OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List Issue 217 *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 217 Today's Topics: #1 Obit: Joseph Meredith, 1974, Highl ["Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: Joseph Meredith, 1974, Highland co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed The following obituary is from the 10 September 1974 issue of the Greenfield, Ohio "Greenfield Daily Times", page 6: "MEREDITH. Joseph Marion Meredith, 63, 646 Lyndon av, died Sunday at 8:30 p.m. in the Cape Fear Valley Hospital, Fayetteville, N.C. Born July 20, 1911, in Greenfield, he was the son of Henry and Nancy Martin Meredith. He was a farmer and florist assistant. His wife, the former Althia Lytle, died May 4, 1974. Survivors include his father, Henry Meredith, Buckingham Nursing Home; one daughter, Mrs. Thomas (Claudia) Skeen, Spring Lake, N. C., and two grandchildren. Service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Anderson-Strueve Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Robert K. Blaine. Burial will follow in Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:46:55 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: Walter Ruddle, 1974, Highland Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed The following newspaper clipping has no date or name of newspaper. Mr. Ruddle died 15 June 1974. "RUDDLE. Walter Ruddle, Sr., 54, 420 S. Fourth st, Greenfield, died Saturday at 1 p.m. at his home following a long illness. He was born May 30, 1920 in Ruddle, W. Va., a son of A. B. and Jessie Painter Ruddle. A World War II veteran of the U. S. Army, he was employed at the Oil and Battery Service, Greenfield. He was a member of First United Presbyterian Church. Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Murray Funeral Home with Rev. Clair S. Emerick officiating. Interment will be in Greenfield Cemetery. Visitation will be observed at Murray's after 4 p.m. Monday. Mr. Ruddle is survived by two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Robert L. (Sharon) Kelley, Flatwoods, W. Va., Mrs. Donnie L. (Melinda) Ward, Frankfort Rt. 2, and Walter Paul Ruddle Jr., and Dennis Wayne Ruddle, both of Hillsboro Rt. 7; four grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Irene Hillard, Georgia, Mrs. Ivalee Rhoads, Hillsboro, and Mrs. Thelma Wanson, Massachusetts. A granddaughter and two brothers preceded him in death." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:50:50 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: Louise Smalley, Louise Simpson, 1988, Adams & Highland Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed The following obituary is from the 16 May 1988 issue of the Greenfield, Ohio "Greenfield Daily Times", page 12: "SMALLEY. Louise Jane Smalley, 89, of 415 N. Eighth St. Greenfield, died at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, May 15, 1988 in the Greenfield Area Medical Center. Born Sept. 30, 1898 in Adams County, she was the daughter of Josephus C. and Elizabeth Mae Freeman Simpson. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was past matron of the Eastern Star and a former Sunday School teacher. She was active in church and was retired from the U.S. Shoe Corporation after 20 years. Mrs. Smalley also worked at the American Pad and Textile Co. for 30 years. She is survived by a son, Robert M. Smalley of Dayton; a daughter, Helen Ruth Hibbs of Greenfield; three grandchildren, Robert P. Ault of Patton, Pa., Nancy B. McCoy of Columbus and Martin G. Roberts of Washington C.H.; 12 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren, nephews and nieces, Mrs. Esther Pummell of Waverly and William Shockey of Oregon and Floyd and Ora Shockey of Greenfield. She was preceded by her husband, Milton O. Smalley on Sept. 29, 1976; a daughter, Esther Roberts Atkinson, on Nov. 9, 1983, and two brothers and six sisters. Service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Murray's Funeral Home with the Revs. Campbell and Walz officiating. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Tuesday." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:53:27 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: James Wisecup, Jim Wisecup, 1977, Ross Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed The following obituary is from the 2 May 1977 issue of the Greenfield, Ohio "Greenfield Daily Times", page 12: "WISECUP. James R. Wisecup, 73, Lyndon Rt. 1, died 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Greenfield Municipal Hospital. Born Aug. 6, 1903, in Ross County, he was the son of Joseph and Ruth Herdman Wisecup. Mr. Wisecup was a retired farmer and member of the First United Methodist Church. His wife, Mrs. Hazel I. Wisecup, died March 9, 1970. Surviving are three sons, John R. Wisecup, Haywood, Calif.; James F. Wisecup, Pomeroy, and Jerry T. Wisecup, Circleville Rt. 1; three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mildred) Glenn and Mrs. Eileen Head, both of Greenfield, and Mrs. Donna Hill, Chillicothe; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, and two brothers, E.L. Wisecup, Lyndon Rt. 1, and Raymond Wisecup, Washington C.H. A daughter, four brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Funeral service for Mr. Wisecup will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Murray's Funeral Home, Greenfield. Rev. Clair Emerick and Rev. Noble Miller will officiate and burial will be in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:56:00 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: Brice Hollar, 1977, Ross & Hancock Co. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed The following obituary is from the 28 April 1977 issue of the Chillicothe, Ohio "Chillicothe Gazette": "BRICE HOLLER. Brice E. Hollar, 51, Findlay, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Findlay. His funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Murray Funeral Home, Greenfield, with the Rev. Russell Clark officiating. Burial will follow in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Saturday. A Ross County native, he was born July 5, 1925, to John M. and Hazel M. Cokonougher Hollar who live at Route 1, Lyndon. Surviving are a son, Mark, Findlay; four sisters, Mrs. Betty J. Ely, Greenfield, Mrs. Don (Margaret) Wise, Route 2, Greenfield, Mrs. Robert (Flossie) Pryor, Columbus, and Mrs. Bonnie Smith, Greenfield, and a brother, Richard M., Route 1, Lyndon. Mr. Hollar was a veteran of World War II and an employe of the U.S. Post Office." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:59:03 +0000 From: "Ralph W. Cokonougher" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Obit: Hannah Cokonougher, Hannah Hurless, 1972, Ross & Highland Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed The following obituary is from a 1972 issue of the Chillicothe, Ohio "Chillicothe Gazette": "HANNAH COKONOUGHER. GREENFIELD - Mrs. Hannah Mazie Cokonougher, 88, of 647 McKell Ave., Greenfield, died at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Margaret Clark-Oakfield Convalescent Center, Washington Court House. Service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Murray Funeral Home, with the Rev. James Heininger officiating. Burial will follow in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Cokonougher was born Dec. 10, 1883, in Ross County to John and Mary Thomas Hurless. She was married to Adiston E. Cokonougher, who died May 31, 1933. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. John (Hazel) Hollar, Route 1, Lyndon, Mrs. Mark (Helen) Smith, Greenfield, Mrs. Stanley (Audria) Fordyce, Brookville, Fla., and Mrs. Kenneth (Evelyn) Staats, Greenfield; one son, Harold E., South Dennis, Mass.; 23 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Orville Hurless, Lattaville; and two sisters. Mrs. Margaret Forsythe, Greenfield, and Mrs. Martha Shoemaker, Bournville. She was predeceased by three brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Cokonougher was a member of the Greenfield First United Church." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V01 Issue #217 *******************************************