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Sylvia Bell “Sylvie” Rockhill Joseph

Birth	:	3 Oct 1889 Bath, Allen County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	3 Sep 1950 Bath, Allen County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.5694008, -122.6860962
Description	:	Name: Sylvia Bell ROCKHILL JOSEPH Birth: 3 OCT 1889 in Bath Twp., Allen County Ohio Death: 1950 in Bath Twp., Allen County Ohio Burial: Blue Lick Cemetery Bath Twp., Allen Co., Ohio Obit the Lima News Tuesday Sept. 5, 1950 under headlines 3 dead and 23 Injured in Area Holiday Mishaps. It reports of auto accidents and other area incidents of the Labor day weekend in the Lima area. Dead are Mrs. Sylvia Joseph 61 Route 2; Mrs Joseph died at the Memorial Hospital The accident which claimed the life of Mrs. Joseph occured at 12:45 p. m. Sunday on Route... Read More	Name: Sylvia Bell ROCKHILL JOSEPH Birth: 3 OCT 1889 in Bath Twp., Allen County Ohio Death: 1950 in Bath Twp., Allen County Ohio Burial: Blue Lick Cemetery Bath Twp., Allen Co., Ohio Obit the Lima News Tuesday Sept. 5, 1950 under headlines 3 dead and 23 Injured in Area Holiday Mishaps. It reports of auto accidents and other area incidents of the Labor day weekend in the Lima area. Dead are Mrs. Sylvia Joseph 61 Route 2; Mrs Joseph died at the Memorial Hospital The accident which claimed the life of Mrs. Joseph occured at 12:45 p. m. Sunday on Route 25 ( Findlay Road )one mile northeast of Lima at the driveway of the Lima Electric Motor Co. Mrs Joseph was a passenger in a car driven by her son Merle E.Joseph 36. Route 2. State highway patrolmen report Joseph was traveling east and had started to turn into the driveway of the Lima Electric Motor Co.( Walter Joseph her husband worked there) when his car was struck by an automobile driven by Ronald B.Conway, 18 Route 5, who was traveling west. The impact caused both cars to leave the highway. Katheleen Ann Lentz 9 and her sister Linda 6 of 306 E. O' Conner Ave. were passengers in the Joseph car. Kathleen suffered a deep cut on the nose and bruises on the forehead. Linda received a bruise on the left arm. Driver of the Joseph car received severe lacerations on the scalp and multuple cuts and bruises on both arms and body. His condition was reported fair. The Lentz sisters were released after treatment at the hospital. Hospital attaches reported Mrs. Joseph received a fractured skull, compound fracture of the left arm,and lacerations on the face, body and legs. She died two hours after being admitted to the hospital. The injured were taken to the hospital in a Davus-Miller and Son ambulance. Mrs Joseph is survived by her husband Walter H. Jospeh ; two sons Charles L. Bluffton, Merle E. at home,;two daughters Mrs. Edwin Maag, Columbus Grove, and Mrs. Edwin Lentz 806 E.O' Conner Ave; and 12 grandchildren . Services will be at 2:00p.m. Wednesday at the Chiles and Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Willard Thomas officating. Burial will be in the Blue Lick Cemetery. Notes: Merle Joseph only had one good arm as his other was hurt someway either at birth or later as a youth. The young man who struck the car was known by the daughters of Margaret Goldsmith Shepherd, niece of Sylvia Joseph. Margaret's mother was Syliva Joseph's older sister Sarah Rockhill Goldsmith. Floyd Shepherd,husband of Margaret, who worked and later owned Five Acre Auto WreckingInc., of Lima, towed the car to the auto wrecking yard. It was one of those strange turns that happen in a person's life where known relatives are required to try and figure out what sparked the chain of events. Norita Shepherd Moss Father: John William ROCKHILL b: FEB 1852 in Rockport, Allen County Ohio Mother: Bell L. BAILEY b: 13 JAN 1858 in Augusta Co., VA Marriage 1 Walter M. JOSEPH b: 22 AUG 1889 in Allen Co., Ohio Married: 1911 1 Children Merle JOSEPH b: 10 SEP 1913 in Allen Co., Ohio Luella M. JOSEPH b: 26 APR 1915 in Bath Twp., Allen County Ohio Lucille JOSEPH b: 26 APR 1915 in Lima Bath Twp., Allen Co., Ohio Charles Lester JOSEPH b: 14 APR 1911 in Lima Allen Co., Ohio Lila (Tootie) JOSEPH b: AFT 1915

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Where is Sylvia Bell “Sylvie” Rockhill Joseph's memorial?
Sylvia Bell “Sylvie” Rockhill Joseph's memorial is located at: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Bremerton, Kitsap County, USA.
When did Sylvia Bell “Sylvie” Rockhill Joseph death?
Sylvia Bell “Sylvie” Rockhill Joseph death on 3 Sep 1950 in Bath, Allen County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 47.5694008
Longitude: -122.6860962

Family Members:

Parent

John William Rockhill

(1852 - 1933)

Isobel Lavona “Bell” Bailey Rockhill

(1858 - 1923)

Spouse

Walter Holton “Walt” Joseph

(1889 - 1952)

Siblings

Sarah Lavona Rockhill Goldsmith

(1879 - 1949)

Harley Harold “Har” Rockhill

(1888 - 1947)

Clyde Roy Rockhill

(1893 - 1950)

Children

Merle E Joseph

(1913 - 1981)

Lucille Joseph

(1915 - 1915)

Lila Isobel Joseph Lentz

(1922 - 2006)

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