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A10 TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1999 VITAL STATISTICS KOKOMO TRIBUNE Emerson Metz Emerson R. Metz, 88, 429 W. Lincoln 1 Road, died at 6:50 p.m. Monday, April 5, 1999, at Windsor Estates Health and Rehab Center. Born March 24, 1911, in Kokomo, he was a son of Lewis W.

and Cora (Tucker) Metz. He was the husband of Helen Schefler, who preceded him in death Jan. 16, 1998. They were married March 24, 1940 in Kokomo. He was an employee at Haynes International until his retirement, Surviving are a brother, Oscar 'F.

Metz, Burlington; a niece, Janet Shipley, Kokomo; and three nephews, Jeff and Jim 1 Dye, and Gary Schefler, all of Denver. Preceding him in death were his parents and wife. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home; 2097 W. Alto Road.

The Rev. Harold Williams will officiate. Burial will in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

Essie Ward Essie Ward, 73, 1008 W. Taylor died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 1999, at her home. Born March 13, 1926, in Liberty, she was the daughter of Lora (Coffey) and Alonzo Wall. She was the wife of Edward who her in -death March $19, 1986.

They "were married 12, 1947, Kokomo. Ward She was a homemaker. She attended New Covenant Christian Center. She was an avid bingo player. She loved her family and grandchildren.

grandchildren, Tabatha Clark, Malachi Clark, Tierney Clark, and Riley Gunning. Preceding her in death were two brothers, Lewis Wall and Robert Wall, a grandson, Brian Melton, and a sister. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ellers Mortuary, Main Street Chapel, 725 S. Main St.

The Revs. Jerry and Peggy Hunt will officiate. Burial will be in Crown Point Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary.

Richard Myers Richard E. Myers, 72, 1031 E. 169th Westfield, died at 7:37 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 1999, at Riverview Hospital, Noblesville. Born Aug.

26, 1926, in Bunker Hill, he was the son of Ernest and Thelma (Deardorif) Myers, He was the husband of Anna W. Enders, who survives. He was a Roadway Express truck driver for 30 years before retiring. He was a member of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War Il.

Surviving are five sons, Richard E. Myers Paul G. Myers, Ernest Eric James six daughters, Elaine Roberts, Stephany A. Baliff, Laura A. Hieronymus, Sara L.

Darts, Susan M. Myers, Anna L. Shepard; a brother, Clayton Myers; 31 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren, Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Gray Friends Church, Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Levi Clark, and Sue and Jerry Smith, all of Kokomo, and Joyce and Junior Melton, Goldsmith; two brothers and. sisters-in-law, Lawrence and Virginia Wall, Elwood, and Jesse.

and. Willodean Wall, Kokomo; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Mary and Bob Stahlnaker, Dorothy Tedder, and Dessie Bowley, all of Kokomo; a sister-in-law, Betty Wall, Kokomo; nine grandchildren, Michael Clark, Laura Clark, April Clark, James Clark, Stacy Smith, Derek Smith, Beth Melton, Jesse Melton, and Jake Melton; and four great- Carmel. Burial will be in Gray Friends Cemetery, Carmel. OBITUARIES Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at McMullan Funeral Home, Westfield.

Pearl 'Bill' Heady Pearl A. "Bill" Heady, 82, Alexandria, died at 1:20 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 1999, at The Willows, 1817 Park Alexandria. Born Nov. 9, 1916, in Kokomo, he was the son of Donald and Eva Long Heady.

He was the husband of Vera Atwood, who preceded him in death. They were married Nov. 25, 1933. He retired from Chrysler Corp. in Kokomo in 1980.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. Surviving are one daughter and her husband, Pat and Don Slaton, New Port Richey, five sons and their wives, Bill and Joyce Heady, Kokomo, Bob and Doniece Heady, Carmel, Tom and Arlene Heady, Alexandria, George and Nancy Heady, Elwood, and Fred and Marcell Heady, Warsaw; a sister and her husband, Mary Coiner and Ed Gall, Elwood; three half-sisters, Opal Rich, California, Dorothy McMahan, Anderson, and Irene and Robert Norgan, Frankton; a half-brother, George Long, Lake Placid, 19 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; 32 greatgrandchildren; one stepgreatgrandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were a son, Don Heady and a half-sister, Clara Parrish. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday at Copher Fesler Funeral Home, 415 S. Anderson Elwood. The Rev. Marvin Hahn will officiate. Burial will be private.

Friends may call one hour prior to services at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association and American Heart Association. Margie Townsend Townsend Margie R. Townsend, 67, Kokomo, died iat 2:55 p.m. Thursdays April 8, 1999, at Joseph Hospital Health Center BorK March 9, 1932, in Kokomo, she was the daughter of Albert and Dorothy (Eads) Watson.

She was the wife of Mychajlo S. Puszko, who preceded her in death Oct. 28, 1971. They were married Oct. 17, 1953 in Peru.

She then Townsend married Howard E. Townsend, who survives. They were married Aug. 8, 1976 in Peru. She was a homemaker and member of Trinity Wesleyan Church.

Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Maria O. Burke, Tulsa, Okla; six stepsons; three stepdaughters; five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; four greatstepgrandchildren; two stepgreatgrandchildren; and one sister, Mary E. Doss, Peru. Preceding her in death were her parents, a brother and two sisters. Services will be at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday at Trinity Wesleyan Church, 1128 S. Purdum St. The Rev. Jay Shuck will officiate. Burial will be in Layman Cemetery, Michigantown.

Friends may call one hour prior to services at the church. Ellers Mortuary is in charge of arrange- Margaret Hattabaugh Margaret Hattabaugh, 63, R.R. 1 Bunker Hill, died at 12:30 a.m. Monday, April 12, 1999, al her home. Born May 25, 1935, in Bell County, she was the daughter of William Henry and Amanda (Mink), Jackson.

She was the wife of William "Bill" Hattabaugh, who survives. They were married Aug. 2, 1968. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Free Will Baptist Church, Bunker Hill.

Surviving are three sons, Marvin Dencel, and Mark Dencel, both of Kokomo, and Ronald Dencel, two daughters, Eliz- Hattabaugh a Townsend, and Amanda Hattabaugh, both of Bunker Hill; two sisters, Sally West, and Mary Neice, both of Concordia, Kansas; six grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Preceding her in death were three brothers and three sisters. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Allen Funeral Home, 115 S. Elm Bunker Hill.

The Rev. Bill Sheets will officiate. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Ruth Cook Ruth A. Cook, 86, a resident of Veterans Home, Lafayette, died at 5:32 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 1999, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, West Lafayette. Born March 7, 1913, in Frankfort, she was the daughter of Walter E.

and Jennie (Stevenson) Bowen. She was the wife of Elmer M. Cook, who preceded her in death. They were married May 1, 1970 in Kokomo. She was a retired nurse's aide at Howard Community Hospital.

She attended Kokomo High School. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army. She was a member of the American Legion Post 418, Walton, and Women of the Moose Lodge, Kokomo. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Donald Eugene and Marilyn Rhodes, Lilburn, a daughter and son-in-law, Patricia A.

and Joseph Ingle, Kokomo; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four nieces; and four nephews. Preceding her in death were a son, two two grandchildren brothers, one sister, and, Graveside services will be af Sunset Memory Garden Home Cemetery with military honors. The Rev. Harold Williams will officiate. Friends may call at Ellers Mortuary, Webster Street Chapel, 3400 S.

Webster St. one hour prior to graveside services. Ruby Houser Ruby Mae Houser, 91, died at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 1999, in Century Villa Health Care in Greentown. She was born March 19, 1908, Auburn, to John and Nellie (Lockwood) Dosch.

In 1931 she married Milton Clark, who died in 1974. In 1979 she married Robert Houser who died in 1997. She was a former -Auburn Automobile Co. employee and also worked for Messenger Corp. She formerly lived in Fort Wayne, Coldwater, and Elkhart, and was a member of Freemont United Methodist Church.

Surviving are two daughters, Nancy Lee Willie, Lake City, Mary N. Troyer, Malcomb, one stepson, Dennis Lloyd Houser, El Toro, Calif; two stepdaughters, Dorcas Ann Cleworth, Corona, Jane Lynne Houser, Garden Grove, one sister, June Mason, Greentown; nine grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Also preceding her in death were a son, David Milton Clark, a daughter, Shirley N. Clark, and a brother, Frank Dosch. Services will be at at 2 p.m.

Sunday in Feller Funeral Home, Waterloo, Iowa. Rev. John Hostetter, pastor of the Waterloo United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Creek Chapel Cemetery, rural Garrett. Friends may call after 1 p.m.

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The Rev. James Goodrum will officiate Burial will abe in the Riverview Ceme tery, Monticello, Friends, may call from to 81 p.m. Thursday at Voorhis-Draper Funeral Home, 202 S. Illinois St. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

FUNERALS Darlin, Doris, services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ellers Mortuary, Main Street Chapel. Cooper, Mertie Hill, services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ellers Mortuary, Main Street Chapel. Myers Melvin services will be 2 p.m.

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Main St. Chaplain Steve Fleck will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Mexico. Friends may call from 6t to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Sharon Schmitter MONTICELLO, Ind. Sharon Schmitter, 210 N. Edgewater Drive, Monticello, died April 12, 1999, at SCCI Hospital in Kokomo. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Information rig a American flags that appear with some obituaries 01 in the Kokomo Tribune signify that the deceased was a military service veteran.

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Tuesday, April 6, Court Howard 1999. Bradfield, Thomas, Logansport Community Hospital Cannedy, Lester, Rochester Davis, James, and Beckum, Jamie, Dismissals Dagostino, Nancy, 2443 N. Bell St. 2445 W. Road 700 North, Sharpsville, Dambaugh, Pauline, Forest Park a boy, Alexander James, 7 pounds, 6 Howard Community Hospital Healthcare Center ounces at 10:42 a.m.

Monday, March Bowser, Florence, 1316 Belvedere Dyer, Verla, 1630 S. St. 22, 1999. Earlywine, Nora, Russiaville Drive Armstrong Salnt Caruso, Mary, S. Buckeye St.

Gulla, Tamara, 2121 Chevy Court 1418 Joseph Hospital Castorena, San, Sharpsville Johnson, Kylie, 3569 N. Road 00 Health Center Everting, Lisa, Greentown East-West Miller, Trent and Angela (Franklin), Fry, Hazel, Logansport Linkenhelt, Helen, Kokomo 260 W. Chandler Lot 6, Russiaville, a Moeller, Janice, 1616 Augusta Court Metz, Oscar, Burlington girl, Kylee Marie, 7 pounds, 11 ounces Oody, Kathryn, Hemlock Pinkerton, Denise, 800 E. Hoffer. St.

at 2:32 a.m. Thursday, April 1, 1999. Pinkerton, Harriett, 200 E. Taylor St. Quinn, Welborn, 429 W.

Lincoln Road Tarah, Wells, 1425 Charles, Earl and Mironenko, East Walker, Amber, 2212 N. Road 250 St. Clair, Tarei, 509 S. Armstrong Logansport, a St. boy, Gavin Eugene, 8 pounds at 2:07 Saint VanNess, Dortha, 2014 N.

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