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| 301 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Monday, 19 Jul 1976, p. 2, col. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-gary-harvey-obit/172406416/ Deaths And Funerals Gary Harvey CLINTONVILLE (RNS) - Funeral services for Gary Dean Harvey, 20, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at James Chapel United Methodist Church at Clintonville with Rev. B. B. Mitchum in charge. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. Harvey was killed Friday while at work for the Greenbrier Valley Feed Co. at Ronceverte when he was struck by a fork lift. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services from Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg. | Harvey, Gary Dean (I51345)
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| 302 | 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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| 303 | 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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| 304 | 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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| 305 | 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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| 306 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday, 14 Oct 1971, p. 29, col. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-goldie-crookshanks-o/171179499/ Mrs. Crookshanks Dies In Hospital RONCEVERTE (RNS) - Georgia Goldie Crookshanks, 67, of Ronceverte died Monday in a Maryland hospital after a short illness. Born Nov. 22, 1903, she was daughter of the late William Luther and Sahara Margaret Martin Smith. She was a lifelong resident of Greenbrier County and a member of Cold Spring United Methodist Church of Cornstalk. Survivors include her husband, Franklin of Ronceverte; three daughters, Mrs. Stella Smith of North Carolina, Mrs. Cleo Smiles of Wisconsin and Mrs. Louise Waid of Abington, Md., four sons, Kenneth and Willy, both of Abington, Md., Everett of Convington, Va., and Ralph of Clintonville; a sister, Mrs. Gladys Mullens of Ronceverte; four half sisters, Mrs. Lovie Shorter of Covington, Mrs. Mamie Hughart of McRoss, Mrs. Mable Adams of Rising Sun, Md., and Mrs. Berie Stull of Hominy Falls; three half brothers, Eugene of Ronceverte and Oakley of Durham, N. C., and Kessler of Hines; 15 grandchildren and 5 great-granchildren. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in Lewisburg with Rev. Leroy Crane in charge. Burial will be Wallace Memorial Cemetery. The Aegis, Bel Air, MD, Thursday, 14 Oct 1971, p. A-11, col. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-aegis-obituary-for-georgia-goldie-cr/171179672/ GEORGIA G. CROOKSHANKS Georgia Goldie Crookshanks, 67, wife of Kenneth Franklin Crookshanks, of 911 Greenbrier Ave., Ronceverte, W. Va., died on Monday, Oct. 11, at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Bruce, W. Va., she was the daughter of the late William and Sarah Martin Smith. Mrs. Crookshanks was taken ill while visiting her family in Harford county. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four sons, Everette of Covington, Va., Willie of Edgewood, Kenneth of Abingdon, and Ralph of Clintonville, W. Va.; three daughters, Stella Smith of Charlotte, N.C., Cleo Smalles of Beloit, Wis., and Louise Waid of Abingdon; two brothers, Oakley Crookshanks of Durham, N.C., and Eugene Crookshanks of Ronceverte, W. Va.; four sisters, Gladys Mullins of Ronceverte, Mamie Hughert of McRoss, W. Va., Lovie Shorter of Covington, Va., and Mabel Adams of Rising Sun; fifteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg, W. Va., with interment in the End of the Trail Cemetery in Clintonville, W. Va. McComas Funeral Home in Abingdon had charge of the local arrangements. | Smith, Georgia Goldie (I50884)
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| 307 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday, 17 Apr 1952, p. 8, col. 4 Run of Mine by Dick Mason Met a man the other day that deserves a lot of credit for making a comeback after a crippling accident. His name is Theodore Neely, who lives near Layland on Backus Mountain. Neely suffered a severely injured spine when he was trapped under a slate fall August 23, 1949. Although not a complete paraplegia, Neely must wear braces and walk with a cane. He received medical care and physical rehabilitation from Kabat-Kaiser Institute specialists at Valejo, Calif., and Washington D.C. He decided that as his new career he would be a poultry farmer. Throught the assistance of the UMWA Welfare Fund and State Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, he got chicks, feed, and the other necessary essentials. For some time he marketed most of his products through his brother's store on Backus Mountain. Due to a needed return trip to the hospital, he was forced to sell his chickens since his wife was unable to take care of them and the small farm he owns, but he is already making plans for returning to the life of a poultry farmer. | Neely, Theodore Seldon Sr. (I50260)
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| 308 | 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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| 309 | 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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| 310 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family: Robert Eugene Williams / Ruth Marie McMahan (F17966)
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| 311 | 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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| 312 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday, 23 Aug 1973, p. 20, col. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-charles-k-strader-ob/188083970/ Services Set Today For Strader Infant CRAWLEY (RNS) - Charles Kelby Strader, still born infant son of Renice and Dreama Bryant Strader Crawley, died of Wednesday in a Summerville hospital. Other survivors include grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey Strader of Crawley and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bryant of Rupert. Graveside rites will be at 10 a.m. today at End-of-the-Trail at Clintonville with Rev. Donald Fields in charge. The body is at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Rainelle. | Strader, Charles Kelby (I51813)
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| 313 | 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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| 314 | 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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| 315 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Thursday, 6 Nov 1952, p. 5, col. 5 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/51098/images/News-WE-BE_PO.1952_11_06-0005 J. Archie Martin Dies In Maryland EAST RAINELLE, Nov. 5 - J. Archie Martin, 54-year-old former resident of East Rainelle died at 5:30 on Tuesday evening at his home at Westminster, Md., following a four year's illness. Born at Rupert Dec. 17, 1897, he was a son of the late James E. Martin and Sallie E. Kessler Martin. He was a former electrician and well known throughout this area. He had lived in Maryland for about two years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Vicie Henson Martin; sic [sic] children, James Franklin, Harold, Robert, Virginia Ann, and twins Helen and Harland. Also surviving are two sisters, Misses Tessie and Mary Sue Martin of East Rainelle; and five brothers, Dr. H. C. Martin of East Rainelle; Wade Martin, Rupert; Amen P. Martin, East Rainelle; G. B. Martin, Charleston, and Kenton Martin, Rupert. The body is being returned to the Nickell Mortuary where funeral arrangements are pending. | Martin, James Archie (I26986)
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| 316 | 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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| 317 | 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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| 318 | 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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| 319 | 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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| 320 | 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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| 321 | 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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| 322 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 26 Feb 193, p. 10, col. 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-robert-b-crookshank/170417382/ R. Crookshanks Succumbs At 83 LEWISBURG (RNS) - Robert Bradley Crookshanks, 83, died Monday morning in a Ronceverte Hospital after a long illness. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Crookshanks and a lifelong resident of Greenbrier County. Survivors include his wife, Connie: five sons, Olin of Cornstalk, Walter and Maynard, both of Beckley, and Clarence and Orville, both of Lewisburg: four daughters, Mrs. Tolly Judy of Ronceverte, Mrs. Reva Delong of Roanoke, Va., and Mrs. Verna Wickline and Mrs. lleta Loudermilk, both of Lewisburg; a brother, Eskel Crookshanks of Cornstalk; a sister, Mrs. Eotsie Tharp of Cornstalk; 30 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Jack K. Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg with the Rev. Roy Snedegar in charge. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery north of Lewisburg. The body will remain at the funeral home. | Crookshanks, Robert Bradley (I34330)
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| 323 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 28 Apr 1959, p. 7, col. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-allie-graley-obit/184125116/ Allie Graley Dies; Rites Wednesday LONG BRANCH, April 27 (RNS) - Allie Graley, 80, died in a Hill Top nursing home at 9 a.m. today after a long illness. He was a retired miner, a member of the Clear Creek Advent Church, and of the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Almer; two sons, Ernest and Henry, both of Clear Creek; two daughters, Mrs. Gracie Rollins of Clear Creek and Mrs. Daisy Stover of Mulberry; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 2 P. m. Wednesday at the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel at Mount Hope by the Rev. Ernest Barley. Burial will be in Toney Cemetery at Tony's Fork. | Graley, Allie J. (I51577)
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| 324 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 3 Sep 1968, p. 8, col. 8 Services Set Today For Anna McClung SUMMERSVILLE (RNS) - Miss Anna Louise McClung, 28, of Canvas died Monday at her home after a long illness. Survivors include her mother, Martha McClung of Canvas; two brothers, Danny and Leon, both at home; and a sister, Mrs. Loretta Hinkle of Baltimore, Md. Graveside rites will be held at 10:30 a.m. today in the McClung Cemetery at Canvas with Rev. Quade Arbogast charge. The body is at Howard Funeral Home in Summersville. | McClung, Anna Louisa (I50430)
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| 325 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Tuesday, 8 Nov 1977, p. 3, col. 2 Deaths And Funerals Arch and Lovie Hanna RUPERT (RNS) - Joint services for Arch Hanna, 70, and his wife, Lovie Pauline Hanna, 52, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Waters Funeral Chapel at Summersville with the Rev. Lawrence Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery on Ward Road. The couple died Sunday in a fire at their mobile home in Rupert. Dalton Elmore, fire chief of the Rupert Volunteer Fire Department Station 50, said the department answered the call at 9:15 a.m. at the home located north of Anjean, about five miles from Rupert. Elmore said firemen stayed on the scene until 2 p.m. The fire is unver under investigation by the state fire marshal's office in Charleston, Elmore said. Born Nov. 23, 1907, at Canvas, Mr. Hanna was a son of the late Elijah and Rennie Brown Hanna. Mr. Hanna was a retired coal miner, a member of the United Mine Workers and a World War II veteran. Born Aug. 21,1925, at Canvass, Mrs. Hanna was a daughter of the late George and Mary Ellen McClung. Survivors include three sons, Kerry of Nettie and Phillip and Larry, both at home; one daughter, Mrs. Shirley Prather of Summersville, and three grandchildren. Also surviving Mr. Hanna are five brothers, John of Wooster, Ohio, Jesse of Charmco, Jack and Arthur both of Nettie, and Arbor of Summersville, and one sister, Mrs. Zella Pritt of Vancover, Wash. Mrs. Hanna is also survived by one brother, David McClung, and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Ward, both of Canvas. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. | McClung, Lovie Pauline (I50411)
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| 326 | 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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| 327 | 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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| 328 | 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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| 329 | 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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| 330 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 14 Dec 1977, p. 8, col. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-mae-harvey-obit/172405611/ Deaths And Funerals Mae Harvey LEWISBURG (RNS) - Services for Mrs. Mae E. Harvey, 68, will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home chapel at Lewisburg with the Revs. Leroy Crane and Sterling Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. Mrs. Harvey died Monday afternoon in a Fairlea hospital after a long illness. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. | Henson, Mae Etta (I51101)
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| 331 | 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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| 332 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 16 Oct 1968, p. 11, col. 5 Martha McClung Dies In Hospital CANVAS (RNS) - Martha Jane McClung, 52, of Canvas died Tuesday in a Montgomery hospital after a long illness. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Loretta Hinkle of Sebern, Md.; two sons, Leon of Canvas and Pvt. Danny McClung, stationed at Ft. Knox, Ky.; her mother, Mrs. Mary McClung of Canvas; four sisters, Mrs. Vernie Hanna, Mrs. Lovie Hanna and Mrs. Minnie Ward, all of Canvas, and Mrs. Rose Weyland of Missouri; three brothers, David, Walter and George McClung Jr., all of Canvas; and five grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Howard White Funeral Home Chapel at Summersville with Rev. Quade Arbogast in charge. Burial will be in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery at Mount Lookout. The body will remain at the imeral home. | McClung, Martha Jane (I50401)
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| 333 | 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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| 334 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 2 Jul 1958, p. 6, col. 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald/171700740/ MRS. KESLER WEDS CHARLES ROY HENSON WILIAMSBURG. July 1 (RNS) - Dr. James W. Wright performed the single-ring ceremony Saturday afternoon which wed Mrs. Hazel Eleanor Kesler and Charles Roy Henson in marriage. The bride, a widow of the late Dr. John Kesler of Williamsburg, wore a power blue, street-length dress and an orchid corsage. The ceremony was read in the old historic Palestinean Presbyterian Chapel at Hematite on Route 3 near Covington, Va. Henson is employed by the Imperial Coal and Construction Company. The couple was attended by the son and daughter of the bride. Miss Joanne Kesler played nuptial music, and was bride's maid, and John Kesler was best man and photographer. The newly-weds will live at Williamsburg. | Family: Charles Roy Henson / Hazel Eleanor Nunley (F17958)
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| 335 | 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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| 336 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 3 Jul 1974, p. 23, col. 1 Car Wreck Fatal To W.E. McClung CANVAS (RNS) - A old Nicholas County man died of injuries received in a one car accident near Canvas day evening in a Summersvilli hospital. Police said Walter E. McClung of Canvas had purchased a 1972 car from a Summersville car dealer and was driving home when he lost control of the car and plunged over an embankment earlier Monday. Police said his brother George McClung Jr., a passenger in the car, was treated and released at a Summersville hospital. McClung was a lifelong resident of Nicholas County, was a timberman and was a veteran of World War II. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Mary Underwood McClung of Canvas; one brother, John David of Canvas, and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Ward of Canvas and Mrs. Lovie Hannah of Rupert. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Howard White Funeral Home in Summersville with Rev. Rex Ball in charge. Burial will be in the McClung Family Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 today. | McClung, Walter Edds (I50400)
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| 337 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 4 Jul 1956, p. 14, col. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-a-c-crookshank-tak/170346367/ A. C. Crookshank Taken By Death CORNSTALK, July 3 (RNS) - Alexander Caperton Crookshank Sr., 64, died at his home at Cornstalk Tuesday morning. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Crookshank; two sons, Alexander Jr. and Harvey, both at home; five daughters, Zelda, Mildred, Faye and Dulcie Crookshank, all at home, and Mrs. Viola Davis of Amherst, Ohio; three brothers, Jim and Estel Crookshank of Cornstalk, and Robert Crookshank of Lewisburg: three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Hanson, Mrs. Dotsie Tharp and Miss Lizzie Crookshank, all of Clintonville. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Cold Springs Methodist Church at Cornstalk by the Rev. Hobert Quesenberry and the Rev. L. E. Serville. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery near Clintonville. The body was removed to the residence at 4 p.m. today from the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg. | Crookshanks, Alexander Caperton Sr. (I31550)
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| 338 | 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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| 339 | Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, Wednesday, 9 Oct 1963, p. 2, col. 2 Elsie V. Gardner Succumbs At 68 LAWTON (RNS) - Mrs. Elsie Vandall Gardner, 68, of Lawton died Monday in an Oak Hill nursing home after a long illness. She was born Sept. 3, 1895, at Elton, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Eagle Vandall. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Annie Neely of Backus, Mrs. Mae Berry of Minden and Mrs. Mary Lee Smith of Chicago, Ill.; six sons, Winifred Jones of Oak Hill, Ray Jones of Maplewood, Willard Jones of Cedar Bluff, Iowa, Herbert Jones of Chicago, Ill., Junior Jones of Napierville, Ill., and Franklin Gardner of Chicago, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. Dollie Martin of Elton, Mrs. Emmalee Gwinn of Meadow Bridge and Mrs. Ethel Fleshmen of Elton; three brothers, Hall Vandall of Beckley, Deebe Vandell of Elton and Ira Vandall of Hinton; 29 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Elton Community Church with the Rev. Leslie Rogers in charge. Burial will be in the Elton Cemetery. The body will remain at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Chapel in East Rainelle and will be taken to the church on hour prior to the funeral. | Vandal, Mary Elsie Agnes (I50238)
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| 340 | 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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| 341 | Beckley Post-Herald, Friday, 22 Aug 1975, p. 16, col. 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/15754289/ Mrs. Phipps' Rites Slated MEADOW BLUFF (RNS) - Mrs. Virginia Ellen Phipps, 83, died Thursday in a Fairlea hospital ater a long illness. She was a member of the Soule Chapel United Methodist Church at Meadow Bluff. Born July 22, 1892, at Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Mildred Haley. Survivors include seven daughters, Mrs. Gertie Thompson of Lordsburg, N.M., Mrs. Elsie Chase of Hillsboro, Ore., Mrs. and Blanche [T]hompson of Meadow Bluff, Mrs. Margie Counts of Alderson, Mrs. Frances Hiser of Crawley, Mrs. Stella Hunter o[f] Meadow Bluff and Mrs. Louise Lloyd of Valbese, N.C.; two sons, Ulysses of Tucson, Ariz., and Noah of Toledo, Ore., one brother, John Haley of Sophia; one sister, Mrs. Goldie Cook of Baltimore, Md.; 38 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Smathers Funeral Home in Rainelle with Rev. Esker S. Groves in charge. Burial will be in Old Amwell Cemetery at Crawley. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Saturday. Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, Friday, 22 Aug 1975, p. 13A, col. 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charleston-daily-mail-virginia-phipp/184551061/ Greenbrier County Resident Succumbs; Survived By 103 MEADOW BLUFF - Mrs. Virginia Ellen Phipps, 83, of Meadow Buff, Greenbrier County, died Thursday in Greenbrier Valley Hospital, Fairlea. She is survived by 103. She was a member of Soule Chapel United Methodist Church. Surviving: daughters, Mrs. Blanche Thompson and Mrs. Stella Hunter of Meadow Bluff, Mrs. Gertie Thompson of Lordsburg, N.M., Mrs. Elsie Chase of Hillsboro, Ore., Mrs. Margie Counts of Alderson, Mrs. Frances Hiser of Crawley, Mrs. Louise Lloyd of Valdese, N.C.; sons, Ulysses of Tucson, Ariz., Noah of Toledo, Ore.; sister, Mrs. Goldie Cook of Baltimore, Md.; brother, John Haley of Sophia; 38 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild. Service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. E. S. Groves officiating. Burial will be in Old Amwell Cemetery, Crawley. Friends may call Saturday after 5 p.m. | Haley, Virginia Ellen (I14663)
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| 342 | 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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| 343 | 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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| 344 | 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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| 345 | 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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| 346 | 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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| 347 | 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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| 348 | Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Monday, 6 Dec 1999 http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/raleigh/obits/Dec99/120699ob.txt Burl Sandy Harvey, 68, of Clintonville, passed away Dec. 5, 1999, at Princeton Community Hospital after a long illness. Born Dec. 8, 1930, at Clintonville, he was the son of Alta Jane Henson Harvey and the late William Kenna Harvey. Mr. Harvey was a U.S. Marine veteran and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gayla Holland Harvey. Other survivors include a daughter, Elaine Altizer and husband Steve of Richmond, Va.; two sons, Alan Harvey and wife Beth of Asbury, and Jerry Harvey of Clintonville; a sister, Mary Catherine Loudermilk of Clintonville; two brothers, Earl Harvey of Clintonville, and Gerald Harvey of Livermore, Calif.; four grandchildren, Kristi Allen of Morgantown, Nick Harvey of Asbury, Ali Harvey of Asbury and Zachary Altizer of Richmond, Va. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Michael Loudermilk officiating. Burial will follow at Wallace Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at noon Tuesday. Arrangements by Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg. | Harvey, Burl Sandy (I51322)
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| 349 | 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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| 350 | 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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