Deaths And Funerals In Pioneer City Area
Mrs. Jesse Drake 88 wife of Drake and Blackstone founder died in Chicago. Born 1874 in Middletown she belonged to a Miami Valley family long connected to local S Main Street home. Survived by husband John and son John B Drake Jr. Services in Chicago and Middletown planned. burial in Woodside Cemetery. Also L W Hoffman 83 of Columbus died. services Monday in Columbus with burial Sunset Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Drake
Drake and
Blackstone
Chicago
Obituary: Ervin Adkins 90 Middletown resident
Ervin Adkins 90 of 4308 Lewis St died at 11 a.m. yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a year of illness. A retired farmer born in Elliott County Kentucky he lived in Middletown eight years. Survived by wife Mary a daughter Maggie Adkins seven sons Henry Virgil Willie Lonnie Luke Ezra and Herschel, a sister Furdie Adkins a half-sister Jewell Adkins and a half-brother Andrew Adkins. Services 2 p.m. Monday at Luke Adkins residence in Red Wine Kentucky with burial in Red Wine Cemetery. Mc Coy Leffier Funeral Home in charge. There will be no visitations.
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Ervin Adkins
Lewis
Herschel
Blue Ball
Furdie Adkins
West Liberty
Jewell Adkins
Lexington
Andrew Adkins
Luke
Red Wine
McCoy-Leffier Funeral Home
Raymond Wells of Scranton Dies in Lexington
Raymond Wells aged 72 from Scranton Kentucky, a former Middletown resident, died yesterday in Lexington. Survived by wife Kate, daughter Mildred Wells of Scranton, son Rodney of Winchester, brother Olney of Middletown, sisters Elizabeth Whitt and Mary Yocum of Middletown, and two grandchildren. Services and burial will be held tomorrow in Scranton.
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Raymond Wells
Scranton, Ky
Middletown
Lexington
Kate
Mildred Wells
Scranton
Rodney
Winchester
Olney
Elizabeth Whitt
Mary Yocum
Mrs Ida Lamar Mason Obituary Notice
Mrs Ida Lamar Mason 36 died Wednesday at home on Southwest Street. Survived by four daughters Mrs Baysore Mrs Bennett Mrs Bell and Mrs Inchause. three sons Rufus Furman and Charles. 13 grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. tomorrow Guilimore Funeral Home burial Rose Hill Cemetery. Home today 4 to 9 p.m.
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Mason
Ida Lamar
Southwest Street
Louis Baysore
Mary Bennett
Ida Mae Bell
Seattle
George Inchause
Lebanon
Rufus
Nashville
Mich
Furman
Lecanto
Fia
Charles
Guilimore Funeral Home
Rose ‘Hill Cemetery
Deaths Reported From Across States In AP Dispatches
TOLEDO Ohio Robert A Stranahan Sr founder and chairman of the Champion Spark Plug Co died today at his home at age 75 after a period of illness. COVINGTON Ky Joseph H Drossman city editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer since last summer and veteran newspaperman died Thursday apparently of a heart attack. CHICAGO Edward C Yellowley 88 federal revenue agent for 48 years and prohibition foe died Thursday of a heart ailment.
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Toledo, Ohio
Robert A Stranahan Sr
Champion Spark iPlug Co
Stranahan
Covington, Ky
Joseph H. Drossman
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati
Dressman
Cincinnati Post
Old Cincinnati Times-Star
Miami (Fla
Chicago
Edward C. Yellowley
Federal Revenue
Prohibition
Scouters Present Hike Slide Show At St Mary’s Church Open House
Members of Boy Scout Troop 47 displayed slides from a George Rogers Clark trail hike at an open house for St. Mary’s Men’s Club. Scoutmaster Paul Beier led re dedication services and awards including a national camping award and a gold eagle palm for Eddie Beier. Den nis Longworth earned junior assistant scoutmaster, with multiple pins and recognitions awarded to Eddie Hopkins Longworth Mike Nenni Tom Lutz Beier Paul Penny Tom Hampel Weatherwax Slamka Hopkins Jr. Bruggeman Schneider and others.
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Boy Scout Troop 47
Men's Club
St. Mary’s Church
Paul Beier
Eddie Beier
Edward Brown
Dennis Longworth
Eddie Hopkins
Longworth
Mike Nenni
Tom Lutz
Beier
Paul Penny
Tom Hampel
Paul Weatherwax
Douglas Slamka
John Hopkins Jr
David
Steve Garner
Keith Lawision
Spangjson
David Bruggeman
Charles
Arkansas River
Colorado
Slamka
Rick Schneider
Meece Wife, 44, Local High Mass at St Joseph's
Mrs Myrtle M Meece aged 44 of 561 Glenway Drive attends a high mass at 9am at St Josephs Church. Services are planned to honor the church and community members in ciem.
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Myrtle M. Meece
Glenway Drive
Ciem
St. Joseph’s Church
Snow Blamed For Car Truck Collision At Cherry and Main
Police report a 9 15 morning crash at Cherry and Main in Germantown between a light truck driven by Malcolm G Deeter 26 of 123 S Maple St and a car driven by Jasper C Blevins of West Middlesex. Minor damage to the truck and about 100 to the car. No injuries.
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Germantown
Cherry
Main Streets
Malcolm G. Deeter
S. Maple
Jasper C. Blevins
West
English Shipbuilder Henry Greathead Builds First Lifeboat
Henry Greathead, an English shipbuilder, constructed the first lifeboat in 1789, a milestone in maritime safety.
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Henry Greathead
Lions Speaker Attacks OSU Faculty over Rose Bowl
Frederick Mackey former OSU assistant football coach told the Lions Club at the Manchester Inn that faculty objections to OSU playing in the Rose Bowl insult the public. He questioned timing and academic risk claims and praised athlete Jerry Lucas. The Lions Club launched a Rose Day drive to raise funds for a sight-saving fund. Surplus military weapons are used by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service to deter crop-destroying birds.
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Fred
Fritz) Mackey
Ohio State University
Lions Club
Manchester Motor Inn
OSU
Mackey
Lumbus
Middletown
Jerry Lucas
Kenneth Collier
Thelub
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Pioneer City
West Middletown
L. W. Hoffman
Harold Mason
Central Ave
Columbus
Ohio
Moxahala
Helen Godsall
Sara Link
Jean Reed
Lawrence
Spears
Sunset Cemetery
James M. Griggs
Mrs
Beyees
LAD Rt
Getz
Chan
Speidel
Darzina
Peeves
raYer G A
Lahad
Shop Getz
Beauty and Delad
Loyaway
Filson
Shop Filson’s
S. P
Mickey) Mayer
Park Ave
Franklin
Armco Steel Corp
Murray B. Wilson
Armco
Mayer
Lions
Raps Osu
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