Area Death Notices Span Point Pleasant to Rio Grande
Readable notices report Betty Lou Nibert of Point Pleasant died after seven weeks ill. Other obituaries include Min nie Gettys of Middleport and Agnes Sheskey of Buchtel. Funeral plans list Crow-Hasell and Rawlings-Coats homes, suncrest and Rome cemeteries, with multiple survivors and services through the weekend.
Retirement At Age 70 Proposed By Hechler
William Wahl of New Straitsville dies at age 83 on his 83rd birthday. Bertha Wahl and 6 sons 4 daughters and many grandchildren survive. Funeral services held at Leonard Funeral Home with burial in Gore Cemetery. William Snyder of South Zanesville dies aged 71 after 45 years in oil fields. Retirement at 70 for Congress members proposed by Rep Hechler. He cites need for reform and changes to the House.
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Stockport
Mardotha Lowers
the Castle Nursing Home
Millersburg
Greenbrier County
W. Va
Leonard
Evaline Keener
William Henry Lowers
Iva Mollohan
Gafaway
Vada Stanley
Tampa
Fla
Bonnie Price
Nellie McMorrow
Dover
Dola Corns
Philo
Ollie R. Lowers
Elwood City
Cecil Lowers
Ellington, Fla
Virgil Lowers
Oakland
Shirley Lowers
Chesterhill
Leona Swisher
Fairmont
Gaye Moore
Spencer, W. Va
Fawcett- Stone Funeral Home
Logan
William Wahl
New Straitsville
Athens
Perry County
Lawrence
Mary Binck Wahl
Bertha Mae Johnson Wahl
David
Brooklyn
N. Y
Harry
Log Island
Joshua
John
Akron
Jim
Fort Wayne
Ind
Don
Vivian Wahl
Columbus
Byron
Goldie) McKinley
Arch
Opal) McKinley
Rosemary Bourne
Albert Maxville
Lewis
Mount Pleasant
Robert
Zanesville
Mary Whalen
Minnie Withem
Leonard Funeral Home
Nelson Crites
Gore Cemetery
Funeral
William R. Snyder
Beach Rock
Good Samaritan Hospital
Rainsboro
Ohio
Myrtle Combs Snyder
Oxford Oil Co
Muskingum County Farm Bureau
Snyder
Ellen Paulf Snyder
Dean
Lucille) Best
Dale
Dorothy) Hartley
Rockledge
William E. Snyder
Robert L. Snyder
Joe Becktold
Newport Beach
Calif
Rosemary
Hobart
Putnam Chapel of Bolin Funeral Home
Robert Sinclair
Memorial Park Cemetery
Fawcett Stone Funeral Home
McCormack
Hechler
Rep
Udall
House of Representatives
Joint Committee On the Organization of Congress
Vivian Humphrey
WWCS
Meigs Infirmary
David Smith
Long Bottom
Glen Milhoan
Parkersberg
Anderson B. Kibble
Ernest Whitehead
Bill Meredith
Beverly
Harold Sauer
Middleport
Harry Pickens
Dess Erskine
Racine
Denver Webe
Warren Pickens
Gene Fields
Air Force
Charles Hall
Denver Weber
Oscar Weber
Reno
Bess Larkins
Doris Marks
Carl Buckley
F. M. Riddle
Parkersburg
W. V
Twelve Ohio traffic deaths exceed safety forecasts over New Year
Ohio motorists saw only 12 traffic deaths during the 30-hour New Year period from 6 p m Tuesday to midnight Wednesday, well below the 22 predicted by highway safety officials. One three fatalities car train crash in Conneaut marked the only multi death event. Paul city notes and unrelated cases follow.
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Ohio
Conneaut
Reedsville Notes Spotlight Local Holiday Visits
Local residents held holiday gatherings as families from Columbus Syracuse Worthington Belpre and Marietta visited or stayed with area households. Guests included the Buckleys Neumans Ayers and several relatives from Hoeckingport Seville Rome N Y and New Haven.
Local residents visit across Columbus and surrounding towns
The report lists numerous visits and travels among residents. Charles and Mrs. Kemper visit their son in Columbus, while the Heids return from Lancaster and Columbus. Other visits connect McQuades, Trevys, Watsons, Becks, Butterfields and many families across Canal Winchester Newark Akron and Rushville nursing care.
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New Straitsville
Charles Kemper
Columbus
Lawrence Heid
Lancaster
Charge Denied Involving 19-Year-Old From Chauncey
A 19 year old Chauncey man, Michael P Wilson, pleaded innocent in Municipal Court on a disorderly conduct charge. A Jan 7 hearing was set. Police reported the arrest occurred Wednesday night at 13 Elm St. Firefighters were called to 38 Brown Ave for chest pains from Richard Gaston, 56, who was transported to Shelter ing Arms Hospital. The department’s first call of 1969.
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Chauncey
Michael P. Wilson
Elm St
Fire Department
Brown Ave
Richard Gaston
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Community Snapshots From Hockingport and Nearby Areas
Local notes recount visits across Gallipolis Columbus and Middleport. Families such as Wright Avlis Durst Tate and Roush visit relatives while Vietnam veteran Richard Avis enjoys a 30 day leave. A Golden Rule Class picnic gathered at the Kger Creek Club House with residents from multiple towns.
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James Wright
Hockingport
Lewis Scott
Gallipolis
Lester Roush
Richard Avis
Vietnam
Floyd Avis
Bud Fife
Columbus
Bill Durst
Wesley Ward
Kgger Creek Club
Louise Burger
Gallipoli
Allie Tribble
Carroll
Homer Tate
Charles Tate
Cora Rupe
Debbie Blazer
John Thomas
Fonzo Taylor
Hortie Roush
Howard Roush
Sam Wise
Leslie Hawley
Middleport
Keith Bradbury
Arson Suspected in Nelsonville Area Fire
In Nelsonville on Route 33 near the Villa Motel arson is suspected after a 3:30 a.m. blaze damaged the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Pritts. Gasoline bottles were found at the scene and the state arson bureau was asked to send an investigator. The Pritts were away, firemen faced heavy smoke and subfreezing temps as eight volunteers and regular firefighters battled the blaze. Most damage was in the kitchen.
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Nelsonville
Fred Pritts
Clarence Hall
Villa Motel
Carl Welling
State
Floyd Canter
Poplar
Grosvenor Streets
Canter
Henry Collins Rites Held at Holy Name Church
Services were conducted Saturday at Holy Name Church for Henry Collins of 1550 Roxbury Road. He was a former Athens resident, and burial followed in St. Joseph Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Mary E. Collins of Washington DC, two sisters Lauretta and Cecilia Collins of Athens, a wife, and several grandchildren.
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Middleport
Minnie B. Gettys
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Chester
John
Barbara Myers
Gettys
Theodorus Council
Daughters of America
Pomeroy
Carl
Lois) Wellman
Fort Gay
W. Va
Mary May Evans
Tampa
Fla
Lawrence Wilson
Alva Myers
Akron
Farlee
Oma) Allen
Ralph
Stella) Frank
Rawlings-Coats
Menzel Smith
Rome Cemetery
Rome
Ohio
Buchtel
Agnes Sheskey
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Frank Baudo
Buchtel Catholic Cemetery
Miss Sheskey
Charles Russell
S. Brinker Ave
Columbus
Vinton County
Christopher
Frances Sheskey
Enoch Dale Howell Sr
Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
Kyger
Beatrice
Dale Jr
Indianapolis
Ind
Keith
Springfield
Lucille Kayser
Richard
Guy
Sanford and
Esta Howell
Ewing Funeral Home
Frank Cheesebrew
Miles Cemetery
Coolville
Frank G. Founds
Southeastern
Edward
Freda) Black
Howard
Eunice) Pullins
Belpre
Jessie
White Funeral Home
Roy Deeter
Whites Chapel
New Marshfield
Sarah May Pidcock
Russell
Albany
Joseph and
Carrie Lorcan Munn
Clarks Chapel
Edna Holland
Athens
Audra Chesser
Reba McCann
Cecil Pidcock
Martin Pidcock
Mineral
Roger Pidcock
McConnelsville
Mary Bolen
Elizabeth Munn
Pete Munn
Amesville
Herbert
Jagers and Sons Funeral
Don Saum
New Marshfield Cemetery
Holy Name Church
Henry Collins
Roxbury Rd
St. Joseph Cemetery
Mary E. Collins
Washington, D. C
Kathleen West
Dorothy Harrup
Martin P
Lauretta
Cecilia Collins
Federal funds to cover full bridge replacement costs
FHA will cover the entire 14.4 million for the Ohio River bridge between Henderson and Kanauga near Point Pleasant after its collapse killed 46. An amended 1968 act allows full federal aid for catastrophic failures, needing emergency declarations from Ohio and West Virginia governors.
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Washington
Federal Highway Administration
West Virginia
Ohio
Ohio River
Henderson
Kanauga
Point Pleasant
FHA
Highway Commissions
Appalachian Regional Commission
Ken Hechler
D. W. Va
James A. Rhodes
Hulett C. Smith
Hechler
Silver Bridge
Two Car Crash Injures Three In Logan Intersection
A Wednesday two car wreck at Second Street and Homer Avenue in Logan injured three people. Leslie F. Johnson, 16, pulled into the path of Janice L. Daubenmire, 31. Johnson received minor injuries and was cited for failure to yield. Daubenmire and passenger Evelyn White were treated and sent for x rays. Johnson to appear in juvenile court.
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Logan
Second Street
Homer Avenue
Leslie F. Johnson
Mound St
Janice L. Daubenmire
Orchard St
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Eastlake
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Johnson Funeral Home
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Green Lawn Cemetery
Charles F. Buckle
Viand Street
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Dayton
Chapman - Wilcoxen Funeral Home
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Lone Oak Cemetery
Bernard VM. Powell
Clyde Wood
Pennsville
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Marion Township
Morgan County
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Dana Wood
Lena
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Front St
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
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Holzer Hospital
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Kananga
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Max Thomas
Rio Grande
Max UH. Thomas
Holzer Medical Center
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Huntington Grange
Simpson United Church
Lula Gooch
Halden
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Mary) Call
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Westerville
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Minnie Bird
William Bird
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Rushville
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Ida Crowe
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Arcadia Nursing Home
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Lyie Dayhoff
Little Hocking
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Kay
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H. E. Young
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Ocala
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Lynnville
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