Lima South Class of 1955: IN MEMORIUM

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN CLASSMATES

The class of 1955, graduated aproximately 192 students. We ranged in age from 17 to 21. We experienced a few deaths of our classmates while still in high school. We then saw our classmates pass away in every decade of the 20th Century, and the 21st Century. Many of the student deaths have occured since the year 2000(31). Out of a class of around 192,we have seen 70 total deaths. The age range has been from ages 13-74. The sacred list below displays information pertaining to our beloved classmates.

CLASSMATE AGE BORN PASSED INTERMENT

ANTHONY, Vassilikee Kula Beveridge, 52 February 25, 1937 July 23, 1989 Cremation

BARRY, Ralph Thomas, 63 April 26, 1937 March 8, 2001 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

BLACK, Barbara Everett 72 December 25,1937 December 25,2009 Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima

BOWDEN SR., Edward E, 71 April 1, 1937 February 20, 2009 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

BOWERS, Joseph No Information NI NI

BROOKMAN, Thomas L. 72 February 6, 1937 May 3, 2009 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

CAMPBELL, Duane Alan, 62 July 26, 1937 June 28, 2000 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

CANNON, Clyde Richard "Chunky", 69 December 6, 1934 April 24, 2004 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

CHAMBERLAIN, Robert Dale 71 March 19, 1936 March 2, 2008 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

CONRAD, Robert Alan, 47 January 16, 1937 November 25, 1984 Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima

CRISSINGER, Carolyn Wolfe, 37 August 7, 1937 March 11, 1975 Greenlawn Cemetery

CRUM, Robert Lee, 65 August 12, 1936 June 19, 2002 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

CUSTER, Harold O. "Sonny", 67 January 17, 1937 May 25, 2004 Preston Cemetery, Alger

DAVIS, Clifton E., 63 March 25, 1937 July 30, 2000 Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima

ELLISON, Joseph Howard, 61 August 19, 1937 April 15, 1999 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

EWING, Ira Jay, "Jaws" 39 NI NI Chestnut Grove, Herndon

FETTER, Wilma Dean Stanley 70 December 9, 1935 February 1, 2006 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

FLOYD, Richard Clayton 61 November 7, 1937 May 16, 1999 Kansas

FOGT, Robert I. (Elida) 58 June 15, 1937 May 20, 1996 Pike Run Cemetery

FOLEY, Gene E. 69 July 7, 1937 July 20, 2006 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

FRAUNFELTER, Brenton Eugene 17 NI May 9, 1954 Maplewood Cemetery

GAVALAS, Tommy George (Houston)NI NI NI NI

GRASS, James Freed 41 October 20, 1937 August 15, 1979 Shawnee Cemetery, Ft. Shaw.

GREEN, Sandra I. Hiteshue 68 June 12, 1937 January 20, 2006 Tulsa, Oklahoma

HAMILTON, Helen C. Heinig 64 August 20, 1937 December 26, 2001 Saints Peter & Paul

HARRISON, James "Donnie" 63 January 11, 1937 May 2, 2000 Arlington National Cemetery

HEFNER, Carolyn Rose Kramer 57 November 2, 1937 February 13, 1995 Fisher Cemetery, Layfayette

HENDERSON, Joesph A. 64 April 24, 1937 June 30, 2001 Dayton National Cemetery

HOLDEN, Natalie, A. Crum 59 September 30, 1937 October 14, 1996 Shawnee Cemetery, Ft.Shaw.

HUDSON, David Lee 69 June 14, 1937 May 8, 2007 Memorial Park Mausoleum, Lima

JUDKINS, J. Gene 53 February 20, 1937 April 17, 1990 Memorial ParK Mausoleum, Lima

KENNEDY, Delmar 64 February 20, 1937 March 15, 2002 Memorial Park Mausoleum, Lima

LEEDY, Charles 69 September 7, 1937 September 21, 2006 Preston Cemetery, Alger

MACK, Edward 55 June 18, 1936 January 10, 1992 NI

MARCHAL, Gene 28 June 20, 1936 May 8, 1965 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

McDONALD, Carol Brenneman 62 February 12, 1937 May 5, 1999 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

MILLER JR., Earl R. 53 September 16, 1937 May 13, 1991 Cremation

MOELLER, Roger Lloyd 64 December 1, 1937 February 24, 2002 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

MORRISON, Joseph 51 August 21, 1937 February 5, 1989 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

MORRISON, Elenore Austin 71 April 13, 1937 December 2, 2008 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

MULL, Shirley A. Fairburn 69 August 22, 1937 June 18, 2007 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

OWENS, Elliott

OWENS, Phyllis L. Maloney 64 February 5, 1937 February 7, 2001 Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima

PARLETTE, Delores Melton

PATTERSON, Albert C. "Sonny" 59 February 7, 1937 November 6, 1996 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

PEARSON, Rosemary Gallagher 31 October 13, 1938 December 30, 1969 Indianapolis, Indiana

PIERACCINI, Nicholas Roman 74 July 14, 1935 November 19, 2009 Gethsemani Cemetery, Lima

PIPER, Donald Nelson 20

PLIKERD, James Lee 74 November 26, 1936 April 16, 2011 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

ROMICK JR., Ronald V. May 18, 1998 Phoenix

RUSSELL, James B. "JB" 68 March 13, 1935 January 27, 2004 Preston Cemetery, Alger

SABOSLY, Carolyn Boyle 67 February 12, 1937 September 20, 2004 Cremation

SAINE, Robert G. 65 March 30, 1937 February 2, 2003 Lafayette Cemetery, Lafay.

SHAWLER, Larry R. 71 December 27, 1937 July 15, 2009 Ward Cemetery, Bath Twn.

SHORT, Robert Harrison 66 April 13, 1937 December 10, 2003 Walnut Hill, Lakeview

SMITH, Carol Ann 13 Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima

SMITH, Celia Corsoro 66 December 10, 1937 May 25, 2004 Memorial Park Cemetery,Lima

SMITH, William W. 33 May 14, 1936 March 20, 1970 Woodlawn ,Lima

STERLING, Robert 42 March 9, 1936 May 23, 1978 Memorial Park Cemetery,Lima

SUTTON, Shelby, A. Skelly 53 May 9, 1937 November 11, 1990 Memorial Park Cemetery,Lima

THOMPSON, Sharon Dearth 72 December 10, 1937 June 18, 2010 Lander, Wyoming

TOLAND, James E. (Cridersville) 27 October 8, 1937 June 12, 1965 St. Mathews, Cridersville

TOPE, Marcia 70 August 22, 1937 July 10, 2008 Glen Cemetery, Port Jefferson

WENDEL, Joyce Catlet 65 May 3, 1935 June 5, 2000 Memorial Park Cemetery,Lima

WENHOFER, Lois Taylor 74 January 28, 1937 December 2, 2011 Bluelick Cemetery

WILLIAMS, Patricia E. Wildermuth 45 1983

WILLIAMS, Ruth Reynolds 31 January 30, 1936 July 31, 1967 Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima

WOLFE, Paul 55 November 13, 1937 January 26, 1993 Memorial Park Cemetery,Lima

WOODLEY, Donald 73 February 2, 1935 June 6, 2007 Detroit ?

WOTEN, Larry E. 65 September 22, 1937 July 2, 2003 Cremation

BEAUTIFUL LAST RESTING SETTINGS

Here are three Lima Cemeteries where are classmates are resting. The serenity
of these places of interment are unsurpassed in beauty and tranquility. Memorial Park Cemetery seems to be the choice of most of our fallen classmates, since we grew up on the South and East neighborhoods of Lima.

Memorial Park Cemetery contains many burial sites, along with two outstanding mausoluems, a Commital Chapel, and a creamatorium on the grounds.

Some classmates are intered in Woodlawn Cemetery. This is one of the best cemeteries, boasting beautiful architectural rendered mausoleums owned by many of Lima's ealier residents. Grand monuments and statues
adorn the grounds. There is also a creamatorium, and two mausoleums.

Shawnee Cemetery, Saint Mathews Cemetery, Preston Cemetery(Alger), Pike Run Cemetery, Chestnut
Grove Cemetery, (Herdon), Maplewood Cemetery, St. Peters & Paul Cemetery, Fisher Cemetery(Lafayette),
Dayton National Cemetery, Arlington National Cemetery, Greenlawn Cemetery(Elida), Walnut Hill Cemetery
(Lakeview), and Ward cemeteries are also utilized by our classmates.

Our classmates are also intered in Kansas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Phoenix, Arizona, and in Indianapolis, Indiana.

LIMA MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY & MAUSOLEUMS
East Harding Highway(Perry Township)

Memorial Park Cemetery Entrance Creamatorium Commital Chapel

Smaller Outside Mausoleum Interior Larger Mausoleum Exterior Larger Mausoleum

          Joe Morrison Grave Site                  David Hudson Interment Site                    Outside Mausoleum
    Nationally known professional              'Voted most likely to suceed'        Newest addition to Memorial Park
        football player & Coach                    Intered in outside mausoleum

Intered at Memorial Park Cemetery are the following classmates: Ralph Barry, Duane Campbell, Richard Cannon,
Robert Crum, Joe Ellison, Wilma(Fetter) Stanley, Gene Foley, David Hudson, J. Gene Judkins, Delmar Kennedy,
Carol(McDonald) Brenneman, Gene Marshal, Roger Moeller, Elenore(Morrison)Austin, Joseph Morrison, Shirley(Mull),
Fairburn, Albert Patterson, Carol Smith, Celia(Smith) Corsoro, Robert Sterling, Shelby(Sutton) Skelly, Joyce(Wendel) Catlet, Paul Wolfe,