Obituary of Mrs. Hubert Gear of Huttonsville, WV

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Obituary of Mrs. Hubert Gear of Huttonsville, WV

     Mrs Minnie Corder Herron Gear of Huttonsville, died Sunday night at
9:55 o'clock at her home,  She was the wife of Hubert Gear.  They
celebrated their 59the wedding anniversary last October 14.
	Mrs. Gear was born at Huttonsville Oct. 31, 1876, a daughter
of John and Martha Jane (Smith) Herron.  She was a member of the
Huttonsville Methodist Church, the WSCS of the church, and Rebekah 
Lodge No. 103, of Huttonsville.
     She is survived by her husband, four daughters, and one son, Harry 
Gear of Huttonsville: Mrs. Gladys Lutz of Buckhonnon; Mrs. Edith 
Sallaz of Akron, Ohio;  Mrs. Frances Rucker of Elkins; Mrs. Carrie
 Buchanan of Valley Bend; one brother and one sister, Burl Herron 
of  Elkins and Mrs. Ellen Taylor of Elkins. There are nine grandchildren
 and seven great grandchildren.	
     Funeral services will be held from the Huttonsville Methodist Church, 
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock  by the Rev. Gilbert Hart, with interment
 in the Brick Church Cemetery.
	The remains will be removed from the F. E. Runner Funeral home 
to the family residence Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock and will be taken
 to the church Wednesday at 1 o'clock to lie in state for one hour before
 the service.


Here is another write up for Minnie Gear: From the Elkins
 Intermountain Newspaper Dec. 27, 1956	

	"Gear Rites Are Held Yesterday"

	Last rites for Mrs. Minnie (Corder) Gear, 80, wife of Hubert
 Gear of Huttonsville, who died Sunday night at her residence, were
 held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Huttonsville Methodist
 Church. The Rev. Gilbert Hart officiated with interment in the Brick 
Church Cemetery, by the F. E. Runner Funeral Home. 	
Mrs. Martha Ross, Mrs. Edith Lower and Jake Cox accompanied by Mrs. Gilbert
 Hart, sang "In the Sweet Bye and Bye" and "Face to Face."
	The active pall bearers were: Bert Simmons, Glenn Forinash, 
Clair Wamsley, Gail Matthews, Delmar Ware and Howard Louk.
	Honorary pall bearers were : Betty Matthews, Mrs. Harold 
Chenoweth, Mrs. Glenn Forinash, Mrs. Albert Brown, Mrs. Cecil Hill,
 Jr., Mrs. Bert Simmons, Betty Buchanan, Mrs. Harold Gear, Mrs. James
 Gear, Mrs. John Forinash, Mrs. Brooks Snyder and Mrs. Dan Sites.