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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1973

Page

4

Obituary notices for Charles Allen and others in Ohio

Charles E Sid Allen 76 Newark Ohio formerly Charleston and St Albans Navy WWI veteran civil engineer for W V State Road Commission died in Ohio hospital Surviving wife Ortie Matthews Allen son Charles G in Charleston S C brothers David Newark Ralph Granville three grandchildren Service 2 pm Tuesday Valley Funeral Home Whitesville burial Pineview Cemetery Orgas Friends may call after 5 pm today Also notices Fayetteville Frank Calvert 69 Rt 1 Fayetteville miner for New River Pocahontas Coal Co Harvey Chapel Methodist Church native of Fayetteville Surviving wife Helen Lazar sky Calvert sons John F Roy E Willis L James R Ronald D daughters Margaret Evans Betty Keaton brother Charles E Hill Top sisters Gracie Lego Oak Hill iday in Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill burial Highlawn Memorial Park Friends may call 6 to 9 pm today Myrtle B Cogar 88 Marlinton resident former Marlinton church member Surviving son Roscoe Champion daughter Oleta VanReenen Warren two grandchildren four great grandchildren VanReenen Funeral Home Marlinton burial Edray Cemetery

Newark Ohio Charles E “Sid’ Allen Charleston St. Albans W. Va. State Road Commission Huntington American Legion Ortie Mathews Allen Charles U. S. Navy S. C David A Ralph B Granville Criss Brothers Funeral Home Newark, Ohio Massey Ripley Albert Shrewsbury Richards Sylvester Chilton Pomeroy Atlanta Ind Dona Hunt Cleveland Nettie Bel_cher Orlando Fla Edith Mitchell Emma Mullins Blooming Rose Valley Funeral Home Whitesville Ernest Barley Pineview Cemetery Orgas Fayetteville John Franklin Frank” Calvert Rt. 1 Fayette ‘County New River and Pocahontas Coal Company Minden Harvey Chapel Methodist Church Helen Lazarsky Calvert John F. Jr Roy E Willis L James R Blissfield Mich Ronald D Fort Lauderdale Margaret Evans Oak Hill Betty Keaton Charles E Hill Top Gracie Lego Tyree C. S. Donnelly William D., Slates David Mahoney Highlawn Memorial Park Myrtle B. Cogar Warren Marlinton Methodist Church Roscoe Champion Oleta VanReenen VanReenen Alfred Gunn Edray Cemetery Mary Bobbitt Renick Mary L. Bobbitt Geneva Renick Greenbrier County Mount Herman United Jefferson Audrey Hayes Mount Herman United Methodist Church Charles Riecks Morningside Cemetery Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home Lewisburg

Mrs Joyce Anderson Dies After Short Illness

Mrs Joyce Goldie Anderson 38 of Whitesville Raleigh County died Saturday in McMillan Hospital after a short illness. Survived by husband Elmer daughters Louise Martinez Rapid City Wis Wava at home Vera Ann Martinez San Antonio Tex Hazel Mae Whitesville son Adrian at home parents Mr and Mrs Burton Connard Carl sisters Mabel Crocker Whitesville Margaret Heaster Crawley Mary Amick Rupert brothers Connard Mount Nebo Benton Nettie Frank Leivasy one grandchild Service 2 pm Wednesday Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home Rainelle with Rev Pearly Orndorff officiating Burial Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville Tuesday.

Joyce Anderson Whitesville Joyce Goldie Anderson Raleigh County McMillan Hospital Elmer Louise Martinez Rapid City Wis Wava Vera Ann Martinez San Antonio Tex Hazel Mae Adrian Burton Connard Carl Mabel Crocker Margaret Heaster Crawley Mary Amick Rupert Guy Connard Mount Nebo Benton Nettie Frank Leivasy Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home Rainelle Pearly Orndorff Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville

Betty Ashby Kimberly dies at 49 in Montgomery

Betty Ashby Kimberly 49 died on arrival at Montgomery General Hospital. She had lived in Kimberly for 30 years. Survived by husband Paul and numerous relatives including daughters Janet Watkins Wanda Lewis and Diana Ashby and son Donnie Ashby. service 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at B C Hooper Funeral Home with burial at Montgomery Memorial Park. Friends may call 3 to 9 p.m. today.

Betty Ashby Kimberly Fayette County Montgomery General Hospital Paul Janet Watkins Medina Ohio Wanda Lewis Chelyan Diana Ashby Donnie Charles Pettit Lookout Donnie Ashby Smithers Bob Ashby Phoenix, Ariz Ray Ashby Longacre Glenna Harrison Hometown Lillian Whitman Navarre Lois Goodman Eleanor Randall Carrollton Charles Petitt Canton DeFord Petitt Winona Richard Petitt B. C. Hooper Funeral Home Montgomery Ronald Swyers Hilbert McClung Montgomery Memorial Park

Obituaries Chronicle Two Greenbrier County Death Notices

Two obituaries from Greenbrier County detail the deaths of Barnes Ballard of Ronceverte and Mary L. Bobbitt formerly of Renick. Ballard, 56, died in Salem Virginia after a long illness. service is Wednesday in Ronceverte with burial there. Bobbitt, 67, died in Ohio after a long residence there. service is Wednesday in Renick with burial in Morningside Cemetery.

Obituary notices from Orgas Branchland and Crown Hill

Obituaries notice Maynard Cadle 74 of Orgas Boone County died at home after long illness. Survived by wife Mable Pearl. sons Leon and Robert. daughters Geraldine Combs Mary Dillon Sutton and June Fallon. numerous relatives. Burial at Popular Ridge Community Church cemetery after calling hours at Greene Marple Sutton Funeral Home. Also listed Branchland residents William Andrew Elkins 80 and Russell H Garrison 65 with survivors and service details. multiple relatives across Ohio Kentucky West Virginia. Service times at Mildred Baptist Church Branchland and Crown Hill Freewill Baptist Church Crown Hill.

Maynard Cadle Orgas Maynard Delbert Cadle Orgas Boone County Mable Pearl Cadle Leon Nashville Tenn Robert Geraldine Combs Akron Ohio June Branchland William Andrew Elkins Lincoln County Cora Hoskinson Continental Motor Company Detroit Mich Sarah Pridemore Geraldine McCoy Cleveland James L Litchfield Charles Davin Chester R Sarah Kirby Mary Elkins Hunitington Irene Headley Kentucky Millard Roderfield Mildred Baptist Church Golden Farley Franklin Cemetery Koontz Funeral Home Hamlin

Memorial Park Service at 2 pm in Clover Lick Cemetery

The body remains at YapReenen Funeral Home East Bank. Visitation with Rev. Maynard after 3 p.m. today. Burial will follow at Clover Lick Cemetery one hour before the service conducted by Crawford.

Wgee Aren Mettzomt Fe Bega Et Santee Yaery Seeenes YapReenen East Bank Friedas Maynard Crawford Clover Lick

Galveston Doctor Charles E. Hamner Dies at 86

Dr. Charles E. Hamner 86 of Galveston Texas former Charleston West Virginia physician died Sunday in a Galveston hospital. Native of Gibbsland Louisiana he practiced in Hugheston and Charleston before moving to Texas years ago. Surviving son Norman E of Houston daughter Mrs Chester W Polkinghorne of Jackson Mississippi and brother Blanchard Hamner of Charleston. Service at 3 p.m. in Memorial Mission Mausoleum Forest Park West Cemetery Houston. Body at J Levy and Brother Funeral Home Galveston.

Galveston Tex Charles E. Hamner Texas Charleston W. Va Gibbsland Hugheston Norman E Houston Chester W. Polkinghorne Jackson, Miss Blanchard Hamner Memorial Mission Mausoleum Forest Park West Cemetery J. Levy and Brother Funeral Home

Hamlin Man Charles W Holley Dies at 49

Charles W Holley 49 of Hamlin Lincoln County died Sunday at home. Native of Glenwood Mason County he is survived by brothers Dorsey Dwight West Hamlin Roosevelt Huntington and sister Miss Almeda Holley West Hamlin. Service at Koontz Funeral Home Hamlin 11 a.m. Tuesday with Rev Eldon Browning officiating. Burial Browning Cemetery near Hamlin. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.

Hamlin Charles W. Holley Lincoln County Glenwood Mason County Dorsey Dwight West Hamlin Roosevelt Huntington Almeda Holley Koontz Eldon Browning Browning Cemetery

Revered Shamber Kessler 70 Charmco pastor and consultant dies

Rev Shamber Echols Kessler 70 of Charmco Greenbrier County died Sunday in Charleston Memorial Hospital. He served as pastor at First Baptist Trout and Newton Memorial Baptist Church Charmco and was a West Waco Corporation consultant. Surviving wife Frankie Bryant Kessler and eight grandchildren. Service 1 p m Tuesday Houston Boothe and Rev Pearly Orndorff officiating Burial Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville. Friends may call after 5 pm.

Shamber Kessler Charmco Shamber’ Echols “Eck” Kessler Charmco Greenbrier County Charleston Memorial Hospital West Waco Corporation First Baptist Church Trout Newton Memorial Baptist Church Ioof Lodge Rainelle Knights of Phythias Frankie Bryant Kessler James FE Dacota Maynard L Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville

William E Lewis 21 Sissonville Dies After Kentucky Crash

William E Lewis of Sissonville died Thursday after being struck by a car in Kentucky. Service today at Victory Advent Christian Church Sissonville with Rev Elza Moss. burial at Stogdon Fisher Cemetery. Survived by wife Christine, stepson Jerry Wayne, mother Barbara A Lewis, sister Barbara A Tignor, brother Roger A Lewis, and foster family. Body at Cunningham Funeral Home.

William Lewis Lewis William E William E. Lewis Sissonville Kentucky Vicetory Advent Christian Church Revville Elza Moss Belp Stogdon & Fisher Cemetery Christine Jerry Wayne -Carpenter Barbara A. Lewis

Buckhannon Manley BUCHANNON 75 Died in Clarksburg Hospital

Hobart Mor ton Manley 75 of Buckhannon Upshur County died Sunday in a Clarksburg hospital He was a retired salesman Services will be Tuesday in White Scarver Funeral Home Buckhannon Burial will be in Heavner Cemetery Buckhannon Survivors include Anabel DeCouer Carolyn Brisendine Rita Manley Owen and Clifford Manley Freda and Ida Manley and 11 grandchildren Name variations reflect OCR.

Hobart Manley Buchannon Hobart Morton Manley Buckhannon Upshur County Clarksburg Anabel DeCouer Carolyn Brisendine Rita Manley Chareston Owen Clifford Charleston Freda Ida White-Scarver Funeral Home Heavner Cemetery

Mrs Viola McGraw dies after short illness at Tho mas Memorial

Mrs Viola Aliie Holmes Mc Graw of Charleston died Sunday at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a member of Faith Gospel Tabernacle. Survived by sons Claude Holmes Sr of Charleston and Emery A Holmes of Elkview, daughter Ada E Jenkins of Charleston, six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Cunningham Funeral Home with Rev Harold Grant and Rev Charlie Scraggs officiating. Burial will be in Floral Hills Garden of Memories.

Viola McGraw Viola Aliie Holmes McGraw Charleston Thomas Memorial Hospital McGraw Faith Gospel Tabernacle Claude Holmes Sr Emery A. Holmes Elkview Ada E. Jenkins Cunningham Funeral Harold Grant Charlie Scraggs Floral Hills Garden of Memories

Blaine H Riley dies after long illness in Marlington

Blaine H. Riley, 65, died Sunday at his Marlington home after a long illness. He was a farmer and a member of the Methodist church. Surviving: sister Mrs. Mag.

Blaine H. Riley

Mrs. Bessie Rinehart of Kincaid dies in Cleveland

Mrs. Bessie Rinehart 59, formerly of Kincaid Fayette County, died Saturday at a Methodist church. Survived by husband Walter and children in Ohio, mother Kitty Kincaid, brother Ralph Kincaid, 23 grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Body to Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill.

Bessie Rinehart Qak Hill Quindora Rinehart Cleveland Ohio Kincaid Fayette County Methodist Church Walter Vialma Swanner East Lake Manalia Wallace Rochella Higgins Elmira Lemaster Joan Kincaid Cincinnati Otis Rinehart Shurman Rinehart Kitty Kincaid Ralph Kincaid Tyree Oak Hill

Malden widow Julia Saulton 79 dies after long illness

Mrs. Julia Saulton 79 of 4112 B Malden Dr Malden WV died Saturday in Huntington after a long illness.She was a member of Malden United Methodist Church and lifelong West Virginia resident. Survived by sons George Belle Homer Charleston James Harrisonburg Va. daughters Marie Haas Chicago Edana Casebolt Rand. brother John Hudson Quinwood. sisters Opal Hopkins Dama Grant Cambell's Creek Martha Samples Georgie Samples Cleveland. seven grandchildren. Service 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fidler Frame Funeral Home Belle. Burial Montgomery Memorial Park London. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.

Julia Saulton Malden Huntington Saulton Dama Grant Cambell’s Creek Martha Samples Georgie Samples Cleveland Fidler-Frame Funeral Home Belle Montgomery Memorial Park London Ocie Marjorie Starkey Charleston R. B. Sinclair Roanoke Cynthia Perkins Bradenton Fla Margaret Floyd Beulah Secrist Nashville Sunset Memorial Park Barlow,Bonsall Funeral Home

Deaths of Mrs Grace Hal Ri and Mrs Toler in Charleston area

Grace Hal Ri of Depot and sister of South Charleston and Mrs Virgie Mullins of Bartlett Funeral Home notes. Services schedule in Charleston Memorial and Cunningham Memorial Park with burial in Spring Hill Cemetery. Surviving husband Willis and children Douglas Danny and daughters Roberta Maville and G W Jones. Burial at Spring Hill Cemetery after First Christian Church service. Call hours listed for Hafer Funeral Home Elkview and Bartlett Funeral Home Bartlett.

Willis Douglas U. S. Air Force Hampton Danny Robert Maville Storrs Hafer Funeral Home Elkview

Tillis and Skidmore Veterans Remembered in Charleston Obits

Two obituaries run in Charleston memorial notices. Donald Tillis, 55, a longtime pipefitter and World War II veteran, dies after a long illness with a service planned at 2 p.m. Tuesday. George Skidmore, 86, former president of Pritchard and Skidmore, dies after a long illness. services at Christ Church United Methodist with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Both notices include surviving relatives and funeral arrangements.

U S Opens Indian Ocean Naval Base

The article reports on the United States Navy establishing a base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to counter Soviet influence, noting the base as a modest facility with a 8,000 foot runway and 275 personnel. It discusses secrecy and diplomacy to avoid provoking regional powers and naval races.

New York Times Service Washington Navy United States Indian Ocean United Kingdom Soviet Union U. S Diego Garcia Equator Chagos Archipelago Britain Bob Hope Island Arnold B. Workman Arnold Burl Workman de Leewood Ofense Department Veterans Administration Wat Beckley Riverton Coal Co Crown Hill Nellie Ane Wawle Whachene Mae India Ceylon Defense Department U.S. Navy Persian Gulf

Local Defense Dept Announcement Only in December

No public notice was issued at the time regarding the station's commissioning. The sole official Defense Department statement appeared in December. Mr. Keffer, 49, of Chicago, formerly of Minden Fayette County, died Thursday in Illinois.

Defense Department Mr. Keffer Chicago, Ill Minden, Fayette

Mrs Hester Spencer Scarbro dies after short illness

Mrs. Hester Spencer 64 of Scarbro Fayette County died Sunday at Oak Hill Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Hinton and was a member of the United Pentecostal Holiness Church Beckwith. Survived by daughter Ruth Vanhorn Mount Hope a brother Emmett Wygal Beckley and sisters Mildred Feazell Fayetteville and Nana Wilson Flint Michigan. Funeral from Dodd Payne Fayetteville with Rev Wayne Moore officiating burial in Huse Memorial Park Fayetteville. Friends may call 5 to 8 today.

Hester Spencer Scarbro Hester Martha Spencer Scarbro Fayette County Oak Hill Hospital Hinton United Pentecostal Holiness Church Beckwith Hotel Hill Ruth Vanhorn Mount Hope Emmett Wygal Beckley Mildred Feazell Fayetteville Nana Wilson Flint Mich Dodd-Payne Funeral Wayne Moore Huse Memorial Park

William M Taylor of St Albans Dies at Home

William Monroe Taylor aged retires painter died Sunday at his home 222 Third Ave St Albans after a long illness. Survived by wife Kate Webster Taylor daughters Mrs Agnes Field Cincinnati Ohio Mrs Trilbs Cyrus St Petersburg Fla Mrs Alma Spurlock Huntington and Mrs Ruth Smith St Albans brothers C H MacCorkle Frank St Albans George Scott.

William Taylor William Monroe Taylor Third Ave St. Albans Church of Surviving Kate Webster Taylor Agnes ‘Field Cincinnati Ohio Trilbs Cyrus St. Petersburg Fla Alma Spurlock Huntington Ruth Smith C. H MacCorkle Frank George Scott

Pat Mullenix Thornton Service Notice

Funeral service for Pat Mullenix Thornton 44 of Webster Springs is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dodd Hurt Funeral Home Webster Springs with Rev Minter Lynch officiating. Burial follows at Pleasant Dale Cemetery Selbyville. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Saturday at the Webster Springs home.

Mullenix Pat Thornton Dodd-Hurt Funeral Home Webster Springs Minter Lynch Pleasant Dale Selbyville Webster County Webster County Hospital

Also Mentioned on This Page

Charles Allen the Gazette John Calvert Mary Dillon Sutton Mary Alice Dillon Sutton Braxton County Gassaway Hospital T.J Fred Jack Oberlin Janet Utt Mary Duffield Dollie Barber Upperco June Fallon Farmington Tom Harris Craigsville Charlie Harris Rossie Columbus Tampa Cora Ellison Clara Floger Popular Ridge Community Church Popular Ridge Greene-Marple Funeral Home William Elkins Russell Garrison Russell H. Garrison Charles Holley Mr.Lewis Grace Hal Ri Chanteston South Charleston Virgie Mullins Toler Palmer Shoe Bartlett Funeral Home Walter Allen Cunningham Memorial Park Donald Tillis Donald Edmond ‘Tillis Woodward Dr Charleston General Hospital Dougherty Co John Amos ‘Plant McKinnon Memorial Presbyterian Church Masonic Tadan Awram Ealanca AL Veloe York Rite Beni Kedem Shrine Order of United Mechanics, Dunbar Elks Lodge John Brawley Post American Legion 150Th National Guard Purple Heart Perdue University Gail S. Tillis Donna T. Belarsky Jane Ann Tillis Elsie Tillis Thompson George W. Faulknier R. L. Fields Clayton ‘Tillis Loveland Tillis Raymond Tillis Chester C. Tillis Sr Richard Thompson Ronnie Thompson Germany Robert “Bob” Thompson Florida George Skidmore Skidmore Kanawha Ave S. E Pritchard and Skidmore Jaraens Christ Bartlett-Bur- Church United Methodist Aidette Funeral Home Mason Friends Beni Kedem Society Shrine Charles McMutt George Pauley Tyler Mountain The Charleston Chamber of Commerce Jennie Smith Calvin Jennie G.smith Calvin Nicholas County Richwood Calvin Chapel Church Ruth Stevens Clarence Odas Calvin and Coy Ravenna Kathleen Lafferty Bessie Selman Grantsville Oak Stafford Bernard Thomas Black’s Chapel Camden-on-Gauley Simons-Coleman Funeral Home Ida Williams Sutton Ida Mavis Elliott Williams Summit Rebecca Lodge Skidmore Run U.S Indian Ocean Naval Base AMCS Wuockiman OL Furism Moun Kenneth R Russell D Dothan Carl, R Leewood Charles R Gary Larry Terry Karen Cliff Tallahassee Sophronia May Davis Maywood Calif Pryor Keffer Richard Henry Tommy Peggy Toler —_Basham Peggy L. Toler George Lively Henry J. Lanham Kanawha City Savings Diversified Mountaineer Corporation Kanawha City West Virginia Kanawha City Savings & Loan City Center Diversified Agdress West Viciriy
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