Washington County Obituaries: McCualsky Family

David Oliver MacCualsky, 90, of Little Hocking, died Sunday morning at Marietta Memorial Hospital, after an extended illness. He was born in Belpre. He was educated in Belpre schools and moved to Little Hocking in 1938. He was employed as a team hand in building the Transcontinental Railroad through the Western states. He was also a cattle dealer and butcher and operated the Clifton Slaughter House in Little Hocking, one of the first slaughter houses in this area. He was also a local gardener and farmer. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. He was preced in death by his wife of 54 years, Mabel Clifton MacCualsky, in 1979; two brothers, Don and Henry (Bud) MacCualsky; three sisters, Daisy Stepum (Statham), Agnes Reed (Reid), and Irene Ruf. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Spencer Funeral Home, 220 Main St., Belpre. Entombment will be in the Rockland Cemetery in Belpre. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. today and until service time Tuesday.

After suffering for many hours as the result of horrible burns she received early Tuesday morning, Mrs. Agnes McCualsky died at the home of her son, Peter McCualsky, in Belpre. She was given all medical aid possible but her injuries were of such a nature that her recovery was out of the question. The funeral will take place this afternoon from the Belpre Congregational Church followed by interment in the cemetery near that town. Mrs. McCualsky was 85 years of age and is survived by four sons named as follows, William of Morgantown; James, Peter and D. J. of Belpre.

The last sad rites were performed yesterday over the body of Mrs. Agnes McCualsky, whose death occurred at the home in Belpre Wednesday night resulting from severe burns received Tuesday. The funeral took place from the home, the Rev. George Gadsby officiating. Interment was at Rockland cemetery. [NB: Agnes Hall McCualsky was born in Glasgow, Scotland, 25 Apr 1818. She married Edward McCualsky 1 June 1841 in Campbeltown, Scotland. She emigrated to the USA in 1882 settling in Belpre, Ohio after her husband died in 1874 in Scotland.]

Donald McCualsky is Called by Death -- The death of Donald McCualsky, a well known and respected resident of Belpre occurred Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Camden-Clark Hospital, where he had been taken for treatment on Friday, his death coming as a shock to family and friends. The deceased was sixty-three years old, and came to Belpre from Argylshire, Scotland in 1881, residing there ever since, winning the high regard of the community by the uprightness of his life. He is survived by three brothers, as follows: P. M. (S.) McCualsky of Belpre; J. A. of Newark, Ohio, and W. S. of this city. Mr. McCualsky's funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, at the residence of his brother, P. F. (S.) McCualsky, on Main Street, Belpre, where services will be conducted by Rev. Mrs. Wilson, of the Congregational church.

Funeral services for Donald B. McCaulsky (McCualsky), 73, of No. 5 (error 236) Hunter St., Newark, O., who died at his home Friday after a long illness, will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. a the Brucker and Kishler Funeral Home in Newark. Burial is to be in the Newark Cedar Hill Cemetery. He was born at Newark (error Belpre), son of the late Peter and Sarah McCaulsky (McCualsky). He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lola Barrett McCaulsky (McCualsky); two daughters, Mrs. Billie Jayne Weaver of Columbus, O., and Mrs. Nancy Lee Parkinson of Newark; two sons, Donald of Columbus and James of Newark; one sister, Mrs. Henry L. Ruf of Parkersburg; one brother, David O. McCaulsky (MacCualsky) of Little Hocking, O.; and 14 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Elizabeth "Betty" Campbell McCualsky, 83, formerly of 307 Main St., Belpre, died Thursday in Worthington Manor Care Center. She was born in Marietta, a daughter of the late Urias and Elizabeth Cassill Campbell. She was a member of the Belpre Congregational Church since 1910. She was a Parkersburg High School graduate of 1922. She along with her husband owned and operated the former Bud's Food Market, Belpre. She was employed several years by the Bureau of Public Debt. She was the first woman initiated into the Belpre Chapter 541, Order of the Eastern Star, where she served several years as organist. She is survived by one sister, Gertrude Campbell Kelly of Spanishfort, Fla.; one nephew and three nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband, H. B. "Bud" McCualsky; two sisters and four brothers. Services will be at 11 a.m Monday at Vaughan Funeral Home, with the Rev. William Phipps officiating. Burial will be in Rockland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. Sunday.

Henry B. McCualsky Dies Early Today At Home in Belpre. Henry Barclay (Bud) McCualsky, 53, of 307 Main St., Belpre, died early today at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Belpre, Jan. 16, 1903, a son of the late Peter Stewart and Sarah Ann McCualsky, and was married June 11, 1923 to Elizabeth Grace Campbell. He was a member of the Belpre Congregational Church and was manager of the A and P Store in Belpre for approximately 20 years. He later started his own business which was known as Bud's Market. He retired from active business in 1948 due to ill health. Mr. McCualsky was Past Master of the Belpre Masonic Lodge, 609, F and AM, and was a charter member of Chapter 541, Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; two brothers, David McCualsky, Little Hocking, O., and Donald of Newark, O.; three sisters, Mrs. W. H. Reid, Belpre; Mrs. Daisy Statham, Grafton, W. Va., and Mrs. Henry Ruf, Parkersburg; and several nieces and nephews. The body was removed to the Spencer Funeral Home.

Henry Barclay McCaulsky (McCualsky), 53, died Monday at his home at 307 Main St., Belpre. Retired since 1948 because of ill health, Mr. McCaulsky (McCualsky) had served as manager of the Belpre A & P store for 20 years before opening his own grocery business, known as Bud's Market. He was a member of the Belpre Congregational Church and was a past master of Belpre Masonic Lodge 609, F and A M. He was a charter member of Chapter 541, Order of Eastern Star. Born Jan. 16, 1903, in Belpre he was the son of Peter and Sarah Ann McCaulsky (McCualsky). He was married June 11, 1923, to the former Elizabeth Grace Campbell, who survives. Other survivors are two brothers, David of Little Hocking and Donald of Newark; three sisters, Mrs. W. H. Reid of Belpre, Mrs. Daisy Statham of Grafton, W. Va. and Mrs. Henry Ruf of Parkersburg and several nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Belpre Congregational Church with the Rev. Auburn Haggart officiating. Burial will be in Rockland Cemetery, with masonic rites conducted by Belpre Lodge 609, F and A M. Pallbearers will be Ernest Jones, Jerome Frost, Archie Parsons, R. Hobart Morris, Raymond Eaton, Barney Sams, Fred Sams and Arthur Aimes. Friends may call at the family home until one hour before services. The Spencer Funeral Home in Belpre is in charge of arrangements.

Services for Lola F. McCualsky, 90, formerly of 236 Hunter St., (Newark OH), will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Brucker and Kishler Funeral Home with the Rev. Marlin Hurles officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Newark). Mrs. McCualsky died Tuesday at the LPN Geriatric Center. She was born Nov. 5, 1899, in Linnville, Ohio, to the late James W. and Martha (Powers) Barrett. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Her husband, Donald B. McCualsky, died in 1971. Surviving are two daughters: Mrs. Billie Jayne Weaver of Granville and Mrs. Tom (Nancy) Parkinson of Thornville; one son, Don E. McCualsky of Columbus; 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. One brother, one son and one grandson are deceased. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. [NB: Although she lived most of her life in Newark OH, she married Donald McCualsky, a native of Belpre, and lived a few years in Belpre on Walnut St.]

Services for Mrs. Dave (Mabel) MacCualsky, 76, of Little Hocking, Ohio, who died unexpectedly Friday at Marietta Memorial Hospital, will be held Monday, 1 p.m., at Spencer Funeral Home, Belpre. Burial will be in Rockland Cemetery.

She was born at Little Hocking, a daughter of the late Alonzo and Jamima Vickers Clifton, and lived in the area all her life. She attended the Methodist church.

Survivors include her husband, Dave MacCualsky; a niece, Mrs. Bernard (Jane) Rauch of Little Hocking; and a nephew, Phillip K. Clifton of Houston, Tex.

Two brothers, John and Henry Clifton preceded her in death.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today and until the service Monday.

(from a newspaper clipping; she died 28 Dec 1979)

P. S. M'CUALSKY DIES, BELPRE - Prominent Resident of Ohio Village Succumbs to Long Illness; Native of Scotland -- Peter Stuart McCualsky, one of Belpre's most prominent citizens, succumbed to an extended illness at his residence at 303 Main street this morning at 12:45. Mr. McCualsky had been in ill health for the past three years but it was only in recent weeks that he became bedfast and on his 80th birthday anniversary last March 29 he was able to enjoy a quiet celebration with his family. They were with him at his death this morning and he passed away as peacefully as he had lived his long and useful life. Mr. McCualsky was born at Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland in 1857 the seventh of a family of ten sons. There he grew to young manhood, working for four years in a drug store. On his twenty-first birthday, fifty-nine years ago, he came to America with his widowed mother and four of his brothers and the family settled at Belpre. There he spent the remainder of his life, except for a short interval spent in Pennsylvania and his more than a half century of residence there had brought him universal esteem and regard and his fine qualities as a husband, a father and as a citizen, made him generally beloved. Mr. McCualsky was employed for many years on the Ohio river division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, retiring some years ago and as an avocation he did fine inlay and cabinet work, becoming an artist in that line. He was a member and faithful attendant of the Congregational church, seeing that church and his home village grow from a small beginning to the thriving congregation and community they are today. Fifty years ago Mr. McCualsky married Miss Sarah Ann Oliver, a member of a pioneer family of that community and had he lived they would have celebrated their golden wedding in December. To them were born seven children, a daughter, Mary May, dying in infancy. Surviving him are his wife and six sons and daughters who are Mrs. William H. Reid, Mrs. Daisy Statham, D. O. McCualsky and H. Barclay McCualsky, all of Belpre; Donald B. McCualsky of St. Marys; and Mrs. Henry Ruf of Parkersburg. Two brothers, James A. McCualsky of Belpre, and William McCualsky of Parkersburg, and eight grandchildren also survive. He has one niece, Mrs. John McLaren whose home is at Broom Brae, Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. The funeral service will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 from the family home on Main street with the Rev. Mrs. G. I. Wilson, pastor of the Belpre Congregational church, and her husband, Dr. G. I. Wilson of the First Presbyterian church of Parkersburg, officiating. Interment will be made in the Rockland cemetery.

Mrs. Sarah Ann McCualsky, 84, widow of Peter Stuart McCualsky, died today at her home, 303 Main street, Belpre, following an extended illness. Mrs. McCualsky was born in Parkersburg, the daughter of the late David and Mary Oliver. She was a member of the Belpre Congregational church, the Daughters of American Pioneers and was a charter member of Belpre Chapter No. 541, Order of the Eastern Star. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. William H. Reid and Mrs. Daisy Statham, both of Belpre, and Mrs. Henry L. Ruf, Sr., Parkersburg; three sons, David O., Little Hocking, O., Don B., Newark, O., and Barclay, Belpre; five sisters, Mrs. W. P. McCrory, Akron, O., Mrs. John Kehoe, Columbus, O., Mrs. P. H. Glancy and Mrs. Perry G. Smith, both of Parkersburg, and Mrs. Floyd Anderson, Pittsburgh, Pa.; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:30 p.m. from the late residence by the Rev. Lowell Milliken and the Rev. Mrs. Gill I. Wilson. Burial will follow in the Rockland, O., cemetery. The body will be removed from Spencer funeral home in Belpre to the late redidence today and friends may call there after 7 p.m.