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| 5601 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 12 January 1944 John Matthew Simms, 91, died yesterday at his home on Simms mountain near Rainelle. He was born in Greenbrier county, the son of David and Jennie Simms. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Little Creek Baptist church. Rev. George Adams will officiate. Burial will be in charge of Wallace & Wallace mortuary of East Rainelle. Surviving are three sons, Henry of Layland, W. D. of Rainelle and B. O. of Simms Mountain; three daughters, Mrs. Donnie Wiggins, Meadow Bridge; Mrs. Jennie Fox, Victor, and Miss Bertie Simms, Ceredo. Tombstone lists date of birth as 1847. | Sims, John Matthew (I13394)
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| 5602 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 13 December 1988 MRS. PANSIE OPAL HALL, 76, OF DIXIE Street, died Dec. 11, 1988, at home after an apparent heart attack. She was born in Fayette County. She was a retired licensed practical nurse from CAMC and was a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church. Surviving: sons, Michael of Pontiac, Mich.; daughter, Nancy Salzer of Springfield, Va.; sisters, Pearl Holstein of Charleston, Madge Weeks of Pax, Jean Humphrey of Ripley, Patricia Parisean of Radcliffe, Ky.; brothers, Homer Aliff of Pax, Eddie Aliff of Scarbro, L.B. Aliff of Matthews, N.C.; three grandchildren. The body has been donated to the West Virginia University Medical Center. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. today at St. Marks United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Charles Godwin officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to St. Marks Altar Society. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. | Aliff, Pansie Opal (I37275)
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| 5603 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 13 March 1986 MRS. ZONA FRANCES OSBORNE, 82, of Rainelle, died Tuesday in Greenbrier Manor Nursing Home, Fairlea, after a long illness. She was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses, Rainelle. Surviving: sons, Marvin of Rupert, Merle and Maxel, both of Rainelle; brother, Howard Carr of Fort Gay; sisters, Mazie Chalk of Morrisville, Pa., Delphia Hall of Roanoke, Va., Kathleen Shelton of Rupert, Elsie Cook and Levia Moody, both of Hilton Village; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with Mr. Curtis Guyer officiating. Burial will be in Eagle Cemetery, Rainelle. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. | Carr, Zona Frances (I13446)
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| 5604 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 13 March 2003 RAINELLE - Georgia H. Sanford, 84, of Rainelle died March 11, 2003. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. | Sims, Georgia Hilda (I37446)
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| 5605 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 13 October 1978 RONCEVERTE - Mrs. Edith M. O'Dell, 78, Ronceverte, died Wednesday in Greenbrier Valley Hospital. She was formerly of Hinton and had been a resident of Ronceverte for 44 years. Mrs. O'Dell was a member of Hinton Baptist Church. Surviving: sons, Bill and Jack, both of Ronceverte; sisters, Mrs. Mary Alice Starbuck and Mrs. Willie Abbott, both of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Margaret Reese of Winston-Salem, N.C., Mrs. Marie Fullen of Beckley, Mrs. Thelma Hancock of California; one grandchild; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ronceverte, with the Rev. Ronald Buckalew officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today. | Ratliff, Edith (I37621)
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| 5606 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 13 September 1987 John Houston Osborne, 76, of Loveland, died Sept. 11, 1987, at Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. He was a 27-year resident of Loveland and was a retired coal miner. Surviving: wife, Atheline Rogers Osborne; son, John Roger of Louisville, Ky.; sisters, Virginia Wertz of Charleston, W.Va., Gertrude Morton of Rupert, W.Va., Cuma Mace, Violet Walkup and Marie Morris, all of Charmco, W.Va.; brother, Carl of Charmco. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, W.Va., with the Rev. Willie Bailes officiating. Entombment will be in Wallace Memorial Mausoleum, Clintonville, W.Va. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. | Osborne, John Houston (I39229)
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| 5607 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 14 August 1969 VIA, Mrs. Lou Elizabeth - Service 2 p.m. today, Old Greenbrier Baptist Church at Alderson. End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville. Mrs. Via, 86, of Alderson, died Tuesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W. I. Holliday, Jr. of Alderson. Member of the Old Greenbrier Baptist Church. Also surviving: daughters, Mrs. Thelma Mae Sims and Mrs. Lucille Groseclose, all of Alderson, Mrs. Gladys Martin of Beckley; brother, Homer Everett Tuckwiller of Asbury. The body is at the residence of Mrs. W. I. Holliday, Jr. Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, in charge of arrangements. Body to church an hour before the service. | Tuckwiller, Lou Elizabeth "Lulie" (I147)
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| 5608 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 14 January 1978 MOUNT NEBO ? Jennings Owen Dorsey, 66, of Mount Nebo, Nicholas County, was dead on arrival Thursday at Summersville Memorial Hospital of an apparent heart attack. He was a farmer and a member of Hickory Grove United Methodist Church. Surviving: wife, Tessa; sons, Russell and Johnny, both of Travelers Rest, S.C., Romeo, William and Jennings, all of Mount Nebo; daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Huffman of McRoss, Mrs. Ada Todd and Mrs. Bonnie Hawkins, both of Greenville, S.C., Mrs. Mary Ellen Rittenhouse of Morgantown, Mrs. Betty Thompson of Canvas; stepsons, Waldo McWharter of Canvas, Peter Havlacek of New York City, Andrew Dorsey of Mount Nebo; stepdaughter, Mrs. Marie Amick of Rupert; sister, Mrs. Gertrude Backus of Mount Nebo; 36 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday in White Funeral Home, Summersville, with the Rev. Albert Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Mount Nebo. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. | Dorsey, Jennings Owen (I37804)
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| 5609 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 14 October 1988 GILLESPIE, MRS. DELLA MAY S. SERVICE WILL BE 2:30 P.M. SATURDAY. at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Gillespie, of Lewisburg, died Oct. 11, 1988, in Humana Hospital Greenbrier Valley, Fairlea, after a short illness. She was a retired florist and a member of First Baptist Church, Quinwood. Surviving: sons, Roy of Quinwood, Ralph of Fort Smith, Ark.; sister, Dovie Smith of Hines; two GRANDCHILDREN; ONE STEPGRANDCHILD; TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. | Sanford, Della May (I37689)
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| 5610 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 15 December 1989 GILLESPIE, Mrs. Nora Service will be noon Saturday at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Harry Zicafoose officiating. Burial will be in Surbaugh Cemetery, Rainelle. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Gillespie, 93, of Rainelle, died Dec. 12, 1989, in Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Little Sewell Baptist Church. Surviving: daughters, Zelda Turner of Harvard, Ill., Pansy Tincher and Violet Aldridge, both of Rainelle, Elsie Pillow of Roanoke, Va., Fern Osborne of Belva, Lillian Kincaid of Perrysburg, Ohio, Lenora Highlander of Alderson; sons, Clifford of Ellensburg, Wash., Robert of Meadow Bridge; 35 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren. | Osborne, Norah T. (I37657)
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| 5611 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 15 November 1990 CANFIELD, VIRGIL H. SERVICE WILL BE 2 P.M. FRIDAY AT Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Mike Edds and the Rev. Roger Tinnel officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Canfield, 74, of Rupert, died Nov. 1 1990, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a short illness. He was a disabled Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a survivor of Pearl Harbor. He was a member of Big Clear Creek Baptist Church, Rupert, DAV, VFW and Moose lodge. He was a retired barber. Surviving: daughters, Carla Edds of South Charleston, Ginger Epperson of Williamsburg, Va., Mary Graham of Beckley; sisters, Kay Thompson and Ruth Hicks, both of Charmco; brother, Claude Canfield of Auburn, Calif.; three grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; one GREAT-GRANDCHILD; THREE STEPGREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. | Canfield, Virgil H. I (I37934)
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| 5612 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 15 October 1947 OSBORNE, Jessie P. - 68, of Crag, Greenbrier county, retired farmer, died yesterday at his home. Service will be tomorrow at 2 p. m. at the Sewell Valley Baptist church. Rev. Jay Holiday and Rev. Bert Jones will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. The Nickell mortuary will be in charge. Surviving are four sons, L.A. and Randall Osborne of Crag, G.W. Osborne of Sophia, and L.H. Osborne of Hines; three daughters, Mrs. Delia Johnson of Hinton, Mrs. Effie Tincher of Victor and Mrs. Lorraine Richardson of Charleston, and a brother, Andy Osborne of Meadow Bluff. | Osborne, Jesse P. (I13326)
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| 5613 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 16 April 1970 GILLESPIE, Tony - 76, of Crichton, Greenbrier County. Tuesday at home. Member of Little Creek Baptist Church, VFW, UMW, retired miner, World War I veteran. Surviving: widow, Della Sanford Gillespie; sons, Roy of Quinwood, Ralph of Santa Cruz, Calif.; brothers, Renick of Ansted, Homer of Bellwood. Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle. The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, WV, 17 April 1970 G1LLESPIE, Tony - Service Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Quinwood Baptist Church with the Rev. Houston Boothe in charge. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. Mr. Gillespie, 76, of Crichton, Greenbrier County, died Tuesday at home. The body will be taken from the Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle to the residence today at 5 p.m. | Gillespie, Joseph Tony (I13439)
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| 5614 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 16 August 1944 Mrs. Mary Jane Gilkeson, 70, died yesterday at her home at Springdale, Fayette county. Services will be at 2 p. m. today at the residence. Rev. Joe E. Brown of Quinwood will officiate. Burial will be in the Gilkeson cemetery with Nickell mortuary of East Rainelle in charge. She was a member of the Baptist church. Mrs. Gilkeson, who was a daughter of the late Charles and Nancy Sims, is survived by her husband, Samuel Gilkeson; four sons by a former marriage, Rev. Joe Smith of Rupert; George W. Smith, Springdale; Clarence A. Smith and Carl E. Smith, both of Rainelle; a daughter, Mrs. Elsie Lawson of Logan; three brothers, J. M. Sims, Springdale; J. A. Sims, Rainelle; and A. M. Sims, Rainelle; and two sisters, Mrs. Hettie Tincher of Crag and Mrs. Leona Sanford of Notomine. | Sims, Mary Jane (I26883)
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| 5615 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 17 February 1992 MRS. BERNICE M. TINCHER, 77, of Rainelle, died Feb. 14, 1992, at Humana Hospital Greenbrier Valley, Fairlea, after a long illness. She was a 60-year resident of the Craig area. She was a member of Little Sewell Baptist Church, Rainelle, and a homemaker. Surviving: daughter, Edith Zimmerman of Rainelle; son, Lowell Allen Osborne of Rainelle; half brothers, James L. and Roy Jones, both of Buckhannon, John Jones of French Creek, Clyde Ray Jones of Greencastle, Pa.; two grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. today at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Harry Zickafoose officiating. Burial will be in Sewell Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Rainelle. | Toney, Bernice Mae (I37945)
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| 5616 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 17 March 1987 PAUL ASHTON HEPLER, 81, OF Melbourne, formerly of Beckley, W.Va., died March 15, 1987, in Melbourne after a short illness. He was a native of Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier County, W.Va. He was associated with the RCA Space Program at Patrick Air Force Base until his retirement. Surviving: daughter, Nancy Pat Dyal of Cocoa; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held Monday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Harbor City Volunteer Ambulance Squad, 1131 Hickory St., Melbourne, Fla. 32901. | Hepler, Paul Ashton (I21920)
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| 5617 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 17 March 1999 MacARTHUR - Elsie Smith Lawson, 89, of MacArthur died March 15, 1999, in a Fayette County nursing home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Big Sewell Baptist Church. Surviving: daughter, Laverne Harper of Summersville; son, Stanley R. of Atlanta; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be noon Thursday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Houston Booth officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. | Smith, Elsie C. (I37390)
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| 5618 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 17 September 1958 Slate Falls; Greenbrier Man Killed RICHWOOD - A Greenbrier County miner died in an accident at the Donegan Coal and Coke Co. mine near here Tuesday. Jesse James Redden, a machine operator, was killed in a slate fall. Another man, Darrell Copen, 19, of Crichton, was admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital here for treatment of injuries sustained in the accident. He was reported in good condition. REDDEN, 31, was a resident of East Rainelle. He was a member of Grandview Christian Church. Surviving are his wife, Zada; two daughters, Jeannie and Joyce Ann, at home; one son, James Richard Redden, at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Redden of Coal City. | Redden, Jesse James (I37590)
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| 5619 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 17 September 1994 HULDA MCCLUNG SIMMS, 92, OF Anthony, formerly of Winston-Salem, N.C., died Sept. 16, 1994, at home. She was a teacher with over 25 years' service and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Lewisburg. Surviving: daughter, Kathryn Bennett of Winston-Salem; sisters, Janet Gladwell of Winston-Salem, Polly Murdock of Oregon, Helen Kvitky of California; brothers, Joe McClung of Huntington, James McClung of Elkview; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. David Bennett officiating. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. David Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. | McClung, Hulda Jane (I30176)
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| 5620 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 April 1978 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Rev. Harry Jackson Simms, 69, of Winston-Salem, formerly of Rainelle, W.Va., died Sunday at his home after a long illness. He was a Baptist minister for 37 years, serving in West Virginia, Virginia, Florida and North Carolina. Surviving: wife, Hulda; daughters, Mrs. Emma Bennett of Winston-Salem; mother, Mrs. Octava Simms of Rainelle; sisters, Mrs. Mary Lively of Rainelle, Mrs. Jane Milam of Wyco, W.Va. Service will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Sewell Valley Baptist Church, with the Rev. Herman Moore and the Rev. E.M. Parks oficiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, W.Va. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle. | Simms, Rev. Harry Jackson (I30169)
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| 5621 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 August 1928 Tyree Service Funeral services were conducted for Marguerite Tyree, 13-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W Tyree of South Charleston, and burial was made In the Hughart cemetery on Tuppers creek. | Tyree, Marguerite (I37309)
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| 5622 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 August 1976 HILLTOP - Mrs. Daisy Sims Dobbins, 79, of Huntington died Monday in Hilltop Nursing Home after a long illness. She was a registered nurse, a Methodist and a member of the Eastern Star. Surviving: brothers, Elmer F. Lowry of Ashton, Conrad C. of Columbus, Ohio, Charlie of South Charleston; sister, Mrs. Nannie Sims of Huntington. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. P E. Orndoff officiating. Burial will be in Lowry Cemetery, Springdale. Friends may call alter 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. The Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, 18 August 1976 SPRING DALE (RNS) ? Mrs. Daisy Simms Dobbins, 79, of Huntington, formerly of Spring Dale, died Monday in an Oak Hill nursing home of natural causes. Born Nov. 13, 1896, in Spring Dale, she was a daughter of the late Abraham and Minnie Fleshman Lowry. She was a retired registered nurse and was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Huntington and Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Nannie Simms of Huntington, and three brothers, Elmer F. of Ashton, Conrod C. of Columbus, Ohio, and Charlie Lowry of South Charleston. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Smathers Funeral Chapel in Rainelle with the Rev. P. E. Orndorff in charge. Burial will be in Lowry Cemetery in Spring Dale. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m Wednesday. | Lowry, Daisy (I37444)
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| 5623 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 February 1989 Mrs. Carrie Tuckwiller Bryant, 76, of Clintonville, Greenbrier County, died Feb. 16, 1989, at home after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Clintonville. She was a member of Sinking Creek Baptist Church, Clintonville. She was a retired schoolteacher. Surviving: sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Robinson and Mrs. Mabel Legg, both of Clintonville. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Sinking Creek Baptist Church, near Clintonville, with the Rev. Delmas Beavers officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg | Tuckwiller, Carrie Ellen (I13569)
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| 5624 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 February 1989 Mrs. Rovenia Frances Boggs, 67, of Hines, died Feb. 17, 1989, in Humana Hospital Greenbrier Valley, Fairlea, after a short illness. She was a member of Hines Baptist Church. Surviving: daughter, Charlotte Selvey of Meadow Bluff; sons, Melvin of Fairmont, Dwayne of Hines; mother, Dovie Smith of Hines; sister, Joyce Walkup of Newport News, Va.; brother, Garland Smith of Rainelle; two grandchildren. Service will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Steve Thomas and the Rev. Leroy Crane officiating. Entombment will be in the Wallace Memorial Mausoleum, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. | Smith, Rovenia Frances (I37396)
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| 5625 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 January 1978 RAVENNA, Ohio - Toney Melvin Sanford, 85, of Ravenna, died Saturday after a long illness. He was a native of Rainelle, a retired coal miner, and a member of Black Horse Baptist Church, Ravenna. Surviving: daughters. Mrs. Bertha Perdue of Leewood, W.Va., Mrs. Retha Boothe of Revenna, Miss Linda Sanford at home; sons, Rev. Melvin Sanford of Irwin, Rev. Earl Sanford, Dallas and Rush, all of Ravenna; sisters, Mrs. Dovie Smith of Heins, W.Va.; Mrs. Delia Glisspie of Lewisburg; brother, Homer of Rainelle. Service will be 11 a.m. today in Shorts Funeral Home, Ravenna. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Revenna. | Sanford, Toney Melvin (I37443)
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| 5626 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 January 1988 GILLESPIE, DONALD N. SERVICE WILL BE 2 P.M. TUESDAY AT SMATHERS Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Harry Zickafoose officiating. Burial will be in Buckland Cemetery, Craig. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Gillespie, 47, of Bellwood, Fayette County, died Jan. 16, 1988, in Humana Hospital Greenbrier Valley, Fairlea, of an apparent heart attack. He was a disabled employee of the Chessie System and a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. Surviving: sons, Kevin with the U.S. Navy in New Jersey and Mike with the Navy in Utah; mother, Nora Osborne Gillespie of Rainelle; sisters, Zelda Turner of Harvard,(co) Ill., Pansy Tincher of Rainelle, Violet Aldridge of Hilton Village, ELSIE PILLOW OF ROANOKE, VA., FERN OSBORNE OF BELVA, LILLIAN Kincaid of Perrysburg, Ohio and Lenora Highlander of Alderson; brothers, Clifford of Ellensburg, Wash. and Robert of Meadow Bridge. | Gillespie, Donald Nelson (I37681)
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| 5627 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 July 1975 Mrs. Eva Jane Gillispie, 67, of Elkview, died Thursday in the General Division of the CAMC. Surviving: husband, J. Ray Gillispie; daughter, Miss Betty Jean Devrick of Charleston, Mrs. Aileene Carper of Ripley; brothers, Thurman Smith of Akron, Ohio, Ira F. Smith of Mogadore, Ohio, sisters, Mrs. Freda Stone of Looneyville, Mrs. Emogene Johnson and Mrs. Mavis Gerhold, both of Stow, Ohio; two grandchildren; two great grandchildren. The body is in Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, where friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday. | Smith, Eva Jane (I37807)
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| 5628 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 June 1951 Prince A. Tyree Dies; Final Rites Today OAK HILL, June 17 ? (Special) ? Prince A. Tyree, 73, of Beckley, died Saturday at home. Surviving are one brother, G. W. Tyree of Charleston; a sister, Mrs. Janie Christian of Beckley; four half brothers, John Tyree of Washington, D.C.; Harrison Tyree of Sattes, Theodore and L. Z. Tyree, both of Beckley; one half sister, Mrs. Estelle Sowder of Beckley. Service will be in Sweeneyburg Church at 2 p.m. Monday. Rev. Jones of East Beckley will officiate. Burial will be in Hoskins Cemetery near Sweeneyburg under direction of Tyree Mortuary of Oak Hill. The body will be taken to the church from L. Z. Tyree?s home an hour before service. | Tyree, Prince Albert (I17011)
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| 5629 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 May 1985 RAINELLE - ELMER HOMER SANFORD, 71, OF Rainelle, died Wednesday in Humana Hospital Greenbrier Valley, Fairlea, after a short illness. He was a retired miner. He was a member of Sewell Valley Baptist Church and the UMW. Surviving: wife, Theda Surbaugh Sanford: sons, Elmer E. of Danese, Roger Lee of Alexandria, Ga., Ronald S. of Spotsylvania, Va.; daughters, Theda Delores Podwils of Falls Church, Va., Drema Gail Bowles of Vienna, Va., Barbara Carol Pelphrey of Sidney, Ohio; sister, Dicie Simms of Rainelle; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Ernest Barley and the Rev. J.D. Surbaugh officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. | Sanford, Elmer Homer (I37654)
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| 5630 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 19 December 1989 MRS. LENA L. SMITH, 83, OF Rainelle, Greenbrier County, died Dec. 17, 1989, at home after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Big Sewell Baptist Church. Surviving: son, Donald of Rainelle; sisters, Lola Westlake and Merly Collison, both of Rainelle; seven grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Jack Stafford officiating. Burial will be in WALLACE MEMORIAL CEMETERY, CLINTONVILLE. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. | Callison, Lena L. (I37397)
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| 5631 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 19 July 1986 Kelly Malcolm McClung, 89, of Mount Lookout, Nicholas County, died July 18, 1986, at home after a long illness. He was a retired lumberman, a veteran of World War I and a Baptist. Surviving: foster daughter, Thelma White of Marmet; brother, brother, Horatius of Oak Hill; sister, Parma Alley of Minden; several nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Mount Lookout, with the Rev. T.W. Carte and the Rev. Wesley Pennington officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at White Funeral Home, Summersville. | McClung, Kelly Malcom (I29329)
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| 5632 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 19 November 1992 METTA F. PIERCY HUNDLEY, 75, of Clintonville, died Nov. 17, 1992, at her residence after a long illness. She was a member of Clintonville Home Demonstration Club, AARP, and United Methodist Women. She was a homemaker. She was a member of James Chapel United Methodist Church, Clintonville. Surviving: husband, Max Hundley; daughter, Marie Roberts of Lewisburg; stepdaughters, Clara Howard of Odenton, Md., Rita Sheppard of Lewisburg, Maxine Piercy of Asbury, Loretta Cooper; sons, Melvin Piercy and Marion Piercy, both of Clintonville, Maynard Piercy of Kannapolis, N.C., Cecil Piercy of Rainelle; stepsons, Delbert Hundley of Spring Lake, N.C., Roger Hundley of Duck River, Tenn.; sister, Frances Pack of Lewisburg; brother, Earl Tuckwiller of Clintonville; 14 grandchildren; 19 stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 16 stepgreat-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at James Chapel United Methodist Church, Clintonville, with the Rev. Garlin Groves and the Rev. Sterling Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, is in charge of arrangements. | Tuckwiller, Metta Faye (I13575)
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| 5633 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 2 May 1951 Warren T. Fox, 79, Dies in Fayette Co. (Special to the Gazette) VICTOR, May 1 - Warren Tom Fox, 79, died Monday night at his home in this Fayette County town. He was a farmer, member of the Methodist church and a native of nearby Ansted. Surviving are one son, Naoman Fox of Victor; two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Fox and Mrs. Navada Nutter, both of Victor; one brother, Walter Fox of Gatewood; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Hess of South Charleston and Mrs. Virgie Maddie of Handley; and Mrs. Lulu Hawkins of Ansted. Service will be at Mt. Airy Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Mt. Airy under direction of Tyree Mortuary Oak Hill. | Fox, Warren Thomas (I32920)
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| 5634 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 2 November 1987 CARL OSBORNE, 68, OF CHARMCO, GREENBRIER County, died Oct. 30, 1987, in Beckley VA Medical Center after a short illness. He was a veteran of World War II and was retired from the Army. Surviving: daughter, Margaret Ann Hendrick of Clinton, Md.; sons, Roger William of Rixeyville, Va., John Carl of Starling Park, Va., Earl David of Charmco; sisters, Virginia Wertz of Charleston, Gertrude Morton of Rupert, Cuma Mace, Violet Walkup and Marie Morris, all of Charmco; seven grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. today at Wallace Memorial Mausoleum Chapel, Clintonville, with the Rev. Willie Bailes officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery. Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, is in charge of arrangements. | Osborne, Carl (I39230)
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| 5635 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 20 August 1985 RAINELLE - Mrs. Jessie Erma Shearer, 85, of Rainelle, died Monday at home after a long illness. She was a member of Sole Chapel United Methodist Church, Meadow Bluff. Surviving: husband, William; daughter, Ina Mazey of White Sulphur Springs; three grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Roy Gwinn officiating. Burial will be in Martin Cemetery, Crag. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. | Osborne, Jessie Erma (I12716)
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| 5636 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 20 January 1996 MOUNT LOOKOUT - Homer C. Hayslette, 78, of Mount Lookout died Jan. 19, 1996, at home after a long illness. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Mount Lookout, an Army veteran of World War II, a retired coal miner and carpenter. Surviving: wife, Jo Smith Hayslette; ons, John and George "Butch," both of Mount Lookout; daughter, Patricia Hall of Mount Lookout; sisters, Erna Deitz of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Virginia Gwinn of Whitesville; five grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at White Funeral Home, Summersville, with the Rev. Howard Gwinn officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery, Mount Lookout. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. | Hayslette, Homer Chelsie (I37415)
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| 5637 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 21 January 1991 ARLIE WALTER BERRY, 74, OF DANESE, died Jan. 19, 1991, in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. He was a 10-year resident of Danese and a member of Chestnut Knob Christian Church, Leland. He was a coal miner with 24 years' service, and a retired tractor operator from Republic Steel. Surviving: wife, Dorothy Ice Berry; daughters, Rita Mae Ball and Shirley A. Wilson, both of Warren, Ohio; sons, James W. of Lake Milton, Ohio, William A. of Leavittsburg, Ohio, Jess R. of Niles, Ohio, Fred E. Wix of Warren; sisters, Myrtle Harmon and Catherine Jones, both of Meadow Bridge, Maxine Sttalard of Baltimore, Mildred Bragg of Danese, Ruby Bennett of Cowen; brothers, the Rev. James of Beckley, Junior of Danese, Merl and Johnny, both of Baltimore; 23 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Bill Lilly officiating. Entombment will be in Wallace Memorial Mausoleum, Clintonville. | Berry, Arlie Walter (I37862)
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| 5638 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 21 October 1978 GRAYDON - John Wheeler Dixon Sr., 66, of Graydon, Fayette County, died Friday in General Division, CAMC, after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of the Graydon area and was a member of Ansted Baptist Church and Masons. Mr. Dixon was a retired employee of Union Carbide at Alloy. Surviving: wife, Nyra; daughters, Mrs. Bobbie Ford of Ansted, Mrs. Ann Smith of Mobile, Ala., Mrs. Jean Burgess of Montgomery; sons, John Jr. of Ansted, Eddie of Marquette, Mich., Steve of Hammond, Ind.; sisters, Mrs. Beulah Burns of Spring Dale, Mrs. Avis Hash of Annaheim, Calif., Mrs. Elsie Kyle of Inglewood, Calif., Mrs. Aleen Cline of Corona, Calif.; brothers, Charles Dixon of Lansing, Eugene Dixon of Bellflower, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday in Ansted Baptist Church with the Rev. Boyd Sparks and the Rev. Pete Hoge officiating. Burial with Masonic rites will be in Restlawn Memory Gardnes, Victor. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Sunday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted. | Dixon, John Wheeler Sr. (I13901)
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| 5639 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 22 August 1951 McKlewee Nickell, 88, Dies at Florida Home MIAMI, Fla., Aug. 21 - (Special) - McKlewee Nickell, 88, of 2270 S. W., 24 Terrace, a former resident of Charleston, W.Va., and retired merchant, died here Tuesday in a hospital after an extended illness. A native of Russellville, Greenbrier County, W.Va., he formerly owned and operated a business establishment at Lookout, Fayette County, W.Va. He has resided here for the past several years, moving here from Charleston. He is a member of the Lutheran Church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Luke Berry of Miami; and two sons, Charles of Lookout; and Sonnie of Huntington, W.Va. The body is at the Philbreck Mortuary here and will be taken Thursday to the Degnan-Kittinger Mortuary in South Charleston, W.Va. Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV, 24 August 1951 S. Charleston Rites Set for M. K. Nickell By Register Staff Writer LOOKOUT - Funeral services are to be conducted in South Charleston Sunday afternoon for M. K. Nickell, 88, former Lookout resident. He died Tuesday evening in Miami, Fla. The 2 p. m. services will be conducted in the chapel of the Scales Funeral Home in South Charleston. He is survived by two sons, C. M. Nickell, of Fayetteville and S. H. Nickell, of Huntington; one daughter, Mrs. L. W. Burry, of Miami, Fla. Nickell was born and reared in Fayette County but had lived in Florida for the past four years. He was a merchant at Lookout for a number of years. | Nickell, McKlewee (I39367)
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| 5640 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 22 June 1990 ELVA L. MCCLUNG, 78, OF Summersville, died June 21, 1990, in Summersville Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired employee of the state Department of Highways. HE WAS A METHODIST AND A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR II. Surviving: wife, Juanita Smith; stepsons, Darrell Cartright and Darvin Cartright, both of Summersville; stepdaughter, Phyllis Hurt of Smyrna, Tenn.; brother, Okla of Summersville; sisters, Elizabeth Tiano of Phoenix, Ariz., Evelyn Williams of Shoals, Isobel Sweeney and Lillian Ramsey, both of Summersville; five stepgrandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in White Funeral Home, Summersville, with the Rev. Harold Duskey officiating. Burial will be in Groves Cemetery, Canvas. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today. | McClung, Elva L. (I36869)
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| 5641 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 22 October 1945 GILL, Olie - 48, wife of O. P. Gill of Landmark, died Saturday in a Beckley hospital. Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Berry of Lawton, and two sons, Cleo and Claude, at home. Funeral services with Wallace and Wallace mortuary of East Rainelle in charge, will be held at the residence at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Henry Adkins officiating. Burial will be in Walkup cemetery. | Jones, Ola Lue "Olie" (I14043)
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| 5642 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 23 January 1993 HAYDEN E. "SHORTY" Shawver Sr., 89, of Fayetteville died Jan. 21, 1993, at home after a short illness. He was retired from Union Carbide with 34 years service. He was a member of Fayetteville United Methodist Church, the Masons, American Security Council and National Advisory Board. He attended Alderson-Broaddus College and the former Morris Harvey College. Surviving: son, Hayden Jr. of Ocala, Fla.; daughters, Jean Crandall of Boone, N.C., Peggy Jones of West Des Moines, Iowa; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville, with the Rev. Billy Reed Wickline officiating. Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, with Masonic graveside rites. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Donations may be made to American Heart Association. | Shawver, Hayden Edward Sr. (I12822)
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| 5643 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 23 November 1957 NICKELL, Charlie M. - 72, of Fayetteville, died unexpectedly yesterday evening at his home after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Nickell was a retired merchant. He owned and operated the Nickell General Store in Lookout for 22 years. He was a deputy for two different sheriffs in Fayette County in the 1920s. Mr. Nickell was a member of the Methodist Church in Fayetteville. Surviving are his wife, Ada; one daughter, Mrs. W. B. Sweazy of Harrogate, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. W. L. Beurry of Miami, Fla.; one brother, S. H. Nickell of Huntington. The body is at Dodd and Payne mortuary in Fayetteville. | Nickell, Charlie Mcklever (I39369)
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| 5644 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 23 September 1947 FOX, Mrs. Janie Belle - 58, died early yesterday at her home at McRoss, Greenbrier county. She was a member of Little Creek Baptist church. Surviving are her husband, L. F. Fox; two sons, Lacy Pucket of Smoot and D. C. Pucket of Rupert; four daughters, Mrs. Beulah Mitchell of Rainelle, Mrs. Reba Mitchell and Mrs. Myrtle Hedrick of East Rainelle, and Mrs. Lucille Harrah of Ansted; two sisters, Mrs. Dona Williams of Meadow Bridge and Mrs. Berdie Adkins of Midkiff;and three brothers, Henry of Layland and W. D. and B. O. of Rainelle. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the McRoss Baptist church. Rev. Joe E. Smith will officiate and burial will be in the Martin cemetery. The Nickell mortuary of East Rainelle will be in charge. | Sims, Junie Belle (I26887)
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| 5645 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 24 January 1935 Mrs. Joanna Collison Funeral services will be held at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Grass cemetery for Mrs. Joanna Callison, 82, who died Tuesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ida Rigg in Spring Hill. Mrs. Callison is survived by five daughters; Mrs. David Tucker of Spring Hill; Mrs. Margaret Tucker of Marty; Mrs. Ocie Peters and Mrs. Ora Atkins of Caperton ond Mrs. Rigg; two sons, William Callison of Eccles and O. W. Callison of Twinwood. | Robinson, Joanna (I13247)
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| 5646 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 24 March 1950 SPARKS, John Carl - Service will be at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow in Sparks Chapel at Persinger with Rev. L. A. Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery nearby. Mr. Sparks, 52, died Wednesday, at his home in Persinger, Nicholas county, following self Inflicted gunshot wounds. The body will be taken from the D. R. Simon Mortuary in Summersville to the residence at 5 p. m. today. It will be taken to the church one hour before service. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura McClung Sparks; two sons, John of Kansas City, Mo., and James with the U. B. Army at Fort Bragg, N. C.; six daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Grose of Dunbar, Mrs. Ellen Legg of Charleston, Mrs. Betty Grose, Mrs. Anna Riddle, and Lenore and Carol Sparks, all of Persinger; two foster sons Fred Downery of Persinger and James Downery with the U. S. Army In Japan; one brother, Abner Sparks; and two sisters, Mrs. H. E. Dillinger of Charleston and Mrs. L. W. Deeletz of Buckhannon. | Sparks, John Carl (I38991)
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| 5647 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 24 March 1965 LEWIS, French Lee - Service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Camden-on-Gauley Methodist Church, Webster County, by the Rev. Arnold Bickle and the Rev. J.J. Rogers. Burial will be in Blacks Chapel Cemetery at Camden-on-Gauley. Mr. Lewis, 63, of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly of Camden-on-Gauley, died Monday in Richmond Heights Hospital at Cleveland, after a long illness. He was a factory worker in Cleveland. Surviving are his widow, Helen; two daughters, Mrs. Frances Howard and Miss Naomia, both of Cleveland, Ohio; a son, Harold of Lakewood, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Rosie Johnson of Stephens City, Va., Mrs. Dovie Stump of Harrison, Pa. and Mrs. Berta George of Ravenna, Ohio; three brothers, Orville, Burl and Delbert, all of Summersville; a half-brother, Ivan Blagg of Meadow Bridge; and a grandchild. The body will be taken from Combs and Coleman Funeral Home at Cowen to the church an hour before service. | Lewis, French Lee (I20498)
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| 5648 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 24 October 1985 SMOOT - EDGAR E. WELCH, 73, OF SMOOT, GREENBRIER County, died Tuesday at home after a short illness. He was a member of Smoot United Methodist Church and was a 35-year resident of Smoot. He was a member of Ruritan Club and K. of P. He was a retired employee of Meadow River Lumber Co. Surviving: wife, Audrey Welch; daughter, Karen Cadle of Smoot; parents, Frank and Esta Fox Welch; sisters, Mrs. Frankie Withrow and Mrs. Nellie Lusher, both of Green Sulphur Springs; brother, Willie of Green Sulphur Springs; four grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday in Smoot United Methodist Church with the Rev. Clyde Gum and the Rev. Roy Gwinn officiating. Burial will be in End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville. | Welch, Edgar E. (I37378)
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| 5649 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 24 September 1940 Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Osborne, 80, wife of Andrew A. Osborne, died Sunday afternoon at her home at Meadow Grove. Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the home with Rev. Frank Plybon officiating. Burial will be in the Jones cemetery at Vale with the Nickell mortuarty of East Rainelle in charge. A native of Greenbrier county and a Baptist, Mrs. Osborne is survived by her husband; two sons, Clarence and J. W., both of Meadow Bluff; six daughters, Mrs. Ollie Smith of Craig; Mrs. Sadie Drennen and Mrs. Ora Callison, both of Meadow Bluff; Mrs. Bessie Hunter of East Rainelle; Mrs. Anna Fleshman of Winding Gulf and Mrs. Texie Henderson of Duo, and a brother, Henry Jones of Alderson. | Jones, Frances Elizabeth (I13232)
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| 5650 | The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 25 August 1992 MRS. PARMA ANN ALLEY, 92, OF Wingrove died Aug. 24, 1992, at Appalachian Regional Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and attended Church of God, Glen Jean. Surviving; daughters, Betty Coleman of Wingrove, Febey Mae Justic Henrickson of Tulsa, Okla.; sons, Bennie Justic of Elizabethtown, Pa., Elmer Lee Justic of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; brothers, Hortichus McClung of Oak Hill; 14 grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Jerry Cantley officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. | McClung, Parma Ann (I29331)
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