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     Richard Earl Ward was born on 23 May 1923 at Unity, Columbiana County, Ohio.¹ He was the son of Roy Richard Ward and Ethel Blanche Scott.¹ Richard Earl Ward died on 21 November 1924 at Unity, Columbiana County, Ohio, at age 1.¹

     Lee Roy Ward was born on 7 September 1927 at Unity, Columbiana County, Ohio.¹ He was the son of Roy Richard Ward and Ethel Blanche Scott.¹ Lee Roy Ward married Dorothy Jean Hartford on 11 July 1948.¹

     Claude Donald Beight was born on 7 March 1919 at East Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio.^4,5 He was the son of Claude Wilson Beight and Evaleen Neil.⁵ Claude Donald Beight married first Helen Louise Ward, daughter of Roy Richard Ward and Ethel Blanche Scott, on 3 September 1947.² Claude Donald Beight married second Ferne Zimmerman on 23 June 1980.⁵ Claude Donald Beight died on 22 April 2009 at at home, 720 Alice St., East Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio, at age 90.^6,5 He was buried at Glenview Cemetery, East Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio.⁶ His obituary read, "Claude "Dick" Beight, 90, of 720 Alice St., died Wednesday morning, April 22, 2009, at his home following a six-month illness. Mr. Beight was born March 7, 1919, in East Palestine, a son of Claude Wilson and Eva Neil Beight, and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a 1937 graduate of East Palestine High School. Dick then went to work for the former McCommon Hardware in East Palestine and served in the U.S. Army during World War II with the 1st Calvary Division in the South Pacific. After being discharged from the Army, Dick returned to work at the hardware store where he remained until his retirement after 70 years of work. Dick was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of East Palestine, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Canfield Lodge #155 and George F. McBane Post #31 American Legion. He was an avid fan of the Cleveland Indians, Browns, and Cavaliers and enjoyed jigsaw puzzles and gardening. He loved to play pinochle with the boys and other card games with a host of wonderful friends. He married Helen Ward in 1947, and she died in 1977. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Rosemary Thompson, and a brother, Floyd Beight. He is survived by his wife, the former Ferne Zimmerman Jackson, whom he married June 23, 1980; a daughter, Claudia (Jerry) Prayzac of Bradenton, Fla; a son, Richard (Laura) Beight of East Palestine; a stepdaughter, Sammae (Paul) Schulz of Richmond, Ky; stepson, Roy Jackson of North Lima; a sister, Martha Jane (William) Williams of Canton; 12 grandchildren, Craig Beight, Korie Beight, Lee Beight, Ryan and Alyssa Henderson, Drs. Brittany and Paul Schulz, Jenny and Brad Dobrzynski, Jeff and Amy Jackson, David Jackson, and great grandchildren Haley Dobrzynski, Garrett Schulz, Kayla Beight, Elizabeth Jackson, and Madelyn Jackson. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday at the First United Presbyterian Church of East Palestine with the Rev. Donald Aull officiating. Burial will follow in Glenview Cemetery where the combined group from the American Legion and VFW will accord military honors. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until noon at the church on Friday. Funeral arrangements are being made by the Van Dyke-Swaney-Rettig Funeral Home, East Palestine. Memorial contributions may be made to either the church or Senior Independence Hospice."⁵

     Doris Hazel Seidel was born on 2 November 1924 at Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Evans Seidel and Edna Switzer.¹ Doris Hazel Seidel married Floyd Ray Ward, son of Roy Richard Ward and Ethel Blanche Scott, on 7 June 1947.² Doris Hazel Seidel died on 10 April 2008 at age 83.¹

     Dorothy Jean Hartford married Lee Roy Ward, son of Roy Richard Ward and Ethel Blanche Scott, on 11 July 1948.¹