Daily Jeffersonian
Obituaries
15 October, 2000
ELVEN W.
CAIN SERVICES
Graveside services and burial will be 1 p.m.
Monday at Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, for Elven W. Cain, 74, of Cambridge,
who died Thursday (Oct. 12, 2000) at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center,
Cambridge. Brother Dave McGinnis will officiate. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at
Bundy-Law Funeral Home, Cambridge. JOHN
CALVIN CARTER 1913-2000 TIFFIN � John Calvin Carter, 87, of Tiffin, died
Thursday (Oct. 12, 2000) at the St. Francis Home in Tiffin. He was born May 30, 1913, in New Athens, son of
the late Thomas Carter and Margaret Starkey Carter. Mr. Carter was a butcher at Pentons Country
Market in Amherst, retiring in 1985. He was well known for cooking for the
annual spaghetti dinners and lawn fete for St. John�s United Church of Christ
in Amherst. He was a veteran of World War II. He and the former Myra Dutnell were married on
March 20, 1947, in Lorain. Mrs. Carter died Oct. 15, 1995. Mr. Carter leaves two daughters, Dianne M. Pytel
of Tiffin and Mrs. Harris (Patricia) Hamker of Grafton; a brother, Bruce Carter
of Sandusky; two sisters, Adaline Taggert of Cambridge and Margaret Hopkins of
Cadiz; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Eight brothers and six sisters are deceased. Private graveside services will be at the
Greenlawn Cemetery with the Rev. David M. Culp officiating. Hoffman-Gottfried Funeral Home in Tiffin is in
charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. John�s Church of
Christ or to a charity of the donor�s choice. HERBERT
BEYNON 1924-2000 Herbert Beynon, 76, of Green Cove Springs, Fla,
died Thursday (Oct., 12, 2000). He was in Cambridge on Sept. 6, 1924. He moved
to the Green Cove Springs community in 1989. Mr. Beynon was a chef, after having served in
the U.S. Army during World War II. He was awarded the Purple Heart while in the
Army. He was a member of the VFW and the DAV. He was
Protestant by faith. Along with his wife, Joyce, he leaves a son,
Bruce of Los Angeles; two daughters, Jerrilynn and Melanie, both of Ohio; many
step-children; three brothers and a sister, Carl, Paul, Bobby and Judy, all of
Ohio; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sue. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Chapel
of Clay Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Gore officiating. Burial will be in
Penney Farms Cemetery. Friends may call today from noon to 2 p.m. at
the funeral home. GALE
�COPE� COPLIN1918-2000 NEW CONCORD � Gale �Cope� Raymond Coplin, 82,
died Saturday (Oct. 7, 2000) at the Beckett House, New Concord. Mr. Coplin was born March 27, 1918, in Combs,
W.Va., son of the late Lawrence F. and Addie Marie (Hughes) Coplin. He grew up and attended school in Williamstown,
W.Va. �Cope� gave four years of service to the U.S. Army during World War II.
Mr. Coplin will be remembered by his friends as a kind and generous person. He was the owner of the former Cope�s Market on
Route 21 in Marietta. He was also a longtime resident of Cambridge and formerly
managed the Plaza Restaurant. He was preceded in death by his wife of 30-plus
years, Opal (Wilhelm) Coplin; a friend, Josephine Seaman; two brothers, Vernon
Coplin and Melvin �Doc� Coplin. He leaves his sister, Vera M. Whiston of
Williamstown, W.Va., and a brother, Rondal Coplin of Marietta; many nieces and
nephews; and a close friend, Tom Kennedy of Cambridge. Mr. Coplin wished to have his body donated to
Ohio University. His ashes are expected to be buried at a later time in
Marietta. JOSEPH
MARION ROGERS JR. 1935-2000 LONDONDERRY � Joseph Marion Rogers Jr., 65,
formerly of Smyrna, died Friday (Oct. 13, 2000) at the Harrison County Home,
Cadiz, where he had resided for the past two years. Mr. Rogers was born March 20, 1935, at Wheeling,
W.Va., son of the late Ruby Sommer Rogers and Marion Rogers of Freeport. Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Army veteran and a retired
shovel operator for the Cravat Coal Co. He was a member of the Piedmont United
Methodist Church and Kirkwood Masonic Lodge 446 F&AM of Hendrysburg. Mr. Rogers leaves his father, Marion of
Freeport; his wife, Virginia C. Pitner Swabado Rogers of Houston, Texas, whom
he married on July 23, 1960; three brothers, John and Mark Rogers of Freeport
and Philip Rogers of Uhrichsville; two sisters, Ruth and Esther Rogers of
Freeport; a stepdaughter, Carol Ann Wynn of Kingwood, Texas; nine
step-grandchildren, six step-great-grandchildren, three aunts, two uncles and
several nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may call at the Bond Funeral Home,
Londonderry, from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Services will be at the
funeral home at 1 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Charles Mehl officiating. Burial
will follow at Holly Memorial Gardens, Harrisville.