The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-10-13
: : OBITUARY :
WALTER SEXTON
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WALTER SEXTON
Walter Sexton, 50, formerly of
East Liverpool, died suddenly of a
heart attack at his home in 1881 Main
street, Wellsville, Saturday night.
Mr.. Sexton was employed by the
Homer Laughlin China Co. at Newell.
He was member Of the Wellsville
Christian church and Local Union No.
IL of the National Brotherhood of Op-
erative Potters.
He leaves one daughter, Helen Sex
ton of East Liverpool; His mother,
Mrs Martho Sexton with whom he
resided; one sister, Mrs. James D..
Moncrief of Welsville; two brothers,
William Sexton of Newell and Boyce
Sexton of Dover.
The body was removed to the
MacLean funeral home in Riverside
avenue, where services were held
Tuesday at 2 p. m. in charge of Rev.
r. l.. Bolon, pastor of the Christian
church. Burial was made in Spring
Hill cemetery.
CHARLES HENRY WATSON
Charles Henry Watson, 70, former
East Liverpool potter, died in his
home in Antiquity, o., Saturday morn
ing following a nine-month illness.
Mr.. Watson, the father Of Mrs.
Meta Wolfe and John D. Watson, of
East Liverpool, lived here at various
times. He was a former member of
the National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters. He left East Liverpool about
five years ago for Antiquity, where he
has since resided. He was born in
Pennsylvania July 5, 1869.
Besides Mrs. Wolfe and John Wat
son, he leaves his widow, Mrs. Adeline
Watson, and another daughter, Mrs.
Charles Spencer of Racine; IL grand
children and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in An
tiquity Monday Burial was made
there.
JOHN SHIRLEY
Trenton, N. J.-Services for John
Shirley, husband Of Anna Price Shir-
ley, who died Saturday, October l., at
his home, 91O Princeton Avenue, after
an extended illness, were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Thatcher Building, 986-88 South
Broad Street. Burial was made in
Greenwood cemetery, under direction
of Ralph Thatcher
Bearers were Dr. DANES, Mr.. Broad
head, Angus McLane, Robert S. Fits,
Kimball Jacobs and Sterling j. Rich
ards. -.
Mr.. Shirley was 65 years old and
an honorary member of the National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters, Lo-
cal 35. H
Surviving are his wife, three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Edward L. McDevitt, Of
Newell, w. Va; Mrs. Warren Girard,
of Tooele, utaa, and Miss Nancy B..
Shirley, Of 4sFel bn 3 stepsoh, John S.
Thomas, Of Ontario, Calf; six grand
children, sister, Mrs. Ada Lehman,
of England, and brother, William E.
Shirley of New Zealand.
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EARL WOLFE
Earl Wolfe, SIS, died in his home in
1852 Railroad street, Tuesday at II p.
m. following two-month illness.
Born in Murraysville, w. Va, a son
of Peter and Catherine Wolfe, he re-
sided in East Liverpool for about 3S
years. He waste former potter being
employed in the local shops as kiln
man and was last employed at the E.
F. Cunningham grocery in Mulberry
street.
He was member Of the Pennsyl-
vania avenue Methodist Episcopal
church and anI honorary member of
the National brotherhood of Operative
Potters.
Mr.. Wolfe leaves his widow, Mrs.
Florence Stewart Wolfe; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Austin Shanks and Goldie
Wolfe of East Liverpool and Mrs.
David Jones of Johnstown, Pa; his
father, Peter Wolfe of East Liverpool;
two sisters, Mrs. Charles Pilchard of
Parkersburg, w. Va, and Mrs. Robert
Slack of East Liverpool; two brothers,
Brady and Noland Wolfe of East Liv-
erpool.
Funeral services will be held in the
home Friday at 2:3O p. m. in charge
of Rev. Norman Somerville, pastor of
the Pennsylvania avenue M. f. church.
Burial will be in Riverview cemetery.