Area Obituaries From Athens to Chesterhill
Multiple obituaries list Belle Knowlton Nichols 84 of The Plains died at home. Harry M. Brown 83 of Logan Route 4 died at Hocking Valley Hospital. James Edward Simpson 48 of Racine died at home. Elmer Brown 64 of Huntington native of Mason County died in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Laura Ida McCoy 55 of Stockport died at Bethesda Hospital. Services and burial details are provided for each case with funeral homes and officiants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Belle Nichols
the Plains
Oliver
Sarah Jones Knowlton
Marjorie Brown
Bomfay
Fla
Arthur Coon
William
Lloyd
Oscar
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Logan
Harry M. Brown
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Hocking County
Edward and
Denetha Lee Brown
Hocking Valley and
C&o Railroad
Frasure and Brown Dairy
Logan Presbyterian Church
Mingo Lodge
Scottish Rite Valley of Columbus
Betty
Robert E
Dayton
Timothy
Shanley Brown
Brighton
Mich
Judson James Brown
Thomas
Karen) Conrad
Roberts Funeral Home
Rev. W. Jackson Beverly
Oak Grove Cemetery
Point Pleasant
Elmer Brown
Huntington
Mason County
Cabell- Huntington
Brown
Railroad
Geraldine
Jack
Dorothy
Connie
Sharon Kay
Oma Brown
Bessie Wamsley
Ada Greenlee
Church of God
Chesapeake
Kincaid Funeral Home
Chesterhill
Laura Ida McCoy
Stockport
Bethesda Hospital
Zanesville
Mary Wilson Cheadle
Mark Rest Home
McConnelsville
Freeman Cheadle
First United Methodist Church of
Webb
Order of the Eastern Star
Harry B. McCoy
Ellen M. Eldridge
South Amherst
Carole D. McIntorf
Malcolm
Joseph
Oil City
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
Wesley Thatcher
Mr. Shaw
George E. Carr Former Logan Schools Leader Dies
George E. Carr 76 of Parma former Logan City Schools superintendent from 1939 to 1954 died Sunday in a Parma hospital. He held advisory roles in Parma Public Schools and was active in Rotary and Masonic organizations. Survived by wife Janet, son Eldon, daughters Arlene and Lois Ann, and many relatives. Services set for Thursday at Leonard Funeral Home Pennsville Morgan County with visitation Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
James Edward Simpson
Meigs County
Lavinia B. Simpson
George Simpson
The
Ohio River Co
Marian Knightstep
Alicia Knightstep
Columbus
Ewing Funeral Home
Pomeroy
Paul Sellers
Dale McClurg
Letart Cemetery
Logan
George E. Carr
Parma
Bert A
Florence Huffman Carr
Parma Public Schools
Malta- McConnelsville
Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Logan Boy Scouts
Masonic
South Presbyterian Church of
Janet White Carr
Eldon
Wellston
Daughers
Arlene Schneider
Cleveland
Lois Ann
Arkansas
Frank
Lancaster
Sadie Coleman
Eva Benjamin
McConnelsville
Leonard
Rev. W. Jackson Beverly
Pennsville
Morgan County
Lulu Best
Martin Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
James
Hannah Daniel
Pennsville Church of Christ
Earl Daniel
Albany
Lawrene Best
C. R. Newberry
J. Revedy Best
Miller Funeral Home
Gene Carroll
Malta Cemetery
R. Brooks Lamb
Riverside
Whaley Dental Office
Edith Reed Lamb
Loraine Leech
Kathleen O’reilly
Oklahoma City
Okla
Russell
Chicago
Edna Summerfield
Long Bottom
Georgia Clifford
Opal Powell
Gallipolis
Grantsville
W. Va
Carl
Huntington
Charles Lamb
Tuppers Plains
Garland
Devo- Davis Funeral
First Ave
Walter M. Yeknich
San Diego
Calif
Michael
Virginia Obrenovich Yeknich
Ohio
Walter Michael
George Edward
Wayne
Indiana
Myrtle Lukich
Helen Busby
Adena
Irene Scheurich
Leonard Funeral Home
Leonard Ferguson
Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral
Nelsonville
Alice Grace Gaulkey
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Hocking County
Charles
Susan McManaway
Eudoria
Order of Eastern Star
Albert Gaulkey
Lillian Jones
Collumbus
Mona Bennett
Pearl G. Allen
Athens County
Judson van Bibber
Harley Allen
Allen Lumber Co
Kimberly Road
Joan Spencer
Floyd and
Paul Allen
Glen Johnson
Connett Cemetery
Allen
Clarence R. Stage
Canal St
Henry
Julia Stage
Edna
Dale
Nelsonville Wesleyan Church
John Minsker
Green Lawn Cemetery
Johnson Funeral Home
Train Blocks Point Pleasant Convention Postponed
A train stoppage on Viand Street halted traffic for over 30 minutes, delaying Point Pleasant Democratic convention from 7:30 p.m. Saturday to Wednesday. Mayor Jon Leighty protested to B and O Railroad officials, urging an investigation and citing a 1911 town ordinance against blocking streets longer than five minutes. Copies went to Gov. Arch Moore Jr. and other officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Roush
Point Pleasant
Jon Leighty
Maxine Nibert
City Democratic Executive Committee
Nibert
Viand Street
Leighty
J. E. Sell
Grafton
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Arch Moore Jr
Virginia Mae Brown
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carroll Casto
Five Hurt In Two Car Logan Wreck
Five persons injured in a two car collision on Chieftain Drive near Route 664 S Saturday evening. Four from one family were hurt as Jack C. Robinette 42 Fredericktown turned into a service station and Homer L. Mason 39 passed. Mason hit the Robinette car broadside. All injured rushed to Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Jody Robinette 8 skull fracture Kristi Robinette 19 facial cuts Karen Robinette 17 head lacerations Reene Robinette 16 left shoulder separation Mason cited for reckless operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Chieftain Drive
Hocking County
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Jody Robinette
Childrens Hospital
Columbus
Mason
Kristi Robinette
Karen Robinette
Reene Robinette
Gasoline Theft and Burglary Reported in Logan
Logan area incidents include a gasoline theft at a service station where a customer left after filling a tank and paying nothing for $5.44. Burglary at the Izaak Walton Club saw seven clay birds worth $16.45 and silver coins taken, with the clubhouse entered but no items taken. A motorized hand plow was stolen from Virgil L. Woodson’s Sugar Grove property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOGAN
Hocking County
Virgil L. Woodson
Sugar Grove
Driver Cited In 2 Car Hit At City Intersection
Paul James Doeffinger 16 of 1405 Kanawha St was cited for failure to yield after pulling from Fruth Pharmacy lot into the path of Jackie D Duncan 27 of 2306 Madison Ave at the Jackson Avenue and 25th Street intersection Sunday at 3 24 p m Police report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Jackson Avenue
25Th Street
Paul James Doeffinger
Kanawha St
Fruth Pharmacy
Jackie D. Duncan
Madison Ave
Athens High Chorus to perform spring concert and Mod program
The Athens High School Chorus directed by Vera L. Smith presents its annual spring concert at 8:00 p.m. in the Athens High auditorium with the mixed chorus, girls chorus, and a 12 member Madrigal Group. Soloist Henry Woods, 1970 graduate, sings Amen arranged by Roy Ringwald. Tickets are 75 cents at the door or 50 cents in advance from chorus members. June 4 the chorus combines with the drama department for a Mod spring program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Vera L. Smith
Athens High
Son
Henry Woods
Roy Ringwald
Mason Has 3 Accidents No Citations
Three weekend accidents investigated by Mason County Sheriff’s Department involved John C. McCallister and Melody A. Hodges on Route 2 near Apple Grove with no injuries or citations. A second crash on Route 62 at Clifton linked Vonda Lee Cottrell and Oscar Henry with no injuries. A third report noted a deer strike near Letart Route 1 by Stella Mae Randolph with hood obstruction from the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Clifton
Vonda Lee Cottrell
Mason
Oscar Henry
Africans Matriculate at Three Tribal Universities
A government publication reports that 2022 Africans studied last year at South Africa's three tribal universities Fort Hare Ngoye and Turfloop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
South Africa
Fort Hare
Ngoye
Turfloop
Legal Notice of highway right of way in Athens County
The unknown heirs of John E. Snow and Ada Phillips are notified they are defendants in a case by the Director of Highways of Ohio. The state seeks to appropriate 1.60 acres for U S Route 50 and U S Route 33 projects in Athens Township. Answer by May 15, 1971 or be defaulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Snow
Ada. Phillips
Director of Highways
State of
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Athens Township
Ohio Company
Department of Highways
Ohio Department of Highways
Pilus
Harold E. Miles
County Recorder's Office
J. Phillip Richley
Point Mayor pursues youth center plan with Jaycees
Mayor Jon Leighty outlined a youth center proposal at Point Pleasant schools seeking student support. The plan envisions a community committee, church funding, membership rules, and expanded activities with a goal of reducing delinquency and offering structured youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point
Point Pleasant
Jon Leighty
Leighty
Point Pleasant Area
Jaycees
Two Basins of Lake Erie Each With Distinct Currents
National Geographic notes Lake Erie contains two continuous basins separated by a shallower zone. Each basin has its own currents and characteristics influencing navigation and ecology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie
National Geographic
Dust Control Bids Sought by Lee Township Trustees
Athens County Ohio trustees invite sealed bids for dust control on township roads using MC 3 or MC 4 equivalents at a price per gallon. Bids due 7:30 p.m. April 26 1971 at the Clerk's Office Albany. The trustees may reject any bids by order of Edna B Whiteman township clerk 4 11 4 12 4 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ohio
Albany
Lee
Edna B. Whiteman
State of Ohio invites bids for highway restoration projects
The Ohio Department of Highways in Columbus announces sealed proposals due April 27 1971 for six parts of asphalt and bituminous surface treatment work on county roads in Athens Vinton and Wilkesville Townships. Bidders must file a five to ten percent certified check or ten percent bond and may be prequalified ten days before opening. The director reserves the right to reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Director of
Athens County
Athens
Alexander
Dover Township
Athens Township
Vinton County
Vinton
Wilkesville
Vin
Wilkesville Township
Vintenty
Vinton Township
Department of Highways
J. Phillips Richley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Belle Nichols
James E. Simpson
Mrs. Lulu Best
Dr. R. Brooks Lamb
Dulcie Williams
University Hospital, Columbus
Bigony Funeral Home
Mrs
Margaret Fleck
Margaret Nanna Fleck
Pittsburgh
Irvin
Ellen Nanna
Ross
Harold Nanna
Agnes Withers
Forsaith Funeral Home
Alice Gaulkey
Mrs. Pearl Allen
Clarence
Democratic Party
Richard Mabe
Jim Stewart
James E. Spencer
Point Pleasant City
Robert E. Fruth
Troy Huffman
R. L. Bonar
Department of Public Safety
West Virginia
Bonar
First National Bank
Complete Insurance Service
Don Reed
Bob Baur
Reed & Baur, Inc
Okio
Gilbert Swart
First Church OF God
Converse Street
Chauncey, Ohio
Australia
Fred Crabtree
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