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Monroe County Obituaries
1985
Myron Gilbert Harmon
Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield,
Ohio, January, 1985
Myron G. Harmon, 79, of Wooster,
died January 16, 1985, at Ashland Manor in Ashland from a stroke. He had been at the
Ashland Manor since he was released from the Mansfield Hospital,
where he had been hospitalized since October 24 when he had a stroke while
driving.
He was born in Graysville October 5, 1905, to Caroline and
Gilbert Harmon. His wife, Grayce, a brother, Ellis and sister, Elza Matz died
previously.
Surviving is a daughter, Gretchen Harmon-Harper (Mrs. Pat
Harper), of 196 North Alamo, Vacaville,
CA 95688.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red
Cross, 124 North Walnut, Wooster,
OH 44691.
There were no calling hours. Memorial services will be held in Wooster later this spring.
Ruth G. Latta nee Walker
SOURCE: The Canton
Repository, Canton, Ohio
Ruth G. Latta, age 76, of 528 S. Main St., Columbiana,
OH, died 4:25 Saturday (14 Sep 1985) at the Salem Community
Hospital following a 2
1/2 year illness. Born May 27, 1909 in Galeton,
PA. the daughter of the late
Smith Race and Anna (Hallett) Walker. She lived in Columbiana three years
coming from Canton.
Preceded in death by her
husband, Zelvon D. Latta, May 27, 1961, whom she married June 25, 1932; one
brother S. Royden Walker, Dec. 25, 1982.
Survived by four sisters,
Mrs. Louella Faulk of Columbiana, Mrs. Marie Dearth of Lighthouse Point, FL,
Mrs. Doris Dowd of Youngstown and Mrs. Kay Wiselogle of Columbiana.
Services were held Tuesday
at l p.m. Burial was in Melscheimer
Cemetery. Family requests
memorials by made to Columbiana EMS.
Arch Leach
Source: The Cambridge
[Ohio]
Jeffersonian; Monday, 10 June 1985
QUAKER CITY--Arch
Leach, 85, of Barnesville Common Apartments, Barnesville, formerly of Quaker City,
died 5:40 P.M. Saturday (June 8, 1985) at Ohio
Valley Medical
Center, Wheeling, West Virginia.
He was born June 6, 1900, in Noble County,
a son of the late Sam and Angela Carpenter Leach.
Mr. Leach was a retired farmer, was an Air Force veteran of
World War II and a member of the Batesville American Legion.
He leaves his wife, the former Josie R. Betts, whom he
married in 1946; three sons, Arch K. Leach, Rex Leach and Gervis Leach, all of
Quaker City R.D. 1; two daughters, Mrs. Carol Davis of Oklahoma
City, Okla. and Ms. Barbara Leach
of Washington D.C.;
a sister Mrs. Kate Floyd of Zanesville;
12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Six brothers and two sisters
are deceased.
Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
P.M. today at Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home, Quaker City,
where services will be at 1 P.M. Tuesday with the Rev. James Gallagher
officiating. Burial will be in Beaver
Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Ethel S. Wittmer nee Carpenter
Source: Cambridge [OHIO] Jeffersonian;
Monday, 16 Sept. 1985
QUAKER CITY---Ethel S. Carpenter Wittmer, 90, of Quaker City,
died 12:32 P.M. Sunday (Sept. 15, 1985) at Guernsey Memorial
Hospital. She was born
July 17, 1895, in Calais,
a daughter of the late Lawson and Joanna Pierce Carpenter. Mrs. Wittmer was a retired
seamstress, having worked for Barnesville Manufacturing Co. for over 30 years,
and was a member of the Church
of Christ. Her husband,
Clem Wittmer, preceded her in death.
She leaves three daughters, Annabelle Paris of Noblesville, Ind., Mrs.
Louis (Florence) Kartman of Bellaire and Mrs. Stanley (Lela) Zyzniewski of
Quaker City; three half-sisters, Bessie Carpenter of Boston, Lucy and Clara
Carpenter, both of Barnesville; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Two sons, a brother, a half-brother and two half-sisters are deceased.
Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Tuesday at Thorn-Eberle Funeral Home in
Quaker City, where services will be 1 P.M.
Wednesday with the Rev. James Gallagher officiating. Burial will be in Calais Cemetery.
Louisa Carpenter nee Hannahs
Source: Cambridge [Ohio] Jeffersonian;
Monday, 4 March 1985
WEST LAFAYETTE--Louisa Carpenter, 90
of E. Fourth Street, West Lafayette, died 7:45 p.m. Sunday (March 3, 1985 at the West Lafayette Care Center
following an extended illness.
She was born Feb.
18, 1895 in Calais
to the late Elmer and Emma Carpenter Hannahs.
Mrs. Carpenter was a member of Summerfield Church of Christ.
On Nov. 22, 1913 she married Joseph L. Carpenter, who
died Jan. 9, 1983. She leaves a son; Elvin Carpenter and a daughter, Mrs. Gene (Ada)
Freetage, both of West Lafayette; a brother Forrest Hannahs of
Summerfield; four grandchildren and four
great-granchildren. Two brothers and
sister preceded her in death.
Friends may call 7
to 9 p.m. Tuesday and until time of services at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the
Gieven-Dawson Funeral Home, W. Lafayette. The
Rev. Jim Blevins and Kevin Bates will officiate. Burial will be in Fairfield
Cemetery, West
Lafayette.
Freda M. Cline nee Bonam
Freda M. Cline, 78, of East Springfield died
January 18, 1985 in St. John
Medical Center,
Stubenville after a two week illness. She was
born in Antioch, Ohio December 16, 1906 a daughter of Frank
and Etta Cline Bonam. She was a
member of the United Methodist Church of East Springfield.
She was preceded in death
by her husband Roscoe, two daughters, and one grandson.
Surviving are four sons,
Bernard of Scio, Emerson and H. Edward, both of East Springfield and lewis of
Carrolton,three daughters ,Mrs. Frank(Maxine) McClellan and Mrs. Georgie R.
Amsey both of Richmond, Mrs. Earl (Patricia) Mallernee of East Springfield ,19
grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Services were held Monday
at Sweeny Dodds Funeral Home of Amersterdam with Rev. Jerry Philps and Rev.
Rodney Buchanan officiating. Burial in East Springfield
Cemetery. Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
William A. Morris 1st obit
Source: Akron
Beacon Journal (OH) - February 21, 1985
BODY OF MAN FOUND IN REAR SEAT
OF CAR
Akron detectives say robbery could be a
motive in the slaying of a 40- year-old cook whose body was found at about 1:30
p.m. Wednesday, in the rear seat of his car on the city's near north side.
Police and
investigators from the Summit
County coroner's office
are calling the death of William Morris of Jeanette Avenue a homicide.
Prior to being put
in the car, authorities believe, the man was beaten with a blunt instrument and
his body dragged.
"It is a
homicide and it is under investigation," said coroner's investigator
Joseph Orlando.
Lt. John Lower
said Morris, a cook at Mijo's "House of Paprikash” at the corner of
Exchange and Main streets, was last seen at about
8 p.m. Tuesday at a downtown bar where he had cashed his paycheck. Police declined to identify the bar.
Lower said the
victim's family had last seen him Tuedsay morning when he left for work. He said Morris' wallet was not found at the
scene and indicated that "robbery could be the motive, but we are not
sure."
An Akron policeman
investigating a parking violation discovered the body in the rear seat of
Morris' 1974 AMC at about 1:30 p.m. The
car was parked on Bass Avenue,
which runs between Cuyahoga Street
and Glenwood Avenue.
William A. Morris
2nd obit
Source: Akron
Beacon Journal (OH) - February 22, 1985
William A. (Tony)
Morris, 40, passed away suddenly Feb. 20.
He was born in Akron, and was a life
resident of the area. Mr. Morris was
employed as a cook at Mi'Jo's Coffee Shop, and was a member of the Printer's
Club. He also attended the Sawyerwood United Methodist
Church.
He is survived by
father, William H., mother Kathleene "Kitty," sister and
brother-in-law, Liz and Terry
Sisson; nieces, Missy and Jami Sisson; loving friends, Melody Allrutz, Jeffrey
Brooks, and Dean Smith.
Funeral services
Saturday, 11 a.m., at the Hopkins Funeral Home, 547 Canton Rd., Akron, Rev.
Robert G. Clarke officiating. Burial Hillside
Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home 7 to 9
TONIGHT.
Borns, Sara Christina Borns
nee Matz
Source--Monroe County Beacon Woodsfield, Ohio
Sarah Christina (Matz) Borns, 72, of 310 North Main Street, Woodsfield, and
also of Iron River, Michigan,
died March 29, 1985 at the Ohio Valley Medical
Center, Wheeling , West Virginia.
She was born July 23, 1912 in Monroe County, Ohio,
the daughter of the late William F. and Mary Ann Schaub Matz. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ of
Woodsfield.
Mrs. Borns was preceded in death by her husband, Francis J. Borns,
August 4, 1982 and also two brothers, Leland M. Matz in 1981 and Louis A.
Morris in 1983.
She is survived by one sister, Thelma M. Matz of Woodsfield; two
brothers, Herzel H. Matz of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Ralph E. Matz of
Chillicothe; also several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends were received at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Sunday and
until
services at 2 p.m. Monday April 1, 1985. Minister Reverend D. Gene Kraus
officiated the services. Burial was in Oaklawn
Cemetery, Woodsfield, Ohio
Imogene Louise
Fetty nee Staley
Source: Wetzel Chronicle, New Martinsville, WV;
August 28, 1985
Imogene Louise Fetty, 61, of P.O. Box 297, Pine Grove,
died Friday, Aug. 23, at the Wetzel
County Hospital. She was born May 16, 1924, in Wetzel County,
the daughter of Leslie and Vashti Fluharty Staley. She was a retired employee of Corning Glass
and a member of the Minnie Church of God.
Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Staley of Elk Fork, WV, her husband, Lee; a son, Wayne of New
Martinsville; a daughter, Mrs. Howard Cork of Pine Grove; a sister, Mrs. Junior
(Wanda) Lancaster of Porters Falls; two brothers, Karl Staley of Reader and
Robert Staley of Elk Fork; three grandchildren.
Friends were received at the
Grisell-Schenk Funeral Home, Ratcliffe Chapel, 751 3rd St.,
New Martinsville, where services were held Monday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. with the
Rev. Robert Ball officiating. Interment
was held at Paden Memorial Gardens,
Paden City.
Arza F. Stackpole
Source: Wetzel Chronicle, New Martinsville, WV;
11 Sep 1985
Arza F. Stackpole, 82, of 430 S. Second Ave., Paden City,
formerly of Porters Falls, died Monday, Sept 1, 1985,** in Reynolds Memorial Hospital,
Glen Dale. He was a retired station
engineer for Columbia Gas, Porters
Falls.
Surviving are a daughter, Gaynelle Amos
of Moundsville; a sister, Hazel Shockey of Ravenswood, WV;
a brother, Clarence of Moundsville; two grandchildren.
Friends were received at Palmer Funeral
Home, Pine Grove, where services were held at 1 p.m. Friday. Interment in Greenlawn
Memorial Park, New Martinsville.
**Submitter's Note: Monday was September 2 in 1985.
Highman, Harold G. Highman
Monroe County Beacon, Woodsfield, Ohio,
dated, February 7, 1985
LKP#6
Harold G. Highman, 55, of Ravenna, died Jan. 29. He was born in
Columbus, the son of Gerald and Thelma Highman.
Mr. Highman was a member of one lodge and three appraisers
associations.
He is survived by his wife, Constance, two sons, John and
Mike; his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Albert (Thelma) Hoff; four
step-sons; a twin brother, Merrill of Gahanna; one sister, Mrs. Robert (Virginia) Cecil of Lewisville;
and three nephews and two nieces.
Services were held at 2
p.m. Feb. 2, at Sherwood Memorial Gardens,
Wooster by Rev.
Sanford Oyer.
Robert M. Gallagher
Robert
M. Gallagher, 68, Belmont, died Tues,
September 24, 1985, in Bellaire
City Hospital. He was born June 11, 1917, at Cambridge, a son
of the late Charles and Bessie Anderson Gallagher. He was a retired employee for Mound Builders
Country Club, Neward, and a Protestant.
Surviving
are his wife, Lucille Huntsman Gallagher; two sons, Charles E. of Lakeland, FL;
William at home; six daughters, Virginia Rine of Aripeka, FL, Roberta Powell,
Barbara Luckeydoo, Eva Lynn Lallathin all of Newark; Nancy Fulton of Belmont,
Rosemary Gallagher at home; a brother, Clyde of Newark; 13 grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren. Rev. Charles
Tobias officiated at services held Friday from the Kelly Kemp Funeral Hom, Bethesda. Burial was made in Hope Cemetery,
Hendrysburg.
Melvin Carpenter
Source: Columbus [Ohio]
Dispatch; Tuesday, 12 Feb. 1985
Melvin Carpenter, age 73, of Columbus, Monday,
February 11, 1985, MT. Carmel Hospital East. Retired Professional Golfer.
Survived by wife, Genell Carpenter; step-son
B.L. Devaney, Madison, Ala.; 6 grandchildren, including granddaughter,
Yvonne Devaney Harrington, Columbus; sister, Lorane Miller, Philadelphia, Pa.,
Dorothy Jobe, Columbus; brother, Clair Carpenter, ReSeda, Calif. Member of York
Lodge 563 F and AM, Worthington Loyal Order of Moose. Veteran of War War II.
Funeral service 1 P.M. Thursday Rutherford Funeral Home High St., Rev. Sidney
Ryman and Rev. Melvin Ryman officiating. Interment in Kirkersville Cemetery.
Family will receive friends at the funeral home 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. Wednesday.
Moose service 7:30 P.M. Wednesday. Masonic service 8:30 P.M.
Robert A. Schwaben
Akron Beacon Journal (OH) - August 19, 1985
TALLMADGE -- Robert A. Schwaben, 29, passed away
Aug. 16, 1985 in Texas
following an accident, due to burns.
Born in Akron, he had been a resident of Texas for the past seven
months. He was in building construction, and was a graduate of Tallmadge High School
and a student at N.I.T. in Cuyahoga
Falls.
He is survived by parents, Roy and Grace Schwaben; and sister,
Mrs. Sharon Kozy, all of Tallmadge;
brothers, David of San Antonio, Texas, and Rod of Tallmadge; grandmother, Mrs.
Edith Knowlton of Woodsfield; four nieces; and one nephew.
Funeral services 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Hennessy-Bagnoli Funeral
Home, 339 Southwest Ave., Rev. Duane Walter and Rev. Kenneth Baldwin
officiating. Interment
Tallmadge Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
(Hennessy-Bagnoli, Tallmadge,
376-4251.)
Rogers, Santford E. Rogers
Source: Edina [Missouri] Sentinel; 24 Feb 1985
Santford Edward Rogers, 86, of Novelty
died at 6:15 Saturday morning (February 23, 1985) in the Knox County Nursing
Home in Edina
where he had been a patient since February 7.
Born November 9, 1898 near Novelty, he
was the son of Joseph and Mary Louise Stalder Rogers. On February 26, 1925 in Ottumwa, Iowa,
he married Edna Kopsieker who survives.
Also surviving are one son, Duane Rogers of Springfield; two daughters,
Mrs. James (Florence) Kriegshauser of Peoria, Illinois and Mrs. Stanley
(Maurine) Shearer of Kansas City; two brothers, Ralph Rogers of Shelbina and
Leon Rogers of Edina; one sister Norma* Johnston of Florence, Colorado; eight
grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one
brother, Wilbur J. Rogers.
Mr. Rogers was a line-long resident of Knox County
with the exception of two years which were spent in Iowa.
After his marriage he was engaged in farming in the Novelty community
until 1974 when he retired and moved into Novelty.
He was a member of the Novelty
Christian Church.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
Monday afternoon (February 25, 1985) in Hudson-Rimer Funeral Chapel in Edina. The Rev. Bruce Chrouser and the Rev. Luke
Turnbough will conduct the services.
Music will be provided by Wynona Bowman,singing, "How Great Thou
Art" and "In The Garden."
She will be accompanied by Leota Moubry, organist. Burial will be in the Novelty Cemetery
at Novelty.
Bearers will be his grandsons: Kim Shearer, Michael Rogers, Roger
Kriegshauser, Ronald Kriegshauer,** Mike Crismore, Ron Patton, Brian Tallent
and Paul Asel.
Submitter's Notes:
*This should be NOMA.
** This should be KRIEGSHAUSER.
Parsons,
Mary Grace Parsons (nee Miller)
Source: Akron [Ohio] Beacon Journal;
Monday, August 19, 1985
BARBERTON--Mary
Grace Parsons, 84, passed away Aug. 18.
A resident of Barberton
for 50 years, she was a member of Lakeview
United Methodist
Church and the Barberton
Republican Women's Club.
Preceded in death by stepsons, James
and Harvey Parsons, she is survived by stepdaughters, Evelyn Snyder of
Sheffield, Pa., Geneva Tkach of California, Helen Miller and Dorothy Glockner,
both of Barberton; stepsons, Charles and Joseph Parsons, both of Barberton;
nephew, Lewis Miller of Canton; 23 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services Wednesday, 1 p.m., at
Campfield-Hickman Funeral Home, Rev. Stanley Wallace officiating. Burial at Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. (Campfield-Hickman, Barberton, 745-3161.)
Juanita P. Hogue nee Fitzgerald
Juanita P.
Hogue, 70, of Route 2, Lewisville, died at 7:08
a.m. Aug. 29, 1985 in the Barnesville
Hospital. She was born on
Jan. 12, 1915 in Illinois,
a daughter of the late Perl and Mary Effie Ooton Fitzgerald.
Mrs Hogue was a
member of The Stafford Church of Christ. On July 3, 1940, she married James
F.Hogue, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Donald (Mary) Arnold of
Marietta, and Mrs.Douglas (Marjory) Fouss of Cincinnatti; one son, Walter T.
Hogue of Shorter, AL;
one brother, Theodore Fitzgerald of Farina, IL; eight grandchildren; one
great-grandaughter.
She was preceded
in death by six brothers.
Services were
held Aug. 31 in the Watters Funeral Home with Minister Jess Nutter
officiating. Burial was in the Stafford Cemetery,
Stafford, Ohio
Stewart, Donald D. Stewart
Source: Cambridge [Ohio] Jeffersonian; Monday, 5 August 1985
Donald D. Stewart, 68, of 206 Long St.,
died at 9:35 a.m. Saturday (August 3, 1985) at Bethesda
Hospital, Zanesville.
He was born March 13, 1917, in
Columbus, a son of the late Pearl
and Ida Schaub Stewart.
He was a retired superintendent of Northwood Cemetery, an Army veteran of World War
II and a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
On Nov. 5, 1942, he married to Billie June Fortney, who survives. He
also leaves two sons, Tom and Dona A. both of Cambridge; one daughter, Mrs. William
(Carolyn) Mitchell of Cambridge; five grandchildren.
Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today at
Thorn Funeral Home, where services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday with the Reverend
Eldon Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Northwood Cemetery.
Wise, Bertha B. Wise, nee Jackson
Source: The Marietta
Times (Marietta, Ohio); 12 Sept. 1985
Bertha
B. Wise, 87, of 619 Eighth St.,
died at 6:15 P.M. Wednesday in Marietta
Memorial Hospital.
She was
born Aug. 23, 1898 in Newport
Township to William and
Nancy Thomas Jackson. She was a member
of the Harmar Hill Church of Christ.
She is
survived by one son, Dayton Wise at
home; and one daughter, Katherine DeLong of Newport; two sisters, Viola Wise of Barlett and Golda
Wise of Marietta;
She was
preceded in death by her husband,
Trimson Wise Feb. 4, 1955, whom she married Sept. 14, 1916; three sons; one brother and one sister.
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday
at McClure Schafer Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Valley
Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until
time of the service.
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