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| Son | Leroy R. Metzger+ (b. 5 July 1915, d. 25 December 1971) |
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A second Findagrave.com memorial, Findagrave #182345411, suggests Grant E. Metzger was buried at St. Joseph Cemetery at Wapakoneta where his parents are buried, but the headstone with his dates on it is at St. Matthew Cemetery at Lima.
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| Son | Leroy R. Metzger+ (b. 5 July 1915, d. 25 December 1971) |
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| Father | Leroy R. Metzger (b. 5 July 1915, d. 25 December 1971) |
| Mother | Mabel Elizabeth Briggs (b. 7 November 1911, d. 1 August 1981) |
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| Mother | Mabel Elizabeth Briggs (b. 7 November 1911, d. 1 August 1981) |
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| Son | Robert Briggs |
| Son | Joseph Briggs |
| Daughter | Deborah Briggs |
Obituary (Findagrave.com):
Billy Joe Briggs, 77, of New Holland, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at 12:35 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Manor of Washington Court House where he had been residing since July 31, 2014.
Billy was born December 1, 1937, in Chillicothe, Ohio to Betsy Briggs Metzger. He was reared by his grandfather, Strawder Briggs, great aunt, Lillie Briggs and aunt, Wilma McCune, all of whom preceded him in death. He was a lifelong resident of the New Holland community where he attended New Holland schools and was a member of the New Holland Church of Christ.
Before his retirement in 1995, he had served 22 years as a mechanic for the Miami Trace Local School District. In his early adult life he had farmed and also had worked at LeElla Lanes in Washington Court House.
In his spare time, Billy enjoyed playing his harmonica and guitar. Although he never learned how to read music, Billy had the unique ability to listen to a song and be able to play it on his instrument. He was always fascinated with learning what made things operate and was always tinkering with anything that had an engine. He was truly a gentle soul and was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone who was in need. He especially enjoyed assisting Madeline Wolfe with her farm and donkeys. He will be greatly missed by his family and unnumbered friends.
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| Father | Strawder Cleveland Briggs (b. 9 May 1884, d. 12 April 1966) |
| Mother | Georgia Kenyon Trotter (b. 24 July 1892, d. 4 January 1916) |
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| Daughter | Barbara Lee McCune |
| Daughter | Georgia McCune |
| Son | William McCune |
| Daughter | Jane McCune |
Obituary (Findagrave.com):
Washington C.H. (O.) Record-Herald Monday, November 19, 1984
Wilma G. McCune
NEW HOLLAND, Ohio - Services for Mrs. Wilma G. McCune, 71, of 41 South Church St., will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in New Holland, with the Rev. Victor Slutz officiating. Burial will be in the New Holland Cemetery.
Mrs. McCune died at 11:53 p.m. Saturday in Fayette County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient three days. She had been ill one month.
She was born in Ganado, Texas (the daughter of Strawder C. and Georgia K. (Trotter) Briggs), but had spent most of her life in the New Holland community where she was a member of the United Methodist Church. She was also a member of Heber Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star in Williamsport, a former beautician and had worked as an aide at Orient State Institute.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest McCune on Feb. 13, 1978, and a sister, Mrs. Betsy Metzger (on Aug. 1, 1981).
Surviving is a son, William McCune, of Jackson, Ky.; three daughters, Mrs. Janie (David) Sprouse, of Circleville, Mrs. Georgia (Carl) Miller, of Howard, Ohio, and Mrs. Barbara (John) Johnson, of Chesapeake, Va.; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home in New Holland on Monday from 4 until 9 p.m., where Eastern Star services will be held at 8:30 p.m.
Wilma G. McCune - Services for Mrs. Wilma G. McCune, 71, of 41 South Church St., New Holland, were held at 1:30 p.m. Tueday in the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home, New Holland, with the Rev. Melvin Alkire and Rev. Victor Slutz officiating.
Mrs. McCune, the widow of Forrest McCune, died Saturday in the Fayette County Memorial Hospital in Washington C.H. She was a former beautician and an aide at Orient State Institute.
Pallbearers for burial in the New Holland Cemetery were William and Donald McCune, Bill Briggs, Carl Miller, David Sprouse and Marty Metzger.
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| Father | William Craton McCune (b. 21 September 1888, d. 14 November 1934) |
| Mother | Jane Viola Price (b. 24 February 1888, d. 18 February 1966) |
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| Daughter | Barbara Lee McCune |
| Daughter | Georgia McCune |
| Son | William McCune |
| Daughter | Jane McCune |
Obituary (Findagrave.com):
Washington C.H. (O.) Record-Herald Monday, February 13, 1978
Forrest McCune
NEW HOLLAND - Forrest McCune, 69, of 41 S. Church St., New Holland, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday in his home of an apparent heart attack. He had been in failing health for several years.
Born in Fayette County, Mr. McCune moved to New Holland 50 years ago from Washington C.H. He was an auto mechanic for Kirk's Auto Parts, having retired in 1968 (1972). He was a member of the New Holland United Methodist Church and the New Holland Lodge F&AM No. 392.
Surviving is his wife, the former Wilma Briggs; a son, William McCune of Jackson, Ky.; three daughters, Mrs. David (Jane) Sprouse of Circleville, Mrs. Carl (Georgia) Miller of Howard, and Mrs. John (Barbara) Johnson of Chesapeake, Va.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandson; a brother, Donald McCune of Columbus; three sisters, Mrs. James (Lucille) Ethridge of Marlin Tex., Mrs. Anna Lee Elliott of Lebanon, and Mrs. Neal (Donna Mae) Wright of Cadiz, Ky. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home, New Holland, with the Rev. Richard McDowell officiating. Burial will be in New Holland Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday. Masonic services will be conducted Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Forrest McCune - Services for Forrest McCune, 69, of 41 S. Church St., New Holland, were held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday in the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home, New Holland, with the Rev. Richard McDowell officiating.
Mr. McCune, a retired auto mechanic for Kirk's Auto Parts, died Monday in his residence.
Pallbearers for the burial in New Holland Cemetery were Billy Briggs, Marty Metzger, Glendon Yerian, Paul Shepard, David Sprouse and Carl J. Miller.
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| Son | Forrest Glendon McCune+ (b. 27 November 1908, d. 13 February 1978) |
Obituary (Findagrave.com):
The New Holland Leader Thursday, November 15, 1934
Highway Workman
Killed Wednesday
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Car of Pennsylvania Naval
Officer Beyond Driver's
Control
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W.C. McCune Victim
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Driver and Hitch-Hiking
Rider Uninjured As Auto
Overturned
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William C. McCune, 46, state highway worker and a resident of this community until two weeks ago, was fatally injured, at a few minutes past 10:30 o'clock, Wednesday morning, when struck by an auto while working on a tile ditch at the roadside of U.S. Route 22, just east of the bend in the road at the T.C. Gooley farm, a mile and a half east of town. Death came about 15 minutes after he was struck.
The accident which brought his untimely death was of a very unusual nature.
William B. Hardin, 38, an officer from the U.S. Naval Yards at Philadelphia, Pa., was the driver of the car, a Ford V-8 sedan, which struck McCune. He was enroute to Louisville, Ky., to visit a brother who is ill. Frank Meade, 56, a hitch-hiker from Dusquene, Ark., was riding with Hardin at the time.
In attempting to pass a David Davies refrigerator meat truck, also headed west, Hardin lost control of his car, it cantering to the left side and off the highway, in front of the small tenant house on the Gooley farm, where McCune was working.
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Funeral Here On Friday
Funeral rites for Mr. McCune will be held at the M.E. church here, Friday, at 2:00 o'clock p.m., with Rev. W.B. Rose, of Williamsport, officiating. Burial will be made in the New Holland cemetery by the Kirk firm.
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The radiator of the skidding car hit McCune squarely in the back, hurling him several feet into the air. After striking the victim, the Ford careened into a pile of dirt, turned a complete somersault in the air and hit on its top, across the ditch where tile were being laid and astride the fence.
Two other highway employees were working with McCune at the time, one jumping the fence to escape the auto, while the second was barely touched by the uncontrolled car.
Mr. McCune was carried into the nearby house, occupied by H.R. Davis and family, where he died a few minutes later, just after the arrival of the Kirk ambulance and Dr. Charles Davis.
Hardin and the second rider in the Ford were uninjured with the exception of a small cut across the hitch-hiker's nose.
The driver of the truck which Hardin was attempting to pass saw the accident occuring alongside his vehicle and brought it to an abrupt hault.
Various witnesses of the fatality have different opinions in the accident. Hardin told Sheriff Radcliff, who arrived on the scene about an hour later, he was driving about 40 miles an hour and could not account for the car getting out of control. The hitch-hiker, likewise estimated the speed of the Ford at about 40 miles, while the two workmen with McCune believed its speed was greater than that.
The body of the victim was taken to the Kirk funeral parlors to be prepared for burial and the car, which was but little damaged, was towed in by the Stewart & White garage.
Hardin accompanied Sheriff Radcliff back to Circleville, where he was held pending complete investigation. Meade was allowed to resume his hitch-hiking to Cincinnati.
William Creighton McCune, who had spent his entire life in the Pickaway-Fayette county area, was a son of David C. and Josephine McCune, also long residents of this vicinity.
He had engaged in farming during the greater part of his life and about two years ago became an employee of the state highway department.
He was a devoted father of a family of six children and was known as an ardent laborer, loyal father and husband and a citizen of a likeable reserved disposition.
The McCune family moved from the Webber C. French farm, south of town, to Circleville, two weeks ago Wednesday, so that Mr. McCune would be closer to his highway work in this county.
Besides his wife, Jane Price McCune, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac E. Price, of the Smidley road, he is survived by his father, six children and five brothers.
The children are: Forrest, who with his wife resides with Miss Lillie and Strawd Briggs; Mrs. Annalee Elliott, of Washington C.H.; Mildred, Lucille, Donna Mae and Donald Ray, at home. The latter two children are twins.
Surviving brothers are: Leland, a mechanic at the Stewart & White garage; Elmer, of Clarksburg; Charles, of Columbus; Herman, of Wilmington; and Homer, of Hazard, Ky.
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| Son | Forrest Glendon McCune+ (b. 27 November 1908, d. 13 February 1978) |
Obituary (Findagrave.com):
The New Holland Leader Thursday, February 24, 1966
McCune Services
Held Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane V. McCune were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home, with Rev. Orlo Freshly, pastor of the New Holland Methodist Church officiating.
Mrs. McCune, age 77, of 41 South Church Street, passed away at 9:30 p.m. Friday in Fayette Memorial Hospital. She had been in failing health for the past year.
Born in Jackson County (the daughter of Isaac E. and Loretta A. (Dyson) Price), Mrs. McCune had spent most of her life in the New Holland community, where she was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, William McCune, died in 1934.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Anna Lee Elliott, near Washington C.H., Mrs. Lucille Ethridge, Baytown, Texas, and Mrs. Donna Mae Wright, Dublin; two sons, Forrest, White Road, and Donald, Columbus; eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
She also leaves a brother, Thurman Price, Steubenville; and a sister, Mrs. Anna Yerian, Washington C.H.
Serving as pallbearers were Glendon Yerian, Paul Shepard, Gene Doyle, William Friece, Russell Ebert Jr. and Dr. Dean Tarbill. Burial was in New Holland Cemetery.
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| Father | Luke T. Trotter (b. 2 October 1869, d. 3 January 1947) |
| Mother | Gertrude A. Crawford (b. 13 August 1873, d. 17 June 1900) |
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Obituary (Findagrave.com):
The son of Luke T. and Gertrude A. (Crawford) Trotter.
Following the death of his mother in 1900 Holland and his sister, Georgia, were raised by his grandfather and step-grandmother, George W. and Jennie (McCollister) Crawford. The Crawford family moved to Ganado, Jackson County, Texas circa 1904.
He was killed by accidental gunshot.
Birth date from the 1900 census.
Information from records at Cherokee County Kansas Genealogy Library.
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| Daughter | Thelma Nevada Daley+ (b. 1 February 1918, d. 25 September 1983) |
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| Daughter | Thelma Nevada Daley+ (b. 1 February 1918, d. 25 September 1983) |
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| Daughter | Margaret G. Puckett+ (b. 8 September 1919, d. 23 February 2010) |
Obituary (Findagrave.com):
Puckett, Herden, age 68, of 167 Grant Street, passed away Monday. He is survived by his wife, Jannie; 1 daughter, Mrs Robert (Margaret) Schwartz of Dayton;2 sons, Adrian/Marcella of Centerville and Edward/Rosie of Bellbrook;1 sister, Mrs. Robert Smith of Lexington, KY and 1 brother, Edgar of Dayton; 5 grandchildren; 1 great grandson. He was a retired inspector from Delco Products and a member of Trinity Methodist church. Horace A. Irvin Lodge #647 F&AM and the Delco Level club. Funeral services, 1:30 p.m. Thursday from the Tobias Funeral Home, 648 Watervliet Ave. Interment, Bellbrook cemetery. Rev. Edwin J. Gilford officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Lodge services 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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| Daughter | Margaret G. Puckett+ (b. 8 September 1919, d. 23 February 2010) |
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| Daughter | Ella Marie Warwick+ (b. 7 November 1889, d. 29 April 1960) |
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| Daughter | Ella Marie Warwick+ (b. 7 November 1889, d. 29 April 1960) |
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| Daughter | Mary Jane Crouch+ (b. 21 September 1919) |
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| Daughter | Mary Jane Crouch+ (b. 21 September 1919) |
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| Son | George Franklin Morris (b. 7 April 1923, d. 18 January 2002) |
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