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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1959

Page

3

Deaths And Funerals Guyles Carpenter Allen 71 Detroit

Guyles Carpenter Allen 71 of Detroit Michigan died Monday morning from a heart attack. He was a Ford Motor Co. retiree with 35 years service and a 32nd degree Mason. Survived by wife Mabel daughter Mrs Lennie and three grandsons. Funeral arrangements in Springfield with burial at Woodside Cemetery. services in Detroit Church.

Guyles Carpenter Allen Detroit Mich Arthur M. Lennie Santa Fe Rd Allen Ford Motor Co Middletown Mabel Lennie

Services for William Hilliard in Springfield church

William Hilliard aged 72 of 1070 Oak Leaf Street Springfield will have services at Springfield Mt Enon Baptist Church Wednesday at 1 p.m. He died Sunday at 5 45 a.m. in Springfield Mercy Hospital after living in Middletown until five years ago. He was employed by Crystal Tissue Co and was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church.

William Hilliard Oak Leaf St Springfield Springfield Mt. Enon Baptist Church Middletown Hilliard Springfield Mercy Hospital Crystal Tissue Co New Hope Baptist

LeRoy F. Jordan dies. 4H leader, longtime Newark area resident

Leroy Francis Jordan 4H, Longview Texas, formerly Middletown, died Monday at home after three weeks illness. Born in Lewisburg Ohio he worked as an electrician for Sears Roebuck and was a US Army veteran. Survived by wife Esther a daughter Cheryll parents Levi and Mrs Jordan Camden and four brothers. Services Thursday 2 p.m. Grace Baptist Church Rev Howard Sears officiating. Burial Mound Hill Cemetery Eaton. Friends may call McCoy Leffler Funeral Home 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Leroy F. Jordan LeRoy Francis Jordan Longview Texas Middletown Paul Worthington Carl of Straughn Ind Raymond New Lebanon Levi A. Jr Camden Grace Baptist Church Howard Sears Mound Hill Cemetery Eaton McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home

Funeral service for John Mark Loop at McCoy Leffler

Services for John Mark Loop will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with the Rev. H C Grunewald officiating. Burial follows in Middletown Cemetery. Fairfield Rest Home listed in available records as the associated care facility.

John Mark Loop Fairfield Rest Home McCoy-Leffler

Pallbearers Named for Renick Rites at Ascension

Services for Mrs. Morris W. Renick were set for 3 30 p m today at the Church of the Ascension with the Rev Sidney McCammon officiating Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery Mrs Renick died at 615 am Monday at Middletown Hospital Pallbearers listed were W W Sebald Douglas Robbins William Tuttle Homer Martindale Donald M Driscoll Henry Woods Clarence Jones William Verity A R Edwards Colin Girdner and E A Correa Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home.

Morris W. Renick Church of the Ascension Sidney McCammon Woodside Cemetery Renick Middletown Hospital W. W. Sebald Douglas Robbins William Tuttle Homer Martindale Donald M. Driscoll Henry Woods Clarence Jones William Verity A. R

Man dies after long illness. funeral planned

Mr Loop died at 2 am after a three year illness. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Loop

Luther (Pud) Myers obituary in Pensacola notice

Luther Myers died in Pensacola at 55 after moving there a year ago. He worked 25 years in Armco Steel’s combustion engineering department before retiring in 1958 due to ill health. Survived by wife Jewell a son James of Pensacola a daughter Pauline Emory of Mason and sister Mabel Cooper of Loveland. Body returned to Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home.

Luther Pud) Myers Moore St Pensacola Fla Myers Armco Steel Corp Leonard Cook Myers Middletown Jewell James

Clarence Morton Smith rites in Dayton Wednesday

Clarence Morton Smith of Dayton, aged 58, dies Saturday evening. Services set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. with Reverend Howard Sears officiating. Burial will follow at Woodside Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Clarence Morton Smith Dayton Te McCoy-Leffler Howard Sears Woodside Smith

Funeral services for John L. Essig 91 in Gratis Township

John L. Essig a 91 year old retired Gratis Township farmer died Monday at Grand View Hospital Dayton after weeks of illness. He farmed near Gratis until retirement 13 years ago. Survived by wife Lena four sons Chalmers and Richard of Middletown Milo and Woodrow of Gratis one brother Joseph Eaton a sister Katharine Etter West Alexandria and eight grandchildren. Services Thursday at 2 pm Zimmerman Funeral Home Gratis with Rev Sam Kreider officiating. Burial Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

Gratis John L. Essig Gratis Township Grandview Hospital Dayton Essig Lena Chalmers Richard Middletown Milo Woodrow Joseph Eaton Katharine Etter West Alexandria

Funeral for Horace C. Foulks Held in Lytle

Horace C. Foulks 79, a retired car penter, died at his Lytle home Sunday night. Services at Stubbs Funeral Home with burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin. Survived by sister Mrs Jessie Longacre and brother Ernest, both of Lytle. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Horace C. Foulks Lytle Stubbs Miami Cemetery Corwin Jessie Longacre Ernest

Arthur W. Sims Services Planned at Campbell Funeral Home

Arthur W. Sims aged 91 of 420 North Seventh Street will have a service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Campbell Funeral Home. He is survived by relatives and friends who are requested to attend in funeral attire. The arrangements are handled by Campbell Funeral Home with burial to follow at a local cemetery.

Arthur W. Sims N. 7Th St Campbell Funeral Home

Jaycees Name Mall Committee

The Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce announced a committee to assist with Central Plaza construction in the downtown mall. Warren Pence will head the group. The Jaycees will paint wooden planter boxes and lay patio tile for the plaza center.

Middletown

Board Announces 2 Appointments in Butler County

The Butler County Board of Education today announced two staff appointments for the coming school year. Clarence Robert Sallee of Bardstown Kentucky was named supervisor and attendance officer and Mrs. Martha Nelson of Oxford will serve as school psychologist. Sallee will be paid 5.40 dollars plus a 60 dollar travel allowance annually and Nelson will earn 5,000 dollars plus a 570 dollar travel allowance.

Hamilton Butler County Board of Education Clarence Robert Sallee Bardstown Martha Nelson Oxford Sallee Nelson

Former Columbus Solicitor Dies at 89 in Westerville

Edgar L. Weinland former Columbus city solicitor and special counsel in the Ohio attorney general office died Sunday at his Westerville home. He was a member of OSU's first law class in 1893 taught law at Ohio State and Franklin University between 1926 and 1942. Weinland was a Middletown native. funeral services were held at 10:30 this morning at Westerville's First EUB Church with burial in Otterbein Cemetery.

Columbus, Ohio Edgar L. Weinland Westerville Columbus Ohio Westeville Otterbein Weinland Ohio State University Attorney General Ohio State Franklin University Middletown

County learns state reimbursement for court costs

Hamilton Butler County receives 16593.47 from the state to reimburse criminal case, court and prisoner transport costs dating 1943 to 1957. Clerk Joseph Kiep says 225 cases in Hamilton and Middletown as well as defunct courts must be checked for record accuracy. Additional checks total 715333.52 statewide, with Montgomery 47206.87, Preble 1777.90, Warren 2838.37.

Hamilton Butler County Joseph T. Kiep Middletown Munici James A. Rhodes Montgomery County Preble County Warren County

Annexation to Carlisle is approved

Warren County commissioners approve annexation of 304 acres west of Franklin including the Croll Farm to Carlisle. Mayor John Homan and councilmen attend public hearing. Petition by 25 area property owners submitted. Franklin zoning concerns cited. area to be zoned for industry by Carlisle.

Lebanon Warren County Franklin Croll Carlisle John Homan Scott McClure Commisson Franklin Township

Birthdays Mark Agers Club Meeting At Civic Association

The Golden Age Club will meet at 1 30 p m on Wednesday at the Civic Association. The program features a solo by Mrs Winford Sabo to celebrate August birthdays and anniversaries of members. Mrs Ida Gilmore of 1004 1st Ave aged 91 this month is the club's oldest member and will celebrate her recent birthday.

Golden Age The Civic Association Winford Sabo Ida Gilmore 1St Ave

Arson-Minded Burglar Strikes Again Near Oxford

A burglar who sets fires by tossing lighted matches struck the home of Mr and Mrs John Ferris just north of Oxford Sunday night. The thief repeated the same method as earlier breaks and stole a nickel plated .38 caliber Smith & Wesson with pearl handle and long barrel. Butler County sheriff's department investigates.

Oxford John Ferris Here Smith & Wesson

Miami Navy Flag Flies At Half Mast

The flag at Rowan Hall Miami University NROTC headquarters was lowered to half mast in honor of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey. Capt J Ward Brock said the flag remains at half mast until Adm Halsey’s funeral as staff and former Navy faculty recall his World War III service.

Oxford Rowan Hall Miami University William F. Halsey Adm Halsey J. Ward Brock Miami Nrotc Navy

Deaths Elsewhere by the Associated Press

A roundup of obituary notices from across the United States. Dr. Ernest Jackh 84 a Columbia Near and Middle East Institute co founder and educator died Monday. Joseph T Connolly executive at CBS and WCAU Philadelphia died Monday from pneumonia after brain surgery. Jacques Bar Pierre Magnol and Studer noted in France and Detroit respectively. Charles E Ide 67 Toledo Edison president died Monday of a heart attack. Roy H Cross 70 inventor of a gyro stabilizer for Army tanks died Sunday after a long illness.

New York Ernest Jackh Columbia University Urach Germany Philadelphia Joseph T. Connolly Columbia Broadcasting System WCAU Magnolia Paris Jeacques Pierre Magnol Studer Montcoux Pelter France Detroit A. G. Studer YMCA Montrel Toledo, Ohio Charles E. Ide Toledo Edison Co Brayton Iown Hudson, N.H Roy H. Cross Cross Nashua, N. H Westinghouse Electrid Corp

Ensign Commissioned In Oxford Exercise

Robert H. Coffin Jr. of Rocky River earned a U S Navy ensign commission in Oxford after completing his Navy ROTC summer cruise. Capt. J Ward Brock swore him in at Miami University, with Coffin to report aboard the USS Charles Berry at Charleston Navy yard in South Carolina.

Oxford Robert H. Coffin Jr Rocky River Miami University U. S. Navy J. Ward Brock Miami Ens Coffin U.S.S Charles Berry Charleston S.C. Navy

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