October 29 , 2020 The Beacon • 9

Harold Floyd Stevens , 84 , passed away on Friday , Oct . 23 , 2020 at the Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark .

He was born in Cadiz on March 18 , 1936 to Edna ( Smith ) and Harold Stevens Sr . Harold was a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps , serving from 1953-1955 . He enjoyed restoring Model As and tractors .

He is survived by a daughter , Paulla Emery of Coshocton ; a son , Harold Stevens of Dresden ; a granddaughter , Shannon ( Byron ) Ball of Hillsdale , MI ; a grandson , James ( Tiffany ) Mulford of Newark ; four greatgrandchildren , MacKenzie & Isabelle Ball , and Abby & Dominic Mulford , a brother , Herb ( Bonnie ) Stevens , a sister , Pauline ( Dave ) Matthews , a brother-in-law ,

Submitted Harold Floyd Stevens

Richard Wright , a sister-in-law , Judy Stevens , his companion , Donna Felton , and good friends Bill Smailes and Mike Stevens .

His late wife , Nancy Stevens , preceded him in death along with his parents , his brother Paul , and his sister Sylvia Wright .

Following a cremation , a memorial service

will take place at 6 p . m . Thursday , Oct . 29 at the Fischer Funeral Home in Warsaw where the Coshocton County Joint Veterans Council Honor Guard will conduct military rites . Friends and family may visit from 4 p . m . until service time . COVID-19 precautions will be observed , and seating capacity will be reduced .

This year the Veterans Service Commission has decided to make some changes to its annual holiday voucher program . They have opened the program up to all honorably discharged veterans , whether they served on active duty or reserve / national guard . They also have taken the income restrictions off of the program , so this year the first 200 eligible applicants will receive a free ham or turkey .

Gift cards for the free turkey or ham may be issued to a veteran or widow of a veteran who show proof of being a county resident and have an honorable discharge

record with Coshocton County . Gift cards will be handed out at the Coshocton County Veterans Service Office , starting Nov . 9 and ending Dec . 11 or before if all 200 vouchers are handed out .

Gift cards will be issued to the veteran or widow only . A staff member of the veterans service office and / or a veterans service commission member will review each application . All veterans receiving a gift card must be a confirmed resident of Coshocton County for no less than three months as outlined in the financial-assistance guidelines . A driver ’ s license or photo ID is required . No more than one gift card will be issued per household . Veterans / widows must provide the veteran DD-214 , NG-22 or reserve discharge orders proving honorable discharge .

These gift cards are for use only at Buehler ’ s Fresh Foods , 830 S . Second St . This card is only good for a turkey or a ham and must be used by Dec . 31 or it becomes void .

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