Orpha Alfret Vess

1911 - 2005  (94 years)

• Name	Orpha Alfret Vess
  Born	31 Jan 1911	Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Sep 2005	Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Buried	12 Sep 2005	Salem Township Cemetery, Lower Salem, Washington County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I82060	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Lewis Oathes Vess,   b. 20 Sep 1873, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1947, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Martha McGilton,   b. 29 Apr 1879, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 6 Aug 1935, Ohio, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F37057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Myrtle Agatha Yockey,   b. 20 May 1912, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1986, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1933	Ohio, USA
  Children	1. George Clifford Vess
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F37055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mildred Okey
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F37056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Orpha Alfert Vess OWER SALEM ? Orpha Alfert ?O.A.? Vess, 94, of Lower Salem, died Thursday evening (Sept. 8, 2005) at his home. He was born Jan. 31, 1911, in Graysville, and was the son of the late Lewis Oathes Vess and Martha ?Mattie? McGilton Vess. He was one of seven children and spent most of his young life in the Sycamore Valley area of Monroe County. After serving in the military in World War II, he worked in the oil fields in southeast Ohio and Oklahoma. He was the owner of Vess Drilling and co-owner of Pine Knob Oil. On Feb. 24, 1933, he married Myrtle Agatha Yockey, who preceded him in death on Nov. 1, 1986. Together they had a son, George C. Vess of Lower Salem, who continues with Vess Drilling and Pine Knob Oil today. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed his life on the farm and his family. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Emery and Dewey; two sisters, Sylvia and Ethel; his daughter-in-law, Donna Vess; and Jeff Cisler. He is survived by his immediate family of sisters, Inez Vess Yockey and Dora Vess Piett; his wife, Mildred Okey Vess; his son, George (Ginny) Vess; his grandchildren, Randy (Peggy) Vess, Ron (Genie) Vess, and Linda Vess Cisler; and great-grandchildren, Eric (Kelly) Vess, Matt Vess, Victor (Emily) Vess, Cory Cisler, Colt Cisler, Cody Cisler, Cavin Cisler, and Connor Cisler. Orpha was a member of the Lower Paw Paw Church of Christ. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with Roger Rush and Harold Kenny Jr. officiating. Interment will be in Salem Township Cemetery with military rites at the funeral home. Friends may call from 2 p.m. Sunday until the hour of the service at the funeral home. The family will be present to meet friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.