Daily Jeffersonian
Obituaries
13 November, 2000
Lorena Ackerman
SENECAVILLE
Lorena Ackerman, 92, a resident of Wesley
Glen Nursing Home, Columbus,
for
the past four years, formerly of Senecaville, died Saturday (Nov.
11, 2000) at the nursing
home.
She
was born Dec. 16, 1907, in Senecaville, daughter of the late
Charles and Suzanna (Rogers)
Steele.
Mrs.
Ackerman was a clerk at Huntington Bank and a member of
Summit Street Methodist
Church, Columbus.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Ackerman, in
1956. They were married Jan. 5,
1932. Also deceased are four sisters.
She
leaves a son, David (Susan) Ackerman of Maineville; a
daughter, Mrs. Charles (Carol) Parker
of Columbus; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
No calling hours will be observed.
Graveside
services and burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Senecaville Cemetery, Senecaville, with
the Rev. Ralph Summer officiating.
Meek-Black
Funeral Home, Senecaville, is handling the
arrangements.
Kentina Fair
Kentina
L. (Davis) Fair, 23, of Cambridge, died Saturday (Nov. 11,
2000) at her home.
She
was born in Cambridge, daughter of Donna Rodriquez of
Cambridge, and Kenneth L. Davis
of Columbus.
Ms.
Fair worked at the Cardiac Corporation, Cambridge and was a
member of the Shafer Chapel
AME. She loved to sing.
She
was preceded in death by a brother, Michael, and her
grandmother, Louise Davis.
She
leaves a son, Kenrel L. Davis of the home; a brother, Scott
Knight of Cambridge; a sister,
Ronda
Tom of Columbus; her grandmother, Pearl Burt of
Cambridge; several aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends
may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Thorn-Black Funeral
Home, Cambridge, where
services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday.
William McConkey
William
Edward McConkey, 79, of Byesville, died Saturday (Nov.
11, 2000) at Southeastern
Ohio Regional Medical Center, Cambridge.
He
was born Aug. 1, 1921, in Cambridge, son of the late Thomas
Ed and Mary Maude
(McKim) McConkey.
Mr.
McConkey was a payroll clerk at a cement company. He was a
life member of the DAV and
The Salvation Army.
He
was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II in the
45th Signal Corps. He was a
car enthusiast and loved calligraphy.
He was preceded in death by three brother; and three sisters.
He
leaves his wife, Sarah Ruth (Milstead) McConkey of Byesville.
They were married Feb. 23,
1954.
Also surviving are a son, William A. McConkey and Veronica
Tonnous of Byesville; four
daughters,
Mrs. Ron (Carol Ruth) Skeen and Janis McConkey, both
of Parkersburg, W.Va.,
Mrs.
Robert (Linda) Doering of La Grange and Mrs. Richard
(Sandra) Bumgardner of Quaker
City;
a foster daughter, Anetta Huhn of Byesville; five grandchildren,
Daniel and Emily
Bumgardner,
Heather and Nicholas Skeen, Olivia Tonnous; several
nieces and nephews.
Friends
may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Scott
Funeral Home, Cambridge, where
services
will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, with Capt. Bob Sears and
Major Brewer officiating.
Burial
will be in Center Cemetery. Military services will be
conducted by the Guernsey County
Veterans Council.
(Paid)