Register Herald Obituaries for October 5, 1999 Harold F. Cassity Harold Fred Cassity, 76, of Coal City, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born July 3, 1923, in Pemberton, he was the son of the late Sam and Zanie Riddle Cassity. Mr. Cassity was a retired coal miner, a member of Sunset Hills Missionary Baptist Church and UMWA Local No. 5995, and he also served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by four sisters, Lela Bennett, Jewell Cassity, Vesta Wickline and Marceline Tabor; and 11 brothers, Millard, Arthur, Dirus, Cletus, Charlie, Eddie, Robert, James, Hobert, Allie and Kenneth Cassity. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Mae Elliott Cassity of Coal City; a son, Michael Cassity of Franklin, Tenn.; three daughters, Sparkle Greco of Beckley, Mary Hall of Crab Orchard and Drema Davis of Beckley; a sister, Louise Shekell of Berkley, Mich.; seven grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Sophia, with the Rev. Wayne Holder and the Rev. Larry Penix officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Graveside rites will be conducted by the VFW Post No. 4326 Sophia/Midway. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Frank Greco, Roger Hall, Wynn Davis, Jeremy Deck, David Evans and Billy Dillenger. Arrangements by Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia. ---------- George T. Filuta AUGUSTA, Ga. – George Thomas Filuta, 69, formerly of Frank, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999. Services will be 11 a.m. today at Cass United Methodist Church. There will be no visitation. Donations of sympathy may be made to the American Heart Association of Augusta, 246 Davis Road, Augusta, GA 30907; or to the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 3185 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909. Arrangements by Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Arbovale. ---------- Dorothy J. Ryan UNION – Dorothy J. Ryan, 88, formerly of Beckley, died of natural causes Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, in a Lowmoore, Va., hospital. Born Jan. 13, 1911, in Union, she was the daughter of the late Albert Sidney and Izzie McNeer Johnston. Mrs. Ryan was a retired school teacher having taught at Eccles Elementary School for 30 years, a former member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Beckley, and a current member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Union. She was a member of the American Red Cross and was a 15-year resident of Union. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Ryan Sr. Survivors include a son, Paul M. Ryan Jr. of Hayward, Wis.; two sisters, Mrs. J.R. McCoy and Elizabeth Donvan, both of Union; a granddaughter, Kelly Patricia Ryan of Minneapolis, Minn. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the All Saints Episcopal Church, Union, with the Rev. Linwood Wells officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, and one hour before the services Thursday at All Saints Episcopal Church, Union. Pallbearers will be Bill Hancock, Bill Martin, Ronald Ripley, Jonathan Rice, Marion Shiflett and Ralph Mann. Donations of sympathy may be made to All Saints Episcopal Church, Union. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley. ---------- Mary O. Tarr MORRISTOWN, Tenn. – Mary O. Tarr, 83, formerly of Beckley, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, in a Morristown hospital following a long illness. Born Jan. 26, 1916, in Christiansburg, Va., she was the daughter of the late Howard C. and Margie Bradford Yearout. Mrs. Tarr had lived most of her life in Beckley. She was a homemaker and member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church, Mabscott. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John A. Parks; her second husband, William H. Tarr; and a son, Gary Parks. Survivors include three daughters, Margie Rose of Cleveland, Ohio, Elaine Amundson of Fredericksburg, Va., and Betty Dilly of Morristown, Tenn., with whom she made her home; four sons, John Parks of Cleveland, Ohio, Bill Frey of Beckley, and Michael and Curtis Tarr, both of Fredericksburg, Va.; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Wallace Yearout of Beckley; and two sisters, Barbara Buckland of Alamance, N.C., and Ida Mae Price of Jacksonville, Fla. Services will be 1 p.m. Wed-nesday at Melton Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Jim Lowe officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Beckley. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley. ---------- Shelton C. Trail PIPESTEM – Shelton Clifton Trail, 80, of the Oruy Meadows Road, passed peacefully with his family surrounding him at his home early Monday morning, Oct. 4, 1999. Born April 27, 1919, in True, he was the son of the late Shelton Watt and Vivian Pearl Lane Trail. Mr. Trail had served with the U.S. Army during World War II having received the American Theater Services Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Theater Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. He was a retired employee for the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources, at Pipestem State Park, having retired in 1981 from the Conservation Division at the park. He was a former lay speaker for the United Methodist Church and an ordained minister, having served several area churches in Summers and Mercer counties. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Marie Wyrick Trail; three sisters, Ora Holbart, Helen Bragg and Ina Holland; and a stepbrother, Sherman Duncan. Survivors include a son, Shelton W. Trail and his wife, Susie Mae, of Pipestem; a grandson, Shelton Matthew Trail of the home; three sisters, Zinna Lilly of Pipestem, Ardith Meadows of Akron, Ohio, and Zelma Jarrard of Dahlonega, Ga.; a stepsister, Nancy; and a stepbrother, Junior Duncan of True. Services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Burns-Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory, on the Athens Road, Princeton, with the Rev. Randy Lilly officiating. Burial will follow in the Rocky Mount Cemetery, Pipestem. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Sandy River District, American Legion Post 175 of Bradshaw and the Mercer Council Veterans Council. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Directory, Princeton. 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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