Obituary notices for Adams Daniel Gibson and kin
Obituary notices list William H. Adams 55 of Charleston formerly Scarbro Fayette County died Sunday at Huntington V A Hospital. Betty Paterson Daniel 45 of Logan died Monday in Huntington hospital. Andrew Lovell Gibson 49 of Ottawa Boone County died Saturday in Boone Memorial Hospital. Surviving relatives and service details follow for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Adams
Charleston
Scarbro
Fayette County
Huntington V.A. Hospital
James
Philadelphia
Gertrude Hawkins
Ritchie-Johnson Funeral Home
Beckley
Obituary notices from West Virginia towns
Multiple obituaries from Clear Creek and surrounding areas report deaths of Mrs. Maycel Erma Bailey 57 of Clear Creek Raleigh County and Mrs. Don C Branham 50 formerly of Clendenin in Detroit. Services set at Knight-Young Funeral Home Clendenin and burial at Spring Hill Cemetery Huntington. Additional notices for Shirley F. Bower 68 Grantsville and Mrs. Martha Louise Browning 82 Logan detail deaths, survivors, service times, and burial locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maycel Bailey
Clear Creek
Maycel Erma Bailey
Raleigh County
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
John Erwin Chapman 65 Dies While Fishing in Greenbrier River
John Erwin Chapman of White Sulphur Springs died at 65 from an apparent heart attack while fishing on the Greenbrier River near Ronceverte. He was a retired farmer and custodian at White Sulphur Springs Elementary School, a longtime member of White Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. Surviving: wife Gillie Taylor Chapman, sons Harold and George, daughters Margaret Parker and Reta Dalton, foster father John P. Walker, siblings Tony Protuck, Harry Protuck, Betty Cunningham, Mandylene Seals, nine grandchildren. Body at Shanklin Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chapman
White Sulphur Springs
John Erwin Chapman
Greenbrier River
Ronceverte
Chapman
Gillie Taylor Chapman
Harold
George
Margaret Parker
Union
Henderson Goldie Spencer Mrs dies at 65 in Arnoldsburg
Mrs G Henderson 65 of Arnoldsburg Route Spencer dies at home Monday. Funeral services pending at Sinnett Funeral Home Spencer with the body available there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. ‘Henderson Spencer
Goldie Henderson
Arnoldsburg
Spencer
Sinnett Funeral Home
Buffalo man John Hull 79 dies at home
John Hull 79 of Route 1 Buffalo died Monday at home after a long life in Putnam County. A retired FMC American Viscose Division employee, he was a member of Cross Creek United Methodist Church. Survived by wife Elsie Marie Hull, children Dennis Blake Nitro John Hull Jr Poca Paul Eleanor William James Buffalo sister May Ford Charleston and 11 grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Raynes Funeral Home Buffalo with Rev. Clifford Curry officiating. Burial Cross Creek Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hull Buffalo
John Hull
Rt. 1
Buffalo
FMC
Cross Creek
Raynes Funeral Home
Clifford Curry
Cross Creek Cemetery
Spencer woman Rena Kincaid dies at 81
Mrs. Rena Kincaid, 81, of Otto Route Spencer, died Saturday at home. Survived by husband D. K., daughter Pearl Kress of Parkersburg, sons Wilbur of Stanfield NC and Willie of Waterford OH, brother Earl Webb of Spencer. Service 10 a.m. Wednesday at Vandale Funeral Home Spencer. Rev Delmar Simmons officiating. Burial in Clover Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Kincaid Spencer
Rena Kincaid
Otto Route
Spencer
D. K
Pearl Kress
Parkersburg
Wilbur
Stanfield
N.C
Willie
Waterford
Ohio
Earl Webb
Vandale Funeral Home
Delmar Simmons
Clover Cemetery
Obituaries: Bertha Ledman MCCORKLE and Louise Martin
Bertha Ledman MCCORKLE 80 of McCorkle Lincoln County died Monday. She was a member of Mc Corkle Freewill Baptist. Surviving nieces and nephews. Body at Curry Funeral Home Alum Creek. Louise Martin 67 of London died on arrival Sunday at Montgomery General Hospital. She attended the First Baptist Church in London and lived in London 40 years. Surviving daughters Ella Mae Davis Detroit Lillian Saunders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Ledman
McCorkle
Lincoln County
McCorkle Freewill Baptist Church
Curry Funeral Home
Alum. Creek
Louise Martin
London
Montgomery General Hospital
First Baptist Church
Ella Mae Davis
Detroit
Lillian Saunders
Obituary Mentioning Boone Conliffe and Presumed Relatives
Mrs Olivia Boone of Staten Island NY and Mrs Marietta Conliffe of Montgomery with sons Alfred Jr and Cris Dean in London England. Nathaniel W and Dennis in Army at Ft Dix NJ. Sisters Callie Lewis and Lucille Holmes of New London CT. Georgia C Hicks of Brooklyn NY. 25 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Body in Anderson Hairston Funeral Home Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Boone
Staten Island
N.Y
Marietta Conliffe
Montgomery
Alfred Jr
Cris Dean
London
Nathaniel W. and
Dennis
Ft. Dix
N.J
Callie Lewis
Lucille Holmes
New London
Lawrence C McCutcheon dies in Suburban Hospital
Lawrence C. McCutcheon of Webster Springs West Virginia and Covington and Burling law firm died of cancer Sunday at Suburban Hospital. He moved to Washington in 1940 to head accounts and audits for the National Youth Administration and later served as an executive with the State Department. Survived by wife Dorothy M McCutcheon a son Lawrence C Jr Linda Kramp two sisters and a brother plus four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington D.C
Lawrence C. McCutcheon
Webster Springs
W. Va
Covington and Burling
McCutcheon
Charleston
Washington
National Youth Administraton
State Department
Chevy Chase United Methodist Church
Dorothy M. McCutcheon
Rockville
Lawrence C. Dr
Little Rock
Ark
Linda Kramp
Geneva
Switzerland
Jack Belasco
Robert Ferguson
Frederick
Andrew H. McCutcheon
Edwight Man Ray Pettry Dies at 69 in Raleigh County
Ray Pettry 69 of Edwight Raleigh County died at home after a long life as a sawmill worker. Survived by brother King Pettry of Edwight and sisters Mrs. Virgie Clay of Naoma and Millie Bunch of Marion. Services Wednesday at Valley Funeral Home Whitesville with Rev. Sherman Turner. Burial Adkins Cemetery Naoma. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Pettry Edwight
Ray Pettry
Edwight
Raleigh County
King Pettry
Virgie Clay
Naoma
Millie Bunch
Marion
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
Sherman Turner
Adkins Cemetery
Friends
Nurse Ruth Ranson remembered after long illness
Miss Ruth Ranson 67 of West Palm Beach Florida formerly of Dunbar died June 1 after a long illness. She was a nurse with the Palm Beach Health Department and earlier directed the Public Health Nursing Assn in Palm Beach until 1964. Surviving brothers Robert R Ranson and Jen O Ranson sisters Mrs Home Williams Mrs Fred Zimmerman and Mrs Lee Parsons. Memorial service set for 7 p.m. at Keller Funeral Home Dunbar with Rev. George Pauley officiating. Cremation completed in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ranson
West Palm Beach
Fla
Dunbar
Florida
Palm Beach
Keller Funeral Home
George Pauley
Mrs Mary Rayburn Dies After Long Illness In Maryland
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Rayburn 38 of Baltimore formerly Verdunville Logan County died Saturday at home after two long illnesses. Survived by husband Charlie daughters Ruth Ann Adair Dolly May Rachel Betty Jr all at home sons Charles Leroy of Maryland brothers Willard Frye Raymond Frye both of Verdunville Isom Frye Jr of Ohio sisters Berdie McCloud Jackie Runyon Verdunville half brother James Harold Evans Verdunville half sister Sally Evans at home and three grandchildren. Body returned to James Funeral Home Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rayburn
Verdunville
Mary Elizabeth Rayburn
Baltimore
Logan County
Charlie
Ruth Ann Adair
Dolly May
Rachel
Betty Jr
Charles
Leroy
Maryland
Willard Frye
Raymond Frye
Isom Frye Jr
Ohio
Webster Springs youth dies of apparent heart attack
Bradley Dan Rutherford 18 of Webster Springs died Sunday at home from an apparent heart attack. He was a 1975 Webster County High School graduate and attended Laurel Mountain United Methodist Church. Survived by parents Robert and Elnora Rutherford and brother Stanley. grandparents Madilene Rogers and Lona Greggory. Service Wednesday at Laurel Mountain United Methodist Church with Rev. Calvin McCutcheon. burial in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Dodd-Hart Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Rutherford Webster
Bradley Dan Rutherford
Webster Springs
Webster County High School
Laurel Mountain
Hanna
Homer W. Sr
Humphreys Memorial United Methodist Church
Kenneth Bail
Spring Hill Cemetery
Wyoming St
St. Francis Hospital
Friends
Bartlett-Bardette Funeral Home
Harold H. Sheets Dies in Southport Vacation
Harold H. Sheets, 49, of 5 Evergreen Drive Pinch, died Sunday likely from a heart attack while vacationing in Southport North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Sheets
Harold H. Sheets
Evergreen
Pinch
Southports, NC
Longtime MeJum employee and church member dies
Marble Humphreys Sheets, an employee of MeJum and former marketing head for its carbon steel division, was a World War II veteran and St Andrew Presbyterian Church member in Pinch. Funeral Wednesday at St Andrew with Rev Stephen L Miller officiating. Burial at Jon Beane Cemetery Sissonville. Visitation 5 to 9 p m today at Wilson Funeral Home. Surviving: wife Marble. son Walter. daughter Mary Frances. mother Mrs Julia Childers. sisters Della Brown. brothers William Glen ker mit Paul.
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Grantsville
Shirley F. Cutter
Bower
Calhoun County
Akron
Eureka Pipeline Co
Nellie Thomas
Carol Taylor
Barberton
Ohio
Thomas Bower
Genevieve Gainer
Josephine Williams
Eleanor Johnson
Parkersburg
Thelma Stanton
Big Bend
Zella Roberts
Bretner
Clarence
St. Petersburg
MeJumere
Carbon Steel Division
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
Pinch
Sheets
Annie Sloan 82 Dies. Middletown Del and Midway Raleigh Co
Mrs Annie Sloan 82 of Middletown Delaware and formerly of Midway Raleigh County died Monday. Survives include sisters Mrs Mary Cole Hartley Del and Mrs Minnie Cannon Townsend Del. Service set 2 30 p m Thursday at Rose Quesenbery Funeral Home Beckley with burial at Highland Memorial Park Oak Hill
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Annie Sloan Midway
Annie Sloan
Middletown
Del
Midway
Raleigh County
Mary Cole
Hartley
Minnie Cannon
Townsend
Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home
Beckley
Highland Memorial Park
Oak Hill
Roy Spurlock Rites Set In Danville for Peytona Man
Roy Edward Spurlock 56 of Peytona Boone County died Sunday at Boone Memorial Hospital after a career as a mail carrier. Survived by wife Alice, son Jimmy Roy of Chicago, stepson Buddy Turner of Columbus, sister Mrs Magaline Adkins Crown, brother Bruce Danville. Service 2 p.m. today Handley Funeral Home Danville led by Rev Clell Woodrum. Burial Boone Memorial Park Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peytona
Roy Edward Spurlock
Boone County
Boone Memorial Hospital
Alice
Jimmy Roy
Chicago
Buddy Turner
Columbus
Magalene Adkins
Crown
Bruce
Danville
Handley Funeral Home
Clell Woodrum
Boone Memorial Park
Madison
Inez Kentucky Mourns Samuel Tope Former Highways Worker
Samuel Tope 49 of Inez formerly of St Albans West Virginia died at home after a short illness. He worked for the Kentucky Department of Highways and belonged to the Freewill Baptist Church in Inez. Survived by wife Rowena sons Samuel and Darrell daughters Debra Geer Henrietta and Ida Tope stepdaughter Nellie Smith mother Abbie Tope brother William and sisters Gladys Gunnoe Betty Williams one grandchild. Service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Freewill Baptist Church Inez with Rev Glen Sluss officiating. Burial in family cemetery Inez. Body in Richmond Gallaher Funeral Home Inez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez
Samuel
Tope
St. Albans
W. Va
Department ‘of Highways
Kentucky
Freewill’ Baptist Church
Rowena
Darrell
Debra Geer
Henrietta
Ida Tope
Huntington
Nellie Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Abbie Tope
William
Gladys Gunnoe
Nitro
Betty Williams
Akron
Freewill Baptist Church
Glen Sluss
Obituary notices from Charleston area churches announce several deaths
Multiple obituaries list Anna Turner 87 of Oakridge Drive dying Monday in Logan at First Presbyterian Church. Other notices include Palma Hairston funeral at First Christian Church in Charleston and Viola Taylor service at Good Shepherd Funeral Home. Also funeral details for Walls and unnamed residents with burial in Hills memory Gardens and Cunningham Memorial Park Mausoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lillian Turner
Oakridge Drive
Charleston Memorial Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Logan
F.E. Stone
Mary Turner
Charleston
Wes Trustey
Akron
Ohio
Satis
Robert
Fairmont
Hugh
Dunbar
Richard
Billy
Clothier
Sammy
Chapmanville
Alfred Prince
Mount Hope
Clyde Lurber
Bluefield
Richie Smith
Allendale
D.C
Norman Morgan
Highland Memory Gardens
Honaker Funeral Home
Ex Gazette Cashier Bessie Burdette Dies in Ohio at 90
Mrs. Bessie S. Burdette, 90, formerly of Charleston, died Monday in a Middletown hospital. A former cashier at The Charleston Gazette for over 20 years, she was a charter member of Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church. Survived by sister Myrtle Hill of Middletown, cremation planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie S. Burdette
C. W. Stanton
South River St
Franklin
Ohio
Charleston
Middletown
Charleston Gazette
Burdette
Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church
Myrtle Hill
Buffalo Creek Funds Probe Sought by Local Delegation
A Buffalo Creek delegation of six met with Senate President William T. Brotherton Jr and House Speaker Lewis McManus to seek a legislative investigation into valley recovery funds. They charged delays in road construction, property damages, corporate requirements for federal funds, and housing development shortages. Brotherton and McManus pledged to review the complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Creek
Senate
William T. Brotherton
Kanawha
House
Lewis McManus
Raleigh
Brotherton
State Department of Highways
McManus
Elks to Hold Daughter Service at Funeral Home
The Daughter Elks will hold a service at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. The body will be taken to the church an hour before the service. Mrs. Hairston, 70, of 1529 First Ave, died Sunday in General Division of Charleston Area Medical Center.
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Elks
Hairston
First Ave
Charleston Area Medical Center
Commerce Agency Revamp Study Aired Amid Budget Calls
The Commerce Department seeks 5.66 million dollars in its budget an increase of 3.66 million to implement a Harper & Associates study proposing a 15 member board led by the governor and other reforms. Commissioner Albertazzie questioned the plan noting overlap with existing services and warned of image shifts while urging IDA funding changes and broader industrial site spending limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Ralph Albertazzie
Walter Harper & Associates
Department
Albertazzie
Harper
Palumbo
IDA
Gov. Moore
Alan Susman
Raleigh
Senate Finance Committee
Ex-Aide Testifies Gurney Knew of Funds in Seventies
TAMPA Fla AP former Sen Edward Gurney learned in June 1972 that a fund raiser was collecting money for FHA favors. James Lee Groot, Gurney’s former chief aide, testified that Gurney feared a broken promise could trigger an exposure. Groot linked Williams to a Jan 19 1971 fund raiser at Gurney’s Winter Park home and said the scheme hatched then. Gurney maintains he learned of wrongdoing only in summer 1973 and ordered Williams to stop fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Edward Gurney
Gurney
James Lee Groot
Groot
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Larry Williams
Williams
Winter Park
James Bastien
Ralph Koontz
K. Wayne Swiger
Raleigh Man to Face Grand Jury in Shooting
Harold Blake 61 of Beckley to face grand jury after his son in law Shirley Ray Campbell 24 of Cabell Heights was shot and died after a family argument. Blake held on 5000 bond. Campbell a 1968 Woodrow Wilson HS grad. wife Pam Blake Campbell surviving. Body at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home Beckley.
Four Suspects Sought in $50,000 Heart-O-Town Theft
City detectives headed to New Orleans to extradite Barbara J. Thaxton and Sonja K. Carson, both 24, from Washington Street West, and Ronnie Kinmison 24, of Sissonville, plus Patrick Hunter 24 of Elk Two-Mile. The former Heart-O Town employees face embezzlement and grand larceny charges after a May 31 arrest. return to Charleston was delayed by New Orleans court procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Charleston
Heart-O-Town Motor Inn
Barbara J. Thaxton
Sonja K. Carson
Washington Street West
Ronnie Kinmison
Sissonville
Patrick Hunter
Elk Two-Mile
Heart-Otown
Awareness Talk on Eckankar at Carroll Terrace
A lecture titled Eckankar the Path of Total Awareness will begin at 7 30 p m Saturday at Carroll Terrace 1546 Kanawha Blvd East. Speaker is Paul Brown of Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckankar
Carroll Terrace
Kanawha Blvd
Paul Brown
Arlington
Guardsman McLaughlin Named To Airport Board Vacancy
J. Kemp McLaughlin a major general in the West Virginia Air National Guard and former county commissioner was appointed by the Kanawha County Commission to fill a vacancy on the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority. He succeeds Henry Wehrle of McJunkin Corp whose resignation prompted the vacancy. McLaughlin’s one year term begins July 1 alongside other members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kemp McLaughlin
West Virginia Air National Guard
Kanawha County Commission
Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority
McLaughlin
Kanawha Airport
Henry Wehrle
McJunkin Corp
Wehrle
Authority
Wheeling Woman's Body Recovered on Ohio River
The body of Donna Jean Blake, 38, of Wheeling, was recovered from the Ohio River near Moundsville during the weekend. Marshall County officials said she had been reported missing by her family last week. Cause of death was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W.va
Donna Jean Blake
Wheeling
Ohio River
Marshall County
The Diamond Names Two New Buyers
The Diamond announces two new buyers: Ruth Carr for junior dresses coats and suits and Richard H. Coe for floor coverings. Coe replaces retiring Dave Kilburn and is a Bowling Green State University graduate formerly with H. & S. Pogue Co. in Cincinnati. Carr moves up from assistant buyer and has been with The Diamond since 1970. she and her husband Darrell live in St. Albans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond
Elmer Braun
Ruth Carr
Richard H. Coe
Coe
Dave Kilburn
Bowling Green State University
H. &S. Pogue Co
Cincinnati
Carr
Nancy Bird
The
Dartell
St. Albans
Third miner dies in Boone County slate fall
A slate fall at Eastern Associated Corp. Har ris No. 2 mine in Wharton Boone County last Thursday claimed Eddie Eugene Goodwin 24 of Uneeda along with Lloyd Dishman 43 of Kopperston and Russell L. Nutter 22 of Cyclone. Federal and state mine officials and UMW officers investigate. Goodwin survived by wife Pamela and two children. services set noon Wednesday at Handley Funeral Home with burial in Memory Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated ~ Corp
Boone ‘County
Eddie Eugene Goodwin
Uneeda
Boone County
Charleston Area Medical Center
Department of Mines
West Virginia
Wharton
Lloyd Dishman
Kopperston
Wyoming County
Russell L. Nutter
Cyclone
UMW
Goodwin
Pamela
Tonya
Cart ‘Ed
Chester Goodwin
Bald Knob
Ben Workman
Debbie Jones
Barrett
Tina Goodwin
Leet
Larry
James
New London
Conn
John
Madison
Jerry
Danville
Chester Jr
Army
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Handley Funeral Home
John Hager
Ferry Evans
Memory Gardens
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Adams
the Gazette
Betty Daniel Logan
Betty Patterson Daniel
St. Marys Hospital
Logan Junior High School
Carlson
Carl III
Lucy Patterson
Foster Lawn
Pecks Mill
American Cancer Society
Andrew Gibson
Ottawa
Andrew Lovell Gibson
R, Gibson
Baptist Church
Evelyn Lust
Massillon
Chester
Illinois
Seldon
Lillydale
Vester
Doyal
Mexico
Bright Prospect Missionary Baptist Church
Don Branham
Don C. Branham
Clendenin
Harvest Baptist Church
Utica
Mich
Betty Mattes
Cuyahoga Falls
Pam Booth
Indianapolis
Noah C. Young
Arnold L
William R. Young
Mary L. Cole
Montville
Knight-Young Funeral Home
Kenneth Hayes
Shirley Bower
Martha Browning Logan
Martha Louise Browning
Logan General Hospital
Neibert Memorial United Methodist Church
Browning Hotel
Herman
Fort Lauderdale
J Davis
Ashland
Jennings Jerrell
Curtis Seville
Rosehill Cemetery
Mrs
Respee Ce Sai
Chariie Green
Fiesta Lounge
Smiley's
MacCorkle Ave
Lawrence McCutcheon
Roy Spurlock
Samuel Tope
Anna Turner
Palma L
First Christian Church
Washington and
Beauregard Streets
Farrell D. Walters
Reemer
Harden-Harden Funeral Home
Taylor
Viola K
Good Shepherd Funeral Home
South Charleston
Hilarion Cann
Cunningham Memorial Park
Park St
Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital
Walls
Elsworth
Myers Funeral Home
Elkview
Eugene Huffman
Walls Cemetery
Conner
Gazette
Bessie Burdette
Robinson
Ethel
Sylvania Hills Memorial Park
New Brighton
Jane St
Beckley Hospital
Commerce Agency
Cochairman
Mario Palumbo
D-Kanawha
Antilabor
Industrial Development Authority
Albertazzio
Pennsylvania
Grand Jury
Airport Board
Belton ¢E
Broad ST
Homer Waysright, J
Georgie Blue Granite
Ystar
Bowen Monument
Walden Dr
Malden
W. Ya
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