Champaign County Obituaries A
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ADAMS -- SPRINGFIELD NEWS-SUN, Sunday, July 5, 1970
Urbana -- Mrs. Rowena ADAMS, 76, of 429 Buckeye St. died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday
in her residence. She had been in failing health for a number of years.
She was born in Anna, O., June 23, 1894, daughter of Elijah and Stella COPELAND.
She was a member of St Paul AME Church.
Survivors include her husband Harold M. ADAMS; daughter, Mrs. Edward (Evelyn)
HOWELL of Urbana; son, Thomas ADAMS of Dayton; brother, Clint COPELAND of
Anna; sister, Mrs. Frances WHITE of River Rouge, Mich., and two grandsons,
11 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; several nieces and
nephews. One son and daughter preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the James Harvey Funeral Home, Urbana, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Sunday and 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. The body is to be taken to the
St. Paul AME Church at noon Tuesday for services at 2 p.m. with Rev. Wesley
MATHEWS, pastor, presiding. Burial is to be in Oak Dale Cemetery.
ANCY --Urbana Daily Citizen August 15 or 16th 1995
Linda Sue Ancy, 50, Forth Worth, Texas, died on Monday Aug 14, 1995 in Ft.
Worth Tx. She was born on Nov 13, 1944, in Urbana, the daughter of Martin
Melvin and Violet Iona Wood Fox. She was a graduate of Urbana High School,
and worked for the U.S. Air Force for 12 years before moving to Texas in
1974. She worked for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance for four years,
General Dyamics for 15 years, and the city of Fort Worth for 2 years. She
enjoyed cooking, horse racing and football and was an avid fan of Texas Christian
University athletics. She is survived by her husband, Jim Ancy, Fort Worth,
three step sons, Mike Ancy Burleson of Texas, and Jon and Steve Ancy both
of Ft. Worth, a step daughter, Suzanne Ancy Austin,...........this is where
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APPLE -- ST. PARIS NEWS-DISPATCH, Thurs. 9 January 1930
Word was received by Perry F. APPLE of the death of Jacob APPLE at his home
at Midland, Michigan, on January 1. The funeral was held last Friday with
burial at that place.
Mr. APPLE was 75 years of age and was the son of David and Katherine KNULL
APPLE, pioneer residents of this locality. He is survived by his wife, two
sons and one daughter.
AMMON -- ST. PARIS NEWS-DISPATCH, Thurs. April 3, 1890
Mrs. Wm. AMMON , aged about 69 years, died Saturday. She has been ailing
for several years and fell recently while walking across the floor of her
home, dislocating her shoulder. It is thought she was paralyzed since then,
which hastened her death. She was a sister of Mrs. Joseph BUROKER and a highly
esteemed lady. The funeral was held Monday at the Millerstown Baptist church.
Rev. J. T. Kite officiated. Interment at Spring Grove. Mr. AMMON , her husband,
is very low and not expected to live.
APPLE -- ST. PARIS NEWS-DISPATCH, Thurs. 7 August 1924
Solomon APPLE Jr., son of Solomon APPLE Sr., and Catherine SNAPP APPLE, was
born in Jackson twp., Ohio, June 11, 1835 and departed this life July 29,
1924 at the age of 89 years one month and 18 days.
Mr. APPLE was the third child, the second son, but was the last of his family
to be called in his ripe old age, two of his brothers and sisters dying in
infancy and others around the age of 70 to 72 years.
Born and reared in Jackson twp., he received his education in a little log
school house in that neighborhood and from the days of his youth was a helpful
factor in the development of the home farm and the life of the community.
On September 25, 1861 he was married to Miss Francis KESLER by the Rev. Chas.
G. REICHERT. To this union was born one son, Perry Franklin.
All of his married life, excepting about two years was spent on the farm
where he died. His wife died about ten years ago. For the last seven years
his granddaughter, Mrs. Oto GIBSON has made her home with him and kept house
for him.
Mr. APPLE united with the Lutheran church by baptism on July 8, 1835 under
the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Phillip PENCE. He was confirmed in the faith of
the Evangelical Lutheran church on the 2nd of October by the Rev. Mr. G.
B. SHAEFFER and remained true to his vows until death. He leaves to
mourn their loss, one son, Perry, one granddaughter, and one great-granddaughter,
together with a host of friends.
ARBOGAST -- ST. PARIS NEWS-DISPATCH, Thurs. 22 April 1943
Mrs. Ella RICHESON ARBOGAST , 87, died at 11 p.m. Sunday at her home in
Christiansburg.
She was born in Champaign county and had spent her enitre life in Christiansburg.
She was the widow of Arthur ARBOGAST .
Survivors include two sons C. C. ARBOGAST , St. Paris and E. C. ARBOGAST
, Dayton and a brother, J. C. RICHESON, St. Paris.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the residence and were
conducted by Rev. A. O. LONG. Burial was in Honey Creek cemetery in charge
of Bert Richeson funeral director.