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| 251 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family: Jesse Jay Copen, III / Mary Katherine Tuckwiller (F5977)
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| 252 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, 5 February 1964 Courthouse Call Fatal To Phipps Funeral arrangements are incomplete for George Calvin Phipps, 74, of Sand Lick, who died after suffering an apparent heart attack in the Raleigh County Courthouse at 10 a.m. Tuesday. He was born June 2, 1889, the son of the late Jess and Sarah Milam Phipps. A life-long resident of Sand Lick, he was a farmer. He was a member of the Sand Lick Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Mary Athey of Denver, Colo., Mrs. David Daniel of Arlington, Va.. Mrs. Herbert Daniel of Sand Lick, Mrs. June Price of Clayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Orville Lucas of Maiden; nine sons, Jimmy, Barney, James, and Harold, all of Clayton, Ohio, Carl and Joe, both of Denver, Frank and Grover, both of Harper, and Lacy of Dayton, Ohio; a brother, Ward of Shady Side, Md.; and two sisters, Mrs. Florence Dillon and Mrs. Lora Bailey, both of Florida. The body is at the Melton Mortuary pending completion of arrangements. The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV, 6 February 1964 PHIPPS, George Calvin; age 74, of Sand Lick. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Mattesville Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Phipps Cemetery at Sand Lick. Arrangements by Melton Mortuary. | Phipps, George Calvin Jr. (I18138)
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| 253 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday, 17 Feb 1956, p. 5, col. D James Williams Dies In Kentucky Graveside services for James Preston Williams, 82, of 2849 Carter Avenue, Ashland, Ky., will be conducted Sunday by Dr. Alvin J. Cook at 2 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Church services will be held Saturday in Ashland. Williams died at 9:20 a.m. yesterday in the C. and O. Hospital at Huntington after an extended illness. He was retired as a railroad yardmaster in 1944. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mae Cook Williams of Ashland, two stepsons, Otto C. Cook of Russell, Ky., and J. French Cook of Logan; three half-sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Sword, Peoria, Ill., Mrs. Lena Chapman, Milton; and Mrs. Martha Vest, Moundsville. The Carmen Funeral Home of Ashland, Ky., is in charge of the services. | Williams, James Preston Jr. (I14599)
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| 254 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday, 17 Jan 1964, p. 12, col. C A. J. Loudermilk Dies In Hopital CLINTONVILLE (RNS) - Andrew Jackson Loudermilk, 77, died Thursday in a Ronceverte hospital after a long illness. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Church of Christ at Clintonville. Survivors include his wife, Sallie; five sons, Clarence, Carl, Thurman, and Ralph, all of Clintonville, and Arvel of Lewisburg; three daughters, Miss Carrie Loudermilk and Mrs. Evan Shortridge, both of Clintonville, and Mrs. Edna Lilly of Anjean; two sisters, Mrs. Susan Hanna of Clintonville and Mrs. Emma Plumley of Shady Spring; four brothers, George of Columbus, Ohio, Dee of East Rainelle, Robert of Newark, Ohio, and Homer of Clintonville; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The body is at Jack K. Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg. Arrangements are incomplete. | Loudermilk, Andrew Jackson "Andy" (I19163)
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| 255 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday, 19 Jun 1964, p. 15, col. A Fayette Woman Succumbs At 95 FAYETTEVILLE (RNS) - Mrs. Mary Ellen Akers, 95, of Route 1, Fayetteville died Wednesday in an Oak Hill Hospital after a long illness. Born Sept. 10, 1868, in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Rachel Ralston Arthur. Survivors include four sons, Ken B. of Meadow Bridge, Herman of Fayetteville, Willie T. of Chicago, Ill., and Bedo L. Akers of Summerlee; three daughters, Mrs. Roy Dempsey and Miss Leona Akers, both of Fayetteville, and Mrs. Earl Hitchcock of Citra, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Ada Eary of Fayetteville; 64 grandchildren; 117 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Doggett Chapel Methodist Church at Dempsey with the Rev. Richard E. Miller in charge. Burial will be in the Carter Cemetery at Dempsey. The body will remain at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville and will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today. | Arthur, Mary Ellen (I14602)
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| 256 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday, 19 Mar 1971, p. 17, col. A John Smith Dies; Rites Incomplete FOREST HILL (RNS) - John Henry Smith, 76, of Forest Hill died at 7 p.m. Thursday in a Hinton hospital after a 15-month illness. He was a prominent farmer of Forest Hill. Survivors include his wife, Hazel, and three sons, David of St. Cloud, Fla., Edward of Hinton and Walter of Forest Hill. The body is at the E. M. Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton pending completion of arrangements. Register and Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Saturday, 20 Mar 1971 p. 10, col. F Funeral Set Sunday For John Smith, 76 FOREST HILL (RNS) - Funeral services for John Henry Smith, 76, of Forest Hill will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fairview Baptist Church at Forest HilI with Rev. Donald Spade and Rev. Harry Drake in charge. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Smith, who died Thursday in a Hinton Hospital, was a son of the late David and Irene Smith. Among the survivors are sister, Mrs. Pansy Seldomridge of Hinton. The body will remain at E. M. Meadows Funeral Home where friends may call after noon today. | Smith, John Henry (I42247)
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| 257 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday, 29 Nov 1968, p. 14, col. E Greenbrier Man Dies; Rites Slated QUINWOOD (RNS) ? John William Bays, 80, died Thursday in a Richwood hospital. He had lived at Quinwood for 11 years and was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 466 at Quinwood. Bays was a retired employe of Nicholas, Fayette and Greenbrier Railway. Survivors include his wife, Maggie, and three daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Hastings of East Bank, Mrs. Madge Carroll of White Sulphur Springs and Mrs. Myrna Coleman of Marysville, Ohio. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel at East Rainelle with Rev. Pearlie Orndorff and Rev. Wilbert O'Dell in charge. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. The body will remain at the funeral home. | Bays, John William (I34501)
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| 258 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday, 5 August 1955, p. 1, col. A John Eary, Ex-Judge, Succumbs FAYETTEVILLE - Aug. 4 (RNS) - John Wesley Eary, 80, a former judge, died at his home here at 4:30 p.m. today after a long illness. He was born Feb. 27, 1875, at Mulvane, Fayette County, and was the son of Alec and Sally Eary. His father was a pioneer settler, farmer, and school teacher. He attended Fayette County schools, West Virginia Wesleyan, West Virginia University, and received his law degree from the University of Virginia. In 1906 he married Miss Ada Arthur. He was appointed judge of the Fayette County Criminal Court in 1905 upon the death of Judge Koontz. After serving out the unexpired term, Eary was elected for a four-year term. In 1918 he was elected judge of the circuit court of the 12th Judicial District and he served as judge of circuit court until 1936. Youngest Judge He was the youngest judge ever to serve in Fayette County and served longer than any other one man. Upon retirement from the bench he practiced law in Fayetteville until he was confined to his home because failing health. He was a member of the Methodist Church here and served as teacher of the Adult Bible Class and superintendant of the Sunday school for many years. He was a member and past president of the Fayette County Bar Assn. and LaFayette Lodge No. 67, A.F. and A.M. Survivors include his widow and two daughters, Miss Gladys Eary, who is a teacher in Fayetteville, and Miss Ruth Eary, a teacher in Kanawha County; one brother, W. H. Eary of Charleston; one sister, Mrs. Leonah Renick of Richmond, Virginia. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Fayetteville Methodist Church with the Rev. C. R. Bright and the Rev. B. B. Breitenbirt officiating. Burial will follow in Huse Memorial Park. The body will be removed from the Dodd-Payne Funeral Home one hour prior to the services. Masonic rites will be conducted at the grave and members of the Fayette County Bar Association will serve as pallbearers and flower bearers. | Eary, John Wesley (I10100)
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| 259 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday, 8 Jan 1971, p. 15, col. D Main In Nicholas Succumbs At 71 POOL (RNS) - Lloyd Nelson Humphreys, 71, of Pool died Thursday en route to a Richwood hospital. He was a retired coal miner and timberman and a member of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Mount Lookout. Survivors include his wife, Rosa; a brother, Oscar of Gauley Bridge, and four sisters, Mrs. Maggie Dorsey of Leivasy, Mrs. Elsie Amick of and Mrs. Tressie Wolledge, both of Oak Hill, and Mrs. Elva Hayslett of Pool. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Skaggs in charge. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the White Funeral Home in Summersville after 2 p.m. today. | Humphries, Lloyd Nelson (I47315)
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| 260 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday, 8 Nov 1946, p. 6, col. C Charles Smith Taken By Death EAST RAINELLE, Nov. 7 - Charles LeRoy Smith, 74, retired electrician, died at his home at Landisburg on Wednesday evening, November 6, following a long illness. His wife is deceased. Mr. Smith is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ola Humphrey, Landisburg; Mrs. Surelda Scott, at home; Mrs. Gladys Berry, Winona; Mrs. Maggie Berry, Oakland, Calif., and a son, C. L. Smith of Landisburg. Fourteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held on Saturday at 1 o'clock at the Clifftop Church, Rev. J. E. Brown of East Rainelle officiating. Burial will be made at the End of the Trail Cemetery. The body is at the Wallace & Wallace Mortuary in East Rainelle, and will be removed to the home late today. | Smith, Charles Leroy (I23925)
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| 261 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Friday, 9 Aug 1968, p. 13, col. A Rites Saturday For C. G. Brown NETTIE (RNS) ? Clarence Gilbert Brown, 68, of Nettie died Thursday morning at his home. Born July 17, 1900, at Bruce, he was a son of the late Charlie and Mildred Jeffries Brown. He was a member of the Baptist Church, a retired coal miner and had been resident of Nettie for about 22 years. Survivors include his wife, Laura Murphey Brown; a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Warren of Richwood; two sons, Chilton of North Canton, Ohio, and Huling of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Archie Higgins of Lookout and nine grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Beckley Chapel Methodist Church with Rev. Lawrence Dorsey and Rev. Thomas Shaver in charge. Burial will be at the Fields Cemetery at Nettie. The body will be taken from the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in East Rainelle to the home it 6 p.m. today and will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. | Brown, Clarence Gilbert (I34503)
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| 262 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Monday, 12 Sep 1960 Funeral Tuesday For B. C. Jones MEADOW BRIDGE (RNS) - Bulah Clayton Jones, 77, of Meadow Bridge died at his home at 2:30 p.m. Sunday after a long illness. He was a retired miner and farmer and a member of the Meadow Bridge Methodist Church. Born at Dawson, May 6, 1883, he was the son of the late John W. and Elizabeth Houchins Jones. Survivors include his wife, Hattie B. Martin Jones; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Fitzgerald of Lynd Hurst, Va., and Mrs. Kate Toff of Rainelle; four brothers, Charles Jones of Oak Hill, Jarry Jones of McRoss, Percy Jones of Bishop, Va., and George Jones of Gordonsville, Va.; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Cyrus of Green Sulphur Springs, Mrs. Oretha Crookshanks of Rupert, and Mrs. Melda Dotson of Bristol, Va.; and three sons, Robert Jones of Meadow Bluff, Elbert Jones of Hines, and Frank Jones of Bristol, Va. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Nickell Funeral Home at East Raineelle [sic] with the Rev. Victor Tenney in charge. Burial will be in the End-Of-The-Trail Cemetery near Clintonville. The body will remain at the funeral home. | Jones, Bulah Clayton (I21752)
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| 263 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Monday, 13 May 1963, p. 2, col. D Almeda Flanagan Succumbs at 85 LEIVASY (RNS) - Mrs. Almeda Flanagan, 85, of Leivasy died at the home of her daughter Miss Edith Amick of Leivasy, Saturday morning after a long illness. Born Sept. 12, 1888, at Rupert, she was the daughter of the late Frank Moses and Florence Osborne. Her husband, Albert T. Flanagan, preceded her in death. She was a member of the Amwell Baptist Church at Rupert. Other survivors include two sons, Albert Boyd of Oten, N. C., and Ray Flanagan of Rupert; nine grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Chapel in East Rainelle with the Rev. Homer Piercy in charge. Burial will be in the Martin Cemetery at Craig. The body will rwnain at the funeral home. | Moses, Almeda "Meda" (I5693)
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| 264 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Monday, 20 Jul 1959, p. 1, col. E State Trooper Kills Terrorist Drunken Man Is Felled In Fayette Gun Battle OAK HILL - An elderly man died in a gunfight with troopers Saturday night after hours of terrorizing his neighbors in a drunken fury. Giles Akers was dropped with a single .38 slug in the chest when he came from around a corner and opened fire as his house was approached. People in the little settlement three miles west of here - called White Oak Hollow - said Akers had been drinking and rampaging since early afternoon. He let go 30 to 35 blasts from his .20-gauge shotgun before his death. Two of the men from the hollow went to the State Police detachment at Oak Hill and swore out complaints. The said Akers, 60 years old and the father of eight children, had been making threats to kill his neighbors and shooting at random. Nobody had been hurt, but there was great fear of what might happen next. TWO ANSWER PLEA Troopers C. A. Berkley and R. L. Cutlip were sent out. The heard shooting as the drew near the Akers' small, plain home on a slope in the valley and parked their car to go the rest of the way on foot. Akers wasn't in sight then. He rushed from out behind his house when they were about 60 feed away, shouted profanity, threw his shotgun to his shoulder and began firing. Cutlip heard pellets whiz past his head. He and Berkley drew their service revolvers and began an exchange of shots. Akers dropped with a single wound and died 30 minutes later just as an ambulance arrived. An inquest held Sunday afternoon at Thomas Funeral Home determined it had been a shot by Cutlip that hit. The ruling was justifiable homicide because of self-defense. FACTS OF THE CASE There were the facts of the case as reported by Sgt. C. C. McGraw of the Oak Hill detachment and Justice of the Peace Virgil Lyons, who held the inquest and serves as acting coroner. This further information was given: Akers had not stayed on his property during the hours of terror, but had gone up and down the hollow. He never said what it was that had enraged him - if it had been anything other than just plain drinking. The Akers' home was deserted when the gunfight broke out except for a one-year-old baby. It was thought to the a grandchild. Both of Akers' sons and four of his daughters are married. The wife, Mrs. Elsie Mae Akers, and the girls, Fanny and Phyllis, had gotten away earlier. RURAL PEOPLE The family and their neighbors were described as "rural people," the kind who typically live in small hollows in all parts of the state. The investigation did not bring out what work the father had done. One rumor was that he had retired. About 25 of the people living in the settlement were available as witnesses at the inquest. Only six were called. Questioned afterward, Sgt. McGraw said he didn't think Trooper Cutlip had been shaken up much by the incident. "We realize this can happen to us in our work," McGraw said. "We try to steel ourselves against it. We carry those guns to protect our lives when there's the need." Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 21 Jul 1959, p. 2, col. A Rites Wednesday For Giles Akers OAK HILL- Funeral services for Giles H. Akers, 61, of Fayetteville, Route 1, near Wriston, who died in a gunfight with troopers Saturday night, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Doggett Chapel Methodist Church at Dempsey. The Rev. Norman Foster will be in charge. Burial will be in Carter Cemetery near Dempsey. Akers was killed with a slug from a service revolver fired by Trooper R. L. Cutlip during a gun battle. Cutlip with another office had been sent to the White Oak Hollow where Akers lived after neighbors had complained that the victim was on a drinking and shooting rampage. Survivors include his wife, Elsie Mae; his mother, Mrs. Mary Ellen Akers of Fayetteville, Route 1; two sons, Phillip and Darrell, both at home; six daughters, Phyllis at home, Mrs. Norman Treadway of Beckwith, Mrs. Fannie Akers of Scarbro, Mrs. Billy Ingram of Oak Hill, Mrs. Myrtle Louise Ramsey of Winona, and Mrs. Rose Elizabeth Thomas of Fayetteville; six brothers, Bedo and Willie both of Summerlee, Herman and Edward, both of Fayetteville, Route 1, Ken of Meadow Bridge, and Roland of Sistersville; three sisters, Mrs. Roy Dempsey of Fayetteville, Mrs. Earl Hitchcock of Fayetteville, Route 2, and Miss Leona Akers of Fayetteville, Route 1; and 10 grandchildren. The body will be taken to the residence this afternoon from Thomas Funeral Home at Oak Hill. | Akers, Giles Homer (I47846)
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| 265 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Monday, 25 Nov 1957, p. 7, col. A Elmer Hanna, 48, Dies In Virginia CLINTONVILLE, Nov. 27 (RNS) - Elmer Davis Hanna, 48, of Clintonville died in a Clifton Forge, Va., hospital Saturday evening after a long illness. Born April 18, 1909, at Clintonville, he was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Ora; two daughters, Dottie, and Donna Jean, and two sons, Earl and Bobby Dean, all at home; his mother, Mrs. Susan Hanna of Clintonville; four sisters, Mrs. Bertha Burns and Mrs. Beulah Jones, both of Clintonville, and Mrs. Bonnie Hawkins and Mrs. Bernice Heaster, both of Kieffer; and two brothers, Oran of Clintonville and Ray Hanna of Rainelle. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Sunrise Chapel at Clintonville with the Rev. Elgie Thompson in charge. Burial will be in Sunrise Cemetery. The body will be removed from Wallace and Walalce Funeral Home in East Rainelle to the residence at 5 p.m. Monday. | Hanna, Elmer Davis (I27216)
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| 266 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Saturday, 19 Jun 1954, p. 12, col. C Gusta McCormick Claimed By Death RENICK June 18 (RNS) - Mrs. Gusta Jane Boggs McCormick, 69, of Renick, died at her home this afternoon. Surviving are her husband, Robert Harrison McCormick; three daughters, Mrs. Mabel Booth of Delta, Pa.; Mrs. Mae Carter of Lynhurst, Va.; and Mrs. Dolly McCoy of Renick; one sister, Mrs. Florence Morrison of Renick; 20 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral rites will be scheduled Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Ellis Chapel near Renick. The Rev. Roy Snedegar will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. The body is at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg. | Boggs, Augusta Jane "Gussie" (I19789)
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| 267 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Saturday, 5 Nov 1949, p. 2, col. A Nicholas Hunter Is Fatally Shot Summersville, Nov. 4 - Donzel Malcolm, 27, was killed instantly about noon Friday when the charge from a shotgun carried by his brother accidentally discharged. Sheriff John Bell gave this version of the shooting: The two men, employes of the Tioga Coal Corp., were hunting near the Tioga mine when they decided to separate and go in different directions. A few moments later, while the brothers were still near each other, Denzel who called to Boyd, about 19, that a quail was in the air, and as Boyd wheeled around his gun discharged accidentally, the charge striking the older man in the back of the neck. A coroner's inquest was conducted by Squire Joe McMillion, and the verdict was death by accidental shooting. The deceased as a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Malcolm of Tioga. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. | Malcomb, Donzell Duffield "Don" (I27057)
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| 268 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday, 18 Apr 1963, p. 5, col. G Funeral Set Friday For Samuel Ingram FAYETTEVILLE (RNS) - Samuel David Ingram, 11-year-old son of Ronald and Billie Akers Ingram of Fayetteville, Route 2, died in an Oak Hill hospital Wednesday after a long illness. Other survivors include a brother, James, at home; three sisters, Beulah, Lenora, and Rhonda Gaye, all at home; and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elsie Akers of Winona. The funeral will be conducted at the Doggett Chapel at Dempsey Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Paul Gravely and the Rev. Norman Foster in charge. Burial will be in the Carter Cemetery at Dempsey. The body will remain at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill and will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today. | Ingram, Samuel David (I48158)
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| 269 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday, 18 Oct 1973 Rites Set Friday For Patrick Call SMOOT (RNS) - Patrick Benedict Call, 86, of Smoot died Tuesday evening at his home following a long illness. He was born at Smoot, July 12, 1887, a son of the late Jesse and Annie Houchins Call. He was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Mattie; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Frances Douglas, address unknown; one son, Charley of Smoot, and one sister, Mrs. Biddy Rea of Loveland, Ohio. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Smathers Funeral Chapel with Rev. Roy A. Lombard in charge. Burial will be in the Sommerset Cemetery at Smoot. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today. | Call, Patrick Benedict "Pat" (I21744)
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| 270 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday, 22 January 1953, p. 12, col. C A. Pittsenbarger Dies In Hospital QUINWOOD, Jan. 21 - Abraham Pittsenbarger, 77, of Quinwood, died in a Beckley hospital this morning following an extended illness. He was a member of the Holiness Church at Quinwood and a retired miner. He was born Sept. 2, 1875 in Nicholas County, the son of the late Jacob and Alginora Walton Pittsenbarger. Surviving are one son, William, Cleveland, O.; one step-son, Robert Lane, Detroit, Mich.; a daughter, Mrs. Goldie Wright, Glasgow; three sisters, Mrs. Lela Trout, Quinwood; Mrs. Elizabeth Burns, Chesapeake and Mrs. Billie Adkins, Thayer; two brothers, Marion, Quinwood and Henry, Springboro, Pa., five grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. from the Carl Baptist Church with the Rev. Burt Gibson of Quinwood officiating. The body will be removed from the Wallace and Wallace Chapel to the home of a brother, Marion at 4 p.m. Thursday. | Pittsenbarger, Abraham (I27954)
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| 271 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday, 23 Nov 1972, p. 29, col. A Mrs. Lambert, 64, Dies; Rites Slated RAINELLE (RNS) - Mrs. Flodia Louise Lambert, 64, of Rainelle died early Wednesday at her home following a long illness. Born May 11, 1980 [sic], at Fayette Station, she was a daughter of the late Steve and Jane Hunter Johnson. Survivors include her husband, James D.; three daughters, Mrs. Wanda Simms, Mrs. Gloria Lance and Mrs. Barbara Zimmerman, all of Rainelle; two sons, James C. of Amherst, Ohio and Melvin B. of Columbus, Ohio; four brothers, Isaac and Carl, both of Rainelle, Ken and Harry, both of Spring Dale; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Big Sewell Baptist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Wallace and Wallace Funeral in Rainelle with Rev. Jack R. Stafford in charge. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday. | Johnson, Flodia Louise (I35303)
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| 272 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday, 26 Aug 1965, p. 11, col. G Miss Hawkins Weds William D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Powell Hawkins of East Rainelle have announced the marriage of their daughter, Barbara Arbeutus, and William David Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Smith of Meadow Bridge. The couple was married Aug. 21 in Clifton Forge, Va. Mrs. Smith was graduated from Rupert High School and is employed by the Greenbrier County Board of Education as secretary at the East Rainelle Elementary School. Smith was graduated from Meadow Bridge High School and Concord College and is employed by the Greenbrier County Board of Education as a teach at Crichton High School. The couple is living in the Goff Apartments at Rainelle. | Family: William David Smith / Barbara Arbeutus "Boots" Hawkins (F16203)
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| 273 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday, 8 Jun 1950, p. 7, col. A H. D. Groves, Prominent Retired Teacher, Is Dead SUMMERSVILLE, June 7 ? Homer David Groves, 72, prominent retired teacher of Summersville died early this morning in a Richwood hospital following a brief illness. He attended Nicholas County schools, Marshall College, University of Indiana and was graduated from West Virginia University. He was head of the agricultural department of Marshall college from 1917 to 1924 and was principal of Tyler County High School from 1914 to 1917. He later taught at Cowen High School and was principal of Nicholas County High School from 1929 to 1936 when he retired. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. A. E. Burnside, of Milton; Mrs. C. E. Zable, of Youngstown, Ohio and Mrs. Harold B. Hughes, of Summersville and one sister, Mrs. Oscar Neal, of Canvas. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Summersville Memorial Methodist church with Rev. J. E. Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the Groves cemetery. The body will remain at the D. R. Simons Mortuary until one hour prior to the funeral when it will be removed to the church. | Groves, Homer David (I40523)
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| 274 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 10 Aug 1976, p. 10, col. G Deaths and Funerals Charles Walkup CRAWLEY (RNS) - Charles Roy Walkup, 72, died Monday morning at his home of natural causes. Born Aug. 29, 1903, at Crawley, he was a son of the late Charles and Bertie Keys Walkup. He was a World War II veteran and a retired carpenter. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Odessa Marie Bryant of Crawley; five sisters, Mrs. Gertie Bryant of Crawley, Mrs. Ethel Scruggs of Williston, S.C., Mrs. Enna Ford of Barstow, Calif., Mrs. Alice Jones of Meadow Bluff and Mrs. Ruth Hall of Belle, and five brothers, Loren of Glen Burnie, Md., Ray of Crawley, and Lawrence, Lake and Clayton, all of Kendallwille, Ind. The body is at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Rainelle. | Walkup, Charles Roy (I14545)
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| 275 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 12 Oct 1971, p. 11, col. C Rites Scheduled For Fayette Man BECKWITH (RNS) - Elmer Hubert Feazell, 79, of Beckwith died Sunday evening in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. Born March 31, 1892, in Fayette County, he was a son of the late James Everett and Mollie Cottle Feazell. He was a retired timberman and postmaster at Beckwith. Feazell was a deacon of the Cotton Hill Baptist Church, a veteran of World War I and a member of the LaFayette Post 149, American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Ada Mae Cook Feazell; two sons, Elmer Lee of Fayetteville and William R. of Beckwith; two daughters, Mrs. Gloria Rhodes and Mrs. Betty June Boles, both of Beckwith; a brother, Ray E. Feazell of Fayetteville; 10 grandchildren; 6 step-grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Cotton Hill Baptist Church at Beckwith with Rev. Jack Logan in charge. Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral from Dodd-Payne Funeral Home. Friends may call from 5-10 p.m. today. | Feazell, Elmer Herbert (I47849)
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| 276 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 14 Jan 1964, p. 8, col. D Fayette Man Murdered; Mrs. Morris Is Charged FAYETTEVILLE - A Fayette County woman claiming she was afraid to ride in a car over icy mountain roads with a drinking driver, halted him with three pistol shots through his body, Sunday night. Mrs. Betty Morris, 33, admitted shooting Phillip Ray Akers, 21, with a .38 owlhead pistol after a wild automobile race over Fayette Road about 10 p.m. Akers died instantly. Deputy Sheriff Earl Dempsey, the investigating officers, said Mrs. Morris gave the following account of the events leading up to the fatal shooting: She was originally driving the car. There was another vehicle behind them. Akers, who had been drinking most of the evening, ordered her to pull over and let the other car pass. This done, he told Mrs. Morris to speed up and catch up with the other vehicle so he could shoot at it. Because of the icy condition of the road, she was unable to keep up the race and Akers ordered her to park the vehicle and change places with him. He had been brandishing the pistol, but returned it to the glove compartment before they changed places. It was at this point Mrs. Morris said she became afraid and removed the gun from the compartment and shot Akers "three or four" times. The bullets entered in the vicinity of his ribs and passed through his body. Mrs. Morris hailed a passing motorist and asked him to follow her to the sheriff's office where she admitted the shooting. Dempsey said when he arrived at the murder scene, Aker's body was sprawled face down in the snow. He said Mrs. Morris, the mother of six children, and Akers, had lived in the same house on Crooked Run Road about a mile from Fayetteville, about 18 months. Mrs. Morris was given a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Frank Simms in Fayetteville at 2 p.m. Monday. She waived to the grand jury and was remanded to the Fayette County Jail. No bond has been set. Akers' body is at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 15 Jan 1964, p. 2, col. B Services Friday For P. R. Akers FAYETTEVILLE (RNS) - Funeral services for Phillip Ray Akers, 21, of Fayetteville, Route 1, formerly of Winona, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in the Doggett Chapel at Dempsey. The Rev. Paul Gravely will be in charge. Burial will be in the Carter Cemetery at Dempsey. Akers was shot by Mrs. Betty Morris, 33, with a .38 owlhead pistol Sunday after a wild automobile race over Fayette Road about 10 p.m., police said. He died instantly. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Elsie Mae Akers of Willis Branch; a brother, Darrell Eugene of Troutville, Va.; six sisters, Mrs. Norma Treadway of Fayetteville, Mrs. Fannie Chapman, address unknown, Mrs. Racine Ingram of Fayetteville, Route 2, Mrs. Myrtly Ramsey of Winona, Mrs. Rose Ollis and Miss Phyllis Gaye Akers, his twin sister, both of Canton, Ohio; and a grandmother, Mrs. Mary Eleen Akers of Fayetteville, Route 1. The body will remain at the Dodd-Payne Funeral Home and will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral. | Akers, Phillip Ray (I47906)
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| 277 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 19 Oct 1976, p. 10, col. A Deaths and Funerals Hollister Black LEWISBURG (RNS) - Services for Hollister Alexander Black, 77, will be a t 1 pp.m. Wednesday at Wallace and Wallace Chapel in Lewisburg with the Rev. M. G. Flowers and the Rev. Harold Elmore in charge. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery in Clintonville. He died Sunday night in a Roanoke, Va., hospital of natural causes. Born Feb. 12, 1899, in Rupert, he was the son of the late Samuel and Laura Bivens Black. He had lived in Lewisburg five years, was a member of the Lewisburg United Methodist Church, former owner of the Black Tourist Court in Crawley and Timberland Motel in Roxboro, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Rae Alexander of India; one son, Joseph A., at home; two sisters, Miss Sanna D. Black of Columbus, Ohio, and Miss Mary Black of Morgantown, and two grandchildren. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday and family will receive friends 7 and 9 p.m. | Black, Hollister Alexander (I5843)
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| 278 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 23 Oct 1956, p. 6, col. F W. S. Scott Sr. Dies In Richwood RICHWOOD, Oct. 22, (RNS)- Walter Scott Smith Sr., 65, of Richwood, died Sunday in a Richwood hospital after a long illness. He was owner of the New Life Dry Cleaners in Richwood but was retired. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Richwood, Richwood Lodge No. 122, A.F. and A.M., Richwood Chapter No. 36, Royal Arch Masons, and Yew Pine Chapter No. 65, Order of Easter Star. Surviving are his widow, Zora; six sons, Walter Scott Smith Jr., James Ralph, and Raymond, Richwood, Alfred, McClenny, Fla., Robert, Charleston, and Edward, Walterboro, S. C.; five daughters, Mrs. Frances Hinkle, Miami, Fla., Mrs. Mildred Young, Covington, Va., Mrs. Clarise Gainer and Miss Ruth Smith, Richwood, and Mrs. Josephine Zlusio, Orlando, Fla.; one brother, Henry Smith, Forest Hill; two sisters, Mrs. Inez Kinton, and Mrs. Pansy Seldomridge, Hinton. Also surviving are 17 grandchildren. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Richwood by the Rev. L. E. Power, the Rev. Fred Oxendale, and the Rev. Jay Holiday. Burial will be in Mountain View Memorial Park Cemetery, Richwood. The body is at the Simons Funeral Home in Richwood and will be taken to the church one hour prior to the rites. | Smith, Walter Scott Sr. (I42252)
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| 279 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 9 Jan 1973, p. 6, col. H Clintonville Man Dies In Hospital CLINTONVILLE (RNS) - Howard Burns, 75, died Sunday night in a Ronceverte hospital after a short illness. Born July 20, 1897, he was a son of the late Thomas and Laura Martin Burns. He was a lifelong resident of Clintonville, member of the Clintonville Church of Christ and a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Bertha Hanna Burns, and two sons, Rodney of Clintonville and Franklin of San Antonio, Tex. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel at Rainelle. Burial will be in Sunrise Cemetery at Clintonville. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today. | Burns, Howard (I402)
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| 280 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 13 Feb 1952, p. 12, col. E HANNA FUNERAL RITES TO BE HELD THURSDAY CLINTONVILLE, Feb. 12 - Funeral services for Adam Dee Hanna will be conducted Thursday at 2:30 p.m. from the Clintonville Church of Christ. Rev. Elgie Thompson, of Piney View will officiate at the rites and burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be removed from the Nickell Funeral Home to the home at 4 p.m. Wednesday. | Hanna, Adam Dean (I27213)
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| 281 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 13 Mar 1963, p. 8, col. H Clintonville Man Succumbs At 68 CLINTONVILLE (RNS) - James Perry Loudermilk, 68, of Clintonville died at 9 a.m. Tuesday at his home. Death was attributed to a heart condition. A retired farmer, he was a member of the Clintonville Church of Christ and a veteran of World War I. Born at Clintonville, April 30, 1894, he was a son of the late Charles and Sally Layslette Loudermilk. Survivors include his wife, Anna Mae Keiffer Loudermilk; five brothers, George of Columbus, Ohio, Robert of Granville, Ohio, Andy and Homer, both of Clintonville, and Dee Loudermilk of East Rainelle; and two sisters, Mrs. Susan Hanna of Clintonville and Mrs. Emma Plumley of Abraham. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Clintonville Church of Christ with the Rev. Lowell Smith in charge. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Clintonville. The body will remain at Nickell Funeral Home and will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral. | Loudermilk, James Perry (I19165)
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| 282 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 13 Sep 1972, p. 8, col. H Services Planned For Mrs. Hanna RAINELLE (RNS) - Mrs. Myrtle Alice Hanna, 62, of Rainelle died at her home Monday after a long illness. She was a member of the Rainelle United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Ray; one daughter, Mrs. Judy Graham of Saginaw, Mich.; one son, Darrell of Stow, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Burns of Newark, Ohio, Mrs. Mae Hundley of Clintonville and Mrs. Mattie Wade of Long Beach, Calif.; and four brothers, Willie Burns of Grandville, Ohio, Rev. Cecil Burns of Charleston, Estelle Burns of Clintonville and Davie Burns of Canton, Ohio. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Smathers Funeral Chapel in Rainelle with Rev. H. Randolph Kidd Jr. in charge. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today. The family has requested that all donations be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. | Burns, Myrtle Alice (I420)
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| 283 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 14 Mar 1967, p. 7, col. B Sarah Morrison Succumbs At 81 RENICK (RNS) - Mrs. Sarah Florence Morrison, 81, of Renick died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hallie Hollandsworth of Renick, Monday after a long illness. Other survivors include seven other daughters, Mrs. Cleo Reed of East Gulf, Mrs. Mary Lester of Richwood, Mrs. Clara Simmons of Renick, Mrs. Ada McCoy of Red Lion, Pa., Mrs. Bessie Lachmann of White Hall, Md., Mrs. Jane Hull of Iron Gate, Va., and Mrs. Lina Bell Brennen of Swoope, Va.; a stepson, Elmer Morrison, and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Clara Cutter of Renick. The body will is at the Jack K. Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg. Arrangements are incomplete. Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 15 Mar 1967, p. 15, col. A Services Thursday For Mrs. Morrison RENICK (RNS) - Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Florence Morrison, 80, of Renick will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Renick Baptist Church with Rev. G. C. Musick and Rev. Bruce Wood in charge. Burial will be in the Morningside Cemetery at Renick. She died Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Hallie Hollandsworth. The body will remain at the Jack K. Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg where friends may call after 1 p.m. today. It will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. | Boggs, Sarah Florence (I19790)
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| 284 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 19 Mar 1969, p. 10, col. F Clintonville Man Dies In Virginia CLINTONVILLE (RNS) - William L. J. Burns, 88, of Clintonville died Monday in a Clifton Forge, Va., hospital. Born July 4, 1880, he was a son of the late Marshall and Mary Nickells Burns. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Sunrise Methodist Church at Clintonville. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Mary Burns of Newark, Ohio, Mrs. Mae Hundley of Buckeye Lake, Ohio, Mrs. Myrtle Hanna of Rainelle and Mrs. Mattie Wade of Long Beach, Calif.; four sons, Davy of Canton, Ohio, Willy of Granville, Ohio, Cecil of Charleston and Estel of Clintonville, and seven stepchildren. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Sunrise Methodist Church at Clintonville with Rev. Mont Carr and Rev. Rex Ball in charge. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will remain at the Jack K. Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg where friends may call after 2 p.m. today. | Burns, William L. J. (I342)
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| 285 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 20 May 1964, p. 14, col. H Abraham Woman Succumbs At 72 Mrs. Emma Mary Plumley, 72, of Abraham, died in a local hospital at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday after a long illness. Born May 12, 1892, in Clintonville, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Sally Haslett Loudermilk. She was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church. Her husband, William I. Plumley, preceded her in death in 1953. Survivors include three sons, Ellis, Abraham, Emory, Akron, Ohio, and Roy Plumley, Los Angeles, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Osbra (Naomi) Eye, Charleston, and Mrs. Delbert (Mary) Plumley, Abraham; a step-son, Buster Plumley, Vine Grove, Ky.; a step-daughter, Mrs. Elmer Goodson, Bellewood; four brothers, George, Columbus, Ohio; Robert, Grandill, Ohio; Dee, Rainelle, and Homer, Clintonville; a sister, Mrs. Susan Hannah, Clintonville; and 25 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Clintonville Church of Christ with the Rev. Harold Underwood in charge. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Clintonville. The body will remain at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until one hour prior to services at which time it will be removed to the church. | Loudermilk, Emma Mary (I19164)
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| 286 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 7 Jul 1965, p. 10, col. B Elonza Dempsey Dies; Rites Set FAYETTEVILLE (RNS) - Mrs. Elonza Ethel Dempsey, 74, of Fayetteville died Monday night in a Montgomery hospital. Born March 4, 1891, in Summers County, she was the daughter of the late Wade and Mary Ellen Arthur Akers. She was a member of the First Church of God of Fayetteville. Survivors include her husband, Roy J.; a son, Seth Alderson Dempsey of Moorpark, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Shaver of Charleston and Mrs. Faye Lahoda of St. Albans; four brothers, Bedo of Summerlee, Herman of Fayetteville, Will of Michigan and Ken Akers of Meadow Bridge; two sisters, Miss Leona Akers of Fayetteville and Mrs. Donza Hitchcock of Citra, Fla.; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in the First Church of God in Fayetteville with the Rev. William Dreger in charge. Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park at Fayetteville. The body will remain at the Dodd-Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville and will be placed in the church one hour prior to the services. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home. | Akers, Elonza Ethel (I47897)
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| 287 | Beckley Post-Herald, Friday Morning, 8 Nov 1946 Glen White Youth Hunting Accident Victim Yesterday LEWISBURG, Nov 6, Alfred A. Cord, 17-year-old Glen White boy, was accidentally shot about noon today by a hunting companion on Alleghany Mountain in Anthonys Creek District. The youth, shot through the head, died a short time after being admitted to the hospital in Ronceverte. According to a report made to Sgt. Walter Hampton, investigating officer, young Cord was shot while peeling potatoes in preparation for lunch. The officer was told that Robert W. Slate, 19, also of Glen White, was in the act of shooting at a mark on a tree and the gun was accidentally discharged, the bullet striking Cord. A third member of the hunting party, Donald Snuffer, 17 of Glen White, returned this afternoon with Sgt. Hampton to the scene of the shooting. However the investigating officer had not made his report of the accident late today. The fatally-wounded youth was rushed to the Ronceverte Hospital, where he died between 2 and 3 o'clock. The accident occurred only about 75 yards from the Virginia line in Greenbrier County. DEATHS - ACORD Acord, Alfred age 17 of Glen White was accidentally shot Wednesday November 6th at noon while on a hunting trip in Anthony's Creek District and died in the Ronceverte Hospital between 2 and 3 pm Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday November 9th at the Glen White Community Church at 2 pm. Burial will follow in the Miller Cemetery at Glen White. The body will be removed from the Calfee Funeral Home to the residence Friday at 10 am. | Acord, George Alfred (I25672)
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| 288 | Beckley Post-Herald, Friday, 9 June 1961 Thomas Shawver Dies In Hospital GRASSY MEADOWS (RNS) - Thomas B. Shawver, 85, died at 3:30 a.m. Thursday in a Ronceverte hospital after a long illness. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Maude Chapel Church. Born in Nicholas County, Nov. 25, 1875, he was a son of the late John Shawver and Leida Boley Shawver. His wife, Lemona Frances Livesay Shawver, preceded him in death. Survivors include a brother, William Shawver of Akron, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Anna McCallister of Illinois and Mrs. R. H. Witt of Rupert; a son, Roy Shawver of Alderson; a daughter, Mrs. Noah Frantz of California; 14 grandchildren; and 28 greatgrandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Maude Chapel Church with the Rev. J. Holliday and the Rev. Edward Milem in charge. Burial will be in the Maude Chapel Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the funeral from Lobban Funeral Home in Alderson. Pallbearers will be Curtis, Cletus, and Everett Shawver, Pike Fletcher, and Eugene and John Witt. Ladies of the church will carry flowers. | Shawver, Thomas Buford (I23338)
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| 289 | Beckley Post-Herald, Saturday, 9 September 1961 Mrs. Arnold Is Taken By Death Mrs. Nettie Arnold, 75, of 112 Kaiser St., died at 11:00 a.m. Friday in a local hospital, following an extended illness. Born in Raleigh County, July 22, 1886, she was a member of the Regular Baptist church. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. M. H. Gates, Mrs. Edith A. Mays and Mrs. Kermit Alley, all of Beckley, Mrs. H. E. Stasick of Maryland and Mrs. T. R. Walker of Huntington; two sons, Denifred of Oak Hill and Winifred of Pittsburgh, Pa.; two brothers, Lewis Phipps of Greenbrier County and Walter Phipps of Milburn; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Honaker, Miss Norma Phipps and Miss Wavie Phipps, all of Beckley; 12 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Webb and Neal Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements. | Phipps, Nettie (I16018)
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| 290 | Beckley Post-Herald, Wednesday, 20 March 1940 MUNCY FUNERAL SET FOR TODAY Aged Oak Hill Man Will Be Buried In Chestnut Grove Cemetery OAK HILL, March 19 - Funeral services for George Bennett Muncy, 80-year-old Oak Hill resident, who died at his home here yesterday of old age complications, will be held at the Tyree Funeral home Wednesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. C. S. Donnelly, pastor of the Oak Hill Baptist church, will officiate, and interment will follow in the Chestnut Grove cemetery. The aged local resident, a member of the Baptist church, was born in Floyd County, Virginia, in 1861. Surviving are three children, Mrs. Cora Wright and Mrs. Bennett Muncy, of Oak Hill; and Brammer Muncy, of Beckley; three sisters, Mrs. Meranda Brammer, of Mabscott; Mrs. Callie Sissons, of Akron, Ohio; and Mrs. Emmalene Board, of Basham, Virginia; and one brother, Merritt Muncy, of Akron, Ohio. | Muncy, George Bennett (I18776)
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| 291 | Beckley Post-Herald, Wednesday, 24 April 1935 MINE ELECTRICIAN SUCCUMBS AT HOME Robert Harrison Worrell Dies Of Heart Ailment After Illness Robert Harrison Worrell, 55 years old, mine electrician, died at his home at Hollywood, near Crab Orchard, last night following a five months illness of a heart ailment. He had previously been employed at several mining camps in this locality and before his illness had worked at Wyco. He is survived by a son, Robert Worrell, of Beckley, and two daughters, Carrie Worrell, at home, and Mrs. Eddie Adkins, of Charleston. Two sisters, Mrs. S. E. Suttle, and Mrs. C. C. Young, both of Hinton, are also living. Funeral services, not complete last night, will be held sometime Thursday. Burial will be in the Jumping Branch cemetery with Rose Funeral home in charge. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name listed as Robert Henry Worrell, born 18 April 1882. | Worrell, Robert Harrison (I16384)
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| 292 | Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, 12 March 1950 Bennett Funeral Services Today LOOKOUT ? Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. today for Ernest Charles Bennett, 50, of Lookout, who died Thursday night in the Laird Memorial Hospital, Montgomery, following an illness of 17 years. Rites will be conducted from the Lookout Methodist Church with the Rev. B. L. Moss and the Rev. T. E. Painter officiating. Burial will follow in the End of the Trail Cemetery. A son of Floyd and Mary Amick Bennett, he was born at Pool. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Lily McClung Bennett; three daughters, Mrs. May Noble, of Freeport, Ohio; Mrs. Lucille Walker and Miss Ollie Bennett, both of Lookout; five sons, Burton and Lawrence, of Edmond; Floyd, Arthur and John, all of Lookout. Other survivors are two brothers, H. H. Bennett, of Moundsville, and J . F. Bennett, of Pool, and two grandchildren. | Bennett, Ernest Charles (I38912)
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| 293 | Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, 29 Jul 1990, p. 6 NARROWS, Va. - Lawrence Tony Walkup, Jr., 46, died Friday, July 27, in a Pearisburg, Va. hospital, following a long illness. Born April 28, 1944, at Peterstown, he was the son of Lawrence T. and Lillian Mills Walkup of Narrows, Va. He was a retired utility foreman for the Federal Correction Institute at Loretto, Pa, and was a U.S. Army Viet Nam veteran. Other survivors include his wife, Virginia Lee Mastalski Walkup; three sons, Travis Clay, Lawrence, and Johnny Walkup, all of Narrows; a stepson, Michael McCloskey of Narrows; a brother, Billy Walkup of Lake Wales, Fla.; five sisters, Loretta Howell of Lake Wales, Betty Jean Maxwell of St. Louis, Mo., Laura Kay Fletcher of Tampa, Fla., Norma Lee Meadows of Columbus, Ga., and Bobby A. Caldwell of Hardy, Va. Memorial services will be Monday at 7 p.m. at the Broyles Funeral Home Chapel in Peterstown. There will be no visitation. | Walkup, Lawrence Toney Jr. (I36126)
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| 294 | Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Online Edition, 1 Mar 2011 ORIENT HILL ? Margaret J. Whisman, 88, of Orient Hill, passed away Sunday, February 27, 2011, in the Heartland of Rainelle following a long illness. Born January 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ethel Osborne Fleshman. Margaret worked as a factory supervisor for the local tent factory and clothing factory in Rainelle and Aides Department Store. She was a member of the Sewell Valley Baptist Church in Rainelle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herschel Whisman; her daughter, Ellen Forren; two brothers, Paul and Basil; and four sisters, Eva, Ruth, Beatrice and Drema. Survivors include four sons, Michael and wife Myrna of Rainelle, Herschel and wife Candace of Rainelle, Gene (Fritz) and wife Janet of Orient Hill, and Joel (Jody) and wife Kathy of Rupert; one son-in-law, Roy (Sam) Forren of Meadow Bridge; 10 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank all the care providers at Heartland of Rainelle for the wonderful loving care that was provided for our mother. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, in the Rainelle Cemetery, with Pastor Mike Whisman officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at the funeral home. Arrangements by Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle. | Fleshman, Margaret Jessie (I1087)
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| 295 | Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Online Edition, 10 Jul 2011 Ruth Elva Beitz, 91, of Beckley departed this life on Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley after a short illness. Born November 12, 1919, in Fayette County, W.Va., she was the second of seven children of the late Joseph and Truma Sevey Armstrong. Besides being a nurturing mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Ruth was a homemaker most of her life. During WWII she was employed at Celanese in Narrows, Va., and Meadow River Lumber Company in Rainelle, W.Va. She was also an employee of the Peoples Company during the Vietnam Era. For 47 consecutive years, Ruth won a total of 164 ribbons for her prized flowers and needlework as an exhibitor in the State Fair of West Virginia. She was well known for her "green thumb" and seamstress skills by all who knew her. Ruth was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57 years, Walter Beitz Jr. of Beckley; her daughter-in-law, Brenda Kay Beitz of Beckley; two brothers, Howard and Lester Armstrong of Corliss; and two sisters, Ida Burr of Charmco and Zella Knapp of Rupert. Left behind to cherish her memory are her only son, Joseph Walter Beitz of Beckley; her only granddaughter, Tara Lynn Taylor and her husband Richard of Beckley; and two beautiful great-granddaughters, Madison Darby and Emma Reese Taylor who will miss making her smile. She is also survived by two loving sisters, Betty Wright of Corliss and Beatrice Cutlip of Rupert; three sisters-in-law, Janet Armstrong of Corliss, Bea Beitz of Rupert and JoAnn Judy of Michigan; and two brothers-in-law, Clemon Knapp of Rupert and Lloyd Judy of Michigan; as well as many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. on Monday, July 11, 2011, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home in Beckley with Rev. Gene Bennett officiating. Entombment will follow at Wallace Memorial Cemetery in Clintonville. Friends may gather with the family at the funeral home on Monday the day of the service from 1 to 2 p.m. Online condolences may be submitted to www.blueridgefuneralhome.com. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, is in charge of the arrangements. | Armstrong, Ruth Elva (I20516)
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| 296 | Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Online Edition, 17 Nov 2006 MARYSVILLE, Ohio - Myrna Jane Bays Coleman, 75, formerly of Jane Lew, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006. Born Aug. 16, 1931, at Leivasy, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Maggie P. Murphy Bays. She was a public caseworker with the Department of Human Services in Ohio and Tennessee. She was a member of Marysville Christian Assemblies of God. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Willard Lewis, and three sisters, Ruby Wilson, Madge Carroll and Myrtle Hastings. Survivors include two daughters, Jane L. Smith and husband, Randy, of Milford Center, Ohio, and Caroline S. Kalita and husband, Jared, of Arlington, Ohio; a son, Harry Wayne Bays and wife, Sue, of Golden, Colo.; eight grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, with the Rev. Fred Parkins officiating. Friends may call 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle. Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle. | Bays, Myrna Jane (I40180)
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| 297 | Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Online Edition, 17 Sep 2011 MEADOW BRIDGE ? Darrell Wayne Pomeroy, 62, of Meadow Bridge, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at home following a sudden illness. Born July 9, 1949, in Hinton, he was the son of Verta Lou Jones and the late Elmer Lawrence Pomeroy, Jr. Darrell was a proud coal miner for 25 years and a member of the UMWA. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, football, and guitar music. He was a member of Bellwood Baptist Church of Bellwood. Survivors include his wife, Carol Jean Sexton Pomeroy of Meadow Bridge; his mother, Verta Lou Jones Pomeroy of Meadow Bridge; two sons, Michael Wayne Pomeroy of Meadow Bridge and Rodney Dean Pomeroy of Landisburg; and three grandchildren, Felicia, Dillon, and Madison. Services will be at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, September 18, 2011, at the Wallace & Wallace Chapel in Rainelle with Pastor John Wyatt officiating. Entombment will follow at the Wallace Memorial Mausoleum in Clintonville. Pallbearers will be Dillon Pomeroy, Logan Pomeroy, Chris Pomeroy, Donnie Pomeroy, Brian Herndon, and Johnny Mullins. Honorary pallbearer will be Charles Richard Flint. Friends may call from 1 until 2:30 p.m., on Sunday, September 18, 2011, at the funeral home. Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace, Inc. of Rainelle. | Pomeroy, Darrell Wayne (I32864)
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| 298 | Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Online Edition, 18 Jun 2010 MULLENS ? Thomas Allen Milam, 74, of Mullens, died Monday, June 14, 2010, at Richmond V.A. Medical Center, Richmond, VA, following a long illness. Born April 10, 1936, at Stephenson, he was the son of the late Clarence Milam and Sadie Mae Lester. Mr. Milam was a former window cleaner and was well known in the Mullens community for his small engine repair. He attended the Rhodell Church of God and had been a resident of Mullens for the past 46 years. Mr. Milam served his country in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, an infant son and Thomas Alden Milam; and a brother, James O. Milam. Those left to cherish his memory include his loving and devoted wife of 52 years, Judith A. Campbell Milam; a son, Clarence William "Peanut" Milam and his wife, Melissa, of Coal City, and their children, Kenny, Michaella, and Keith; three additional grandchildren, Melissa Blankenship, Brandy Lilly, and Tiffany Milam; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. today at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. George H. Garner officiating. Burial will follow in the Milam Cemetery at Sand Gap. Friends may call one hour prior to services today at the funeral home. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Wyoming County Honor Guard. For those considering an expression of sympathy, the family requests contributions be made to help defray unexpected expenses to Tankersley Funeral Home, 102 Moran Avenue, Mullens, WV 25882. Online condolences may be expressed at www.tankersleyfh.com. Arrangements by Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens. | Milam, Thomas Allen (I40733)
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| 299 | Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Online Edition, 2 Jun 2010 GREENSBORO, N.C. ? Mary Lorie Burns Hunter, 106, of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Greenbrier County, WV, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, in the Adams Farm Living & Rehabilitation Center of Greensboro, NC. She was born Oct. 12, 1903, in Asbury, WV, and lived much of her life in Sebring, Florida. For many years, Mary lived in Greensboro under the care of her niece, Betty Turner, and "son," Ray Turner, who passed away the next day after Mary. An independent woman for her time, in her 20s she earned her Bachelor's Degree from Marshall University, and her Master's Degree from Columbia University. Highly unusual for the 1920s, Mary and her four siblings each attended college. Mary taught elementary school for many years in Greenbrier County, WV, and Springfield, Ohio. She was very active, especially in her volunteer work with the Highlands Regional Medical Center Auxiliary and Delta Kappa Gamma. Other than her parents, Wallace and Sena Harrah Burns, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Belfur Harrah and Leon Hunter, and all four siblings, Bea Harvey, Kay Wiseman, Madeline McCallister, and Bob Burns. Survivors include nieces, Betty Turner of Greensboro, NC, and Bonnie Evans of Rainelle, nephew Gary McCallister of Alderson, and eleven (11) other nieces and nephews from various areas of the United States. Graveside services and burial will be 2 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at the Burns Family Cemetery, Clintonville, with Pastor Stanley Clark officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials in honor of Mary may be sent to the Asbury United Methodist Church of Asbury, WV. Arrangements through Wallace & Wallace, Rainelle. | Burns, Mary Lorie (I21813)
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| 300 | Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Online Edition, 20 Jun 2010 MOUNT HOPE ? Russell (Rusty) Allen May, 52, of Mount Hope, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2010, at home after a long battle with cancer. Born Jan. 5, 1958, in Rainelle, he was a graduate of the Greenbrier West High School Class of 1977. A former employee of Silverpoint Homes of Beaver, WV, he was a member of the Sewell Valley Baptist Church of Rainelle and a lifetime member of the New River Gorge Harley Owner's Group Chapter. Rusty was preceded in death by: grandparents, Jesse and Florence Boggs May, and Lacy and Violet Osborne Walkup; and sister-in-law, Stormy May. Survivors include: a son, Matthew (Matt) May of Mount Hope; parents, Connie and Herbert May, Sr., of Rainelle; a sister, Cheryl Bland and husband, Brian, of Meadow Bluff; a brother, Herbert May, Jr., of Columbia, SC; nephews, Shane May and wife, Amanda, of Apopka, FL, Josh Reynolds and wife, Savannah, of Morgantown, and Tiler Bland of Meadow Bluff; niece, Erica Lynn May of Columbia, SC; very special friends, Larry (Mitch) and Mary Stover, Doug and Julie Wyandt, and Randy and Brenda Stump; and very special aunts, Jean Lightfoot of Gaithersburg, MD, and Ina DeLong and husband, Jim, of Rainelle. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, June 21, at the Sewell Valley Baptist Church, Rainelle, with Pastor Milton Ker and Pastor Mike Whisman officiating. Entombment will follow in the Wallace Memorial Mausoleum at Clintonville. Friends may call Sunday, June 20, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., at the Wallace & Wallace Funeral Chapel, Rainelle. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Transplant Unit, National Institute of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, or to the family to defray funeral expenses. | May, Russell Allen "Rusty" (I40748)
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