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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1968
Page
2
A tourist handbook entry advertises New Life Temple with service times Sunday 10 AM and 7 PM, weekday 7:30 PM, inviting visitors to attend. It requests donations to Rev. Dean Sheets Column Box 23 Middletown Ohio and repeats the gospel message.
Mrs Mary Bankston 53 of Middletown Rt 1 died at Middletown Hospital. She attended Mt Zion Baptist Church and is survived by her husband Rev Wille Bankston a son William and daughter Valerie Henderson plus siblings. Services Monday at Mt Zion with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Claude Bausman 69 of 1410 Germantown Road died after a period of illness. He was a former Middletown schools custodian and is survived by his wife Hilda two daughters a son six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services Saturday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home and burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may visit the homes and church for arrangements.
Mrs Gloria Jean Barry 28 formerly of Middletown was found dead at 12 53 am in her Cincinnati apartment 4006 Rosslyn Drive An autopsy will determine cause of death She lived in Middletown until about ten years ago and worked as a freelance writer Survived by son Brian parents H L and Mrs Lloyd Morris Hill Ind and brother Roland Lloyd Services 10 30 am tomorrow at Joseph with Rev Robert Hardy officiating Burial in There will be no visitations.
Mrs Florence Botkin 72 born in Middletown and raised in Monroe died Tuesday in Long Beach California She moved there 15 years ago Survivors include two daughters Evelyn Van dergoore of Long Beach and Virginia Lailhengue of Chalmette La four grandchildren six sisters and three brothers Funeral services are complete and will be held in California
Charles Eugene Gross of 4925 Manchester Road died at 12 30 a m Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale Florida after an illness since August 22. He was foreman in Armco Steel Corp west processing. Survived by wife Kay and two sisters Mrs Russell Donahue Middletown and Mrs Marion Scott Aspen Colorado. Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
Clarence Eugene McGarvey 45 of 406 Brelsford Road Trenton died at 4 a m yesterday at home after a 15 year Armco Steel employee and World War II veteran. Surviving wife Vincenza two daughters Mrs Charles Chamberlain Pasadena Texas and Mrs James Carroll Trenton a son Michael a sister Miss Jean McGarvey Lancaster parents William and Mabel McGarvey Wellston two grandchildren. Leffler Funeral Home to conduct services a m Saturday with Rev Howard Sears officiating burial in Woodside Cemetery
Mrs. Ida McMillan, 65, of 1819 Baltimore St died at 11 50 after collapse on Yankee Road and Young Street. Born in Williamstown Kentucky she had lived in Middletown 60 years. Survived by daughter Betty McMillan and three grandchildren. Funeral services set for a.m. Monday with Rev Henry Howard officiating at the McCoy funeral home Sunday.
Albert Ward aged 93 of Dayton died yesterday. Survived by son Raymond of Dayton and brother Robert Singer of California, plus a grandchild and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services a.m. Saturday at Morris Sons Funeral Home in Dayton.
Ethel Kennedy gave birth to an 8 pound 4 ounce girl via Caesarean section at 8 40 a.m. at Georgetown University Hospital. The Kennedy family attends the birth as the couple’s children range from 18 months to 17 years, and the late Senator’s brother Edward Kennedy supports the family.
Washington reports that the current budget for the Office of Education surpasses the yearly spending of eight Cabinet level departments. The comparison highlights the agency’s growing financial footprint within the federal budget.
New York AP reports Tallulah Bankhead, famed gravel voiced Southern belle and star of stage and screen, died today at age 65 after a brief illness from flu leading to pneumonia. She was surrounded by her sister Eugenia and nephew Billy. burial set for Woodland Funeral Home tomorrow evening.
Mrs Serena Metcalfe age 95 of 1885 Parkamo Ave. has services at 10 a.m. tomorrow with Brown-Dawson. Mrs Ethel Hightower age 78 of New Baltimore has services at 11 a.m. tomorrow with Young.
A bathroom fire on 900 Yankee Road started by a towel on a gas space heater causing $10 damage. Later a garbage truck on Kensington Street and Sherman Avenue caught fire from hot ashes resulting in $100 damage.
Senator E L Bartlett a Democrat from Alaska died Wednesday night in Cleveland Ohio after heart surgery. He was 64 years old and had undergone a procedure for heart illness.
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