Allegany County MD Archives Obituaries.....Ralph Richard (Ike) & Mary Frances (Welsh) GUY, 1968
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Cumberland Times, Cumberland, Maryland 29 Sep 1968: 
"Man Shoots Wife, Takes Own Life in Westernport-A 50-year-old 
Westernport man apparently killed his wife and then took his 
own life yesterday evening at his home. Maryland State Police 
identified the victim as Ralph Richard (Ike) Guy, 50, of 120 
Church Street, Westernport, and his wife, Mrs. Mary Frances 
"Franchel" (Welsh) Guy, 49. The bodies are at the Fredlock 
Funeral Home, Piedmont, where friends will be received today 
from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. 
Authorities said the couple was found in their home. Mrs. Guy 
had been shot four times in the back and twice in the thigh. 
Mr. Guy was shot once in the mouth. Was In Japanese War Prison 
Police said Mr. Guy apparently shot his wife with a .30 calibre 
rifle and then placed the weapon in his mouth and discharge it. 
Mr. Guy, who was a prisoner of the Japanese for 39 months 
during World War II, was recently under a physician's care and 
was treated for a nervous condition in Richmond (Va.) and 
Baltimore hospital, according to authorities. Mr. Guy enlisted 
in the Air Force in 1939 and served as a bombardier. From 1941 
until 1944 his family received no word from him. In 1944 the 
family was notified that he was a prisoner of war. Was Clerk A 
native of Westernport, he was a son of the late John T. and 
Ethel (Biggs) Guy. He was a graduate of Bruce High School and 
was a member of Kelly-Mansfield Post 52, American Legion of 
Piedmont. Mr. Guy was employed as a clerk by the James A. 
Welsh & Sons, Westernport. Survivors include a daughter, Ethel 
Ann guy, a student at Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa.; two 
brothers, Frederick I. Guy, Sewickley, Pa.; and Francis Guy, 
Hagerstown; and three sisters, Mrs. Edith Rowan, Piedmont; Mrs. 
Eleanor Drane, Fairmont, and Mrs. Irene Wagoner, Romney, W. Va. 
Native of Westernport Mrs. Guy was born in Westernport, a 
daughter of James A. and Nora (Ryan) Welsh, Jr., of Westernport. 
She was a graduate of St. Peter's High School of Westernport and 
attended Seton Hill College, Greensburg, Pa. Mrs. Guy was a 
member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and the St. Peter's Alumni 
Association. Besides her daughter, she is survived by two sisters, 
Mrs. Louis Fatkin and Mrs. John Stakem, both of Westernport, and 
three brothers, James A., Paul J., and Charles C. Welsh, all of 
Westernport."


Cumberland Times, Cumberland, Maryland 1 Oct 1968: "Service For 
Couple A service for Ralph Richard (Ike) Guy, 50, of 130 Church 
Street, Westernport, and his wife, Mrs. Mary Frances "Franchel" 
(Welsh) Guy, 49, both shooting victims, will be conducted at the 
Fredlock Funeral Home, Piedmont, at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow by Rev. 
John Sleeman, pastor of St. Peter's Catholic Church. The rosary 
will be recited there at 8 p.m. today and a requiem mass will be 
celebrated at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Peter's Church. Interment 
will be in the church cemetery. The viewing scheduled for 
yesterday was for the immediate family only but friends will be 
received at the funeral home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. 
members of the Kelly-Mansfield Post 52, American Legion of 
Piedmont, will be pallbearers."



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