This index of typed obituaries range in dates from 1902 – 2011 and was compiled by David Parsons, who wished them 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.
| Ice Everett W 1964 Ironton Tribune – Wednesday, December 30, 1964 Funeral services for Everett W. Ice, 61, of South Point, will be held Friday at 2 pm in Schneider Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Mr. Ice died Monday night at his home. He was an employee of South Point School District and formerly owned and operated the Pine Lake Recreation Center at South Point. Surviving are his wife, Lilly Black Ice; two sons, Ramon of South Point and Julian of Huntington, W.Va.; and his mother, Mrs. Maggie Ice of Huntington. Friends will be received at the Funeral home after 4 pm Thursday. |
| Imes Armond R 1995 Ashland Daily Independent – (Thursday, July 6, 1995) Long time leashed Judge Armond R. Imes dies Ashland – A former Ashland police judge Armond R. Imes , 89, a colorful jurist who held the bench for 38 years, died Wednesday at his home at 2550 29th St. Mr. Imes was born March 8, 1906, at Ironton, a son of the late Joseph W. and Molly Warren Imes. He was the last surviving member of a 1929 Boyd County Bar Association membership featured in photographs that hang in offices around the city, a group that included future U.S. Supreme Court Justices Fred Vinson and Stanley Reed. First elected in 1932, he won nine subsequences races, stepping down halfway through the final term to be succeeded by Joe Massey, who died in June. The office of police judge was ended, and responsibility turned over to district court shortly afterward. “He ran a very smooth court and was always on the job,” recalled Attorney Bill Arthur, who was city attorney during early days of Imes’ court career. “He always gave everybody time to pay a fine”. “He was a very courtly gentleman who seemed to temper justice with mercy in the courtroom. He had a way of admonishing people, so they understood him but didn’t take offense,” said Charles D. Wheeler, Republican Party leader and former City Commissioner. In addition to his courtroom responsibilities, Imes also practiced law, focusing on domestic relations. An ardent Republican, he served as party chairman and master of ceremonies at GOP events. He was a member of the South Ashland United Methodist Church and a former member of Odd Fellows and Optimist and Elks clubs. He was an avid golfer with seven recorded holes-in-one. He built one of Ashland’s initial motels, Imes Motel, at 4750 Winchester Ave., in the late 1940s. After playing piano as a youth for silent movies in Ironton, he volunteered his service at the keyboard for Church, civic clubs and social events. He also was Santa Claus on radio station WCMI. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn May Imes; a son, Arnold (Armond?) Imes Jr. of Ashland; three sisters, Mrs. E.K. (Erma Jean) Clere of Ashland, Mrs. Charles (Ruth) Rahlmann of Florissant, Mo., and Mrs. B.J. (Betty) VanHoose of Ashland; and five grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Steen Funeral Home, Ashland Chapel by Dr. Bill Messer. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home. |
| Imes Joseph W 1928 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, November 12, 1928) Joseph W. Imes Dies After Brief Illness Joseph W. Imes, Metropolitan Life Company agent and member of the board of trustees, Upper Township, died Sunday evening at 6:30 o’clock at his home at 1428 South Fourth Street. Death followed a week’s illness with Erysipelas. Mr. Imes was one of the best-known men of Lawrence County and he was popular to all acquaintances because of an honest, amiable disposition and upright business principles. He had served as township trustee for two terms and was also a former justice of the peace of Upper Township. He was taken ill one week ago, and his condition was serious from the start. Saturday evening it was realized the odds were against his recovery and sorrow was expressed at the news. He would have been 46 years of age next March 10th. Death came to him in the midst of his most promising years. He was a member of Jane Street M.E. Church and was an ardent congregation worker, beloved husband, father and friend. He was also a member of Knights of Golden Eagles, JR, O.U.A.M. and Redman. He is survived by his heart broken window, Mrs. Molly Warren Imes, and the following children; Armand, Edna, Lloyd, Wilford, Emogene, Ruth and Betty, two brothers and four sisters, also survive, John P. Imes of Ironton, Edward of Corning Ohio, Mrs. Oscar (?) and Mrs. Alfred McCul (?) of Ironton, Mrs. William Wood of Vesuvius Station and Mrs. George Evans of Jacksonville (Jackson), Ohio. Funeral services will be held Jane Street M.E. Church Wednesday. Burial will be made in Woodland Cemetery under direction of Bingaman and Jones. Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, November 14, 1928) Arrived home days with him one head pocketbook and changed elections were missing Widespread reports that Joseph Imes, Upper Township trustee and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company agent, died from complications developing from an assault and robbery 10 days ago may bring about an official investigation of the case. No formal report of the alleged assault has been made to police headquarters. Mr. Imes, if he was assaulted, took the secret of the robbery to his grave with him and if an investigation is started, it will open with but slight chances of being solved. No clue has been secured and evidenced today consist of a purported statement by Mr. Imes, during temporary moments of consciousness, that he had been robbed and the existence of a large bump on his head the evening he came home dazed and almost unconscious. A week ago, last Saturday Mr. Imes returned home before darkness, staggered into his home and collapsed in a chair with the statement, ‘Someone hit me. Somebody took my money.’ It was at first believed Mr. Imes was ill and the robbery was a fancy of his delirium. It was noted he had a bump on his head and physicians were called. Erysipelas developed and was given as the remote cause of death. The real cause, in the medical term, was the edema of the glottis, or a swelling of the throat tissues. Erysipelas, it was explained, results from a bruise or cut and may had been caused by the head injury. Mr. Imes had been collecting insurance money during the day and a search of his clothing revealed that his personal billfold presented him by the company one year ago was missing. It contained his collections for the day and some insurance records. He referred to the missing pocketbook during his moments of sanity by was unable to give the location of the alleged assault. It is believed; however, he was collecting in the neighborhood of South Ninth Street at the time. Mr. Imes was ill for a week and was delirious the greater part of the time. He died late last week and was buried early this week and reports of the alleged assault at once spread. Inquiry at the police station this morning revealed no former report of the robbery had been made there, and no investigation asked. Mr. Imes’ son, Armand, today said that there was no question, but his father had been struck over the head before you arrived home on Saturday evening, November 3. He said his father came home about six o’clock and threw himself across a bed without undressing. He said he (Armand) asked him what the matter with him and his father had told him he had been struck over the head, that he couldn’t remember anything and that his pocketbook was gone. He further said that at his father’s request he had felt the top of his head and discovered a large bump that was swelling rapidly. He said that physicians who were called also examined the bump on his father’s head and were convinced that he had been struck. From the time he arrived home, until his death eight days later, Mr. Imes was delirious the greater part of the time, but at intervals was entirely conscious and at such times reiterated his statement of being struck, but could not remember the circumstances or what had happened. Armand Imes today said that his father’s pocketbook and something more than $100 were missing and could not be located. |
| Imes Lloyd E 1992 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, March 29, 1992) Lloyd E. Imes – March 1, 1914 – March 27, 1992 Lloyd E. Imes, 78, of Ironton, Ohio, died Friday at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, Ky. He was born March 1, 1914, in Ironton, the son of the late Joseph Wesley and Molly E. Warren Imes. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II and was retired from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a maintenance supervisor. He was a member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local No. 577. He attended Ironton schools and was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. On January 18, 1939, he married Lorine Long Imes, who survives. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. In addition to his wife, survivors include one daughter, Linda Fraley of Ironton; three grandchildren, Leigh Ann Cornelisse of Newport News, Va., Stephan M. Fraley and Tricia Messenger, both of Ironton; one great-grandchild her, one brother, Judge A. R. Imes of Ashland, Ky.; and three sisters, Erma Jean Clere of Ashland, Ky., Ruth Rahlman of Florissant, Mo., and Betty Van Hoose of Catlettsburg, Ky. Funeral Mass will be at 10 AM on Monday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, with Msgr. Anthony Giannamore officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be from nine 6 to 9 PM on Sunday at Philips Funeral Home. Vigil service will be at 7 PM on Sunday. |
| Imes Wilford M 1996 Ironton Tribune – Monday, Dec. 05, 1966 WILFORD M. IMES Following an illness of nine days, Wilford M. Imes, 50, of 2600 Pleasant Ave., Ashland, Ky., died Sunday at 1:15 A.M. in an Ashland Hospital. A son of the late Joseph W. and Millie E. Warren Imes, he was born April 28, 1916 in Ironton, Ohio. He had resided in Ashland for 32 years. Mr. Imes was employed as bookkeeper -accountant with Mansbach Metal Co. for 26 years. Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Lola Jordan Imes; one son, Timothy Scott Imes, at home; two brothers, Police Judge A.R. Imes of Ashland and Lloyd E. Imes of Fairborn, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Lewis Lyon, Mrs. E.K. Clere, Mrs. B.J. VanHoose, all of Ashland; Mrs. Charles Rahlman of Florissant, MO, and one uncle, E.J. Warren of Ironton. Pallbearers will be Donald R. Clere, Ralph Clere, Armond Imes Jr., Edward Joe Imes, O.D. Riley Jr., Stanley Smith. The body is at the John Steen Funeral Home in Ashland where friends may call after 5 p.m. today. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Unity Baptist Church by Rev. Ira McMillen Jr., and Rev. C.B. Coots. The body will be removed to the church one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Ashland Cemetery. |
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