Pleasants County West Virginia Obituaries "C" Obits - Typed by Delores Knowles from hard copies provided by Bryan Doak Bills. USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. ----------------------------------------------------------------- "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 14 Jan 1989 RUTH HALE CADY 11 Jan 1989 Ruth Hale Cady, 86, of The Golden Years Retirement Center, Oxford, MS, died at the center Wednesday evening. She was born in Washington County, OH, to the late Charles Edward and Lydia Waller Hale. She was a teacher for a number of years at Newport Elementary School. She is survived by one daughter, Phyllis Huston of Moorpark, CA; two sisters, Inez Happ of Oxford and Bernice Savasten of Youngstown, OH; nd two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Cady in 1958. Services will be Sunday at 2pm at Hadley Funeral Home in Marietta. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Eddy's Ridge. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Jul 1986 ALICE R. CAIN 9 Jul 1986 Alice R. Cain, 70, of Parkersburg, died last Wednesday in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg.. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Stephen and Grace Satterfield Whaley. She was a member of the North End Church of Christ and was retired after 38 years with the former American Viscose. She is survived by her husband, Bernard Cain. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. The funeral was held Saturday at Franklin Funeral Chapel with Wirt Cook officiating. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Mar 1980 AUSTIN CAIN 28 Feb 1980 Funeral services for Austin Cain, 44, Newport, were held Sunday at the Vandale Funeral Home in Spencer. Cain died Thursday in Marietta Memorial Hospital, following injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born Oct. 30, 1935, in Spencer to Fred and Clara Cain. He attended the Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the Korean War. On Nov. 25, 1978, he married Dianne S. Ellis, who survives in addition to a stepdaughter, Mrs. Bobbie Tracy of Devola, OH; a twin brother, Oscar of Spencer; and two sisters, Mrs. Maxine Quick of Spencer and Mrs. Kathryn Kelly of Marietta, OH. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Mar 1977 HUBERT R. CAIN 9 Mar 1977 Hubert Ralph Cain, 52, of Pennsboro, died Monday night at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Clarksburg. He was born in Ritchie County, son of the late Umbert and Gladys Cain. He was a veteran of the Armed Forces with service in World War II and Korea. He was a member of the Paden City American Legion, the Ellenboro Masonic Lodge No. 50, and the Pennsboro Aerie No. 2385, Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was a former ironworker in Wheeling. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Susan Lynn Hornish of St. Marys; and a brother, Edward, of Pennsboro. Services were held at 2pm Thursday at the Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro, with the Rev. Frank Lambert officiating. Burial was in the Pennsboro EUB Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown LORA A. CAIN 18 May 1997 Lora A. Cain, 59, of Middlebourne, died May 16, 1997, at her residence. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Everett and Nell Davis Bennett. She was a homemaker and a member of Wileyville Church of Christ. Surviving are her husband, James H. Cain of Middlebourne; three sons, James, Russell, and Robert Cain, all of Middlebourne; two daughters, Kasaundra Faye Doll of Friendly and Lori Taylor of Middlebourne; one brother, Russell Bennett of Colliers and Shelby Jean Boley of St. Marys; 11 grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren. Services 1pm Monday, Furbee Funeral Home, Middlebourne. Burial Middlebourne Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown MILDRED R. CAIN (Date unknown) Mildred R. Cain, 76, of Tampa, FL, formerly of Beallsville and Clarington, OH, died Friday in University Community Hospital at Tampa. She was born Sept. 1, 1910, at Matamoras, to Herbert and Margaret Fulmer Parr. She was a retired licensed practical nurse and was a member of Hillsborough United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil W. Cain, in 1982; and one sister, Mrs. Grace Haynes, in 1986. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Esther) Murdock of Tampa; two sisters, Mrs. Jesse Stephen of Lansing, MI, and Mrs. Edna Miller of Clarington; a brother, Donald Parr of Beallsville; and three grandchildren. Services were at 11am Wednesday in Rush Funeral Home at Clarington. Burial will be in Clarington Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV ? Jun 1985 THOMAS D. CAIN JR. 28 May 1985 Thomas D. Cain, Jr., 63, of Weirton, died May 28 at the Weirton Medical Center. He was born April 10, 1922, in Jacksonburg, son of the late Thomas and Molly Yost Cain. Surviving are four sisters, Arlie Davis of Foley, AL, Lillian Eddy of Belmont, Evelyn Layman of Metz, and Helen Powell of New Martinsville. Services were held May 31 at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home in Weirton. Burial was in the Highland Hills Memorial Gardens at Follansbee. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 15 Jan 1993 PHYLLIS M. CALEBAUGH 13 Jan 1993 Phyllis M. Calebaugh, 72, of Waverly, formerly of St. Marys, died Wednesday in Parkersburg, following an extended illness. Mrs. Calebaugh was formerly employed as an operator for the West Virginia Telephone Co. and as a secretary for the Colin Anderson Center, St. Marys. She was born in Hebron, daughter of the late Coleman and Delphia Bumgardner Simonton. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Calebaugh; one daughter, Janet Beyers of Baltimore, MD; two stepsons, Kenneth Calebaugh of Williamstown and Barron Calebaugh of Given; one brother, James Simonton of Parkersburg; five grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Edgar Wright; two brothers, Dale Simonton and Victor Simonton; and one sister, alice Wince. The funeral will be at 1pm at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 13 Mar 1986 AUDRA CALHOUN 5 Mar 1986 Audra Calhoun, 88, of Harrisville, died Wednesday, March 5, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Gilmer County, daughter of the late Maurice and Iris Woodford Law. She is survived by her husband, Howard Calhoun; a daughter, Eva Lee Monroe of Berkeley, MS; two stepsons, Donald Calhoun of Houston, TX, and French Boone Jr., of Fredericksburg, VA; four stepdaughters, Irene Kelley of Seattle, WA, Mabel Riggs of St. Marys, Nancy Crumrine of Middlebourne and Danella Ferguson of Surrey, VA; a brother, Lester Law of Newberne; a sister, Roxana Lang of Parkersburg; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and a number of step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John William Phillips, in 1933, and her second husband, the Rev. French Boone, in 1960. The funeral was held Saturday at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Harrisville. Burial was in the Harrisville IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 7 Sep 1987 GALE CALVERT 3 Sep 1987 Gale Calvert, 89, of Parkersburg, died Sunday afternoon in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was the son of the late James and Sarah Elliott Calvert of Schultz. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Haskins Calvert; two sons, James of St. Marys and Gordon of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; two daughters, Grace Campbell of St. Marys and Velma Jean Dotson of Marietta. Services will be at 1pm Wednesday at the Willow Island Baptist Church. Burial in the church cemetery. (Obit. Is also found in "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV, 5 Sep 1989 showing a death date of 27 Oct 1989. For both of these obits, the dates are written in the margins and since they are two years apart, one must be wrong. ) _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 26 Feb 1992 AUGUSTA CAMERON 21 Feb 1992 Augusta Hoffman Cameron, 61, of Indianapolis, IN, died Feb. 21 at Midwest Medical Center in Indianapolis. She was born in Wade, OH, a daughter of the late Charles William and Elva Vaun Anderson Hoffman. She is survived by one daughter, Ruth Ann Baker of Indianapolis; one son, John Cameron of Indianapolis; two grandsons; and one brother, Archie Hoffman of Indianapolis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Cameron, in 1956. Graveside services were held Tuesday at Matamoras Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Skedell officiating. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 26 Feb 1996 GERTRUDE CAMERON 24 Feb 1996 Gertrude M. Cameron, 69, of Newport, died Saturday at Lutheran Medical Center, Cleveland. She was a graduate of Newport High School, and retired in 1988 as operator of Cameron's Beauty Shop at Newell's Run. She attended Marietta Bible Center Church. She was born in Dart, Washington County, a daughter of the late Oscar and Sarah Skinner Thomas. She is survived by one daughter, Karen Jean Carver of Newport; three grandchildren; one brother, Herman Thomas of Newport; one sister, Ruth Bewley of Sharon, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, James S. Cameron, in 1994; two brothers, Edward Thomas and Howard Thomas; and one sister, Edith Neeley. Services will be 2:30pm Tuesday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial will be in Newport Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 23 May 1990 HOMER R. CAMERON 17 May 1990 Homer R. Cameron died May 17 at St. John's Medical Center, Steubenville, OH. He was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Pleasants County, the son of the late George and Olive Wilson Cameron. He is survived by his wife, Shelda Hazley Cameron; one daughter, Sharon of Chicago, IL; two sons, Allen of Utah and Eric of Mingo Junction, OH; six grandchildren; four sisters, Effie Biggie, Hollandale, FL, Opal White, Akron, OH, Hazel Pugh, Lowell, OH, Hestell Roby, St. Marys; one brother, Merel Cameron, Barberton, OH. Services were held May 19 at Wintersville, OH. Interment was in the mt. Calvary Cemetery, Steubenville, OH. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown JAMES S. CAMERON 4 Jun 1994 James S. Cameron, 73, of Newport, died June 4, 1994, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late Samuel and Cora Williamson Cameron. He had been a construction worker and attended Marietta Bible Center Church. Surviving are his wife, Gertrude Thomas Cameron; one daughter, Karen Carver of Newport; and three grandchildren. Services are 1pm Tuesday, at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial Newport Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 May 1995 MUREL W. CAMERON 12 May 1995 Murel W. Cameron, 82, passed away may 12 at his home in Barberton, OH. He was born Feb. 27, 1913, in Pleasants County, the son of the late George Walter Cameron and Olive Wilson Cameron. He married Eva Stoke in 1936 in Barberton. He worked 38 years for Good Year Tire and Rubber Co. He was the father of five children, four sons and one daughter: Mrs. Martha Boughton, Barberton, Murel Jr., Canal Fulton, OH, George and Donald of Akron and Jerry of Florida; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Essie Biggie, Fort Myers, FL, Mrs. Opal White, Akron, Mrs. Roy Pugh, Lowell, and Mrs. Hestel Roby, St. Marys. Services were held in Campfield and Hickman Funeral Home in Barberton. Interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery in Barberton. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 12 Aug 1992 ACEY C. CAMPBELL 3 Aug 1992 Acey Clifton Campbell, 80, of St. Marys, died Aug. 3 at his residence. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late Augustus and Mary Axie Matheny Campbell. Surviving are his wife, Eleanor Kidd Campbell; two sons, Jerry Lee Campbell and Acey C. Campbell Jr., both of St. Marys; 11 grandchildren; and one sister, Bernice Higgins of Toronto, OH. He was preceded in death by one son, Norman Campbell; two infants; one great-grandchild and six brothers. Services were held Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown CARRIE WELLS CAMPBELL 6 Aug 1968 In memory of Mrs. Carrie Wells Campbell; date of birth, February 28, 1874; passed away, August 6. 1968. Services Aug. 9, 1968, 2pm, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 12 Mar 1987 CHESTER G. CAMPBELL 8 Mar 1987 Chester G. Campbell, 80, of Point Pleasant, died Sunday morning in the emergency room at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late A.G. and Mary Matheney Campbell. He was a retired coal field construction worker. He is survived by three daughters, Ivah Bailey of Point Pleasant, Charlotte Sue Beard of Charleston, Ruth Eddy of Marietta; one brother, Clifton Campbell, St. Marys; one sister, Bernice Higgins of Toronto, OH; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary White Campbell. Services were held at 3:30pm Wednesday at the Mount Nebo Church of Christ. Burial was in the Mount Nebo Church of Christ Cemetery, Pleasants County. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 29 Jan 1990 DENVER R. CAMPBELL 28 Jan 1990 Denver R. Campbell, 65, of St. Marys, died Sunday at his residence. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late Roy and Nellie Dugan Campbell. He is survived by his wife, Rose Hendricks Campbell; one son, Charles Campbell of St. Marys; three daughters, Shirley Stackhouse, Nancy Dalrymple and Mildred Dawson, all of St. Marys; two stepdaughters, Adeline Barnhart of Belmont, and Barbara Dunn of New Matamoras; one sister, Edna Hoff of Marietta. The funeral will be 1pm Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 15 May 1991 EDWARD LEE CAMPBELL SR. 9 May 1991 Edward Lee Campbell Sr., 77, of St. Marys, died May 9 at his residence. He was born at Auburn, Ritchie County, a son of the late James Porter and Minnie Douglas Campbell. He was a member of the Auburn Baptist Church. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force as a master sergeant and retired from the American Cyanamid Co. He is survived by his wife, Inge Menze Campbell; two sons, Edward L. Campbell of Ravenswood, and James Michael Campbell of Hudson, IN; two daughters, Dyanna Dye of Harrisville and Beverly Alberts of Wintersville, OH. Services were held Sunday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in the Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 14 Sep 1998 ELOISE CAMPBELL 13 Sep 1998 Eloise Campbell, 80, of Parkersburg, died Sept. 13, 1998, at Harmar Place in Marietta. She was born in St. Marys. She was a member of the North Parkersburg Baptist Church and was a former employee of Roberta's Catering Service. She was a Camden-Clark Hospital volunteer and was active in Sunday School and other church activities. Survivors include one son, Robert W. Campbell of Nassau Bay, TX; two daughters, Jean Gainer of Vienna and Mary Louise Case of Burke, VA; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one sister, Reva J. Sheffer of Dearborn, MI. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Jenny Louise Gabert Smith; her husband, Robert G. Campbell; one brother, George W. Smith; and three sisters, Nita Smith, Clea Smith, and Ruth Nell Smith. Services will be held 11am Tuesday at the North Parkersburg Baptist Church. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 19 Feb 1976 FAY T. CAMPBELL 14 Feb 1976 Funeral services were held Monday at Ogdin Funeral Home, Parkersburg, for Fay Thompson Campbell, 70, of Parkersburg, who died early Saturday at Worthington Manor. The Rev. Robert P. Johnson officiated, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery at Sistersville. He was born in Pleasants County, son of Joseph and Carrie Wells Campbell, was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church and was a former teacher at Parkersburg High School until he retired in 1969. Survivors include his wife, Jessie Adams Campbell; one son, Dr. William Campbell of the University of Pittsburgh; two brothers, Harry of Clarksburg and Joseph of Clearwater, FL; three sisters, Mrs. Richard Talbott of Fly, OH, Mrs. Earl Watson of St. Marys and Mrs. Joseph Samuels of Cincinnati, OH; and one granddaughter. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown FORREST J. CAMPBELL Unknown date The Rev. Forrest J. Campbell, 62, of Harrisville, died Saturday morning in St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late Fredimon and Lura Douglass Campbell. Hew was a graduate of Marietta College and Wesley Seminary in Washington, D.C., was a member of the WV Conferences of the United Methodist Church and held pastorates at Nebo, PA, Big Tygart, Cairo, Barrett, Rupert, Chester, Kingwood, and at the present time was pastor of St. Luke's and Harrison St. United Methodist Churches in Harrisville. For 12 years he was Methodist conference statistician. He was currently secretary of missions for Camp Sychar at Mt. Vernon, OH, having served in that capacity for 15 years. Survivors include his wife, Thelma McTaggart Campbell; one son, the Rev. J. Gary Campbell of Reading, MA; one daughter, Sue Cottrill of Elkton, MD; five sisters, Mrs. Francis Mayberry and Mrs. Robert Showalters, both of Parkersburg, Mrs. Charles Ray of Spencer, Mrs. Ruby Lantz of Charleston and Mrs. Richard Drake of Memphis, TN; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2pm at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Harrisville. Burial was in Harrisville IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 18 Dec 1986 GARNET S. CAMPBELL 16 Dec 1986 Garnet S. Campbell, 88, of Belle Mead, NJ, who formerly resided in Parkersburg, died in Franklin Township (NJ) Convalescent Center Tuesday. She was born in Parkersburg, daughter of the late Herbert and Cora Belle Ingraham Stout. She was an alumna of Ohio University and Denison University. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Campbell, in 1953. Graveside services will be at 11am Friday at the Parkersburg IOOF Cemetery with the Rev. Gerald Morgan officiating. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 31 Oct 1991 H. "LIZZIE" CAMPBELL 30 Oct 1991 Hannah "Lizzie" Campbell, 92, of St. Marys, died Wednesday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Ohio, a daughter of the late Lewis and Anna Mary Heft Steinhoff. She is survived by two sons, Lewis Campbell of Friendly and John Campbell of Paden City; two daughters, Virginia Eddy and Mildred Houser, both of St. Marys. She was preceded in death by her husband, William W. Campbell in 1942. Services will be 1pm Saturday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown HAZEL W. CAMPBELL 1958 Mrs. Hazel Wherry Campbell, 61, of St. Marys, died at 3pm yesterday in Marietta Memorial Hospital. Born March 31, 1897, at Willow Island, she was a daughter of the late McClellan and Mary (unreadable) Wherry. She lived most of her life in Pleasants County and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include three sons, Russell Campbell of Williamstown, Allen Campbell of Waverly, George Campbell of St. Marys; (unreadable) daughters, Mrs. Freda (unreadable). She was preceded in death by her husband, John Campbell, and one sister (unreadable) Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30pm Tuesday at the Willow Island Baptist Church with (unreadable). Burial will be in the church cemetery. Services are under the arrangements (unreadable). _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV Jun 29 1995 JOHN CAMPBELL 27 Jun 1995 John Campbell, 74, of Route 3, St. Marys, died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Campbell was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was retired from Laborers Union Local 1085. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late Joe and Mary Noland Campbell. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Nina P. Campbell; two sons, Mark Campbell of St. Marys and Max Campbell of Parkersburg; three daughters, Marylin Campbell, Cherie Taylor and Charlotte Campbell, all of St. Marys; two brothers, Ben Campbell and Ray Campbell, both of St. Marys; two sisters, Ellie Miller of Waverly and Grace Flowers of Marietta; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Bessie Lynn Campbell. Services will be held at 2pm Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 30 Jan 1995 JOHN W. CAMPBELL 29 Jan 1995 City Councilman John William Campbell, 60, of Paden City died Sunday at his home. Campbell was a U.S. Army veteran, a retired electrician for Union Carbide and O.S.I. Corp. And a Paden City councilman, serving since 1992. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late William Wiley and Hanna Elizabeth Steinhoff Campbell. He is survived by his wife, Fairis Lowery Campbell; a son, John Mark Campbell of Sistersville; two daughters, Rebecca Campbell of Morgantown and Laura Snodgrass of Ravenswood; a brother, Lewis Campbell of Friendly; two sisters, Mildred Houser of Belmont and Virginia Eddy of St. Marys; and two grandsons. Services will be held at 11am Wednesday at Paden City Christian Church. Burial will be in Paden Memorial Gardens. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 4 Dec 1993 LAURA P. CAMPBELL 3 Dec 1993 Laura Pearl Campbell, 86, of St. Marys, died Friday at her residence. She was a member of the Willow Island Baptist Church. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Austin and Mary Etta Baker Noland. Surviving are three sons, Augustus Campbell of St. Marys, Ronald Campbell of Parkersburg and Denzil Campbell of Walker; seven daughters, Mary Meeks and Patty Hicks, both of Waverly, Evelyn Campbell, Axie Malone, Nina Campbell, Irene Hicks, and Shirley West all of St. Marys; one sister, Bessie Cornell of Waverly; three half sisters, Mabel Virginia White of Akron, OH, Irene Farrow and Ruth Farrow both of Parkersburg; 29 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathan A. Campbell, in 1968. Services 11am Monday, Willow Island Baptist Church. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 22 Apr 1998 LEWIS H. CAMPBELL 20 Apr 1998 Lewis H. Campbell, 72, of Sistersville, died April 20 at Sistersville General Hospital. He was born Aug. 26, 1925, in Steubenville, OH, to the late William and Hannah Steinhoff Campbell. He was retired from Union Carbide Corp near Sistersville, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Oxford Street Church of Christ, Phoenix Lodge 73 AF&AM, American Legion Post 67 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6327, all in Sistersville. He is survived by his wife, Betty D. Summers Campbell; one son, Randall Campbell of Sistersville; one daughter, Tamara Campbell of Sistersville; two sisters, Mildred Houser of Belmont and Virginia Eddy of St. Marys; and four grandsons, Nathan, Noah, Jeremiah, and Lewis Samuel Campbell. He was preceded in death by one brother, John Campbell. Services will be Wednesday at 1pm at Myers Funeral Home in Sistersville. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery at Sistersville with military graveside rites. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 7 Oct 1982 LINDA L. CAMPBELL 1 Oct 1982 Mrs. Roy (Linda Laverne) Campbell, 39, of New Matamoras, OH, died Friday at the Marietta Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Buckhannon, daughter of Jim and Pearl Fox Utt, both of Peoria. She was a beautician and attended the Riverview Bible Church at Newport, OH. She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Edna and Patti, both at home; two stepsons, Roy and Gary, both at home; two step- daughters, Sherri and Tracy, both at home. Services were held at the Spurgeon Mortuary in Glenville. Burial was in the Sand Fork Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV ? Apr 1987 NORMAN CAMPBELL 8 Apr 1987 Norman Eugene Campbell, 47, of St. Marys, died Wednesday morning in the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, KY. He was born in Pleasants County to Clifton and Eleanor Kidd Campbell. He was a member of the Willow Island Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Alice Martin Campbell; three daughters, Cathy Seese of Elizabeth, Diane Barnhart of Middlebourne, and Carol Jean Clegg of Kingston, NC; two stepdaughters, Deborah Utt of New Martinsville and Shelly Yost at home; one stepson, David Yost of Middlebourne. Services were Friday at the Willow Island Baptist Church. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 14 Dec 1989 NELLIE CAMPBELL 11 Dec 1989 Nellie Campbell, 83, of St. Marys, died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late John and Flora Dugan. She is survived by one daughter, Edna Hoff of Marietta; one son, Denver Campbell of St. Marys; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Campbell in 1986; one son and one daughter. Services will be 1pm Thursday at the Willow Island Baptist Church. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ Name and Date of Newspaper Unknown ORA CAMPBELL 15 May 1975 Mrs. Ora Campbell, 79, of St. Marys, died Thursday in Worthington Manor Nursing Home, Parkersburg. She was born in Pleasants County, daughter of the late Orlando and Nora Edna Childers. She received her teaching certificate at Middlebourne Normal School and taught grades 1-8 at Bull Creek and Horse Neck earlier in her life. She and her husband, Robert H. Campbell, who survives, opened a service station in 1928 on 3d and Lafayette Sts., which later became a restaurant and grocery and is still in operation. In addition to her husband, survivors include one daughter, Eloise Hicks of Parkersburg; two sons, Lyle Campbell and Orlando Campbell, both of Parkersburg; one stepdaughter, Marsie Riggs of St. Marys; one stepson, Robert Campbell of Parkersburg; ;six sisters, Pansey Childers, Pauline Liggett, Sylvia Meredith, Susie Thomas, Kathleen Mercer and Imogene Hendricks; and four brothers, Howard Childers, Werter Childers, Woodrow Childers and Dean Childers; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2pm Saturday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Jun 1976 ROBERT G. CAMPBELL 15 Jun 1976 Robert George Campbell, prominent Parkersburg businessman, builder and land developer, died in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, June 15. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of Robert Campbell of St. Marys and the late Bessie Malone Campbell. He is survived by his wife, Mary Smith Campbell; one son, Robert Campbell of Houston, TX; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Louise Case of Annandale, VA, and Mrs. Jean Gainer of Vienna; one sister, Mrs. Massie Riggs of St. Marys; two step-brothers, Orlando and Lyle, both of Parkersburg; one step- sister, Mrs. Eloise Hicks of Parkersburg; seven grandchildren. Services were held Friday at the Willow Island Baptist Church with the Rev. Raymond Keeper officiating. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 20 Nov 1999 ROSE M. CAMPBELL 16 Nov 1999 Rose M. Campbell, 67, of St. Marys, died Nov. 16 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. She was born Dec. 19, 1931, in Washington County, OH, to the late Alfred and Gertrude Blair Hendricks. She was a member of Deucher Baptist Church of New Matamoras. She is survived by two daughters, Adeline Barnhart and her husband, Rick, of Belmont, Barbara Dunn and her husband, Carl, of New Matamoras; seven grandchildren, Robert Barnes of Goode, VA, Timothy Barnes and Melinda Barnes, both of Belmont, Daniel Barnes and Mary Barnes, both of St. Marys, and Elizabeth Dunn and Sarah Dunn, both of New Matamoras; two great-grandchildren; four sisters, Evelyn Stackpole and her husband, Donald, of Franklinville, NY, Dorie Senior of Roy, WA, Jean Fry and her husband, George, of Canton, OH, and Dorothy Ann Haessly and her husband, Kenny, of Newport; four brothers, Elmer Hendricks and his wife, dorothy, George Hendricks and his wife, Judy, and Gary Hendricks, all of New Matamoras, and Everett "Sonny" Hendricks of Forest City, NC; and several nieces and nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Junior Campbell, in 1973; her second husband, Denver Rolly Campbell, in 1990; and one sister, Ethel Albney, in 1994. Services were Friday at Victory Baptist Church in Belmont with pastor Randy Dornon officiating. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 21 Aug 1986 ROY CAMPBELL 12 Aug 1986 Roy Campbell, 83, St. Marys, died at his home Tuesday evening, Aug. 12. He was born in Pleasants County, son of the late Augustus Monroe and Mary Matheny Campbell. He is survived by his wife, Nellie Dugan Campbell; one daughter, Edna Hoff of Marietta, OH; one son, Denver Campbell of St. Marys; one sister, Bernice Higgins of Toronto, OH; two brothers, Clifton of St. Marys and Chester of Point Pleasant. He was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, and four brothers. Services were held at 2pm Friday at the Willow Island Baptist Church. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 1 Nov 1984 RUBY CAMPBELL 27 Oct 1984 Mrs. Ruby Campbell, 60, of Williamstown, died Saturday afternoon at her home. Mrs. Campbell was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Fannie Mae Crandall Gard. Surviving are two daughters, Jennifer Stewart and Amelia Diab, both of Williamstown; three grandchildren; two brothers, Jerry Gard of Washington and C.D. Gard of Great Falls, MT; two sisters, Mrs. G.E. (Louise) Merrow of Marietta, OH, and Mrs. Paul (Mary) Warren of Dexter City, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, John R. Campbell in 1962. Services were held at 11am Tuesday at the Hadley Funeral Home in Marietta. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 19 Sep 1994 RUBY MAE CAMPBELL 17 Sep 1994 Ruby Mae Campbell, 71, of St. Marys, died Saturday at her home. She retired from the former American Bisque of Williamstown, which became American China, after 20 years of service. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Noland Campbell. She is survived by four brothers, Howard Campbell of Akron, OH, Ben Campbell, Ray Campbell, and Johnny Campbell, all of St. Marys; two sisters, Grace Flowers of Marietta and Ellie Miller of St. Marys. Services will be held at 1pm Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 17 Sep 1998 RUSSELL CAMPBELL 15 Sep 1998 Russell "Brad" Campbell, 29, of Route 3, St. Marys, died Sept. 15, 1998, in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born July 10, 1969, in Marietta. He was a 1987 St. Marys High School graduate and was an equipment operator in landscaping and construction. Survivors include his father, Jerry Lee Campbell of St. Marys; mother, Carrol Shultz Campbell of St. Marys; wife, Elizabeth Meece Campbell; one daughter, Patience Campbell of St. Marys; one brother, Scott Campbell of Middlebourne; and paternal grandmother, Eleanor Campbell of St. Marys. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Clifton Campbell; and maternal grandparents, Lawrence and Virginia Shultz. Services will be held 2pm Saturday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Jan 1977 RUSSELL J. CAMPBELL 24 Jan 1977 Russell Joseph Campbell, 71, of Sistersville, died Saturday at the Magnolia Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Campbell was born at Friendly, April 4, 1905, a son of the late Cecil and Goolie Martin Campbell. He was retired from the Sistersville Tank and Boiler Works. Surviving are his widow, Mary Liebrum Campbell. Services were held at 10:30am Tuesday at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville. Interment in the Greenwood Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Oct 1999 VAUGHN CAMPBELL 23 Oct 1999 Vaughn E. Campbell, 62, of New Matamoras, died Oct. 23 at The Arbors in Marietta. She was a retired Registered Nurse with Washington County Home Nursing with 25 years of service. She was a member of New Matamoras Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband, Charles Campbell; five sons, Marvin and John Campbell, both of Athens, OH, Bruce Campbell of New Martinsville, Keith Campbell of Phoenix, AZ, and Kerry Campbell of Chillicothe, OH; four brothers, Larry Neff of Hannibal, OH, and Steve Neff, William Neff, and Richard Neff, all of Middlebourne; one sister, Louise Willis of St. Marys; 14 grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Layman and Ruth Ferrell Neff; two brothers, Earl and Gail Neff; and one sister, Anna Mae Vancamp. Services will be Wednesday at 1pm at Furbee Funeral Home at Middlebourne with Roger rush officiating. Burial will be in Simpson Cemetery at Middlebourne. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Mar 1999 CARL B. CANTNER 5 Mar 1999 Carl B. Cantner, 92, of East Palestine, OH, died March 5 in Beaver Valley Nursing Center in Beaver Falls, PA, following a lengthy illness. He was born May 24, 1906, in Belmont to the late Charles and Jennie L. Cantner. He lived his later years in the New Brighton, PA, area before moving to Darlington and later East Palestine in 1981. He was employed as a boilermaker with Local 154 in Pittsburgh from 1943 until his retirement in 1972. He is survived by his wife, Emaline Haught Cantner, whom he married Nov. 3, 1928; two sons, Charles Cantner of Beaver Falls and Joseph Cantner of New Brighton; a sister, betty Cantner Nance of Belmont; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and four great-great- grandchildren. Services were March 8 at Oliver-Linsley Funeral Home in East Palestine. Burial was in Crest Haven Memorial Gardens at New Waterford, OH. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 5 Sep 1974 RICHARD EUGENE CANTNER 30 Aug 1974 Richard Eugene Cantner, of Gainesville, FL, died suddenly at his home Friday, Aug. 30. He was born July 6, 1916, in Belmont and attended St. Marys High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Later, he and his family resided in Parkersburg and Vienna. Mr. Cantner was preceded in death by his father, Frank Cantner. Surviving are his widow, Verna Cantner; his mother, Sylvia Cantner of Belmont; two daughters, Barbara Starr, Pensacola, and Jean Duroll, Detroit; one son, Gary, of Arizona; two sisters, Eleanor Blair, Marietta, OH, and Faye Harra, Watertown; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Masonic rites were held Wednesday at Gainesville. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 28 Dec 1984 ROBERT E. CANTNER 19 Nov 1984 Robert E. Cantner, 51, of Darlington, died Nov. 19 at his residence. Born Jan. 17, 1933, in New Martinsville, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cantner of East Palestine, OH, and most of his life was a resident of Beaver Valley. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife, Jessie Stewart Cantner; two sons, Robert E. Cantner, Jr., of Beaver Falls, and Carl F. Cantner, at home; one daughter, Brenda, at home; two brothers, Charles of Beaver Falls and Joseph of East Palestine, OH. Services were conducted Nov. 23 at Campbell's Chippewa. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 26 Feb 1994 SYLVIA G. CANTNER 25 Feb 1994 Sylvia G. Cantner, 95, of Marietta, formerly of Belmont, died Friday at The Arbors of Marietta. Mrs. Cantner retired from Colin Anderson Center after 33 years of service. She was a Methodist and was a member of St. Marys Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star 39. She spent her entire life in Belmont until the last five years when she lived in Marietta. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late John and Mary Susan Giffen Braun. She is survived by one daughter, Eleanor Blair of Marietta, with whom she made her home; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Cantner; one son, Richard Cantner; and one daughter, Faye Harra. The funeral will be at 2:30pm Monday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 22 Jan 1997 RUTH CAPLINGER 15 Jan 1997 Ruth Coartney Caplinger, 86, of Elizabeth, died Jan. 15 at her residence. She was born in Wirt County, a daughter of the late Ervin and Clara Sheppard Coartney. She was a homemaker and a school teacher, having taught in the Wirt County school system and a former employee of FMC Corp., Parkersburg. (Unreadable) Surviving are two sons, Richard Caplinger of Lubeck and Carroll Caplinger of Mineral Wells; one brother, Etsel Coartney of Arvilla; (unreadable) She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Caplinger; one brother, Carter Coartney; one sister, Flora Houck; and one grandson. Services were Saturday at Busch Funeral Home in Elizabeth. Burial was in Limestone Cemetery, Rockport. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 10 Jun 1989 CARRIE E. CARDER 6 Jun 1989 Carrie E. Carder, 86, of Parkersburg, died Tuesday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Lower Newport, a daughter of the late James and Rachel Hendershot Ingraham. Survivors include two sons, James of Fairmont and Paul of Newark; one daughter, Norma Smith of Parkersburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Carder, in 1975; one son, Burl Carder. Services were Friday at Ogdin Funeral Home. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery North. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 4 Jun 1987 KATHRYN CARMICHAEL 30 May 1987 Kathryn Buck Carmichael, 70, of New Martinsville, died Friday at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. She was born in Tyler County, daughter of the late Delta and Florence Gerna Buck. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John (June) Renner of Paden City; one son, Jay Carmichael of Tomah, WI; one sister, Mrs. Ernest (Sinny) Starn of New Martinsville; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services were held Monday at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 2 Nov 1988 MAMIE RECTOR CARNEY 1 Nov 1988 Mamie Rector Carney, 92, formerly of Williamstown, died Tuesday morning in the Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney, OH. She was born in Sherman, a daughter of the late Webster and Alvia Rector. Her home had been in Williamstown before moving to Sidney 20 years ago. She had operated a beauty shop in Williamstown. She is survived by one daughter, Gertrude Stockwell of Tallahassee, FL; one grandson and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Harvey Carney, in 1979. The funeral will be at 2pm Saturday at the Straight-Tucker Funeral Home, Ravenswood. Burial will be in Ravenswood Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Apr 1996 ADDIE M. CARPENTER 8 Apr 1996 Addie M. Carpenter, 88, of Buckhannon, died April 8, in St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Carpenter was born May 31, 1907, at Alexander, a daughter of the late Hoy and Mary L. (Polly) Winemiller Wilson. She was married on Nov. 30, 1928 to Osborn G. Carpenter, who survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Norman (Anna Bell) Hawkins, Mrs. Gary (Lois) Lake and Mrs. James (Shirley) Spreacker, all of Buckhannon; three sons, Glen and Charles Carpenter, both of Buckhannon, and Goff Carpenter of St. Marys; 20 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Carpenter was preceded in death by one grandson, Kyle Neil Sayre; two brothers, French and Charles Wilson; and three sisters, Iva Sayre, Georgia Asper and Baby Wilson. Mrs. Carpenter was a homemaker and attended Bethlehem United Methodist Church. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 2 Jul 1994 ALICE M. CARPENTER 30 Jun 1994 Alice Marie Carpenter, 58, of St. Marys, died Thursday at her residence. She was retired from Colin Anderson Center and was a member of the French Creek Baptist Church. She was born in Follansbee, a daughter of the late Foster and Grace Evans Hartley. She is survived by her husband, Harold K. Carpenter Sr.; three sons, Carl L. Shultz Jr., of Harrisville, William R. Shultz of Greensboro, NC, and Daniel Shultz of St. Marys; one daughter, Sylvia Farson of St. Marys; two stepsons, Harold Carpenter Jr., of Woodbridge, VA, and Larry Carpenter of Coos Bay, OR. The funeral will be at 2pm Sunday at French Creek Baptist Church, Pleasants County. Burial will be in Cronin Cemetery, Pleasants County. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 6 Feb 1989 BETTY CARPENTER 4 Feb 1989 Betty Carpenter, 59, of St. Marys, died Saturday in Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of Effa Roby Gregg, St. Marys, and the late John L. Gregg. She is survived by her husband, Chester L. Carpenter; three sons, Dennis Cox and Rex Cox, both of St. Marys, and Chad Carpenter, at home; a daughter, Carolyn Buck of New Matamoras, OH; two brothers, Leonard and Edward Gregg, both of St. Marys; two stepsons, Charles Carpenter of Mogodore, OH, and William Carpenter in IN; a stepdaughter, Joan Meyer of Columbus, OH; seven grandchildren and nine stepgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Donald H. Cox, and a son, Gregg Cox. The funeral will be at 2pm Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Maple Lane Cemetery at Hebron. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 28 Jan 1995 CAROLINE CARPENTER 25 Jan 1995 Caroline Carpenter, 90, of St. Marys, died Jan. 25, 1995, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born Sept. 27, 1904, at Waverly, WV, a daughter of the late Frank and Addie Adams Ogdin. During her early years she taught school at Williamstown, later was a substitute and a fulltime teacher-principal at the Newport Elementary School, Newport, OH; where she retired after 36 years. She was a member of the St. Marys United Methodist Church and the Ohio Retired Teachers Association. She is survived by one daughter, Sally Bogard of Belmont; two sons, Tom and Dave Carpenter, both of St. Marys; five grandchildren; and three great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Carpenter in 1969, one daughter, Joan Carpenter in 1949, and one brother, Frank Ogdin in 1992. Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 28, at 1pm at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 11 Dec 1991 DALE CARPENTER 4 Dec 1991 Dale Carpenter, 88, of Rivercrest Apartments, Matamoras, died Dec. 4 in Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 1, 1903, in Washington County to Ollie and Orphanie Goddard Carpenter. He is survived by his wife, the former Mildred McMaster, whom he married in 1928; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Virginia) Anderson of New Cumberland, WV, and Mrs. Donna Dalrymple of Matamoras; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services were held Saturday at Hadley Funeral Home in New Matamoras. Burial was in Newport Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 21 Jan 1982 DAVID E. CARPENTER 17 Jan 1982 A head-on crash on Route 16 Sunday evening took the life of David E. Carpenter, 19, of St. Marys. Also killed in the fatal accident was Harley Williamson, 72 of Mountain, Ritchie County. The accident occurred at 8:10pm according to Deputy Sheriff Larry Barnhart, who was the investigating officer at the scene. Roads were snow covered at the time, reports said. Initial reports of the crash show that Williamson's car first sideswiped a car driven by Judy Andria Farson, of St. Marys, and then traveled on more than 600 feet striking the Carpenter car head-on. Both the Farson and Carpenter vehicles were traveling towards St. Marys, it was reported. Williamson's body was sent to Charleston for an autopsy by the Medical Examiner's Office, Barnhart said. Funeral services were conducted for Carpenter on Wednesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. He was born in Parkersburg, a son of Walter and Sarah Webb Carpenter of St. Marys. He was a student at Parkersburg Community College. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 21 Oct 1992 EDITH E. CARPENTER 16 Oct 1992 Edith E. Carpenter, 94, formerly of Foley Drive, Parkersburg, died Oct. 16 at the Ohio Valley Health Care Center, Parkersburg. She was born in Newport, a daughter of the late Levi Elston and Matilda Jane Scott Kirkbride. Surviving are one daughter, Mary Jane Calendine of Parkersburg; one sister, Mary Etta Lorentz of Barberton, OH; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Elbert Carpenter in 1976. Services were held Monday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 21 Oct 1998 ELLEN G. "JERRY" CARPENTER 19 Oct 1998 Ellen G. "Jerry" Carpenter, 83, of St. Marys, died Oct. 19 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. She was born Sept. 23, 1915, in Clarksburg to the late Thurman and Artie R. Hooper Davis. She was a member of St. Marys United Methodist Church and its Faith Circle. She had been a secretary for attorney Sam White for many years, a secretary for the former Sterling Oil Division of Quaker State Oil Refinery in St. Marys, and during her earlier years had been credit manager for W.H. Melet Co., a men's clothing store in Clarksburg. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, J. Franklin "Beanie" Carpenter; three nieces, Suzie Wagner and Sally Williams, both of Hollidaysburg, PA, and Ellen Bradley of Dillsburg, PA; and one nephew, Gary Davis of Hollidaysburg. She was preceded in death by one brother, Floyd Eugene Davis. Services will be Thursday at 11am at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 30 Dec 1982 EVERT CARPENTER 25 Dec 1982 Evert E. Carpenter, 69, Newport, died at his home Saturday afternoon. He was born in Newport Township, son of the late Charles and Jennie Seevers Carpenter. He was a World War II veteran, and holder of the Purple Heart. He is survived by his wife, Helen Haught Carpenter. Services were held Wednesday at the Newport United Methodist Church. Burial was in the Newport Cemetery with military rites. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 20 Mar 1996 HENRY F. CARPENTER 17 mar 1996 Henry F. Carpenter, 86, of Harrisville, died March 17 in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Ritchie County, a son of the late Issie and Mary Duff Carpenter. He attended Ritchie County schools, worked for the West Virginia Department of Transportation until his retirement and then was an aide from Home Health. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Glady Sedwell Carpenter; four sons, Junior F. Carpenter and Martin Virgil Carpenter, both of Harrisville, James Franklin Carpenter of Cairo and Ronnie Carpenter of St. Marys; two daughters, Ethel Deem and Susie McDonald, both of Harrisville; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great- great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, William Carpenter; two daughters, Mary Belle Zimmerman and Barbara Carpenter; four brothers, Fred Carpenter, Martin Carpenter, John Carpenter and Lloyd "Bus" Carpenter; six sisters, Mildred McKinney, Susie Carpenter, Ethel Carpenter, Rosie Carpenter, Edna Carpenter and Agnes Carpenter. Services will be at 1pm Wednesday at First Apostolic Church, Harrisvllle. Burial will be in the Log Church Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 5 Apr 1995 HIRAM CARPENTER 28 Mar 1995 Hiram A. Carpenter Jr, 81,of Coraopolis, PA, died March 28, at Sewickley Valley Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late Hiram and Mary Achsah Ambler Carpenter. After graduating from WVU, he served with the 32nd (Red Arrow) Division in Australia, New Guinea, Saidor and Leyte during World War II. He received the Purple Heart, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge, Presidential Unit Citation, and other declarations and commendations. After World War II, he and his wife, Mary, relocated to Coraopolis in 1946 where his career in the military continued through the Army Reserve. His distinguished business career centered first in purchasing and later selling. He retired in 1979 from Shenango, Inc. as manager of sales, Coke and Iron Division. He then formed his own consulting company, HAC Inc. He was active in civic affairs in Coraopolis. He served as President of the Kiwanis Club and President of the Airport Chamber of Commerce. He was named "Man of the Year for Business and Industry" in 1983 from the Coraopolis Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary Gwinn Carpenter; one son, Hiram Ambler Carpenter III of Holidaysburg, PA; three sisters, Rebecca Ellen (unreadable) Services were held Friday at the Coraopolis United Methodist Church, Coraopolis, PA. Additional services were Saturday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Apr 1996 JENNIE A. CARPENTER 25 Apr 1996 Jennie A. Carpenter, 89, of St. Marys, died April 25 at Parkview Healthcare Center in Parkersburg. She was born Jan. 29, 1907, in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Oran and Julia Davis Ogdin Sr. She was a member of the St. Marys Presbyterian Church. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Jackie Carpenter of St. Marys; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. G. "Jake" Carpenter; one brother, Oran Ogdin Jr., and one sister, Katherine Miller. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 27, at 2pm at the St. Marys IOOF Cemetery with the Rev. Dan Simmons officiating. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 1 Mar 1973 JESSE DEAN CARPENTER 17 Feb 1973 Jessie Dean Carpenter, 29, of Parkersburg, was dead on arrival in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, Saturday, Feb. 17. He was born March 17, 1943, at Salem, a son of Aubra and Waveline Hill Carpenter of St. Marys. Also surviving are his wife, Janice Cotrill Carpenter and two daughters, Deana Renee and Kimberly Deniese, both at home; four sisters, Mrs. Robert (Mary Lou) Miller, Barricksville, WV, Mrs. David (Jackie) Underwood, Mrs. Connard (Susan) Ash, Mrs. Gary (Gay) Crislip, all of Parkersburg; three brothers, Aubra (Butch) Carpenter, Larry Carpenter and Richard Carpenter, all of Parkersburg; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter, Salem. Services were held Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Evergreen United Methodist Church on Flint with the Rev. John Caldwell, the Rev. Frances Adams and the Rev. Marshall Cumpston officiating. Burial was in the Keys Cemetery on Flint. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 22 Oct 1987 JOSEPH W. CARPENTER 16 Oct 1987 Joseph W. Carpenter, 67, of Waverly, died Friday evening in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Esmond, SD, a son of the late James Logan and Nora Stevens Carpenter. He was a World War II veteran and retired from Allegheny Freight Lines in 1982. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Cunningham Carpenter; one son, Larry Carpenter of Waverly; one daughter, Linda Carpenter of Waverly; one stepson, Richard Bunting of Waverly; five stepdaughters, Joyce Whitacre and Patricia Cunningham, both of Parkersburg; Janet Fetty, Cheryl Miracle and Deborah Hern, all of Waverly. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Gladys Huggins Carpenter. Services were held Monday at Waverly United Methodist Church. Burial in Burnt Hill Cemetery near Waverly. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 27 Dec 1989 KATHERINE I. CARPENTER 26 Dec 1989 Katherine I. "Katie" Carpenter, 77, of Marietta, died Tuesday at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born in Shultz, Pleasants County, daughter of the late Thomas Merrill and Edith Ella Matheny Dearth. She had lived in Washington County most of her life. She is survived by two sons, Clifford Bud Dale Carpenter of Marietta and Carl Carpenter of Williamstown; one daughter, Ella Stevens of Newport, OH; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Robert Eugene Carpenter. The funeral will be at 10am Friday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial will be in Valley Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 15 Nov 1984 LUCILLE CARPENTER 5 Nov 1984 Lucille Carpenter, 68, of Harrisville, died at her residence Monday, Nov. 5. She was born in Harrisville, daughter of the late John and Pleasy Garrison Wigler. She is survived by her husband, Harold K. Carpenter; two sons, Harold Jr, of Woodbridge, VA, and Larry of Coos Bay, OR; a brother, Andy Wigner of New Cumberland; four sisters, Cora Pyles of Centerville, MD, Ruth Shaffer of Norton, OH, and Betty Locke and Martha Seifert of St. Marys; and five grandchildren. The funeral was held at 1pm Thursday at McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro. Burial was in the Harrisville IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 28 Aug 1996 ROY CARPENTER 22 Aug 1996 Roy Carpenter, 82, of St. Marys and formerly of Parkersburg, died Aug. 22 at the residence of his daughter in St. Marys. He was born in Sistersville to the late Frank and Anna Carpenter. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He had been employed by Corning Glass. Surviving are two daughters, Donna Owens of St. Marys and Diane Johnson of Parkersburg; three sisters, Mabel Baukind of Sunland, CA, Ellen Boso of Columbus and Margaret Lawrentz of Parkersburg; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Glenna Gail Scott Carpenter. Services were Saturday at Leavitt Funeral Home in Parkersburg. Burial was in Big Tygart Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 2 May 1985 SARA WEBB CARPENTER 30 Apr 1985 Sara Webb Carpenter, 62, of St. Marys, died Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, following a long illness. She was born in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Deleno and Nina Hamilton Webb. She attended St. Marys United Methodist Church and was a member of the Ohio Valley Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by her husband, Walter S. Carpenter; four sons, D. Quentin Carpenter, W. Webb Carpenter, Bryan H. Carpenter and John Carpenter, all of St. Marys; one brother, Deleno Webb Jr., of Palatka, Fl; one sister, Nancy Webb McCullough of St. Marys; two grandchildren. Services will be Friday, 1pm at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 25 Dec 1980 W.G. (JAKE) CARPENTER 22 Dec 1980 W. G. (Jake) Carpenter, 82, of St. Marys, died Monday evening at the Arlington Health Care Center, Parkersburg. Carpenter was born in Raven Rock, Pleasants County, a son of the late Alex and Rhoda Allender Carpenter. He was associated with H.A. Carpenter River Construction and Salvage Co. He attended St. Marys United Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, Jennie Ogdin Carpenter; a son, Jack of St. Marys; two granddaughters; a great-grandson; three sisters. Services will be conducted at 11am Wednesday at the Ogdin Funeral Home. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 26 Sep 1990 CARL D. CARR JR. 4 Sep 1990 Carl D. Carr, Jr., West Memphis, AR, died Sept. 4, at his residence following a short illness. He was a member of the Church of Christ, Westwood Acres. Survivors include his parents, Carl D. Carr Sr, and Esta Jean Russell Carr of St. Marys; his wife, Julia Austin Carr of West Memphis, AR; three sons, John Phillip Carr (unreadable). Services were held Sept. 9 at the Pafford-Scotts Hill Chapel in Scotts Hill, TN. Interment was in Corinth Cemetery, Decatur County. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Nov 1996 CARL CARR SR. 22 Nov 1996 Carl D. Carr Sr., 78, of West Columbia, SC, and formerly of St. Marys, died Nov. 22 at West Columbia. He was born in Petersburg to the late Sylvanus Goldstein and Mahulda Catherine Stover Carr. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He retired from the Quaker State Refinery in St. Marys. (Unreadable) Surviving are his wife, Esta Jean Carr; one daughter, Patricia Willson of West Columbia; two sons, Michael Carr of Columbia and Neil Carr of Belton, TX; five sisters, Lona Sherman, Mildred Kessell and Nina Weatherholtz, all of Moorefield, Edna Swick of Ft. Ashby, WV, and Mary Thomas of Cleveland Heights, OH; five brothers, Dayton Carr of Cabins, WV, Donald Carr and Kenneth Carr, both of Rig, Sylvanus "Bink" Carr Jr. Of Moorefield and Frank Smith of Belfast, NY; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Carl D. "Bud" Carr Jr.; one sister, Margaret Carr; and three brothers, William, Glenn, and Olie Carr. Services were Monday at West Columbia Church of Christ. Burial was in Southland Memorial Gardens. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown CHARLES C. CARROLL 26 Oct 1971 In memory of Charles C. Carroll; date of birth February 24, 1911; passed away October 26, 1971. Services Grace Episcopal Church, October 29, 10:30am. Interment St. Marys Cemetery, St. Marys, WV. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown FLOY CARROLL 16 Jun 1975 In memory of Mrs. Floy Carroll; born July 17, 1896; died June 16, 1975. Services June 19, 10am, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment St. Marys Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Nov 1983 JESS CARROLL 11 Nov 1983 Funeral services were held Monday for Jess L. Carroll, 80, of Thompson Run Road near Beaver Falls, PA, who died Nov. 11 in the Beaver County Medical Center following a brief illness. A native of East Liverpool, OH, he was born Jan. 22, 1903, the son of Eugene and Amanda Lucas Carroll. He was a retired farmer and grower of strawberries and blueberries. Survivors include his wife, Flossie Rockhold; a son, robert Lee Carroll of Ellwood City; one sister, Mrs. Vera Powell of Lisbon, OH; three brothers, John of East Liverpool, OH (unreadable) Rites were held in Ellwood City, and entombment was at the Sylvania Hills Mausoleum. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown WILLIAM B. CARROLL 15 Oct 1971 In memory of William B. Carroll; date of birth, June 16, 1884; passed away, October 15, 1971. Services Oct. 18, 1971, 10:30am, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown JAMES W. CARTER 8 Jan 1994 James W. Carter, 75, formerly of Williamstown and Marietta, died Jan. 8, 1994, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born in Tippecanoe, OH, a son of the late Roy and Ida Wilson Carter. His mother died when he was one year old and he came to Williamstown with his father to make their home. He was raised by his father and step mother, Rebecca Casto Flowers Carter. He had attended the Williamstown Church of God. He was in the Civilian Conservation Corps as a young man and had attended WASCO Workshop for the past 20 years. Surviving are two half sisters, Alice Reynolds of Devola and Ruth Adams of Newport; three half brothers, Lee Carter of Senecaville, OH, and Archie and Willard Carter, both of Marietta. Services 11am Tuesday, at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial Salem Township Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 5 Sep 1974 OPAL CASSADAY 2 Sep 1974 Mrs. Opal Marie Cassaday, 81, of St. Marys, died at her residence Monday. She was born in Pleasants County, was a member of the George Street Church of Christ, the Foster Grandparents and the Pleasants County Senior Citizens. She is survived by a son, Laird Allison of Alhambra, CA; three daughters, Lorena Earlewine of Wheeling, Jo Ann Cunningham of St. Marys, nd Lila Lowrentz of Canton, OH; a brother, Clifford Robinson of Perry, OK; two sisters, Hazel Hall and Delphia Pettitt of St. Marys; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Allison; her second husband, Morton Cassaday; a son, and a brother. Services will be at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys/ Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 13 Feb 1986 DOLLIE B. CASTO 5 Feb 1986 Dollie B. Casto, 71, of Marietta, died Feb. 5 in Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born in Plum Orchard, WV, to Walter and Maybelle Chancey Casto. She is survived by four sisters, Anna Marie Casto and Nadine Brown, both at home, Georgia Close of Marietta and Mrs. Louise "Mamie" Morris of New Matamoras; and one nephew, Jack Casto, who was raised in the Casto home. Services were Saturday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial was in Valley Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 8 Nov 1984 FRANCIS G. CASTO 2 Nov 1984 Francis G. (Jack) Casto, 49, of St. Marys, died Friday afternoon at his residence. He was born in Wood County, a son of Edith Higgins Hamilton of St. Marys and the late Ezra Casto. In addition to his mother, he is survived by three daughters, Cecelia Casto of St. Marys, and Rebecca and Beverly Casto of Waverly; one son, Francis Casto of Waverly; two half-brothers, Charles Hamilton of St. Marys and Wayne Hamilton of Waverly; and one granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Floyd Hamilton. Private services were conducted. The Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys was in charge of arrangements. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 21 Dec 1989 FREDA L. CASTO 16 Dec 1989 Freda L. Casto, 71, of Parkersburg, died Saturday morning in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Charles Melford and Cora Mae Meeks Hart. She is survived by her husband, Delbert H. Casto, of Parkersburg; two sons, Ray Casto of Hurricane, WV, and Ted Casto of Vienna; one daughter, Geneva Davis of Ypsilanti, MI; five brothers, Arthur Hart of Layman, OH; (unreadable). Services were held Monday at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery North. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 8 Jan 1992 LOY G. CASTO 2 Jan 1992 Loy G. Casto, one of the founders of Mid-Atlantic Glass Co. at Ellenboro, died Jan. 2 at his residence at Ellenboro. He was 93. He was the last surviving member of the original 15 men who founded the company in 1937. (Unreadable) He retired from Mid-Atlantic at the age of 1974 and started Casto Glass. Casto was born Oct. 5, 1898, at French Creek near Buckhannon in Upshur County and was the son of the late George David and Mary Frances Crites Casto. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Erma Virginia Smith Casto; one son, Ronald Casto of Ellenboro; one brother, Granville Casto of Weston; two grandsons and one granddaughter. He was preceded in death by six brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 24 Oct 1988 LUCILLE BENSON CASTO 23 Oct 1988 Lucille Benson Casto, 67, of Parkersburg, died in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Sud and Effie Mercer Powell. She is survived by her husband, Billy W. Casto; a son, Bruce Benson of Memphis, TN; five daughters, Sally Deem of Saudi Arabia, Kay Small, Marcia Vore, Tina Praley and Kay Mitchell, all of Parkersburg; a sister, Glenda Powell of Parkersburg; 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Art Benson; two brothers and a sister. The funeral will be at 1pm Tuesday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 16 Dec 1971 MARK STEVENS CASTO 12 Dec 1971 Mark Stevens Casto, 14, of Springfield, died Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, MD. He was born in Parkersburg, son of Capt. John and Ann Miller Casto. He was a ninth-grade student at Romney Junior High School. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Marcia Ann, and a brother, John Arthur, both at home; his paternal grandparents, Mr. And Mrs. Max Casto of Weston; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Genevieve Miller of Roanoke, VA. Services were held at 3pm Wednesday at the Floyd Funeral Home, Weston. Burial was in the McTella Cemetery at Weston. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 30 Sep 1991 REBECCA JANE CASTO 29 Sep 1991 Rebecca Jane Casto, 84, of St. Marys, died Sunday at Smith County Hospital, Marion, VA. Casto was a former employee of the American Viscose Corp. in Nitro and attended Willow Island Baptist Church, St. Marys. She was born in Chatum Hill, VA, a daughter of the late James and Lizzie Remines Gates. She is survived by one son, Lovell Casto of St. Marys; one daughter, Henretta Hurst of Palms Desert, CA; two brothers, Willie Gates of Taswell, VA, and Lewis Gates of Marion, VA; one sister, Lonie Atwell of Saltville, VA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lovell Casto. The funeral will be 10m Wednesday at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel, Princeton. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Clarksburg. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 10 Dec 1991 GEORGIA A. CHADDOCK 7 Dec 1991 Georgia A. Chaddock, 82, of Parkersburg, died Saturday in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist Temple. She was born in St. Marys, daughter of the late Charles Arthur and Claraetta Williams Munday. She is survived by her sons, Floyd "Bud" Chaddock of Washington, Leo "Dinger" Dale Chaddock of Parkersburg, Robert James Chaddock of Parkersburg; two daughters, Betty Lera Dye of Tampa, FL, and Rosa Lee "Rosie" Scott of Parkersburg; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Walter Chaddock; one infant daughter. The funeral will be 1pm Thursday at Vaughan Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown JOHN M. CHADDOCK 25 Jan 1983 John M. Chaddock, 80, of Elizabeth, died Tuesday night in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. The Macfarlan native was a retired oil field driller and former employee of the Wirt County Board of Education. He is survived by his wife, Anna Kelley Chaddock; a son, Kenneth of New Philadelphia, OH; five daughters, Marguerite Hillferding of Baltimore, MD, Ruth Coury and June Smith of Parkersburg, Shirley Newhouse of Davisville and Juanita Mathess of Grafton, OH; two brothers, Lester "Red" and Shirley "Pudd" Chaddock of Macfarlan; two half-brothers, Charles Stanley of Massillon, OH, and Argyl Stanley of Elyria, OH; 14 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 2pm Saturday at Belle Chapel Church at Munday. Burial in Wolverton Cemetery in Wirt County. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 2 Jan 1985 L. GRANT CHADOCK 1 Jan 1985 L. Grant Chadock, 45, of 34 Wakefield, Washington, Wood County, died in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Macfarlan, son of Lester Edward and Myrtle Roberts Chadock of Macfarlan. He was a member of the 19th Street Church of god in Parkersburg and the Country Squares Square Dance Club. He is also survived by his wife, Donna Gilchrest Schmidt Chadock; three sons, Michael Grant Chadock of Lubeck, and Joe and John Schmidt at home; three daughters, April Chadock at home, Lisa Stevens of Walker and Kelli Schmidt Emerick of Zanesville, OH; two brothers, Gene Chadock of Davisville, and Wayne Chadock of Marietta; six sisters, Evelyn Sansom of Gunter, TX, Freda Newbrough of Little Hocking, Mary Chadock and Noreta Murphy of Macfarlan, Sue Jones of Davisville and Norma Graves of Adolphus, KY. Graveside services will be at 2pm Friday at Arlington Cemetery in Parkersburg. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 12 Feb 1993 ROGER W. CHADOCK 11 Feb 1993 Roger W. Chadock, 37, of St. Marys, died Thursday as a result of a logging accident near McKim Creek in Pleasants County. He was born in Ravenna, OH, son of Wayne Chadock of Reno, OH, and Sharon Plant Chadock of Cabridge, OH. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Kimberly Munday Chadock; three sons, Richie Chadock, Bruce Chadock and Brandon Chadock, at home; two daughters, Angie Phelps and Bonnie Phelps, both of Warren, PA; one stepson, Jason Schofield, at home. The funeral will be at 2pm Sunday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in the Wasp Cemetery in Pleasants County. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 11 Oct 1994 BARBARA CHAMBERS 9 Oct 1994 Barbara S. Fagert Chambers, 49, of Seventh Avenue, Paden City, died Sunday at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. She was a member of Paden City Christian Church. She was born in Sistersville, a daughter of Robert Fagert of Paden City and the late Louise Gaiser McSweeney. In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband, Donald Chambers; two sons, Scott of Indiana and Andrew of the home. Services will be held at 1pm Thursday at Jarvis Funeral Home, Paden City. Burial will be in Paden Memorial Gardens. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Jan 1985 GRACE CHANCELLOR 25 Dec 1984 Grace Chancellor, 82, of Vienna, died Tuesday evening, Dec. 25, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. She was born in Pleasants County, daughter of the late Robert and Luelda Dufford McFarland. She is survived by three sons, Giles Chancellor of Marietta, OH, William Chancellor of Parkersburg, and Glen Chancellor of Vienna; a daughter, Mary Williamson of Boaz; a brother, Edward McFarland of St. Marys; five sisters, sue Sciance of Toronto, OH, Ila Brown of Parkersburg, Edith Harding and Mary McFarland of St. Marys, and Hazel Weitzel of Orland, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Giles N. Chancellor in 1982. The funeral was held at 1pm Friday at Vaughan Funeral Home in Parkersburg. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Williamstown. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 29 Dec 1983 ROY R. CHANDLER 24 Dec 1983 The Rev. Roy Chandler, 58, of Walker, died Saturday night at his home. He was born at Clendenin, a son of Icy Lyons Chandler Beers of Walker and the late Joseph Chandler. He was a member of the Kanawha Baptist Church and was a veteran of World War II. He was ordained in the American Baptist Convention in 1978 and had served as pastor at Middle Ridge Baptist Church, Kanawha Baptist Church, and the Big Tygart Baptist Church. He had also been employed by the American Cyanamid Co. for more than 23 years. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his stepfather, Lavern Beers of Walker; his wife, Gloria Butcher Chandler; two sons, Charles of Parkersburg and Daniel of Belmont; four grandchildren; two brothers, William Chandler of Elcojon, CA, and Joseph Chandler of Claremont, NC; two half-brothers, Clarence Chandler of Oberlin, OH, and Clifton Chandler of Crab Orchard; six stepsisters and one stepbrother. Services were held at 2pm Tuesday at the Kanawha Baptist Church. Internment was in the Kanawha Baptist Church Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Dec 1975 ISA ULMER CHANEY 9 Dec 1975 Mrs. Isa Ulmer Chaney, 83, of Wheat Ridge, CO, died at the Rose Memorial Hospital in Denver last Tuesday. She was born in Pleasants County, daughter of the late James and Anna McPherson Flowers. She was formerly owner and operator of Isa's Truck Stop in Marietta and the Lowell Clean Spot. She is survived by one son, James Ulmer of Buena Vista; two daughters, Mrs. Ray Barlow of Wheat Ridge, CO, and Doris Delong of Michigan; two grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and one great- great-grandchild. Services were held Sunday at the People's Funeral Home. Burial was in East Lawn Memorial Park, Marietta, OH. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Apr 1989 MILDRED A. CHAPMAN 28 Mar 1989 Graveside services were held March 31 for Mildred Ann Chapman, 43, who died March 28 in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was the only child of the late Homer and Ola Northcraft Chapman and had lived in Bens run until the death of her mother a couple of years ago. Evangelist Paul Hanlin officiated Friday at the services at the Odd Fellows Cemetery, St. Marys, place of interment. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Jul 1986 NOVELLA CHAPMAN 18 Jul 1986 Novella Chapman, 75, of St. Marys, died Friday morning at her home after a long illness. She was born in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Gerry and Fannie Williams Wise. Survivors include two sons, Charles Chapman of New Matamoras, OH, and Gary Meanor of St. Marys; a sister, Mrs. Thair Locke of St. Marys; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Chapman. The funeral was held at 2pm Sunday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 9 Jul 1987 OLA CHAPMAN 4 Jul 1987 Ola Chapman, 82, of Bens Run, died Saturday at the Sistersville Hospital. She was born in Tyler County to the late John and Sude (unreadable but the name begins with "A") Northcraft. She is survived by one daughter, Mildred Chapman, at home; two brothers, Donald Northcraft of Weirton and Cecil Northcraft of Bens Run. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Chapman. The funeral was Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 30 Jul 1987 OREN CHEESEMAN 23 Jul 1987 Oren "Dude" Cheeseman, 77, of Port Charlotte, FL, died Thursday morning, July 23, in Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte. He was born Feb. 5, 1910, in Marietta, to Frank and Evelyn Beardsley Cheeseman. He had lived in Marietta before moving to Port Charlotte nine years ago. He had been employed as a letter carrier at the Marietta Post Office until his retirement in 1970. He was a veteran of World War II. On May 29, 1933, he married Louella VanFossen, who preceded him in death on April 21, 1975. He is survived by one daughter from this marriage, Janie Skinner of Matamoras, and two grandchildren. On Nov. 13, 1976, he married the former Buelah "Boots" Schafer Rhodes, who survives with two stepsons, Bill Rhodes of Proctorville, OH, and Robert Rhodes of Naples, FL. He was preceded in death by a son, Jon Cheeseman in 1979. Services were held Sunday in McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta with burial in Green lawn Cemetery with military rites. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 16 Jan 1991 AGNES M. CHEVRONT 12 Jan 1991 Agnes M. Chevront, 68, Parkersburg, died Saturday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Petroleum, a daughter of Mary Reynolds Shuck of Marietta, and the late Harley Shuck. She is survived by her husband, Russell Chevront; four sons, John Roberts of St. Marys, Larry Roberts of Belpre, and Gary Roberts and Michael Roberts, both of Parkersburg; three daughters, Janet Cook, Tina Reeder and Tammy Bell, all of Parkersburg; two brothers, Harley Shuck of buffalo, OH, and Kelsie Shuck of Marietta; four sisters, Audra Jonas and Peggy Pickrell, both of Parkersburg, Eva Null of Laris, SC, and Jean Naynard of Plymouth, OH; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Roberts, and one sister, Sadie Shuck Valentine. Services were held Tuesday at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home. Burial was in the Sunset Memory Gardens. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 21 Oct 1989 KENNETH M. CHEWNING 18 Oct 1989 Kenneth Manuel Chewning, 67, of Williamstown, died Wednesday at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born in Tariff, Roane County, a son of the late Brooks and diamond Simmons Chewning. He had lived in Roane County before moving to Williamstown in 1938. He served in the Navy during World War II and was later employed by Elkem Metals until his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Canfield Chewning; two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth "Rose" Morehead of St. Marys and Mrs. Harry "Lavis" Law of Waverly Road. Services will be 3pm Saturday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery with military rites. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Dec 1995 BERNICE MARIE KELLEY CHILDERS 28 Nov 1995 Bernice Marie Kelley Childers, 72,of Eureka, died Nov. 28 at her residence. She was born May 24, 1923, in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Mancil and Gertrude Cronin Kelley. She had been an election poll worker. She is survived by three daughters, Gloria Taylor of Eureka, Glenda Fontan of Hackettstown, NJ, and Gilda Bills of Reno, OH; two great- grandsons, Roger Taylor of St. Marys and Derick Taylor of Parkersburg; one sister, Betty Mayfield of Waverly; and one brother, Truman Kelley of Schultz. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenard Clayton Childers in 1974; and two brothers, Mancil Kelley Jr., and Richard R. Kelley. Services were held Dec. 1 at Willow Island Baptist Church. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 26 Feb 1997 DEAN CHILDERS 25 Nov 1996 Dean Childers, 82, of Follansbee, WV, died Nov. 25 in his home. He was born March 1, 1914, in Pleasants County, a son of the late Orlando and Nora Welling Childers. He retired from National Steel Corporation after 37 years of service. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a Protestant by faith. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; two sons, Thomas of Bloomingdale and James of Follansbee; two brothers, Howard of Weirton and Woodrow of St. Marys; four sisters, Pauline Liggett of St. Albans, Imogene Hedrick of Akron, Mrs. Victor (Kathleen) Mercer of St. Marys and Pansy Childers of Parkersburg. Services were held at the James Funeral Home in Follansbee. Interment was in Highland Hills Memorial Gardens in Follansbee. Graveside services were conduced by the Ohio valley Memorial Squad. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 25 May 1993 DELMER T. CHILDERS 23 May 1993 Delmer T. Childers, 73, of St. Marys, died Sunday at his residence. Childers was a farmer. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late Sherman and Bessie Cornell Childers. He is survived by one brother, Wylie Childers of St. Marys; several (unreadable) the funeral will be at 1pm Wednesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Malone Cemetery, Pleasants County. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 14 Apr 1993 EDNA FAYE ENLOW CHILDERS 9 Apr 1993 Edna Fay Enlow Childers, 79, of Newport, died at Marietta Memorial Hospital April 9. She was born June 24, 1913, at New Hope in Meigs County, OH, to the late Wellington and Carrie Kappel Warner. She spent her early life in Meigs County. Her home had been in Belpre for 28 years where she and her husband had owned and operated Enlow's Bakery and Enlow's Catering Service. She later was restaurant manager for the G.C. Murphy Store in Grand Central Mall for several years. She went to Hawthorne, FL, in 1978 and returned to Newport to make her home in 1992. She was a member of the Chester United Methodist Church and a former of the Belpre Rebekah Lodge. On April 14, 1946, she was married to Clifford Enlow, who preceded her in death on Oct. 12, 1959. One son and one daughter survive that marriage, C. Bruce Enlow and Ona McElroy, both of Newport. She later married Edsel Buck, who died in 1974. In 1977, she married Ralph Childers who preceded her in death. Services were Monday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Interment was in Chester Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 5 Jan 2000 PANSY MARIE CHILDERS 30 Dec 1999 Pansy Marie Childers, 100, of Parkersburg and formerly of St. Marys, died Dec. 30, 1999, at the Willows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Parkersburg. She was born Sept. (Unreadable) 1899, at Horseneck in Pleasants County to the late O.C. and Nora Edna Welling Childers. She was educated in Pleasants County and lived in Parkersburg most of her life and briefly in St. Marys. She had operated the Red Inn Restaurant at 19th and Murdoch Avenue in Parkersburg, worked at the Wheel Club on Sixth Street, Parkersburg, and later worked for the former Pure Dairy on Fairview Avenue, Parkersburg. She was a member of Dewey Avenue Church of Christ in St. Marys. Her hobbies included crocheting, embroidering and caring for pets. She had several dogs and canaries. She loved cooking and was a good cook. She is survived by one sister, Katheleen Mercer of St. Marys; two brothers, Howard Childers of Weirton and Woodrow Childers of St. Marys; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by five sisters, Sylvia Meredith, Ora Campbell, Pauline Liggett, Imogene Hedrick and Susie Thomas; and four brothers, Webb Childers, Clyde Childers, Shirley Childers, and Dean Childers. Services were Monday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys with evangelist Dan Kessinger officiating. Burial was in St. Marys IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Jan 1996 BONNIE RITA CHILENSKI 17 Jan 1996 Bonnie Rita Chilenski, 71, of Steubenville, OH, died Jan. 17 in Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was the former owner of the 3-D Market Grocery Store, the Calabrese Apartments and a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, all of Steubenville. Surviving are three sons, Daniel Lynn Hall and Michael Dennis Hall, both of Steubenville, and Mark Joseph Chilenski of Hilliard, OH; a daughter, Sandra Hall Bonitatibus of Wintersville, OH; her mother, Ruth Lucas Bills of Steubenville; two sisters, Mary Hall of Steubenville and Christine Hart of St. Marys; a brother, Richard Bills of Wintersville; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Joseph, in 1975; her father, Daniel Bills. Funeral liturgy with Mass was celebrated on Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Interment was in Fort Steuben Burial Estates, Wintersville. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 5 Oct 1985 ANCEL CHIPPS 30 Sep 1985 Ancel Chipps, 74, of St. Marys, died Monday evening, Sept. 30, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. He was born in Pleasants County, son of the late David and mary Butler Chipps. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Dawson Chipps; two sons, James of St. Marys and Jerry of Bens run; a daughter, Dottie Simpkins of St. Marys; three sisters, Vesta Dailey of Friendly, Velma Shultz of Weirton and Lillian Lattimer of Columbus, OH. The funeral was held at 1pm Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 15 Dec 1993 GLADYS CHIPPS 13 Dec 1993 Gladys I. Chipps, 82, of Weirton, died Monday in Weirton Medical Center. She was a former teacher in Doddridge County, WV, a retired employee as a clerk at Stone and Thomas department store, and a charter member of King's Creek Union Chapel, Weirton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Ray Chipps, on June 7, 1970; her parents, Wiley and Dora Doak Baker; two brothers, Ralph Baker and Lawrence Baker. Surviving are a son, Robert of Ann Arbor, MI; two daughters, Edna Johnson of Niceville, FL, and Sharon Wolverton of Weirton. Services will be held at 11am Thursday at Steel and Wolfe Funeral Home, Penco Road, Weirton. Interment in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Weirton. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 19 Dec 1988 ELSIE A. CLARK 19 Dec 1988 Elsie A. Clark, 87, of Friendly, died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Reno, OH, daughter of the late W.V. and Dollie Racer. She is survived by four sons, Charles and Harry Thorn of Friendly, Harold Thorn of Paden City, and Joseph Thorn of Waco, TX; one stepson, Burl Clark of St. Marys; two brothers, Virgil Racer of Friendly and Sherman Racer of Sistersville; one sister, fred Hammott of St. Marys. She was preceded in death by her fist husband, Gordon Thorn in 1936, and her second husband, Beattie Clark in 1965. The funeral will be at 11am Wednesday at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville. Burial will be in Friendly Cemetery, Friendly. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 22 Jun 1989 GEORGE F. CLARK 14 Jun 1989 George F. (Fuzzy) Clark, 63, of Parkersburg, died June 14 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. Clark was born in Cairo, a son of the George Washington and Tressa McVay Clark. He was a veteran of World War II, retired plasterer and cement mason and a member of Local 181. Surviving is his wife, Evelyn Clark; three sons, George Michael Clark of Los Angeles, CA, Stephen Clark of Parkersburg, and Gregory Clark of Jacksonville, FL; two daughters, Debra Ferrell (unreadable) Services were Saturday at the Raiguel Funeral Home, Cairo. Burial was in the Ingram Ridge Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 29 Dec 1992 I. EDITH CLARK 28 Dec 1992 I. Edith Clark, 78, of St. Marys, formerly of Friendly, died Monday at Sistersville General Hospital. Mrs. Clark was retired from Friendly Post Office, where she had worked as a clerk. She was born in Friendly, daughter of the late Joseph and Laura Barnhart Northcraft. She is survived by her husband, Earl B. Clark; two sons, Carl Clark of St. Marys and Donald Clark of Falls Church, VA; three brothers, Oscar Northcraft and Leonard Northcraft, both of Friendly, and Victor Northcraft of Oxford, FL; two sisters, Hazel Galford of Clarksburg and Hilda Floyd of Oxford, FL. The funeral will be at 11am Thursday at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville. Burial will be in Friendly Cemetery, Friendly. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 14 Apr 1993 JENNINGS "JINKS" CLARK 9 Apr 1993 Jennings "Jinks" Clark, 95, of St. Marys, died April 9 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born Dec. 10, 1897, at Schultz, a son of the late John and Hedda Rebecca Rawson Clark. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vera Sharp Clark, and one sister, Ice Cornell Birkhimer. Services were held Monday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in the Ingram Ridge Cemetery, near Schultz. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown MARTHA S. CLARK 4 Jul 1992 Martha S. Clark, 53, of St. Marys, died July 4, 1992, in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in St. Marys, a daughter of Ruth Pettit Bradfield of St. Marys and the late Clifford H. Bradfield. She was a member of the St. Marys Rebekah Lodge. Also surviving are her husband, Carl Clark; two sons, Brian Clark of Knoxville, TN, and Brent Clark of Fostoria, OH; two brothers, Ray Bradfield of Parkersburg and James Bradfield of Canton; and two grandsons. Services 11am Monday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 10 Jun 1991 PAUL CLARK SR. 9 Jun 1991 Paul Clark, Sr., 68, of Williamstown, died Sunday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. Clark was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II having served with the Seabees. He was born in Combs, WV, a son of the late George Washington and Tressie Jane McVay Clark. He is survived by his first wife, Edna Williamson clark Hescht; four sons, Paul Clark Jr., Rodney James Clark and Jack Clark, all of Waverly, and Timothy Clark of Virginia Beach, VA; one daughter, Dreama Rosebrock of Waverly; one stepdaughter, Debbie Stollings of Waverly; three brothers, Charles Clark of Marietta, Ernest Clark of Pennsboro, and Carl Clark of parkersburg; six sisters, Faynell Couch of Niles, OH, Thelma Scott and Goldie Close, both of Marietta, Betty Sudderth of Ferguson, NC, Margaret Parks and Hazel Schaad, both of Parkersburg; 13 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his second wife, Ruby King Clark; one daughter, three brothers, and one sister. The funeral will be 11am Wednesday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 16 Jun 1992 SARAH LOUISE CLARK 14 Jun 1992 Sarah Louise Clark, 79, of Vienna, died Sunday at her residence. Mrs. Clark had taught elementary school in Vienna, Normantown and Gilmer County. She was an avid bridge player, and had lived much of her life in Glenville, where she was the Trinity Methodist Church organist for 25 years. She was a member of First Methodist Church of Parkersburg, and had formerly been a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Glenville. She was born in Glenville, a daughter of the late Albert and Letha Brannon Cain. She is survived by two daughters, Beverly Haywood of Juneau, AK, and Barbara Simmons of Watertown, NY; six grandchildren; and one brother, William Cain of Tallahassee, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband, H.Y. Clark. The funeral will be 11am Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Parkersburg. Burial will be in Stalnaker Cemetery, Glenville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Sep 1981 TERESSA MCVAY CLARK 15 Sep 1981 Teressa McVay Clark, 88, Cairo, died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, last Tuesday morning. She was born in Pleasants County, daughter of the late Charles and Agnes Atkinson McVay. She is survived by five sons, Charles of Marietta, Paul of Waverly, Ernest of Cairo, and Frank and Carl of Parkersburg; seven daughters, Opal Vaughan and Hazel Schaad of Parkersburg, Thelma Scott and Goldie Close of Marietta, Faynelle Couch of Niles, OH, Betty Sudeereth of Ferguson, NC, and Margaret Parks of Parkersburg; four brothers, Acy and Raymond McVay of Cairo and Frank and Ronaldis McVay of Parkersburg; three sisters, Verna Ingram of Marietta, Mary Elder of Cairo and Bertha Bissette of Parkersburg; 43 grandchildren; 52 great- grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Clark; two sons, Ray and Cecil; and a brother. The funeral was held Friday at the Raiguel Funeral Home in Cairo with burial in the Ingram Ridge Cemetery in Pleasants County. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 29 Jan 1991 VIRGINIA C. CLARK 24 Jan 1991 Virginia Beatrice Cunningham Clark, 79, of Hillview Terrace, Vienna, died Jan. 24 of injuries suffered in a car-pedestrian accident. Mrs. Clark was struck by a car while crossing the street near her sister's home on 46th Street, Vienna. She was born at Sherman, Jackson County, a daughter of the late John and Iva Beatrice Barnhart Pryor. She was a former matron of the Kansas City College and Bible School and was a retired Wesleyan minister. She had served churches in the St. Marys, Oak Hill, Gauley Bridge and Fayetteville area. Surviving are two sons, Robert Cunningham of Vienna and John Cunningham II of Madison, AL; five sisters, Mary Anne Hendricks and Iva Jeanette Hickman, both of Parkersburg, (unreadable) Lucinda Davis and Naomi June (unreadable), both of Vienna, and Mabel Arilla McClure of Marietta; one brother, James Franklin Pryor of Vienna; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Henry Cunningham, in 1955; her second husband, Marshall Clark in 1987; three sisters, and one brother. Services were held at Vaughan Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial was in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 22 Sep 1993 GERALDINE CLAYTON 21 Sep 1993 Geraldine McBride Clayton, 90, of Huntsville, AL, formerly of St. Marys, died Tuesday at her residence. Mrs. Clayton was a 1921 St. Marys High School graduate and a 1925 Marietta College graduate. She taught at St. Marys High School in the late 1920s and had performed in many talent shows in St. Marys. She was born in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Joseph Howard and Myrtle Sucke McBride. She is survived by one daughter, Martha Clayton of Huntsville; one son, William Clayton of Huntsville; one sister, Betty Cornell of St. Marys. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Clayton; one sister, Josephine McBride Collier; and one brother, Richard McBride. Friends may call from 6-8pm today at Laughlin Service Funeral Home, Huntsville. Burial will be in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 7 Jul 1988 MARY RUE CLEGG 2 Jul 1988 Mary Rue Clegg, 93, of Vienna, died Saturday morning at Care Haven. She was born in Belleville, a daughter of the late Cornelius and Hannah Lott Canary. She is survived by four sons, Leo Clegg, William Clegg, Harold Clegg and Bernard Clegg, all of Vienna; 31 grandchildren; several great- grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hod Clegg in 1944; and by one daughter, two sons, two brothers and one sister. Services were held Tuesday at the 36th St. Church of Christ. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery, Parkersburg. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Jun 1987 MARY PEARL CLIFT 24 Jun 1987 Mary Pearl Clift, 78, of New Matamoras, died June 24 at Care Have of Sistersville. She was born Nov. 14, 1908, at Holliday's Cove to Samuel and Mary Ruble Williamson. She was married to Claude Clift, who preceded her in death. She is survived by a daughter, Delores Merckle of Matamoras; two sisters, Grace Langsdorf of Matamoras and Jane Matheny of Star Route, Reno. She was preceded in death by one son, Glen; three sisters, and one brother. Memorial services will be conducted at McClure-Schafer Funeral Home at a later date with burial in Matamoras Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Jan 1985 DEEETTA CLINE 27 Dec 1984 DeeEtta Cline, 79, formerly of Waverly, died Thursday morning at the Parkview Health Care Facility following a brief illness. She was born in Pleasants County, daughter of the late David and Mary Wolfe Matheny. She was retired from Corning Glass Works after 26 years of service. She is survived by two sons, Nelson Cline of Douglas, GA, and Rufus Cline of Reedsville, OH; two daughters, Mary Risden of Cincinnati, OH, and Jackie Petry of Vienna. Services were held at 2pm Saturday at the Waverly Church of Christ with Cecil O. Dotson officiating. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 2 Feb 1988 DOYLE CLINE 29 Jan 1988 Doyle Cline, 81, of Ellenboro, Brush Run Community, died Friday near his residence. He was born in Brush run, Tyler County, a son of the late Forrest and Mary Givens Cline. He was a retired farmer. The funeral will be 1pm Thursday at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home with burial in the Brush Run Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 4 Oct 1995 ETHEL M. CLINE 30 Sep 1995 Ethel M. Cline, 99, of Rt. 1, Newport, died Sept. 30, 1995, at her residence following an extended illness. She was born June 25, 1896, at Newport, a daughter of the late Barnard and Ida M. Bergy Smith. She was a member of the Newport Baptist Church. She is survived by one son, Michael Maki with whom she made her home; one daughter, Edna Pauline Maki of Lancaster, OH; one brother, William Smith of St. Marys; one sister, Mildred Olmstead of Ferndale, WA; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; seven great-great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James "Bert" Cline in 1964; two daughters, Mildred May Cline and Thelma Marie Cline Bailey; five brothers, Barney, Larry, Brady and Charles Smith. Services were held Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment will be in the Newport Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 11 Apr 1990 EUGENE CORBIN CLINE 3 Apr 1990 Eugene Corbin "Deana" Cline, 64, of Millcreek Road, died Tuesday in Gernsey Memorial Hospital. He was born in Marietta, son of the late Charles and Lisette Laughlin Amos Cline. He was a member of Matamoras United Methodist Church, a retired rural mail carrier, a partner in Cline and Son Grocery at Matamoras and a partner in Carmel Oil Co. He is survived by his wife, the former Virginia Bradfield, whom he married in 1946; one son, Warren Eugene of Matamoras; three daughters, Cassandra Strecker of New Carlisle, Marie Armann of Albany and Myra Holpp of Florence, KY; two brothers, Jack and James, both of Matamoras. He was preceded in death by one brother, Charles Amos Cline. Services were held Friday at the Hadley Funeral Home, Matamoras. Burial was in the Matamoras Cemetery with full military rites. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 5 Apr 1991 JAMES K. CLINE 2 Apr 1991 James Kenneth Cline, 66 of Summerville, NC, died Tuesday in Summerville. He was born in Woodsfield, OH, a son of the late Harley Cline and Mary Cline Kletch. He is survived by his wife, Bonite Kirkbride Cline; a daughter, Shelia Hickman of Summerville; a brother, Glenn Cline of Sistersville. The funeral will be 2pm Saturday at Cooper Funeral Home, Sistersville. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Nov 1982 LOLA EDITH CLINE 10 Nov 1982 Lola Edith Cline, 94, of Marietta, died Wednesday in the Marie Antoinette Care Center, Marietta. She was born in Jericho, Monroe County, OH, a daughter of the late Grantis Hall and Missouri Ellen Cline. She is survived by two sons, Wade Cline of Lake Park, FL, and James Cline of Massillon, OH; five daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Alma) Cochran of Marietta, Wilma Beaver and Mrs. Woodrow (Ruby) Knowlton of New Matamoras, Mrs. James (Verda) Robb of Phoenix, AZ, and Mrs. Hugo (Mary) Leoni of Willoughby, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin C. Cline, in 1960, and one son. Services were at 11am Saturday at the Hadley Funeral Home, Marietta. Burial was in East Lawn Memorial Park. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Aug 1985 LULA CLINE 14 Aug 1985 Lula Cline, 86, of Vincent, OH, died Wednesday morning in Parkview Nursing Home in Parkersburg. She was born in New Matamoras to Mr. and Mrs. John Mount. She is survived by two sons, Frederick Cline of New Matamoras and Murlyn Cline of Vincent; one daughter, Hazel Machen of New Kensington, PA; 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jewitt Cline. Services will be 1pm Saturday in the Parr Hill United Methodist Church. Burial will be the Parr Hill Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 15 Jul 1992 MARY I. CLINE 7 Jul 1992 Mary I. Cline, 73, of Graysville, OH, died July 7 in Barnesville, OH, Hospital. She was born April 25, 1919, in Monroe County to Brian and Opal Coss Smith. She is survived by two sons, Eugene of Graysville and Charles of Matamoras; one brother, Delbert Smith of Sycamore Valley; and one sister, Dorothy McKnight of Matamoras. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Cline, in November 1981. Services were Friday in Bauer-Turner Funeral Home in Woodsfield, OH. Burial in Jericho Cemetery at Matamoras. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Mar 1991 RUBY C. CLINE 25 Feb 1991 Ruby C. Cline of New Matamoras, died late Monday afternoon in Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 8, 1911, at Jericho, Monroe County, to Henry Alvin and Myrta Gray Haught. Mrs. Cline is survived by her husband, Delbert Cline; one daughter, Mrs. Clyde (Yvonne) Weckbacker of Rinard Mills; one brother, Donald Haught of Matamoras; one sister, Donna Coplan of Laing; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Pauline Knowlton; an infant; and three sisters. Services were held Thursday in Bauer-Turner Funeral Home at Woodsfield. Burial was in Low Gap Cemetery at Rt. 1, New Matamoras. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 8 Dec 1999 RUFUS CLINE 29 Nov 1999 Rufus "Rufie" Cline, 75, of Reedsville, OH, died Nov. 29 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. He was born at Waverly to the late Nelson and DeEtta Matheny Cline. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, a member of Bosworth Council Masonic Lodge 46, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9053 in Tuppers Plains, OH, and Hocking River Coon Hunters Club. Together with his wife he owned and operated Cline Fruit Farms for 34 years. He was a retired electrician, having been a member of Electricians Union Local 968 of Parkersburg. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Beulah Santee Cline; two sons, Raymond "Sonny" Cline of California and John W. Cline of Antioch, IL; four daughters, Drucilla Stewart and her husband, Zane, of Dayton, OH, Shirley Rockhold and her husband, Dale, and Jenny Parker and her husband, Ralph, all of Reedsville; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Nelson Cline of Hartwell, GA; one sister, Mary Risden of Ozark, AL; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Clearstine Cline. Services were Friday at Leavitt Funeral Home in Belpre with pastor Jane Beatte officiating. Burial was in Sand Hill Cemetery at Long Bottom with military graveside rites of VFW Post 9053. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 26 Jul 1995 GLADYS C. CLINTON 22 Jul 1995 Gladys Catherine Clinton, 84, of Vienna, died July 22 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Cairo, a daughter of the late Frank and Inez Hayes Rowan. She worked at the silk mill in Vienna for several years and retired as secretary/treasurer of Clinton Oil Co., Wheeling, which she owned with her husband. Surviving are her husband of 60 years, Clyde A. Clinton; one son, Craig Clinton of Vienna; two brothers, Frank Rowan and Kenneth Rowan, both of Vienna; one sister, Elzy Branstetter of Vienna. Services were Tuesday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Vienna. Burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 22 Mar 1973 JOHN C. CLOUGH 16 Mar 1973 John C. Clough died March 16 at Manhattan, KS, at the age of 98. He was well known in this community where he made his home for many years in the 1950's and 60's. He was born July 7, 1874, at Manhattan, KS, and married June 9, 1901, to Lyda Corey, who preceded him in death in 1953. Surviving are nine children, Harry Clough of Chicago, Mildred Sterud, Ward, SD, Casper Clough, Chicago, Marion Abernathy, Gann Valley, SD, Raymond Clough, St. Marys, Richard Clough, Golden, CO, Clarence Clough, Bruce, WI, Elaine Swaney, Minneapolis, MN, and Doris Anita Bunn, Forest Lake, MN; three brothers, two sisters, 46 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services were held March 19 at Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, Hopkins, MN, and interment was made at Bruce, WI. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 8 Aug 1990 GEORGIA CLOVIS 31 Jul 1990 Georgia "Mickey" Clovis of Lakeview Estates, Parkersburg, died Tuesday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Cairo, daughter of the late George Cantwell Jr. and Marva Canton Cantwell. She is survived by one son, Terry Clovis of Waverly; one sister, Clara "Patty" Ward of Parkersburg; one brother, Roger Cantwell of Walker; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Clovis Jr., in 1978; and one son, Jerry Clovis. Services were Friday at Burdette Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial was in Cairo IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 20 Dec 1997 HARRY PAUL CLOVIS 14 Dec 1997 Harry Paul Clovis, 82, of Leesburg, FL, and formerly of St. Marys, died Dec. 14 at his residence. He was born July 8, 1915, in St. Marys, to the late Harry and Mamie Schofield Clovis. He was retired from Quaker State, Sterling Oil Division, as office manager. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Jean Clovis of St. Marys and Paul "Slug" and Donna Clovis of Romney; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Merle Hannaman Clovis, in 1982; and two brothers, Robert and James Clovis. Services were Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown HARRY T. CLOVIS 26 Mar 1926 Harry Theodore Clovis died at his home on George Street on Friday afternoon after a brave battle with pneumonia, aged 37 years, 1 month, and 27 days. He was the son of Amos and Mary Clovis of Maxwell, both of whom survive. He is also survived by his wife and three small children; one sister, Mrs. H. F. Simonton; three brothers, Dr. Elijah of Wheeling, W. E. of this city, and Lawrence of Huntington. The funeral was held at the late home, on Sunday afternoon conducted by Revs. Martin and Fogle. Interment in the Oddfellow Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 28 Jan 1992 HAZEL B. CLOVIS 27 Jan 1992 Hazel B. Clovis, 91, of St. Marys, died Monday at Care Haven of Pleasants. She was born at Union Mills in Pleasants County, the daughter of the late Arza and Mary Carroll Powell. She is survived by one brother, Don Powell of Massillon, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Lawrence Clovis, in 1973. The funeral will be 11am Wednesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys, with the Rev. Darrell Gooden officiating. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 13 May 1992 JAMES L. CLOVIS 11 May 1992 James L. Clovis, 66, of St. Marys, died Monday in St. Marys. Clovis was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and was retired from the Dravo Corp., where he had worked as a draftsman. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late Harry and Mamie Schofield Clovis. He is survived by his wife, Mary Wardwell Clovis; two sons, John of Syracuse, NY, and James of Marietta; and one brother, Paul Clovis of Leesburg, FL. He was preceded in death by one brother, Bob Clovis. The funeral will be 1pm Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Pike Cemetery in Ritchie County. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Jun 1982 MAMIE CLOVIS 27 May 1982 Mamie Clovis, 88, of St. Marys, died at Marietta Memorial Hospital Thursday morning. She was a daughter of J.W. and Sarah Smith Schowfield. She is survived by two sons, Paul of Leesburg, FL, and James of St. Marys; a sister, Daisy Martin of Pike; a half-brother, C.B. Bumgardner of St. Marys; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The funeral was held at 3pm Sunday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 19 Aug 1993 MARY S. CLOVIS 17 Aug 1993 Mary S. Clovis, 59, of St. Marys, died Tuesday at her residence of natural causes. Mrs. Clovis was a 1957 Marietta College graduate. (Unreadable) She was born in Bridgeport, CT, a daughter of the late Charles Howard and Mary Spargo Wardwell. She is survived by two sons, James Andrew Colvis of Marietta and John David Clovis of Syracuse, NY. She was preceded in death by her husband, James L. Clovis, in 1992. The funeral will be at 11am Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Pike Church of Christ Cemetery, Pike, WV. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 13 Jan 1983 MERLE M. CLOVIS 7 Jan 1983 Mrs. Merle M. Clovis, 62,of Leesburg, FL, formerly of St. Marys, died Friday evening in a Leesburg hospital. She was born in Parkersburg, daughter of the late Eldon and Celia Beyler Hannaman. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge in St. Marys. She is survived by her husband, Paul Clovis; two sons, Jim Clovis of St. Marys and Paul Clovis of Romney; two brothers, Harry Hannaman of San Bernardino, CA, and Robert Hannaman of Parkersburg; a sister, Mrs. Donna Burnfield of Little Hocking, OH; and three grandchildren. Services were held at 2pm Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 15 Dec 1993 NELLE CLOVIS 14 Dec 1993 Nelle Daugherty Clovis, 87, of St. Marys, died Tuesday at her residence. She was a 1925 graduate of Weston High School, and a graduate of Mountain State Business College. She was born in Sugar Creek, Pleasants County, a daughter of the late John and Nellie Rowland Daugherty. She is survived by three sons, Bill Clovis of St. Marys, John Clovis of Norcross, GA, and George Clovis of Garland, TX; one sister, Pauline Coleman of Midland, TX. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Clovis, in 1961; one daughter, Betty Sue Clovis, in 1938. The funeral will be at 11am Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Nov 1999 CARALANE ANNA CLUTTER 13 Nov 1999 Caralane Anna Clutter, 71, of Wintersville, OH, died Nov. 13 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH. She was born June 21, 1928, in Meadville, PA, to the late Thomas and DeEmma VanSlyke Geary. She was a member of Collier's Way Church of Christ in Weirton and Woodland Garden Club in Wintersville, OH. She owned and operated her own beautician shop and was co-owner and operator of American Cleaners in Wintersville. She is survived by her husband, Howard "Bub" Clutter of Wintersville; one son, Geary Clutter of Steubenville; two daughters, Mrs. Marc (Erin) DeSantis and Mrs. Dr. Ted (Terri) Starkey of Wintersville; four grandsons; and one great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by one brother, Thomas Geary, in 1960. Services were Tuesday at Dunlope-Shorac Funeral Home in Wintersville with minister Bill Rhodes officiating. Burial was in Ft. Steuben Burial Estate at Wintersville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Nov 1983 MARGERIE B. CLUTTER 19 Nov 1983 Margerie Bayles Clutter, 80, of St. Marys, died Saturday morning at her residence. She was born in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Marcus and Mary Masters Bayles. She was a member of the George Street Church of Christ and the Amity Rebekah Lodge. She is survived by two sons, Edward Dean Clutter of Warren, MI, and Howard Clutter of Steubenville, OH; three sisters, Mrs. Arimathea Garrison of Steubenville, Ruth Bayles of St. Marys, and Evelyn Conklin of Sistersville. The funeral service was held at 11 am Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown ADA CLYMER 23 Feb 1982 Services for Alda Gorrell Clymer, 96, will be 1pm Monday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 9 Aug 1979 CLARA SHEPPARD COARTNEY 1 Aug 1979 Mrs. Clara Sheppard Coartney, 88, Elizabeth, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, at St. Joseph's Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Wirt County, to the late Jonah and Arizona Smith Sheppard. She is survived by two sons, Carter of Parkersburg and Etsel of Bens Run; two daughters, Mrs. Earl (Ruth) Caplinger of Elizabeth and Mrs. James (Flora) Houck of Mineral Wells. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervan M. Coartney. Services were held Saturday at the Matheny-Pomroy Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery, Wirt County. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 17 Jan 1991 ANN M. COCHRAN 15 Jan 1991 Ann M. Cochran, 81, of Bellmawr, NJ, formerly of Freeport, WV, died Tuesday at Underwood Memorial Hospital in New Jersey. Cochran was a Methodist and had attended Nine Mile United Methodist Church at Maxwell, WV. She was a homemaker and had operated Cochran Grocery with her husband for many years. She was born in Maxwell, WV, a daughter of the late Ira and Eva Eddy. She is survived by two daughters, Jenny Ann Null of Walker, and Patty Jo Weaver of Belmawr, with whom she resided; 10 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Glen Eddy of Parkersburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ken Cochran; one son; one daughter; two sisters and three brothers. A memorial services will be at 1:30pm Sunday at Cisco Community Church, Cisco, the Rev. Clyde Border officiating. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Apr 1996 CARRIE ANN COCHRAN 11 Apr 1996 Carrie Ann Cochran, 62, of New Matamoras, died April 11 at her residence. She was born Aug. 5, 1933, in Newport to the late Charles and Eva Seevers Francis. She was a homemaker and attended the Beavertown United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Jackie L. Cochran of New Matamoras; two daughters, Cathy Holland and her husband, Jerry of New Matamoras, and Carla Mace and her husband, Glenn, of Madison, VA; two granddaughters; one sister, Ruth Dunn of New Matamoras; and one brother, Otis Francis of New Matamoras. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Frank, Fred, Jesse, and Larry Francis; and four sisters, Marya Thompson, Helen Russell, Belle Francis and Lucille Baker. Memorial services were Sunday at Hadley Funeral Home in New Matamoras with the Rev. Frank Conley officiating. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 16 May 1991 DALE COCHRAN 14 May 1991 Dale Cochran, 83, of Shelby, NC, died Tuesday at Cleveland Memorial Hospital, Shelby. He was born in St. Marys, Pleasants County, son of the late Maurice Arthur and Ida Edwards Cochran. He is survived by his wife, Geneve Fleming Cochran; one daughter, Camille Thompson of Kings Mountain, NC; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. The funeral was today at Ascension Lutheran Church. Entombment will be in Cleveland Memorial Park, Shelby. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 23 Oct 1980 EUGENE F. COCHRAN 17 Oct 1980 Eugene F. Cochran, 89, of New Matamoras, OH, died in Marietta Memorial Hospital Friday evening. He was born Jan. 9, 1891, at Grandview to Silas and Mary Cochran. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and was a retired partner of the B.H. Meyer Store. He is survived by three nephews, George Meyer of Marietta, Kenneth Cochran of New Orleans, LA, and Douglas Cochran of Scottsdale, AZ; and a niece, Ruth Douglas of Kansas. He was preceded in death by a daughter and his wife, Nettie Ray Cochran in 1957. Services were held Tuesday in Lee Hadley Funeral Home with burial in Matamoras Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 10 Jul 1991 FRED U. COCHRAN 6 Jul 1991 Fred Uberta Cochran, 66, of New Matamoras, died July 6 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born in New Matamoras, a son of the late Archie and Odessa Alberta Schultheis Cochran. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and had been a printer operator of the BF Goodrich Co. In Marietta before retiring in 1982. He is survived by his wife, Frances Creighton Cochran; one son, Randy Cochran of Ft. Bragg, NC; one daughter, Cathy Cochran, of Marietta; and two grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday at the Hadley Funeral Home, New Matamoras. Burial was in the Matamoras Cemetery. Military services were held graveside. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 10 Nov 1983 HAROLD E. COCHRAN 5 Nov 1983 Harold E. "Pud" Cochran, 71, New Matamoras, OH, died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg. Born at New Matamoras, he was the son of the late Frank and Ethel Barker Cochran. He was a member of American Legion Post 760 and a veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, June Haught Cochran; a daughter, Corlie Moore of New Matamoras; a son, Tom Cochran of Rinard Mills, OH; one brother, Frank Cochran of New Matamoras; two sisters, Imajean Gautschi and Joan Cochran, both of Marietta. Services were held Tuesday at Hadley Funeral Home in New Matamoras with burial in the Matamoras Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Jun 1998 HELEN JEAN COCHRAN 1 Jun 1998 Helen Jean Cochran, 58, of Rt. 3, New Matamoras, died June 1 at her home. She was born May 12, 1940, in St. Marys to the late Aaron and Verna May Bailey Smith. She was a housewife and attended Washington Hall Christian Union Church. She was a volunteer dispatcher for the Matamoras Emergency Squad for 13 years until she became ill. She is survived by her husband, Carrell Gene Cochran, whom she married Jan. 22, 1960; three sons, Darrell Stephen Cochran and his wife, Cheryl, Jeffery Dale Cochran and his wife, Covena, and Philip Cochran, all of New Matamoras; two daughters, Rebecca sue Beck of Columbus and Mary Ellen Daugherty and her husband, Dustin, of New Matamoras; eight grandchildren, Stephanie, Kristie, Shayna, Crystal, Brandy, D.J. And Kelsa Cochran, all of New Matamoras, and Daryl Beck of Columbus; one brother, Aaron "Junior" Smith of Belmont; and three sisters, Dottie Dornan and her husband Merle of Northfield, OH, Marilyn Christopher and her husband, Bill, of Oliver Springs, TN, and Rosemary Westbrook and her husband, June, of St. Marys. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Billy and Carl Smith, and one sister, Iva May Davis. Services were June 3 at Hadley Funeral Home in New Matamoras. Burial was in Matamoras Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 19 Aug 1992 JANET MAE COCHRAN 11 Aug 1992 Janet Mae Cochran, 86, Raven Rock, died Aug. 11 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. She was born in Ritchie County, the daughter of the late W.T. and Anise Higgins Dunn. She is survived by one son, James Cochran Jr., of Belmont; one daughter, Eva Berwinkle of Raven Rock; two sisters, Lucille Martin, Shadyside, OH, and Ernestine Lowther, Canton, OH; one brother, Warren Dunn, Canton, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband James E. Cochrane Sr., in 1978, and two brothers and three sisters. Services were held Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 5 Nov 1985 JUNIE E. COCHRAN 29 Oct 1985 Junie E. Cochran, 78, of Reeder, died Oct. 29 at the New Martinsville Health Care Center. She was born Nov. 27, 1906, at Wileyville, a daughter of the late Hurchel and Massie VanDyne Pouton. She was preceded in death by her husband, James M. Cochran, who died Nov. 6, 1981. Surviving are one son, Jimmie Cochran of Weston; three daughters, Isabel Minges, Reeder; Neva Snider, St. Marys; Bonnie Brown, Pine Grove; one sister, Mrs. Gay Clayton, Wallace; 10 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. Services were held at the Palmer Funeral Home at Pine Grove Thursday with interment in the Cochran Cemetery at Reeder. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 15 Aug 1990 JUNE ILA COCHRAN 11 Aug 1990 June Ila Cochran, 65, of New Matamoras, died Saturday evening at her home. She was born in Monroe County, a daughter of the late Henry and Myrta Gray Haught. She was a member of the Matamoras Baptist Church and the All Faith Choir. She was a member of the Grandview Rebekah Lodge, and was the last postmaster of the Grandview Post Office. She is survived by one daughter, Corlie Moore of New Matamoras; one son, Tom Cochran of New Matamoras; two grandchildren; one brother, Donald Haught of New Matamoras; three sisters, Ruby Cline of Rinard Mills, Donna Mae Coplin of Laings, OH, and Garnet Mull of Ferry, WV. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold E. "Pud" Cochran, Nov. 5, 1983. Services were held Monday at Hadley Funeral Home, New Matamoras. Burial was in Matamoras Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 19 Nov 1983 ROBERT M. COCHRAN 15 Nov 1983 Robert Mallett Cochran, 39, of New Matamoras, was dead on arrival Tuesday evening at Marietta Memorial Hospital following a long illness. He was born in Canton, OH, and was the adopted son of Arch Cochran and the late Dessie Schultheis Cochran. Surviving are his wife, (smudged but looks like Karen) Williams Cochran; two daughters, Tracy and Julie, and two sons, Mathew and Jonathan, all at home; his grandfather, Arch Cochran of Marietta; one brother, fred Cochran of New Matamoras; two half-brothers, John Knowlton of Reno, OH, and Craig Knowlton of Parkersburg; two half- sisters, Jenny Bruce of Reno and Peggy Payne of (unreadable). He was preceded in death by his mother, Rosemary Knowlton; and his grandmother, Dessie Cochran. Services were Friday, 11am in the Hadley Funeral Home, New Matamoras. Burial was in the Matamoras Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown SARAH COCHRAN 5 Jan 1926 Mrs. Sarah Cochran, widow of Marion Cochran, passed away at 1 o'clock Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hammett. She was stricken on Monday afternoon at about the same hour with paralysis, and never regained consciousness. She was aged 84 years, 7 mos., and 6 days. Her maiden name was Triplett and she had been a life long resident of Grant District, until a few years ago when she and her daughter, Miss kitty, came to St. Marys to reside. She is survived by four children, three daughters, Miss Kitty Cochran and Mrs. F. A. Hammett, St. Marys, and Mrs. J. C. Smithson, Wynona, OK; one son, E. B. Cochran, Lawrenceville, IL. The funeral service will be held at the house here at 10am Friday, January 8th, conducted by Rev. A. B. Bush after which her remains will be taken to Willow Island for interment. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Apr 1987 CARLTON COEN 2 Apr 1987 Carlton B. Coen, 78, of Canton, OH, died Sunday afternoon in Timken Mercy Medical Center following complications from abdominal surgery for cancer a week ago. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late Robert and Eva Mae Coen. He began his career as a salesman in Washington, PA, with the Ross Independent Oil Co. And later became manager of the branch office in Canton. In 1945 he became vice president and in 1957 he and his brother, Charles Coen, acquired the Ross Independent Oil Co., now known as Coen Oil Co., of which he was chairman of the board at the time of his death. He was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, and attended Washington Jefferson College in Washington, PA. He was chairman of the board of the Pleasants County Bank in St. Marys, and an honorary member of board of trustees of the YMCA. He was a life member of the Navy League of the United States and served as a national director. He was president and director of Carlton B. Coen Land Co. And was president and director of Rocket Oil Co. He was trustee of the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Gail R. Coen; one daughter, Mrs. John S. (Janet) Cremer of Newport News, VA; three sons, Donald Coen, Edward Coen and Robert Coen, all of Canton; 13 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Interment will be today at 2pm at North Lawn Cemetery in Canton. A celebration of the life of Carlton B. Coen will be held at 4pm in church of the Savior United Methodist Church. A reception will follow in Wesley Hall at the church. (There is also an obit shown as being from "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV with the dates 4 Apr 1989 for the article and 2 Apr 1989 for the date of death. The dates for both obits are written in the margins and since they are two years apart, one set of dates is wrong.) _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown MRS. HENRY S. COEN 1 Apr 1924 Mrs. Henry S. Coen died on April 1, 1924, aged 72 years. The deceased was the daughter of Benj. and Clarissa Barkwill and was born in Washington County, OH in 1852. She was married to Henry S. Coen on July 8, 1875. To his union were born five children. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Feb 1982 MARY E. COEN 1 Feb 1982 Mary E. Kirkpatrick Coen, 75, of Washington, PA, died Monday, Feb. 1, in Miami (FL) Heart Institute after a two-month illness. She was born Nov. 8, 1906, in Kinzua, a daughter of John and Bertha Donaldson Kirkpatrick. On March 15, 1928, she was married in Washington to Charles Coen, who survives. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Aug 196 PEARL NORTHROPE COEN 25 Jul 1996 Pearl Northrope Coen, 91, of Washington, PA, died July 25 in Washington Hospital. She was born March 25, 1905, at Waverly to Bernard and Dora Braham Northrope. She had resided in St. Marys until 1945 when she moved to Washington. She was a homemaker and a graduate of St. Marys High School. She was an active member of First Christian Church and a lifetime and active member of the Washington Hospital Auxiliary. (Unreadable) On Sept. 29, 1923, she married Earl Day Coen, who died July 29, 1960. Surviving are a son, Earl Coen of Massillon, OH; a daughter, Alberta Flynn of Washington; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 12 Sep 1985 WILBERT L. COEN 3 Sep 1985 Wilbert Lee Coen, 63, former resident of St. Marys, died Tuesday Sept. 3, in Porter Memorial Hospital in Chesterton, IN, following an illness. He resided in Chesterton for a number of years. He was born in St. Marys, son of the late Craig and Eva Wade Coen. He served in the Navy in World War II. He was a millwright at the Bethlehem Steel Corp. And was owner of the Little Rib Barn restaurant in Chesterton. Survivors include his wife, Iva West Coen; one son, Samuel Coen of Chesterton; one daughter, Sue Sutton of Chesterton; four grandchildren; two sisters, Katherine Robinson of Williamstown and Carri Anderson of Reeder. Services were held Friday at the Edmonds Funeral Home in Chesterton. Burial was in the Chesterton Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 9 Mar 1989 ADA B. COFFMAN 1 Mar 1989 Ada B. Coffman, 88, of the Ohio Valley Health Care Center, Parkersburg, died Wednesday, March 1. She was born in Lockbridge, Summers County, WV, a daughter of the late George and Virginia Stickler Gwinn. She is survived by eight sons, Charles "Chief" Coffman of Ripley, Carl and Douglas Coffman, both of Parkersburg, Melvin Coffman of Denver, CO, Clifford Coffman of St. Marys, Oliver Coffman of San Diego, CA, and Darrell Coffman of Lawrenceville, GA; two daughters, Virginia Rhodes of St. Marys and Betty Mankins of Parkersburg; 23 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles C. Coffman; two sons; two daughters and one grandson. Services were held Saturday at 2:30pm at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 28 Oct 1998 OLIVER COFFMAN 17 Oct 1998 Oliver Coffman, 59, of Phoenix, AZ, died Oct. 17, in Phoenix. He was born at Jackson to the late Charles and Ada Gwinn Coffman. He is survived by his wife Mary of Phoenix; stepson Mike of Malavenda; stepdaughter Lisa of Phoenix; six brothers, Charles of Ripley, Darrell of Winder, GA, Clifford of St. Marys, Melvin of Denver, CO, and Carl and Doug of Parkersburg; and two sisters, Betty Mankins of Parkersburg and Virginia Rhodes of Charleston. Services were Thursday at Vail Funeral Home in Ripley with the Rev. Mike Norris officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens in Parkersburg. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 7 Sep 1988 PERSHING COFFMAN 5 Sep 1988 Pershing Joe "Hap" Coffman, 69, of Parkersburg, died Monday evening at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born in Lockbridge, Summers County, a son of Ada Gwinn Coffman of Parkersburg and the late Charles C. Coffman. He was a member of the Baptist Temple and was a World War II veteran. He retired in 1979 from DuPont after 33 years of service. He is also survived by his wife, Bernice Ruth Sims Coffman; one godson, Robert Behnke of Parkersburg, eight brothers, Carl and Douglas Coffman, both of Parkersburg, Woodrow Coffman of Sandyville, Clifford Coffman of St. Marys, Melvin Coffman of Denver, CO, Darrell Coffman of Laureneville, GA, Oliver Coffman of San Diego, CA, and Charles Coffman of Ripley; and two sisters, Virginia Rhodes of St. Marys and Betty Mankins of Parkersburg. He was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. The funeral will be at 1pm Thursday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 4 Dec 1996 WOODROW COFFMAN 26 Nov 1996 Woodrow Wilson Coffman, 74, of Sandyville, died Nov. 26 at Charleston Area Medical Center's Memorial Division. He was born at Meadow Bridge, WV, a son of the late Charles and Ada Lowinn Coffman. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and retired from Kaiser Aluminum. Surviving are four daughters, Nancy Miller, Karen Warner, Robin Miller, all of Sandyville, and Leisa Cotner of Columbus; seven brothers, Charles "Chief" Coffman of Ripley, Carl and Douglas Coffman, both of Parkersburg, Darrell Coffman of Atlanta, GA, Melvin Coffman of Colorado, Clifford Coffman of St. Marys, and Oliver Coffman of Arizona; two sisters, Virginia Rhodes of St. Marys and Betty Mankin of Parkersburg; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Gatha Lee Brown and Irene Ball; and one brother, Pershing Coffman. Services were Saturday at Sandyville United Methodist Church. Burial was in Independence Cemetery, Sandyville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 23 Jul 1997 CLYDE E. COKELEY SR. 21 Jul 1997 Clyde E. Cokeley St., 90, of Rt. 2, Waverly, died July 21 in Ohio Valley Health Care at Parkersburg. He was born Jan. 10, 1907, in Williamstown, a son of the late Arthur Monroe and Lenna Wilson Cokeley. He attended Pleasants County schools and had been a mail clerk on trains. He was later a clerk on a highway post office (bus) and was appointed foreman of mails in 1963 at the Parkersburg Post Office until his retirement in 1968. On Jan. 1, 1935, he married Ethel McClure who survives with two sons, Clyde E. Cokeley Jr of Gibson City, IL, and Gene Cokeley and his wife Sandra of Oak Grove; one daughter, Lois Farson and her husband Don of Waverly; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, David and Walter Cokeley; his brother, Carl Cokeley; and his sister Grave Fleming. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11am at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 29 Apr 1998 ETHEL M. COKELEY 27 Apr 1998 (Note: A photo is included with the obit.) Ethel M. Cokeley, 91, of Rt. 2, Oak Grove, Waverly, died April 27 at her residence. She was born near Williamstown to the late David Earl and Florence Mixer McClure and was a 1924 graduate of Williamstown High School. She was a 1927 graduate of Marshall College with an associate degree in education. She completed her nursing degree from Camden Clark Memorial Hospital in 1931, and at the age of 90, graduated from Moody Bible Institute's School of External Studies. She was a substitute teacher in Wood County schools and served private duty nurse until her retirement as supervisor in 1970. In order to obtain her high school diploma, she had walked from the family home on Route 31 to Williamstown each day. As a volunteer at CareHaven of Pleasants, she mended clothing for the residents, among other services and was honored as "Volunteer of the Year." She baked five to seven pies each week to share with her neighbors and sent cards to the shut-ins of her church each week along with notes of encouragement. She also sent copies of the church bulletin each week to students away from home for the school year. She was the oldest living member of Willow Island Baptist Church, where she had served as pianist, Sunday School superintendent and teacher, custodian, chairman of White Cross and Missions and director of Vacation Bible School. She was church clerk for 30 years. She is survived by two sons, Clyde Earl Cokeley Jr, at home, and Gene M. Cokeley and his wife, Sandra, of Waverly; two daughters, Lois Farson and her husband, Don, of Waverly, and Diana Danielson of Belmont; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde E. Cokeley Sr, whom she married Jan. 1, 1935, and who died July 21, 1997; two sons, David and Walter Cokeley; one brother, and two sisters. Services will be at 11am Thursday at Willow Island Baptist Church. Burial will be in Willow Island Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown LENNA COKELEY 17 DEC 1964 Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:30pm from the Willow Island Baptist Church for Mrs. Lenna Wilson Cokeley, 84, of Waverly, who died yesterday in the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pennsboro, Aug. 2, 1880, the daughter of the late Leman and Belle Broadwater Wilson, and was married to Arthur M. Cokeley, who preceded her in death. Two sons and one daughter survive, Clyde Cokeley, Waverly, Carl Cokeley, Long Beach, CA, and Mrs. Fred (Grace) (unreadable), of St. Marys; one brother, Earl Wilson, Pennsboro; six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 28 Dec 1989 BARTON COLLINS 21 Dec 1989 Barton Collins, 76, formerly of Columbus, OH, now a resident of Pennsboro, died Thursday at his residence. He was born in Wick, Tyler, County, a son of the elate Gad and Susanna Meredith Collins. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Nicholson Collins; one son, Donn B. Collins of Vienna; one daughter, Carole Collins of Pennsboro; one brother, Benton Collins of Pennsboro; two sisters, Inez Whitehair of Belmont and Ann Calmerious of Mineral Wells. Services were Sunday at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro. Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 25 Sep 1991 BERNADINE COLLINS 7 Sep 1991 Bernadine Collins, 73, of Parkersburg, died Sept. 7. She was born in Marietta, a daughter of the late Elizabeth Britton Warman. She was a 1936 Marietta High School graduate and was employed by the Internal Revenue (unreadable). She is survived by one son, Steven Collins of St. Louis, MO; one daughter, Kaye Conley, Vienna, WV; (unreadable). She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Collins and two brothers. Services were held Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Vaughan Funeral Home. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 5 May 1987 DELBERT O. COLLINS 2 May 1987 Delbert O. Collins, 67, of Oviedo, FL, formerly of Calhoun County, died Saturday in the Altamonte Springs (FL) Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Calhoun County, son of the late Clay and Murrell Holbert Collins. He is survived by two sons, delbert of Oviedo and Dail of Sanford, FL; two daughters, Helen Travis of Mineral Wells and Mildred Nelson of Jacksonville, FL; two brothers, Harley Ray Collins of Big Springs and Robert Collins; a sister, Leota Cunningham of Harrisville. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Annie Bell Bennett. The funeral will be at 3pm Wednesday at the Hoy Chapel Church at Big Springs with burial in Saunders Cemetery at Big Springs. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 11 Jul 1983 EDITH H. COLLINS 9 Jul 1983 Edith H. Collins, 67, of Twinsburg, OH, died in Ohio Saturday. She was born in Calhoun County and had been an assembler for Western Reserve Electronics. She is survived by three sons, Denzil Collins of Mentor, OH, Wendell Collins of Strongsville, OH, and Roger Starcher in AZ; a daughter, Caren Campbell of Chagrin Falls, OH; two brothers, Henry and John Goodnight of Macfarlan; a sister, Maxine Woods of Twinsburg, OH; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1pm Wednesday at Bethel Chapel Church at Macfarlan with burial in Freed Cemetery in Brohard. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 16 May 1987 JOHN B. COLLINS 12 May 1987 John Bryan Collins, 90, of New Matamoras, died Tuesday evening at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born in Matamoras to the late John Henry and Narcissa Williamson Collins. He is survived by two daughters, Grace Trimm of Houston, TX, and Jane Cline of New Matamoras. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen Nearn Collins; and one daughter, Mary E. Collins. Services were held Friday with the Rev. Jim Gibbons officiating. Burial was in Grandview Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 25 Jun 1991 JUANITA V. COLLINS 22 Jun 1991 Juanita V. Collins, (unreadable) _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown MARTHA TEFFT COLLINS 15 Feb 1983 Martha Tefft Collins, 69, of Parkersburg, who retired from Cox's Department Store after 31 years, died at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston, TX, Tuesday morning after a short illness. The Parkersburg native is survived by her husband, Robert W. Collins; a son Gordon Dale Cooper of Philipsburg, PA; a brother, Eldred Tefft of Parkersburg; three sisters, Ruby Stemple of Dayton, OH, Lillian Courtney and Elizabeth Renner of Parkersburg; and two granddaughters. The funeral will be at 1pm Friday at Leavitt Funeral Home. Burial in Arlington Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 16 Feb 1984 MARY ELLEN COLLINS 12 Feb 1984 Mary Ellen Collins, 82, of Matamoras, OH, died Sunday afternoon in Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born at Newport, OH, daughter of the late Josiah and Martha Marin Hearn. Surviving are her husband, (unreadable but stars with a "B"); two daughters, Mrs. (Unreadable) Trimm of Houston, TX, and Mary Jane Cline of New Matamoras; one brother, Floyd Hearn of Newport; one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Leister, Newport. Services were held at 2pm Wednesday at the Hadley Funeral Home, New Matamoras. Burial was in Grandview Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown MURRELL B. COLLINS 25 Jan 1984 Murrell B. Collins, 86, of Parkersburg, died in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Calhoun County, daughter of the late Benjamin and Clara Belle Richards Holbert. She was a United Methodist. She is survived by her husband, Clay Collins; three sons, Delbert and Robert Lee, addresses unknown, and Harley Ray Collins of Big Springs; a daughter, Leota Cunningham of Harrisville; a sister, Daisie Sims of Big Bend; and a daughter-in-law, Jettie Bell Collins, at home. The Leavitt Funeral Home in Parkersburg is in charge of arrangements. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 15 Sep 1999 RHONDA J. COLLINS 11 Sep 1999 Rhonda Jane Lynch Collins, 45, of Prestonsburg, KY, died Sept. 11 at her residence. She was born April 18, 1954, in Parkersburg to Ronald Lynch of Chillicothe, OH, and Elocile Bennett Barnes of Parkersburg. She was a distribution clerk for the U.S. Post Office at Paintsville, KY. She is survived by one son, Estill Ray Collins Jr, of Louisville, KY; one daughter, Belinda Kay Biddle of Louisville; five brothers, Ronald Lynch of Mineral Wells, Rick Deere of Parkersburg, John Deere of West Liberty, Robert Barnes Jr, of St. Marys, and Wendell Barnes of Alvin, TX; two sisters, Vicki Hudson of Belle Center, OH, and Glenda Hormel of Middletown, OH; one step-brother, Dwayne Barnes of St. Marys; one step-sister, Jolene Barnes of St. Marys; and four grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at 11am at Floyd Funeral Home Chapel in Prestonsburg, KY. Burial will be in Collins Family Cemetery at Oak Log Creek, KY. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 8 Dec 1983 SUSIE N. COLLINS 28 Nov 1983 Susie N. Collins, 90, of Pennsboro, died Nov. 28 at Glenville Health Care Center. She was born in Wetzel County, daughter of the late Absolom and Emma Meredith. She is survived by four sons, Benton, Barton, Harry, and Pat Collins of Pennsboro; three daughters, Inez Whitehair of St. Marys, Opal Kincheloe of Parkersburg and Sue Carolmanis, in OH; two sisters, Rosella Mossor of Pennsboro and Toni McFadden of St. Marys; and 24 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gad C. Collins. The funeral was held at 1pm Thursday at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro. Burial was in Pennsboro Masonic Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 12 Jul 1984 VERA J. COLLINS 9 Jul 1984 Vera J. Collins, 56, of New Matamoras, died Monday evening in Marietta Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. She was born at Bloomfield, OH, to Orris and Floris Holland Graham of Woodsfield. Surviving, beside her parents, are her husband, John F. Collins; one daughter, Candace Williams of New Martinsville; one son, William Collins of New Matamoras; three brothers, Gary Graham of Wooster, OH, Eber Graham of Danville, OH, and Jack Graham of Lewisville, OH; two sisters, Dawn Evans of New Matamoras and Joan Hines of Cambridge, OH. Services will be today at 11am in the Hadley Funeral Home in New Matamoras with interment in the Matamoras Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 1 Mar 1973 ADDIE COLVIN 23 Feb 1973 Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys for Miss Addie B. Colvin, 77, of Bens Run who died Sunday in the Sistersville General Hospital. The Rev. Franklin Lambert officiated with burial in the Beach Run Cemetery. Born in Pleasants county, she was a daughter of the late George and Nancy Duty Colvin. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. Survivors include two brothers, George of Talmadge, OH, and Charles of Ormond Beach, FL. She was preceded in death by a half-brother and a two half-sisters. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 1 Jan 1981 EDITH COLVIN 28 Dec 1980 Mrs. Edith Colvin, 63, Hebron, died Saturday morning at her residence. Mrs. Colvin was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late William and Loretta Huggins Higgins. She was a member of the Apostolic Faith Church in St. Marys. Surviving are six sons, Earnest of Winchester, TN, William and David, both of Weirton, John Phillip and Thomas Earl, at home; four daughters, Martha McQuillian and Hazel Evans, both of St. Marys; Edith Fay, at home, and Edna Campbell of Hebron; a brother, Wayne Higgins of St. Marys; four sisters, Loretta Keesecker of Weirton, Louise Goldsmith of East Liverpool, OH, Grace Seese of Flushing, OH; 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest Earl Colvin in 1976. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 7 Aug 1993 LEWIS E. COLVIN 6 Aug 1993 Lewis Edward Colvin, 74, of St. Marys, died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He attended the Nazarene Church. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late James and Iva Efaw Colvin. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Helen Moore Colvin; two sons, Larry Colvin and Tom Colvin, both of St. Marys; one daughter, Sue Lane of St. Marys; three brothers, Charles Colvin of Keota, OK, Frank Colvin of St. Marys and Jim Colvin of Cleveland; six sisters, Gladys Boley and Linda Church, both of Parkersburg, (unreadable). Services will be held Monday at 1:30pm at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Mar 1996 DAPHIENE CONAWAY 23 Mar 1996 Daphiene "Peggy" Conaway, 77, of Harrisville, died March 23 in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Cuba, NY, a daughter of the late Fred and Gladys Hitchcock Sherwood. She graduated from Wirt County High School, Glenville State College with a bachelor's degree in education and from WVU with a master's degree in school counseling. She taught in a one-room school in Cool Springs and was a teacher and guidance counselor for other Wirt County schools, retiring with 22 years of service. She was a United Methodist minister for 10 years and a member and teacher of the Co-Workers Sunday School Class at St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, A. Bertram Conaway; one stepdaughter, Diane Braun of St. Marys; and one stepson, Michael Conaway of Newport; one niece, Loretta Boggs of Creston, whom she raised; and one nephew, Sam DePue of Athens, WV, whom she raised. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl Sherwood and Clyde Sherwood. Services were in St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Harrisville. Burial was in Harrisville IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 20 Jan 1972 DELLA WRIGHT CONAWAY 9 Jan 1972 Mrs. Della Wright Conaway, 61, of Weirton, died Sunday morning, Jan. 9, while visiting relatives in Massillon, OH. She leaves her mother, Mrs. Dora Barnhart Stewart of St. Marys; three sons, Richard Wright of Weirton, John Wright of Knob Fork and William Wright; a daughter, Mrs. Adam Fanok of Lake Worth, FL; six step-sons, Newton, Allen, Raymond, Bernard Conaway, all of Jackson, MI, Paul of Pennsboro, and Philip of Flint, MI; four step-daughters, Mrs. Marie Lamb, Mrs. Betty Lamb, Mrs. Eva Flinn, of Parkersburg, Mrs. Anna More of Niles, OH; four sisters, Mrs. Bernice Martin of Wheeling, Mrs. Frank (Hope) Barnhart of Raven Rock, Mrs. Glenn (Mary) Phillips of Fly, OH, Miss Goldia Stewart of St. Marys, and fifteen grandchildren. Mrs. Conaway, born in Raven Rock, 1910, was a member of New Cumberland Christian Church. Services were held Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Mt. Nebo Church of Christ. Burial was in the church cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 7 Jul 1983 EUGENE A. CONAWAY 28 Jun 1983 Funeral services for Eugene A. Conaway, 60, were held Thursday, June 30, at the Chapel of Carson-McLane Funeral Home in Valdosta, GA, with Dean Kelly, pastor of Airport Church of Christ, officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Conaway died last Tuesday at a hospital in Lake City, FL, after a long illness. He was born in Pennsboro, son of the late Archie and Lulu Tallman Conaway, but spent most of his life in Valdosta, where he operated his own gas station. The past 10 years he lived in Pompano Beach, FL, working for Palm Oil Company. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Air Force. He is survived by four daughters, June Lowe of South Bend, IN, Faye Dykes, Chris Simpson and Mary Ann Carter, all of Valdosta; two sons, Kenneth Conaway of Valdosta, and Gary Conaway of Jacksonville, FL; one sister, Enid Davis of Pennsboro; and one brother, Tom Conaway of St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 23 Jun 1999 WILLIAM E. CONAWAY 14 Jun 1999 William E. "Bill" Conaway, 42, died June 14 at his Rt. 15 residence in St. Marys following a courageous two-year battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 17, 1957, in Parkersburg, a son of Joanne Locke Conaway Wince and the late Joseph E. "Ed" Conaway. He was a 1975 graduate of St. Marys High School, and received an associate degree in welding from Parkersburg Community College now WVU at Parkersburg. He was a member of Boilermaker Local 667, where he worked on construction for several years after graduation. He was employed at the Cytec Industries, Willow Island Plant at the time of his death. He was a quiet, hardworking man, a Christian and attended the Cornerstone Gospel Church in Vienna. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 21 year, Jodie Carpenter Conaway; one son, Gabriel "Gabe" Conaway; one daughter, Halee J. Conaway; his stepfather Carl Wince of St. Marys; three sisters, Linda Conaway, Jenny Wince and Carla Wince, all of St. Marys; two brothers and sisters-in-law, richard and Carla Conaway and David and Karen Conaway, all of St. Marys; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. A service celebrating his life was held Saturday, June 19, at the Ruttencutter-Ingram Funeral Home in St. Marys with pastors Mark Wilding and Dee Adams officiating. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Mar 1991 BEULAH CONGLETON 1 Mar 1991 Beulah Taylor Congleton, 70, of Newport, died Friday March 1, at her residence. She was born in Marietta, a daughter of the late Lewis and Blanche Taylor Long. She was a retired U.S. Postal Service Carrier. She is survived by her husband, Earl Congleton of Newport; four daughters, Linda Thomas of Marietta, Mrs. Robert (Lois) Reed of Fairmont, Mrs. Gary (Laurel) Hamilton of New Matamoras, Mrs. Roger (Leah) Myers of Wingett Run; eight grandchildren; two great- grandchildren. Services were held Monday at Hadley Funeral Home, Marietta. Burial was in Valley Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 27 Dec 1988 BESSIE K. CONKLIN 26 Dec 1988 Bessie K. Conklin, 100, of Sistersville, died Monday at Care Haven Nursing Home in Sistersville. She was born in Pleasants County, daughter of the late James and Clarinda Maxwell Wagner. She was a member of the George Street Church of Christ in St. Marys. She is survived by two sons, Walter and Reginald Conklin, both of Sistersville; two grandsons; one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Harvey in 1964. The funeral will be at 1pm Wednesday at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 22 Nov 1991 CHARLES CONKLIN SR. 21 Nov 1991 Charles Walter Conklin Sr., 78, of Sistersville, died Thursday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late James Harvey and Bessie Wagner Conklin. He is survived by his wife, Garnett Harter Howell Conklin; one son, Charles Conklin of Sistersville; three stepdaughters, Barbara Nering of Kent, OH, Melanie Carnes of Ravenna, OH, and DeVonna Howell of Key West, FL. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Genevieve Slider Conklin in 1979. The funeral will be 3pm Saturday at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 25 Oct 1979 GENEVIEVE CONKLIN 22 Oct 1979 Mrs. Genevieve B. Conklin, 65, of Sistersville, died in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg Monday evening. She was born in Tyler County, daughter of the late S. H. and Etta Buck Slider. She is survived by her husband C. Walter Conklin Sr.; a son, Charles of Sistersville; and a grandson, Michael. The funeral will be held at 2pm Thursday at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville . Burial will be in the Greenlawn Memorial Park in New Martinsville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Mary 1998 MARY E. CONKLIN 10 Mary 1998 Mary Evelyn Conklin, 84, of Sistersville, died March 10 at Jeannette (PA) District Memorial Hospital. She was born in St. Marys July 10, 1913, to the late Marcus and Mary Masters Bayles. She was a retired employee of Colin Anderson Center and a member of the George Street Church of Christ. She is survived by one son, James Conklin of Harrison City, PA; one sister, Arimathea Garrison of Steubenville, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reginald W. Conklin, in 1989; two brothers and three sisters. Services were Thursday at Myers Funeral Home with evangelists Cecil Dotson and Jerry Toothman officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery at Sistersville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Jun 1992 RALPH ERNEST CONNER 17 Jun 1992 Ralph Ernest Conner, 83, of Cuyahoga Falls, and a former resident of Parkersburg, died June 17 in Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital. He had lived in Monroe County before moving to Matamoras. He later had lived at Belpre and his home had been at Parkersburg until August 1991 when he moved to Akron to make his home with his daughter and son-in-law. He had been a mechanic at Mullen Motors until his retirement in 1976. He was born Aug. 23, 1909, near Woodsfield, Monroe County, to Albert Jacob and Proda Givens Conner. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Gholia Bigley, on May 9, 1964; his parents; one brother, Guy Conner; and four sisters, Goldie Anderson, Esther Bigley, Alice Bigley and Emma Conner. He is survived by one daughter, Gretchel Hutchinson, with whom he had made his home; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one stepbrother, Clyde Yockey of Louisville; and two sisters-in-law, including Margaret Conner of Matamoras. Services were held Saturday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Monroe County. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 25 Oct 1986 JOSEPH R. CONNOR 12 Oct 1986 Memorial services for Joseph R. Connor, 70, were held Oct. 15. He had resided in Las Cruces, NM, for 10 years. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellen; three sons, Lee Patrick of Oklahoma City, Michael of Greenbelt, MD, and Terry of Salem, OR; a sister, Katherine Spaulding of Huntington; a brother, Robert of Morgantown; and four granddaughters. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 11 Mar 1992 MARGUERITE BELL CONWAY 28 Feb 1992 Marguerite Bell Conway of Paradise, CA, died Feb. 28, at the Feather River Hospital following surgery. She was born May 16, 1909, at St. Marys, the daughter of the late Lewis and Georgeana Clutter Bell. She graduated from nurses training at Morgantown General Hospital. She was a registered nurse. Survivors include a daughter, Penny King of Paradise; several grandchildren; two sisters, Frances Dimit, of Newport, and Louella Pugmire of Hemit, CA; one brother, William Bell, Camden, AR. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Conway; two brothers and one sister. A memorial service was conducted in the chapel of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Paradise, CA, March 1. Graveside service will be conducted at the IOOF Cemetery, St. Marys, at a later date. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown ERMA C. COOK 29 Jan 1974 In memory of Miss Erma C. Cook; date of birth July 8, 1906; passed away January 29, 1974. Services Jan. 31, 1:30pm, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment Newport Cemetery, Newport, OH. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 10 May 1995 PEARL L. COOK 26 Apr 1995 Pearl L. Dutton Phillips Cook, 71, of Plum, PA, formerly of St. Marys, died April 26 in St. Margaret Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born Feb. 12, 1924, in Greendale, OH, a daughter of the late Pearl William and Venus May Dutton. Survivors include her husband, Warren E. Cook Jr.; a son, Richard J. Phillips of Lower Burrell, PA; three daughters, Carole Arbogast of Pittsburgh, Joyce Lisac of Cranberry, PA, and Linda Hopac of Baden, PA; a stepdaughter, Barbara Desiderio of Donegal, PA; nine grandsons; and a brother, Paul E. Dutton of St. Marys. She was preceded in death by one brother, Marvin Dutton; and one sister, Ruth Boley Lamp. Services were held Saturday, April 29 at the Soxman Funeral Homes Ltd. Penn Hills, PA. Burial was in Allegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, PA . _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 8 Aug 1990 CHARLES LOREN COOKE 27 Jul 1990 Charles Loren Cooke, 75, of Marshall, TX, died July 27 at Marshall Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born June 23, 1915, in St. Marys, to Charles Claire Cooke and Dorothy Hannen Cooke and was married to Helen Angeline Smith on July 29, 1937, in St. Marys. Cooke was self-employed as an oil and gas field contractor and retired in 1980. Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Martha Hunt of Houston, Mrs. Carol Kipp of Dallas, Mrs. Mary Goss of Lancaster, TX; five grandchildren, (unreadable). Services were held July 29 at the Travis Street Chapel of Sullivan Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown EDNA L. COOPER 4 Oct 1971 In memory of Miss Edna L. Cooper; date of birth March 9, 1887; passed away October 4, 1971. Services Oct. 7, 2pm, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Jun 1998 ELIZABETH P. "BETTY" COOPER 26 May 1998 Elizabeth P. "Betty" Cooper, 83, of St. Marys, died May 26 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. She was born Nov. 4, 1914, in St. Marys to the late H. Herman and Frederica Reed Ferrell. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, A. Edward Cooper; one son, Robert "Bob" Cooper; and one grandson, Nathan E. Cooper, all of St. Marys; one cousin, Charles P. Newell of Remus, MI; and several nieces and nephews. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Helen Ash and Geraldine Bailey; and one brother, Robert Ferrell. Services were Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown FRED B. COOPER 28 Feb 1967 In memory of Fred B. Cooper; date of birth, January 25, 1908; passed away, February 28, 1967. Services Mar. 3,11am, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Feb 1999 JAMES H. COOPER 15 Feb 1999 James H. Cooper, 75,of 31st St., Vienna, died Feb. 15 in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Sistersville to the late O.D. And Eunice DeLaney Cooper. He had lived and worked in Manchester, England, for 30 years as a school textbook supplier. He returned to the Vienna area in 1979 and became a dorm supervisor at Ohio Valley College. He served as evangelist for the Pike and Waverly Churches of Christ. He also preached at many other area Churches of Christ by appointment. He was a member of Grand Central Avenue Church of Christ in Vienna. He is survived by his wife, Marie Westbrook Cooper; two stepsons, Charles Pugh III of New Martinsville and Timothy J. Pugh of Est Memphis, AR; one stepdaughter, Sandra Mote of St. Marys; nine step- grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Cooper of Apache Junction, AZ. He was preceded in death by one sister, Belva Kristof. Services were Wednesday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home in Vienna. Burial was in Evergreen North Cemetery in Parkersburg. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown JOHN COOPER 1919 Uncle John Cooper passed away Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ella Watts, on First Street, aged (unreadable). The funeral will be held at the house at (unreadable) and will be conducted by the I.O.O.F. Of which he was a member. Mr. Cooper had been in poor health for several years, and his death was not unexpected. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ella Watts, City, Mrs. (Unreadable) Hays, Gulfport, MS, and Mrs. Gay Daugherty, Billings, (unreadable); and three sons, Ben, City, (unreadable). He has also one sister, Mrs. Sarah Druschel, residing in Pittsburg. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 19 Sep 1990 LINDA L. COOPER 4 Sep 1990 Linda Lou Maxson Cooper, 49, of Cottonwood, AZ, died Sept. 4 in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born in Parkersburg, a daughter of Kathryn Louise Shepard Maxson of Waverly and the late John Maxson. She was a Baptist. She is survived by one son, Robert Eugene Cooper of Lake Havasu City; two daughters, Amey Sue Law of Lake Havasu city and Deborah Louise Meredith of Cottonwood; three grandchildren; her mother-in-law, Freda Cooper of Lake Havasu City; two brothers, Roger Maxson of Williamstown and Allen Maxson of Waverly; five sisters, Barbara Tanner and Terry Taylor, both of Waverly, Peggy (unreadable) and Lorie Wolfe of Sand Springs, OK. Memorial services were held Saturday at the family farm in the Ogden community with the Rev. Offenberger officiating. Ogdin Funeral Home, Parkersburg, is in charge of arrangements. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 20 Dec 1984 MARTHA A. COOPER 11 Dec 1984 Martha Ann Cooper, 96, of Marietta, OH, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, at her home. She was born near St. Marys, a daughter of the late William and Florida Dalrymple. She is survived by three sons, Leonard, Roy, and Wilbert Cooper, all of Marietta; six daughters, Mrs. Alberta Carpenter, Mrs. Hazel Lane, Mrs. Freda Huck, and Mrs. Virginia Huck, all of Marietta, Mrs. Mildred Elliott of Lowell, OH, and Miss Florence Cooper of Circleville, OH; 20 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Emory Cooper in 1968; by two sons, Ray and Pearl Cooper. Services were held at 10:30am Thursday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial was in the Barlow Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown S. DRUSILLA COOPER 1914 S. Drusilla Cooper, wife of W. H. Cooper, died of asthma at her home in the city early on Saturday morning after a comparatively short illness. Her remains were interred in the St. Marys Cemetery on Monday afternoon, after services in the M.E. Church, of which she was a member, conducted by her pastor Rev. (Unreadable). The deceased was a daughter of the late Daniel Reynolds and was born March 17, 1845. She was married to W. H. Cooper, a veteran of the Civil War, June (unreadable), 1876. To them four children were born, three of whom died in infancy, the fourth, (unreadable), now living in Kansas, married to Albert Houser. She is survived by her husband, her daughter, three brothers, Rodney, Joseph and Robert Reynolds, and one sister, Mrs. A. Cole. She was of a very kindly and helpful disposition, and her death will be sincerely mourned by her many friends. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown VIRGINIA M. COOPER 28 Aug 1970 In memory of Mrs. Virginia M. Cooper; date of birth, March 8, 1913; passed away August 28, 1970. Services Aug. 30, 2pm, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON COOPER 3 Sep 1916 William Henry Harrison Cooper died at his home here Sunday afternoon, September 3, aged 74 years, 16 days. He had been in failing health several years, and of late his infirmities increased rapidly. His remains were interred in the St. Marys Cemetery on Tuesday, the ceremonies being conducted by Rev. M.F. Pritchard. He was a lifelong resident of this city, and had served gallantly in the Civil War, having been present at Appomattox when Lee made his surrender to Grant. Mr. Cooper was one of the soldiers who cut down the famous apple tree as a memorial, and treasured very highly the fragment he possessed. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Bert Houser, and by two brothers, John of this city, and George, of Washington, PA, also by one sister, Mrs. Captina Geroose of Wheeling. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 11 Jun 1993 BERNICE COPENHAVER 10 Jun 1993 Bernice Bradley Copenhaver, 78, of Parkersburg, died Thursday at her residence after a sudden illness. Mrs. Copenhaver worked as a telephone operator, was a former employee of Blennerhassett Hotel, and Isley's Cafeteria, Pittsburgh. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Robert and Lona Cunningham Nichols. She is survived by three sons, Robert Bradley Jr., of Millwood, Harry Bradley of St. Marys, and (unreadable). She was preceded in death by her first husband, Russell Robert Bradley, in 1940; and her second husband Charles Copenhaver, in 1978. The funeral will be at 2pm Sunday, at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 25 Oct 1995 DEBRA L. COPLIN 20 Oct 1995 Debra L. Coplin, 30, of St. Marys, died Oct. 20 at Marietta Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. She was born Aug. 16, 1965, in Parkersburg, to Kenneth Felter of Belmont and Maxine Spellman of Winterhaven, FL. She was a member of the Pleasants Valley Church at Rock Run and had attended Grace Gospel Church at Pettyville. She is survived by her husband, Eric L. Coplin; one son, Eric Logan Coplin, t home; one brother, Mark Felter of St. Marys; her paternal grandmother, Naomi Felter of Belmont. Services were Monday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in Pleasants Memorial Estates at Eureka. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Dec 1983 MARY L. COPLIN 29 Nov 1983 Mary L. Coplin, 86, of St. Marys, died Tuesday morning in the Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born at Pleasants, a daughter of the late George and Anna Griffen Braun. Surviving are one daughter, Avis Israel of St. Marys; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Coplin Sr. Services were held at 1pm Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 16 May 1990 FLOSSIE CORBIN 9 May 1990 Flossie Corbin, 73, of Waverly, died May 9 at the Selby General Hospital, Marietta. She was born in Waverly, a daughter of the late Ruel and Mary Huggins Corbin. She is survived by one daughter, Donna Malone of Waverly; one sister, Melissa Artysiewics of Wilmington, DE; one brother, Earl Corbin of Chloe, (unreadable).; three grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Services were Saturday at the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery, North. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Sep 1997 IWANA CORBIN 4 Sep 1997 Iwana "Wanda" Corbin, 67, of Waverly, died Sept. 4 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. She was born in Wirt County, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Madge Hodgen Merrill. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. Surviving are two sons, William Corbin and David Corbin, both of Waverly; one daughter, Linda Corbin of Waverly; two brothers, Bill Monroe of Canton and Gail Hodgen of Elizabeth; four sisters, Grace Nutt of Porterfield, Helen Huff of Mineral Wells, Macel Hennen of Neward and Doris Jean Mehl of Lubeck; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Corbin; and one son, Philip D. Corbin. Services will be at 2pm Saturday at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Bull Run Road, with the Rev. Jerry Eaton officiating. Burial will be in the Corbin Cemetery, Bull Run. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 16 Dec 1989 CAROL A. CORBITT 3 Dec 1989 Carol Ann Corbitt, 35, of Benton Harbor, MI, died Dec 3 at Mercy Memorial Medical Center in St. Joseph, MI, after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Christopher Corbitt; her parents, Bennie Naumann of Benton Harbor and Sue Ann Rude of Winamac, IN; two sisters, Marilyn Rines of St. Joseph and Deborah Perry of Indianapolis, IN; and father and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Corbitt of Waverly. The funeral was held Dec. 5. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Oct 1981 WEIKLE E. CORBITT 21 Oct 1981 Mrs. Parker J. (Weikle Emma) Corbitt, 91, Parkersburg, died last Wednesday morning at her residence. She was born in Milton, a daughter of the late Dr. William Harrison and Emma Marshall Seasholls Bowles. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the James Wood Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, past president of the Black Diamond Council Girl Scouts, and the Blennerhassett Dental Auxiliary. She was the first graduate of Milton High School and of Marshall College. She taught at Charleston High School for several years. She is survived by two daughters, Dorothy Blizzard of Parkersburg and Mary Jean Johnson, St. Augustine Beach, FL; one son, Dr. Parker J. Corbitt Jr., of Marietta, OH; 10 grandchildren; two step- grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Parker J. Corbitt, in 1972. The funeral was held Saturday at Vaughan Funeral Home. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "Star News" 25 Feb 1970 ALFRED C. CORE 18 Feb 1970 Dr. Alfred C. Core, associate professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy was pronounced dead on arrival at University Hospital, Morgantown, shortly before midnight Wednesday, February 18. He was 44. A son, David, died in the summer of 1968 from drowning while shooting the rapids in a canoe on Cheat River near Masontown. A native of Sistersville, he is survived by his widow, ruth Stubblefield Core; a son, John; a daughter, Shelia; a brother, Howard Core, Shadyside; a sister, Mrs. Hazel Stewart, Wheeling; and one grandson. Services were conducted last Saturday in Morgantown. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown MRS. BION L. CORE (Date Unknown) Mrs. Bion L. Core passed away at her home in Billsville, Wednesday morning after a brief illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Core was born 75 years ago, a daughter of Charles and (smudged but looks like either Joanna or Jeanne) Bills. Surviving are her husband B. L. Core; eight children, Mrs. Nathan Irving of New York City, Mrs. Sam (unreadable), Waitman T. Core of Arizona, Clark Core of (unreadable). She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Violet Houseman of Morgantown, Mrs. Ella (unreadable) Funeral services will be held at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home at ten o'clock Friday morning and interment will be made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown GEORGIA CORE Jun 1923 Mrs. Georgia Core, wife of W. G. H. Core, died suddenly at 1:30 this morning of hemorrhage of the lungs. She was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. S. B. Smith of this city. At the time of going to press, the funeral arrangements had not been completed. (A second notice followed.) The funeral of Mrs. Georgia Core, wife of W. G. H. Core, was held on Saturday afternoon conducted by her pastor, Rev. C. C. (Unreadable), and was largely attended. Interment was made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Jun 1995 RAE KESTERSON CORE 15 Jun 1995 Rae Kesterson Core, 81, of St. Marys, died June 15 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born Feb. 16, 1914, at Lubeck, Wood County, the daughter of the late John and Lutellia Roop Kesterson. She had attended Salem College, and while living in Atlanta, GA, had been a designer for Charles Willis Fine Jewelry and on the board of directors of the Salvation Army. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, N. Blair Core; one son, F. Blair "Skip" Core of St. Marys; one sister, Johna Goudy of Lubeck; one sister-in-law and one brother-in-law, Helen and Guy Core of Seguin, TX. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Senta Goudy and Lucille Bridges. Services will be 2pm Sunday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Mar 1999 ROBERT LEVANT CORE 28 Feb 1999 Robert Levant Core, 76, of Piketon, OH, and formerly of St. Marys and Portsmouth, OH, died Feb. 28 at Grant-Riverside United Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born May 24, 1922, in St. Marys to the late William Blair and Ruth Ann Marple Core. He was a member of St. Marys United Methodist Church, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He is survived by two brothers, Blair Core of St. Marys and Guy Core of Sequin, TX; one niece, Debra Capozzie of West Palm Beach, FL; and two nephews, David Core of West Palm Beach, FL, and Floyd "Skip" Core of St. Marys. He was preceded in death by one brother, Dean Core. Services will be Friday at 11am at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 23 Feb 1984 ROBERT STEVEN CORE 9 Feb 1984 Robert Steven Core, 31, of Princeton, NJ, died Feb. 9 at Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Marietta, OH, the son of Robert and Myra Sweeney Core. He lived the first nine years of his life at Willow Island before moving to East Brunswick, NJ. Surviving are his wife, Roseanne Fedak Core; his parents, Robert and Myra Core; a brother, Jeffrey; two sisters, Annette Palidino of Highland Park and April Fenwick of St. Marys; and his maternal grandmother, Ruth Sweeney of St. Marys. Services were held Feb. 12 at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Edison. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery, East Brunswick. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 9 Mar 1985 RUTH CORE 5 Mar 1985 Ruth Core, 91, of St. Marys, died Tuesday evening, March 5, at the Fairview Manor Nursing Home in Beverly, OH. Mrs. Core was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late John and Nancy Dotson Marple. She was a member of the St. Marys Untied Methodist Church and St. Marys Chapter No. 31 Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include three sons, Norman Core, of Atlanta, GA, Robert Core, of Portsmouth, OH, and Guy Core, of Seguin, TX; a sister, Mrs. Floyd Adams of Eureka; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Dean Core; and by two brothers. Graveside services were held at 11am Saturday at the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys with the Rev. Maurice Miller officiating. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown W.G.H. CORE 23 Aug 1900 W.G.H. Core died at the age of 72 years. He had long been a prominent business man in Pleasants County. He was a member of the State Constitutional Convention of 1872 and represented Pleasants one term in the Legislature. It is reported that, taking offense at some act of the town council, he purchased a tract of land just below the Vancluse Narrows, with the intention of founding a town there that should rival St. Marys. He built the house now occupied by Mr. And Mrs. Oscar Goetgeluck, caused several dwellings to be erected nearby, including general store, and constructed a stone wharf along the river. He called the embryo town Forest City, and the locality is yet known by that name. (Note: The obit. Includes a photo.) _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 29 Jun 1972 WAITMAN T. CORE 19 Jun 1972 Waitman T. Core, 78, of Bakersfield, CA, died Monday, June 19. He was born in Pleasants County Nov. 12, 1894, the son of the late Bion and Roxy Bills Core. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Jessie Gill, Santa Clara, CA, and Mrs. John Allen, Livermore, CA; one brother, Clark, of Seguin, TX; one sister, Mrs. Addison Bradfield of St. Marys; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Core; two brothers and three sisters. Services were held June 23 in the Greenlawn Funeral Home, Bakersfield. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown WILLIAM B. CORE 3 May 1975 William Blair Core, 81, of West Branch, MI, died May 3 at Tolfree Memorial Hospital. Services were held May 5 at the Steuernol Funeral Home in West Branch with Fr. John Bentner officiating. Burial was in Brookside Cemetery. Mr. Core was the son of the late William Core and Cora Cole Core, former residents of St. Marys. He was born in Pleasants County, and was employed at the Quaker State Refining Company for several years before going to Michigan. He was a resident of Michigan for 37 years. Surviving are his wife, Esther; four sons by his first marriage -- Norman Core, Atlanta, GA,Dean Core, Deerfield Beach, FL, Levant Core, Chillicothe, OH, and Guy Core, Seguin, TX; and a sister, Mrs. Guy Johnson, Tulsa, OK. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 23 Dec 1971 MARGUERITE CORMANY Dec 1971 Funeral services for Mrs. Marguerite Stroup Cormany, 72, of Williamstown, who was dead on arrival Sunday at the Marietta Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness at her residence, will be held at 10:30am Wednesday at the First United Presbyterian Church in Williamstown. Burial to be in the Riverview Cemetery. She was born in Clarion, PA, Feb. 4, 1899, daughter of the late Phillip and Ann Wing Stroup. She was a retired music teacher, serving at the St. Marys High School, Williamstown High School, Washington County schools, and Mark Twain High School in the Beckley area. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. William (Clare) Pifer, Huntington, Mrs. Don (Geraldine) Kite, Williamstown, and Mrs. James (Mary) Leeber of Beckley. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. J. B. Cormany, in 1959; one sister, Mrs. Olive Raymond; and three brothers, Frank, William and Samuel Stroup. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 31 Oct 1985 A. EARL CORNELL 25 Oct 1985 A. Earl Cornell, 79, of St. Marys, died Friday evening in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Pleasants County, son of the late John and Della Roby Cornell. He was a retired employee of Quaker State Oil and Refinery. Survivors include his wife, Clara Robinson Cornell; two daughters, Peggy Burkhammer of St. Marys, and Earlene Waugh of St. Marys. The funeral was held at 1pm Monday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys, Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 13 Jan 1999 ARNOLD RAY CORNELL 10 Jan 1999 Arnold Ray Cornell, 36, of Rt. 2, St. Marys, died Jan. 10 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. He was born Aug. 21, 1962, in Parkersburg to Ray and Shirley R. Cross Cornell of St. Marys. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Campbell Cornell; two daughters, Jennifer Cornell and Alexandria Cornell, both at home; three brothers, Brian Cornell of Harrisonburg, VA, and Greg Cornell and Billy Cornell, both of St. Marys. Services will be Wednesday at 1pm at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 22 May 1996 BESSIE CORNELL 20 May 1996 Bessie Cornell, 92,of Waverly, died May 20 at her residence. She was born Jan. 19, 1904, in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Austin and Mary Etta Baker Noland. She was a member of the Naish Springs Church of Christ and attended Waverly Church of Christ. She is survived by three sons, Ray Cornell of St. Marys, Robert Cornell of Waverly, and Lafayette Cornell of Parkersburg; two daughters, Loretta O'Donnell and Donna Collins both of St. Marys; two half-sisters, Ruth Farrow and Leota Farrow, both of Parkersburg; 18 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest A. Cornell; two daughters; one son; one great-grandson; two brothers; four sisters; and one half-sister. Services will be held Wednesday at 1pm at Waverly Church of Christ with Evangelist Bob Long officiating. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 12 Dec 1998 BETTY MCBRIDE CORNELL 9 Dec 1998 Betty McBride Cornell, 86, of Pueblo, CO, died Dec. 9 at St. Mary- Corwin Hospital in Pueblo. She was born Dec. 3, 1912, in St. Marys to the late Joseph Howard and Myrtle Evelyn Sucke McBride. She was a St. Marys High School graduate and attended West Virginia University and Wheeling Business School. She was director of recreation for the student nurses at Queens Hospital Center in Queens, NY. She was bookkeeper for the Fulton Surgical Company in Jamaica, NY. She was chairman of the American Red Cross Bloodmobile in Orange, CT, a former member of Pemberton Garden club, and a den mother (unreadable) She is survived by one daughter, Joyce Elaine Uhl of Pueblo; one son, Monty Dale Cornell of New Haven, CT; one granddaughter, Dr. Elizabeth Shirley Salvatore and her husband, Dr. James Salvatore; two great- grandsons, Jacob Salvatore and Asa Salvatore; one great- granddaughter, Mariah Rose Salvatore, all of Pueblo; and two nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dale Grimm Cornell, in 1991; one son, Gary Gordon cornell, two sisters, Geraldine Clayton and Josephine Collier; two brothers, Richard Loring McBride and George Howard McBride. Graveside services will be Saturday at 2pm at St. Marys IOOF Cemetery with the Rev. Michael Anderson officiating. _________________________________________________________ BRUCE CORNELL 2 Nov 1918 Mr. And Mrs. Charles Cornell were called to Live Oak, FL, by the illness and death of their daughter, Mrs. Anna Garner. During their absence, their son, Bruce, who was working at Washington, PA, died of pneumonia. His remains were brought to his home on Monday. The bereaved parents returned on Tuesday evening, knowing nothing of Bruce's death until nearly home. Brief funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev. Bleakley of the M.E. Church and interment was made in the St. Marys Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 16 Apr 1992 CLARA R. CORNELL 14 Apr 1992 Clara R. Cornell, 86, of St. Marys, died Tuesday a in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. Mrs. Cornell was a Protestant by faith. She was born at Nutter Farm, the daughter of the late George and Katherine Parr Robinson. She is survived by two daughters, Peggy Burkhammer and Earlene Addis, both of St. Marys; two sisters, Hazel Hawkins and Imogene Perdue, both of Parkersburg; three brothers, E.L. Robinson of Waverly and James Robinson and Arthur Robinson, both of Petroleum; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband A. Earl Cornell, in 1985; and one brother. The funeral will be 2pm Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown CLARENCE CORNELL 21 Mar 1981 In memory of Clarence Cornell; born May 4, 1905; died March 21, 1981. Services March 23, 1pm, George St. Church of Christ. Interment IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 4 Sep 1995 DALE CORNELL 3 Sep 1995 Dale Cornell, 50, of Route 1, St. Marys, died Sunday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Hebron, Pleasants County, a son of Neva L. Locke Cornell of St. Marys and the late Wilbur G. Cornell. He was a member of St. Marys Elks Lodge and the Millwright Union, North Carolina. Surviving in addition to his mother are his fiancee, Kathy Burke of St. Marys; two stepchildren, Steven Bowe and Melissa Bowe, both of St. Marys; three stepgrandchildren; a sister, Sandra Goodwin of Vienna. Services will be at 3pm Wednesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Maple Lane Masonic Cemetery, Hebron. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 19 Jan 1991 DALE G. CORNELL 18 Jan 1991 Dale G. Cornell, 74, of St. Marys, died friday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. Cornell was a member of the St. Marys Presbyterian Church and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late Clyde and Icie Burkhimer Cornell. He is survived by his wife, Betty McBride Cornell; a daughter Joyce Uhl of Wrentham, MA; a son, Monty Dale Cornell of New Haven, CT; a sister, Nell Davis of New Middletown, OH; and one granddaughter. The funeral will be 11am Monday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 2 Feb 1988 DAVID W. CORNELL 31 Jan 1988 David Wayne Cornell, E4 U.S. Navy, 21, of Cairo, WV, died Sunday morning on the Aircraft Carrier USS Coral Sea in the Mediterranean. He was born in Cairo, a son of David Paul Cornell and Dolley Marie Jewell Cornell. He is survived by his paternal grandmother, Mary Cornell of Cairo; two sisters, Mrs. Brian (Cathy) Reed of Cairo, and Crystal Cornell at home. Services were incomplete at the Raiguel Funeral Home, Cairo. The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 3 Feb 1988 A Ritchie County man on active duty with the Naval Reserve on the USS Coral Sea in the Mediterranean Sea was killed Sunday in a weather- related accident, said officials. David Wayne Cornell, 21, of Cairo, and E3 Airman, was killed when a large wave struck the carrier and knocked loose ammunition and cargo gear, crushing him, said Lt. David Cross of the Naval Reserve Center in Moundsville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 1 May 1947 DELLA DORA CORNELL 30 Apr 1947 Mrs. Della Dora Cornell passed away at her home near Schultz Wednesday April 30, 1947, at 6:05pm, age 80 years (unreadable). She was the daughter of Godfrey and Nancy Morgan Roby born in St. Marys August 1, 1866. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. W. H. Cornell in 1913. Funeral arrangements are at present incomplete. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Ida (unreadable); one brother, Ralph Roby, St. Marys; and the following children: Clyde Cornell, Hemsworth city (unreadable). (Note: A second obit. follows) "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 9 May 1947 Mrs. Della Dora Cornell, widow of J. W. H. Cornell, died at her home at Schultz Wednesday evening, following illness. Mrs. Cornell was born August 1st, 1866, a daughter of the late Godfrey and Nancy Morgan Robey. She leaves two sons, Clyde Cornell and Earl Cornell; two daughters, Miss Mabel Cornell and Mrs. James Griffith of St. Marys; two brothers, George Robey of Pittsburgh, and Ralph Robey of St. Marys; and one sister, Mrs. Ida Hemsworth of St. Marys. Also surviving are six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 1 Mar 1973 EPSIE CORNELL 22 Feb 1973 Epsie L. Cornell, 41, Waverly, OH, died at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. Thursday. Funeral services were held Monday at the Dewey Avenue Church of Christ in St. Marys, with Evangelist Cecil Dotson officiating. Burial was in the Willow Island Cemetery. She was born in Pleasants County, daughter of Bessie Noland Cornell of Waverly and the late Ernest Cornell. She was a member of the Waverly Church of Christ. Besides her mother, she is survived by one son, Jerry Cornell of Fort Ord, CA; four brothers, Lafayette Cornell of Parkersburg, Paul and Robert Cornell of Waverly and Ray Cornell of St. Marys; two sisters, Loretta Cornell of Waverly and Mrs. Donna Collins of St. Marys. She was preceded in death by one sister. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Oct 1988 ERNEST R. CORNELL ? 1988 Ernest Ralph Cornell of New Smyrna Beach, FL, died at his home. He was born in Oxford, WV, a son of Sadie Cornell and the late Ernest P. Cornell. He was a graduate of Harrisville High School and Ohio State University. He is survived by his wife, Irene "Sunny" Cornell; one son, Darrell Cornell of Depford, OH; one daughter, Cheryl Hamilton of Houston, TX; one brother, Donald Cornell of Cox's Mills, WV; and two sisters, Mrs. William (Jean) Grose of St. Marys, and June Riddle of Vienna. Burial was in New Smyrna Beach. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 15 Apr 1992 ESTER CORNELL 13 Apr 1992 Ester Cornell, 95, of Belmont, died April 13 at the Marietta Convalescent Center. She was born at Schultz, the daughter of the late Charles and Maggie Hawkins Cottrill. She had worked in the school system in Pleasants County. A member of the Belmont United Methodist Church, she filled various offices in the church and with the United Methodist women. She was a member of the DAR. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Charles Ballard of Marietta; three grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Services will be Thursday at 11am at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 26 May 1983 HAROLD J. CORNELL 23 May 1983 Harold J. (Bill) Cornell, 47, of St. Marys, died Monday morning in the St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born at Friendly, WV, a son of the late Harold and Sara Flannagan Cornell. He was plant supervisor for Grief Brothers at New Martinsville. Survivors include his wife, Janice Smith Cornell; two daughters, Mrs. Tammy Maston of Belmont and Kimberly Cornell at home; three sisters, Mrs. Norman Jean Smith of Sistersville, WV, Mrs. Phyllis Ann Emmerling of East Liverpool, OH, and Mrs. Linda Lou Moore of St. Marys; three brothers, Victor Cornell of St. Marys, Robert Eugene Cornell of Sardis, OH, and Jerry Lee Cornell of Sistersville. Services will be Wednesday, 3pm, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 9 Aug 1979 HAZEL B. CORNELL 1 Aug 1979 Mrs. Hazel B. Cornell, 78, of St. Marys, died in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, Aug. 1. She was born in Tyler County, daughter of the late Orlando and Martha Jane Starkey Livingston. She was a member of the Hebron United Methodist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Shirley) Reynolds of St. Marys; a sister, Mrs. Elza Morgan of Jeromesville, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orvel Cornell; two sons and a granddaughter. The funeral was held at 2pm Saturday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in the Maple Lane Cemetery at Hebron. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 9 Mar 1993 JAMES L. CORNELL 7 Mar 1993 James L. Cornell, 67, of St. Marys, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Cornell was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was retired from Operating Engineers Local 132. He was born in Shultz, Pleasants County, a son of the late William and Jesse Boylen Cornell. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Doris Elliot Cornell; two sons, Floyd Cornell, stationed with the U.S. Navy in Italy and Gene Cornell of Columbus; two grandsons; and a brother, William Donzel Cornell of Shultz. The funeral will be 1pm Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island with Masonic rites. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Aug 1997 JERRY L. CORNELL 4 Aug 1997 Jerry L. Cornell, 56, of Sistersville, died Aug. 4 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born July 19, 1941, in Sistersville to the late Harold "Bill" and Sara Flanagan Cornell. He was retired from Ormet Corp at Hannibal, OH. He was a member of Elks Lodge 333 in Sistersville. He is survived by two sons, Jay Cornell and Kevin Cornell, both of Sistersville; one daughter, Kathy Klages of Jacksonville, NC; one brother, Robert Cornell of Sardis; two sisters, Norma Jean Smith of Sistersville and Phyllis Emmerling of Wellsville, OH; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold "Bill" Cornell and Victor Cornell; and one sister, Linda Moore. Services will be Thursday at 1pm at Myers Funeral Home in Sistersville. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery at Sistersville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Apr 1985 JOSEPH E. CORNELL 17 Apr 1985 Joseph E. Cornell, 86, of Parkersburg, died Wednesday morning in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Pleasants County to the late Sylvester and Mary Elizabeth Doty Cornell. He was retired after 40 years with Parkersburg Rig and Reel. He is survived by two sons, James Wesley Cornell of Parkersburg, and Ralph Cornell of Waverly; two daughters, Marcella Jean Charlton of Parkersburg and Donna Crites of Wauconda, IL; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mamie Huffman Cornell. Services will be today at 1pm at Vaugham Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. R.B. Ferguson officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Apr 1980 KENNETH C. CORNELL 25 Mar 1980 Kenneth C. Cornell, 69, of St. Petersburg Beach, FL, died March 25. He was born in Pennsboro and was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Mary Margaret Cornell. He had resided in Florida since he moved from Follansbee in 1957. Mr. Cornell was the former owner of Mar-Ken Beauty Shop in St. Petersburg Beach. He is survived by two sons, Robert of Dunedin, FL, and Thomas Kent of St. Petersburg, FL; a sister, Dessie Fleming of St. Petersburg, FL; and two brothers, Noel and Glen Cornell of St. Marys. Funeral services were held March 31 at the fred Kenfield Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles W. Pemberton officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park, St. Petersburg Beach, FL. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 9 Jan 1998 LAFAYETTE E. CORNELL 6 Jan 1998 Lafayette "Lafe" E. Cornell, 70, of Parkersburg, died Tuesday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. Cornell was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of the Korean War and was a chemical operator at American Cyanamid's Willow Island plant. He was a member of Camden Temple of Parkersburg, where he was superintendent. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late Lafayette and Bessie Cornell. He is survived by his wife, M. Lucille Cornell; two daughters, Linda Harmon of Anderson, SC, and Darlene Kirby of Concord, NC; one son, David Cornell of Central; three stepdaughters, Linda Brown and Joyce McMullen, both of Parkersburg, and Carol Naggy of Davisville; two stepsons, Jimmy Keith of Davisville and Lloyd Keith of Mineral Wells; two brothers, Ray Cornell of St. Marys and Robert Cornell of Waverly; two sisters, Donna Collins and Loretta O'Donald, both of St. Marys; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Edna Cornell; one brother, Paul Cornell; two sisters, Epsy Cornell and Nancy Kidder; and one stepdaughter, Mary Bennett. Services will be 11am Friday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 5 Jul 1991 LILLIAN A. CORNELL 4 Jul 1991 Lillian A. Cornell, 75, of St. Marys, died Thursday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. Cornell had formerly operated Lil's Paint and Wallpaper Store in St. Marys. She was a member of St. Marys United Methodist Church. She was a member and past worthy matron of Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 31. She was born in Pleasants County, daughter of the late Clifford and Helen Cameron Haddox. She is survived by two sisters, Sylvia Wiley and mildred Bills, both of St. Marys; two brothers, Edgar "Joe" Haddox and James Haddox, both of St. Marys. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Cornell, in 1982; three brothers and one sister. The funeral will be 2pm Sunday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 28 Apr 1994 MARY "MARIE" CORNELL 27 Apr 1994 Mary "Marie" Cornell, 75, of Route 1, St. Marys, died Wednesday afternoon at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Cornell was retired from the Colin Anderson Center. She was born in Hebron, WV, a daughter of the late Walter and Trudia Jones Locke. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Nichols of St. Marys; a son, Rodney Cornell of Warsaw, VA; a granddaughter, Erin Nichols of St. Marys; two stepgrandchildren, Keith and Keisha Doak of Warsaw; three brothers, Norman Locke of Philadelphia, OH, Winfred Locke of Damariscotta, ME, Harold Locke of Louisville, OH; three sisters, Opal Locke, Neva Cornell and Phyllis Hall, all of St. Marys. The funeral will be at 2pm Saturday, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 3 Apr 1993 NELLIE CORNELL 1 Apr 1993 Nellie Cornell, 88, of Parkersburg, died Thursday at Worthington Manor Care Center, Parkersburg, after an extended illness. Mrs. Cornell was a homemaker, and a former teacher in Ritchie, Roane and Calhoun counties. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late James and Roxie LaRue Cornell. She is survived by one sister, Edna Cornell Paff of Charleston; one brother, Don LaRue Cornell of Brownsville, WI. The funeral will be at 3pm Saturday in IOOF Cemetery, St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 May 1998 NEVA L. CORNELL 23 May 1998 Neva L. Cornell, 77, of Vienna and formerly of Rt. 1, St. Marys, died May 23 in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born Oct. 21, 1920, at Hebron to the late Walter and Trudia Jones Locke. She attended Nine Mile United Methodist Church, was a member of Nine Mile Homemakers Club and New Martinsville Chapter 50 of the Order of the Eastern Star and had been a former cook in the Pleasants County schools. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Bryce Goodwin of Vienna; two granddaughters, Crystal Wilburn and Sheryl Goodwin, both of Vienna; two sisters, Phillis Hall and Opal Locke, both of St. Marys; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur Glenn Cornell, in 1993; one son, Dale Cornell, in 1995; three brothers, Harold, Norman and Winfred Locke; and one sister, Marie Cornell. Services will be Wednesday at 2pm at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 29 Sep 1983 NOEL L. CORNELL 24 Sep 1983 Noel L. Cornell, 67, of St. Marys, died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg Saturday evening. He was born in Ritchie County, a son of the late George and Sarah Johnston Cornell. He was retired from the Quaker State Oil Refining Corp. and was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Mary Locke Cornell; a son Rodney Cornell of Manassas, VA; a daughter, Nancy Nichols of Wellston, OH; a brother, Wilbur Cornell of St. Marys; a sister, Dessie Fleming of St. Marys; and a granddaughter. The funeral was held at 2pm Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown PAUL J. CORNELL 26 Nov 1991 Paul J. Cornell, 62, of Waverly, died Nov. 26, 1991, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg. Cornell was born in Pleasants County, a son of Bessie Noland Cornell of Waverly and the late Ernest Cornell. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Dorothy Campbell Cornell; a daughter, Debbie Schneeberger of Parkersburg; two sons, Dale Cornell and Andy Cornell, both of Waverly; three brothers, Lafe Cornell and Robert Cornell, both of Waverly, and Ray Cornell of St. Marys; two sisters, Loretta O'Donnell of Parkersburg and Donna Collins of St. Marys. Services will be 2pm Friday at Willow Island Baptist Church. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 16 Dec 1982 RALPH L. CORNELL 13 Dec 1982 Ralph L. Cornell, 70, of St. Marys, died Monday morning at his residence. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late Clyde and Icie Birkheimer Cornell. He was a veteran of World War II and was retired from Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation. Surviving are his wife, Lillion Haddox Cornell; a sister, Mrs. Nell Davis of Youngstown, OH; a brother, Dale Cornell of Milford, CT; and Frank Bills of Cincinnati, OH, a nephew who had made his home with the Cornells while growing up. He was preceded in death by a brother, Carl Cornell. Services will be held at 1pm Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 10 May 1994 SADIE ALMA CORNELL 9 May 1994 Sadie Alma Cornell, 87, of the West Virginia Masonic Home, Parkersburg, formerly of Auburn, died Monday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born at Oxford, WV, a daughter of the late James and Amanda Wilson Pierce. She was a former cook for the Ritchie County Board of Education, and was a member of the Auburn United Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Jean Grose of St. Marys and June Riddle Morey of Marietta; one son, Donald Cornell of Cox's Mills; one brother, James Vitus Pierce of Oxford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest P. Cornell, in 1975; and one son, Ernest R. Cornell. Funeral services will be at 11am Friday at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro. Burial will follow in the Harrisville IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 15 Dec 1990 VICTOR O. CORNELL 14 Dec 1990 Victor O. Cornell, 51, of Friendly, died Friday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Tyler County, a son of the late Harold and Sara Flannagan Cornell. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Langford Cornell; a daughter, Tanya Lynn Cornell, at home; a son, Patrick Cornell, at home; three sisters, Norma Smith of Sistersville, Phyllis Emmerling of East Liverpool, OH, and Linda Moore of St. Marys; and two brothers, Robert Cornell of Sardis, OH, and Jerry Cornell of Sistersville. He was preceded in death by a brother, Bill. The funeral will be 3pm Sunday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown WILBUR CORNELL 24 Jul 1993 Wilbur Glenn Cornell, 73, of St. Marys, died July 24, 1993, at his residence. He was born at Lynn Camp in Ritchie County, a son of the late George and Sarah Johnson Cornell. Surviving are his wife, Neva Locke Cornell; one son, Dale Cornell of St. Marys; one daughter, Sandra Goodwin of Vienna. Services 1pm Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Dec 1997 WILLIAM D. CORNELL 3 Dec 1997 William D. Cornell, 75, of Rt. 1, St. Marys, died Dec. 3 at his residence. He was born Aug. 1, 1922, at Schultz to the late William and Jesse Boylen Cornell. He was retired from American Cyanamid after 40 years service. He was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church at Schultz where he had served on the deacon board. He had been treasurer of the Ohio Valley Foxhunters. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Virginia Tice Cornell; two daughters, Sharon Cornell of St. Marys and Sue Cornell of Clarksburg; one grandson, Jarod Cornell of St. Marys; two nephews, Maken Cornell of Grove City, OH, and Floyd Cornell of Virginia Beach, VA; two great-nieces and two great-nephews. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Betty Patterson; and three brothers, Robert, Fred, and James Cornell. Services were held Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 28 Mar 1990 LETA P. CORRIGAN 21 Mar 1990 Leta P. Corrigan, 78, of Lima, WV, died Wednesday evening, March 21, in the Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. She was born at Valley Head, WV, a daughter of the late Charlie and Olive Rose Beale Wood. She is survived by three sons, Leo Corrigan of Stow, OH, Jerry Corrigan of Bens Run and Charles Corrigan of Lumberport; five daughters, Rosa Channell of Lima, Mary Snow of Washington, D.C., (unreadable); three sisters, Stella Slamick and Berta Workman, both of Fairmont, and Winnie Ware of Elkins; 19 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Corrigan in 1958. Services were held Saturday at the Victory United Methodist Church, Alma. Burial was in the Victory Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 12 Feb 1987 A.A. COSPER 8 Feb 1987 A. A. "Dolph" Cosper Sr., 76, of St. Marys, died Sunday afternoon at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Pleasants County, son of the late Earl and Lena Joy Cosper. He was a retired supervisor with Quaker State Oil and Refining. He is survived by one son, Dolph Cosper Jr., of St. Marys; two sisters, Ruth Dougherty of St. Marys, and Ruby Dolin of Newport, OH; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Riggs Cosper; one son, Max; and two brothers. Services were held at 1pm Wednesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 28 Jul 1983 LENA L. COSPER 18 Jul 1983 Lena L. Cosper, 94, of St. Marys, died at her residence Monday night, July 18. She was born in Pleasants County and a was a member of the First Baptist Church in St. Marys. She is survived by a son, A. A. Cosper of St. Marys; two daughters, Ruth Dougherty of St. Marys, and Ruby Dolin of Newport, OH; a sister, Margaret Harr of Coal Run. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl J. Cosper. The funeral was held at 2pm Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 19 Nov 1987 SAMUEL D. COSS 16 Nov 1987 Samuel Dempsey Coss, 91, of St. Marys, died Monday morning at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late John Thomas and Sarah Sandy Coss. He was a retired oil field worker and farmer. He is survived by three daughters, Virginia Wilson Boley, Betty Freshour and Emogene Giboney, all of St. Marys; one sister, Nina Cox of St. Marys. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Lamp Coss. Services will be Wednesday at 3:30pm at the Maple Lane Free Will Baptist Church with burial in the Maple Lane Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 19 May 1983 SARA IVA COSS 13 May 1983 Mrs. Sara Iva Coss, 85, St. Marys, died Friday evening at her home. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Francis and Emma MCCullough Lamp. She was a member of the Maple Lane Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Samuel Dempsy Coss; three daughters, Virginia Wilson, Betty Freshour and Emogene Giboney, all of St. Marys; 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 24 great-great- grandchildren. Services were held at 2pm Sunday at the Maple Lane Baptist Church. Burial was in Maple Lane Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 27 Feb 1995 BACIL B. COSTILOW 25 Feb 1995 Bacil B. Costilow, 83, West Union, died Saturday at Louis A. Johnson Veterans Administration Hospital, Clarksburg, after a sudden illness. Costilow worked for McCallister Lumber of Warren, OH, prior to World War II, and was the former owner and operator of Costilow Home Repair in Doddridge County and Costilow Paint Shop in West Union. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of West Union Baptist Church. He was born in Nutters Fork, Doddridge County, a son of the late Simon Arch and Victoria Mae McKinney Costilow. He is survived by two sons, Conrad Costilow of West Union and Boyd "Henry" Costilow of Yukon, OK; a stepdaughter, Jeanette Tingler of Pennsboro; two grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Bertha E. Delowe Costilow; second wife, Lula M. Gregg Costilow; three brothers, Cecil Costilow, Elsie Ray "Jack" Costilow and an infant; and two sisters, Edith Wright and Eva Bland. Services will be held at 1pm Tuesday at Spurgeon Funeral Home, West Union. Burial will be in Masonic Memorial Park, West Union. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 25 Feb 1995 LULA M. COSTILOW 23 Feb 1995 Lula M. Costilow, 79, of West Union, died Thursday at United Hospital Center, Clarksburg. She was born in Finch Community, Ritchie County, a daughter of the late Craven Ross and Mariah Josephine Williamson Gregg. She is survived by her second husband, Bacil B. Costilow; one daughter, Jeanette Tingler of Pennsboro; two stepsons, Boyd Costilow of Yukon, OK, and Conard Costilow of West Union; two grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, G. Gale Shingleton; three brothers, Raymond Gregg, Budge Gregg, and Herman Gregg; and two sisters, Lucy Britton and Hazel Morrison. Services will be 1pm Sunday at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro. Burial will be in Nine Mile Cemetery, Nine Mile, Pleasants County. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 9 May 1990 MARY ELLEN COTTER 7 May 1990 Mary Ellen (Marie) Cotter, 76, of Parkway Townhouses, New Matamoras, died Monday morning at Selby General Hospital, Marietta, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Chicago, a daughter of the late Timothy and Anna Kelley Cotter Scheck. She lived in Chicago for 61 years and moved to New Matamoras in 1981. She is survived by one daughter, Carole Wilson of Belpre; three brothers, John (Bud) Cotter of Miami, FL,Donald Scheck of White Pigeon, MI, and Edward Scheck of Sterling, IL. She was preceded in death by one brother, Michael Scheck. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Spencer Funeral Home in Belpre. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 12 Jul 1984 ANGEL DAWN COTTRILL 6 Jul 1984 Angel Dawn Cottrill died shortly after birth Friday morning at the West Virginia University Hospital in Morgantown. She was the daughter of Diana Beaver Cottrill of St. Marys and Deane Cottrill of Columbus, MS. Graveside services were conducted at 2pm Sunday at the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Mar 1947 CHARLES COTTRILL 1947 News was received here Monday of the death of Charles Cottrill of Morral, OH, but formerly of this city, after a protracted illness. The funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon and interment was made in Morral cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lottie Bler Cottrill and two daughters, Mrs. Ralph P. Jones of Chicago, IL, and Mrs. Paul Rutterer, of Marion, OH, also a number of nieces and nephews in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown RICHARD PAUL COTTRILL 2 Jan 1993 Richard Paul Cottrill, 50, of Briarwood, died Jan. 2, 1993 at St. Joseph Hospital after a sudden illness. He was born in Clarksburg, a son of the late Lynn Cottrill and Mildred Louise Jordan Cottrill Murphy. Surviving are his wife, Patty Sue Criss Cottrill; one son, Timothy Cottrill of Parkersburg; one daughter, Janice Patterson of Gaviston, AL; one granddaughter; five brothers, Everett Murphy of Parkersburg, Rickie Murphy of New Martinsville, Samuel Murphy of Elkins, Robert Cottrill of St. Marys and James Cottrill of Wheeling; four sisters, Barbara Morris and Vickie Casey both of Parkersburg, Patrician Komar of Milwaukee, WI, and Marjorie Kovack of Clarksburg. Services 11am Tuesday, Kimes Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial Evergreen North Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 9 Feb 1984 ROSALEE COTTRILL 2 Feb 1984 Rosalee Cottrill, 56, of Spencer, died Thursday morning at the West Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown, after a short illness. Mrs. Cottrill was born at St. Marys, a daughter of Roy and Nellie Mae Dugan Campbell. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Donna Price of Spencer and Mrs. Charlotte Miller of Sanford, FL; two sons, Donald and Patrick Cottrill, both of Spencer; a brother, Denver Campbell of St. Marys; a sister, Mrs. Edna Hoff of Marietta, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gray Cottrill in 1976. Services were conducted at 2pm Sunday at the Sinnett Funeral Home. Burial was in the Otto Cemetery near Spencer. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 9 Jul 1992 SMITH O. COTTRILL 14 Apr 1992 Smith O. Cottrill, 79, of Bradenton, FL, died April 14 in Bradenton following an extended illness. Cottrill was a graduate of Doddridge County High School and Salem College. He was a retired school teacher, having taught in Braxton County, WV, as well as in Ohio and Florida. He was born in West Union, a son of the late Charles and Agnes Smith Cottrill. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Cottrill; one daughter, Karin Reddert of Plano, TX; four sisters, Bertha Montgomery of West Union, Lenora Goddard and Ruth Cochran, both of East Liverpool, OH, and Nancy Willis of St. Petersburg, FL; two brothers, Jacob Cottrill of Pennsboro and Charles Cottrill of West Union. The funeral will be 2pm Saturday at First United Methodist Church, Pennsboro. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 19 Dec 1990 JOHN CHARLES COULSON 16 Dec 1990 John Charles Coulson, 46, of Williamsport, PA, died Sunday in Williamsport Hospital after a long illness. He was born July 4, 1944, in Port Deposit, MD, a son of the late Lewis Asa and Alice Mae Reed Coulson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and received a Bronze Star for his service during the Vietnam War. He is survived by one son, Asa Coulson of Churchville MD; three brothers, David Coulson of North East MD, Mark Coulson of Conowingo, MD, and George Coulson of Pompano Beach, FL; five sisters, Lois Ray of Lancaster, PA, Ellen Thomas of Wilmar, AR, Alice Rothgeb of Williamsport, PA, Virginia Griffith of Perryville, MD, and Mary Moody of St. Marys. Services will be Thursday at Ford's Funeral Home, Rising Sun, MD. Burial will be at West Nottingham Cemetery, Colora, MD. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 10 Dec 1997 MARY H. COULTER 6 Dec 1997 Mary H. Coulter, 94, of Watertown, OH, and formerly of Denver, CO, died Dec. 6 at Marietta Center for Health and Rehabilitation. She was born at Hebron to the late Ira and Jane Martin Hemsworth. She attended Mountain State Business College and was a legal secretary for many years. She was a member of the Worldwide Church of God Seventh Day. Surviving are four sons, Jesse Coulter of Watertown, Donald Coulter of Lecenter, WA, William Coulter of Mentone, AL, and Ira Myron Coulter of Denver; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Jesse H. Coulter; two brothers, Audrey Hemsworth and Floyd Hemsworth; and two sisters, Grace Biggs and Lena Burt. Services were Sunday at McCurdy Funeral Home in Beverly, OH. Burial will be at a later date in Denver. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown HARRY H. COURTNEY 30 Jul 1986 Harry H. Courtney, 68, of Zanesville, died Thursday evening, July 30, in his home. He was a former resident of Marietta and Matamoras. He was born Sept. 10, 1918, at Matamoras, to William and Maggie Sole Courtney. He had served in the Air Force during World War II. He had been employed by Buckeye Pipe Line Co. Until his retirement. He and his wife and lived at Marietta before moving to Zanesville in 1960. On July 19, 1945, he married Mildred Fry, who survives with a daughter, Bonnie Courtney, Arlington, VA; a brother Russell of Matamoras; and a sister, Ruth Schneider of Chesterhill. Services were held Tuesday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial was in Beverly Cemetery with military rites by Russell Chadwick Post of the American Legion. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 15 Jan 1987 HOWARD R. COVEY 11 Jan 1987 Howard Richard "Dick" Covey, 47, of Gallipolis, OH, died on arrival at Holzer Medical Center Sunday afternoon following a sudden illness. He was born in Marietta, OH, a son of Garnet Yoho Covey of Marietta and the late Orville Covey. He is survived by his wife, Theda Berga Covey; and one son, Paul Dean Covey, at home. Survivors of his previous marriage are four sons and two daughters, Carl Covey, Garnet Hill, Jeff Michael Covey and Cheryl Leslie, all of Marietta, Howard Covey of St. Marys and Erin Covey of Newport, OH. He was preceded in death by one son, John Paul Covey. Services were held Wednesday at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial in East Lawn Memorial Park. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 May 1992 HOWARD R. COVEY II 24 May 1992 Howard R. Covey II, 27, was dead upon arrival Sunday morning, May 24, at Selby General Hospital. He was born in Marietta, the son of Gretchen Harris Covey of Newport and the late Howard R. Covey. He was employed by Broughton Foods and had formerly been employed by the Newport IGA. Surviving in addition to his mother are: his wife, Brenda Taylor Covey; one daughter, Morgan Covey, at home; one brother, Aaron Covey of Newport; two half sisters, Garnett Hill and Cheryl Leslie of Marietta; three half brothers, Carl Hill of Marietta, Jeff Covey of Fleming, and Paul Covey of Gallipolis, OH; his grandmother, Garnett Covey, of Marietta. He was preceded in death by one half brother, John Paul Covey. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11am at the Newport United Methodist Church with the Rev. Daniel Martin officiating. Burial will be in the Newport Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 4 Feb 1984 MARIE ROGERS COVEY 31 Jan 1984 Marie Rogers Covey, of Rockland, OH, died Tuesday evening at the Marietta Convalescent Center, Marietta, following an extended illness. She was born in Marietta to the late Lewis and Annette Davis Rogers. She was a member of the Mullen Memorial Baptist Church, Belpre. She is survived by her husband, Earl L. Covey; one niece, Mrs. Robert Powell of St. Marys. Services were held Friday at the Spencer Funeral Home, Belpre. Burial was in the Rockland Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 6 Mar 1976 CURTIS COWAN 2 May 1976 Curtis Cowan, 69, of St. Marys, died at his residence Sunday. He was born in Ritchie County, son of the late John and Alice Moats cowan. He was retired from Weirton Steel. He is survived by his widow, Grace Hooper Cowan; and by a brother, Wade Cowan of Follansbee. He was preceded in death by two children; two brothers; and four sisters. Services were held at 3:30pm Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 3 Mar 1994 GRACE M. COWAN 1 Mar 1994 Grace M. Cowan, 85, of Belmont, died Tuesday at Carehaven of Pleasants, Belmont. Mrs. Cowan was a member of the George Street Church of Christ. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Basil and Nancy Cumblidge Hooper. She is survived by two sisters, Phyllis Adams of St. Marys, and Pearl Shultz of Batavia, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Cowan, in 1976; one son, Norman Cowan; one daughter, Carolyn Cowan. The funeral will be at 3pm Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Mar 1990 LAWRENCE COWAN 20 Mar 1990 Lawrence Cowan, 76, of Massillon, OH, died Tuesday evening in Massillon City Hospital. He was born in Ritchie County, a son of the late George and Gusta Sinnett Cowan. He was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Massillon, and was retired from the Ford Motor Co. In Canton. He was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Laverna Calhoun Cowan; one son, David Cowan of Massillon; ;one daughter, Gloria Heckathorn of Canton; six brothers, Cleo Cowan of Waverly, Omar Cowan of Belpre, George Cowan and Emery Cowan, both of Massillon, Dennis Cowan of Weston and Jack Cowan of Mineral Wells; five sisters, Gladys Irving, Oma Jean Wilson and Waneta Simons, all of Massillon, Leona Ward of Grantsville, and Virginia Busch of Petroleum. He was preceded in death by a brother, Olin Cowan. Services were Friday at the Raiguel Funeral Home in Harrisville. Burial was in Harrisville IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 29 Dec 1994 GLEN R. COWELL 27 Dec 1994 Glen R. Cowell, 58, of Cairo, Bear Run Road, died Tuesday at his residence after an extended illness. He was born near Pike, Ritchie County, a son of the late Robert and Elsie Joy Cottrill. He was a 1954 Pennsboro High School graduate and a retired millwright, having worked (unreadable) He was a member of the Church of Christ at Pike. He is survived by his wife, Martha Seese Cowell; two sons, Leonard Cowell of Marietta and Rodney Cowell of Cairo; two daughters, Charlene Cowell of Reidsville, NC, and Laura Brandt of Morgantown; one sister, Carolyn Means of St. Marys; four half-brothers, Robert Cowell of St. Charles, MO, William Cowell of Glasglow, MO, Larry Cowell of Oxnard, CA, and Temple Cowell of Derby, KS; two half- sisters, Betsy Bryant of Ofallon, MO, and Nancy Blank of Derby KS; one stepsister, Joanna Harmon of Lima, OH; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by his stepfather, Dareward Cottrill; stepmother, Mildred Cowell; and one stepsister, Mabel Lyon. Services will be at 1pm Friday at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glen Dale. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 2 Nov 1989 ANTHONY COX 27 Oct 1989 Anthony Cox, a 1987 graduate of St. Marys High School and student athlete of the year, died in a one-car accident Friday morning. The mishap occurred along Rt. 2 near Lambert Enterprises south of Belmont about 7:15 am. Cox's 1985 Ford Ranger went onto the southbound berm and clipped a utility pole before overturning. He was born in Parkersburg, a son of Arthur and Wanema Louk Cox of St. Marys. In addition to his parents, he is survived by four sisters, Aleta Cox at home, Alfaretta Kimball and Brenda Butler, both of St. Marys and Laverne Barnes of Harker Heights, TX; his paternal grandmother, Clarice Cox of St. Marys; and his maternal grandmother, Ruth Elzie Louk of East Liverpool, OH. Services were held Monday at the Zoar Baptist Church with the Rev. George Burns officiating. Burial was in the Maple Lane Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 1 Sep 1983 ARZIE C. COX 29 Aug 1983 Arzie C. Cox, 86, Middlebourne, died Monday in the Pine View Nursing Home, Harrisville. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late Joseph and Anna Tiffner Cox. He was a retired pottery worker. Surviving are his wife, Goldie Shinn Cox; a daughter, Mrs. Timothy (Brenda) Doty of Friendly; a son, John Cox of Chester; and a granddaughter, Patricia Doty. He was the last of 13 children. Services will be held at 1pm Wednesday at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville. Burial in the Lawson Chapel Cemetery in Tyler County. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Sep 1980 CARROLL EUGENE COX, SR. 3 Sep 1980 Carroll Eugene Cox, Sr., LCDR, USN, Ret., of Coronado, CA, died Sept. 3 at the Coronado Hospital of heart failure. He was 67 years old and had been a resident of Coronado for 22 years. A native of St. Marys, he spent 31 years in the U.S. Navy. He was employed by a Coronado contracting business the past 15 years and was a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason. Survivors include his wife, Idabel, of Coronado (formerly Idabel Sweeney of Waverly); a brother, Paul Albright of Williamstown; a son, Carroll E. Cox, Jr., and three grandchildren of Cincinnati, OH; a daughter Elizabeth Kenen of West Covina, CA. Cremation services were conducted by the Telophase Society, with Mr. Cox's ashes scattered at sea. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 2 May 1999 CHARLES R. COX 14 May 1999 Charles R. Cox, 66, of Mantua, CA, died May 14 in Mantua where he had lived for two years. He was born in August 1933 in St. Marys to the late George and Gertrude Douglas Cox. He was a consultant and a U.S. Army veteran from the Korean War. He was a member of Optimus International. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Doris M. Jensen Cox; two children, Dr. David C. Cox of Mantua and George C. Cox of Gilbert, AZ; two grandchildren; a brother, Harold (Joe) Cox of St. Marys; three sisters, Ruth Satterfield of St. Marys, Mary Pratt of Ellenboro, and Louanna Parks of Ellenboro; a brother-in-law, Bob Jensen and his wife, Lillie Jenson; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert D. Cox and Henry A. Cox. Services were held at Park View Mortuary May 19. Burial was in Park View Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 23 Dec 1971 DONALD H. COX Dec 1971 Funeral services for Donald H. Cox, 49, Hebron, in Pleasants County, who died at his residence Sunday morning, will be held at 2pm Wednesday at the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Maple Lane Cemetery. He was born at Hebron, son of Nina Cross Cox, and the late Jacob Cox. Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Betty Gregg Cox; three sons, Dennis Cox of Hebron, and Gregg and Rex Cox at home; one daughter, Mrs. Cleo Buck of New Matamoras; one foster-daughter, Cathy Boley, at home; two brothers, Roy Lee and Richard Cox of Hebron; two sisters, Mrs. Lester Wilson, Hebron, and Mrs. Louise West, Clairmont, CA; and one grandson. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Sep 1980 DOROTHY M. COX 11 Sep 1980 Mrs. Dorothy M. Cox, 73, of St. Marys, died in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg Thursday morning after a short illness. She was born in Pleasants County, daughter of the late Austin and Maria Bailey Adams. She was a member of the Zoar Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Eddie Cox of St. Marys and John Cox, at home; three daughters, Lois Hall of St. Marys, Donna Stewart of Marietta, OH, and Doris Bleakley, Newport, OH; two brothers, Donald Adams of Belmont and Fred Adams of St. Marys; two sisters, Mable Wagner of St. Clairsville, OH; eight grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Omie Cox; five brothers and three sisters. The funeral was held at 2pm Sunday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in the Maple Lane Cemetery near Hebron. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 2 Feb 1989 EDDIE C. COX 28 Jan 1989 Eddie C. Cox, 50, of St. Marys, died Saturday morning at his residence following an extended illness. He was born in St. Marys, the son of the late Omie and Dorothy Adams Cox. Survivors include his wife, Doris Shingleton Cox; one daughter, Tammy Martin of New Matamoras; two sons, Kelly Cox of Williamstown, and Seth Cox at home. He was preceded in death by one son, Shawn. Services were held Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in the Maple Lane Cemetery at Hebron. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 10 May 1995 EVELYN DOTSON COX 6 May 1995 Evelyn Dotson Cox, 69, of Belmont, died May 6 at her residence. She was born in Three Sands, OK, a daughter of the late William and Beulah Hays Dotson. She served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1955 to 1957 and had retired from American (unreadable) after 39 years of service. (Unreadable) active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Pleasants County Historical Society, the Belmont Women's Club, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and the St. Marys United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband of 37 years, Ralph E. Cox; two sons, Mike Cox of St. Marys and Steve Cox of Belmont; one sister, Wanda Dotson Oliver of Hialeah, FL; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Bill Dotson; one sister, Darlene Dotson Kelley; and one grandson, Eric Cox. Services were held Monday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in Nine Mile Cemetery, Route 16, St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 1 Nov 1979 GEORGE E. COX 27 Oct 1979 George E. Cox, 61, of St. Marys, died Saturday afternoon at his home. He was born in Pleasants County, son of the late Porter and Geneva Mercer Cox. He had taught in Memphis TN, and St. Marys High School. He was a veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife of 35 years, Mrs. Bertie Keith Cox; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret White of St. Marys; one sister, Mrs. June Grose of Cheshire, OH; two brothers, Ralph and Porter Cox, both of St. Marys. The funeral was held at 1pm Tuesday at the Nine Mine Untied Methodist Church. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in Harrisville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Mar 1999 GOLDIE O. COX 23 Feb 1999 Goldie O. Cox, 82, of Little Church Road, Friendly, died Feb. 23 at the home of her daughter. She was born Feb. 5, 1917, in Tyler County to the late John and Jennie G. Robinson Shinn. She was a homemaker and a member of Little United Methodist Church. She is survived by one son, John J. Cox of Chester, WV; one daughter, Brenda S. Doty of Friendly; one granddaughter, Patricia Doty Thomas of Middlebourne; one brother, Brady Shinn of Citrus Heights, CA; and one sister, Hilda Lancaster of Middlebourne. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arzie Cox, in 1983. Services were Thursday at Myers Funeral Home in Sistersville. Burial was in Lawson Chapel Cemetery near Middlebourne. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Dec 1988 GREGG COX 14 Dec 1988 Gregg Cox, 33, of St. Marys, died Wednesday morning in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Parkersburg, a son of Betty Gregg Cox Carpenter of St. Marys and the late Donald H. Cox. He is also survived by his wife, Tonya Hart Cox; one son, R.D. Cox at home; one stepson, Frank Horner III of Maryland; two stepdaughters, Malinda Davis of Greenwood, and Tina Horner of St. Marys; his paternal grandmother, Nina Cox of St. Marys; maternal grandmother, Effa Gregg of St. Marys; his stepfather, Chester Carpenter of St. Marys. Services were held Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in Maple Lane Cemetery near Hebron. (Obit. Is also in "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV, 15 Dec. 1988.) _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown HENRY A. COX 22 Nov 1990 Henry A. Cox, 70, Weirton, died Thursday morning at his residence. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late George and Lillian Poynter Cox. He was retired from Monongahela Power Co., was a member of the Collier's Way Church of Christ, Weirton, a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Cox. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Gregg Cox; three sons, John of Wheeling, Michael of Weirton, and Edwin Cox of Orange, CT; one daughter, Sara Swiger of Weirton; two brothers, Charles Cox of Arizona and Harold Cox of St. Marys; three sisters, Ruth Satterfield of St. Marys and Mary Pratt and Luanna Parks, both of Pennsboro. Services will be 11am Monday at the Howell Funeral Home, New Cumberland, MD. Graveside services will be 3pm at the Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, WV. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown ISAAC L. COX (Date Unknown) Funeral services will be held at 2pm today at the Pine Grove Church of Christ, Pleasants County, for Isaac L. Cox, (unreadable) of Hebron, Pleasants County, who died Monday in Selby General Hospital, Marietta. Evang. Ray Dotson and Evang. S. W. Larkins will officiate, and burial will be in the Pine Grove cemetery. Mr. Cox was a member (unreadable) He was born in 1876 in Ritchie County, son of the late Joseph and Nancy Ann (unreadable but name starts with "Tiffn") Cox. He wife, Amy E. Scadden Cox, died in March, 1963. Survivors include one son, Ray S. Cox, of New Martinsville; two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Lamp, Hebron and Miss Freda Cox, Spencer; two brothers, Arzie Cox, Middlebourne, and William Cox, Hebron; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 19 Jul 1994 JOHN COX 17 Jul 1994 John Cox, 76, of St. Marys, died Sunday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He retired from Union Carbide after 22 years of service. He was a former member of the Pleasants County Board of Education, having served 12 years. He was a past master and member of St. Marys Lodge (unreadable) and St. Marys United Methodist Church. He was born in Nine Mile, Pleasants County, a son of the late William Reed and Winnie May Gregg Cox. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nellie Fleming Cox; a son John R. Cox of St. Marys; a grandson, Zachary Cox of St. Marys; one sister, Marthalene Arnett of St. Marys. He was preceded in death by a brother, Reed Cox, in 1972. Services will be 2pm Wednesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 7 Jul 1999 JOHN D. COX 27 Jun 1999 John Dotson Cox, 76, died June 27 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield, NJ. Born in St. Marys, he resided in West Virginia before moving to North Plainfield, NJ, in 1946. He was employed for 36 years by New Jersey Bell Telephone. He retired in 1983 as assistant manager with the Corporate Training Center in South Plainfield. He was a World War II veteran. He was a member and chaplain of North Plainfield Senior Citizens, a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and the Society for the Preservation of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America in which he sang in the Chorus and quartets in local and district competition. He was a trustee of Echo Lake Church of Christ in Westfield and volunteered at Robert Wood Johnson Nursing Home in Plainfield. He is survived by his wife, Maria A. Sansone Cox; two daughters and sons-in-law, Laraine Cox-Reedy and her husband, Thomas, of New Providence, NJ, and Claire Cox Krusch and her husband, Alan, of Charlotte, NC; one brother, James Cox of Clinton, SC; two sisters, Sue Buchanan of Columbus and Verna Haven of Chuluota, FL; and four grandchildren, Jonathan and Meredith Reedy and Daniel and David Krusch. Funeral services were June 30 at Higgins Home for Funerals in North Plainfield. Interment followed at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains, NJ. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Nov 1982 JOHN RICHARD COX 14 Nov 1982 John Richard Cox, St. Marys, died Sunday afternoon in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. The Pleasants County native was a United Methodist and is survived by his other, Nina Coss Cox of St. Marys; a brother, Roy Lee Cox of St. Marys; two sisters, Glenna Wilson and Louise West of St. Marys; a foster brother Thurman Dawson of Bens Run. The funeral was held at 1pm Wednesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in Maple Lane Cemetery at Hebron. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown LILLIAN MAE COX 23 Dec 1921 Lillian Mae Cox, wife of Geo. C. Cox, of this city, died on Friday, Dec. 23rd, aged 20 yrs., 11 mos, and 15 das. She is survived by her husband, one son, several brothers and sisters. The funeral was held at Nine Mile on the 25th conducted by Rev. P.J. Null of this city. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 7 Mar 1992 MARY LOUISE COX 5 Mar 1992 Mary Louise Cox, 83, of St. Marys, died Thursday at Guernsey Memorial Hospital, Cambridge. Mrs. Cox was a retired school teacher, having taught in Wetzel, Ritchie and Pleasants County. She was a graduate of Salem College. She was born at Pine Grove, a daughter of the late James and Mary Louise Prenatt Simpson. She is survived by a son, James Cox of Cambridge; three sisters, Marie Brown of Westport, CT, Ruth Schwartzwalder of Syracuse, NY, and Margaret Pifer of Pensacola, FL; a brother, James Simpson of Charleston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Cox in 1968. The funeral will be at 2pm Sunday, at St. Marys United Methodist Church. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 6 Jan 1992 NINA B. COX 4 Jan 1992 Nina B. Cox, 98, of St. Marys, died Saturday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late John and Sarah Sandy Cross. She is survived by two daughters, Glenna Wilson of St. Marys, and Louise West of California; one son, Roy Lee Cox of St. Marys; a foster son, Thurman Dawson of Belmont; 19 grandchildren; 36 great- grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob Cox in 1949; two sons, Donald and John Cox; one daughter, Dorothy Landry. The funeral will be 10am Tuesday at Maple Lane Church, Hebron. Burial will be in Maple Lane Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 14 May 1987 ROBERT D. COX 13 May 1987 Robert D. Cox, 61, of St. Marys, died at his residence Wednesday morning. He was born in St. Marys, son of the late George and Gertrude Douglas Cox. He was preceded in death by his wife, Esta Robinette Cox. The funeral will be at 1:30pm Saturday at the Nine Mine United Methodist Church with burial in the Nine Mile Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Sep 1981 SHAWN COX 15 Sep 1981 Shawn Cox, 19, of St. Marys, was killed last Tuesday evening in a two-car accident on Rt. 2 near Greens Run Road. He was born in Wood County, son of Eddie Cox of St. Marys and Fran Cox Vaughn of St. Marys. He is also survived by two brothers, Kelly Cox, at home, and Seth Cox of St. Marys; and a sister Tammy Martin of New Matamoras, OH. The funeral was held at 2pm Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Nov 1982 WILLIAM COX 9 Nov 1982 Services for William "Bill" Cox, St. Marys, who died Tuesday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, were held Friday at 2pm at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home. The Rev. Frank Lambert officiated with burial in Maple Lane Cemetery at Hebron. He was a native of Pleasants County. Surviving are his son, Lester Cox of Byesville, OH; a daughter, Mary Evans of Roseville, OH; a brother, Arzie Cox of Middlebourne and a number of grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annabelle DeLong Cox. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown EDITH CRAIG 1 May 1920 Edith Craig, who was a daughter of John and Abigail (the surname looks like Gatrell but is very smudged), who was born in Harrison County, WV, on December 11, 1837, being one of 12 children, the only survivor being Amanda Wilson, wife of W.A. Wilson of St. Marys. She departed this life May 1, 1920, aged 82 years, 4 months and 20 days. She united in marriage with James Craig on March 12, 1862. He died some years ago, since which time she has lived with her son, C.P. Craig. Two children were born to his union; C.P. Craig, of St. Marys, WV, and James who died in infancy. She was converted and united with the Baptist Church at the age of 18 years and continued a member thereof until after her marriage when she united with the Methodist Episcopal Church of which her husband was a member. She lived a consistent Christian life scarcely thinking of herself but always trying to do something for others. She was a true mother, always faithful to her family and friends and those who might need her help. As we look upon her face in death, we see there reflected the peace that passeth understanding and which is found in Him who has said, "I am the resurrection and the life." Funeral services were conducted at C.P. Craig's residence on (the rest of the obit. Is cut off). _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown GRACE V. CRAIG 15 Sep 1967 In memory of Grace V. Craig; date of birth June 20, 1906; passed away Sept. 15, 1967. Services Sept. 18, 10am, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 8 Nov 1995 JOHN W. CRAMER SR. 2 Nov 1995 (Picture included with obit.) John W. Cramer Sr., 76, of Maple Street, Newport, died Nov. 2 at Selby General Hospital, Marietta. He was born Jan. 24, 1919, in Indiana, PA, a son of the late John Franklin and Anna Mae Sowers Cramer. He was retired from American Cyanamid, a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II, a member of Newport United Methodist Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5108, Marietta. He is survived by four daughters, Brenda Sue Cramer of Newport, Terri J. Reed of Junction City, KS, Donna Bennett of New Matamoras, and Caroline Stewart of St. Marys; one son, John W. Cramer Jr., of Marietta; and a companion, Pearl Hayth of Newport; three brothers, Joe Cramer of East Liverpool, OH, Edward Cramer of Youngstown, OH, and Melvin Cramer of Livonia, MI; two sisters, Agnes Brown and Pauline Borner of East Liverpool, OH; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Jean Reynolds Cramer, in 1976; four brothers, Harry, Allen, Floyd, and Albert "Kay" Cramer; and two sisters, Margaret and Betty Cramer. Services were Nov. 5 at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys with the Rev. Gary Hicks officiating. Burial was in the Newport Cemetery, Newport. Military graveside rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 64 and VFW Post 5108, both of Marietta. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 4 Dec 1975 NORMA JEAN CRAMER 1 Dec 1975 Mrs. Norma Jean Cramer, 53, of Newport, OH, died Monday at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cramer was born April 9, 1922, a daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. Bernard Reynolds of Newport. She is survived by her husband, John Cramer Sr.; five children, John Jr, Carolyn, Terry and Brenda, all of the home, and Mrs. Donna Bennett, New Matamoras, OH; three grandchildren; two sisters, Edna Barcley of St. Marys and Lanora Brookman of Belpre, OH. The Hadley Funeral Home of New Matamoras was in charge of arrangements. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 16 Jun 1988 DOROTHY TAYLOR CRAVEN 29 May 1988 Dorothy Taylor Craven, 75, of Sistersville, died May 29 at her residence. She was born in New Matamoras, OH, a daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Florer Taylor. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Forester of Sistersville and Kay adams of Charleston; one brother, James Taylor of Orlando, FL; two sisters, Sara Spence of St. Marys and Judy Wilson of Wheeling. Services were held June (unreadable) at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville. Burial in Northview Cemetery at New Martinsville. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 5 Dec 1987 NAOMI E. CRAVEN 2 Dec 1987 Naomi E. Craven, 82, of Sistersville, died Wednesday morning at her home. She was born in Wick, WV, a daughter of the late Emery and Nora Wilson Villers. She is survived by two sisters, Thelma Lunsford of Wick and Merle Scott of Newell, WV; one brother, Lester Villers of Lovington, NM. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Craven in 1987. Services were held at 2pm Friday at Eckels-Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 12 May 1988 HOBERT D. CRAWFORD 8 May 1988 Hobert D. Crawford, 63, of Matamoras, died Sunday morning in Wetzel County Hospital at New Martinsville. He was born March 7, 1925, in Duffy to Thelma Potts Crawford and Everett Crawford. He is survived by his wife, Juanita McCoy Crawford; one daughter, Sandra Crislip of Matamoras; one son, Darrell of Matamoras. He was preceded in death by his father and one daughter, Deborah Crawford in 1951. Services were held Wednesday in Rush Funeral Home at Sardis. Burial in the Hart Cemetery at Hannibal. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Nov 1996 LEORA HAWKINS CREAKBAUM 20 Nov 1996 Leora Hawkins Creakbaum, 87,of Greenwood, IN, died Nov. 20 at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. She was born Oct. 11, 1909, in Nowata County, OK, to the late Okey and Mae Wheaton Hawkins. She was a member of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Indianapolis. (Unreadable) She was a 1928 graduate of St. Marys High School and a graduate of Columbia University Teachers College. She was an Army Nurse Corp veteran of World War II. She is survived by one son, Gary Creakbum, of Houston, TX; one sister, Pearl Abicht of St. Marys; one brother, Ralph Delong of Vienna (unreadable). She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Creakbaum, and one sister, Virginia Reynolds. Services will be Wednesday at 1pm at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island, with military graveside rites conducted by American Legion Post 79 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 222. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown ORIEN C. CREEK 16 Oct 1966 In memory of Orien C. Creek, date of birth, July 5, 1904; passed away October 16, 1966. Services Oct. 19, 2pm, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 1 Oct 1997 TONI ALLEN-CREEK 30 Sep 1997 Toni Allen-Creek, 61, of St. Marys, died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Allen-Creek was a member of St. Marys Women's Club and had attended St. Marys United Methodist Church. She was born in Gay, a daughter of the late Erni and Etta Parsons. She is survived by her husband, James E. Creek; one son, David B. Allen of Parkersburg; two daughters, Shirley Randall and Sue Ann Allen, both of Parkersburg; six grandchildren; four sisters, Audra Kiger of Vienna, Elva Stewart of Reno, Goldie Rhodes of Gay and Stella Leach of Parkersburg. She was preceded in death by four brothers. Funeral services will be held 11am Friday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Randy Payne officiating. Burial will be in Pleasants Memorial Estates, Eureka. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown KATE DOTSON CREEKBAUM 1924 Mrs. Kate Dotson Creekbaum passed away unexpectedly at her home on First Street on Tuesday afternoon aged 36. She is survived by her husband and two little daughters, aged 7 and 5. Also by her mother, three sisters, Mrs. Alex (unreadable). The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon in the M.E. Church South. The services will be conducted by her pastor, Rev. Withrow. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown JOHN E. CREIGHTON 4 Sep 1992 John E. Creighton, 82, of Stockport, died Sept. 4, 1992, at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville. He was born in Stockport, a son of the late William and Margaret Kelly Creighton. He was a graduate of Ohio University. He was a farmer and retired boiler maker. Surviving are four sons, Patrick, James and David Creighton all of Malta, OH, and John Creighton of Chesterhill; one daughter, Shelley Creighton of Las Cruces, NM. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Anderson Creighton, in 1977. Service Monday 10:30am Stone-Matheny Funeral Home, Chesterhill. Burial, Barlow Cemetery, Barlow. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Sep 1981 MICHAEL E. CREIGHTON 20 Sep 1981 Michael Eugene Creighton, 33, of Newport, OH, was dead on arrival at Marietta Memorial Hospital Sunday. He was born March 18, 1948, in Marietta to Donald and Josephine Harris Creighton. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corps. Services were held Wednesday at the Hadley Funeral Home at New Matamoras with Brent Gallagher officating. Burial was in the Matamoras Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 22 Oct 1992 EVERETT RODNEY CREMEANS 20 Oct 1992 Everett Rodney Cremeans, 45, of Coolville, died Tuesday at the Big R Ranch in Torch after being mauled by a liger, a half lion, half tiger. Cremeans was an iron worker and a member of the Iron Workers Local 787 of Parkersburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in Coolville, son of Opal McGrath Cremeans of Athens and the late Irvin Sam Cremeans. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Sue Whitlock Cremeans; three sons, Rodney, Anthony and Reece Cremeans, all of Coolville; five brothers, and one sister. The funeral will be at 11am Friday, at White Funeral Home, Coolville. Burial will be in Vanderhoof Cemetery near Coolville. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 22 Jul 1995 LOLA H. CREMEANS 20 Jul 1995 Lola Helen Cremeans, 72, of Vincent, died Thursday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Cremeans was born in Coolville, a daughter of the late Brady and Mary Founds LeMaster. She was a former employee of the Athens Mental Health Center where she worked as a psychiatric aid. She is survived by her husband, Cecil Cremeans; three sons, Russell Vernon Cremeans of Albany, OH, Gene Cremeans of Albany, GA, and Ronnie Cremeans of Coolville; two daughters, Ruby Backus of Little Hocking and Phyllis Perdue of Vincent; 14 grandchildren; 15 great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Homer LeMaster; one infant grandson and one infant great-granddaughter. Services will be held 10am Monday, White Funeral Home, Coolville. Burial in Coolville Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 19 Oct 1985 LILLIE CREW 13 Oct 1985 Lillie Crew, 67, of Parkersburg, died Sunday afternoon in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in New Creek, a daughter of the late George and Ida Virginia Amtower. She is survived by three sons, Kenneth Crew of Bellbrook, OH, Edward Crew of Parkersburg, and Randy Crew of Belpre, OH; four daughters, Carol and Mitzie Crew, both of Parkersburg, Charlotte Rankin of St. Marys and Donna Crew of Belpre; two brothers, Herschel Amtower of Kaiser and Lake Amtower of New Creek; seven sisters, Ora Fint of Lonaconing, MD, Margie Shanks, Yvonne Warner and Ethellene Silvestri, all of Akron, OH, Flora Kesel of Hobbs, NM, Nevada Amtower and Delphie Condron, both of New Creek. The Leavitt Funeral Home in Parkersburg was in charge of arrangements. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 13 Jun 1990 CLARA B. CRICKARD 9 Jun 1990 Clara B. Crickard, 81,of Valley Head, WV, mother of the Rev. Richard Crickard of St. Marys, died Saturday at a Randolph County nursing home. She was born at Valley Head, a daughter of the late Forest and Rosa Marple Hannah. She operated a grocery store in Valley Head for 30 years, was a member of the Valley Head United Methodist Church, and the Order of Eastern Star at Cass, WV. In addition to her son, she is survived by a brother, Henry Hannah of Valley Head; two sisters, Bay Conrad of Valley Head ad Pattie Waybright of Canal Fulton, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jonas L. Crickard. Services will be at 2pm Thursday at the Valley Head United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Valley Head Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 1 Dec 1983 ADRIAN VERNON CRISS JR. 27 Nov 1983 Adrian Vernon Criss Jr., 50, of Vienna, concrete executive and bank director, died Sunday evening in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Parkersburg, son of Irma Simmons Criss of Vienna and the late A.V. "Dutch" Criss. He is also survived by his wife, Gay Staats Criss; six sons, Vernon Criss of Vienna, Christopher Criss of Parkersburg, Robert Criss of Mineral Wells, and Alan, Adam and Andrew Criss, at home; two daughters, Sheri Criss-Sawyer of Laurel, FL, and Rebecca Criss of South Charleston. Memorial services well be conducted at 11am Wednesday at Ogdin Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 16 Jan 1986 EDWARD CRISS 12 Jan 1986 Edward Criss, 101, of Louisville, OH, formerly of Creston, died Sunday in Joseph Nist Nursing Home, Louisville, following a long illness. He was born in Calhoun County, son of the late Henry and Martha Cheuvront Criss. He was a Methodist and a retired farmer. He is survived by one daughter, Esta Marceline Wix of McKee's Rock, PA; one son, Robert Criss of St. Marys; one sister, Sylvia Vandale of FL; 20 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Wells Criss; one daughter and two sons. Services will be held at 1pm Thursday at the Creston United Methodist Church. Burial will be in McCray Cemetery, Creston. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 19 Nov 1996 ALICE IRENE CRISWELL 18 Nov 1996 Alice Irene Criswell, 86,of Route 3, St. Marys, died Monday at Worthington Manor Care Center, Parkersburg. Mrs. Criswell had worked at the former American Viscose, had been a cook in the cafeteria at American Cyanamid and was a member of Waverly United Methodist Church. She was born in Lockhart, a daughter of the late Rev. I.N. and Esta Keffer Smith. She is survived by one sister, Nellie Westbrook of Parkersburg; five brothers, Glen Smith of Mineral Wells, Virgil Smith of Parkersburg, John Smith and Carl Smith, both of Belpre, and Roy Smith of St. Marys. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Criswell; and three brothers, Morris, James and Paul Smith. Funeral services will be 1pm Thursday at Waverly United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Williamstown. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 10 Dec 1990 BRADY E. CRONIN 9 Dec 1990 Brady E. Cronin, 79, of St. Marys, died Sunday at his residence. He was born at League, Ritchie County, a son of the late Brady and Lucretia Jameson Cronin. He is survived by his wife, Roxie Cunningham Cronin; two daughters, Nancy Rippe of Parkersburg, and Charlotte Remish of St. Marys; four brothers, Ralph Cronin of Belle, Clifford Cronin of Finch, Keith Cronin of Harrisville, and S. Wayne Cronin of St. Marys; three sisters, Hilda Cronin and Marnella Nichols, both of St. Marys, and Nadine Hatfield of Smilthville; and four grandchildren. The funeral will be 11am Wednesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, at Finch. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 7 Jun 1995 DOROTHY F. CRONIN 4 Jun 1995 Dorothy Francis Cronin, 75, of Williamstown, died June 4 at Parkview Healthcare Center, Parkersburg. She was born Jan. 26, 1920, in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late James Melvin and Lottie Huggins Francis. She was a member of Dewey Avenue Church of Christ, St. Marys, a member of Amity Lodge 83 of the Rebekahs, St. Marys, and retired from the Bureau of Public Debt after 23 years service. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Howard A. Cronin; one son, Sheldon Hays of Belmont; Penny Hays Poling of Pickerington, OH; one stepdaughter, Linda Rogers of Amherst, VA; one stepson, David A. Cronin, Corpus Christi, TX; two brothers, Bruce Francis of Beallsville, OH, Jack Francis of Marietta; three sisters, Faynelle Rea of Belmont, Ruth Pryor of Newport and Helen Pethtel of Marietta; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Sally Hendrickson and Frances Ann Hashman. Services will be held Thursday June 8, at 11am at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 4 Dec 1996 HARL M. CRONIN 26 Nov 1996 Harl M. Cronin, 79, of Mockingbird Road, Elizabeth, died Nov. 26 in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late Michael and Janie Ellen Hanlon Cronin. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and retired in 1980 from American Cyanamid, Parkersburg. He was a Baptist. Surviving are his wife, Maxine Noland Cronin; one son, Franklin Cronin of Waverly; one daughter, Kathy Wvette Cronin of Elizabeth; two sisters, Grace Cunningham of Belmont and Emma Fox of St. Marys; two brothers, Michael Cronin of Belmont and Blaine Cronin of New Cumberland. Services were Saturday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home. Burial was in the Cronin family Cemetery, near St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 31 May 1986 JONATHAN B. CRONIN 26 May 1986 Jonathan B. Cronin, 70, of Mingo Junction, OH, died Monday in St. John's Medical Center in Steubenville, OH. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late Jonathan and Adella Cassidy Cronin. He was a World War II veteran and retired from Wheeling Steel. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Hashman Cronin; three sons, Randy, David, and Daniel Cronin of Mingo Junction; three daughters, Donna Cronin of Mingo Junction, Jean whitehead of Steubenville and Beverly Oregon in NY. The funeral was held at 3pm Wednesday at the French Creek Baptist Church in Pleasants County. Burial was in the Cronin Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 1 Jun 1991 LEWIS V. CRONIN 30 May 1991 Lewis V. Cronin, 76, of Vienna, died Thursday at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late Warren and Fannie Hammond Cronin. He is survived by his wife, Daisy Cronin; one daughter-in-law, Linda Cronin of Parkersburg; two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Darrell Cronin. The funeral will be 1pm Monday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 31 Oct 1985 LUCRETIA CRONIN ? Oct 1985 Lucretia Cronin, 92, of St. Marys, died at the residence of her daughter in Middlebourne. She was born in Ritchie County, daughter of the late John and Mary Miller Jameson. She is survived by five sons, Brady of St. Marys, Ralph of Belle, Clifford of Finch, Keith of Harrisville, and Wayne of St. Marys; three daughters, Hilda Cronin of Middlebourne, Nadine Hatfield of Smithville and Mrs. Marnella Nichols of St. Marys; one brother, Floyd Jameson of Vienna; one sister, Mary Eddy of St. Marys; 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Brady M. Cronin. The funeral was held at 2pm Sunday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in the Mount Olivet Cemetery at Finch. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown MILDRED M. CRONIN (Date Unknown) Mildred Marie Cronin, 60, of Parkersburg, died Sunday in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Washington County, OH, a daughter of the late Hobart and Zelma Meeks Flowers. She is survived by five brothers, Lee and Walter Flowers, both of St. Marys, Karlton and Herbert Flowers, both of Parkersburg, and Samuel Flowers, Lowell, OH; three sisters, Mary Rogers, Ruth Reynolds, and Betty Dulaney, all of Parkersburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence (Joe) Cronin. Services were held Wednesday at the Leavitt Funeral Home in Parkersburg, and burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery North. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Jan 1996 ROXIE CRONIN 27 Dec 1995 Roxie Garnet Cunningham Cronin, 81, formerly of Route 2, St. Marys, died Dec. 27, 1995, at Marietta Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Poynette, Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Elva Boley Cunningham. Surviving are two daughters, Nancy Rippe of Parkersburg and Charlotte Remish of St. Marys; one brother, P.E. "Buzz" Cunningham of Belmont; four grandchildren; one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Brady E. Cronin; and four brothers, Russell, Archie, Burl and James Cunningham. Services were Saturday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Finch, Ritchie County. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 25 Dec 1985 ALONZO "BUD" CROSS 18 Dec 1980 Alonzo "Bud" Cross, 27, of Parkersburg, died at the Akron, OH, city Hospital Thursday morning following an industrial accident. He was born in Wood County, son of Frederick and Delilah McAtee Cross Sr., of Waverly. He was a member of the Boilermakers Local Union No. 667. He is also survived by his wife, Penny Sutton Cross; two sons, Tony and Ryan; five brothers; and five sisters. The funeral was held at 11am Monday at the Leavitt Funeral Home, with Wirt Cook officiating. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 3 Jun 1992 ALONZO L. CROSS 2 Jun 1992 Alonzo L. "Lonnie" Cross, 84, of Ravenna, OH, died Tuesday at Long Meadow Care Center in Ravenna. Cross retired in 1968 after 10 years service at Franklin Brothers Construction in Akron. He was born in Schultz, Pleasants County, son of the late James Cross and Marietta Stackhouse. He is survived by one daughter, Sabra Whittam of Streetsboro, OH; one son, Lawrence Cross of Elkton, MD; eight grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren; a sister, Clara Forbes of Fort Worth, TX. He was preceded in death by his wife, Garnett, in 1983. The funeral will be 3pm Saturday at Wood-Kortwright funeral Home, Ravenna Chapel, with the Rev. Ron Lanham officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 15 Oct 1996 DELILAH CROSS 14 Oct 1996 Delilah R. "Granny" Cross, 80, of Hillcrest Court, Parkersburg, died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Cross attended Waverly schools and worked for Days Inn, Williamstown. She was a member of Miriam Rebekah Lodge of Waverly and Waverly Church of Christ. She was born in Waverly, a daughter of the late Richard Hiram and Austia Mae Wilkinson McAtee. She is survived by five sons, Richard Eugene Cross of Baltimore, Frederick Cross Jr., of Mineral Wells, Joseph Cross of St. Marys, and Danny Cross of Waverly; five daughters, Dorothy Kiser of Parkersburg, Judith Hascht of Waverly, Teresa States of Belpre, Janet Efaw of St. Marys, and Teleah Cross of Williamstown; 30 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick B. Cross Sr.; one son, Alonzo "Bud" Cross; one granddaughter, Julie Ann Cross; four brothers, Homer McAtee, Kenner "Brownie" McAtee, Virgil McAtee, and Hobart McAtee; and one sister, Martha Delores Baker. Services will be 2:30pm Thursday at Waverly Church of Christ. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 22 Apr 1993 DOROTHY L. CROSS 21 Apr 1993 Dorothy L. Cross, 76, of St. Marys, died Wednesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Cross was a member of the Community Christian Church of Okeechobee, FL. She was born in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Raymond Lee and Maggie McKnight Dotson. She is survived by two sons, Ray Cross of St. Marys and Gary Cross of LaCross, VA; two sisters, Mamie Hammett of Valley Farms, AZ, and Mary Kimball of Belmont. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen B. Cross, in 1991; one son, Thomas Cross; one brother and one sister. The funeral will be at 1pm Friday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 4 Jan 1986 FREDRICK B. CROSS 30 Dec 1985 Fredrick b. Cross, Sr., 75, of Williamstown, died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, Monday afternoon following an extended illness. He was born in Ogdin, son of the late Alonzo and Martha Myers Cross. He was a retired boilermaker after 42 years. Survivors include his wife Delilah McAtee Cross; five sons, Richard of PA, Howard of Randallstown, MD, Fredrick of Williamstown, Joseph of St. Marys and Danny of Waverly; five daughters, Dorothy Keiser of Parkersburg, Judith Hescht and Janet Efaw, both of St. Marys, Teresa Gates and Teleah Cross, both of Williamstown. Services were held at 1pm Thursday at the at the McClure-Schafer Funeral Home in Marietta, OH. Burial was in Willow Island Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Aug 1983 GARNET M. CROSS 3 Aug 1983 Mrs. Garnet M. Cross, 68, of Ravenna, OH, died Aug. 3, at the Robinson Memorial Hospital at Ravenna. She was born Sept. 30, 1914, in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Mary and Charles Seaman. Survivors include her husband, Alonza Cross; a daughter, Sabra; a son, Lawrence Cross; and several grandchildren. Services were held at 1pm Aug. 6 at the Wood Funeral Home in Ravenna. Burial was in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Ravenna, OH. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Mar 1996 LEWIS R. CROSS 24 Mar 1996 Lewis R. Cross, 56, of Washington Lands, Moundsville, died March 24 at Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glen Dale. He was born on Nov. 21, 1939, at Meadville in Tyler County, the son of the late Layman and Irene Leasure Cross. He was a retired employee of the McElroy Coal Mine, Moundsville. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn McGinnis Cross; two sons, Steve Cross of St. Marys and Lewis Osborne of Myrtle Beach, SC; one daughter, Marcella Cross of Marietta; two stepsons, Bill and James Osborne, both of Myrtle Beach, SC; two stepdaughters, Sheryl Malcolm of Myrtle Beach and Carma Osborne of Cherry Hill, NJ; two brothers, Joe Cross of St. Marys and David Cross of Sistersville; one sister, Carolyn Smith of Sistersville; and five grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at 1pm at Grisell Funeral Home in Moundsville. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 19 Mar 1994 RAY STEPHEN CROSS 17 MAR 1994 Ray Stephen Cross, 52, of St. Marys, died Thursday at his residence as the result of cancer. Cross was a member of the Pike Church of Christ, was a U.S. Navy veteran during the Vietnam War, and was a member of the National Rife Association. He was born in Belmont, a son of the late Stephen and Dorothy Lee Dotson Cross. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Michelle Margolis Cross; two daughters, Miriam McGinniss of Altoona, PA, and Karen Cross of Columbus, OH; one son, David Cross of Palatka, FL; and four grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1pm Tuesday, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 20 Jul 1991 STEPHEN B. CROSS 18 Jul 1991 Stephen B. Cross, 76, of Okeechobee, FL, formerly of St. Marys, died Thursday at his residence. He was born in Belington, WV, a son of the late Joseph and Mary Sturms Cross. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Dotson Cross; two sons, Ray Stephen Cross of St. Marys and Gary Cross of LaCrosse, VA; a daughter, Hilda McBee of Wellsville, OH; three sisters, Flossie Dover of Elkins, Carrie Weber of Baltimore, MD, and Irene Harris of Belington; two brothers, Ersley Cross of Elkins and Ray Cross of Canton, OH; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Cross. The funeral will be 10am Monday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 19 Apr 1984 WILLIAM A. CROSS 11 Apr 1984 William A. "John" Cross, 89, of Lowell, OH, died last Wednesday at Selby General Hospital, Marietta, OH. He was born at Schultz, a son of the late James and Marietta Stackhouse Cross. He had spent most of his life in Marietta and had been employed by the State of Ohio and Washington County Department of Highways. He was an Army veteran of World War I. Surviving are his wife, Bertha Firestone Cross; four daughters, Mrs. Jack (Madalyn) Miller of Columbus, OH; Mrs. Richard (Vivian) Messmore of Tampa, FL, Mrs. James (Virginia) Wagner of Coal Run, OH, and Mrs. Willis (Fern) Ogle of Sarasota, FL; 8 grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Clara M. Jamison Cross, in 1970. Services were held at 11am Saturday at the Lowell Chapel of Cawley and Peoples Funeral Home. Interment was in the Greenlawn Cemetery with full military rites. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 22 Jan 1997 ELEANOR H. CROSSER 16 Jan 1997 Eleanor H. Crosser, 76, of St. Marys, died Jan. 16 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. She was born July 21, 1920, in Pittsburgh to the late Harry Harper and Ethel Peterson Harper Crosser. She was a member of St. Marys United Methodist Church. She was a retired LPN and retired from Colin Anderson Center as head of the foster grandparents program. Surviving are three daughters and two sons-in-law, Nancy and Terry Griffin of Emory, VA, Judy Roden of St. Marys, and Kathleen and Terry Cox of Coshocton, OH; six grandchildren (unreadable). Services will be held at 2:30pm Sunday at the St. Marys United Methodist Church. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 14 Aug 1991 ISABELLA C. CROWE 1 Aug 1991 Isabella C. Crowe, 68, of Parkersburg, died Aug. 1 at her home following an extended illness. She was born Sept. 13, 1923, in Webster County, the daughter of the late Gene Kraft and Gathel Cool Kraft Narvestad. She was married for more than 25 years to Willard Crowe, who survives. Also surviving are one son, Walter Crowe of St. Marys; one daughter, Dianna Tangari of Stonewood; one grandson; one brother, Ronald Kraft of Toledo, OH. Services were held Aug. 5 at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home in Parkersburg. Graveside services were held at the Weston Masonic Cemetery in Weston. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 28 Nov 1985 ALBANY CUMBERLEDGE 23 Nov 1985 Albany Hill (Ab) Cumberledge, 89, of West Union, died Saturday in Lewis A. Johnson Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Clarksburg following a brief illness. He was born in Tyler County, son of the late Bamberledge and Mary Spencer Cumberledge. He was a World War I Army veteran. He is survived by two daughters, Hester Britton of St. Marys, and Linda Dotson of Ravenna, OH; one sister, Katheryn Yoho of Aliquippa, PA; one brother, Earney Cumberledge of Short Creek; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Asia Dell Smith, in February 1981; a daughter, and three sons. Services will be held at 1:30pm Wednesday at the Spurgeon Funeral Home in West Union. Military graveside rites will be at the West Union Masonic Memorial Park by the military service organizations of Doddridge County. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 15 Sep 1999 ELIZABETH ANN CUMBLIDGE 12 Sep 1999 Elizabeth Ann Cumblidge, 73, of N. Wells St., Sistersville, died Sept. 12 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born March 11, 1926, in St. Marys to the late William C. Dotson and Irene Smith Dotson Wern. She retired from Wesbanco Bank. She was a member of Sistersville Baptist Church where she served as choir director for 30 years. She was a member of Martha Washington Chapter 22 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Sistersville and the Ilex Twig at Sistersville General Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Russell Cumblidge; one son, Joseph Cumblidge of Proctor, WV; one daughter, Jennifer Jackson of Tuppers Plains, OH; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her stepfather, Ralph Wern, and one sister, Sara Louise Dotson. Services will be Wednesday at 1pm at Sistersville Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Scovell officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery at Sistersville. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 12 Nov 1994 ETHEL MAE CUMBLIDGE 10 Nov 1994 Ethel Mae Cumblidge of Sistersville, formerly of Belmont, died Nov. 10 at Ritchie's Personal Care Home in Sistersville. She was born Nov. 28, 1901, at Cave Run, Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Albert and Florence Wagner Neely. She was a member of the Victory Baptist Church of Belmont. She is survived by two daughters, Virginia Smith of St. Marys and Wilma Reeder of Mena, AR; one son, Russell Cumblidge of Sistersville; three sisters, Virginia Wilson of St. Marys, Helen Sill of Weirton and Ruth Givens of Fairmont; five grandchildren; and several great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Cumblidge in 1960. Services will be held Sunday, Nov. 13, at 1pm at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment will be in the Shawnee Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 21 Jan 1982 GERTRUDE MAE CUMBLIDGE 18 Jan 1982 Gertrude Mae Cumblidge, 78, of St. Marys, died Monday in Pine View Nursing Home at Harrisville. She was born Aug. 17, 1903, in Washington County, OH, to James and Martha Ellen Goodwin Roberts. She is survived by three sons, James of Williamstown, Jack and Donald of Los Angeles, CA; seven daughters, Betty Wright of Belpre, OH, Jeane Price of New Martinsville, Peggy Cherryholmes of Columbus, OH, Helen Garner of St. Marys, Edna Cokely of Harrisville, Connie Moore of Leavenworth, KS, and Dorothy Randall of Granville, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Walter Cumblidge. Services will be held at 1pm Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 26 Feb 1997 JUNE CUMBLIDGE 20 Feb 1997 June Cumblidge, 78, of St. Marys, died Thursday morning, Feb. 20, at her residence. She was born April 6, 1918, in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Grover Ira and Julia Poynter Powell. She was a member of the former Shawnee Methodist Church and member of the First Baptist Church of St. Marys. She was a former store buyer for Higby's and the May Company in Cleveland, Ohio, and had been a housekeeper for various families in the St. Marys area. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Neal and Arlene Cumblidge of St. Marys; three grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Laura Hardy of Pennsville, NJ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl P. Cumblidge in 1956; two brothers and two sisters. Services were Sunday at First Baptist Church in St. Marys. Burial was in the Shawnee Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Apr 1991 MANCIL L. CUMBLIDGE 29 Mar 1991 Mancil Lewis Cumblidge, 89, a resident of Burgettstown, PA, died Friday, March 19, at Weirton Medical Center. He was born December 30, 1901, at St. Marys, the son of the late Waitman and Mary Higgins Cumblidge. He retired after 40 years (unreadable). He is survived by two sons, Lewis and Charles of (unreadable) daughters, Mrs. Jake (Jeannette) Baxter, Mrs. Clarence (Geraldine Starkey, Mrs. (Unreadable); one sister, Mrs. Stanley (Pauline) Grove, Eldersville, PA; 20 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Brammer Cumblidge on Nov. (Unreadable). He was also preceded in death by one son, Ivan Paul Cumblidge in 1958; three brothers, Ben, Earl and Ernest; and one sister, Alice Fleming. Services were held Monday, April 1, at Steel-Wolfe Funeral Home, (unreadable). Burial was in Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens, Weirton. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown BERT CUMMINGS 1918 The town was shocked this morning by the starling statement that Bert Cummings was dead. Few people knew that he was ill, and the news of his sudden death could hardly be believed. His death was due to acute indigestion. He was a barber by trade and well liked and popular especially with the younger folks. He was 26 years of age, married, and leaves a wife and two baby daughters, one not yet a month old. He was the son of Michael and Mary Cummings of this city. He is also survived by four brothers, Ted and Ray of this city, and Roy and Henry of Waynesburg, PA. The funeral will be held at the house at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon conducted by Rev. (Unreadable). _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown LOUISE CUMMINGS 14 Dec 1918 Louise Adeline Elizabeth Cummings, aged 6 months, infant daughter of Mrs. Bert Cummings, died on Saturday morning, Dec. 14. The funeral was conducted at the house by Rev. Bleakly at 1pm Sunday afternoon. Interment in the Odd Fellow Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 7 Jun 1991 SARA E. CUMMINGS 6 Jun 1991 Sara Edith Cummings, 89, of St. Marys, died Thursday at Worthington Manor Care Center of Parkersburg. Cummings was a member of First Baptist Church of St. Marys. She was born in St. Marys, daughter of the late William and Laura Poole Sunderman. She is survived by one son, Theodore Cummings of Richwood, NJ; one brother, Glen Sunderman of St. Marys; four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Cummings; one son, Burt Cummings, June 12, 1987; one brother and one sister. Arrangements will be announced by the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 22 Jul 1989 AILEEN L. CUNNINGHAM 14 Jul 1989 Aileen Lockney Cunningham, 75, of Vienna, died Friday in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Calhoun County, a daughter of the late Roscoe and Vena McKee Lockney. She is survived by one daughter, Barbara Frame of Parkersburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie B. Cunningham in 1987. Services were Monday at Vaughan Funeral Home. Burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 7 Apr 1999 ANNA L. CUNNINGHAM 2 Apr 1999 Anna L. Cunningham, 64, of Johnstown, OH, and formerly of St. Marys, passed away April 2 at Mt. Carmel West in Johnstown. She is survived by her husband, Fred Cunningham; four daughters, Sharon (Mrs. Mark) Wargo, Barb (Mrs. Mark) Haycraft and Shelly Ashbrook, all of Johnstown, and Brenda Anderson of Columbus; two sons, John Cunningham of Johnstown and Kenneth Cunningham of New Orleans, LA; 14 grandchildren; her mother Mildred Haddox Bills; five brothers, Frank, Larry, Chester, John and Gerald Bills; two sisters, Mary Sue Ross and Helen Hammett; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Clarence Bills. Services were Tuesday at 10:30am with Dr. R.L. Sayre officiating. Burial was in Glen Rest Memorial at Reynoldsburg, OH. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 12 Sep 1987 ARCHIE CUNNINGHAM 10 Sep 1987 Archie B. Cunningham, 70, of Vienna, died Thursday morning in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late Thomas Edward and Elva Boley Cunningham. He is survived by his wife, Aileen Lockney Cunningham; one son, Larry Cunningham of Parkersburg; one daughter, Louise Deems of Washington, WV. Services will be held at 11am Saturday at the Vaughan Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery with Masonic rites. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 23 Mary 1985 ARTHUR D. CUNNINGHAM 17 May 1985 Arthur D. Cunningham, 60, of Gallipolis, OH, died unexpectedly Friday, May 17, at Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, OH. He was born August 22, 1924, the son of Oliver Clifton and Mary Jane Bailey Cunningham, St. Marys. He was a truck driver for Roadway Express; was a member of the First Baptist Church Gallipolis; was a veteran of World War II; and was former owner of Cunningham Feed and Supply. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James (Barbara Ann) Hudson, Middleport, OH, and Marilyn Sue Cunningham, at home; one son, David Cunningham, Belpre, OH; five brothers, Clayton, Harvey, and William, all of St. Marys, Harry, East Liverpool, OH, and James of Florida; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lola Pringle Cunningham who passed away April 26, 1985. Services were held Monday, May 20, at the Willis Funeral Home, Gallipolis. Burial was in the Ohio Valley Memorial Gardens, Gallipolis. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 14 Feb 1985 BENJAMIN F. CUNNINGHAM 7 Feb 1985 Benjamin F. Cunningham, 79, of St. Marys, died Thursday morning in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. Cunningham was born in Ritchie County, a son of the late Oliver and Laura Eddy Cunningham. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Fleming Cunningham; two sisters, Florence Hashman and Edna Nichols, both of St. Marys. Services were held at 2pm Sunday at the Nine Mile United Methodist Church. Burial in the church cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Aug 1996 CLARENCE H. CUNNINGHAM 19 Jul 1996 Clarence H. Cunningham, 89, of Route 1, Cairo, died July 19 in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Maxwell, Pleasants County, to the late Joseph and Cora Seevers Cunningham. He was a retired employee of Constitution Oil Co. of Salt Lake City, UT. He was a 50-year member of Glendale International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge and a trustee for the Glendale Community Building. He was also a member of the Church of Christ at Pike. Surviving are his wife, Norma Casey Cunningham; two daughters, Colleen Parsons (unreadable); three sisters, Opley Smith of Belpre, Oella Elder of Cairo and (unreadable) Services were July 23 with Evangelist Cecil Dotson officiating. Burial was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 8 Oct 1987 CLAUDE CUNNINGHAM SR. 3 Oct 1987 Claude V. Cunningham Sr., 66, of Matamoras, died Saturday, Oct. 3, in Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 7, 1921, in Matamoras to John and Arra Shaw Cunningham. On July 24, 1940, he married Zelda C. Moore, who survives with two sons, Claude and Michael, both of Matamoras. Services were held Monday in Hadley Funeral Home in Matamoras. Burial in Matamoras Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 2 Jan 1986 CLIFFORD C. CUNNINGHAM 23 Dec 1985 Clifford C. Cunningham, 60, of St. Marys, retired city manager, died Monday morning, Dec. 23, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in Pleasants County, son of the late Clifford and Ethel Higgins Cunningham. He was World War II veteran. He is survived by his wife, Betty Nichols Cunningham; two sons, Jud of Everett, WA, and steven of St. Marys; a daughter, Diana Cunningham of Gainesville, FL. The funeral was held at 1pm Thursday at the Willow Island Baptist Church. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 26 Jun 1996 CLIFTON D. CUNNINGHAM 25 May 1996 The Rev. Clifton D. Cunningham, 82, of Gaithersburg, MD, died May 25 at Wilson Health Care Center of Asbury Village in Gaithersburg. He was born in Pleasants County to the late Clark Herber and Hattie D. Fleming Cunningham. He was a 1932 Williamstown High School graduate and attended Mountain State Business College. He received his undergraduate degree from Marietta College and received his Master of Theology degree from Westminister Theological Seminary in Westminister, MD. He worked at the Fifth Street Diner during the early 1930's and was ordained in the West Virginia Methodist Conference and served from 1942-1949 at the Palestine, Lubeck, Fairview and Cedar Grove charges. He retired in 1979 from the Maryland Methodist Conference after 30 years. Upon retiring from full-time ministry, he was visitation and assistant pastor at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C. He was a resident of Greenbelt, MD, before retiring to Asbury Village, Gaithersburg, in 1993. He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Smith Cunningham, whom he married in 1939; one son, Michael Cunningham of Greenbelt, MD; three sisters, Wanda Carpenter of Waverly, Opal Wingrove of Belpre and Anna Marie Henrie of Belleville; three grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Dennis Paul Cunningham in 1974. His body was donated to Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. Memorial services were held May 28 at Mowatt Memorial United Methodist Church in Greenbelt. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 23 Oct 1980 GEORGE M. CUNNINGHAM Oct. 1980 George M. Cunningham, 83, of Mineral Wells, area antique dealer, retired pipefitter and long-time member of the Lions Club, died at St. Joseph's Hospital last week. He was born in Hazelgreen, Ritchie County, son of the late George Philmore and Florence Snodgrass Cunningham. He is survived by his wife, Lillie Grimm Cunningham; two sons, Robert of Norfolk, VA, and Douglas "Bud" of St. Marys; a sister, Kathryn Adams of Annandale, VA; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, William. The Raiguel Funeral Home in Harrisville was in charge of arrangements. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown GERALDINE M. CUNNINGHAM 30 Sep 1985 Geraldine Mildred Cunningham, 81, of Parkersburg, died unexpectedly Monday morning at her residence after a short illness. She was born in Calhoun County, daughter of the late Albert and Hannah Jane Belford Jackson. She is survived by two sons, Beryl Cunningham of Parkersburg and Wayne Cunningham of Ridgeley, Mineral County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joy E. Cunningham. The funeral will be at 1pm Thursday at Ogdin Funeral Home with burial in mount Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 28 Mar 1998 HELEN CUNNINGHAM 25 Mar 1998 Helen Louise Cunningham, 75, of Cairo, died March 25 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg. She was born Sept. 7, 1922, at Oil Ridge, near Cairo in Ritchie County, to the late Clarence and Mary Elizabeth Cowan James. She was a custodian at the Ritchie County Courthouse and enjoyed gardening, bingo and reading. She is survived by two sons, James Cunningham of (unreadable) two brothers, Clarence James and (unreadable) She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Ervin Cunningham; her second husband, George Cunningham; one daughter, (unreadable) Bailey; and three sisters. Services will be at 11am Saturday at Raiguel Funeral Home in Cairo with pastor Robert Perrine officiating. Burial will be in the Cairo IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 17 Jun 1982 ICIE CUNNINGHAM 7 Jun 1982 Icie Cunningham, 88, died June 7 at the home of her daughter, Margaret Clegg, at Ravenna, OH. She was born in Pleasants County, the daughter of Rodom and mary Adeline Britton Eddy. Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Clegg; two sisters, Edna Metts of St. Marys and Vesta Morgan of Brunswick, OH. Burial was in the Charlestown Cemetery at Charlestown, OH. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 28 Oct 1989 JANET M. CUNNINGHAM 27 Oct 1989 Janet M. Cunningham, 82, of Harrisville, died at Pineview Continuous Care Center in Harrisville Friday. She was born in Cairo, a daughter of the late David and Emma Douglas McGregor. She was a teacher, having taught in the Ritchie County schools and served many years as a librarian at the Ritchie County Library. She is survived by one son, Joseph Cunningham of Harrisville, a close friend, Mrs. O.H. (Helen) Cunningham of Harrisville, and six grandchildren. The family is making private arrangements at Raiguel Funeral Home in Harrisville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 30 Mar 1989 JESSIE G. CUNNINGHAM 26 Mar 1989 Jessie G. Waldo Cunningham, 86,of Glenville, died Sunday in Americare of Glenville. She was born in Doddridge County to the late James and Avie Sherwood Waldo. She is survived by two sons, Chester O. "Bud" Cunningham of Vienna and Oral Cunningham of Glenville; one sister, Lucy Wilson of St. Marys; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd L. Cunningham in 1980. Services were Wednesday at Spurgeon-Ellyson Mortuary in Glenville. Burial was in Meadow Lane Cemetery in Gilmer County. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown JOANNA CUNNINGHAM 11 Sep 1978 In memory of Mrs. Joanna Cunningham; born June 15, 1928; died September 11, 1978. Services Sept. 14, 1pm, at St. Marys Baptist Church. Interment IOOF Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 9 May 1985 LOLA MAE CUNNINGHAM 26 apr 1985 Lola Mae Cunningham, 51, of Gallipolis, OH, died Friday, April 26, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Mrs. Cunningham, a housewife and former resident of St. Marys, married Arthur Cunningham June 3, 1951, in Hodgeville. She was born May 19, 1933, at Alexander (Upshur County). She was preceded in death by her mother, Rita Mae Alderman Pringle; her father, Roy Fred Pringle; and one son, Michael Lee Cunningham. Survivors include her husband, Arthur Cunningham; one son, David Clifford Cunningham; two daughters, Marilyn Sue Cunningham and Mrs. James (Barbara Ann) Hudson; and three grandchildren. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown LULA D. CUNNINGHAM 18 Sep 1993 Lula D. Cunningham, 94, of Pike Community, Ellenboro, died Sept. 18, 1993, at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born at Finch, Ritchie County, a daughter of the late Henry and Emma Bumgardner Williamson. She was a member of the Big Five Senior Citizens at Pike, Mount Olivet United Methodist Church at Finch, a charter member of the WSCS -- now known as the United Methodist Women -- and she taught Sunday School for many years at the Winch Chapel United Methodist Church at Pike. Surviving are two daughters, Lila M. Lamm of Belmont and Emma Jean Barnard of Parkersburg; seven grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Otto T. Cunningham, in 1992; three brothers; and three sisters. Services 2pm Monday at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro. Burial Mount Olivet Cemetery, Finch. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 16 Oct 1993 MARY CUNNINGHAM 14 Oct 1993 Mary Bailey Cunningham, 93, of St. Marys, died Thursday at Care Haven of Pleasants, Belmont. She was a member of the French Creek Baptist Church. She was born in St. Marys, a daughter of the late Arthur and Vivian Kidder Bailey. She is survived by five sons, William, Harvey, and Pete Cunningham, all of St. Marys, Harry Cunningham of East Liverpool, OH, and James Cunningham of West Palm Beach, FL; one brother, Arthur Bailey of Marietta; 33 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; and three great- great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Oliver C. Cunningham, in 1992; three sons, Denton, Robert, and Arthur Cunningham; one daughter, Grace Dawson; three brothers, and six sisters. The funeral will be at 2pm Sunday, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Maple Lane Cemetery, Hebron. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown OLIVER CUNNINGHAM 26 Dec 1992 Oliver C. Cunningham, 94, formerly of St. Marys, died Dec. 26, 1992 at Carehaven of Pleasants. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late Robert and Sarah Hart Cunningham. He had retired from Hanlon Oil Col. Surviving are his wife, Mary Jane Bailey Cunningham; five sons, William, Harvey, and Clayton Cunningham, all of St. Marys, Harry Cunningham of East Liverpool, OH, and James Cunningham of Palm Springs, FL; two sisters, Bessie Carmichael of Marietta and Josephine Hackathorn of Belmont; three brothers, Ed Cunningham of Oklawaha, FL, Coleman Cunningham of East Liverpool and Otha Cunningham of Newell; 33 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; and three great-great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sons and one daughter. Services 1pm Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial Maple Lane Masonic Cemetery, Pleasants County. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 25 Oct 1979 OLIVER C. CUNNINGHAM 23 Oct 1979 Oliver C. Cunningham, 90, of St. Marys, died Tuesday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born in St. Marys, a son of the late George and Druzella Hart Cunningham. He is survived by a son, Homer Cunningham of Parkersburg; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Swisher of Mitchelville, MD; and a grandson, Gary Cunningham of Parkersburg. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Canzigg Cunningham; two brothers and a sister. Services will be conducted at 2pm Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 4 Aug 1988 PHYLLIS CUNNINGHAM 16 Jul 1988 Mrs. Phyllis Cunningham, 69, of Parkersburg, died July 16 in Camden- Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Pleasants County, the daughter of the late Elbert and Gina Reed Williamson. She is survived by one son, Paul E. Cunningham, Parkersburg; three daughters, Mrs. Barbara McCutchan, Beach Bottom, WV, Mrs. Palette Miler, Vienna, and Mrs. Catherine Workman of Parkersburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul H. Cunningham, in 1960; and one son, David. The funeral was held at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery at West Union. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 18 Feb 1998 PHYLLIS CUNNINGHAM 12 Feb 1998 Phyllis Cunningham, 78, of St. Marys, died Feb. 12 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born July 15, 1919, in Pleasants County to the late Andrew Jackson and Zimenia Shingleton Cunningham. She was a member of the former Mt. Carmel Methodist Church, attended First Baptist Church of St. Marys and was retired from Colin Anderson Center. She is survived by one daughter, Deloris Lamp of St. Marys; one son, Robert Cunningham of St. Marys; seven grandchildren, Roger Lamp, Debbie Bennett (unreadable); one brother, Guy Shingleton of St. Marys; five sisters, Elizabeth Fetty, Naomi Miller, Ruth Griffin and Betty Delong, all of Weirton, and Wanda Murphy of Rocky River, OH. She was preceded in death by her husband, Brooks Cunningham, and one sister, Evelyn Hooper. Services were Sunday at First Baptist Church in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV ? Mar 1985 RALPH CUNNINGHAM 16 Mar 1985 Ralph William Cunningham, 74, of St. Marys, died Saturday at his home. He was the son of the late Joseph and Cora Seevers Cunningham. He is survived by four sons, Gerald of Pennsboro, Boyd of Caldwell, Nelson of St. Marys, and Richard of Harrisville; seven daughters, Doris Reynolds of Newport, OH, Donna Ross of Caldwell, Alice Sue Bradfield of Canton, OH, Sandra Freeland of Pennsboro, Lynn Sinnett and Lois Gilmore, both of Harrisville, and Candy Collins of Pennsboro; 24 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Clarence Cunningham of Cairo; three sisters, Opley Smith of Belpre, OH, Oella Elder of Cairo and Ema Lowther of St. Marys. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth McHenry. Services were held at 2pm Tuesday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial was in the Nine Mine Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 22 Sep 1977 ROBERT CUNNINGHAM 13 Sep 1977 Robert O. Cunningham, 55, St. Marys, died at the Marietta Memorial Hospital Tuesday evening, Sept. 13. He was born in Pleasants County, son of Oliver and Mary Bailey Cunningham of Hookstown, PA. He is also survived by his widow, Anna Mary Weekley Cunningham; a son, Timothy, at home; two daughters, Susanne, at home, and Mrs. Shirley Cadle of Craigsville; a sister, Mrs. Grace Dawson of Hookstown, PA; six brothers,Arthur of Gallipolis, OH, William of St. Marys, Harry of East Liverpool, OH, James of Miami, FL, and Harvey and Clayton of Hebron; a half-brother, Denton Curtis of East Liverpool, OH; and two grandsons. Services were held at 3pm Friday at the Maple Lane Freewill Baptist Church. Burial was in the Maple Lane Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown ROBERT CUNNINGHAM 10 Nov 1988 Robert M. Cunningham, 50, of Brighton, CO, died Thursday, Nov. 10, at his home after an apparent heart attack. He was born July 31, 1938, at Marietta, to William and Ada Harmon Cunningham. He was the district manager of the Denver Division of Halliburton Oil Well Services. Surviving are his wife, Jane Schoolcraft Cunningham; his mother, Ada Cunningham Nealis of Marietta; his stepfather, Samuel Nealis; and his stepbrother, Fred Nealis of Virginia Beach, VA. He was preceded in death by his father in 1982. Services were held Monday at Hadley Funeral Home in Matamoras. Burial in the Matamoras Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 10 Dec 1991 RUSSELL CUNNINGHAM 8 Dec 1991 Russell R. Cunningham, Sr., 79, of Frackville, PA, formerly of St. Marys, died Sunday at his residence. Cunningham was a Lutheran and a member of Frackville Elks Lodge No. 1522. He was retired from Zapata Industries. He was born in Pleasants County, a son of the late Edward and Elva Boley Cunningham. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Anna Marie Bozicevch Cunningham; five sons, Russell Cunningham of Belair, MD, George Cunningham of Wilmington, DE, Richard Cunningham of Parkersburg, Gale Cunningham of Muskogee, OK, and David Cunningham with the U.S. Navy in San Diego, CA; a daughter, Carol Anne Anderson of Virginia Beach, VA; a brother, P.E. "Buzz" Cunningham of Belmont, WV; a sister, Roxie Cronin of St. Marys; 13 grandchildren. The funeral will be 11am Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 7 Mar 1985 RUTH M. CUNNINGHAM 2 Mar 1985 Ruth Marie Cunningham, 70, of St. Marys, died Saturday at the University Hospital in Morgantown. She was born at Hebron, a daughter of Andy and Dolsa McDonald McHenry. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Cunningham; four sons, Gerald Cunningham of Pennsboro, Boyd Cunningham of Caldwell, OH, Nelson Cunningham of St. Marys, and Richard Cunningham of Harrisville; seven daughters, Doris Reynolds of Newport, OH, Donna Ross of Caldwell, Alice Sue Bradfield of Canton, OH, Sandra Freeland of Pennsboro, Lynn Sinnett and Lois Gilmore, both of Harrisville, and Candy Collins of Pennsboro; one brother, Charlie McHenry of Hebron; three sisters, Lucille Higgins of St. Marys and Evelyn McHenry and Silvia Lamp, both of Erie, PA; several grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Services were held at 2pm Monday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the Nine Mine Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 2 Sep 1994 VIOLET CUNNINGHAM 1 Sep 1994 Violet Eloise Cunningham, 79, of Parkersburg, died Thursday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. She was born in Pleasants County, a daughter of the late Charles and Rosalee Rowell Green. She is survived by one son, Gary Cunningham of Parkersburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer L. Cunningham. Graveside services will be held at 10am Saturday at Mount Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 24 Mar 1988 WAYNE CUNNINGHAM 17 Mar 1988 Wayne Cunningham, 75, of Waverly, OH, formerly of Ellenboro, died Thursday at the Chillicothe Veterans Administration Hospital. He was born in Ellenboro and was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Clifford Cunningham; two sons, Roger Dale of Pennsboro and Jewell Wayne; four daughters (unreadable) Services were Sunday at the Botkin Funeral Home in Waverly, OH. Burial was at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 2 Dec 1976 CECIL E. CURRY 23 Nov 1976 Cecil E. Curry, 70, of Charleston, died at his residence last Tuesday. He was born in Jackson County and was retired from the United Fuel Gas Co. He is survived by his widow, Freda Curry; a son, Joe of Sandyville; three daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Walters of Ripley, Mrs. Mary Drake of Spencer and Linda Curry, at home; six sisters, Mrs. Lucy Starkey of Ripley, Mrs. Velma Sayre of Sandyville, Mrs. Jean Marshall of Spencer, Mrs. Ruth Street of St. Marys, Mrs. Opal Williams of Kenna and Mrs. Betty Knightstep of Dunbar; three brothers, Bill and John of Sandyville and Charles, in Ohio; six grandchildren; three great- grandchildren. Services were held at 1pm Thursday at the Elk Funeral Home in Charleston. Burial was in the Independence Cemetery at Sandyville. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 11 Feb 1982 DENTON E. CURTIS 13 Jan 1982 Denton E. Curtis, 65, of East Liverpool, OH, died Jan. 13 following a brief illness. An Army veteran, Mr. Curtis was born Jan. 9, 1917, in St. Marys, a son of Oliver Cunningham and Mary Bailey Cunningham of St. Marys. In addition to his parents, survivors include his wife, Mrs. Erma Sayre Curtis, at home; two sons, Robert of Clarksburg and David of Rochester, NY. Services were held Friday, Jan. 15, at Dawson Funeral Home in East Liverpool, with burial in the Columbiana County Memorial Park. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 19 Nov 1983 DORWIN CUNNINGHAM 16 Nov 1983 Dorwin Cunningham, 66, of St. Marys, died Wednesday evening in the New Martinsville Health Care Center. He was born in Pleasants County to the late Charles and Rachel Higgins Cunningham. He was a member of the Mount Carmel United Methodist Church, a Navy veteran of World War II, and a retired employee of the state of West Virginia. Surviving are his wife, Mary Shingleton Cunningham; a son, Robert Cunningham of St. Marys; a daughter, Mrs. Deloris Lamp of St. Marys; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Powell of St. Marys. Services will be 2pm Sunday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 27 Oct 1983 HOMER CUNNINGHAM 22 Oct 1983 Homer L. Cunningham, 70, of Parkersburg, died at his residence Saturday afternoon. He was born in Kanawha County, a son of the late Oliver and Emma Kanzigg Cunningham. He was a member of the Stout Memorial United Methodist Church, a veteran of World War II. He was retired from Parkersburg Community College, where he had served as director of the maintenance department. Prior to that he had worked as the general foreman for the Wilson Brothers Construction Co. For more than 20 years. Surviving are his wife, Violet Green Cunningham, and a son, Gary Cunningham of Parkersburg. Private services were conducted Monday morning at the Leavitt Funeral Home in Parkersburg. Burial was in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 8 Oct 1992 OTTO T. CUNNINGHAM 7 Oct 1992 Otto T. Cunningham, 92, of Ellenboro, died Wednesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born in League, Ritchie County, a son of the late Andrew and Sarah Gilmore Cunningham. He is survived by his wife, Lulu Williamson Cunningham; two daughters, Lila Lamm of Belmont and Emma Jean Barnard of Parkersburg. The funeral will be at 1pm Friday at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home in Pennsboro. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Finch. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 9 Nov 1996 NATALIE LONG CURCON 26 Oct 1996 Natalie Long Curcon, 81, formerly of Belmont, died Oct. 26 aboard a cruise ship sailing the Mexican Riviera. She was born in Belmont and was raised by her grandparents Rebecca and Robert Reed. She attended local schools and graduated from St. Marys High School in 1931. She enrolled in nurse's training at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg and practiced nursing in Youngstown, OH, and Long Beach, CA. The body was cremated in California. There will be no memorial service in West Virginia. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 28 Mar 1985 CLIFFORD L. CURPHEY 21 Mar 1985 Clifford L. Curphey, 74,of Belmont, died Thursday morning in the Marietta Convalescent Center. He was born in Chicago, IL, son of Frances Romaine Curphey Krueger of Belmont and the late Adrian Curphey. He was a retired bookkeeper and a World Ward Ii veteran. He is also survived by two sons, Denis Curphey of Lilburn, GA, and Devon Curphey, of St. Marys; and three grandchildren. Private memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family and will be followed by cremation. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 8 Jun 1989 WILLIAM CURRY 4 Jun 1989 William Curry, 91, of Sandyville, died Sunday in Ravenswood. He was born in Jackson County, a son of the late John Henry and Kathryn Carpenter Curry. He is survived by one daughter, Majorie Zajdowicz of Richmond, OH; and one son, Paul Curry of Sandyville. He was preceded in death by his second wife, Mary, and his first wife, Ethel. Services were Tuesday at Independence United Methodist Church. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 22 May 1990 AVIS T. CURTIS 21 May 1990 Avis T. Curtis, 76, of Belmont, died Monday morning in the Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born at Bens Run, a daughter of the late Nathan and Myrtle Barnhart Northcraft. She was a retired employee of the Colin Anderson Center. She is survived by one daughter Brenda Dulaney of Belmont; two sons, Jack Fitzwater of Philadelphia, PA, and Ronald Summers of Okmulgee, OK. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Chester Fitzwater and her second husband, Dewey Curtis. Services will be 11am Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in the Long Reach Cemetery, near Bens Run. _________________________________________________________ "The Parkersburg Sentinel" -- Parkersburg, WV 13 Mar 1991 ESTEL L. CUTRIGHT 11 Mar 1991 Estel Lewis Cutright, 82, of Williamstown, died Monday at his residence. Cutright was a Methodist and was retired as a boilermaker after 49 years of service as a mechanic. He was born in Weston, a son of the late James and Minnie Pletcher Cutright. He is survived by his wife, Garnet Cutright; two sons, Kenneth Cutright of Williamstown and Kevin Cutright of Newport, OH; a sister, Laura Foster of Weston. The funeral will be 1pm Friday at Franklin Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Earl Perkins officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, Williamstown. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 26 Jan 1989 ROBERT L. CUSACK 19 Jan 1989 Robert L. Cusack, 75, of Belmont, died Thursday morning, Jan. 19, in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. He was born at Clarksburg to the late Lee and Dora Watson Cusack. He is survived by his wife, Esta "Peg" Allman Cusack; one son, Gary Cusack of Wheeling; one daughter, Carol Simmons of Norton, OH; two sisters, Justine and Daisy Cusack, both of New Martinsville; and six grandchildren. The funeral was Saturday, Jan. 21, at 10am at Leavitt Funeral Home in Parkersburg. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery in New Martinsville. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown ROSE CURTIS CUSICK 20 Oct 1978 In memory of Mrs. Rose Curtis Cusick; born March 9, 1888; died October 20, 1978. Services Oct. 24, 11am, at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in Willow Island Cemetery, Willow Island. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 5 Jan 1989 DAISY P. CUTRIGHT 2 Jan 1989 Daisy P. Cutright, 96,of Shinnston, died Monday at the United Hospital Center, Clarksburg. She was born Aug. 25, 1892, at Czar, Randolph County, a daughter of the late Ruben and Eliza Vangilder Depoy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Harrison Cutright and two daughters. She is survived by one son, Bryce Cutright of Shinnston; two daughters, Virginia Tennant of St. Marys and Marion Reitkovich of Shinnston; one sister, Viola Currey, Alexander, WV; 8 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Wednesday at the Harmer Funeral Home in Shinnston. Burial was in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Czar, WV. _________________________________________________________ "St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV 22 Dec 1988 JOHN F. CUZZEN 17 Nov 1988 John Forrest Cuzzen, born May 15, 1941, passed away Nov. 17 at Archdale, NC. He was the son of the late John and Mary Allen Cuzzen. He is survived by his wife, Mary Bunner Cuzzen; two sons, Jason Lee t home and John Wayne of Lexington, NC; two brothers and one sister. He was preceded in death by one son, Jon O'Neil Cuzzen and one daughter, Julie. He was the son-in-law of Ruby Bunner, St. Marys. Cumby Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Interment in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. _________________________________________________________ "The Pleasants County Leader" -- St. Marys, WV 3 Sep 1983 JON O'NEILL CUZZEN 29 Aug 1983 Jon O'Neill Cuzzen, 14, of St. Marys, died Monday at his home. He was born in Lexington, NC, a son of John and Mary Bunner Cuzzen of St. Marys. He attended St. Marys Elementary School. Surviving besides his parents are a brother, Jason Lee Cuzzen, at home; a half-brother, John Wayne Cuzzen of Lexington, NC; and maternal grandmother, Ruby Bunner of St. Marys. He was preceded in death by a sister. Services were held at 3:30pm Thursday at the Ruttencutter Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery in St. Marys. _________________________________________________________ Name & Date of Newspaper Unknown MARY A. CUZZEN 14 Dec 1982 Mrs. Mary Allen Cuzzen, 59, of Salisbury, NC, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, in Rowan Memorial Hospital after being in declining health for several years. The funeral was held last Thursday at Lyerly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery in Davidson County. Born June 9, 1923, in Marion, she was a daughter of the late William and Amanda Benfield Allen. She was educated in Davidson County schools, was formerly employed by Bill's Truck Stop and was a Baptist. Her husband, John Roy Cuzzen, died March 15, 1979. Survivors include three sons, John Forrest Cuzzen of St. Marys, Gordon Terry Cuzzen of Lexington and Roy Henry Cuzzen of Concord, NC; a daughter, Mrs. Sharon Yarborough of Salisbury, NC; three brothers, Sherman Alonzo Allen of Salisbury, William Monroe Allen of Churchland and John Madison Allen of Linwood, NC; five sisters, Mrs. Verlie Morris of Silvery Valley, NC, Mrs. Ella Hill of Lexington, NC, and Mrs. Janie Condrey, Mrs. Velva Faye Baity and Mrs. Les (Jewel) Brown, all of Salisbury, NC. _________________________________________________________