Register Herald Obituaries for December 1, 1999 Ruth M. Boone LEWISBURG – Ruth M. Boone, 72, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1999, in a Fairlea care center following a long illness. Born May 19, 1927, in Frankford, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Clarsie Adwell Seldomridge. Mrs. Boone was a member of Enon Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Freddie M. Boone Sr.; two sons, Freddie Boone Jr. and his wife, Jessie, of Maxwelton and Lewis Boone and his wife, Nancy, of Vinton, Va.; a sister, Ina S. Hughes of Lewisburg; five grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild; and three stepgreat-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Enon Baptist Church, Frankford, with the Revs. Jim Anderson and Elizabeth McNair Ayscue officiating. Burial will follow in Enon Baptist Church Cemetery, Frankford. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg. Arrangements by Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg. ---------- Boyd B. Brown Jr. ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Boyd B. Brown Jr., 84, formerly of Mullens, died Friday, Nov. 26, 1999, in Orange Park Medical Center following a brief illness. Born Sunday, Sept. 19, 1915, in Princeton, he was the son of the late Grace Gilpin Brown and Boyd B. Brown. Mr. Brown was a member of Mullens Methodist Church, Mullens Masonic Lodge No. 151 AF and AM, Beni Kedem Shrine Temple and Mullens Moose Lodge No. 750. He retired from Norfolk and Southern Railroad. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Clarabell Waddell, Mildred Mullins and Bertha Farley; and a son-in-law, Bill Myers. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Grace G. Boyd; two daughters, Anna Brown Myers of Panama City, Fla., and Wanda Brown LeClair and her husband, Henry, of Castaic, Calif.; two brothers, Ernest E. Brown of North Charleston, S.C., and Carl M. Brown of Chantilly, Va.; two sisters, Mabel B. Duncan of Mullens and Joyce B. Mullens and her husband, Jack, of Roanoke, Va.; a granddaughter, Jennifer Ann LeClair of San Diego; a grandson, Edward Boyd LeClair of Atlanta; a nephew, Clyde Waddell and his wife, Barbara, of Hamilton, Ohio; and a brother-in-law, Ralph Hickok and his wife, Phyllis, of Longwood, Fla. Services were Monday at Moosehaven Chapel with Chaplain Lyn James officiating. Burial followed in Moosehaven Cemetery, Orange Park, Fla. Arrangements by Helm Funeral Home, Green Cove Springs, Fla. ---------- Charles 'Junior' Dixon AMES HEIGHTS – Charles R. "Junior" Dixon, 77, died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in an Oak Hill medical center following a long illness. Born Oct. 1, 1922, in Lansing, he was the son of the late Charles R. Dixon and Alpha Adkins Dixon. Mr. Dixon was a retired coal miner, a member of Lansing Baptist Church and a member of the UMWA. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II. He was preceded in death by a son, Charles Monty Dixon; four brothers, Wheeler, Ernest, Eugene and Denver Dixon; and three sisters, Beulah Burns, Elsie Kyle and Polly Blake. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Faye Sweet Dixon; a son, Ronnie L. Dixon and his wife, Donna, of Washington; two daughters, Tammy Lynn Ford of Ames Heights and Betsy Ann Lesher and her husband, Dennis, of Ansted; two sisters, Avis Hash of California and Alene Cline of Navahoe, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Lansing Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenny Hayes officiating. Burial will follow in Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville. Pallbearers will be J.R. Dixon, Shawn Burdette, Charlie Ford, Shawn Dixon, Charlie Dixon and Chad Lester. Arrangements by Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville. ---------- Marjorie W. Garrett CARSON CITY , Nev. – Marjorie Williams Gialdella Garrett, 78, formerly of 302 Crescent Road, Beckley, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 1999, in a Carson City hospital following a long illness. Born April 8, 1921, in Long Branch, she was the daughter of the late Norvell and Gertrude Williams. Mrs. Garrett was a licensed practical nurse and had been a resident of Carson City for the past 10 years. During her spare time she enjoyed bowling and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Beckley and the Raleigh County Hospice program. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Gialdella; her second husband, Charles Garrett; a daughter, Mary Lisa Reed; two sisters, Leah Kisley and Janavee Stoots; and a brother, Thomas Williams. Survivors include three daughters, Rita Wood of Carson City, Tracie Snodgrass of Charleston and Vicky Gialdella of Beckley; two brothers, Jack Williams of Fayetteville, N.C., and James Williams of Euclid, Ohio; six grandchildren, Frank Wilson, Jennifer Mapes, Angela Malone, Gina Anderson, Jason Myers and Dana Myers; three great-grandchildren, Christopher Wilson, Amy Mapes and William Mapes; an uncle, Harold Evans of Beckley; and many nieces, nephews and other family members. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with Dr. David Carrico officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Grandchildren and other family members will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, donations of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 79604, Baltimore, MD 21279 in memory of Mrs. Garrett. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley. ---------- Billy T. Hambrick SNOW HILL, Md. – Billy Thornton Hambrick, 66, formerly of Alderson, died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, in a Salisbury, Md., hospital, following a short illness. Born May 5, 1933, in West Virginia, he was the son of the late James T. and Emma F. Carter Hambrick. Mr. Hambrick was a retired pressman, having retired from Moore's Business Forms, Snow Hill, after 33 years of service. Mr. Hambrick was of the Protestant faith and served in the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by a son, Billy Thornton Hambrick Jr.; a brother, Fred W. Hambrick; a sister, Gracie Mae Sizemore; a halfbrother, Oscar Hambrick; and three halfsisters, Helen Crow, Beulah Vandile and Hazel Buckner. Survivors include two sons, Michael Hambrick of Salisbury and James Hambrick of Eden, Md.; two daughters, Barbara Dawson and Karen Hambrick, both of Clayton, Del.; a brother, James Hambrick of Catawba, Ohio; three sisters, Gladys Scott of Charleston, Annabelle Thomas of Martinsburg and Nellie Frazier of Charleston; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Lobban Funeral Home Chapel, Alderson, with the Rev. Mark Farren officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery, Creamery. Pallbearers will be family and friend. Arrangements by Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson. ---------- Frank 'Vic' Iams NEW MARTINSVILLE – Frank Victor "Vic" Iams, 54, died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, at Lookout. Mr. Iams was an independent contractor and funeral director, a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Paden City, and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He was preceded in death by his father, John V. Iams. Survivors include his mother, Louise Morris Iams of New Martinsville; two sons, Thomas V. Iams of New Martinsville, and Dana R. Iams of Fayetteville; two daughters, Misty Dawn Rice of Charleston and Autum Heather Adkins of Lookut; a brother, Luke Iams of New Martinsville; and two grandchildren. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Iams Funeral Home, 833 Third St., New Martinsville. Burial will follow in Northview Cemetery, New Martinsville. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Donations of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Iams Funeral Home, New Martinsville. ---------- Lenore S. McPherson Lenore Stella Farley McPherson, 83, of Midway, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999, in a Beckley hospital following a sudden illness. Born Dec. 9, 1915, in Farley Hill, she was the daughter of the late Oliver O. Farley and Ethel M. Lilly Farley. Mrs. McPherson was of the Primitive Baptist faith. She was a resident of Midway for 74 years. She earned an Associate's degree in accounting from the former Beckley College and was employed by the Raleigh County Board of Education as the finance secretary at Woodrow Wilson High School until 1971. She then worked in the business office of Rural Acres Clinic and retired as associate comptroller of Human Touch Inc. Before her retirement, she was very active in community and civic affairs, having served as president of the Gulf Woman's Club. She had served since 1955 as the secretary of the Farley Reunion. She was preceded in death by her husband, William D. McPherson Sr.; two sons, William D. McPherson Jr. and Bobby R. McPherson; an infant daughter, Nancy Pat McPherson; and a sister, Belva McVey. Survivors include a brother, Samuel G. Farley and his wife, Dorothy, of Mullens; a daughter-in-law, Ann McPherson of Beckley; five grandchildren, Kim Elaine Johnson and her husband, Raymond, of Beckley, Michelle Rae Lester and her husband, James, of Beckley, Shane McPherson, Stefanie Dawn McPherson and Christy Renee White of Beckley; and four great-grandchildren, Pfc. Derrick Michael Tyree of Parris Island, S.C., and Justin Keith Tyree, Zane Allen Lester and Savannah, all of Beckley; several nieces and nephews; and a host of family and friends. Services will be 1 p.m. today at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia, with Elders Ernest Cadle and Dale Mills officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends called 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia. ---------- Brian M. Reed Brian M. Reed, 37, of Stanaford, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 1999. Born Jan. 12, 1962, in Beckley, he was the son of Dwight Reed and Wilma Wriston Reed of Stanaford. Mr. Reed was a truck driver for Vecellio & Grogan Inc. and was a member of Operating Engineers Local 132. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Birdine Reed; his paternal grandmother, Melda Martin; his maternal grandfather, Wilbur Wriston; and his maternal grandmother, Olive Wriston. Other survivors include two daughters, Victoria and Wilma Reed, both of York, Pa.; a brother, Alan Reed and his wife, Susan, of Maple Fork; a sister, Crystal M. Reed of Prosperity; his companion, Paula Dyer of Beckley; a special great-aunt, Garnet Craddock of Maple Fork; and many other family and friends. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley, with Pastor Harmon Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Wriston Family Cemetery, Maple Fork Road. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Darin Wriston, Joey Wriston, Jimmy Wriston, Michael Wriston, Mike Pack and Jerry Dilorenzo. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Wriston, Rick Wriston, Johnny Wriston, Bob Wriston, Roger Wriston, Denvil Wriston, Joe Bair and Jeff Bair. Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley. ---------- Wilhelminnia F. Williams Wilhelminnia Frances Williams, 73, of 200 Apple Grove Ave., Beckley, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, in Ronceverte following a short illness. Born April 28, 1926, in Eccles, she was the daughter of the late Percy Bell and Julia Bell. Mrs. Williams was a member of First Baptist Church of West Wickham, where she was a member of the Senior Choir, Usher Board and taught Sunday school for many years. She was a member of American Legion Post 70 and the NAACP. She was preceded in death by her husband, Decolious Williams Sr. Survivors include three sons, Bruce Snyder and his wife, Remita, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Darrell D. Williams of Ronceverte and Devell Williams and his wife, Lynn, of Beckley; a daughter, Frances E. Williams of Silver Spring, Md.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Samuel C. Bell and his wife, Grace, of Washington and Percy W. Bell and his wife, Catherine, of Chicago; an adopted sister, Lillian L. Fulp of Silver Spring; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Services will be noon Friday at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley, with the Rev. David L. Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call 11 a.m. until time of services Friday at the funeral home. Arrangements by Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley. Submitted by Karen Monk **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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