield leaves his wife, the former Paula
Newhart; three daughters, Mrs. Ada Gallagher,
In addition to his mother, Mr. Brownfield leaves his
wife, the former Gladys Mooreland; two sons, Tom of Massillon and William of
St. Louis, Mo.; three grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs. Adelia Graham, Mrs.
Mary Bowen, Miss Gladys Brownfield and Mrs. Josephine Lucas, all of
Barnesville. One brother, Raymond, is
deceased.
Friends may call at Clark-Kirkland Funeral Home here
after 2 p. m. Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday
in the funeral home with Evan Kenneth Frazier officiating. Burial will be in
Mrs. Thelma W. Fowler, 76, formerly of
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs.Vivian Rhodes, of
Monterey Park, California; a granddaughter, Mrs. Sandra Sue James and a great
granddaughter, both of California; two sisters, Mrs. Bernice Batten, of
Summerfield, and Mrs. Vera Hughes, of Cambridge, and a brother, A. G. Wharton,
Jr., of Summerfield. A brother and a
sister are deceased.
Services were held Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. 5th, at one o’clock, in the Brubach Funeral Home at
Summerfield, with Rev. Warren E. Wilson and Rev. Richard Smith
officiating. Burial was in
Oliver Thurman
Gatten
Source: The Monroe County Beacon,
Oliver Thurman
Gatten, 72, of
Surviving are
his wife, Audrey Highman Gatten; four sons, William Muth, of Pleasant City;
Kermit Gatten, of Marietta; Kenneth Gatten, of Hazardville, Connecticut, and
Delmas Gatten, of Columbus; three daughters, Mrs. Eula Kahrig and Mrs. Sue
Kuhn, of Columbus, and Mrs. Amy Furbee, of Newark; twenty-one grandchildren;
several great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Stella Willison, of
Circleville,Ohio; Mrs. Chloe Farley, of Akron; Mrs. Edna Simmons, Mrs. Mary
Hoover and Mrs. Ruth Cramblett, of Woodsfield, and several nieces and nephews.
Friends were
received at The Bauer and Turner Funeral Home,
Drake, Charlene
C. Drake nee Claus
Published April 5, 1973
Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon Matson
Mrs. Charlene Claus Drake, 50,
of the Moose Ridge Road, died Saturday afternoon, March 31, 1973, about three
o'clock at her home, after an extended illness.
She was born in Miltonsburg,
November 17, 1922, the daughter of Frank and Estella Schroder Claus.
Mrs. Drake owned and operated a
beauty shoppe in Woodsfield for several years.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Larry (Cheryl) Keylor and two grandchildren, of the home, and one brother,
Keith Claus, of
Services were held Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock in The Bauer and Turner Chapel, with Rev. Charles
Price officiating. Burial was in
Source: The Canton
Repository,
Samuel Mercer - son of Jacob M. and
Jennie Fox Mercer - age 79, of
He was preceded in death by his wife
Carrie in 1971. Survivors include his
daughters: Mrs. Donald (Martha) Gram of Paris; Mrs. George (Eva) Speakman of
Paris; Mrs. Walter (Esther) Reed of Oneida; brother, Leb Mercer of Bergholz;
sisters, Mrs. Molly Hackathorn of Bergholz; Mrs. Margaret Hackathorn of
Bergholz; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren.
Burial at
Source: The
SUMMERFIELD---Mrs. Maude Leach, 80,
Summerfield R.D. 1, died at 7:40 P.M. Sunday (April 1, 1973) in
Born in
Mrs. Leaves her husband,
Ellis D. (Pete) Leach; four daughters, Mrs. Betty Casey, Sarahsville, Miss
Phyllis Leach of the home, Mrs Edith Bates, West Lafayette and Mrs. Nancy
Moore, Coshocton; 15 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; one sister, Miss
Hallie Carpenter, Cambridge and one brother, Calvin Carpenter, Quaker City R.D.
1.
Two daughters, one son, and several brothers and sisters
are deceased.
Friends
may call at Brubach Funeral Home here from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. Wednesday in Bates Hill Church of
Christ with Evangelists William Deuell and J. Bernard Mason officiating. Burial
will be in
Thelder Etta Thomas nee Carpenter
Source: The
Funeral services for Mrs. Thelder Etta
Thomas, 88, formerly of
Friends may call at the funeral home
from 7 to 9 P.M. today. Mrs. Thomas died Saturday (May 19, 1973) in a
She was born in
Mrs. Thomas leaves one son, Thomas E.
Thomas,
Fadel H. Graham, 69, Wooster RD 2, died Friday afternoon at
Graham was born in
Surviving are his wife, Goldie Hensel Graham; three sons, Kenneth of
Marshaville, Jack of Wooster and James of Loudonville; two daughters, Mrs.
Donald (Delores) Starner of Loudonville and Mrs. Edward (Marie) Garver of
Wooster; 18 grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Amy McVey of Wooster, Mrs. Katie
Hupp of Canton, Mrs. Tillie Scott of Woodsfield and Mrs. Veda Rinard and Mrs.
Mildred Schaffer of Rinards Mill, Ohio; four brothers, Furl of New Matamoras,
Orville and Bert of Wooster and Elmer of Rinards Mill.
Two brothers, a sister, a son, Carl Leroy and his first wife, Navada
Scott Graham died previously.
Lindenmeyer, Glenn H.
Lindenmeyer
Source—Newsclipping
Lindenmeyer, Glenn H., 48,
of Route 3,
for the past three years at Astro Metallurgical Corporation.
Surviving in addition to his
mother, Mrs. Vesta Lindenmeyer, of Woodsfield, are his wife, Amelia Boughner
Henthorn Lindenmeyer; two step-sons, Dale Henthorn and Clyde Henthorn of
Wooster, Route 3; two brothers, Carl Lindenmeyer, of Nankin, Ohio and Steven Lindenmeyer
of Woodsfield.
Hartman, Joseph Hartman
Source—Newsclipping
Hartman, Joseph, 82, of
Surviving are two sisters, Miss Katie Hartman, of
Beallsville, and Mrs. Eva Trago, of Columbus; one brother, Jesse Hartman, of
Services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock
in the Rush Funeral
Home at
Turner, Bessie Laura Turner
nee Price
Source—Newsclipping
Turner, Mrs. Bessie Laura, 77, of Beallsville, died
Thursday afternoon, November 1, 1973, at three o'clock in
Surviving are three sons; Cecil K. Phillips, of
Jerusalem; Homer C. Phillips, of Beallsville, and Edward R. Turner, of Orlando,
Florida; nine grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; and four sisters,
Mrs. Dorothy Rarick, of Junction City, Ohio; Mrs. Minnie Bilyeu, of Danville,
Ohio; Mrs. Ethel Bach, of Massillon, and Mrs. Ella Cecil, of Woodsfield.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold D.
Turner, December 8, 1972; five brothers and six sisters.
Services were held Sunday afternoon at one o'clock
in the Harper-Campbell Funeral Home at Beallsville, with Rev. Richard Perkins
officiating. Burial was in
Graham, William Graham
Source—Newsclipping
Graham, William, 76, of
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Fannie McFerren,
of McConnelsville, Route 3; Mrs. Edna Stegner of McConnelsville, and Mrs.
Nellie Stegner, of
Three brothers preceded him in death.
Services were held Thursday afternoon, Sept. 6th, at
two o'clock, in the McCardy Funeral Home at
Clarence D. Bonam ,59, Woodsfield died Monday in Barnesville
Hospital.He was born Novemebr 11,1913 in Woodsfield ,the son of the late Henry
and Caroline Nalley Bonam.
Survivng are a brother ,Charles Bonam of
Friends are being received at the Bauer and Turner
Funeral Home Woodsfield ,where services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial
will be in Plainview Cemetyery.----died July 9,1973
Source: The
News of that accident reportedly may
have contributed to the death later in the day of Ernest Clive Skinner, 13,
Route 4, Newport, a lifelong sufferer of epileptic seizures and stepbrother* of
Mrs. Collins' husband, Mike. According to Ernest's physician, word of the fatal
traffic accident upset the youth deeply, a condition which the doctor said may
have led to the fatal seizure which followed at the Skinner home. The boy was
pronounced dead on arrival at
The Skinner youth's services will be
at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Sherman Chapel here, with the Rev. Frank Dizmang
officiating. Burial will be in
*Submitter’s Note: Ernest and
Mike were half brothers, not stepbrothers.
Ernest Skinner
Source: one of the
Ernest Skinner, 13, Car Crash
Witness* Buried on Aug. 25
Funeral services for Ernest Clive
Skinner, 13, were held Saturday, August 25, at the
Ernest, an epileptic, passed away
Tuesday, August 21, at the Newport Hospital after witnessing the head-on auto
crash near the bridge that day.* Born
March 30, 1960, at Newport, he was a lifelong resident of this area.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lynn Skinner, Route 4, Newport, four sisters, Lynda, Jean, Ramona and
Ella, all at the home, several aunts and uncles.
·
Submitter’s Note:
His sister Lynda Turner states, “This is incorrect. Ernie did not witness the
crash, but saw the cars afterward. Also, even though the address was listed as
Thomas, Emma E. Thomas nee Carpenter
Monroe County Beacon,
LKP#2
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma E. Thomas, 72, of
Mrs. Thomas died Thursday morning,
Born in 1900, in
Mrs. Thomas leaves a husband, Delbert Thomas, seven
grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. L.M. (Bertha) Jackson of Cambridge; Miss
Ellen Carpenter, of Barnesville, and Mrs. Carl (Elizabeth) Dollison, of Quaker
City, Route; two brothers, Otto B. Carpenter, of Summerfield, and Elzar R.
Carpenter, of Salesville, and several nieces and nephews.
Renker, Joseph C. Renker
Monroe County Beacon,
LKP#2
Joseph C. Renker, 87, of
He was born in the Burkhart community,
Surviving are his wife, Freda Christman Renker; one son,
John Renker, of
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at
Betts, Guy H. Betts
Monroe County Beacon,
LKP#4
Guy H. Betts, 65, of
A native of Monroe Co., he lived in the
Mr. Betts was a retired B. F. Goodrich pipe shop foreman.
At Goodrich, he was a member of the Foreman’s Club and the 20-Year Club.
Surviving are his wife, Leona V. Betts; three daughters,
Mrs. James (Janice) Brock, of
Services were held Tuesday afternoon, June 19th,
at
Ackerman, Juanita K. Ackerman nee Buchanan
Monroe County Beacon,
LKP#2
Mrs. Juanita K. Ackerman, 27, of
She was born in
Mrs. Ackerman was a member of the
Surviving are her husband, Jimmy Ackerman; one son, Jimmy
Travis Ackerman, of the home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan, of
Newark, and two brothers, Edsel Buchanan, of Newark and Glen Archer, of Reader,
West Virginia.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at
Cain, Wanda Lee Cain nee Christman
Monroe County Beacon,
LKP#4 and
LKP#5
Mrs. Wanda Lee Cain, 39, of Belmont, Route 1, died Monday
morning,
She was born in
Mrs. Cain was a member of the Bethesda South Main Street
Church of Christ and the Chestnut Twig of Barnesville Hospital.
Surviving are her parents; her husband, Glenn Cain; three
daughters, Debra, Beverly and Sheryl, and two sons, Larry and Bradley, all of
the home; one sister, Mrs. Danny Watson of Barnesville, and one brother Richard
Christman, of Barnesville, Route 1.
Two brothers, Ralph and Charles preceded her in death.
Services were held Thursday afternoon at
Monroe County Beacon,
LKP#6
Mrs. Mary Mildred Hoover, 67, of Woodsfield, Route 1, died
Monday evening,
She was born in
Mrs. Hoover was a member of the Chruch of Christ.
Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Estella Willison, of
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Hoover, on
Friends were received at the Bauer and Turner Funeral Home
after
Services were held in their chapel this Thursday afternoon
at
Burial was in
Kilburn, Emma Melinda Kilburn nee Bintz
Monroe County Beacon,
LKP#7
Mrs. Emma Melinda Kilburn, 74, of
She was born in
Mrs. Kilburn was a member of the
Surviving are her husband, Homer Kilburn; two daughters,
Mrs. Earl (Leona) Leach, of Barnesville and Mrs. Hobert (Rita) Winland of
Breman; one son, Clyde Kilburn of Woodsfield; one sister, Mrs. Theodore (Hilda)
English of Barnesville; six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
Services were held Friday afternoon at
Source:
Funeral services for Euclid Floyd, 70,
of
Friends may call at the funeral home
today.
Mr. Floyd died at 8:05 A.M. Thursday
(April 12, 1973) in Good Samaritan Medical Center,
A retired employee of Timken Roller
Bearing Co., he was born Jan. 10, 1903 at Whigville,
Mr. Floyd leaves his wife, the former
Katie Leach; one daughter, Miss Barbara Jean,
Kenneth V.
Hogue, 47, died December 12, 1973, in
Surviving are
three brothers, Homer Hogue, of Akron; Charles Hogue, of Commercial Point,
Ohio, and Cletus Hogue, of Massilion, and three sisters, Blanche Wright, of
Columbus; Lucille Thomas, of Shadyside, and Margaret Hazel, of Canton.
Funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon, December 15th, at one o'clock, in the Foqrulet
Funeral Home at Massilion. Burial was in
Source: The
Charles Dierke, Ex-Carpenter
Charles J. Dierke, 83, of 923 Peckham
st., died Saturday at
Born in
He retired in 1955 after more than 30
years as a carpenter at B.F. Goodrich.
He leaves his wife, Alma M.; daughter,
Mrs. Eleanor Mewder, Cuyahoga Falls; son, Dean Myers, Hillsboro, O.; sisters
Mrs. Martha Perry, Wheeling, W. Va., and Mrs. Ella Gehring, New Martinsville,
W. Va.; brothers William and Edward Siegenthaler, both of Akron; and five
granddaughters.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at
Hennessy funeral home. Burial will be in
Rose Hill cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7
to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
He was born in
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs
Ray (Peggy Jo) Montgomery,
Mr. Meredith was a retired
employee of the Hope Natural Gas Co and was a member of the Retired Hope
Employees Club.
Published in the
Jackson, Ella Mae Jackson, nee Bowers
Source: The
Mrs. Ella Mae Jackson, 61, Rinard
Mills, died at 11 p.m. Wednesday at
She was born Oct. 19, 1912, at Boone
Camp, Ky., a daughter of the late John and Sylvia Branham Bowers.
In 1928, she was married to Russell
Swain. One son survives this marriage,
the Rev. Haskel Swain,
She was later married to Samuel
Jackson, who survives with one step-son Willard Jackson, New York. There are four grandchildren, three brothers
and two sisters surviving.
Mrs. Jackson was a member of the
The body was taken from Doudna &
McClure Funeral Home to
Source:
Julian Roach, 75,
CANAL
Mr. Roach died Friday at
Born in
He made insulators for Ohio Brass for
42 years, retiring nine years ago.
He was a 50 year member of the Adoniram
Lodge F&AM, the Scottish Rite Valley of Akron Consistory, 32nd degree;
Washington Chapter No. 25 Royal Arch Masons, Yusef Khan grotto, and the Chapel of Prayer.
He leaves his wife, Mary Kathryn;
daughter, Mrs. Vera Appel, Anaheim, Cal.; sons, John, Canal Fulton, Rev.
Donald, Union City, Pa.; Norman, Akron, and Gene, Carpenterville, Ill.;
brothers, Finley, Marietta and Harry, Akron; 17 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home
from 7 to 9 tonight and from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and until time
of service Tuesday.
A Masonic Service will be at 7:30 p.m.
Monday at the funeral home.
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