ZURFACE
Submitted by Don Watts

Mrs. Bessie (Devers) ZURFACE, age 85, died August 17, 1962 at her daughter's (Leota
 Pendry) home in Wilmington. Her husband George, whom she married January 28, 1900
proceded her in death. Bessie Zurface was born July 26, 1877 in New Antioch, Ohio, the
daughter of Thomas and Amanda Esterbe Devers. She is survived by five sons, Merton,
Carl, Earl Sr., Harry,and William. Burial was at Centerville Cemetery in Lees Creek
Ohio.

Submitted By Don Watts - Extracted from Wilmington News Journal of Wilmington, OH
- August 18, 1962.

Bessie M. (ZURFACE) BEEKMAN, Bessie M. Beekman, age 89, died Thursday April
3, 1986 in Fayette County Memorial Hospital in Washington Court House, Ohio. She was
born September 10, 1896 in Clinton Co., Ohio, the daughter of John W. and Myrtie
Driscoll Zurface. Her husband Ray Beekman died July 3, 1968. She is survived by a son,
Delbert Beekman, a daughter, Jean Curtin, a brother, Robert Zurface, and three sisters,
Audra Orr, Hazel Deller, and Margie Zurface. Rev. Thomas Hermiz officiating the burial in the
Washington Cemetery (Washington Court House, Ohio).


Submitted By Don Watts - Extracted from Record Herald, WCH, Ohio - Thursday April
3, 1986.

Cora Audra (ZURFACE) ORR, C. Audra ORR, age 83, died Friday October 26, 1990
in Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio. She was born January 23, 1907, 1896
 in Clinton Co., Ohio, the daughter of John W. and Myrtie Marie Driscoll Zurface. She is
survived by her husband Richard ORR, three daughters Mrs. Louise Dean, Mrs. Thelma
Mills, and Mrs. Patty Downing, a brother, Robert Zurface, and two sisters, Audra ORR,
Hazel Deller, and Margie Zurface, and a sister-in-law Mrs. Lucille ORR. She was
preceded in death by an infant daughter, Mary Frances. Burial will be in the New Holland
Cemetery (New Holland, Ohio).

Submitted By Don Watts - Extracted from UNKNOWN

Ellen ZURFACE, daughter of Oliver C. and Rebekah ROGERS, was born at Rome,
Adams County, Ohio, December 7, 1844, and quietly passed away at the home of here
daughter, Mrs. Elijah Plymire of near Wilmington, on the evening of July 12, 1912, aged
67 years 7 months 5 days.

She was the tenth child of a family of eleven children all whom have preceded her to the
better world excepting one brother, Robert Rodgers, of near Highland, and three sisters,
Mrs Potts, of Sisterville, West Virginia, Mrs. Grant, of Vanceburg, Kentucky, and
 Mrs Brownlee, of Highland, Ohio.

In 1860 she was united in marriage to Thomas Drake. To this union was born four
children, three of whom survive their mother. Of these, only one, Mrs. Addie Rinehart, of
Greenfield, is permitted to be present on this occasion, the others being prevented by
distant residence.

In 1874 she came to Clinton County, locating at Sabina, Ohio, and in 1875 was married to
 Samuel Zurface, living the remainder of her life in this vicinity. This union was blessed
with five children, three sons, John, George, and Charles, and two daughters, Margaret
and Eunice, all of whom were present to pay their final respects to a loving and most
devoted mother, and who are mourning to-day the loss of a kind and indulgent one who
was ever ready to render to them any service which would contribute to their comfort and
happiness. She was a kind and obliging neighbor and her presence was not denied
whenever she could be of assistance.

Early in life, she joined the Methodist Episcopal church, and the conversion that she then
sought and found was to her a solace and a comfort throughout the years of her life, and
especially did she find it a fortifying grace in her last illness which she bore with patience
and resignation, though painful and trying, expressing her willingness to go and assuring
her loved ones that she was ready to meet her Savior, her only regret being the separation
from  her dear children.

During the last days of her sickness while the taper of life was slowly but surely flickering
out, her only thoughts were of her Savior and children whom she admonished to be good
and live lives that would meet with the approbation of Him, into whose arms, sooner or
later, all shall be folded by and by.

While she was in declining health for more than a year, the rather sudden termination of
her life was altogether unexpected, her illness assuming a malignant form about four
weeks ago when on a visit with her daughter. She leaves to mourn her loss eight children,
30 grand-children, and 12 great grand-children, one brother and three sisters.

Though you have suffered an irreparable loss and oftentimes will long for the “touch of
the vanished hand, and the sound of the voice that is still,” however, in the deep anguish
of your hearts at this hour you should find consolation in the fact that all the service that
an attentive physician and your loving hands, assisted by kind neighbors, could give, was
 unsparingly rendered ad while absent from you, in the land of the redeemed, she awaits
your coming.

Mother was tired and weary,
Weary with tears and pain;
Into sweet rest she has entered,
No more to sorrow again.

Over her bed the green grasses,
Soon will so lovingly creep;
Out ‘mid the daisies and clover,
Mother has fallen asleep.

Rest the worn now forever,
Dear wrinkled hands are so still;
Pulselesss is the heart that no longer
Sorrow can quicken or thrill.

Years will glide over her gently,
facing the shadow and deep;
Drive back the tears, would you wake her?
Mother has fallen asleep.

Oh, beautiful for the weary,
Beautiful rest for the true;
Laying so peacefully ever,
Under the sunlight and dew.

Floats through our hearts strings a
quiver, Like death a whisper so sweet;
He giveth to his beloved,
And mother has fallen asleep.

 CARD OF THANKS

We desire to extend out thanks to all those friends, who extended a helping hand, during
the sickness of our beloved mother, to H.L. Littleton for his efficient and kind method of
conducting the funeral, to Rev. Laird, who officiated at funeral. Each and every one have
our heartfelt thanks.

THE CHILDREN.

Submitted By Don Watts - Sabina (Ohio) Tribune on 17 Jul 1912

Mrs. Eunice B. Yarger, age 80 of Sabina, died Friday (March 11, 1966) in Highland
Hospital in Hillsboro, Ohio. She was the widow of Frank Yarger, who died in 1962. She
was born near Memphis, Clinton County, Ohio. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Opal
Hendee, a son, Dorcie Yarger, and a brother Charles Zurface. Burial will be in the Lees
Creek Cemetery (Lees Creek, Ohio).

Submitted By Don Watts - Extracted from Record Herald, Washington Court House,
Ohio - Friday, March 11, 1966.

Frank W. Zurface, age 63, died Thursday (June 11, 1964) in Fayette County Memorial
Hospital in Washington Court House, Ohio. A native of Clinton County he lived in the
Good Hope area 40 years. He is survived by his wife Pauline Hoppes Zurface, a daughter,
Mrs. James (Helen) Houseman, a son, Donald Zurface, his step-mother Mrs Leona
Zurface, a brother Robert Zurface, three sisters, Mrs. Eva Beekman, Mrs Bessie
Beekman, and Mrs. Audra Orr, and two half-sisters, Mrs. Hazel Deller, and Miss Marjie
Zurface. Burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery (Good Hope, Ohio).

Submitted By Don Watts - Extracted from Record Herald, Washington Court House,
Ohio - Thursday, June 11, 1964.

John W. Zurface, age 78, died Monday (November 15, 1954). He was a well known
resident of the New Vienna community. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Mary L Zurface,
five daughters and two sons, Mrs. Chester Beekman, Mrs. Ray Beekman, Mrs. Richard
Orr, Mrs. Richard Deller, Mrs. Melvin Cooper, Frank Zurface, and Robert Zurface. Also
two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Howard, and Mrs. Eunice Yarger, and a half sister Mrs. Addie
Rinehart.

Submitted By Don Watts - Extracted from Record Herald, Washington Court House,
Ohio - Monday November 15, 1954.