Ralph L Grimes 64 dies active in Masonic circles
Ralph L Grimes 64 of 3113 Goldman Ave Middletown died at Middletown Hospital at 10 p m after a period of ill health He was insurance agency president and longtime Post Office employee He held many Masonic titles and roles including past master high priest and district grand deputy Surviving wife two daughters a son a sister and eight grandchildren Services set for Friday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with a Masonic service the same day Burial at Woodside Cemetery
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Ralph L. Grimes
Goldman Ave
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Grimes
Ohio Association of Insurance Agents, Inc
Masonic Lodge
George M. Verity
Jefferson
Royal Arch Masons
Hamilton Council
Royal and Select Masons
Antioch Shrine
Prosser
Order of Eastern Star
Red Cross of Constantine
Legion of Honor
Order of DeMolay
Insurance Agency
Edwin Harkrader
Monroe
Mich
McCoy - Leffler
Clifford Stearns
Woodside Cemetery
Laura Neuenswander
Central Ave
McCoy Leffler
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown and Dayton
Harmon Grogan 40 of Dayton died Sunday. services set for 11 am tomorrow at Smith Memorial Chapel with burial in Greencastle. Survivors include wife Jean two daughters Carmen Paula and step-sons Michael Mark Weaver plus siblings and a son Darwin of Cheyenne. Also Clara Mosley Smith 61 of Xenia formerly Middletown died yesterday. services Friday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. husband Rufus and numerous children survive. Arrangements incomplete at Bailey Funeral Home.
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Harmon Grogan
Dayton
Catherine Grogan
Middletown
Smith Memorial Chapel
Greencastle
Grogan
Winters National Bank
Mark Weaver
Catherine Watson
Clara Mosley Smith
Xenia
Green Memorial Hospital
Smith
Jefferson
Manchester Motor Inn
Rufus
Rufus Jr
William
Jerry
Luther Mosley
Donald Mosley
Allen Mosley
Marine Corps
Services for Mrs. Unita Ringer Held at New Era Baptist
Mrs. Unita Ringer aged 70 of 1408 Young Street died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Services set for 10 a.m. Saturday at New Era Baptist Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. The Bailey Funeral Home arranges. Visitation at the church Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unita Ringer
Young St
New Era Baptist Church
Woodside Cemetery
Bailey Funeral Home
Services for Mrs. Roxie Sanders in Cheyenne
Mrs. Roxie Sanders 79 of Cheyenne Wyoming and formerly of Middletown, died recently. Services were held at Schrader Funeral Home Cheyenne followed by cremation. She operated a rest home in Middletown before moving in 1956.
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Roxie Sanders
Cheyenne
Wyo
Middletown
Schrader Funeral Home
Graveside services set for Rainey Wells in Kentucky
Graveside services for Rainey Wells age 75 are slated for 2 p.m. Saturday at Wells Cemetery in Wellington Kentucky. Wells was found dead Sunday near his Polk Pennsylvania home after missing since December 16 1967. Survivors include four daughters Mrs O Neill Germantown Mrs Martharell Mrs Lana Garcia of Franklin and Mrs Shirley Peadan of Chamblee Georgia two sons John the town and livers and several grandchildren. Local arrangements are by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Rainey Wells
Wells Cemetery
Wellington
Wells
Polk
Mename
O'Neill
Germantown
Martharell
Lana Garcia
Franklin
Shirley Peadan
Chamblee
John
Ora Ward 85 Dies After Hospital Stay
Ora Ward 85 formerly of 112 Curtis Street died at Middletown Hospital at 2 20 p.m. yesterday after a stay since April 18. A native of Lebanon he retired from Black Clawson Co and belonged to the Junior Order of Mechanics. Surviving relatives include three.
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Ora L. Ward
Curtis’ St
Middletown Hospital
Ward
Lebanon
Black Clawson Co
Order of Mechanics
Mrs. Alice Butler, Oxford Pioneer, Dies at 82
Mrs. Alice Butler, 82, formerly of Oxford, died Monday in Logansport Indiana. The first woman to win the Oxford Press Citizen of the Year award, she served as registrar of Western College for 26 years and was a former local president of the NAACP and the American Cancer Society.
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Oxford
Alice Butler
Oxford Press
Logansport
Ind
Butler
Western Colleg
NAACP
American Cancer Society
Oxford Woman Active in Voters League and Club
The obituary notes her activity in the League of Women Voters and the Oxford Women's Club. She leaves two nephews and a sister-in-law as survivors. A memorial service is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Oxford United Presbyterian Church. Graveside services and burial occurred today in Marshall, Indiana.
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League of Women Voters
Oxford Women’s Club
Oxford United Presbyterian Church
Marshall
Ind
Infant Daughter of Pennington Parents Laid to Rest
Graveside services for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs James Pennington Franklin were held at Woodhill Cemetery with Rev Eddie Bates officiating. The child was stillborn Monday at Grandview Hospital Dayton. Surviving are the parents and four grandparents Denver and Franklin Pennington Lon and Franklin Carpenter. Arrangements by Anglesby Funeral Home.
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Franklin
James Pennington
S. River St
Woodhill Cemetery
Eddie Bates
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Denver Pennington
Lon Carpenter
Anglesby Funeral Home
Louisville attorney J Allen Sherman dies at 53
J Allen Sherman longtime assistant city law director of Louisville and attorney for more than 30 years died Tuesday at age 53 in Louisville. Sister Mary Aloysius noted educator at St John s Military Academy in Chatsworth California died Sunday from injuries after a fall at age 79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, Ky
J. Allen Sherman
Louisville
Chatsworth
Calif
Mary Aloysius
Ronald Reagan
Bing Crosby
Eddie
Support Voiced For Big Brother Organization in Middletown
About 75 area leaders heard Middletown officials back a Big Brothers drive to aid as many as 400 local boys. The plan includes hiring a director and part-time social workers with a $10,000 budget, a May 15 fund drive, and a goal to match boys ages 8 or 9 with mentors.
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Middletown Area
Middletown
James Howerton
General Office
Armco Steel Corp
William Denham
City Commission
George Bundick
Big Brothers of the Greater Middletown Area, Inc
Adam DiCristoforo
The
Civic Association
Bundick
Douglas Alder
Bill Hart
W. J. Kropf
Wailing E. Gray
Robert Ward
Hank Seashores
Byron Johnson
Norman Sampson
Don Easterly
S. W. Prather
Robert Hawk
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Ralph Grimes
Masonic
Middletown Commandry 71
the 32 Club
Rose Croix
Ralph L, Grimes
First Christian Church
Darwin
Mrs. Clara Smith
Mrs
Unia Ringer
Ora Ward
Skins Wien
Iks
Bologna IK
Ais Market
Morton
Florida
Swift Chicken & Dumplings
Swift
Verity
Tates
Mary Carter
Cis
Pono
Carter Eee
Children’s Toys & Furniture
Weryan OF
Taanio
Pennington
Christ Community Church
Illinois Ave
Maple Park
Kenneth R. Duff
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