Area Death Notices From Athens County Area
Obituaries list Albert Linscott 91 of Athens with long illness and service as real estate, veterans loans appraiser, and Fair Board member. Loretta Willison 62 of Athens Route 4 with family survivors. Dorothy Whittington 57 of Cheshire with spouse Theodore and many children. Walter Read 67 Nelsonville Route 2, coal miner, survivors incl sister Mildred Carlin and brother Custer. Howard Miller 57 Euclid, Navy veteran, son of Elizabeth Miller, family and career in Nelsonville and Cleveland. Harold Cain 44 Glouster painter, survived by parents and siblings. Agnes Brewster Starkey, Butte Montana, Athens County native with multiple survivors and civic ties. Mary Biddle 88 St Clairsville, former Athens resident. Thomas Swain 51 Gallipolis, carpenter, Army and Navy veteran, survivors listed. services scheduled across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Albert Ross Linscott
N. Congress St
Alex and
Lucy South Linscott
Hooper Ridge
Amesville
First Christian Church
Linscott
Veterans Loans
State Highway Department
Ohio University
Athens County Fair Board
John
Juanita) Parfitt
Garnet Rickard
Vern
South Bend
Ind
Edna Easler
Trimble
Betty
Loretta Mae Willison
Albany
Joseph
Jagers and Sons Funeral
Herbert Harris
Nelsonville
Walter Read
Connett
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Athens County
William and
Nettie Wend
Mildred Carlin
Custer
Barbondale
Johnson Funeral Home
Roy Ballard
Connett Cemetery
Howard
Red) Miller
Lake Shore Blvd
Euclid
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
Nelsonville High School
United Methodist Church
Elizabeth Miller
Phillip Miller
Miller's
Public Square
Miller
Margaret
Russell
Chicago
Barney Phil
Mary Catherine Tignor
Ruth Barber
Lowell
Trenton
Mich
Charles
Army
Gardena
Calif
Glouster
Harold P. Cain
Columbus
Marion
Ohio
Oliver
Clara Goodin Cain
Robert
the Plains
Lloyd
Ralph
van Fossen Funeral Home
Gallipolis
Thomas Paul Swain
Chattin Ave
Orman
Verlin
Nelson
Crown City
Aldean Miller
Naomi Gooderham
Nelda, Smith
Wanda Scarbrough
Ross
Bertha Miller
Crown Pilgrim Holiness Church
Donald Wilson
Oma Williams
Crown City Cemetery
Miller Funeral Home
Rev Frum Attending Appalachian Leadership School
Rev. Charles Frum pastor of Heights United Methodist Church leaves Point Pleasant for Morgantown to attend a two week Appalachian Leadership Training School on a scholarship for church leaders in social development. During his absence Rev. Bud Hatfield will preach morning service and Rev. Norville White will preach in the evening on July 14. Frum supports the local youth center project and serves on a mayoral committee coordinating the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Frum
Heights United Methodist Church
Morgantown
North Main Street
Bud Hatfield
Norville White
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Hatfield
White
Heights
Frum
D. B. Morgan
Teachers' Walkout Averted in Morgan County Ohio
Morgan County board of education approved a 3-2 plan to restore extra pay for administrators coaches and music teachers, averting a potential mass resignation. The Morgan County Education Association also approved the proposal unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcconnellville
Ohio
Morgan County Board of Education
Board of Education
Morgan County Education Association
Truck Driver Improves After Route 681 Crash
Robert Green a 31 year old Toledo man is listed in good condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a Tuesday crash on Route 681 near Albany. His truck plunged through a bridge into the New York Central Railroad tracks when he swerved to avoid a car. A front wheel tangled in the bridge, and the rear of the vehicle rested on a railroad camp car. A crane and wrecker lifted the truck from its hanging position Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Albany
Sheltering Arms
Robert Green
New York Central
Green
Bean Dinner Plans Made in Vinton
Plans for the 100th Annual Vinton Bean Dinner sponsored by the Vinton American Legion Auxiliary Unit 161 were announced during a recent meeting. The event will be held August 3 at the auxiliary grave on State Route 326. New officers include Mrs. Chester White president Mrs. John Swisher first vice president Mrs. John Stevens second vice president Mrs. Hazel Amos secretary Mrs. Fred Fisher treasurer Mrs. Anna Higgins chaplain Mrs. Charles Burris sergeant at arms and Mrs. Eugene Stevens historian. The group will meet with Legion members July 13 at the Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Vinton American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Auxiliary
Chester White
John Swisher
John Stevens
Hazel Amos
Fred Fisher
Anna Higgins
Charles Burris
Eugene Stevens
Legion
Legion Hall
Servicemen News: Strickland in Hawaii training and Chadwell course
Air Force Staff Sgt Frank H Strickland son of Mr and Mrs William F Strickland of 256 W State St Athens has arrived at Schofield Army Barracks Hawaii for 17 weeks of specialized training as a combat security police officer. He is a Athens High School graduate and married to Sonia M Amdi from England. Pvt Paul L Chadwell 20 son of Mr and Mrs Wyatt F Chadwell of Pomeroy recently completed an air defense automatic weapons course at the US Army Air Defense Training Center at Ft Bliss Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Frank H. Strickland
William F. Strickland
State St
Athens
Schofield Army Barracks
Hawaii
Athens High School
Sonia M. Amdi
England
Pvt
Paul L. Chadwell
Wyatt F. Chadwell
Pomeroy
US Army Air Defense Training Center
Bliss
Texas
Mason County Fair cattle and livestock entry rules
All cattle entered in breeding classes must be registered with papers ready for inspection if called. Cattle must meet state health laws. breeds shown separately. No stall fee. exhibitors buy admission at gate. Grade and registered animals allowed. breed predominates for grade cattle. Ayrshire Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein and Jersey may be shown. Sheep comply with West Virginia law. Swine shown in one class. Birds inspected daily by fair rep. specimens shown in natural condition except game. Prizes for cock hen cockrel and pullet in each class and best bird overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Fair
Ayrshire
Guernsey
Holstein
Jersey
West Virginia
Addie Rhodes Named Mason County Fair Queen Candidate
Point Pleasant Mason County Home Demonstration Council named Addie Rhodes daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Rhodes as their candidate for Mason County Fair Queen in a courthouse annex meeting The group planned a bazaar booth at the fair and to demonstrate some of the organization s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County Home Demonstration Council
Addie Rhodes
Harry Rhodes
Point
Two Horses Die In Fire At Charlottetown Park
Fire swept through barns at Charlottetown Driving Park killing two horses. Track officials said two-year-old colt Lee Andrew and six-year-old mare Winsloe's Girl died, while 125 horses were led to safety by trainers and drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottetown
Lee Andrew
Winsloe
Mason Queen Contest Set at Mason County Fair
The Mason County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Mason County Fair Queen Contest with the queen chosen by a panel on August 6 at 7 p.m. Entry deadline is July 15. Entrants must be 16 to 22 as of June 1 1968, single, residents of Mason County, and never married. Previous winners are ineligible. The winner will attend daily fair activities and represent Mason County at the West Virginia Fair Queen Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
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Albert R. Linsecott
Loretta Willison
Dorothy Whittington
Cheshire
Holzer Hospital
She Was
Maysville, Ky
Laura Goodman Bartram
Theodore
Erma Mulford
Kananga
Fred
Marie) Buck
Zanesville
Wilma Whittington
Leslie
Middleport
Clifford
Harrisonville
Lewis
Brunswick
Carl Bartrum
Leroy Bartrum
Leonard
Martha) Gilmore
Virginia McDaniel
Lillie Gokey
Sandusky
Viola Edwards
White Rose Lodge
Rawlings-Coats
O. H. Cart
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Walter Wend
Howard Miller
Agnes Starkey
Butte
Mont
Agnes Brewster Starkey
Robert B. Livingston
Edward and
Esther Fuller Brewster
Torch
Coolville
Starkey
Oklahoma Gold Star Mothers
Mayflower Society of Oklahoma
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jullian Anne Livingston
Charles Livingston
J. Monroe Starkey
Richard E. Livingston
Hickam Field
Pearl Harbor
Guymon
Mrs
Mary Biddle
Mary
Mame) Biddle
St. Clairsville
Fisher Road
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Thomas P. Swain
Rev. Frum
Tim Ebner
Ollie
San Diego
Soloda Foods, Inc
Woburn
Mass
Salada Instant
Yalada
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