Lucille Annette Harper

1913 - 1937  (24 years)

• Name	Lucille Annette Harper
  Born	10 Feb 1913	Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Feb 1937	Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2]
  Buried	23 Feb 1937	Friendship Cemetery, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I56675	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Royden Ray Harper,   b. 16 Nov 1889, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. Jun 1968, Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Nina Maria Stalder,   b. 16 Oct 1887, Calais, Seneca Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1927, Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA  (Age 39 years)
  Married	23 Jul 1912
  Family ID	F25841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis J. Heft,   b. 11 Oct 1911, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 May 1999, Ohio, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	22 May 1933	Monroe County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Karl Heft,   b. 17 Dec 1933, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1999, Ohio, USA  (Age 65 years)   2. Paul Heft   3. Joan Lucille Heft,   b. 12 Feb 1937, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 1937, Lewisville, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F25836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Harper, Floyd HarperFloyd Harper Dies In Japanese CampJune 24, 1943Source: Provided by Lena Kahrig Pettit, typed by Betty Lendon MatsonRoyden Harper of Canton has been notified by The War Department that his son, Pvt. Floyd Harper died in a Japanese prison in The Philippines on June 11. The telegram was received by Mr. Harper, Saturday, June 19th.Pvt. Harper was inducted into the Army in Detroit, Michigan in April 1941 and was first sent to Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. He was later transferred to The Savannah Air Base in Georgia and then sent to Corregidor in The Philippines. The last word the family had from him directly was a telegram on Christmas Day in 1941.Pvt. Harper was born near Malaga on September 22, 1914, the son of Roydon Harper and the late Nina Stalder Harper. His mother preceded him in death on August 26, 1928, as did a sister, Lucille in February 1937.He was a member of The Evangelical and Reformed Church in Louisville, Stark County, having been confirmed at the age of 12 years. He graduated from The Lewisville High School in Monroe County in the class of 1933. He was employed in Detroit several years before being inducted into The Army.In addition to his father, he is survived by two brothers who are in the armed forces: Cpl. Virgil Harper of Camp Forest, Tennessee and Pfc. Ray Harper who is on maneuvers in Louisiana, and two sisters, Mrs. Frances Heft, the former Miss Vivian Harper, of Lewisville and Miss Phyllis Harper of Canton. Two grandmothers also survive, Mrs. James Harper of near Malaga and Mrs. Louise Stalder of Miltonsburg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Lucille Heft, nee Harper, Source: The Monroe County Beacon, Issue: Woodsfield, Ohio, February 25, 1937Mrs. Lucille Heft, aged 24 years, and wife of Francis Heft of Lewisville, Ohio passed away at her home about 4:30 Monday morning, February 22, 1937. Mrs. Heft gave birth to a daughter on Friday, February 12, 1937, and a few days later suffered an attack of scarlet fever which resulted in her death.Surviving are her husband, the infant daughter named Joan Lucille Heft and one son Paul Heft, aged three years. Her father Royden Harper, of Lewisville, Route 2, also survives in addition to the following sisters and brothers: Phyllis Harper, who resides with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Harper of near Malaga, Ohio; Lloyd Harper of Smithville, Ohio; Vivian and Ray of Lewisville, Route 2; and Virgil of St. Clairsville, Ohio. Many other relatives also survive. Her mother preceded her in death several years ago.Private funeral services were held at the home at 9 a.m. Tuesday in charge of Reverend Robert Johnson, pastor of the Lewisville Evangelical Church. Burial was made in Friendship cemetery at Lewisville.Mrs. Heft was well known in the Lewisville community and had made for herself scores of friends who are deeply grieved to learn of her death. She will be sadly missed not only in the home with by all who knew her. Sincere sympathy is extended to the bereaved family. [S5] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944 and 1958-2002. Name: Lucille Annette Heft Titles: Death date: 22 Feb 1937 Death place: Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio Birth date: 10 Feb 1913 Estimated birth year: Birth place: Monroe Co. Age at death: 24 years 12 days Gender: Female Marital status: Married Race or color: Caucasian Street address: Occupation: Residence: Burial date: Burial place: Cemetery name: Spouse name: Francis Heft Father name: Rayden Harper Father titles: Father birth place: Monroe Co., Ohio Mother name: Nina Stalder Mother titles: Mother birth place: Monroe Co., Ohio GSU film number: 2023491 Digital GS number: 4020721 Image number: 973 Reference number: fn 12893 Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953