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| 5101 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 4 January 1960 W. Va. Soldier Kills Himself SEOUL - M. Sgt. Wilmer A. Booth of Orient Hill, Greenbrier County, W.Va. apparently shot and killed himself with a pistol, the Army reported today. The Army said Booth's body was found in a shower room in the 1st Cavalry Division area in Seoul on Dec. 31. The soldier had been shot behind the right car, and a .45 caliber pistol with one bullet fired was found under the body. The Army said there was no suicide note and no indication of foul play. | Boothe, Wilmer Alton Sr. (I17469)
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| 5102 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 4 January 1968 EAST RAINELLE - Ulysses Grant Crane, 79, died Wednesday at his home in Rupert after a long illness. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Beaver Creek Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Bertha May; sisters, Mrs. Bessie Scruggs of Kieffer, Mrs. Mattie King and Mrs. Mae Hunter of Rupert; half sister, Mrs. Annie Sanford of East Rainelle; brothers, Billy W. of Montgomery, Loman of Elton; half brother, Wade Hunter of East Rainelle. The body is at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home here. The Charleston Daily Mail, 5 January 1968 CRANE, Ulysses Grant Crane - Service Sunday at 2 p.m. in Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home at East Rainelle by the Rev. Leroy Crane. Burial in End of the Trail Cemetery at Clintonville, Mr. Crane, 79, of Rupert, died Wednesday at home. | Crane, Ulysses Grant (I17195)
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| 5103 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 4 March 1953 Howard Burgess Dies At Lookout LOOKOUT (Special) - Howard Roscoe Burgess, 44, died last night at his home here following a heart attack. Mr. Burgess was a construction foreman. He was a member of Longdale Lodge AF & AM at Lookout, the Beni Kedem Shrine temple in CHarleston and a 32nd-degree Mason. He was also a member of the Eastern Star here. Mr. Burgess belongs to the Minnie Bell Baptist Church at Corliss. Survivors: The widow, Mrs. Phyllis Pauline Burgess; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Jo Bonds of Boomer; his mother, Mrs. Esata Burgess of Lookout; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Tucker of Corliss, Mrs. Madelon Callison of Ansted and Mrs. Thelma Adams of Lookout, and a brother, Kermit of Winfield. The body is at the Wallace and Wallace mortuary at East Rainelle. | Burgess, Howard Roscoe (I35777)
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| 5104 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 4 November 1987 MRS. CORA MCCLUNG ELWELL, 88, OF Fayetteville, Fayette County, died Monday in Summers County Continuous Care Center after a long illness. She was a native of Dawson, Greenbrier County and was a retired school teacher. She was a member of Fayetteville Baptist Church, Eastern Star and Fayette County Retired Teachers Association. Surviving: son, the Rev. Delvin D. of Hinton; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Fayetteville Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Withers officiating. Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, and one hour prior to service at the church. | McClung, Cora Irene (I17639)
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| 5105 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 5 August 1974 WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - Harry William Knapp, 80, of White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, died Saturday in Greenbrier Manor Nursing Home after a long illness. He was a native of Durbin, Pocahontas County, a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church, a veteran of World War I and a retired employee of the Greenbrier Hotel. Surviving: wife, Myrtle Lee Knapp; sons, Charlie and Ralph of Millersport, Ohio, Lonnie and Marshall of Lancaster, Ohio, Jessie of Thurston, Ohio, Gordon of Abilene, Tex., Harrison, John and Jimmie of White Sulphur Springs; daughters, Mrs. Nellie Davis of Dover, Ky.; brother, Roy of Rupert. Service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Pentecostal Holiness Church, White Sulphur Springs, with the Rev. Dallas B. Scaggs, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Watcoat Cemetery near White Sulphur Springs. The body is at Shanklin Funeral Home, White Sulphur Springs, where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. | Knapp, Harry William (I36041)
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| 5106 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 5 August 1996 G.L. "Sam" McCommack, 82, of Marmet died Saturday, Aug. 3, 1996, at home after a short illness. He retired from DuPont, Belle, and was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a member of the DuPont Belle Plant Club. He owned and operated McCommack's Bicycle Shop, Marmet. Surviving: wife, Katherine "Kay" McCommack of Marmet; sisters, Mildred Walker of Marmet, Betty Pundt of Spring Hill, Fla.; brothers, Harley of St. Albans, Frank of Charleston, Emil of Marmet. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet, with the Rev. Kent Lowther and the Rev. Wayne Chambers officiating. Burial will will be in Marmet Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by VFW Post 8129. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. | McCommack, George L. "Sam" (I34439)
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| 5107 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 5 July 1972 DANESE - Ray William Rookstool, 61, of Danese, Fayette County, died Monday in Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley after a long illness. He was a retired miner. Surviving: wife, Emma; daughters, Miss Lela Rookstool of Landisburg and Miss Lisa Rookstool at home; son, Clyde of Meadow Bridge; stepdaughters, Mrs. Jackie Ewing of Layland and Mrs. Judy Neely of Burnsville; stepsons, Roger Avis of Meadow Bridge and Stuart Avis of Chicago, Ill.; sister, Mrs. Retha Vandall of Walkerton, Ind.; brothers, Raymond of Meadow Bridge, Ralph of Baberton, Ohio, Russell of Rainelle, Roy of Springdale, and Roscoe of Rupert. Service will be 2 p.m. today at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Rainelle with the Rev. Ernest Barley officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. | Rookstool, Ray William (I3678)
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| 5108 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 5 May 1997 ARLINGTON, Va. - Florence Edna Suttle, 85, of Arlington, formerly of Kieffer, Greenbrier County, W.Va., died Saturday, May 3, 1997, in an Arlington nursing home after a short illness. She was a 30-year resident of Arlington and a member of Fairfax Church of God, Fairfax, Va. Surviving: several nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Roger Williams officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. | Suttle, Florence Edna (I18823)
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| 5109 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 5 October 1970 LEWISBURG - Mrs. Mary K. Burks, 60, of Lewisburg, formerly of Hinton, a member of the Miller Memorial United Methodist Church of Hinton, died Sunday at home. She was a native of Fayette County. Surviving: husband, Harold V.; daughters, Mrs. Jo Lynn Ball of Lewisburg, Mrs. Bonnie Ellison of Peterstown; sisters, Mrs. Daisy Hardy and Mrs. Ola Grafton of Glasgow; brothers, Randall E. Shawver of Dunbar, W. R. Shawver of Midland, Mich. The E. M. Meadows Funeral Home, Hinton, is in charge of arrangements. | Shawver, Mary Catherine (I35751)
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| 5110 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 6 February 1968 EAST RAINELLE - Everett Eugene Winals, 5-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Winals of Greenville, S. C., formerly of Charmco, died Monday at Hines. His parents were visiting at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Winals. Also surviving are a brother, Dwight Luther at home; sisters, Melody Kay and Mona Lou at home; grandparents, Henry Chapman of Moundsville, Mrs. Mavis Chapman of Bethesda, Md. Service will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Sewell Valley Baptist Church, and burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. P. E. Orndorff will officiate. The body was to be taken today at 4 p.m. to the residence of Mrs. Rebecca Winals from Don Smathers Funeral Chapel here. | Winals, Everett Eugene (I35147)
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| 5111 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 6 July 1987 JAMES A. "RED" HOUCHINS, 83, OF Beckley, died Saturday in a Beckley hospital. He was a native of Montgomery and was a retired machinist for C&O Railway with 50 years of service. He was a Methodist, a member of Masonic Lodge, Royal Arch Masons and the Brotherhood of Railway Machinists. He was a 63-year resident of Raleigh County. Surviving: wife, Beatrice Phipps Houchins; daughters, Patricia Kaye Reed and Linda Jean Edens, of Salina, Ohio; brothers, Luther C. of Lebanon, Va., William H. of Akron, Ohio; sister, Dorcas Houchins of Beckley; two grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Raymond Rowe officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, with Masonic graveside rites. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. | Houchins, James A. "Red" (I11179)
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| 5112 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 7 April 1939 PLUNGE FATAL TO L W.BURNS School Official's Car Tumbles 1,000 Feet GRANTSVILLE, April 7 (AP) - A 1,000-foot plunge of an automobile down a mountainside fatally injured L. W. Burns, 64-year-old state education department official, yesterday. The car, witnesses said, suddenly left the road, state route No. 16, about a mile east of here and plunged in the bottom after turning over at least 11 times. Burns, field representative of the state department's rehabilitation division and 20 years ago the Democratic nominee for state superintendent of schools, died en route to a Spencer hospital. He was born at Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier county, Aug. 23, 1875. He was a graduate of West Virginia university. Burns served for several years as superintendent of schools in Greenbrier county and also was superintendent of city schools at Grafton and Martinsburg. He joined the state department of education about four years ago. He was president of the state education association in 1930-31 and a member of the state board of education from 1919 to 1925. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rupert. He Is survived by his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Miller of Spring Gap, Md., and two brothers one of them L. G. Burns, a field officer for the state tax department. The Charleston Gazette, 7 April 1939 Educator Killed In Auto Accident L. W. Burns Succumbs Enroute to Hospital At Spencer GRANTSVILLE, April 6.- (AP) - L. W. Burns, 64-year old field representative of the rehabilitation division of the state department of education was fatally injured today when his automobile left the road near here and rolled 1,000 feet down a mountainside. Burns, returning to Charleston from a field trip, died enroute to a hospital at Spencer. Witnesses said Burns' car suddenly left the road, state route No. 16. about one mile east of Grantsville, plunged through the guard rail and turned over at least 11 times before reaching the bottom. Burns, prominent in educational work for 40 year, was a Democratic nominee for state superintendent of schools 20 years ago. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Big Clear Creek Baptist church at Rupert. The body will be at the home a brother, L. G. Burns of Crawley until funeral time. Born at Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier county, Aug. 23, 1875, he attended rural schools of that county and was graduated from Concord State Normal, West Virginia university and the Teachers' college of Columbia university. Mr. Burns served as superintendent of Greenbrier county schools from 1899-1906; principal of Marlinton public schools, 1906-1910; principal of Montgomery preparatory branch of West Virginia university, 1910-1913; superintendent of Grafton city schools, 1913-23; superintendent of Martinsburg city schools, 1923-1935; assistant superintendent of Berkeley county schools, 1935-1937. Mr. Burns also served as president of the State Education association, 1930-31 and was a member of the state board of education from 1919-25. The deceased had been a member of the Baptist church since he was 15 years old. He was a deacon of the Baptist temple, Charleston, also, a member of the Grafton and Martinsburg Rotary clubs and Greenbrier lodge No. 42, A. F. & A. M. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Grace Erwin Burns, a native of Marlinton; a daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Miller of Spring Gap, Md.; two brothers, L. G. Burns of Crawley, field officer of the state tax department, and L. D. Burns of Lewisburg; also a sister, Mrs. W. E. Scott of Lewisburg and a grandson. State police investigated the accident. | Burns, Lavega Washington "Veg" (I17127)
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| 5113 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 7 January 1966 Three Highway Deaths Boost '66 Total To 5 Three highway deaths recorded yesterday boosted the list of traffic fatalities in West Virginia this year to five, compared with eight on this date a year ago. Latest of the road deaths occurred yesterday afternoon in Greenbrier County. Mrs. Sadie Zopp, 83, of Rupert, died of head injuries shortly after admission to Greenbrier Valley Hospital at Ronceverte. Her brother-in-law, Elmer Zopp, 70, and his wife, Etta, 65, also of Rupert, suffered lacerations when the car in which the three were riding collided with another vehicle on U.S. 60 between Lewisburg and Rainelle. She was a member of Amwell Baptist Church. Survivors are a son, William of Rupert; sisters, Mrs. Rose Surbaugh of East Rainelle, Mrs. Zora O'Dell of Alderson, Mrs. Ada Yokum and Mrs. Etta Zopp of Rupert; brothers, Wirt Moses of East Rainelle and Ermil Moses of Rupert; a grandchild and a great-grandchild. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home at East Rainelle by the Rev. Pearly Orndorff. Burial will be in End of the Trail Cemetery at Clintonville. | Moses, Sadie (I12720)
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| 5114 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 7 January 1970 Woman Motorist, Hurt Last Month, Dies Of Injuries A 51-year-old Greenbrier County woman died Monday in Charleston Memorial Hospital of injuries suffered in a two car collision last month in Nicholas County, according to a spokesman for the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home at Rainelle. Dead is Mrs. Dorothy Eleanor Cook of Leslie. Mrs. Cook was injured Dec. 12 in a collision on W. Va. 20 near Nettie in Nicholas County when she was on her way to work at the Rubber Fabricators Inc., the spokesman said. Mrs. Cook was a member of the Leslie United Methodist Church. The Charleston Daily Mail, 8 January 1970 COOK, Mrs. Dorothy Eleanor ? Service Friday at 2 p.m. at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Neal Dent in charge. Burial in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Mrs. Cook, 51, of Leslie, Greenbrier County, died Tuesday at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Friends may call at the funeral home. | Robinson, Dorothy Eleanor (I17170)
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| 5115 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 7 March 1967 ALDERSON - Dexter Lee Highlander, 21, of Alderson, died Sunday of a gunshot wound received at the home of a sister, Mrs. Anna Mae Thompson, who resides here. According to state police, the wound was apparently self-inflicted. Also surviving: mother, Mrs. Glenna Highlander of Alderson; brothers, Rodney of Cleveland, Ohio, and William T. of Alderson. Service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Muddy Creek Mountain Nazarene Church by the Rev. Robert Dailey and the Rev. Charles Arbaugh. Burial will be made in Phillips Cemetery on Muddy Creek Mountain. The body is at Jack K. Wallace Funeral Chapel here. | Highlander, Dexter Lee (I36699)
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| 5116 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 7 March 1970 OAK HILL - Mrs. Georgia Deitz Crotty, 76, of Hilltop, a former Fayette and Greenbrier County teacher, died Thursday at Oak Hill Hospital. Mrs. Crotty was a member of Meadow Grove Baptist Church and a native of Spring Dale, Fayette County. Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Theda Radford of Oak Hill; brothers, Dudley Deitz of Meadow Bridge, Wallace Deitz of Barberton, Ohio, Ted Deitz of Covington, Va. and George Deitz of Huntington; sisters, Mrs. Nina Mankin of Charleston, Mrs. Louise Teubner of Huntington, Mrs. Olive Belville of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Lonie Puckett of Meadow Bridge. Service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Tyree Funeral Home here with the Rev. Randolph Johnson in charge. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 10 p.m. | Deitz, Georgia Thelma (I14395)
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| 5117 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 7 March 1986 MRS. ZELLA MARIE JUDY, 84, of Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, died Thursday in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Her husband, Gordon, died today in Raleigh General. Surviving: sons, Charles of Toledo, Ohio, Ralph and Lawrence, of Walbridge, Ohio; daughters, Mabel Layman of Luckey, Ohio, Norma Alift of Eccles; sisters, Grace Dotson, Anona Clay, Mary Bragg and Goldie Rookstool and Georgia Rookstool, of Meadow Bridge; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, is in charge of arrangements. | Walkup, Zella Maureen (I13323)
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| 5118 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 7 October 1989 Mrs. Elizabeth Geraldine Williams, 84, of Alderson, died Friday, Oct. 6, 1989, in Shenandoah Manor Nursing Home after a long illness. She was formerly of Monroe County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Methodist Church. She was born in Clint. Surviving: husband, Cecil Williams; son, Marion C. Williams of Frankford, ; daughter, Iris Rubino of Oaklawn, Ill.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, is in charge of arrangements. | Hinton, Elizabeth Geraldine (I20917)
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| 5119 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 8 December 1973 COTTAGEVILLE - William C. Blagg, 74, of Canton, Ohio, formerly of Cottageville, Jackson County, died Thursday in a Canton hospital. He was a retired 41-year employee of Republic Steel Corp. in Canton. Surviving: sister, Mrs. Paul Taylor, of Orlando, Fla. Service will be Sunday in Canton. Graveside service will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Blaine Memorial Cemetery, Cottageville, with the Rev. William Eaton officiating. Parsons Funeral Home, Ripley, is in charge of the graveside service. | Blagg, William Curtis (I18949)
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| 5120 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 8 February 1992 GLADYS JANE CLEMONS, 76, OF Townson, formerly of Crawley, W.Va., died Thursday, Feb. 6, 1992, in Joseph Richey House, Baltimore, after a long illness. She was a Baptist and a homemaker. Surviving: daughters, Edna Judy of Lindon, Va., Abby Smith of Baltimore, Erma Lou Windon of Mount Sterling, Ky., Norma Foley of Rainelle, W.Va., Carol Dixon of Buchannon, Ohio, Mary Alice Miller of Laurel, Va.; sons, Robert Clemons and Asa W. Clemons Jr., of Baltimore; 25 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Service wil be 3 p.m. Sunday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Richard Brown officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery,Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests donations donations to Joseph Richey House, Baltimore. | Walkup, Gladys Jane (I10333)
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| 5121 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 8 July 1999 Mamie L. Bond, 82, of Nettie, Raleigh County, died Tuesday, July 6, 1999, at home after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Nettie and attended Mount Zion United Methodist Church. Surviving: daughters, Janet George of Nettie, Freda Stull of Leivasy; son, Rickey Lee at home; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Nettie, with the Rev. Garland Groves and the Rev. Harold Duskey officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Nettie. Friends may call two hours prior to service at the church. | Dorsey, Mamie Lucene (I34608)
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| 5122 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 8 June 1968 ARLINGTON, Va. - Mrs. Elsie Susan Crane, 58, a former resident of Orient Hill, Greenbrier County, died Thursday at her home in Arlington, Va. She was a member of the Bellburn Methodist Church. Surviving: husband, Oel; son, Edward Stidom of Lexington, Ky.; mother, Mrs. Amanda Smith of Richwood; sister, Mrs. Bonnie Collins of Richwood; brothers, Golden Smith of Columbus, Ga., Ernest Smith of Richwood, Jerry Smith of Baltimore. Service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bellburn Methodist Church and burial will be in the End of the Trail cemetery, Clintonville. The body is at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, East Rainelle. | Smith, Elsie Susan (I17434)
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| 5123 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 8 March 1943 Robert D. Lively, Light Opera Star, Dies in New York Robert D. Lively, 37, who left Charleston in his teens for a careen in light opera in New York City and was co-author and co-director of the motion picture, "The Great Victor Herbert," died Friday in New York, his sister, Mrs. Ernestine Billings of West Charleston was informed. Mr. Lively, whose music career began as choir boy at the First Mesthodist church (Christ), was found dead in bed at his hotel. Death was attributed to a heart ailment. He was in New York as a member of the amry's civilian film division. The son of Mrs. Etta Lively Munn of Los Angeles was born in Charleston. He married Miss Betty Laidlaw, New York music composer, and they went to Europe in 1933, when Mr. Lively appeared as a vocalist on radio programs in London. While in New York, he once played opposite Jeanette MacDonald in Schubert's operas. Mr. Lively appeared in many minstrels of the Charleston Elks lodge. He went to Hollywood after his New York career and became associated with the Paramount studios. Surviving also are two brothers, Carl Lively of New York and William E. (Bill) Lively of Los Angeles. Services were held in New York. | Lively, Robert D. (I33248)
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| 5124 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 8 March 1986 Gordon E. Judy, 88, of Meadow Bridge, Fayette County, died Friday in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. He was a retired railroader and a member of Meadow Bridge Baptist Church. Surviving: sons, Charles of Toledo, Ohio, Ralph and Lawrence, of. Walbridge, Ohio; daughters, Mabel Layman of Luckey, Ohio, Norma Alift of Eccles; brother, Gerald of Meadow Bridge; sister, Gypsie Withrow of Quinnimont. A joint service for Gordon E. and Zella Maureen Judy will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Meadow Bridge Baptist Church with the Rev. W.E. Southern, the Rev. C.H. Martin and the Rev. Kim Buttram officiating. Burial will be in Patton Memorial Cemetery, Meadow Bridge. Friends may call from 6 to to 9 p.m. today at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, and one hour prior to service at the church. | Judy, Gordon Elver (I3661)
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| 5125 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 8 September 1959 RUPERT ? William Elvin Shafer, 70, of Rupert, died Sunday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. He was a charter member of Big Clear Creek Baptist Church and owner and operator of Shafer Hardware Co. in Rupert. Surviving are his wife, Kathryn; a daughter, Jackie at home; a son, Bill of Rupert; a sister, Mrs. Amie Parker of Danese; and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Big Clear Creek Baptist Church at Rupert by the Rev. Lee White. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery near Clintonville. The body is at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in East Rainelle. | Shafer, William Elvin (I17248)
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| 5126 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 9 August 1955 EAST RAINELLE - Mrs. Wilma Pearl Farley, 42, of this Greenbrier County community, died this morning at 5:15 after a four-year illness. She was a member of the Orient Hill Baptist Church at Orient Hill. Born at Bamboo in Nicholas County on Feb. 14, 1913, she was a daughter of the late L. W. and Bertha Nutter Crane. Surviving are the husband, Damon Farley; three brothers, Granville Farley [sic] of East Rainelle; Noel of Cleveland, 0.; Orville of Anna, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Noka Bowyer of McRoss and Mrs. Hazel Meadows of Marmet; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Lou Patton of Millpoint and Mrs. Clora [sic] Withrow of McRoss; and three grandchildren. The body is at The Nickell Funeral Home. The Charleston Gazette, 10 August 1955 FARLEY, Mrs. Wilma Pearl - 42, of East Rainelle, died yesterday at her home after a four-year illness. She was a member of the Orient Hill Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Damon Farley; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Lou Patton of Bellepoint and Mrs. Gloria Withrow of McRoss; three brothers, Granville Crane of East Rainelle, Noel Crane of Cleveland, 0., and Orville Crane of Anna, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Noka Bowyer of McRoss and Mrs. Hazel Meadows of Marmet; and three grandchildren. Service will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Baptist Church at East Rainelle by Rev. Joe E. Brown. Burial will be in End of the Trail Cemetery near Clintonville. The body will be taken to the home of her brother, Granville Crane, at 5:30 p.m. today from Nickell mortuary in East Rainelle. | Crane, Wilma Pearl (I17366)
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| 5127 | The Charleston Daily Mail, 9 September 1939 Miss King Married to B. E. Billings Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Ernestine King, of Charleston, daughter of Mrs. Etta M. Munn of Hollywood, Cal., and the late Mr. Terrance King of this city, to Mr. Banner Elmore Billings, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Billings, of Hays, NC. The ceremony was performed at the Greene Memorial Methodist church in Roanoke, Va., Friday, Sept. 1. The bride wore a dark blue suit of pin-stripe blue crepe, with a white organdie blouse, blue and white accessories and a shoulder corsage of American Beauty roses and gardenias. Mrs. Billings is secretary to Dean P. E. Roller, of Morris Harvey college, and is widely known in Charleston. She attended the local high school, the Charleston School of Commerce and Morris Harvey college. Mr. Billings is employed in the office of Pritchard Motor company. He is a graduate of the National Business college of Roanoke. The couple spent their honeymoon in Richmond and at Virginia Beach and have returned to Charleston, where they are living at 418 Wyoming street. | King, Ernestine T. (I33251)
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| 5128 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 1 August 1932 Reba Jane Tyree ? Reba Jane Tyree, 7 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Tyree, of 141 Second avenue, South Charleston, died at her home Sunday night. The child is survived also by three sisters, Murble, Mildred and Mina Lee, and four brothers, Virgil, Robert, Clifford and Adrian, all of home. Burial will be in Hugart cemetery at Legg on Tuesday. | Tyree, Reba Jane (I37310)
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| 5129 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 1 July 1964 Virgil A. Tyree, 51, of Elkview, Blundon Route, died at his home yesterday evening following a heart attack. Mr. Tyree retired because of ill healt April 1 after 12 years with the Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. at Clendenin. Survivors: wife, Hazel; sons, Gilbert, Kermit, Timothy, Paul, Ruben and Allen Lee at home; daughter, Anna Marie at home; brothers, Ray of St. Albans, Richard and George of Charleston, Dale of Tampa, Fla., Clifford of Rochester, N.Y.; sisters, Mrs. Mildred Young or Tyler Mountain Road, Mrs. Shirley Tippie of South Charleston, Mrs. Barbara Belcher of Charleston, Mrs. Mina Lee Rhodes of Kenna. Service will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Albert Myers and Son Funeral Home at Elkview, the Rev. Mike Moss officiating, with burial in Hughart Cemetery on Tuppers Creek. | Tyree, Virgil A. (I37299)
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| 5130 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 1 June 1959 RAINELLE ? Mrs. Dona Jane Williams, 75-year-old resident of Meadow Bridge, died Saturday after a long illness. Survivors include her husband Emory; four daughters, Mrs. Alva Twohig of Cleveland, Mrs. Elizabeth York of Flint, Mich., Mrs. Anna Fox of Hinton and Mrs. Dorothy Patterson of Meadow Bridge; five sons, Albert and Everett of Nallen, Andrew and John of Meadow Bridge and Judson of Flint; a sister, Mrs. Bertie Adkins of Midkiff; a brother, Buzz Sims of Sandstone; 27 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Meadow Bridge Baptist Church by the Rev. Joe E. Smith. Burial will be in the Wickline Cemetery at Meadow Bridge. The body is at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in East Rainelle. | Sims, Dona Jane (I26886)
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| 5131 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 10 August 1968 Mrs. Ruby Mildred Young of 5106 Big Tyler Road died yeserday at her home at the age of 41. She had been ill for a long time. She was a member of Fairview Methodist Church. Surviving: husband, Mark E.; sons, Mark Jr., George L. and Gregory A. at home; sisters, Mrs. Shirley Tipple of South Charleston, Mrs. Mina Lee Rhodes of Kenna, Mrs. Barbara Belcher of Charleston; brothers, Clifford Tyree of Rochester, N.Y., Ray Tyree of St. Albans, Dale Tyree of Miami, Fla., Richard and Hammond Tyree of Charleston. The Rev. Oma Lanham will conduct the funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. in Fairview Methodist Church. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. The body is at Long and Fisher Funeral Home. | Tyree, Ruby Mildred (I22061)
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| 5132 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 14 December 1934 Charles Tyree - Funeral services were held Thursday at Beckley for Charles Tyree, 51 years old, who died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Jane Christian, at Beckley on Tuesday. Mr. Tyree was a brother of George Tyree, of South Charleston, and Prince Tyree of Beckley. Also surviving are four half-brothers and two half-sisters. | Tyree, Charles William (I17013)
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| 5133 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 17 August 1974 BELLWOOD - Homer Gillespie, 82, of Bellwood, died Thursday in Raleigh General Hospital. He was a member of Little Sewell Baptist Church and was a retired miner. Surviving: wife, Norah; daughters, Mrs. Zelda Turner of Carpentersville, Ill., Mrs. Pansy Tincher of Rainelle, Mrs. Violet Aldridge of Hinton Village, Mrs. Elsie Pillow of Roanoke, Va., Mrs. Mersal Osborne of Belva, Mrs. Lillian Kincaid of Perrysburg, Ohio, Mrs. Lenora Highlander of Anjean; sons, Robert of Meadow Bridge, Clifford of Elmira, Wash., Don of Newport News, Va.; brothers, Rennie of Parkersburg. Service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Bert Jones and the Rev. Harry Zickafoose officiating. Burial will be in Surbaugh Cemetery in Rainelle. Friends may call today after 1 p.m. | Gillespie, Homer (I13438)
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| 5134 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Tyree, Ray (I22027)
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| 5135 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 18 June 1976 HUNTER, Terry Steven - Service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Ernest Boothe officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Hunter, 19, of Rainelle, was killed Thursday morning when struck by a truck as he walked along U.S. 60 at Rainelle. Friends may call today after 7 p.m. at the funeral home. | Hunter, Terry Steven (I9156)
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| 5136 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 20 Jan 1992 MRS. LORETTA FAYE WOODS, 23, OF Crawley died Friday, Jan. 17, 1992, from injuries received in a two-car accident near Fairlea, said a spokesman for the Lewisburg state police detachment. She was employed by McDonald's, Fairlea. Surviving: husband, Marshall Dale Jr. of Fort Ord, Calif.; daughters, Felicia and Cassandra, at home; parents, Gerald and Virginia Goins Hunter of Crawley; sister, Christina Hunter of Crawley; brother, Gerald Hunter Jr. of Crawley; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hunter of Kieffer; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Goins of Rupert; paternal great-grandmother, May Crookshanks of Kieffer; maternal great-grandmother, Margaret Bryant of Rainelle. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Roger Williams and the Rev. Kermit Hunter officiating. Burial will be in Remley Cemetery, Kiefer. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. | Hunter, Loretta Faye "Lori" (I7189)
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| 5137 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 21 December 1994 SHIRLEY ANN TIPPIE, 55, OF ST. ALBANS, formerly of Charleston, died Monday, Dec. 19, 1994, at home, after a short illness. She was retired from the state of West Virginia. Surviving: sons, Jim Jr. of South Charleston, Ric of Charleston, David of Dunbar; daughter, Sonja Tippie of St. Albans; brothers, Ray Tyree of Mims, Fla., Richard Tyree of Tyler Mountain, George H. Tyree of Charleston; sisters, Mina Lee Rhodes of Kenna, Barbara Belcher of Cocoa, Fla.; one grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Ron Stoner and the Rev. Bob Burdette officiating. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. | Tyree, Shirley Ann (I37297)
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| 5138 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 21 May 1993 Noted Fashion Writer Griffith Dies Ann Bishop Griffith, retired fashion editor of the Charleston Daily Mail, died early today at her home after a long illness. She was 70. Her journalistic career spanned 26 years, during which she chronicled the vagaries of the fashion world, reporting on the latest dictates of American and European designers as gathered at New York and Los Angeles showings. Griffith wrote thousands of feature articles focusing on local and national personalities, including West Virginia's first close-up look at Sharon Rockefeller. She also wrote a daily column. As a writer, Griffith excelled in word usage, often reworking phrases to have just the right punch and prompting co-workers to chide that she "gave birth to each and every word." When she was hitting her stride, Ann Griffith was one of the best newspaper writers anywhere," said Daily Mail Editor David Greenfield. "She could give writing lessons to a generation of feature reporters." Her talent and love of writing garnered many national awards. She received the JC Penney-University of Missouri Fashion Reporting Award in 1978 for a piece on the soaring costs of junior high school proms. She also won the 1974 Fashion Reporter Award-New York; the Dorothy Daw Award for home furnishings coverage and numerous awards in National Federation of Press Women competitions. On the state level, she was named West Virginia Woman of the Year in Communications, 1977; West Virginia Woman of Accomplishments, 1977; West Virginia Status of Women Award, 1977; and received the P. I. Reed School of Journalism Achievement Award, 1974, awarded by West Virginia University where she obtained a B.S. degree in journalism. She was a member of Village Chapel Presbyterian Church, a charter member of the West Virginia Press Women and past president of the Charleston Symphony Women's Committee, now the West Virginia Symphony League. Griffith was born in Scarbro. Surviving: husband, Roger D. Griffith, former owner of Trivillian's Pharmacy; daughters, Carolanne Roberts, of Birmingham, Ala., and Beth Griffith, of Richmond, Va.; sister, Carolyn Thornhill, of Glade Springs; brothers, William C. Bishop, of Sanford, N.C., Paul S. Bishop, of Birmingham, Ala.; one grandson. A memorial service will be conducted by the Rev. Frank Mansell at 11 a.m. Monday at Village Chapel Presbyterian Church in Kanawha City. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. There will no visitation. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Bishop Memorial Scholarship Fund, co Alumni Association, Inc., P.O. Box 462, Oak Hill, 25901, or to Village Chapel Presbyterian Church or Kanawha Hospice Care. | Bishop, Elizabeth Ann (I27157)
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| 5139 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 22 May 1953 George W. Tyree, 66, of 823 Kanawha Turnpike, died last night in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. He was a carpenter-contractor. Surviving are six sons, Virgil of Elkview, Ray, Clifford, Richard, Dale and Harmon, all of South Charleston; four daughters, Mrs. Mildred Young, Mrs. Mina Lee Dye, both of Charleston, and Shirley and Barbara, both of South Charleston, and a sister, Mrs. Jane Christian of Beckley. The body is at Long-Johnson-Fisher mortuary. | Tyree, George Washington (I17014)
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| 5140 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 22 September 1930 Funeral services for Cecil W. Rollyson, 24 years old, was electrocuted in the Raleigh Coal and Coke company mine Friday night were held at the Beaver church Monday afternoon. Burial was at Blue Jay. Mr. Rollyson is survived by his parents; his widow and one son, Guy Rollyson, two years old, and the following brothers and sisters: Dewey, Charles, Buster, and James Frederick Rollyson, Mrs. L. E. Turpin, of Blue Jay; Mrs. H. H. Bowers, Alta Vista, Va., Miss Reba Rollyson, Alta Vista and Miss Mary Rollyson of Blue Jay. | Rollyson, Cecil W. (I25606)
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| 5141 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 23 October 1950 G. H. Copenhaver Of Clendenin Dies George Henry Copenhaver, 72 years old, of 214 Koontz Av., Clendenin, died early Monday in a Charleston hospital of a heart ailment. Mr. Copenhaver, until his recent illness, had been active in his business in Clendenin where he had operated a jewelry store for 25 years. He had been a jeweler for 40 years and formerly operated stores at Marlinton and Spencer. He was a native West Virginian, having been born in Nicholas county, and had resided in the state all of his life. Mr. Copenhaver was a deacon of the First Baptist church in Clendenin, a member of the Masonic lodge at Marlington, and a member of the Woodmen of the World. Surviving are his widow, Mary Virginia; a daughter, Mrs. William Swortzel of Clendenin; a brother, A. N. Copenhaver, of Lancaster, O.; four sisters, Mrs. R. S. Ward and Mrs. Nettie Harrold both of Lancaster, Mrs. C. E. Champe of Poole, W. Va., and Mrs. Vina Sparks of Huntington. The body is at the Cunningham funeral home here and will be taken to the residence Tuesday at 5 p.m. Service will be Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. at the First Baptist church with Rev. J. Smith Dye and Rev. C. T. Hensley officiating. Burial will be in the Koontz cemetery in Clendenin. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the funeral. | Copenhaver, George Henry (I4003)
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| 5142 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 24 October 1950 David Walter Mullett, 59 of Humphreys, died of a heart attack while at work Monday as coal inspector at Cannelton Coal and Coke Co. Service will be at 2 p. m. Wednesday at Gamoca Baptist church with Rev. W. H. Sloan and Rev. Willie Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Dunn cemetery near Montgomery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Parma Mullett; two daughters, Mrs. Jennings Baker and Mrs. Gace Arbaugh, both of Gauley Bridge; two sons, Walter of Beech Glen and Leon of Carbondale; three brothers John and Albert Mullett of Williamson and Charles Mullett address unknown. | Mullett, David Walter (I40000)
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| 5143 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 25 July 1966 EAST RAINELLE - Buzz Okey Simms, of Sandstone, 75, died Sunday in Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after a one-week illness. He was a farmer. Surviving: daughters, Miss Martha at home, Mrs. Marge O'Dell of Rupert; son, James M. of Elton; sister, Mrs. Bertie Adkins of Kenova; three grandchildren. The body is at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home here. | Simms, Buzz Oakey (I26888)
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| 5144 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 25 September 1937 Tyree Infant ? The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Tyree of First avenue, South Charleston, died Friday evening at her home. She was one of twins born Friday morning. Surviving besides the parents are four sisters, Murble, Mildred, Mina and Maxine, and five brothers, Albert, Clifford, Ray, Richard and Dale Tyree, all at home. Funeral services will be held Sunday at the Hughart cemetery at Legg. | Tyree, Infant (I37335)
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| 5145 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 27 March 1955 Patsy Wertz Bride-Elect Of Cpl. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wertz of Roane Street are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Miss Patsy Ruth Wertz, to Cpl. Karl Edwin Howard. Cpl. Howard, who is stationed at Sandia Base, Albuquerque, N. M., is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Howard of Duo. Miss Wertz is a graduate of South Charleston High School. She is a student at McHenry Modeling School and is employed at the Bank of West Virginia. He is a graduate of Rupert High School, where he was active in football and basketball. Wedding plans are incomplete. | Wertz, Patsy Ruth (I39263)
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| 5146 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 28 February 1968 EAST RAINELLE - Service for William Abraham Lowry will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m in Don Smathers Funeral Chapel here by Mr. Curtis Guyer. Burial will be made in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Mr. Lowry, 75, retired miner of Springdale, Fayette County died Monday in Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was a member of Rainelle Congrogation of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses and the UMWA. Survivors: wife, Lucy Rogers Lowry; son, Roger W. of Fallsview; daughters, Mrs. Imogene Gwinn of Springdale, Mrs. Adelee Burns of Kieffer, Mrs. Polly Martin of Flint, Mich.; brothers, Dr. Elmer Lowry of Point Pleasant, Conrad of Victor, Russell of Columbus, Ohio, Charlie of South Charleston; sisters, Mrs. Daisy Dobbins and Mrs. Nannie Sims of Huntington, Mrs. Ruth Carter of South Charleston, Mrs. Anna Plumley of Stanaford. | Lowry, William Abraham (I37453)
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| 5147 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 29 July 1988 ELMER DALE TYREE, 51, OF LAKE, LOGAN County, died Thursday, July 28, 1988, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a long illness. He was a dispatcher for Winn Dixie. He was a Protestant and a veteran of the Korean War. Surviving: wife, Lovie Gay Tyree; son, Gerry of Marathon, Fla .; daughter, Vickie Tyree of Greenville, S.C.; sisters, Mina Rhodes of Kenna, Shirley Tippie and Barbara Belcher, of Charleston; brothers, Clifford of Rochester, N.Y., Ray of Titusville, Fla., Richard of Tyler Mountain, George of Charleston; two grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Long-Fisher Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements. The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 30 July 1988 TYREE, Elmer Dale Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Long-Fisher Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Lanham officiating. Tyree, 51, of Lake, Logan County, died Thursday, July, 28, 1988, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a long illness. | Tyree, Elmer Dale (I22038)
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| 5148 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 3 June 1945 S-1/C William Albert Tyree, 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Tyree of Bowemont, lost his life as the result of enemy action in the Atlantic April 24, the Navy department has informed his parents. Seaman Tyree was serving on a destroyer escort and the navy had previously announced that this ship was sunk when it struck a mine. The telegram to the family said: "A careful review of all facts available relating to thedisappearance of your son leads to the conclusion that there is no hope for his survival." Young Tyree's family had been advised two weeks ago that he was missing in action. The youthful seaman had been on duty two and a half years and had participated in four invasions. He had been overseas 15 months. Besides his parents are four sisters, Mrs. Mark Young of Kanawha City; Mina Lee, Shirley and Barbara, all at home; five brothers, Clifford, Ray, Richard, Dale and Herman, all at home; and a half-brother, Virgil Tyree of Elkview; and a grandfather, W. M. Hughart of 866 Greendale Dr. | Tyree, William Albert (I37306)
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| 5149 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 30 December 1967 OSBORNE, R. A. (Buz) ? Service changed to Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Amwell Baptist Church at Rupert, by the Rev. Donald Fields. Burial in End of the Trail Cemetery at Clintonville. Mr. Osborne, 83, died Wednesday in a hospital in Palmyra, Pa. He was a former resident of Crag in Greenbrier County. The body will be taken to the Church an hour before the service. | Osborne, Rufus Anthony "Buz" Sr. (I27259)
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| 5150 | The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 30 Mar 1950, p. 10, col. A Deaths and Funerals Mrs. Melvina Forinash Mrs. Melvina Jane Forinash, 100-year-old resident of Webster Springs, died Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Grover Starcher, also of Webster Springs. She was born Feb. 20, 1850 in Pocahontas county. Surviving are one other daughter, Mrs. Amanda Duke of Dover, Pa.; a son, William of Akron, O.; and a sister, Mrs. Ellen Anderson of Coxs Mills. The body is at Dodd and Hurt mortuary at Webster Springs. | Rader, Malvina Jane (I20773)
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