Lincoln County, West Virginia BARRETT/BURTON/BROWNING Obituaries These obituaries were transcribed by Jean Monk, E-mail address: , from hard copies supplied by Cheryl Craft-McCallister Email : This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm ********** MRS. NORA BARRETT Mrs. Nora Barrett, 95, of 213 Second St. N., St. Albans, died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Esther McKinney in St. Albans after a long illness. She was formerly of Lincoln County and she attended Good Hope Baptist Church in Lincoln County. She was a five-year resident of St. Albans. Also surviving: Sons, Joseph Barrett of Hurricance and Edward Billups of Hamlin; step daughters, Mrs. Ermal Belcher of St. Albans and Mrs. Hattie Campbell of Hurricane; stepson, Cebert Barrett of Culloden; sister, Mrs. Maude Zeller of Sarasota, Fla.; 15 grandchldren; several great- and great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2:30 p.m Monday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Alvin Larck and the Rev. Don Strickland officiating. Entombment will be in Cunningham Memorial park Mausoleum. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. ********** DONALD C. BURTON Born: November 15, 1935; Died: October 23, 1981; Age: 45 years, 11 months and 8 days. Funeral Services: Monday, October 26, 1981, at two o'clock pm, at the Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, WV, with Rev. J. W. Burch officiating. Interment in Lincoln Memorial Park. He was the son of the late Clate barton; a 1955 Graduate of Hamlin High School; a Past Commander of American Legion post 111, Hamlin; a Veteran of the US Army (Sgt., Special Forces); former employee of the Koontz Funeral Home and the US Postal Service; member of Hamlin Baptist Church; and was owner/operator of his trucking firm. Surviving: his wife, Antonia (Ulla) Kartmann Burton; a daughter, Karin McComas; his mother, Nellie Barrett Burton; a brother, Ralph (Butch) Burton; and a sister, Sue Ann Mullins. ********** THOMAS BROWNING Born: January 16, 1908; Died: March 16, 1984; Age: 76 years, and 2 months. Funeral services will be at the Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, W.Va. Monday, March 19, 1984 - 11:00 o'clock a.m. with Reverend James Alley officiating. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery near Branchland, W.Va. He was a son of the late Pad and Nettie Wysong Browning, and a retired Farmer. SURVIVING: Two daughters: Jeanetta A. McDonald and Dorothy Jean Huff; Four brothers: Clifton, Paris "Brad", Elisha and Wilson Browning; Three sisters: Lillian Lucas, Nellie Waldren, and Ollie Dailey; 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. ********** ARVIL E. BROWNING Born: July 1, 1894; Died: May 12, 1981; Age: 86 years, 10 months and 11 days. Funeral services will be on Thursday, May 14, 1981, at two o'clock pm, at the Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, W.V., with Rev. Emil Parker officiating. Interment in Fairview Memory Garden, Hamlin. He was the son of the late William and Polly Rice Browning, the widower of Verba Marie Tincher Browning, and a retired restaurant operator. Surviving are: 2 daughters: Mrs. Juanita Hall and Mrs. Helen Christensen; 7 grandchildren: Richard Hall, Pam Dice, Curt and Margy Christensen, Christine Lightman, Sue Tabernero and Carolyn Bills; and 7 great grandchildren: Caren Bills, Kent, Kimberly and Kerri Hall, Susi Tabernero and Johnathan and Laurah Marie Dice. ********** SADIE O. MONK Mrs. Sadie Opal Monk, 69, of Green Valley Addition, Crab Orchard, formerly of Sohpia, died Tuesday at a Beckley Hospital following a long illness. Born Sept 30, 1917, at Egeria, she was the daughter of the late Samuel T. and Victoria McKinney Shrewsbury. Mrs. Monk was a homemaker and a member of the Sophia First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a son, James Garland Monk. Survivors include her husband, Garland Monk; two sons, Jack L. Monk of Clarksville, Tenn., and Fred A. Monk of Manassas, Va.; three daughters, Peggy Sue Burkhart of Big Rock, Tenn., Patty Wooten of Crab Orchard and Barbara Jean Reid of Franklinton, N.C.; two brothers, Jasper Shrewsbury of Stephenson and Walton Shrewsbury of Iaeger and Nola Akers of Matoaka; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Sophia First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Munday officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens at Prosperity. Friends may call today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home in Sophia and at the church one hour prior to services. Grandsons and son-in-laws will serve as pallbearers. ********** THOMAS BLACKBURN BARRETT Born: November 21, 1890; Died; May 13, 1977; Age, 86 years, 5 months, 23 days. Funeral services 2:00 o'clock pm, Sunday, May 15, 1977, at the Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, WV, with Reverend E.E. Hall officiating. Burial will be in the Scites Cemetery, West Hamlin, WV. Son of the late Alonzo Barrett and the late Mattie Bostick Barrett. SURVIVORS: Widow; Laura Scites Barrett: Two sons; Haven and Hircle: Two daughters; Juanita Lucas and Freeda Weaver: One sister; Ora Woodall: One stepson; Lester Scites; twelve granchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, WV, in charge of Funeral Arrangements. ********** HERCILE H. 'CHICK' BARRETT Born: January 26, 1929; Died: May 2, 1991; Age: 62 years, 3 months and 6 days. Funeral services will be at the Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, West Virginia. Sunday, May 4, 1991 - 2:00 oclock pm with Reverend Clarence Hutton and Reverend Frances Brown officiating. Interment will be in Lincoln Memorial Park, Hamlin, W. Va. He was a son of the late Thomas and Laura Scites Barrett. He was a former Member of the Oriental band, Beni Kadem Shrine, Charleston, WV; was a Member of Hamlin Lodge #79, F.F. & A. M.; was a Member of Trinity Methodist Church; and was a member of Guy M Edwards Post #8886, Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a former principal at Cabell High School; and was a former Coat at John Adams Jr. High School and Charleston High School. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army. SURVIVING: his wife; Jo Ann Turley Barrett; two sons: Stephen Frazier Barrett and Michael Aaron Barrett; one brother: Haven Barrett; two sisters Juanita Lucas and Freda Weaver; one half-brother: Lester Scites and three granchildren: Stephanie Barrett, Tiffany Nicole Barrett, and Ian Frazier Barrett. ********** HAVEN 'BUS' BARRETT Born: September 4, 1923; Died: April 25, 1992; Age: 68 years, 7 months, 21 days. Funeral services will be at the Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, West Virginia Monday, April 27, 1992 - 1:00 o'clock pm with Reverend James Mounts and Reverend John Losh officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Memory Garden, Hamlin, W. Va. with Military graveside rites by Members of the U. S. Army from Fort Knox, KY. He was a son of the late Thomas and Laura Scites Barrett. He was a retired Veteran of the U. S. Army with Service in World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam. He was of Foreign Wars, abd the Disabled American Veterans. He was a retired Barber; and was a member of the Central Methodist Church, Hamlin, West Virginia. SURVIVING: his wife: Geraldine Thaxton Barrett; one son: Thomas Barrett; and one Daughter: Trina Miller; two step-sons: Charles Dana Wilkinson and Gary Wilkinson; one sister: Juanita Lucas; grandson: Joshua Miller; step-grandsons: Jody and Chad Wilkinson; step-granddaughter: Missy Wilkinson. **********