Deaths in Marlinton During 1948

 

The local news sources from 1948 and early 1949 record numerous deaths in the Marlinton, West Virginia area. Here is a list of the individuals identified as having died in Marlinton during 1948:

• Mrs. Rilla Clark Yeager: She died on Tuesday, January 13, 1948, in Marlinton. She was 91 years old. Mrs. Yeager was a teacher in the Pocahontas County schools for over 50 years and a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church.

• Mrs. Ida Sue Rider: She died at age 63 years and 13 days at the Pocahontas Memorial Hospital on January 8, 1948. Her body was laid to rest in the Mays Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Rider was a member of Meadow Creek Baptist Church.

• Dr. J. H. Carter: He died Sunday morning, January 11, 1948, at 2:40 o'clock in San Antonio, Texas. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

• W. S. Haddock: He died at age 86 at the Washington Hospital in Washington, PA, about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 1948. Mr. Haddock was a former teacher in Upshur County, West Virginia, and later operated a printing office in Moundsville for 15 years. At the time of his death, he was a real estate business proprietor in Washington, PA.

• Harlow Waugh: He died Sunday morning, January 18, 1948, at age 74. He had been in failing health for some weeks. His body was laid to rest in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery.

• Mrs. Bessie McClintic: She died on Saturday afternoon, January 15, 1948, at age 72. She was a daughter of the late Amos and Phoebe Kerr Phillips. Her body was laid to rest in Mountain View Cemetery.

• Lena Mae McLaughlin: She died at the Baxter Presbyterian Church in Ravenna, Ohio, on February 11, 1948, at 2 p.m. after an illness of 15 years. Funeral services were conducted in Marlinton Saturday at 2 p.m. for Lena Mae McLaughlin.

• Mrs. Salina Wamsley: She died at age 85 at her home near Hillsboro on Feb. 18, 1948, at 4:45 p.m. She was laid to rest in Emmanuel Cemetery on Monday afternoon.

• Mrs. Mary E. Gum: She died at age 92 at her home in Marlinton on Friday, February 27, 1948. Funeral services were conducted at the home last Sunday by the Rev. E.N. Carlson, pastor of the Marlinton Methodist Church. Interment was made in Mountain View Cemetery.

• Mrs. Amanda Lee Berry: She died at age 86 at her home on Mar. 10, 1948, following a long illness. She was a member of the Southern Methodist Church of Burnsville.

• Mrs. C. R. Shrader: Funeral services were held for Mrs. C. R. Shrader on Tuesday after noon, March 23. She was a longtime member of the Cass Post of the American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Shrader died at her home in Cass on Saturday, March 20, 1948, at the age of 77 years.

• R. L. Nottingham: He died at age 84 in Pocahontas County on March 25, 1948, of a heart attack. Funeral services were held at the Dunmore Methodist Church, and his body was laid to rest in the family plot in the Dunmore Cemetery.

• Edward H. Patterson: He died on Friday, April 9, 1948, at his home in Marlinton at age 74. Funeral services were held at the Marlinton Presbyterian Church.

• Jake McLaughlin: He died Wednesday, April 7, 1948, following an illness of several weeks.

• Robert B. Miller: He died at the Parsons Hospital on April 21, 1948. He was 85 years old. Funeral services were conducted at the funeral home in Marlinton, and interment was made in the Rucker Cemetery.

• Mrs. Ruby Ryder: She died on April 28, 1948, at the Neola Sanatorium in Beckley after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at her home and burial was made by Wallace and Wallace Funeral Service in the Ryder Cemetery.

• Paul C. Friel: He was wounded and died on October 5, 1944, in Epinal, France, during World War II. His remains were brought home last week, and grave side services were held at the Arbovale Cemetery.

• Miss Elizabeth S. Waugh: She died on November 16, 1948, in Marlinton. She was a member of the Methodist Church.

• Paul W. Sharp: He died at age 73 at his home near Marlinton on June 10, 1948, following a long illness. Funeral services were held on Saturday in charge of Rev. L.C. Provenance, and interment was made in the Sharp cemetery.

• Coe Beverage: He died on June 10, 1948, at his home on Knapps Creek. He was a prominent stockman and farmer. Services were held at the home on Saturday in charge of his pastor, Rev. B. Breittenhirt.

• Samuel L. Mann: He died June 26, 1948, in South Charleston. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Samuel Lester Mann of South Charleston, at Elk Mountain on June 26, 1948.

• Mrs. Daisy Dilley: She died Saturday, June 19, 1948, at her home near Dunmore. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon.

• John M. Meadows: He died at age 83 at the Hinton Hospital on June 26, 1948, from injuries sustained when he was struck by an automobile. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Forest Hill Baptist Church.

• Linda E. Flack: She died Monday, July 5, 1948, at the home of her sister in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was 50 years old and was a resident of Waynesboro, Virginia. Funeral services were held at the Right Hill section, and burial in the family plot there.

• Anthony W. Lightner: He died July 6, 1948. He was born January 29, 1879. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Buckeye for many years. He was a good neighbor and worker in the Community affairs.

• Pauline Ruth Simmons: She died July 12, 1948, at her home in Durbin. She was born April 2, 1943. Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church.

• Mrs. Catherine Briscoe Morrison: She died July 31, 1948. She was 76 years old. Funeral services were held August 2nd in the Lower Buckeye Methodist Church and interment was made in the McNeel Cemetery.

• Basil C. Sharp: He was killed in action in World War II from shell wounds to the head on December 23, 1944. The body of Private First Class Basil C. Sharp was brought home on Tuesday. Funeral services were scheduled for 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Marlinton Presbyterian Church.

Additional Notes:

• This list only includes those who died in Marlinton during 1948. It does not include those who died in surrounding areas or in other years.
• The information comes from local news sources, so it may not be exhaustive. There may be other deaths in Marlinton during 1948 that were not reported in the newspapers.