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Tony Williams
LODI -- Tony C. "Turtle" Williams, 19, of Lodi, died Sunday, May 27, 2001, at Elyria Memorial Hospital, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Parker & Son Funeral Home, 210 Medina St., Lodi, with Pastor Tim Neptune officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Lodi.
Friends may call Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was born Oct. 8, 1981, in Cleveland, to Ronald and Debra Ann (Heddleson) Williams.
Surviving are his parents of Lodi; a brother, Ron (Tammy) Williams of Lodi; maternal grandmother, Peggy Heddleson of Cleveland; paternal grandparents, Junior and Brenda Williams of Canton; a nephew and a niece and many aunts and uncles.
Julia Tucker
WEST SALEM -- Julia M. Tucker, 83, of West Salem, died Saturday, May 26, 2001, at her home.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Truth Baptist Church in West Salem with Pastor Raymond Miller officiating. Burial will be at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, where military rites will be conducted by James Stevenson American Legion Post 499 of West Salem.
Friends may call tonight (Tuesday) from 7-9 p.m. at Matteson Funeral Home in West Salem.
Memorial contributions may be made to Truth Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 96, West Salem 44287.
She was born May 6, 1918, in Coy, Ala., to James Riley and Lillian (Mayo) Outlaw and married Charles A. Tucker. He died in 1993.
Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Charla and Willis Montgomery of West Salem; a brother, James R. Outlaw of Jackson, Ala. and three sisters, Helen Meggison of Thomasville, Ala., Merle Bozman of Montgomery, Ala. and Lucille McMillan of El Paso, Texas.
Elma Lavengood
LOUDONVILLE -- Elma E. Lavengood, 87, 919 Mill Road, died Sunday morning, May 27, 2001, at her home, following an extended illness.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Byerly-Lindsey Funeral Home, Loudonville, with the Rev. Howard Horton officiating. Burial will be at Loudonville Cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Tuesday) from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Central Ohio, 1605 County Road 1095, Ashland 44805 or to a charity of the donor's choice.
She was born July 17, 1913, in Walhonding, to Melvin James and Artencia Mae (Stricker) Fliger and married Paul Adolf Lavengood. He died in 1962.
Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Sandra Lavengood and Pg and Maria Lavengood, all of Loudonville; two daughters and a son-in-law, Linda and Larry Ziegler and Charlotte Conley, all of Loudonville; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Edna Gibbs
WOOSTER -- Edna Kittle Gibbs, 89, 802 W. Liberty St., died Monday, May 28, 2001, at Horn Nursing Center.
There will be no services or calling hours. Roberts Funeral Home, Sherwood Chapel, is handling arrangements. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691.
She was born on May 5, 1912, in Belington, W.Va., to Warren and Rebecca (Rienehardt) Kittle. She married William Gibbs on Sept. 30, 1943. They were married 57 years. He survives.
Surviving in addition to her husband, are a son, Alonzo H. Gibbs of Wooster and two brothers, Clarence Kittle of Wooster and Nelson Kittle of Columbus, Ga.
Larry Bartley
JEROMESVILLE -- Larry P. Bartley, 57, 21 Willow St., died Friday evening, May 25, 2001, at his residence.
Services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Fickes Funeral Home in Jeromesville with Dr. Arden Gilmer officiating. Burial will be at the Jeromesville Cemetery.
Friends may call tonight (Tuesday) from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691 or to Ashland County Cancer Association, 107 E. Main St., Ashland 44805.
He was born Oct. 1, 1943, in Mansfield, to William Thomas and Ruth Margaret (Lantz) Bartley.
He is survived by his wife, Glenda (Shriver) Bartley, whom he married June 6, 1975; his mother of Ashland; a daughter, Tonya Bartley of Apple Creek; four sons and daughters-in-law, Todd and Jennifer Bartley and Randy and Brenda Butdorff, all of Jeromesville, Tim and Carla Butdorff of Ashland and Greg and Terrica Butdorff of Polk; 11 grandchildren and a brother, Thomas Bartley of Savannah.
Dolores Cantleberry
WOOSTER -- Dolores Cantleberry, 84, of Wooster, died Sunday morning, May 27, 2001, at Wooster Community Hospital, following a period of declining health.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Custer-Glenn Funeral Home, Wooster, with Pastor R. Bruce Henneman officiating, followed by interment at Wooster Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to either Hospice of Wayne County, 2525-A Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691 or American Cancer Society, Wayne County Branch, 1740 Cleveland Road, Wooster 44691.
Mrs. Cantleberry was born July 28, 1916, in Coshocton, to Roy T. and Nan Ruth (Shrimplin) Binning. She married William W. Cantleberry on Aug. 14, 1939. He survives.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two brothers, Hugh A. (Mickey) Binning of St. George, Utah, William T. (Estella) Binning of New Bedford, Mass. and a half brother, Roy R. (Ann) Binning Jr. of Newark.
Rosanna Miller
ORRVILLE -- Rosanna A. Miller, 23, of Orrville, died Saturday, May 26, 2001, at her home.
Services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at East Union Mennonite Church near Orrville with the Rev. Ken Turner officiating. Burial will be at Erb Cemetery near Orrville.
Friends may call Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the church.
Arrangements are being handled by Spidell Funeral Home in Mount Eaton.
She was born Nov. 12, 1977, near Fredericksburg to Atlee Y. and Dorothy (Graber) Miller.
Surviving are her parents of the home; sisters, Mrs. William E. (Esther) Miller of Holmesville and Laura, Anna Mae and Leah, all of the home; brothers, Aaron and Reuben, both of the home; grandparents, Jacob and Lydia Graber of Jamesport, Mo.; step-grandmother, Emma Miller of Orrville; and a step-great grandmother, Fannie Raber of Orrville.
Delores Redmond
RITTMAN -- Delores A. "Dee" Redmond, 67, of Hatfield Road, died Friday, May 25, 2001, at her home.
She was the stepmother of Christine (Dave) Fazekas of Rittman.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Gillman Funeral Home in Rittman with the Rev. Ron Heasley officiating. Burial will be at Western Reserve Memorial Garden, Chesterland.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services.
Memorial contributions may be made to a local animal shelter.
She was born July 9, 1933, in Pennsylvania.
Surviving are eight stepchildren; 23 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Her husband, Charles H. Redmond, died in 1995.
Allen Guy
MINERVA -- Allen "Late Runner" Guy, 49, of Minerva, died Thursday, May 24, 2001 at Massillon Community Hospital after an apparent heart attack.
He is survived by several relatives living in the Wayne County area.
Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Gotschall-Hutchison Funeral Home, 206 E. Lincolnway, Minerva, with the Rev. Tom Hughes officiating. Burial will be at Liberty Cemetery.
Friends may call Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Friends who wish may make contributions to the family.
He was born May 23, 1952, in Salem to Willis Lee and Virginia (Binns) Guy.
Surviving are his fiancee; four children; two grandchildren; his mother; two brothers; and two sisters.
Kenneth Ramsdell
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- Kenneth A. Ramsdell, 45, of Tahlequah, Okla., died Friday, May 25, 2001, in Tulsa, Okla.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Tahlequah, Okla., with the Rev. Ronnie Rice officiating. Burial will be at Park Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Alan Patton, Jeff Smith, Brian Reasor, Sam Hart, Buck George and Mike Swim.
Honorary pallbearers are Mike Todd, Jack Girdner, Dr. Tom Been, Jeff and Larry Reasor, Butch Small, John Powell and Alan Mills.
Arrangements were handled by Hart Funeral Home, 1506 N. Grand, Tahlequah, Okla.
He was born Sept. 26, 1955, in Perrysburg to William S. and Barbara A. (Chew) Ramsdell and married Donna Perse on Feb. 28, 1975. She survives.
Other survivors include daughters, Sara B. (Larry) Payton and Jamie L. Ramsdell, both of Tahlequah, Okla.; a granddaughter; his father, William (Janet) Ramsdell; his mother, Barbara Ann Myers; brothers, Michael W. (Barb) Ramsdell, Richard A. (Stephanie) Ramsdell and David L. (Shelly) Ramsdell, all of Orrville and Ronald L. (Kim) Ramsdell of Toledo; and a sister, Judy A. (Rusty) Hebb, of Orrville.
Ralph Odenkirk
NORTH CANTON -- Ralph L. Odenkirk, 84, of North Canton, passed away Friday evening, May 25, 2001, at his home.
He was the brother of Arthur Odenkirk of Wooster.
Services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Formet-Clevenger & Gordon Funeral Home, 1803 N. Cleveland Ave., NW, Canton, with Pastor C. David Morgan officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Hills Memory Gardens.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Calvary Presbyterian Church, 1525 Shorb Ave., NW, Canton 44703.
He was born in Wooster.
Other survivors include a daughter, Nancy (Edward) Bender of Dublin; and grandchildren, Melissa Bender of Pittsburgh and Douglas Bender of Indianapolis.
His wife, Perna L. Odenkirk, died Feb. 19, 1983.
Robert Zorger
WOOSTER -- Robert L. "Bobby" Zorger, 62, 3810 Batdorf Road, died Wednesday, May 23, 2001, in Las Vegas, Nev.
Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at McIntire, Davis & Greene Funeral Home in Wooster. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Wooster.
Friends may call Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Those who wish may make contributions to Wayne-Holmes Diabetes Association, in care of Vicki Slater, 2713 Congress Road, Wooster 44691.
He was born Aug. 15, 1938, in Wooster to Robert L. and Betty Jane (Odenkirk) Zorger and married Debbie Karns. She survives.
Other survivors include children, Shawn Zorger of Columbus and Nicole Zorger of Kent; brothers, Roger Zorger of Creston and Rodney Zorger of Akron; and a sister, Cheryl Becker of Wooster.
Eldon Wise
LOUDONVILLE -- Eldon W. Wise, 77, 591 Snyder Drive, died Thursday morning, May 24, 2001, at Cleveland Clinic.
Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Fickes Funeral Home in Jeromesville, with Ron and Dale Bodager and Pastor Terry Ruther officiating. Burial will be at Jeromesville Cemetery, where military rites will be held.
Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Jeromesville Christian Church.
He was born April 15, 1924, in Ashland County, to Thomas D. and Floy (McQuate) Wise Sr.
Surviving are his wife, Roseanne Wise; daughters, Barbara (Michael) LeMasters and Dana (James) Scott, both of Ashland; stepchildren, Linda Inskeep of Dublin, Mike and Scott Baldner, both of Loudonville; grandchildren, Melissa (Brian) Culler, Kevin and Craig Scott, Shilo (Jeremy) Zeigler and Sean LeMasters; five step-grandchildren; a sister, Marilyn Owens of Ashland; and a brother, Kenneth Wise of Jeromesville.
His first wife, Beverly (Bowie) Wise, died April 20, 1992.
Howard Smick
WOOSTER -- Howard Smick, 97, 328 Eby Road, died Thursday, May 24, 2001, at Smithville-Western Care Center in Wooster.
Services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Murphy Funeral Home, 616 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction, N.J., with the Rev. John Maltby officiating. Burial will be at Franklin Memorial Park, North Brunswick, N.J.
Friends may call one hour prior to the services.
Local arrangements were handled by Roberts Funeral Home, Sherwood Chapel, Wooster.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
He was born Oct. 25, 1903, in Mannington, N.J., to Leonard and Elsie Mae (Driscoll) Smith and married Viola Flitcraft on April 21, 1946. She died in 1992.
Surviving are children, Virginia (Henry) Heinzeroth of Wooster, Ruth (Jack) Wagoner of Fort Ashby, W.Va., Kay Lockwood of Eatontown, N.J., Deborah Smick of Roebling, N.J., Gloria Smick of Pennsauken, N.J., Donald H. Smick of Zeeland, Mich., and Albert Flitcraft of Pennsville, N.J.; 18 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Leonard Smick of New Jersey; and sisters, Sarah Willis and Myrtle Miller, both of New Jersey and Naomi Fisher of Pennsylvania.
Richard Phillips
MILLERSBURG -- Richard D. Phillips, 72, of Millersburg, formerly of Killbuck, died Thursday afternoon, May 24, 2001, at Sunset View Skilled Nursing Home in Millersburg, after an extended illness.
Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, with the Rev. Bob Stryker officiating. Burial will be at Wolfcreek Baptist Church Cemetery, Stillwell, where military services will be conducted by Killbuck Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7079.
Friends may call two hours prior to the services.
He was born April 17, 1929, in Killbuck to James Leo and Sylvia Edna (Burkey) Phillips.
Surviving are children, Marvin Phillips and Crystal M. Phillips, both of Millersburg and Brenda L. (Paul) Dague of Wooster; a granddaughter, Makayla Jo Rolince; and sisters, Beverly June Chanay of Massillon and Violet Gravies of Beach City.
Marge Cummins
COLUMBUS -- Marguerite "Marge" Cummins, 89, of Columbus, formerly of Wooster, died Thursday, May 24, 2001, at Saint Ann's Hospital in Westerville.
Services will be this morning (Saturday) at 9:30 at Long Funeral Home, 5528 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, one block south of state Route 161. Graveside services will follow at noon at Wooster Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Presbyterian Church, 4220 Cleveland Ave., Columbus 43229.
She was born May 20, 1912, in Wooster to William A. and Helen (Marchand) Zimmer.
Surviving are daughters, Connie (Mel) Pence of Columbus and Sara (Ron) Smith of Dublin; grandchildren, Becky (Earnest), Tim, Todd and Andrew; great-grandchildren, Austin, Anthony and Jesse; and several nieces and nephews.
Her husband, Don R. Cummins, died previously.
