Clark County, OH

Posted Obituaries for March thru December 1973


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BOWER, CHAPEL, ELDER, MURPHY, STAIGHT Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Monday, March 12, 1973

Date Unknown;  AA Emloyee Dies; Rites Are Pending Russell Lamar BOWER, 53, of 7806 E. 4th St., American Airlines supervisor, died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday afternoon. BOWER had been with American Airlines 20 years on Nov. 29th and was scheduled to receive an award for 20 years service at a dinner meeting Wednesday night. He had been a supervisor about 10 years. A native of New Carlisle, Ohio, BOWER moved to Tulsa in 1933 where he attended the University of Tulsa. He was a Mason and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his widow Josephine; two daughters, Mrs. LaVerne Jo ELDER of 5634 S. Yorktown Place and Mrs. Marilyn Kay CHAPEL of Springdale, Ark.; his mother, Mrs. Bessie BOWER of Springfield, Ohio/ two sisters, Mrs. Verna MURPHY of Desert Hot Springs, Calif., and Mrs. Marie STAIGHT of Springfield, Ohio, and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending with Moore's Eastlawn Chapel.

HANSBARGER, HECK, THOMAS Name of Newspaper is Daily Morning Sun, Springfield, OH on Tuesday, March 13, 1973

Mrs. Nora M. HANSBARGER, 75, of 100 South Clay St., died at 5 a.m. Monday in Stouder Memorial Hospital, Troy. Mrs. HANSBARGER was born in Clark County, December 5, 1897, the daughter of Sylvester and Marietta HECK THOMAS. She was a member of First Church of God, Springfield. Several nieces and nephews survive. Her husband, Loren, died in 1958. Friends may call in the Trostel-Chapman Funeral Home from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Church of God, Springfield by the Rev. Dr. Arlo Newell. Burial will be in Vale Cemetery.

CAHILL, CARTWRIGHT, COLLINS, DRAFFIN, JONES, LEHMAN, LISEC, MORRISON, SIMS Name of Newspaper is Daily Morning Sun, Springfield, OH on Thursday, March 15, 1973

Page 12. John F. COLLINS, 70, of 1317 Broadway, a former city fireman, died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in Mercy Medical Center following four months of failing health. He was born Dec. 14, 1902, in Springfield, the son of John J. and Mary E. CAHILL COLLINS. Mr. Collins retired in 1952 with 23 years of service as a member of the Springfield Fire Department. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy L.; two sons, John P. of Canoga Park, Calif. and Jeffrey A. of Springfield; four daughters, Mrs. William (Marjorie) SIMS and Mrs. William (Faye) MORRISON of Springfield, Mrs. Victor (Connie) LISEC of Travis Air Base, Calif., and Mrs. James (Linda) DRAFFIN of Decatur, Ga; 10 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Ralph (Mae) LEHMAN of Toledo, Mrs. Murl (Nelle) CARTWRIGHT of Fullerton, Calif., Mrs. William (Margaret) JONES of Toledo and one brother, James of Enon. He was preceded in death by a brother, William. His body was taken to the Littleton Funeral Home.

FERRIS, FLAX, GRANT, MARTIN, SMITH, STICKROD, WOLLAM Name of Newspaper is Daily Morning Sun, Springfield, OH on Thursday, March 15, 1973

Page 12. Earl L. MARTIN, 89 died at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Good Shepherd Nursing Home where he had been a resident for four years. Mr. MARTIN was one of the organizers and former presidents of the Springfield Builders Supply Co., having retired 29 years ago. He formerly operated grocery stores on Linden av. and in Myers Market. He was born in Bookwalter, O., March 16, 1883, the son of James and Anna SMITH MARTIN. He had been a resident of Springfield for 70 years. He was a member of the Central Christian Church and a 50-year member of Anthony Lodge 455, F. and A. M. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Nellie WOLLAM of Hudson, O., and several nieces and nephews. Mr. MARTIN's wife, Adda, died July 19, 1963. His body was taken to the Littleton Funeral Home. Information submitted by Janie Martin Whitty, whittyfun@juno.com: Earl's wife Adda was the former Adda B. FLAX, daughter of Granville FLAX and Sarah GRANT. Earl and Adda had no children. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Edith MARTIN FERRIS, and Ollie MARTIN STICKROD, and two brothers, Carl MARTIN and Raymond B. MARTIN.

WELCH Name of Newspaper is Daily Morning Sun, Springfield, OH on Thursday, March 15, 1973

Page 12. Lloyd H. WELCH, 77, of 3514 Snyder-Domer rd., died at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday in Mercy Medical Center following a brief illness. He was a retiree from Medick-Barrows Co., Columbus. Mr. WELCH was born June 29, 1895, in Circleville, a son of James and Sarah WELCH. He had resided in the Springfield area the last four years. His wife, Inez, died in 1964. Survivors include three sons, Eugene of Springfield, Harold of Worthington and Norbert of Clover, N.C.; 11 grandchidlren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services at the Lytle and Coffman Funeral Home. Burial in .. (cut off).

BURTON, CHAMBERLAIN, EGGER, LEFFEL, MCGILLIVRAY, MOORE Name of Newspaper is Daily Morning Sun, Springfield, OH on Friday, March 23, 1973

Mrs. Alberta M. BURTON 77, of 345 N. Champaign St., Catawba, died at 7 P.M. Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert (Dea Mae) KELLEY of Catawba. She was a member of the Methodist Church and of Gold Star Mothers. Mrs. Burton was born in Clark County on March 24, 1895, to Daniel and Catherine LEFFEL MCGILLIVRAY. Survivors include two sons, Robert of Liberty, Ind., and James of Springfield; four daughters, Mrs. Harry (Nell) EGGER, Mrs. Glen (Ruth) MOORE of Springfield, Mrs. Charles (Martha) CHAMBERLAIN of Carlisle and Mrs. Kelley (with whom she lived); 19 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Dewey of Tremont City and Anthony and T. Clarence BURTON of Springfield, as well as a number of nieces and nephews. Mrs. Burton's husband, Clifford L., died in 1948. A son, William, was killed in military action in World War II. A son, John, died in 1972, and two sons, Justus and Richard, died in infancy. Mrs. Burton's body was taken to Littleton Funeral Home for services at 2 P.M. Saturday conducted by Clarence Prugh, associate, Second Church of God, and the Rev. J. M. Garst, Church of the Brethren, Dayton. Friends may call from 3-5 and 7-9 P.M. Friday. Burial will be in Vale Cemetery.

BAKER, CALLISON, CLARK, MUNN, NEWELL, PENCIL Name of Newspaper is Daily Morning Sun, Springfield, OH on Saturday, March 24, 1973

Mrs. Ethel I. CALLISON, 78, widow of Howard D. CALLISON died at 7:30 AM Friday in Community Hospital following a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of the Springfield area. She was born 4-16-1894 in CLARK Co, a daughter of Martin and Alice Lutz BAKER. She was a member of First Church of God where she was a choir member for 30 years and a Sunday School teacher for 41 years. She was also a member of the Golden Age fellowship of the church. Survivors are one son, Howard E. CALLISONof Springfield; one daughter Mrs Charles (Thelma) PENCIL, also of Springfield, 7 grandchildren, 8 grandchildren( this is what was written), one sister Mrs. Eva MUNN of Springfield and one brother, Luther BAKER also of Springfield. Her busband died 2-5-1961. The Rev. D. Arlo NEWELL will conduct services at 2PM Tuesday in First Church of God where the body will lie in state for one hour before the service. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at Jackson, Lytle and Coffman funeral home from 3-5 and 7-9 PM both Sunday and Monday

BAKER, BITNER, FLORY, GASCHO, LANDES, LAVY, SHOUP, SOUDERS Name of Newspaper is Daily Morning Sun, Springfield, OH on Wednesday, March 28, 1973

Page 4. New Carlisle--Mrs. Ruth BAKER, 72, of 305 S Adams st. here, died at 2:20 am Tuesday in Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, where she had been a patient three weeks. She was born Nov 19, 1900, in Preble County, the daughter of Robert and Emma FLORY BITNER. Her husband, Ezra F., died in 1965. Mrs BAKER was a member of the Old German Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Roger of Enon, and Robert C of New Carlisle; two daughters, Mrs. Harry (Jane) GASCHO of Logansport, Ind. and Mrs Paul (Jean) SOUDERS of New Carlisle; one brother, Clarence BITNER of Gratis; 10 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Her body was taken to the Trostel-Chapman Funeral Home here, where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Wednesday. Services will be held at 2 pm Thursday in the Maple Grove Old German Baptist Church in charge of Dennis LANDES, Marvin SHOUP and Dallas LAVY. Burial will be in New Carlisle Cemetery.

ANDERSON, LEHMAN, MARRIMAN, POTTS, THOMPSON Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Saturday, March 31, 1973

Mrs. Rella Ann ANDERSON, 87, of 550 W. Possum rd., died at 4 p.m. Friday in Mercy Medical Center after two years of failing health. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and the widow of William ANDERSON, who died in October of 1950. Mrs. ANDERSON was born Aug. 22, 1885, in Bainbridge, to Henry and Mary MARRIMAN POTTS. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Helen LEHMAN, with whom she lived; a sister, Mrs. Alice THOMPSON of Springfield; several half-brothers and half sisters; 15 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-granddaughter. A son, Albert ANDERSON, died March 6. Mrs. ANDERSON'S body was taken to the Littleton Funeral Home, where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Services will be conducted Monday at 3 p.m. at the funeral home by the Rev. Kay M. Gleasner, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Ferncliff Cemetery.

CRABBS, REED Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Saturday, March 31, 1973

Mrs. Marjorie CRABBS, former society editor of the Sun in the early 1940's, died at 3:15 a.m. Friday in Riverside Hospital, Columbus. She had made her home at 3179 Ainwick rd., Columbus, and was 65 years old. Mrs. CRABBS was born in Springfield, Oct. 25, 1907, the daughter of Frank and May REED. She was a graduate of Denison University and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Mrs. CRABBS and her husband owned and operated the Gift Bowl in Columbus. Survivors include her husband, Marvin, a former city editor of The Sun, and a stepson, Marvin of Livonia, Mich. Her body was taken to the Schoedinger Funeral Home, Northwest, Columbus, where friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the funeral home. Graveside services and burial will be a 12 noon Monday in Ferncliff Cemetery.

MALEY Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Saturday, March 31, 1973

Services for Ruth MALEY, 77, of 1416 Attleboro av., will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the First Church of God by the Rev. Arlo Newell, pastor. He body will lie in state one hour prior to services. Friends may call in the Richards Memorial Home form 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Mrs. MALEY died in her home at 2:30 p.m. Thursday following four years failing health. Burial will be in Vale Cemetery.

COCHRAN Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Saturday, March 31, 1973

Mrs. Elizabeth COCHRAN, 79, of 1168 Rosedale av., died Friday at about 5:30 p.m. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Medical Center. Her body was taken to Dennis L. Porter Funeral Home.

DEAN, MORRIS Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Saturday, March 31, 1973

SOUTH CHARLESTON - Services were conducted Thursday in Fairmont, W. Va., for Floyd B. MORRIS, father of Mrs. Daniel (Margaret) DEAN of South Charleston. Mr. MORRIS died Monday in Columbus, where he lived at 597 Hiltonia av. Other survivors include his wife, Myra; a daughter, one sister, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

BOOGHIER, PITTMAN, WELLINGER Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Friday, April 20, 1973

Mrs. Mary Wellinger, of 38 Oakland ct., died Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Juanita Booghier of Dayton. She had been ill since January. She was a member of the High Street Methodist Church. Survivors, in addition to Mrs. Booghier, include another daughter, Mrs. Richard (Mary Frances) Pittman of San Leandro, Calif; one son Harold W. Wellinger of Dublin, O.; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, John W., died Feb. 14, 1961, and a son, Carl F., died five years ago. Her body was taken to the Littleton Funeral Home where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Theodore Choemaker, Pastor of High Street Methodist Church. Burial will be in Ferncliff Cemetery

ARMSTRONG, MARTIN, SCHILMOELER, SWEGMAN, WARREN Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Tuesday, May 29, 1973

pg. 18 Mrs. Estella A. Warren, 87, formerly of 2438 Dellwood dr., died at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the residence of a daughter, Mrs. Lorraine ARMSTRONG of 1626 Lexington av. She had been in failing health one year. She was born Nov. 16, 1885 in Cincinnati, the daughter of Harry and Anne SCHILMOELER SWEGMAN. Mrs. Warren was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Her first husband, Lawrence MARTIN, preceded her in death in 1941 and her second husband, Bert Warren, preceded her in death in 1970. Survivors include a daughter; four grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Her body was taken to the Conroy Funeral Home where friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Mass of the Resurrection will be sung at 9:30 a.m. Friday in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in the St. Bernard’s Cemetery.

HARDY Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Tuesday, May 29, 1973

Services for George Delbert Hardy, 69, of 564 Chestnut av., will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Dennis L. Porter Funeral Home in charge of the Rev. Roosevelt Walker. Friends may call in the funeral home. The family is receiving friends at 802 s. Wittenberg av. Burial will be in Ferncliff Cemetery. Mr. Hardy died at 12:04 a.m. Saturday in Mercy Medical Center A brother, Estel of Springfield is among survivors.

MANOS Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Tuesday, May 29, 1973

Services for Peter Manos, 75, of 103 Bellevue av., were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Greek Orthodox Church. Burial was in Ferncliff Cemetery. Mr. Manos died at 9:10 a.m. Sunday in Community Hospital. The Conroy Funeral Home handled arrangements.

BUTCHER, FULLER, MCDONALD, PETERE, PUMP, SMITH, SPARROW, STONE, SWARTZBAUGH, WRIGHT Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Tuesday, May 29, 1973

Mrs. Bertha F. McDonald, 55, a Springfield native, died at 7:05 p.m. Saturday in University Hospital, Columbus. Mrs. McDonald, a resident of McArthur, Route 2, had been ill six months. She was born in Springfield Nov. 1, 1917, the daughter of William and Amanda SWARTZBAUGH FULLER. Mrs. McDonald was a member of Serena chapter, Order of Eastern Star and the McArthur Presbyterian Church. She was self-employed as the owner of a McArthur beauty salon for 25 years. Her husband, Charles, died in 1967. Survivors are five daughters, Mrs. Beverly WRIGHT of McArthur, Mrs. Marline PETERE of McArthur, Route 2, Mrs. Peggy BUTCHER of Anaheim, Calif., Mrs. Geraldine PUMP of McArthur, Route 2, and Mrs. Jeannette SMITH of Anaheim, a son Michel W. of McArthur, a sister, Mrs. Helen SPARROW of Springfield, and a half-sister, Mrs. Doris STONE of Dayton. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the James N. Blower Funderal Home, McArthur. The Rev. Clifford Colman will officiate. Burial will be in Elk Cemetery, McArthur. Friends may call at the funeral home.

SHANK Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Tuesday, June 26, 1973

Page 9C. Glenna C. SHANK, 77, of 2824 Oxford Drive, died Friday Aug 24, 1973 in Mercy Medical Center following a week's serious illness. Her body was taken to the Woods Allgier Funeral Home where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM Sunday. Services at 2 PM Monday in Emery Chapel Methodist Church with the Rev. Ralph Harmon officiating. The body to lie in state for one hour prior to services. Burial in Enon Cemetery.

PETERS, PICKETT, PINKERTON, WINDOMAKER Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Saturday, July 28, 1973

Mrs Marjorie Ruth PICKETT, 53, of 924 E Rose st, died at University Hospital in Columbus Friday. She is a former employee of the Credit Bureau of Springfield and member of Central Christian Church, the Child Conservation League and Neal Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs PICKETT was born in Clark County on June 18, 1920, to Virgil and Martha WINDOMAKER PINKERTON. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs Robert (Karen Ruth) PETERS, and a son, David PICKETT, both of Springfield. Her body was taken to the Richards Memorial Home for funeral services at 10 am Monday. Friends may cal in the funeral home from 6 to 9 pm Sunday. Burial will be in Fletcher Chapel Cemetery.

KELLER, WARREN Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, August 16, 1973

Lewis M. WARREN, 62, of Jackson, formerly of Springfield, died Tuesday morning in Gallipolis, O. He was born Jan. 18, 1911, the son of Mary Davis and Otto M. Warren. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, on son, Lewis M. WARREN, Jr., of Jackson; four grandchildren; five brothers, Bennett and Raymond of Jackson, Charles of Tremont City, Forrest of North Hampton and Roy of Springfield; on sister, Mrs. Meda KELLER of Beaver. His body was taken to the Mayhew Funeral Home in Jackson where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held in the funeral home at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Jackson.

ALBERT, EVERHARD, LAFFERTY, MYHRE, ROGERS, ROSS, STRICKROTT Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, August 16, 1973

Mrs. Alice Marie ROGERS, 62, of 538 Portage path, formerly of 4844 Alpha rd., died at 6:26 p.m. on Tuesday in Ridgewood, N.H. She was born October 22, 1910 in South Salem, O., a daughter of Floyd S. and Mary L. STRICKROTT EVERHART. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Linda) LAFFERTY of Springfield; two sons, Leslie of Fairborn and David W. of Portsmouth, Va.; 10 grandchildren, one brother, Charles W. of Springfield; three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Margery) ALBERT of West Liberty, Mrs. William (Kathryn) ROSS of Urbana and Mrs. Ruth E. MYHRE of Santa Maria, Calif.; several nieces and nephews. Her husband, William G. ROGERS, died September 5, 1972. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Woods-Allgier Funeral Home by the Rev. William Eicher of the First Church of the Brethren. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, West Liberty. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Church of the Brethren or the Cancer Fund.

JONES Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, August 16, 1973

Services for Ervin W. JONES, 72, of 1419 Selma rd., will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Conroy Funeral Home by the Rev. R.R. Garrett, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in South Vienna Cemetery. Mr. JONES died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ethan Allen Manor Nursing Home following a prolonged illness.

AULT, BLUE, BRIGHT Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, August 23, 1973

Page 36. Services for Mary Eliza AULT, 62, of 300 Birch rd., will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Littleton Funeral Home by the Rev. Kay M. Glaesner, pastor of the St. John's Lutheran Church. Ladies of the Moose will hold services there at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. AULT died at 7:15 p.m. Monday at the home of her brother, Paul R. *BLUE of St. Paris. Survivors include two sons; her mother; four brothers and four grandchildren. *Additional Information by submitter. See Obituary for Paul E. AULT, pub. 30 July 1972. It lists his widow as Mary BRIGHT AULT, same address. Don't know why a brother of Mary BRIGHT AULT is listed here as "Paul R. BLUE". Janie Martin Whitty, whittyfun@juno.com

BLANKENSHIP Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, August 23, 1973

Page 36. Funeral services for Alva Clarence (Red) BLANKENSHIP, 55, of 1816 W. Clark st., wil be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Littleton Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park. Mr. Blankenship died in his residence at 8:15 p.m. Monday. He was dead on arrival of the Fire Division emergency squad.

EDWARDS Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, August 23, 1973

Page 36. Mrs. Margaret EDWARDS, a former Springfield resident, died Friday in Grand Rapids, Mich. Survivors include three sons, Fred of Battle Creek, Mich., Robert of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Donald of Ft. Wayne, Inc., and.....(rest of obit cut off)

BRAKEALL, ESCH, HOLLINGER, MORGAN, MOWEN, SMITH, SNELL, WEAVER, WISE Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Saturday, August 25, 1973

Ernest Ellsworth MOWEN, 71, of 2220 Superior ave., died in Community Hospital at 11:30 a.m. Friday. He was a retired farmer. He was born in Clark County February 2, 1902, a son of Clark and Marley BRAKEALL MOWEN. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Forrest (Marjorie) MORGAN of Springfield, Mrs. Robert (Edna) HOLLINGER of Bellefontaine, and Mrs. Floyd (Grace) ESCH of West Liberty; two step-daughters, Mrs. Harold (Janet) SMITH and Mrs. James (Glenna) WISE, both of Springfield; 18 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; four brothers, Frank and Walter MOWEN, both of Clifton, George of Canton and Foster of Enon and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Mae WEAVER of Springfield and Mrs. Ernest (Echo) SNELL of Xenia. Mr. MOWEN's, Etta Blanche, died March 26, 1971. Friends may call at the Littleton Funeral Home from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the funeral home in charge of the Rev. Eugene O. Hilt. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.

GARLOUGH, STEVENS, THOMAS, WILT Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Wednesday, August 29, 1973

Page 13: Mrs. Franklin L. THOMAS-New Carlisle-Mrs. Dorothy Irene THOMAS, 57, of 3893 Dayton-Lakeview rd., died at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, where she had been a patient one week. She was born in London, O., Oct. 17, 1915, the daughter of Herbert G. and Allie WILT STEVENS. Survivors include her husband, Franklin L.; her parents of New Carlisle, and four grandchildren. Her daughter, Mrs. Barbara GARLOUGH, died in 1972. Services will be conducted in the Trostel-Chapman Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Thursday by the Rev. Norman Eiler, pastor of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Park Layne Manor. Burial will be in New Carlisle Cemetery. Friends may call in the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

HOWE, HUONKER, KRUSCHADT, WHITACRE Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, September 6, 1973

Mrs. Marie A. WHITACRE, 70, of 104 Freeman Street, died at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mercy Medical Center following several years of failing health and two weeks of serious illness. She was born January 1, 1903, in Springfield, the daughter of Henry and Anna KRUSCHADT HUONKER, and had resided here all of her life. She was preceded in death in 1965 by her husband, David. She was also preceded in death by a son, Joseph, a daughter, Rita and a brother John. Survivors include two daughters, Miss Ruth WHITACRE of Medway and Mrs. Marie WILLIAMS of Enon; five sons, David, Jr., and Richard E. of Springfield; Paul E. of Fairborn, James R. of Urbana and Robert A. of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Emma HOWE of Springfield; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her body was taken to the Conroy Funeral Home, where friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home in charge of the Rev. Fr. John Boyle. Burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.

ANDREW, MCKEEVER, WEIKERT Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Monday, September 17, 1973

Mrs. Thelma May WEIKERT, 67, of 1008 Imperial blvd., died at 10:55 p.m. Sunday in Mercy Medical Center following six weeks of failing health. She was born September 25, 1905 in Newark, the daughter of W. E. and Carrie ANDREW MCKEEVER. Mrs. Weikert was a contract specialist in the procurement division defense general supply center, Richmond, Va., when she retired in July 1970. She was a member of the Central United Methodist Church, the Sprite-Ly Grandmother's Club, Filiology Club and was a past president of the Jefferson School PTA. Survivors include her husband, Paul H.; three sons, Jerry of Clifton, Va., and Joe and Jim of Springfield; nine grandchildren; and three brothers, Orville E., Virgil and Rodger MCKEEVER, all of Springfield. Her body was taken to the Littleton Funeral Home, where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home i charge of Dr. Lloyd C. Zoller. Burial will be in the Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.

COLLIER, EVANS, HAY, PARSONS, STEVENS, TITER Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Monday, September 17, 1973

Cedarville - Funeral services for Ulysses COLLIER, 53, of 7915 Springfield-Jamestown rd., will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Williams Funeral Home, Cedarville. Burial will be in North Cemetery. Friends may call any time Monday in the funeral home. The family will receive friends there from to 9 p.m. Monday. Mr. COLLIER, who retired in 1969 from Springfield Coatings, Inc., died Saturday afternoon in his residence. He was born in Hitchins, Ky., December 22, 1919, a son of Albert and Lettie HAY COLLIER, and attended Carter County schools. On December 23, 1941, he was married to Edna STEVENS, who survives. In 1947 he moved to Hazard, Ky., where he worked in coal mines. In 1950 he moved to the Clifton area and took a job as layout man and welder for Rack Processing Co. of Dayton, where he worked until he was employed by Springfield Udylite. Later he went to Springfield Coatings, Inc. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans in Dayton, attended Apostolic Church of Christ in Springfield and was an honorary Kentucky colonel. Survivors besides his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Madlyn Joan TITER of Clifton; three sons, Robert, Carl and Lynnwood of Springfield; one brother, Arnold of Grayson, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary EVANS of Mansfield, and Mrs. Russell (Magdeline) PARSONS of Grayson, Ky.; seven grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

BRINES, COUNTRYMAN, FAULKNER, WILLIAMS Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, October 4, 1973

Page 16. Max BRINES, 71, of 93 Woodland Dr., Astatula, Fla, brother of a Springfield resident, died in Leesburg Hospital there Saturday at 11:30 pm , it was learned Wednesday. He was born Oct 1, 1901 in Belmont, Ill, the son of Loren and Alice WILLIAMS BRINES, and was employed as a sheet metal worker at the Lawrence Tin Shop of the Stewart-Warner Corp, Indianapolis, Ind, and was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Lilly; two daughters, Lucille and Joan, both of South Bend, Ind; a stepson, William COUNTRYMAN of Philadelphia, Pa; one sister, Mrs. Stanley (Bonnie) FAULKNER of Springfield, and three grandchildren. His body was taken to the Littleton Funeral Home, where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Thursday. Services will be held in the funeral home at 10 am Friday with the Rev Clyde Webb, pastor of the North Race Street Church of God, officiating. Burial will be in in Newcomers Cemetery.

DAVIS, GLEASON, IMPSON, LEMLEY, MARTIN, NORRIS, TURNER, WALDREN Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, October 4, 1973

Page 16. Mrs. Jeannette DAVIS, 60, of 275 W Main st, Mechanicsburg, died in Mercy Hospital, Urbana at 6:10 am Thursday, following several months of failing health. She was born in Logan County, April 22, 11913, daughter of Mason and Ethel MARTIN. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Mechanicsburg. Survivors include her husband, Van; one daughter, Mrs. David (Barbara) GLEASON of Urbana; four grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Ethel MARTIN of North Lewisburg; five sisters, Mrs. Mary WALDREN and Mrs. Gail NORRIS both of Urbana, Mrs. Nellie LEMLEY of Chillicothe, Mrs. Violet IMPSON of North Lewisburg and Mrs. Margaret TURNER of Springfield. Her body was taken to the Skillman Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg, for services at 10 am Saturday in charge of the Rev Paul D Robinson, pastor of the Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Oak Dale Cemetery, Urbana.

COST, TURVEY, WALLS, WOODS Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Monday, October 8, 1973

CATAWBA - Hiram (Bud) TURVEY, 61, of 484 E. North st., Catawba, was dead on arrival at Madison County Hospital at 4:30 p.m. Sunday after he was stricken by an apparent heart attack at his home. Mr. TURVEY had been employed by Miracle Implement Co. in Mechanicsburg and more recently by Sanders' Sales and Service at Urbana. He attended a United Methodist Church and was a member of the board of public affairs of the village of Catawba. Survivors include his wife, Agnes; one son, Paul at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Sylvan (Elizabeth) COST of Piqua, Mrs. Oscar (Isabelle) WOODS of Urbana and Mrs. George (Georgia) Walls of Morristown, Tenn., and a brother, Sheldon P. of Springfield. His body was taken to the Skillman Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg, where friends may call Tuesday afternoon and evening. Services will be held there at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the McConkey Cemetery, Catawba.

BOTKIN, GRUBE, WALLACE Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Saturday, October 27, 1973

Page 14. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Richards Memorial Home for Albert (Jake) BOTKIN, 57, of 2755 Sunset av. Mr. Botkin died at 12:05 a.m. Friday in his residence following several years of illness. The Rev. Max Wertz will conduce the services. Friends may call in the memorial home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Additional Information submitted by Jan Botkin Therkildsen, THERKILD@aol.com: Per wife's 1987 obit, he was married to Betty Jane WALLACE, daughter of Lee D. WALLACE and Effie GRUBE]

BATROF, BOTKIN, BRUNER, DUFF, GARVER, HECK, MYERS, ZERKLE Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Saturday, November 10, 1973

Page 14. New Carlisle - Thurman M. HECK, 81, of 11012 Detrick-Jordan pike, died at 1:10 p.m. Thursday in Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, where he had been a patient for one day. He had been in failing health. A retired farmer, Mr. HECK was born in Clark County on May 18, 1892, the son of Elmus an Stella BATROF HECK, and was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church, North Hampton, and the Honey Creek Farm Bureau Council. He was a retired farmer. He and his wife, Maye, would have celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Lee of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Howard of Urbana, Warren of LaPuente, Calif., and Marvin of Springfield; three daughters, Mrs. James (Beula) MYERS of Lake Havsu City, Ariz., Mrs. Dwaine (Leila) ZERKLE of St. Paris, and Mrs James (Naomi) DUFF of Springfield; one brother, Claude of Urbana; a sister, Mrs. Faye GARVER of Christiansburg; 26 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Belva, and a granddaughter preceded him in death. His body was taken to the Trostel Chapman Funeral Home. Friends may call at the Heck residence from noon Sunday to 11 a.m. Monday. Services will be held at the Asbury United Methodist Church, North Hampton, at 1:30 p.m. Monday by the Rev. James Cattran, pastor. His body will like in state in the church from noon Monday until time of services. Burial will be in New Carlisle Cemetery. Additional Information submitted by Jan Botkin Therkildsen, THERKILD@aol.com: Picture included with obituary. Wife is Maye BOTKIN, d/o Leedom BOTKIN & Sarah BRUNER.]

CUSTER, PYLES, SUBER, THOMPSON, VEDOVA Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, November 22, 1973

Page 76. Mrs. Beatrice THOMPSON PYLES, 63, of 1001 Bahia dr, died suddenly at 9:30 am Wednesday in Mercy Medical Center. A retired teacher, she taught in the Warder Park School for 23 years prior to her retirement. Mrs. PYLES, who was born in Peebles, O, Jan 9, 1910, the daughter of William and Ola Belle SUBER CUSTER, was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Troy, and a member of the Order of Eastern Star . Survivors include her husband, Aubrey; two sons, Rolland THOMPSON of Sidney; one daughter, Mrs. Carolyn VEDOVA of Dayton; five grandchildren, and one brother, Corless CUSTER of, Selma. Mrs. PYLES' body was taken to the Richards Memorial Home where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Thursday. Services will be conducted at 11 am Friday in the memorial home by Dr David L Hadden pastor of the Oakland Presbyterian Church, with burial in Ferncliff Cemetery.

ALDEN, BALDEN, BREWER, DARLING, HESS, WILSON Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, November 22, 1973

Page 76. Mrs. Edna BALDEN, 78, of 1816 Warder St,died at 11 am Tuesday in her residence following six months of failing health. She was born Nov 15, 1895, in Greene County, the daughter of Edward and Della WILSON DARLING and had resided here almost all her life. She was the widow of Jesse ALDEN who died March 27, 1967. Survivors include a son, Kenneth; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy HESS; one sister, Mrs. Etta BREWER, all of Springfield, and four grandsons. [Rest of obituary is missing]

ADAMS, BRAMMER, BUSHU, COLEGROVE, HESKETT, RUNYAN, TERRY, WHITE Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, December 6, 1973

Page 20. Waldo Emerson RUNYAN, 50, of 127 E. Grand av., a local labor leader was pronounced dead on arrival of the emergency squad at his home at 1:04p.m. Wednesday following five days of illness. Mr. RUNYAN had been president of the United Auto Works Local 1418 for the past two years, and had previously been president of the UAW Local 500 for five years. He was employed as a tool maker at the D & H Manufacturing Co. Mr. RUNYAN was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army. He was born in Ironton, Sept. 18, 1923, a son of Delbert and Lorena BRAMMER RUNYAN.. Survivor include his wife, Rose Elizabeth; two sons, Waldo Lawrence and Ronald Eugene of Springfield; three daughters, Miss Karol K. RUNYAN at home, Mrs.Darlene Sue WHITE of Vallejo, Calif., and Mrs. Diana Lynn TERRY of Springfield; nine grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Ruth HESKETT of Worthington, Mrs. Hel en COLEGROVE of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Pauline ADAMS of Urbana, and Mrs. Delores BUSHU of Springfield; and four brothers, John, Samuel and Paul of Springfield, and Jimmy of Steubenville. Mr. RUNYAN's body was taken to the Richards Memorial Home.

CURRY, DAKIN, DICE, JENKINS, NOLAN Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, December 6, 1973

Miss Elizabeth Faye DAKIN of 49 W. High st., died at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday in her residence. She was born in Fayette County, the daughter of A. B. and Martha DICE DAKIN, and had resided in Springfield most of her life. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Ida JENKINS and Mrs. Minnie NOLAN, and a brother, Harry DAKIN. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Evelyn CURRY of Springfield, and two brothers, William of Columbus and Clarence of Springfield. Her body was taken to the Jackson, Lytle and Coffman Funeral Home, where friends may call ....Friday. Services there at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in charge of Dr. David Hadden, Pastor of the Oakland Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Ferncliff Cemetery.

ADKINS, CARTER, DEYO, EVANS, LEWIS, STRONG, SUBBLET Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, December 13, 1973

Mrs. Carrie E. CARTER, 66, of 235 E. Southern av., died in her residence at 3:55 p.m. Wednesday. She had been in failing health for several years and seriously ill since May. Mrs. CARTER attended the Pentecostal Church of Christ. She was born May 10, 1907, in Sandy Hook, Ky., a daughter of Ed and Rinda SUBBLET ADKINS. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ethel M. EVANS and Mrs. David (Helen R.) DEYO both of Springfield; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Virginia CARTER of Springfield; two sisters, Mrs. Zona STRONG of Springfield and Mrs. Ivory LEWIS of Wheelersburg, O.; two brothers, Leonard ADKINS of Catawba and Ed of Springfield. Mrs. CARTER's husband, Virgil F., died Nov. 12, 1955 and her son, John, died in 1972. Her body was taken to Littleton Funeral Home where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held there at 1 p.m. Friday in charge of the Rev. Cecil McCarty, pastor of the Pentecostal Church of Christ. Burial will be in Ferncliff Cemetery.

AUKERMAN, STUDEBAKER Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Thursday, December 13, 1973

Glen E. AUKERMAN, 52, of 7800 Old Dayton rd., Madison Township, the brother of a Springfield woman, died Tuesday in the Greenville Brethren Home Medical Center. He was president of the Dayton Swimming Pool and Supply Co. Survivors include his wife, Neva E.; two sons, Gary of N. Manchester, Ind., James, at home; two daughters, Linda and Jane, both of Berkley, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Geneva STUDEBAKER of Springfield, and his father, Irvin of Greenville. His body was taken to the Routsong Funeral Home, 6 Oakwood av., Dayton where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Trotwood Church of the Brethren, His body will lie in state one hour prior to the services. Burial will be in the Miami Valley Memorial Gardens.

LORTON Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Tuesday, December 18, 1973

Page 19. John William LORTON, 82, formerly of 1210 North Lowry Ave., died at 4:30 am Tuesday, Dec 18, 1973 in the Ethan Allen Nursing Home. Body to the Littleton Funeral Home where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM Wednesday. Services at 1:30 PM Thursday in the funeral home in charge of the Rev. Orville Cruea. Burial in the Lawrenceville Cemetery.

HARACRE, INGLE, MCFARLAND, SCHAFFNER, SNYDER Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Saturday, December 22, 1973

Page 16: Mrs. Nellie SCHAFFNER, 81, formerly of 6606 New Carlisle pike, died in the Good Shepherd Nursing Home at 1:15 p.m. Friday following several years of failing health. A Clark County resident for most of her life, she was born on April 24, 1892, the daughter of William and Sarah SNYDER MCFARLAND. She was married to Roy SCHAFFNER, who died Dec. 3, 1966, in Springfield. Mrs. Schaffner is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Harry (Wilma) INGLE of Springfield; two sons, Karl of Springfield and Gerald of Hampton Woods, in Clark County; one sister, Mrs. Ruffina HARDACRE of Anderson, Ind.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Schaffner's body was taken to Richards Memorial Home, where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Arlo Newell officiating. Burial will be in New Carlisle Cemetery.

ANTHONY, HAYNES, SWEITZER, WILSON Name of Newspaper is Daily News, Springfield, OH on Monday, December 24, 1973

Niles (Jim) C. Sweitzer, 57, of the rear of 970 Lagonda Ave., died at 6:30 A.M. Monday in Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, Ohio where he was admitted two hours earlier. He was born in Springfield on June 8, 1916, the son of Jessie and Magdalena HUGHEL SWEITZER and resided in Springfield all of his life. Mr. Sweitzer was employed for the past five years as an instructor at the Interstate Driving School and prior to that had been a foreman at Springfield Brass Co. for over 30 years. He was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society. Survivors include his wife Delores and a son James of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Martha ANTHONY of New Carlisle, Mrs. Mae WILSON of Springfield And Mrs. Magdalena HAYNES of California; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Marion and a half-sister Myrtle Umstead. Funeral mass will be sung at 9:30 A.M. Thursday at St. Bernard's and burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Conroy Funeral Home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday and visitation services will be held at 8 P.M. Wednesday in the funeral home.

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