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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1944

Page

6

Plans Completed For 77th Memorial Day in Grafton

Plans finalized for Grafton's 77th Memorial Day observance on Tuesday May 30 with a five division parade assembling at 8 30 a m at Washington and Laradder streets led by the 199th U S Army Band and area high school bands. Major William E Nefflen will deliver the principal address at the National Cemetery, followed by a Veterans organizations program and a 2 pm memorial service at the War Memorial Monument.

Grafton Washington Laradder Street 199Th U. S. Army Band Biking Army Maneuver Grafton Senior Victory High School Clarksburg Salem High School Clarksburg Junior High School National Cemetery WAJR Morgantown Torlock Rasmusen Skaggs & Co America M. J. Hannon St. Augustine Catholic Church Reno Post No Ed N. Lock Ona C. Jefferys M. Zinn Daniel McVicker A John W. Snider Taylor County Nefflen U. S. Army Earl W. Slayton St. Paul's Methodist Church Luzadder Street Main St. Mary's Brides Beech Walnut A. A. Miller City Police Marshall Chas. B. Burke Paul Warden 199Th A. S. Army Band Grand Army of the Republic Reno Sons of Union Veterans of Roy Gratton Kenneth Haun Gratto High Torlock Hasmusgen Cen Wal St. Augustine Park View Harry S. White Victory Fast Grafton First V.F. W. War Monument U. S. Route 60 Market Street Veterans of Foreign Wars W. St. Matthew

Crescent Club Weekly Schedule Update

The Crescent Club announces new hours for the week of May 30 and beyond, operating nightly from Wednesday to Sunday and closing Mondays and Tuesdays. Frank Gerard is proprietor.

Obituary: Jed D Currey Dies in Pruntytown at 86

Jed D Currey age 86 died yesterday at 7 pm at his daughter Mrs George Drainer home in Pruntytown after a two week illness following a paralytic stroke. Native of Boothsville he lived in Pruntytown many years and was a retired farmer and Hepzibah Baptist church member. He was survived by many friends in the region.

Jed D. Currey Pruntytown George Drainer Boothsville Hepzibah Baptist Church Natan Elizabeth Dunham Currey

Obituary Notice for Local Resident in Pruntytown

Survived by wife Comfort Cleavenger after 55 years of marriage, two children and nine grandchildren. Daughters include Mrs. George Drainer and Mrs. Delbert Bunner of Washington. Funeral services Sunday at 4 p.m. at his Pruntytown home with Rev. D. L. Whitner. Interment Harmony Grove Cemetery under Arthur McGumn Jr. funeral home directions. Body to lie at daughter’s home until service.

Comfort Cleavenger George Drainer Delbert Bunner Washington Pruntytown D. L. Whitner Harmony Grove Arthur McGumn Jr

Lorietta Cochran Sayres Funeral in Middleville

Mrs Lorietta Cochran Sayres 73 of Middleville wife of Wade H Sayres died Tuesday of week. Funeral Sunday at 4 pm Middleville Baptist church with Rev John Loy presiding. Interment Middleville cemetery. Survived by husband Odbert Sayres Bridgeport Arnett Sayres Camp Butner NC Aaron Sayres Flemington and siblings Zachwill Cochran Helen Cochran Minerva Stark. Funeral directed by Arthur McGrumphy Jr. funeral home.

Loretta Cochran Sayres Middeville Wade H. Sayres Middleville Baptist Church Arthur McGrumphy Jr Middleville Odbert Sayres Bridgeport Pfc Arnett Sayres United States Army Camp Butner North Carolina Aaron Sayres Flemington Zachwill B. Cochran Helen M. Cochran Minerva Stark Hepzibah

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