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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1972

Page

6

Area Death Notices Feature Miller Belasco Snead Obituaries

Gerald Miller Jr. 45 of Newark died Saturday in Columbus. Survived by wife Lula, son Gary, daughter Deborah, granddaughter, sister, and former wartime Air Corps service. Services Wednesday 10:30 a.m. at Criss Brothers Funeral Home Newark. Burial Newark Memorial Gardens. Calling hours Monday 7–9 p.m. and Tuesday 2–4 p.m. and 7–9 p.m. Jack Belasco 41 of Point Pleasant died Sunday in Pleasant Valley hospital after a short illness. Employed as an auditor for West Virginia State Tax Department nine years. Survived by wife Joan, daughter Charlotte, son David, brother Thomas. Services Tuesday 11 a.m. in Webster Springs, Zoar Cemetery burial. Local arrangements by Crow-Hassell Funeral Home. Mrs Brunies Snead 72 of Athens died Sunday in O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. Longtime Texas educator. taught in Waco for 35 years. later Ohio University housemother and librarian. Survived by son Idus Murphree, Athens. grandchildren Kathryn, Emily, Robert. brother Robert J. Stough, Waco. Memorial Sunday Church of the Good Shepherd Athens. Additional services in St Albans Episcopal Church, Waco. Burial in Waco. Contributions to Guild of O'Bleness Hughes Funeral Home.

Gerald Miller Jr Newark Lincoln Memorial Hospital Columbus Haydenville Gerald D Florence Smart Miller Logan Lula Warren Miller Gary W. Miller U.S. Air Force Abilene Tex Deborah Wimner Frank Perrault Brice Ohio Miller International Association of Heat and Insulation Services Tulsa Oklo Air Corps Criss Brothers Funeral Home Robert Chroninger Newark Memorial Gardens Funeral Point Pleasant Jack C. Belasco Jackson Ave Webster Springs W. Va Pleasant Valley Hospital West Virginia State Tax Department Belasco Davis and Elkins College Glenville State College Kappa Sigma Kappa First United Methodist Church Sutton High School Clarksburg Winfred McCutcheon Belasco Jack J. Belasco Joan Smalley Belasco Charlotte Price David C Navy Norfolk Thomas D Dodd and Hurt Zoar Cemetery Summersville Crow-Hassell Funeral Home Athens Brunies Snead Oadis Ave O’bleness Memorial Montgomery Ala Waco Texas Chi Omega Sorority Ohio University Athens Mental Health Center Church of the Good Shepherd Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority Idus Murphree Kathryn Emily Robert Murphree Robert J. Stough William G. Black St. Albans Episcopal Church Corning Margaret Dawson Murphy Mount Carmel Margaret Quigley Dawson William Dawson Murphy Christ the King Catholic Church Paul Murphy Mary Eleanor Murphy George Leston Dawson Pearl Oletta) Paxson Virgil Roberta) Wood Springfield Mary Krumlauf Somerset Walter Kinsel Catherine Fifer Christ the King St. Joseph Cemetery Friends East Broad Street Egan- Ryan Funeral Home Cheshire Ethel Sigman Veterans Memorial Hospital Fort Thomas Rufus Blanche Lovejoy Sigman Cheshire Baptist Church National Council of American Baptist Women Charles Mina) Ramsey Rittman John Sylvia) Prosser Elyria Albert Della) Hamack St. Albans Victor Lida) Swain Racine Elmer Sigman Leora Sigman Middleport William Huber Gravel Hill Rawlings-Coats Chauncey Dorothy B. Pierce Helen Blackford Pierce Main Street Children’s Hospital Miss Pierce Athens High School Spokane Wash Kenneth Robert Mike Richard Jerry Mary Dorothy Blackford Maude Cline Johnson Funeral Home Nelsonville Fred Crabtree Pedigo Plains

Red Cross Official Zelma McVey Dies At 51 In Athens

Zelma M. McVey, 51, of 62 Franklin Ave in Athens, died unexpectedly Saturday night in O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born in West Liberty she was a Columbus West High School graduate and longtime Red Cross executive director for the Athens County Chapter. She served as UA board secretary and held multiple local civic roles. Survived by husband Charles B. daughter Linda Mae son Gary sister Wanda Beighters brother Osborne Lockwood Jr and stepmother Eva Lockwood. Services set for Tuesday at 1 30.

Athens Zelma M. McVey Franklin Ave O’bleness Memorial West Liberty Osborne and Ola Lockwood Columbus West High School WSCS Eva Lockwood

Ex Masons Sheriff Dies At 73 In Point Pleasant

Griffin Durbin 73 of Henderson died after a long illness at Pleasant Valley Hospital. He served Mason County as sheriff from 1961 to 1965 and earlier as deputy under Gus Douglas Sr. and Charles Roberts. He was active in the Democratic Party and worked as an engineer on construction projects and for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He attended Heights United Methodist Church and is survived by a wife, four sons, three daughters, two sisters, a brother, 23 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services Tuesday at Crow-Hassell Funeral Home with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery.

Point Pleasant Griff Durbin Henderson Pleasant Valley Hospital Mason County Gus Douglas Sr Charles Roberts Democratic Party Mr. Durbin Baltimore and Ohio Railroad the Heights United Methodist Church Jackson County Frederick Sarah Elizabeth Sturms Durbin Mabel Smith Durbin Robert Charleston Griff Jr Durham N.C Thomas Ravenswood James Donald Mason Margaret Bragg Helena Gregory Patricia Saladean Warren Miller Robert Miller Spencer Brown Durbin Gassaway Crow-Hassell Eugene Garlow Lone Oak Cemetery Pomeroy Elmer S. Bailey Henry Maggie Becker Bailey Holzer Medical Center Rock Springs McArthur James N. Blower Elza J. Barney Bay Allensville Jacob and Lida Barnett Barney Flossie Peck Barney Willis Paul John Ernest Ray Earl of Radcliff Iva Worrix Bernice Snyder Columbus Mary People Orient Charles Washington D. H Evert Dick Shoemaker Bell Cemetery Hattie K. Lake Brent Sarah Hoffman Clark Lake Christian Brethren Church Ruth Lyons Erma Yoho Virgil Sullivan Ohio Gene Floyd Marana Ariz Russell California Lewis Morgan Lake Fogelsong Frneal James Lewis Broad Run New Haven Wellston Paul Elson Pittenger Sr McGhee Lane Clarence and Emma Mae Tennison Pittenger Pittinger Trinity United Methodist Church Erma Tucker Pittenger William Hazel) Ware Isla) Kriebel Opel) Mahle Harry Reba) Ross Eldon Pittenger Jr Chillicothe Everett Pittenger Rogers- Gaskill First Street Chapel C. H. Rice Ridgewood Cemetery

Ex-Logan chief and county sheriff dies at 82

LOGAN SOL Ellinger 82 of 498 Henrietta Ave died Sunday in Hocking Valley Community Born in Falls Township he served as Hocking County sheriff 1931 34 joined Logan Police 1942 and was chief 1945 retiring 1955 He was WWI veteran Trinity Lutheran Church American Legion Survived by grandson Jim Gray sister Christina Frasure and several nieces and nephews Funeral services Wednesday 2 p.m. Heinlein Funeral Home burial Oak Grove Cemetery Military rites at graveside

Logan Solomon Sol) Ellinger Henrietta Ave Hocking Valley Community Hospital Falls Two Jacob Caroline Daubenmire Ellinger Ellinger Trinity Lutheran Church American Legion Hocking County Logan Police Department Jim Gray Irvin Christina) Frasure Emma Heinlein Victor Kreutz Oak Grove

Obituaries from Mason to Wellston in Ohio notices

Obituaries report Hattie K Lake 81 of Mason dead on arrival at Pleasant Valley Hospital with funeral plans at Fogelsong Funeral Home and Broad Run Cemetery. Also listed are Donald D Bennett 56 of Stewart Route 1 Athens, Dorothy B Pierce 15 of Chauncey, and Paul Elson Pittenger Sr. 75 of Wellston with service details and burial locations.

Point Rail Bridge Closed After Barge Collision

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge at Point Pleasant was shut to traffic after two coal laden barges struck supports amid 51 barges breaking moorings on the swollen Ohio River. Coast Guard crews work to locate missing barges while traffic is rerouted and flood walls protect streets and highways.

Point Pleasant Baltimore and Ohio Ohio Kgger Creek US Coast Guard Henderson Kanawah Coast

Hovey Defends Dem Fiscal Record in Ohio Speech

Ohio Finance Director Harold Hovey rebutted House Speaker Charles Kurfess and Republican lawmakers arguing Democrats are more fiscally responsible than Republicans. He charged Republicans with approving bills that cut income or boost spending and cited ABC caseload growth and welfare administration as proof of prudent policy.

Columbus Ohio Harold Hovey Hovey Charles F. Kurfess Perrysburg John J. Gilligan Kurfess ABC

Skyjacker Search Proves Fruitless in Indiana Disappearance

FBI says no clues yet in the hijacking of an American Airlines 727 on Friday night. About 200 officers scoured briar lands near Peru, Indiana, for the skyjacker and $502000 payoff with two parachutes. Agent James Martin said leads are dead ends and the fate of the hijacker and parachute remains uncertain.

Peru Ind FBI Indiana Illinois Ohio American Airlines St. Louis Tulsa Oklo James Martin Martin

One Killed In Crash On Route 41 Near Milton

A Sunday afternoon crash on Secondary Road 41 near Milton, West Virginia, left Orville Meadows dead and nine hurt. Gary Lykins, also from Milton, drove into Meadows’ car while attempting to pass, troopers said. eight passengers in Meadows’ auto, including Nancy Meadows and the Meadows children, were hospitalized. Further investigation and citations are pending.

Milton W. Va West Virginia Orville Meadows Gary Lykins Lykins Meadows Meadows Auto Nancy Meadows Quanah Peggy Orville, Jr Debbie Benna Delmar Juanita Chapman

Reunion 27 Years In Making

John Stir and his wife Donna prepare to depart for Australia for a homeland reunion that has stretched 27 years. The Portsmouth native, once a junior high teacher in Portsmouth and later in Florida, plans to travel via Hawaii to Sidney after a boat voyage. Stir holds a one year teaching contract likely to send him to the outback.

Portsmouth Ohio John Stir Stir Donna Australia Sidney Hawaii Outback Boondocks University of Kentucky Florida

Prisoner Sets Fire at Mason County Jail

A fire on the third floor of the Mason County jail was started when a prisoner used a cigarette lighter near a spray can, igniting a window. Point Pleasant fire crews arrived at 4:25 p.m. Saturday to extinguish the blaze.

Point Pleasant Mason County

Platform planks outlined for Miami Beach convention

The draft platform calls for guaranteed jobs or an income security program ensuring poverty-level income, with McGovern proposing a $1000 per person grant. It endorses tax reform, Social Security funding changes, higher education federal share, and universal health and no fault auto insurance, plus environmental safeguards and consumer class actions.

Miami Beach McGovern

Also Mentioned on This Page

Red Cross Hughes Funeral Home Arthur Dahl Memory Gardens South Dakota Margaret Murphy Mrs Grace Mills Grace B. Mills Riverside Hospital Grover Mills Egan-Ryan E. Broad Forest Lawn Cemetery Beulah Shearer Warren Funeral Home Richard Lupton Green Lawn Cemetery Miss Shearer Doctors’ Hospital D. C Alma Shearer Shearer Murray City Holiness Church Sol Ellinger Elza Barney Donald D. Bennett Stewart Route 1 University Hospital Bennet Dorothy Pierce Paul Pittenger Sr Ambassador Laundry Stimson Ave Point Rail Bridge Coast Guard Calvin Lane Sheriff's Department Portland Long Bottom Forked Run Lake Reedsville Burress Dem James A. Rhodes Ring Authority Nat Fleischer New York Fleischer the Ring Ring South Court Street Walgreen BankAmericard
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