TAFT, Daysie Mae, nee ESKINS -  Chronicle-Telegram on Fri., July 5, 1973)
Services for Mrs. Asa (Daysie Mae) Taft, 86, of  33941 Lorain Rd., North Ridgeville will be tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the Bogner Funeral Home, North Ridgeville. The Rev. David L. Heeter, Fields United Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Westlake.    Mrs. Taft, long active in church work, died in Elyria Memorial Hospital yesterday morning after an illness of one year.  Born in Kirtland, May 19, 1887,  Mrs. Taft lived in North Ridgeville 55 years.  A charter member of the North Ridgeville Grange, she was a member of the Fields United (Methodist) Church and the Women's Society.  She was also a member of the Fields Homemakers and the North Ridgeville Senior Citizens.  Surviving are two daughters,  Mrs. Russell (Bernadine)Page, North Ridgeville and Mrs. Ona Heldt, Fremont;       six grandchildren, 13 Great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.  Her husband, Asa who died in 1966 and two brothers preceeded her in death. Friends will be received in the funeral home today from 2 to 4and 7 to 9 p.m.  The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Fields United Methodist Church.
Sylvia Lee

THOMPSON, Edward  -  (June 10, 1897 Elyria Republican)
After many months of intense suffering, Mr. E. Thompson, an honored citizen, died of consumption at his home in Grafton, Tuesday morning June 1st, aged fifty-six years.  A short funeral service was held at the home, at 10 o’clock a. m. Thursday, by Rev. Leary, when the remains were laid to rest in the Nesbitt cemetery, Hastings Post, G.A.R., having charges of the ceremonies at the Grave.  Mr. Thompson was a loving husband, a kind and indulgent father, a sympathetic and accommodating neighbor and friend, and will be greatly missed in the community.  RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT  Whereas it has pleased an all-wise Providence to remove by death from our midst Edward Thompson, and Whereas, for the past two years and at the time of his demise he was president of the Board of Education of the Grafton Union Schools, therefore be it Resolved, That in the death of Edward Thompson the cause of education loses a warm exponent and advocate and the Board of Education a wise counselor and generous supporter of all measures that had for their accomplishment the elevation of the standard in our common schools and the enlightenment of the young.  Resolved, that those resolutions be entered on the minutes of the board, that they be published in the Grafton and Elyria papers and a copy sent to the family of the deceased.  Jas. Finlayson, Treasurer Board of Education. Chester Campbell, Clerk.  
 John Goering

THOMPSON, Hannah nee SISSON—January 3, at the residence of her son-in-law, J.F. Gardner on Baker St., of Pluresy,
Mrs. Hannah Thompson.  (January 9, 1889 Wellington Enterprise)Thompson—Mrs. Thompson was born in Bristol, Ontario co., N.Y., in 1806, and was in her 83d year.  Her maiden name was Sisson and she was united in marriage to Dr. Hiram Thompson in 1833, emigrating with him to Ohio in 1844, and since then this county has been her home.  From 1849 to 1851 her husband, who died eleven years ago, represented Lorain county in the Legislature of this State.  Her residence in Lorain county was mostly in Laporte and Grafton.  Since the death of her husband she lived with her daughter, Mrs. Gardner, and came to Wellington with her about four years ago.  Brave and self-sacrificing Mrs. Thompson was a worthy helpmate of her husband in the cares and hardships of the medical profession.  She was of an unusually hopeful and cheerful disposition, and on the darkest cloud she could always see a silver lining.  Nature had endowed her with superior talents, which she industriously cultivated, and it was ever her ambition to intelligently work her way along to good ends.  Inspired by a faith that never doubted she could see nothing but a beautiful tomorrow in her earth life and a happy immortality “over the river.”  (January 1, 1889 Wellington Enterprise)
John Goering

THOMPSON, Hiram  -  (Nov 21, 1878 Elyria Republican)
Dr. Hiram Thompson, who has practiced medicine in this vicinity for the past thirty-four years, died, at his residence in Grafton, at 3 o’clock a. m. on Thursday, Nov. 14th, 1878.  Dr. Thompson was born at Victor, Ontario Co., N.Y., on Sept. 17, 1806.  About fifty years ago he came to Grafton the first time, and remained about two years; he returned to New York on horseback.  Thirty-four years ago he returned to this vicinity, and has been practicing medicine ever since, until within the last fifteen months, when his health would not permit him to do so longer.  His practice has been remarkably successful; perhaps no physician in Lorain county ever met with such success as Dr. Thompson had.  He was a well educated man, and his influence has always been great in Grafton and vicinity.  In 1851 he had the honor of representing Lorain county in the General Assembly, and While there did a good work against railroad rings, as well as being instrumental in putting the Medical Colleges of Ohio on the sure footing on which they now stand.  In regard to the state of the country when Dr. Thompson first came into it, we will relate one incident which we have often heard him tell.  Said he:”I can stand in my back door and see the places where I once killed three deer in one day.”  The Doctor taught the first school ever organized in Grafton township.  His funeral services were conducted by Elder Mathers, and his remains, followed by a large concourse of people, were taken to Nesbit’s cemetery for interment.

Mr. Editor:  In the Republican of last week you say that you have been informed that Mr. Saddler was wrong in his statement that Dr. Thompson taught the first school in Grafton.  That is true.  His informant probably mistook the fact of its being the Doctor’s first school for it being the first school in Grafton.  I cannot conceive why any person should say he (the Doctor) never taught in the township at all, as it is a fact well known that he did teach at Grafton Center in the winter of 1824-25, and Ashy Root, who now lives near the Center was on of his pupils, and remembers it distinctly.  Mrs. Gardner   (December 5, 1878 Elyria Republican)
John Goering

THOMPSON,  Joseph
Mr. Joseph Thompson, brother of Dr. Thompson, of this place, died at his residence near Belden, On Sunday afternoon, Aug. 4th.  He was nearly 80 years old.  A more extended notice of this old pioneer will appear next week.  (August 8, 1878 Elyria Republican)

Mr. Joseph Thompson, whose death we noticed last week, was in his 82d year.  He came to Grafton in 1821, and therefore has been a resident for the past 57 years.  He came from Victor, Ontario Co., N.Y.  His life has been an eventful life; and, like all other pioneers, he was compelled to make his fortune in the woods.  His funeral services were held at his residence near Belden, on Tuesday Aug. 6th.  (August 15, 1878 Elyria Republican)
John Goering

THOMPSON, Joseph A.
DELTA, Ohio – Joseph A. Thompson, 65, of Delta, died yesterday in Cleveland Clinic. He was a former resident of Avon Lake. He moved from there 20 years ago to Rocky River. In Rocky River he was a city employe. He is survived by his wife Pearl; two daughters, Mrs. Albert Sherer, Delta; and Mrs. Hal Bechtel, Pennsylvania; two sisters, Rose Holbury, Lorain and Mary Mellin, New Port Richey, Florida; and four grandchildren. Friends may call at the Zeis Funeral Home, Lakewood, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be at the Lakewood Park Cemetery. (1969)
 Liisa Penner

THOMPSON, Margaret (nee Gates)  
Mrs. Margaret Thompson), 69, wife of Anton Thompson, died in her home at Avon Lake village at 6 a. m.  Sunday. She was a life long resident of Avon Lake, having been born there in 1861. Besides her husband she is survived by three children, Mrs. George Holbury, and Joseph Thompson, Avon Lake; and Mrs. Charles Mellin, Chicago, Ill. A sister, Mrs. Mary Heider, Avon Lake; and four, brothers, Lawrence Gates, Avon Lake; Frank Gates. Avon, O., John Gates, Ashley, Ind.; and Joseph Gates, Spencer, O.; and nine grandchildren also survive. She was a member of St. Mary’s Church of Avon, Ohio; and was affiliated with the Altar society of the church. The body will be taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Holbury in Conrad road, Avon. The funeral services will be conducted in St. Mary’s church, Avon, at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Heaffler officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary’s cemetery, under direction of the Reichlin, Reidy and Scanlan company. (d 1930)
 Liisa Penner

THORNTON, ANNA MAY (DAGUE),  -  The Chronicle Telegram, 1 April 1987
Anna M. Thornton, 93, formerly of Spencer, died Wednesday at Canterbury Villa, Seville, Ohio.  She was born in Spencer and lived most of her life in the Spencer area.  She was a member of the Spencer United Methodist Church and the WSCS.  Mrs. Thornton was a Gold Star mother and belonged to the Spencer Grandmother’s Club.  She also belonged to the Spencer American Legion Auxiliary.  Mrs. Thornton is survived by daughters, Eleanor Highland of Wellington, Janice of Spencer, Lois Neely of Fort Worth, Texas, Joann Pendleton of Elyria; a son, Clarence “Jim” of Lorain, 20 grandchildren 32 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence W. Sr., sons Keith and Gordon, and by 2 sisters and 5 brothers.  Friends may call Friday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Parker and Son Funeral Home, Spencer.  Services will be held Saturday at 1 pm at the funeral home.  The Rev. Jeff Thorn of Spencer will officiate.  Burial will be in Spencer Cemetery.
Carole J. Schetter

THORNTON, CLARENCE WALTER,  - The Chronicle Telegram, 21 November, 1963
Spencer—Clarence W. Thornton, former owner-operator of the Wellington Hardware Store for many years, died early this morning in Southern Lorain County Hospital, Wellington, after a week’s illness.  He was 75.  Mr. Thornton had operated the hardware store from 1927 until a few years ago when he sold the store to his son, Keith Thornton, the present operator.  Before entering the hardware business Mr. Thornton was a rural mail carrier from 1917 to 1922 after which he had operated the Lodi Bakery until 1927.  He was a lifelong resident of the Spencer vicinity.  He lived on South Main St., Spencer, and was a member of the Spencer Methodist Church.   Survivors are his wife, Anna Mae Thornton; 4 daughters, Miss Janice Thornton, at home, Mrs. Eleanor Heighland, Wellington, Mrs. Lois Neely, Fort Worth, Tex. And Mrs. JoAnn Pendleton, Elyria; 2 sons, Keith of Wellington and Jim of Spencer; 18 grandchildren; 9 great-great grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Bessie Plyler, Summerville, Pa.  Friends will be received in the Parker Funeral Home, Spencer, Saturday afternoon and evening.  Services will be Sunday at 2:30 pm in the funeral home.  The Rev. Dale Wagner will officiate.  Burial will be in Spencer Cemetery.
Carole J. Schetter

THORNTON, JANICE IRENE, -   (newspaper not identified), August, 1999
Spencer native—Janice I. Thornton, 85, formerly of Spencer, died Monday (Aug. 9th) at the Meadowview Care Center in Seville, Ohio, where she lived since 1981.  Born in Spencer, she graduated from Wellington High School.  She worked as a store clerk at the former Wellington hardware and Furniture.  She was a member of the Spencer United Methodist Church.  Survivors include sisters Eleanor Heighland of Welliington, Lois June Neely of Fort Worth, Texas, and JoAnn Pendleton of Elyria; a brother, Clarence W. “Jim” Thornton of Lorain; and many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Anna (nee Dague) Thornton.  Friends may call from 7-9 pm Wednesday at the Parker and Son Funeral Home, 202 E. Main St., Spencer, where services will be at 11 am Thursday.  The Rev. James Ellison of Spencer will officiate.  Burial will follow in the Spencer Cemetery.  Memorials maybe made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Carole J. Schetter

TOMASIC, Janice
Janice Tomasic, 27, passed away yesterday in Columbus, Ohio where she made her home for many years.  She was born in Lorain on February 8, 1950.  Survivors include her parents, George V. and Helen J. (nee Rado) Tomasic of Lorain; sister Mrs Renee Kell of  Lorain and brother Virgil J. Tomasic of Lorain and her grandmother Mrs William M. Rado of Lorain.  The family will receive friends at John R. Dovin Funeral Home tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 with services being conducted by Fr. Simon Nekic of St Vitus Church.  Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Lorain.  
Joseph F. Conley  

TRUMBLE, Edward
Staff Captain Edward Trumble, 71, of the Salvation Army, a former Elyrian and brother of George Trumble of Elyria, died on Oct. 23 at Allenhurst, New Jersey. He was a Salvation Army officer for 33 years and was the first staff bandmaster of the National Staff band.  He was ill for a week before his death.   Captain Trumble retired in 1926.  He entered Salvation Army work from Elyria, where he had previously been a musician and bandmaster in 1888.  He was married in 1897 to Miss Agnes Tanner in New York City.  He entered the Army's social work in Jersey City in 1903, and later held posts in that department in Columbus, Akron, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Birmingham, Youngstown, Utica, NY, Bridgeport, and Boston. In addition to his brother here, survivors are his wife, a daughter, Miss Dorothy G. Trumble and a son Edward A. Trumble, of New York City. Besides his affiliation with the Salvation Army, he was a member of the Sons of Veterans in Ohio.  (Nov. 8, 1935)
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TRUMBLR, William
William Trumble was born in the State of Connecticut, March 1st, 1801, and died at Elyria, O., September 30th, 1885, aged 84 years, 6 months and 29 days. In these funeral services we can but briefly note a few of the most prominent events in his lengthened and checkered life, the last twenty-seven years of which have been spent in this beautiful town of Elyria. We pay our respects to his memory to-day, not only as a true and worthy citizen taken suddenly from our midst, but we honor him as a soldier and a patriot, who had devoted more than eleven years of the best of his life to the service of his country in the defense of her settlements and the preservation and perpetuation of her liberties.   In 1832 a treaty was made with the Seminoles - a vagrant tribe of American Indians living in Florida, and who, true to their wild and reckless name, were given to the plundering of plantations and carrying off slaves, and by this treaty the leading chiefs engaged that the whole tribe should be removed west of the Mississippi. But through the instigation of Osceola, one of the most warlike chiefs, this treaty was repudiated by the tribe, and a war ensued which lasted eight years, and cost thousands of lives and ten millions of dollars. In this war William Trumble served faithfully and heroically for seven years from 1835 to 1842, enduring all the privations and hardships incident to such a life. Three years longer he served against the Creeks and Cherokees of Georgia and Alabama, and in the end was honored with the position of sergeant in General Scott's body guard, at Fortress Monroe and Fort Hamilton. During the late war of the Rebellion, and though in his 63rd year, he enlisted in the Union army, and was a member of Company  D, 178th O.V.I., engaging in the battle of Murfreesboro or Stone River, besides several skirmishes. It was no doubt the habit of prompt response to duty's call in time of danger that led him on Friday morning ten days ago, and when the alarm of fire was rung, to forget all else and hasten to the building eager to do his utmost to stay the progress of the flames. His left foot was on the track, but he neither saw nor heard the engine until one wheel had passed over it, and he seized the flag-staff and thus held himself from falling until other hands could lift him and bear him to his home. Skillful physicians and comrades and friends were quickly at his bedside, and all eager to do their utmost for the comfort and life of one who through more than eighty-three years had so heroically trodden its weary way. But the shock was too great, and though belonging to a family whose longevity is most strikingly marked, he was soon compelled to say to the dear ones who waited at his bedside: "I feel I can't stand it very long." The first thing he said to me as I entered the room an hour after he was carried home was: "I now can feel a little of what my Savior suffered in his body for me. His feet and hands were pierced with nails. Oh! I am glad," he said, " that I have attended to my soul, and I am ready to live or to die." On last Wednesday evening, and two hours before he passed away, as I entered the room, and the sons were bending over his prostrate form, he was enduring great pain, and it was evident the end was nigh. He knew me and welcomed me,  and as I sat down on the bedside and took his hand in mine, and asked: "Does Jesus comfort you and help you now?" he answered" "Oh, yes, and he will soon take me away from my suffering." I then sang what I afterwards learned from
his son was his favorite hymn:
My latest sun is sinking fast,
My race is nearly run,
My strongest trials now are past,
My triumph is begun.
This was followed by
"Jesus lover of my soul
Let me to thy bosom fly."
And with quiet attention and earnest thought he listened, seeming to appropriate to himself every word. Steadily thereafter the breath seemed to shorten and the pulse to slacken, until at fifteen minutes before 11 he closed his own eyes and life on earth had ceased.  The family of deceased wish to sincerely thank the G.A,R. and all friends who, by their kindness and attention during the sickness and at the funeral showed their heartfelt sympathy. O.H.S.
(The Elyria Republican, Elyria, Ohio, Thursday, October 8, 1885)

Wm. Trumble, the old gentleman whose accident we chronicled last week, died on Wednesday, and buried on Sunday with military honors by the G.A.R. His obituary, written by his pastor, Rev. O.H. Stocking, appears in another column..  (Elyria Weekly Republican, Thursday, October 8, 1885)
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TURNER, Olive M. (nee Lyndes)   -   The Elyria Republican Newspaper May 6,1886
Another Pioneer Gone
Mrs. Wm.Turner (nee Olive M. Lyndes) was born in North Adams, Mass., March 13, 1807, and died in Elyria, Ohio, April 28,1886. Her parents emigrated to Ohio in 1844, and settled in Grafton Township, Lorain County. Her husband, Wm.Turner, came to this county from Great Barrington, Mass., in 1817. On the 23rd day of October 1826, Wm. Turner and Olive M. Lyndes were married, and commenced housekeeping in a log house in the woods on the 11th day of January 1827. Their home was broken up by sickness the next fall and the following spring they took up their abode in Elyria, where they have lived ever since. They moved into their present home, on West Bridge Street, in September 1832, over a half a century ago. Four children blessed this union, two sons and two daughters. The elder son resides in Nevada, the oldest daughter in Iowa, the younger son in Cleveland and the younger daughter in Collinwood. Mrs. Turner has been afflicted for nearly forty years and thus, though she lived to a ripe old age, she was robbed of many of life’s sweetest joys. Her death was the first in the family during a wedded life of nearly sixty years.
Submitted by Richard Kurish (no relationship)