Register Herald Obituaries for April 23, 1999 Hazel I. Brookman PRINCETON - Hazel Irene Brookman, 92, of 506 Reynolds Ave., died Wednesday, April 21, 1999, in a Princeton hospital. Born Nov. 23, 1906, in Glen Lyn, Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Avie Saunders Hickman. Mrs. Brookman was a former manager for Western Union and was a clerk in the dress department of G.C. Murphy Co. She was a member of First Christian Church, Princeton, where she served in various circles and worked on several committees through the years. Mrs. Brookman was a member and the oldest living past worthy matron of Princeton Chapter No. 53, Order of The Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Wayne Brookman; four brothers, Howard, Johnny, Harless and Roy C. Hickman; and a sister, Beulah Winfrey. Survivors include her husband of 74 years, Milton Edwin Brookman; a son, Milton Edwin Brookman Jr. and his wife, Alice, of Bristol, Va.; a daughter-in-law, Janet Brookman of Florence, Ala.; three grandchildren, Ronnie Brookman of Bristol and Doug Brookman and Debbie Brookman Weaver, both of Florence; three great-grandchildren, Conner Brookman and Austin Weaver, both of Florence, and Amber Brookman of Bristol; two brothers, Eugene Hickman of Princeton and Ralph Hickman and his wife, Helen, of Beckley; two sisters, Evelyn Johnson and her husband, Art, of High Point, N.C., and Frances Martin and her husband, Earnest, of Mullens. Services will be 11 a.m. Sarturday at George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel, Princeton, with the Rev. Gary Lyons officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Park Cemetery. Friends may call 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the Princeton Chapter No. 53, Order of The Eastern Star, will conduct memorial services at 7 p.m. Grandsons and friends will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Seaver Funeral Home, Princeton. Lindy E. Chapman VICTOR - Lindy Ellen Chapman, 67, died Wednesday, April 21, 1999, in an Oak Hill hospital following a short illness. Born June 18, 1931, at Ansted, she was the daughter of the late Shirley and Zida Price Bartrum. Mrs. Chapman was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church, Victor. She had lived in Victor for the past 35 years and was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Chapman Walker of Spring Dale; three sons, Danny Chapman of Ansted and Jack Chapman and Michael Chapman, both of Victor; six sisters, Frances Adams of Victor, Rachael Skaggs of Ansted, Icie Conway of Dayton, Ohio, Zella Hoffman and Goldie Robinson, both of Daytona, Fla., and Rose Myles of Fort Orange, Fla.; and eight grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel, Ansted, with the Rev. Keith Shumaker officiating. Burial will follow in McKinney Memorial Cemetery, Victor. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Arrangements by Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Ansted. Belva Cook Belva Cook, 91, of Fairdale, died Thursday, April 22, 1999, in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born Oct. 21,1907, in Clay County, she was the daughter of the late Millard F. and Lula Lusher White. Mrs. Cook was a homemaker and a member of Glen Daniel Worship Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Byrd Cook; a daughter, Ruth Bone; three sisters; and five brothers. Survivors include two sons, Louis Cook and his wife, Virginia, of Tipton, Iowa, and David Cook of Fairdale; two daughters, Helen McGinnis and her husband, Jack, of Oceana and Fern Wood and her husband, George, of Beckley; a sister, Mamie Wooley of St. Louis; a brother, Roy White of Leesburg, Fla.; 22 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley, with the Pastor Jerry Cantley officiating. Burial will follow in Cook Family Cemetery, Pine Knob. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley. Jo Ann Grabosky OAK HILL - Jo Ann Grabosky, 67, formerly of Minden, died Wednesday, April 21, 1999, in a Fayetteville care center following a long illness. Born Aug. 27, 1931, at Hilltop, she was the daughter of the late Rosario and Rachel Sumner Stuppio. Mrs. Grabosky was a retired English teacher with 26 years of service in the Fayette County school system. She was of the Baptist faith, a Girl Scout leader for Oak Hill Troop No. 123 and was district chairperson for several years. She was a 1949 graduate of Oak Hill High School, a graduate of West Virginia Tech, Class of 1970, and was an expert on Shakespeare and coached several regional English Bowl championship teams. She was preceded in death by a brother, Rosario Stuppio Jr. Survivors include her husband, Steve Grabosky; a daughter, Cathy Manis of Birmingham, Ala.; two sons, Stephen Grabosky of Scott Depot and Mike Grabosky of Hurricane; two sisters, Lula Cale of Hinton and Betty Linkous of Scarbro; two brothers, James Stuppio of Summersville and Robert Stuppio of Beckley; and six grandchildren, Daniel Grabosky and Jill Grabosky of South Charleston, Michael Grabosky and Kathryn Grabosky of Scott Depot and Samuel Grabosky and Laura Grabosky of Hurricane. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bill Menefee officiating. Entombment will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Donations of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society, 129 Main St., Beckley, WV 25801; or National Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 4563, Charleseton, WV 25364. Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill. Bernard W. Long NEW RICHMOND - Bernard W. Long, 79, died Thursday, April 22, 1999, at his home following a long illness. Born Nov. 12, 1919, at Rock, he was the son of the late Newton and Rebecca Jane Skeens Long. Mr. Long was a retired coal miner and member of the UMWA. He was also a member of New Richmond Chapel. He was preceded in death by six sisters, Della Arrington, Nellie Scott Hartsock, Stella Jollief, Sally Thornton, Alma Meekins and Ida Saddler. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Hampton Long; a sister, Hazel Thornton of Richmond, Va.; a stepdaughter, Jacqueline Osborne of New Richmond; a stepson, J.E. Lewallen of California; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be 11 a.m. Sunday at New Richmond Chapel with the Rev. Larry England officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Service, Pineville. Rev. Oscar T. Moore Jr. The Rev. Oscar Thomas Moore Jr., 56, formerly of Beckley, died Tuesday, April 13, 1999, in a Nyack, N.Y., hospital. Born Jan. 20, 1943, at Price Hill, he was the son of the Rev. O.T. Moore Sr. of Beckley and Marilyn Blackwell of Detroit. After graduating from high school, Rev. Moore moved to New York City. He was employed by RCS in Manhattan from 1962 to 1980. He received a bachelorıs degree from the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, N.Y. Other survivors include his wife, Doretha Ashlock-Moore; two sons, Thomas Fitzgerald Moore of Albany, N.Y., and Brandon Moore of New York City; three sisters, Loretta Coleman of Chicago, Synester Willis of Temple Hills, Md., and Patricia Saunders of Greenbelt, Md.; his stepmother, Cleola Moore of Beckley; his stepfather, James Blackwell of Detroit; two stepbrothers, John and Ronald Boyden, both of Beckley; two aunts, Betty Dandridge of Bronx, N.Y., and Juvetta Bell of Chicago; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins; and other relatives and caring friends. Services were 10 a.m. Monday, April 19, at First Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church, Nyack, N.Y. Arrangements by Hannemann Funeral Home, Nyack. Submitted by Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley. Julia E. Philpott Julia Edith Spasiuk Philpott, 88, of Shady Spring, died Friday, Feb. 26, 1999, in a Fairlea medical center following a long illness. Born Aug. 11, 1910, in Ukraine, then a province of Russia, she was the daughter of the late George and Mollie Malank Spasiuk. Mrs. Philpott was a retired teacher for the Raleigh County Board of Education, a 1926 graduate of Collins High School at Epperly Hill and a graduate of Concord College. She was a member of First Christian Church, Beckley, and was a past member of the Shady Spring Womenıs Club. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Wanda Lou Halsey; and succeeded in death by a brother, Michael Spasiuk, on March 6, 1999. Survivors include her husband, Larkin S. Philpott; two sisters-in-law, Hortense Philpott and Doloris Philott, both of Beckley; three nephews, Sam Philpott of Beckley and Michael and John Spasiuk, both of New York City; a granddaughter, Alexandria Halsey Urschel of Santa Barbara, Calif.; a grandson, Nicholas Van R. Halsey of Palo Alto, Calif.; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memoirial Park Mausoleum No. 2, Beckley, with the Rev. James D. Lowe officiating. Friends may call one hour before services at the mausoleum chapel. Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley. Betty L. Thomas Betty L. Thomas, 71, of Beckley, died Thursday, April 22, 1999, at her home. Born Aug. 31, 1927, at Sophia, she was the daughter of the late Louis D. and Lena Mae Suiter Hartwell. Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Thomas; and two grandsons, James Fredrick ³Jimmy² Thomas and Wayne William Riedemann. Survivors include a daughter, Karen Y. Teston and her husband, Bobby, of New Mexico; seven sons, Roger D. Thomas and his wife, Ruth, of Illinois, Darwin L. Thomas and his wife, Dorothy, of Michigan, Arlie W. Thomas of Beckley, Farrell R. Thomas and his wife, Linda, of Michigan, Fred Thomas and his wife, Pat, of Beckley, Adrian D. Thomas and his wife, Patsy, of Beckley and Gary W. Thomas and his wife, Sherri, of Beckley; two brothers, L.D. Hartwell and his wife, Hazel, of Ohio and James R. ³Bobby² Hartwell and his wife, Shirley, of North Carolina; two sisters, Bertie Hoza of Nevada and Jackie Nowlin and her husband, Kenny, of North Carolina; three sisters-in-law, Florence Perdieu of Ohio, Alice W. York of Pipestem and Oneida Halsey and her husband, Gerald, of West Virginia; a brother-in-law, David Thomas and his wife, Roberta; a host of nieces and nephews; 23 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley, with Mr. Simon Dean and Mr. Howard Neusbaum officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Sons will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley. Erma R. Wiley Erma Ruth Wiley, 72, of Dorothy, died at 11:14 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, 1999, at her home following a long illness. Born Jan. 9, 1927, at Colcord, she was the daughter of the late Carl Dillon and Lorena Perry Dillon. Mrs. Wiley was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chris Wiley Jr.; a sister, Corena Butler; and three brothers, Harold, Roger and Archie. Survivors include a brother, Kenneth Dillon and his wife, Sally, of Junction City, Ohio; four sisters, Brycie Stiegel of Colcord, Yvonne Walker and her husband, James, of Spring Lake, N.C., Lue Etta Shenefield and her husband, Carl, of Langsville, Ohio, and Linda Wright and her husband, Roger, of Ashville, Ohio; a special cousin, Junior A. Perry of Campbells Creek; special caretaker, Polly Stover; and several nephews and nieces. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Sycamore Free Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Cecil McClellan officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Beckley. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the church. Arrangements by Valley Funeral Home, Whitesville. Mary Jane Wood Mary Jane Wood, 41, of Sophia, died at 7:57 p.m. Tuesday April 20, 1999, in a Morgantown hospital following a short illness. Born May 31, 1957, at Beckwith, she was the daughter of Ruth Martin Williamson of Tiger, Ore., and the late Mack Williamson. Mrs. Wood was a homemaker and a resident of Sophia for 17 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Wesley Wood Jr. Other survivors include four daughters, Rebecca Jane Frye and her husband, Eric, of Beckley, Sarah Jane Peters and her husband, Ronald, of Fort Bragg, N.C., Amanda Wood of Asheboro, N.C., and Mary Elizabeth Wood of Sophia; three brothers, Mack Williamson of Portland, Ore., Charles Ray Williamson of Scarbro and John Williamson of Oak Hill; three sisters, Barbara Hampton of Tiger, Nancy Russell of Portland and Gladys Stull of Denver; and two grandchildren, Michael Tyler Frye and Ryan Casey Frye. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose and Quesenberry Shady Spring Chapel with Elder Jason Farley officiating. Burial will follow in Birchfield Cemetery, Ellison Ridge. Friends may call one hour before services Saturday at the funeral home. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring. 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