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Ohio Obituaries
Submitted by L. Kemp

Name: FIELDING, William R.

Date of Notice: 15 July 1886

Death of William R. Fielding.
William R. Fielding was known to almost every resident of Kokomo. He was a colored man, a barber by occupation, and had been a resident of the city for nearly two scores of years. Bill Fielding is dead. On Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock, after two months of indescribable suffering with dropsical trouble, the malady reached his heart. It was but a touch--and then came death. Kind hands lifted the laboring soul as high as Heaven.
William R. Fielding was born at Zanesville, Ohio, 56 years ago. He was married and was the father of two boys--Clarence and Addie, aged respectively 19 and 10 years. His wife survives him. He died at the residence of J. A. Coleman on Tuesday morning as above indicated and was taken on the same day to Zanesville for burial
Kokomo Indiana newspaper
July 15, 1886

Name: JACKSON, Ida May

Date of Notice: Not Given

Mrs. Ida May Jackson, mother of Common Please Judge Perry B. Jackson, died yesterday morning at Highland View Hospital. She was 85. Mrs. Jackson was the wife of the late Brooks C. Jackson. She came to Cleveland in 1923 from Zanesville, O., where she was born. She had been living with a daughter. Mrs. Thelma E Estell, at 942 Herrick Road N.E. She is also survived by another son, Rolland E., two other daughters, Mrs. Doris L. Grant and Mrs. Mildred Nelson, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, 12702 Abell Avenue S.E., at 1 p.m. Wednesday. In charge of arrangements is the E. F. Boyd & Son funeral home, 2169 E. 89th Street.

Name: FORNEY, Alfred S

Date of Notice: 20 April 1915

Alfred S. Forney, a former resident of this city (Zanesville, Ohio died Monday morning in Charleston, W. Va., where he made his home for a number of years.
The body will arrive here at 7:10 o'clock Tuesday morning and will be taken to the home of Mrs. John Clifford, 922 Pine street.
The Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio
Tuesday April 20, 1915

Name: HICKS, Turner J
Date of Notice: Aug 20 1940
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #037.
Notes: Hicks: Turner J., age 85 years, husband of Nancy Hicks, brother of Albert of Xenia, O., and a number of nephews and nieces in this state; at his residence, 4807 Cedar Ave. Monday, Aug. 19. Funeral service at St. James A. M. E. Church, Thursday, Aug. 22, at 1 p. m., conducted by Rev Comez. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park. E. F. Boyd & Son funeral director.
Name: HOGAN, Linwood
Date of Notice: May 1 1946
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #038.
Notes: Hogan: Linwood H., 7020 Cedar Ave., beloved husband of Emma E., father of Leslie R., brother of Mrs. Brooks C. Jackson, Mrs. Will Colston of Zanesville, suddenly Sunday 2:45 p. m. Services Wednesday at 2 p. m., Antioch Baptist Church, E. 89th and Cedar Ave. Angelus Funeral Home in charge. Remains may be viewed at church. 11 a. m. until 2 p. m.

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