Ross-Highland County OhArchives Obituaries.....Royse, Charles "Norvel" March 20, 2001 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ralph Cokonougher rcokon@hotmail.com December 11, 2006, 12:16 am From the 23 March 2001 “Times-Gazette” of Hillsboro, Ohio: CHARLES “NORVEL” ROYSE Charles “Norvel” Royse, 91, of Greenfield, died at 6:17 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at the Greenfield Area Medical Center. He was born Nov. 8, 1909 in Mt. Sterling, Ky., the son of AUSTIN ROYSE and ADDIE (MARSHALL) ROYSE. He was a retired journeyman electrician and farmer and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Greenfield. He was a member and past president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 88, past deacon of the First Baptist Church of Greenfield and was a past EMT of the Greenfield Area Life Squad. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Esther Royse, of South Salem, and John and Wendy Royse, of Greenfield; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth and Rick Fernow, of Mt. Sinai, N. Y., and Mary Jane and Steve Parker, of Greenfield; grandchildren, Scott Royse, of Greenfield, Jessica Fernow, of Mt. Sinai, N. Y., Matthew Fernow, of Athens, Stephanie and Dave Lanning, of Greenfield, and Liz Parker, of Toledo; one great granddaughter, Sara Fernow, of Mt. Sinai, N. Y.; three brothers, Austin, “Pete” Royse, of Springfield, Lloyd Royse, of Franklin, Tenn., and Clifford Royse, of Greenfield; three sisters, Beulah (Royse) Middaugh, of Columbus, Virginia (Royse) Blaine, of Greenfield, and Pauline (Royse) Alcorn, of Mason; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret (Spuler) Royse, Feb. 21, 1999; two brothers, Albert Royse and Paul Royse; one sister, Irene Royse; and both parents. Funeral services at First Baptist Church of Greenfield. Burial in Greenfield Cemetery. Arrangements by Murray-Fettro Funeral Home in Greenfield. Additional Comments: From the 22 March 2001 “Record-Herald” of Washington C.H., Ohio: CHARLES “NORVEL” ROYSE Charles “Norvel” Royse, 91, of Greenfield, died at 6:17 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at the Greenfield Area Medical Center. Mr. Royse was born Nov. 8, 1909 in Mt. Sterling, Ky., the son of AUSTIN ROYSE and ADDIE (MARSHALL) ROYSE. He was the widower of MARGARET (SPULER) ROYSE, who died Feb. 21, 1999. Funeral at First Baptist Church of Greenfield. Burial in Greenfield Cemetery. Arrangements by Murray-Fettro Funeral Home in Greenfield. ****** The following three letters were written to Norvel and his wife by my uncle, Cecil Cokonougher, during World War II: 5 Sept. 1943 P.F.C. Cecil L. Cokonougher Hqs. Btry. 185th F.A. Bn. A.P.O. 34, N.Y.City Mrs. Norvel Royse 805 Purcell Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio Some-where in North Africa Dear Friends I will write you a few lines this evening to say hello. I am feeling fine and still getting along alright. I hope you are all well and O.K. I received your letter quite a while ago, but I just never seem to get around to writing. You know how it is I guess. I hope Pearl is making it alright and tell him I said hello. Tell Dean and Alice I 2 said hello. I sure would like to see all of you. Its been a long time since I saw anyone I know at home. Pearl was the last one and that was quite a long time ago. Yes I got that letter from Bessie but we had a little war to attend to at that time, so I didn't get it answered. But I have written since. You all must be doing a good job on your work because that stuff you are all making is doing a good job for us. It is showing Hitler what a nation like ours can do and you don't just know what a swell place our country is till you see the rest of the world and have to stay away from your own country. Well you know we over here are wondering just how long it will be before we can get home and hoping it won't be too long. Well I'll have to say so-long to all of you now. Your friend Cecil Cok. ****** 23 Jan 1944 P.F.C. Cecil Cokonougher Hqs. Btry. 185th F.A. Bn. A.P.O. 34, c/o P.M. N.Y. City Mrs. Margaret Royse 805 Purcell Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio Some-where in Italy Dear Friends, I will write you a few lines this evening to say hello. I am writing this under a little different circumstances than usual. I am writing this in a bed in a hospital. I got wounded by a piece of German bomb shapnel a few weeks ago. It wasn't too bad and I am getting along fine. It hasn't never bothered me too much and I have got along fine. I sure have got a good rest in a soft bed with a mattress, springs, and sheets something I haven't had since I left the States. But I'll be O.K. and out before very long. I don't think there will be any trouble from it afterward. Well it is wintery over here now as you probably know from the news. We had a lot of turkey Christmas and New Years. Well I hope you are all O.K. Tell everyone I said hello and write when ever you can. I'll try and answer too. Your Friend As Ever Cecil Cok. ***** 06 Apr 1944 P.F.C. Cecil L. Cokonougher 35038267 Hqs. Btry. 185th F.A. Bn. A.P.O. #34 % P.M. N.Y. City Mrs. Norvel Royse 805 Purcell Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio Some-where in Italy Dear Friends, I will write you a few lines this evening to say hello. I am feeling fine now and getting along fine. I returned to duty February 20. I am just as good as ever now. I am sorry I didn't get around to writing sooner but you know how this writing is. I just never seem to catch up with it. I bet the kids are sure growing big. I sure would like to see them and all of you too. You know I haven't seen any one I know for a long time. Pearl was the last one I saw I guess. You know I bet Alice I. and Dean did look funny with their teeth out. I have quite a few out now my self. You know I am beginning to get old too. I will be 27 in two weeks. Well I hope Norvell and Dean don't get drafted. There are sure a lot of married men though and have been all the time. But they'll be lucky if they get drafted. Well tell everyone hello for me. I'll have to be signing off now as I am about out of space. Good-by for now. Your friend as ever, Cecil Cok. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/ross/obits/royse654nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 6.5 Kb