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Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Friday, January OBITUARIES Smith of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Smith; one son, Richard Smith; one grandson, David Bodamcr; parents, William and Alva Smith; two brothers; and one sister, Catherine Carpenter. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Bernadette Church, with Father Justin J.

Reis officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Sunday at Sheridan Funeral Home, with a vigil service at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. She is survived by two sons, Robert of Columbus and Jeffrey of Lancaster, sister, Ilene Kraynak of Kalamazoo, brothers, Robert Whited of Carol Iton, Ronald Whited of Cherry Tree, and Wayne Whited of Span-gler, and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Elizabeth Whited; and her husband, Charlie, who died in 1991. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m.

Monday at Bauer Laubenthal Wainwright Funeral Home, Elyria, with the Rev. Paul Durbin officiating. Burial will be in Butternut Ridge Cemetery, Eaton Township, Lorain County. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

the Eastern Star Home, 1451 Gambier Road, Mount Vernon 43050. Olive Raver Olive Marie Raver, 72, Baltimore, former resident of Carroll, died Wednesday, Jan. 1997, at Fairfield Medical Center. She was a cook for many years at Fisher's Restaurant in Carroll. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Alice and Larry Bondurant of Baltimore; son and daughter-in-law, David and Pamela Raver of Sugar Grove; two grandchildren, Jeffrey (Ra-mona) Bondurant of Baltimore and David Isaac Raver of Stockport; two great-grandchildren, Clayton and Hope Bondurant of Baltimore; brother and sister-in-law, Ottis and Torlcne McDowell of Bladensburg; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Missouri McDowell; five brothers, Orie, Okie, Ovie, Osha and Ossie McDowell; and grandson, Christopher Bondurant. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Johnson-Smith Funeral Home chapel, Baltimore, with the Rev. Dan Smith of Wildermuth Memorial Church officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Baltimore.

Friends may visit from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the charity of the donor's choice. an Church, Lancaster, with Pastor John C. Davidson officiating.

Burial will follow in Forest Rose Cemetery, where the' Lancaster Ohio Burial Detail will conduct military graveside service. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Frank E. Smith Funeral Home and Monday one hour prior to service at the church. Memorials may be given to the Redeemer Lutheran Church Building Fund or charity of choice.

Constance Probasco-Thompson Constance Probasco-Thompson, 73, Gahanna, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1997, at Mount Carmel East Hospital. She was a member of St Peter Lutheran Church, M.Z. Kreider Chapter No. 145 Order of Eastern Star, Tarhe Squaws, Areme Club, Lancaster American Legion Auxiliary Post No.

11, Ladies Auxiliary No. 4719 VFW of Gahanna and Zephyrhills Moose Lodge No. 2276. She was a retired employee of the Big Bear store on East Main Street. She is survived by her husband, James A.

Thompson of Gahanna; daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki and Jack Stillinger of Lancaster and Marcia and Tony Caporali of Zephyrhills, sons and daughter-in-law, Rod Probasco and Jeff and Ann Probasco, all of Lancast-, er; stepchildren, Bill and Connie I Hendren of Hide-A-Way Hills and Aloha Baugh of Gahanna; several grandchildren, stepgrandchildren, great-grandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren; half brothers and half sisters, Norma Ruffner of Columbus, Harriett (Howard) Ruckman of Lancaster, Nancy Reynolds, Mary (Donald) Clum, all of Baltimore, and Betty (Homer) Wade and Marty (Patty) Broyles, all of Lancaster; stepbrother, Tom Baker of Gahanna; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Franklin Probasco; sister, Lois; and half brother, Bruce. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Halteman-Fett Dyer Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ronald A.

Orovitz officiating. Burial will.be. in Floral Hills, Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday at the funeral home, where M.Z. Kreider Chapter No. 145 Order of Eastern Star will conduct service at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The family suggests contributions be made in her memory to Wilmer Bailey Wilmer Lee "William" Bailey, 86, Lancaster, died Tuesday, Dec.

31, 1996, as the result of a house fire. No services or calling hours will be observed. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements were completed by Halteman-Fett Dyer Funeral Home. Ordie Brown Ordie B.

Brown, 86, departed this life Wednesday, Jan. 1997, at Crestview Manor Nursing Home No. 1, Lancaster. She was a member of Sixth Avenue United Methodist Church and the Hilltop Women of the Lancaster Camp Ground. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, William and Dolores Brown of Columbus and Kenneth and Betty Brown of Johnstown; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Violet Young of Aberdeen, and son-in-law, Bernard Williams of Westerville.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Lester L. of 59 years, in 1987; and daughter, Ella Ruth Williams, in April 1996. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the Frank E. Smith Funeral Home chapel, Lancaster, with the Revs.

John W. Harra and Robert St. Clair officiating. Entombment will follow in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Columbus. Friends may visit from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to Hospice and Health Services of Fairfield County or The Lancaster Camp Ground Hilltop Women, in care of Frank E. Smith Funeral Home. Dorothy Carpenter Dorothy L. Carpenter, 70, Elyr-ia, died Thursday, Jan.

2, 1997, at the home of her son, Robert, in Columbus, following a long illness. She was born in Barnesboro, and lived in Elyria for 30 years. She worked as an auditing supervisor for the Sears, Roebuck Co. store in Elyria for many years, retiring in 1986. After retirement she did volunteer tax preparation for RSVP.

She was a member of North Eaton Christian Church and The Rebekah Circle. She also was a member of RSVP. Plunging Temperatures, Soarin Need: Reaching those who need help. Touching us all. United MM 1(800)411-UWAY http:www.unitedway.org Treat yourself to a new you in 1997! See Us For: Nails Tanning Pedicures Manicures Facials Gift Certificates Nita's Beauty Salon 214 S.

Pershing Dr. (Behind Bob Evans) 654-4416 Andrew Wyant Andrew Steven "Andy" Wyant, 1 1 Lancaster, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1997, at Children's Hospital, Columbus. He was a sixth-grade student at Carroll Elementary School, where he was a member of the fifth- and sixth-grade band, playing the saxophone and piano. He was also a 4-H member of the Carroll Country 4-Hers and the 4-H Fads Square Dance Club.

He is survived by his parents, Linda and Steve Wyant of Lancaster; sister, Nikki; special friends, Jamie Reuter, Andrew Root, Eva Bond and Melissa Wright; grandparents, Tom and Maxine Ward and James and Roberta Wyant, all of Lancaster; great-grandparents, Margaret Ward of Buchtel, Alma Hurst Stickdorn of Moxhala and Mildred Griffin of Delaware; aunts and uncles, Larry and Cathy Ward, Janet and Ben Donahue, Michael and Rhonda Wyant, Patricia and Victor Kahler and Daniel and Annamarie Wyant; and cousins, James and Janelle Ward, Jenni and Julie Donahue, Erin Lacy Wyant and Emma Grace Kahler. He was preceded in death by great-grandparents, George Hurst, Marshall Ward, Robert Griffin, Clyde Wyant and May Wyant. Friends may visit from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home, Canal Winchester.

Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Grace Bible Church, Canal Winchester, with Pastors Jeff Billingsley and Steve Osborn officiating. Interment will be in Forest Rose Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, friends may make contributions to the Andy Wyant Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 87, Lancaster 43130; or the Children's Hospital Foundation, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus 43205, in Andy's memory.

512 E. Main St. Lancaster 654-8237 Ctvlntl Oflif Francis Smith Francis J. "Smitty" Smith, 84, Lancaster, passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997, at his home.

He was retired from Anchor Hocking Plant No. 2 as a supervisor in the furnace room and a member of St. Bernadette Church and the Lancaster Moose Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Rose A. Smith; three sons and daughters-in-law, William and Patricia Smith of Rushville, James and Sue Smith and Charles K.

and Sherry Smith, all of Lancaster; two daughters and son-in-law, Betty Lou and Alfred Bodamer of. Chesapeake, and Janice Cav-allo of Canal Winchester; 20 grandchildren; stepchildren, Larry and Ann Mitchell of Blair, Robert and Cathy Mitchell of Crystal, and William C. Mitchell of Lancaster; several nieces and nephews; one sister, Helen Farson of Eureka, and one brother, Edward (Mary) ON THIS DAY LOOKING BACK 10 YEARS AGO I police investigated the theft of IS tractor-trailer tires from Ryder Truck Rental on South Ewing Street The loss was $3,000. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was seeking legal action against the city of Lancaster for failing to properly close a west-end city-owned landfill. 20 YEARS AGO limcasterGIass Corp.

officials said recent curtailments in natural gas supplies would result in layoffs at (heir facilities. A fire at a Rock Mill Road barn resulted in several animals being killed and 1,700 bales of hay destroyed for a loss of $7,240. Five calves sustained burns but escaped alive. 30 YEARS AGO Lancaster police investigated a burglary at the John Kreidler shoe store, 205 W. Main where the only item taken was a pair of $7.95 shoes.

police investigated the theft of coins from a Mohawk Drive liomc and a Carroll area residence for a total loss of $270. 40 YEARS AGO Youngsters at the Fairfield County Children's Home enjoyed riding a horse that had wandered onto the home's property. The horse previously had wandered from Mr. and Mrs. Avery Harrison's Wheeling Road residence.

The Harrisons, with sons Jeff and Mike, decided to let the home keep the horse as a Christmas gift. Milton Speakman and Del T. Wilkins resigned as Fairfield County Sheriff's deputies under Fairfield County Sheriff Dudley Crider, whose term ended the following weekend. TODAY IN HISTORY The Associated Press Today is Friday, Jan. 3, the third day of 1997.

There are 362 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1777, Gen. George Washington's army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, N.J. On this date: In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.

In 1833, Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. (Almost 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war.) i In 1868, the Meiji Restoration reestablished the authority of Japan's emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as "shoguns." In 1892, J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the "I.ord of the Rings" trilogy, was Ixtm in Bloemfontein, South Africa. In 1 938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was organized. In 1947, 50 years ago, congressional proceedings were televised for the first time as viewers in Washington, Philadelphia and New York got to see some of the opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress.

In 1959, President Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska to the Union as the 49th state. In 1961, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba. In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot accused presidential assassin IjCC I larvey Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital. In 1980, conservationist Joy Aclamson, author of "Born Free," was killed in northern Kenya by a servant in a wage dispute. In 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S.

forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican's diplomatic mission after the U.S. invasion of his country. Ten years ago: About 200 people gathered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a memorial service honoring the victims of the Dupont Plaza Hotel lire that had claimed 97 lives. Five years ago: The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 3,200 for the first time, ending the day at 3,201.48. One year ago: As a partial government shutdown spilled into its record 19th day, House Republicans re-iHifi'ed a Senate bill that would have returned immediately idled federal workers to their jobs.

Today's Birthdays: Comedian Victor Borge is 88. Former U.S. ambassador Vernon Walters is 80. Actor Jesse White is 79. Sportscastcr Hank Strain is 74.

Record producer Sir George Martin is 71. Actor Robert (xiggia is 67. Actor Dabncy Coleman is 65. Journalist-author Betty Rollin is 61. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Bobby Hull is 58.

Musician Stephen Stills is 52. Actress Victoria Principal is 47. Actor Mel Gibson is 41. Actress Shannon Sturgcs is 29. Thought for Today: "The human Ixxly is the best picture of the human soul." Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher (1889-1951).

Karen Hayes There will be a memorial service at Sugar Grove United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday for Karen Morris Hayes. Karen entered heaven Dec. 18, 1996, and her body was put to rest Dec. 23 in Georgia.

Karen was the daughter of Ralph Morris of Sugar Grove and Nancy Morris of Columbus. Her family wishes to extend an invitation to all those who knew and loved Karen to come to the church and be a part of this tribute to Karen's life. Walter Kaumeyer Walter F. Kaumeyer, 74, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 1996, at Edward Hospital, Naperville, III.

He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and American Legion Post No. 11, both of Lancaster. He was former mayor Lancaster, serving in 1963, and was a floral designer for the former Kaumeyer Flowers, Lancaster. He was a World War II U.S. Air Force veteran.

He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Gregory W. and Pam Kaumeyer of Shorewood, and Kim F. and Cathy Kaumeyer of Marietta, grandsons, Jason and Nicholas Kaumeyer of Shorewood, and Frederick Kaumeyer; granddaughter, Ginny Kaumeyer, both of Marietta, sister, Evelyn "Hoody" Kaumeyer; and wife, Bettie J. Kaumeyer, both of Lancaster. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter F.

and Neva Moore Kaumeyer; and first wife, Gloria R. Graupner Kaumeyer. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Redeemer Luther Take! 'WINGS Vs. i 0 rarc in 9V sr.

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