Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1960

Page

3

Mrs. Gertrude Cecil Dies at 83 in Coolville

Gertrude Cecil 83 of Coolville died Sunday at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Born February 5 1876 in Washington County she was the daughter of William and Sarah Scott. She married J H Cecil October 21 1897 who survives along with three sisters Miss Minnie Scott Mrs Fred Furbee of Marietta and Mrs Margery Hyde of Pittsburgh. Funeral services were held Tuesday with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Gertrude Cecil Coolville Marietta Memorial Hospital Washington County Cecil William and Sarah Vance Scott J. H. Cecil Minnie Scott Fred Furbee Marietta Margery Hyde Pittsburgh Oak Grove Cemetery

Local births and holiday visits in Radcliff area

Mr and Mrs Roger Allman announce the birth of son Mark at Bullock Clinic on December 30. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Pendleton Jr and Mr and Mrs Alfred Allman. Capt Jean Pierce returns to Ft Knox after five day leave. Several local residents and families, including the McLaughlins and Pierces, share Christmas visits and gatherings with relatives in Dennison Albany Mound Hill Columbus and surrounding areas.

Duane McLaughlin Mike Stevie Ann Amelia Parnie McLaughlin Kenneth Price McArthur John Palmer Harry Wells Gladys Pierce Emerson Bigony Albany Mamie Martin Bigony Charles Trent Ft. Gordon Harold Harvey Texas Frank Dailey Wayne Cooper Mound Hill Edward, Jr Sharon Thelma Dailey Columbus

Chauncey and area residents share winter visit notes

Chauncey community guests include Elsie and Georgia Antle with Jack Antle family and word of Don Tolliver moving to Long Beach California. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Fornash and daughter Brenda from Plainsfield Ill spent holidays with Clem Rodgers family. Clive Hillen of Millfield and Carl Merritt family visit Mansfield.

Elsie Antle Georgia Antle Jack Antle Don Tolliver Long Beach Calif Herbert Fornash Brenda Plainsfield Ill Clem Rodgers Charles Howard Athens Frances Howard Janice Howard Chauncey-Dover Band Paul McKinney Mabel Laurence Chauncey - Dover School Clive Hillen Millfield Carl Merritt Greg and Corky Mansfield

Community Notes From Reedsville Area Friends and Visits

Reedsville residents hosted and visited family during holidays. Robert Lee Edwards left Columbus for basic training in San Antonio at an Air Force base. Visitors included L R Stone and family from Cleveland, Clark Edwards and family, Hubert and Loraine Carr from Columbus, and Bern ie Edwards. Other trips sent Chloe Mills to Middleport to see Addie Butters and relatives. Kathryn Dietz and son Bill returned to Belpre after holidays with R E Williams family. Mary Wallace hosted birthday gatherings for five grandchildren from Reedsville and nearby towns with games and refreshments. Carl Billikan and Blaine Newell guests of Earl Humphrey and Mrs. Bert Shumway visited Athens. Charles Norris and wife toured Michigan during holidays.

Dietz R. E. Williams Mary Wallace Mary Ethel Taylor George Mixer Johnnie Hash Reedsville Bobby Billy Dunfee Little Hocking Evah Wallace Belpre

Community Notes from Local Church and Social Visits

Allied by Helen Woode Alfred Watch Night Services hosted by the M Y F drew about 309 attendees at the church. The WSCS meeting at Nellie Parker home drew 12 members and two visitors. The program There a Hush of Expectation was led by Mrs. Helen Woodyard. Nellie Parker reported on A Middle East Pilgrimage. Various families hosted or visited others across the region, including guests from RaVenna Akron Columbus Millstone and Cleveland. The Home Demonstration Club meets January 14 at the Grange Hall with Color In the Home led by Mrs. Geneva Nolan. Nickel plating first used in 1843 and widely adopted after 1870.

Alfred M.Y.F WSCS Nellie Parker Helen Woodyard Delbert Gaul J. M. Gaul D. J. Morgan Flatwoods Vere Swartz Richard Swartz Ravenna Lola Derraberry Laddie Akron William Carr Charles D. Wood Robert White Garnet Windland Columbus Wilbur Windland Dinsmore’ Boyles Richard Spencer Phillip Boyles Starling Massar Boyles Mallie Sturm Millstone W.va Helen Findling Iva Findling Virgil Buckley Howard Reedsville Paul Buckley Maxine Yost Harry Guthrie James Woodyard Cleveland Claude Woodyard Home Demonstation Club Grange Hall Geneva Nolan

Also Mentioned on This Page

Radcliff America Mabel Bergit Nilsson Metropolitan Opera New York Ramon Vinay Karl Lebel Albert da Costa Nima Big Value Casey Jones Pants Aviation Atuexs Chauncey Barbara Schrappe Raymond Hammond Temperance, Mich Sarling Cleveland, Ohio B. L. Edwards Robert Lee Air Force San Antonio By Helen Woode Electric the Electric Co Colum Esouthern Ohio Electric Company Lee Bib Osh Kosh Lee Big Yank Levis Wranglers Dickie” and Levi Dickie and Lee Workmen's Rockford WI Oshkosh Blue Chambray
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication