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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1969
Page
2
Services set Thursday for Charles Albert Lang 61 a former Scoutmaster and longtime Boy Scout volunteer. Private services at Riggs Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. Also, Samuel McGavin Clark 88, WWII Army veteran and former Black Clawson electrician, dies in Dayton VA Hospital. services Thursday at Wilson Memorial Home.
Dr Jack L Harris longtime ACS Ohio Division trustee and past president of the Middletown Butler County Unit is named chairman of the business and industry phase of the society education program. He directs guidelines to improve materials and services for Ohio units and notes many workers cannot be reached via newspapers or radio. He cites cooperation of management as vital and cites General Electric and Ford Motor Co as plants with cancer education programs.
Approximately 900 Middletown City Schools pupils will hear the Miami University Symphony Orchestra perform thursday at Middletown High School auditorium. The program, arranged by William Stiehl and Otto Frohlich, includes Petite Suite, Outdoor Overture, Tchaikovsky Fifth Symphony movement, and Rondo Capriccio, with soloists Barbara Duvall and Roy Mann Jr.
Mrs. Cottongim aged resident of lot 7271 Dickey Road died at 11 10 a m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a year of declining health. Survived by husband William who died Feb 13 two sons Roy Monroe and Earl Middletown two daughters Willow Dean Reynolds Carlisle Myrtle Reece West Carrollton four brothers Samuel James John and William Gilbert Portage Ind three sisters Aliie Williams Rochester Ind Minnie Williams and Daisy Anderson Portage Ind and seven grandchildren Funeral 11 am Thursday at Brown Chapel United Baptist Church near Trenton officiated by Rev Burl Hogg. Burial Miltonville Cemetery. Friends may call Riggs Funeral Home 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m tomorrow.
James J Shafer special education instructor at Middletown High School and work study program conductor will report on the project to the Lions Club at the meeting Thursday at 6 30 p.m. at the Manchester Motor Inn Dale Lindon will be program chairman.
Gilbert R. Fletcher 36 of 11401 Fairmount Ave died yesterday at the VA Hospital in Dayton He served in the Army during the Korean War Surviving wife Marilyn two sons Roy Erlanger Ky and Larry at home a daughter Vickie Sue Erlanger Ky four brothers Raymond Delmar Alvin Ronald all of Indiana and four sisters Esther Volz Ruby Firth Jean Johnson and Shirley Turner Indiana Services set for 2 0 p m Thursday Laws Carr Funeral Home Milan Ind with visiting hours tomorrow after 2 p.m.
Mrs Nancy Frye, age 50, of 423 died at home after a brief illness. Survived by husband and children, services set for Friday at First Baptist Church with burial in Riverside Cemetery.
A Middletown resident died at Middletown Hospital at 9 45 am today. Survived by husband Frederick. Arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mrs Lottie Mae Hunt 70 formerly of Middletown are set for 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Swart Funeral Home West Carrollton with burial at Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call today 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. She died Sunday after a long illness. Survivors include sons Ted Tankersley West Carrollton and Robert Middleton Cincinnati a daughter Grace Smith Dayton a sister Elizabeth Wilcher Middletown eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Mrs. Jessie Gertrude Joseph 72 of Middletown Rt 1 died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a 12 year illness. She was born in Germantown and survived by her husband LeRoy a daughter Mrs Marvin Williams a son James Gerstner a brother Adam Eagle three sisters ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services Thursday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Albert Grooms officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill.
L. C. Dohn of 3006 Flemming Road reported a thief took a $40 transistor radio and a small amount of jewelry including a $4 candle holder.
OSTELL SMITH of 1601 Orchard St reports three bottles of cologne valued at 15 dollars eight travel cartridges 48 dollars and two speakers 15 dollars stolen from his car in the driveway. DAN MARINI of 306 John St Trenton says six white shirts a briefcase and other items were taken from his car parked at the rear of 1014 First Ave.
An autopsy was ordered for Eugene Klingensmith of Warren after his car struck a bridge. Coroner Dr. Joseph Sudimack said he might have died of a heart attack before the crash.
A funeral home will hold visitation at Bethany Cemetery tomorrow from 3 to 5 PM and 7 to 9 PM.
Beecher Shiplet, 69, of Okeawa, will have services at 10 am tomorrow. Raymond Gates, 80, of 247 Hudson Ave, will have services at 2 pm tomorrow. Colligan obituary notices appear in the Webb and Colligan listings.
Tommy Viars eight son of Mr and Mrs Will Viars of 1901 Casper Street was treated at Middletown Hospital after being struck by a car on Central Avenue near Sutphin Street. The driver Helen Frank of 8948 Perry Avenue was not cited. Damage to the car grill valued at ten dollars.
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