Area Deaths in Athens County Reflect Long Illnesses
Obituaries note the deaths of Margaret Gilkey Rose Callahan Tefft and Thomas Hall in Ohio. Gilkey aged 50 of Athens County had a five year illness and leaves a large family. services are set at Hughes Funeral Home with burial in Athens Memory Gardens. Tefft of Athens died at Arcadia Nursing Home. she leaves one daughter and several siblings. funeral mass at St. Pauls Catholic Church with burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Hall, 76, of McArthur, a retired stationary fireman, died at St Mary Hospital with services planned at James N Blower Funeral Home and burial in Elk Cemetery.
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Athens
Margaret Gilkey
First St
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Wells Ex-Athens Attorney Dies At 89
Graveside services for Ashford Bruce Wells 89 of Columbus retired Athens attorney will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville with Rev. J. Lloyd Evans officiating Wells died Saturday in Mount Carmel Hospital East Columbus He was born in Nelsonville son of T Irvin and Dennie Poston Wells He attended Nelsonville schools Hiram College and Ohio University He earned a law degree at Ohio State University in 1970 He came to Athens in 1908 as a partner of the late J M Foster later associated with the late R W Finsterwald retiring in 1945 He is survived by nieces and nephews including Mrs Arthur Whitelaw Jr Louisville Ky and Mrs Robert Stiffler McConnelsville His wife Blanche Chapman Wells died in 1968 The body will be taken from Fawcett Stone Funeral Home Chesterhill to Hughes Funeral Home where friends may call Monday 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ashford Bruce Wells
Columbus
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
J. Lloyd Evans
Wells
Mount Carmel Hospital East
T. Irvin
Dennie Poston Wells
Hiram College
Ohio University
Delta Tau Delta
Ohio State University
J. M. Foster
R. W. Finsterwald
Arthur Whitelaw Jr
Louisville
Robert Stiffler
McConnelsville
Blanche Chapman Wells
Point Pleasant
Albert H. Sisson
Jefferson Blvd
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Pliny
Putnam County
Amos and
Arminta Young Sisson
Sisson
Bonnie Floyd Steel Foundaries
Margaret Stover Sisson
Beulah Ashcraft
Orient
Ohio
Marydelle Johnson
New Albany
Amy Stover
Florida
Robert Stover
Donnie Stover
Genoa
Ill
Charles Stover
Ashville
Anna Bays
Milton
Gertie Keister
Lancaster
Giles Sisson
Amanda
Arnold A. Sisson
Wilcoxen
Herman Jordan
James Lewis
Creston
Leon
Retired Teachers Plan Saturday Picnic at Route 33 Park
The Meigs County Retired Teachers Association will hold a picnic Saturday at 5 30 p m at Route 33 Roadside Park. Husbands and wives are guests. Attendees should bring a covered dish and table service.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Retired Teachers Association
Diles Moves to Larger Athens Hearing Aid Offices
William S. Diles, a 24 year hearing aid professional with 13 years in Athens, relocates to the Riverside Professional Building at 444 W Union St. The new space features a double walled sound room for precise testing and ample free parking. He remains a licensed Ohio Hearing Aid dealer with strong ties to medical professionals and clinics. A call to 592-6238 starts a new dimension in Hearing.
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Diles Hearing Aid Center
Riverside
W. Union St
Athens
William S. Diles
Riverside Professional
Bill Diles
Ohio
Death notices for Rhoda Hale 74 Columbus Ohio
Rhoda B Hale 74 of 5072 Teddy Drive Columbus died Saturday morning at St Lukes Nursing Center Colum bus services Tuesday 1 p m at Waugh Halley Wood Funeral Home Rev Paul Watson burial Woodland Cemetery Ironton born in Virginia to Lemuel and Mary Stanley survived by two sons James Columbus Nile Alamogordo NM three brothers one sister one half brother and five grandchildren preceded in death by son Lawrence killed in World War II and husband William J Hale 1962 home Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p m.
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Gallipolis
Rhoda B. Hale
Teddy Drive
Columbus
St. Lukes
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Paul Watson
Woodland Cemetery
Ironton
Virginia
Lemuel
Mary Stanley
Waterloo Methodist Church
Waterloo
James
Nile
Alamogordo
N.M
Lawrence
William J. Hale
Emma Collins 91 Dies At Wales Mills Home
Mrs. Emma Collins age 91 died at her home near Wales Mills on Sunday. Born in Vinton County she was daughter of Harvey and McGlaughlin. Survived by two daughters Garnet Perry and Clara Jeffers eight grandchildren 28 great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren. Services Tuesday 2 p.m. at Boring UB Church with Rev Merlin Teets officiating. Burial Bowen Cemetery. Bigony Funeral Home Albany in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin
Bowen
Bigony Funeral Home
Albany
Funeral services set for Kenneth Luikart of Mason
Kenneth Luikart 48 of Mason died Saturday at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Services Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Foglesong Funeral Home with Rev. Clarence McCloud officiating. Burial Adamsville Cemetery. Born Red House West Virginia he was son of Harold L and Sylvia Bolen Luskart. He was a coal miner. Survived by wife Christine four sons Roger Forrest Raymond Leo and John all of Mason two daughters Rita and Kay both of Mason two brothers Charles Upper Sandusky and Lloyd of La Rue. Ohio home after 7 p.m. Monday.
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Mason
Kenneth Luikart
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Foglesong
Clarence McCloud
Adamsville
Red House
W. Va
Harold L
Sylvia Bolen Luskart
Christine
Roger
Forrest
Raymond
Leo
John
Rita
Kay
Charles
Upper Sandusky
Lloyd
la Rue
Ohio
Ohio VFW News Wins National Second Place
The Ohio VFW News edited by Norman H. Dohn at Ohio University earned second place in a national contest among state VFW papers. Dohn, a professor of journalism, accepted the plaque from Gerald Gilgenbach at the state convention in Columbus. The paper has four years of awards including two last place and two second place finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Vfw News
Norman H. Dohn
Briarwood Dr
Athens Messenger
VFW
Dohn
Ohio University
Gerald Gilgenbach
Toledo
Department of Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Columbus
Witness ready to implicate Haldeman in Watergate era probes
Reuters reports that Gordon Strachan and Haldeman face testimony about shredding incriminating documents and knowing in advance about the Watergate break in. Senate aides say Ehrlichman pressured Petersen to keep grand jury appearances quiet as Nixon political fallout grows. Inouye urges voluntary disclosure of papers and presence at a White House briefing.
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Nixon
Time
Public Institute
White House
Dean
Newsweek Magazine
Gordon Strachan
H. R. Haldeman
Strachan
Haldeman
Committee
Democratic National Committee
Newsweek
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate
Watergate Committee
John D. Ehrlichman
Asst. Atty
Henry E. Petersen
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Regents To Meet In Athens Ohio Board Visits Multiple Campuses
The Ohio Board of Regents will meet Friday in Athens at Ohio University's Nelson Commons as part of a series of site visits this year. Chancellor James A. Norton announced the schedule, with the board touring several colleges and universities in a three day trip ending in Athens.
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Ohio Board of Regents
Athens
Ohio University
Nelson Commons
James A. Norton
Columbus
Medical College of Ohio
University of Toledo
Michael J. Owens Technical College
Perrysburg
Dayton
Wright State
Central State Universities
Sinclair Community College
Scioto County Technical College
QOU
Portsmouth
Scout Hurt In Iowa
Nelsonville Boy Scout Troop 67 faced trouble as a member suffered a broken right leg in Guthrie County Iowa. Jim Wend, son of Mr and Mrs James Wend, was taken to a Des Moines hospital where the leg was set and placed in a walking cast. The troop, stranded at the Guthrie County Conservation Park near Stuart, remains there while their bus is repaired after motor trouble delayed their return from a tour of Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Nelsonville
Iowa
Jim Wend
James Wend
Dorr Run
James Hollenbaugh
Wend
Guthrie County Conservation Park
Stuart
Des Moines
Conservation Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Corps To Aid Pomeroy In Parking Lot Study
U S Rep Clarence Miller says the Army Corps of Engineers will prepare reports to determine action to repair Pomeroy Ohio River erosion damaged parking lot. The move follows meetings inspections and contacts with federal officials and may lead to federal assistance within existing authority.
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Washington, D.C
U.S
Clarence Miller
Army Corps of Engineers
Pomeroy
Miller
Corps of Engineers
Mishaps Reported By Patrol In Gallia County
The Ohio Highway Patrol Gallipolis Post logged three traffic accidents Saturday on Route 7 near Crown City and in Tuppers Plains. Matthew Epling, 21, Gallipolis, slid into a ditch after a passing maneuver with no injuries. Robert Wallis, 16, Gallipolis, and John Fellure, 31, Eureka, collided when Wallis tried to pass. Wallis cited for passing at an intersection. Robert Barnitz, 41, Mason, stopped to turn left and was struck by Jerry Lewis, 20, Letart. no injuries reported.
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Gallipolis
Ohio Highway Patrol
Matthew Epling
Crown City
Robert Wallis
John Fellure
Eureka
Coffman Strike Hearing Delayed in Hocking County
A contempt of court hearing over a wildcat strike at Coffman Stair Co in Hocking County was postponed and will resume Thursday. Union lawyers plan to meet Local 1279 carpenters to advise on legal status and how to pursue complaints. A temporary restraining order blocks pickets from intimidating plant entrants.
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LOGAN
Coffman Stair Co
Hocking County
Phil Henderson
Bob Lilly
Oxygen Squad Transport Two to Hospital After Weekend Fire Incident
Athens fire department emergency squadmen transported two people to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital after reports of difficulty breathing. Debbie Ashcraft, 23, of Coolville, was taken from Super X Drug Store at 6:38 p.m. Saturday. Rozie Dailey, 71, of 25 Hooper Street, was moved from her home at 6 a.m. Sunday.
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Athens Fire Department
O’bleness
Car Hits Pillar on Route 33 Near Nelsonville
A Columbus woman, Peggy L. Bourgeois, 1485 Kenny Rd., struck a brick entrance pillar on Route 33 at the east city limits Friday around 5 p.m. The pillar toppled and base moved. Bourgeois was cited for unsafe operation and ordered to appear in Nelsonville Mayor's Court Tuesday.
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Nelsonville
Columbus
Peggy L. Bourgeois
Kenny Rd
OU Botanist To Attend Public Meeting On Weed Spraying
Dr. Mordecai Jaffe of Ohio University will speak at 7 30 p m Tuesday in city hall municipal courtroom about chemical use and effects in highway weed spraying. Dow Chemical Co and Chemi-Trol Co of Gibsonburg will also attend.
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Mordecai Jaffe
Ohio University Botany Department
City Hall
Dow Chemical Co
Chemi-Trol Co
Gibsonburg
Logan hospital records multiple newborns and admissions
Hocking Valley Community Hospital lists a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Roger Marsh of Logan and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Terry Kinney of Logan. Several admissions include Mrs. Frank Donaldson Mrs. Danny Kline Mrs. Alfred Richards and others of Logan. Also listed are Mrs. Andrew Buchwald Mrs. James Shafer Rev. Leonard Ferguson and more with names and relations.
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Roger Marsh
Logan
Terry Kinney
Frank Donaldson
Danny Kline
Alfred Richards
William Grove
Barry R. Johnson
William Eckhart
Charles Guess
Fred Anderson
Andrew Buchwald
James Shafer
Leonard Ferguson
Harold Larimer
David Jacoby
James McIntosh
Woodrow Trasure
Clarence Roper
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Athens County
Herman
Grace Durfee
Vore Ridge
George
Sandra Winchell
Linda Gilkey
Harold
Gary
Richard
Terry
Lower Plains
Greg
Mary Gilkey
Della Leedy
Gladys Clendenin
Flossie Hains
William Durfee
Sherman Durfee
John Henry Durfee
Hughes Funeral
Herbert Morgan
Athens Memory Gardens
Rose Callahan Tefft
Morris Ave
Arcadia
Coolville
Augustus F
Missouri Beckler Callahan
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Juanita Tefft Morgan
Tefft
Jessie Pearl
Ruth
Katherine
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Msgr
Jan B. Kish
Frank J. Meagher
New Marshfield
Jagers and Sons
Thomas Hall
McArthur
St. Mary Hospital
Galveston
Greenberry
Paula Stumba Hall
Virginia Prater
Bevis Hall
Patrick Hall
Minnie Spears
Minnie
James N. Blower
Jerry Griffiths
Elk Cemetery
A. Bruce Wells
Fawcett-Stone Funeral
Chesterhill
Hughes Funeral Home
James Thompson
James F. Thompson
Gore
James W. Thompson
Alice Fink Sayre
Fellowship United Methodist Church
Bonnie McGrath
Michael Wayne
Farmer
Mary Elizabeth
Gertie
Polly Sayre
Orlando
Fla
Vivian Thompson
Lewis Fink
Junction City
Leonard-Lyke
Grayson Ferguson
Smith Chapel Cemetery
American Cancer Society
Albert Sisson
Rhoda Hale
Emma Collins
Inouye
United States
Weicker
Scout
Coffman
Logan Federal Company and Loan Community Room
Willard L. Dutcher
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Elberfelds
Hoover
Housewares Department
Hoover Portable
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