This index of typed obituaries range in dates from 1902 – 2011 and was compiled by David Parsons, who wished it to be shared on ‘The Lawrence Register’ website.
These obituaries are persons associated with descendants of the Lawrence County, Ohio Hardesty/Lake Atlas family trees and were typed exactly as they were first published in the newspapers. Most of the newspapers are from Ironton, Ohio, Huntington, WV, Gallipolis, Ohio, and Point Pleasant, WV. Even though this is not a complete list, it is important material for the genealogist.
Ashland Ky, Daily Independent – Saturday, July 13, 2002
Helen Fannin 1915 – 2002
Helen Fannin, 86, of Ironton, Ohio, entered eternal rest on Friday, July 12, 2002, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Mrs. Fannin was born Aug. 6, 1915, in Chesapeake, Ohio, a daughter of the late Shade and Lesta Freeman Keeney. She was also preceded to eternal rest by two sisters, Alma Carrico and Ruth Risner; and three brothers, Marshall, Don and Oley Keeney. She was formerly employed by Henrite’s Manufacturing in Ironton, was of the Methodist faith, and attended Chesapeake High School. Surviving are one daughter, Donna Rosemary Click of Flatwoods, Ky.; one sister, Fay Rice of Tennessee, Dan Keeney of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Paul B. Keeney of Findlay, Ohio; two grandchildren; Becky Grizzle of Maysville, Ky., and Brett Click of Manassas, Va.; and one great granddaughter, Erin Grizzle of Maysville, (Ky.). Graveside services will be conducted at 11 A.M. Monday at Getaway Cemetery in Getaway, Ohio, by Rev. Jack Pemberton. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Evans Funeral Home in Raceland.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Jul 14, 2002)
HELEN FANNIN, 86, of Ironton died Friday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday at Getaway Cemetery, Getaway, Ohio. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Evans Funeral Home, Raceland, Ky.
Springfield Daily News – (Sunday, Dec. 10, 1933)
Illness is fatal
Mrs. Iva Fassler, 39, of 740 S. Wittenberg Ave., died at 3:50 PM Saturday at her home following an illness of seven weeks. She was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, and had been a resident of Springfield for the last 20 years. She was a member of the Second Lutheran Church. One son, Joseph McNary, at home; and one sister, Mrs. Bertha Buck, and two grandchildren, all of Springfield survived. The body was removed to the Coffman Funeral Parlors.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Saturday, Dec. 14, 1985)
Mrs. Edith Sites Faverty, 80, of Ironton, widow of Walter M. Faverty, died yesterday in Lawrence County General Hospital. She was a retired S.S. Kresge Co. clerk. Surviving are two daughters, Van Stephenson of Moundsville, W.Va., and Jean Christian of Ironton. Tracy Brammer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, Dec. 15, 1985)
Edith Sites Faverty, 80, of Ironton, died Friday. Private funeral services 1 p.m. tomorrow at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home; burial in Langdon Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, Dec. 15, 1985)
Mrs. Edith Sites Faverty, 80, of 3705 S. Third St., Ironton, died Friday at Lawrence County General Hospital after a short illness. She was born January 16, 1905, in Lawrence County, the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Abbie Willis Sites. She was a retired clerk with S.S. Kresge Co. She was a member of the Solida Missionary Baptist Church and the Deering Grange. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter M Faverty, May 13, 1907. Survivors include two children, Mrs. Thomas (Van) Stephenson of Moundsville, W.Va. and Mrs. John (Jean) Christian of Ironton; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Nannie McKee of South Point; and one brother, Arnold Sites of South Point. Private funeral services will be Monday at 1 pm at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home with the Rev. Homer Webb and the Rev. Tom Swartzwelder officiating. Burial will be in Langdon Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, May 14, 1970)
Walter M. Faverty, 69, of 3005 S. 3rd St., died at 10:30 PM Wednesday at Lawrence County General Hospital shortly after being admitted. He was stricken with an apparent heart attack. Born at South Point, the lifelong resident of Lawrence County was a son of the late Theodore J. and Mattie Kates Faverty. He graduated from South Point High School. Mr. Faverty was employed as a weight master with Timken Roller Bearing Co. in Columbus for 25 years, retiring in 1965. He was a member of United Commercial Travelers No. 176. Surviving are the widow, Edith Sites Faverty, whom he married September 9, 1923; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Van Vandelia) Stephenson of Moundsville, W.Va., and Mrs. John (Jean) Christian of Ironton; five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Cummings (Lorene) Gannon of South Point; one brother, Hershel (should be Erchell) Faverty of Akron, Ohio. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Solida Baptist Church of with the Rev. Owen Dillon officiating with burial in Langdon Cemetery, Getaway. Friends may call at the Tracy Brammer Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Saturday. The body will be taken to the Church one hour before services.
Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, April 15, 1969)
Mrs. Argust Farris, 87, of Proctorville, Rt. 2, widow of Newton Farris died Monday night in route to a Huntington hospital. She was a daughter of the late Willard and Nannie Hayslip Hunt. Surviving are one brother, Caughia of Proctorville; one grandson, Ira Farris, three granddaughters, Mrs. Phyllis Clark, Mrs. Linda Sexton and Mrs. Rosemary Johnson, all of Proctorville; eight great grandchildren. Services will be 2 PM Thursday at Pine Grove Baptist Church, of which she was a member for 70 years. Rev. Clifford Suiter and Rev. Jack Templeton officiating with burial in Rome Cemetery. Friends make call at Schneider Funeral Home after 6 PM Wednesday.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, Sep 14, 2005)
AUDREY FERRIS, 79, of Proctorville, Ohio passed away Monday, September 12, 2005, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2005, at Hall Funeral Home by Rev. Eddie Salmons and Rev. Paul Farley. Burial will follow in Langdon Cemetery Willow Wood, Ohio. She was born March 7, 1926, in Huntington, W.Va., to the late Albert and Callie Black Scarberry. She was a member of Lucinda Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Odda Ferris in 1998, three brothers, and her second love Willard Ferris. Audrey is survived by six sons, Edward L. Ferris and Donald Ferris both of Proctorville, Ohio, Carroll E. Ferris of Chesapeake, Ohio, Larry J. Ferris, David A. Ferris and Paul F. Ferris all of Proctorville; two daughters Wanda and Larry Graham, and Dorothy Walker all of Proctorville; 21 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and one great- great-granddaughter. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2005, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall
The Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, March 21, 1990)
Chesapeake –– Bruce Raymond Ferris, 41, of Chesapeake, died Monday. He was born July 4, 1948, in Chesapeake, and was the son of Alma Dunfee Hall of Chesapeake and the late Sigsby Hall. He was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam conflict. He was a 1966 graduate of Sims Valley high school and was owner and operator of Ferris Refrigeration. Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Beverly Crawford Ferris; one daughter, Rachel Nadine Ferris, at home; one brother, Leslie Dunfee Ferris of Chesapeake; two sisters, Ruth Ann Arrowood of Glenwood, WV., and Melanie Day of Proctorville; his father and mother-in-law, Charles E. and Virginia Crawford of Proctorville; and several nieces and nephews. Private graveside services will be conducted at Centenary Cemetery, Chesapeake. There will be no visitation. The family requests that memorials be made to the charity of one’s choice. Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, is in charge of arrangements.
Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, Jan 6, 1997)
Deverne (Ike) Ferris, 63, of Rt. 2, Chesapeake, died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday evening. He was born November 1, 1913 at Lawrence County, son of Mrs. Nettie Ferris Sizemore of Huntington. The World War II veteran was reared in the home of Mrs. Mae Ferris of Chesapeake and the late Erskine Ferris. Mr. Ferris was a retired farmer. Additional survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Ray Wellman of Huntington, Mrs. Mabel Borowick, Mrs. Betty Morris, both of Baltimore, Md.: one brother, Charles Black Jr., of Baltimore. Funeral services will be held 2 PM Sunday at Schneider Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Ferris officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Friends make call 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Funeral Home.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Saturday 12 Nov 1976
Elton Ferris, 87, of 321 Rockwood Ave, Chesapeake, Ohio, husband of the late Martha Ferris was dead on arrival yesterday at a Huntington, WV, hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at the Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio.
Ironton Tribune – Saturday 11/13/1976
Mr. Elton Garland Ferris, 87, of 321 Rockwood Ave, Chesapeake, Ohio, died Thursday Nov. 11, 1976, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, by the Rev. Billy Ferris. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. He was born Aug. 23, 1889, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a son of the late William and Virginia Dudley Ferris. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Pruitt Ferris, who died in 1974. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Goldie Harmon, Mrs. Florence Hastings and Mrs. Lucille Smith, all of Chesapeake, Mrs. Lillie Zuzzio of Ormond Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Evelyn Blevins of Huntington; a sister, Nettie Pridemore of Huntington; a brother, Russell Ferris of Covington, Va; 11 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren and a great-great-grand child. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Ironton Tribune – (Monday, May 10, 1976)
A retired employee of A.C. & F. Industries of Huntington, Erskine W. Ferris, 73, of Chesapeake, died this morning at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was a son of the late William and Virginia Dudley Ferris. Survivors include his wife, May Porter Ferris; two daughters, Mrs. Freda Foster of Kitts Hill, Mrs. Shirley Murdock of Scottown; six sons, Rudolph, William and Donald Ferris, all of Chesapeake, Eugene of Baltimore, Md., Hubert and Merrill Ferris, both of Marion, Ohio; one nephew, Deverne Ferris of Chesapeake; two brothers, Elton of Chesapeake, Russell of Covington, Va.; Two sisters, Mary Pridemore of Huntington, and Annie Adkins of St. Albans, W.Va..; 32 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Schneider Funeral Home, with Rev. Clifford Suiter and Rev. Okla Judd officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park, South Point. Friends may call at the funeral home 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, August 17, 1962)
Mrs. Ethel Pitts Ferris – Seventy – three years old, of Chesapeake Rt. 2, died last night at 6 p.m. in a Huntington hospital. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Mount Hope Baptist Church on Chesapeake Rt. 2, of which she was a member, by the Rev. Clifford Suiter. Burial will be in the Rome Cemetery. A daughter of the late Thomas and Eulalia Goodall Pitts, she was the widow of Homer Ferris, who died in 1940. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Eva Adkins whom of Chesapeake Rt. 2 and Lorraine Cliff and Mrs. Marcia Bodmer of Huntington; four sons, Homer Ferris, Jr., Shelva and Joe Ferris of Chesapeake, and Clemeth Ferris of Huntington; 22 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; a brother, Garland Pitts of Huntington, and four sisters, Miss Mayme Pitts and Mrs. Zelda Compston of South Point, Ohio, Mrs. Avery Collins of Huntington and Mrs. Gilberta Becker of Charlotte, NC. Friends may call at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake after 4 p.m. today.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1968)
Garland Averil Ferris, 69, of 212 6th Ave., Guyandotte, who died Sunday of injuries suffered in a traffic accident will be buried in Woodmere Memorial Park following services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. J.O. McCaskell and the Rev. B.W. Murphy officiating. Friends may call at the Beard Mortuary after 2 p.m. today. Nephews will be pallbearers. The body will be taken to the Church one hour before services.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Monday, Nov. 21, 1960
IVA EARL FERRIS – Forty-six years old, of Proctorville, who died yesterday at his home, will be buried in the Rome, Ohio Cemetery following funeral services tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Pine Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Templeton officiating. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Pauline Wilgus Ferris; a son, Ira Joseph Ferris of Proctorville; three daughters Mrs. Phyllis Clark and Mrs. Linda Lou Sexton of Proctorville and Miss Rosemary Ferris at home; three grandchildren and the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Ferris of Proctorville. He was formerly employed by Gillen Motor Sales of Chesapeake. The body will be taken to the residence from the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake at 3 p.m. today.
Ironton Tribune – Monday, Nov. 21, 1960
IVA EARL FERRIS – 46, of Proctorville, died this morning at his home after an illness of six months. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Pauline Wilgus Ferris; a son, Ira Joseph Ferris of Proctorville; three daughters Mrs. Phyllis Clark and Mrs. Linda Lou Sexton of Proctorville and Miss Rosemary Ferris at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Ferris of Proctorville; three grandchildren. The body is at the Schneider Funeral Home.
Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, January 10, 1960)
J. Harvey Ferris – Seventy-six years old, of Chesapeake, who died Thursday at his home, will be buried in the Rome (O.) Cemetery following funeral services at 2 p.m. today at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake. The body is at the funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Everett Brown.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, June 10, 1954)
Mrs. Lucinda Ferris – of 914 Twelfth Street, widow of H.H. Ferris, who died yesterday morning at her home, will be buried in Bradrick, Ohio Cemetery following funeral services at 2:30 PM tomorrow at the Bradrick Baptist Church with Dr. Arthur E. Beckett officiating. Mrs. Ferris was a member of the Pomaria Baptist Church at Chesapeake. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. McKinley Roe of Rappsburg, Ohio, Mrs. Conley Brammer of Chesapeake and Misses Callie and Elsie Ferris at home: one son, Hiram Ferris at home.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, May 24, 2005)
MARSHALL FERRIS, 88, of Chesapeake, Ohio, died Sunday, May 22, 2005, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at Hall Funeral Home by Minister Barry Kelley. Burial will follow in Centenary Cemetery, Chesapeake, Ohio. He was born July 22, 1916, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a son of the late Rufus and Stacie Pitts Ferris. He was retired from ACF Industries and was a member of Greasy Ridge Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Hesson Ferris. Marshall is survived by two sons, Millard Ferris of Huntington and Bernard Ferris and his wife Melva of Chesapeake; one daughter and son-in-law, Joann and Richard Kessick of Chesapeake; two sisters, Alma Ferris of Portsmouth, Ohio and Ella Danford of Crown City, Ohio; one brother, Russell Ferris of Scottown, Ohio; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall
Huntington, WV – Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, January 27, 1974)
Mrs. Martha Ferris, 79, of Chesapeake, Ohio, wife of Elton Ferris, died Friday. Funeral at 2 P.M. tomorrow at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, burial in Rome Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 P.M. today.
Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, January 27, 1974)
MRS. MARTHA FERRIS, 79 of Chesapeake, Ohio, died Friday in a Huntington hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p m. Monday at Hall Funeral Home at Proctorville. Ohio. by the Rev. Billy Jo Ferris and the Rev. Richard Tanner. Burial will be in Rome a Ohio a cemetery. She was born May 3, 1894. in Union Township, Lawrence County Ohio. A daughter of James and Emma Pruitt. Survivors include the husband, Elton Ferris; five daughters Mrs. Goldie Harmon, Mrs. Florence Hastings, Mrs. Evelyn Blevins and Lucille Smith. all of Chesapeake, and Mrs. Lillie Zuzzio of Ormond Beach, Fla., a brother, Walter Pruitt of Scottown, Ohio, 11 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.
Ironton Tribune – (Friday, Aug. 14, 1998)
Odda Ferris – January 12, 1920 – August 13, 1998
Proctorville – Odda E. Ferris, 78, of Proctorville died Thursday at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. The Lawrence County native was born January 12, 1920, the son of the late Finley and Zillie Brown Ferris. He was the husband of Audrey Scarberry Ferris, who survives. He was retired from the Ohio River Coal Company. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include six sons, Edward Ferris, Donald Ferris, David Ferris, Paul Ferris and Larry Jr. Ferris, all of Proctorville, and Carol Ferris of Chesapeake; two daughters, Wanda Graham and Dorothy Walker, both of Proctorville; one brother, Clayton Ferris of Florida, three sisters, Evelyn Ferris and Violet Murdock, both of Proctorville, and Vivian Hatfield of Huntington. Funeral will be 2 PM Sunday at Hall Funeral Home with the Rev. Eddie Salmons officiating. Burial will be in Langdon Cemetery, Chesapeake. Visitation will be 6 to 9 PM Saturday at the Funeral Home.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, Nov 11, 2001)
ROSWELL FERRIS, 72, of Scottown died Friday in St. Mary’s Hospital. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include three brothers, Marshall Ferris of Chesapeake, Willard Ferris of Proctorville and Russell Ferris of Scottown; and two sisters, Ella Danford of Chesapeake and Alma Ferris of Portsmouth. Graveside service 11 a.m. Monday at Miller Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville.
Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, May 29, 2007)
Scottown – Russell D. Ferris, 71, of Scottown died May 27, 2007, at Arbors of Gallipolis. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hall Funeral Home. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery (Gallipolis?). Visitation will be noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Gallipolis Daily Independent – (Tuesday, May 29, 2007)
Russell D. Ferris, 71, Scottown died May 27, 2007, at Arbors of Gallipolis. He is survived by his wife, Lottie Ferris. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Crown City. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Wednesday, May 24, 1978)
Mrs. Stacy Pitts Ferris
The widow of Rufus Ferris, Mrs. Stacy Pitts Ferris, 78, of Scottown, Route 1, died Tuesday night at a Huntington hospital. The body is at the Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. Arrangements are pending.
Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, March 26, 1947)
Ferris – Mrs. Virginia Ferris, 84, was taken in death Monday night 1130 o’clock at the home of Erskine Ferris, her son, who resided on Chesapeake route one. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Ella Ellis, Harvey, Elton, Rufus, and Erskine, all of Charleston, W.Va., Mrs. Nettie Black of Huntington, Averill of Huntington, and Russell of Covington, Ky. Two brothers, James Dudley and Andrew Dudley and one sister, Esta Dudley, all of Buchannon, W.Va. also survive. The body will be returned to the home of Erskine Ferris this afternoon at 5:30 o’clock by Schneider Funeral directors. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Clifford Suiter at Bradrick Baptist Church Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock, burial will be in Rome Cemetery.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Monday Dec 02, 2002)
WILLARD FERRIS, 75, of Proctorville went to be with the Lord Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at his residence. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Hall Funeral Home by the Rev. Eddie Salmons. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. He was born April 22, 1927, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a son of the late Rufus and Stacie Pitts Ferris. Willard was retired from the Fairland School System and was a member of Lucinda Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Mae Ferris; a daughter, Linda Lou Ferris; and a stepdaughter, Sharon Ann Callicoat. Survivors include his wife, Audrey Ferris; three sons, Willard Ferris Jr. and Leon Ferris, both of Proctorville, and Anthony Wayne Ferris of Crown City, Ohio; one daughter, Brenda Kay Ferris of Grove City, Ohio; seven stepsons, Roger Callicoat of Creston, Ohio, Carroll Ferris of Chesapeake, Ohio, and Paul Ferris, Larry Ferris, Don Ferris, David Ferris and Edward Ferris, all of Proctorville; two stepdaughters, Wanda Graham and Dorothy Walker, both of Proctorville; two brothers, Marshall Ferris of Chesapeake and Russell Ferris of Scottown, Ohio; two sisters, Ella Danford of Chesapeake and Alma Ferris of Portsmouth, Ohio; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at Hall Funeral Home, 625 State Route 775, Proctorville.
Ironton Tribune – Sunday, November 26, 1995
Charles Fetter May 23, 1937 – Nov. 25, 1995
Kitts Hill – Charles H. Fetter, 50 a, of Kitts Hill died at River Valley Health Systems Emergency Room after a sudden illness. The Ironton native was born May 23, 1937, the son of the late Harold and Dorothy Corbin Fetter. He was the husband of Carol Drawdy Fetter, who survives.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a pipefitter and welder with Local 624 in Tampa, Fla., with 35 years of service. He attended Ironton schools and had lived in Florida for several years. He had lived in Kitts Hill area since 1983. He was a Baptist.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two daughters, Kathy Studstill of Madison, Fla., and Paula Crissinger of Kitts Hill; four sons, Fred Drawdy of Kitts Hill, Russell Fetter of Dover, Fla., Grady Smith of London and Ronald Smith of Daytona Beach, Fla.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at the convenience of the family. Phillips Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ironton Tribune – Wednesday, October 16, 1957
City Councilman Harold Fetter, 55, of 414 Neal, died at 11 a.m. today in General Hospital after a lingering illness. He had been severely ill since entering Hospital September 21.
Mr. Fetter was elected to four-year terms on City Council and his present term was to expire on December 31. He had not filed for reelection.
He served as counsel chairman from 1955 to 1956. At the time of his death, Mr. Fetter was chairman of the new industries, franchises, and land development committee.
He was also a member of two committees: floodwall, parks and recreation and streets, sidewalks and sewers. He served on the board of trustees for Woodland Cemetery for a number of years; his term on the board expired this fall.
An ardent horseman, he owned and bred show horses for many years. He served as ringmaster and assisted in both local and tri-state horse shows. For a number of years Mr. Fetter conducted an orchestra at the First Baptist Church. He also had orchestras at the Central Christian and Immanuel Methodist Churches.
Mr. Fetter was well known in business circles having operated a service station in Sedgwick, a grocery store at 4th and Hepler and in recent years, the Fetter Equipment Company. Poor health forced him to retire two years ago.
He was born April 22, 1902, at Rock Camp, son of the late George and Belle Allen Fetter. Most of his life was spent in Ironton. On July 28, 1936, the was married to Dorothy Corbin.
Mr. Fetter was a member of First Baptist Church, Spare Parts Class of that church; Deering Grange, South Point F. and A.M. Lodge, U. C. T. and Moose Lodge.
Surviving are the wife, Dorothy C. Fetter; a son, Charles (Chuck) Fetter, serving with the U.S. Army at Tampa, Fla.; four brothers; Elmer Fetter of Columbus; George Fetter of Bay City, Mich.; Arnold Fetter of London, Ohio; and Joseph Fetter of Ironton.
Three sisters; Mrs. Tracy Keys and Mrs. Mary Yielky, both of Ironton and Mrs. Beulah Wood of Rock Camp. Two brothers, John and Oscar Fetter, and a sister, Mrs. William Mays, preceded him in death.
The body is at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
Ironton Tribune – Thursday, October 17, 1957
Funeral services for City Councilman Harold Fetter, 55, of 414 Neal, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home, Rev. Paul J. Christensen will officiate with burial in Woodland Cemetery. The body is at the Funeral Home where friends may call after 10:30 a.m. Friday.
IRONTON TRIBUNE – (Friday, April 15, 1988)
Lawrence J. Fetty, 77, of Proctorville, died Wednesday at his residence. He was born Jan. 27, 1911, in Huntington, W.Va., son of the late Gally and Grace Havens Fetty. He was retired from Plumbers Local 521 and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U. S Navy. He was preceded in death by his brother, Paul E. Fetty. Survivors include his wife, Mary A. Fetty; one daughter, Barbara Vandermuellen of Aurora, Ind.; one son, Randy Fetty of Proctorville; six grandchildren; four brothers, Haven Fetty and John Fetty, both of Huntington, Damon Fetty of Phoenix, Ariz., and Lester Fetty of Michigan. Funeral services are Saturday at 11 A.M. at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, by the Rev. John Whitaker. Burial will be in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. And lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the New Hope United Methodist Church.
Columbus Dispatch – (Thursday, March 15, 1979)
Merrill Finch, age 55, 1564 Doten Ave., Tuesday. Veteran of World War II. Survived by 2 sons, Jack and James Finch; 2 daughters, Connie McMaster and Nancy Faulkner; 3 grandchildren; 1 brother, Marshall Finch; 2 sisters; Lena Mitchem and June Dial. Funeral and burial in Chesapeake, Ohio by Schneider Funeral Home. Local arrangements by Egan-Ryan Funeral Home, 403 E. Broad St.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Monday, Oct 04, 2004)
NAOMI VIRGINIA LILLY FINCH, 86, of Chesapeake, Ohio, went to be with her Lord on Oct. 1, 2004, in Carlisle, Pa. She was born in McDowell County, W.Va., on Nov. 7, 1917, a daughter of the late George W. and Nancy Lilly. She was the widow of Harley Edwin Finch. She was preceded in death by two children, Mary Lou and Thomas Finch; two sisters, Tempa Lester and Bonanza Mitchem; and 11 brothers, Omer, Wister, Lorenza, Moray, Albert, Lindsey, Audy, Ireland, Paul, Carl and George Lilly. She was a member of Pomaria Missionary Baptist Church. Naomi is survived by three children, Jo Ann (Jimmie) Whitehead of Chesapeake, Lorena (Phillip) Hamrick of Shippensburg, Pa., and Harley Edwin (Gina) Finch Jr. of Chesapeake; five grandchildren, Alicia (Christopher) Beal, Barbara (James) Beam, Frances (Brad) Hock, John Edwin Finch and Jennifer Finch (Daniel) Boster; one great-grandchild, Stephen Beal; two sisters, Mary Taylor of Proctorville, Ohio, and Martha Howell of Ashland, Ky.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Hall Funeral Home by the Rev. Robert Barbour and the Rev. Ben Coleman. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph – Oct. 13, 2004
Anna Lou Belcher Fitzpatrick
HENSLEY – Anna Lou Belcher Fitzpatrick of Hensley, loving wife and mother, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Oct. 9, 2004. She devoted her life to God and family. Anna Lou was preceded in death by her husband, Alta Charles Fitzpatrick; her son, Andrew S. Fitzpatrick; and her grandsons, Kevin D. England whom she raised, Michael W. Asbury and Vaughn Fitzpatrick. Left to mourn our loss is five daughters, Myrtle England of Melbourne, Fla., Dondra Asbury of Blountville, Tenn., Sharon Stacy and husband Kermit of Welch, Judy Surface and husband Clifford ‘Danny’ of Princeton, and Ella Brooks and husband Robert of Grifton, N.C.; four sons, Ked Fitzpatrick of Frankfurt, Ky., A.C. Fitzpatrick of Springfield, Mo., and Wesley and David Fitzpatrick of Hensley; grandchildren, Richard Jordan and wife Donna, Michelle Rodriguez and husband Ruben, Kedra Weinrach and husband Michael, Dondria Kilgore, Crystal Surface, Marlana Wiley and husband Chris, Stephen Surface, Robert Brooks and wife Heather, Remington Brooks and wife Christy, John, Matthew and Brittany Brooks, David Lee Fitzpatrick, Andrea Sumwalt, Ella Brooke Fitzpatrick, Dondra Dee Fitzpatrick, and granddaughter whom she raised, Kimberly Cole and husband Tom of Melbourne; sisters, Irene Lynch of Princeton, Melda Burrows and husband Chip of Raleigh, N.C., Therisa Ray and Fay McMamus of Ironton, Ohio, and Bernice Lusk of Pinkerton, Ohio; two brothers, Joe Belcher and wife Leona of Rock, and Lawrence Belcher and wife Frances of Cross City, Fla.; and special friends, Frankie and Evon Howell, Ray and Carol Howell, Faye Cole, and special sister-in-law, Ruby Kelley. Friends may call at the Assembly of God Church at Hensley between 5-9 p.m. today where a service will be held at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Gene Thorne and wife Sandy officiating. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Pallbearers will be Frankie Howell, Ray Howell, Phillip Lucion, Kermit Stacy, Danny Surface and Stephen Surface. The Douglas Mortuary of Welch is serving the Fitzpatrick family.
Ashland daily Independent — March 5, 1973
Daniel Ray Fitzpatrick, 62, Route 5, Louisa, died at 10:20 P.M. Saturday in a Louisa Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Fitzpatrick was born January 23, 1911, at Route 5 Louisa, a son of the late Shelton and Myrtle Singer Fitzpatrick. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Sonny C. Endicott of Route 5, Louisa; six sons, Raymond, Dwight, Burgess, David, and Albert, and Randall Fitzpatrick, all of Route 5 Louisa; four sisters, Mrs. Ruby Kelly and Mrs. Jewell Fraser, both of Cannonsburg, Mrs. Virginia Salyer of Elkhorn City, and Mrs. Jessica Davis of Route 5 Louisa; two brothers, Tom Fitzpatrick of Mansfield, Ohio, and Aulta (Alta) Fitzpatrick of Welsh, W.Va.; and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 P.M. Tuesday at the Young Funeral Home in Louisa by the Rev. Sonny Branham. Burial will be in Fitzpatrick Cemetery, Route 5, Louisa. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Ashland Daily Independent – (Thursday, January 21, 1993)
DIXIE FITZPATRICK 1919 – 1993
Dixie B. Fitzpatrick, 73, of Prestonsburg, formerly of Clifford, died Tuesday in Highlands Regional Medical Center near Prestonsburg. Mrs. Fitzpatrick was born March 3, 1919, in Pike County, a daughter of the late Elijah and Rissie Roberts Branham. Her husband, Ray Fitzpatrick, preceded her in death.
She was a member of Friendship United Baptist Church in Louisa. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Lou Endicott of Louisa; six sons, Raymond Fitzpatrick, David Fitzpatrick and Delbert Fitzpatrick, all of Clifford, Dwight Fitzpatrick of Purdue, Indiana, Burgess Fitzpatrick of Illinois and Randall Fitzpatrick of Prestonsburg; 13 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. A graveside service was conducted at 1 P.M. today at Fitzpatrick Cemetery on Ky. 5, Louisa, by Elder John Goble and the Rev. Roy Fluth. Young Funeral Home in Louisa was in charge of arrangements.
HUNTINGTON HERALD DISPATCH – Thursday, September 3, 1992
Georgia G. Fitzpatrick, 84, of 4658 James River Rd., Huntington, widow of John Lloyd Fitzpatrick Sr., died Monday in St. Mary’s Hospital. Surviving are three sons, John F. Fitzpatrick of Huntington, Carl R. Fitzpatrick of Altomonte Springs, Fla. and Vernon K. Fitzpatrick of Fort Myers, Fla. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Ceredo Christian Baptist Church, Ceredo: burial in Docks Creek Cemetery, Wayne County. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today and Reger Funeral Home, Huntington. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, June 1, 1972)
Mrs. Myrtle Singer Fitzpatrick, 84, of Louisa, Ky., died Monday in a Louisa hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 PM at the Young Funeral Home at Louisa. Burial will be in the family Cemetery on Louisa Route 5. She was a member of the Louisa Christian Baptist Church. Born August 8, 1887, at Proctorville, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Mary Mitchell Singer. Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. Ked (Jesse) Davis and Mrs. Jack (JUne) Bartram of Louisa Route 5, Mrs. James (Jewell) Frazer and Mrs. Willie (Ruby) Kelly of Ashland Route 2, Mrs. Orville (Elizabeth) Vance of Hillsboro, Ohio, and Mrs. Winfred (Jennie) Salyers of Elkhorn City, Ky.; three sons, Ray Fitzpatrick of Louisa Route 5, Alta Fitzpatrick of Hensley, WV, and Thomas Fitzpatrick of Mansfield, Ohio; 52 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Funeral Home.
Ironton Tribune – Monday, September 2, 1963
Elza Flora, Senior, 61, of Chesapeake Rt. 1, died Sunday at 5 am at his residence. He was born January 29, 1902, son of J.A. Flora and the late Manita Jenkins Flora. Mr. Flora was a member of the Burlington Methodist Church.
Surviving are, the wife, Mrs. Alberta Lewis Flora; a son, Elza Flora, Jr., of Burlington; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Waugh of Springfield, Ohio; three stepchildren, Watt Gibson at home, Wyatt Gibson serving with the U.S. Air Force at Travis AFB, California, and Wanda Galloway of Fort Bragg, N.C.;
The father, J.A. Flora of South Point; five sisters, Mrs. Fanny Ashworth of Milton, W.Va., Mrs. Iva Freeman, Mrs. Ethel Coyle, Mrs. Edith Duty, all of Burlington and Miss Elsie Frazier of Joliet, Ill.; a brother, Virgil Flora of Belpre, Ohio; 25 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm (DST) in the Burlington Methodist Church with the Revs. James Wagner and Carl Hicks officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Burlington in charge of Schneider Funeral Directors of Chesapeake. Friends may call at the home of a son, Elza Flora Jr., Burlington, after 7 pm (DST) today.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, March 5, 1961)
Ambrose Flowers – Eighty – six years old 1350 Hall St. died Saturday morning in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Chapman’s Mortuary by Rev. Kenneth Cain. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery. Mr. Flowers retired from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1946 after 43 years of service. He was a member of Cottage Grove Council No. 18, Junior Order of United American Machinists, Mohawk Tribe No. 11, Improved Order of Red Men and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Martha A. Clayton of Huntington; two sons, Rev. M.G. Flowers of Omar and Robert M. Flowers of Baltimore, Md.; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Anna Collins of Huntington and two brothers, Philip and William Flowers, both of Huntington. Friends make call at the mortuary after 2:30 p.m. today.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, April 14, 1966)
William Flowers, 76, of 205 Davis Street, died last night in a Huntington hospital. A Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Carman, he retired in 1940. He was born November 10, 1899, in Huntington, a son of the late Frederick and Martha Wilks Flowers. He was a member of the Ninth Avenue Methodist Church, the International Association of Railway Carman, the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and Mohawk Tribe 11, Improved Order of Red Men. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Thelma Cherry of Mt. Rainier, Wash., and a sister, Mrs. Annie Collins, and a brother, Philip Flowers, both of Huntington. The body is at Chapman’s Mortuary.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1960)
Padrick T. Floyd – Eighty-two years old of Ona Route 1, who died Tuesday at his home. He was born July 21, 1877, in Cabell County, a son of the late Hadsel and Fannie Floyd. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Ellen J. Floyd; a daughter, Mrs. Edward Beck of Cincinnati, and one grandson, Ava (Should be Alva) of Louisiana. The body is at the Chapman Mortuary.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, Feb. 12, 1960)
Padrick T. Floyd – Eighty-two years old of Ona Route 1, who died Tuesday at his home, will be buried in the David Cemetery on Little Cabin Creek following funeral services at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Mount Union Baptist Church on Seven Mile Creek with Rev. John Dean officiating. The body is at the Chapman Mortuary, where friends may call after noon today.
Ironton Tribune – Friday, September 07, 1956
Ashland – Funeral services for Chauncey E. Forgey, 56, vice president and managing editor of the Ashland Daily Independent, died Wednesday night, will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in John Steen Funeral Home, here. The Rev. Samuel R. Curry will officiate. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery.
The body is at the Funeral Home where friends may call.
Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Ola McNeil Forgey; his father, Col. B. F. Forgey of Ashland; four children by former marriages; Mrs. Thad Eure, Miss Gwin Forgey and Ben Forgey, all of Nutley, N.J. and Mrs. Robina Forgey of Ashland; a sister, Mrs. Robert A. McCullough of Ashland, and a grandchild.
Point Pleasant Register – (Friday, February 16, 1996)
Kenneth Odell Fout, 75, of Route 1, Gallipolis Ferry, died Wednesday, February 14, 1996, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Born June 2, 1920, in Gallipolis Ferry, he was a son of the late Elza Fout and Belva (Calhoun) Fout. A retired bus driver with the Mason County School System, he was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Church and attended many area churches. He served in the U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne Glider Division, for 45 months during World War II. Surviving are his wife, Thelma (Wallis) Fout; three daughters and sons-in-law, Ruth Marie Fout of Gallipolis Ferry, Mary Magdalene and Lester Putney, Jr. of Point Pleasant, Martha Ann Fout of Gallipolis Ferry and fiancé Roger Halstead; and two grandchildren, Stephanie Kay and Philip Putney, both of Point Pleasant. The funeral will be Saturday, 1 PM, at the Willcoxen Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald Harding and Rev. Emmet Rawson officiating. Burial will be in the Beale Chapel Cemetery, Apple Grove. Friends may call at the Funeral Home Friday, 3 to 8 PM.
Point Pleasant Register – (Saturday, December 28, 1968)
Services Set Monday For Belva A. Fout
Funeral services for Belva A. Fout, 64, Gallipolis Ferry, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in the Wyoma Pentecostal Church at Gallipolis Ferry with burial in the Calhoun Family Cemetery. A lifelong resident of Mason County, she was born at Arlee on May 1, 1904, a daughter of the Louise M. Siders Calhoun of Gallipolis Ferry and the late John M. Calhoun. She was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Christian Church. Surviving in addition to the mother are the husband, Elza Fout; one son, Kenneth Fout of Gallipolis Ferry; two sisters, Mrs. Louise Moore of Jacksonville, Fla. and Miss Sylvia Calhoun of Oak Park, Ill., and three grandchildren. The body is at the Mohr-Stevens Funeral Home where friends may call from 6 p.m. today until noon on Sunday, when the body will be removed to the Fout home at Gallipolis Ferry. Friends may call there until time of funeral.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, October 3, 2003)
THELMA FOUT, 78, of Gallipolis Ferry, widow of Kenneth Fout, died Saturday in Pleasant Valley Hospital. She was a teacher. Funeral 1 p.m. today, Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, burial in Beale Chapel Cemetery, Apple Grove.
Point Pleasant Register, Point Pleasant, WV – (Monday, October 6, 2003)
GALLIPOLIS FERRY – Thelma Waunedia Wallis Fout, 78, of Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, went to be with the Lord Saturday, October 4, 2003, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Thelma, a daughter of the late Millard Fillmore Wallis and Stella Marie King Wallis, was born April 12, 1925, in Mason County, West Virginia. Thelma taught school at Verndale, Wyoma and Beech Hill Schools, was a cook and a teacher’s aide at Wood School and retired from Beal Elementary School after 30 years of service with the Mason County Board of Education. She always loved to see the children she had worked with over the years and reminisced with them. She took great pleasure in teaching children and watching them learn. Thelma was a devout Christian and attended many churches throughout the area. She loved her Pastor, Larry Chapman, and his wife Gail at Mt Carmel Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, and friend, who was loved dearly by her family and was always there for them in every way. She loved her girls and son-in-law, Lester, as a son. Her precious grandchildren knew they were loved without her saying a word. Thelma is survived by her daughter Ruth Marie Font of Gallipolis Ferry; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Magdalene, and Lester Putney Jr of Point Pleasant; daughter Martha Ann Fout and her companion Roger Halstead of Gallipolis Ferry; grandchildren Stephanie Kay Putney, Philip Nathan Putney (Amber). Special and dear friends, Kelli Thomas, and Virginia Ruth Kinniard. Thelma was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth O’Dell Fout, who died February 14, 1996, and an infant brother Theodore Hershel Wallis. Funeral services will be at 1 pm Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at the Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, with the Rev Larry Chapman officiating. Burial will follow in the Beale Chapel Cemetery at Apple Grove, West Virginia. Friends may call from 6-9 pm Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at the funeral home. Mom, we will miss you. Our lives will never be the same without you, but because you and Daddy loved us, prayed for us and taught us the way, we will be with you again. We love you. E-mail condolences may be sent to the family at [email protected].
Dayton Daily News – (Saturday, March 9, 2002) added Feb. 18, 2010
Fraley, Mary Darlene – age 71, of Kettering passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at Hospice of Dayton. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles J.; her parents, Curtis and Francis Burcham; sisters, Sylvia Burcham and Louise Chisam; and brothers, Bill Burcham and Bernard Burcham. She is survived by her daughters, Jackie Fraley of Kettering and Janet Jones and husband James of Huber Heights, Ohio; granddaughter Jennifer L. Jones; sisters, Carol Finley of Lebanon, Ohio, Marguerite Winegar of Huntington, WV, and Wilma Tagg of Willow Wood, Ohio; brothers Freddy Burcham of Scottown, Ohio and Ray Burcham of Huntington, WV; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Graveside services will be 1 PM Tuesday at Dayton National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Hospice of Dayton. Newcomer-Barclay Funeral Home in care of arrangements.
Ironton Tribune – Thursday, Jan. 07, 1982
Mrs. Betty Marie France, 63, of 1220 S. Main St., Milton, W.Va., died Tuesday, Jan 5, 1982, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton, by the Rev. James Pearson. Burial will be in Milton Cemetery. She was born Feb. 6, 1918, in Lincoln County, a daughter of the late Joe and Susan Sidebottom Dillon. She was owner and operator of France Beauty Shop in Milton, a member of Milton Baptist Church and Milton Improvement Association. Survivors include her husband, Lyle France: a daughter, Mrs. Mike (Donna) Daniels of Milton: two sons, Larry France of Barboursville and Joe France of Milton; a sister, Mrs. Ruby McCallister of Milton; and three grandchildren, Timmy Paul and Lise Marie Daniels and Joe Thomas France. Friends may call at Heck Funeral Home.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, December 27, 2005)
JACK D. FRANZ, 82, of Ironton, husband of Helen Sites Franz, died Sunday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Russell, Ky. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home, Ironton; burial in Zoar Cemetery, Coal Grove. Visitation from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, December 29, 2005)
Jack Franz – Dec. 2, 1923 – Dec. 25, 2005
Jack D. Franz, 82, of Ironton, died Dec. 25, 2005, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, Ky. He was born Dec. 2, 1923 in Russell, the son of Herman C. and Bessie McGuire Franz, both deceased. He was the husband of Helen Sites Franz, who survives. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II and he was retired from the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 577 in Portsmouth. He was of the Baptist faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Franklin Franz; a daughter-in-law, Karen Franz and two brothers, Hansford Franz and Gary Franz. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, and daughters-in-law, Larry D. and Melanie Franz of Ironton, Randy A. and Connie Franz of Kitts Hill and Ricky D. and Darlene Franz of Westerville, Ohio: nine grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jim Beals officiating. Burial will follow in Zoar Cemetery. Visitation will be after noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ironton Tribune – Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1993
ALBERT FREEMAN – Jan.8, 1908 – Dec. 29, 1993
South Point – Albert L. Freeman, 83, of South Point, died Wednesday at his residence after an extended illness. The South Point native was born Jan. 8, 1908, the son of the late Kyle Freeman of (and) Mary Legg Freeman. He was the husband of the late Anna Frances Netherly Freeman. He was a retired employee of the Allied Chemical Corp. and a member of the First Baptist Church in South Point. Survivors include four daughters, Thelma McComas of South Point, Doris Reyes of Alamogordo, NM, Marietta “Sam” Roevers of Prior Lake, Minn. and Linda Uterly of Ashland, KY; two sons, Gary Freeman and Dale Freeman, both of South Point; one sister, Belle Maynard of Ironton; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tom Swartzwelder officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens in South Point. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Huntington, WV – Herald Dispatch – Oct 19, 1986
Mr. Alden Isaac Freeman, 82, of Willowwood, Ohio, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 1986, in Lawrence Co General Hospital, Lawrence Co., Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, by Rev Charles Christian. Burial will in Getaway Cemetery. He was born Dec. 15, 1903, in Lawrence Co., Ohio, a son of the late John and Uella Ferris Freeman. He was a retired International Nickel Co. employee and a member of the Union United Brethren Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Estyle Keeney Freeman. Survivors include 4 daughters, Mrs. Bernice Crawford and Mrs. Betty Rainey, both of South Point, Ohio, Mrs. Dixie Scites (Sites) of Chesapeake, Ohio, Mrs. Lillian Estep of Willow Wood; 7 sons, Ralph, Marvin, and Colan Freeman, all of South Point, Ohio, William Freeman of Willow Wood, Ohio, Joe Freeman of Orlando, FL, Jack Freeman of Wilton, IA, and Paul Freeman of Worthington, KY; 2 sisters Mrs. Maude Marie Hagley of San Bernadina, CA, and Mrs. Lillian Thompson of Fort Worth, TX, 2 brothers, Charley Freeman of Crown City, Ohio, and Everette Freeman of Chesapeake, Ohio; 22 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Schneider Funeral Home.
Huntington, WV – Herald Dispatch – Thursday 4 Mar 1993
Anna M. Freeman, 81, of Chesapeake, Ohio, died Tuesday in Heartland of Riverview, South Point, Ohio. Surviving are 4 daughters, Leona Hysell, Juanita Edmunds and Judy Smoot, all of Chesapeake, Ohio, and Shirley Fetty of Proctorville, Ohio: and 2 sons, Leslie Freeman and Harold Freeman, both of Chesapeake, Ohio. Funeral will be at 11am Friday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, burial in Getaway Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. today at the funeral home.
Ironton Tribune – Thursday 4 Mar 1993
Feb. 3, 1912-March 2, 1994
Chesapeake – Anna M. Freeman, 81, of Route 2, Chesapeake, died Tuesday at Heartland of Riverview. The South Point native was born Feb. 3, 1912, the daughter of the late Cecil and Lizzie Keeney. Funeral will be at 11am Friday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, with the Rev. D.L. Webb officiating; burial will be in Getaway Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include 2 sons, Leslie Freeman and Harold Freeman, both of Chesapeake, Ohio; four daughters, Leona Hysell, Juanita Edmunds and Judy Smoot, all of Chesapeake, Ohio, and Shirley Fetty of Proctorville, Ohio; one sister, Birdie Freeman of Chesapeake; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Ironton Tribune – (Monday – February 5, 1940)
Anthony Freeman of Scottown dies; Funeral Tomorrow
Anthony C. Freeman, 68, lifelong resident of Scottown and prominent farmer of that community, died last night at his home following a brief illness. His wife died two years ago last night. Surviving him are two sons, Ralph of Scottown and Everette of Chesapeake, two sisters, Mrs. Ellen Floyd and Mrs. Mary Gilbert of Huntington and one brother, James of Huntington. Funeral services will be conducted in pleasant Ridge Church Tuesday at two p.m. by Rev. Joseph Morris, with burial in Pleasant Ridge cemetery in charge of Schneider. Friends may call at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Rucker of Scottown.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, February 6, 1940)
Anthony P. Freeman – 68 years old, of Scottown, Ohio, who died at his home Sunday night, will be buried today in Pleasant Ridge cemetery following services at 2 P.M. at the Pleasant Ridge Church with the Rev Joseph Morris, pastor of Huntington Church of Christ, officiating. Mr. Freeman, whose wife preceded him in death exactly 2 years to the day, was a lifelong resident of Scottown and a prominent farmer in the community. He is survived by 2 sons, Ralph Freeman of Scottown, Ohio and Everett Freeman of Chesapeake, Ohio: 2 sisters, Mrs. Ellen Floyd and Mrs. May Gilbert both of Huntington, WV and 1 brother, James Freeman of Huntington, WV. The body is at the home.
Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, May 3, 1953) added Feb. 8, 2010
Mrs. Augusta (McKee) Freeman, 88, beloved resident of South Point, died Saturday at 11:30 AM at her home far following an extended illness. Mrs. Freeman, familiarly known as ‘Aunt Gus’, was born May 5, 1864, at South Point, daughter of the late Joe and Parthena Pemberton McKee. Her entire life was spent in South Point. She was united in marriage to Clayton Freeman who preceded her in death in 1930. Mrs. Freeman was a devoted member of the South Point Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Frank Freeman of South Point; three daughters, Mrs. H. (Henry) C. (Bess) Bowman of Portsmouth, Mrs. E. (Edward) C. (Emma) Willis and Mrs. George Noble, both of San Diego, Calif.; foster son, Paul Jones, of South Point; a brother, Ernest McKee of Ironton; two sisters, Mrs. Lee (Gertrude) Carrico of Burlington and Mrs. Minnie Billson of Springfield. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 PM in South Point Baptist Church. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery with Phillips funeral directors in charge. The body will be at the residence where friends may call after 3 o’clock this afternoon.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Apr 25, 2009)
BERNARD E. FREEMAN, 82, of Scottown, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on April 24, 2009, at the VA Hospital, Huntington. He was born September 5, 1926, in Lawrence County, Ohio, son of the late Kelley and Birdie Keeney Freeman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Roger Freeman, and brothers, Tommy Freeman and Walter Freeman. He was a building contractor employed at the Steel of West Virginia. Bernard was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during WWII. He is survived by his wife, Lois Taylor Freeman of 62 years; two sons and daughters-in-law, Randy and Susan Freeman of Fredericksburg, Va., and Ryan and Shirley Freeman of Scottown, Ohio; seven grandchildren Angel (Linus) Morrison, Aaron (Lora) Freeman, Brandy Russ, Cassandra (Brad) Fraley, Ryan Jr. (Becky) Freeman, Joshua Freeman and Rachel Freeman; four special great-grandchildren, Jordan Freeman, Eilee Freeman, Eli Freeman and Lindsey Freeman; five additional great-grandchildren, Christian Freeman, Jenna Morrison, Nathan Russ, Abbey Russ and Jada Russ; one sister, Freida Stevens of South Point, Ohio; and daughter-in-law, Kay Freeman of Scottown, Ohio. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2009, at Hall Funeral Home by Pastor Mark Roach. Visitation will be held one hour before the service. Burial will be held in Freeman Family Cemetery, Scottown, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.
Ironton Tribune – (Friday, August 16, 1962)
After an illness of five years, Bert Freeman, 71, died Thursday at his home at 130 Howard St., Coal Grove, OH. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 PM at the Tracy Brammer Funeral Home with the Rev. William Tolliver officiating. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery. Calling hours begin at 6 PM today at the Funeral Home. Mr. Freeman was born August 4, 1891 in Wise County, Va., the only child of John and Nannie Belle Pickett Freeman. He was a veteran employee of Armco Steel Corporation, retiring in 1954. His wife, Clara Edwards Freeman died January 4, 1959. Survivors include two sons, Albert Campbell Freeman of South Point and Clarence Oakley Freeman of Oak Lawn, Ill.; four daughters, Mrs. Earl (Anita Belle) Dowling of South Point, Mrs. Margie Mae Roush and Mrs. Lester (Lillian Kathleen) Porter of Coal Grove; Mrs. Ellen Arlena Freeman at home; one brother, John Freeman of Detroit Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Young of Newhall, WV, Mrs. Gertrude Spence of Squire, WV, Mrs. Grace Adams of Dublin, WV; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. One son, John Edgar Freeman died in 1958 and a daughter, Beatrice Eileen Raymond died in infancy. Mr. Freeman was a member of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church in Wise County, Va., and a member of the United Steelworkers Local 1865, Ashland, Ky. He had lived in Lawrence County the past 24 years, moving here from Ashland, Ky. Pallbearers will be Leslie Miller, Wyborn Waller, Jack Collins, Garland Kelly, Louis Clark, James Hall.
HERALD DISPATCH – (Friday, Dec. 5, 1997)
Birdie Evelyn Freeman, 87, of of Chesapeake, widow of Kelly Freeman, died Thursday in Pulley Care Center. Survivors include one daughter, Freda Stephens of Chesapeake: and one son, Bernard Freeman of Willow Wood. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Hall Funeral Home; Rome Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ironton Tribune – (Friday, December 5, 1997)
Birdie Freeman – February 25, 1910 – December 4, 1997
Chesapeake – Birdie Evelyn Freeman, 87, of Chesapeake died Thursday in Pulley Care Center. The Lawrence County native was born February 25, 1910, a daughter of the late Cecil and Elizabeth Wepler Keeney. Survivors include one daughter, Frieda Stephens of Chesapeake; one son, Bernard Freeman of Willow Wood; nine grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Funeral will be 2 PM Saturday at Hall Funeral Home, with the Revs. Wayner Brammer and Mitchell Webb officiating.
Ironton Register – (Thursday, October 22, 1903)
DEAD IN HIS BARN – Aged C.H. Freeman was Found Sunday
C. Hall Freeman, one of the well-known residents of the South Point neighborhood, was found dead in his barn, about 6 o’clock Sunday morning, having hanged himself to a beam. Mr. Freeman had left the house about 9 o’clock Saturday night, and it is thought he hanged himself shortly after that hour, as the body gave evidence of life having been extinct for some hours. Mr. Freeman was past 60 years of age and had been mentally affected for some time. He was sent to the asylum at Athens, but came home in June, on a trial visit. It is supposed his rash act was due to a recurrence of his mental ailment. The deceased leaves four children, three boys and one girl. They are Charles, George, Edward and Dora. The funeral services were held Monday morning, the interment being at Woodland.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Saturday, Jan. 09, 1960
CARL C. FREEMAN – South Point, Ohio, who died Thursday at his home, will be buried in Ashland Cemetery following funeral services at 2 p.m. today at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake with the Rev. Rex Sandifer officiating. The body is at the funeral home.
Huntington Herald Advertiser – (Sunday, November 3, 1974)
CARL FRANKLIN FREEMAN, 64, of 1647 14th Ave., Huntington, WV, 11 A.M. tomorrow, Chapman’s Mortuary; Woodmere Memorial Park, Ironton, Ohio. Friends may call at the mortuary after 10 A.M. today.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Monday, Sept. 27, 1993
Charles P. Freeman, 81, of Crown City, Ohio, husband of Maggie Jeffers Freeman, died Saturday in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. He was a retired construction worker. He also is survived by one son, Charles W. Freeman of Scottown; and five daughters, Ella Mae Riggs of Wayne, WV, Lucille Faye Freeman of Crown City, Ohio, and Gloria Jean Clonch, Sheila June Atha and Ruth Lynn Freeman, all of Gallipolis, Ohio. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Willis Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Ohio; burial in Swan Creek Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, May 18, 1986)
Charles V. Freeman and, and 71, 521 S. Eighth St., Ironton, died Saturday at Lawrence County General Hospital following an extended illness. The he was born September 15, 1914, in South Point, the son of the late Theodore Vinton and Alice Suiter Freeman. He spent his entire life in Lawrence County. He was a retired employee of the Kyoga Pipe Corp. On December 25, 1938, he was married to Freda C. Casey Freeman, who survives. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, Steven E. Freeman of Columbus Ga., Thomas V. Freeman of Paris, Ky., and Minerva Stilton of South Point; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Edwin Schafer of Aid and Mrs. Carl (Regina) Zimmerman of Ironton; and one brother, Lawrence Freeman. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Ironton, and Masonic Lodge No. 198 of Ironton, the Scottish Rite of Columbus, the 32nd Degree, the El Hasa Temple Shriners, a charter member and past patron of Minerva Court and the Eastern Star of Waterloo No. 447. He was a graduate of South Point High School, class of 1932. Funeral services are Monday at 1 PM at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home in Ironton by Rev. Earl Bazel. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens in South Point. Friends may call from 6 to 9 PM today. Masonic services are at 6:30 PM today at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sep 20, 2008)
CHARLES W. FREEMAN, 65, of Austin, Ark., formerly of Scottown, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at St. Vincent North Hospital Sherwood, Ark. He was born February 26, 1943, in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Charles P. and Maggie Jeffers Freeman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Kevin Dean Freeman. Charles was a retired railroad electrician. He is survived by his wife, Maudie Scaggs Freeman; three sons, Charles Dale Freeman of Scottown, Ohio, James F. Freeman of Austin, Ark., and Darrell G. Freeman of Proctorville, Ohio; one daughter, Tammy Gordon of Monroe, Va.; six grandchildren; five sisters; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Sunday, September 21, 2008, at Hall Funeral Home by Elder Richard Napier. Burial will follow in Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, September 20, 2008, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Proctorville VFW Post #6878 will conduct military graveside rites. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.
IRONTON TRIBUNE – Thursday, July 7, 1949
Clarence Freeman of Athens, Ohio, formerly of North Kenova, suffered a heat stroke Wednesday afternoon while working on a farm there. Death came this morning at 10:30 o’clock. He was born July 7, 1889 at North Kenova, son of Kyle and Mary Legg Freeman. He had never married. Surviving him are his parents, these brothers and sisters; Wayne Freeman and Mrs. Dorothy Fitzpatrick of South Point, Albert and Virtle of North Kenova, Mrs. Bessie Jordan of Columbus, Mrs. Carabelle Maynard of North Kenova. One sister preceded him in death. He was a member of South Point Baptist Church. The body is at the Tracy Brammer Funeral Home. Arrangements will be announced later.
Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, March 21, 1984)
CONRAD R. FREEMAN, 69, of 304 1/2 Glendon Ave., South Point, died this morning in St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born July 11, 1914, in South Point, a son of the late George H. and Dora C. Bowman Freeman. He was a retired employee of Carter Lumber Company and was an Amry Veteran of World War II, He was a member of the First Baptist Church of South Point. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Fred (Audrea) Hamrick of Bidwell, Ohio; one brother, Glendon N Freeman of South Point; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Tracey Brammer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-9 P.M. Wednesday.
Morning Irontonian – (Friday, February 23, 1923)
David Freeman Died Late Thursday Evening After Brief Illness
David Freeman, vice president of the Freeman Grocery Company and a brother of the late Thomas Freeman, died at his home at 901 South Seventh Street, shortly after 10 o’clock Thursday evening after a brief illness of pneumonia. Mr. Freeman was born in this county on Feb. 2, 1872, being fifty-one years of age this month. Practically all his life was spent in the grocery business where he had built an enviable reputation by honest endeavor and a recognized policy of fair dealing. An honorable man of sterling integrity he enjoyed the respect and esteem of all who knew him and esteem of all who knew him and many friends throughout the county will learn with sorrow of his passing. The decedent was attacked with pneumonia but 10 days ago and while his many friends had at first feared for the outcome, they were imbued with new hope Wednesday when it was reported he had shown signs of improvement. Thursday however, he again changed for the worse and the end came about 10 o’clock. In addition to the wife, Mr. Freeman is survived by four daughters, Anna, Sadie, and Margaret Louise Smiley, all at home. Mrs. Frank Stephenson and one son, Dennie, also at home and associated with his father in the grocery business. One brother and two sisters also survive. They are George Freeman, Mrs. Frank Stapleton and Mrs. Mattie Cornell. Another brother, the late Thos. Freeman, preceded him in death last December. The funeral services will be held from the home Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock with interment in Woodland Cemetery under direction of O’Keefe and Company.
Morning Irontonian – (Sunday, February 25, 1923)
Freeman Funeral This Afternoon
The last rites over the remains of David Freeman, who died Thursday night at his home South Eighth Street, will be held at the Immanuel M. E. Church this afternoon at two o’clock with the Rev. Moore in charge. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery under direction of O’Keefe & Co.
Ironton Tribune – Tuesday, Nov. 09, 1954
Mrs. Dora C. Freeman, 81, of North Kenova, died Monday at 1 p.m. in the Ironton General Hospital. She had been in failing health for several months and had been seriously ill for the past month. She was born in Lawrence County April 16, 1973, daughter of the late T.M. and Lucy Pemberton Bowman. Her husband George H. Freeman preceded her in death in July 1918. Mrs. Bowman been a member of the South Point Baptist Church for 65 years. She was also a member of the Palmetto Counsel, Daughters of America, South Point Order of the Eastern Star and Gold Star Mothers. Surviving are the following children; Durward Freeman, South Point, Mrs. Leslie (Darlene) Henry, Ironton, Mrs. Oscar (Audrey) Hamrick, Bidwell, O., Oakley Freeman, North Kenova, Conrad and Glendon Freeman, both at home; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Remy, Ironton and Mrs. Shirley Staffer, Tiffen, O.; ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; two sons, Bernard and Clifford Freeman, a daughter, Florence and a brother, Sam Bowman, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the South Point Baptist Church with the Rev. R.L. James officiating. The body will lie in state at the church one hour preceding the service. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, September 4, 1973)
Mr. Durward N. Freeman, 79, of South Point, Ohio, died yesterday at a Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Snyder (Schneider) Funeral Home at Chesapeake, Ohio, by Minister Justice Hesson and Jerry Holman. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens at South Point, Ohio. He was born Feb. 28, 1894, in South Point, Ohio, a son of the late George and Dora Bowman Freeman. He was a U.S. Mail carrier from 1918 to 1952. He was a charter member of the South Point Church of Christ and served as an elder there for the past several years. Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Elsie Kinder Freeman; three sons Bernard, Milton and Wendell Freeman all of South Point, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Audrey Hamrick of Bidwell, Ohio; two brothers, Glendon and Conrad Freeman, both of South Point, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren. One granddaughter preceded him in death. Friends may call at funeral home after 6 p.m. today.
Ironton Tribune – (Sunday February 6, 1948)
Earl Jr. Freeman, age 20 years, died in General Hospital Friday evening at 7:10 p.m. he had been a patient there one week. Mr. Freeman was born in Ironton, October 24, 1927, son of Earl O. and Emma Freeman. His mother died in 1936 in the past few months he has made his home with an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Stanley of 402 Buckhorn St. Surviving is the father, Earl O. Freeman of Charleston, West Virginia. Two brothers, Robert of Marion, Charles of Ironton. Friends may call at the Phillips Funeral Home after noon Sunday. Services will be held at the funeral home Monday afternoon at two o’clock with the Reverend Roy Leitner in charge. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Friday, March 19, 1943
EDWARD FREEMAN – Thirty-four years old, of Proctorville, O., who died yesterday morning in a Huntington Hospital, will be buried Sunday in the Rome, O., Cemetery following funeral services at 2:30 p.m. at the Proctorville Baptist Church with Rev. William Caudill officiating. The body is at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake and will be taken to the residence this afternoon. Surviving are the widow, a son, Lowell Frederick Freeman, and a daughter, Elizabeth Freeman, both at home.
IRONTON TRIBUNE – Saturday, Sunday 21, 1989
MRS. ELSIE FREEMAN LITTERAL, 88, of South Point died Wednesday at the home of her son, Bernard Freeman. Surviving are two additional sons, Milton I. Freeman of South Point and Wendall K. Freeman of Piedmont, Texas: two step-daughters, Jean Jones of Lady Lake, Fla., and Joyce Tingle of Burlington, KY., and one stepson, Douglas Litteral of Scottown. Funeral 8 p.m. Friday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Ironton Tribune – (Monday, February 3, 1936)
Death Claimed Mrs. Emma Freeman at Her Home at South Point Sunday
Mrs. Emma Freeman, a lifelong resident of South Point passed away at 6:3- p.m. Sunday after an illness which has extended over a period of two years. Funeral services are to be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the South Point Baptist Church with Rev. Mr. Jenkins officiating. Burial is to be made in the White Cottage Cemetery under direction of Fouchter and Davidson. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton (should be Chester and Rosie) Burch. She was born March 10, 1882. On March 13, 1911 she was married to Clinton Freeman and to their union four children were born. Three of the children, Eugene, Helen and Ernest survive. Rose Elizabeth having died during infancy. One sister, Mrs. Chatfield of Ashland survives. The deceased was a splendid Christian woman and active in the affairs of the South Point Baptist Church.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, Nov 07, 2010)
ERMA L. FREEMAN, 68 of Scottown, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord and her beloved husband, Kelley Freeman, on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. She was born Oct. 18, 1942, to the late Earnest and Lucy Bonecutter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Linda Rood: and one brother, Ray Bonecutter. She is survived by three daughters, Sheila Mays, Nancy (Jason) Wright and Mary Freeman; two sons, Sunney Freeman and Gary Freeman; three granddaughters, Megan Thomas, Alexis and Haley Simpkins; three grandsons, Sunney and Aaron Freeman, and Michael Thomas; five great-grandchildren, Justyn and Mikayli Freeman, Wyatt, Logan and McKaila McCormick; one brother, Gene Bonecutter; a very special friend, Noah Thacker. Erma is described by her children as the best mother in the world. They loved her very much and will miss her every day. Her grandchildren thought she was the best granny and will always love and miss her. She attended Rose of Sharon Church. She loved to attend service and loved everyone there. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, by Pastor Gordon Simpson. Burial will follow at Perkins Ridge Cemetery, Scottown, Ohio. Visitation will be held 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.
Ironton Tribune – (Monday, November 13, 1961)
Ernest C. Freeman
Mr. Freeman, 87, retired grocer and farmer of South Point, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday in General Hospital where he had been a patient for six days. He was born in South Point on September 13, 1874, a son of the late Kelley and Elizabeth Roman Freeman. He was educated in Lawrence County schools and retired as a farmer 10 years ago. He was married March 12, 1911 to the Emma M. Birch, who died in 1936. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Rose Marie, two brothers and a sister. Mr. Freeman was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Survivors are two sons, Eugene and Ernest of South Point; one daughter, Mrs. Helen McClure of South Point; four grandchildren and one brother, Cecil of North Kenova. The body is at Tracy Brammer Funeral home. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Jayne officiating. Burial will be in White Cottage Cemetery, South Point. Friends may call at the Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Ironton Tribune – (Monday, June 15, 1959)
Ernest R. Freeman, 63, of North Kenova, died Sunday morning in a Huntington hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Freeman was born May 23, 1896, son of James Freeman of Sharon, W.Va. He was an employee of the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Lock 28. He was a member of the Burlington Methodist Church, and the South Point Masonic Lodge No. 497. He was a veteran of World War I. Surviving are his wife, Iva Mae Freeman; two daughters, Mrs. David Saunders of Richmond, Va., Mrs. Nelvin Noble of North Kenova; a two sons, Gerald and Donald Freeman of North Kenova, Mrs. Melvin Noble of North Kenova. He is survived by his father; three brothers, Howard and Elmer Freeman of New Boston, Ohio, and Herman Freeman of Giles, W.Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Otto Steed of New Boston, Ohio, Mrs. James Segraves of Miami, W.Va. and Mrs. Hazel Talbott of Charleston. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm in Burlington Methodist Church, with burial following in Greenlawn Cemetery, Huntington. The body is at Schneider Funeral Home where friends may call. It (the body) will be taken to the residence at 2 p.m. Tuesday where friends may call. South Point Masonic Lodge services at the residence 7:30 pm Tuesday.
The Herald Dispatch – Friday, March 31, 1989
Estill Milton Freeman, 76, of Ironton, died Thursday in Bryant Health Care Center. He was a retired truck driver. Surviving are two daughters, Helen Rice of Lexington, KY, and Mary Ellen Mullins of Hatboro, PA. Steen Funeral Home, Ashland, KY is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
Ironton Tribune – (Friday, December 13, 1974)
MRS. ESTYLE KEENEY FREEMAN, 67, of Linville, Ohio, died Wednesday, Dec 11, 1974 at a Huntington hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday 2 p.m. at Union United Brethren Church at Proctorville, Ohio by the Rev. Orville Carrico & Rev. Charles Christian. Burial will be in the Getaway Cemetery, Getaway, Ohio. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services. She was born Jan. 27, 1907 in Lawrence County Ohio, a daughter of the late Cecil & Lizzie Weppler Keeney. She was a member of the Union United Brethren Church. Survivors include the husband Alden Freeman: four daughters, Mrs. Bernice Crawford, of South Point, Ohio. Mrs. Betty Caldwell, of South Point, Ohio, Mrs. Dixie Sites, of Chesapeake, Ohio, Mrs. Pauline Adkins of Willowwood, Ohio; seven sons, Ralph Freeman, of Proctorville, Ohio, Joe Freeman, of Hialeah. Fla., Jack Freeman, of South Point, Ohio, Marvin Freeman, of South Ohio, Paul Freeman, of Chesapeake, Ohio, Colan Freeman, of South Point, Ohio, William Freeman, of Willowwood, Ohio; twenty grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Venus Lake, Mrs. Mary Leffingwell, Mrs. Birdie Freeman and Mrs. Anna Freeman, all of Chesapeake, Ohio. Friends may call at the Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, after 6 p.m. Friday.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Friday, March 19, 1943
EDWARD FREEMAN – Thirty-four years old, of Proctorville, O., who died yesterday morning in a Huntington Hospital, will be buried Sunday in the Rome, O., Cemetery following funeral services at 2:30 p.m. at the Proctorville Baptist Church with Rev. William Caudill officiating. The body is at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake and will be taken to the residence this afternoon. Surviving are the widow, a son, Lowell Frederick Freeman, and a daughter, Elizabeth Freeman, both at home.
IRONTON TRIBUNE – Friday, April 12, 1957
Freedman Floyd 44
RUN DOWN BY DRUNK DRIVER
4TH TRAFFIC FATALITY
JAIL HUNTINGTON MAN IN FREEMAN DEATH
A 44-year-old riverboat deckhand was killed instantly Thursday night on U.S. 52, one mile west of South Point when he was struck by an automobile. Driver of the car is being held in County Jail. State highway patrolman said the pedestrian was Floyd Freeman, of Rt. 3, (Newcastle). He was the fourth traffic fatality here this year and the second in less than a week. Walter M. Allen, 26, of 902 Bruce Street, Huntington, driver of car, was charged with driving while intoxicated. Official said involuntary manslaughter charges may be filed tonight or Saturday. Allen is scheduled to be arraigned before Mayor D.R. Pemberton, South Point, tonight. The patrol’s report of the accident was as follows: Freeman and his son-in-law, Jack Goody, 21, of Maysville, Ky., were crossing Rt. 52. Both sighted the oncoming car; Freeman ran off the pavement to avoid being hit. The car went off the highway and struck Freeman knocking him 208 feet onto the lawn at United Steel Workers union hall. Goody reported he ran the opposite direction and was not injured. Dr. Harry Nenni, county medical examiner, said Freeman was killed instantly from a fractured skull, fractured legs and broken neck. His left leg was amputated by force of the collision. State Patrolman and auxiliary members were notified by telephone that a man had been hit by an automobile near Porter’s Truck Stop. The information said the driver failed to stop and was headed east on route 52. Officers set up a roadblock in front of the South Point Post and Allen, driving a 1952 Buick, was apprehended at 11:20 p.m. The front end of the car was badly damaged. Freeman was the second pedestrian to be killed in this county this year. Ray Dotson, 17, of Proctorville Rt. 1, was fatally injured March 29, Billy Lee Reeves, 20, of Huntington, a passenger, died January 13. Lewis Edgar Huff, 39, of South Point Rt. 1, was the counties third fatality. He was instantly killed last Sunday on Rt. 52 at South Point. Mr. Freeman was employed as a deckhand with Ohio River Company. He was born in Lawrence County, September 9, 1912, son of James L. Freeman of Milton, W. VA. and the late Sarah Ferris Freeman. Surviving are the wife; Lola Neil Freeman; two daughters, Mrs. Irvin (Bernice) McCann, of North Kenova and Mrs. Jack (Patricia) Goody, of Maysville, Ky.; four brothers, Ernest R. Freeman, of North Kenova, Elmer J. Freeman, of Franklin Furnace, William H. Freeman, of Leesburg, Ohio, Herman Freeman, of Giles, W. VA.; four sisters, Mrs. Otto (Bertha) Steed, of New Boston, Mrs. Walter (Jean) Lueth, of Sedgwick, Colo., Mrs. Charles (Hazel) Talbot, of St. Albans, W. VA. and Mrs. James (Marian) Seagraves, of Miami, W. VA. and two grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home with Revs. Vernon Nicely and Brooklyn Walker officiating. Burial will be Burlington Cemetery. The body is at the Funeral home where friends may call after 3 p.m. Saturday.
Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, December 1, 1971)
Frank H. Freeman, 75, of South Point Rt. 2, who died Monday, will be buried in Highland Memorial Gardens of South Point after funeral services Thursday at 1 p.m. at the South Point First Baptist Church by the Rev. Gale Buckles and the Rev. Gerald Niswender. Born April 25, 1896, at South Point, he was the son of the late Clayton and Augusta McKee Freeman. He was a retired sergeant of the guard at Allied Chemical Co. at South Point, a Veteran of World War I, a member of the South Point Masonic Lodge and the South Point First Baptist Church. Survivors include the widow, Nancy Ison Freeman. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home at Ironton today after 6 p.m. The body will be taken to the Church one hour before services.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Monday, November 9, 1987)
Freda C. Freeman, 71, of South Point, Ohio, died Saturday at her residence after a long illness. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Minerva Stilton of South Point; and two sons, Stephan Freeman and Thomas V. Freeman, both of Columbus, Ga. Funeral 1 PM Tuesday at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home, Ironton, Ohio; burial in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio. Friends may call from 6 to 9 PM Monday at the Funeral Home.
Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, November 10, 1987)
Freda C. Freeman, 71, of South Point, Ohio, formerly of Ironton, Ohio, died Saturday at her residence. She was born July 15, 1916, in Ironton, a daughter of the late Henry H. and Carrie Smith Casey. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ironton. She was past matron and charter member of Minerva Court, No. 31, Order Amaranth; a charter member and past worthy high priest of the White Shrine of Waterloo; and a member of Order of Eastern Star, Waterloo. She was a 1935 graduate of Ironton High School. She was preceded in death her husband, Charles V. Freeman. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Mark (Minerva) Stilton of South Point; two sons, Steven E. Freeman of Columbus, Ga., and Thomas V. Freeman of Paris, Ky,; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, one brother, James E. Casey of Ashland, Ky.; and one sister, Margaret Sweetman of Maderia Beach, Fla. Funeral services are today at 1 PM at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home by Clarence Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Friday, August 04, 1989
Glendon F. Freeman, 72, of 304 N. Kenova Road, South Point, died Thursday at his home. He was born on Feb. 18, 1917, in South Point and was the son of the late George H. and Dora C. Freeman. He was a retired control operator with Allied Chemical after 26 years’ service. He was a veteran of U.S. Army, serving in World War II. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Graveside services are Monday, 10:30 A.M., Woodland Cemetery, by the Rev. Paul Miller. There will be no visitation. Tracy Brammer Funeral Home is in charge with arrangements.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, January 14, 1999)
Glenn David Freeman Sr, 70, of Huntington, formally of Ona, widower of Shirley Short Freeman, died Wednesday in St. Mary’s Hospital. He was retired from Cabell County Board Education. Survivors include three daughters, Marcia Blake of Huntington, Mona Bledsoe of Lesage and Lorrain Glover of Ona; one son, Glenn D. Freeman Jr of Ona; one sister, Maye Nowlan of Ona; and his father, Lester Short of Huntington. Funeral 1 PM Friday at Cox Landing United Methodist Church; burial in Herrenkohl Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 PM today at Heck Funeral Home and Friday at the church one hour prior to the service.
IRONTON TRIBUNE, (Monday, July 5, 1982)
MR. HAROLD E. FREEMAN: 80 of Chesapeake, Route 2, Ohio, died Saturday, July 3. 1982, in Valley Care Center, South Point, Ohio. Funeral services 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, by the Rev. Charles Christian and the Rev. Raymond Bragg. Burial will follow in Union United Brethren Church Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio; He was born Dec. 11, 1901, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a son of the late John and Ella Ferris Freeman. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by four daughters Mrs. Leona Hysell, Mrs. Juanita Edmunds and Mrs. Judy Smoot, all of Chesapeake, and Shirley Fetty of Proctorville; two sons, Leslie Freeman of Miami, Fla., and Harold “Butch” Freeman of Chesapeake; 13 grandchildren: 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grand child; two sisters Mrs. Maude Hagley of San Bernardino, Calif., and Mrs. Lillie Thompson of Fort Worth, Texas; and four brothers, Alden Freeman of Wallowed, Ohio. Kelly and Everett Freeman; both of Chesapeake, and Charles Freeman of Crown City, Ohio. Friends may call after 6 P.M. Monday at the Hall Funeral Home.
IRONTON TRIBUNE – Friday, November 16, 1984
Haskell C. Litteral, 80, of South Point, died Thursday in St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born August 6, 1904, in Johnson County, Ky., a son of the late Grant and Louisa Bailey Litteral. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Meeda Sawyer Litteral, one son, James Litteral, and five sisters. He was a member of the South Point Church of Christ and was a retired employee of Allied Chemical Corp. Survivors include his wife, Elsie Freeman Litteral; two daughters, Mrs. Jean Jones of Lady Lake Fla., and Mrs. Joyce Tingle of Burlington, Ky.; one son, Harold Litteral of Scottown; three stepsons, Bernard Freeman and Dustin Freeman, both of South Point, and Wendell Freeman of Georgia West, Texas; three brothers, Ernest Litteral and Ray Litteral, both of Wheelersburg, and Raleigh Litteral of St. Louis, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; 11 step grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and 16 step great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, by Mr. Austin Moore and Minister Chuck Forsythe. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today.
Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, March 7, 1929)
Death claims I.W. Freeman.
Isaac W. Freeman, 85, Civil War Veteran died Wednesday evening at his home near Ensee after an illness of one year with heart trouble. He is survived by 2 sons, John Freeman of McKinney Creek and James McKinney (Freeman?) of Fort Gay (Kayford?), WV and 2 daughters, Mrs. Viller (Lona) Johnson and Mrs. Creed (Hulda) Henson, both residing near Ensee. The funeral services will be held at the Pomaria Baptist church Friday afternoon at 2 P.M. by Rev Perry Brammer. Burial will be made in Pomaria cemetery under the direction of by Undertaker Schneider of Getaway. Note: Encee is believed to be Nelson Cox’s place. According to Nora Hamlin of Proctorville – Isaac Freeman was a deacon at Pine Grove Church off Greasy Ridge on Slate Run.
Portsmouth, Ohio Newspaper – (Saturday 11/19/1960)
James L. Freeman, 86, of Miami, WV, died at 12 p.m. Friday at the home of a son, Howard W. Freeman, 3737 1/2 Gallia St., New Boston, Ohio. He had been ill four months. Born Feb. 4, 1874, at Chesapeake, Ohio, he was a son of the late Isaac and Rebecca Moore (Foreman) Freeman. Surviving are two other sons, Elmer J. of New Boston, William H. of Coalfork, WV; three daughters, Mrs. Bertha A. Steed, 3164 Gallia St, New Boston, Mrs. Hazel Talbott of Charleston, WV, Mrs. Marion Seagraves of Miami, WV, and a sister, Mrs. Hilda (Hulda) Henson of Getaway, Ohio. Mr. Freeman was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Sarah Farris Freeman, four sisters, four sons, three daughters and two brothers. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church of Miami, WV. Funeral services are to be at Pomaria Baptist Church at Chesapeake with the Rev. William Lee officiating. Burial is to be in the church cemetery under direction of Pennington – Sowards Funeral Home. Friends may call at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Bertha A. Steed, 3164 Gallia St., New Boston, Ohio, after 7 tonight.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, February 28, 1950)
JAMES N. FREEMAN – Seventy-five years old, of Ona Route 1, who died yesterday morning at his home, will be buried in the Arthur Cemetery following funeral services at 2 P.M. tomorrow at the Beulah Ann Baptist Church on Cabell Creek with the Rev. Sam Jefferson and the Rev. Wilburn Ray officiating. Mr. Freeman was a retired Cabell County farmer. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Rachel Freeman; two daughters, Mrs. Audrey Nowlin of Lesage and Mrs. Maye Nowlin of Ona; four sons, Glen Freeman, at home, Morton and Ralph of Ona, and Willard Freeman of Lesage, and nine grandchildren. The body will be taken to the home of a brother-in-law, S.A. Lullen, at 2 P.M. today from the Heck Funeral Home at Milton.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Monday, December 17, 2007)
JOHN CHARLES FREEMAN, 91, of Ironton, husband of Edna Freeman, died Saturday at Jo-Linn Health Care Center. He was retired from Dayton Malleable. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at O’Keefe Baker Funeral Home.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Apr. 18, 2003
JOHN “EVERETT” FREEMAN, 85, of Scottown, husband of Juanita Freeman, died Wednesday in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. Graveside service 2 p.m. today at Pomaria Cemetery. No visitation. Donations may be made to the Linville Cemetery Association. Arrangements by Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville.
Ironton Tribune – (Friday, January 15, 1960) added Sept. 22 , 2010
John Thomas Freeman, 61, of North Kenova, died Thursday at 1 pm in a Huntington hospital. Mr. Freeman was a school bus driver in the South Point school district. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lula Freeman; two daughters, Ruby and Sally Freeman, at home; one sister, Mrs. Nancy Butcher of North Kenova; and four brothers, Samuel and Alfred Freeman of Logan, W.Va., Ernest Freeman of North Kenova and Joseph Freeman of Chicago. The body is at Schneider Funeral Home.
Huntington, WV – Herald Dispatch Pg 10, 1 Sept 1954
John W. Freeman – 88 years old, of Proctorville, died yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Adrian Brown, with whom he resided. Mr. Freeman was a member of the Pomaria Baptist Church. Additional survivors include six other daughters, Mrs. Carrie Adkins of Huntington, Mrs. Myrtie Stevens and Mrs. Wilda Hagley of Proctorville, Mrs. Maude Hagley of Detroit, MI, Mrs. Lillie Thompson of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Lesta Keeney of Glendale, Ohio; six sons, Harold, Alden and Kelly Freeman of Chesapeake, Carl Freeman of Huntington, WV, Charley Freeman of Scottown, Ohio, and Everrett Freeman of Proctorville, Ohio; a brother James of Kayford, and a sister Mrs. Hilda (Hulda) Henson of Chesapeake, Ohio. The body is at the Schneider Funeral Home in Chesapeake, Ohio.
Huntington, WV – Herald Dispatch – 12 Jun 1990
Mrs. Judy G. Freeman, 41, of South Point, Ohio, died Monday, June 11, 1990, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, WV . Funeral services will be conducted at 2 P.M. Wednesday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, by the Rev Cleo Wilson. Burial will be in Linville, Ohio, Cemetery. She was born Aug. 17, 1948, in Ironton, Ohio, a daughter of Elsie Sullivan Nance of South Point, Ohio, and the late Devern Nance. She was a former employee of Huntington Hospital and was a member of the Creed Christian Baptist Church. Additional survivors include her husband, Colon C. Freeman; 2 daughters and a son-in-law, Lori and Jeff Blackburn of Proctorville, Ohio, and Julie Freeman at home; 1 granddaughter, Emily Blackburn of Proctorville, Ohio, 1 sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Rob Steep of Huntington, WV ; and 3 brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and Kim Nance of Barboursville, WV , Jeff and Kathy Nance of Scottown, Ohio, and Jon and Marlin Nance of Columbus, Ohio. Friends may call from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. Tuesday at Schneider Funeral Home.
IRONTON TRIBUNE JUNE 11, 1990
SOUTH POINT — Mrs. Judy G. Freeman, 41, wife of Colon C. Freeman, died Monday in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. In addition to her husband. survivors- include her mother, Elsie Sullivan Nance of South Point; and two daughters, Lori Blackburn of Proctorville and Julie Freeman of South Point. Services are Wednesday, 2 p.m., at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, with burial at Linville Cemetery. Visitation is tonight, 6 to 9 P.M., at the funeral home.
Huntington, WV – Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, Ferbruary 11, 1969)
Miss Karen Sue Freeman, 21, of 407 2nd Ave, Chesapeake, Ohio, died Monday in an Ironton, Ohio, Hospital. Born Oct 21, 1947, in Lawrence Co., Ohio, she was a daughter of James and Freda Freeman Stephens of Chesapeake, Ohio. Surviving in addition to the parents include a sister, Mrs. Phyllis Henderson and the grandparents, Kelly and Birdie Freeman of Chesapeake, Ohio. The body is at the Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio.
Huntington, WV – Herald Dispatch – 17 May 1983
Kelley L. Freeman, 77, of Rt. 2, Chesapeake, Ohio, husband of Erma Bonecutter Freeman, died Sunday at his residence. Also surviving are 4 daughters, Sheila, Nancy and Mary Freeman, all at home and Freda Stephens of Chesapeake, Ohio, and 4 sons, Sonny and Gary Freeman, both of home, Walter Freeman of Chesapeake, Ohio and Bernard Freeman of Scottown, Ohio. Funeral at 2 P.M. tomorrow at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, burial in Perkins Ridge Cemetery, Chesapeake, Ohio. Friends may call from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. today at the funeral home.
IRONTON TRIBUNE – Monday, March 24, 1969
Kyle Freeman, 94, of South Point, was pronounced dead on arrival at Lawrence County General Hospital at 9:30 A.M. today. Mr. Freeman, a lifelong residence of South Point, was a farmer in the area in that area and retired employee of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Co. His wife, Mary Alice, preceded him in death. Surviving are two sons, Albert Freeman of South Point, with whom he resided for nine years; and Virtle of Columbus; three daughters, Mrs. Garland (Dorothy) Fitzpatrick, of South Point, Mrs. Ova (Bessie) Jordan of Columbus, Mrs. Belle Maynard of Bridgeton, N.J.; 20 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; one grandson reared in his home, John Freeman of South Point; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Gibson of South Point and Mrs. Sally Blakeman of Ironton. The body is at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – Jan. 16, 2002
LESLIE “LES” DELBERT FREEMAN, 69, of Chesapeake, widower of Lucille Pauley Freeman, died Tuesday in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Huntington. Survivors include one son, Michael Freeman of Huntington; one daughter, Elizabeth Freeman of Milton; three sisters, Leona Hysell and Juanita Edmunds, both of Chesapeake, and Shirley Fetty of Proctorville; and one brother, Harold “Butch” Freeman of Chesapeake. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville; burial in Getaway Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
IRONTON TRIBUNE – (Thursday, May 30, 1996)
LOLA FREEMAN
Aug. 22, 1918-May 28, 1996
HANGING ROCK – Lola E. Freeman, 77, of Hanging Rock died Tuesday at Bryant Health Center, Ironton. The Kanawha County, W.Va., native was born Aug. 22, 1918, the daughter of the late Watt and Maggie Higgenbotham Neal. She was the wife of the late Floyd Freeman. She was a cook for the Oasis Restaurant, retiring in 1970. She attended Kanawha County schools and had lived in the Ironton area since 1955. She also was a member of Hanging Rock Apostolic Church of God. Survivors include a daughter, Pat Goody Crabbs of Hanging Rock; ten grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; and a brother, Kenneth Neal of Chelsea, Mich.. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Bernice McCann, a sister, Mary “Toots” Holbrook; and seven brothers, George Neal, Everett Neil, Clyde Neal, Chester Neal, Donald Neal, Ronald Neal and Ernest Neal. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hanging Rock Apostolic Church of God, with elders Glenn Jenkins and Willard Large officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Burlington. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home. The body will lay in state one hour before the funeral at the church.
IRONTON TRIBUNE – Wednesday, July 3, 1991
Mabel Fuller, 90, of Portsmouth, formerly of Ironton, died Tuesday afternoon in Scioto Memorial Hospital in Portsmouth. The Windsor Township native taught school in Windsor Township and was a member of the Coal Grove Memorial United Methodist Church and an associate member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Portsmouth. She was the wife of the late Rex Fuller and the daughter of the late Elijah W. Murdock and Jane Ann Wells Murdock. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Coal Grove Memorial United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Victor B. Wallace and Gary Beckwith officiating. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery in Proctorville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Don (Jean) Butler of Ironton, Marcella Fuller of Nashville, Tenn., and Mrs. Jimmy (Stella Jane) Willis of Ironton; six grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and one sister Alice Schneider of Coal Grove. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Audrey Fuller and one son, Rex Fuller II.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Monday, Mar 05, 2001)
MAGGIE MARIE FREEMAN, 76, of Gallipolis, widow of Charles P. Freeman, died Saturday in Holzer Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Survivors include on son, Charles W. Freeman of Arkansas; five daughters, Ella Mae Riggs of Wayne, Gloria Jean Clonch of Cheshire, Ruth Lynn Freeman of Crown City and Lucille Fay Freeman and Sheila June Atha, both of Gallipolis; three sisters, Maude Fife, Emma Fallon and Virginia Blazer, all of Gallipolis; and one brother, Manford O. Jeffers of Gallipolis. Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday at Willis Funeral Home; burial in Swan Creek Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
THE IRONTON TRIBUNE – (Sunday, May 9, 1954)
MRS. KYLE FREEMAN
Mrs. Mary Alice Freeman, wife of Kyle Freeman, died at her North Kenova residence at five o’clock Saturday morning following a two year illness. She had been in serious condition in the last two weeks. She was born on Solida Creek, January 3, 1882, daughter of the late William and Lecta Johnson Legg. Mrs. Freeman spent her entire life in the South Point area. On September 14, 1898, she was united in marriage to Kyle Freeman who survives. Mrs. Freeman was a lifelong member of the South Point Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to be husband, are these children; Wayne Freeman, South Point; Albert Freeman, North Kenova; Mrs. Dorothy Fitzpatrick, South Point; Mrs. Bessie Jordan, Columbus, (Ohio); Mrs. Cara Belle Maynard, North Kenova; Birtle Freeman, North Kenova and John Freeman, North Kenova. Eighteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren survive in addition to a sister, Mrs. Minnie Reynolds of South Point and a brother, Frank Legg of Columbus. A son and a daughter and one brother preceded her in death. The body is at the Tracy Brammer Funeral Home were friends may call after two this afternoon. Last rights will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Cal Whaley officiating. Interment will be in the White Cottage Cemetery, South Point.
Austin Peel & Son Funeral Home Guestbook – Sunday, September 27, 2009 added September 18, 2011
Merlin Freeman Merlin Freeman, age 77, passed from this life September 27, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Dorothy, three children, David and wife Dee of Houston, Deborah of Pflugerville, and Denise and husband J.D Green of Spring, 11 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and 3 brothers in W.VA. He was Valedictorian of his class in Chapmanville W. VA., worked for about four years in the coal mines and then joined the Air Force during the Korean War. While stationed at Lakeland Air Force base he fell in love with Texas. He worked for Mrs. Baird’s Bakeries in Ft. Worth for 40 years. He came up in the company moving to Austin then Houston. At retirement he was Senior Production Manager of all Mrs. Baird’s plants. Visitation is Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Austin Peel and Son Funeral Home. Service will be October 1 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, May 30, 1939) added Sept. 30, 2010
Mrs. Willy P. Freeman -Sixty-seven years old, of 1516 Adams Avenue, died last night in a Huntington hospital after a lingering illness. The body will remain at the Reger Funeral Home pending the completion of funeral arrangement. Surviving are two sons, Robert and Thomas Freeman, of Huntington, and three brothers, Robert and Ellsworth Pinnick of Huntington and Harvey Pinnick of Columbus, Ohio.
Huntington Herald Dispatch – MILTON LESLIE FREEMAN – (Jan 15, 2009)
MILTON LESLIE FREEMAN, 84, of South Point, Ohio, went to be with the Lord January 13, 2009, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2009, Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, Minister Michael Trivette officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio. Mr. Freeman was born October 18, 1924, the second son of the late Durward Neal Freeman and Elsie Gladys Kinder Freeman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by younger brother Wendell Kinder Freeman. He is survived by older brother Bernard Harrison Freeman of Odessa, Texas. Milt, as he was known to most of his friends and family, was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ and regularly attended the congregation in South Point, Ohio, for more than 50 years. He graduated from South Point High School in 1942 and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps shortly thereafter for the duration of World War II plus six months. He signed up for flight school and became a fighter pilot, but much to his dismay, was made a flight instructor stationed in New Mexico. He longed to be assigned overseas and eventually took training to become a bomber pilot, but the war ended before he realized his dream of serving in combat. Milt’s life was blessed with two wonderful women, each of whom shared a portion of their lives with him. After the war, in June, 1946, he returned home and married Lois Kathryn Wilson, to which union were born two children, Linda Kay Freeman Clifford and Jeffry Milton Freeman. He was preceded in death by Lois in 1974, but is survived by both children. In September 1982, he married Ruth Bryant Edwards. He is also survived by her and three loving stepchildren, Chuck Edwards, Tom Edwards and Jackie Edwards Ellis. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, Kristopher M. Clifford, Amber K. Clifford, Wyatt C. Freeman, Dayne A. Freeman, Rachel Freeman, Brandon Lowery, Beth Ann Edwards King, Chaz Edwards, Trinka M. Cunnup, Jennifer M. Edwards, and Thomas Edwards Jr., as well as seven great-grandchildren. He has also left behind many cousins, nieces and nephews, too numerous to name and one beloved dog named Cindi. He will be remembered by some, in his younger years, as an avid boat racer who won many trophies, including several World Championships. He was also an enthusiastic gardener and loved to work outdoors. He will be missed by those he left behind, all of whom miss him and love him. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Schneider-Griffin Funeral
| Freeman Ralph 1942 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Friday, Dec. 19, 1942 RALPH FREEMAN – Twenty-nine years old, of Scottown, Ohio, died yesterday at 4:30 p.m. at the home of an aunt, Mrs. Lennie Lewis, 2313 Jefferson Avenue, after a two-year illness. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant Ridge Church by the Rev. Joe M. Morris of the Church of Christ, Tenth Avenue and Twenty-first street, Huntington. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge cemetery. Surviving in addition to the aunt is a brother, Everette of Proctorville. The body will be at the Schneider funeral home at Chesapeake until the funeral. |
| Freeman Roger E 2004 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Mar. 4, 2004 ROGER EDMOND FREEMAN, 56, of Scottown, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Graveside service will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2004, at Locust Grove Cemetery, Willow Wood, Ohio, by Pastor Walter Wood. He was born November 30, 1947, in Cabell County, W.Va., son of Bernard and Lois Taylor Freeman of Scottown, Ohio. He was an employee of BASF for 33 years, was a graduate of Chesapeake High School, and was a lifetime resident of Lawrence County. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife Leslie K. Freeman; son Warren Scott Tagg of Scottown, Ohio; daughter and son-in-law, Tracey L. and Garland Arnoldt and special grandson, Codi L. Arnoldt all of Chesapeake, Ohio; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ryan and Shirley Freeman and Randy and Susan Freeman, all of Scottown; nephews Aaron and Ryan Freeman; nieces Cassey Freeman, Angel Freeman, and Brandy Russ. There will be no visitation. Hall Funeral Home Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements. The family would like to express a special thanks to Hospice and staff Penny, Lee Anne, and Julia. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice. Condolences may be expressed to the family at http://www.timeformemory.com/hall. |
| Freeman Rosa Meyer 1938 Ironton Tribune – (Friday, February 4, 1938) YEAR’S ILLNESS BRINGS DEATH MRS. ROSA FREEMAN OF SCOTTOWN DIED THIS MORNING, FUNERAL MONDAY Mrs. Rosa Freeman, 65, wife of A.C. Freeman, died at her home in Scottown this morning at 4:30 o’clock following a year’s illness. Her funeral will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at Scottown by Rev. E.P. Watson, with burial in Woodland cemetery in charge of Undertaker Schneider. Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Moulton of Detroit, one brother, Sanford Meyers of Scottown, and one sister, Mrs. Oscar Herdman of Warren, Ohio. |
| Freeman Rosemary Hayes 1991 IRONTON TRIBUNE – (Sunday, June 16, 1991) CHESAPEAKE – Rosemary Freeman, 49, of Proctorville, died Saturday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. She was the daughter of the late Carroll S. and Elizabeth Wilkes Hayes. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Schneider Funeral Home in Chesapeake. Burial will be at Highlawn Memorial Gardens in South Point. Visitation is 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include one son, Terry Freeman, at home; two sisters, Carroll Joyce Wright of Scottown and Rita Heinz of Chesapeake; and one brother, the Rev. Michael Hayes of Webster Grove, Mo. |
| Freeman Ruth Boldman 2009 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, Nov 22, 2009) RUTH EMILY BOLDMAN FREEMAN, 87, formerly of South Point, Ohio, passed from this life November 15, 2009, in Odessa, Texas, surrounded by family. Born April 26, 1922, in Schenectady, N.Y., she graduated from South Point High School. Surviving is her husband of 68 years, Bernard Freeman; daughter, Carole Lynn (Dwane) Bell of Odessa; son, John Neil Freeman of South Point; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A daughter, Rebecca Sue, preceded her in death at age 6. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made in her name to Ohio Valley Christian University, 1 Campus View Drive, Vienna, WV 26105-8000. Condolences may be sent to [email protected]. |
| Freeman Sarah Davis 2008 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, Dec 09, 2008) SARAH ELIZABETH FREEMAN, 88 of Ona, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord December 7, 2008, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville, W.Va., by Rev. Jackie Clark and Rev. Simon Morrison. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. She was born April 10, 1920, in Lesage, W.Va., a daughter of the late Benjamin and Eva Pearl Waugh Davis. She was a member of Mount Union Missionary Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School and played the piano. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Freeman, one son and daughter-in-law, Denver “Chuck” and Connie Freeman and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and Larry Estep of Barboursville, and Vickie and Matt Sigman of Huntington, W.Va.; three sons and daughters-in-law, John “Ed” and Sharon Freeman of Huntington, Steve and Helen Freeman and Don Freeman and his companion Ruth Ann Wyant, all of Ona; one sister, Opal Argabrite of Barboursville; one brother and sister-in-law, Arrie and Susie Davis of Milton, W.Va.; two sisters-in-law, Maye Nowlin and Myrtle Davis, both of Ona; grandchildren and their spouses, Brad and Rhonda Estep, Cyndi and Bill Smith, Brooke Gibson, Brice Gibson, Brian and Rhonda Freeman, Tammy and Eric Wintz, Steven and Zach Freeman, Chad and Melody Freeman, Nikki and Rodney Midkiff; four great-grandchildren, Baylee Freeman, Braxton Freeman, Nicholas and Kristyn Wintz; and several nieces, nephews and friends. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace. |
| Freeman Thomas 63 1922 DEATH CAME UNHERALDED TO THOMAS FREEMAN – ENROUTE TO BUSINESS MEETING WHEN STRICKEN PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN Was Stricken by Apoplexy Early Tuesday Evening The Morning Irontonian, Ironton, Ohio—Wednesday Dec. 6, 1922 Terrible in suddenness and bringing grief to probably as many friends as were ever possessed by any one man of this city, came the news early Tuesday evening that Thomas Freeman, prominent businessman had succumbed to an attack of apoplexy while enroute to a meeting of his Building & Loan Company. Mr. Freeman had just left his home at 718 South 4ths. St. after the evening meal with the intention of attending a meeting of the Lawrence Savings and Loan Company, of which he was President. As he quitted his home, he met Clint Perdue, lifelong friend and the two walked down the street together. Mr. Perdue stated that he and Mr. Freeman discussed events of their boyhood and that the latter was apparently in good health and was plainly in a cheerful mood. Just as the men reached the corner of 4th. & Center Sts. Mr. Freeman was stricken. His companion was startled to see him stagger and sway backward. Before he could recover from his astonishment Mr. Freeman had fallen. Help was hastily summoned, and the stricken man was removed to the home of Dr. Hunter, nearby. There stimulants were administered, artificial respiration was resorted to and everything that medical science could do was done but without avail. Mrs. Freeman was summoned and reached Dr. Hunter’s residence before the end came but Mr. Freeman never regained consciousness. Mr. Freeman was born near South Point, this county, and was 63 years of age. He has been a residence of this city for the past 30 years, most of which time he has been engaged in the grocery business. For several years he conducted a grocery at 4th. & Lawrence Sts. and later established the Freeman Grocery at 3rd. & Vernon Sts. He sold the latter business about two years ago and became interested in the Markin-Blanton Co., wholesale grocers, where he was a director at the time of his death. For the last few years, he has been an active operator in real estate and conducted an extensive business in this field. Probably no man in this county enjoyed a larger personal acquaintance or had a greater number of friends than did Thomas Freeman. Always affable and congenital, his continued success in different enterprises made no change in his jovial disposition and to his friends, in whose welfare he always maintained a keen interest, he was known only as Tom. The success, which he achieved and which he would obtain, came solely by his own efforts and is the result of his untiring devotion to business. From a mode beginning he fought his way to an enviable position in the business life of this city and his record has been one of which any man might be proud. As the news traveled about the city last evening, many expressions of grief were heard and many, unable to believe the news of his sudden death, sought the telephones to confirm the story. Thomas Freeman has gone. His death has brought to a close a life that was full of activity and by reason of that life his city is just a little better, and his friends are just a little richer. In addition to his wife, five daughters survive to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father. They are Mrs. Walter Geswein and Mrs. James Dudley of this city, Mrs. Albert Geswein and Mrs. Lucille Minor of Chicago and Miss Betty Freeman of Huntington, W.Va. Two brothers and two sisters of this city, Dave and George Freeman, Hattie Stapleton and Mattie Cornell also survive. The funeral arrangements, which will be in charge of Bingaman and Jones, had not been made last night and will be announced later. (Friday, Dec. 8, 1922) All the friends of the late Thomas Freeman are invited to attend the services, which will be held from the residence on south 4th. St. this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. The I.O.O.F. will be officially represented by a large delegation as the deceased was one of that lodge’s most honored and esteemed members. Interment will be in Woodland with Bingaman and Jones in charge. |
| Freeman Thomas C 44 1976 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, December 16, 1976) Thomas C. Freeman, 44, of Willowwood, husband of Vera Higgins Freeman and a welder for the C & O Railway, died yesterday in a Huntington hospital. Funeral at 1 p.m. tomorrow Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton, Ohio; burial in Locus Grove Cemetery, Greasy Ridge. Friends may call 6 to 10 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Freeman Uella Ferris 1948 Ironton, Ohio – Ironton Evening Thursday, 1 Jul 1948 Mrs. Uella Freeman – 78, wife of John Freeman of Chesapeake, Ohio, died unexpectedly at 10 P.M. Wednesday at the home of her son Carl Freeman of Chesapeake, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, John Freeman, seven daughters, Mrs. Carrie Adkins of Huntington, WV, Mrs. Leslie Keeney of Bloomdale, Ohio, Mrs. Wilda Hagley of Huntington, WV, Mrs. Myrtle Stephenson of Proctorville, Ohio, Mrs. Lillie Thompson of Peach Creek, WV, and Maude Hagley of Michigan; 6 sons, Harold, Alden, Charles, Everett, Carl, Kelly Freeman all of Chesapeake, Ohio; 2 sisters, Mrs. Hattie Keeney of Chesapeake, Ohio, and Mrs. Grace Hunt of Proctorville, Ohio, and 3 brothers, Finley Ferris, Manuel (Man) Ferris and Newton (Newt) Ferris all of Proctorville, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:30 P.M. in Pomaria Baptist church, by Rev Click and Rev Ellis. Friends may call at the Schneider Funeral home after 5 P.M. today. The body will be removed to the home of the son, Earl Freeman, Friday at 3 P.M. |
| Freeman Virgil 1946 IRONTON TRIBUNE – Monday, March 4, 1946 Virgil Fuller, age 39 years, building contractor of Proctorville, Ohio, died at three o’clock this morning at his home following an illness of two weeks. Friends may call at the residence after 11 A.M. Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Schneider of Chesapeake is in charge. He is survived by three brothers, Rex Fuller, county auditor, Esker Fuller, both of Proctorville, Arno of Evalta, Tex., and one sister, Miss Fred (Irene) Locke of Dayton, Ohio. He was a son of the late Steven and Stella Fuller. |
| Freeman Virtle (Birtle?) 1974 IRONTON TRIBUNE – (Friday, September 20, 1974) Birtle Freeman, 60, of South Point, died Thursday in General Hospital, Cincinnati, after a brief illness. The construction worker was born in Lawrence County, son of the late Kyle and Mary Legg Freeman. Surviving are the widow, Virginia Beckett Freeman; four daughters, Emmalee Henson and Barbara Freeman of Chesapeake, Evelyn Walters and Judy Freeman of Huntington; two sons, John of Cincinnati and Thomas of South Point; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Albert of South Point and John of Columbus; three sisters, Dorothy Fitzpatrick of South Point, Bessie Jordan of Columbus and Belle Maynard of New Jersey. Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday Sunday at Schneider Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Raymond Bragg. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday. |
| Freeman Walter K 1987 Huntington, WV – Herald Dispatch – Wednesday, 9 Dec 1987 Mr. Walter K. Freeman, 53, of 444 6th Ave., Huntington, WV, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1987, in The Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 P.M. Thursday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, by Rev Charles Christian. Burial will be in Centenary Cemetery. He was born Aug. 4, 1934, a son of Bertie Keeney Freeman of Chesapeake, Ohio, and the late Kelley Freeman. He was preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Freeman. Additional survivors include 1 daughter, Linda Lee Towne of Clearwater, FL; 1 sister, Freida Freeman of Chesapeake, Ohio; 1 brother, Bernard Freeman of Scottown, Ohio; 4 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. Wednesday at Hall Funeral Home. |
| Freeman Wendell K 2008 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sep 30, 2008) WENDELL FREEMAN, 80, of South Point, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Master on Sunday, September 28, 2008, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, Minister Cecil Crossley officiating. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. Wendell was born July 15, 1928, in South Point, Ohio, a son of the late Durward Neal and Elsie Gladys Kinder Freeman. A faithful gospel preacher from the age of 17, he had a radio broadcast in Clarksburg W.Va., and authored the book, “Why Not Broadcast the Gospel?” His tent meetings and revivals were instrumental in planting numerous congregations throughout Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Texas. He also spent much time teaching congregations to sing harmoniously, as well as being in many quartets, singing groups and appearing on many recordings beginning from his college years at Abilene Christian University. The Bible correspondence course, “What Does the Bible Say About…?” has been in continuous use for over 30 years and has been translated into many languages for use worldwide. His most recent broadcast was in Huntington, W.Va. Known and beloved for all these endeavors and more, he was especially remembered for his unselfish, caring, generous and encouraging nature. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Jean Harris Freeman. He is survived by daughters Sherry (Cecil) Crossley of South Point, Ohio, Kay Freeman of South Point, Ohio, Dell Ann (Stacey) Lobaugh of Oklahoma, and Tammy (Tim) Philllips of Walker, W.Va.; sons Mike (Angie) Freeman of Ironton, Ohio, Kent (Teresa) Freeman of South Point, Ohio, and Danny (Melanie) Freeman of South Point, Ohio; 18 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; brothers Bernard H. and Milton Freeman, both recently of South Point, Ohio; many cousins, nieces, nephews and a great number of friends, brothers and sisters in Christ, all dearly beloved and often remembered until his final day. The family is requesting all who would like to send a remembrance to please send any funds to the Central Church of Christ, 309 Big Branch Rd., Chesapeake, OH 45619, in lieu of a floral tribute, to be used for the distribution of Bibles and Bible correspondence courses to continue their father’s work. Friends may call Tuesday September 30, 2008, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake. Condolences may be expressed at www.schneidergriffin.com. |
| Freeman Willard – 1931 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Saturday, April 4, 1931) Millard Freeman -Sixty years old, died at two o’clock yesterday afternoon at his home, 1516 Adams Avenue, after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the residence. Rev. Frank Selbee, pastor of the Jackson Avenue Holiness Church, will officiate. Burial will be at Spring Hill Cemetery. He leaves the widow, Mrs. Mary A. Freeman; two sons, T.C. and Robert M. Freeman; a brother, W.F. Freeman; two sisters, Mrs. W.M. Jordan and Mrs. J.H. Jordan, all of Huntington. |
| Freeman Willard L 2002 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Jul 21, 2002) WILLARD L. FREEMAN, 84, of Ona went to his heavenly home July 17, 2002, from Cabell Huntington Hospital. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2002, at Chapman’s Mortuary, with Rev. Buddie Mills and Rev. Simon Morrison officiating. Burial will be at White Chapel. He was born December 28, 1917, in Ona, a son of the late James and Rachal Shultz Freeman. He was a member of the Mount Union Baptist Church and served as a trustee. He was retired from ACF Industries. He was preceded in death by one son, Denver “Chuck” Freeman; three brothers, Morton, Glen and Ralph Freeman; and two sisters, Ivy Stevens and Audrey Nowlin. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Elizabeth Freeman; two daughters and sons-in-law, Pam and Larry Estep and Vickie and Matt Sigman; three sons and three daughters-in-law, Ed and Sharon Freeman, Steve and Helen Freeman, Don Freeman and companion Ruth Ann Wyant and Connie Freeman; one sister, Maye Nowlin; one sister-in-law, Opal Argabrite; two brothers-in-law, Arie Davis and Nile Nowlin; ten grandchildren, Tammy and spouse Eric Wintz, Brian and spouse Rhonda Freeman, Chad and spouse Melody Freeman, Nikki Freeman, Brad Estep and fiancée Rhonda Gore, Cyndi Estep, Steven and Zach Freeman and Brooke and Brice Gibson; and three great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Kristyn Wintz and Braxton Freeman. Family members will serve as pallbearers along with Brice, a special little pallbearer for his Pawpaw. Our precious dad was a veteran of WW II. He served as a medic and was awarded the Silver Star. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. The family will be receiving friends Sunday, July 21, 2002, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington. |
| Freeman William D 1918 32 yrs., Illinois, Co. B, 112th infantry Stark Co, ILL Moved to Kansas in 1878. Civil War Obituary – (Wednesday, July 17, 1918) William Dickerson Freeman Obit Submitted by Bobbi Mann William Dickerson Freeman, Co. B, 112th. Volunteer Infantry, Stark County, Illinois. Enlisted at Bradford on Aug. 12, 1862 William was born April 8, 1839 in Lawrence County, Ohio and died July 17, 1918 in Janesville, Greenwood County, Kansas. (Left Lawrence County when he was 18 to settle in Bradford, Stark County, Illinois.) He was the son of David Parker and Nancy Martin Freeman and the grandson of William and Sarah Parker Freeman who settled in Lawrence County in the late 1820s. He was a brother of James Freeman who served with Company A ,188th. Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Moses Alfred Freeman who served with Company H, 6th. Reg. Ohio Cavalry Volunteers. William was 23 years of age 6’1 1/2″ high, fair complexion, hazel eyes, auburn hair and a farmer when he enlisted. Nov. 17th. 1892 Personally, appeared before me, Lynis Brocock, a Notary Public for said Stark County, State of Illinois, Francis J. Liggett, aged 48 years of Bradford, Stark County, Illinois, who first being sworn on his oath deposes and says: I was a Private in Company B, 112th. Regiment Illinois Volunteers and was well acquainted with William D. Freeman, the above-named claimant who was a Private in the same company. I was well acquainted with the claimant William D. Freeman for some five years before the breaking out of the late Civil War. Freeman and I enlisted together and at the same time in the said Company B, 112th. Illinois Volunteers. On the morning of the 18th. Of Sept. 1863, William D. Freeman, myself and two other boys of the same Company were captured by the enemy while in action in line of duty at Cleveland, Tennessee, after our capture we were taken by the enemy to Dalton, GA, thence to Atlanta and then to Richmond, VA and on the 27th of September 1863 we were imprisoned on Belle Island. Remaining there until the 10th. Day of March 1864. During our stay on the Island, all through the hard winter we were compelled to sleep on the bare sand with not even a straw under us and not a blanket, overcoat or anything else to cover ourselves with. To keep from freezing eighteen of us slept together, lying huddled up together “spoon fashion” to increase the animal heat that we might live at all. William D. Freeman during all my acquaintance with him up to that time, had been a hearty, robust man having no ailments whatever. During the month of January of our stay on the Island he complained heavily of Rheumatism in his back and hips, brought on as unvarying behavior by the extreme exposure we had to undergo in sleeping on the ground in a more than half frozen condition. We were taken from the Island to Andersonville in Georgia, getting there on the 18th.Day of March 1864. Here again we were compelled to sleep on the bare cold ground. Freeman continued to suffer much with the Rheumatism contracted on the Island. Soon after our imprisonment in Andersonville, Freeman, myself and another prisoner by the name of Stacy plotted to make our escape. On the 24th. Day of May 1864, we put our plot into execution and escaped. We hid ourselves in swamps, were chased by bloodhounds and were hunted down like wild beasts. Stacy was recaptured in about 3 or 4 days and taken back to Andersonville. Freeman and I kept in hiding the best we could and kept on traveling toward the Union lines-meeting with many discouragement’s and hair breath escapes. After about twenty days of suffering, untold hunger and fatigue, we reached Sherman’s Army and the Etowah River in Georgia. We were delayed much during the day of our escape, on account of Freeman being unable to travel having the Rheumatism so severe in his back and hips, when we got into our lines we were each given a furlough for 30 days. We went home together, went back to the service together, remained together when discharged at the same and together, went home together and lived until 1878 when Freeman went to Kansas to live. Francis J. Liggett |
| Freeman William H 1950 Ironton Tribune Monday, May 1, 1950 William Harrison Freeman of South Point died Saturday evening at 6 o’clock at his home following an illness of one year. He was born May 30, 1867 at South Point and spent his entire life at South Point and North Kenova. He was the son of the late William and Margaret Stanley Freeman and formerly operated a grocery in South Point many years. He was united in marriage Nov. 2, 1890 to Martha Ann Base (Baise). Mr. Freeman was of Baptist faith. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Martha A. Freeman, and the following children: Mrs. O.T. Johnston of South Point, Mrs. A.D. Dean of Huntington and two grandchildren. The following sisters and brother also survive; Mrs. Lula Legg of Ironton, Mrs. Ada Derifield of Ironton Route One, Mrs. Rebecca Pierce of Franklin Furnace, Mrs. Williard Gibson of South Point and one brother, Kyle Freeman of South Point. Two sisters and one brother preceded him in death. The body was taken to the home of a daughter, Mrs. O.T. Johnston at North Kenova today where friends may call. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock by Rev. William Caudill with the burial in Woodland Cemetery in charge of Tracy Brammer. |
| Freeman Willis C 1939 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, February 7, 1939) W.C. Freeman of South Point Dies; Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. W.(Willis) C. Freeman, age 81 years, lifelong resident of the South Point community, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Ross of South Point this morning at one a.m. He was well known. Mr. Freeman was a son of the late Mose Alfred and Jane Freeman. His widow Emma preceded him in death, but he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ella Ross, two grandchildren, Creighton Davis and Mrs. Anna C. King of South Point, two great-grandchildren, Junior Davis and Peggy Sue King, one sister, Ms. Mollie Winters of Ashland and other relatives. He was a member of Solida Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted in the Ross residence, South Point, Thursday at two p.m. by Rev. Whaley and Rev. Jenkins. Feuchter and Davidson are in charge. |
| Frische Gerald F 1995 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1995) Gerald F. ‘Bo’ Frische, 66, of coal Grove, widower of Ruth A. Roach Frische, died Tuesday at his residence. He was a retired employee of AK Steel Co. and was owner and operator of Ironton City Tire Shop, Ironton. Survivors include three daughters, Regina Vanderhoof, Nancy Webb, and Molly Stevens, all of Coal Grove. Graveside service 2 PM Thursday in Woodland Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton, is in charge of arrangements. |
| Frische Ruth Roach 1994 Ironton Tribune – Sunday, April 10, 1994 June 5, 1932 — April 9, 1994 Coal Grove — Ruth Alice Frische, 61, of Coal Grove died Saturday at her home. The Coal Grove native was born June 5, 1932, the daughter of the late Herschel and Althea Ellcessor Roche. She was the wife of Gerald ‘Bo’ Frische, who survives. She attended Coal Grove schools and was a member of Jeffersonville Missionary Baptist church in Coal Grove. She was also a member of Dorcas Sunday school class and a member of the Church Bible study and Fellowship class. She spent all her life in Coal Grove. Other survivors, in addition to her husband, include three daughters, Mrs. Ronnie (Regina) Vanderhoof, Mrs. Craig (Nancy) Web and Mrs. Joe (Mollie) Stevens, all of Coal Grove; five grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank (Juanita) Haynes of the Ironton and Mrs. Philip (Virginia) Grove of Savanna, GA. she was preceded in death by two sisters, Helen Taylor and Rosemary Roach. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Woodland Cemetery, with the Rev. Steve Black officiating. There will be no visitation. Philips funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to community hospice in Ashland, Ky. |
| Fugate William B 1963 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, Sept. 15, 1963) William E. Fugate – 62 years old, of 319 Rotary Rd., was dead on arrival at a local hospital Friday following an apparent heart attack. A retired International Nickel Co. employee, he was born December 28, 1900, in Lincoln County. He was the son of the late Martin Fugate. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Barbara Fugate of West Hamlin; his wife, Mrs. Etta McComas Fugate; one son, Donald W. Fugate of Findlay, Ohio; two daughters, Miss Rebecca Jean Fugate of Findlay, and Mrs. Helen Davidson of Bristol, Tenn.; five grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Louise Markins of Barboursville, Mrs. Ethel Howard, Mrs. Margaret Pullen and Mrs. Edith Rice of Huntington and Mrs. Dorothy Nida of West Hamlin; two brothers, Dwight of Charleston and Elvin Fugate of Huntington and several nieces and nephews. He was a deacon at Tenth Avenue Church of Christ. Funeral services will be held today at 2:30 p.m. at the Tenth Avenue, Church of Christ with the Evangelist Max Cleveland officiating. Burial will be in Woodmere Cemetery. Friends may call at Chapman’s Mortuary. The body will be taken to the Church one hour before services. |
| Fuller Esker S 1976 Ironton Tribune – (Friday, July 16, 1976) Esker S. Fuller – Following an extended illness, Esker S. Fuller, 72, of Route 3 Proctorville, died at his home this morning. He was born August 22, 1903 in Lawrence County, son of the late Stephen S. and Stella Carnz Fuller. Mr. Fuller was a retired mechanic at H.K. Porter in Huntington and a member of Rome United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Gertrude Black Fuller; two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Newman of Proctorville, Avenelle Fuller of Proctorville; one grandson, Harold Newman of Proctorville; one granddaughter, Mrs. Donna Spence of Proctorville; one great-grandson, Joseph Edward Newman of Proctorville; two brothers, Rex Fuller of Ironton, Arno Fuller of Atlanta, Ga.; and one sister, Mrs. June Locke of Gahanna, Ohio. Funeral services will be held 1 PM Monday at Schneider Funeral Home, with Rev. Clifford Suiter officiating. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Friends make call 6 to 9 PM Sunday at the Funeral Home. |
| Fuller Gerald R 1950 Ironton Evening Tribune – (Friday, June 2, 1950) G. R. (Doc) Fuller Death claimed Gerald R. (Doc) Fuller, 66, of Proctorville, retired farmer and dairyman, at six o’clock Thursday evening at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilks of 2450 Ninth Avenue, Huntington. Mr. Fuller had been in Tucson, Arizona, the past three years for his health, and returned home about two weeks ago. Surviving are the widow, Maude; two sons, Ernest and Oberlin of Proctorville; one daughter, Mrs. Wilks of Huntington; two brothers, Salem Fuller and Harlow Fuller, both of Proctorville; three sisters, Mrs. Carrie Gorby, Mrs. Lurana Love and Mrs. George Holderby, all of Proctorville. Six grandchildren also survive. Mr. Fuller was well known in Proctorville and throughout this county. He was a member of Finley Chapel Methodist Church of Proctorville. The body is at Schneider Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements. |
| Fuller Gertrude Black 1980 Ironton Tribune – (Friday, May 30, 1980) Mrs. Gertrude E. Fuller, 74, of Rt. 3 Proctorville, died Thursday at her residence. She was born May 22, 1906 and Chesapeake, daughter of the late Creighton Black and Martha Snyder Black McCoy. Her husband, Esker Fuller, preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Avenell Fuller and Mrs. Chester (Mildred) Newman, both of Proctorville; two sisters, Mrs. Lilly Ice of Chesapeake and Mrs. Albert (Callie) Scarberry of Scottown; a brother, Averill Black of Westland, Mich.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hall Funeral Home in Proctorville by the Rev. John Holley. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home after 6 p.m. today. |
| Fuller Ivan Rex 1991 IRONTON TRIBUNE – Sunday, May 26, 1991 Rex Fuller, 92, of Proctorville formerly of Ironton, died Friday in Mercy Hospital in Portsmouth. The Rome Township native was the former Lawrence County auditor from 1945-54, the clerk of township trustees and the school board in Rome Township. He twice graduated from Proctorville High School, each time as valedictorian. He also attended Booth Business School in Huntington, W.VA. He was a former member of the Ironton City Council, serving two terms beginning in 1958. He also was the Executive Director of Liberty Federal Savings and Loan in Ironton and appraised real estate in Lawrence County for several years. He was director emeritus of Liberty Federal and was a member of the Coal Grove United Methodist Church since 1945 and an associate member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Portsmouth since 1980. He had been a Methodist Sunday School teacher for 45 years. He was the husband of Mable Murdock Fuller, who survives, and was the son of the late Steve and Stella Singer Fuller. He also was preceded in death by one daughter, Audrey Fuller; one son, Irvan Rex Fuller II; one sister, Daisy Fuller; and four brothers, Harry, Virgil, Arno and Escar Fuller. Funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Coal Grove United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Max Donahue and Gary Beckwith officiating. Burial will be at Rome Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Monday and one hour prior to the service Tuesday at Hayes-Phillips Funeral Home in Ironton. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Don (Jean) Butler of Ironton, Marcella Fuller of Nashville Tenn., and Mrs. Jimmie (Stella Jane) Willis of Forestdale; one sister, Irene Locke of Gahanna; six grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons and honorary pallbearers will be the directors at Liberty Federal Savings and Loan and his Sunday school class at the Coal Grove United Methodist Church. |
| Fuller Mabel Murdock 1991 IRONTON TRIBUNE – (Wednesday, July 3, 1991) Mabel Fuller, 90, of Portsmouth, formerly of Ironton, died Tuesday afternoon in Scioto Memorial Hospital in Portsmouth. The Windsor Township native taught school in Windsor Township and was a member of the Coal Grove Memorial United Methodist Church and an associate member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Portsmouth. She was the wife of the late Rex Fuller and the daughter of the late Elijah W. Murdock and Jane Ann Wells Murdock. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Coal Grove Memorial United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Victor B. Wallace and Gary Beckwith officiating. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery in Proctorville. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Don (Jean) Butler of Ironton, Marcella Fuller of Nashville, Tenn., and Mrs. Jimmy (Stella Jane) Willis of Ironton; six grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and one sister Alice Schneider of Coal Grove. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Audrey Fuller and one son, Rex Fuller II. |
| Fuller Mary Holderby 1996 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, December 17, 1996) Proctorville – Mary Opel Fuller, 76, Proctorville died Sunday at Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth. She was the wife of the late Oberlin K. Fuller. Survivors include two sisters, Audrey Newman and Elaine Wooten, both of Proctorville: and three brothers, Everette Holderby, Finley Holderby and Tom Holderby, all of Proctorville. Graveside service will be one p.m. today at Miller Memorial Garden Cemetery, Miller, Ohio. There will be no visitation. Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, is in charge of arrangements. |
| Fuller Virgil L 1946 IRONTON TRIBUNE – Monday, March 4, 1946 Virgil Fuller, age 39 years, building contractor of Proctorville, Ohio, died at three o’clock this morning at his home following an illness of two weeks. Friends may call at the residence after 11 A.M. Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Schneider of Chesapeake is in charge. He is survived by three brothers, Rex Fuller, county auditor, Esker Fuller, both of Proctorville, Arno of Evalta, Tex., and one sister, Miss Fred (Irene) Locke of Dayton, Ohio. He was a son of the late Steven and Stella Fuller. |
| Funk Dorothy Tener 1986 Springfield News Sun – (Sunday, December 28, 1986) Dorothy J. Funk – 67, of 2739 Dorothy Lane, died at 11:30 pm Friday in Mercy Medical Center. She was born on May 17, 1919 in Springfield, the daughter of Leroy and Francis Snyder Tener. She was a member of Rockway Lutheran Church, formerly worked at White Cables Restaurant, a member of the Rebekah Star of the East Number 339, Oriental Auxiliary Number 14 (L.A.P.M.), Fivorest Zuanna, Turner Quinn Past Noble Grand Association, and Junior Past President of Carpe Diem. Survivors include her husband, Joseph B.; a daughter, Jean Matthews of Springfield; three stepsons, Frederick L. Funk of East Moline, Illinois, Leslie Funk of Lima, Ohio and Alan Funk of Tremont City; three brothers, Joseph Tener of California, William Tener of South Carolina, and Charles Tener of Florida; a sister, Ida Mae Brammer of Springfield; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephew. Her body was taken to the Jones-Kenney-Zechman Funeral Home where friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Tuesday in the funeral home with Dr. Frederick Otto officiating. Rebekah services will be at 7 p.m. Interment will be in Ferncliff Cemetery. |
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