Register Herald Obituaries for March 19, 2000 Ruth Scott Collins SINKS GROVE - Ruth Scott Collins, 88, died Friday, March 17, 2000, in a Hilldale care center following a long illness. Born Feb. 24, 1912, in Salt Sulphur Springs, she was the daughter of the late Henry F. and Nannie Miller Humphreys. Mrs. Collins was a member of Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Sinks Grove. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Wiseman; her second husband, Gilmer Scott; her third husband, James Collins; three sisters, Marie Blaker, Evelyn Weikle and Thelma Parker; and two brothers, Harry and Bob Humphreys. Survivors include a brother, Garland E. Humphreys and his wife, Madeline, of Woodbridge, Va.; a sister-in-law, Bessie Humphreys of Alderson; a nephew, Ernest Ballard of Alderson; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home Chapel, Union, with Pastor Deana Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery, Union. Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Arrangements by Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home, Union. ---------- Fred Dishner PRINCETON - Fred Dishner, 74, of Route 4, Greasy Ridge, died Thursday, March 16, 2000, at a Bluefield hospital. Born Sept. 12, 1925, in Widemouth, he was the son of the late Martin Luther Dishner and Ada Wolfe Dishner. Mr. Dishner was a retired coal miner, last working at Itmann, a member of the UMW and a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Jeff, Raymond, Walter and Luther "Buster" Dishner; three sisters, Amon McIntosh, Ollie Cline and Kathleen Dishner; and three sons-in-law, Phillip Stewart, Johnny Holbrook and James Brady Lankford. Survivors include a son, Michael Dishner and his wife, Rene, of Princeton; three daughters, Vickie Morgan and her husband, Terry, Darene Lankford and Tammy Blankenship and her husband, Darrell, all of Greasy Ridge, Princeton; a brother, Gene Dishner of Mullens; three sisters, Eldona Gearhart of Rock, Margaret DeBoard of Princeton and Annie Walls and her husband, Marvin, of Bluewell; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his former wife, Agnes Lucille Dishner of Princeton. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton, with the Revs. Ralph Decker and Darrell Blankenship officiating. Interment will be in Rest-haven Memorial Park, Princeton. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton. Arrangements by Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton. ---------- ---------- Elizabeth A. Holdway LAKEWOOD, Ohio - Elizabeth A. Holdway, 57, died Thursday, March 16, 2000, at Miners Hospital, Hastings, Pa. Born Jan. 24, 1943, in Barnesboro, Pa, she was the daughter of Fred and Anna (Gluse) Ferance. Mrs. Holdway was employed at Clevaflex Limited, Cleveland. Survivors include her husband, Paul Holdway; a sister, Mary Margaret Truman of Wilmington, Del.; and a brother, Freddie of Florida. Funeral Mass of divine liturgy will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Maryıs Ukrainian Catholic Church with the Rev. Emmanuel Rathapilly officiating. Committal services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today at Long-Contres Funeral Home, Northern Cambria, Pa. Arrangements by Long-Contres Funeral Home, North Cambria, Pa. ---------- Ethel L. Humphries HINTON – Ethel Louise Humphries, 81, of 215 Sixth Ave., died Friday morning, March 17, 2000, at her home with her family at her bedside following a long illness. Born May 20, 1918, in Hinton, she was the daughter of the late David and Mae Miller. Ms. Humphries was a lifelong resident of Hinton and attended Central Baptist Church, Hinton. She was assistant manager at G.C. Murphy in Hinton until her retirement with 40 years of service. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul and Donald Humphries; and three sisters, Mildred Hale, Mary Alice Richardson and Bernice Will. Survivors include a sister, Eleanor Gwinn of Hinton; three nieces, Barbara Cady of Fairmont and Judy Mann of Meadow Bridge, both of whom she helped rear, and Jean Boggs of Waverly, Ohio; two nephews, David Richardson of Jacksonville, Fla., whom she helped rear, and George Gwinn of Front Royal, Va.; and several other nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel, Hinton, with Pastor Don Hannah officiating. Burial will follow in Greenbrier Burial Park, Hinton. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Brock Wright Fund, in care of City National Bank, P.O. Box 220, Hinton, WV 25951. Arrangements by Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton. ---------- Stella P. Morrison BERKLEY, Mich. - Stella Patterson Morrison, 87, formerly of Meadow Bridge, died Thursday, March 16, 2000, after a long illness. Born in Meadow Bridge, she graduated from Meadow Bridge High School. She was executive secretary for Sen. Jennings Randolph and later worked in Washington as a civil servant. She was a homemaker and a member of the Methodist Church in Berkley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Malcomb Morrison; six brothers, Momen, Russell, Marvin, Hobert, Basil and Billy Patterson; and three sisters, Grace Church, Rosa Car-ter and Sally Wineberger. Survivors include a son, Malcomb Morrison Jr. of Detroit; a brother, Jack Patterson and his wife, Hilda, of Meadow Bridge; two sisters-in-law, Erma Patterson of Meadow Bridge and Bertie Patterson of McRoss; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held in Michigan after cremation. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to your favorite charity. ---------- Wendell C. Rose LEWISBURG - Wendell C. Rose, 47, died at 6 a.m. Friday, March 17, 2000, in Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, following a short illness. Born Dec. 10, 1952, in Winchester, Ky., he was the son of Mary Hammond Rose, a resident of Heartland of Beckley, and Harry C. Rose of Mayo, Fla. Mr. Rose was a 15-year resident of Lewisburg. Other survivors include his care giver, Vivian Buckland of Lewisburg; an uncle, Francis Hammond and his wife, Margie, of Lewisburg; and several cousins. Services will be 2 p.m. today at McCraw Funeral Home Chapel, Lewisburg, with the Revs. Mark Billington and Robert Michael officiating. Burial will follow in Rosewood Cemetery, Lewisburg. Friends may call 1 p.m. until time of services today at the funeral home. Arrangements by McCraw Funeral Home, Lewisburg. ---------- ---------- James G. Smith James G. Smith, 78, of 309 Clyde St., Beckley, died Saturday, March 18, 2000, at Heartland of Beckley following a short illness. Born Dec. 14, 1921, in Mullens, he was the son of the late Raymond R. and Thelma L. Lowe Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired employee of Corey Candy Co. as a route salesman. He was a Beckley resident most of his life. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jo Smith. Survivors incluude a son, James "Jimmy Ray" Smith and his wife, Patricia, of Beckley; and a grandson, Evan Ashton Smith. Graveside rites and burial will be 3 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, with the Rev. Virgil C. Cook officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley. ---------- Ruth Maddy Talbert ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. - Ruth Maddy Talbert, 76, formerly of Hinton, died Dec. 9, 1999, at Via Christi Medical Center, Wichita, Kan. Born Oct. 17, 1923, in Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Claude and Mary Brewster Maddy. Mrs. Talbert was reared and educated in Hinton. She was a 1941 graduate of Hinton High School. She lived most of her adult life in Arkansas City. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Wallace Talbert. Survivors include two sons, James Wallace Talbert Jr. and Michael R. Talbert, both of Arkansas City; two sisters, Jean Alexander of Newport News, Va., and Jo Ann Butterworth of Hopewell, Va.; and two grandchildren, Scott Michael and Emily Marie Talbert. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Monday at Restwood Memorial Gardens, Hinton, with Pastor Lynn Maddy officiating. Arrangements by Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors, Hinton. ---------- Frank Penn Tyree NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio - Frank Penn Tyree, 86, formerly of Beckley, died Friday, March 17, 2000, at the home of his daughter in North Royalton following a short illness due to complications of lung disorders. Born Jan. 30, 1914, in Clayton, he was the son of the late John and Bertie George Tyree. Mr. Tyree was a retired miner and member of the UMWA. He had resided the past 10 years with his daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Rick Farinacci of North Royalton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Taylor Tyree; and a son, James (Joan). Survivors include his children, Gary and his wife, Lana, of Garden Grove, Calif., Wanda Meadows and her husband, Dale, of Cleveland, Judith Meadows and her husband, Lawrence, of North Royalton, John and his wife, Cheryl, of Austintown, Ohio, and Debra Farinacci and her husband, Rick, of North Royalton; 19 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with Pastor Ed Garten officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Arrangements by Babitt Funeral Home, North Royalton. 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. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************