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LAS VEGAS, NV – Harold Boyd Smitherman, 73, a longtime and former resident of Shreveport died May 16, 1994 in Las Vegas, NV. He was born October 4, 1920 in Liberty Hill, La. To the late C. Boyd Smitherman and Hannah Swanson Smitherman. Mr. Smitherman was educated at C. E. Byrd High School and Centenary […]

Harold R. “Jeff” Metcalf, 71, retired dean of students at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, served as chairmain of the Graduate Admissions Council and of the Professional Schools Financial Aid Council. He was the university’s athletic director from 1976 to 1980. Mr. Metcalf, a resident of Hyde Park, died at home Saturday […]

CRYSTAL LAKE – Richard A. Oberg, 70, of Crystal Lake, died Thursday, May 12, 1994, at Sherman Hospital, Elgin. He was born Nov. 23, 1923, in Chicago, the son of George and Irene (Hogue) Oberg. He married Jean E. Griffiths on Dec. 23, 1944, in Washington, D.C. Mr. Oberg was a World War II veteran, […]

Herbert W. Arnold, 70, of 7106 Tall Cedars Lane, Ferndale, died Monday, May 9, 1994, at his home. At his request no services will be held. Born Feb. 6, 1924, to Herbert I. and Mary Ellen Balley Arnold in Marion, Ohio, he attended high school in Caledonia, Ohio. Mr. Arnold served in the U.S. Marine […]

Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg, for Mr. Roland H. Loper, 75, of Hattiesburg, who died unexpectedly April 13, 1994, at his residence. The Rev. Jim Matheny and the Rev. Nelson Walley will officiate.Interment will be in Highland Cemetery in Hattiesburg. Pallbearers will be Pat Ryan, Ed Hegwood, […]

EFFINGHAM – Russell B. Uptmor, 80, Effingham, formerly of Neoga, retired Illinois state trooper, died Saturday, March 26, 1994. Member: St. Anthony Catholic Church, Effingham Knights of Columbus. Survivors: wife, Mary; sons, Terry, Daly City, Calif.; Jerome, Oklahoma City, Okla.; daughter, Mrs. Don (Twila) Wente, Lake Sara; brother, Eugene, Robinson; sister, Katherine Bingamon, Mattoon. Services: […]

George Jurgens, 77, of Winn Street, a retired self-employed building contractor, died of heart failure Wednesday [March 16, 1994] at Methodist Medical Center. Services are 11 a.m. today at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home with burial in Jessamine Cemetery in Ridgeland. Mr. Jurgens, a Ridgeland native, lived in the metro area all his life. He […]

WEBSTER – Clarence Lionel Vaughn, 69, of San Leon, passed away Sunday, February 27, 1994 at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in Webster. Services will be on Saturday, March 5 at 2 p.m. at Southshore Church in Kemah, Texas. There will be a memorial service. Rev. David Wright will officiate. Mr. Vaughn was born April […]

James William Buchanan, 73, died at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen February 26, 1994. He was born in Whitesboro, Texas, and lived in Pueblo, Colo. He worked as a train engineer for more than 20 years before moving to Port Isabel. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps. He is survived by his […]

O’Neil Paul Guitroz, a retired factory worker, died Monday [February 14, 1994] at St. Jude Hospital in Kenner. He was 80. Mr. Guitroz was born in Raceland, La., and lived In Kenner for many years. He served in the Navy Reserve from 1932 to 1936 and the Marine Corps during World War II as a […]