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| 5001 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 11 May 1988 LESLIE G. "SAM' BURNS JR., 67, of Crawley, Greenbrier County, died Tuesday at home after a short illness. He was a farmer and an Army veteran. He was a member of Logan Baptist Church. Surviving: wife, Mildred Lees Burns; sons, John L. and Richard L., of Crawley, Samuel of Summersville, Robert L. of Yorktown, Va.; sister, Ann Jacqueline Lanham of Painesville, Ohio; 12 grandchildren Service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Leroy Crane officiating. Burial will be in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville. | Burns, Leslie Given "Sam" Jr. (I13113)
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| 5002 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 12 April 1942 Mrs. Lucretia E. Dawson - 66, former Charleston resident, died Saturday afternoon at Los Angeles, Calif., six months' illness. She was the widow of R. R. Dawson and was a member of the First Christian church and Rebekah lodge. Surviving: two sons, A. R. and Wesley Dawson, both of Charleston; two daughters, Mrs. Nita Thompson and Mrs. Irene Lupton, both of Los Angeles; three sisters, Mrs. Etta M. Mann, Los Angeles; Mrs. Alfred Jones, South Charleston; Mrs. Virginia McGinnis, Clear Creek. The body will be brough to Barlow mortuary sometime Wednesday. | Lewis, Lucretia E. (I22238)
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| 5003 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 12 April 1944 Greenbrier Youth Accidentally Shot George Richard McClung, 18, accidentally shot and killed himself Monday evening when he slipped on a cliff at Mt. Lookout, Nicholas county, and discharged the revolver he was carrying. He and his brother, Philip, had been practicing shooting at targets. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray McClung of Springdale, Greenbrier county, and is survived also by a brother, Thomas, and two sisters, Nancy and Mary. | McClung, George Richard (I31049)
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| 5004 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 12 April 1967 EAST RAINELLE ? Service was being held today at 2 p.m. for James Clyde Hughart, 80, of Rupert, who died Monday in Greenbrier Valley Hospital at Ronceverte. The Rev. Lee White and the Rev. Henry O. Loving were to officiate in Nickell Funeral Home with burial in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. A retired businessman and member of the Big Clear Creek Baptist Church, Mr. Hughart belonged to IOOF. He is survived by his wife, Lycena; daughters, Mrs. Hazel Dare Shafer of Huntington, Mrs. Lycena Chambers of Arlington Heights, Ill.; sons, James Ray of Rupert, Leo Dale of South Charleston; sisters, Mrs. Lactia Judy of McRoss, Mrs. Lela Altizer and Miss Louise Hughart of East Rainelle; brother, Roy of Rainelle. | Hughart, James Clyde (I17163)
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| 5005 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 12 June 1965 EAST RAINELLE - Earl David Martin, 64, of Rupert, Greenbrier County, died Friday in the C&O Hospital at Clifton Forge, Va., after a long illness. He was a member of the Big Clear Creek, Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge No. 166 at Rupert. Surviving: wife, Mrs. Evelyn; daughter, Carla Jean at home; sisters, Mrs. Sims of Smoot; Mrs. Fannie Zimmerman of Huntington; brothers, Estel and Phillip of Smoot; one grandchild. Service will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home here, the Rev. Lee White and the Rev. John Bowyer officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. | Martin, Earl David (I17731)
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| 5006 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 13 August 1946 Miss June Ann Shawver of Somerset drive left Monday for Detroit, Mich., where she will be married Saturday to Mr. Joseph Anthony Lindner, Miss Shawver was accompanied by Misses Charotte and Nancy Rectenwald, who will be bridesmaids. | Family: Joseph Anthony Linder / June Ann Shawver (F12697)
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| 5007 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 13 February 1967 EAST RAINELLE - Mrs. Lula Jane Meadows, 83, of Rupert, died Sunday in Alley Nursing Home here. Survivors: daughters, Mrs. Mary Webb of Tornado, Mrs. Melda Caddle of West Blockton, Ala.; sons, John W. of Meadow Bridge, Rosco of Tallahassee, Fla.; sisters, Mrs. Prudence Piercy of Clintonville, Mrs. Carmie Beitz and Mrs. Margie Waselchalk of Rupert; 18 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren. Service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Amwell Baptist Church by the Rev. P. E. Orndorff, and burial will take place in the church cemetery. The body is at Nickell Funeral Home. | Crane, Lula Jane (I6324)
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| 5008 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 13 February 1967 EAST RAINELLE - Orville H. (Trap) Walkup, 60, an East Rainelle resident, died Sunday in Greenbrier Valley Hospital at Ronceverte. An employe of Wallace and Wallace funeral homes in Greenbrier, Fayette and Pocahontas counties for about 10 years, he was a former miner and member of the Big Clear Creek Baptist Church at Rupert. Surviving are his wife, Bonnie; daughters, Mrs. Gene Craft of Clifton Forge, Va., Mrs. Lloyd Sykes of Clintonville; sons, Keith of Richmond, Va., Warren of Leesburg, Fla.; sister, Mrs. Jessie Osborne of Mount Nebo; brothers, Harry of Painesville, Ohio, Lacy of Charmco; half brothers, Roy Richardson of West Palm Beach, Fla., Noel Richardson of St. Petersburg, Fla., Bernie Richardson of Michigan; 18 grandchildren. The body is at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home here. | Walkup, Orville Haynes "Trap" (I14516)
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| 5009 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 13 February 1967 EAST RAINELLE - Service was to be held today in the Nickell Funeral Home here at 2 p.m. with the Rev. G. C. Musick officiating for Mrs. Pearl Mae Walkup, 71, of Meadow Bridge, who died Saturday in Charleston Memorial Hospital. Burial was to be made in Patton Cemetery at Meadow Bridge. Surviving are her husband, W. 0.; daughters, Mrs. Glenna Jean Rollins of Charleston, Mrs. Susan Garland of Florence, Ky., Mrs. Mary Lee Gendelman of Cincinnati, Ohio; sons, Bill of Parkersburg, John F. of Meadow Bridge; several grandchildren. | Flanagan, Pearl May (I3671)
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| 5010 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 13 January 1971 The funeral for Mrs. Helma Lee Morris Parsons, 59, of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Charleston, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Bartlett-Burdette Funeral Home here with the Rev. Dr. Asa Harris in charge. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park at St. Albans. Mrs. Parsons, a ward clerk in a St. Petersburg hospital, died Monday in a Tampa, Fla., hospital after a long illness. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Charleston. She was the widow of James L. Parsons, who was the assistant manager of the used car department at Tag Galyean in Charleston. Survivors: son, David F. of St. Petersburg; daughter, Mrs. Mary C. Gay of Parkersburg; mother, Mrs. Caroline Morris of St. Petersburg; sister, Mrs. Delbert Weiford of Cross Lanes; brothers, Thomas Morris of Charleston, Edward M. Morris and Ernest B. Morris of Melbourne, Fla. Friends may call at the funeral home today after 7 p.m. | Morris, Helma Lee (I36516)
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| 5011 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 13 July 1950 Rupert Woman, 37, Drowns in Florida OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (AP) - Mrs. Lillian Crane, 37, of Rupert, W.Va., drowned in Lake Okeechobee Wednesday night. Her daughter, Jane, 16, was saved by Roy Williams, 16, of Okeechobee, who witnessed the tragedy. Williams said Mrs. Crane and her daughter were wading in the big lake near Hurricane Dyke No. 6 about a mile east of Okeechobee when they stepped into a hole about 20 feet deep. Neither was able to swim. Williams brought the daughter to safety but said he could not reach Mrs. Crane after he saw her go down. Mrs. Crane and her family were visiting her father, E. K. McCoy of Okeechobee. She is survived by her husband, J. L. Crane; two sons, James, 17, and Charles, 10, and another daughter, Ana Ruth, 7. The Charleston Gazette, 15 July 1950 CRANE, Mrs. Lillian McCoy - 38, of Rupert, was drowned Wednesday night while vacationing at Okeechobee, Fla. Surviving are her husband, Burley W. Crane; two brothers, Wilson McCoy of Rainelle and Harmon McCoy of Rupert; two sisters, Mrs. Elden Smith of Charmco and Mrs. Boyd Frazier of Charleston; two sons, James and Charles, both at home; two daughters, Jane and Ruth, both at home; and her father, E. K. McCoy of Florida. Service will be in Amwell Baptist Church at Rupert at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Rev. Joe E. Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Amwell Cemetery under direction of Nickell Mortuary of East Rainelle. | McCoy, Mary Lillian (I18106)
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| 5012 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 13 June 1968 BLAGG, Basyl Bruce - Service today in the Casto Funeral Home at Evans. Burial in Blaine Memorial Cemetery, Cottageville. Mr. Blagg, 66, of Cottageville, died Tuesday. Survivor: brother, W. C. of Canoton, Ohio; sister, Mrs. Jean Taylor of Deland, Fla. | Blagg, Basyl Bruce (I18950)
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| 5013 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 13 November 2001 ROSE VALLEY, Pa. - Susan Rollins Wykle, 60, of Rose Valley, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Nov. 11, 2001, at Taylor Hospice, Ridley Park, Pa. Mrs. Wykle was a lifelong devoted volunteer and an active member of the Charleston community for 45 years. She served Charleston Memorial Hospital as a Candy-Striper while attending Charleston High School and later as a member of the Women's Auxiliary. After earning her B.A. degree from Longwood College, Farmville, Va., she began teaching in the Kanawha County School System before joining Head Start during the programom 6 to 8 p.m. Tue's formative years. Mrs. Wykle served on the board of directors of the Junior League of Charleston and was involved in many of the League's charitable works, including Whale of a Sale and the Mountain Measures Cookbook. She also served as president of the Holz Elementary School PTA and taught Sunday school at First Presbyterian Church. In 1986, she moved to Pennsylvania with her husband, William J. Wykle, and her two children. There, she continued her volunteerism in numerous capacities within the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District and was later involved in fundraising efforts for both Duke University and Wake Forest University. Mrs. Wykle considered her greatest life achievement to be her two loving, caring and independent children. The daughter of the late Charles and Glenna Rollins, she is survived by: her husband of 34 years; her daughter, S. Rollins Wykle of Charlotte, N.C.; her son, William H. Wykle of Atlanta, Ga.; and her sister, Rebecca Wright of Humble, Texas. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Church of the Good Shepherd, Chappell Road and Chesterfield Avenue SE, Kanawha City, Charleston, with the Rev. Esber Tweel officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Taylor Hospice, 300 Johnson Ave., Ridley Park, PA 19078. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements. | Rollins, Susan Larue (I34352)
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| 5014 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 13 October 2000 Mary F. England OAK HILL - Mary Frances Walkup England, 85, of Oak Hill died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in Hilltop Center, Oak Hill, after a long illness. She was a member of Lookout Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Surviving: husband, Joe Frank England of Lookout; daughter, Mary Ellen Collett of Salyersville, Ky.; sister, Marjorie Osborne of True; brother, Fred Walkup of North Carolina; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Lookout Baptist Church with Pastor David Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Jeanette Cemetery, Lookout. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted. | Walkup, Mary Frances (I13655)
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| 5015 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 14 Feb 1938 Native of Greenbrier Dies at Florence, Col. RAINELLE, Feb. 14 - Funeral services for Dr. L. E. Rupert, 69, of Florence, Colo., will be held Monday at 2 o'clock in Phillipsburg, Pa. Dr. Rupert died late Thursday in a Denver hospital following an operation. He was a native of Greenbrier county, W. Va., and a son of Dr. C. A. Rupert and Elizabeth McClung Rupert. He had lived in Colorado since his early youth. Besides his wife, Mrs. Mary Todd Rupert, he is survived by five sisters and two brothers, Mrs. W. J. Feamster, Mrs. Lydaho McClung and Miss Layuna Rupert, of Rupert, Mrs. G. W. Hastings, of Chelyan, Mrs. R. D. Black, of Cedar Grove, Dr. L. D. Rupert, of Frankford and Lester Rupert, of Dallas, Texas. | Rupert, Leonides E. "Lewis" (I5381)
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| 5016 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 14 January 1986 BURLEY WILSON CRANE, 77, OF RUPERT, Greenbrier County, died Sunday in Humana Hospital Greenbrier Valley, Fairlea, after a long illness. He was a member of of Amwell Baptist Church and Midland Trail Quartet. He was a retired miner. Surviving: wife, Cora Hanson Crane; daughters, Jane Neff of Castle Hayne, N.C., Ruth Hamrick of Quinwood; stepdaughter, Carolyn. Wilson of Clintonville; sons, James Lee of Rainelle, Charles of Meadow Bluff; stepson, Craig Russell at home; stepmother, Lottie Crane of Rupert; sister, Thelma Dane of New York, Beulah Gubas of Norristown, Pa.; stepsister, Marjorie Bare of Rupert; half-brother, Billy Joe of San Antonio, Texas; stepbrothers, Ted Richardson of Las Cruces, N.M., Darrell Richardson of Vancouver, Wash.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Amwell Baptist Church, Rupert, with the Rev. Donald Fields and the Rev. Paul Skaggs officiating. | Crane, Burley Wilson (I14253)
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| 5017 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 14 July 1941 Jacob O. McClung - Services were set for 2 p.m. Monday at the residence for Mr. McClung, 90, retired Greenbrier county farmer and catleman, who died Sunday at Rupert. Rev. W. L. Crane and Rev. J. L. Forren were to officiate, with Wallace and Wallace mortuary of East Rainelle directing burial in End of the Trail cemetery. His parents, the late Andrew Cavendish and Catherine O'Dell McClung, were among pioneer settlers of Greenbrier valley. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Adelia McClung; three children by a former marriage, Mrs. Rebecca Romans of Crawley, Mrs. Maymie Hunt of Akron, O., and J. A. McClung of Seattle, Wash., and 10 grandchildren. Another son, Dr. T. Z. McClung, died in 1926. Mr. McClung's first wife was the former Miss Mary Jane Callison. | McClung, Jacob O'dell Sr. (I13549)
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| 5018 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 August 1989 ELMER WILLARD REMLEY, 79, OF KIEFFER, Greenbrier County, died Monday, Aug. 14, 1989, in Humana Hospital Greenbrier Valley, Fairlea, after a long illness. He was a disabled miner and a Baptist. Surviving: wife, Mary Russell Remley; daughter, Brenda Sheppard of Rupert; sons, Robert of Crawley, Bernard of Organ Cave; sister, Eugenia Burns of Clintonville; brother, James of Kieffer; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Leroy Crane and the Rev. Kermit Hunter, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Remley Cemetery, Kieffer. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. | Remley, Elmer Willard (I15739)
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| 5019 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 December 1933 TRUCK KILLS SCHOOLBOY Robert Munn, Mercer Pupil, Struck as He Crosses Street Near His Home; Driver Held A 12-year-old schoolboy, Robert Munn, was fatally injured in front of his home at 1108 Lee street Friday when he was struck by a truck driven by L. C. Evans, of Charleston, an employee of a banking company. He died without regaining consciousness after he was removed to the McMillan hospital. Doctors said he suffered a fractured skull, injuries to his chest and a broken leg, and had almost no chance of recovery. The boy was the son of Mrs. R. W. Munn. She and a half sister, Miss Ernestine King, and three half brothers, William and Carl Lively, of Charleston, and Robert Lively, of New York, survie him. Evans reported the accident to police and was charged with reckless driving. The charge was changed to manslaughter after the boy's death and Evans posted a $1,000 bond for his appearance in municipal court before Judge D. Boone Dawson, probably on Saturday. Details of the accident were meager. Evans, in his report, said that the boy ran in front of the truck as he was driving past the Munn home, and that he was unable to halt the machine in time to avoid an accident. William Lively, one of the brothers, said Robert was on his way to class at the Mercer School, near his home, when the accident occurred. The accident occurred about 8:30 o'clock. Ten minutes later the boy was under medical care, but efforts to save him were fruitless. The body was removed to the Barlow mortuary. The Charleston Daily Mail, 17 December 1933 Charles Richard Munn - Funeral services for Charles Richard Munn, 12-year-old son of Mrs. R. W. Munn, of 1108 Lee street, who was killed Friday morning when he was struck by a truck in front of his home, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Barlow chapel. Rev. B. P. Taylor, will officiate and burial will follow in the Spring Hill cemetery. | Munn, Charles Richard (I33253)
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| 5020 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 February 1967 NEW HAVEN - Brammer B. Muncy, 73, of this Mason County community, died Tuesday at home. He was a retired grocery store operator and veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Marie; daughter, Mrs. David Hindy of Middleport, Ohio; son, Bob of Waldorf, Md.; sister, Mrs. Cora Wright of Alabama; six grandhildren. The Rev. Jack Welch will oficiate at the funeral Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Foglesong Funeral Home in Mason. Military burial will be made in Graham Cemetery. The Athens Messenger, 15 February 1967 NEW HAVEN - Brammer B. Muncy, 73, a retired New Haven merchant, died Tuesday at his home. A World War II veteran, he was born Sept 14, 1893, in Hinton, W.Va., the son of the late George and Elizabeth Hale Muncy. He is survived by his wife, Marie; one daughter, Mrs. Dave Hindy, Middleport; one son, Bob, Waldorph, Md.; one sister, Mrs. Cora Wright of Alabama; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:30 p m in the Foglesong Funeral Home, Mason, with the Rev. Jack Welch officiating, with burial in Graham Cemetery. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Smith-Capehart Post 140 of New Haven. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday. | Muncy, Brammer Burk (I33136)
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| 5021 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 Jan 1941 Missing Man's Body Is Discovered in River EAST RAINELLE, Jan. 15 - The body of William Lester Walkup, 22, who had been missing from his home at Crawley since Jan. 6 was recovered at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday from the Meadow river near Charmco, Greenbrier county. Justice of the Peace D. D. Haynes of East Rainelle conducted an inquest in which the jury attributed the victim's death to drowning. Children playing on the river found the victim's hat, containing money and a note, and turned it over to troopers. Contents of the note were not divulged. | Walkup, William Lester "Billy" (I14553)
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| 5022 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 June 1973 Heart Attack Takes W.T.Hines RAINELLE ? William Theodore Hines, 69, of Hines, Greenbrier County, died Thursday at his home, apparently of a heart attack, according to a spokesman at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Rainelle. He was a retired coal operator and farmer, a member of the Beaver Creek Baptist Church at Kieffer. Surviving: wife, Pauline Crane Hines; daughters, Mrs. Shannon McClung of Lewisburg, Mrs. King Pettrey of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Charles William Lewis, and Mrs. Nick Lewis of Charleston, Mrs. David Green of Gosport, Ind.; sons, William Theodore Jr. of Thornville, Ohio, Richard Gale at home; sisters, Mrs. Della Moore of Hines, Mrs. Lena McClung of Snow Hill, Mrs. Carrie Riley of St. Albans, Mrs. Ollie Young of Charleston; brothers Cecil of Hines, Joe of Rupert, and Fred of Canvas. Service will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, withthe Rev. Leroy Crane and the Rev. Harold Flint officiating. Burial will be in End of the Trail Cemetery at Clintonville. Friends may call Saturday after 4 p.m. at the funeral home. | Hines, William Theodore "Ted" Sr. (I13943)
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| 5023 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 June 1994 ELMER EUGENE CROOKSHANKS, 75, OF Fairlea died Sunday, June 12, 1994, at home after a short illness. He was a retired carpenter. Surviving: sisters, Gladys Green of Farm Grove, Pa., Mamie Hugart of Rainelle; brother, O.J. of Durham, N.C. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Jack K. Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Leroy Crane officiating. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg. | Crookshanks, Elmer Eugene (I21339)
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| 5024 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 March 1954 Elijah McClung, Of Dawson Dies Elijah Robert McClung, 87, of Dawson, Greenbrier county, died yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. R. S. Martin of Little Tyler Mountain, after a long illess. A retired farmer, he was a member of Meadow Grove Baptist Church at Dawson, and of Lodge 372, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at East Rainelle. Also surviving are three other daughters, Mrs. E. Maye Woolard of Charleston, Mrs. John Elwell of Fayetteville, and Mrs. C. H. Wells of Dawson; a son, R. H. McClung of Norfolk, Va.; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services were to be today at 10 a. m. in Bartlett mortuary chapel with the Rev. T. Howard Kingston officiating. The body was then to be taken to Wallace and Wallace mortuary in East Rainelle. Additional services will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Meadow Grove Baptist church with the Rev. Robert Quesenberry officiating. Burial will be in Dolin cemetery near Dawson. The body will be taken to the church an hour before services. | McClung, Elijah Robert "Bob" (I17605)
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| 5025 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 March 1966 EAST RAINELLE - A Kieffer, Greenbrier County, resident, Mrs. Alice Alpha Remley, 79, died Monday in Greenbrier Valley Hospital at Ronceverte. Surviving: daughters, Mrs. Lillian Deitz of Rupert, Mrs. Eugene Burns of Clintonville; sons Elmer and James of Kieffer; sisters, Mrs. Bessie Scruggs of Kieffer, Mrs. Mattie King and Mrs. Mae Hunter of Rupert; half-sister, Mrs. Annie Sanford of East Rainelle; brothers, Grant Crane of Rupert, Loman Crane of Elton, Billy Crane of Montgomery; half-brother, Wade Crane [HUNTER] of East Rainelle; 11 grandchildren. The body is at Nickell Funeral Home here. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Beaver Creek Baptist Church at Kieffer by the Rev. Leroy Crane and the Rev. J. H. Quesenberry. Burial will be in the church cemetery. | Crane, Alpha Alice (I17206)
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| 5026 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 Nov 1943 Linda Lou Walkup - 9-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Walkup of Crawley, Greenbrier county, died Saturday evening in a Ronceverte hospital. Services will be at Beaver Creek Baptist church at Kieffer at 2 p.m. Monday, Rev. Leslie Crane officiating. Burial in Kieffer cemetery, Nickell mortuary at East Rainelle. | Walkup, Linda Lou (I15169)
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| 5027 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 November 1965 EAST RAINELLE - Retired farmer Lewis Ernest Hill, 83, of Smoot, Greenbrier County, died yesterday in Greenbrier Valley Hospital. He was a member of Meadow Grove Baptist Church where the funeral will be held on Wesnesday at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Hobert Quesenberry. Burial will be in Puckett Cemetery. Surviving: wife, Sallie; daughter, Mrs. Merlyene Colley of Charleston; stepdaughters, Mrs. Louise Seater of New York City; Mrs. Betty Jo Stephens of Rupert; stepson, Charles Anderson of Cincinnati, Ohio; foster son, William Legg of Rainelle; sisters, Mrs. Cora Puckett of Dawson, Mrs. Lina Cowan of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Pearl Tabor of Princeton, Mrs. Ora Martin of Vale; brother, Earl Hill of Vale; and nine grandchildren. The body is at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home here. | Hill, Lewis Ernest (I6425)
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| 5028 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 15 September 1975 DAWSON - Earl Everette Hill, 81, of Dawson, died Sunday in Greenbrier Valley Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Meadow Grove Baptist Church, Dawson. Surviving: wife, Macie Zimmerman Hill; daughters, Mrs. Barbara Matthews of Eldora, Iowa, Mrs. Nyla Jones of Dawson; sisters, Mrs. Lina Cowen of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Pearl Tabor of Bluefield, Mrs. Ora Martin of Dawson. Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, is in charge of arrangements. | Hill, Earl Everett (I6469)
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| 5029 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 16 December 1969 FAYETTEVILLE?The funeral for William David (Dee) Hudson, Jr., 55, of Fayetteville, will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Dodd-Payne Funeral Home here with the Rev. B. B. Breitenhirt officiating. Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park here. Mr. Hudson, a retired department supervisor at Union Carbide Metals Corp. in Alloy, died Sunday at Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery. He was a native of North Carolina. Survivors: wife, Helen Callison Hudson; sons, William D. III of North Andover, Mass., Rodger Fredric at home; daughter, Mrs. Patricia Crabill of Alexandria, Va.; brother, Clarence (Bill) of Katy, Tex; sister, Mrs. Nellie G. Womack of Norfolk, Va. Friends may call at the funeral home today after 5 p.m. | Hudson, William David "W. D." Jr. (I35637)
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| 5030 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 16 October 1970 RAINELLE - Mrs. Mary Clyde Scudder, 81, of Rainelle, a member of the Sewell Valley Baptist Church, died Wednesday in a Ronceverte hospital. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Sewell Valley Baptist Church with the Rev. P. E. Orndorff and the Rev. E. B. Powers in charge. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Survivors: daughters, Mrs. May Cooper of Alderson, Mrs. Oleta Wozanick of Linthicum Height, Md., Mrs. Margie Barrett of Tazewell, Va., Mrs. Mary Frances Harmon of Marfrance; sons, Ira of Rainelle, Roy of Russell, Ky.; brothers, Bill [Hoke] of Sand Rock, John [Hoke] of Portland, Ore. Friends may call at the Don Smathers Funeral Home here today. | Hoke, Mary Clyde (I28346)
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| 5031 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 16 October 1971 RICHWOOD - Ira Hill Dorsey, 83, of Nettie, Nicholas County, died last night at his home after a short illness. White and White Funeral Home, Richwood, is in charge of arrangements. The Charleston Gazette, 18 October 1971 DORSEY, Ira Hill - Nettie, Nicholas County, 2 p.m. Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Nettie, the Rev. Lawrence Dorsey and the Rev. Quade Arbogast. Fairview Cemetery at Nettie. | Dorsey, Ira Hill (I36011)
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| 5032 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 17 April 1940 Farmer Found Dead BECKLEY, April 17 (Special) - Albert Arnold, Sand Lick mountain farmer, was found dead in the yard of his home Tuesday afternoon by two small boys. A coroner's verdict said that he died of self-inflicted shot gun wounds in the heart. State police attributed the act to domestic troubles. The Charleston Daily Mail, 18 April 1940 Beckley - Albert Arnold, complaining about not feeling well, told neighbors, "When you come in at noon, come over and see about me." Two small boys sent to his home found Arnold's body under an apple tree. Dr. W. W. Hume, sounty coroner, said he died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound. | Arnold, William Albert (I25659)
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| 5033 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 17 January 1968 EAST RAINELLE - Annette Chapman Brown, 2-1/2-year-old daughter of Cecil and Aretha Brown of Rainelle, died Tuesday in Beckley Hospital after a short illness. Also surviving are sisters, Carol Sue, Patty Ann, Mabel Sharlene, Deborah Frances, Joyce, Brenda Yvonne and Phyllis Aretha at home; brothers, Robert E. and David E. at home; grandparents, Henry J. Chapman of Moundsville, Mrs. Mavis Chapman of Bethesda, Md., Roland C. Brown of Summersville, Mrs. Cora F. Brown of Bickmore. The body is at Don Smathers Funeral Chapel here. | Brown, Annette Chapman (I35162)
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| 5034 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 18 August 1945 An illness of six months was fatal Friday to William Floyd Shawver, 83, general manager of the roofing firm of William F. Shawver Sons Co. at 507 Capitol St. He died at his home at 228 Bradford St. at 1:40 p.m. Mr. Shawver was born July 8, 1862, in Rupert and came to Charleston in 1890. He established his business in 1893, first dealing in hardware, tinware and other merchandise, but in 1918 sold all except the roofing and sheet metal departments to what is now known as the Southern Hardware Co. His wife, the former Annie E. Amick of Corliss, died in October, 1941. Mr. Shawver was a member of the Masonic Blue lodge, the Scottish Rite bodies and the Baptist Temple. Survivors include a son, Glenn Lake Shawver of Charleston; two daughters Mrs. F. E. Rectenwald of Charleston and Mrs. R. C. Monaghan of Beaumont, Tex.; a brother, Lee Shawver of Corliss: two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Neff of Portsmouth, O., and Mrs. Dora Harrah of Ansted; 10 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. The Simpson mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. | Shawver, William Floyd (I12912)
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| 5035 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 18 January 1974 RAINELLE - Mrs. Mary Ani Crane, 58, of Bellwood, Fayette County, died Wednesday in Emmett Memorial Hospital, Clifton Forge, Va. of cancer. She was a member of Sewell Valley Baptist Church in Rainelle. Surviving: daughter, Lucille Redden of Bellwood; stepmother, Mrs. Betty Samples of Rainelle; brothers, James S. Samples of Rainelle, John D. Samples of Largo, Fla.; sisters, Mrs. Mollie Smith of Hines. Service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Leroy Crane officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call today after 5 p.m. | Samples, Mary Ani (I18453)
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| 5036 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 18 July 1969 RAINELLE - Henry L. Fleshman, 68, of Rainelle, a disabled miner and member of Sewell Valley Baptist Church, died Thursday. Survivors: wife, Nellie Surbaugh; daughter, Mrs. French Powers of Rainelle; sisters, Mrs. Etta Neal of Rainelle, Mrs. Oma Daff of Charmco, Mrs. Iva Bobbitt of Springfield, Ohio; brothers, Delbert and Russell of Rainelle, Earnest of York, Pa. The Don Smathers Funeral Home here is in charge of arrangements. The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 July 1969 FLESHMAN, Henry Lee - Service will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Don Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle. The Rev. P. E. Orhdorff and the Rev. E. E. Powers will officiate. Burial will be in the Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Mr. Fleshman, 68, of Rainelle, died Thursday at home. | Fleshman, Henry Lee (I17619)
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| 5037 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 18 July 1970 ALDERSON - William A. Williams, 70, of Alderson, died this morning at his home. Mr. Williams was a retired employee of Greenbrier County, a member of the Moose Lodge and Modern Woodmen of America. Survivors: wife, Gladys Hayes Williams; son, Gerald of Cannonsburg, Pa. Service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Alderson Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Elwin Roberts officiating. Burial in Wallace and Wallace Cemetery at Clintonville. Lobban Funreal Home in Alderson is in charge of arrangements. | Williams, William A. (I14226)
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| 5038 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 18 March 1970 Mrs. Frances Mahoney, 50, of Beaumont, Tex., formerly of St. Albans, died Monday in Beaumont. A former Kanawha County teacher, she was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the American Association of University Women. Survivors: husband, Fred M. Mahoney; daughter, Mrs. Patricia Moore of Beaumont; son, Albin of Beaumont; mother, Mrs. Lena Shawver of Charmco; sister, Mrs. Louise Ford of Newark, Ohio, Mrs. Kathleen Johnson of Rainelle, Mrs. Betty Shelton of Portsmouth, Ohio; brother, James C. Shawver of McRoss. Friends may call at the Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, today after 7 p.m. The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 March 1970 MAHONEY, Mrs. Frances Jean - Service Friday at 10 a.m. at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South CHarleston, with the Rev. D. R. Weiglein in charge. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Mrs. Mahoney, 50, of Beaumont, Tex., formerly of St. Albans, died Monday in Texas. | Shawver, Frances Jean "Fanny" (I17234)
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| 5039 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 April 1944 John W. Shawver Dies Unexpectedly John William Shawver, 41, died unexpectedly Wednesday at 2:15 a.m. at the home of his father, William F. Shawver, 228 Bradford St., after an illness of five months. He was foreman at W. F. Shawver Sons Roofing Co., 507 Capitol St. He was a graduate of Danville, Va., Military school and attended West Virginia university and Augusta Military school. Surviving are his father and a brother, Lake Shawver, of Charleston; two sisters. Mrs. F. E. Rectenwald of Charleston and Mrs. R. G. Monoghan of Beaumont, Tex. | Shawver, John William (I35723)
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| 5040 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 January 1988 MRS. EDNA MAE WITHROW, 57, OF CRAWLEY, Greenbrier County, died Monday in Humana Hospital Greenbrier Valley, Fairlea, after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Crawley. She was a member of Beaver Creek Baptist Church, Kieffer. Surviving: husband, Ronald Withrow; sons, Lonnie Nicely of Charleston, Dwight Nicely of Lewisburg; mother, Evelyn Walkup of Crawley; sisters, Hazel McIntyre of Alexandria, Va., Ruby Jones and Bernice Mace, of Crawley, Georgia Scruggs of Hines; brother, Delford Walkup of Kessler. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Roger Williams officiating. Burial will be in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. | Walkup, Edna Mae (I15110)
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| 5041 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 July 2000 ROANOKE, Va. - Lorena Faye McKinney, 73, of Roanoke, formerly of Rupert, Greenbrier County, W.Va., died Saturday, July 15, 2000, in Lewis Gale Medical Center, Salem, Va., after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Beaver Creek Baptist Church, Kieffer, W.Va. She was preceded in death by husband, Duane McKinney. Surviving: sons, Danny E. McKinney of Queens, N.Y., Carl Eugene Heard of Bainbridge, Ga.; sister, Kathleen "Kat" Collins of Roanoke; grandchildren, Tonya and Robbie of Roanoke; one great-grandchild. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, W.Va., with the Rev. Gary Eisenman officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, W.Va. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. | Remley, Lorena Faye (I15805)
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| 5042 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 May 1930 Roscoe Lewis - Funeral services for Roscoe Lewis, 42 years old, who died Sunday evening at his home, 807 Donnally street, will be held Tuesday afternoon at the First M. E. church, South. Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery. He is survived by his widow, one son, Roscoe Edwin Lewis; four sisters, Mrs. Jennie McGinnis, of Beckley; Mrs. Lucretia Dawson, Mrs. Etta Munn and Mrs. Bessie Jones, all of Charleston, and one brother, W. F. Lewis, of Amego. | Lewis, Roscoe M. (I33255)
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| 5043 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 November 1952 LEWISBURG (Special) - Mrs. Nannie Virginia Kelley, 93, of Muddy Creek Mountain, near here, died there Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. V. V. Kelley, after a long illness. Also surviving are two other daughters, Mrs. Ethel O'Brian of Ronceverte, and Mrs. James Phillips of Alderson; and a son, J. T. of Belleview, Fla. Services will be held today at 2:30 p.m. in Jane's Cahpel on Muddy Creek Mountain near here. The Rev. Q. R. Arbogast will officiate and burial will be in the family cemetery near Muddy Creek Mountain. | Jianniney, Nannie Virginia E. (I14054)
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| 5044 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 November 1963 James Parsons Death Victim James L. Parsons, brother of former Stonewall Jackson and Charleston Catholic football coach Russ Parsons, died Monday evening in a Charleston hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Parsons, 53, of 614 Main St., was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and its Baraca Sunday School class. He was assistant manager of the used car department at Tag Galyean Motors. Surviving: wife, Herma; daughter, Miss Mary Carolyn of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; son, David, at home; mother, Mrs. Mary Parsons of Charleston; sisters, Mrs. Joe Waters of Clayton, Ala., Mrs. Bruce Jackson of South Charleston, Mrs. Cora Lee Bartley of Petersburg, N. J.; brother, Russ of Parkersburg. Service will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in Bartlett Funeral Home by the Rev. Paul B. Watlington and the Rev. Edward Elliott. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park at St. Albans. The body is at the funeral home. | Parsons, James L. (I36529)
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| 5045 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 November 1970 LEWISBURG - The funeral for Mrs. Elizabeth Johnston Amick, of Fairlea, Greenbrier County, will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Old Stone Presbyterian Church here with the Rev. Francis Womack in charge. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery here. Mrs. Amick, wife of retired Greenbrier County physician Andrew Amick, died Tuesday at home. She was a 25-year resident of the Lewisburg and a member of the DAR and the Old Stone Presbyterian Church. Also surviving: daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Walden of Roanoke, Va, Mrs. Anna A. Hampton of Silver Spring, Md.; sister, Mrs. Kathryn J. Wood of Lake Worth, Fla. Friends may call at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home here. | Johnston, Elizabeth (I35966)
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| 5046 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 October 1994 HAROLD L. COFF, 53, OF RAINELLE, formerly of Front Royal, Va., died Monday, Oct. 17, 1994, at home after a short illness. He was an employee of Wilson Tree Co., Front Royal, with 15 years of service. He was a member of Front Royal Moose Lodge and a Baptist. Surviving: son, Wayne of Daytona Beach, Fla., Michael Paul of California; brother, Connie of Frankford; sisters, Dorothy McGee of Jacksonville, Fla., Margie Coff of Front Royal, Lena Baggarly of Rainelle. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at McCraw Funeral Home, Frankford, with the Rev. Jim Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Church Cemetery, Auto. | Coff, Harold L. (I34481)
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| 5047 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 19 September 1977 Mrs. Margaret C. Shawver, 81, of 1426 Quarrier St., died Sunday in Charleston General Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Shawver, a Baptist, was a lifelong resident of Charleston. Her late husband owned and operated W.F. Shawver and Sons Roofing Co. in Charleston. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Service will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Simpson Funeral Home with the Rev. Roland J. Weisser officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. | King, Margaret C. "Mattie" (I35822)
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| 5048 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 2 Nov 1943 Andrew Jackson Walkup - 77, farmer, died Monday at home at Meadow Bridge. Surviving: two sons, W.O. of Meadow Bridge and J.E. of East Rainelle, and nine daughter, Mrs. Lizie Peterman, Springdale; Mrs. Gertrude Griffin, Mrs. Eva Kincaid, Mrs. Zella Judy, Mrs. Grace Dotson, Mrs. Anona Clay, Mrs. Mary Bragg and Mrs. Goldie Rookstool, all of Meadow Bridge, and Mrs. Georgia Rookstool, Springdale. Services Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. at the Meadow Bridge Baptist church, Rev. Joseph Smith and Rev. C.M. Honaker officiating. Burial in Patton cemetery at Meadow Bridge. Nickell mortuary, East Rainelle. | Walkup, Andrew Jackson (I16828)
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| 5049 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 2 October 1941 DEATH CLAIMS MRS. SHAWVER Wife of Local Roofing Contractor Taken Mrs. Annie B. Shawver, 78-year old prominent Charlestonian, died Wednesday at 5:45 p. m. in a local hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of W. F. Shawver, member of the W. F. Shawver Sons company, roofing contractors. Mrs. Shawver, the daughter of John (Big) and Laney Walker Amick was born July 24, 1863, at Corliss, Fayette county. She was a member of the St. Mark's Methodist church. The body has been removed to the Simpson mortuary. Also surviving are two sons, John W. and G. Lake Shawver, of Charleston; two daughters, Mrs. F. E. Rectenwald of Charleston and Mrs. R. G. Monoghan of Beaumont, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. E. E. Riley of Roanoke, Va; and a brother, George Amick of Craigsville, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark's church, with Rev. Walter Anthony, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain View cemetery. The body will remain at the mortuary until 10 a.m. Friday, when it will be taken to the residence at 228 Bradford street. It will be removed to the church at 9:30 a.m. Saturday to lie in state until time for the services. | Amick, Annie B. (I26467)
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| 5050 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 2 October 1943 Howard P. Scruggs - 70, Greenbrier county farmer, died Friday at the home of a son, Ed Scruggs of Crawley. Surviving also: widow, Mrs. Eliza Jane Scruggs; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Jones of East Rainelle and Mrs. Lillian Hedrick of Clintonville; a sister, Mrs. Ella Nicely of Kieffer; and two brothers, Wesley and Vinson Scruggs of Kieffer. Services Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the son's home at Crawley, Rev. L. W. Crane of Rupert officiating. Burial in Walkup cemetery, Nickell mortuary of East Rainelle. | Scruggs, Howard P. (I15325)
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