OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-BMD Project Mailing List Issue 34 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************** OH-BMD-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 34 Today's Topics: #1 Oh-Ross-Fayette Co. Obituary (Come [Archives ] #2 Oh-Ross Co. Obituary (Comer) [Archives ] #3 Oh-Ross-Highland Co. Obituary (Com [Archives ] #4 Oh-Allen Co. Obituary (Fisher) [Archives ] #5 Oh-Allen Co. Obituary (Brice) [Archives ] #6 Oh-Allen Co. Obituary (Brice) [Archives ] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from OH-BMD-D, send a message to OH-BMD-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. To contact the OH-BMD-D list administrator, send mail to OH-BMD-admin@rootsweb.com. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: 14 Feb 2006 14:33:06 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-BMD-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20060214143306.28334.qmail@leaf3.bananic.com> Subject: Oh-Ross-Fayette Co. Obituary (Comer) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Ross-Fayette County OhArchives Obituaries.....Comer, Martha M. (Denner) October 1984 ************************************************ 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 W. Cokonougher rcokon@hotmail.com February 14, 2006, 2:33 pm >From page 8 of the 24 Oct. 1984 issue of the Greenfield, Ohio "Greenfield Daily Times": COMER. Martha M. Comer, 86, of 1585 Wisecup Hill Rd., Lyndon (Ross County), died Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. in Greenfield Area Medical Center. Born Sept. 15, 1898 in Fayette County, she was the daughter of Samuel and Hattie Goldsberry Denner. A member of the Lattaville United Methodist Church, Mrs. Comer was preceded in death by her husband, Ora M. Comer, on April 29, 1984; by a son, James Comer, on June 13, 1944; by one great-grandson, two brothers and one sister. She is survived by a son, Harold Comer of Lyndon; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Bernice) Hiles of Greenfield and Mrs. Delbert (Omalee) Dawes of Springboro; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and one brother, Marion Denner of Chillicothe. Funeral service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Murray's Funeral Home with Rev. Norman Beckwith officiating. Burial will be in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Thursday. Additional Comments: Martha's nickname was "Mattie". She and her husband, Ora, lived most of their lives, most of my father's lifetime, and most of my lifetime, in an old stone house on Wisecup Hill in Buckskin Township of Ross County, Ohio. Their farm was next door to the Cokonougher farm. I remember my father telling me that Mattie and Ora had a friendly, but heated, running battle about snakes. Ora, a farmer, liked snakes. Mattie hated and feared them. The snakes were great rat and mice exterminators, so Ora made a habit of catching the non-poisoness snakes and turning them loose, not only in his corncribs, but also in the attic of his two-story stone house. He knew Mattie didn't like snakes so he never told her when he put one in the attic. As sure as water flows downhill, the snakes would eventually find their way to the lower floors, and a very upset Mattie would soon find herself staring into the face of a big, old, scary blacksnake, or some other ratsnake. Down would go the hoe or broom handle and soon the body of a dead snake would go flying out the back door. From what my father told me, when Ora would get home from work, he would receive a major piece of Mattie's mind, and soon wonder if he was going to be flying out the backdoor too Still, he never ceased putting snakes in the attic, and Mattie never ceased killing them on sight. I, myself, experienced Ora's love of snakes one summer when I was a teenage boy working for him, helping him put in the summer's hay crop. While in the hay field, I saw a large blacksnake. It appeared to be about 10 feet long, and looked very fearsome to me. I picked up a stick, and in my youthful ignorance, I killed the snake. I was proud of my accomplishment, until my father explained to me how Ora felt about snakes, and that Ora had went out of his way that very day to especially avoid killing that particular snake. Ora had found the snake laying on top of a hay row, and had halted all work and the forward movement of the tractor and haybailer until the snake had moved out of the right-away. I felt really bad about what I had done, especially when I saw how bad Ora felt about the death of the snake. It seemed to me as if he was fighting back tears. Still, Ora never said a harsh word to me about the snake, and he was a friend until the end of his days. And I never looked at snakes the same way ever again. My family and I visited Mattie and Ora in their home many times. Each time we visited, they always welcomed us with friendship, hospitality, and warmth. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/ross/obits/comer175nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: 14 Feb 2006 14:43:17 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-BMD-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20060214144317.32334.qmail@leaf3.bananic.com> Subject: Oh-Ross Co. Obituary (Comer) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Ross County OhArchives Obituaries.....Comer, Ora Miles April 29, 1984 ************************************************ 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 W. Cokonougher rcokon@hotmail.com February 14, 2006, 2:43 pm The following 30 April 1984 obituary of Ora Comer is from the Greenfield Daily Times; Greenfield, Ohio; page 10: COMER. Ora M. Comer, 87, 1579 Wisecup Hill Rd., Lyndon, passed away 5 p.m. Sunday at his home. Born March 24, 1897, in Ross County, he was the son of John and Margaret Alice Clouser Comer. September 18, 1917, he married the former Martha Denner. Mr. Comer was a retired farmer. Survivors include a son, Harold of Lyndon; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Bernice) Hiles of Greenfield and Mrs. Delbert (Omalee) and Dawes of Springboro; a sister, Mrs. Inez Hodson of Martinsville; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. A great-grandson and two brothers and two sisters, and a son, James (June 13, 1942) preceded him in death. Funeral service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Murray's Funeral Home, Rev. Charles Sheldon officiating. Burial will follow in South Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home." Additional Comments: Ora, and his wife "Mattie", lived most of their lives in an old stone house on Wisecup Hill in Buckskin Township of Ross County, Ohio. Their farm was next door to the Cokonougher farm. I remember my father telling me that Mattie and Ora had a friendly, but heated, running battle about snakes. Ora, a farmer, liked snakes. Mattie hated and feared them. The snakes were great rat and mice exterminators, so Ora made a habit of catching the non-poisoness snakes and turning them loose, not only in his corncribs, but also in the attic of his two-story stone house. He knew Mattie didn't like snakes so he never told her when he put one in the attic. As sure as water flows downhill, the snakes would eventually find their way to the lower floors, and a very upset Mattie would soon find herself staring into the face of a big, old, scary blacksnake, or some other ratsnake. Down would go the hoe or broom handle and soon the body of a dead snake would go flying out the back door. From what my father told me, when Ora would get home from work, he would receive a major piece of Mattie's mind, and soon wonder if he was going to be flying out the backdoor too Still, he never ceased putting snakes in the attic, and Mattie never ceased killing them on sight. I, myself, experienced Ora's love of snakes one summer when I was a teenage boy working for him, helping him put in the summer's hay crop. While in the hay field, I saw a large blacksnake. It appeared to be about 10 feet long, and looked very fearsome to me. I picked up a stick, and in my youthful ignorance, I killed the snake. I was proud of my accomplishment, until my father explained to me how Ora felt about snakes, and that Ora had went out of his way that very day to especially avoid killing that particular snake. Ora had found the snake laying on top of a hay row, and had halted all work and the forward movement of the tractor and haybailer until the snake had moved out of the right-away. I felt really bad about what I had done, especially when I saw how bad Ora felt about the death of the snake. It seemed to me as if he was fighting back tears. Still, Ora never said a harsh word to me about the snake, and he was a friend until the end of his days. And I never looked at snakes the same way ever again. My family and I visited Mattie and Ora in their home many times. Each time we visited, they always welcomed us with friendship, hospitality, and warmth. Ora lacked formal education, but he was a smart as any man I knew, and he more than able to hold his own when it came to farm market prices prices and knowing when the best time came to buy and sell his crops and livestock. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/ross/obits/comer176nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: 14 Feb 2006 14:57:04 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-BMD-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20060214145704.6414.qmail@leaf3.bananic.com> Subject: Oh-Ross-Highland Co. Obituary (Comer) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Ross-Highland County OhArchives Obituaries.....Comer, 'Ruth' Othu (Nichols) April 4, 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 W. Cokonougher rcokon@hotmail.com February 14, 2006, 2:57 pm >From the 5 April 2001, "Chillicothe Gazette", of Chillicothe, Ohio, page 2A, column 1, Thursday: OBITUARIES. OTHU 'RUTH' COMER. Othu 'Ruth' Comer, 82, of South Salem (Ross County) died 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at Greenfield Area Medical Center. She was born September 28, 1918, in Summerville, Georgia, to the late E.P. and Pearl (Wilson) Nichols. On April 18, 1942, she married Harold Comer, who survives. Also surviving are half-brother, William Nichols, Kentucky; nephew, Tommy Nichols, Louisville, Ky.; niece, Eddiamae Dalton, Louisville, Ky., and several other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brother, T.P. Nichols. Mrs. Comer was a homemaker and a member of Lattaville United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2001, in the Murray-Fettro Funeral Home, Greenfield with Pastor Paul Goshorn officiating. Burial will be in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday. Additional Comments: The following obituary is from the 15 April 2001 issue of "The Highland County Press", Hillsboro, Ohio, page 16, column 1: OTHU 'RUTH' COMER, 82, of South Salem, died April 4. She was a member of the Lattaville United Methodist Church. She is preceeded by her parents, E.P. Nichols and Pearl (Wilson) Nichols and brother, T.P. Nichols. She is survived by husband, Harold Comer; half-brother, William Nichols; nephew, Tommy Nichols; niece, Eddiamae Dalton and several other nieces and nephews. Interment is in the South Salem Cemetery. The Murray-Fettro Funeral Home served the family. ******************************************************* The following obituary is from the 5 April 2001 issue of the Washington C.H., Ohio "Record-Herald", page 2, column 5: DEATHS. OTHU 'RUTH' COMER Othu 'Ruth' Comer, 82, of South Salem, died 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2001 at the Greenfield Area Medical Center. She was born Sept. 28, 1918 in Summerville, Ga., to E. P. and Pearl (Wilson) Nichols. She was the wife of Harold Comer. The funeral will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Murray- Fettro Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will be in the South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Friday. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/ross/obits/comer177nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: 15 Feb 2006 04:40:56 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-BMD-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20060215044056.9184.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Allen Co. Obituary (Fisher) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Allen County OhArchives Obituaries.....Fisher, Frederick February 10, 1881 ************************************************ 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: Judy Woerner judyw0113@yahoo.com February 14, 2006, 10:40 pm Allen County Democrat, February 24, 1881 Frederick Fisher died on February 10, 1881 at the age of 98 years. He was born in Franklin Co., Pa.. He was married to Catherine Wirtz in 1808. His wife died in 1860 and in that year he moved to Lima, since then making his home with his daughter, Mrs. J. H. Meily. He lived to number among his descendents nine children, three sons and six daughters; forty six grand- children, eighty great grand children, and one great great grand-child. His funeral was preached by his friend and pastor, Rev. J. G. Neiffer. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/obits/fisher774ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: 15 Feb 2006 04:52:09 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-BMD-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20060215045209.11167.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Allen Co. Obituary (Brice) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Allen County OhArchives Obituaries.....Brice, William L. May 8, 1890[1] ************************************************ 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: Judy Woerner judyw0113@yahoo.com February 14, 2006, 10:52 pm Lima Daily News, May 8, 1890 Taken From The Lima Daily News DEATH OF W. L. BRICE He Breathes His Last This Morning, at Denver, Colorado The many friends of Wm. L. Brice will be grieved to learn that a telegram was received in this city at noon today, announcing the sad news that he had breathed his last this morning in the city of Denver, where he has been residing for some time past. Mr. Brice’s health had been delicate for several years, and last autumn, under the advice of his physicians he removed, with his family to Denver, Colorado, hoping that the dry, invigorating atmosphere of that climate might benefit him. Such, however, did not prove to be the case, and last week word was received that his situation was becoming critical, in response to which his mother, Mrs. C. C. Brice, started for Denver last Saturday. Deceased was in his 43rd year. He was the oldest brother of Senator elect Brice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/obits/brice775ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: 15 Feb 2006 05:04:09 -0000 From: Archives To: OH-BMD-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <20060215050409.13311.qmail@mail.best1-host.com> Subject: Oh-Allen Co. Obituary (Brice) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Allen County OhArchives Obituaries.....Brice, William L. May 8, 1890[2] ************************************************ 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: Judy Woerner judyw0113@yahoo.com February 14, 2006, 11:04 pm Lima Daily Times, May 14, 1890 >From The Lima Daily Times EARTH TO EARTH The remains of Mr. W. L. Brice, whose sad death in Denver, Col., was recorded in the TIMES, arrived in the city last night on No. 8, on the P. F. W. & C. railroad, together with the remains of his seven year old daughter, Francis, whose death from diphtheria occurred so soon after her father’s. The two handsome caskets which enclosed all that was mortal of father and daughter, rested side by side in the baggage car of the train through the long journey, while back among the passengers was the sorrowing wife, mother, and brother. A number of near friends of the deceased together with the pall bearers were gathered on the platform to await the arrival of the remains. The transfer from the train to the vehicles awaiting them was quickly made and the cortege drove quickly to the residence of Mrs. C. C. Brice, mother of the deceased, on West Market street. The remains of the child were buried privately this morning, and in the afternoon at two o’clock services were held at the residence of Mrs. C. C. Brice, West Market street, by Rev. J. H. Hunton and Rev. T. P. Johnston. There was a large attendance and many handsome floral tributes to the memory of the deceased. The pall bearers, Isaac S. Motter, Will L. Mackenzie, Charles M. Hughes, J. P. Harley, B. B. Hackedorn and H. Cunningham bore the remains of their old friend to the hearse and accompanied the body to Woodlawn cemetery, where it was interred. The Union Veteran’s Union sent a very pretty floral design – a pillow of white geraniums, lilies and roses, surrounded by a border of green, and bearing in the center the letters “U. V. U.”, the “V” being blue and the two “Us” of red immortelles. About fifty old soldiers, members of the U. V. U. and G. A. R. turned out and marched in a body to the house and to the cemetery, in honor dead. 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