Deaths and Funerals of Homan and Kirk
Robert J. Homan 52 of 101 Highview Road president of Homan Beverage Co died after a heart attack in Greenville while on a business trip. Survived by wife Florence three daughters one son two sisters four brothers and two grandchildren. Requiem High Mass at St Marys Church and burial in Butler County Memorial Park. Francis William Kirk 82 of 2903 Wayne Madison Road died at home after a three week illness. Survived by wife Iva three sons Herman Leo and John a daughter Mary Powell and a brother. Funeral at Marshall Smith Funeral Home Oxford with burial in Scipio Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Homan
Highview Road
Homan Beverage Co
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Greenville
Mr. Homan
West Manchester
St. Mary's Church
Homan Middletown Sportsmen's Club
Elks Lodge
Orioles Lodge
St. Henry
Ohio
Middletown
Florence
Jane Smith
Marcia
Roberta
George
Pittsburgh
Henrietta Anderson
Snringboro
Ruth Coughlin
Homan Beverages
Sylvester
Paul
Ligonier
Ralph
Butler County Memorial Park
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Fenwick High School
Francis William Kirk
Wayne-Madison Road
Della McKenney
Trenton
Marshall- Smith
Oxford
Scipio' S
Kirk
Drewsburg
Ind
Okeana
Iva
Herman
Hamilton
Leo
John
Indiana
Mary Powell
Mrs Hazel Guttery 73 Lebannon native dies at Kettering Memorial
Hazel M Guttery 73 of 5 W Lawndale Lebannon died yesterday at Kettering Memorial Hospital. Survived by three daughters Dorothy Mason Mary Radabaugh and Virginia Morrison of Yarmough Maine. brother Merrill Hatfield of Lebannon. six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Monday at Oswald Memorial Home. Burial Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Hazel M Guttery
W. Lawndale
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Dorothy Mason
Mary Radabaugh
Virginia Morrison
Yarmough
Maine
Merrill Hatfield
Oswald
Boy Hit By Car Is In Fair Condition
Dan Clemmons aged 9 son of Mrs. Carol Clemmons 1509 Woodlawn Ave was listed in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a vehicle struck him yesterday in front of his home. He ran from behind a parked truck into the path of a car driven by Dorsie Hatton 49 of 704 Auburn St Mrs Hatton was not cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Clemmons
Carol Clemmons
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown Hospital
Dorsie Hatton
Auburn St
Funeral services set for Mrs Junnie Wenzel
Junnie Wenzel 65 of 1819 Dix Road will have services at 10 30 a m Monday at Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. The service follows a viewing today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m. Mrs Wenzel died Thursday at home. Surviving are sister Mrs Mary Howard of Jackson Kentucky and brothers Jim Carroll of Tampa Florida and Coleman Carroll of Barwick Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junnie Wenzel
Dix Road
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Woodside Cemtery
Wenzel
Mary Howard
Jackson
Jim Carroll
Tampa, Fla
Coleman Carroll
Barwick,Ky
Mrs Clara Cox 77 Blue Ash Dies at Good Samaritan
Clara Cox 77 of Blue Ash died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati. She lived part of life in Middletown and is survived by two sisters Betty Meymann and Helen Powers of Middletown. Visitation at Stauler Funeral Home Blue Ash Sunday 2 to 9 p.m. Services at Rest Haven Cemetery Monday. Butler County deaths include Dr Ronald Wheeler 38 Fairfield private services today and Amos Hines 70 Greenwood Manor Nursing Home with services Monday Pomco City Okla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Cox
Blue Ash
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
Cox
Middletown
Betty Meymann
Helen Powers
Staruler Funeral
Rest Haven
Butler County
Ronald Wheeler
Fairfield
Young
Amos Hines
Greenwood Manor Nursing Home
Pomco City
Okla
Body Found In River Near Second Street Bridge Franklin
The body of an unidentified man was recovered from the Great Miami River near the Second Street Bridge in Franklin at about 10:30 a.m. by youths walking along the river. Police were working to identify the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Miami River
Second Street
Public Campus Discussions Open to Middletown
Middletown campus at Miam University hosts Monday 5 p.m. discussions open to the public. Speakers include Dr. Dat Jacobs on China and Russia and Dr. John Badgely on communist coexistence. initial session features industrial psychologist John Bachus of Aeronca.
Lukens Aided By Goldwater Fund
Donald Buz Lukens of Middletown, a 24th district Republican hopeful, received 2500 from the Goldwater-Miller fund. The Citizens Committee for Goldwater-Miller, renamed Citizens Committee for Conservatives, reported 121,500 disbursed June 1 to Sept. 10 with 70,000 in new itineraries. Alabama led with 18000 to candidates including John Grenier, ex RNC director, for Senate opponent John Sparkman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald (Buz) Lukens
Middletown
Goldwater-Miller
Associated Press
Lukens
Rene
Citizens Committee For Goldwater-Miller
Citizens Committee For Conservatives
U. S. House of Representatives
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Arkansas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
Maryland
New York
James M. Day
House
Citizens For Goldwater-Miller
Citizens’ Committee
John Grenier
Republican National Committee
John Sparkman
Senate
Fleeing Driver Charged After Two Crashes Near Middletown
Robert W. Smith 41 of 1200 Calumet Ave faces charges of fleeing the scene and careless operation after three crashes yesterday. He allegedly sideswiped Garrett Combs 42 at Yankee Road and Meadow Avenue then hit June Lovely 402 N First St near Yankee Road, and was stopped after striking a driveway culvert on Judy Drive. Smith claimed a stuck gas pedal but police found it functioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Smith
Calumet Ave
Middletown
Garrett Combs
Oxford State Road
Yankee Road
Meadow Avenue
Smith
June Lovely
First St
Trenton
Judy Drive
Bernice Avenue
Middletown Library Extends Loans and Expands Cards
Middletown Public Library unveils 28 day loan periods for all non fiction items and seven day fiction. Renewals may extend seven days if no demand. Overdue notices switch to mail. Youth under 21 can now obtain cards with driver license or Middletown Miami University affiliation. Registration open to students and affiliates. periodical borrows rise to three issues for a week. Mail notice on holds costs five cents. Displays led by Armethia White with plans for coin copy machine and home loan art reproductions. A student use council is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Jones
Arthur M. Wolman
Middletown Public Library
Wolman
Middletown
Miami University
Armethia White
Former Middletown Youth Dies In Dayton Crash
Derrick Eugene Wells, 15, formerly of Middletown, died in a one car crash on Dayton Liberty Road near Dayton while en route to a football game. The driver Charles Pauley, 18, and a 14 year old passenger John Thomas Jr. were hospitalized with injuries. The Montgomery sheriff's office said charges of speeding may be filed as investigations continue. Wells was born in Middletown and had recently moved to Dayton with relatives. He attended McKinley Junior High last year and played basketball. he was active in United Missionary Baptist Church. Additional survivors include several siblings and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Dayton
Dayton - Liberty Road
Dayton Roosevelt
Middletown High School
Derrick Eugene Wells
Lorena Sims
Isaac Wells
Hamilton
Montgomery Sheriff's Office
Charles Pauley
John Thomas Jr
Burleigh Avenue
Wells
Good Samaritan Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Annie Phillips
17Th Ave
McKinley Junior High School
United Missionary Baptist Church
Break-In Reported at Higdon Home in Middletown
A. L. Ivy told sheriff's deputies that Higdon residence at 906 Middletown Eaton Road was entered while Higdon was away in Lexington Ky. No theft occurred and the intruder spent the night and ate food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Ivy
Middletown- Eaton Road
Sheriff's Deputies
Harry Higdon
Higdon
Lexington
Middletown Board Talks Change to Meeting Times
The Middletown Board of Education shifts its next three regular meetings from 7 30 p m to 4 p m in the board room at 1515 Grand Ave to boost attendance for the 7 49 mill school levy vote on November 8. Meetings on October 4 October 18 and November 1 are open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Board of Education
Giwas
Iwur
Police Briefs Include Thefts Arrests And Juvenile Questioning
Katherine Murray reported a lost billfold containing 250 dollars at McDonalds Verity Parkway or Kroger on N University Boulevard. The billfold was later found at Kroger with the money. Carl E. Marcum was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Middletown police held a 17 year old for juvenile officers questioning in an auto theft case. Robert Earls was arrested on a warrant charging abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Murray
Kenwood Drive
McDonald’s
Verity Parkway
Krogers
N. University Boulevard
Middletown
Robert Earls
Pershing Ave
Rain-Wet Roads Tied to Middletown Accident Surge
Rain-slick streets in Middletown led to 18 accidents, 10 minor injuries, 12 motorist citations, and more than $6,200 in damage. Three-vehicle rear end collision on Verity Parkway injured Thornton Reed 46 and David Sturgill 19, both treated for neck injuries. Henry 71 cited for excessive speed. Others treated included Pauline Fisher 61 and Jack Napier 17 after separate incidents on Verity Parkway and 14th Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Verity Parkway
Elwood Street
Middletown Hospital
Thornton VD. Reed
Roger Drive
Trenton
David E. Sturgill
Jack Napier
Moore Drive
Franklin
14Th Avenue
Napier
Two Hurt In Wet Road Cycle Crash Near Hamilton
Two people were injured when a small motor cycle skidded on wet pavement on Route 4 in front of Jackson's Market north of Hamilton and overturned. Driver Stanley Eugene Holland 22 and passenger William M Brown 19 both from the Ada Lee Trailer Park Hamilton Middletown Road were taken to Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Rt. 4
Jackson's Market
Stanley Eugene Holland
Ada Lee
Hamilton - Middletown
William M. Brown
Middletown Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Francis Kirk
Continental Congress
Middletown Campus
Fening
Michael Davies
S. Main St
Raymond Fening
Rainell Brandenburg
Franklin High School
Fenwick High
Fenwick
Weith
Goldwater Fund
Isaac Wells Jr
Lathan Dixon
Rena Wells
John Amos
Willie Ray Sudbury
Jordan Memorial Chapel
Derrick Wells
Germantown Rd
Central Ave
Carl E. Marcum
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