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A32 Asbury Park PressFri. Nov. 27, 1981 Obituaries Clara W. Butcher, mother of singers RICHARD A. BOPP UNION BEACH Richard A.

Bopp, carpenter and storekeeper, died Wednesday at the Bayshore Cbmmunity Hospital, Holmdel Township. Mr. Bopp, 63, lived at 814 Park Ave. He was born in Newark and lived in Syracuse N.Y., before moving here 25 years ago. He was a self-employed carpenter before joining the Midland Glass Aberdeen Township, as a storekeeper about 10 years ago.

Mr. "Bopp was an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, the former Jennie A. DiDomenico; two sons, Philip Woodbridge Township, and Brian. Middletown Township; three daughters, dith Ann Hansen, Middletown Township; Shirley Biggin, here, and Phyllis Steinberg, Ocean Township; a brother, George, Florida; two sisters, Gertrude Goff, Clark Township, and Marie Keller, South Amboy; and 11 grandchildren.

t- The Bedle Funeral Home, Matawai, is CHARLES D. "JIM" BROWN JR. OCEAN TOWNSHIP Charles "Jim" Brown a controller, died Wednesday at the Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. Mr. Brown, 64, lived on Bendermere Avenue in the Wanamassa section.

He was born in Allentown, and lived in Elizabeth until moving to the Shore 28 years ago. He was a controller for the Vicoa Laminating Corp. of America, Eatontown. Mr. Brown was an Army veteran of World War II.

He was a communicant of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Deal. Surviving are his wife, the former Ana Martell; four sons, Charles D. Ill, Asbury Park; Francis T. and Kenneth at home, and Robert Cardiff, three daughters, Ginny Anne Sweder, Warminster, Sharon Geiger, Pittsburgh, and Margaret Lee, Barnegat Township; a brother, Robert Avon; and eight grandchildren.

The Buckley Funeral Home, Asbury Park, is in charge of arrangements. See SERVICES for additional details on some obituaries. ft Charles Thornton, 68, Litton chairman The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Charles B. "Tex" Thornton, who bought a small microwave company in 1953 and built it into the giant Litton conglomerate, died of cancer Tuesday at age 68. Mr.

Thornton still served as chairman of the board of Litton Industries Inc. Steven L. Souville, at 27, filmmaker OCEANPORT Steven L. Souville, a filmmaker and producer, died Wednesday at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, New York. Mr.

Souville, 27, was born in Lindsthul, Germany, and lived in Charlottesville, for eight years before moving here seven months ago. He was an independent film producer and was president of the Steve Souville Production Co. Mr. Souville studied filmmaking at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va. He also attended Brookdale Community College, Middletown Township.

He was a member of the Motion Picture and Television Engineers and the Society of American Cinematographers. Surviving are his parents, Laurence and Nancy Morris, here; two sisters, Andrea, Long Branch, and Karen, here, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. O.W. Morris, Long Branch. The Adams Memorial Home, Red Bank, is in charge of arrangements.

THEODORE HERMAN DEUTZ LAKEWOOD Theodore Herman Deutz, 82, died Wednesday at the Ingle-moor Nursing Home, Englewood. He was born in Brooklyn and lived in Maplewood Township before moving here five years ago. He owned and operated the Theodore H. Deutz Newark, for 40 years and sold it seven years ago. Surviving are his son, Theodore Frost; a daughter, Miriam Deutz Strachan; and five grandchildren.

The Brough Funeral Home, Summit, is in charge of arrangements. MYRLYN W. MATTHISON NEPTUNE Myrlyn W. Matthison, a retired estimator, died yesterday at the Jersey Shore Medical Center, here. Mr.

Matthison, 78, lived at Helen Terrace. He was born in Newark and lived in Orange before moving here more than 35 years ago. He retired in 1971 after more than 17 years with Fort Monmouth. Surviving are a sister, Irene and two nieces, Barbara N. Greenwood, Manasquan, and Jean M.

Hill, Mountain Lakes. The Ocean Grove Memorial Home is in charge of arrangements. The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. Clara Webb Butcher, who taught her daughters to read and write as they rose from humble begin-. nings to country music stardom, died of lung cancer Tuesday at the age of 69.

Mrs. Butcher, mother of singers Loret-ta Lynn and Crystal Gayle, had lost one lung and a portion of the other to lung cancer. Born in Butcher Holler, a mountainous coal-mining community in eastern Kentucky, Mrs. Butcher was one of 12 children of an Irish mother and Cherokee Indian father. After the death of her first husband, Ted Webb, she moved to Wabash, and married Webb's first cousin, Tommy Butcher.

Mrs. Butcher had been living recently in Nashville with Miss Gayle. JOSEPH P. COLANER FREEHOLD Joseph P. Colaner, owner of the Freehold Radiator Works, died Wednesday from injuries received in an automobile accident on West Main Street, here.

i Mr. Thornton, I awarded the Presi- dential Medal of Freedom last month, used the post-World War science and in charge of arrangements. 1 technology revolution. 4 If W- 1 Additional Obituaries on pages A33, A28, and A29 to build Litton into a company that report 1 A 1 ed sales of $4.94 billion last year. In 1953, Mr.

Thornton purchased what was then a LA 1. Mr. Colaner, 74, lived on Throckmorton Street. He was a communicant of the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, here.

Mr. Colaner was a member of Lodge 1454, the BPO Elks, here. He was chief driver for the Richardson Engine Co. 2, here. He was a member of the Freehold Fire Department for 53 years.

Surviving are his wife, the former Elizabeth M. Ten Hove; a daughter, Sally Perna, Franklin Township; two stepsons, Steven and Michael Fostek, here; a brother, Louis M. here; two sisters, Rose A. Elliott, Stroudsburg, and Laura C. Barnett, Manchester Township; and five grandchildren.

The Freeman Funeral Home, here, is in charge of arrangements. OLE B. PETERSEN MEDBY, Norway Ole B. Petersen, 82, a former resident of West Long Branch, N.J., died Wednesday at his home. Mr.

Petersen, who was born here, lived at 8 DeForrest Place, West Long Branch, for 25 years. He returned here about eight years ago. While living in the United States, he owned the Texaco service station at Wall and Locust avenues in West Long Branch. Mr. Petersen was a member of the West Long Branch Lions Club and the Cedar Sportsmen's Club.

Surviving are his wife, Doris; a son, Jay West Long Branch; a daughter, Sonja P. Bennett, Middletown Township, small microwave THORNTON company with annual sales of $3 million. His goal was to diversify and expand, and within 12 years, Litton became one of the nation's 60 companies to report annual sales over a billion dollars. Mr. Thornton was president of Litton Industries from 1953 to 1961, when he became chairman of the board.

Mr. Thornton was born in Haskell, Texas, on July 22, 1913. Mr. Thornton entered Texas Technological College, but dropped out in his junior year and moved to Washington, where he got a job as a clerk in the Department of the Interior. He later got a degree at George Washington University.

He entered the Army Air Corps and set up a training program for 1,700 different kinds of specialists. After the war, with nine World War II colleagues, he approached Ford Motor knowing it was losing money, and offered to bring the company under control. His team was hired by Henry Ford II. Mr. Thornton left Ford two years later and took a job with Howard Hughes as vice president and general manager of Hughes Aircraft.

He reorganized Hughes Aircraft, building its sales from $1.5 million to $200 million in five years. Mr. Thornton was a trustee of the University of Southern California and he served on the boards of First Interstate Bank, Western Bancorp, MCA Inc. and Trans World Airlines. Besides his son, Charles, surviving are his wife, Flora, and another son, Laney, San Francisco.

ri" ALBERT R. CLAYTON TOMS RIVER Albert R. Clayton, a retired foreman, died Wednesday at the Paul Kimball Hospital, Lakewood. N.J.; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held here Dec.

2. FREDERICK J. REITZ POINT PLEASANT Frederick J. Reitz, a retired credit manager, died Tuesday in New York. Mr.

Reitz, 86, was born in Newark and lived in Livingston Township before moving here 14 years ago. He retired 15 years ago after 31 years with the Alderney Dairy, Newark. Mr. Reitz was a member of the Old Guard of Point Pleasant. He was a member of St.

Martha's Roman Catholic Church, here. He was the widower of Alice McElroy Reitz. Surviving are a son, Robert F. Ferry Pond Eddy, N.Y., and five grandchildren. The Burns Funeral Home, Newark, is I S3le a yu an aMord UJI HAVE IT INSTALLED BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS SAVE PRICE 11 INSTALLATION! Outcleans all other brands on dual wash regular cycle I 11 -jrV l) Tt Ued ea Construction I Jetwash System I 1 1 Huge Capacity I f- -J Porcelain Tub Door Liner mm ADD UP THE SAVINGS in charge of arrangements.

TIMOTHY A. ROWE BRICK TOWNSHIP Timothy A. Rowe, Ward Drive, died Wednesday at the Point Pleasant Hospital. Mr. Rowe, 85, was born in Kearny and moved here 18 years ago.

He retired 25 years ago. Mr. Rowe was a member of the Essex County Theatrical Stage Union, Newark. He was the widower of Margaret Rowe, who died in 1968. Surviving are two daughters, Margaret Kempfe, Boynton Beach, and Marion McLaughlin, here; two sisters, Florence Heslin, Kearny, and Catherine Hunt, South Belmar; and four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

The Van Hise Callagan Funeral Home, here, is in charge of arrangements. EMMA GROGAN MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP Emma Grogan, a retired librarian, died Tuesday at the Riverview Hospital, Red Bank. Mrs. Grogan, 81, lived on Statesir Place. She was born in Hoboken and moved here eight years ago.

She retired in 1966 from the Hoboken public school system. Mrs. Grogan was a communicant of the St. James Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. Make your Best Deal on this Full-Featured Maytag Washer.

Then Get a Factory-Author ized $25 Instant Rebate from your Mr. Clayton, 69, was born and lived all his life here. He retired after 45 years with the Ocean County Road Department. Mr. Clayton was a member of St.

Andrew's United Methodist Church, here. He was an exempt member and a past foreman and president of the Pleasant Plains Volunteer Fire Co. Mr. Clayton was a member of the Pleasant Plains Gun Gub and the Ocean i County Republican Club. He was the widower of Josephine Susan Clayton, who died in July.

Surviving are two daughters, Susan E. Clayton Randolph, Bloomfield, and Barbara A. Coble, here; a stepson, Joseph F. Nebiosini, Seaside Heights; two brothers, Marvin Philadelphia, and Edward Holt, here; and two grandchildren. The Anderson Campbell Funeral Home, here, is in charge of arrangements.

DOMINICK N. PARROTTINO LONG BRANCH Dominick N. Par-rbttino, a floor surfacing contractor, died Tuesday at the Monmouth Medical Center, here. 1 Mr. Parrottino, 66, was born and lived all his life here.

He was a self-employed floor surfacing contractor for 38 years. Mr. Parrottino was a communicant of Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church, here. He was a member of the Buckhead Rod and Gun Club, Red Bank, and the Long Branch Sportsmen's Club. Surviving are his wife, the former Ann Cbrcione; three daughters, Shirley and Marina, here, and Linda Krulikowski, Bradley Beach; three brothers, Peter, West Long Branch; Daniel, here, and Robert, Florida; and five sisters, Mary D'Ami-co and Adeline Green, here; Jennie Renzo, Boynton Beach, Ann Bruno, Eaton-town, and Violet Mazza, West Long Branch.

The Damiano Funeral Home, here, is in charge of arrangements. JOHN BOYADJIAN 0 LONG BRANCH John Boyadjian, a retired electronics engineer, died Tuesday at his home. Mr. Boyadjian, 72, was born in Ankara, Turkey, and lived in New York before moving here in 1949. He retired eight years ago after 33 years with Fort Monmouth.

Mr. Boyadjian was a communicant of the St. James Episcopal Church, here. He was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Armenian General Athletic Union, New York. Surviving are his wife, the former Virginia Gargodian, here; two sons; John Albuquerque, N.M., and Ronald here; two daughters, Dianne McDonough, Fair Haven, and Denlse M.

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