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- [S1173] Obituary of Ralph Clark - Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - 1958, (Name: Lancaster Eagle-Gazette; Location: Lancaster OH; Date: 5 Mar 1958;), Ralph Charles Clark Obituary.
Services will be conducted Thursday in the Snyder Funeral Home, Mt Sterling for Ralph C Clark, 56, Amanda, whose death occurred Monday evening in University Hospital, Columbus, ending a long illness.
The Rev A G Winkle of Amanda Methodist Church, is to officiate. Military rites will be held by members of the Clyde A Smith Post 57, American Legion, assisted by mem bers of the Mt Sterling Legion Post. Burial is to be made in Pleasant Cemetery.
Mr. Clark is survived by his widow, Ruth; two daughters: Mrs Robert C Byington, Jr, (Patricia Clark) Granville and Mrs G R Wharton (Nancy Clark) Littleton MA; four granddaughters; his father, Charles H Clark, Mt. Sterling: two brothers: Howard of Mt Sterling and Willis of San Francisco CA.
Mr Clark was a teacher until he became ill and a former member of the Amanda School faculty. The family came to Amanda from Portsmouth in 1933.
Mr Clark was a past master of Amanda Lodge 507, F and A M, a member of the Scottish Rite, Valley of Columbus and Aladdin Temple, a past commander of the Clyde A Smith Post of the Legion and Chef de Gare of Lancaster 40 et 8.
He graduated from Denison University where he was affiliated with Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He held a master's degree from Ohio State University.
Friends may call at the Snyder funeral home in Mt Sterling where Masonic rites will be held Wednesday.
• Lancaster Eagle-Gazette • Lancaster, Ohio • 05 Mar 1958, Wed • Page 2
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- [S1242] Obituary of Eugene Battels- Baxter Bulletin - 2008, (Name: Baxter Bulletin; Location: Mountain Home AR; Date: 27 Dec 2008;), Eugene Clare "Gene" Battels Obituary.
Eugene Clare "Gene" Battels of Mountain Home passed away Wednesday, Dec 24, 2008, at Baxter Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Roller Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Battels was born March 12, 1927, to Bernice and Clare Battels. He was a veteran of World War II and graduated in physics from Ohio State University. He worked as an electrical engineer, most recently for Lockheed Martin. He was an avid fisherman, hunter and outdoors-man. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Clark "Pat" Battels of Mountain Home; a son, Dr. Ralph Dr. Michelle Flemmings) Battels of New York; a daughter, Teresa Battels (Ed Bol) of Seattle; three stepdaughters, Robin (Brooks) Buchanan of North Carolina, Beth (Rano) Smith of Tennessee and Tracy Mitchell of Washington state; nine step-grandchildren, Nathan and Daniel Buchanan, Jennifer, Dr. Rachel, Holly and Kayla Smith and Taylor, Benjamin and Jason Mitchell; and a sister, Bonnie Griffin of Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. Memorials may be made to Baxter County Animal Control Facility or The Salvation Army. Arrangements by Roller Funeral Home. Visit an on line guestbook at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.
• Baxter Bulletin • Mountain Home, Arkansas • 27 Dec 2008, Sat • Page 3
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- [S1241] Marriage of Patricia and Robert Byington - Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - 13 Sep 1950, (Name: Lancaster Eagle-Gazette; Location: Lancaster OH; Date: 13 Sep 1950;), Byington-Clark Wedding Solemnized In An Impressive Church Ceremony.
On the afternoon of September second in the St Peter's Lutheran Church in Amanda, Miss Patricia Jane Clark of Amanda was united in marriage to Mr Robert C Byington of Cleveland. The Rev. Andrew Schilling of Lancaster read the ceremony before an altar adorned with arrangements of palms and vases of white gladioli, roses, and mums, illuminated by candles entwined. A half hour of nuptial music preceded the service with Mr Frank Hussey of Amanda as organist and Miss Lois Carpenter of Elyria as soloist. Miss Carpenter sang "Always," "At Dawning," and "Because."
Escorted to the altar by her father, the bride wore a floor length gown of white taffeta, fashioned in a strapless style, with a flared bolero jacket made with three-quarter length sleeves. Her fingertip veil of illusion fell from an imported lace cape edged in seed pearls. Her jewelry was an heirloom gold locket set with diamonds, and she carried a large white purple-throated orchid resting on a white Bible, from which fell satin ribbon streamers knotted with gypsophilia.
Miss Nancy Clark was the only attendant for her sister, and she was dressed in a gown of orchid taffeta, styled identically to that of the bride. She wore a sweet-heart bonnet of orchid taffeta and carried an arrangement of yellow rosebuds.
Best man for Mr Byington was his cousin, Mr Darwin Basil of Cleveland, and ushering were Mr Robert DeVolt and Mr Allen Morton, both of Columbus.
For her daughter's wedding, Mrs Clark wore a fall model of brown with forest green, accessories and a corsage of shattered bronze baby mums. The mother of the bridegroom was attired in navy blue, with navy blue accessories and a corsage of white roses and mums.
A reception, originally planned for the church lawn, was held in the church parlors, because of weather conditions. Reception hostesses included Miss May Caltell of Cleveland, Mrs Robert De Volt of Columbus, and Miss Cynthiana Williamson of Amanda. The knife which the couple used to cut the wedding cake was used by the bride's mother for her wedding cake.
Following the reception, the couple left for a month's motor trip through Colorado, Wyoming and points west. After October first they will be at home at Columbus. For her wedding trip, the bride changed to a gray suit, with which she wore dark green accessories and the orchid from her wedding bouquet.
The new Mrs. Byington, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Clark of Amanda, graduated from Amanda High School and will receive her BS and RN degrees from Ohio State this fall. She is affiliated with Theta Upsilon sorority and Torch honorary.
Mr Byington is a graduate qf Collingwood High School in Cleveland, spent two years with the Naval Air Corps in World War II, and will receive his degree in architecture from Ohio State University in the spring. He is affiliated with Alpha Rho Chi fraternity. He is the son of Mr and Mrs R C Byington of Cleveland. Out-of-town guests at the wedding and reception came from Cleveland, Madison, Columbus, Mt Sterling, Elyria and Mansfield.
• Lancaster Eagle-Gazette • Lancaster, Ohio • 13 Sep 1950, Wed • Page 3
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