Ross-Highland County OhArchives Obituaries.....Sever, Martin Luther August 4, 2001
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From the 6 Aug. 2001 issue of the Hillsboro, Ohio "Times-Gazette", Monday, page 2, column 1:  

                      MARTIN LUTHER SEVER.  
                          1923-2001.
 Martin Luther Sever, 77, of Hillsboro, died at 11:45 a.m. Aug. 4, 2001 at 
home with his special companion, Mary Priest, in the loving care of his family 
and the Clinton County Hospice.
         He was born Sept. 20, 1923 at Austin, son of Charles and Nellie 
Sever.  On  Nov. 10, 1945 he married Evelyn Kinnamon.  They had nine 
children.  Evelyn preceded him in death on July 8, 1977.  
         Surviving are four sons:  Charles of Chillicothe, Lawrence (Ina), of 
Greenfield, Robert (Shirley), of Frankfort, Lee, of Clarksburg; two daughters, 
Jan (David) Garcia, of Loxahatchee, Fla., and Jean Ann (Roger) of Chillicothe; 
step grandchildren, Pamela (John) Mottie, of Hillsboro and Thomas (Ruth) 
Priest, of Highland; 28 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.  Also 
surviving are one brother, James, of Washington C.H.; four sisters, 
Vivian 'Till' Smith, of Fairborn, Virginia Bradley, of Springboro, Mary Lou 
Tangeman, of Frankfort, Lib Sowers, of Washington C.H., and many nieces and 
nephews.
        He was preceded in death by his parents; two daughters, Ann McCloud 
and Evelyn Mae Sever; a son, Marvin Seyfang; three brothers, John, Bill and 
Donald Sever; sister, Polly Starkey; and great grandson, Jacob McDonald.
        He served with the U.S. Army in World War II in Germany.  He was a 
lifetime member of the VFW in Greenfield, Frankfort American Legion and the 
AmVets of Hillsboro and also belonged to the Eagles Lodge in Greenfield.
        Mart was a professional wrestler, known as 'Tiger'.  He was retired 
and a previous worker of many trades.  He was a wonderful father and companion 
with a host of friends and loved by all who knew him.  At this time, Mary and 
family would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support during this 
loss.
        Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001 in the 
Frankfort United Methodist Church with the Rev. Glen Hiles and Craig Reichert 
officiating.  Burial will follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Frankfort where 
military rites will be accorded by the Frankfort American Legion.  
       Friends may call at the Fisher-Anderson-Ebright Funeral Home in 
Frankfort from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday where Eagles service will be held at 7 p.m.

Additional Comments:

The following second obituary is from the 6 August 2001 issue of the 
Washington C.H., Ohio "Record-Herald", page 2, Monday, column 5:

                        MARTIN LUTHER SEVER.
         Martin Luther Sever, 77, of Hillsboro, died on Aug. 4, 2001 at 11:45 
a.m. at home with companion Mary Priest and in the care of his family and 
Clinton County Hospice.
         He was born on Sept. 20, 1923 in Austin, Ohio, son of Charles and 
Nellie Sever.  On  Nov. 10, 1945 he married Evelyn Kinnamon.  They had nine 
children.  
         Surviving are four sons:  Charles of Chillicothe, Lawrence (Ina) of 
Greenfield, Robert (Shirley) of Frankfort and Lee of Clarksburg and two 
daughters, Jan (David) Garcia of Loxahatchee, Fla., and Jean Ann (Roger) of 
Chillicothe; stepchildren, Pamela (John) Mottie of Hillsboro and Thomas (Ruth) 
Priest of Highland; 28 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; a brother, 
James, of Washington C.H.; four sisters, Vivian 'Till' Smith of Fairborn, 
Virginia Bradley of Springboro, Mary Lou Tangeman of Frankfort, Lib Sowers of 
Washington C.H., and many nieces and nephews.
        He was preceded in death on July 8, 1977 by his wife.
        Also preceding were his parents; two daughters, Ann McCloud and Evelyn 
Mae Sever; a son, Marvin Seyfang; three brothers, John, Bill and Donald Sever; 
one sister, Polly Starkey, and a great-grandson, Jacob McDonald.
        He served with the U.S. Army in World War II in Germany.  He was a 
lifetime member of the VFW in Greenfield, Frankfort American Legion, AmVets of 
Hillsboro and also belonged to the Eagles Lodge in Greenfield.
        Mr. Sever was a professional wrestler known as 'Tiger'.  He was 
retired and a previous worker of many trades.
        The funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001 in the Frankfort 
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Glen Hiles and Craig Reichert 
officiating.  burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, Frankfort, where 
military rites will be accorded by the Frankfort American Legion.  Friends may 
call at the Fisher-Anderson-Ebright Funeral Home in Frankfort on Tuesday, 5-9 
p.m. where Eagles service will be held at 7 p.m.


Austin was a small town at the intersection of State Route 138 and State Route 
35 in Ross County, Ohio.  State Route 35's location has now been moved to 
another location, and the railroad that once stopped in Austin has been shut 
down, so Austin is now just another ghost town, with only one or two houses 
left.

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