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Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Thursday, December 4, 20035A Obituaries Note: Obituaries are paid submissions and are published without editing changes. ON THIS DAY Funeral Directors of Lafayette, was in charge of Jess Wallace Jess William "Wild Bill" Wallace 57, unexpectantly died Stewart Rodney (Marcy) Stewart and Reginald (Cindy) Stewart; and grandchildren, Paloma, Mackenzie, Clay and Beau Stewart He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Houston, Joe, Frank and Bill; and sisters, Ethel Malva, Mae and Estella Caring Cremation has taken place by Frank E. Smith Funeral Home and Crematory, Lancaster. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec.

5, 2003, at Good Shepherd Church, with Pastor James Dexter officiating. Memorial contributions or flowers may be made to Good Shepard Church, 700 Spring Street, Lancaster. ington; sister, Bernice R. Lang-ley of Lancaster, stepchildren, Joan Richards and Robert H. Bowsher, both of Lancaster.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Bowsher, parents, Jacob and Armetta Adrian; sister, Geneva Pearl Adrian; and stepdaughter, Donna Mills. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Brown officiating.

Burial will follow at Amanda Township Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Frank E. Smith Funeral Home, Lancaster. Memorials may be given to Amanda United Methodist Church in Edith's memory.

30 YEARS AGO Lancaster City Council met with other city officials local funeral home directors to extend local ambulance service until City Council can act on emergency legislation concerning an alternative ambulance service. 40 YEARS AGO Colder weather continued in Fairfield County, with light snow flurries and some drizzle as local temperatures fell to an evening low of between 23 and 33 degrees. Looking Back 10 YEARS AGO Lancaster officials completed the purchase of 171 acres of Berne Township land, at a cost of $550,000 from Lou and Rose Hintz, for the city's water well field. 20 YEARS AGO A refugee Road man reported to Fairfield County sheriff's deputies that nearly $400 in Christmas presents, including a microwave oven, were stolen from his residence near Pickerington. Today in History The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Dec.

4, the 338th day of 2003. There are 27 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 4, 1783, Gen. George Washington bade farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York.

On this date: In 1816, James Monroe of Virginia was elected the fifth president of the United States. In 1875, William Marcy Tweed, the "Boss" of New York City's Tammany Hall political organization, escaped from jail and fled the country. In 1918, President Wilson set sail for France to attend the Versailles Peace Conference. In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the dismantling of the Works Progress Administration, which had been created to provide jobs during the Depression. In 1942, U.S.

bombers struck the Italian mainland for the first time in World War IL In 1965, the United States launched Gemini VII with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman and Navy Cmdr. James A. Dana Hacker Dana C.

Hacker, 78, Sugar Grove, died Dec. 3, 2003, at his residence. He was born in Sugar Grove on Oct. 15, 1925, to the late Ralph Hacker Sr. and Blanche M.

Jackson Hacker. The retired mechanic for Columbia Gas Transmission, where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club, was a member of the Advent Christian Church of Rockbridge. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Margie L. Drake Hacker; sons, Daniel R. "Dan" (Linda Mae) Hacker of Lancaster, George R.

"Rick" (Betty Hacker of Rockbridge and Douglas Lee (Angela Hacker of Logan; grandchildren, Judy, Jim, Rick, Beth Ann, Joshua, Eli, Cody and Luke; stepgrand-children, Marrianne and Heather, and great-grandchildren, Justin, Cameron, Quentin, Tomika, Christian, Brady and Adrienne. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Ralph R. Hacker Jr. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

6, 2003, at Heinlein-Brown Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Gary Taylor officiating. Burial will be in New Fairview Cemetery, Hocking County. Calling hours will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Health Services, 1111 E. Main Lancaster 43130. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family from the Web site www.brownfuneralservice-com. Edith Bowsher Edith Escalene Bowsher, 83, Lancaster, died Wednesday, Dec.

3, 2003, at Rockmill Springs Assisted Living. She retired from Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. Plant 1 and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Rebecca Circle and the Olivedale Senior Center. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gerald L. and Rebecca Stebelton of Lancaster; grandchildren, Laura (Jeffrey) Mason of Pickering-ton and David B.

Stebelton of Lancaster; great-granddaughter, Caroline Mason of Picker- Gertrude Hildinger Gertrude "Gertie" Hildinger, 82, Baltimore, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2003, at Heartland-Fair-field Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a retired clerk for Walt Disney World. She was a member of the Little Country Church. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jess L.

and Norma Hildinger of Lancaster, two daughters and sons-in-law, Janey L. and Bob Townley of Sunbury and Joy L. and Scott Little of Ashville; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Juanita F. and Ted Bader of Baltimore and lla A. and Dick Smith of Lancaster; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit E. Hildinger; parents, Ralph and Florence Yingling; three sisters, Bernita Z. Yingling, Evelyn M. Williams and Betty J. Shupe; and brother, Ralph W.

Yingling. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 a.m. Saturday in Johnson-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Baltimore, with burial to follow in Franklin Hills Memory Gardens. Friends may visit from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorial gifts may be given to the Fairfield County Unit of the American Cancer Society. Septic 50 Ruth Smith Ruth Ingrid Smith, 84, Lafayette, died of natural causes Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003, at Centura Health Avista Adven-tist Hospital in Louisville, Colo. The daughter of Peder C. Log-sted and Kristina Skjodt-Pe-tersen Logsted, she was born Feb.

13, 1919, in Aalborg, Pen-mark. She married Stephen J. Nahodyl on Nov. 28, 1937, in the Bronx, N.Y. He preceded her in death Nov.

1, 1968. She then married Laurence W. Smith on Sept 5, 1971, in Levittown, N.Y. He preceded her in death April 25, 1980. She moved to Boulder, in 1985 from Seaford in Long Island, N.Y., then to Lafayette in 1988.

Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a housewife. She was a member of Atonement Lutheran Church of Boulder. Her hobbies included piano, singing in the church choir, the Boulder Choral and needlework. "A devoted Christian, she enjoyed her family, her music and her hobbies," family members said.

"She was the inspiration that gave us the values to guide us through our lives, with love and compassion." Survivors include three sons, John S. Nahodyl of Louisville, Paul M. Nahodyl of Mont-clair, N. and Peter W. Nahodyl of Lancaster; a brother, Walter N.

Logsted of Palm Harbor, five grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2003, in Boulder at Atonement Lutheran Church. A graveside service followed at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colo. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Atonement Lutheran Church, 685 Inca Parkway, Boulder, Colo.

80303. M.P. Murphy Associates NOV. 30, 2003. He was born Sept 16, 1946, in Fairfield County, the son of Jess Sr.

and Pearl Wal lace. He was a graduate of Lancaster High School, worked for Anchor Hocking for 16 years and retired in 1981. He was in the Army for 3 years, 8 months, serving his county in the Vietnam War, where he was stationed for 18 months. Three sisters, Robin Brown, Kathy Jarry, Pat Madder, survive in Lancaster. Surviving is his wife of 36 years, married May 19, 1967, Judy Roush Wallace.

Also surviving are four daughters, Angel Wallace Leach, Tesha Wallace Leach, Deanna Wallace and Crystal Wallace; and five grandchildren, Brittany Smith, Brandon Leach, Myranda Leach; and a son and daughter of Angel Leach. Arrangements are being made at Taylor Funeral Home, 111 W. Main Amanda 43102. Call 969-2444, send regards to his daughter's residence at 25425 Moccasin Road, Laurellville 43135, or call 969-3282 in loving memory of our beloved father. Richard Stewart Sr.

Richard C. Stewart, 79, Lancaster, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away bunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at Fairfield Medical Center. He was born Aug. 6, 1924, in Lo gan, the son of Samuel and Estella Winbum Stewart.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving as a military police officer. He retired in 1965. He worked at the Boys Industrial School where he established and trained the "Dixon Dorm Honor Guard," a military-style drill team that performed in parades and state fairs, receiving numerous awards and He was an employee of Goodyear Tire and Rubber and was a retired supervisor at Ralston Purina. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Diane Opey Stewart; sister, Jean; sons, Richard C.

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