Deaths And Funerals Mini-Obituary Rundown
Ada Countryman 67 of Miamisburg died yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gebhard & Schmidt Funeral Home. Burial in Hillgrove Cemetery. Friends may call today 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Mrs Lucy Fisher 79 of Middletown died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after eight weeks as a patient. Surviving: four sons, three daughters, two sisters, 21 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren. Mass of the Resurrection at St. Mary's Church 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Mrs Zirkle and Clyde Vorhis and other survivors noted in fragment. William Harvey and infant son David Vinson mentioned with services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Countryman
Ada M. Countryman
Miamisburg
Ira
George Kerns
Middletown
Miami Valley Hosital
Dayton
Countryman
Glenn
Homer Kerns
Edith Kieser
Tusclon
Lucy Fisher
Burton Road
Middletown Hospital
Fisher
Friendly Oaks Nursing Home
Czechoslovakia
American Citizens’ Club
Senior Citizens Club
National Slovak, Society
Third Order of St. Francis
Joseph
Services set for Miss Bessie Millard at McCoy Leffler
Miss Bessie Millard formerly of 121 S Broad St dies Friday at Christian Care Nursing Home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev E Eugene Frazer officiating. Burial in Woodhill Cemetery Franklin. Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
Millard
S. Broad St
McCoy- Leffler
E. Eugene Frazer
Woodhill Cemetery
Fraklin
Christian Care
S. Main Street
Woodrey Sr. 62 dies after heart attack at Franklin home
Francis E. Woodrey Sr. died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack in the yard of his Franklin home. He retired from Frigidaire after 23 years and was a World War II veteran. Surviving wife Bertha, son Francis E. Jr., daughter Joan OBrien, step-son Robert Stamper, two sisters, a brother, and six grandchildren. Services Wednesday at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Butler County Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. (Mutt) Woodrey, Sr
Middletown Hospital
Franklin Lebanon Road
Franklin
Mr. Woodrey
Mason
Frigidaire
Dayton
Bertha
Francis E. Jr
Bdcea Raton
Fla
Joan O’brien
Middletown
Robert Stamper
Portland
Ind
Roxie Woodrey
Louisa Bankerd
Germantown
Kenseth
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
E. Eugene Frazer
Butler County Memorial Park
Services for John Zirkle Held in Orwell Ohio
Services for John Zirkle 70 former building contractor Orwell Ohio and father of Louvere Zirkle Middletown were held today at a local church and a graveside service followed. The obituary notes his career work and family ties to Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zirkle
Orwell
Ohio
Louvere Zirkle
Middletown
Youth Arrested on Grand Larceny Charges
Ernest Z. Harper of 3507 Jewell Ave Franklin was arrested by police at 1 30 a m yesterday on grand larceny charges filed by Woolley Co Dayton. He is accused of stealing 250 dollars worth of plumbing fixtures and supplies January 22 and 522 dollars worth January 23 from the Dayton firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ernest Z. Harper
Jewell Ave
Franklin
Woolley Co
Army to send injured veteran Sparks to Vietnam
James G. Sparks, 22, of Des Moines, in a wheelchair with a surgical steel rod in his left thigh from a 1967 auto accident, says the Army will send him to Vietnam despite walking limits. He was exempted from jumping and running but cleared for other activity. his induction doctors deemed his disability severe yet not enough to defer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Sparks
Vietnam
Sparks
Army Induction Center
Detroit
Joseph Hoskie
Army
Thais Pondering Aid To Cambodia
The Thai Cabinet will decide on a large scale military aid plan for Cambodia including sending a volunteer ground force and a naval flotilla. Field Marshal Thanom says cabinet approval is certain after an army report from Gen. Praphas. Ground troops would operate near Phnom Penh and in Battambang Siem Reap and Kompong Cham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thanom Indi
Army I
Praphas Charusathien
Phnom Penh
Battambang
Siem Reap
Drugs Believed Cause Of Death In Foster Woman
Warren County Coroner Dr Ralph Young indicated an overdose of drugs may have caused the death of 25 year old Karen South. She was found dead in her mother Mrs Russell Black’s home at 1460 3C Highway around 9 am Saturday. Autopsy results were not yet returned but officials said overdose is probable and there was no evidence of self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County
Ralph Young
Karen South
Russell Black
Young
Suspect Should Have Stayed Away
In Warren County jail, 24 year old Wardlow faces burglary charges after a second break in at Green Knoll School for the Retarded. Detectives marked currency at the May 25 theft. on May 23 the school was burglarized again and marked bills led to Wardlow’s arrest. Sheriff Roy Wallace said Wardlow had a prior conviction for breaking into the same school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County
Green Knoll
Roy Wallace
Wardlow
Wallace
Two Preble Deaths In Ohio Toll Of 33 Fatalities
The Memorial Day weekend traffic toll in Ohio reached 33 deaths from Thursday evening to Sunday midnight, with 26 of the victims in the Friday to Sunday window. Notable crashes occurred in Preble County near Lewisburg, in Mercer County at U S 127 and Ohio 219, and in Cincinnati and Columbus involving fatalities, including a train collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
National Council of Safety
Celina
Mitchell Galloway
Dayton
Charles Birkmeyer
Coldwater
U.S. 127
Ohio 219
Mercer County
Two Named To State Council On Health Welfare Board
Harold R. Callahan and J. F. Seibold were elected to three year terms on the board of directors of the Ohio Citizens' Council for Health and Welfare. The statewide voluntary group conducts research planning and interpretation of health welfare crime and delinquency problems and is supported by United Funds in 60 Ohio cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold R. Callahan
J. F. Seibold
Ohio Citizens’ Council For Health and Welfare
United Funds
Ohio
Mental Health Seminars End for Summer at Church
The mental health seminars scheduled on the first Wednesday of each month at First Methodist Church will not be held during the summer. Sponsored by the Community Day Hospital Association, they will resume in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Community Day Hospital Association
Registration Open For YMCA Day Camp Sessions
Registration for the last 10 openings at the YMCA day camp runs June 8 to June 19. Fees are 18 dollars for members and 22 dollars for nonmembers, with registration by phone or in person at the YMCA youth department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Ymca Youth Department
Takach Installed By VFW
Installation services for Miami Valley Post 3809 Veterans of Foreign Wars and the ladies auxiliary were held yesterday with nearly 150 people attending. Michael Takach installed as commander, with officers James Hamlin, Jack Snelling, Robert Skeens, Paul Kline, John Dunn, Bill Rathman, Oram Elam, Allen Treadway, Larry Stwick, and Tom Jackson. Ladies Auxiliary president Mrs Harold Yocum installed, with officers Mrs Harold Heston, Stella Cox, Mrs Paul Girard, Lois Burns, Ben Espenmiller, Louise Hagen, Lois Crihfield, Mrs James Hamlin, Mrs Glen South, Mrs Faris Williams, and Mrs Francis Hubbard. Fourth District Commander Lester Stratton of Lebanon installed post officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Valley
Ladies Auxiliary
Michael Takach
James Hamlin
Jack Snelling
Robert Skeens
Paul Kline
John Dunn
Bill Rathman
Oram Elam
Allen Treadway
Larry Stwick
Tom Jackson
Harold Yocum
Harold Heston
Stella Cox
Paul Girard
Lois Burns
Ben Espenmiller
Cchaplain
Louise Hagen
Lois Crihfield
Glen South
Faris Williams
Francis Hubbard
Fourth
Lester Stratton
Lebanon
Gordon Pencel
Same Spot Different Outcome On Centennial Avenue
Police investigated complaints of people dancing in the street and disturbing the peace on Centennial Avenue. Officers reported no arrests, but a patrol car stood by with shotguns and tear gas as about a dozen youths allegedly had no money or plans. Earlier, a Friday scene caused hundreds of dollars in damage to patrol cars from rocks and bottles thrown by a crowd of 65 Negroes. Four juveniles face hearings for rock throwing, two for open container charges after Saturday arrests. Police cleared the area yesterday without incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centennial Avenue
McCoy Wright
Centennial
Butler County Juvenile Court
Boy’s Idea Paying Off In Patent
RICHMOND VA AP Craig R Rudlin, then 14, conceived a heart lung machine and now 17, he will receive a U S patent Tuesday. A Patent Office spokesman notes another child held the youngest patent title, but Rudlin says his device is simple, versatile and economical with many disposable components. He is the son of a physician and plans to enter Princeton next fall as a premedical student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Craig R. Rudlin
U. S
U. S. Patent Office
Rudlin
Princeton
Saunders Choppie Saunders Rescues Myers Family Reunion
A city commissioner helped the Myers family reunion proceed after a locked Community Center door delayed about 100 people waiting with baskets and food. Commissioner James Choppie Saunders found the key and joined the gathering, which featured memory tributes, prayers, and musical guests from Temple Baptist Church and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
James
Saunders
Mth Myers
Frizzell Myers
Curtis St
Chappie
Saccm Sa
Willam Anaries Sims
Temple Baptist Church
Cleveland
Harold Gordon
Clarence Myers
Dayton
Palme Seeks To Explain Sweden Sex Image To U S
Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme, in an unofficial U S visit to receive an honorary degree, aims to correct American views of Sweden as sexually loose while urging continuation of dialogue with U S leaders on Indochina. He warns against superpower overreach and defends Sweden’s stance against the Cambodia invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Olaf Palme
United States
Sweden
U.S
Vietnam
Cambodia
Kinsey
Palme
Kenyon College
Ohio
Washington
William P. Rogers
Indochina
Rogers
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fae
Ohio Girl in Top 10 National Achievement Scholars
Cheryl R. Kendrick, a John Adams High School graduate, is named a National Achievement Scholarship winner among 10 from over 35,000 Black students in 4,500 schools. She plans to use a 1000 dollar non renew able award to study journalism at Northwestern University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Cheryl R. Kendrick
John Adams High School
Kendrick
Northwestern University
Travel Department First National Bank Travel Desk
Travel is fascinating. The Travel Department at First National Bank in Middletown offers expert personal service for world journeys. A handy tip suggests using cellophane tape to fix a ripped hem when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Middletown
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Gebhard & Schmidt
Hillgrove Cemetery
Mrs
the Pine Funeral Home
Mr. Zirkle
Teresa
Merlin
St. Petersburg
Haskell
John
Clyde Vorhis
Chestnut St
Colligan
William Harvey
Fairfield
Springdale Presbyterian Church
David Vinson
Eaton Ave
Fred Baker
St. Clair,Ave
Webb
Bessie Millard
Francis Woodrey
Nepal
Ian Clough
Annapurna-1
Clough
Ft, Lewis, Wash
THE
Associated Press
Eaton
Judy Ann Lindsey
Patrick
Lewisburg
Ohio 503
Preble County
Cincinnati
Donald Minges
Harrison
Columbus
Richard A. Bricker
Rhea Bricker
State Council
VFW
Reese Myers
the Mount Zion
Frizzell
Baptist Church
Jones
Europe
Dorothy Yoder
Las Vegas
Rey B
Breiel Blvd
Shopping Plaza
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