Tucker, Erby (Conger)

The Tifton Gazette
Tifton, Georgia
Page 2A, Thursday, March 20, 2003
Obituary

ERBY CONGER TUCKER
Moultrie - Erby Conger Tucker, 89, of Ty Ty, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at Phoebe Worth Medical Center in Sylvester [GA].

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Salem Baptist Church. The Rev. Hayward Tomblin will officiate. Burial will follow at Salem Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Chad Griffin, Jimmy Tucker, David Morris, Waymon Conger Jr., Waymon Conger and Perry Conger.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Born Feb. 10, 1914, in Worth County, Mrs. Tucker was the daughter of Allen Conger and Fannie Kendall Conger, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Tucker, and by one son, Stanley H. Tucker.

Mrs. Tucker was a homemaker and a member of the Jehovah's Witness faith.

She is survived by one son, Wayne Tucker and wife, Jeanie, of Hobe Sound, Fla.; two daughters, Linda Hamilton of Jacksonville, Fla., and Barbara Allen Martin and husband, James, of Orlando, Fla.; one daughter-in-law, Mary Tucker of Jacksonville, Fla.; two brothers, Hank Conger and wife, Agnes, and Bo Conger and wife, Ruth, all of Ty Ty; three sisters-in-law, Clara, Flora and Leila Ann Conger; 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Harrell-Faircloth Funeral Home in Moultrie is in charge of arrangements.

Burial: March 21, 2003, Salem Baptist Church, Tift County, GA
Cause of Death: heart attack

Gillette, Bernetha J. (Hinthorn)

CHESTER, Neb. --- Bernetha J. Gillette, 86, Chester, [NE] died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, at a Deshler, Neb., nursing home.

Mrs. Gillette taught school in Nebraska at Blue Hill, Beatrice, Chester and Byron and was the home extension agent in Hastings and Chadron, Neb.

She was born Nov. 21, 1915, in Chester, to Raymond M. Hinthorn and Myrtle Mae Emery Hinthorn. She was raised in Chester and attended Chester public schools. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1938 and did graduate work at Colorado State University, Chadron State College and the University of Nebraska.

Mrs. Gillette was a member of the United Methodist Church in Chester.

She married James A. Gillette on Jan. 17, 1959. He died May 18, 1987.

Survivors include two stepsons, Orville Gillette, Mesa, Ariz., and Larry Gillette, Tipton, Kan.; two stepdaughters, Roberta Dalsing, Pueblo West, Colo., and Janice Koll, Marysville, Kan.; and 10 stepgrandchildren.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at the Chester United Methodist Church. Burial will be at the Chester cemetery. Mrs. Gillette will lie in state from 9 a.m. to noon today at Bachelor- Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home in Chester.

Henthorn, Melba (Mayo)

Henthorn, Melba 56, Wentzville, MO, October 26, 2009.

Beloved wife of Fred Henthorn; loving mother of Veronica (Jeff) Aldridge; beloved daughter of Louise Mayo (nee Fair) and the late Wayford Mayo; dear sister of Ray, Anthony (Carol), Dale (Jannie), and Carol Mayo; loving grand-aunt of Nicholas Stewart; dear sister of the late Bob Mayo and Wyevona Dickie Stewart; survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Services: Funeral service 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 31 at Pitman Funeral Home, Wentzville, MO. Interment private at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Visitation Saturday from 9:00 a.m. till the service at PITMAN FUNERAL HOME, 1545 Wentzville Parkway, Wentzville, MO.

Brothers, Stephen Wesley

Stephen Wesley Brothers

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1876, Cameron,Monroe,Ohio
Death Date: 9 Aug 1967, Warren,Trumbull,Ohio
Burial Date: 12 Aug 1967, Warren,Trumbull,Ohio,Crown Hill Cemetery

Mineral Ridge, [OH] - Stephen W. Brothers. 90 of 363 N. Main St., died of uremic poisoning at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday at the Glenn View Manor Nursing Home after 10 month illness.

Born Oct. 24, 1876, in Monroe County OH, a son of James and Caroline Boughner Brothers, he retired in 1954 from Youngstown Steel Car, where he had been a storeroom keeper.

He was the oldest member of the Mineral Ridge Church of Christ and had served 33 years as Sunday School superintendent, Mr. Brothers was the first master and the last of the three founders of Meander Grange, He held all seven degrees and had served four times as master of the Grange.

Mr. Brothers was a member of Mineral Ridge Lodge 497, IOOF, Golden Age Club of Niles, and served on the Weatherfield Twp. board of education from 1934 - 38.

His wife Hattie Hinton Brothers, died in 1935. He leaves one son, Gerald E., of Warren; a daughter, Mrs Thelma Stillwell, of Columbiana; 19 grandchildren; 49 great grandchildren; six great great grandchildren. A son, Paul was killed in Africa in World War II.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ. The body will lie in state one hour before the service. Friends may call tonight and Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lane Funeral Home, Mineral Ridge Chapel.

Interment will be in Crownhill Cemetery. The Rev. Joseph Fleshman will officiate.

Drake, Margene L. (Henthorn)

Margene L. (Henthorn) Drake
August 27, 1959 ~ October 18, 2008

From: Mount Vernon, Ohio
Visitation: Thursday, October 23, 2008 from 10:00-11:00 A.M.
First Church of God on Pine Street
Funeral: Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 11:00 A.M.
First Church of God on Pine Street

Margene L. (Henthorn) Drake, age 49, of Mount Vernon, [OH] died Saturday October 18, 2008 at the Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon following a heart attack on October 15, 2008 at her residence. Margene was born August 27, 1959 in Rome, New York and served four years in the United States Navy where she was an Aviation Electronics Specialist. Following her military service, she was employed at Bell Grumman Helicopter in Dallas, Texas and then at East Texas State University as a computer technician.

She was a member of the AMVETS and Colonial City Moose Lodge in Mount Vernon and was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She was also a disc jockey in the Mount Vernon area known to many by her D. J. name “Hot Flash”.

Surviving are her parents Gene G. “Happ” Henthorn Sr. and Margaret (Allison) Henthorn both of Mount Vernon; her son Christopher Hughes of Dallas, Texas, her maternal grandmother Myrtle Allison of Jasper, Indiana and her brother Gene Gilbert Henthorn II of Easley, South Carolina. She was preceded in death by her brother Thomas Henthorn.

A service celebrating the life of Margene L. Drake will be Thursday October 23, 2008 at 11 AM at the First Church of God, 10 Pine Street, Mount Vernon, Ohio with Rev. William Fulda officiating.

Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Knox County, 17700 Coshocton Road, Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050.

The Dowds-Snyder Funeral Home of Mount Vernon is honored to serve the family of Margene L. Drake.

Henthorn, Arlene M. (Seibel)

Arlene M. Henthorn

Arlene M. Henthorn, 97, formerly of Palmer Township, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in Country Meadows, Bethlehem Township. Born: July 25, 1911 in Easton, [PA] she was a daughter of the late Walter E. and Lila Houck Seibel.

Her husband, Elwood R., died July 1, 1992.

Arlene enjoyed crocheting, cooking, bowling and playing cards.

She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Easton and a former member of the Easton Exchangettes.

Survivors: Two cousins, Edwin C. and Alvin W. Houck, both of Easton; a brother-in-law, Karl Henthorn and his wife Barbara, of Hughesville, PA; a dear friend, Helena Perazzetti; nieces and nephews. A brother, Harold Seibel, died earlier.

Services: Will be held at 11am Friday in the Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., 2101 Northampton St., Wilson Borough. Call Friday 10-11am in the funeral home. Burial will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine.

Eismon, Susan Ann (Yoho)

Washington Lands Teacher Eismon Dies

Susan Ann (Yoho) Eismon, a third-grade teacher at Washington Lands Elementary School, Marshall County, [WV] died Thursday, March 6, 1997, in Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, [WV]. She was 52.

A resident of Wheeling, she was born on January 11, 1945, Richmond, VA, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David (Betty Jayne) Yoho, Sr. of Singer Island, FL.

She was a member of St. Matthew Episcopal Church, Wheeling and a member of Chi Omega at WVU.

She started teaching in 1967. In addition to teaching at Washington Lands Elementery School, she also taught at Boggs Run, Big Wheeling Creek, Glen Dale, and Sanford Elementary schools.

She was a 1963 graduate of Moundsville High School. She earned her undergraduate degree in 1967 from West Virginia University, where she also received her masters degree. She had 60 hours of continuing education for her teacher certification.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Daniel G.; a son, Patrick G. of Wheeling; a daughter, Ann Eismon O'Boyle of Bowling Green, KY; a brother, David Yoho, Jr, of Moundsville.

There will be no visitation. Friends are invited to attend services at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Matthew Episcopal Church, 1410 Chapline St., Wheeling, with the Rev. Mark Seitz officiating. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Halcyon Hills Memorial Gardens, Sherrard. Arrangements by Kepner Funeral Home, National Road at Bethany Pike, Wheeling.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wheeling Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 51 11th Street, Wheeling.
(Source: Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheeling, WV, 8 Mar 1997 - furnished by T. Vernon Anderson)