Obituaries

Naomi F. Murphy, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 10:50 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      A requiem holy eucharist service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, at St. Michael's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Wayne Kamm officiating. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Weir Funeral Home.

Terry Lee Collins, 52, of rural Mt. Pleasant, died suddenly at his home, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002.      His body will be transported from Beatty Funeral Home to the Striffer and Hamby Funeral Home in Columbus, Ga., for the funeral service and burial in the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.

Warren Billingsley Hayes, 78, of Mt. Pleasant, died at 4 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at his residence, following his battle with cancer.      A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, at his home located at 405 N. Broadway St. in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Dr. Edward R. Peterson, senior pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant officiating. Friends may park their cars at

BAKER CITY, Ore. - Artemas "Brownie" Brown, 88, of Baker City, Ore., died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Baker City.      Memorial services were held Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Baker City. Memorials may be directed to the Baker United Methodist Church or the Baker Family YMCA. Coles Funeral Home in Baker City, Ore., is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Jane Leary Keyser, 72, of Rochester, N.Y., and formerly of Washington, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2002, at her home.      Mrs. Keyser was born March 21, 1929, in Washington, to Dr. James M. and Amy E. Leary. She married Robert E. Keyser in Washington.

KEOTA - Mildred Striegel, 87, of Keota, and formerly of Harper, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a brief illness.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper, with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8

NEW CONCORD, Ohio - Elsie L. Burlingame, 91, of New Concord, Ohio, died Monday, Jan. 14, at Beckett Nursing Home in New Concord, Ohio.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Mock-Miller Funeral Home in New Concord, Ohio.

Dorothy M. Merschman, 86, of West Point, died at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at the West Point Care Center.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point with the Rev. David Wilkening officiating. Visitation will be after noon on Thursday, Jan. 17, at Link Funeral Home in West Point with the family present from 2:30 to 4 p.m. and from 6:30 to

Wellman - Johnathon Kristopher Cornwell, the son of Leah Seward and Zach Cornwell of Wellman, was stillborn Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at a later date. Powell Funeral Home in Wellman is in charge of arrangements.

RICHLAND - Cecile Marie Lauderman Coffin, 93, of Fairfield, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, at Jefferson County Hospital Long Term Care in Fairfield.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Fairfield Friends Church, with the Rev. David Elmore and the Rev. Ron Bryan officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Gould Funeral