Belmont County, Ohio

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Belmont County Obituaries


Willis B. Heed


The death of Willis B. Heed, a former Barnesville boy, occurred Tuesday night in Mercy hospital Columbus, following a few days' illness, due to a siege of carbuncles, and came unexpectedly.

The deceased, a son of the late Jack and Elizabeth Barnes Heed, was born in Barnesville, but when a lad the family moved to Columbus where he finished his education and entered the real estate business and associated with the firm of Heed, Holton Co. He served as a member of the 17th U. S. Infantry during the Spanish-American war and upon return to Columbus was engaged in newspaper circulation for the Columbus Citizen but held to his former business as realtor. He was prominent in Masonic circles, was a member of the board of trustees of Mercy hospital and vice president of the People's Savings association. Besides his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Miss Ruth Heed, and one brother, Mr. Howard Heed, New York City. Burial today, Thursday in Columbus.


From a newspaper obituary dated September 16, 1937



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