Ross-Pike-Highland County OhArchives Obituaries.....Ryan, (Rena) Nellie Irene (Spurgeon) August 4, 1986 ************************************************ 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 August 28, 2006, 6:46 pm From page 10 of the 5 Aug. 1986 Greenfield, Ohio "Greenfield Daily Times" RYAN. Rena Ryan, 84, of 113 Jefferson St., Greenfield, and formerly of Lower Twin Rd., Lyndon (Ross County), died at 11:05 p.m. Monday, August 4, 1986 in the Greenfield Area Medical Center following a lingering illness. Born March 12, 1902 in Pike County she was the daughter of Alec and Lillie Spurgeon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Ryan, on Feb. 10, 1980. She is survived by one son, Ralph Ryan, of Columbus; three daughters, Mrs. Charles (Bertha) Neel of Londonderry, Mrs. Darlene Chapman of Greenfield, and Mrs. Lewis (Florence) Burgess of Leesburg; 18 grandchildren; 31 great- grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Hoffman of Fruitdale and Mrs. Harry (Nora) Smith of Greenfield, and a brother, Lafe Spurgeon of Greenfield. Mrs. Ryan was preceded in death by two sons, Robert and Clarence, and a sister. Service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Murray's Funeral Home. Burial will be in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Additional Comments: The following second obituary is from the Aug. 5, 1986 Washington C.H., Ohio "Record-Herald": RENA RYAN. Greenfield, Ohio - Mrs. Rena Ryan, 84, of 113 Jefferson St., formerly of Lyndon, died at 11:05 p.m. Monday in Greenfield Area Medical Center. Mrs. Ryan was born March 12, 1902, in Pike County to Alec and Lillie Spurgeon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Ryan, Feb. 10, 1980, two sons and a sister. Surviving is one son, Ralph Ryan of Columbus, three daughters, Mrs. Bertha (Charles) Neel of Londonderry, Mrs. Darlene Chapman of Greenfield, and Mrs. Florence (Lewis) Burgess of Leesburg; 18 grandchildren, 31 great- grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Hoffman of Fruitdale, and Mrs. Nora (Harry) Smith of Greenfield; and a brother, Lafe Spurgeon of Greenfield. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Murray Funeral Home, with burial in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday after 4 p.m. ************************* Partial Ancestor List for Nellie Irene Spurgeon Ryan Generation No. 1 1. Nellie Irene Spurgeon, born March 12, 1902 in Pike County, Ohio; died August 04, 1986 in Greenfield. Highland County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 2. Jacob Alexandria Spurgeon and 3. Lillie Mae Levy. She married (1) Glen Ryan December 24, 1922. He was the son of Arthur Ryan and Susan Beatty. Children of Nellie Spurgeon and Glen Ryan are: i. Clarence Ryan, married Thelma Mae Warner. ii. Ralph Ryan, married (1) Mary Louise Duffy; married (2) Edith Cornwell. iii. Bertha Ryan, married Charles Neel, Rev.. iv. Florence Ryan, married (1) George Howland; married (2) Lewis Burgess; married (3) Harrison T. (Bud) Worcester February 07, 1959. v. Darlene "Pooge" Ryan, married (1) ? Chapman; married (2) Tom Howland. vi. Robert Ryan. Generation No. 2 2. Jacob Alexandria Spurgeon, born June 11, 1859 in Fayette County, Ohio; died November 12, 1938 in Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio. He was the son of 4. James Thomas Spurgeon and 5. Sarah Ellen Lytle. He married 3. Lillie Mae Levy April 17, 1892. 3. Lillie Mae Levy, born July 19, 1877 in Seal Township. Pike County, Ohio; died February 10, 1951 in St. Francis Hospital. Columbus. Franklin County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 6. John Levy and 7. Nancy J. Lawson. Children of Jacob Spurgeon and Lillie Levy are: 1 i. Nellie Irene Spurgeon, born March 12, 1902 in Pike County, Ohio; died August 04, 1986 in Greenfield. Highland County, Ohio; married Glen Ryan December 24, 1922. ii. Harriet Almira "Hattie" Spurgeon, born October 18, 1893 in Pike County, Ohio; died January 09, 1942 in Greenfield. Highland County. Ohio.; married Charles Henry Benson 1909. iii. Cora Emeline Spurgeon, born November 26, 1898 in Pike County, Ohio; married Ralph Hoffman March 08, 1915. iv. Lafayette "Lafe" Spurgeon, born April 22, 1906 in Pike County, Ohio; married (1) Flora Coe; married (2) Ester ?. v. Nora Ellen Spurgeon, born September 05, 1912 in Pike County, Ohio; died April 30, 1987 in Greenfield. Highland County, Ohio.; married (1) Harold "Tony" Dwight Hester September 07, 1926 in Mason County, Kentucky.; married (2) Harry L. Smith 1973. Generation No. 3 4. James Thomas Spurgeon, born April 23, 1826 in Ohio or Kentucky.. He married 5. Sarah Ellen Lytle May 01, 1845. 5. Sarah Ellen Lytle, born April 1824 in Ohio; died September 13, 1915 in Highland County, Ohio. She was the daughter of 10. ? Lytle and 11. ?. Children of James Spurgeon and Sarah Lytle are: i. James Anderson Spurgeon, born April 16, 1846; died June 06, 1864. ii. Nancy Anne Spurgeon, born August 01, 1848; died October 20, 1856. iii. Margaret Elizabeth Spurgeon, born November 11, 1850 in Ohio; died July 31, 1927 in Highland County, Ohio; met Henry Barfell. iv. William Henry Spurgeon, born November 11, 1852; died in Dayton, Ohio; married (1) Virginia Helen Fleming Abt. 1873; married (2) Effa Alice Halterman 1884; married (3) Salina Alice Monroe October 1890. v. Andrew Jackson Spurgeon, born November 01, 1855 in Ohio; married Sarah E. ?. 2 vi. Jacob Alexandria Spurgeon, born June 11, 1859 in Fayette County, Ohio; died November 12, 1938 in Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio; married Lillie Mae Levy April 17, 1892. 6. John Levy, born in Ohio; died January 01, 1909 in Newton Twp. Pike County, Ohio. He married 7. Nancy J. Lawson. 7. Nancy J. Lawson, born in Ohio. Child of John Levy and Nancy Lawson is: 3 i. Lillie Mae Levy, born July 19, 1877 in Seal Township. Pike County, Ohio; died February 10, 1951 in St. Francis Hospital. Columbus. Franklin County, Ohio; married Jacob Alexandria Spurgeon April 17, 1892. Generation No. 4 10. ? Lytle, born in Germany. He married 11. ?. 11. ?, born in Germany. Child of ? Lytle and ? is: 5 i. Sarah Ellen Lytle, born April 1824 in Ohio; died September 13, 1915 in Highland County, Ohio; married (1) James Thomas Spurgeon May 01, 1845; married (2) Fulthy Barfell July 06, 1863 in Pike County, Ohio. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/ross/obits/ryan537nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 7.0 Kb