NOTE: The italics are the Web Mistress notations.
Sansom, Nancy C
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Page 63
November 1, 1982
Nancy A Sansom, 38, 2404 Ninth Ave, Huntington, was dead on arrival
at St Mary's Hospital in Huntington. She had been in failing health
the past 16 months.
She was a member of the Balls Chapel Church of Ashton and was
a graduate of Hannan High School in 1962. She was a cheerleader
for two years.
She worked for Huntington Industries, Inc., in Huntington.
She was born in Huntington on March 17, 1944. She was the daughter
of the late Charles and Louella Dunn Flora.
Surviving are three brothers, John, Paul and Lawrence (Pete) Flora,
all of Ashton; one sister, Margaret Salgo, of Huntington; and
two nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 am at the Stevens
Funeral Home with Opal Blankenship officiating. Burial will follow
in the Beale Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call Monday after 4
pm.
Sawyers, Luella R
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Page 31
May 28, 1982
Mrs Luella R Sawyers, 88, 1518 Ohio St, Point Pleasant, died Thursday
evening in Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Born Dec 5, 1893, in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the
late Frederick and Mary Rack Roberts.
She was a retired Mason County school teacher, a member of Trinity
United Methodist Church, the Dorcas Circle of United Methodist
Women and the Laurel Sunday School Class.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Sawyers, in November,
1965, and a son, Frederick, who died in February, 1966.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Luella Howard, Norfolk, Va.,
and Ernest Davis, Cypress, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Sunday in the Trinity
United Methodist Church with the Rev Tally Hanna officiating.
Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home in Point Pleasant
on Saturday from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm. The body will be taken to
the church one hour before services.
Sayre, Corda
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Page 37
June 28, 1982
Corda L Sayre, 83, formerly of Mason County, died June 28 at Fostoria,
Ohio.
She taught school in Mason County for 22 terms before moving to
Ohio.
Survivors include her husband, Hobert G Sayre of Fostoria; one
son Gaylord Sayre of Risingsun, Ohio, one daughter, Bernadine
Kayser of Point Pleasant; three sisters, Osa J Jacobs, Flatrock,
Ohio, Mary Jane Grimm, Point Pleasant, and Audrey Wilson, Evans;
one brother, Emmett Pullins, Chillicothe, Ohio, seven grandsons
and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, Harold Ivan Sayre; one daughter,
Wilda Arlene Copsey; one sister and four brothers.
The funeral was held in Fostoria, Ohio with several relatives
attending.
Sayre, Corda L
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Page 37
June 29, 1982
Corda L Sayre, 83, formerly of Mason County, died June 28 at Fostoria
City Hospital, Fostoria, Ohio.
Born Dec 27, 1898 to A T and Rahcel Pullins, she taught school
in Mason County 22 terms before moving to Fostoria in 1948.
Survivors include her husband, Hobart G Sayre, Fostoria; one son,
Gaylord E Sayre, Risingsun, Ohio; one daughter, Bernadine Kayser,
Point Pleasant; four sisters, Osa Jacobs, Flat Rock, Ohio, Anna
Mae Hoschar, Kansas, Ohio, Mary Jane Grimm, Pont Pleasant, and
Audrey Wilson, Evans, W.Va., one brother, Emmett Pullins, Chillicothe,
Ohio; seven grandsons; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, Harold Ivan Sayre; one daughter,
Wilda Arlene Copsey; one sister; and four brothers.
Funeral services will be held at the Mann Funeral Home in Fostoria
Thursday at 10 am. (June 28, 1982 obit)
Sayre, Holly
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Page 68
November 30, 1982
Holly Sayre, 69, London, Ohio, formerly of Leon, died Saturday
night in London, Ohio.
Born Sept. 18, 1913, Mason County, he was the son of the late
Wesley and Ida Miller Sayre.
His wife, Eleanor Adams Sayre preceded him in death. Also preceding
him in death were two brothers and six sisters.
He was a retired construction mechanic.
Surviving are three sons, Jeff Adams, David Sayre, and Keith Sayre,
at home; two daughters, Ida Sayre, Texas and Holly Marie Sayre,
Ohio; three sister, Mabel Cheesebrew, Point Pleasant, Margaret
Sisson, Point Pleasant and Lucy Hill, Inverness, Fla.; one brother,
Robert Newberry, Point Pleasant and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 11 am at Rader Funeral
Home, London, Ohio.
Calling hours are 1-4 pm and 7-9 pm on Tuesday at the funeral
home.
Schaekel, Edward
A
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Page 24
April 29, 1982
Dr. Edward A Schaekel, 64, of Parkersburg died Wednesday in the
Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg.
He was born Sept. 22, 1917 in Lincoln, Nebraska to the late Ernst
and May Belle Larsen Schaekel.
He was a member of the Wayside United Methodist Church, Vienna,
W.V. and was a former member of the New Haven Rotary. He entered
service in the Medical Corp in 1942 and discharged in 1946 as
a Major. He practiced medicine in Mason for 31 years and was the
Dean of Clinical Medicine at the West Virginia Osteopathic Medicine
at Lewisburg, W.V. He was also a West Virginia Osteopathic Practitioner
in 1977, senior member of the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists and was made a life-time member of that organization
in 1981.
Surviving are his wife, Goodrun E Jacobsen Schaekel; one son,
Edward A Schaekel, Jr., Longbottom, Ohio, one daughter, Mrs Richard
D (Kay) Moore, Laurel Springs, N.J. and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Foglesong Funeral Home on
Saturday at 1:30 pm with the Rev Richard Wright and Rev D Edward
Bayer officiating. Burial will follow in the Suncrest Memorial
Park in Point Pleasant.
Friends may call on Friday from 2 pm until 4 pm and from 7 pm
until 9 pm
Schwarz, Herman
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Page 56
October 12, 1982
Herman Schwarz, 75, 2272 Williams Road, Columbus, Ohio, died Wednesday
following a short illness.
His wife, Beulah Schwarz preceded him in death. He was the son
of the late H R and Lizzie Schwarz.
He was formerly of Mason County.
Surviving are one daughter, Veva Duvall, one son, Alberta Gregory,
one brother, Frank Schwarz, all of Columbus, Ohio, one brother,
Boyd Schwarz, Point Pleasant and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 am on Saturday at Graumlich
and Son Funeral Home, 1351 S High St., Columbus, Ohio. Burial
will be in …(rest of article missing)
Schwarz, Rhineholdt
E "Mike"
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November 13, 1982
Rhineholdt E "Mike" Schwarz, 72, of Hartford died Monday
in the Veterans Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy, Ohio.
He was born Feb 5, 1910, in Hot Springs, Va., to the late Rhineholdt
G and Nellie E Krautter Schwarz.
Also preceding him in death were four brothers, Carl, Earl, Harold
and Henry Schwarz.
He was a Project Engineer for the W.Va. Department of Highways
and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mason.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs Carol Sue Dailey, Portland,
Ohio, Mrs Judith Ann Murphy, Letart, and Mrs Michele Lee "Micky"
Manning, Evarts, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs Virginia Grinstead and
Mrs Barbara McDaniel, both of Mason; nine grandchildren and one
great granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 pm at the First Baptist
Church with the Rev Bill Murphy officiating. Burial will follow
in the Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at the Foglesong Funeral Home tonight and Thursday
from 7 pm until 9 pm and one hour prior to services at the church.
Shamblen, Plina
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February 6, 1982
Plina Shamblen, Given, 88, died Thursday at Dunbar Care Facility.
Born Nov. 23, 1893 in Jackson County, she was the daughter of
the late Sherman Kessel and Elizabeth Wolfe. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Boyd Shamblen.
She is survived by two sons, Randus, Columbus, Ohio and Robert
of Gallipolis Ferry; two daughters, Helen Casto and Anna Mae Shamblen,
Dunbar; one brother, T B Kessel, Winfield; two sisters, Eda Hall,
Rockcastle and Freda Moore, Charleston, six grandchildren, three
great-grandchildren, three step grandchildren and four step great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2 pm at the Vail Funeral
Home in Ripey with Rev Dallas Buck officiating. Burial will take
place at the Fairplain Cemetery, Ripley. Friends may call the
funeral home after 4 pm today.
Sheline, Margaret Sarah
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Page 56
October 11, 1982
Margaret Sarah McLeod Sheline, 84, formerly of Henderson, died
Sunday night in Huntington.
Born April 16, 1898, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth
and Anna Wynes McLeod.
She was a former employee of the Lowe Hotel in Point Pleasant
and was a member of the Church of Christ in Henderson.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Sam (Elaine) McCoy, Huntington
(Shoales), with whom she made her home at the time of her death,
and Mrs Jack (Mary Alice) Knight, Monroe Falls, Ohio; five grandchildren
and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, in 1944, and
a son, Charles; brothers, George, John, Huey, Kenneth and Angus
McLeod; and sisters, Mattie, Mary, Christie and Helen.
Funeral arrangements, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home
of Point Pleasant, will be announced later.
Sheline, Margaret
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Page 57
October 12, 1982
Funeral services for Margaret Sheline, 84, formerly of Henderson
who died Sunday, will be held at 1 pm of Wednesday at the Henderson
Church of Christ with Mr Ron Adams officiating. Burial will be
at me of Point Pleasant, will be announced later.Austin-Hope-McLeod
Cemetery. Calling hours 2-4 and 7-9 pm at Stevens Funeral Home.
The deceased will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
Shields, Betty Jane
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August 14, 1982
Area Deaths
Betty Jane McGraw Shields, 90, Letart, died yesterday at Pleasant
Valley Hospital.
Born Feb 25, 1892 in Apple Grove, Ohio, she was the daughter of
the late Henry L and Sarah Roush McGraw. She was a member of the
Guiding Star Advent Christian Church, Letart, and was also a member
of the church's Ladies Aid Society.
Survivors include two sons, William Wentzell, Leart; Don Shields,
Henderson; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one
stepgrandson. She was preceded in death by three husbands, Charles
Ryan, William Wentzell and Alon Shields.
Funeral services are at the Guiding Star Advent Christian Church
Sunday at 2 pm, with the Rev James Looney officiating. Burial
will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Letart. Friends may call at
the Foglesong Funeral Home today from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Shiflet, Ida Mae
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Page 38
July 8, 1982
Ida Mae Neal Shiflet, 91, Gallipolis Ferry, died Wednesday evening
at Mercy Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, following a long illness.
Born Aug. 31, 1890, Point Pleasant, she was the daughter of the
late Charles and Frances Gardner Neal.
She was a member of Faith Gospel Church, Gallipolis Ferry.
She is preceded in death by her husband, John W Shiflet, who died
Aug 18, 1973. Also preceded in death are six children.
Surviving are five daughters, Catherine "Katty" Price,
Belpre, Ohio, Katie McDermitt, Gallipolis Ferry, Irene Russell,
Kanauga, Ohio, Jenny Kerwood, Johnstown, Ohio and Ida Mae Brothers,
Pataskala, Ohio; one son, Howard Shiflet, at home; one sister,
Margaret Martin, Buffalo; 19 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren
and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 1:30 pm at Wilcoxen
Funeral Home with Rev Charles McDonald officiating. Burial be
held at the Lone Oak Cemetary.
Friends may call the funeral home after 5 pm on Friday.
Skidmore, Warren (Skid)
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Page 26
May 7, 1982
Warren (Skid) Skidmore, 62, Evergreen community, died in Holzer
Medical Center Thursday morning following an extended illness.
He was a retired salesman at the Gallipolis Motor Co., where he
held the Legion of Leader Award for several years.
Mr Skidmore was also a veteran member of the Gallia County Republican
Central Committee.
Mr Skidmore was born April19, 1920 in Evergreen to the late Otis
O and Margaret Blaine Rowsey Skidmore. He married Mary Alice Lawless
at Springfield, Ohio. She survives, along with four sons and three
daughters: Ronald Warren Skidmore and James Patrick Skidmore,
both of Gallipolis; Larry Michael Skidmore, Brazil, Ind.; Christopher
David Skidmore, at home: Mrs David (Mary Margaret "Peggy")
McCarley, Piqua; Mrs Robert (Kathleen Marie "Penny")
Ratliff, and Mrs David (Elizabeth Ann "Becky") Grant,
both of Evergreen.
Also surviving are eight grandchildren, four brothers and one
sister: Henry Skidmore, Evergreen; Paul Skidmore, Rt. 1, Vinton;
Elmer Skidmore, Gallipolis; Herman Skidmore, Jackson, and Mrs
Phil (Marie) Foster, Evergreen.
Mr Skidmore was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Third Degree, St Louis
Catholic Church, Gallipolis; was founder and past president of
the North Gallia Athletic Boosters Club; member of the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Pt. Pleasant, W.Va., where funeral services
will be conducted 2 pm Sunday, with Father Reymond Jablinske and
Rev William Curfman officiating.
Burial will be at the Skidmore Cemetery, Evergreen.
Visitation will be at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Saturday,
at 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm.
Recitation of Rosary will be 7:15 pm Saturday, Father William
Myers officiating.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Sprague, Robert Burger, John Skidmore,
Pat Skidmore, John Rocchi, Paul Hollingshead, Jay Skidmore and
Junior Skidmore.
Slikas, Steve J
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Page 46
August 2, 1982
Steve J Slikas, 67, Route 2, Point Pleasant, died Sunday evening
at Holzer Medical Center following a short illness.
Born March 26, 1915, Amsterdam, N.Y., he was the son of the late
John and Kasmere Slikas.
He was a member of the Catholic Church of Amsterdam, member of
the Point Pleasant American Legion Post 23, member of the VFW
and Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge 31, served in World War II and
was owner and operator of Maple Drive-in on Route 2, Point Pleasant,
where he retired from five years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia Thomas Slikas, Point Pleasant;
two sisters, Frances Kolidjie, Amsterdam, N.Y. and Edna _tokna,
Amsterdam, N.Y.
Funeral services will be at 10 pm at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home
on Wednesday with Fathers Raymond Jablinske officiating.
Burial will be at the Forest Hills Cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home after 5 pm on Tuesday.
Smith, Clara Belle
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Page 9
February 28, 1982
Mrs Clara Belle Smith, 64, 263 South Second Ave., Middleport,
Ohio, died Thursday morning in Holzer Medical Center after a long
illness.
Born May 2, 1917, in Mason County, she was the daughter of the
late Ernest Badgley and Alma Clark Badgley.
She was a member of the Baptist Church of Middleport. Her husband,
George F Smith, preceded her in death in 1954.
Surviving are a friend, John Vroman, Middleport; her step-father,
George Miller, Leon; a daughter, Mrs Mary Kathryn Wallace, Middleport;
three sons, Charles F Smith, Huntsville, Ala., Clyde Robert Smith,
Longbottom, Ohio, and Wayne Lawrence Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio;
two sisters, Mrs Bessie Neal, Leon, and Mrs Louise McCartney,
Hilliard, Ohio; three brothers, Norman Badgley, Buffalo, Guy Badgley,
Hilliard, Ohio, and Eugene Clark, Logan, Ohio; nine grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Sunday at the Wilcoxen
Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with the Rev Don Walker officiating.
Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 11 am Saturday.
Smith, Harvey Mack
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Page 67
November 26, 1982
Harvey Mack Smith, 66, Gallipolis Ferry, died Wednesday evening
at St Mary's Hospital following a short illness.
Born April 7, 1916, Gallipolis, Ohio, he was the son of the late
Fred M Smith and Allie A Crawford Smith.
He attended the Zion Baptist Church in Gallipolis Ferry, was a
US Army veteran of World War II, member of VFW Post 3441 at Westway
Post, Columbus, Ohio, was retired from the Commercial Freight
Lines, Columbus, Ohio and was a member of the international Brotherhood
of Teamsters, Local 413, Columbus, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife, Emma Lou Bush Smith, Gallipolis Ferry;
two stepdaughters, Mrs Jeanette Ussery, Columbus and Mrs Joyce
Braithwaite, West Jefferson, Ohio; one sister, Mrs Cora Betts,
Columbus; several aunts and uncles.
Funeral services will Sunday, 2 pm at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home
with Rev Ronnie Long officiating. Burial will follow in the Zion
Cemetery. Calling hours are 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Saturday at the
Wilcoxen Funeral Home.
Smith, Karen Adrain
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Page 11
March 6, 1982
Karen Adrain Smith, two-day old daughter of Cynthia Louise Boggs
Smith and Larry Smith of Barnett Road, Point Pleasant, died Friday
evening in the Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington.
Surviving are two brothers, Mark Joseph and Gregory Stephen, both
at home; maternal grandmother, Mrs Ruth McCoy Boggs, Elkview;
maternal great-grandmother, Mrs Mary Kay Boggs, Pinch; and paternal
grandparents, Mr and Mrs Joseph Leonard Smith, Leon.
Graveside rites will be conducted at 2 pm Sunday at the Leon Cemetery
with the Rev William (Bud) Hatfield officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Wilcoxen Funeral Home.
Smith, Virgil Waitman
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Page 33
June 10, 1982
Mr Virgil Waitman Smith, 74, of Glenwood, W.Va., died Wednesday
at St Mary's Hospital, in Huntington.
Born May 6, 1908 in Cabell County, he was the son of the late
Callie and Carrie Smith. He was a retired employee of BASF Wyandotte
Inc, of Huntington. He was a member of Faith Gospel Mission Church
of Glenwood.
Survivors include his wife Virgie Lambert Smith, Glenwood; two
sons, Freeman F Smith and Arthr W Smith, Glenwood; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services are at 2 pm Saturday at the Faith Gospel Mission
Church in Glenwood, with the Rev Virgil Bellville and the Rev
Sam Egnor officiating. Burial will be in Greenbottom Memorial
Park. Friends may call from 1-4 pm and 6-9 pm on Friday at Chapman's
Mortuary in Huntington
Smith, Virginia S
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Page 27
May 6, 1982
Virginia S Smith, 73, of Burn Harbour, Ind., died Monday at her
residence.
She was born January 16, 1909 at Clifton to the late Walter
and Nellie Riley VanMeter.
Her husband, Carl Smith preceded her in death.
She was a retired LPN.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Gloria Mowbray, Valparaiso, Ind.,
Mrs Eleanor Weaver, Findley, Ohio; three sons, Jake Smith, Muskegon,
Mich., Conrad Smith, South Bend, Ind. and Donald Smith, Elyria,
Ohio; one sister, Mrs Betty Berkley Burton, Letart; three brothers,
Howard VanMeter, Northfork, Va., Harry VanMeter, LaGrange, Ohio
and Marion VanMeter, Middleport, Ohio; 30 grandchildren and six
great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the West Columbia United Methodist
Church on Saturday at 10:30 am with the Rev Kenneth Watkins officiating.
Burial will follow in Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call on Friday from 6 pm until 9 pm at the Foglesong
Funeral Home in Mason.
Smithson, Allan Michael
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Page 59
October 18, 1982
Allan Michael Smithson, 28, Letart, died Sunday in the Cumberland
Memorial Hospital in Maryland following a hunting accident on
Saturday.
He was born November 20, 1953, in Point Pleasant.
He was a member of the St Joseph's Catholic Church of Mason. He
was employed with the AEP Civil Engineering Lab.
Surviving are his parents, Lenard O and Helen Curtis Smithson,
of Letart; one sister, Mrs Ester Brannon, Charleston; one brother,
Francis J Smithson, Letart; three nieces, Bethany Anne Brannon,
Jillian Ann and Stephanie Joy Smithson; three nephews, James Scott
and Michael Eric Brannon and John Curtis Smithson.
Funeral services will be held at the St Joseph's Catholic Church
Tuesday at 11 am with Father Raymond Jablinske officiating. Burial
will follow in the Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
Rosary services will be held this evening at 7 pm.
Friends may call at the Foglesong Funeral Home in Mason tonight
from 7 pm until 9 pm.
Spears, Ray Edward
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Page 36
June 28, 1982
Ray Edward Spears, 63, 411 Seventh Avenue, Huntington formerly
of Mason County, was dead on arrival Saturday, at _ pm, at St
Mary's Hospital, Huntington.
He was retired from the Ohio River Company, where he worked as
a mate on riverboats. He was a veteran of WWII, and a member of
the Disabled American Veterans VFW of Huntington.
Born April 8, 1919 in Mason County, he was the son of the late
John and Minnie Austin Spears. Survivors include his wife Alice
Thompson Spears, one son, Ray Edward Spears Jr., Indianapolis,
Ind.; three sisters, Mrs Robert "Nellie" Siders, Mrs
Imogene McEachern, Point Pleasant; and Mrs Dorothy Lee, Charleston,
and two grandchildren.
He was proceeded in death by brothers Carl and Cash Spears.
Funeral services are at 2 pm, Tuesday, at the Crow-Hussell Funeral
Home, with Eugene Zopp, minister, officiating. Burial will follow
in the Austin-Hope-McLeod cemetery. Friends may call at Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home at 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm today.
Staats, Harry A
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Page 22
April 1982 (Date not on photo copy)
Harry A Staats, 67, Letart, died yesterday morning at his home.
He was born March 20, 1915 in Carnegie, Pa. His parents were William
W and Mary M Sayre Staats.
He was self-employed and worked as a heavy equipment operator.
He belonged to the JOUAM of New Haven and was also a member of
the Vernon United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Nora F Staats, Letart; two daughters,
Bernita L Meadows, Nettie and Bonnie D Smithson, Letart; one son,
Larry Bruce Staats, Mason; three brothers, Stanley and James Staats,
Letart and William Staats, Akron, Ohio; four sisters, Edna Livingston
and Velma Johnson, Akron, Ohio, Doretta Clarke, Wisner, La. and
Lily Kelvington, Letart and seven grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by a son, Blaine Staats and a brother,
Everett Staats.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1:30 pm at the Foglesong
Funeral Home with Rev Tim Scarberry officiating. Burial will be
at the Hoffman Cemetery, Letart.
JOUAM of New Haven will hold services on Tuesday at 7:30 pm at
the funeral home.
Friends may call Tuesday from 3-5 and 7-9 pm at the funeral home.
Starkey, Curtis J
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Page 47
August 17, 1982
Curtis J Starkey, 9, Pine Crest Care Center, Gallipolis, died
Tuesday morning in Holzer Medical Center.
Born Feb 20, 1973, in Point Pleasant, he was the son of Earl Junior
and Donita Harper Starkey, Gallipolis Ferry.
Other survivors are one brother, Vance E Starkey, at home; paternal
grandparents, Mr and Mrs Earl Starkey St, Gallipolis Ferry, and
Mrs Dorothy Pennwell, Washington Courthouse, Ohio; and maternal
grandmother, Mrs Faye Harper, Racine, Ohio.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am Friday in the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev Damon Adam officiating.
Burial will follow in Wyoma Cemetery, Gallipolis Ferry.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm Wednesday and
all day Thursday.
Stauffer, Elizabeth
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Page 59
October 18, 1982
Elizabeth Stauffer, 60, River Road, Boaz, died Sunday at Camden
Clark Hospital in Parkersburg following a long illness.
Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late John Clifford
and Theresa Beck Wick.
Surviving are her husband, James Edwin Stauffer, Boaz; a daughter,
Marilyn A Cable, Fairbourne, Ohio; three sons, David E Stauffer,
Washington, DC, Mark B Stauffer, Pint Pleasant, and Donald C Stauffer,
Boaz; three grandchildren and three brothers.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 1:30 pm Wednesday
at St Mary's Catholic Church, Marietta, Ohio. Burial will be in
the new St Mary's Cemetery in Marietta.
Friends may call from 7-9 pm today and 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Tuesday
at the Marietta Chapel of Cawley and Peoples Funeral Home.
There will be a Christian wake service at 7:30 pm Tuesday.
In lieu of other memorials, the family suggests that contributions
be made to the American Cancer … type faded off page.
Steele, Ethel
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Page 24
April 17, 1982
Ethel Corfee Steele, 83, 62 Sycamore St., Gallipolis, Ohio, died
at Holzer Medical Center Saturday morning following a sudden illness.
Born Feb. 1, 1899, in Mason County, she was the daughter of the
late George Corfee and Mary Taylor Corfee.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gallipolis.
Surviving are her husband A M (Gus) Steele, whom she married in
Mason County May 25, 1919; a daughter, Mrs Virginia S Burke, Charleston;
a son, Eugene Steele, Point Pleasant; two sisters, Mrs Clarice
Foglesong and Mrs Anna Click, both of Point Pleasant; and six
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
An infant daughter, four brothers and a sister preceded her in
death.
Funeral services will be at 1 pm Monday at Willis Funeral Home,
Rt.7 and 141, Gallipolis, with the Rev Joseph Godwin officiating.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 6-9 pm Sunday.
Steward, Alva F
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Page 27
May 7, 1982
Alva F (Slim) Steward, 79, Glenwood, died at St Mary's Hospital
Thursday afternoon, following a short illness.
Born August 14, 1902 in Crown City, Ohio, he was the son of the
late Mr and Mrs David Steward.
He was a former employee of the ACS of Huntington and a retired
farmer. He served in the US Army during World War I.
His wife, Vester Huffman Steward, preceded him in death in June,
1980, surviving are three sons, Richard and Frank, both of Glenwood,
and Oliver of Salt Rock; two brothers, Fawn of Lancaster, Ohio,
and Lawrence of Inverness, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Sunday at Guyan Creek
Methodist Church with the Rev Herb Nida officiating. Burial will
follow in Pete Meadows Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Stevens Funeral Home in Point Pleasant
from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Saturday.
Stewart, Guy T
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Page 31
May 11, 1982
Guy T Stewart, 70, West Columbia, died Tuesday at 7:56 am at Pleasant
Valley Hospital.
He was a retired millwright on construction and a member of the
Millwright's Local 2430 of Charleston. He was a World War II veteran.
Born Feb 29, 1912, West Columbia, he was the son of the late George
and Lydia Chaffin Stewart.
Surviving are his wife, Rosella Thomas Stewart; two daughters,
Mrs Morgan (Vicki) Bragg, Point Pleasant and Miss Dreema Stewart,
Akron, Ohio; three brothers, Roy Stewart, Columbus, Ohio, Albert
Stewart, West Columbia and Carl Stewart, Middleport, Ohio and
two grandchildren.
One daughter preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at…(the rest of the article
is missing from this page see Funeral
Notice below)
Stewart, Guy
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May 13, 1982
Funeral Notice
Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, 2 pm Friday. Burial at Kirkland Memorial
Gardens.
Stewart, Leo E
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Page 55
October 7, 1982
Leo E Stewart, 69, West Columbia, died Tuesday at Pleasant Valley
Hospital.
Born March 23, 1913, West Columbia, he was the son of the late
Clyde and Nona Kearns Stewart.
He was an employee of the Mason Furniture Corporation and also
a World War II veteran.
Surviving are his wife Frances G Stewart, West Columbia; a son,
Eugene W Stewart, Jacksonville, N.C.; a daughter, Mrs Dottie J
Oliver, West Columbia; two stepsons, Bob E Stewart, Point Pleasant
and Frank D Stewart, Buffalo; two brothers, Elmo and Floyd, Toledo,
Ohio; two sisters, Mrs Blanche Wells, Pomeroy, Ohio and Mrs Mabel
Hutton, Columbus, Ohio; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Foglesong Funeral Home on
Friday, 1:30 pm with Rev Kenneth Watkins officiating. Burial will
be at IOOF Cemetery in Mason. Calling hours are after 4
pm today at the funeral home.
Stone, Lola Belle
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October 18, 1982
Lola Belle Stone, 83, Ripley, died Sunday in Jackson General Hospital,
Ripley, following a short illness.
She taught in Mason County schools for more than 40 years. She
was a member of Mt Zion United Methodist Church, a member of the
Retired Teaches Association and National Education Association.
Surviving are husband, Dewey Thomas Stone; a daughter, Mrs Immogene
Brady, Springfield, Va.; three brothers, Leal French and Roy French,
Ripley and Delbert French, Charleston; three sisters, Mrs Faye
Bowles, Ripley, Mrs Edith Moore, Akron, Ohio and Mrs Bernice McGrew,
Norfolk, Va. and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Tuesday at the Casto
Funeral Home, Evans, with Rev Ronald Brooks officiating. Burial
will be at the Jackson County Memory Gardens. Calling hours are
after 2 pm today at the funeral home.
Stowers, Regina Kasselene
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Page 63
November 1, 1982
Mrs Regina Kasselene Stowers, 49, 104 Pleasant St, Point Pleasant,
died Saturday in East Liverpool (Ohio) City Hospital.
The deceased was formerly of Lincoln County.
Surviving are her husband, Paul Stowers; mother, Inez Roberts
Stickler, Hamlin; two daughters, Pamela Smith, Brooklyn, Mich.
and Saybra Pearson, Point Pleasant and a son, Jerry Dale Stowers,
Houston, Texas.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 11 am, at the Koontz Funeral
Home, Hamlin. Burial will be at 1:30 pm at the Kirkland Memorial
Gardens. Calling hours are form 6 to 9 pm today at the funeral
home.
Sunday, Helen Maxine
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February 8, 1982
Helen Maxine Sunday, 58, Clifton, died Sunday in Pleasant Valley
Hospital.
Born Jan 7, 1924, in Clifton, she was the daughter of John W Rickard
of Clifton and the late Emma Williams Rickard.
She was a member of the Clifton United Methodist Church.
Surviving are her husband, William (Billy) Sunday; one daughter,
Mrs Donald (Barbara Lynn) McCarty, Gallipolis, Ohio; a brother,
Harold W Rickard Sr, Clifton; a sister, Mrs Emogene E Holmes,
Virginia Beach, Va.; and one grandson, David Ray McCarty.
In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a sister,
Dorothy C Rickard.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 pm Wednesday at Foglesong
Funeral Home in Mason with the Rev Kenneth Watkins officiating.
Burial will follow in Graham Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7-9 pm Tuesday.
Tatterson, Richard R
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Page 18
31 Mar 1982
Col Richard R Tatterson (Ret.), 2010 Maxwell Road, Point Pleasant,
was dead on arrival at Pleasant Valley Hospital at 7:05 pm Tuesday.
Born May 9, 1923, in Fairmont, he was the son of the late Bergie
Marie and William Harry Tatterson.
He graduated from Fairmont East High School and attended West
Virginia University before enlisting in the US Army. He was commissioned
a Second Lieutenant in 1943 and took part in five campaigns in
the European Theater during World War II.
After the war, Col Tatterson received his BS Degree in Agriculture
from WVU. Upon graduation, he and his wife, Jeanne, who survives,
moved to Point Pleasant where he accepted a job with the Mason
County Board of Education. He later worked for seven years as
an instructor in a veteran oriented on-the-job training program
and was formerly Mason County Agriculture Agent.
In 1955, he accepted a full-time position with the West Virginia
National Guard as shop superintendent of Point Pleasants combined
support maintenance shop. He later became the state maintenance
officer and served in that position until 1975 when he was promoted
to plans, operating and training officer for the State of West
Virginia. He retired in May 1979 after 36 years of military service.
Col Tatterson was an active member of the Presbyterian Church
in Point Pleasant, commissioner of the Point Pleasant Housing
Authority and vice chairman of the American Soil Conservation
Service (ASCS). He was a member of Minturn Lodge No. 19, Free
Masonary, 32nd degree Scottish Rite Masons, Beni Kedem Temple,
Charleston, Beni Kedem Legion of Honor, president of the Pat Wilson
Shrine Club and a member of No. 4, Hillbilly Degree.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Linda
Perna, Cherry Hill, N.J., Bill of Point Pleasant, Donna Neville,
Point Pleasant, and Jim of Huntington; three brothers, John of
Bridgeport, Lyle of Spain and Tom of Cherry Hill, N.J.; and seven
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Friday at the Presbyterian
Church, Point Pleasant, with the Rev Malcolm McKvers III officiating.
Burial will follow in Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home in Point Pleasant
after 2 pm Thursday. The body will be taken to the church one
hour prior to services.
Terry, Russell E
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Page 23
April 10, 1982
Russell E Terry, 86, Ashton, died at Pleasant Valley Hospital
Friday evening after a long illness.
Born June 18, 1895, at West Jefferson, Madison County, Ohio, he
was the son of the late George R Terry and Claraetta May Rose
Terry.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,
Nova Ball Terry.
He was a retired farmer and a member of the Ball's Chapel Church
for over 60 years where he was a Sunday School teacher.
Survivors include a brother, Winslow Terry, Huntington, and several
nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Ball's Chapel Church
at Ashton at 11 am Monday with the Rev Bob Withers officiating.
Burial will follow in the Ball's Chapel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Stevens Funeral Home in Point Pleasant
from 3-5 pm and 7-9 pm Saturday.
Thacker, Nancy W
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Page 74
December 28, 1982
Word has been received of the death of Nancy Woodall Thacker,
68, 4028 Virginia Dr, Orlando, Fla, on Dec 20.
Born in Pliny, she moved to Orlando from Norfolk, Va, in 1977.
She was a telephone operator and a Methodist.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec 23 at the graveside in
Glen Haven Memorial Park, Winter Park, Fla.
Survivors include brothers, Jack Lewis and Randall Woodall, all
of Point Pleasant, Frank Woodall, Gallipolis, Joe Woodall, Kanauga,
Ohio, Eugene Woodall, Columbus, Ohio, Lowell Ray Woodall , Huntington,
and James Woodall, Lake Tahoe, Nev; and a sister, Mrs C G Hill,
Charleston.
Tharpe, Odell
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Page 11
February 24, 1982
Odell Tharpe, 77, Point Pleasant, died at Pleasant Valley Hospital
this morning after a short illness.
He was born Aug 28, 1904 in Point Pleasant.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:30 pm at the Wilcoxen
Funeral Home. Father Paul Daggett will officiate. Burial will
follow at the Suncrest Cemetery, Point Pleasant. Friends may call
the funeral home tomorrow between 7-9 pm.
Thevenin, William Everett
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Page 69
December 1, 1982
William Everett Thevenin, 504 Water St, Point Pleasant, was pronounced
dead at the scene of an accident on Poplar St, Point Pleasant,
early this morning.
Born June 5, 1959, in Huntington, he was the son of Harvey Davis
Thevenin, Leon, and Delores Bird Ward, Point Pleasant.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a son, Michael William
Thevenin, Hurricane; his step-father, Harley Ward, Point Pleasant;
two sisters, Dorothy Marie Thornton, Point Pleasant, and Brenda
Lee Thevinin, Point Pleasant; and grandparents, Charles Ernest
Bird, Hurricane, and Virginia Ward, French Creek; and two half-brothers.
Robert Albert Weekley, Oklahoma, and Bruce Chapman, Nitro.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Saturday in the Barton
Chapel, Apple Grove.
Burial will follow in Barton Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Herman
Jordan officiating.
Friends may call at Stevens Funeral Home in Point Pleasant from
2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Friday.
Thomas, Kris Anne
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Page 56
October 9, 1982
Kriss Anne Thomas, 16, Leon, was dead on arrival at Pleasant Valley
Hospital Friday following an automobile accident on Rt. 62 north
of Point Pleasant.
Born Jan 25, 1966, in Fayette County, Miss Thomas was the daughter
of the Rev Keith Thomas, pastor of the Leon United Methodist Church
and Hickory Chapel, and June Crookham Thomas.
She attended Leon United Methodist Church and was a junior at
Point Pleasant High School.
Surviving in addition to her parents are a brother, Keith Thomas
II, Leon; grandparents, Allen and Faye Thomas, Leon; and two nieces,
Michelle and Jennifer Thomas, Leon.
Funeral services will be at 2 pm Sunday at the Leon United Methodist
Church with the Rev Robert Holland and the Rev Tally Hanna officiating.
Burial will follow in Leon Cemetery. The body will be taken to
the church one hour prior to services.
Friends may call from 7-10 pm Saturday at the Raynes Funeral Home
in Buffalo.
Thomas, Margaret E
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Page 22
April 1982 (date not on photocopy)
Margaret E Thomas, 99, Letart, died yesterday at the Pleasant
Valley Nursing Care Unit.
Born March 12, 1883, in Jackson County, she was the daughter of
the late Thomas and Mary Shaffer Smith. She is preceded in death
by her husband, Everett E Thomas, who died in 1956.
She was member of the Letart Asbury United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Russell Thomas, Letart and Harry Thomas,
Point Pleasant; one daughter, Mrs Jack (Mary) Buchholtz, Cleveland,
Ohio; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by a daughter, Natalie Sommerville.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1 pm at the Foglesong
Funeral Home with Dr Dennis Smith Officiating. Burial will be
held at Blain Cemetery, Cottageville.
Friends may call today from 7-9 pm at the funeral home.
Thomas, Mary Elfreda
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Page 20
April 3, 1982
Mary Elfreda Thomas, 63, Rt. 2, Letart, died Friday afternoon
in the Pleasant Valley Nursing Care Unit after an extended illness.
Born Sept. 18, 1918, in Canada, she was the daughter of the late
William Woshler and Mrs Lena Forst, Portland, Oregon, who survives.
She is also survived by her husband, Jack Thomas, Letart; two
step-daughters, Mrs Diana Braxton, Parkersbutg, and Mrs. Marilyn
Land, Ravenswood; one step-son, Keith L Thomas, Illinois; one
brother, William Woshler, Spokane, Wash.; several nieces and nephews,
five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:30 pm at the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home in Point Pleasant, with the Rev George C Weirick officiating.
Burial will follow in Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-9 pm Monday.
Tolley, Denver Lakin
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Page 41
July 19, 1982
Denver Lakin Tolley, 69, Fredericksburg, Va., died Sunday at Mary
Washington Hospital. He was a retired proprietor of the Tolley
Cookie Co. in Fredericksburg.
He was a member of the Fredericksburg Masonic Lodge, Shriners,
Rotary Club, American Legion, Trinity Episcopal Church and on
the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army.
Surviving are his wife, Rosella M Tolley, one daughter, Susan
West Brooke, Spotsylvania, Va.; one sister, Mrs Opal Rice, Mason,
W.Va.; one grandson and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at the Trinity Episcopal Church Tuesday
at 11 am with Rev Charles Sydnor officiating. Burial will be in
Oak Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be sent to
the American Cancer Society or the Episcopal Church of Fredericksburg,
Va.
Tucker, Basil O
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Page 66
November 17, 1982
Basil O Tucker, 71, Rt. 1 Robertsburg, Mason County, was dead
on arrival on Tuesday at the Pleasant Valley Hospital following
a long illness.
He was retired from the New York Central Railroad and attended
Oma Chapel Church at Grimms Landing.
Surviving are a friend, Bertha Tucker, Robertsburg; his wife,
Mrs Dovie Tucker, Nitro; four daughters, Mrs Carol Tucker Converse,
Scott Depot, Mrs Vickie Fowler, Dunbar, Mrs Wilma Higginbotham
and Mrs Sandra Lowe, both of Buffalo; two sons Otis and Robert,
both of Robertsburg; three sisters, Mrs Grace Thornton, Point
Pleasant, Mrs Pauline Jones, Robertsburg, Mrs Maude Branham, Ripley;
one brother, Russell Tucker, Letart, Ohio; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at the Oma Chapel Church
at 2 pm with the Rev Herbert Buck officiating. Burial will be
in the Tucker Cemetery at Grimms Landing.
Friends may call at the Raynes Funeral Home in Buffalo after 6
pm on Wednesday and after 2 pm (rest of article missing).
Tucker, Zebadee
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Page 42
July 23, 1982
Zebadee Tucker, 100, Robertsburg, died Tuesday in the Pleasant
Valley Nursing Care Unit following a long illness.
A member of the Oma Chapel Church at Grimms Landing.
He was a retired railroad employee and farmer.
He is survived by seven nieces and four nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 2 pm at the Oma Chapel
Church with the Rev Dallas Buck officiating. Burial will follow
in the Tucker Cemetery, Arbuckle Creek at Grimms Landing.
Friends may call after 2 pm today at the Raynes Funeral Home in
Buffalo.
VanSickle, Foster
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Page 61
October 23, 1982
Foster VanSickle, 72, of Buhl Road, Gallipolis, Ohio, died Friday
morning in the Holzer Medical Center after a long illness.
Born June 2, 1910, at Crab Creek, Mason County, to the late Frank
and Mary Flint VanSickle.
He was a member of the Pleasant View Church of Gallipolis Ferry
and was also retired from the American Car and Foundary of Huntington
with 27 years of service.
Surviving are his wife; Rena Nibert VanSickle, Gallipolis; three
daughters, Mrs Janice Howell, Sitinary, Ohio, Mrs Debbie Russell,
Patrick, Ohio, and Mrs Norma Jean Howell, Huntington; one son,
Dale VanSickle, Gallipolis, Ohio; five sisters, Mrs Magdaline
St Clair, Cheshire, Ohio, Mrs Marcena Deny, Gallipolis Ferry,
Mrs Ruby Sheets, Gallipolis, Ohio, Mrs Naomi Sines, Rio
Grande, Ohio, Mrs Ernestine Blake, Delaware, Ohio; four brothers,
Marvin VanSickle, Columbus, Ohio, Charles VanSickle, Cheshire,
Ohio, Lee VanSickle, Columbus, Ohio, John VanSickle, Commercial
Point, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four sons, Garlanfd, Mike, Donnie
and Ronnie. Also preceding him in death were four brothers and
one sister.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1 pm at the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home with the Rev Bob Madison and Rev Odel Bush officiating. Burial
will follow in the Reynolds Cemetery at Addison, Ohio.
Friends may call at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home after 5 pm today.
Varju, George
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Page 64
November 8, 1982
Last rites were observed today for George Varju, 54, West Columbia,
who was dead on arrival at Pleasant Valley Hospital on Friday
evening.
He was a coal mine worker.
Born in Blair on Jan 15, 1928, he was the son of the late Emery
and Mary Rontcek Varju.
Surviving are two brothers, Joseph Wolfe, Brooklyn, NY and James
Wolfe, Barboursville and one sister, Mrs Victoria Forria, Adah,
Pa.
Funeral services were held today at Stevens Funeral Home with
Rev Lester VanMeter officiating.
Burial was at the Clifton Cemetery, Clifton.
Veazey, William H
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Page 19
March 29, 1982
William H Veazey, Henderson, W.Va., died at the Pleasant Valley
Hospital Sunday morning following a long illness.
He was a veteran of World War I serving in the US Army (ETO),
a veteran of World War II and had membership in the Amvets.
He was born in Holt, Ala, to the late John Austin and Nola Thompson
Veazey.
Surviving are three sons, Rex Veazey, Henderson, Jon M Veazey,
Pt Pleasant, William A Veazey, serving in US Army in Clarksville,
Tn.; two daughters, Mrs Terri Shinn, Leon and Willa Veazey, Tuscaloosa,
Ala., one sister, Mrs Betty Brown, Youngstown, Ohio and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 31, at 2 pm at
the Stevens Funeral Home with the Rev Odell Bush officiating.
Burial will follow in the Concord Cemetery near Henderson.
Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 pm until 9 pm.
The American Legion Post 23 will be in charge of the military
service.
Wallis, Freeman N
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Page 31
May 11, 1982
Freeman N Wallis, 84, 2800 Birch Ave, Point Pleasant, died Monday
morning at his home.
Born June 3, 1897, at Apple Grove, he was the son of the late
Joseph and Elvira Conrad Wallis.
He was a retired grocery store owner and farmer, a veteran of
World War I, a member of Barton Chapel Church and attended Bellemeade
United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Stella Shank Wallis,
and by a son, Sylvan Wallis.
Surviving are his wife, Lucy Billups Wallis; two sons, W Brooklyn
Wallis, Point Pleasant, and William Wallis; Lancaster, Ohio; four
sisters, Mrs Francis Henry, Apple Grove, Belva Plants, Troy, Ohio,
Rilla Edmonds, Point Pleasant, and Alma Stewart, Chesapeake, Ohio;
four brothers, Frank and Orlando, both of Henderson, Millard,
Southside, and Earl, of Gallipolis, Ohio; seven grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 pm Thursday in the
Barton Chapel Church at Apple Grove with the Rev Brian Blair and
the Rev Bobby Woods officiating. Burial will follow in the church
cemetery.
Friends may call at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home in Point Pleasant,
after 2 pm Wednesday.
The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
Ward, Carrie E
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Page 52
September 20, 1982
Mrs Carrie E Ward, 51, 1514 Kanawha St., Point Pleasant, died
Monday in a Buffalo, NY hospital.
Born June 15, 1931, Wolfe, she was the daughter of the late Clarence
E and Flora Hayes Ward.
She was the executive housekeeper at Lakin State Hospital and
also an administrator there from 1978 to 1979. She was a member
of the Mt Moriah Baptist Church, Middleport, Ohio.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs Jamerilla Clark, Buffalo, NY;
two brothers, Ernest Ward, Point Pleasant and William Ward, Gallipolis,
Ohio; four sisters, Mrs Geraldine Sales, Buffalo, NY, Mrs Alfreda
DeShazo, Elkhorn, Evangelist Flora Ferguson, Columbus, Ohio and
Mrs Shelia Smith, Keystone and one granddaughter, Dawn Clark,
Buffalo, NY.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday at the Mt Moriah
Baptist Church, Middleport, with the Rev Calvin Minnis officiating.
Burial will be at Kirkland Memorial Gardens. Friends may call
the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home on Friday, 7-9 pm. The body will
be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
Watts, Mazie Lee
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Page 57
October 13, 1982
Mazie Lee Watts, 50, Cincinnati, Ohio, sister of Sybil Shiltz,
Point pleasant, died Tuesday in Chincinnati.
She was formerly of Seth and born March 6, 1932.
Surviving are her husband, Emmett Watts; five daughters, Mary
Ellen, Brenda and Sharon Watts, Cincinnati, Linda and Dale Watts,
Texas; three sons, David, Paul and Mark Watts, Cincinnati; two
grandsons, Davir Watts, Cincinnati and Chris Watts, Texas; three
sisters, Sybil Shiltz, Point Pleasant, Jewell Mays, Waterloo,
Ohio and Ruth Hendrick, Beckley; two brothers, Carl Thomas, St
Albans and Donald Thomas, Seth.
Wears, Hershel
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Page 55
October 5, 1982
Hershel Wears, 79, Rt 1, Rutland, died Monday in Holzer Medical
Center.
Born Oct 2, 1903, at Pliny, W.Va., son of the late Ira and Nannie
E Logue Wears, he was a farmer.
Surviving is his wife, Carrie M Sheets Wears; three sons, Herbert,
Arnett and Gerald, all of Columbus; three daughters, Zelma Haggy,
Yelda Ann Parrish and LeVerna Burns, all of Columbus; a brother,
Walter of Pomeroy; two sisters, Maude Erwin of Middleport and
Mary Erwin of Toledo; 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren
and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Thursday in the Ewing Funeral
Home, Pomeroy, with Robert Purtell officiating. Burial will be
in Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant. Friends may call
at the funeral home after 7 pm today.
Webb, Myrtle
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January 14, 1982
Woman Dies Outside Nursing Home
Pleasant Valley Hospital officials today declined to comment on
the death Sunday night of an 84-year old woman who had walked
out of the Pleasant Valley Nursing Care Unit and into sub-zero
weather.
Gary Park of PVH did say, however, that an article which appeared
in Wednesday's Huntington Herald-Dispatch was "essentially
accurate." Park further explained that the hospital's refusal
to comment was in deference to the family of Myrtle Webb, formerly
of Huntington, whose body was found about 20 minutes after she
walked out of the front door of the nursing home.
The Huntington paper reported that family members, as well as
Dr Richard Slack, Mrs Webb's physician, also declined to comment.
A spokesperson for the Cabell County Sheriff's Department, which
is handling Mrs Webb's financial affairs, said this morning that
the sheriff's department was informed of the woman's death by
a daughter who said Mrs Webb has walked away from the nursing
care unit, where she lived, without a coat and had apparently
slipped and fell.
The spokesperson added that the sheriff's department had not been
in contact with the nursing home or PVH and said the department
was not investigating the incident.
Mason County Medical Examiner John Grubb said Mrs Webb's death
was "not a corner's case" and that he did not examine
the woman, but added that the cause of death had been established
as a heart attack. Dr Grubb further explained that heart attacks
in cold weather are often caused by a sudden gasp of very cold
air.
Mrs Webb's funeral was held at 1 pm today at Chapman's Mortuary
in Huntington with burial at Woodmere Memorial Park.
Former State Senator Dr Randall A Taylor of Point Pleasant told
the Register today that he is going to ask for a complete investigation
into Mrs Webb's death.
Wedge, Joseph
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Page 15
March 18, 1982
Joseph Wedge, 80, Fostoria, Ohio, died Monday at his home in Holiday,
Fla., after a massive heart attack.
Born Feb 8, 1902, in the Creston community, Rt. 1, Leon, he was
the son of the late John Ira and Rosa Jane Wedge.
His first wife Margaret Nicholl, preceded him in death July 3,
1979.
Survivors are his wife, Dorthia; daughter, Bonnie June Given,
Augusta, Ga.; sons, Chester, Gene and Glen, all of Fostoria; and
10 grandchildren.
His brothers, Dorsel and John Wedge of Mason County, also preceded
him in death.
Funeral services will be conducted at the First Church of the
Nazarene in Fostoria at 1:30 pm Friday.
The Harold-Baker Funeral Home in Fostoria is in charge of arrangements.
Wellington, Eva
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Page 34
June 15, 1982
Funeral services for Eva Wellington, 84, 102 Belle Ave, Toronto,
Ohio, who died Friday, June 12, in the Nentwick Convalescent Center,
East Liverpool, were conducted Monday afternoon.
The Rev Charles Niedermyer officiated at the services at Turel
Funeral Home. Burial was in Fort Steuben Burial Estates.
Born Feb 25, 1898, in West Columbia, she was a daughter of the
late John T and Christine Edwards Stewart. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Harold Wellington, in 1954, and an infant
son, Kenneth.
She was a member of the North Riber Avenue Church of Christ and
the Cheerful Worker's Class of the church.
Surviving are a son, Harry T of Phoenix, Ariz.; a daughter, Mrs
Harold (Margaret) Craig, of Toronto; six sisters, Mrs. Jed (Eula)
Graham, East Liverpool, Mrs Robert (Villa) Lee, Mason, Mrs Leonard
(Freda) Saunders, Toledo, Mrs Donald (Thelma) Powell, Toronto,
Mrs Nathan (Wilma) McDaniels, Phoenix and Mrs Byron (Lola) Dudding,
Point Pleasant; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Attending the funeral from here were Mr and Mrs Byron Dudding
and Mrs Robert Lee.
Williams, Delbert
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August 4, 1982
Funeral Notice
Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, 1:30 pm Thursday. Burial
in Concord Cemetery, Henderson. Calling hours after 6 pm Wednesday.
Williams, Ellis
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Page 68
November 30, 1982
Ellis Williams, 57, 1425 Ohio St. Point Pleasant, died this morning
at the Pleasant Valley Hospital.
He is the son of Mrs Emma Lewis Toles, Point Pleasant.
Funeral arrangements later by the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home.
Williams, Ellis
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Page 69
December 1, 1982
Ellis Williams, 57, 1425 Ohio St, Point Pleasant, died Tuesday
morning in Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Born Jan. 13, 1925, in Point Pleasant, he was the son of Mrs.
Emma Lewis Toles, Point Pleasant, who survives, and the late Charles
Williams.
He was a World War II Army veteran.
Other survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Dwight (Mary Lou) Burlong,
Dayton, Ohio; two grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Randall (Christine)
Clayton and Mrs Karen Lyn Craddolph, both of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs.
Cecil Ann Wilson and Miss Lillian Lou Toles, both of Cincinnati,
Ohio; three brothers, James Andrew Toles, Point Pleasant, Charles
E Toles, Huntington, and John Nelson Williams, Columbus; and maternal
grandmother, Mrs Christine Lewis, Point Pleasant.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Friday in Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, With the Rev Bill Ward officiating.
Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery with military graveside
services by American Legion Post 23.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7-9 pm Thursday.
Williams, Nora
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 38
July 10, 1982
Nora Adkins Williams, 73, Columbus, Ohio, died Thursday at Doctor's
Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Born in Mason County Jan 28, 1909, she was the daughter of the
late Clarkston and Mary Adkins.
Survivors include her husband Claude Williams, two daughters,
Mary Ellen Sturgeon, Janet Didlack, Columbus, Ohio; one sister,
Lucy McKinney, Middleport, Ohio; three grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are today at 2 pm at the Graumlich and Son Funeral
Home, 1351 South High St., Columbus, Ohio.
Wilson, Walter F
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 56
October 10, 1982
Walter F Wilson, 42, Rt. 2 Leon, died Monday night in Pleasant
Valley Hospital following a tractor accident at the farm where
he resided.
Born March 18, 1940 at Leon, he was the son of Wilma and Savannah
Miller Wilson of Rt. 2, Leon, who survive.
He was former employee of the Chrysler Corporation at Fostoria,
Ohio and was a farmer in Mason County. He served in the US Army
for three years, from 1958 to 1961.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sons, Paul and
Richard, both at home; a sister, Mrs Sylvia Brady, Fostoria, Ohio;
and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by a brother.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Friday in the Mt Zion
Church at Leon with the Rev Herman Jordan officiating. Burial
will follow in the Mt Zion Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant,
after 4 pm Wednesday.
Withers, Edwin L (Ted), Jr.
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 63
November 1, 1982
Edwin L (Ted) Withers, Jr., 84, of Gallipolis Ferry died Sunday
morning in the Pleasant Valley Hospital.
He was retired from the US Corps of Engineers and was a retired
farmer. He was a member of the Pleasant View Church.
He was born at Gallipolis Ferry on December 2, 1897 to the late
Edwin L Withers, Sr., and Mary Hereford Withers, who survives
at Gallipolis Ferry.
Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Susie Hughes
Withers, Gallipolis Ferry; three sons, Lewis E (Pete) Withers,
Grove City, Ohio, Lawrence H (Tommy) Withers, of Obetz, Ohio,
and John M Withers, of Point Pleasant; one daughter, Wanda V Paul
of Grove City, Ohio; one sister, Gladys Mynes, Charleston; and
11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers.
Funeral services will be held at the Stevens Funeral Home Tuesday
at 2 pm with the Rev Odell Bush and Rev Tommy Kinnard officiating.
Burial will follow in the Beale Chapel Church.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 pm today.
Wood, Thornton L
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 71
December 20, 1982
Thornton L Wood, 70, 2212 Jefferson Ave, Point Pleasant, died
Sunday morning at his home following a long illness.
Born June 19, 1912, at Southside, he was the son of the late L
A Wood and Jessie Siders Wood.
He was a member of the Heights United Methodist Church, a farmer
and retired from the Carolina Lumber and Supply Co.
Surviving are his wife, Freda Lee Wood; four daughters, Mrs Dwight
(Erewanna) Jeffrey, Canton, Ohio, Mrs Thomas (Lois) Bumgarner,
Letart, Mrs Anthony (Alice) Darst, Anderson, S.C., and Mrs Michael
(Beverly) L'Archer, Wilmington, Del; three sisters, Mrs Stella
Mayes, Little Hocking, Ohio, Mrs Hattie Plants, Point Pleasant,
and Mrs Nellie Wetherholt, Middleport, Ohio; two brothers, Dale
V, Point Pleasant, Walter A, Southside; eight grandchildren, three
great-grandchildren, five step-children(sic), and six step
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Worthy and Charlie Wood.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 pm at the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home in Point Pleasant with the Rev Ralph Sager and the Rev Fred
McCallister officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery.
Workman, James Andrew
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 66
November 13, 1982
James Andrew Workman, infant son of James Edward and Thelma Corrina
Litchfield Workman, Southside, died shortly after birth on Friday
afternoon at the Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Surviving in addition to his parents are maternal grandparents,
Mr and Mrs Charles W Litchfield, Southside; Paternal grandparents,
Mr and Mrs Donald B Workman, Route 2, Point Pleasant and great-paternal
grandmother, Mrs Audra Workman, Route 2, Point Pleasant.
Graveside rites were held at the Hambrick Cemetery, Southside
today at 1 pm with Rev Fred McCallister officiating.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home.
Yester, Henry Martin
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Page 59
October 16, 1982
Henry Martin Yester, 99, 820 30th St, Point Pleasant, died Friday
afternoon at the Pleasant Valley Hospital after a short illness.
Born Sept 18, 1883 in Monroe County, he was the son of the late
Joseph Yester and Sarah Y Bliss Yester.
His first wife, Ella Hatfield, second wife, Ollie Northup and
four children preceded him in death.
He was a member of the Jordan Baptist Church, Gallipolis Ferry
and was a retired farmer.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs Frances Wallace, Gallipolis
Ferry, Mrs Bert (Bootie) Rainey, Cottle and Mrs Dale (Doris) Wamsley,
Point Pleasant; one sister, Mrs Cora Porter, Talladaga, Ala.;
several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be on Monday at 2 pm at the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home with Rev Tally Hanna officiating. Burial will follow in the
Lewis Cemetery at Gallipolis Ferry. Calling hour are Sunday, 6-9
pm at the funeral home.\
Young, Elnora M
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 19
April 12, 1982
Elnora M Young, 82, Mason, died Saturday at her home.
She was born April 1, 1900 in Clifton to the late James and Ida
Wood Hall.
She was a member of the St Joseph Catholic Church.
Surviving are one brother, Herman Hall, Oxford, Pa. and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 am at the St Joseph
Catholic Church with Father Raymond Jablinske officiating. Burial
is scheduled for St Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, Mason.
A rosary service will be held at 1 pm tonight at the Foglesong
Funeral Home. Friends may call the funeral home tonight from 6
to 9 pm.
Young, Iva
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 26
May 22, 1982
Mrs Iva Keister Young, 89, 726 Ninth Ave., Huntington, died Friday
at her home.
Born May 26, 1892, in Greenbottom, Cabell County, she was the
daughter of the late John David Keister and Marvalina Welling
Keister.
She is survived by her husband, James Warren Young; one sister,
Alto Keister Kemp, Point Pleasat; and one brother, John R Keister,
St Petersburg, Fla.
Graveside services will be conducted at 10:30 am Monday at Woodmere
Abby of Peace Cemetery with the Rev Harold E Simones officiating.
Friends may call at Klingle-Carpenter Mortuary in Huntington from
6-8 pm Sunday.
Zembry, John Louis
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Page 46
August 2, 1982
John Louis "Bud" Zembry, 42, 128 English Road, Point
Pleasant died at Pleasant Valley Hospital Sunday afternoon from
injuries sustained in an automobile accident two weeks ago.
Born in Wellsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late John Zembry
and Ella Mae Ritter Zembry. He was employed at the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company, Apple Grove, where he worked as an insulator
and was a member of the Bellemeade United Methodist Church, Point
Pleasant.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Lynn Kegley Zembry, Point Pleasant;
one daughter at home, Kimberly Beth Zembry; one son at home, Jeffery
Zembry; two daughters at Gallipolis, Ohio, Kelly and Mary Jill
Zembry; and two daughters in Arizona, Jonni and Jamee.
Funeral services are Wednesday at 2 pm at the Bellemeade United
Methodist Church, in Point Pleasant, with the Rev Bryan Blair
officiating. Burial will follow in Kirkland Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home on Tuesday from
4 pm - 9 pm. The body will be taken to the church one hour before
the service.
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