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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1955

Page

3

Mrs Clarence Mikesell Dies At 47 In Middletown

Mrs. Margaret Mikesell aged 47 of Middletown Route 3 died at Middletown Hospital after five months ill health. Born October 15 1907 in Miamisburg she was active in Monroe Methodist Church Rebekah of Monroe Grange 2160 WSCS past president. Survived by husband Clarence a son Russell two daughters Phyllis and Sandra mother Della Weidle brothers Willis and Russell Jr sisters Evelyn Herrington Glenna Waite Elizabeth Monjar. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm Riggs Funeral Home with Rev Ballinger and Rev Nixon. burial Woodside Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Visitation 2-5 and 7-10 pm today at funeral home.

Margaret Mikesell Middletown Rt Middletown Hospital Mikesell Miamisburg Monroe Methodist Church Rebekah of Monroe Grange Butler County Home Economics Club WSCS The Methodist Church Clarence Russell Phyllis Sandra Della Weidle Monroe Willis Weidle Germantown Russell Weidle Franklin Riggs Funeral Home William E. Ballinger Robert Nixon Blue Ball Presbyterian Church Woodside Cemetery William Garner Robert Garner Alvin Bennett Nelvin Barker Earl Hiteshue Henry Hale

Pallbearers named for Charles Delp funeral service

Pallbearers for the Charles Delp funeral include George Funke Morris Smith Ralph Rupp Jack Baltwell and Earl Becker Active pallbearers list. Honorary pallbearers are D R Earnhart Earl Brooks Elliot Levey Ralph Grimes J C Williams and John Moser Jefferson Lodge 90 F and AM will conduct services at 7 30 p m today at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Final rites begin at 2 p m tomorrow at the funeral home with Woodside Cemetery as burial site.

Charles Delp Central Ave George Funke Morris Smith Ralph Rupp Jack Baltwell Earl Becker D. R. Earnhart Earl Brooks Elliot Levey Ralph Grimes J. C. Williams John Moser Jefferson Lodge F&am McCoy-Leffler Funeral Woodside Cemetery

Funeral services set for Ada McClain in Middletown

Funeral services for Ada McClain 69 former Middletown resident will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Riggs Funeral Home with Dr. R. C. Caudill of First Church of God officiating. Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery. She died Thursday morning at St. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton and had lived with her daughter Anna Louise Falwin 2517 E 3rd St Dayton for two years. Visitation after 3:30 p.m. tomorrow.

Ada McClain Middletown Riggs Funeral R. C. Caudill First Church of God Woodside Cemetery

Nurse Anna Murphy Dies in Miami at 6 30 P M

Miss Anna Mary Murphy sister of Mrs Elizabeth Jackson Middletown Ohio died yesterday at Mercy Hospital Miami Florida She was a 1916 Mercy Hospital nursing graduate Hamilton and served over a year in France in World War I She later worked at Middletown Hospital and Hamilton She was the daughter of the late James Murphy and Mrs Sarah Murphy Cincinnati Surviving sister Elizabeth Jackson of Howard Avenue a nurse at Middletown Hospital The body will be sent to Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home Services will be from Holy Trinity Church Further arrangements incomplete.

Anna Mary Murphy Elizabeth Jackson Middletown Mercy Hospital Miami Miss Murphy Hamilton France Middletown Hospital James Murphy Cincinnati Holy Trinity Church Howard Avenue Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home

Obituary notice for Tommy Milton of Middletown

Tommy Milton, 61, of 906 6th Ave., died at Middletown Hospital at 6:30 a.m. after a brief illness. A Wetumpka, Alabama native, he worked in the Armco Steel Corp safety department until 10 days ago, and lived in Middletown 30 years. Survived by wife Sophie, daughter Corine of Detroit, son Tom Jr. in Germany, mother Mrs. Sally Hurd, step-daughter Sadie Glass, two step-sons John and Earl Love, a granddaughter, a great grandchild, two stepgrandchildren, three brothers Carl ie, Murdis and Jobbie Milton, and sister Mattie.

Tommy Milton 6Th Ave Middletown Hospital Wetumpka Ala Milton Armco Steel Corp Middletown Sophie Corine Detroit Tom Jr U. S. Army Germany Sally Hurd Sadie Glass John Earl Love Carlie, Murdis Jobbie Milton Mattie

Mrs Lucy Slone 76 dies at West Middletown

Mrs Lucy Frances Slone age 76 of West Middletown Rt 2 died unexpectedly at 6 40 p m Sunday at her home. She lived in the area since 1917. survived by her husband Charles W Slone a son William a daughter Mrs Robert Clifford two brothers and three sisters ten grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Funeral 10 a m Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with interment Woodside Cemetery visitation 3-5 and 7-10 p m tomorrow.

Lucy Frances Slone West Middletown Rt. 2 Jellico Tenn Slone Charles W. Slone William Robert Clifford A. J. Spencer Hamilton Ontario Canada Minnie Wells Cincinnati Lottie Poore Dayton McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery Funeral

Trenton Woman Freda I Bowlus Dies At 52

Freda I Imhoff Bowlus of Trenton Rt 1 dies at Mercy Hospital Hamilton at 4 45 am after four years of illness. Born November 16 1902 she was daughter of Della Patton and Rudolph C Imhoff. Survived by husband Roy and mother Della Imhoff. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home with Rev James Amstutz officiating. Burial Miltonville Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 pm Tuesday.

Hamilton Freda Imhoff Bowlus Trenton Rt. 1 Mercy Hospital Bowlus Della Patton Rudolph C. Imhoff Trenton Roy Bowlus Trenton Mennonite Church Roy

Lebanon Man 6 Dies After Auto Crash Near Morrow

Samuel W. Brown 6 a Warren County resident and former farmer died in Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington from injuries after being struck by a car at Morrow. He leaves wife Stella a son Charles of Norristown Pa and sister Ida Grooms of West Union. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Yale Funeral Home Morrow with burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin.

Lebanon Samuel W. Brown Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington Morrow Mr. Brown Warren County West Union Stella Charles Norristown Ida Grooms Yale Funeral Furial Miami Cemetery Corwin

Mrs Emma Courtney Dies at Pine Crest Nursing Home

Mrs Emma Courtney died yesterday at Pine Crest Nursing Home in Morrow after moving from Mt Healthy five years ago. Services set for 10:30 a m tomorrow at Vale Funeral Home in Morrow with burial in Seward Cemetery Mt Healthy.

Funeral services for Robert A Matter

Funeral services for Robert Allen Matter infant grandson of Mr and Mrs Harley Hipple of Franklin will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at the local church.

Miamisburg Robert Allen Matter Harley Hipple Franklin

Ex-Red Cross Official Dorothy Spears Funk Dies in Columbus

Mrs. Dorothy Spears Funk, former executive secretary of the Columbus Red Cross chapter from 1945 to 1950, died Friday night in Columbus after a cancer battle. A Butler, Pennsylvania native, she moved to Middletown in 1942, taught in Hamilton schools, worked for Aeronca, then joined Red Cross. Funeral services were today at 10:30 a.m. at Carol-Weir Funeral Home with burial there. She was a Butler High School and Penn State Teachers College alumna and a member of Beta Sigma Phi.

Dorothy Spears Funk Columbus Red Cross Carol-Weir Funk Butler Middletown Hamilton Public Aeronca Home Service Butler High School Penn State Teachers College Beta Sigma Phi Sorority

Burial Planned at Hillgrove Cemetery for Child

The child, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Matter, died yesterday at Children's Hospital Cincinnati. Survived by paternal grandmother of Miamisburg. Burial will be in Hillgrove Cemetery. Gephart Schmidt Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Gephart. Schmidt Hillgrove Cemetery Harry Matter Children's Hospital Cincinnati Miamisburg

Mrs Bertha Persch Dies at 73 in Lebanon Home

Mrs Bertha Persch 73 of Camden Rt 1 died at 6 30 p m Sunday at Orchard Rest Home Lebanon where she lived since 1948 She formerly farmed in Liberty Township Surviving husband Henry a son Clinton six brothers and three sisters Funeral arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffier Funeral Home

Bertha Persch Camden Rt Orchard Rest Lebanon Persch Liberty Township Henry Clinton Herman Maier Hamilton Charles Albert Middletown Richard Glen Alfred Frank Zecher

Obituary Notices for Bergedick Brant Buettner Herold and Straub

Five local residents are listed with ages and funeral details. Mary P Bergedick age 96 of 236 N D St services 9 a m tomorrow at St Stephen Church. Anna V Brant 72 of 947 Vine St services 10 a m tomorrow Webb Funeral Home. Peter Buettner 1114 Shuler Ave services 2 p m Wednesday Webb Funeral Home. Nettie Herold 85 of 35 Ludlow St services 11 a m tomorrow Proesch Funeral Home. Mary Straub 84 of 1480 K Ave services today St Veronica Church.

Mary P. Bergedick N. D. St St. Stephen Church Anna Vizedom Brant Vine St Webb Funeral Home Peter Buettner Shuler Ave Nettie Herold Ludlow St Proesche Mary Straub St. Veronica Church

Fight Over Boots Ends in Fatal Stabbing in Oklahoma City

In a downtown hotel lobby a 74 year old resident, Andrew Jackson Staggs, was stabbed to death after a dispute over criticism of his cowboy boots. Police arrested 56 year old hotel occupant Oren Nettles. A witness said Staggs drew a knife, Nettles handed him a knife, and the fatal stabbing occurred. Nettles was not injured.

Oklahoma City Andrew Jackson Bugs) Staggs Oren Nettles Staggs Nettles

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