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Volume II
ABSTRACTS OF OBITUARIES, DEATH NOTICES, ETC. OF LAWRENCE COUNTY (OHIO) PEOPLE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
Last Update: March 18, 1998

Contributed by Sharon M. Kouns & Martha J. Kounse

Formatted by Norman L. Nussbaum

I.R. = IRONTON REGISTER
SWI = SEMI WEEKLY IRONTONIAN
IDR = IRONTON DAILY REGISTER
IT =IRONTON TRIBUNE
MI = MORNING IRONTONIAN
IET = IRONTON EVENING TRIBUNE
IJRN = IRONTON JOURNAL

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CADOT, Unknown       Nov 2, 1882
Died of diphtheria and buried in Wheelersburg Cemetery. (second child)

CALHOUN, Unknown       I.R. May 20, 1880
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Calhoun died on May 16 1880.

CALL, Timothy       Dec 22, 1882
Old citizen from Texas Hollow died.

CAMPBELL, Lewis D. , Hon.       Nov 30, 1882
Died in Hamilton, Nov 26, 1882 age 71yrs old. Was ten years in Congress from 1848 - 1858. Served as Colonel in the Army, was Minister to Mexico under Andy Johnson.

CAMPBELL, Unknown       Apr 30, 1882
Daughter of Thomas.

CAPPER, Thomas       IWREP. Apr. 11, 1896
Thomas Capper is the proudest man on the ridge (Windsor Tp. Notes), because of a new daughter.

CARL, James       I.R. Feb. 16, 1860
Murder in Jackson County - The Jackson Standard says that the dead body of James Carl was found in a coal pit near the Cross Roads station on the S. & H. V. Railroad, on the 3d inst. - supposed to have been murdered with an axe, by one Isaac Hoctor, a grocery keeper at that place.

CARR, James       I.J. 8 Feb 1871
Employee of Ironton Mill, fell into an epileptic fit on some machinery and severely cut himself on the forehead.

CARSTINSEN, Unknown       Jun 1, 1882
granddaughter of Morris Henry, deceased of Ironton. 3y 11m 6d.

CASTPER, James P.       I.R. May 30, 1895
James P. Castper, of Rush, Ky., died last Friday, of heart disease.... Remains were brought to the home of his mother, brothers and sisters on 7th street... The commentaries of Knights Templar were in attendance. The burial took place in Ashland. He was 50 years old. He married Miss Laura V. Black, in 1872, and they had three small children, all of whom, and the wife, are deceased.

CHAFFIND, David       I.R. Apr 29, 1880
Age 37yrs at Burlington on April 24, 1880 of consumption.

CHANCELOR, Mr.       Apr 27, 1882
Died Apr 22, 1882 was buried at Catholic Church in Pine Grove.

CHRISTIAN, Paul W.       Huntington Herald Dispatch - Tuesday 8/10/1993
Paul W. CHRISTIAN 65, of Chesapeake, husband of Darlene Carpenter Christian, died Saturday at his residence. He was an employee if the W. J. Maier Storage Company. Also surviving are two daughters, Patty Greene of West Jefferson and Linda Lindsey of Chesapeake, and two sons, Jimmy Christian of Columbus, and Michael Christian of Chesapeake. Funeral 2 pm. Wednesday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Burial in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

CHRISTIAN, Walter A.       ???
Walter A. CHRISTIAN, 75, of Ironton, husband of Martha Pearl McCormick Christian, died Wednesday in Our Lady of Bellefonte, Russell, Ky. He was a retired deputy sheriff for the Lawrence County Sheriff office. Also surviving are three sons, Walter A. Christian Jr. of South Point, and Brad Christian and Woodrow "Woody" Christian, both of Ironton; and five daughters, Karen Clark of Ashland, Donna Brumfield and Sharon Pruitt, both of Ironton, Drema Stewart of Wellston and Patti King of San Bernardino, Calif. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Royersville Missionary Baptist Church; burial in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton,OH.

CLARK, Andy Jackson       Huntington Herald Dispatch - Wednesday, 6/12/1968
Andy Jackson (Jack) CLARK, 73, of Rt. 1, Chesapeake, Ohio, died Thursday in a Huntington, WV, hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 1 pm at the Perkins Ridge Baptist Church by Rev Clifford Suiter. Burial will be in the Perkins Ridge Cemetery. A retired employee of the American Car & Foundry Division of ACF Industries in Huntington, WV, and a retired barber, he was born March 3, 1895, in Lawrence Co., Ohio, a son of the late Bobby and Analyze Hupp Clark. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of Pomaria Baptist Church. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Velma Murnahan Clark; 2 sons, Julian and James Arno Clark, and a brother Cecil Clark of Chesapeake, Ohio, and five grandchildren. Not Married; No Children Friends may call at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake, Ohio after 3 pm Saturday.

CLARK, Julian J.       Huntington Herald Dispatch - Wednesday, 2/17/1993
Julian J. CLARK, 70, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Monday at his home. Surviving are 2 nieces, Becky Clark and Lisa Smith, both of Ironton, Ohio; and 4 nephews, Doug Clark of Proctorville, Ohio, Larry Clark of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mike Clark of Orlando, FL, and Bob Clark of Chesapeake, Ohio. Funeral will be at 2 pm Thursday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio; burial in Perkins Ridge Cemetery.

CLARK, Lillian F.       Huntington Herald Dispatch - Monday 4/2/1979
Mrs. Lillian F. Clark, 56, of Chesapeake Rt. 2, died suddenly at her home Saturday. A daughter of the late Cecil and Lennie Cron Rigney, Mrs. Clark was born Sept. 23, 1922 in Lawrence County, Ohio. She was preceded in death in 1976 by her husband, Cecil. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Pyllis Ferris of Chesapeake, Ohio; seven grandchildren; two great grandchildren; a half brother, Carlton Ellis of Scottown, Ohio. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hall Funeral Home with the Rev. Clifford Suiter officiating. Interment will be in Perkins Ridge Cemetery.

CLARK, P. H. , Dr.       Jul 14, 1881
Died at Clutts House Tues. night with a heat stroke. Was from Middleport, OH. Relatives of Millersport were notified.

CLARK, Sandra Copley       Huntington Herald Dispatch - Wednesday 1/26/1994
Mrs. Sandra Copley CLARK, 38, of Chesapeake, Ohio Route 2, died Monday, Jan. 24, 1994, at St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, by the Rev. Mitch Webb and the Rev. Okla Judd. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. She was born June 5, l955, at Huntington, a daughter of the late Lucian and Myrtle Brown Copley. She was a member of Pomaria Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one son, Scottie, and one granddaughter, Heaven Lee. Surviving are her husband, Bob Clark; three daughters, Missi Day, Heather Copley and Jenny Copley of Chesapeake; two sons, Shawn Copley of Wilgus, Ohio, and Christopher Copley of Scottown, Ohio; four grandchildren, Cody, Tiffany, Nikki and Whitney; two sisters, Sharon Mount of Huntington and Clarissa Moore of Proctorville; and four brothers, Clovis Copley and Kevin Copley, both of Proctorville, Kenny Copley of Huntington and Harold Brown of Columbus, Ohio. Raised by Isaac & Rebecca Freeman after her parents died. Husband, Andrew Clark died in 1968.

CLARK, Thomas       I.R. May 16, 1901
Thomas Clark died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark, of Sixth and Elm streets Monday...after brief illness of consumption. "Timmy" as he was familiarly known...was 26 years old and worked in mines here since early youth. Employed at Eagle Mill...burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

CLARK, Velma A. , Mrs.       Ironton Tribune - Friday 5/28/1982
Mrs. Velma A. CLARK, 81, of 313 Fort Street, Proctorville, Ohio, died Wednesday, May 26, 1982, in the Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hall Funeral Home by the Rev. Okla Judd. Burial will be in Perkins Ridge Cemetery. She was born June 4, 1900 in Lawrence County, Ohio, a daughter of the late James and Sarah Freeman Murnahan (Freeman). She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Jackson Clark; a daughter, Bernice Clark, and one son, James Arno Clark. She is survived by a son, Julia J. Clark of Proctorville; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; a sister, Mollie Ward of Kenova, W.Va.; and a dear friend and cousin, Stella Barry (Berry) of Proctorville.

CLARY, Jane       Jan 20, 1881
Died Jan 11, 1881 at Greasy Ridge. Wife of Turner Clary. 64y 15d.

CLAY, Unknown       Jul 1, 1880
Son born to Andrew Clay. 11#.

COMPLETON, Benny       I.R. Nov. 22, 1877
Fatally Burned - Last Friday, the death of little Benny Completon, whose parents live on Second street, near Walnut. .. clothes caught fire ...Benny died on Saturday morning, was buried at Kelly's cemetery on Sunday.

COOPER, Thos.       I.R. Mar 29, 1888
Died Mar. 24, Thos. Cooper, aged about 60.

CORBIN, Martha Ann, Mrs.       Ironton Tribune - Tuesday 9/3/1946
Mrs. Martha Ann Corbin 92, died at 4:30 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice Ashworth of Kitts Hill, following a three year illness which had become critical only recently. Mrs. Corbin came to Lawrence County at the age of 7 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Williams of Monroe county where she was born March 1, 1854. She married George W. Corbin in June, 1869, and they established their home at Leatherwood, near Getaway. She resided with her children following the death of her husband in 1921. Seven children survive, three preceding her in death. Surviving children are Mrs. Cora Woessner of Chesapeake, S.B. Corbin of Kitts Hill, Mrs. Alice Ashworth of Kitts Hill, Mrs. Lucetta Waller, Mrs. Georgianna Waller, both of Ironton, W.F. Corbin of Tacoma, Wash., and O.L. Corbin of Ironton. The three children, who preceded her in death are Lucinda Dudley, Henry Corbin and Laura Bowman. She is also survived by 59 grandchildren, 104 great grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Phillips Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Myrtle Baptist church with Rev. Charles McKnight and Rev. Clifford Suiter officiating, with burial in Myrtle Cemetery.

CORDLE, Samuel       Jul 22, 1880
Died on Thurs. from the east end of Ironton. (Adopted Child)

CORMAN, Jerry, Mrs.       Dec 7, 1882
Died Dec 5, 1882. 27yrs old.

CORN, Martha       Oct 14, 1880
Died Oct 6, 1880. daughter of Peter Corn. 40y 2m 11d.

CORNELL, Jacob       I.R. Mar 29, 1888
Died March 22, Jacob Cornell, aged 50.

CRANCE, Thos.       I.R. Oct. 13, 1887
Died Oct. 6, Thos. Crance, aged 52 years.

CRANE, Doctor       Sep 14, 1882
Killed Sept 9, 1882 by jumping from moving train on Ohio Central RR near Marengo, OH. Was visiting a patient.

CUBBAGE, W. N. , Rev.       Jul 1, 1880
Died recently at his home in Tonti, ILL. He left this county in 1866.

CURION, Sarah A.       I.R. Mar 29, 1888
Died March 22, Sarah A. Curion, aged 78.

CURRINGTON, George Hood       Jul 20, 1882
Drowned off the Lizzie Johnson, near Greenup, KY.

 

 

 

 
 
 

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