Olva M. Burnheimer

Article taken from The Portsmouth Daily Times, November 22, 2004

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Mrs. Olva Marie Burnheimer, 80, of Warren hIll Road, Minford, surrounded by her husband and family, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, at her residence. Born Oct. 7, 1924, in Scioto County, a daughter of the late Millard F. and Alice R. (Lewis) Conley, she was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Minford. She was a homemaker, and during World War II, she worked for Robbin & Meyers in Springfield, and was an employee of the former Williams Mfg. and Selby Shoe Factories in Portsmouth.

She is survived by her husband, Ernest Burnheimer, whom she married on May 31, 1952, in Portsmouth; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Belinda Burnheimer of West Lafayette, Ohio, Frank and Carol Burnheimer of Minford; three daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and Charles Rabley of Arcanum, Ohio, Joan and Dan Roberts of Benson, N.C., Grace and Brian Beckett of Minford; two brother, James Conley of Urbana, Ohio, Wilbur Conley of Minford; two sisters, Lou Huennerkopf of Springfild, Christine Redden of Long View, Texas; 14 grand children, Jennifer, Erin and Bethany Rabley, Heidi, Nikki, and Matthew Burnheimer, Jason and wife, Hannah, Jeremy, Joshua Roberts, Ryan Burnheimer, Kristi, Amy, Stacy and Andrew Beckett; and two great-grand-children, Danielle and Katie Roberts.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Francis, Samuel, George and Hobert Conley, and three sisters, Lois Coburn, Loraine Conley and Sarah Ellen Charles.

Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, at Grace Baptist Church with Pastor Scott Duncan officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens at Franklin Furnace. Friends may call at the Erwin-Dodson-Allen Funeral Home in Minford from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and at the church one hour before the service on Wednesday.