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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1959

Page

2

Sister Of Charles Hook’s Sister Dies At Middletown Hospital

Mrs. Morris W. Renick longtime Middletown resident and sister of Armco Steel Corp. board chairman Charles R. Hook died at Middletown Hospital at 6 15 am after more than two weeks’ admission. A former art instructor in Lemon Township schools she organized the Middletown Garden Club and supported the Church of the Ascension and Red Cross. Survived by brother Henry Gage Hook daughter Katherine Evans two grandchildren and a great granddaughter. burial at Woodside Cemetery with services at Church of the Ascension conducted by Rev. Sidney McCammon. Memorials to the church.

Morris W. Renick Middletown Middletown Hospital Tiltle Renick Charles R. Hook Armco Steel Corp Alameda Cir Henry Hamilton Hook Cincinnati Cincinnati Art Academy Lemon Township

Services set for Preston Barnes Jr at Mt Zion Baptist Church

Services for Preston Barnes Jr. age 27 of 905th Ave will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at Mt Zion Baptist Church with Rev Willie Robinson and Rev Willie Bankston officiating. Friends may call at the home of his aunts Mrs Nora Gray and Mrs Lola Evans 1124

Preston Barnes Jr

Death notice for Mr. Barnes at Veteran's Hospital Dayton

Mr. Barnes died Thursday at the Veterans Hospital in Dayton. Friends may call at the church after 11 a.m. Wednesday, and at Young St. after 4 p.m. Tuesday. Surviving daughter Rose Lavonne is listed among survivors. Arrangements by Jordan Hall Funeral Home.

Young St Barnes Veteran's Hospital Dayton Rose Lavonne Jordan Hall Funeral Home

Missionary Elsie French 71 dies in Monroe hospital

Miss Elsie May French 71 of Mount Pleasant Home Monroe died at 2 13 pm Sunday at Middletown Hospital after being a patient since August 12 She spent three years as a missionary and forty nine years in Egypt She is survived by sister Miss Leila French Fondulac Mich There will be no visitation Services Tuesday at 1030 am at Monroe United Presbyterian Church with Rev Williard Wylie officiating Burial in North Cemetery Monroe Arrangements by McCoy Leisler Funeral Home

Elsie French Elsie May French Mount Pleasant Monroe Middletown Hospital Miss French Egypt Leila French Fondulac Mich Monroe United Presbyterian Church

Nelson Gephart Rites Planned For Local Resident

Nelson Frederick Gephart 67 of Hamilton died Sunday at Cincinnati General Hospital after a week long illness. He was born in Carlisle and worked for P Lorillard Co here for many years. Survived by two daughters Roberta Gephart Catherine Steele a brother Otho and two sisters Hazel Haug Edna Ride and several grandchildren. No visitation private services will be conducted with Rev H C Grunewald officiating burial in Springboro Cemetery. Arrangements by McCoy Leffler.

Nelson Frederick Gephart Caldwell St Hamilton Christel Avenue Cincinnati General Hospital Carlise P. Lorillard Company Sarah Roberta Gephart Catherine Steele Middle_town Otho Franklin Hazel Haug Edna Ride Nour Dayton Rev H. C. Grunewald Springboro Cemetery McCoy Leffler

Clay Hall 50 dies after heart attack at Middletown home

Clay Hall 50 pronounced dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack at 1907 Henry Ave. Fire Department and saving squad failed to revive him. A Middletown resident for 40 years, he worked in Armco Steel Corp. decoil department and was a World War II Army veteran. Survived by wife June, parents Bert and unnamed Hall, three brothers, four sisters, and several in Kentucky and Michigan. Visitation at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Stanton Cemetery after services at the Hall residence in Stanton.

Clay Hall Middletown Hospital Henry Ave Fire Department Vfc Hall Middletown Decoil Armco Steel Corp American Legion Post 218 VFW June Bert Hall Stanton, Ky Herbert Hall Morrow Virgil Hall Paris Harold Hall Calvert City Edna Bolin Ann Richardson Irene Combs Milan Mich Grace Ashley Clay City Joseph R. Baker & Sons

John Mark Loop Dies at 86 in Fair field Rest Home

John Mark Loop 86 of the Fairfield Rest Home and formerly of 86 Vanderveer Street died at 2 a m today at the home after three years of illness. Born in Middletown he worked for P Lorillard Co and belonged to First Christian Church. Survived by daughters Nellie Sargeant Glendale California and Mrs Joe Klackner San Francisco a son Frank Middletown two brothers Charles Middletown Frank Lebanon one sister Irene Sch neider Middletown and many grandchildren. Arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

John Mark Loop Fairfield Rest Home Vanderveer Street Loop Middletown P. Lorillard Co First Christian Church Grace Nellie Sargeant Glendale Calif Joe Klackner San Francisco Frank Charles Lebanon Irene Schneider McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Clarence M. Smith Dies of Heart Attack at Miami River

Clarence M. Smith, 38, of Dayton, died of a heart attack Saturday at 9 p.m. along the Miami River after a long career as an iron worker. He is survived by two...

Clarence Maron Smith Dayton Miami River Mr. Smith

Soft-Shoe Star Benny Fields Dies

New York AP Benny Fields vaudeville to Broadway and television star dies at 65 from a heart attack in a hotel. Wife and partner Blossom Seeley at his side after Las Vegas Desert Sands engagement. They married 37 years ago. Fields famed for soft-shoe, teased audiences, Bing Crosby called him first crooner. Burial Tuesday in Milwaukee.

New York Benny Fields Blossom Seeley Las Vegas The Desert Sands Benny Bing Crosby Fields

Untitled obituary fragment lists surviving relatives

Daughters Ruth Stamper of Phoenix and Sidney Kinney of Middletown, a son Cecil of Dayton, mother Laura Smith of Middletown, sisters Ellen Morrison Slade Ky Nora Clark Miamisburg Nancy Henderson Trenton, brothers Millard Otha Russell Middletown, half-brothers Barney West Middletown Rhuben French Lick Ky, six grandchildren. Arrangements are incomplete.

Ruth Stamper Phoenix, Ariz Sid Kinney Middletown Cecil Dayton Laura Smith Ellen Morrison Slade, Ky Nora Clark Miamisburg Nancy Henderson Trenton Millard Otha Russell Barney West Middletown Rhuben French Lick McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

Mexican Kidnappers Release American Woman

The wife of an American businessman, Ofelia Perez Sheperd, was freed after 86 hours of captivity in Mexico City. Sheperd, mother of two, said she was kidnapped at gunpoint near a downtown bank, held in a second‑story room, and not allowed to sleep. A ransom note for 30,000 pesos was found at a Sears store. a later call offered 10 percent if paid. Sheperd returned home after the release and a taxi ride.

Mexico City Ofelia Perez Sheperd William Sheperd Sears Roebuck Mexico Mrs. Sheperd Sears Sheperd Jesus Tors

Posse Kills Negro Bandit Near Jesup Georgia

In Jesup Georgia an escaped Negro convict named Charles Chester, 26, was killed by a posse after a pursuit. Chester fled a deputy who had arrested him for driving without a license and died Sunday. he had escaped from state prison in Reidsville while serving a 20 year term for armed robbery.

Jesup, Ga Charles Chester Chester John C. Reddish Reidsville

Oyster seals to rock and remains for life

An oyster attaches its valve to a rock or other object on the sea bottom and stays in place for the duration of its life, a behavior observed in its natural reef habitat.

Community Mourns Leslie Snider in Lebanon and Edenton

Leslie Snider 67 near Oregonia died at home Saturday. Military services set for Tuesday 2 p m at Edenton Cemetery with burial postponed to allow his overseas son Perry to attend. World War II veteran survived by wife Staphine, 3 sons Perry Leslie Marvin, 11 daughters Vera Doris Evelyn Edna Nona Shirley No jean Bonnie Rae Judith Ann Linda Carol Patty Lynn, 3 brothers Harmon Ernest Stanley and sister Edna.

Lebanon Edenton Leslie Snider Oregonia Johnson Furral Snider Perry Staphine Leslie Marvin Vera Doris Evelyn Edna Nona Shirley Nojean Bonnie Rae Judith Ann Linda Carol Patty Lynn Harmon Ernest Stanley

George F Whitaker dies. services planned in Lebanon

George F Whitaker 66 died Saturday at home Mid dletown Rt 1. Funeral 1:30 p m Tuesday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Miamiville Cemetery. Calling hours Monday 4 to 9 p m. Survived by wife Ruth son Mark of Columbus two daughters Mrs William Sommerville Cincinnati and Mrs D J Lloyd Charlotte NC a sister Mrs Carl Kustner Cleveland and six grandchildren.

Lebanon George F. Whitaker Middletown Rt. 1 Oswald Funeral Home Miamisville Ruth Mark Columbus William Sommerville Cincinnati D. J Lloyd Charlotte, N. C Carl Kustner Cleveland

Also Mentioned on This Page

Charles Hook Col. Morris W Renick First Church of the Ascension Sidney McCammon Woodside Ceme Tery Wilson Funeral Home Community Finance & Acceptance Corporation Central Avenue Garden Middletown Food Service American Citizens Club South Broad St Frank Dobrozsi Angeline Rice Miami Cement Products, Inc Seven Mile Ohio Tada Nelson F. Gephart Otis C. Hall John Mark Clarence M. Smith Jos. R. Baker, Sr Jos.r.baker & Sons, Inc Reedy’s Meat Dept Bacon Salem China Co Folger Peaches Silica Myna Ann Ian Dog Reedy’s Food Strickly U.S Blossom Chicago Hollywood Milwaukee Posse Negro Bandit Lace Manchester Ave Uncle Toms Drive N. Verity Schenck WPFB
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