Obituaries

MISS LULA ELLEN BARLOW

Funeral services for Miss Lula Ellen Barlow, 60, a resident of Clark County for 58 years, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Hill Methodist Protestant Church, with burial in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The body was taken to the Jackson Funeral Home, and will be returned to the residence Friday afternoon. Miss Barlow died at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at her home in the Middle Urbana Rd., following an illness of two years. She was a member of Neal Chapter, No. 522, Order of the Eastern Star.

A native of Champaign County, Miss Barlow was born on July 06, 1878. Besides her Eastern Star affiliation, she was a member of the Pleasant Hill Methodist Protestant Church and active in the women's organizations of the church.

Survivors are two brothers, Ezra J. Barlow of Bellefontaine, O., and Raleigh W. Barlow of Springfield, Route 6, a niece, Mrs. Thomas Rooney of Urbana, O., and two nephews, Landis Karg of Urbana, Route 4, and William Barlow of Lima O.

LEONARD BARLOW

Leonard Barlow, 59, of 269 Buxton Ave, died in his home at 11:30 p.m. Saturday after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Barlow had been employed in the ice cream division of The Springfield Purity Dairy Co. for 32 years. He was a member of the Second Baptist Church. Survivors include his widow, Ella; a sister Mrs. Lavinia Rogers of Indianapolis, Ind., and three brothers, Harrison, Thomas, and Henry Barlow, all of Horse Cave, Ky.

The body will be returned to the residence from the Ewing funeral home Monday morning. Services will be held in the residence at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with burial in Ferncliff Cemetery.

ROY BARLOW

Husband and Mother of Mrs. Roy Barlow Die the Same Day

Mrs. Roy Barlow was doubly bereaved last Thurs., Jan. 7, by the sudden death early that morning of her husband, and the death that evening of her mother, Mrs. Anna Mumma.

Mr. Barlow's death was caused by heart trouble which he had discovered he was suffering from, only a week before. He had continued in his work as a shipping clerk at the Hanlon Paper Company where he had been employed for 34 years. In the morning as he was eating breakfast, the telephone rang, and he went to answer it as Mrs. Barlow said she feared it was bad news from her mother who had been seriously ill for some time. Mr. Barlow suffered a hemorrhage, and died at once. Mrs. Mumma lived until that evening.

Roy Barlow was the son of Charles, and Anna Barlow, and was born June 30, 1887, in Barnesville where he spent his entire life. He was a man of the finest character and held great esteem and regard in this city.

Besides his wife, formerly Miss Pearl Mumma, Mr. Barlow is survived by two sisters Mrs. Cora Helm, and Miss Daisy Barlow of East Main Street, and two nephews.

The funeral services were held from the Campbell Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. They were conducted by Rev. C. Clare Davis pastor of the First Methodist Church, and interment was made in the Southern Cemetery.

CHARLES BARLOW

Charles Barlow, 69, of 142 Selma Rd., died at 10:15 a.m. Sunday in his residence following an illness of a month.

Mr. Barlow was born in Washington C.H., March 08, 1878, and had been a resident of Springfield for four years. Most of his life had been spent in the landscaping business. He was a member of the Second United Presbyterian Church and was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.

Survivors include two daughters, Miss Gertrude Barlow of Springfield and Mrs. Lucille Lewis of Florida; a brother, Hoy; and a sister, Miss Anna Barlow, both of Sabina, O., and a granddaughter.

The body was taken to the Jackson-Lytle funeral home.

RALEIGH W. BARLOW

Raleigh W. Barlow, 64, of Springfield, Route 6, Middle Urbana Rd., died of a heart condition at 8:40 p.m. Saturday in Springfield City Hospital. He had been ill a few weeks.

A farmer by occupation, he had resided in Clark County all his life. He never married.

The son of William and Rebecca Loundenback Barlow, he was born in this county on March 27, 1886.

Mr. Barlow was a member of St. Anthony Lodge No. 455, F. and A.M., and the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church at New Moorefield.

Survivors include a brother, Ezra J. Barlow of Bellefontaine; two nephews, William Barlow of Lima and Landis Karg of Urbana, and a niece, Mrs. Thomas Rooney of Urbana.

The body was taken to the Jackson-Lytle funeral home and will be returned to the residence Monday evening.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Pleasant Hill Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

EDWARD J. BARLOW

Edward J. Barlow, 78, of Avondale, Indian Lake, former resident of Springfield, died Sunday morning in Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine.

A retired railroader, Mr. Barlow had been employed at the Bellefontaine New York Central roundhouse for 20 years. Prior to that time he had been with New York Central in Springfield for about 20 years. He had been a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Springfield for about 45 years.

Mr. Barlow was the last of a family of five children. Surviving him are a son, William of Bellefontaine; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Welsh and Mrs. James Neff, both of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday in St. Patrick's church in Bellefontaine. The body is at the Kennedy funeral home in Bellefontaine.

Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery near Springfield.

LEVAUGHN BARLOW

Levaughn Barlow, 58, of 2106 Columbus Ave., died at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mercy Medical Center following several months of failing health.

A resident of Springfield 37 years, he was born Nov. 13, 1917, in Evergreen, Ala., son of Will W. and Julia Fortner Barlow. An electrician at International Harvester Co. for 30 years, he retired in January 1976. Mr. Barlow attended Grace United Methodist Church, and was a member of Anthony Lodge 455 F & AM for 25 years, and was also a member of Local 402, UAW.

He is survived by his wife, Doris Russell Barlow; step-mother, Mrs. Eva Barlow, Castleberry, Ala., two sons, Dennis L. and Billy S., both of Springfield; two grandchildren; one brother, W.J. of Castleberry; one sister, Mrs. Norman (Loree) Newton, Bay Minette, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Littleton Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul Angell of Grace United. Burial will be in Ferncliff Cemetery.

Friends may call in the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Anthony Lodge services will be held there at 7 p.m. Friday.

MRS. ELLA BARLOW

Mrs. Ella Barlow, 92, of 269 Buxton Ave., died at 7:15 p.m. Friday in Community Hospital. Mrs. Barlow was a member of the Second Baptist Church.

Her body was taken to the Robert C. Henry Funeral Home

The Springfield News, Sunday, November 14, 1976

Services for Mrs. Ella Barlow will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Robert C. Henry Funeral Home.

The Rev. Charles Walton will officiate with burial to be in Ferncliff Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

MRS. MARY ANN BARLOW

CEDARVILLE - Mrs. Mary Ann Barlow, 90, of 38 Church st., Cedarville, died at 8 a.m. Monday in her residence.

She was born April 07, 1888, in Clifton, a daughter of William and Ann Daily Reed and was a life resident of Greene County. She attended Clifton Schools, was a filing clerk at Wright-Patterson AFB and was a cook at Cedarville High School for many years.

Mrs. Barlow was a member of the Cedarville United Methodist CHurch, the Golden Rule Class, the United Methodist Women, OES No. 418; an honorary member of the Greene County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, and the Home Culture Club of Cedarville.

Survivors include a grandson, John of Longview, Wash.; three great grandchildren, and a daughter-in-law.

Her husband, Aden, a son, and four brothers are dead.

Her body was taken to the Ingling-Williams Funeral Home, Cedarville, where friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be held there at 1 p.m. Thursday in charge of Rev. Dr. Zion Robbins. Burial will be in the Clifton Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the Donald F. Kyle Medical Center.

ELMEDA C. BARLOW

Elmeda C. Barlow, 88, formerly of 1816 Edwards Ave., died at 11 a.m. Thursday in Community Hospital. Body to Ingling-Williams Funeral Home, Springfield; visitation 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday; services there 1:30 p.m. Monday.

MRS. DAVID BARLOW

Mrs. Eva Barlow, 51, died Monday afternoon in her residence at 3665 Shawnee Trail, near Jamestown. She had been seriously ill for the past six months.

She was born June 21, 1927, in Xenia.

Survivors include her husband, David; two stepchildren, Mrs. James Corbean, Tampa, Fla., and Terry Barlow, Xenia; five step grandchildren; three step great--grandchildren; two brothers, John Berger, Xenia, and George Berger, Dayton, and a sister, Mrs. Raymond Dowler, Xenia.

Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Powers Funeral Home, Jamestown, with burial in Woodland Cemetery, Xenia. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Contributions may be made to a favorite charity.

GERTRUDE T. BARLOW

Gertrude T. Barlow, 89, a resident of the Ohio Masonic Home, died at 3:50 a.m. Monday in Community Hospital. Body to the Jackson, Lytle and Coffman Funeral Home; visitation 9-10 a.m. Friday in the Ohio Masonic Home Chapel; services there 10 a.m. Friday.

CLAIRE S. BARLOW

Claire S. Barlow, 79, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, June 06, 1993, at 5:37 p.m. in Villa of Springfield. She was born July 22, 1913, in Springfield, Ohio, the daughter of John A. and Blanche C. (Gallagher) Sullivan.

She was a graduate of Wittenburg University; a member of Sorority Chi Omega and a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church. She retired after 23 years teaching in Springfield City Schools.

Survivors include a daughter, Claire Ann (Zigman) Percynski of Fairview, Pennsylvania; three grandchildren, R. Scott Percynski of CHarlotte, North Carolina, Linda Percynski and Beth Percynski, both of Fairview, Pennsylvania; and one nephew, Stephen Sullivan. She was preceded in death by two brothers, C. Roger Sullivan and J. Alfred Sullivan; and a sister, Blanche Reardon.

There will be no visitation. A prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Jackson Lytle & Ingling Williams Funeral Home, North Limestone Chapel. A funeral mass will follow at 10 a.m. in St. Teresa Catholic Church with Father Victor Ries officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Contributions in Claire's memory may be made to the Kidney Foundation or to one's favorite charity.

BARLOW, David E., 82, of Dayton, Tuesday. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Friday, Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church.

BARLOW, Earlie M., 79, of 1217 Wilson Drive, Wednesday. (Bowman, North)

BARLOW, Earlie M., 79, of 1217 Wilson Drive, Wednesday. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday. (Bowman, North)

Joan Cook, 73: Former reporter for The New York Times who headed its Newspaper Guild chapter and helped organize a successful sex discrimination lawsuit against the Times in the 1970s; Sunday in New York.

Ms. Cook worked at the Times for 32 years as a reporter, feature writer and editor before retiring in 1991.   She began her newspaper career at the Minneapolis Star-Journal and Tribune, starting in the classified ad office and later moving to the newsroom.  While living in France in 1949, Ms. Cook wrote a weekly column for the Paris edition of the Herald Tribune. After returning to the United States the following year, she worked for the paper's parent, the New York Herald Tribune.  She also worked as women's editor of The Detroit News and as a copy editor for King Features Syndicate before joining the Times in 1959. She won a Publishers Award in 1970 for a story about families visiting convicts at a New York prison. In 1974, Ms. Cook and six other women sued the Times for sex discrimination. The action was settled in 1978 with cash payments and a court-supervised affirmative action plan. Ms. Cook headed the Times' chapter of The American Newspaper Guild, with 2,000 members the nation's largest, from 1980 to 1984.

She is survived by two sons, John Barlow and Joseph Cook; a daughter, Jezebel Cook; and three grandchildren. Her husband died in 1979.

ROBERT F. GEORGE, 85, who retired as a sales correspondent from Diamond International of Middletown, Ohio, died May 2, 1995, at a local care center.  The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Shrine of Remembrance "America the Beautiful" Chapel of Roses, 1730 E. Fountain Blvd., with the Rev. James D. Anderson officiating.

Entombment will be at the Shrine of Remembrance Chapel Mausoleum.

Mr. George was born Nov. 20, 1909, in Mineral Ridge to the Rev. Boyd and Hannah (Alton) George.  He was married Aug. 16, 1930, in Middletown to Floy Grace Barlow, who survives.  He also is survived by two sons, Robert F. Jr. and Thomas A., both of Colorado Springs; a daughter, Susan G. Hilty of Colorado Springs; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He had a brother and two sisters who are deceased.

Mr. George attended Ohio Wesleyan University.  He had been an area resident since 1973 and was a member of the First Lutheran Church and its Chancel Choir. He was a former elder at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Middletown. He enjoyed fishing, camping and animals.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Pikes Peak Hospice, 3630 Sinton Road, Suite 302, Colorado Springs 80907; or to the First Lutheran Church, 1515 N. Cascade Ave., Cascade 80907.

Carl C. Cobb, age 85, Friday, January 1, 1999 at Doctors Hospital West. Preceded in death by parents, William and Mary (Chandler) Cobb; son, Jack E. Cobb; and sister, Edith Weppler.

Survived by wife of 64 years, Celia C. (VonSchriltz) Cobb; son, James W. (Iris) Cobb; 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and sister, Edna Barlow.

Funeral service 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 05, at Schedinger Hilltop Chapel, 3030 W. Broad St., where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Interment Sunset Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, in his memory.