N. MAXINE GALLAGHER
PARKERSBURG - N. Maxine Gallagher, 76, of Parkersburg died Sunday, March 28, 2004, in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital after an extended illness.
She was born in Middlebourne, Tyler County, a daughter of the late Albert V. and Sarah Ellen Turner Parker. She was married to the late Edward F. Gallagher, who preceded her in death in 1984.
Mrs. Gallagher was a graduate of Tyler County High School in Middlebourne. She was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, where she was past president of St. Margaret Mary Sanctuary and a past member of the Catholic School Board. She owned and operated the former Sergio's restaurant on U.S. 50, Parkersburg, and Gallagher's in Belpre. Mrs. Gallagher was very active in politics, having been a past member of the Democratic Executive Committee and current member of the Democrat Women's Club. She served as chairwoman for the political campaigns for Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Governor Gaston Caperton, Secretary of State Joe Manchin and Parkersburg Mayor Jimmy Colombo. She was assisting locally in the campaign of Joe Manchin for governor of West Virginia.
Mrs. Gallagher is survived by three daughters, Rozann Wilcox of Parkersburg, Sarah Goff and husband, Bob, of Parkersburg and Judy Lucas and companion, Jimmy Mayes, of Murrells Inlet, S.C.; two grandchildren, Brad Wilcox and Jaculyn Wilcox of Parkersburg; and one nephew, Robert McCullough and wife, Patty, of St. Marys.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence and Jack Parker and one sister, Ardith McCullough.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, with the Rev. Edward M. Bell officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Vaughan Funeral Home, Parkersburg, where Christian wake services will be conducted at the conclusion of visitation.
Parkersburg News, March 29, 2004
Submitted by Gerald Bills.
SARAH GALOWAY
Died in Tyler County, Virginia on the 3d of February last, Sarah Galoway, daughter of William P. Galoway. She had been sick nearly four years. Had been a consistent member of the M.E. Church, for several years. The evening before death she took an affectionate leave of her friends, exhorting them all to meet her in heaven, especially a sister who was unconverted. On the day of her burial, that sister united with the church, and seemed to have profited by the advice of one, who though dead yet, spake to her. She died in peace.
Source: Pittsburgh Christian Advocate. Pittsburgh, May 5, 1841. Vol. VIII.---No. 15. Whole No. 379. pg 60, col. 1.
Submitted by Roy Lockhart; typed by Nola Elliott.
LENNIS T. GIBONEY, 6 Nov 1982
Lennis T. Giboney, 79, of St. Marys, died Saturday morning at Marietta Memorial Hospital.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church and was retired from the oil fields.
The Tyler County native is survived by his wife, Emma Scadden Giboney; two sons, Shirley and Paul of St. Marys; two daughters, Daisy Kemp of Mantua, OH, and Augusta Nichols of St. Marys; a half-brother, Ford Giboney of Charleston; two half-sisters, Wanda Phillips and Helen Nutter of Charleston; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held at 2pm Monday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island.
"St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV, 11 Nov 1982
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NANCY GILBERT
Nancy Gilbert died at the home of her brother, B. C. Anderson on Broad Run, near Ashley, W.Va., last week. She was a pensioner of the War of 1812. Mrs. Gilbert was born in 1811.
Source: "Journal", Tyler County, W.Va., 14 March 1907
Submitted by Linda Goddard Stout.
HAZEL E. GORRELL, 29 May 1992
Hazel E. Gorrell, 97, of Friendly, died Friday at her home. Gorrell was a member of the Friendly Church of Christ.
She was born in Attwood, WV, a daughter of the late Elias and Susan Haught.
She is survived by three sons, Phillip Gorrell of Cyclone, PA, william Gorrell of Alma, and James Gorrell of Friendly; six daughters, June Nichols of Paden City, Dorothy Leach of Sistersville, Betty Knowlton and Jo Gorrell, both of Friendly, Mary Dennis of Weirton, WV, and Nell Wilson of Belmont; two sisters, Madge Roberts of Middlebourne, and Gail Smith of Adonis, WV; 40 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Gorrell, in 1952; four sons, Ellis, Thomas, Edward, and Louis Gorrell; one brother, and two sisters.
The funeral will be 1pm Monday at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville. Burial will be in LaZears Chapel Cemetery, Tyler County.
"The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 30 May 1992
Typed by Delores Knowles; hard copy provided by Bryan D. Bills.
RUSSELL L. GORRELL, 10 Oct 1997
Russell L. Gorrell, 82, of Bens Run, Wick Community, died Oct. 10 in Sistersville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born at Meadville, Tyler County, to the late Clyde and Ella Arnette Gorrell. He was a farmer and a member of Wick United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Smith Gorrell; a son, Richard Gorrell of Bens Run; a daughter, Rebecca Gorrell of Bens Run; two brothers, John Gorrell of Middlebourne and Paul Gorrell of Dayton, OH; two sisters, Evelyn Wagoner and Helen Daughtery, both of Canton, OH.
Services were held at Furbee Funeral Home in Middlebourne. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery at Sistersville.
"St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV, 15 Oct 1997
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FRANK GOURLEY
Frank Gourley, age 24 of East Liverpool Ohio was killed at Wellsburg, W.Va. 24 Sept. 1902 in a railroad accident. With him were his four brothers, David, John, Issac and Daniel. It is not known at this time if one of the other brothers were also killed in the same accident. Their father Daniel Gourley is a resident of this city and their mother Nancy Gourley is, at this time, making her home with a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Brady whose husband is an oil well driller 20 miles back of Sistersville, W.Va. Frank is also survived by sisters Lille and Maud of East Liverpool. Burial was in the Spring Grove cemetery in this city.
Submitted by Jean E. Butler.
ROSETTA KUNKLE GRAHAM
Mrs. Rosetta KUNKLE GRAHAM, 47, was shot and killed at 4:30 a.m. Monday, March 7, 1938, by John NEWBURG, 39, a roomer in her home in Toronto, Ohio.
A daughter, Velma, told police that the roomer entered the room where she and her mother were sleeping and pointed a gun at them but it misfired. He went to the kitchen and worked with it, then returned and shot Mrs. GRAHAM. He then returned to the kitchen and shot and killed himself.
Mrs. GRAHAM, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. KUNKLE of North McDonald street, McDonald, was born September 12, 1891, in Sistersville, W. Va. She and Jerry GRAHAM were married July 27, 1909, in Pittsburgh. He died September 25, 1934.
Besides her parents, she leaves a son, Loyal at home; two daughters, Velma, at home, and Mrs. Hilda FARMER of New York City; a brother, Earl KUNKLE of Carnegie; and a sister, Mrs. Earl ESPY of South Heights. There is one grandson.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the home of her parents in North McDonald street, conducted by the Rev. O. E. GARDNER, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Burial was in the Center cemetery, Midway.
Submitted by JoAnn Cupp.
FLOSSIE M. GRANDON, 19 Jun 1985
Flossie M. Grandon, 80, of Newport, OH, died Wednesday, June 19, in Marietta Convalescent Center.
She was born in Tyler County, a daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Darlie Bellville Pyle. She was a United Methodist.
She is survived by one sister, Estaline Beagle of Newport, and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Linzy Owens; her second husband, Bill Grandon; four brothers and one sister.
Services were held at 1:30pm Saturday at Wick (Tyler County) United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Frank Conley officiating. Burial was in the Wick Cemetery.
"St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV, 27 Jun 1985
Typed by Delores Knowles; hard copy provided by Bryan D. Bills.
CLARENCE GRAY, 26 Apr 1997
Clarence Aldon Gray, 75, of Tyler Highway, Sistersville, died April 26, 1997, at Presbyterian University Hospital in Parkersburg.
He was born McKim, WV, a son of the late Alvy and Pearl Baker Gray. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a prisoner of war from 1942 to 1945 in the Japanese prison camps of O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, and Hirohata. He was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. He was retired from P.P. Industries with 37 years of service.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Henderson Gray; one son, Bud Gray of Cutler; three daughters, Jean Gaston of San Diego, CA, Barbara Clegg of Sardis, OH, and Kay Pierpoint of Middlebourne; three brothers, Dennis and Calvin Gray, both of New Cumberland, WV, and Carlos Gray of Edgewater, FL; one sister, Juanita Sickles of Canton; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Leroy Gray.
Services 3pm Monday, Jarvis Funeral Home, Paden City. Burial Northview Cemetery, New Martinsville.
Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown.
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LENO D. GRAYAM, 25 Dec 1985
Leno D. Grayam, 80, of Rt. 2, Pennsboro, Highland Community, died Wednesday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg.
She was born in Tyler County, daughter of the late Ellis Thomas and Sarah Ankrom Duty. She was a substitute postal clerk at the Highland Post Office and a member of Wince Chapel United Methodist Church at Pike.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Lue Ella Haddox of Rt. 1, St. Marys and Mrs. Helen Payne of Rt. 1, Greenwood; two sisters, Olive Wilson of St. Marys and Laura Hays of Paden City; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman L. Grayam, in 1982.
Services were held at 2pm Saturday at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys.
The Pleasants County Leader, -- St. Marys, WV, 4 Jan 1986
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CATHERINE L. GRAYSON, 17 Apr 1985
Catherine L. Grayson, 96, of St. Marys, died Wednesday in Parkview Healthcare Center in Parkersburg.
She was born in Tyler County to the late Peter and Catherine Haught Elliott. She was a member of the Clay Point United Methodist Church and was the last surviving member of her family.
She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Grayson.
Services will be today at 1pm in the Clay Point United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Lamp Cemetery.
"St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV, 18 Apr 1985
Typed by Delores Knowles; hard copy provided by Bryan D. Bills.
VIOLET M. GREGG
Violet M. Gregg, 79, of Joseph’s Mills, died in Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville Thursday morning.
She was born in Wilbur, Tyler County, daughter of the late W.W. and Sylvia Smith Weekley. She was a member of Wilbur Chapel United Methodist Church.
She is survived by a son, David of Joseph’s Mills; a daughter, Sue Clark of Alma, two brothers, Dale Weekley of Akron, Ohio, and Donald Weekley of Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Mildred Gregg of Joseph’s Mills and Lillian Nuzum of Georgetown, PA.; three grandsons and a great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleryl W. Gregg.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Furbee Funeral Home, Alma, the Rev. Louise Baker officiating, with burial in Wilbet Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today.
Source: Parkersburg Sentinel, May 17, 1985
Submitted by Nancy E. Gates.
DELBERT GRIFFIN, 17 May 1992
Delbert "Dick" Griffin, 84, Route 1, Greenwood, Deep Valley Community, Tyler County, died Sunday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg.
Griffin was a member of Nutters Fork Christian Church and was a retired driller in various West Virginia oil and gas fields.
He was born in West Union, a son of the late Milton and Millie Vore Griffin. He is survived by four sisters, Delma Stephens of Parkersburg, Elsie Shinn of Hammons Port, NY, Flossie Rhodes of Rockville, IN, and Irene wagner of Greenwood; one brother, Elmer "Jiggs" Griffin of Pennsboro.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Ruth Britton Griffin, in 1973; and two brothers, Roy and Arley Griffin.
The funeral will be 2pm Tuesday at Spurgeon Funeral Home, West Union. Burial will be in Masonic Memorial Park, West Union.
"The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV, 18 May 1992
Typed by Delores Knowles; hard copy provided by Bryan D. Bills.
DOROTHY RUSTEMEYER GRIFFIN, 13 Aug 1998
Dorothy Rustemeyer "Dot" Griffin, a long-time columnist for The St. Marys Oracle, died Aug. 13 at her residence.
Mrs. Griffin, 81, of St. Marys, was born July 30, 1917, at Bens Run, Tyler County to the late Edward and Elgie Williamson Rustemeyer. She was a graduate of Sistersville High School and a member of St. Marys United Methodist Church. She was a writer and a herbalist and had written two books, "Let's Hear It for Herbs" and "First Petticoat Government." She was a contributing writer for "Better Homes and Gardens," "Herb Quarterly," the "West Virginia Hillbilly," and the Parkersburg News. The Associated Press would print her articles nationwide on occasion.
She wrote "Dot's Dashes" for The St. Marys Oracle and was a founder and member of the "Front Porch Swingers" musical group.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Raymond D. Griffin; one daughter, Carol Ann Johnson of Westerville, OH; one son, Dr. Terry Griffin of Emory, VA; six grandchildren (unreadable)
She was preceded in death by one son, Dr. Brad Griffin; and four brothers, Woodrow, Warden, Edward, and Joseph Rustemeyer.
Services were Saturday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys.
"St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV, 19 Aug 1998
Typed by Delores Knowles; hard copy provided by Bryan D. Bills.
RUTH GRIFFIN, 24 Feb 1973
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at the Wilbur Chapel Church at West Union for Mrs. Ruth Griffin, 63, of Deep Valley Community, Rt. 1, Greenwood, who died Saturday night in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg.
The retired school teacher was born in Tyler County, a daughter of the late George and Lummie Victoria Davis Britton. She had been a life member of the Fairview United Methodist Church at Wilbur, and had taught for 38 years in grade schools for Tyler and Doddridge counties.
Surviving are her husband, Delbert (Dick) Griffin; three sisters, Mrs. Opal B. Balsley, Lancaster, OH, Mrs. Walter (Elsie) Meyer, Wilbur, WV, and Mrs. J.N. (Kathleen) Meirop of Elyria, OH; one brother, George W. Griffin, Jr., St. Marys, and several nieces and nephews.
Evangelist John Tenny officiated at the services. Burial was in the Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery at West Union.
"St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV, 1 Mar 1973
Typed by Delores Knowles; hard copy provided by Bryan D. Bills.
