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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1957
Page
3
Mrs Hazel E Brate 63 of 607 Highland St died at Cleveland Clinic after surgery on Jan 7. Survived by daughter Lois Workman and son James Brate of Middletown and four grandchildren. Services Wednesday 10 am at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. burial West Chester Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow.
Mrs. Nannie Cox aged 72 formerly of 39 N Wright Ave Dayton died at 1 25 am Sunday at St Elizabeths Hospital Dayton She lived nine weeks with daughter Virginia Trimble at 203 Gideon Rd Surviving husband Burns Cox five daughters two sons and many grandchildren Funeral service set for 2 am tomorrow at Grand Avenue Church of God with Dr R C Caudill and Rev Henry Howard. burial in Wide Cemetery. Friends may call Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home today and at the church after 12 30 pm tomorrow
Mrs Lillie Louise Kessler aged 81 longtime Middletown resident died at 1 p m yesterday at Fair Field Rest Home Hamilton where she had been a patient two years She lived in Middletown for 50 years and resided at 626 Crawford Street
Dewey Prather 57 formerly of Manchester died at 3 30 a m Friday at the New Miami Rest Home Hamilton after a three year illness. He had lived with Mrs Ann Fisher at 329 N Main St. He worked about 25 years as a waiter for the Manchester Hotel. A sister Mrs A L Webb of Steulton Pa is his sole survivor. Service 1 p m at Green Memorial Chapel Hamilton with Rev Louis Smith officiating burial Millville Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 30 p m today at Green Funeral.
Mrs Lou Deema Watson 58 of 704 Crawford St died 10 20 p m Saturday at Middletown Hospital. Funeral 1 30 p m Wednesday at Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home with Rev Herschel Caudill officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Survived by husband Luther four daughters two sons three sisters a brother and 15 grandchildren. Family visitation 7 9 p m Monday and 2 5 7 9 p m Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mrs Alta Coffman Morrow 80 widow of former Mor row grocer John R Coffman obituary notice item reflects her status and relation to the Mor row business and family lineage.
John Herbst 78 of Camden died Friday at his Camden home. Services set for 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at R C Nein Funeral Home with burial in South Gate. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today. A Bavarian native who came to the United States in 1911, he moved to Camden 11 years ago after retiring as a farmer near Williamsburg. His wife Katherine survives.
George Johnson 83 died Saturday at home. Memorial services by Knights of Pythias at 7:30 p.m. today. Funeral 2 p.m. tomorrow at Gallimore Funeral Home with burial in Rose Hill. Survived by wife Bertha and brother William of Mason.
Ellie S Rump age 6 of Hamilton to have service 2 p.m. tomorrow at Webb Funeral Home. Karen Elaine Messelling three month old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Messelling 317 S A St services today at Webb Funeral Home. Robert C Black 70 of Falls Church Va services 10 a.m. Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home. John T Case 89 719 Cleveland Ave services 2 p.m. tomorrow at Campbell Funeral Home. Joseph Welborn 311 N 8th St services 2 p.m. tomorrow Campbell Funeral Home. Olds George 20
Federal Judge Jerome N. Frank 67 of the 2nd Circuit and former SEC chairman died yesterday in New Haven. Detroit designer Edward R Macaulay 53, linked to Packard, died Saturday. Ralph Henry Ackerman 84, ex U S ambassador to the Dominican Republic, died Saturday in Walterboro. Frederick Harold Freman 84, famed cub reporter and LA newspaper figure, died yesterday in Hollywood.
An Associated Press tally reports fourteen deaths in Ohio over a weekend. Fatalities include eight traffic deaths in Coshocton Sherwood Dayton Canton Elyria and Ridgeville among others such as a drowning in Dayton a child burned in a house fire and a six month old girl killed in a fire.
Ellie Lunsford, 49, of Hamilton, Ohio, was shot in the stomach Sunday night in NORTH VERNON Indiana. Clark Tillett, 38, is being held without charges. State police said Lunsford threatened Tillett's wife with a knife at a drinking party, motive unclear.
Former Illinois Senator Brooks died at 59 after suffering chest pains and a heart attack in January. A Chicagoan, he served in the Senate from 1940 to 1948, winning the 1940 race over James M. Slattery and the 1942 race over Raymond S. McKeough. He helped lead the state GOP since 1932 and was born near Winnetka, Bureau County.
Alberta Supreme Court chief justice George B O Connor aged 63 died yesterday in Edmonton. He led the court and served as a key legal figure in the province for years.
A high mass and burial are planned in Cincinnati for Richard Dick Hageman 30 who died in a collision near Englewood New Jersey. Hageman worked for WKRC TV WLW T and freelanced in New York in 1954. Survivors include wife Eloise two sons his mother two brothers and a sister.
CINCINNATI W Millard Bunting, 54, rural route 6, died today at General Hospital from burns suffered last Christmas Day when an oil stove exploded. Coroner Herbert P. Lyle reported the cause.
Detroit hospital death records show Dr. Harvey F. Brown age 57 former Notre Dame captain of 1923 football game. Brown born in Youngstown Ohio practiced medicine in Detroit after a notable college sports career. Knoxville report notes Dr. Philander P. Claxton died Saturday at age 9 20th century education leader served as U S commissioner of education 1911 1921 president emeritus of Austin Peay State College and former University of Alabama provost.
Hollywood mourns Humphrey Bogart the Academy Award winner and screen icon died at age 56 from esophageal cancer. Surrounded by family including wife Lauren Bacall he slipped into a final coma after a weekend of hopeful talk. Funeral plans set for Forest Lawn with flowers waived in favor of gifts to the American Cancer Institute.
Poster offers a $1000 life insurance policy to cover final expenses with no in-person contact. Prospective buyers aged 60 to 80 are urged to mail their name and address to Old American Ins Co in Kansas City for full information.
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