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Joseph V. Axtetter, 75, of Festus died Oct. 8, 1996, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Crystal City. Mr. Axtetter was retired from his business, Axtetter Excavating Co. A World War II Marine Corps veteran, he was a member of VFW Post 3777, Amvets Post 48, and the United States Marine Raider Association. Born June 17, […]

Edward W. Strickland, 75, of Highland died Tuesday [October 8, 1996] of kidney failure at home. Strickland, a native of Yugo, Okla., lived in Highland 50 years. He worked as a bartender at the Elgin & Fagan Cocktail Lounge in San Bernardino 50 years. He was a platoon sergeant assigned to the Carlson Raider Battalion […]

Mr. Weston “Pappy” A. Hartman, 77, of 6618 Beach Dr., Panama City Beach, died Monday evening, Sept. 23, 1996 at a local hospital. Born in Boston, Mass., he moved to this area in 1976 from Tallahassee, Fla. He was a retired Federal Correctional Officer, Methodist by faith and a veteran of World War II and […]

Willard R. Goodson, 73, a former photo engraver and founder of a Livonia bike shop, died Friday [September 20, 1996] at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. A resident of Farmington Hills, Mr. Goodson worked for what’s now the Oakland Press in photo engraving before going to Detroit Colortype Corp. in the early 1960s. In 1974, […]

Kenneth James Villane, a paralegal with Gaudin & Gaudin Law Office, died Friday [September 13, 1996] of myocardial infarction at West Jefferson Medical Center. He was 72. Mr. Villane was born in New Berlin, N.Y., and lived in Marrero for the past 18 years. He attended Colgate University, was a Marine veteran of World War […]

Elmer Davis Carter, age 74, died Sept. 12, 1996. Survived by daughter, Shirley Maxie, Mt. Juliet; step-daughter, Sandra Carney, Clarksville; step-son, Ron Woosley, Mt. Juliet; sister, Irene Jones, Denver, Co.; granddaughter and great-granddaughter, Angie and Cayela Bain, Mt. Juliet; grandsons, Eddie and Brian Carter, Joelton. Funeral services at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Juliet Funeral […]

Robert Lester Farmer, 73, of Corvallis, died at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula Wednesday, Aug. 28, 1996. He was born on July 1, 1923, to Birch and Sara Lavina Joseph Farmer in Stevensville. He was raised in Stevensville and graduated from Stevensville High School. Robert joined the Marine Corps right after Pearl Harbor. He was […]

Hubert E. Dion of Ventura, a retired maintenance supervisor at Fresno State University, died Sunday [August 25, 1996] after a sudden illness. He was 82. The 19-year Ventura County resident was born July 23, 1914, in Lake Linden, Mich., where his family owned a logging and lumber business. He was employed at the firm for […]

Funeral services for Joe Smith Jr., 73, were at 11 a.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jesse Hodge, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery by Wallace Funeral Home. Mr. Smith died at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1996, at his residence. He was born on Sept. 23, 1922, in […]

Howard J. Mann of Brush, a retired sheriff, died Tuesday [August 13, 1996] in Fort Morgan. He was 78. Services were yesterday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brush. Interment was in Brush Memorial Cemetery. He was born March 3, 1918, northeast of Akron. He graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1939. He served in […]