The Columbus Herald from Columbus, Indiana • Page 6

Goats Roads Freezing Hain 4 i Traffic Slowed to Crawl 6 2 -r -jf'' 'J t. vsi 'v they were not able to keep up. Brown county sheriff's officers reported three accidents, none involving injuries: Two of the accidents were in Nashville involving parked cars being struck by sliding cars, and the third was on Railroad road out in the county. Motorists crossing bridges, such as the Tipton bridge along Third street ino Columbus, inched along at pedestrian speed as moisture there froze to a greater degree than the precipitation falling elsewhere. Highway department ice trucks were out fanning salt and sand onto streets and road there were troopers and ways, but had not lowered their snow plows.

Motorists could be seen trying to chisel thigk ice off windshields in order to get a better view of the slippery road ahead. Jennings county police reported two accidents within about a half hour on Road 7 north of Scipio. Rescue 20 emergency ambulance service transported three persons to Jennings Community hospital after a 1-car accident at Wilson Chapel about four miles north of Scipio. A 1-car accident also was investigated on Road 7 at the A and Trailer park entrance about a mile north of Scipio against the ice but that it was supposed to get worse. Dale Zigler of the county garage said all' of the county's about 20 trucks were out but that they could do no good as long as Die freezing rain tinued.

He said all roads were bad, whether they were paved or gravel. Columbus police reported having more accidents than they were able to investigate, adding the number was easily a dozen. The crests of city intersections became "hills" causing motorists' cars to slide as they were driven from stop streets into the intersections. Third and California was- said to be particularly bad. Sheriff's officers said all on-duty officers were busy investigating accidents.

They estimated the total at half-dozen. State police were helping out in investigation of accidents on Interstate 65. They said most of the accidents were cars sliding off roadways. They said in their 4-county jurisdiction there certainly were more accidents than Levi Records, Dies Sunday the road across the bridge where cars crawled along at about pedestrian speed. (Staff Photos by Walter Glover) BEATING THE ICE A freezing rain coated roadways and walks with a glare of ice producing a number of traffic accidents.

The ice was thick enough to reflect headlights off Columbus and Area Deaths A mid-morning freezing rain coated roads with an ice which slowed traffic to slippery crawl and produced a number of traffic mishaps. As of 11 a.m. Monday no local injury-related accidents had been confirmed, although one possible minor personal injury accident was believed to have occurred at Road 46 and Interstate 65. One car was reported to have flipped over one mile east of Road 9 on Dunn road about 10:45 a.m. A Bartholomew county sheriff's car and a city bus were involved in separate accidents which occurred about 11:45 a.m.

In a 15-minute period just before noon police monitors showed a semi-tractor and trailer jack-knifed on an exit ramp at Interstate 65 and Road 46, two semi-rigs off the road on Road 258 in Jackson county, one with possible motor trouble; an accident on the Hawcreek boulevard, an accident involving a city truck at 12th and Franklin streets, an accident at 14th and Washington streets, and a garbage Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Marsh funeral home, 1809 East Third in Dayton. Burial will be at Dayton. Persons may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m: Thursday. Oaks was born Feb.

16, 1927. to the late Hubert Oaks and Irene Oaks of Winchester. He married the former Edna Mitman in 1950, and she survives. Reared around Edinburg, Oaks was retired from the Air Force after serving 22 years and had worked for the postal service as a mail carrier the past eight years. Other survivors include four daughters, Ara Oaks, at home, Juaneda Vaughn, Sharon Schmidt and Pauline Harvey, all of Dayton; a son, Leslie Oaks, at home; and a brother, John Jay Oaks of Yorktown.

Jefferson County Native Myrtle Sullivan Elizabethtown Myrtle M. Sullivan, 81, Elizabethtown route 1, died at 7:30 a.m. Jan 16 at the Columbus Convalescent center where she ahd been a patient for several months. Mrs. Sullivan was born Sept.

28, 1894, in Jefferson county to Isaac and Mattie Blankenship Mankin. She was married to Samuel J. Sullivan July 7, 1913, and he preceded her in death Jan. 17, 1970. Survivors include two sons, Roy Sullivan of Elizabethtown route 1 and Earl K.

Sullivan, of North Vernon; a sister, Mrs. Ollie Adams of St. Paul; six grandchildren, 16 greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a brother, a sister and a great-grandchild. Mrs.

Sullivan was a member j)f the Rockcreek United Meth--odisrchurch. Kentucky Native Dora Norman Edinburg EDINBURG Dora A. Norman, 80, of the Faith Nursing home in Edinburg died Jan. 19 at the nursing home. Persons may call after 1 p.m.

Wednesday at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary funeral home at Columbia, Ky. Mrs. Norman was born May 9, 1895, in Russell county, to William Washington and Ar-tema "turner Whited; She was married to Foy Norman July 3, 1915, and he preceded her in death March 26, 1963. Survivors include, four sons, Lester and Chester (Carie) Norman, both of Evansville, Wesley Norman of Charles-, town and Junior Norman of Dunnville, five daughters, Nannie McQuarrie and Norma Burton bo of St. Petersburg, Nina Burton and Jeanetta Gaskins, both of Edinburg, and Nancy Sherrill of Columbia, two brothers, Johnny Whited of Campbellsville, and Jim Whited of Columbia, 24 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Scottsburg Native Edgar Densford 1304 16th Edgar F. Densford, 73, 1304 16th, died early early today at the Bartholomew County hos- truck jack-knifed on an ramp at Interstate 65 and Road 46. Many cars simply slid off the road and were stuck in the side ditches or in front yards, As of noon Monday Brown county sheriff's officers reported five accidents there, none of which involved They reported three accidents occurred in the town of Nashville, and two occurred out in the county. They said roads there were extremely treacherous. One Columbus police officer, finished a stop at the County hospital, commented on the police radio that he now would "slide back acros?" town.

State and county highwav crews were out Mondav morning trying to keep ahead of the but officials at both garages said their trucks were having trouble staying on the road. Don Everroad, Superintendent of the local state highway garage, said all of his trucks were out on the roads, although "some of them are in the ditch." He added that his crews were making headway pital after a 4-year illness. Densford was born Sept. 1, 1902, in Scottsburg to William and Alice Williams Densford. He married the former Mary Beth Wilson Sept.

18, 1932, and she survives. Other survivors include two sons, William Densford of St. Louis, and Stephen Densford of Monroe, a daughter, Anne Brames of Illinois; and eight grandchildren. Densford was a member the First United Presbyterian church and the Exchange club. He formerly had been Cub Scout commissioner for Bartholomew A retired wholesale food representative, he had lived in Columbus since 1942.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred, -James and Samuel Densford, and a sister, Laura Ferguson. Former Teacher Lorraine Chesnut 3025 16th Lorraine L. Chesnut, 56, 3024 died Thursday at the Bartholomew County hospital. She had been in ill health, health. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m.

Saturday at the Hathaway-Myers funeral home by Dr. Harold R. Min-cey. Burial will be at Garland Brook cemetery. Mrs.

Chesnut was born Feb. 17, 1919, in Newhebron, to the late Charles Lee and Hilda Johnston Lee of Newhebron, Miss. She was married to John M. Chesnut Aug. 2, 1944, to Muskogee, and he survives.

Other survivors include four sons, Paul and Scott Chesnut, both at home, Jerry Chesnut of New York City, N.Y., and Van Chesnut, a student at Purdue university; a brother, Jerry Lee of Houston, Texas; and -threesisteT57 Hilda Lane," Charlene Lane and Dorothy Little, all of Newhebron, Miss. Mrs. Chesnut was formerly a teacher at McKinley school here. She was preceded in death by brother, Carl Lee. Mrs.

Kasting's Father Doyle R. Butler Brownstown BROWNSTOWN Doyle Robert Butler, 63, of Brownstown, died at 4 a.m. today at the Jackson County hospital after a 6-week illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at -the Brownstown Christian church by the Rev.

Elvin Gray Burial will be at Fairview cemetery. He was born April 9, 1912, in Jackson county to William and Bertie Sutton Butleri Oct. 17, 1932, he married Norma D. Martin. She survives, along with two daughters, Mrs.

William Fowler of Brownstown and Mrs. John R. Kasting of Columbus route a brother, Walter Butlef of Seymour; two sisters: Mrs; Lynn Hegwood and Mrs. Oakey VanOsdol, both of Columbus route 10; and sfeven grandchildren. He was preceded in deatb by a sister.

Butler was a member of the Brownstown Christian church where fie served as deacon and the Washington lodge. rAM No. 13 of Brownstown. He was retired from the small engine business and recently had been employed with the Best 104, resident of 307 S. Kyle, he recently had been a patient at the Columbus Convalescent center where he died.

Records was born Oct. 6, 1871, in Shelby county, the son of James L. and Maria Niebel Records. In 1892 he married the former Cora Wilson who died in July, 1940. He was a member of the Old Kansas church in the Camp At-terbury area and had been a farmer in the Kansas area at one time farming over 800 acre's.

He also had operated a coal yard in Edinburg for several years. Upon celebrating his 100th birthday in 1971, Records boasted of having an unblemished driving record and still held a valid operator's license which he had had for over 60 years. Records attended Butler college in Indianapolis and was graduated in 1898 from Transylvania college in Lexington, Ky. After graduation he served for a short time as a minister before becoming a farmer. Survivors include two sons, James L.

Records of Edinburg and Mark D. Records of Franklin; two daughters, Eva Sidener of Edinburg and Gold-ie Stickan of Indianapolis; nine grandchildren: 21 great-grandchildren and three great-greatgrandchildren. He was preceded, in death by a son, Dr, Arthur Records in May, 1974 and three brothers, Elmer," William and the Rev. Ralph Records. Morris Voland Dies NASHVILLE A member of the Brown county school board, Morris A.

Voland, 40, of Nashville route 4, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack at his home about 5 p.m. Jan. 17. Voland also was a 17-year employe of Cummins Engine company and a member of the Brown county park board. He attended the Nashville Chris-, tian church and was a U.S.

Navy veteran. Voland was born Oct. 4, 1935, in Brown county, the son of 4 Lloyd and Olive Tray Voland. He married Jane Wotring on Nashville. Surviving with the parents of Nashville and the wife are two sons, Mark Allen and Michael Lane Voland, both at home; a brother, Kenneth Voland of Roswell, Ga, and a sister, Susie Hall of West Lafayette.

Harp To Succeed Andress The Administrative Re- sources association Thursday afternoon elected Bedford Mayor Lovell Harp president of the' organizations of southeastern Indiana cities for the coming year. Harp replaces Columbus Mayor Max Andress, who erved two years as president. 'Andress was elected secretary ui we organization oi southeastern Indiana cities formed to save the cities money and to coordinate activities. Elected as vice-president was Donald Ernest, newly-elected mayor of Seymour; and Howard Hendricks, mayor of North Vernon, was elected treasurer. The board authorized the staff to compile and administer' a questionnaire to each member city's mayor and council, to find out what they1 -want-done in the The questionnaire will cover a broad range of topics and will replace, the earlier verbal discussions the staff has had.

EDINBURG A well-known Edinburg centenarian, Levi Records, died at 6 a.m. Jan. 18 at the age of 104. A Hugh Rapp, of Route a brother, Halbert Rapp of Fair-born, Ohio; three grandchildren, Maj. James Rapp of Parris Island.

Phyllis Rapp Spangler of Munster; and Ronald Rapp of Columbus; and three great-grandchildren. Former Housekeeper Maude Oliver 204 Lincoln Maude Oliver, 85, of 204 Lincoln, died at 5:40 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Columbus Convalescent center where she had been a patient for the past year. She had been in ill health several months.

Miss Oliver was the aunt of -Wyvonne Loper of Hartsville route 1, with whom she had lived at one time. Miss Oliver was bom Aug. 14, 1890, in Bartholomew county to James William and Emma Hamilton Oliver. She had been a housekeeper for several years in various homes and had attended Central Wesleyan church. Survivors include a sister, Lillie Moore of Hanover; a brotherv Moody Oliver of Hartsville; and several other nieces and nephews.

Two sisters and five brothers preceded her in death. Former Resident David Brinker Tennessee 0 David J. Brinker, of Gat-linburg, died unexpectedly Jan. 19 at the Sevier County hospital at Gatlinburg. He formerly was district manager for Reserve Life Insurance here.

Brinker was born March 6, 1929, in Indiana to Mr. and Ddiudid ivuuuieiuii aim sue survives. He had lived in Columbus prior to moving to Gatlinburg, in July of 1974, when he became area trainer for Reserve Life Insurance. Other survivors include five sons, Carl Brinker with the U.S. Navy at Great Lakes, 111., Rex Ellingwood of Anderson, Matt and Chris Brinker, both of Colorado, and Tony Ellingwood of Gatlinburg, a Tammy Ellingwood of Gatlinburg, Tenn.

a brother, Worth Brinker of Anderson; a sister, Martha Burke of Anderson; and three grand children. ina lieu Names Bleck i iuiii niauugu Indiana Bell has named Eugene Bleck plant manager for the company's Columbus district. He succeeds Richard Holmes who has accepted a position with Bell's engineering department in Indianapolis. Bleck joined Indiana Bell in 1945 and is a graduate of Senior high school in Michigan City. He was a district plant manager in indianapolis before, his assignment to tltfe Columbus area.

In his new job, Bleck will be coordinating plant, operations primarily in i.oiumnus, MieiDy- ville Flat Rock Edinburg, Elizabethtown and the New Al- banyJeffersonville area. Died Friday -i Glenn L. Grosh Services Set Funeral service for Glenn L. Grosh, 67, 2220 Sycamore, was conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at 3:35 a.m.

Jan. 16. He had been in failing health for the past few months. Grosh died at his, residence at 3:35 a.m. Friday.

He had been in failing health for the past few months. Grosh was bom Aug. 27, 1908, in Auburn to Perry and Maude Lawhead Grosh. He married the former Ruth Minke in 1946, and she survives. Other survivors include a son, Gregg Grosh of Rochester; a stepson, William N.

Collins of Rolling Meadows, 111. a brother, Darrell B. Grosh of Auburn; a sister, Thelma L. Grosh of Aiiburn; and a grandchild, Karen Collins. He was a council member of the First Lutheran shurch, a member of St.

John's Masonic -lodge dnd an Army veteran of the second world war. Having spent his early life in Auburn, Grosh had lived here since 1960. He had retired from the Tovey Shoe Company, in 1973,, and at one time had -worked at A. Tross shoe store. Cummins Employe Morris Thomas North Vernon NORTH VERNON Morris E.

Thomas, 64, of 14 N. Gum in North Vernon died at the Jennings Community hospital Jan. 18. He was an employe of Cummins Engine company for 30 years and was to retire in June. Thomas was born Jun 1, 1911, in Kentucky, the son of Ross and Cathrine Fuller Thomas.

Survivors-include-the-wifer the former Letha James; two sons, Lowell Thomas of North Vernon and James Thomas of Indianapolis; three brothers, Joseph, Victor and Claude Thomas, all of North Vernon; five sisters, Pauline and Ella Green and Lydia Thomas, all of North Vernon, Mary Fussel of Waco, Texas and Juanita Harrison of Ft. Worth, Texas and three He was preceded in death by a daughter, Bartholomew County Native Minnie P. Snyder Indianapolis Minnie P. Snyder. 85, of In-.

dianapolis died there Monday at Wishard Memorial hospital. She was a native of Bartholomew county. Mrs. Snyder was born June 28. 1890.

to Alfred and Nancy J. Newton Hash. She was married to Grover Snyder and he preceded her in death Sept. 3, 1931. She had lived in Indianapolis the past 43 years and had served as a hostess for the old State Fairgrounds hotel Survivors include a sister.

Ida Lull of Cincinnati, Ohio. Parrish of Indianapolis; a brother, Marion Moreland of Anderson; and three sisters, Evelyn Baker of Columbus, Grace Brooks of Scipio route 1 and Clara Milholland of El-lettsville; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Rockcreek Christian church. Retired Shirt Factory Employe Marie Weihe Nursing Home Marie Weihe, 85, a patient at the Columbus Nursing home the past several months, died Jan. 17 at Bartholomew county hospital.

She was retired from the former Reliance Shirt factory and was one of the first employes there. Miss Weihe was born March 20, 1881, in Bartholomew county, the daughter of Christian H. and Wilhelmina Kaiser Weihe. She was a member of St. Pewter's Lutheran church.

Survivors include a sister, Martha, a patient at the Columbus Nursing home and a brother, C. L. Henry Weihe of Route 1. She was preceded in death by an infant brother, another brother, Fred and two sisters, Anna and Louise Weihe. Retired Farmer Henry Cooper Westport WESTPORT Henry W.

Cooper, 83, former resident of Sardinia and Westport route 2, died at 2 a.m. Thursday at the Hospitality House Nursing home in Greensburg. In failing' healtlv the past four years and seriously ill the past three weeks. Cooper, a retired farmer, had been a resident of the nursing home since June. Funeral services will be con-ductedat4i30 at the Bass funeral home in West-port by the Rev.

Billy Daniel: Burial will be at Westport cemetery: Cooper was born Nov. 6, 1892, in Newbern, the son of Ezekiel and Nettie Mclntyre Cooper. He married Stella S. Jenkins on Nov. 17, 1915, in North Vernon and she died July 22, 1968.

He lived in the Newbern area until 1923, then moved to the Westport route 2 Mtil 1958 when he moved to Sardinia. He was a member of the Sardinia Baptist church. Survivors include a son, Gordon Cooper of Westport route six daughters, Gladys Ka-minski of Toledo. Ohio, La Von Forgey of 2930 25th in Columbus. Fredia Browning of Nashville, Sylvia Nicholson of Atlanta, and Cletis Thompson, Omaha, a sister.

Hazel Ketchum of Hope; 23 grandchildren and 23 greatgrandchildren. He also was preceded in death by a daughter, Fern, in 1928, a son. Garnet in ,1943, four grandchildren and a greatgrandchild i Former Edinburg Residents Oaks Dayton, Ohio Richard Oaks, 48, of Dayton, Ohio, former Edinburg resident, died Jan. 20 at the Veterans hospital at Dayton. He had been in ill health the past year.

He was the brother of Delores Wright of Edinburg. died at 3:07 a.m. Thursday at the Jackson County hospital at Seymour. He had been jn failing health four weeks. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday at the Johnson funeral home at Vallonia by the Rev. John Sandstrom. Burial will be at Vallonia cemetety. He was born Nov. 15, 1894, in Driftwood township, Jackson county, to John and Caroline Peters Stahl, Sr.

Two brothers and five sisters preceded him in death. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran church at Vallonia and a retired farmer. Memorials may be in the form of contributions to the Lutheran Community home at Seymour-. i Edinburg Native Dale Campbell -Southport Word has been received here of the death Jan. 17 of Dale" Campbell, 59, a former Edinburg resident.

He died unexpectedly Saturday morning at his home at 405 W. Southport road in Southport. Campbell was born April 23, 1917, in Edinburg, the son of Thomas and Mary Campbell. Survivors include his wife, Lavone; two daughters; one stepdaughter; the mother, Mary Neville LeFever of Ko-komo; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Pope of Kokomo and Marie Miller of Edinburg; a brother, Guy Campbell of Indianapolis and 11 grandchildren.

Retired Barber 1 Robert Dillman Elizabethtown Robert S. Dillman, 90, Elizabethtown route 1, died at 9:45 p.m. Jan. 17 at Bartholomew' county hospital, following an iUness-JLabouteight-weeksr-' He was a retired barber and farmer. Dillman was born June 12, 1885, in Shelby county, the son of Charles L.

and Alice Sims Dillman. In 1903, he married Leota CrWolford who died Aug J6, 1963. He attended the Rockcreek United Methodist church and was a member of the Farm Bureau. He had re- tired a a harhr after 91 uoarc nUmi tho horhorehnrA InrafpH at 1191 17h al was a retired farmer. Survivors include a son, Charles W.

Dillman, 1702 Elm; a daughter, Opal Snyder of Warsaw route three grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. A sister, Ethel M. Whittington, died in Janua Ltnt: Mrs. Baker's Sister Lila R. Brooks Anderson SEYMOUR tila R.

Brooks, 69, of Anderson died at 10:20 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Community hospital there afv ter a 1-month illness. 1 She formerly lived on Seymour, route 1 in Jenning county and moved to Anderson 28 years ago. She was born March 28, 1906, iri Bartholomew county to Daniel and Susie Tomlin Moreland, Oct.

2, 1948, at Seymour she was married to Delmar survives, Also surviving are two children, Emerson J. Banister of Seymour rouute 1 and Rosa C. Western motel at Seymour. The family asked that memorials be in the form of donations to the Brownstown Christian church or to the Cancer fund. Farmworker Walter Derringer Elizabethtown Walter Derringer, 86, of Elizabethtown died Wednesday at the Jennings Community hospital.

He had been in ill health several years and seriously ill one week. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Reed and Jewell funeral home by the Rev. George Neal. Burial will be at Springer cemetery.

Derringer was born Jan. 1, 1890, in Jennings county to Chance and Susan Derringer. He married the former Mary Shattuck and she preceded him in death. A member of Immanual Missionary church at Elizabethtown, Derringer "had been a farm worker most of his life. Survivors include two daughters, Edith Melton and Lula Day, both of Elizabethtown; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a sister and a Formerly With Dunlap's Frank Bryant Cambridge Square EDINBURG Frank Bryant, 80, 155 Cambridge Square, died Jan. 2Q at the Columbus Convalescent center where he had been a patient for a short time. Bryant was born March 24, 1895, at Columbia, to Fed ton and she preceded him in death. He then married the former Bessie. Ann Burton March 22, 1924, and she survives.

Other survivors include three daughters, Mamie Farley of 285 Falcon, Gladys Coffey of Scipio route 1 and Anna Bryant of 256 Kyte; a son, Al-vin Bryant t)f River road; a brother, Jack Bryant of Indianapolis; two sistersr lda Hege of Indianapolis and Betty Holmes- of Campbellsville, 19 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. He had worked in all the veneer mills at Edinburg and had retired from Dunlap's. A brother and sister preceded him in death. Former Resident Hugh Rapp, Sr. Florida Word has been received here of the unexpected death Jan.

11. of Hugh Kyle Rapp, Sr. 87, of Reddington Shores, Fla. He died at Bay Pines Veteran hospital ar St. FlaT Rapp had lived "in Columbus 'about 21 years ago.

Rapp was born in Ladoga, and was a retired civil service employe having at one time been stationed at the former Bakalar Air base here. He also was a former realtor here. ile was a veteran of the first wurtdarr a 65-year member of the Ladoga lodge No. 187 and AM and the Indiana Con- sistory 32nd degree. Surv'ivors includes son, Retired Farmer Harold H.

Stahl Vallonia VALLONIA Harold H. SUM. 81, of Vallonia route 1.