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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1973

Page

14

Area Deaths Include Ruby Lee and Others Across Regions

Ruby Alice Lee 59 of Point Pleasant Route 2 died Thursday at Pleasant Valley Hospital of a heart attack. Survived by husband Asbury See and four children. Services Sunday 2:30 p.m. at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, burial Lone Oak Cemetery. Also notices on Benjamin F. Ellis 81 in Glouster and John C. Elswick 50 in Hockingport with details of births, survivors, and service plans.

Point Pleasant Ruby Alice Lee Pleasant Valley Hospital William and Alice Mae Stone McDermitt G. C. Murphy Co Asbury See Howard Elliott Jr Athens William McCoy Linda Lone Oak Cemetery

Obituary notices from McArthur and nearby towns

McArthur John Russell Hougland 74 died at Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan burial Ridgewood Cemetery Wellston funeral Friday 2 p.m. James N Blower Funeral Home Rev DeLoss Smith officiating. Ewington Alva C Lowe 72 died at home survivors include wife Ruth Lowe two sons Ralph and George two daughters others later burial Weston Cemetery Bowling Green. Coolville Linda Lou Stewart 28 died in Arcadia Nursing Home Belpre Pomeroy family details and services set for Saturday 2 p.m. at Ewing Chapel Pomeroy with burial in Meigs Memorial Gardens.

Glouster Blanche Ellis McAfooes Benjamin F. Ellis Ellis Copeland Oaks Sebring David and Elizabeth Williams Ellis Glouster High School Akron East Ohio Gas Co Christ United Methodist Church Enid C. Ellis Helen Brown Cincinnati Harold F Columbus Dwight B Lakeside David M Frances Rodrich Bath Ohio Marjorie Belden Denver Colo John W Bradenton Fla Edna Wanless Ellis Jennie Ellis Morgan Billow- Fairlawn Chapel Brown Rose Hill Cemetery Hartford Margaret Ellen Maggie) Fields Veterans Memorial Hospital Pomeroy Mason William H Ella Wheeler Smith Joe Darwin Tommy Letart George James Andrew New Haven Benjamin Elyria John Fort Worth Tex Mary Fields Bay City Mich Josephine Voss Point Pleasant Charles Pete) Fields Helen Conn Foglesong Funeral Home Tom Clarke Hartford Hill Cemetery Ewington Alva C. Lowe Bowling Green Edward Carrie Collin Low Lowe Midwest Stamping and Manufacturing Co Ruth Moore Lowe George Alva. Lowe Houston Ralph Lester Lowe Weston Jerry Mary) Bumgardner Custer Johnny Phyllis) Keys Vinton McCoy-Moore John Bryant Weston Cemetery Coolville Linda Lou Stewart Arcadia Clarence Brown Delaware Violet Brown Rodger Stewart Randy Stewart Patricia Carpenter Belpre Brenda Brown Larry Brown Kenneth Brown Minnie Brown Gideon Brown Earl Dewitt Montgomery W. Va Ewing Chapel Robert Stewart Meigs Memorial Gardens

Point Pleasant Man H Bissell Dies After Illness

Everett H Bissell 79 of Point Pleasant Route 1 died Wednesday night at Veterans Hospital Huntington after a two year illness. A retired farmer and store owner he served as Mason County commissioner in 1962 and later led Mason County Court. He was WWI veteran and member of Leon Baptist Church numerous Masonic bodies and the Beni Kedum Shrine. Survived by Hazel Carper Bissell a daughter Mrs Mary Mattingly Indianapolis and a son Robert Bissell Scottsdale. burial Lone Oak Cemetery with Masonic rites.

Point Pleasant Everett H. Bissell Veterans Hospital Huntington Mason County Mason County Court Leon Baptist Church Mintern Lodge No. 19 F&am Royal Arch Mason Franklin Commandery Point Plesant Bosworth Council Pomeroy Council Crow-Hassell Funeral Home O. H. Carder Wilbur Baxter Lone Oak Cemetery Masonic Lefige

Six Americans identified among Aviaco crash dead in Spain

The United States reports at least six American victims among 86 fatalities when a Spanish Aviaco CaraVelle twin jet crashed in fog near La Coruna. Four bodies were exhumed and flown to Madrid for transfer to the United States. more exhumations possible. Names include Kardish Grove Pennsylvania Benz Philadelphia Knelleve Wapak Ohio Perez Horseheads New York Casal New York Gugliotta Mountain View California.

Madrid U.S Aviaco la Coruna Spain United States John Bennett Andrew Vicent Kardish Grove William Joseph Benz Philadelphia Arthur T. Knelleve Wapakoneta Ohio J.C. Cecilio Antonio Perez Horseheads, N.Y Air Force Benz Philco Corp Wiesbaden Germany Francisco Perez Fernandez Perez Fernandez Bennett Casal George M. Petersen New Zealand

Food And Milk Prices Are Up In Southern District

Rising food costs and the end of the Federal Milk Program prompt higher lunch prices for Southern Local. Lunches set at 35 cents for elementary students and 40 cents for Miller High School. extra milk rises to 10 cents. Tri County Vocational High opens August 28 with transport plans to follow.

Hemlock Miller High School Tri- County Vocational High School Tri- County

Butler Farm Dominates Meigs County Beef Cattle Judging

The Butler Hereford Farm of Gallipolis won four top awards at the Meigs County Senior Fair Beef Cattle Judging in Rock Springs. Grand and reserve champion bulls and females plus multiple category wins highlighted their sweep, with other honors going to Hugh Leifheit Gay F Johnson and sons and Bryan Windon among others. Marie G Green won a dairy cattle first.

Rock Springs Butler Hereford Farm Gallipolis Butler Farm Hereford Hugh Leifheit Pomeroy Gay F. Johnson and Sons Albany Mandie Rose Johnson and Sons Bryan Windon Chester Bryan McCoy Marie G. Green Huntington W. Va

Burr Oak Hearing Blocked By Ohio Supreme Court

The Ohio Supreme Court blocked a Guernsey County hearing on Burr Oak State Park lodge operations delaying the move to reopen the resort. Gov. Gilligan ordered the lodge closed Aug 3 after bomb threats and disputes over union recognition at the lodge. Ohio Inns, Inc. contests the injunction and argues lack of jurisdiction.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Supreme Court Guernsey County Gilligan Ohio Inns Commons Pleas Court Burr Oak Lodge

Concord Church Homecoming Service Scheduled

The Concord Church invites all to a homecoming event with Sunday School at 10 a.m. a basket dinner at noon and afternoon services starting at 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Concord Church

Porter WV Man Dies After Illness

Volley White 70 of Porter died Wednesday at Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis after an extended illness. He was born in Enoch West Virginia son of Huston and Dorotha White retired automobile salesman. He married Ruby Dodrill White May 6 1944 and had three sons Herbert Ronald Stephen and a daughter. five daughters named Jane Garreston Dwight Campbell Norma and Pamela survived with two sisters and nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Vinton.

Hockingport John C Jack) Elswick Spencer Belpre Stewart Elswick Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg Louisa Fred Malissia Boggs Elswick Ohio University Southwest Pacific Mildred J Kenneth Jacqualine) Heselachwerot Cold Springs Fla Brenda Elswick Rush, Ky Timothy Kenneth D James Green Cove Springs Connie Rhodes Athens Paul Elswick Circleville Porter Kay White Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis Enoch W. Va Huston Dorotha White Ruby Dodrill White Herbert Dille Ronald Centerville Stephen Rio Grande Jane Garreston Dwight Campbell Ft. McClellan Ala Norma Pamela Gertrude Snodgrass Arnoldsburg Ava Wilson McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Vinton

Wilkesville Personal Notices Highlight Local Visits and Nevers

Irene Jackson recovering from major surgery at University Hospital Columbus. Nellie Sayre and Gladys visit Rio Grande week with Sayre family. Floyd Sayre to move permanently to California after visiting mother. Evelyn Devault spent days in Columbus with George Queen and Hope White. Garden Club picnic at Lake Alma with about 20. Shenefield and Helm family gatherings in Columbus. Davis Helm leaving for Texas. Spires family visits and Elizabeth Spires from New York City visits Earl and Spires family. Wendy Elizabeth born to James and Wendy Spires. Elizabeth works as an airline stewardess and has flown Europe this summer.

Gladys Pierce Wilkesville Irene Jackson University Hospital Columbus Jane Bowles Meriam Spires John Jackson Nellie Sayre Gladys Richard Sayre Rio Grande Floyd Sayre California Evelyn Devault George Queen Hope White Wilkesville Clovis Strausbaugh Davis Helm Texas Althea Strong Diane Henry Reibel Pomeroy Paul Kunz Galloway Elizabeth Spires New York City Earl Spires Wendy Elizabeth James Spires Elizabeth Europe

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