HUGH M WALLACE

The Springfield Republic
February 15, 1864

DIED

Hugh M Wallace, of Donnelsville, one of the pioneers of the County, this morning, Feb 15th, aged 89 years.

The SPRINGFIELD DAILY NEWS
January 2, 1931 Effie E  Wallace

Mrs Effie Wallace, 53, who lived at 1076 N Belmont Ave., died at 10:50 p.m. Thursday at City Hospital. She was taken there Tuesday suffering from pneumonia. Mrs. Wallace had lived in Springfield for many years. The body was taken to the Doom Bros Funeral Home in New Carlisle. The funeral services will be held at the Christian Union Church at 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be made in Donnelsville Cemetery.

LEE WALLACE

The Springfield Daily News
July 21, 1934

Lee Wallace, 74, of 238 W. Pleasant St., died at his home at 6 p.m. Friday following a heart attack. Wallace, a resident of Springfield and vicinity for the last 55 years was an employee of The Lagonda Manufacturing Co. His death was unexpected, and came while he was cranking an automobile at his home.

He had been an employee of the local concern for the last 14 years. 

Thirteen children survive. They are: George, Wilbur, Vance, Melvin Edward, Mildred and Betty Jane Wallace, and Mrs. Mary Sagar, all of Springfield. Clarence and James Wallace of Columbus; Mrs. Ethel Brown of Urbana, Harry Wallace of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mrs. Mina Brennan of Gary, Ind.

Funeral services will be conducted at the W. Pleasant St. address at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with burial in the Donnelsville Cemetery.

GEORGE WALLACE

Springfield News and Sun
Sunday, Aug. 18, 1957

MAN KILLED AS TRACTOR UPSETS NEAR URBANA

G. WALLACE IS VICTIM OF MISHAP

URBANA-George Richardson Wallace, 55, was killed instantly at 4 p.m. Saturday when a farm tractor he was operating overturned northeast of here.

The victim, who had been employed on the Harry Dachenbach farm two miles from Urbana for 15 years, was born Nov. 3, 1901, in Clark County.

Death was attributed to a crushed chest according to Deputy Champaign County Coroner Dr. J. K. Pond.

According to reports, Mr. Wallace was plowing and apparently drove too close to a deep ditch. He was pinned underneath the tractor and it took the efforts of the Urbana Fire Division emergency squad and two wrecker crews to free him.

He was the son of Leonidas and Effie Grube Wallace. He was not married.

Survivors include five sisters-Mrs. Jesse Brown, Springfield; Mrs. Betty Botkin, New Carlisle; Mrs. Mildred May and Mrs. Rose Stanley, both of Youngstown, and Mrs. Mary Ricciardi, Ft. Myers, Fla.; and six brothers-Wilbur C., Harry and Melville, all of Springfield; Vance E., Crystal Lake; Clarence E., Columbus; and Edward A., Ft. Myers, Fla.

The body was taken to the Humphreys and Son funeral Home. It was to be taken to the Jackson-Lytle funeral home in Springfield Sunday where funeral arrangements will be completed. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Park, Springfield.  

WALLACE-George Richardson Wallace, rural route, killed Saturday, Aug. 17, 1957, when tractor upset. Body brought here to Jackson-Lytle funeral home where friends may call. Services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in funeral home by the Rev. Wilburn E. Martin. Burial Glen haven Memorial Gardens.

Wilbur C Wallace 28 Dec 1903-22 Jan 1959

Wilbur C Wallace, 55, of 2359 Home City Rd was found dead Monday afternoon in a car in the rear of 1701 Lexington Ave. He was found by a newspaperboy...

Coroner Austin Richards said the victim had a history as a heart patient. Mr Wallace's brother, Harry, of 117 S Yellow Springs St, told hospital attendants the dead man had been under a physician's care for several years.

Th boy discovered the body about 4:30 pm, and ran to the nearby No 6 Engine House. Firemen there called the emergency squad which took the man to City Hospital where Mr Wallace was pronounced dead on arrival.

A former machinist, Mr Wallace was born in Clark County, Dec 28, 1903. He was the son of Lee D and Effie Grube Wallace. He lived in Clark County most of his life.

His most recent employment was with Aero Products of Vandalia. He also worked for a number of years for Payne Tool and Engineering Co of Springfield.

In addition to his brother, Mr Wallace is survived by his widow, Thelma; four other brothers, clarence of Columbus; Vance of Medway; Edward of Ft Myers, Fla, and Melville of Tampa, Fla. Five sisters also survive. They are Mrs Ethel Brown and Mrs Mary Ricciardi, both of  Ft. Myers, Fla.; Mrs Rose Dovella and Mrs Mildred May, both of Youngstown, and Mrs Betty Botkin of Springfield.

His body was taken to the Jackson-Lytle Funeral Home where services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday with burial in Glenhaven Memorial Gardens. The Rev William E Martin, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, will officiate. friends may call at the funeral home after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

** In the book from my uncle's funeral service was a birth certificate for Richard Eugene Wallace, b 30 Sep 1927, and along with it a note written by Wilbur, which follows.

"MY SON"

Richard Eugene Wallace born at 4:45 a.m. Sept 30, 1927 at the Methodist Hospital and died 31 hours and 15 minutes later at 2 p.m., Oct 1, 1927. Burial in Oakdale Cemetery, Gary, IN at 3 p.m. on Oct 3, 1927. Mr & Mrs J B Phillips, Mr and Mrs Edward Carter accompanied the father to the grave. Flowers were provided by Mr and Mrs J B Phillips and Mrs Charles Shricker. The infant was buried in Row B, grave #16, in north east part of the yard. Mother confined to hospital.                                                                                                

signed Wilbur Wallace

Springfield News-Sun, August 20, 1987

Betty Jane Botkin 63, of The Cole Manor Apartments died at 5:24 a.m., Wednesday, August 19, 1987 in Community Hospital following a lengthy illness. A Lifetime resident of Clark County she was born here August 26, 1923 the daughter of Lee D Wallace and Effie (Grube) Wallace. She was formerly employed by the Village Inn, South Charleston. She is survived by six sons, Jon, Dean, Herbert, Charles, Michael and Edward Botkin all of Springfield; two daughters, Mrs. Randy (Paula) Hall and Mrs. William (Barbara) Wiram, both of Springfield; one brother, Melville "Bud" Wallace, Jeffersonville, Ohio; two sisters, Mildred Tondo, Girard, Ohio and Mary Ricciardi, Fort Myers, Florida; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandson; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert "Jake" Botkin in 1973. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m., Thursday in the Austin Richards Raff Memorial Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday in the Memorial Home with Rev John F Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.

Springfield Daily News, Thursday Nov. 26, 1970, pg. 4

Mrs. Grace P. Beard, 90, of the IOOF Home, died at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday in Community Hospital after two weeks of serious illness. Mrs. Beard was a housemother at the Community Hospital School of Nursing for 15 years and was a member of Fletcher Chapel Methodist Church. A life resident of Springfield, she was born Jan, 6, 1880, a daughter of William & Sarah E. Callison. Survivors include two sons, John E. Black and Allen G. Black of Belleair Bluffs, Fla.; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. George Hoss of Springfield, Mrs. Oron Eversole of North Hampton and Mrs. Robert Smith of Smithland, Ind. Mrs. Beard's first husband, Albert C. Black, died in 1935. Her second, Walter H. Beard, died in 1967. Friends may call Friday after 3 p.m. in the Richards Memorial Home. The family will receive friends there from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home by the Rev. Dale Beittel, pastor of Central Methodist Church. Burial will be in New Carlisle Cemetery.

MILDRED CHRISTINE WALLACE TONDO

Springfield News-Sun Thursday, July 14, 1994

Mildred Christine Tondo Wallace of 1001 Beechwood Drive, Girard, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994 at 12:09 a.m. due to Cancer in St Elizabeth Hospital, She was born on May 30, 1920 in Springfield, Ohio, the daughter of Leonidas Dunreath and Effie Elizabeth (Grube) Wallace. She came to Girard in 1972 from Youngstown, Ohio. She was a member of a Methodist Church. She married Dominic Donald Tondo on August 16, 1961. Survivors include a brother, Melville Franklin Wallace of Jeffersonville, Ohio; sister, Mrs Mary Pauline Ricciardi of Ft Myers, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday in the McClurkin Funeral Home on July 14, 1994. Calling hours will be from 5-8 p.m. Services to follow calling hours. Interment in Glen Haven Memorial Park. Committal Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Cemetery.

FORT MYERS NEWS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1998

Mary P Ricciardi, 84, of Fort Myers, died on Monday. She was born at New Carlisle, OH and came to Fort Myers from Youngstown, Ohio, in 1951.

She is survived by her son Gary (Peggy) Ricciardi, Knoxville, TN, and her daughter, Connie (Mark) Hurd, Fort Myers; a brother, Bud Wallace of Jeffersonville, OH; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 am at the Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Fumeral Home, with mass to be celebrated at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church on Friday at 1:00 p.m.

Entombment will be at the Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Cemetery

ADAM GRUBE brother of Effie Elizabeth Kropp/Groop/Grube Wallace

MARY KROPP KIGER sister of Effie Elizabeth Kropp/Groop/Grube Wallace

Springfield News June 15, 1937

Also contains obituaries or death announcements for: 
Louis B Kiger June 16, 1946
Clarence Kiger Sr. Jan 22, 1974
George Gerald Sutermaster Oct 22, 1973
Clarence Kiger Sr. Jan 23, 1974

ELIZABETH KAME sister of Effie Elizabeth Kropp/Groop/Grube Wallace

Springfield News Sun Dec 13, 1937

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