Daily Jeffersonian
Obituaries
1 November, 2000
Rev. Karl Fitch
BETHESDA
— The Rev. Karl Milton Fitch, 78, of Bethesda, died
Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000) at Crestview Nursing Home, St. Clairsville.
He
was born Nov. 24, 1921, in Bellaire, son of the late Robert and Faye
(Shallcross) Fitch.
Rev.
Fitch was a retired Methodist minister, having served United
Methodist churches in Morristown, Bannock and Lloydsville for many
years.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II, and a
member of the St. Clairsville American Legion Post 159.
He
was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Fitch, and a brother, Glen
Fitch.
He
leaves his wife of 58 years, Iona (Cummins) Fitch; two daughters,
Mrs. Charles (Jane) Turvey of East Richland and Mrs. Gary (Mary Ann)
Silverio of Bellaire; a son, Paul (Sherry) of Bethesda; eight
grandchildren; a great-grandson; two brothers, Robert Dale Fitch of
Florida and Ralph Fitch of Texas; a sister, Phyllis Kigerl of Bellaire.
Friends
may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at
Kelly-Kemp-Braido Funeral Home, Bethesda.
Services
will be 11 a.m. Friday at Morristown United Methodist Church,
with Pastors Vicky Kelley, Rick Burkhardt and Kevin Rinkes officiating.
Burial will be in Davis Cemetery, Bellaire.
John Kress
WOODSFIELD
— John Russell Kress, 64, of Woodsfield, died Monday
(Oct. 30, 2000) at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.
He
was born July 31, 1936, in Monroe County, son of the late Bernard
O. and Mary (Schumacher) Kress.
Mr.
Kress retired from Conalco Corp., Hannibal, and was a member of
St. Sylvester Catholic Church, Woodsfield.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of VFW Post 5303,
Woodsfield. He was an avid sportsman.
He
leaves three sisters, Mrs. Herbert (Kathleen) Wolf of St. Clairsville,
Mrs. Harry (Mary Margaret) Wolf of Parkersburg, W.Va., and Mrs. Paul
(Joan) Schneider of Woodsfield; two brothers, Joseph (Phyllis) Kress of
Allentown, Pa., and Bernard (Evelyn) Kress Jr. of Centerburg; several
nieces and nephews and also great-nieces and nephews.
Friends
may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Bauer-Turner
Funeral Home, Woodsfield. Vigil services will be 8:30 p.m. Thursday at
the funeral home.
Mass
of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday at St.
Sylvester Catholic Church, Woodsfield, with the Rev. Father David
Gaydosik serving as celebrant.
Burial will be in St. Sylvester Catholic Church Cemetery, Woodsfield.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Bernard and Mary Kress
Scholarship Fund, St. Sylvester Central School, 119 Wayne St.,
Woodsfield, OH 43793.
Leo Mahley Jr.
DUNCAN
FALLS — Leo Edward Mahley Jr., 61, of Rural Dale, died
Monday (Oct. 30, 2000) at his home.
He
was born Oct. 27, 1939, in Jackson County, son of Marcella Mahley
of Cambridge, and the late Leo H. Mahley Sr.
Mr. Mahley was a self-employed mechanic.
He
leaves his significant other, Carol Harper of the home; five
daughters, Brenda Mahley and Leeanene Mahley, both of Florida,
Wanda Mahley of California, and Teresa Mahley and Tonya Mahley,
both of Rural Dale; three brothers, Charles (Sue) Mahley, Harry
(Debbie) Mahley and Joe (Judy) Mahley, all of Cambridge; eight sisters,
Mrs. Walter (Helen) Caskey of Wooster, Mrs. John (Mary) Koran of
Byesville, Mrs. William (Eunice) Carlisle of Columbus, Mrs. Walt (Betty)
Davis of Cambridge, Mrs. Dick (Nancy) Larden of Byesville, Mrs. Ruth
(Dick) Bishard, Mrs. George (Doris) Grady and Mrs. Larry (Linda)
Jeffery, all of Cambridge; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.
Friends
may call from 7 to 8:45 p.m. today at Thompson-Farus Funeral
Home, Duncan Falls, where services will follow at 8:45 p.m. Pastor
Steve Bondurant will officiate.
Memorial contributions may be made to Genesis Hospice.
Lawrence Moore
BARNESVILLE
— Lawrence D. Moore, 49, of Quaker City, died Monday
(Oct. 30, 2000) at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, W.Va.
He
was born Nov. 1, 1950, in Barnesville, son of Leslie K. Moore of
Barnesville, and the late Grace E. (Lashley) Moore.
Mr.
Moore was employed by Gardner Lumber of Tippacanoe. He was a
Methodist by faith.
He
was preceded in death by two sisters, Carol Moore and Ada
Speicher.
He
leaves his wife, Patricia Moore; a son, Randy Moore of Quaker City;
a daughter, Jody Moore of Barnesville; a step-daughter, Shannon
Rippeth of Georgia; two granddaughters; four brothers, Charles, William
and Roger Moore, all of Barnesville, and Mike Moore of Batesville; three
sisters, Sylvia Hayes of Barnesville, Betty Babe of Carrollton and
Debbie Ctbulski of Maynard.
Friends
may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at
Campbell-Plumly-Milburn Funeral Home, Barnesville, where services
will be 11 a.m. Friday, with the Rev. Al Dudley officiating.
Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Fairview.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Norma Murrey
NEW
CONCORD — Norma J. Murrey, 70, of New Concord, died
Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000) at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus.
She
was born Jan. 13, 1930, in Norwich, daughter of the late Vibert O.
and Marie Darner Bales.
Mrs.
Murrey was a homemaker and a member of New Concord United
Methodist Church.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Murrey, on Dec.
11, 1997; and a brother, Robert Bales.
She
leaves two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Judy) Johnson of Duluth, Ga.,
and Mrs. Paul (Lisa) Burkett of Nashport; a son, David Robert (Cheryl)
Murrey of New Concord; a sister, Alice Beam of Cambridge; a brother,
Dean Bales of Dresden; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Friends
may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mock-Miller
Funeral Home, New Concord, where services will be 1 p.m. Friday with
Pastor Douglas Winner officiating.
Burial will be in New Concord Cemetery.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Heart
Association.
Mildred Snider
CALDWELL
— Mildred Josephine Snider, 73, a resident of Summit
Acres Nursing Home, Caldwell, for the past three years, formerly of
Fulda, died Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000) at the nursing home.
She
was born Oct. 16, 1927, in Fulda, daughter of the late Isadore and
Emma (Estadt) Snider.
Miss
Snider was a member of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Fulda, and the church’s Catholic Women’s Club.
She
was a licensed practical nurse, having worked at Summit Acres
Nursing Home for many years.
She
leaves two sisters, Lillian Snider of Columbus and Marcella Snider
of Fulda; a brother, Isadore (Dolores) Snider Jr. of Caldwell; three
nephews, Andrew (Elaine) Snider of Detroit, Mich., Dana (Adrienne)
Snider of Herndon, Va., and Steven (Teri) Snider of Las Vegas, Nev.;
two nieces, Jackie Snider of Caldwell and Karen Snider of Cornelius,
N.C.; six grandnieces and nephews.
Friends
may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at McVay-Perkins
Funeral Home, Caldwell. Christian Scripture services will be 8:30 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home.
Mass
of Christian burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary
of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. Father
Samuel Saprano serving as celebrant.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Richard West
NEW
CONCORD — Richard L. West, 56, a resident of the Newark
Health Care Center, formerly of Norwich, died Tuesday (Oct. 31, 2000)
at the center, as a result of injuries following a tornado that struck
his
home March 10, 1986.
He
was born March 14, 1944, in Zanesville, son of the late Mylo D. and
Martha “Gertrude” (Peck) West.
Mr.
West was a Protestant by faith and a U.S. Army veteran. He was an
active softball player and a member of the Salt Creek Beagle Club and
Muskingum Valley Beagle Club.
He
was a self-employed stone mason and worked with Dynamic Drilling
Co. and T and W Construction Co.
He
leaves his son, Anthony (Kim) West of Zanesville; two sisters, Mrs.
John (Lucille) McKendry of Norwich and Mrs. Dal (Judy) Wycoff of
Cambridge; two brothers, James (Sarah) West of Zanesville and
William (Roberta) West of Satellite Beach, Fla.; three grandchildren,
Michelle, Nicklas and Chelsey Large; several aunts, uncles, nieces and
nephews.
Friends
may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mock-Miller
Funeral Home, New Concord, where services will be 11 a.m. Saturday
with Pastor Jerry Broschart officiating.
Burial will be in Norwich Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
