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📰 Obituary Summaries


Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Carver Jackson

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, February 12, 1957 1

  • Location of Death: An Elkins hospital 2

  • Cause of Death: Invalid for the past five years, a patient in the hospital about a week 3

  • Career: Not specified 4

  • Officiant: Not specified 5

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified, body laid in Gibson Cemetery on Thursday morning 6

  • Survivors: Four children: W. B. Jackson, Charles Jackson, Mrs. Lucy Hyson, and Mrs. Martha Triplett; 25 grandchildren; 67 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren 7

  • Location of Burial: Gibson Cemetery on Elk 8


Samuel S. Jackson

  • Date of Death: Wednesday noon, October 8, 1952 9

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 10

  • Cause of Death: Ill health for some time 11

  • Career: Not specified 12

  • Officiant: Not specified 13

  • Location of Funeral: Expected to be held on Friday afternoon 14

  • Survivors: Wife; son, Joe; brother, Ben; and sisters, Mrs. W. N. Weber and Mrs. R. L. Sirles 15

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 16


Frank K. Johnston

  • Date of Death: Saturday morning, August 18, 1945 17

  • Location of Death: At his home in Hillsboro 18

  • Cause of Death: A heart attack 19

  • Career: Principal of Hillsboro High School for twenty years 20

  • Officiant: Not specified 21

  • Location of Funeral: From the home on Wednesday afternoon 22

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Lillian Pharr Johnston; and three children, John, Joe, and Suzanne 23

  • Location of Burial: Family plot in the cemetery at Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia 24


Jesse Johnston

  • Date of Death: Saturday, December 18, 1971 25

  • Location of Death: At his home in Bartow 26

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 27

  • Career: Retired farmer and logger 28

  • Officiant: The Rev. Fred Morton 29

  • Location of Funeral: Circleville United Methodist Church on Monday afternoon 30

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Monna Raines Johnston; three brothers, Cletis, Merle, and William Johnston; and five sisters, Mrs. Monna Bowling, Mrs. Judy Bennett, Mrs. Georgia Eye, Mrs. Mildred Wiley, and Mrs. Virginia Mallow 31

  • Location of Burial: Elk Mountain Cemetery 32


Mrs. Mike Johnson (Vera Estell Roland Johnson)

  • Date of Death: July 10, 1968 33

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 34

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 35

  • Career: Not specified 36

  • Officiant: The Rev. Carl Boggs 37

  • Location of Funeral: Smith Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday afternoon 38

  • Survivors: Two brothers, Wesley Roland and Sidney Roland; and three sisters, Elsie Roland, Callie Murray, and Katie Hughes 39

  • Location of Burial: Brownsburg Cemetery 40


Rev. J. C. Johnson (Jacob C. Johnson)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, March 30, 1941 41

  • Location of Death: At his home at Covesville, Virginia 42

  • Cause of Death: After an illness of some months 43

  • Career: Minister of the Presbyterian Church for forty years, pastor of the Cove Church for the last fourteen years, and former pastor of the Oak Grove Church at Hillsboro for nearly twenty-five years 44

  • Officiant: Not specified 45

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified, body buried Monday afternoon 46

  • Survivors: Wife, Miss Mary Edgar Beard; and children, Fred A., Mary E., Anna, and Jacob L. Johnson 47

  • Location of Burial: Charlottesville Cemetery 48


Harper Johnson

  • Date of Death: Saturday, July 22, 1967 49

  • Location of Death: Campbelltown 50

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 51

  • Career: Not specified 52

  • Officiant: The Rev. James Kerr 53

  • Location of Funeral: Smith Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday afternoon 54

  • Survivors: Two children, Roy and Lois; and several nieces and nephews 55

  • Location of Burial: Beaver Creek Cemetery 56


Lillian Johnson (Mrs. Lillian Mae Johnson)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, October 7, 1978 57

  • Location of Death: At home in Boyer 58

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 59

  • Career: Not specified 60

  • Officiant: The Rev. David Rittenhouse and Rev. Paul Good 61

  • Location of Funeral: Boyer Church on Tuesday 62

  • Survivors: Two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Phillips and Mrs. Orpha Monk; one son, Oscar M. Gustafson; and two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Sheets and Mrs. Myrtle Gutshall; 14 grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren 63

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 64


Miss Mary Emma Johnson

  • Date of Death: August 29, 1978 65

  • Location of Death: At her home in Faber, Virginia 66

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack 67

  • Career: Retired Federal employee after 31 years in the Surgeon General's office in the Department of the U. S. Army 68

  • Officiant: The Rev. Riley West, assisted by the Rev. J. C. B. McLaughlin 69

  • Location of Funeral: Cove Presbyterian Church on Friday 70

  • Survivors: Brother, Jacob L. Johnson; sister, Mrs. Floyd Langford; three nephews and one niece 71

  • Location of Burial: Monticello Memorial Garden at Charlottesville 72


Mrs. Annie Ella Johnson (Mrs. Annie Ella Loudermilk Johnson)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, July 25, 1951 73

  • Location of Death: At the home of her sister, Mrs. Redford Lyall, of Auto 74

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 75

  • Career: Not specified 76

  • Officiant: Her pastor, Rev. D. H. Orr 77

  • Location of Funeral: Auto church on Friday 78

  • Survivors: Mother, Mrs. Annie Loudermilk 79

  • Location of Burial: Woodlawn cemetery 80


Richard C. Jones

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, May 26, 1965 81

  • Location of Death: Elkins 82

  • Cause of Death: After several months' illness 83

  • Career: Not specified 84

  • Officiant: The Rev. Henry Bailey 85

  • Location of Funeral: Smith Funeral Home on Saturday 86

  • Survivors: Wife, Sylvia; three sons, Oscar, Richard Jr., and Steve; five daughters, Lillie Burgess, Edna Sharp, Opal Woods, Doris Hepler, and Freda Woodie; and a brother, John Jones 87

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery 88


Mrs. Mary Jones (Mrs. Mary Brice Jones)

  • Date of Death: Friday, July 20, 1979 89

  • Location of Death: A South Carolina hospital 90

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 91

  • Career: Not specified 92

  • Officiant: Rev. Eddie Kyle 93

  • Location of Funeral: Graveside services held Tuesday 94

  • Survivors: Husband, Robert; daughter, Mrs. Roberta J. Bowling; sons, David Brice and Danny Jones; sisters, Mrs. Irene Seaver and Mrs. Phyllis D. Rowell; and brothers, Earl Brice, George A. Brice, and Charles Brice; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren 95959595

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 96


William M. Jones

  • Date of Death: Monday, August 20, 1951 97

  • Location of Death: Green Bank 98

  • Cause of Death: Failing health for some months 99

  • Career: Retired employee of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 100

  • Officiant: His pastor, Rev. Quade R. Arbogast 101

  • Location of Funeral: Dunmore Methodist Church 102

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Stella Kerr Jones; and foster daughter, Mrs. Hub Stanton 103

  • Location of Burial: Dunmore cemetery 104


Richard P. Jones

  • Date of Death: Sunday night, August 20, 1967 105

  • Location of Death: At his home 106

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack 107

  • Career: Superintendent of the Marlinton Tannery of the International Shoe Company for forty years 108

  • Officiant: Not specified 109

  • Location of Funeral: Alton, Illinois, on Thursday 110

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Naomi L. Jones; two sons, Timothy R. Jones and Charles Jones; three brothers, Jack Jones, Salem Jones, and Griffin; and three sisters, Mrs. Katherine Collins, Mrs. Cora Chamberlain, and Mrs. Ruth John 111

  • Location of Burial: Montgomery Cemetery in Alton, Illinois 112


Mrs. Maude Jones

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, December 22, 1971 113

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 114

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 115

  • Career: Not specified 116

  • Officiant: The Rev. Alva Mullins and the Rev. Sanford Boggs 117

  • Location of Funeral: Van Reenen Funeral Home Chapel on Friday afternoon 118

  • Survivors: Two sons, Albert Jones and Guy Jones; and one daughter, Mrs. Ann Gaylor; and one sister, Mrs. Lucy Sisk 119

  • Location of Burial: Old Droop Cemetery on Locust Creek 120


H. H. Jones

  • Date of Death: Friday, August 20, 1948 121

  • Location of Death: At his home in Doddridge County 122

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 123

  • Career: Taught in the Hillsboro High School many years ago 124

  • Officiant: Not specified 125

  • Location of Funeral: Held on Monday afternoon 126

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Miriam Hill Jones; and their son 127

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 128


Mrs. Mattie A. Jordan

  • Date of Death: Sunday, April 5, 1964 129

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 130

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 131

  • Career: Not specified 132

  • Officiant: The Rev. J. O. Shank 133

  • Location of Funeral: Nazarene Church at Marlinton on Tuesday afternoon 134

  • Survivors: One daughter, Mrs. Ruby Zarotney; three sons, Jesse, Harry, and Ellis Jordan; one sister, Mrs. Flossie Friel; and six brothers, Summers Galford, Fred, Charlie, Emmett, Andy, and Henry Galford 135

  • Location of Burial: Cochran Cemetery near Marlinton 136


Layton Jordan (Layton Jesse Jordan)

  • Date of Death: Sunday morning, July 10, 1960, about 2:00 a.m. 137

  • Location of Death: Near Mary's Chapel on Elk, when his car hit a bridge 138

  • Cause of Death: Killed in an automobile accident 139

  • Career: Employed by the International Shoe Company Tannery 140

  • Officiant: The Rev. Ezra Bennett 141

  • Location of Funeral: West Union Methodist Church on Tuesday afternoon 142

  • Survivors: Parents; two brothers, Richard Jordan and Lynn Jordan; and two sisters, Thelma Jordan and Patricia Jordan 143

  • Location of Burial: Cochran Cemetery on Stony Creek 144


Baby Jordan (Linda Sue Jordan)

  • Date of Death: Monday, July 24, 1961, a few hours after birth 145

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 146

  • Cause of Death: Died a few hours after birth; twin sister Brenda Lee died the next day 147

  • Career: Infant 148

  • Officiant: The Rev. Ezra Bennett 149

  • Location of Funeral: Graveside services held Tuesday morning 150

  • Survivors: Parents, Ellis and Hester Miller Jordan; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and Mrs. Mattie Jordan 151

  • Location of Burial: Cochran Cemetery 152


John William Jack

  • Date of Death: Tuesday night, January 26, 1954 153

  • Location of Death: Cass 154

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 155

  • Career: Lumber grader by the Mower Lumber Co. for 32 years 156

  • Officiant: Not specified 157

  • Location of Funeral: Cass Methodist Church on Friday morning 158

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Bessie Madison Jack; step-son, John A. Keller; three sisters, Mrs. Lillie Underwood, Mrs. Blanche Riley, and Mrs. Mary Nelson; a brother, Landy Jack 159

  • Location of Burial: Christian Church Cemetery at Millboro, Va. 160


Dan M. Jack (Dan Michael Jack)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, June 1, 1969 161

  • Location of Death: Baltimore, Maryland 162

  • Cause of Death: Following an automobile accident 163

  • Career: Not specified 164

  • Officiant: The Rev. Maynard Crawford 165

  • Location of Funeral: Van Reenen Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday afternoon 166

  • Survivors: Not specified 167

  • Location of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery at Hillsboro 168


Ressie E. Joyce

  • Date of Death: August 13, 1987 169

  • Location of Death: Bluefield, Virginia 170

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 171

  • Career: Not specified 172

  • Officiant: Rev. Jim Hyndrich 173

  • Location of Funeral: Christ First United Methodist Church on Sunday, August 16, at 2 p.m. 174

  • Survivors: Husband, Walter Joyce; four children, Ronald H. Joyce, Charles Edward Joyce, Orda Jane Joyce, and Clarence William Joyce; three sisters, Mrs. Ena Beverage, Mrs. Leila Williams, and Mrs. Orda H. Smith; and several nieces and nephews 175

  • Location of Burial: Grandview Memory Gardens 176


Snowden Johnson

  • Date of Death: Monday, July 22, 1968 177

  • Location of Death: A Nelsondale, Ohio, hospital 178

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 179

  • Career: Not specified 180

  • Officiant: Not specified 181

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 182

  • Survivors: Brother, Dempsey Johnson; and sisters, Mrs. Guy Faulkner and Mrs. H. P. Spitzer 183

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 184


John Andrew Jordan, Jr.

  • Date of Death: Saturday, November 10, 1979 185

  • Location of Death: At his home in Marlinton 186

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack 187

  • Career: Automobile mechanic and a veteran of World War II (Pacific and European Theatres) 188

  • Officiant: The Rev. Sanford Boggs 189

  • Location of Funeral: Van Reenen Funeral Home on Friday 190

  • Survivors: Four sisters, Mrs. Sue Johnson, Mrs. Lucy Mae Fitch, Mrs. Mary Lou Loving, and Mrs. Mildred Jane Boggs 191

  • Location of Burial: Near Huntersville 192


Mrs. Myrtle Jordan (Mrs. Myrtle Susan Jordan)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, May 15, 1965, at 7 a.m. 193

  • Location of Death: At her home in Hillsboro 194

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 195

  • Career: Not specified 196196196196

  • Officiant: The Rev. Victor A. Tenney 197

  • Location of Funeral: Hillsboro Methodist Church on Monday at 2 p.m. 198

  • Survivors: Three brothers, John, Winters, and Harry Jordan; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hall and Mrs. Lucy Holcomb 199

  • Location of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery at Hillsboro 200


Mrs. Robert Jones (Mrs. Virginia Weiford Jones)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, June 6, 1972 201

  • Location of Death: Sebring, Ohio 202

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 203

  • Career: Not specified 204

  • Officiant: Not specified 205

  • Location of Funeral: Held in Sebring on Friday 206

  • Survivors: Husband, Robert Jones; one brother, Arnold Weiford; and one sister, Mrs. Arden (Dotty Lou) Curry 207

  • Location of Burial: Held in Sebring on Friday 208


Marvin Lee Jones

  • Date of Death: Saturday, March 27, 1971 209

  • Location of Death: Sacred Heart Hospital, at Richwood 210

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 211

  • Career: Employee of the Fairfax County Board of Education before his retirement 212

  • Officiant: The Rev. William N. Raney 213

  • Location of Funeral: Green Funeral Home Chapel at Herndon, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon 214

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Nellie Simmons Jones; one son, William R. Jones; four stepsons, Elmer H. Simmons, William L. Simmons, Marion G. Simmons, and Calvin C. Simmons; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Beverage and Mrs. Dora Lee Brown; and one brother, Elmer Jones; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren 215

  • Location of Burial: Chestnut Grove Cemetery at Herndon 216


Mrs. Edith A. Jones

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, December 13, 1972 217

  • Location of Death: Sanford, Florida 218

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 219

  • Career: Retired nurse 220

  • Officiant: Not specified 221

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 222

  • Survivors: One son, Cecil Jones; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Myrtle Arnold; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Bennett and Mrs. Lucy Lowe; two brothers, Dr. Cecil B. Collins and Dr. Claude C. Collins; and four grandchildren 223

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 224


Anna L. Jeffries (Anna L. Tiffner Jeffries)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, February 22, 1995 225

  • Location of Death: Richwood Area Medical Center 226

  • Cause of Death: Following a long illness 227

  • Career: Homemaker 228

  • Officiant: The Rev. Minter Lynch 229

  • Location of Funeral: Dodd & Reed Funeral Home in Webster Springs on Friday, February 24, at 2:00 p.m. 230

  • Survivors: Son, Bazil Tiffner; daughter, Lena Helen Cogar; sister, Edna F. Cogar; half-brothers, Donzal Curtis and Parker Curtis; 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild 231

  • Location of Burial: Big Run Cemetery in Diana 232


Harry Jordan (Harry N. Jordan)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, January 30, 1977 233

  • Location of Death: Greenbrier Valley Hospital, Fairlea 234

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 235

  • Career: Farmer 236

  • Officiant: The Rev. Sherman Markley 237

  • Location of Funeral: Van Reenen Funeral Home on Wednesday at two p.m. 238

  • Survivors: Brother, John Jordan 239

  • Location of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery 240


Melvin Clarkson Jarrett

  • Date of Death: Sunday, September 14, 1997 241

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, Marlinton 242

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 243

  • Career: Electrical Supervisor for shipbuilding, served in the Armed Forces 244

  • Officiant: Not specified 245

  • Location of Funeral: Hampton 246

  • Survivors: Wife, Norma Lee Thompson 247

  • Location of Burial: Hampton 248


Jack L. Jordan

  • Date of Death: November 6, 1997 249

  • Location of Death: Heartland of Riverview 250

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 251

  • Career: Retired from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers as an engineer in Information systems, U. S. Army Air Corps First Lieutenant during World War II, former Ceredo-Kenova High School principal 252252252252

  • Officiant: Not specified 253

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 254

  • Survivors: Wife, Marian Roberts Jordan; one son, Mark LeRoy Jordan; two brothers, Cortland A. Jordan and Milton "Jabo" Jordan; and several nieces and nephews 255

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 256


Reveley Ward Johnson

  • Date of Death: Saturday, March 4, 1995 257

  • Location of Death: Brian Center at Lowmoor, Virginia 258

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 259

  • Career: Truck driver and an Army veteran 260

  • Officiant: The Rev. Gail Cutlip 261

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Wednesday at 3 p.m. 262

  • Survivors: Mother, Velva M. Hill Tharp; step-father, Warren S. Tharp; seven children, Brenda L. Johnson, Daniel M. Johnson, Brenda D. Johnson, Shelley Johnson, Chandlee Johnson, Tammy Johnson, and Brandy Johnson; and three grandchildren 263

  • Location of Burial: Templeville, Maryland 264


Mrs. Anna Kelley (Mrs. Anna Phoebe Clark Kelley)

  • Date of Death: Thursday, October 23, 1975 265

  • Location of Death: At her home at Clover Lick 266

  • Cause of Death: Ill health for seven years 267

  • Career: Not specified 268

  • Officiant: The Rev. Norman Alderman 269

  • Location of Funeral: Wesley Chapel Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon 270

  • Survivors: Eleven children, Loren Kelley, James Kelley, Walter Kelley, Robert Kelley, Eddie (Newt) Kelley, Teddie Kelley, Arlie Kelley, Mrs. Rhoda Fertig, Mrs. Ruth Saunders, Mrs. Martha Smith, and Mrs. Annette Elza; 34 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Marie Oledman, Mrs. Evelyn Kelley, and Mrs. Ruth Stewart; two brothers, Jake Clark and Gilbert Clark 271

  • Location of Burial: Wesley Chapel Methodist Cemetery 272


Guy Lee Kelley

  • Date of Death: Thursday, May 27, 1967 273

  • Location of Death: Elkins Convalescent Hospital at Elkins 274

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 275

  • Career: Not specified 276

  • Officiant: The Rev. Clyde Gum 277

  • Location of Funeral: Frost United Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon 278

  • Survivors: Five sisters, Mrs. Lynette Mace, Mrs. Mayme Quesenberry, Mrs. Woodsie Harrington, Mrs. Enid Kelley Robey, and Mrs. Minnie Stahl 279

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery 280


Earl C. Freeman

  • Date of Death: Thursday, April 1, 1965 281

  • Location of Death: Clarksburg 282

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 283

  • Career: Barber in Clarksburg for fifty years 284

  • Officiant: Not specified 285

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 286

  • Survivors: Wife, Avis Hamilton Freeman; two daughters, Mrs. Olive Ryan and Mrs. Lenore Farris; one son, Russell Freeman; one brother, Homer G. Freeman; three sisters, Mrs. T. R. Yates, Mrs. Louise Sidwell, and Mrs. Blanche Waugh; and nine grandchildren 287

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 288


Edward L. Freeman (Edward Lee Freeman)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, April 18, 1978 289

  • Location of Death: A Charlottesville hospital 290

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 291

  • Career: Owner and operator of Freeman Motor Company; Navy veteran of World War II 292

  • Officiant: Rev. John D. Byers and the Rev. Francis M. Cooper 293

  • Location of Funeral: Hill and Wood Chapel, in Charlottesville, on Friday at 2 p.m. 294

  • Survivors: Wife, Madeline Judy Freeman; one brother, Leonard Freeman; two sisters, Mrs. Opal Allen and Mrs. Ella Meeks 295

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 296


Mary Sydenstricker Friel

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, April 13, 1949 297

  • Location of Death: Alderson 298

  • Cause of Death: After an illness of several weeks 299

  • Career: Not specified 300

  • Officiant: The Pastor, Rev. L. E. Saville 301

  • Location of Funeral: Huntersville Methodist Church on Friday afternoon 302

  • Survivors: One son, Bruce; two granddaughters, Margaret and Sarah Friel; one brother, James Sydenstricker; and one sister, Leah (Mrs. Charles Ruckman) 303

  • Location of Burial: Cemetery nearby 304


Mrs. Nettie Fink (Mrs. Nettie Pearl Fink)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, September 4, 1974 305

  • Location of Death: At her home in Desert Hot Springs, California 306

  • Cause of Death: Following a short illness 307

  • Career: Not specified 308

  • Officiant: Rev. Forrest Carter 309

  • Location of Funeral: Graveside services held at Desert Lawn Memorial Park 310

  • Survivors: Three daughters, Gladys Knight, Mamie Zanakis, and Mrs. Forrest (Nellie) Dunbrack; two sons, Lonnie Foe and Wilton Foe; and a sister, Bessie Garee; 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren 311

  • Location of Burial: Desert Lawn Memorial Park 312


George F. Fink

  • Date of Death: Thursday, November 22, 1962 313

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 314

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack 315

  • Career: Retired lumber worker 316

  • Officiant: Not specified 317

  • Location of Funeral: Smith Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon 318

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Nettie Clutter Fink; and a brother, Morgan Fink 319

  • Location of Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery at Frankford 320


I. D. Francisco (Isom Blansford Francisco)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, May 7, 1967 321

  • Location of Death: C & O. Hospital at Clifton Forge, Virginia 322

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 323

  • Career: Not specified 324

  • Officiant: The Rev. Sherman Markley and the Rev. David Rittenhouse 325

  • Location of Funeral: Methodist Church at Huntersville on Wednesday afternoon 326

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Opal Francisco; two sons, Clifton Francisco and Robert Francisco; three daughters, Mrs. Ranelle Walker, Mrs. Willidean Plants, and Mrs. Charlotte Harrison; a stepson, Charles Carrier, Jr.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Betty Dunlap; six brothers, Delmar, Orion, Herbert, Edward, Cecil, and Arlie Francisco; a sister, Mrs. Laddie Hinds; and 17 grandchildren 327

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery 328


S. A. Fridley (Sidney Allen Fridley)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, September 27, 1967 329

  • Location of Death: Community Hospital in Hot Springs, Virginia 330

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 331

  • Career: Retired employee of the Cass Lumber Mill where he worked for 18 years 332

  • Officiant: Not specified 333

  • Location of Funeral: Hot Springs 334

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Virginia Coleman Fridley; three stepchildren, Mrs. Mary King, Johnny Coleman, and Delbert Coleman; one brother, Artiamas Fridley; and four step-grandchildren 335

  • Location of Burial: Cleek Cemetery at Star Chapel 336


Reta Rhea Freiseis

  • Date of Death: Sunday, January 3, 1982 337

  • Location of Death: Davis Memorial Hospital 338

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 339

  • Career: Housewife 340

  • Officiant: The Rev. Eddie Kyle 341

  • Location of Funeral: Van-Reenen Funeral Home on Wednesday at 2 p.m. 342

  • Survivors: Brother, Andrew Rhea; and four sisters, Minnie McLaughlin, Eleanor McLaughlin, Marguerite Thomas, and Gatha Curry 343

  • Location of Burial: Dunmore Cemetery 344


T. T. Fitzwater (Thurmond T. "Peanuts" Fitzwater)

  • Date of Death: Thursday, March 6, 1969 345

  • Location of Death: At his home in Slatyfork 346

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 347

  • Career: Retired railroad employee and lumberman 348

  • Officiant: The Rev. Alfred Gum 349

  • Location of Funeral: Slatyfork Methodist Church on Saturday afternoon 350

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Dorothy Hannah Fitzwater; two sons, Clarence T. Fitzwater and Daniel R. Fitzwater; two daughters, Mrs. Audrey Friel and Mrs. Allene Bridges; one brother, Jock Fitzwater; and one sister, Mrs. Anna Pipper; five grandchildren 351

  • Location of Burial: Hannah Cemetery 352


E. G. Frye

  • Date of Death: Monday, October 10, 1942 353

  • Location of Death: Roanoke, Virginia 354

  • Cause of Death: Had been in failing health for the past ten years 355

  • Career: Not specified 356

  • Officiant: Not specified 357

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 358

  • Survivors: Five children; sister, Mrs. J. W. Hill; and brother, Phil Frye 359

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 360


Friel Infant (Susan Nicole Friel)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday morning, April 25, 1973, died later the same day 361

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 362

  • Cause of Death: Died a few hours after birth 363

  • Career: Infant 364

  • Officiant: Rev. Maynard Crawford 365

  • Location of Funeral: Graveside services held on Friday morning, April 27 366

  • Survivors: Parents, Ronnie and Jo Ann Sharp Friel; brother, Jason; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Friel and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sharp 367

  • Location of Burial: McLaughlin Cemetery at Huntersville 368


Page Friel

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, January 28, 1975 369

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 370

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 371

  • Career: Retired C&O employee and farmer 372

  • Officiant: The Rev. Alfred Gum and the Rev. Richard Newkirk 373

  • Location of Funeral: Central Union Church on Thursday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. 374

  • Survivors: One son, Joseph E. Friel; four daughters, Leola Fertig, Viola Higgins, Olive Moore, and Audra Thompson; one brother, Dee Friel; one sister, Mrs. Grace McLaughlin; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren 375

  • Location of Burial: Fairview Cemetery 376


Eula Jane Friel (Eula Jane Shearer Friel)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, January 14, 1989 377

  • Location of Death: Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia 378

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack 379

  • Career: Not specified 380

  • Officiant: The Rev. Harold Swecker 381

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. 382

  • Survivors: Husband, Clarence Friel; three sons, Marvin W. Friel, Steven W. Friel, and Richard A. Friel; three brothers, Junior Walter Shearer, Clarence Harry Shearer, and Darrell Green; six sisters, Grace E. Miller, Betty L. Wamsley, Rachel Potter, Oleta Scruggs, Dorothy Sheets, and Sally Feury; and eight grandchildren 383

  • Location of Burial: Clawson Cemetery 384


Edna E. Friel

  • Date of Death: Sunday, August 19, 1984 385

  • Location of Death: Denmar Hospital 386

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 387

  • Career: Not specified 388

  • Officiant: The Rev. David Rittenhouse 389

  • Location of Funeral: Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in Arbovale on Wednesday at 1 p.m. 390

  • Survivors: Daughter, Mildred Wolfe; son, Curtis Friel; three sisters, Pearl Cassell, Lucy Foe, and Virginia Coleman; two brothers, George F. Friel and James W. Friel; and two grandchildren 391

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 392


Mrs. Hannah Friel (Mrs. Hannah Jane Friel)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, April 20, 1976 393

  • Location of Death: At home in Cass 394

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 395

  • Career: Not specified 396

  • Officiant: The Rev. Paul Good 397

  • Location of Funeral: Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home at Arbovale on Thursday afternoon 398

  • Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. Pearl Cassell, Mrs. Edna Friel, Mrs. Lucy Foe, and Mrs. Virginia Coleman; sons, James Friel and Frank Friel 399

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 400


John B. Friel (John Bern Friel)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, February 11, 1973 401

  • Location of Death: At his home in Cass 402

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 403

  • Career: Not specified 404

  • Officiant: Not specified 405

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 406

  • Survivors: Mother, Mrs. Hanna Friel; four sisters, Miss Edna Friel, Mrs Pearl Cassell, Mrs. Hallie Wolfe, and Mrs. Lucy Foe; and two brothers, James Friel and Frank Friel 407

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 408


Miss Maxine Fisher

  • Date of Death: Sunday, June 30, 1968, at 9:15 p.m. 409

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital in Marlinton 410

  • Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage 411

  • Career: Bookkeeper for The Mower Lumber Company for 25 years in Cass and Arbovale, notary public, community worker, and Sunday School teacher 412

  • Officiant: Not specified 413

  • Location of Funeral: Cass Methodist Church 414

  • Survivors: Parents, Rocky and Lula (Teter) Fisher; sister, Julia Clara Vitaro; and nephew, Richard Patrick "Pat" Vitaro 415415415415

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 416


Judge Jake Fisher

  • Date of Death: Thursday, September 6, 1951 417

  • Location of Death: Braxton County 418

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 419

  • Career: Served as Judge of the Circuit Court for forty years, Democratic nominee for Governor in 1924, served two terms in the State Senate 420

  • Officiant: Not specified 421

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 422

  • Survivors: Not specified 423

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 424


Mrs. Nola Fay Fitzgerald (Mrs. Nola Fay Smith Fitzgerald)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, January 29, 1985 425425

  • Location of Death: At home in Huntersville 426426

  • Cause of Death: Heart failure 427427

  • Career: Not specified 428428428428

  • Officiant: The Rev. Garland Groves 429

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Thursday at 2 p.m. 430

  • Survivors: Son, Raymond Fitzgerald; daughter, Hilda Shelton; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; brother, Joe Smith; four sisters, Lula Jackson, Emma Dunbrack, Sally Friel, and Maude Fertig; and former husband, Roy L. Fitzgerald 431

  • Location of Burial: Fairview Cemetery 432


Mrs. Lemuel Fitzgerald (Daughter of Mrs. Gay Campbell)

  • Date of Death: Friday, September 1, 1978 433

  • Location of Death: England, while on a tour 434

  • Cause of Death: Became ill and died suddenly 435

  • Career: Not specified 436

  • Officiant: Not specified 437

  • Location of Funeral: Funeral arrangements incomplete 438

  • Survivors: Husband, Lemuel Fitzgerald; two sons, Lemuel Fitzgerald Jr. and Steven Fitzgerald; daughter, Mrs. Wendell Lucas; mother, Mrs. Gay Campbell; brothers, Flem Campbell and Keith Campbell 439

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 440


Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald (Mrs. Mary Arlene Curry Fitzgerald)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, February 17, 1982 441

  • Location of Death: Bethesda, Maryland 442

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 443

  • Career: Manager of Weaver Brothers Real Estate Agency 444

  • Officiant: The Rev. Donnie Gurry 445

  • Location of Funeral: Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Arbovale, on Saturday at 11 a.m. 446

  • Survivors: Mother, Mrs. Virgie Nottingham Curry; husband, Roy L.; stepdaughter, Mrs. Hilda Shelton; stepson, Raymond L.; sisters, Mrs. Maxine Lantz, Mrs. Opal Moore, Mrs. Georgia Nelson, Mrs. Julia Mace, Mrs. Eloise Hinson, Mrs. Sandra K. Mullenax, and Diana Curry; brothers, Leonard Curry and Franklin Curry; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; 17 nieces and 24 nephews 447

  • Location of Burial: Curry Cemetery, Back Mountain Durbin 448


Raymond Fitzwater (Raymond Henry Fitzwater)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, May 24, 1969 449

  • Location of Death: Pennsylvania 450

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 451

  • Career: Steel employee 452

  • Officiant: The Rev. Coy Mathews 453

  • Location of Funeral: Wanless Methodist Church on Monday afternoon 454

  • Survivors: One daughter, Mrs. Bonnie Quinn; one son, Johnny Fitzwater; one sister, Mrs. Allie Bostic; one half brother, Carl Bostic; and a foster daughter, Mrs. Sallie Cheatham 455

  • Location of Burial: Hosterman Cemetery 456


Otis Flynn

  • Date of Death: April 5, 1976 457

  • Location of Death: Muncy Valley Hospital 458

  • Cause of Death: Effects of a fall from a tree 459

  • Career: Retired employee at Montgomery Mills; previously worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Highways 460

  • Officiant: The Rev. Lyman B. Graves 461

  • Location of Funeral: Noll's Funeral Home, in Williamsport, on Thursday morning 462

  • Survivors: Son, Carmon O. Flynn, Sr.; daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Marsh; stepdaughter, Mrs. Ida Belle Atkinson; sister, Mrs. Freddie Thompson; half-brother, Dr. Luther Flynn; two half-sisters, Mrs. Jessie Wooddell and Mrs. Frona Williams; one stepbrother, Fay Phares; four stepsisters, Mrs. Emma Arbogast, Mrs. Kate Herndon, Mrs. Mary Hinkle, and Mrs. Martha Mullenax; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild 463

  • Location of Burial: Wildwood Cemetery beside his wife, Elsie 464


Granville O. Frost (Granville Otis Frost)

  • Date of Death: Thursday, January 31, 1963 465

  • Location of Death: Veterans Administration Hospital at Martinsburg 466

  • Cause of Death: Ill health for the past five months 467

  • Career: General manager of the Pocahontas Furniture Company for the past couple of years; served three years in the Armed Forces in World War II 468

  • Officiant: The Rev. George McCune 469

  • Location of Funeral: Marlinton Methodist Church on Saturday morning 470

  • Survivors: Wife and a daughter, Ann 471

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery 472


Tilford Thomas Fuell

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, January 31, 1973 473

  • Location of Death: Greenbrier Valley Hospital at Ronceverte 474

  • Cause of Death: Heart condition 475

  • Career: Not specified 476

  • Officiant: Primitive Baptist Elders, Bradon Colley and Robert S. Owens 477

  • Location of Funeral: United Methodist Church at Renick on Saturday afternoon 478

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Chloe Harrison Fuell; foster daughter, Sharon Harrah; four sisters, Mrs. Tolliver (Ethel) Henricks, Mrs. Virgil (Jessie) Boyce, Mrs. Nick (Erma) Anthony, and Mrs. Claude (Fayree) Malcomb 479

  • Location of Burial: Morning Side Cemetery at Renick 480


Mrs. Daniel Funkhouser (Mrs. Gladys Lambert Funkhouser)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, September 2, 1967 481

  • Location of Death: Portsmouth, Virginia 482

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 483

  • Career: Not specified 484

  • Officiant: Not specified 485

  • Location of Funeral: Boyer Church on Monday afternoon 486

  • Survivors: Husband, Daniel Funkhouser; one daughter, Vicky Lynn Funkhouser; two sons, Daniel Curtis Funkhouser and Douglas Hickman Funkhouser; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orie Lambert; three sisters, Mrs. Clawson Sheets, Mrs. Darhal Roach, and Mrs. Richard Greathouse; and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Holly Puffenbarger 487

  • Location of Burial: Boyer Cemetery 488


Lucie M. Farren (Mrs. Lucille M. Farren)

  • Date of Death: August 22, 1991 489

  • Location of Death: At the home of her daughter Debbie Thayer, of Tempe, Arizona 490

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 491

  • Career: Administrative clerk for U. S. West Telephone Company 492

  • Officiant: The Rev. Barry Moll 493

  • Location of Funeral: Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg on Wednesday at 2 p.m. 494

  • Survivors: Husband, Donald G. Farren; daughter, Debbie Thayer; son, David N. Farren; sisters, Stella Blackhurst, Thelma Quick, and Helen Musser; brothers, Leonard Yates, Chester Yates, and Martin "Bo" Dahmer; and four grandchildren 495

  • Location of Burial: Rosewood Cemetery 496


Jack Ferrell (Arnold Jack Ferrell)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, January 7, 1967 497

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 498

  • Cause of Death: After an illness of several months 499

  • Career: Retired woodsman 500

  • Officiant: The Rev. Fred W. Walker 501

  • Location of Funeral: Smith Funeral Home on Tuesday afternoon 502

  • Survivors: Sister, Mrs. Ella Aberdeen 503

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery 504


Gerald Finney

  • Date of Death: Friday, September 27, 1968 505

  • Location of Death: Natural Bridge, Virginia 506

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 507

  • Career: Forest Ranger at Marlinton and Bartow 508

  • Officiant: Not specified 509

  • Location of Funeral: Held on Monday 510

  • Survivors: Wife, Gladys; and daughter, Becky 511

  • Location of Burial: Held on Monday 512


Donald R. Friel

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, October 1976 513

  • Location of Death: Price, Utah 514

  • Cause of Death: Apparent heart attack 515

  • Career: Coal miner 516

  • Officiant: Not specified 517

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 518

  • Survivors: Seven sons, George, David, Donald O., Darrell, Nicky, Ricky, and Gary; four daughters, Mrs. Wanda Pritt, Mrs. Barbara Albright, Betty Mae Friel, and Cathy; four sisters, Susie Friel, Leta Arbogast, Stacy Channell, and June Castel; two brothers, Ura Friel and Ora Friel; and six grandchildren 519

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 520


Edith M. Fox

  • Date of Death: May 21, 1997 521521

  • Location of Death: A Charleston hospital 522522

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 523523

  • Career: Not specified 524524524524

  • Officiant: Not specified 525525525525

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 526526526526

  • Survivors: Daughter, Phyllis A. Hardy; three sisters, Lucille Fessenbecker, Elise Murray, and Nesbit Coleman; a brother, Arlie J. Vaughan 527

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 528528528528


Mrs. Grace Faulknier

  • Date of Death: Friday, December 15, 1978 529

  • Location of Death: Georgia 530

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 531

  • Career: Not specified 532

  • Officiant: The Rev. Cecil MeMillion 533

  • Location of Funeral: Keller Funeral Home in Dunbar on Monday 534

  • Survivors: Not specified 535

  • Location of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park 536


G. C. Fauber (Grover Cleveland Fauber)

  • Date of Death: Thursday, December 27, 1984 537

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Continuous Care Center in Marlinton 538

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 539

  • Career: Retired employee of the Cabin Creek Fuel Oil Refinery 540

  • Officiant: The Rev. Edward Kirk 541

  • Location of Funeral: Pryor Funeral Home, East Bank, on Saturday at 1 p.m. 542

  • Survivors: Two sons, Truman Fauber and Charles Fauber; a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Roush; a sister, Mrs. Arizona Cox; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren 543

  • Location of Burial: Montgomery Memorial Park, London 544


Mrs. Quincey Friel (Mrs. Ruth Kearns Friel)

  • Date of Death: Early Wednesday morning, June 2, 1965 545

  • Location of Death: Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins 546

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 547

  • Career: Not specified 548

  • Officiant: Not specified, funeral arrangements incomplete 549

  • Location of Funeral: Funeral arrangements incomplete 550

  • Survivors: Not specified 551

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 552


Raymond Charles Friel

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, May 28, 1997 553

  • Location of Death: At home in Marlinton 554

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 555

  • Career: Retired from International Shoe Company; Navy veteran of World War II 556

  • Officiant: The Rev. Jay Hicks 557

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Friday at 1 p.m. 558

  • Survivors: Wife, Nina Brown Friel; three daughters, Peggy Fitzgerald, Barbara Cutlip, and Vickie Sharp; two brothers, Oscar Friel and McKinley Friel; seven grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren 559

  • Location of Burial: Fairview Cemetery 560


Nora L. Fulk

  • Date of Death: Thursday, September 24, 1992 561

  • Location of Death: At her home in Clinton Township, Michigan 562

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 563

  • Career: Taught at Huron Park Elementary School in Roseville for 22 years 564

  • Officiant: The Rev. Sam Yearby 565

  • Location of Funeral: Kaul Funeral Home on September 28 at 11 a.m. 566

  • Survivors: Husband, Curtis; son, Curtis, Jr.; daughters, Carmen, Cheryl Marvar, and Carla Albright; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and brothers, Delbert and Dale Collins 567

  • Location of Burial: Cadillac Memorial Gardens East, Clinton Township 568


Margaret C. Felger

  • Date of Death: October 7, 1997 569

  • Location of Death: Salem Community Hospital, Salem, Ohio 570

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 571

  • Career: Housewife 572

  • Officiant: The Rev. Herbert DeLong 573

  • Location of Funeral: Arbaugh Pearce Greenisen Funeral Home on Friday 574

  • Survivors: Four sons, Henry Poage, Ronnie Poage, Dewey Ross, and Robert Densmore; two sisters, Mary Moore and Hazel Powell; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren 575

  • Location of Burial: Hope Cemetery 576


Michael W. Fanning (Michael William "Mike" Fanning)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, Dec. 6, 1997, at 4 a.m. 577

  • Location of Death: At his son's home in Mingo 578

  • Cause of Death: House fire 579

  • Career: Stonemason, supervised construction of Catholic cathedrals, convents, and schools; tenor singer; served with the Irish Free State Army 580580580580

  • Officiant: Not specified 581

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 582

  • Survivors: Former wife, Mary Shields; one daughter, Mrs. Pat (Theresa) Hanahoe; two sons, William J. "Will" Fanning and Michael Fanning; one sister, Carmel Hoskins; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews 583

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 584


Mrs. Anne S. Fuller (Mrs. Anne Sydenstricker Fuller)

  • Date of Death: May 20, 1988 585

  • Location of Death: A Winter Park Hospital, Florida 586

  • Cause of Death: After a long illnenss 587

  • Career: Former organist for Ronceverte Presbyterian Church 588588588588

  • Officiant: The Rev. Weston Guthrie 589

  • Location of Funeral: Graveside service at Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg, at 10 a.m. Thursday 590

  • Survivors: Niece of the late Mrs. Andrew Price 591

  • Location of Burial: Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg 592


Wayne S. Fitzgerald (Wayne Samuel Fitzgerald)

  • Date of Death: October 30, 1998 593

  • Location of Death: Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon, Ohio 594

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 595

  • Career: Retired truck driver and retired from Holland Furnace in Norwalk, Ohio 596

  • Officiant: Rev. Fred Hill 597

  • Location of Funeral: Fischer Funeral Home in Danville on Wednesday, November 4, 1998 598

  • Survivors: Three daughters, Kathleen Stewart, Linda Laser, and Samantha Hess; a son, Michel Walsh; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Robert Fitzgerald, Newman Fitzgerald, and Junior Fitzgerald 599

  • Location of Burial: Workman Cemetery at Danville 600


Neuman Fitzgerald (Neuman "Mac" Fitzgerald)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, March 2, 1999 601

  • Location of Death: La Grande, Oregon 602

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 603

  • Career: Served in the Navy for 23 years; enjoyed hunting and fishing; shared his knowledge of crafts (weaving) with school children 604

  • Officiant: Rev. Norman Shrumm 605

  • Location of Funeral: Services not specified, burial with services 606

  • Survivors: Wife, Helen; two brothers, Robert Fitzgerald and Dennis Fitzgerald; and several nieces and nephews 607

  • Location of Burial: Cove Cemetery 608


Grover D. Fowler (Grover Daniel "Dan" Fowler)

  • Date of Death: January 14, 1998 609

  • Location of Death: Webster, New York 610

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 611

  • Career: Machinery set-up supervisor in a plastic manufacturing business 612

  • Officiant: Not specified 613

  • Location of Funeral: Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church on Monday morning 614

  • Survivors: Mother, Mary Sibyl Triplett Fowler Burks; wife, Zeke Fowler; three daughters, Veronica Roberts, Lisa Bennett, and Shawne Dulaney; a son, James Fowler; a sister, Shirley Newland; and four grandchildren 615615615615

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 616


Warren Friel (Warren Stanley Friel)

  • Date of Death: Friday, June 1, 1979 617

  • Location of Death: At his home at Riverside 618

  • Cause of Death: Self inflicted gunshot wound 619

  • Career: Woodsman, employed by Beckwith Lumber Company 620

  • Officiant: The Rev. Willis Cornelius 621

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home 622

  • Survivors: Mother, Mrs. Sallie Jane Smith Friel; two sons, Stanley Dale Friel and Edgar Perry Friel; and two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Galford and Mrs. Fleeta Roberts 623

  • Location of Burial: Clawson Cemetery 624


Mary Etta Franklin

  • Date of Death: Monday, September 21, 1998 625

  • Location of Death: Greenbrier Valley Medical Center 626

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 627

  • Career: Not specified 628

  • Officiant: Bill Wallace 629

  • Location of Funeral: Graveside services held Wednesday 630

  • Survivors: Husband, Elmer Franklin; sister, Carrie Smith; and a brother, Brown Cochran 631

  • Location of Burial: Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville 632


Ray M. Fretwell (Ray Michael Fretwell)

  • Date of Death: Friday, Jan. 1, 1999, at 7:02 a.m. 633

  • Location of Death: Davis Memorial Hospital, Elkins 634

  • Cause of Death: Considered critical for the past week 635

  • Career: Retired from the West Virginia Department of Highways after 27 years (in 1988) 636

  • Officiant: Not specified 637

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 638

  • Survivors: First wife, JoAnn Gibson Crouch; two sons, Ronald Eugene Fretwell and Richard Ray Fretwell; a daughter, Angela Christine Fretwell; a brother, Richard Ashley Fretwell; six stepsons, James Michael Maxson, Robin Russell Maxson, Danny Douglas Maxson, Rocky Allen Maxson, John Wesley Maxson, and Stephen Ray Maxson; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Keith (Mary) Rebecca Hawkins and Linda Waldron; nine grandchildren, 14 stepgrandchildren and a step-great-grandchild 639639639639639639639639639

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 640


Kimberly LaDawn Fitzgerald

  • Date of Death: Monday, May 10, 1999 641

  • Location of Death: At her home in Green Bank 642

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 643

  • Career: Not specified 644

  • Officiant: Sam Felton 645

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen's Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday at 1 p.m. 646

  • Survivors: Parents, Raymond and Peggy Friel Fitzgerald; and a sister, Ramona S. Ryder 647

  • Location of Burial: Fairview Cemetery 648


Lamax Irene Fitzgerald

  • Date of Death: February 24, 1999 649

  • Location of Death: Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Berlin, Maryland 650

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 651

  • Career: Co-owner with her husband of B&F Bikes in Ocean City for many years 652

  • Officiant: Rev. John Gilmore 653

  • Location of Funeral: First Presbyterian Church on Saturday 654

  • Survivors: Husband, Robert Lee Fitzgerald; three daughters, Shirley K. Warren, Sandra F. Esworthy, and Patricia F. Muller; 6 grandchildren; and 2 step-granddaughters 655

  • Location of Burial: Sunset Memorial Park in Berlin 656


Melba M. Hickson Fitzgerald (Melba Marie Hickson Fitzgerald)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, September 8, 1999 657

  • Location of Death: Stony Bottom 658

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 659

  • Career: Not specified 660

  • Officiant: The Rev. Scott Ingleton 661

  • Location of Funeral: Memorial service at the Arbovale United Methodist Church on September 17 662

  • Survivors: Mother, Marie Burris Hickson; one daughter, Mandy Fitzgerald; two sisters, Connie Smith and Katherine Hickson; four brothers, Robert Franklin Hickson, Michael Davis Hickson, Zane Douglas Hickson, and Kim Damon Hickson 663

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 664


Miss Susan Gay (Miss Susan Ann Gay)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday morning, April 11, 1967 665

  • Location of Death: Memorial General Hospital in Elkins 666

  • Cause of Death: After about a year's illness 667

  • Career: Worked for 29 years for S. B. Wallace and Company; worked in Presbyterian schools in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Oklahoma from 1947 until retirement in 1963 668

  • Officiant: Her pastor, the Rev. Fred W. Walker 669

  • Location of Funeral: Marlinton Presbyterian Church on Thursday afternoon at three o'clock 670

  • Survivors: Two sisters, Miss Margaret Gay and Mrs. Lynn Hamilton 671

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery 672


Mrs. Madelon Humes Gates

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, April 22, 1975 673673

  • Location of Death: McMillan Hospital, Charleston 674674

  • Cause of Death: After a four month illness 675675

  • Career: Manager of Annette's Dress Shop 676

  • Officiant: Not specified 677

  • Location of Funeral: Held in Charleston on Friday 678

  • Survivors: Not specified 679679679679

  • Location of Burial: Held in Charleston on Friday 680


Dewey "Dude" Gay

  • Date of Death: Sunday (exact date not given, but context suggests circa 1976) 681681

  • Location of Death: Gallipolis, Ohio 682

  • Cause of Death: Had been ill and an invalid for several years 683

  • Career: Not specified 684

  • Officiant: Not specified 685

  • Location of Funeral: Held in Gallipolis on Tuesday 686

  • Survivors: Brother, Cecil Gay 687

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 688


James Kelley Garner

  • Date of Death: Friday, February 29, 1980 689

  • Location of Death: Elkins Memorial General Hospital 690

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 691

  • Career: Not specified 692

  • Officiant: Rev. Leonard Arnold 693

  • Location of Funeral: Jack K. Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg, on Tuesday at 2 p.m. 694

  • Survivors: Son, Brian Kelley Puffenbarger 695

  • Location of Burial: Pleasant Green Church Cemetery 696


John A. Galford

  • Date of Death: Thursday, January 18, 1951 697

  • Location of Death: Dunmore community 698

  • Cause of Death: After an extended illness 699

  • Career: Prominent citizen 700

  • Officiant: His pastor, Rev. Quade Arbogast, assisted by Ray Graham Kaylor 701

  • Location of Funeral: Dunmore Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon 702

  • Survivors: Wife, Mary Kathryn McLaughlin Galford; nine children: Frank, John, Paul, Julie, Mrs. Mabel Taylor, Mrs. Neilie Howes, Mrs. Everett Dilley, Mrs. Cloy Nottingham, and Mrs. Gerald Oliver; a brother, Stewart; and 27 grandchildren 703

  • Location of Burial: Dunmore Cemetery 704


John Galford

  • Date of Death: Monday morning, January 31, 1944 705

  • Location of Death: Laurel Creek 706

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 707

  • Career: Not specified 708

  • Officiant: Not specified 709

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 710

  • Survivors: Surviving brother, Brown Galford; and a large family of sons and daughters 711

  • Location of Burial: Cochran cemetery on Stony Creek on Wednesday 712


Austin Galford

  • Date of Death: Friday, March 1947 713

  • Location of Death: At his home in Cass 714

  • Cause of Death: In failing health for some time 715

  • Career: Soldier in the First World War 716

  • Officiant: Not specified 717

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 718

  • Survivors: Wife and a number of children 719

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 720


Mrs. Edna Margaret Galford

  • Date of Death: August 2, 1979 721

  • Location of Death: City Hospital 722

  • Cause of Death: After an illness of several weeks 723

  • Career: Not specified 724

  • Officiant: The Rev. William Snyder, assisted by the Rev. Sharon Lee Mook 725

  • Location of Funeral: Willis L. Arnold Funeral Home on Monday 726

  • Survivors: Husband, John Galford; two daughters, Mrs. Doris Mook and Mrs. Robert (Betty) Spaid; two sons, John P. Galford and Gene Galford; four sisters, Mabel Dilley, Mrs. Clarence (Anna Lee) Wilfong, Mrs. Arden (Christine) Shinaberry, and Mrs. Harlen (Creola) Harper; three brothers, June Dilley, Guy Dilley, and Kyle Dilley; and eight grandchildren 727

  • Location of Burial: Kingsley Cemetery, Townville, Pennsylvania 728


J. Henry Galford

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, May 20, 1959 729

  • Location of Death: At the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herbert Propst, at Brownton 730

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack 731

  • Career: Not specified 732

  • Officiant: The Rev. William E. Zopp 733

  • Location of Funeral: Mount Vernon Methodist Church near Philippi 734

  • Survivors: Two sons, Harry Galford and Robert Galford; two other daughters, Mrs. Carl Price and Mrs. Joseph Seccuro; two brothers, Marian Galford and Howard Galford; and a sister, Mrs. Denton Wilfong 735

  • Location of Burial: Mount Vernon Methodist Church cemetery 736


Jean S. Hannah

  • Date of Death: Saturday, September 18, 1999 737

  • Location of Death: Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley 738

  • Cause of Death: Following a short illness 739

  • Career: Homemaker 740

  • Officiant: The Rev. William Wagner, Jr. 741

  • Location of Funeral: Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, on Wednesday 742

  • Survivors: One daughter, Marsha Hannah Thompson; one granddaughter; one sister, Elta M. Powell; one brother, Lyle D. Fertig 743

  • Location of Burial: Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny 744


Chadwick Hollingsworth "Ted" Pritchard

  • Date of Death: June 20, 1999 745

  • Location of Death: Not specified 746

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 747

  • Career: Retired superintendent of Naval ordnance from the Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia; served in the U. S. Navy (1937-1941) and the CCCs; House Manager and Program Sales Manager for "The Common Glory" 748

  • Officiant: Rev. Bill Warrick 749

  • Location of Funeral: Williamsburg Community Chapel on Saturday (Memorial service) 750

  • Survivors: Wife, Inez Onley Pritchard; three children, Anne Pritchard Acuff, John Leslie Pritchard, and Claude Chadwick Pritchard; a brother, Samuel Reece Pritchard; nine grandchildren 751

  • Location of Burial: Williamsburg Memorial Park 752


Dolly Payne Hiner Hertig

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 753

  • Location of Death: Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, Virginia 754

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 755

  • Career: Not specified 756

  • Officiant: Not specified 757

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 758

  • Survivors: Two sons, David Hertig and Damon Hertig; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Rives Kegley, Monna M. Martin, and Lois Scarbro; and two brothers, Dr. Ben M. Hiner and Richard B. Hiner 759

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 760


Macel Keener Harris

  • Date of Death: September 6, 1999 761

  • Location of Death: At her home in Berryville, Virginia 762

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 763

  • Career: Retired teacher and administrator in the school systems in Braxton and Pocahontas Counties (over 35 years) 764

  • Officiant: Rev. Harold Thornton (memorial service); not specified for funeral 765

  • Location of Funeral: Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church in Berryville (memorial service); Green Bank United Methodist Church on Friday at 11 a.m. (funeral services) 766

  • Survivors: Two daughters, Nancy H. Palmer and Jenny H. Smith; three sons, George Harris, Virgil B. Harris, Jr., and John F. Harris; two sisters, Virginia K. Morris and Janice K. Durbin; 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren 767

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 768


Mattie M. Hale (Mattie Marie Beverage Hale)

  • Date of Death: May 10, 1999 769

  • Location of Death: Pleasant Ridge 770

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 771

  • Career: Not specified 772

  • Officiant: Not specified 773

  • Location of Funeral: Services held May 13 774

  • Survivors: Daughters, Bonnie Beverage and Connie Sue Lang; son, Wayne L. Hale; stepson, Ralph E. Hale; sister, Edith Welch; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren 775

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 776


Nora A. Pritt

  • Date of Death: Friday, April 25, 1997 777

  • Location of Death: Greenbrier Manor Nursing Home 778

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 779

  • Career: Nurse's aide, retired from Denmar State Hospital 780

  • Officiant: The Rev. Ron Miller 781

  • Location of Funeral: Graveside services held Sunday at 4 p.m. 782

  • Survivors: Son, Richard; three sisters, Nila Simmons, Nina Friel, and Lena Fuller; a brother, Harold Brown; and two grandchildren 783

  • Location of Burial: Whiting Cemetery on Droop 784


Mrs. Jasper C. Pritt (Mrs. Cassie Mary Pritt)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, June 20, 1961 785

  • Location of Death: Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore 786

  • Cause of Death: After a brief illness 787

  • Career: Not specified 788

  • Officiant: The Rev. Orlan Lee 789

  • Location of Funeral: Emmanuel Methodist Church on Bruffey's Creek on Sunday 790

  • Survivors: Husband, Jasper G. Pritt; parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Rose; five daughters, Mrs. Ada Pauline Callaghan, Mrs. Anna Mae Royal, Mrs. Nellie Pearl McConnell, Dorothy Ann Pritt, and Naomi N. Pritt; seven sons, Guy D., Gay M., Virgil L., Marvin W., Robert R., Layman E., and Clyde Pritt; six sisters, Mrs. Bertha Walton, Mrs. Jewel Scott, Mrs. Edna Shannon, Mrs. John Doss, Mrs. Myrtle Doss, and Mrs. Gladys Starks; three brothers, Hubert Rose, Zeldon Rose, and Harold Rose; and seven grandchildren 791

  • Location of Burial: Emmanuel Methodist Church cemetery 792


Delmia Pritt (Delmia I. Price Pritt)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, October 4, 1983 793

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 794

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack after an extended illness 795

  • Career: Nurse's aide 796

  • Officiant: The Rev. Clarence Davis, Jr. 797

  • Location of Funeral: Thursday morning at 11 a.m. 798

  • Survivors: Two sons, Richard T. Pritt and Winters W. Pritt, Jr.; a daughter, Betty Pritt Cochran; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Cecil Price and Lee Price; and four sisters, Betty Fisher, Lelia Careway, Mary Erby, and Veta Nichols 799

  • Location of Burial: Beaver Creek Cemetery 800


John M. Pritt (John Morgan Pritt)

  • Date of Death: January 4, 1951 801

  • Location of Death: Culpepper, Va. 802

  • Cause of Death: After an extended illness 803

  • Career: Not specified 804

  • Officiant: The Rev. Snead 805

  • Location of Funeral: Geest funeral Chapel on Saturday, January 6, at 2 p.m. 806

  • Survivors: Wife, Elizabeth E. Morrison Pritt; eleven children: Mrs. Mary Lewis, Mrs. Rosie Smith, Mrs. Gladys Jones, Mrs. Edith Perryman, Mrs. Fannie Hawkins, Andy, Matthew, Remus, Lee, Woodrow, and Frank; forty grand-children, three great-grand-children; three brothers, Abe, Mack, and Alvin; and one sister, Mrs. Icie Sizemore 807

  • Location of Burial: Family plot in Fairview cemetery at Culpeper 808


Carl C. Pritt (Carl Conrad Pritt)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, March 4, 1967 809

  • Location of Death: At his home in Droop 810

  • Cause of Death: Apparent heart attack 811

  • Career: Heavy equipment operator for R. H. Burns and Company, Inc. 812

  • Officiant: The Rev. Hertzel Mills 813

  • Location of Funeral: Mount Zion Methodist Church on Droop on Monday at 2:00 p.m. 814

  • Survivors: Father, Wheeler Pritt; wife, Nora; one son, Richard; three brothers, Elbert, Hill, and Burley; three sisters, Mrs. Ileta Brown, Mrs. Marie Bivens, and Mrs. Grace Kershner 815

  • Location of Burial: Whiting Cemetery on Droop 816


John D. Price

  • Date of Death: March 66, 1948 (presumably March 1948) 817817

  • Location of Death: A hospital at Yakama, Washington 818818

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 819819

  • Career: Engaged in the creamery business with his brother, Samuel Woods Price 820

  • Officiant: Not specified (Masonic honors at burial) 821

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 822822

  • Survivors: Sister, Mrs. Maar Mann; and sisters, Mrs. Grace Gwinn, Mrs. Eva Bowers, and Mrs. Emma VanLar 823823823823

  • Location of Burial: Yakama Cemetery, with Masonic honors 824


Henry Tilmon Price

  • Date of Death: Friday, June 17, 1960 825

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 826

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack 827

  • Career: Not specified 828

  • Officiant: The Rev. Ezra Bennett 829

  • Location of Funeral: Upper Swago Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon 830

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Emma Price; two sons, Cecil Price and Lee Price; five daughters, Mrs. Lelia Caraway, Mrs. Geneva Fisher, Mrs. Mary Wilfong, Mrs. Delma Pritt, and Mrs. Veta Poage; three brothers, Earl Price, James C. Price, and Perry Price; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Hoffman, Mrs. Mary Gregory, and Mrs. Byrd Evans; seventeen grandchildren 831

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery 832


Hon. Chauncey Price

  • Date of Death: April 14, 1951 833

  • Location of Death: Morgantown 834

  • Cause of Death: In failing health for some months 835

  • Career: Attorney at Law 836

  • Officiant: Not specified 837

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 838

  • Survivors: Brother, Dr. Paul H. Price (State Geologist) 839

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 840


Mrs. Nannie E. Price

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, April 12, 1967 841

  • Location of Death: At her home in Lewisburg 842

  • Cause of Death: Apparent heart attack after a short illness 843

  • Career: Not specified 844

  • Officiant: The Rev. Dean Bowyer and the Rev. Norman H. Harless 845

  • Location of Funeral: Clifton Presbyterian Church on Saturday afternoon 846

  • Survivors: Two sons, A. W. Price, Jr. and Randall Price; four daughters, Mrs. Lewis Fisher, Mrs. Julius Bozendor, Mrs. Jack Clark, and Miss Natilla Price; and one brother, Lacy Hatcher; seventeen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren 847

  • Location of Burial: Rosewood Cemetery 848


Dr. J. W. Price (Dr. James Ward Price)

  • Date of Death: Early Tuesday morning, May 7, 1946 849849

  • Location of Death: Not specified 850850

  • Cause of Death: Failing health for several months (literally worn away in the service of others) 851851851851

  • Career: Teacher, graduated in medicine, practiced medicine for fifty-five years, represented his county in the West Virginia legislature, President of the Bank of Marlinton 852

  • Officiant: His pastor, Rev. J. C. Wool, D. D. 853

  • Location of Funeral: Marlinton Presbyterian church on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock 854

  • Survivors: Son, W. L. Price; daughter, Julia Randolph Price; sisters, Dr. Susan A. Price and Mrs. Anna V. Hunter; brothers, Dr. Norman R. Price and Calvin W. Price 855

  • Location of Burial: Family plot in Mt. View Cemetery with Masonic honors, beside his father 856


Norman R. Price, Jr. (Norman Randolph Price, Jr.)

  • Date of Death: Monday, November 21, 1966 857

  • Location of Death: At his home in Chandler, Arizona 858

  • Cause of Death: Died unexpectedly 859

  • Career: Retired from the United States Army (20 years service), taught school after earning his degree from the University of Arizona 860

  • Officiant: Not specified (Military services planned) 861

  • Location of Funeral: Tentative arrangements called for military services 862

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Lillian Price; and a sister, Mrs. Carl (Jean) Stockwell 863

  • Location of Burial: National Cemetery in New Mexico or California (tentative arrangements) 864


Mrs. Anna L. Price

  • Date of Death: Saturday night, January 19, 1924 865

  • Location of Death: At the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. R. Hunter 866

  • Cause of Death: Suddenly stricken with pneumonia 867

  • Career: Wrote a hymn and book of poems 868

  • Officiant: Rev. H. H. Orr, Rev. J. C. Johnson, Rev. J. H. Billingsley, and Rev. George Cleaveland 869

  • Location of Funeral: Marlinton Presbyterian church 870

  • Survivors: Children (implied, by location of death); surviving children are not explicitly listed in this excerpt 871

  • Location of Burial: Mt. View Cemetery beside the grave of her husband 872


Mrs. Margaret Catherine Puffenbarger

  • Date of Death: February 27, 1980 873

  • Location of Death: Nella's Nursing Home in Elkins 874

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 875

  • Career: Not specified 876

  • Officiant: Rev. Paul Good 877

  • Location of Funeral: McDowell, Virginia, on Saturday at 1 p.m. 878

  • Survivors: Two daughters, Mrs. Rhonda Lambert and Mrs. Iva Simmons; 2 sons, Forrest Puffenbarger and Elbert Puffenbarger; two sisters, Mrs. Rose Eckard and Mrs. Bessie Harris; 15 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great grandchildren 879

  • Location of Burial: Asbury Cemetery near Monterey 880


Mrs. Ella Hefner Puffenbarger

  • Date of Death: Thursday, September 27, 1951 881

  • Location of Death: Not specified 882

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 883

  • Career: Not specified 884

  • Officiant: Rev. R. P. Melton and Rev. Drury Jones 885

  • Location of Funeral: Marvin Chapel on Saturday afternoon 886

  • Survivors: Husband, Robert Puffenbarger; and four children, James, Ethel Wenger, Alice Morrison, and Nannie Cutlip 887

  • Location of Burial: Ruckman Cemetery 888


Clarence L. "Jim" Puffenbarger

  • Date of Death: Friday, May 23, 1975 889

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 890

  • Cause of Death: Suffered a stroke the day before 891

  • Career: Worked at the Fred Ruckman farm since he was 14 years old 892

  • Officiant: Rev. E. K. Sawyers and Rev. Jack Arbuckle 893

  • Location of Funeral: Marvin Chapel Church on Monday afternoon 894

  • Survivors: Two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Vandevander and Mrs. Alice Morrison 895

  • Location of Burial: Ruckman Cemetery 896


Asa Puffenbarger (Asa Eli Puffenbarger)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, December 1, 1974 897

  • Location of Death: Davis Memorial Hospital at Elkins 898

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 899

  • Career: Retired employee of Howes Leather Company at Frank 900

  • Officiant: The Rev. David Rittenhouse 901

  • Location of Funeral: Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in Arbovale on Tuesday afternoon 902

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Lula Carroll Puffenbarger; one daughter, Mrs. Georgia Cutlip; one son, James Puffenbarger; and one sister, Eva 903

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 904


Mrs. E. G. Pyles (Mrs. Bessie Susan Pyles)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, March 5, 1967 905

  • Location of Death: Ronceverte Hospital 906

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 907

  • Career: Not specified 908

  • Officiant: Dr. Carden A. Hillman, Dr. John Hollister, and the Rev. R. P. Quesenberry 909

  • Location of Funeral: Memorial Chapel of the MeGraw Funeral Home in Lewisburg on Wednesday afternoon 910

  • Survivors: Husband, Elburn G. Pyles; four daughters, Mrs. Henry (Margie) Hardy, Mrs. Clyde E. (Dot) Bennett, Mrs. Frank (Ruth) Loudermilk, and Mrs. Curtis (Lucille) Moore; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Pyles and Mrs. Lena Dean; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren 911

  • Location of Burial: Rosewood Cemetery 912


Mrs. J. B. Pyles (Mrs. Sarah Jane Buzzard Pyles)

  • Date of Death: Saturday morning, March 12, 1932 913

  • Location of Death: Not specified 914

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 915

  • Career: Not specified (Citizen of the community) 916

  • Officiant: Rev. Mr. Helmentoller, assisted by Rev. Mr. Pugh 917

  • Location of Funeral: Presbyterian church at Seebert 918

  • Survivors: Sister, Mrs. Susan Auldridge; husband, Jacob Beckley Pyles; eight living children: Sherman J., Auburn O., Moody A., Elburn G., Peyton E., Ernest J., Mrs. Lou Stigar and Mrs. Docie Cook 919

  • Location of Burial: McNeel cemetery 920


Gyle B. Pyles

  • Date of Death: January 5, 1981 921921

  • Location of Death: A Duluth hospital, Minnesota 922922

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 923923

  • Career: Retired assistant chief engineer for U. S. Steel Corporation 924924924924

  • Officiant: Rev. John B. Cedar 925

  • Location of Funeral: First Presbyterian Church on Thursday, January 8 (Memorial Services) 926

  • Survivors: Wife, Irene; daughter, Joann Pavich; three grandchildren; brother, Gay; sisters, Martha McKenna, Jane Jones, Marie Nutter, Phyllis Hamrick, and Laura Pyles 927

  • Location of Burial: Calvary Cemetery 928


Peyton E. Pyles (Peyton Ellette Pyles)

  • Date of Death: December 20, 1964 929

  • Location of Death: Scottsville, Virginia 930

  • Cause of Death: Cancer, after several months of illness 931

  • Career: Not specified 932

  • Officiant: Not specified 933

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 934

  • Survivors: Two stepchildren, John Evans and Mrs. James Wilkinson; brothers, Sherman Pyles, Elbrun Pyles, and Ernest Pyles; a sister, Mrs. Docia Cook 935

  • Location of Burial: Scottsville Cemetery 936


MRS. HELEN VIOLA PARSONS

  • Date of Death: Sunday, March 1950 937

  • Location of Death: Not specified 938

  • Cause of Death: After an illness of several months 939

  • Career: Not specified 940

  • Officiant: Her pastor, Rev. R. P. Melton 941

  • Location of Funeral: Conducted from the home on Wednesday afternoon 942

  • Survivors: Husband, Dr. Joe S. Parsons; one son, Sidney; three daughters, Mrs. Donna Williams, Mrs. W. F. Brooks, and Sonya; and three grandchildren, Peggy Williams, Bill Williams, and Sharyn Brooks 943

  • Location of Burial: Family plot in Mountain View Cemetery, with graveside services by the Order of Eastern Star 944


Arthur Allen Parsons

  • Date of Death: Friday, July 23, 1976 945

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 946

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack a few hours earlier 947

  • Career: Disabled veteran, World War II veteran 948

  • Officiant: The Rev. Sherman Markley 949

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home, Marlinton, on Tuesday at 2 p.m. 950

  • Survivors: Wife, Arlis O.; sons, Allen R. and Larry L.; daughters, Mrs. Patty L. McLeer and Mrs. Dianna M. Rawle; brothers, Calvin and James; sisters, Mrs. Katherine Smith, Mrs. Helen Bradley, Mrs. Phyllis MacFarland, and Mrs. Dolores Shamblin; four grandchildren 951

  • Location of Burial: Beaver Creek Cemetery 952952952952


John Petts

  • Date of Death: Thursday, May 24th, 1956 953

  • Location of Death: Montgomery Hospital 954

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 955

  • Career: Not specified 956

  • Officiant: Not specified 957

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified, body laid to rest on Sunday afternoon 958

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Hessie Petts, and their three children; a daughter by a former marriage, Mrs. Clarence Wood; one brother, Tom Petts; and four sisters, Mrs. Cam Armstrong, Mrs. Jess Clark, Mrs. Bill Terbeck, and Mrs. Joseph Fallon 959

  • Location of Burial: Family plot in the Fayetteville cemetery 960


Mrs. Bonnie Peterson

  • Date of Death: Monday, June 5, 1972 961

  • Location of Death: University Hospital at Morgantown 962

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 963

  • Career: Not specified 964

  • Officiant: The Rev. Kenneth Hatten 965

  • Location of Funeral: Van-Reenen Funeral Home on Friday at 2 p.m. 966

  • Survivors: Husband, Crate Peterson; sons, Cleatus, Frank, and Burnett Max; daughter, Wilma Peterson; and 8 grandchildren 967

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery 968


Jasper L. Pennington

  • Date of Death: Thursday, February 4, 1982 969

  • Location of Death: At home in Green Bank 970

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 971

  • Career: Worked at the Cass Mill 972

  • Officiant: Not specified 973

  • Location of Funeral: Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in Arbovale on Monday at 1 p.m. 974

  • Survivors: Wife, Marie; a daughter, Lillian Puffenbarger; two sons, Jeff and Paul; and a sister, Zadie Slayton 975

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 976


Mrs. Patty H. Pryer (Mrs. Patty Howdyshell Pryer)

  • Date of Death: Thursday, May 15, 1975 977

  • Location of Death: Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Ohio 978

  • Cause of Death: Following a long illness 979

  • Career: Not specified 980

  • Officiant: The Rev. Leonard Spatch 981

  • Location of Funeral: Hanson Funeral Home on Sunday 982

  • Survivors: Husband, Richard Pryer; father, William Howdyshell; mother, Mrs. Opal Howdyshell; a brother, William Howdyshell; two sisters, Mrs. Judy Gillispie and Mrs. Nancy Duncan 983

  • Location of Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery in Ada 984


Rebecca B. Pennybacker (Miss Rebecca Brown Pennybacker)

  • Date of Death: January 15, 1967 985

  • Location of Death: Taylor, Michigan (car struck by a train) 986

  • Cause of Death: Killed in a car accident 987

  • Career: Not specified 988

  • Officiant: Her pastor, Rev. G. H. Light 989

  • Location of Funeral: St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Trenton, Michigan 990

  • Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel T. Pennybacker; brothers, David, Ralph, and Thomas; sister, Mrs. Barbara Weiner; and maternal step grandmother, Mrs. Sadie Brown 991

  • Location of Burial: Michigan Memorial Cemetery 992


Tyler Pope

  • Date of Death: Not specified (context suggests circa 1930s or 1940s) 993

  • Location of Death: Not specified 994

  • Cause of Death: Appendicitis 995

  • Career: Attended the Hillsboro High School the previous year 996

  • Officiant: Not specified 997

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 998

  • Survivors: Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Pope (parents) 999

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1000


Rev. Jesse D. Pope

  • Date of Death: May 15, 1939 1001

  • Location of Death: At his home in Renick 1002

  • Cause of Death: In failing health for a number of years 1003

  • Career: Former pastor of the Marlinton Methodist Church 1004

  • Officiant: Not specified 1005

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 1006

  • Survivors: Not specified 1007

  • Location of Burial: Renick on Wednesday afternoon 1008


Boyd Pennington

  • Date of Death: Saturday, July 21, 1973 1009

  • Location of Death: Maxwelton 1010

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1011

  • Career: Not specified 1012

  • Officiant: The Rev. Francis Woman (Womack) 1013

  • Location of Funeral: Clifton Presbyterian Church on Wednesday afternoon 1014

  • Survivors: Wife, Sarah; a son, Tony Marvin, Jr.; a daughter, Linda Marie; parents, Boyd Pennington and Mrs. Eula Arbogast Pennington; three brothers, Jim, Leroy, and Eddie; and five sisters, Mrs. Lovenna Neal, Mrs. Betty Carr, Mrs. Sheril Kidd, Miss Tottie Pennington, and Miss Kathleen Pennington 1015

  • Location of Burial: Rosewood Cemetery at Lewisburg 1016


James Edward Pennington

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, September 5, 1995 1017

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 1018

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1019

  • Career: Forest service contractor 1020

  • Officiant: The Rev. I. W Morgan 1021

  • Location of Funeral: Church of God on Beard Heights, Marlinton, on Friday at 2 p.m. 1022

  • Survivors: Wife, Rebecca J. Pennington; daughters, Carmen Pennington, Leticia Evans, and Jennifer Evans; mother, Virginia P. Burgess; brothers, Billy Pennington, George Burgess, Ethan Burgess, Ronald Pennington, and Tommy Pennington; sisters, Helen P. Harlow, Wanda Blankenship, Peggy Pennington, Kitty Pennington, Vada Boback, Linda Howdyshell, and Susan Cassell 1023

  • Location of Burial: Cochran Cemetery 1024


Mrs. Lockie Petts

  • Date of Death: Sunday night, April 23, 1967 1025

  • Location of Death: On her way to the hospital 1026

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1027

  • Career: Not specified 1028

  • Officiant: Not specified 1029

  • Location of Funeral: Smith Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday 1030

  • Survivors: Not specified 1031

  • Location of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery at Hillsboro 1032


Frank Pennington (Frank Robert Pennington)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, April 30, 1969 1033

  • Location of Death: A Weston hospital 1034

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1035

  • Career: Lumberman 1036

  • Officiant: Rev. Thomas E. Henderson and Rev. Travis E. Wells, Jr. 1037

  • Location of Funeral: Liberty Presbyterian Church at Green Bank on Saturday afternoon 1038

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Marie Schoolcraft Pennington; father, Jasper Pennington; mother, Mrs. Christine Wooddell; two daughters, Marcia and Iris; four sons, Jerry, Jeffrey, Kenneth, and Delbert; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Pitsenbarger; two brothers, Jess and Paul; and one grandchild 1039

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 1040


Mrs. Flossie Pennington (Mrs. Flossie Mae Pennington)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, March 20, 1971 1041

  • Location of Death: An Elkins hospital 1042

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 1043

  • Career: Not specified 1044

  • Officiant: The Rev. Kenneth Montgomery and the Rev. David Rittenhouse 1045

  • Location of Funeral: Cass United Methodist Church on Tuesday afternoon 1046

  • Survivors: Six daughters, Mrs. Leabelle Gum, Mrs. Betty Swink, Miss Retha Pennington, Mrs. Louella Dumire, Mrs. Catherine Jones, and Mrs. Hazel Hinerman; six sons, Roy, Paul, Ronald, Leonard, James, and Carl Pennington; mother, Mrs. Laura Varner Hoover; three sisters, Miss Laura Varner, Miss Ida Varner, and Mrs. Denver Raines; five brothers, Kelly, Luster, Barthel, John, and Samuel; 24 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren 1047

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 1048


Mrs. Don Potter (Mrs. Ernestine Ervine Potter)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, February 22, 1970 1049

  • Location of Death: At her home in Fairmont 1050

  • Cause of Death: After a lengthy illness 1051

  • Career: Wife of retired President of Monongahela Power Company 1052

  • Officiant: Not specified 1053

  • Location of Funeral: At the home in Fairmont on Wednesday 1054

  • Survivors: Husband, Don Potter; three sisters, Mrs. C. S. (Madge) Kramer, Mrs. Dana (Thelma) Hicks, and Mrs. C. F. (Maxine) Clayton 1055

  • Location of Burial: Fairmont 1056


Brooks Poole

  • Date of Death: Saturday, January 14, 1984 1057

  • Location of Death: Summersville Memorial Hospital in Summersville 1058

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 1059

  • Career: Veteran of World War II; retired manager of C&P Telephone Company 1060

  • Officiant: The Rev. Russell Ward 1061

  • Location of Funeral: Collins Funeral Home in Richwood on Monday at 1 p.m. 1062

  • Survivors: Wife, Geraldine; a son, Harold Bruce; sister, Mrs. Hilda Ayers; brother, Bernard L. Poole; one granddaughter 1063

  • Location of Burial: West Virginia Memorial Gardens at Calvin 1064


Judy Ann Prentiss (Judy Ann Dinkins Prentiss)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, May 21, 1983 1065

  • Location of Death: Brownville Junction, Maine 1066

  • Cause of Death: Car accident 1067

  • Career: Not specified 1068

  • Officiant: Not specified 1069

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 1070

  • Survivors: Mother, Jenny; grandparents, Willie and Stella Gibson; husband, Ray; son, Christopher; and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins 1071

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1072


William Potter (William Roscoe Potter)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, January 29, 1978 1073

  • Location of Death: At home 1074

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1075

  • Career: Retired employee of Howes Leather Company at Frank with 56 years of service 1076

  • Officiant: The Rev. Walter Blough 1077

  • Location of Funeral: Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel at Arbovale on Wednesday 1078

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Evelyn Potter; two daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Lutman and Mrs. Mildred Law; one brother, Dewey Potter; and two grandchildren 1079

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 1080


Mrs. Lula H. Post (Mrs. Lula Hevener Post)

  • Date of Death: January 1, 1945 1081

  • Location of Death: A local hospital in Buckhannon 1082

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1083

  • Career: Not specified 1084

  • Officiant: Not specified 1085

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 1086

  • Survivors: One daughter, Mary Rogers Post; one son, Hevener C. Post; one brother, John R. Hevener; and one sister, Mrs. Mattie Slavens 1087

  • Location of Burial: Buckhannon cemetery 1088


Mrs. Susan Pollock (Mrs. Susan Vandergrift Pollock)

  • Date of Death: Monday night, December 26, 1955 1089

  • Location of Death: Hinton 1090

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1091

  • Career: Not specified 1092

  • Officiant: Not specified 1093

  • Location of Funeral: Episcopal Church in Hinton on Wednesday afternoon 1094

  • Survivors: Husband, Samuel W. Pollock; and their two sons, Francis and Samuel, Jr. 1095

  • Location of Burial: Baptist Church Cemetery in Alderson 1096


Don B. Potter

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, March 20, 1979 1097

  • Location of Death: Fairmont General Hospital 1098

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness at home 1099

  • Career: President of Monongahela Power Company from 1955 until his retirement in 1964 1100

  • Officiant: Rev. D. D. Meighen 1101

  • Location of Funeral: Jones Funeral Home on March 23 1102

  • Survivors: Wife, Josephine Higinbotham Potter; two stepsons, John Higinbotham and George Higinbotham; a brother, Rex Potter; three sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Dunham, Mrs. Lloyd Brown, and Mrs. C. D. Snider 1103

  • Location of Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery 1104


MAX POSCOVER

  • Date of Death: Saturday, December 29, 1951 1105

  • Location of Death: At his home in Mooseheart, Illinois 1106

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack 1107

  • Career: Principal of the big public school at Durbin for many years; dean of boys in the large school of the Moose fraternity at Mooseheart 1108110811081108

  • Officiant: Not specified 1109

  • Location of Funeral: Durbin Methodist Church 1110

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Virginia Hull Poscover; and their two children, Benjamin and Mary Catherine 1111

  • Location of Burial: Family plot in Arbovale cemetery 1112


Paul Poage (Robert Paul Poage)

  • Date of Death: Friday, February 1992 1113

  • Location of Death: At his home in Marlinton 1114

  • Cause of Death: Apparent heart attack 1115

  • Career: Car salesman at Mitchell's Chevrolet 1116

  • Officiant: The Rev. Norman Lee Alderman 1117

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Sunday at 2 p.m. 1118

  • Survivors: Wife, Patricia Arthur Poage; a son, Steven Allen Poage; a daughter, Melissa Lynn Poage; step-sons, Gregory Bennett and Robby Bennett; mother, Gladys May Poage; two brothers, Forest Poage and Donald Poage; and two sisters, Mary Brown and Frances Ripley 1119

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, with Masonic rites 1120


Henry O. Poage (Henry Oren Poage)

  • Date of Death: February 2, 1963 1121

  • Location of Death: Sacred Heart Hospital at Richwood 1122

  • Cause of Death: Pneumonia and a bad heart condition 1123

  • Career: Not specified 1124

  • Officiant: The Rev. Ezra Bennett 1125

  • Location of Funeral: Campbelltown Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon 1126

  • Survivors: Two sons, Henry Poage, Jr. and Ronald Lee Poage; four brothers, Summers Poage, Jr., Reynolds Poage, Clyde Poage, and Dennis Poage; two sisters, Mrs. Jewel Triplett and Mrs. Edith Triplett 1127

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1128


Dr. Ligon Price

  • Date of Death: Saturday, December 14, 1974 1129

  • Location of Death: Aspen Valley Hospital, Aspen, Colorado 1130

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1131

  • Career: Physician and surgeon; taxidermist and ornithologist; served as Acting Warden, Warden, and Treasurer of Christ Episcopal Church 1132113211321132113211321132113211321132113211321132113211321132

  • Officiant: Not specified 1133

  • Location of Funeral: Christ Episcopal Church in Aspen on Tuesday, December 17th 1134

  • Survivors: Wife, Lucille; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Margaret Barlow 1135

  • Location of Burial: Fairmont Mausoleum in Denver, Colorado (Masonic services held at Fairmont Chapel prior to burial) 1136


Dr. Emmett William Price

  • Date of Death: Thursday, December 9, 1965 1137

  • Location of Death: At his home in Gadsden, Alabama 1138

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1139

  • Career: Served in the Cavalry in World War I; Professor of Pathology at Texas A & M (1919-1926); served 30 years with the U. S. Bureau of Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Research Center and other agencies; parasitologist on the Johnson-Smithsonian Expedition (1933); Professor of Biology, Parasitology and Bacteriology at Jacksonville State College (past eight years) 1140114011401140

  • Officiant: Not specified 1141

  • Location of Funeral: Graveside services held at Forrest Cemetery in Gadsden on Saturday, December 11 1142

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Mary Freeman Price; two daughters, Mrs. Rosemary Fox and Mrs. Margaret Ann Komoroski; seven grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Samuel H. Barlow; and a brother, Dr. Ligon Price 1143

  • Location of Burial: Forrest Cemetery in Gadsden, with Masonic rites 1144


Mrs. Essie Keatly Price

  • Date of Death: June 29, 1982 1145

  • Location of Death: Denmar Hospital 1146

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1147

  • Career: Not specified 1148

  • Officiant: Not specified 1149

  • Location of Funeral: Painter Chapel United Methodist Church on July 2 1150

  • Survivors: Daughter, Lillian Price Collins; and a sister, Macie Kessinger; two granddaughters; five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild 1151

  • Location of Burial: Family plot at Athens Cemetery 1152


Mrs. Inez Pritt

  • Date of Death: Thursday, October 7, 1976 1153

  • Location of Death: Elkins Convalescent Home in Elkins 1154

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1155

  • Career: Not specified 1156

  • Officiant: The Rev. Alfred Gnm (Gum) 1157

  • Location of Funeral: Van Reenen Funeral Home Chapel on Monday 1158

  • Survivors: Son, Paul Pritt 1159

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery 1160


Mrs. Elva G. Pugh (Mrs. Elva Gray Pugh)

  • Date of Death: Friday, January 28, 1977 1161

  • Location of Death: Memorial General Hospital 1162

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 1163

  • Career: Not specified 1164

  • Officiant: Rev. David Rittenhouse 1165

  • Location of Funeral: Pine Grove Church of the Brethren on Tuesday at one p.m. 1166

  • Survivors: Husband, Bryan Pugh; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph Waybright, Mrs. Harold Mackenuli, and Mrs. Viola Urie; two sons, Ellis and Loman; two sisters, Mrs. Vada Johnston and Mrs. Eva Hall; two brothers, Paul Wilfong and Ralph Wilfong; twenty one grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren 1167

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 1168


Archie C. Pugh

  • Date of Death: Friday, June 14, 1963 1169

  • Location of Death: King's Daughter's Hospital, Ashland, Kentucky 1170

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1171

  • Career: Retired Armco Steel Corp. employe 1172

  • Officiant: The Rev. Onie J. Kays and the Rev. Adrian Roberts 1173

  • Location of Funeral: Miller Funeral Home, in Ashland, Kentucky, on Monday morning 1174

  • Survivors: Two daughters, Mrs. Lee Payne and Mrs. Norman Stemner; one son, Julian Pugh; two brothers, the Rev. William Pugh and Hoxie Pugh; nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren 1175

  • Location of Burial: Rose Hill Burial Park 1176


Thelma E. Phares (Thelma Elliott Phares)

  • Date of Death: May 20, 1997 1177

  • Location of Death: Berwick 1178

  • Cause of Death: Following several months of failing health 1179

  • Career: Owned and operated a restaurant with her husband (1962-1972); worked at AC&F Industries and Wise Foods during World War II 1180

  • Officiant: The Rev. Fred J. Fields 1181

  • Location of Funeral: Calvary United Methodist Church on May 24 1182

  • Survivors: Two daughters, Nellie Smith and Mary Lee Scala; 15 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren 1183

  • Location of Burial: Rose Lawn Cemetery, Berwick 1184


Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Payne

  • Date of Death: Saturday morning, January 29, 1977 1185

  • Location of Death: Memorial Division of CAMC, Charleston 1186

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1187

  • Career: Not specified 1188

  • Officiant: The Rev. John J. Brown 1189

  • Location of Funeral: Bartlett-Burdette Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, January 31 1190

  • Survivors: Son, Donald L. Payne; a sister, Mrs. Mary Gladwell; brothers, Ross Hollandsworth, Dale Hollandsworth, and Brook Hollandsworth; three grandchildren and one great grandchild 1191

  • Location of Burial: Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans 1192


Daniel E. Pennington (Daniel E. "Buck" Pennington)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, October 24, 1970 1193

  • Location of Death: Bon Secure Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland 1194

  • Cause of Death: Had been ill for several months 1195

  • Career: Not specified 1196

  • Officiant: Not specified 1197

  • Location of Funeral: George L. Schwale Funeral Home on Tuesday morning 1198

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Sally Pennington; two brothers, James Pennington and Jasper Pennington; one sister, Mrs. Zaid Slayton; several nieces and nephews 1199

  • Location of Burial: Loudon Park Cemetery 1200


Roger E. Pritt

  • Date of Death: Friday, April 25, 1997 1201

  • Location of Death: At home in Droop 1202

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1203

  • Career: Retired well driller 1204

  • Officiant: The Rev. Roy Gwinn 1205

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Monday at 2 p.m. 1206

  • Survivors: Mother, Ima J. Kershner Pritt; a son, Ryan E. Pritt; a daughter, Rhonda L. Pritt-Rose; a sister, Shirley Niemiec; and special friend, Bernadette Rolleston 1207

  • Location of Burial: Sunset Cemetery at Jacox 1208


Nora A. Pritt

  • Date of Death: Friday, April 25, 1997 1209

  • Location of Death: Greenbrier Manor Nursing Home 1210

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1211

  • Career: Nurse's aide, retired from Denmar State Hospital 1212

  • Officiant: The Rev. Ron Miller 1213

  • Location of Funeral: Graveside services held Sunday at 4 p.m. 1214

  • Survivors: Son, Richard; three sisters, Nila Simmons, Nina Friel, and Lena Fuller; a brother, Harold Brown; and two grandchildren 1215

  • Location of Burial: Whiting Cemetery on Droop 1216


John Pierce

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, August 6, 1947 1217

  • Location of Death: Denmar Sanatorium 1218

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1219

  • Career: Not specified 1220

  • Officiant: Not specified 1221

  • Location of Funeral: Baptist Church at Milburn on Sunday 1222

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Lottie Pierce; son, John, Jr.; daughter, Mrs. Fannie Long; two brothers, George and Edward; and two sisters 1223

  • Location of Burial: Cemetery nearby Milburn 1224


Richard E. Phillips (Richard Ervin Phillips)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, November 2, 1997 1225

  • Location of Death: Davis Memorial Hospital, Elkins 1226

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1227

  • Career: Not specified; member of the Odd Fellows 1228

  • Officiant: Not specified 1229

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 1230

  • Survivors: Three sons, Scott Myers, Richard White, and Ronny White; two daughters, Helen White and Janet White; one brother, Joe Mick; and one sister, Wanda Lou Streets 1231

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1232


Dennis Denver Pritt

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, December 31, 1997 1233

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 1234

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1235

  • Career: Timber cutter 1236

  • Officiant: The Rev. Gail Cutlip 1237

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Saturday at 1 p.m. 1238

  • Survivors: Two brothers, Elliott H. Pritt and Kessler L. Pritt; and a sister, Nora Loudermilk 1239

  • Location of Burial: Emmanuel Cemetery at Jacob 1240


Natis Robert Parker ("Bob" Parker)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, January 24, 1995 1241

  • Location of Death: At his home in Vermilion, Ohio 1242

  • Cause of Death: Following a lengthy illness 1243

  • Career: Employed by ARA Vending Co. at the Ford Motor Company's Lorain Assembly Plant for 34 years; played the upright bass in the Harbortown Grass band 1244

  • Officiant: Pastor Charles E. Brooks of the Church of God of Prophecy 1245

  • Location of Funeral: Christian Life Church in Lorain, Ohio, on Friday, January 27 1246

  • Survivors: Wife, Neva G. Cogar Parker; sons, Robert J., Delmas C., and Jerry W. Parker; daughters, Joyce Marie Evans, Mrs. Della Esther Rognon, and Mrs. Art (Wanetta M.) Fruner; brother, Orval C. Parker; sister, Mrs. Maude Tetrick; 12 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren 1247

  • Location of Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery in Vermilion, Ohio 1248


Charles Lacy Pugh

  • Date of Death: Saturday morning, February 27, 1954 124912491249

  • Location of Death: Near Bartow 125012501250

  • Cause of Death: Injuries received the night before in an automobile accident 125112511251

  • Career: Not specified 1252

  • Officiant: Rev. Quade R. Arbogast and Rev. Mrs C. E Winkler 1253

  • Location of Funeral: Green Bank Methodist Church on Monday afternoon 1254

  • Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hoxie Pugh; wife, Mrs. Faye Moore Pugh; children, Dawnita and Charles Lacy, Jr.; two brothers, Frantz and Robert T. 1255

  • Location of Burial: Family plot in Arbovale Cemetery 1256


Richard B. Posey

  • Date of Death: Sunday, April 6, 1997 1257

  • Location of Death: Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, in Clarksburg 1258

  • Cause of Death: Following a long illness 1259

  • Career: Retired ambulance driver and former construction worker; veteran of the U.S. Army 1260

  • Officiant: The Rev. James Waldeck 1261

  • Location of Funeral: Greene-Robertson Funeral Home in Sutton on Wednesday, April 9, at 2:00 p.m. 1262

  • Survivors: Wife, Annetta M. Lowther Posey; step-sons, Jack Waldeck and Hubert Waldeck; adopted son, Shane Covert; daughter, Martha Jean Posey; step-daughter, Sue Simmons; adopted daughter, Margaret Covert; brother, Charles Dana Posey; half-brother, Phay N. Posey; half-sisters, Edna Snyder, Lucille Taylor, and Mabel Nicholas; 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren 1263

  • Location of Burial: Sutton Cemetery 1264


Elvery Prater

  • Date of Death: Thursday, May 15, 1997 1265

  • Location of Death: At her residence on Mills Mountain, Cowen 1266

  • Cause of Death: Following a long illness 1267

  • Career: Homemaker 1268

  • Officiant: The Rev. Okey Wayne and the Rev. James Simmons 1269

  • Location of Funeral: Mills Mountain Community Church on Saturday, May 17, at 1:00 p.m. 1270

  • Survivors: Daughter, Jessie Lee Prater; brothers, Sherman Mills and Dorrell Mills; sister, Jewell Quickle; and several nieces and nephews 1271

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1272


Otha Lee Pugh

  • Date of Death: Friday, August 25, 1995 1273

  • Location of Death: At the home of his daughter Sharon Shaver, at Exchange 1274

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1275

  • Career: Served in the U.S. Army during World War II 1276

  • Officiant: The Rev. William E. Griffin 1277

  • Location of Funeral: Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church in Caress on Sunday, August 27, at 2:00 p.m. 1278

  • Survivors: Daughters, Eileen Freeman, Linda Borden, Alberta Labelle, and Sharon Shaver; son, Stanley Pugh; 18 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren 1279

  • Location of Burial: Kniceley McCray Cemetery in Caress 1280


Goldie Price

  • Date of Death: Thursday, June 29, 1995 1281

  • Location of Death: CAMC, Flatwoods 1282

  • Cause of Death: Following a long illness 1283

  • Career: Homemaker 1284

  • Officiant: The Rev. Bud Cochran 1285

  • Location of Funeral: Dodd & Reed Funeral Home in Webster Springs on Monday, July 3, at 2:00 p.m. 1286

  • Survivors: Brothers, Loyd Price and Burton Price; and sisters, Pearl Wine, Jean McKinney, and Virginia Young 1287

  • Location of Burial: Woods Cemetery, on Kingfisher Road, Webster Springs 1288128812881288


Charlie Homer Propst

  • Date of Death: Saturday, March 17, 1995 1289

  • Location of Death: Franklin Nursing Home 1290

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1291

  • Career: Former truck driver 1292

  • Officiant: The Rev. Phyllis Cox 1293

  • Location of Funeral: Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Arbovale on Monday at 11 a.m. 1294

  • Survivors: Half-brother, Wesley Huffman 1295

  • Location of Burial: Judy Cemetery on Buffalo Mountain Road near Arbovale 1296


Andy H. Pritt

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, August 23, 1988 1297

  • Location of Death: At home in Hillsboro 1298

  • Cause of Death: Apparent heart attack 1299

  • Career: Farmer 1300

  • Officiant: The Rev. Norman Lee Alderman 1301

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Friday at 2 p.m. 1302

  • Survivors: Wife, Dae Sullivan Pritt; sons, Curtis Pritt and Karl Pritt; daughters, Jean Jackson and Betty Wright; brothers, Matthew Pritt and Frank Pritt; sisters, Gladys Jones and Fannie Hawkins; 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren 1303

  • Location of Burial: Sunset Cemetery 1304


Rev. Clarence Pierson (The Rev. Clarence Elmer Pierson)

  • Date of Death: Saturday, February 27, 1988 1305

  • Location of Death: Willows Nursing Home in Parkersburg 1306

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1307

  • Career: Former minister of the Edray United Methodist Charge 1308

  • Officiant: Not specified 1309

  • Location of Funeral: Runner Funeral Home in Elkins on Tuesday 1310

  • Survivors: Not specified 1311

  • Location of Burial: Jerusalem Cemetery near Adolph 1312


Robert Thornton Pugh

  • Date of Death: August 26 (year not specified, but context suggests after 1954/1970) 1313131313131313131313131313

  • Location of Death: At his home in Charleston 1314

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1315

  • Career: Heavy equipment operator and a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers 1316

  • Officiant: Rev. Paul Vineyard 1317

  • Location of Funeral: Memorial service in the Green Bank Methodist Church on September 24 1318

  • Survivors: Wife, Ruth Gray Pugh; two daughters, Mrs. Wilda Harrit and Mrs. Ruth Sawyers; three grandchildren; and a brother, Frantz Pugh 1319

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1320


Sidney C. Powell

  • Date of Death: Friday, March 31, 1995 1321

  • Location of Death: Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre De Grace, Maryland 1322

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1323

  • Career: Self-employed farmer 1324

  • Officiant: Not specified 1325

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 1326

  • Survivors: Wife, Hilda Marie McMillion Powell; a daughter, Erma M. Hayes; two brothers, Fred Powell and Edgar Powell; three sisters, Edith Hammonds, Betty Kershner, and Helen Kershner 1327

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1328


Mary G. Purcell (Mrs. Mary Geneva Purcell)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, April 24, 1988 1329

  • Location of Death: Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins 1330

  • Cause of Death: Following a long illness 1331

  • Career: Retired owner and operator of a restaurant 1332

  • Officiant: Father Hickey 1333

  • Location of Funeral: Wallace and Wallace Chapel in Arbovale on Wednesday at 11 a.m. 1334

  • Survivors: Four nephews, Robert Wolford, Randy Wolford, James Wolford, and Sterling Wolford 1335

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 1336


Ellen Lee Cooper Poage

  • Date of Death: December 14, 1994 1337

  • Location of Death: Greenbrier Manor Nursing Home in Fairlea 1338

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1339

  • Career: Telephone switchboard operator 1340

  • Officiant: The Rev. Mark Skaggs 1341

  • Location of Funeral: Frankford United Methodist Church on Saturday at 2 p.m. 1342

  • Survivors: Two daughters, Phyllis D. Barkley and Carol J. Harrah; a son, Jerry Poage; eight grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren 1343

  • Location of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery at Hillsboro 1344


Della Mae Pritt

  • Date of Death: June 5, 1987 13451345

  • Location of Death: At her home in Culpeper, Virginia 13461346

  • Cause of Death: Apparent heart attack, having been ill for some time 13471347

  • Career: Not specified 1348134813481348

  • Officiant: Not specified 1349134913491349

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 1350135013501350

  • Survivors: Husband, Matthew Pritt; one daughter, Euva Johns; three sons, Lawrence Pritt, Ralph Pritt, and Kyle Pritt 1351

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1352135213521352


Elvin E. Propst

  • Date of Death: November 23, 1998 1353

  • Location of Death: McLean, Virginia 1354

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1355

  • Career: Retired fireman (Captain of E-32) from the Washington, D. C., Fire Department 1356

  • Officiant: The Rev. Randy Benson 1357

  • Location of Funeral: Graveside services held Saturday at 1 p.m. 1358

  • Survivors: Wife, Mattie Lee Propst; one son, Clinton N. "Clint" Propst; one brother, Roy Propst; and three sisters, Louise VanDevander, Wanda Hedrick, and Polly Thomason 1359

  • Location of Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery at Brandywine 1360


Verle E. Pyles (Verle Eula "Pig" Pyles)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, January 4, 1976 1361

  • Location of Death: Johns Hopkins Hospital In Baltimore, Maryland 1362

  • Cause of Death: Heart condition 1363

  • Career: Retired from the West Virginia Department of Highways after 35 years (including Pocahontas County Supervisor); Navy veteran of World War II 1364

  • Officiant: Not specified 1365

  • Location of Funeral: Wm. Cook-Brooks Funeral Home, Towson, Maryland, on Thursday morning (at 11) 1366

  • Survivors: Wife, Hallie Elaine Kershner Pyles; four children, Helen Pyles, Bernice Pyles Merriott, Verle Lee Pyles, and Jean Pyles Humphrey; fifteen grandchildren; mother, Mrs. Docia Cook; and several half-brothers and half-sisters 1367

  • Location of Burial: Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Cockeysville, Maryland 1368


Kyle M. Phillips

  • Date of Death: April 4, 1998 1369

  • Location of Death: Chatsworth, California 1370

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1371

  • Career: Not specified 1372

  • Officiant: Not specified 1373

  • Location of Funeral: Memorial service held on April 6 1374

  • Survivors: Two sons, Kenneth Phillips and Samuel Phillips; one sister, Dortha Houchins; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren 1375

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1376


Forrest Thomas Poage

  • Date of Death: Sunday, February 21, 1999 1377

  • Location of Death: Charleston Area Medical Center, General Division, in Charleston 1378

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1379

  • Career: Retired maintenance worker; United States Air Force veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars 1380

  • Officiant: The Rev. Dan Arbogast and the Rev. Rick Hefner 1381

  • Location of Funeral: Frankford United Methodist Church on Wednesday 1382

  • Survivors: Wife, Annabell Ellis Poage; one daughter, Patricia Ann Dodd; two sons, Thomas Andrew Poage and David Harrison Poage; three grandsons; two sisters, Mary Poage and Frances Ripley; and one brother, Donald Poage 1383

  • Location of Burial: Greenbrier Memorial Gardens in Lewisburg 1384


Samuel T. Painter

  • Date of Death: Thursday, March 25, 1999 1385

  • Location of Death: Davis Memorial Hospital 1386

  • Cause of Death: Patient in Nella's, Inc., for the past two years 1387

  • Career: Retired bus driver for Randolph County Schools; served with the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict 1388

  • Officiant: The Rev. Father Roy Schuster and Lou Belldina (deacon of the Mass) 1389

  • Location of Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial celebrated Saturday at St. John's Chapel at Huttonsville 1390

  • Survivors: Son, Gary L. Painter; companion, Pauline Wood; two sisters, Betty Cutlip and Louise Haller; and a grandson 1391

  • Location of Burial: Valley Head Cemetery 1392


Dr. Glenn B. Poling

  • Date of Death: Monday, July 26, 1999, at 5:35 a.m. 1393

  • Location of Death: United Hospital Center at Clarksburg 1394

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1395

  • Career: Practiced dentistry at the Myers Clinic from 1952 until retirement on Dec. 31, 1985; served as an officer in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II; past president of the Barbour County Board of Education 1396139613961396

  • Officiant: Not specified 1397

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 1398

  • Survivors: Wife, Evangeline Myers Poling; four daughters, Becki Poling, Pam Poling, Suzie Gribble, and Julie Johnson; two sons, Phil Poling and Lt. Col. Daniel Poling; four brothers, W. Obed Poling, Oral T. Poling, John Poling, and Perry Poling; 10 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews 1399

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1400


Howard J. Propst

  • Date of Death: Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, at 5:53 a.m. 1401

  • Location of Death: At his home in Mansfield Addition, Philippi 1402

  • Cause of Death: Under the care of Mountain Hospice 1403

  • Career: Retired federal mine inspector for the Mine Safety Health Administration; worked in coal mines for 37 years; four-year veteran of World War II with the U.S. Army (combat at the Battle of the Bulge) 1404

  • Officiant: Not specified 1405

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 1406

  • Survivors: Wife, Glenna G. George Propst; two sons, George A. Propst and Ben Propst; three sisters, Oleta Bergman, Joanna Knight, and Lellen D'Anselmi; two brothers, Herbert Propst and Everett Propst; and four grandchildren, Daniel, Amy, Joseph, and Samuel Propst 1407

  • Location of Burial: Mt. Hebron Cemetery with American Legion Post 44 conducting graveside services 1408


John Posey

  • Date of Death: Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at 5:30 p.m. 1409

  • Location of Death: Buckhannon 1410

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1411

  • Career: Landman in the oil and gas industry; served in the U.S. Air Force 1412

  • Officiant: Not specified 1413

  • Location of Funeral: Poling-St. Clain Funeral Home chapel on Tuesday at 10 a.m. 1414

  • Survivors: Several nieces and nephews 1415

  • Location of Burial: Posey Cemetery in Orlando 1416


Clifford Westfall

  • Date of Death: Friday, Sept. 22, 2000 1417

  • Location of Death: Holbrook's Nursing Home in Buckhannon 1418

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1419

  • Career: Painter and carpenter; served in the U.S. Army during World War II 1420

  • Officiant: The Rev. William C. Eskew Jr. 1421

  • Location of Funeral: Poling-St Clair Funeral Home chapel on Tuesday at 2 p.m. 1422

  • Survivors: Brother, Paul Westfall; sister, Hilda More; three nephews, Gary Robinson, Kenneth Robinson, and Larry Robinson; a niece, Laura Fowler; and several great-nieces and nephews 1423

  • Location of Burial: Hampton Church Cemetery in Hampton 1424


D. C. Ralston, Jr.

  • Date of Death: Less than ten days after his wife's funeral (late October, exact date not given, but context suggests circa 1930s or 1940s) 1425

  • Location of Death: Bartow home (where he became ill) 1426

  • Cause of Death: Became ill immediately following his wife's funeral 1427

  • Career: Not specified 1428

  • Officiant: Not specified 1429

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified 1430

  • Survivors: Two surviving children (the third child, Helen, was in the hospital) 1431143114311431

  • Location of Burial: Not specified 1432


Walter Ralston

  • Date of Death: Thursday, September 14, 1944 1433

  • Location of Death: At his home in Cass 1434

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack 1435

  • Career: Not specified 1436

  • Officiant: Rev. H. Blackhurst 1437

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified, service held on Monday 1438

  • Survivors: Wife, Miss Gertrude Smith; and their seven children 1439

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale cemetery 1440


Mrs. Hallie M. Rankin

  • Date of Death: Saturday, December 24, 1983 1441

  • Location of Death: Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins 1442

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1443

  • Career: Not specified 1444

  • Officiant: The Rev. Donnie Curry 1445

  • Location of Funeral: Durbin Church of the Brethren on December 28 at 2 p.m. 1446

  • Survivors: Seven daughters, Mrs. Pearl Roy, Mrs. Jeanette Shears, Bonnie Rankin, Ruth Ann Haddox, Mrs. Roberta Poling, Nina Rankin, and Sandra Rankin; two sons, William Rankin and Franklin Rankin; 18 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren 1447

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery 1448


Mrs. Daisy Ramsey (Mrs. Daisy Myrtle Ramsey)

  • Date of Death: Monday, June 21, 1976 1449

  • Location of Death: Denmar State Hospital 1450

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1451

  • Career: Not specified 1452

  • Officiant: The Rev. Sherman Markley 1453

  • Location of Funeral: Marvin Chapel Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon at 2 1454

  • Survivors: Two sons, Benjamin C. Ramsey and Edward A. Ramsey; a daughter, Helen Ramsey; two sisters, Willa Lewis and Lola Lumsden; ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren 1455

  • Location of Burial: Ruckman Cemetery 1456


Robert Lee Ramsey

  • Date of Death: Thursday, October 21, 1971 1457

  • Location of Death: Oxnard, California 1458

  • Cause of Death: Killed in a car wreck 1459

  • Career: Navy Petty Officer 1460

  • Officiant: The Rev. Alfred Gum and the Rev. Ezra Bennett 1461

  • Location of Funeral: Edray United Methodist Church on Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. 1462

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Nancy Ramsey; mother, Mrs. Helen Ramsey; three sisters, Mrs. Linda Easter, Mrs. Peggy Patterson, and Miss Carolyn Ramsey; three brothers, Donald Ramsey, Samuel Ramsey, and Johnny Ramsey; and grandmother, Mrs. Daisy Ramsey 1463

  • Location of Burial: Ruckman Cemetery at Mill Point 1464


Mrs. Allie Reed (Mrs. Allie Nancy Reed)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday morning, December 30, 1953 1465

  • Location of Death: Not specified 1466

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1467

  • Career: Not specified 1468

  • Officiant: The Rev. J. D Arbuckle, assisted by the Rev. Ralph Malcomb 1469

  • Location of Funeral: Huntersville Presbyterian Church on Saturday, January 2, 1954 1470

  • Survivors: Husband, James A. Reed; two sons, Carl Reed and Ted Reed; three stepchildren, Lake Reed, Mrs. Shirley McCoy, and Lynette Reed; two sisters, Mrs. Annis Gaylor and Mrs F. C. Boyce; two brothers, Clawson Underwood and Harrison Underwood; also two grandchildren 1471

  • Location of Burial: Huntersville Cemetery 1472


Mrs. Almyra Workman Reed

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, February 6, 1957 1473

  • Location of Death: Marlinton 1474

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness 1475

  • Career: Not specified 1476

  • Officiant: Rev. T. G. Alderman 1477

  • Location of Funeral: Smith Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon 1478

  • Survivors: Children from her first marriage to Charles Copenhaver: A. Copenhaver, Mrs. Lee Hammons, Roy Copenhaver, and Theodore Copenhaver 1479

  • Location of Burial: Cloonan Cemetery near Marlinton 1480


Mrs. Callie Jane Rexrode

  • Date of Death: August 8, 1984 1481

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital 1482

  • Cause of Death: Not specified 1483

  • Career: Not specified 1484

  • Officiant: The Reverends Gerald Reynolds and Harold Swecker 1485

  • Location of Funeral: Thornwood Methodist Church on Saturday 1486

  • Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Mack Hardy (Annie Varner); one stepson, Virgil Rexrode; a stepdaughter-in-law, Velma Rexrode; and several step-grandchildren 1487

  • Location of Burial: Rexrode Cemetery in Highland County, Virginia 1488


Mrs. Ethel Rexrode

  • Date of Death: Friday, April 11, 1975 1489

  • Location of Death: Euclid General Hospital, Euclid, Ohio 1490

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness 1491

  • Career: Not specified 1492

  • Officiant: Not specified 1493

  • Location of Funeral: Obaugh Funeral Home at McDowell, Virginia, on Tuesday, April 15 1494

  • Survivors: Husband, Lon Rexrode; a son, James Rexrode; three daughters, Mrs. Allen Stewart, Mrs. Gaynell Aires, and Mrs. Freda Myers; three brothers, Layman Chestnut, Lawson Chestnut, and Eugene Chestnut; two sisters, Mrs. Audrey Brewster and Mrs. Irene Walker; and fourteen grandchildren 1495

  • Location of Burial: Wade Cemetery at Mill Gap 1496


Okey Rexrode

  • Date of Death: Saturday, August 18, 1973 1497

  • Location of Death: Davis Memorial Hospital at Elkins

  • Cause of Death: Not specified

  • Career: Security guard for various companies

  • Officiant: The Rev. Donald Beha

  • Location of Funeral: Frank Church of the Nazarene on Tuesday afternoon

  • Survivors: One sister, Mrs. Callie Rexrode; and one brother, Arch Rexrode

  • Location of Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery at Covington, Virginia


Mrs. Arlie Rexrode (Mrs. Ethel Lance Rexrode)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, March 12, 1967

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital

  • Cause of Death: Not specified

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: The Rev. David Rittenhouse

  • Location of Funeral: Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in Arbovale on Wednesday afternoon

  • Survivors: Husband, Arlie Rexrode; one son, Arlie Rexrode, Jr.; three grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs. Mae Stackpole, Mrs. Leasel Armentrout, Mrs. Etrula Hoover, Mrs. Evelyn Potter, Mrs. Luke Kisner, and Mrs. Margaret Murrell

  • Location of Burial: Arbovale Cemetery


Mrs. Carrie Rexrode (Mrs. Carrie Ellen Rexrode)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, December 26, 1961

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital

  • Cause of Death: Not specified

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: The Rev. J. E. Fairburn and the Rev. Pat E. Good

  • Location of Funeral: Boyer Church on Thursday at 2 p.m.

  • Survivors: Four daughters, Mrs. Lena Woods, Mrs. May Varner, Mrs. Madeline Ryder, and Mrs. Mabel Wilfong; two sons, Ray Rexrode and Charlie Rexrode; 21 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren

  • Location of Burial: Boyer Cemetery


Lt. Col. Harold T. Reynolds

  • Date of Death: Monday, February 1979

  • Location of Death: Hill Air Force Base Dugway Eagle Range, Ogden, Utah

  • Cause of Death: Killed instantly when jet he was piloting failed to pull out of a practice bombing run

  • Career: Pilot of an RF-4D Phantom jet; served as a Presidential Support Officer; Air Force veteran (including service in Okinawa, Thailand, Germany, Korea, and Utah)

  • Officiant: Not specified (Military service held Wednesday)

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified (Military service held Wednesday)

  • Survivors: Wife, Mary Margaret Johnson Reynolds; son and two children (not fully named); mother, Mrs. Dorothy Hinerick Reynolds; three sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Reynolds, Mrs. Opal Young, and Mrs. Helen Shinaberry; two brothers, Alfred Reynolds and Monroe Reynolds

  • Location of Burial: Not specified (Full military honors with burial at the cemetery Friday)


E. M. Richardson (Edward M. Richardson)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday morning, January 4, 1916

  • Location of Death: At his home in Marlinton

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack (immediate cause); afflicted with rheumatism for a number of years

  • Career: Associated with his brother, C. J. Richardson, in the hardware business at Marlinton and Durbin for more than forty years

  • Officiant: Rev. Harvey C. Porter, Rev. J. C. Wool and Rev. O. G. Olen

  • Location of Funeral: Short service held at the home on Friday morning

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Dolly de Krafft Richardson; brothers, C. J. Richardson, George R. Richardson, Dr. Thomas Richardson, and Rev. Frank Richardson, D. D.; sisters, Mrs. Z. S. Griffith and Mrs. W. T. Coyer

  • Location of Burial: Cemetery at Amelia Court House, Virginia


Mrs. E. M. Richardson (Mrs. Dolly deKrafft Richardson)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, February 5, 1974

  • Location of Death: Denmar State Hospital

  • Cause of Death: Not specified

  • Career: Registered nurse; wife of a long time employee of C. J. Richardson's Store

  • Officiant: Not specified

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon at 2:00

  • Survivors: Not specified

  • Location of Burial: Amelia on Friday


Craig P. Richardson (Craig Payne Richardson)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, June 25, 1986

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital

  • Cause of Death: Heart failure

  • Career: Retired several years ago from C. J. Richardson Hardware Store

  • Officiant: The Rev. Robert Cruikshank

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.

  • Survivors: Wife, Gertrude G. Richardson; two daughters, Ann Golding Worthy and Jenny Meseke; six grandchildren, Martha, Francis, Elizabeth and Ray Worthy and Craig and Ellen Meseke; a brother, Jack Richardson; and three sisters, Pleas Richardson Campbell, Mary Richardson Davis and Ann Richardson

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery


Mrs. William H. Richardson (Mrs. Maude E. "Bobbie" Richardson)

  • Date of Death: Monday, November 9, 1964

  • Location of Death: Richmond Memorial Hospital, Richmond, Virginia

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: The Rev. Denver Lively

  • Location of Funeral: Baxter Presbyterian Church on Thursday afternoon

  • Survivors: Husband, William H. Richardson; one son, W. H. Richardson, II; one grandson, Billy; one brother, William L. Smith, Jr.; five sisters, Mrs. Jettie Eatkins, Mrs. Gertrude Blackhurst, Mrs. Mattie Miller, Mrs. Mary Katherine Massengill, and Mrs. Mabel Scott

  • Location of Burial: Dunmore Cemetery


Frank Richardson (Frank "Francis Marion" Richardson)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday, May 15, 1954

  • Location of Death: Alleghany Regional Hospital at Low Moor, Virginia

  • Cause of Death: After several months' illness

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: Rev. Robert Cruikshank

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Friday at 2 p.m.

  • Survivors: Two brothers, Craig Richardson and Jack Richardson; and three sisters, Pleas Campbell, Mary Davis, and Ann Richardson

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery


H. B. Roberts

  • Date of Death: June 5, 1945

  • Location of Death: Not specified

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness

  • Career: Not specified (Well-known resident of Marlinton for many years)

  • Officiant: Rev. Fred Oxendale

  • Location of Funeral: Marlinton Methodist Church on Friday afternoon

  • Survivors: One surviving child, Blanche

  • Location of Burial: Family plot in Mt. View Cemetery


R. E. Roberts

  • Date of Death: Saturday evening, September 29, 1951

  • Location of Death: On Stamping Creek

  • Cause of Death: Struck and killed by a truck

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: His pastor, Rev. E. D. Johnson

  • Location of Funeral: Blue Lick school house on Monday afternoon

  • Survivors: Wife, Euna Brown Roberts; and their seven children, Denver, Pauline, Iva June, Olive Marie, Leva May, Wayne, and Arnold; mother; and three sisters, Mrs. William Lewis, Mrs. Moses Burks, and Mrs. Luther Sharp

  • Location of Burial: Sharp family cemetery


Fred R. Roberts (Fred Ray Roberts)

  • Date of Death: Friday, June 16, 1972

  • Location of Death: At his home in Beard

  • Cause of Death: Apparent heart attack

  • Career: Retired woodsman

  • Officiant: Rev. Roy Snedegar

  • Location of Funeral: Mount Kennison Church of God at Mill Point on Monday afternoon

  • Survivors: Wife, Miriam Lewis Roberts; a son, William Roberts; one foster son, Mervell Holmes; a brother, Dorsey Roberts; and two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Blake and Mrs. Clara Farley

  • Location of Burial: Sharp Cemetery


W. M. Roberts (Wilmer Mack Roberts)

  • Date of Death: Tuesday night, November 9, 1943

  • Location of Death: At his home in Piedmont

  • Cause of Death: Not specified

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: Rev. Fred Oxendale

  • Location of Funeral: Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon

  • Survivors: Widow; two sons, Wilmer Mack and James Bertram; and two brothers, Floyd W. Roberts and Clarence Roberts

  • Location of Burial: Mt. View Cemetery in Marlinton


John Flemings Roberts

  • Date of Death: Sunday, October 29, 1961

  • Location of Death: Minnehaha Springs

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: Not specified

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Emma Roberts; two brothers, Maston Roberts and Pete Roberts; two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Hammons and Mrs. Ruhama Davis; and several nieces and nephews

  • Location of Burial: Not specified


Bernard Lee Rose

  • Date of Death: Thursday, May 16, 1985

  • Location of Death: At his home in Hopewell, Virginia

  • Cause of Death: After a two-year illness

  • Career: Retired prison guard and an Army veteran

  • Officiant: The Rev. Willis Cornelius

  • Location of Funeral: VanReenen Funeral Home on Monday at 1 p.m.

  • Survivors: Son, Joseph Rose; one grandchild; three brothers, Thomas E. Rose, Kenneth Rose, and Donald "Pete" Rose; and three sisters, Janet Dean, Carolyn McCloud, and Patricia Kidd

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery


Robert M. Rose (Robert McNeil Rose)

  • Date of Death: Thursday, March 29, 1962

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital

  • Cause of Death: Heart attack

  • Career: Plumber

  • Officiant: Rev. George McCune

  • Location of Funeral: Conducted at his home on Saturday afternoon

  • Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Nola Jones Rose; two sons, Robert B. Rose and Thomas M. Rose; a daughter, Sally Rose; a brother, H. Stan Rose; four sisters, Mrs. Edgar Lutz, Mrs. Robert McKeage, Mrs. Randolph K. Shortt, and Mrs. N. J. Moore

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery


Snowden Rose

  • Date of Death: Tuesday night, January 26, 1937

  • Location of Death: Beckley Hospital

  • Cause of Death: Illness of pneumonia

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: Not specified

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified, body brought to his home for burial

  • Survivors: Wife, Miss Grace Waugh; and their five children

  • Location of Burial: Not specified


Adrian A. Rucker (Adrian Arthur Rucker)

  • Date of Death: Thursday, December 7, 1961

  • Location of Death: Denmar State Hospital

  • Cause of Death: Uremic poisoning after a long illness

  • Career: Farmer

  • Officiant: The Rev. Ezra Bennett

  • Location of Funeral: Swago Methodist Church at Buckeye on Sunday afternoon

  • Survivors: Three sons, A. D. Rucker, Glen Rucker, and Lynn Rucker; five daughters, Mrs. Loueva Ray, Mrs. Henrietta Wyatt, Mrs. Audrey Hogsett, Mrs. Elizabeth Sharp, and Mrs. Ruth Cainer; one half-brother, Blaine Cochran; two sisters, Mrs. Ollie McMillion and Mrs. Georgia Mathews

  • Location of Burial: Cloonan Cemetery


Guy E. Ruckman

  • Date of Death: Thursday, June 11, 1981

  • Location of Death: A Fort Wayne hospital, Indiana

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness

  • Career: Retired locomotive engineer for the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad

  • Officiant: Not specified

  • Location of Funeral: Frurip-May Funeral Home, LaGrange, Indiana, on Sunday at 2 p.m.

  • Survivors: Wife, Pauline; sister, Mrs. Margaret Moore

  • Location of Burial: Greenwood Cemetery


Randall Rider

  • Date of Death: Monday, December 31, 1962

  • Location of Death: Manassas, Virginia

  • Cause of Death: Died suddenly of a heart attack

  • Career: Served two and a half years in the United States Army in World War II

  • Officiant: Not specified

  • Location of Funeral: Arlington on Friday, January 4

  • Survivors: Father, Frank Rider; two brothers, Arnold Rider and Berlin Rider; two sisters, Mrs. Fay Lester and Mrs. Margie White

  • Location of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery


Mrs. John W. Rider (Mrs. Daisy Lee Arbogast Rider)

  • Date of Death: Friday, August 7, 1959

  • Location of Death: At her home in Marlinton

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: The Rev. Herbert Pennington, Jr.

  • Location of Funeral: Marlinton Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon

  • Survivors: Husband, John W. Rider; four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Snyder, Mrs. Elizabeth Hudson, Mrs. Kathryn Sheets, and Miss Naomi Rider; two brothers, Alex R. Patterson and Paul C. Patterson; and one sister, Mrs. Blanche Tyree; seven grandchildren

  • Location of Burial: Mountain View Cemetery


James Rider (James Clyde Rider)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, February 21, 1979

  • Location of Death: A Woodbridge, Virginia hospital

  • Cause of Death: After a short illness

  • Career: World War II veteran

  • Officiant: The Rev. Eddie B. Pyle

  • Location of Funeral: Shanklin Funeral Home Chapel at White Sulphur Springs on Sunday at 2 p.m.

  • Survivors: Three sons, Jimmy Rider, Hawlis Rider, and Phillip Rider; two daughters, Sherry Rider and Sandy Irvin; two brothers, Otis Rider and Grafton Rider; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Alderman, Mrs. Violet Hawell, and Mrs. Helen Shinaberry; and five grandchildren

  • Location of Burial: Alvon United Methodist Church Cemetery


Dudley Rider (Dudley Acie Rider)

  • Date of Death: Sunday, August 6, 1978

  • Location of Death: Denmar State Hospital

  • Cause of Death: Not specified

  • Career: Retired carpenter

  • Officiant: Rev. Eddie Kyle

  • Location of Funeral: Shanklin Funeral Home, at White Sulphur Springs, on Tuesday

  • Survivors: Two brothers, Don Rider and Dewey Rider; three sisters, Mrs. Clemmia Gutshall, Mrs. Blanche Bussard, and Mrs. Eva Shearer

  • Location of Burial: May Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery


Henry Clark Rider

  • Date of Death: December 29 (year not specified, aged 82 years)

  • Location of Death: Not specified

  • Cause of Death: Died several years ago

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: Not specified

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified

  • Survivors: Children, among them: Lloyd, John Andy, and Mrs Chestnut

  • Location of Burial: Not specified


James M. Ryder (James Milton "Dove" Ryder)

  • Date of Death: Wednesday, January 14, 1970

  • Location of Death: An Elkins hospital

  • Cause of Death: After a four month illness

  • Career: Retired sawmill worker

  • Officiant: The Rev. Sherman Markley and the Rev. Rex Ball

  • Location of Funeral: Minnehaha Springs United Methodist Church on Monday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

  • Survivors: One daughter, Miss Jewel Ryder; three brothers, Cassell Ryder, Harry Ryder, and Berl Ryder; and one sister, Mrs. Cassell (Annie) McGee

  • Location of Burial: Beaver Creek Cemetery


Glenn Ryder

  • Date of Death: Tuesday afternoon, April 16, 1957

  • Location of Death: Mountain Grove, Virginia

  • Cause of Death: Had been in failing health for many months

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: Not specified

  • Location of Funeral: Held at Mountain Grove on Thursday afternoon

  • Survivors: Brother, David R. Ryder; and four children

  • Location of Burial: Mountain Grove Cemetery


Stewart R. Ryder

  • Date of Death: January 26, 1989

  • Location of Death: Pacific, California

  • Cause of Death: Apparent heart attack

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: Not specified

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified

  • Survivors: Wife, June; son, Joe; daughter, Susie Ryder; brothers, Harold C. Ryder, A. Leon Ryder, and Charles B. Ryder; sisters, Marguerite Yost, Kathleen Sonte, Carolyn Kiene, and Joyce Scott; two grandchildren

  • Location of Burial: Not specified


Harris W. Rider (Harris Winters Rider)

  • Date of Death: Thursday, October 12, 1967

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: The Rev. James Kerr

  • Location of Funeral: May Chapel Church on Anthony Creek on Sunday afternoon

  • Survivors: One daughter, Mrs. James T. (Lillie) Dean; one son, Gordon A. Rider; one brother, Frank Rider; and three grandchildren

  • Location of Burial: May Cemetery


Mrs. Ella B. Ryder (Mrs. Ella Bush Ryder)

  • Date of Death: Thursday, November 9, 1967

  • Location of Death: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital

  • Cause of Death: After a long illness

  • Career: Not specified

  • Officiant: Not specified

  • Location of Funeral: Not specified

  • Survivors: Not specified

  • Location of Burial: Not specified

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