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Millennial dollar check to teen honors late mother
In Gallipolis a $500 accident insurance check, taken by Mrs. Edith Wood Myers with The Athens Messenger weeks before her death, is presented to her son Billy Myers, 15, as a final act echoing his mother's voice.
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Gallipolis
Billy Myers
Edith Wood Myers
Athens Messenger
Billy
Guy Matheny
Date Insurance Department
Athens
Ohio
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
Columbus