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Oscar H. Funk
Died: Thursday, January 23, 2003
Age: 92
McARTHUR -- Oscar H. Funk, 92, of McArthur, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, at Twin Maples Nursing Home in McArthur.
Born June 16, 1910, in Washington Twp., Hocking County, he was the son of the late David W. and Lulu Clark Funk. He was a member of McArthur United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Florabelle Stone Funk; daughters, Sue (Larry) Zinn of McArthur and Ann Funk of Pickerington; grandchildren, Scott Zinn of Columbus, Julie (Peter) Merritt, Heidi Zinn and Ryan (Melissa) Zinn, all of McArthur; great-grandchildren, Emily Merritt, Josie, Christopher and Thomas Zinn.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Carl, William and Wayne Funk; a sister, Lucy Nimon; and an infant son.
Services will be held Monday, 1 p.m., at Garrett Funeral Home in McArthur, with the Rev. Walter Goble officiating. Burial will be in Scotts Creek Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
Charles Russell Hines
Died: Thursday, January 23, 2003
Age: 91
AMESVILLE -- Charles Russell Hines, 91, of Amesville, died Thursday morning, Jan. 23, 2003, at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 9, 1911, in Amesville, he was the son of the late James A. and Bessie C. Anderson Hines. A longtime Ames Twp. resident, he had been employed at F.J. Beasley Wholesale Grocery and retired from Ohio University Physical Plant Maintenance. He attended Federal Valley Church.
He is survived by a sister-in-law, Doris Hines of Athens; a brother-in-law, Bill Kasler of Athens; nephews James (Barbara) Hines, Gary Hines and Pam Hines of Athens and Michael (Kathleen) Hines of Fairborn; and a special friend, Penny Bingman of Amesville.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Kasler Hines, in September 1994; two sisters, Thelma Hines and Carma Linscott; and four brothers, Lee, Otto, William and Wayne Hines.
Services will be held Sunday, 2 p.m., at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home, Athens, with the Rev. Edward Jones officiating. Burial will be in Hooper Ridge Cemetery, Ames Twp.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.
Charles Russell Hines
Died: Thursday, January 23, 2003
Age: 91
AMESVILLE -- Charles Russell Hines, 91, of Amesville, died Thursday morning, Jan. 23, 2003, at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital.
Born Dec. 9, 1911, in Amesville, he was the son of the late James A. and Bessie C. Anderson Hines. A longtime Ames Twp. resident, he had been employed at F.J. Beasley Wholesale Grocery and retired from Ohio University Physical Plant Maintenance. He attended Federal Valley Church.
He is survived by a sister-in-law, Doris Hines of Athens; a brother-in-law and his wife, Bill and Inez Kasler of Athens; nephews James (Barbara) Hines, Gary Hines and Pam Hines of Athens, Michael (Kathleen) Hines of Fairborn, Steve Kasler, John Hines and Richard Linscott; two nieces, Jo Davis and Wanda Rich; and a special friend, Penny Bingman of Amesville.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Kasler Hines, in September 1994; two sisters, Thelma Hines and Carma Linscott; and four brothers, Lee, Otto, William and Wayne Hines.
Services will be held today, 2 p.m., at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home, Athens, with the Rev. Edward Jones officiating. Burial will be in Hooper Ridge Cemetery, Ames Twp.
Visiting hours were held at the funeral home on Saturday.
June Alden Lanning
Died: Thursday, January 23, 2003
Age: 77
CROOKSVILLE -- June Alden Lanning, 77, of Crooksville, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, at her residence.
Born Aug. 28, 1925, in Pittsburg Hollow, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Bertha Martin Hashman.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Linda Hashman of Crooksville; granddaughters Angela (Brent) Cavinee of Roseville, Amanda Storm of Crooksville and Andrea (Matt) McIntyre of Roseville; two great-granddaughters, Hannah Cavinee of Roseville and Audrey Thomas of Crooksville; a great-grandson, Brandon Cavinee of Roseville; and sisters Ilene Douglas of Nelsonville, Virginia Lanning of Carbon Hill, Faye (Homer) Trobridge of Logan, and Myrtle (Lamar) Smith of Norton.
Services will be held Monday, 1 p.m., at Warren-Brown Funeral Home, Nelsonville. Burial will be in Carbon Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Ethel Alberta Newman
Died: Thursday, January 23, 2003
Age: 97
POMEROY -- Ethel Alberta Newman, 97, of Pomeroy, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center, Pomeroy.
Born Sept. 30, 1905, in West Union, she was the daughter of the late Alen and Evelyn Mae Easter Nichols. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson Newman, and children Mary Kathryn Butcher, James Newman, Donald Newman and Barbara Newman.
Services will be Saturday, 3 p.m., at Fisher Funeral Home, Pomeroy. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery, Gallipolis.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday one hour prior to service.
Alice Paxton
Died: Thursday, January 23, 2003
Age: 94
ATHENS -- Alice Paxton, 94, of Centerville, formerly of St. Clairsville, passed away Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003.
Alice was a former member of Thoburn Methodist Church in St. Clairsville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Paxton, architect; an infant son, Edward; and a grandson, Andrew Paxton.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Harry Bumgarner of Waynesville; a brother and sister -in-law, Dr. Bruce and Aline Paxton of Athens; five grandchildren, Adam Bumgarner, Aaron (Kristi) Bumgarner, Dr. John Telfair Paxton, A. Elizabeth DeGraw and Dr. Julia (Jesus) Pagan; and four great-grandchildren, Eric and Daniel Pagan, and Christina and James DeGraw.
Private services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Children's Hospital Foundation, The Andy Paxton Fund, P.O. Box 16810, Columbus, OH 43272-5117.
Arrangements are by Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville.
Chester L. Carpenter
Died: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Age: 87
ATHENS -- Chester L. Carpenter, 87, of Athens, died late Wednesday afternoon Jan. 22, 2003, at Arcadia Acres Nursing Center, Hocking County.
Born March 22, 1915, in Meigs County, he was the son of the late Dana and Verna Stiles Carpenter. He was a former resident of The Plains, Athens and Albany, a former employee of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a former taxi driver. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a lifetime member of The Plains VFW Post 7174.
He is survived by the mother of his children, Hattie Carpenter of Albany; a daughter, Carol Ann Carpenter of Albany; a stepdaughter, Marjorie Williams of Bourbonnais, Ill.; sons Richard (Paula) Carpenter of St. Cloud, Fla., and Raymond Carpenter of The Plains; stepsons Charles (Nettie) Miller of Albany and Jack (Marlene) Miller of Calhoun, Mo.; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson; a sister, Leota O'Conner of Taylor, Mich.; and a brother, Melvin Carpenter of Columbus.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Jimmy; a grandson, Steven Wyman; sisters Mary Reep, Rosalee Daniels and Enid Cantaburg; and brothers Jerry and Wayne Carpenter.
Services will be held Saturday, 2 p.m., at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home, Athens, with the Rev. James Stewart officiating. Burial will be in Athens Memory Gardens, with military rites conducted by K.T. Crossen American Legion Post 21 and Athens VFW Post 3477.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday one hour prior to services.
Mary Elizabeth Cox Mills
Died: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Age: 101
THE PLAINS -- Mary Elizabeth Cox Mills died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at Hickory Creek Nursing Center, The Plains. She was 101.
She was the widow of the late George Mills, an Athens accountant, whom she married in 1976 and who died in 1992. Mrs. Cox moved to Athens in 1972 after the death of her first husband, Marshall Hugh Cox Sr., a title company executive who died in 1967.
She is survived by a younger son, James Samuel (Sarah Ann) Cox, an accounting professor at Ohio University; and an older son, Marshall (Nathalie) Cox, a retired New York lawyer.
Born in Osceola Mills, Pa., on April 26, 1901, Mary was the middle child of James Samuel and Agnes Showers Bateman. Her early childhood was spent in the Western Pennsylvania coalfields until her father took work in Cleveland, Ohio, to assure that his sons would not work in the mines. She was preceded in death by eight siblings, Guy, Ethyl Swanbeck, Ella Carnes, Ray, Madelon Klotzbach, Robert, Lorenz and Harold; and a grandson, Marshall Cox III, in 1978.
Mrs. Mills was secretary to the head of Marine Hospital in Cleveland before and in the early years of her first marriage. Like both her husbands, she was an avid antique collector. She had a particular interest in Argus thumbprint glass, historical blueware and American art glass. She was a well-respected dealer and authority on antiques, first in Austintown, Ohio, and later in Avon, Ohio. She was a lifelong member of Methodist Churches and, upon her marriage to George Mills, became a member of Athens First Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Urania Chapter 23 in Painesville, had been a member of PEO Sisterhood Chapter G, the Reading Club and the Social Literary Club in Athens.
In addition to her sons and daughters-in-law, Mary is survived by five grandchildren (four spouses) and eight great-grandchildren: Vanessa Mary (Toru) Nishikubo, Ayumu and Ryo; Kathryn Ann Cox (Stewart Henderson), Nathaniel and Joshua Henderson-Cox; Marcella Lynne (James) Warner, Abigail and Austin; Melinda Susanne (Gregg) Leblanc, Elise Nedra and Samuel George; and James Samuel Cox Jr. and his fiancee Sarah Hickmott.
Arrangements are by Jagers and Sons Funeral Home, Athens. Interment will be in Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River.
A memorial service will be held at a future date.
Memorial contributions may be made to Appalachian Visiting Nurses Association, P.O. Box 768, Athens, 45701; or a church or charity of choice.
Roy Eugene Powell
Died: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Age: 50
POMEROY -- Roy Eugene Powell, 50, of Pomeroy, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant.
Born Jan. 3, 1953, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Earl Ivan and Delores Ada Massey Powell.
He is survived by his wife, Penny Wolfe Powell and children Roy Eugene Powell Jr., Ryan Matthew Powell and Mandy Renee Powell.
Services will be Saturday, 11 a.m., at Fisher Funeral Home, Pomeroy.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m.
