Death notices from The Messenger area region
Area death notices list Lester M. Young 62 of West Columbia died Monday night at Pleasant Valley Hospital. He worked as a night watchman on a Tri-State Materials Co. derrick boat. Survived by siblings and step-relatives. services Thursday at West Columbia United Methodist Church. Burial Suncrest Cemetery Point Pleasant. Call Fogle Song Funeral Home after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. L. D. Webb 87 of Racine died Monday at Veterans Memorial Hospital Pom roy. four sons, one daughter, eight grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren. Masonic Lodge member. services Wednesday Letart Falls Cemetery burial. Dorothy Mae Arick 67 of McArthur died Monday at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Survived by husband Floyd and three children. services Thursday in McArthur, burial Oak Grove Cemetery Logan. Myrtle Matteson 57 formerly Letart Falls, died Tuesday in Poland. Survived by husband Martin. three sons, four daughters, mother Ruth Parsons Racine. services Thursday Kings Funeral Home Youngstown. Carl Heilman 81 of Pomeroy died Tuesday morning at Veterans Memorial. Survived by daughter Evelyn Midkiff and son Cecil. services Thursday Ewing Funeral Home Carleton Cemetery.
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Mason
Lester M. Young
West Columbia
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Young
Tri-State Materials Co
Etta Hoffman Young
William Young
Mildred Brumley
Doris Eads
Point Pleasant
Jamita Powell
William H
New Haven
George H
Gallipolis
James F
West Columbia United Methodist Church
Bernice Winkler
Suncrest
Foglesong Funeral Home
Louisa Sargent Webb
Ralph
Francis
Racine
Burton
Mansfield
Hoyt
Newton Falls
Kate Roush
Langsville
Ewing
Freeland Norris
Letart Falls
McArthur
Dorothy Mae Arick
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Logan
Samuel and
Harriett (Chidster) Price
Floyd
Floyd Jr
Gahanna
Marvin
Rhea Boring
Wrightsel Funeral Home
Oak Grove
Myrtle Matteson
Poland
Martin
Carroll
Earl
Youngstown
Albert
St. Louis
Pearl Oliver
Peru
Ind
Maxine Bowling
Betty Simcox
Warren
Elsie Dudding
Ruth Parsons
Dorsa
Preston
Everett
Medley
Josephine . Parsons
Delaware
Elmer
Iva Donohue
Kings Funeral Home
Deerfield Cemetery
Pomeroy
Carl Heilman
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Homer
Evelyn) Midkiff
Huron
Cecil
Canton
Richard
Norman
Bellfontaine
Anna Hanning
Columbus
Louise Bryan
Middleport
Ewing Funeral
Carleton Cemetery
Uel S. Beckley
Albany
Temple Church
Beckley
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Frances McCall
Ruth
Lawrence Beckley
Wrightsel
Suit Seeks Good Title for OU Property in Athens
Athens attorney Erle H. Bridgewater Jr. filed a friendly type suit in Athens County Common Pleas on behalf of Ohio University seeking clear title to the property at 45514 Richland Ave. The defendant is the Women's Recreation Association formerly the Women's Athletic Association. The action aims to remove a technical barrier to the university's title while the WRA would continue to use the cabin.
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Athens
Erle H. Bridgewater Jr
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ohio University
Richland Ave
The
Women’s Recreation Association
Women’s Athletic Association
Rowland, Bridgewater and Robe
WRA
University
Mason County Man Shot In Family Dispute
Raymond Fletcher of Glenwood is reported wounded in the abdomen after a family argument. He is a patient at St. Marys Hospital in Huntington, with local officials saying Mason County authorities were unaware of the incident.
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Glenwood
Mason County
Raymond Fletcher
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Fletcher
Obituary notices from Athens Albany and Gallipolis
Obituaries report deaths of Rose Dicken in Arcadia Acres Nursing Home near Logan after a long illness. Samuel Beckley of Albany to be buried at Temple Church with services at 2:30 p.m. O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. Gioreanna Mehl of Gallipolis dies after a stroke at home. Survivors include siblings Roy Mehl and Evertt Brown. Funeral services set by Hughes, Wrightsel, and Waugh Halley Wood Funeral Homes with burial at local cemeteries.
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Athens
Rose F. Dicken
Logan
Arcadia Acres
Hughes Funeral Home
Elizabeth
W. Va
Mehl
Charles
Hannah Cornell Mehl
First Baptist Church
Roy
Kenner
Evertt
Ion) Brown
Gallipolis
Waugh- Halley-Wood
Joseph Chapman
Mound Hill Cemetery
Exams Set For Hocking Welfare Job
Examinations for the post of Hocking County welfare director are scheduled for June 19 in seven Ohio cities. The tests aim to fill the position held by acting director Carl Blosser since March 1970. Applicants need a college degree with social work experience or a master’s in social studies with related experience.
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Logan
Hocking County
Ohio
State Department of Personnel
Carl Blosser
Blosser
Margaret Webb
Webb
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Akron
Youngstown
Dayton
Hocking County Welfare Department
Ohio State Employment Service
State Personnel Office
Driver Cited After Two-Vehicle Crash On Silver Memorial Bridge
One driver Jack M Stewart, 22, Point Pleasant was cited for failure to have his vehicle under control after his car struck Vernon D. Foster's vehicle on the Silver Memorial Bridge at Henderson. Foster, 35, of Fraziers Bottom and two passengers, Charles Chapman and Vernon Foster, were treated for contusions at Pleasant Valley Hospital.
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Silver Memorial Bridge
Henderson
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Jack M. Stewart
Point, Pleasant
Vernon D. Foster
Fraziers Bottom
Foster
Charles Chapman
Vernon Foster
Columbus
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Stolen Tapes From Ohio University Student Car
A stereo tape player nine tapes and a carrying case were stolen from a car owned by Ohio University student Geoff Curtis of Sargent Hall. The theft occurred early Saturday morning in the Sargent Hall garage, with value over $100.
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Ohio University
Geoff Curtis
Sargent Hall
Athens
Gallia County Burn Victim Still Critical
Cecil Yost, 22, the sole survivor of a Gallia County house fire that killed six, remains in critical condition at Holzer Medical Center with burns about 85 percent of his body. His mother Louella Yost died from burns. six others perished including Berton Yost, Bobby Yost, Thelma Yost and two neighbor youths. Authorities suggest a gasoline explosion as the fire’s possible cause.
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Gallipolis
Cecil Yost
Gallia
Holzer Medical Center
Louella Yost
Gallia County
Donald R. Warehime
Yost
Berton
Bobby
Driver Fined After Crash in Athens County Court
Anthony Weaver of 110 Columbus Rd Athens was fined 35 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to unsafe operation. He was cited by Athens police for an accident at 4 30 a m when he turned from Bardin Avenue onto N Shafer Street and struck a utility pole, tearing down utility lines.
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Anthony Weaver
Columbus Rd
Athens
Athens County
Weaver
Bardin Avenue
N. Shafer Street
Trespassing Charges Dismissed in Athens County Court
Four young Athens County residents faced trespassing charges in Athens Municipal Court over insufficient evidence. Jane O Connor testified she lived at 6 Walker Street with friends visiting. Judge Franklin Sheeter dismissed the case and assessed costs to the city.
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Athens County
Miss O’connor
Franklin Sheeter
Servicemen Updates Highlight Airman and Army Assignments
Pfc. Robert Lee Pickens of Letart Falls heads to airborne training at Fort Benning after completing basic at Fort Campbell and wiring school at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Gordon. Tech Sgt. Russell P. Seel of Albany arrives at Naval Air Station Florida. his wife is Karen from Warren Indiana. Sergeant Gerald P. Fagin of Fort Myers Beach attends Air University course at Maxwell AFB. Airman First Class Robert K. Brown of Long Bottom named Outstanding Airman at Mather AFB after SAC assignment and pursuing a master's in California. Sgt. Thomas R. Barker of Albany serves with the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing at Upper Heyford RAF Station earning the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award.
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Robert Lee Pickens
Elmer Pickens
Letart Falls
Ft. Benning
Ft. Campbell
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. Gordon
Stu
Air Force Tech
Russell P. Seel
Marie Seel
Albany
Earl H. Seel
U. S. Naval Air Station, Fla
Albany High School
Karen
Warren
Ind
Seel
Tech
Gerald P. Fagin
James King
Ft. Myers Beach
Fla
Carol Drake
Glouster
Air University
Maxwell Afb
Ala
Air
Robert K. Brown
Fannie B. Brown
Long Bottom
Mather Afb
Calif
Eastern High School
Rendville
Strategic Air Command
Ohio University
Golden Gate Graduate Program College
San Francisco
Thomas R. Barker
Carrie I. Barker
State Street
20Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Upper Heyford
England
Air Force
Alexander High School
FHA Officers Are Elected At Rally
The Athens County FHA spring rally at Athens High School drew six schools including Athens High Alexander Federal- Hocking Glouster and Nelsonville York Junior and Senior The event featured a welcoming skit a Glouster unit skit and chapter degrees County officers elected included Alice Hunting president Lisa Dearth vice president Betty Pryor secretary Tina Lyons treasurer Teresa Bumgardner recreation leader and Lori Zlatkind historian Speakers covered teaching extension clothing and textile careers.
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Athens County
FHA
Athens High School
Alexander
Federal- Hocking
Glouster
Nelsonville-York
Athens
Alice Hunting
Lisa Dearth
Betty Pryor
Tina Lyons
Federal Hocking
Teresa Bumgardner
Nelsonville- York
Lori Zlatkind
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L. D. Webb
Linden
F&am
Dorothy M. Arick
Mason Man
TMM
C. J. Tippett
West State St
Roger W. Wolf
Fort St
Nelsonville
Harold B. Swisher
Paul Williams
West State
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Nationwide Life Insurance Co
Columbus, Ohio
Miss Rose Dicken
Beckley Services
Sam
Georgiana Mehl
Fourth Ave
Jane O’connor
Charles Keels
Alyce Orehovec
Mill St
Barry McQuaid
Buchtel
Paul Hartley
Walker St
Fairchild Afb
Wash
E. Main St
Householder’s, Inc
Cadillac
Shirley Slater
June Warner
Janet Izard
General Telephone
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