The Obituary of Charles McNamar

“Died , on Tuesday, July 11th, at five o’clock in the morning, Charles O. McNamar, aged 26 years, 8 months and 10 days.” “The deceased was a man that was well-spoken of by all that were acquainted with him. He was a man that never drank any intoxicating liquors. He Continue Reading

The Obituary of Infant Gasele

“A week old son, of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gazely and , living at Bertha on the West Side, died this morning at 3 o’clock. The funeral will take place Sunday at 1 PM and the remains interred in the Carey’s Run graveyard.“

Leonard Earl Holloway Killed by Truck

“Leonard Earl Holloway, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J Holloway of Carey’s Run, was killed when hit by a truck near his home. He was the county’s fourth 1943 traffic fatality.” The Headstone of Leonard Earl Holloway and his Grandfather

The Death of John Jeffords

“John Jeffords, a native of Scioto county, who died at his home in Wellston Sunday was buried Tuesday on his sixteenth birthday anniversary. He was a brother of Mrs. George Terry and an uncle of Mrs. Charles Noel of this city.” “Mr. Jeffords was born in Carey’s run community. His Continue Reading

John Blair Dies of Typhoid Fever

“John Blair, of Carey’s Run, died this morning of typhoid fever. He was forty years old and leaves a wife and three children. The deceased was one of the most popular men in Washington township and was trustee of the township at the time of his death. He had been Continue Reading

The Obituary of Hettie Journey

“Mrs. Hettie Ann Journey, 89, widow of Thomas A Journey, a Civil war veteran, died at 9:23 PM Sunday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Dora Spence of Carey’s Run, with whom she had been living the past two years.” “Mrs. Journey suffered a stroke of paralysis two years Continue Reading

The Tragedy of Earl Holloway and James Sparks

“Failing to find the bodies of Earl Holloway, 23, and James Sparks, 21, of Carey’s Run, who relatives believe drowned in backwaters of the Ohio river, Friday, city firemen abandoned the search Saturday night. Relatives of the men said they will resume the search Sunday morning.” “Fire Chief Robert Leedom Continue Reading

Child Dies of Coffee Burns

“Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM Tuesday for Adrian Orville Wellman, year-old son of Lynn and Pearl Jordan Wellman of Portsmouth Rt 5 who died Saturday in Mercy Hospital. Death followed an accident at the Wellman home Friday when coffee was upset and the child received severe burns.” Continue Reading

Samuel Smith is Dead

“Injuries sustained a week ago in a fall from a corn wagon, proved fatal to Samuel Smith, a well-known resident of the West Side, who passed away Thursday evening at 11:45 o’clock at the family residence near Friendship. His skull was fractured and every effort was made to save his Continue Reading