NOTE: The italics are the Web Mistress notations.
Gibbs, Geneva Marie
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 48
August 28, 1982
Geneva Marie Gibbs, 60, Hartford, died Wednesday (25 Aug 1982)
in the Holzer Medical Center Hospital.
Born Feb 20, 1922 in Hartford to the late James Ellis Roush and
Bertha Hoffman Hall, who survives in Point Pleasant.
Other survivors are her husband, Clyde W Gibbs of Hartford; three
brothers, William P Roush and James R Roush, both of Hartford
and Russell H Roush of Clifton.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 pm at the Foglesong
Funeral Home in Mason with the Rev Rex Young officiating. Burial
will follow in the Graham Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 2 pm until
4 pm and 7 pm until 9 pm.
Gibeaut, Sarah
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 72
December 1982*
Mrs Sarah Gibeaut, 95, 108 Jones St, Point Pleasant, died Monday
afternoon* in Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Born Nov. 7, 1887, in Leon, she was the daughter of the late Charles
W and Anna Peaters Rollins.
She was a member of the Harvey Chapel Church, Leon.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George Washington Gibeaut.
Surviving are two daughters, Miss Sylvia Gibeaut, Point Pleasant,
and Mrs Hobart Fridley, Ripley; a step-daughter, Mrs Ina Know,
Watertown, Ohio; two sons, Rodney Gibeaut, Lakin, and Henry Gibeaut,
Bidwell, Ohio; three brothers, Cleve Rollins, Portsmouth, Ohio,
Harvey Rollins, Rising Sun, Ohio, and Eunice Rollins, Leon; 23
grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Wednesday in the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home with the Rev Herman Jordan officiating. Burial will
follow in Suncrest Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm Tuesday.*This
book contains cut-outs from the paper and this one is not dated,
so also cannot figure the date of death.
Gillam, Maude H
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 21
April 15, 1982
Mrs Maude H Gillam, 83, 2510 Lincoln Ave., died yesterday at 3:42
pm at Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Born Aug 29, 1898 in Olive Hill, Ky., she was the daughter of
the late Henry and Ida Owens Henderson. She is also preceded in
death by her husband, Oscar C Gillam, who died on April 1.
Surviving are her two daughters, Mrs Jacqueline Bowling, Point
Pleasant and Mrs Sue Ellixson, Orlando, Fla. four sons, Joe and
Grady Gillam, Detroit, Mich., Carlton Gillam, Dayton, Ohio and
Fred Gillam, Orlando, Fla.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Saturday at the First
Church of Nazarene in Point Pleasant with Rev William Bridges
officiating. Burial will be held at the Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
The body will be taken to the First Church of Nazarene one hour
before services. Friends may call the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home
tomorrow between 6-9 pm.
Gillam, Oscar C
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 21
April 2, 1982
Oscar B Gillam, 80, 2510 Lincoln Ave., Point Pleasant, was dead
on arrival last night at Pleasant Valley Hospital.
He was retired from Gay Coal and Coke of Mt Gay and was a member
of the United Mine Workers in Charleston.
He was born Sept 5, 1901 in Layton, Ky. to the late John and Rhoda
Cole Gillam.
Surviving are his wife, Maud Henderson Gillam, two daughters,
Mrs Jacqueline Bowling, Point Pleasant and Mrs Sue Ellixson, Orlando,
Fla.; four sons, Joe and Gradie Gillam, Detroit, Mich., Carlton
Gillam, Dayton, Ohio and Fred Gillam, Orlando, Fla.; one brother,
Warnie Gillam, Westwood, Ky.; one sister, Ann Maggard, Cynthia,
Ky.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2 pm at the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home with Rev William Bridges officiating. Burial will
be held at the Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call the funeral home tomorrow between 6-9 pm.
Gilmore, Gertrude A
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 71
December 24, 1982
Gertrude A Gilmore, 68, of Huntington, died Wednesday evening
(December 22, 1982) at the Pleasant Valley Nursing Care Unit following
a long illness.
She is survived by a cousin Mrs Nellie Redman of Fisher, W. Va.
Funeral services will be Tuesday morning at 11 am at the Wilcoxen
Funeral Home with the Rev Ralph Sager officiating. Burial will
follow in the Lone Oak Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 7-9 pm.
Gray, James M, II
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 17
March 25, 1982
James M Gray, II, 50, 2312 Jefferson Ave., Point Pleasant, was
found dead at his home yesterday evening where Mason County Coroner,
Dr John M Grubb, estimated the time he had been dead 18 to 20
hours. The cause of death was natural causes.
He was born Nov 26, 1931, at Charleston, W.Va. and was a son of
the late James M Gray and Margaret Frazier Gray.
He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose and also an honorary
member of the American Legion Post 23, Point Pleasant. He was
retired off the river from the Union-Mechling Corporation as a
marine engineer at Pittsburgh, Pa.
He is survived by three sons, James M Gray, III, Huntington, Thomas
F Gray, St Albans and Robert M Gray, Bidwell, Ohio; one grandson,
James M Gray, IV, New Haven and one granddaughter, Chastity D
Gray of Bidwell, Ohio; one brother, John F Bray, Gallipolis, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 pm at the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home with the Rev Tally Hanna officiating. Burial will be in the
Beale Chapel Cemetery at Apple Grove.
Friends may call at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home from 7 pm until
9 pm on Saturday.
Greenlee, Lillian
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 15
March 12, 1982
Lillian Greenlee, 88, of Rt. 3, Tribble Road, in Mason County,
died yesterday in the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus,
Ohio. She was making her home with her nephew, George E Greenlee,
of Westerville, Ohio.
She was the daughter of the late George and Addie Riffle Greenlee.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and the body
is at the Raynes Funeral Home in Buffalo.
Greenlee, Lillian
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 15
March 13, 1982
Miss Lillian Greenlee, 88, of Rt.3, Tribble Road, Mason County,
died Thursday (11 Mar 1982) in the Riverside Methodist
Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
She was a member of the Leon Baptist Church, member of the Buffalo
Chapter OES No 150 and a retired clerk from the GL Hubert Store
in Buffalo.
Surviving are one nephew, whom she made her home with, George
E Greenlee, of Westerville, Ohio; and three nieces, Eva Lynn Greenlee,
Katherine Mae Greenlee and Jeannine Rose Greenlee, all of Westerville,
Ohio.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 pm at the Leon Baptist
Church with the Rev Leonard I Underwood officiating. Burial will
follow in the Leon Cemetery.
The body will be taken to the church one hour before the services.
Death Notice
Grimm, William Howard
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 38
July 12, 1982
William Howard Grimm, 70, Letart, died Saturday afternoon at home
following a long illness.
Born Sept 2, 1911, Letart, he was the son of the late James Franklin
and Cora Mae Snyder Grimm.
He was a member of the Oak Grove United Methodist Church, a coal
miner and farmer.
Preceding him in death was his wife, Barbara Stanley Grimm, who
died in 1976.
Surviving are one daughter, Karen Battaglia, Cleveland, Ohio;
five brothers, Ernest, Oscar, Francis and Ernie Grimm, Letart
and Okey Grimm, Phoenix, Az.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home at 1:30 pm Rev Bobby L Woods will officiate and burial will
be held at the Evergreen Cemetery in Letart. Friends may call
the funeral home after 5 pm today.
Gwinn, Maude
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 36
June 26, 1982
Maude Gwinn, 84, Route 1, Glenwood, died yesterday afternoon following
a long illness.
Born Aug 20, 1897, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and
Annie Primm Henry.
She was a member of the Sunrise United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jennings Brian Gwinn
and one son, Bryan Henry Gwinn.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 1 pm on Sunday at Chapman's Mortuary,
Huntington with Rev Freddie Spurlock officiating. Burial will
be at the Gwinn Cemetary, Glenwood.
Friends may call the mortuary from 5-9 on Saturday.
Hall, James J
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 71
December 16, 1982
James J Hall, 72, 2009 Mt Vernon Ave, Point Pleasant, died Thursday
morning in Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Born Sept 11, 1910, in Kinde, Mich, he was the son of the late
Ernest G and Emma Kinde Hall.
He was a retired pharmacist and owned and operated Hall's Drug
Store in Point Pleasant for 27 years.
He was chairman of the board of directors of the Point Pleasant
Savings and Loan at the time of his death, a trustee at Pleasant
Valley Hospital and a member of American Pharmaceutical Association.
He served in the US Navy in World War II, was a member of the
Presbyterian Church, American Legion Post 23, Loyal Order of Moose,
Point Pleasant Kiwanis Club and the IOOF Lodge 33, Point Pleasant.
A graduate of the Detroit School of Pharmacy in 1933, he worked
in Buckhannon for four years before coming to Point Pleasant in
1937.
He is survived by his wife, Rohda Windon Hall; a daughter, Mrs
Natalie Jane Feola, Williamstown; a son, Terry Windon Hall, Beckley;
two sisters, Mrs. Ronald (Genevieve) Larzelere, Ann Arbor, Mich
and Mrs Howard (Natalie) Sherman, Sun City Center, Fla; a brother,
Gerald R Hall, ________, Fla; six grandchildren, two nephews and
three nieces.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am Saturday in the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev Malcolm C McIver III
officiating. Burial will follow in Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-9 pm Friday.
Haning, Emmett
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 9
February 22, 1982
Emmett Haning, 68, of Rt. 3, Albany, Ohio, died Friday in the
Pleasant Valley Hosptial.
He was born March 29, 1913, in Birmingham, Ohio. He is the son
of the late Edward and Eliza Carlton Haning. He was also preceded
in death by his wife Hazel M Haning, two children, two brothers
and two sisters.
Surviving are Cora M Fry, a friend, of Letart; two sons, Charles
E Haning, Fostoria, Ohio and Harley H Haning. Carey, Ohio; four
daughters, Mrs Helen Perryman, New Albany, Ind., Mrs Eva Stiers,
Albany, Ohio, Mrs Patricia Winebrenner, West Columbia and Mrs
Mary Funk, Carey, Ohio; and 15 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Foglesong Funeral Home on
Tuesday, Feb 23, at 11 am with the Rev George Hoschar officiating.
Burial will follow in the School Lot Cemetery, Carpenter, Ohio.
Friends may call at the funeral home today fro 2 pm until 4 pm
and from 7 pm until 9 pm.
Harmon, Clara B
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 21
April 9, 1982
Clara B Harmon, 80, First Street, Point Pleasant, died at her
home Thursday morning after a sudden illness.
Born May 12, 1910, at Liberty in Putnam County, she was the daughter
of the late Joseph Reedy and Belle Gibson Reedy.
She was a member of the Church of Christ at Henderson.
Her husband, John Harmon, preceded her in death June 28, 1963.
Surviving are six daughters, Mrs Ruth Hope Young, Gallipolis,
Ohio, Mrs Freda Hall, Point Pleasant, Mrs Edna Benson, Gallipolis
Ferry, Mrs Elsie Meeks, Gallipolis, Ohio, Mrs Esther Bright, Mt
Perry, Ohio, and Mrs Clara Belle VanDyne, Zanesville, Ohio; one
son, Clarence, Fr Myers, Fla.; one brother, Frank Allen Reedy,
Witcher; 24 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren
and three step great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Sunday at 1:30 pm at the Church of Christ
at Henderson with the Minister Eugene Zopp officiating. Burial
will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant
after 11 am Saturday. They(sic) body will be taken to the
church one hour prior to services.
Harms, Louis E
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 64
November 8, 1982
Louis E Harms, 68, of Clifton, was dead on arrival at Veterans
Memorial Hospital at Saturday morning.
He was born August 15, 1914, Tangier, Va., to the late Louis and
Sarah Crockett Harms.
He was stockman for the A P Parts Corporation, in Toledo, Ohio.
He was also a World War II Veteran serving in the US Army and
was a member of the Clifton United Methodist Church.
Surviving is his wife, Lillian J Edwards Harms.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1:30 pm at the Foglesong
Funeral Home in Mason with the Rev Kenneth Watkins officiating.
Burial will follow in the New Lone Oak Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Foglesong Funeral Home today from 2 pm
until 4 pm and from 7 pm until 9 pm.
Family requests in lieu of flowers to please maike contributions
to the Clifton United Methodist Church. There will be military
grave side rites.
Hayes, Mary
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 39
July 3, 1982
Mary Hayes, 81, 711 Viand St, Point Pleasant, passed away at Pleasant
Valley Hospital Friday evening after a long illness.
Born Aug 25, 1900 in Pittsburgh, Pa., she was the daughter of
the late Simeon and Marya Mozurak. Her parents emigrated from
Czarist, Russia in the 1880s.
The deceased and her late husband, W Harold Hayes, came to Point
Pleasant in 1932 and established Haynes Jewelers, Main Street,
Point Pleasant.
Two sons, William Norman and Robert James, preceded her in death.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Point Pleasant
and active in the family business until five years ago.
Surviving are one one (sic) daughter, Mrs Edwin (Martha)
Batchelor, Point Pleasant; one son, Dr Harold M Hayes, Forest
Grove, Oregon; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11 am at the First
Presbyterian Church with Rev Malcolm C McIver officiating.
Burial will follow at the Suncrest Cemetary. The body will be
taken to the church one hour ahead of services. Friends may call
Wilcoxen Funeral Home between 7-9 pm on Sunday.
Henry, Asa U
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 15
March 12, 1982
Asa U Henry, 81, Gallipolis Ferry, died yesterday evening at Holzer
Medical Center following a brief illness.
He was born Sept 1, 1900 in Hogsett to the late Agusta Henry and
Mary Bright Henry.
He was a deacon and elder of Jordan Baptist Church, Gallipolis
Ferry and was a member since 1925. He taught a boy's Sunday School
class and was Sunday School superintendent for eight years. He
was also a retired farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Evelyn Putney Henry, Gallipolis Ferry;
seven daughters, Virginia Pyles, Mahala Jones, Margaret Yester,
Ann Fisher and Geraldine Adams, all of Gallipolis Ferry, Yvonne
Short, Glouster, Ohio and Maxine Johnson, Shell Lake, Wis.; 24
grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four sisters and brothers.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 pm at the Jordan Baptist
Chu8rch. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to
the service. Revs Charles Moses and Charles "Tommy"
Kinnaird will officiate. Burial will be held at the Beale Chapel
Cemetery in Apple Grove.
The body will also be at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home and friends
may call there after 2 pm tomorrow.
Herold, Ernest Hill
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 12
March 2, 1982
Ernest Hill Herold, 84, 1709 Jefferson Blvd., Point Pleasant,
died Monday evening in Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Born Dec 20, 1897, in Hookersville, he was the son of the late
George A and Viola Hill Herold.
He was a retired B&O Railroad employee and attended the Henderson
United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife Ada Worrell Herold; two daughters,
Mrs Virginia Johnson, Gallipolis Ferry, and Mrs Ruie Manley, Tuppers
Plains, Ohio; three grandchildren, Sam Cover, Jack and Jim Stewart,
and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm Thursday in the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with the Rev William (Bud) Hatfield
officiating. Burial will follow in Beale Chapel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2-4 pm
and 7-9 pm.
Hill, Billy Joe
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 68
November 23, 1982
Billy Joe Hill, 21, 619 Main St., Apt. 3, Huntington, died this
morning in a Huntington hospital.
Funeral arrangements will be announced late by the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home.
Hill, Billy Joe
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 68
November 24, 1982
Billy Joe Hill, 21, 619 Main St., Apt. 3, Point Pleasant, died
Tuesday morning in a Huntington hospital following a long illness.
Born June 23, 1961, at Point Pleasant, he was the son of JoAnn
Brewer Hill, Point Pleasant, and Charles Willis Hill of Point
Pleasant.
Other survivors include a sister, Beverly Hill, Point Pleasant;
a brother, Keith Bryan Hill, Point Pleasant; maternal grandmother,
Mrs Tura Mae Brewer, New Haven; and paternal grandmother, Mrs
Lucy Jones, Point Pleasant.
Funeral services will be at 11 am Friday at Wilcoxen Funeral Home
in Point Pleasant with the Rev James L Bunn and Rev Jack Finnicum
officiating.
Burial will follow in Brewer Cemetery on Rt. 2, Point Pleasant.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 pm Thursday.
Hill, Elizabeth E
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 8
February 2, 1982
Elizabeth E Hill, 72, 3407 Maywood Ave., Pensacola, Fla., formerly
of Gallipolis, Ohio, died at 2:30 pm in the Pensacola Hospital.
She had been in failing health for two years.
Born May 10, 1909, in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Ruben and
Lorena Rose.
She was employeed at the Colony Theater for several years and
at the Tabor Newspaper Stand.
She married Chester Hill on July 3, 1926 who survives. Also surviving
are three sons, George, of Pensacola, Jack, of Louisiana, and
Ruben of Gallipolis; a daughter, Mrs Cecil (Mary) Roach, Point
Pleasant; 16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren; and a sister
and brother.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Thursday at the Miller's
Home for Funerals with the Rev Bryan Blair officiating. Burial
will follow in the mound Hill Cemetery in Gallipolis.
Hill, James H
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 8
February 9, 1982
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 pm at the Morgan
Funeral Home, Forest City, Ark. For James H Hill, 67, Forest City,
who died there Monday.
The deceased is the son of James H Hill of Henderson and the late
Minnie Hill of Forest City.
He is survived by his wife, Louise Hill, Forest City, two sons,
two daughters and four grandchildren.
Hill, James H
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 61
October 23, 1982
James H Hill, 88, Jim Hill Road, Henderson, died this morning
at Holzer Medical Center following a short illness.
He was born July 7, 1894 in Texas.
He was a retired construction worker and veteran of the US Army
in World War I.
His wife, Kitty Hill, and one son James Hill preceded him in death.
Surviving is a sister, Lul McClure, Arkansas; four grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 am at the Wilcoxen
Funeral Home with Rev James Lewis officiating. Burial will follow
at the Concord Cemetery. Calling hours are Monday, 7-9 pm.
Hill, James H
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 62
October 25, 1982
Funeral Notice
Funeral services for James H Hill, 88, Jim Hill Road, who died
Saturday, will be conducted at 11 am Tuesday at the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home with the Rev James H Lewis officiating. Burial will follow
in Concord Cemetery in Henderson. Military graveside rites will
be conducted by the American Legion Post 23 of Point Pleasant.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7-9 pm Monday.
Hill, Ray
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 15
March 18, 1982
Ray Hill, 80, Rt. 1, Leon, died Wednesday evening at his home
following a long illness.
Born Jan 4, 1902, at Leon, he was the son of the late David Ellis
Hill and Elizabeth Newell Hill.
He was a member of the Smith Methodist Church at Leon, a farmer
and worked for the Point Express, Dunbar Glass, the West Virginia
Department of Highways and the Firestone Tire and Rubber in Akron,
Ohio.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Belle Stewart Hill; three daughters,
Mrs Merlin Hartley, Point Pleasant, Mrs Mildred Jividen, Rt.1,
Gallipolis, Ohio, and Mrs Dottie Riffle, Leon; a son, Donnie Hill,
Leon; two sisters, Mrs Ora Brewer, Pensacola, Fla., and Mrs Mary
Spencer, Columbus, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Donnie Hill II, two sisters
and three brothers.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Saturday at Smith Methodist
Church, Rt. 1, Leon, with the Rev Warren Baker and the Rev Herman
H Jordan officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant
after 4 pm Friday.
Hill, Sheldon Beauford (Puddie)
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 48
August 23, 1982
Sheldon Beauford (Puddie) Hill, 62, Point Pleasant, died in Pleasant
Valley Hospital Sunday morning.
Born Oct 30, 1919, at Leon, he was the son of the late Blaine
Hill and Mary Effie Stone Hill.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ernest and Clarence.
Surviving are six daughters, Mrs Betty Keene, Galveston, Indiana,
Mrs Mary Jean Ross and Mrs Anita Kay Spurlock, both of Gallipolis
Ferry, and Patricia, Ella and Mary Hill, all at home; two sons,
Sheldon B Hill Jr., Point Pleasant, and Partick B Hill at home;
a step-son, John Robert McCoy, Point Pleasant; his wife Patricia
McCoy Hill; a sister, Mrs Myrtle Schultz, Point Pleasant; and
10 grandchildren.
He was a veteran of World War II, a retired engineer, mechanic,
and boat worker.
Funeral services will be conducted at Stevens Funeral Home, Point
Pleasant, at 2 pm Wednesday. Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery.
The Rev Homer Pierce and the Rev Landis Absten will officiate.
Hodge, Vivian
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 63
November 3, 1982
Mrs. Vivian Gillispie Hodge, Milton, died Tuesday morning at King's
Daughters Hospital, Ashland, Ky.
Preceding her in death was her husband, David Hodge and four children.
Surviving are five sons, Boyd Hodge, Point Pleasant, Steve Hodge,
Milton, Randy Hodge, Milton, Charles Jordan, Milton and Terry
Jordan, Hurricane and three daughters, Mrs Sue Pauley, St Albans,
Mrs Teresa Chapman, Milton and Mrs Shelia Glover, Culloden.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, 2 pm in Fraziers Bottom.
Burial will be at the family cemetery.
Hopkins, Martha
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 45
August 5, 1982
Martha Wireman Hopkins, 89, Estill, Ky., died in New Haven on
Wednesday evening (August 4, 1982).
Born May 25, 1893, in Topmost, Ky., to the late Linsey and Flora
Cook Wireman.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ballard Hopkins in 1969
and a son, Charles Maynard.
Surviving are one daughter, Dixie M Blevins, New Haven; one daughter-in-law,
Mrs Maynard Hopkins, Waverly, Ohio; eight grandchildren, 21 great
grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Foglesong Funeral Home in
Mason on Friday at 9:30 am with the Rev. Cass Hutchison officiating.
Friends may call at the Foglesong Funeral Home on Thursday from
7 pm until 9 pm.
The body will then be taken to the Ballard Hopkins residence in
Estill, Ky., Friday evening by the Hindman Funeral Home in Hindman,
Ky.
Funeral services will also be conducted at 11 am Saturday morning
at the Baptist Providence Church at Topmost, Ky. With the Rev.
Bert Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Dry Creek Cemetery.
The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.
Horton, Glenna G
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 29
May 11, 1982
Mrs Glenna Gibson Horton, 78, 2216 Eastern Ave, Gallipolis, Ohio,
died Monday afternoon (10 May 1982) in Holzer Medical Center.
Born March 16, 1903, at Henderson, she was the daughter of the
late Charles F and Sally Casey Gibson.
She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Gallipolis,
and a member of the Order of Eastern Star of Buffalo, NY.
Her Husband was the late James K Horton, who died May 18, 1972.
She was also preceded in death by three children, Juanita Whitlock,
Jacqueline Whitlock and Billy Gibson Whitlock.
Surviving are a brother, Robert J Gibson, Belle, W.Va.; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Thursday in the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with the Rev Marion Williams and
the Rev George E Wolffbrandt officiating. Burial will follow in
Henderson Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home of Wednesday from 4-9 pm.
Horton, Glenna G
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 27
May 12, 1982
Funeral Notices
Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, 10:30 am Thursday. Burial in Henderson
Cemetery. Calling hours 4-9 pm Wednesday.
Howard, Carolyn C
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 72
December 14, 1982
Mrs Carolyn Comstock Howard, 93, Mt Hope, died Sunday evening
(December 12, 1982) at the home of her daughter, Mrs George
M Lilly, Falls Church, Va.
A native of Point Pleasant and a graduate of Point Pleasant High
School, she was a teacher in Mason County schools and was active
in musical circles in both Point Pleasant and Mr Hope.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J Ed Howard, formerly
chief engineer of New River Coal Company, and a son, William C
Howard, captain, Trans World Airlines.
Surviving are her daughter, Nancy Lilly; a daughter-in-law, Mary
Garrett Howard; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren;
and a sister-in-law, Mrs Cary Howard Rayburn, 1106 Viand St, Point
Pleasant.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Presbyterian Church
in Mr Hope.
Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill
Hudson, Maudie Francis
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 74
December 30, 1982
Maudie Francis Hudson, 92, Apple Grove, died at 12:05 am today
at the Pleasant Valley Hospital following a long illness.
Born Nov 28, 1890, Ashton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph
and Nancy Hawthorne Mayes.
Her husband, Harvey S Hudson, Sr, died in July 14, 1977. Also
preceding her in death was her daughter, Jessie Faye Hudson.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, Glenwood.
Surviving are four sons, Harvey Hudson, Jr, Apple Grove, Gary
Payne, Fayetteville, NC, Ronnie and Jackie Payne, Apple Grove;
three daughters, Mrs Stella Crist, Delaware, Ohio, Ruby Brown,
Amdon, Ohio and Sibyl Martin, Apple Grove; 25 grandchildren and
50 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan 1, 1983 at Stevens
Funeral Home at 2 pm with Eugene Zopp officiating. Burial will
be at the Moores Chapel Cemetery.
Friends may call the Stevens Funeral Home on Friday, 2-4 and 7-9
pm.
Jackson, Lora A
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 52
September 22, 1982
Lora A Jackson, 82, of 411 Florence St., Belpre, Ohio, died at
Camden Clark Memorial Hospital Sunday morning after a long illness.
The Mason County native had resided in Belpre since 1924.
She was affiliated with the Belpre Church of Nazarene and was
a former employee Desales Hights Academy.
Surviving are two sons, Lewis Jackson, Deerwalk; Wayne Jackson,
Carmington, New Mexico; five daughters, Opal Jackson, Annapolis,
Maryland, Clara Barton, Little Hocking, Ohio, Ruth Dawson and
Rosalia Peck, both of Belpre, and Irene Owen, Parkersburg; one
brother, Oscar B Jordan, Mt Alto, W.V.; two sisters Ruth Wilson,
Ashville, Ohio, and Juanita Mattox, of Mt Alto; 19 grandchildren
and and (sic) 18 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter.
Services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at the Spencer Funeral
Home in Belpre with the Rev Robert Stewart officiating.
Burial in the Rockland Cemetery in Belpre, Ohio.
Jones, Mary S
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 7
February 8, 1982
Mrs Mary S Jones, 73, of 1411 Ohio St, Point Pleasant, died Friday
morning in the Pleasant Valley Hospital.
She was a member of the Paint Creek Baptist Church of Gallipolis,
Ohio.
Born April 25, 1908 at Pocahontas, Va. Daughter of the late John
and Martha Poindexter Saunders.
She is survived by her husband, Frank S Johns; three daughters,
Mrs Doris Walker of Springfield Gardens, N.Y., Mrs Mary Ellens
of Detroit, Mich. and Miss Shirley Jones, Oakland, N.Y.; three
sons, Dallas Jones of Mt Clemens, Mich., Roy and Frank S Jones,
Jr., both of Detroit, Mich.; one brother, John T Saunders, of
Detroit, Mich.; eighteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday at the Paint
Creek Baptist Church of Gallipolis, Ohio, with the Rev Grover
G Turner officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Memorial
Gardens.
Friends may call at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home after 2 pm Tuesday.
The body will be taken to the church one hour before the services.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7 pm until 8 pm on
Tuesday.
Jones, Wilbur Brian
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 41
July 8, 1982
Wilbur Brian Jones, 72, Route 2 Point Pleasant, died Wednesday
at his home.
Born March 13, 1910 in Mason County, he was the son of the late
Grover Cleveland and Ida Elizabeth Greenlee Jones. He was a retired
carpenter and a farmer.
Survivors include his wife Martha Hayman Jones; two daughters,
Mrs Judy Biggs and Garnett Jones, Point Pleasant; two sons, William
Brian Jones, Point Pleasant; Casey Lee Jones, Ravenswood; two
brothers, Cleveland and Walter Jones, Route 1 Point Pleasant;
and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services are at 1 pm Saturday in the Crow-Hussell Funeral
Home, with the Rev Tally Hannah officiating. Burial will follow
in the Vansickle Cemetary, near Point Pleasant. Friends may call
at the Crow-Hussell Funeral Home after 2 pm on Friday.
Johnson, Iva L
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 45
August 5, 1982
Iva L Johnson, 2028 Lincoln Ave., Point Pleasant, died Wednesday
morning at her home following a long illness.
Born July 10, 1896, Poca, she was the daughter of the late Samuel
and Elzna Lovejoy Truette.
She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church and Martha
Circle of United Methodist Women.
Preceding her in death was her husband, Austin S Johnson, who
died June 25, 1970.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs John C (Doris) Reynolds, Newark,
Ohio and Mrs Robert (Pauline) Fowler, Point Pleasant; one son,
Russell Johnson, Point Pleasant; two sisters, Mrs Frank (Gertrude)
Riffle, Point Pleasant and Mrs Flora Escue, Fincastle, Va.; six
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Friday at Trinity United
Methodist Church with Rev Tally Hanna officiating. Burial will
be at Suncrest Cemetery. Friends may call at the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm today.
The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
Johnson, Stanley N
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 57
October 13, 1982
Stanley N Johnson Jr., 59, 904 Three Rivers North, Fort Wayne,
Indiana, formerly of Point Pleasant, died Monday in the University
of Cincinnati General Hospital.
Born June 15, 1923, in Point Pleasant, he was the son of the late
Stanley and Elizabeth Mullins Johnson.
He had been employed by American Electric Power since July, 1947
and worked for the Appalachian Electric Company in Point Pleasant
prior to transferring in July, 1955, to the Indiana-Michigan Electric
Company in Fort Wayne where he was office manager in the accounting
department.
He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, the American
Legion Post 23 of Point Pleasant, a founder and past officer of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Point Pleasant, a graduate of
Point Pleasant High School and attended Rio Grande College.
In Fort Wayne, he was a past officer of the Lions International,
a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Wayne 100 Percent
Club and the Summit Club.
He is survived by his wife, Betty J Williams Johnson; a daughter,
Mrs Jane Quandt, Fort Wayne; a son, Stan Johnson, Lexington, Ky.;
two brothers, William M, Chicago, Ill., and James E, St Augustine,
Fla.; and five grandchildren.
Friends are invited to attend graveside services in Lone Oak Cemetery,
Point Pleasant, at 2 pm Saturday with the Rev Tally Hanna officiating.
Arrangements locally are under the direction of the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home, Point Pleasant.
There are no visitation hours at the funeral home.
Visiting hours at the McComb Funeral Home in Fort Wayne will be
from 3-9 pm Thursday.
Joins, Eva S
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 66
November 20, 1982
Mrs Eva S Joins, 77, Cincinnati, Ohio, died Thursday, 10:30 am
in Cincinnati.
Born Jan 22, 1905, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late
Bill and Jane Mayfield Chapel.
Her husband, Claud Joins, preceded her in death in 1975.
Surviving are one son, Claud Joins, Point Pleasant; two daughters,
Mrs Myrtle Blankenship and Mrs Carrie Kidd, Cincinnati; two sisters,
Mrs Lizzie Lester and Mrs Ethel Fulpz, London, Ohio; two brothers,
Scott Bevils, Greenfield, Ohio and Richard Bevils, Avondale; eight
grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Monday at the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home with Rev Howard Elliott officiating. Burial will
be at the Forest Hills Cemetery. Calling hours are Sunday, 4-6
pm at the funeral home.
Jones, James B
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 37
June 29, 1982
James B Jones, 81, Rt. 4, Gallipolis, Ohio, died Monday morning
(28 Jun 1982) in the Holzer Medical Center. He had been
in failing health for the past four years.
He was born Jan. 14, 1901, in Mason County, to Thomas Jones and
Geneva Gardner Jones, who preceded him in death.
Jones, who attended the Crook's Chapel Church, had resided in
Gallia County for more than forty years. He was an employee of
the Gallipolis State Institute and retired in 1966.
He married Leona Hayman on May 14, 1920, in Gallipolis. She preceded
him in death Oct. 6, 1978.
Surviving are his children, Mrs John (Laura) Ferguson, South Point,
Ohio; Mrs Fred (Katie) McKown, Toledo, Ohio; Mrs David (Barbara)
North, Gallipolis, Ohio; Robert Jones, South Point, Ohio; Stanley
Jones, Gallipolis, Ohio; John Jones, South Point, Ohio; and his
brother, Pearl Jones, Point Pleasant.
One son James preceded him in death.
He had 32 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Wednesday, with Rev Jack
Finnicum officiating. Burial will follow in the Fulton Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home from 4-9
pm today.
Jordan, Ivan
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 45
August 4, 1982
Word had been received of the death of Ivan Jordan, Clearwater,
Fla., who died Monday (August 2, 1982) morning at the home
of Dr. Carl Pelino, Detroit, Mich.
Surviving are his wife, Lillian Jordan, Clearwater; two daughters,
Mrs. Carl Pelino, Detroit, Mich. And Mrs. Donald Pelino, Chicago,
Ill.; three brothers, Alton Jordan, Point Pleasant, Weldon Jordan,
Ashton and Berfitt Jordan, Huntington; two sisters, Charlotte
Thomas, California and Erma Steele, Columbus, Ohio and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 pm at the Syka Funeral
Home, Abbridge, Pa. Burial will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial
Park, Rochester, Pa.
Juniper, Donald Lee
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 19
March 30, 1982
Donald Lee Juniper, 47, 2302 Jefferson Ave., Point Pleasant, formerly
of Columbus, Ohio, died Monday morning in Pleasant Valley Hospital
after a long illness.
Born Oct 10, 1934, at Millfield, Ohio, he was the son of Mrs Grace
Juniper of Columbus and the late Harry Clyde Juniper.
He was retired from the Penn Central Railroad, Columbus.
Surviving in addition to his mother are five daughters, Grace,
Annette, Teresa, Jina Marie and Amanda, all of Columbus; three
sons, John of San Diego, Calif., and Stephen and Robert, both
of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs Mary Yardic, Point Pleasant, and
Mrs Mollie Abbott, Los Angeles, Calif.; eight brothers, Jack and
Sam, both of Point Pleasant, Robert and Gene, of Columbus, Edison
and Ronald, of Lancaster, Ohio, Clyde of Painsville, Ohio, and
Richard, of Los Angeles; and several nieces and nephews.
One sister and five children preceded him in death.
The body will be taken today to the Maeder-Quint Funeral Home
at 1068 South High St, Columbus, where funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
Arrangements locally are being handled by the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home of Point Pleasant.
Keefer, Otho (Sally)
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 7
February 18, 1982
Otho (Sally) Keefer, 78, Rt. 1, Leon, was dead on arrival at Pleasant
Valley Hospital Wednesday evening.
Born Feb 2, 1904, in Mason County, he was the son of the late
John and Isabelle Keefer.
He was a retired employee of the West Virginia Mallable Iron Company.
He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Barger Keefer; one son,
William Robert Valley Keefer, Leon; two step-daughters, Miss Carol
Foreman, Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs Gerry Kolb, Shoals, Indiana; three
step-sons, Roger Foreman, New Carlisle, Ohio, David Foreman, Dayton,
Ohio, and Daniel Foreman, Arcanum, Ohio; six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lottie Donahue Keefer,
and a son, William Edgar Keefer.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm Saturday in the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with the Rev Jack Finnicum officiating.
Burial will follow in Creston Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm Friday.
Keister, Nora D
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 64
November 15, 1982
Mrs. Nora D Harrison Keister, 86, of 7340 Sciota-Darby Road, Orient,
Ohio, died Saturday morning in the Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus, Ohio.
She was born Dec 21, 1895 in Gallipolis, Ohio, to the late James
E Harrison and Isabelle Betz Harrison.
She is a former resident of Mason County.
Surviving a one daughter, Mrs Rosalie Williamson, of Orient, Ohio;
one brother Lewis P Harrison, of Logan, Ohio; several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 pm at the Beale Chapel
United Methodist Church with the Rev Harry Scott officiating.
Burial will follow in the Beale Chapel Cemetery.
The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service.
Friends may call at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home today from 4 pm
until 9 pm.
Kerwood, William Andrew
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 22
April 10, 1982
William Andrew Kerwood, 42, of Jerrico Rd., Point Pleasant, died
Friday morning in the Holzer Medical Center after a short illness.
He was born Oct 13, 1939 at West Columbia. He is the son of Mrs
Christene Johnson Kerwood, Point Pleasant. He was preceded in
death by his father, Guy Kerwood, and a brother, Boots Kerwood.
He served in the US Army, a member of the VFW at Mason and a member
of the Boilermakers Local 667 of Charleston.
Surviving are, in addition to his mother, his wife, Irene Kerwood
at home; five sisters, Mrs Gloria Carpenter, Point Pleasant, Mrs
Elmira Kaylor, Letart, Mrs Leta Bland, Mason, Mrs Emogene Duncan,
Washington, W.Va. and Mrs Dixie Sines, Mason; one brother, Jack
Kerwood, West Columbia; one step-daughter, LaNada Wilcox, Chillicothe,
Ohio; two step-sons, David Thomas, Point Pleasant and Clarence
Thomas, Carroll, Ohio; six step-grandchildren, several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm at the Wilcoxen Funeral
Home with the Rev D H Patton officiating. Burial will follow in
the Lone Oak Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home after 2 pm Sunday.
Kimes, Robert E
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 42
July 21, 1982
Robert E Kimes, 22, New Haven, died Tuesday in St Josephs Hospital
in Parkersburg.
He was born August 8, 1959, in Pomeroy, Ohio.
He was a former employee of the Irby Construction Co.
Surviving are his parents, Archie J and Cora M Parsons Kimes,
New Haven; four sisters, Mrs Tammy Chapman, Point Pleasant, Rose
M Kimes, Ronda L Kimes and Mary Darlene Kimes, all at home; two
brothers, Randall L Kimes, Chester, Ohio and David W Kimes, at
home; maternal grandmother, Mrs Geneva Parsons, Lettergap, W.V.;
paternal grandmother, Mrs Nora VanMeter, Mason; and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at the Foglesong Funeral Home in
Mason Friday at 11 am with the Rev George Hoschar officiating.
Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 6 pm until
9 pm.
King, George Edward
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 38
July 10, 1982
George Edward King, 66, Rt. 1 Middleport, Ohio, died Friday in
Camden Clark Hospital, Parkersburg, following an extended illness.
Born in Arbuckle, Mason County, on March 20, 1916, he was the
son of the late Roy King and Adda Graham King.
A former Mason County resident, he was a salesman for the Hills
Distributing Company of Columbus, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife, Opal Hill King; five sons, Gary, Terry,
and Jimmy, all of Middleport, and Larry and Kenny, both of Columbus;
13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm Monday at the Stevens
Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with the Rev Denver Hill officiating.
Burial will follow in the Bethel Cemetery, Rt. 1 Leon.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7-9 pm Saturday and
2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Sunday.
King, Vada Florence
Point Pleasant Register, Point Pleasant, WV
July 13, 1982
Obituaries
Mrs Vada Florence Lewis King, 83, of Henderson, died Tuesday afternoon
in the Pleasant Valley Hospital after a long illness.
Born March 26, 1899, at Beech Hill, W. Va., to the late Jesse
Lewis and Hannah Downs Lewis.
A member of the Church of Christ in Christian Union and spend
her entire life in Mason County.
Precedeing her in death was her husband, Revna Curtis King Sr
on Nov 8, 1957.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs Catherine Smith, Mason, Mrs
Velma Luckeydoo, Letart, Mrs Emogene Bailey, San Antonio, Tx.,
Mrs Patsy Shinn, Leon; four sons, Revna King, Jr., New Haven,
Charles R King, Wolfort, Tx., James E King, St Louis, MO, and
Nichols B King, Racine, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs Julia Brabham,
Akron, Ohio, Mrs Daisy Leport, Henderson, Mrs Sylvia Leport, Henderson;
one brother, Charles Lewis, Henderson; 22 grandchildren and 19
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 am at the
Wilcoxen Funeral Home with the Rev George Weirick officiating.
Burial will follow in the Lone Oak Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 pm until 9 pm today.
Knick, Eleanora Mae
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 36
June 26, 1982
Eleanore Mae Knick, 73, of Rt. 1, West Columbia, died at the Pinecrest
Care Center in Gallipolis, Ohio, Friday morning.
She was born May 9, 1909, at Sandyville, W.Va. She is the daughter
of the late George and Lottie McCauley Robinson.
She was a member of the Peniel United Methodist Church at West
Columbia.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs Ronald (Betty) Rickard, with
whom she made her home; three sons, Earl Robert Knick, Higganum,
Conn., Wilbur Knock, West Columbia, Harry Knick, San Bernardino,
Calif.; sixteen grandchildren and nine great grand children.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Wilson Knick, in
1971; one brother and one daughter.
Funeral services will be held at the Vaughan Funeral Home, Parkersburg,
on Monday at 1 pm with the Rev Timothy Scarberry officiating.
Burial will follow in the Odd-Fellow Cemetery in Parkersburg.
Friends may call after 12 noon on Sunday
Knight, Lena E
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 35
June 19, 1982
Lena E Knight, 89, of Hartford, died Friday at her home.
She was born September 26, 1892 in Hartford to the late Capt Nicholas
and Deborah J Peck Stone.
Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, was her husband
Emil E Knight, a brother, W T 'Nick' Stone and two sisters, Blanche
Wein and Gladys Stone.
She was a retired clerk from the Liverpool Store in Hartford and
theater operator for many years.
A member of the Hartford United Methodist Church and the Julia
Bryant Sewing Club.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs Helen Stone Cook, Huntington, Dorthy
Stone Carter, Mason; one brother, Lewis N Stone, Vienna, W.Va.;
three nieces, Dorthy Stone James, New Haven, Jane Ann Stone Johnson,
Gallipolis, Ohio, and Lillie Jane Stone Pelly, Vienna; one nephew,
Charles Stone Cook, of Huntington.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 1:30 pm at the Foglesong
Funeral Home with the Rev Manford Hutchinson officiating. Burial
will follow in the Graham Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 pm until 4 pm and
7 pm until 9 pm on Sunday.
Kovalchik, John E
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 52
September 20, 1982
John E Kovalchik, 63, Hartford, died Saturday in the Pinecrest
Care Center, Gallipolis, Ohio.
Born July 1919 in The Plains, Ohio, he was the son of the late
George and Iona Takach Kovalchik.
He worked as a carpenter and was veteran of World War II, having
served in the US Army.
Surviving are his wife, Lola M Kovalchik, Hartford; a step-son,
Raymond S Yonker II, Apple Grove; two step-daughters, Mrs Reafes
(Anna Ruth) Morris, Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs Samuel (Rose Marie)
Anderson, Hartford; one brothers, George Kovalchik Jr., The Plains,
Ohio; four sisters, Mrs Margaret Pinkerman, Westerville, Ohio,
Mrs Mary Mosier, Springfield, Ohio, Mrs Sue Patrick, Columbus,
Ohio, and Mrs Gladys Lebo, Obetz, Ohio; 17 step-grandchildren
and six great step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 1 pm today at Foglesong Funeral
Home in Mason with Father William Myers officiating. Burial was
in Zerkle Cemetery, Letert.
Krebs, Charles
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 41
July 13, 1982
Charles Krebs, 86, 2 Burdette Addition, died this morning at Pleasant
Valley Hospital following a short illness.
Born Aug 5, 1895, Good Hope, Ohio, he was the son of the late
Valentine and Luella Stutler Krebs.
He was a retired carpenter and worked several years for Marietta
Manufacturing Co.
Preceding him in death is his wife, Martha Ellen Young Krebs,
who died Nov 28, 1979 and two sons, Clifford and Harry Krebs.
Surviving are five daughters, Pauline Spencer, Point Pleasant,
Maxine Rardin, Point Pleasant, Helen Neal, Virginia Bare and Violet
Morrison, Columbus, Ohio; three sons, Charles Owen Krebs, Chillicothe,
Ohio, Leonard and Arnold Krebs, Point Pleasant; one sister, Gay
Mae Casto, Point Pleasant; four brothers, Clay, Charleston, Adam,
Point Pleasant, Kenneth, Florida and Valentine, Teays Valley,
31 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 1:30 pm at the Wilcoxen
Funeral Home with Rev Bryan Blair officiating. Burial will follow
at Kirkland Memorial Gardens. Friends may call the funeral home
after 6 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Lambert, Laura Louise
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 46
August 7, 1982
Laura Louise Lambert, 41, Point Pleasant died Friday morning in
the Pleasant Valley Hospital following a long illness.
Born January 26, 1941 in Leon to Carl E Crump and Nellie Herdman
Crump, Point Pleasant, both surviving.
Also surviving are her husband, Jackie L Lambert, Point Pleasant;
three daughters, Kimberly, Connie and Jacquelyn, all at home;
three sisters, Betty Kearns, New Haven, Edna Scarberry, Point
Pleasant, and Peggy Mitchell, Grimms Landing; four brothers, Paul
Crump, South Shore, Ky, Carl Crump, Fredricksburg, Va, Jack, New
Haven, and Robert Crump, Middleport, Ohio; and several nephews.
Funeral services will be held at the Stevens Funeral Home on Sunday
at 10:30 am with Bud Herdman officiating. Burial will follow in
the Pine Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 pm until 4 pm and
7 pm until 9 pm.
Lane, Enoch
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 18
March 31, 1982
Enoch Lane, 77, Lakin, died Monday evening in Pleasant Valley
Hospital after a long illness.
Born August 23, 1904, at Douglas in Calhoun County, he was the
son of the late Leonard and Mary Jane Lyons Lane.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs Ollie Thomas, Letart, and a brother,
Robert Lane, of Point Pleasant.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am Thursday at Wilcoxen
Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with the Rev Kenneth Show officiating.
Burial will follow in Lakin Cemetery.
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Laudermilt, Wrenna E
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 7
February 8, 1982
Wrenna E Laudermilt, 85, New Haven, died Saturday in Holzer Medical
Center.
Born March 20, 1896, at New Haven, she was the daughter of the
late Sherman T and Lora Ann Roush McDermitt. In addition to her
parents she was preceded in death by her husband Everett C Laudermilt,
who died in 1972, and a brother, Sherman M McDermitt.
A member of the New Haven United Methodist Church, she was converted
Feb 22, 1912, and joined the New Haven United Brethern Church
in March, 1912. She also belonged to the Live Wire Bible Class
and the Rhododendron Homemakers Club.
Surviving are a daughter, Ruth Ann Laudermilt, New Haven, and
several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm Tuesday in the New
Haven United Methodist Church with the Rev John Campbell officiating.
Burial will follow in Union Cemetery.
Friends may call at Foglesong Funeral Home in Mason after 1 pm
today. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior
to services.
Lavender, LuAnna Faye
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 24
April 17, 1982
LuAnna Faye Lavender, 3 ½ months old, Point Pleasant, died
Friday in Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Born Dec. 22, 1981, she was the daughter of Brenda Lynn Lavender,
Point Pleasant.
Other survivors include a sister, Chasity M Roush and a brother,
Anthony B Lavender, both at home; maternal grandparents, Mr and
Mrs Marion "Bill" Roush, Letart; great-grandparents,
Eliza Roush, Letart, and Atetha Leiving, Letart; and several aunts
and uncles.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 pm Sunday at Foglesong
Funeral Home in Mason with the Rev George Weirick officiating.
Burial will be in Broad Run Cemetery.
Layton, Lula S
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 8
February 2, 1982
Lula Stover Layton, 83, Point Pleasant, died this morning at her
home.
Born June 3, 1898 in Kanawha County, she was the daughter of the
late Preston and Vernila Jarrell Stover. She is preceded in death
by her husband, Thomas Earl Layton, who died April 8, 1964.
Surviving her are two daughters, Mrs Conley (Pauline) Marshall
and Mrs Shannon (Permalee) Northup, Point Pleasant; two sons,
Edward F "Tommy" Layton, Point Pleasant and Eugene T
Layton, Thurman, Ohio; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She is also preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Thursday at the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home, Point Pleasant with Revs William Banks and Tommy
Wingo officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 3 pm on Thursday at the Adkins
Cemetery in Naoma.
Friends may call the funeral home after 2 pm tomorrow at Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home
LeHew, Eva
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 57
October 13, 1982
Word has been received of the death of Eva LeHew, who died in
the Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, following a short
illness.
She is the sister of Mrs Carl Bruestle of Point Pleasant, who
survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Betty LeHew; and one
other sister, Mabel Cheesebrew, Steubenville, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Friday at the Moreland
Funeral Home in Westerville, Ohio.
Leonard, Gertrude Roseman
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 35
June 11, 1982
Mrs Gertrude Roseman Baird Leonard, 74, Columbus, Ohio, formerly
of Hogsett, Mason County, W.Va., died Thursday evening at Grant
Hospital in Columbus after an extended illness.
Born Nov 20, 1907, at Pondlick, W.Va., she was the daughter
of the late William and Annie Kinnard Baird. She was a member
of Beale Chapel United Methodist Church in Apple Grove.
She was preceded in death by her husband Herbert Lester Leonard,
March 22, 1981. Also preceding her in death one daughter,
Anna Ruth Patterson; one son, Russell Leonard; two sisters, Rose
Bateman and Myra Jones; five brothers, Harry, Russell, William,
Arthur, and Henry Baird.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs Judith G Abbott, Toledo, Ohio;
three sons, Charles Leonard, Columbus, Ohio; Lester L and James
M Leonard, Point Pleasant; one sister, Mrs Bessie Burris, Pittsburgh,
Pa.; one brother, Charlie Baird, Southside; 15 grandchildren and
13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services are Sunday, at 1:30 pm, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home,
with the Rev Leroy Wilkinson and the Rev O'Dell Bush officiating.
Burial will follow in Beale Chapel Cemetery, at Apple Grove. Friends
may call at Wilcoxen Funeral Home after 4 pm Saturday.
Leport, Andy
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 74
December 31, 1982
Andy Leport, 75, Henderson, died Thursday evening in the Pleasant
Valley Hospital following a long illness.
Born Dec 10, 1907, Henderson, he was the son of the late John
and Frances Leport, Henderson.
He was retired from the Clements Tree Nursery in Lakin after 15
years service there.
His wife Hanna Marie Wears Leport, preceded him in death on May
30, 1982.
Surviving are one son, Russell Edward Leport, Henderson; one sister,
Sybil Hope, Henderson and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday, 1:30 pm at the Wilcoxen
Funeral Home. Burial will be at the Lone Oak Cemetery.
Friends may call the funeral home on Sunday after 4 pm.
Lewis, Anne B
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 7
February 8, 1982
Mrs Anna Bratton Lewis, 91, Point Pleasant, widow of Charles Cameron
Lewis, died Sunday evening.
Born Nov 3, 1890, in Bath County, Va., she was a daughter of John
Mitchell and Mary Grove Bratton. Mrs Lewis took nurses training
at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. graduating
in the Spring of 1918. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church
in Point Pleasant. Her husband, who died in May, 1964, was one
of the organizers of the Citizens National Bank of Point Pleasant.
He was president or chairman of the board of the bank from 1929
to 1964.
Mrs Lewis is survived by her daughter, Annette Lewis Seidel, and
by Margaret Lynn Lewis, Virginia Lewis Harper, and Charles C Lewis
Jr.; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
One great-grandson, Andrew Seidel, son of John Lewis and Robin
Seidel, was born the day his great-grandmother died.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Wednesday at the family
residence at Oldtown Farm. Burial will be in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Friends are welcome.
Lewis, Frances Marie
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 19
March 22, 1982
Mrs Frances Marie Lewis, 75, Gallipolis Ferry, was DOA at the
Pleasant Valley Hospital Saturday evening at 3 pm.
She was born April 6, 1906, at Beech Hill, Mason County, to the
late Frank Halstead and Berth Burns Halstead.
She was a member of the Faith Gospel Church, Gallipolis Ferry.
She is survived by her husband, Hugh Lewis, Gallipolis Ferry;
four daughters, Mrs Pansey Curtis, Columbus, Ohio, Mrs Patricia
Thomas, Washington Courthouse, Ohio, Mrs Jessie Thomas, Plain
City, Ohio and Mrs Janet Blankenship, Gallipolis Ferry; two step-daughters,
Mrs Glendel Stevens, Gallipolis Ferry and Mrs Ruth Flowers, Point
Pleasant; one son, Harvey Lewis, Gallipolis Ferry; one brother,
Ronald Halstead, Southside; ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by one son, John Lewis.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 pm at the Wilcoxen
Funeral Home with the Rev William "Bud" Hatfield officiating.
Burial will follow in the Pine Grove Cemetery at Southside.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 pm today.
Lewis, Olga M
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 41
July 19, 1982
Olga M Lewis, 94, of Clifton died Saturday in the Pleasant Valley
Hospital.
She was born Feb 1, 1888, in Maggie, W.Va., to the late Andrew
and Elmira Edwards Johnson.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred, in 1962.
She was a member of the Salem Community Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Katie Bass, Clifton; a son, Isaac A
Lewis, Clifton; three sisters, Mrs Winnie Spears, Naples, Fla.,
Mrs Mattie Shaffer, Uniontown, Pa and Mrs Christena Kerwood, Point
Pleasant; one brother, Okey Johnson, Columbus, Ohio; six grandchildren,
13 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Foglesong Funeral Home in
Mason on Tuesday at 1 pm with the Rev Lester VanMeter officiating.
Burial will follow in the Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral home today from 6 pm until 9 pm.
Liggins, Katherine L
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 67
November 26, 1982
Katherine L Liggins, 67, 828 Third Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio, died
at 11:40 am Thursday in Holzer Medical Center.
Born August 4, 1915, at Point Pleasant, she was the daughter of
the late John and Mae Stribling Craig.
She was closely associated with the family of Mr and Mrs Bill
C Campbell and was a member of Paint Creek Baptist Church, Gallipolis.
She was also preceded in death by her husband David Liggins, in
1968.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs Jean Raglan, Cincinnati, Mrs
Dorothy Thompson, Mrs Ella…and five great-grandchildren;
and three sisters, Norma Craig, Point Pleasant, Mrs Hattie Bordan,
Gallipolis, and Mrs Annabelle Fluellen, Columbus, Ohio.
A brother and sister also preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Sunday in Pain Creek
Baptist Church with the Rev Grover Turner officiating. Burial
will be in Pine Street Cemetery.
Friends may call at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home in Gallipolis
from 6-9 pm Saturday.
The body will lie in state one hour prior to services.
Pall bearers will be Jim Hogan Gilbert Craig Sr., George Gilmore
Sr., Robert Howell, Chatles Williams and Charles Hollinshead.
Linville, M Preston
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 71
December 16, 1982
M Preston Linville, 57, 522 Mason Place, Point Pleasant, died
last night at Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Born Aug 18, 1925, Logan, he was the son of the late Ernest Dalton
and Ailicie Osborne Linville.
He was a retired coal miner.
Surviving are his wife, Ethel Robinson Linville, Huntington; one
son, Eddie Linville, Huntington; two daughters, Darlene Linville
and Joyce Kay Linville, Huntington; one brother, Elmer Dewey Linville,
Boone County; two sisters, Brady Gay and Arizona Osborne, Point
Pleasant and several grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will
be announced later by Stevens Funeral Home.
Linville, M Preston
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 71
December 17, 1982
Funeral services for M Preston Linville, 57, 522 Mason Place,
Point Pleasant, who died Wednesday, will be conducted at 1 pm
Saturday in Stevens Funeral Home with the Rev O'Dell Bush officiating.
Burial will follow in Potts Chapel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm Friday.
Little, Velma V
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 13
March 6, 1982
Mrs Velma V Little, 4080 Karl Road, Columbus, Ohio, formerly of
Point Pleasant, died March 5 in the Riverside Nursing Home in
St Albans.
She was the daughter of the late William and Lelia DeWeese Knapp.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth R Little, Rt. 1, Leon;
one grandchild and one great grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 pm at the Raynes Funeral
Home in Buffalo with the Rev Landis Absten officiating.
Graveside rites will be held Monday at 11 am in the Glen Rest
Cemetery at Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
Friends may call today from 7 pm until 9 pm at the funeral home.
Logan, Henry
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 13
March 8, 1982
Henry "Doc" Logan, 72, Rt. 2, Point Pleasant, died Sunday
night in Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Born Oct 24, 1909, in Mason County, he was the son of the late
William and Parthina Patterson Logan.
He was a retired employee of the Mason Aggregate Company and attended
the Concord Baptist Church. He was also a former employee of the
Rich Valley Dairy, the Valley Bell Dairy and the Marietta Manufacturing
Company.
He is survived by his wife, Helen King Logan; a daughter, Mrs
Eddy (Brenda) Black, Point Pleasant; three sisters, Mrs Myrtle
Colwski, Point Pleasant, Mrs Marie Wamsley, Oak Harbour, Ohio,
and Mrs Katherine Robinson, Milton; one brother, John Logan, Gallipolis
Ferry; and two grandchildren, Beth and Matthew Black.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Wednesday in the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home, Point Pleasant. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm Tuesday.
Long, Charles William
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 20
April 3, 1982
Charles William Long, 50, Henderson, was found dead at his home
at noon yesterday of apparent natural causes.
Born Aug. 1, 1931, at Henderson, he was the son of Cody Long and
Catherine Pearson Long, of Henderson.
He was a veteran of World War II and a construction worker.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his former wife,
Nancy Lou Long, Beverly, Ohio, and six children, Terri Long Sergent,
Mark, Rich, Chris, Jerry and David, all of Beverly, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl, in 1961.
Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs Betty Hupp, Mason, Mrs Virginia
Sayre, Point Pleasant, Mrs Grace Putney, West Columbia, and Jean
Long, Chillicothe, Ohio; three brothers, Forest of Point Pleasant,
Bob, of Chillicothe, and John, of Gallipolis Ferry; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted 1:30 pm Monday at the Wyoma
Pentacostal Church, Gallipolis Ferry, with the Rev Charles Birchfield
officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body
will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
Friends may call at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant,
after 3 pm Sunday.
Love, Wayne H
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 51
September 9, 1982
Wayne H Love, 79, 311 First St, Apt H, Point Pleasant, died Wednesday
morning in Pleasant Valley Hospital.
Born Dec 16, 1902 in Putnam County, he was the son of the late
H M and Elizabeth Mulford Love.
He was a retired employee of the Marietta Manufacturing Company
with 50 years of service and a member of the Church of Christian
Union, Point Pleasant.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dulcia King Love, on May
1978, and by one sister.
He is survived by one son, Wayne H Love Jr., Central City, Ky.;
two sisters, Mrs Richard (Goldie) Wilcoxen, Rt. 2, Point Pleasant,
and Mrs Andrew (Sylvia) Hussell, Rt. 1, Point Pleasant; three
brothers, George of Point Pleasant, Wyatt of Cheshire, Ohio and
Delbert of Columbus, Ohio; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm Friday in the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home with the Rev. James L Bunn officiating.
Burial will follow in Suncrest Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm Thursday.
Luh, Walter
Violette Machir Obit Collection
Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 57
October 13, 1982
Walter Luh, 81, Route 3, Leon, died Monday at the Logan Care Center,
Logan, following a long illness.
Born May 11, 1901 in Mason County he was the son of the late John
and Jane Hart Luh.
Surviving are aunts and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Thursday at the Raynes
Funeral Home in Buffalo with Rev Dallas Buck officiating. Burial
will be at the Sullivan Cemetery at Leon. Calling hours are 7-9
pm today at the funeral home.
Lunsford, Katherine Burgoyne
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Mason County Library, Point Pleasant, WV
Page 42
July 23, 1982
Mrs Katherine Burgoyne Lunsford, 91, Mishawaka, Indiana, formerly
of Point Pleasant, died at 6:30 am Wednesday in the St Paul's
Health Care Center at Mishawaka after a long illness.
Born March 17, 1891 in Point Pleasant, she was the daughter of
the late John and Mary Margaret Schools Lewis.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Mishawaka
and a member of the Col Charles Lewis Chapter of the NSDAR of
Point Pleasant.
She has lived in Mishawaka for the past 15 years, having moved
there from Springfield, Missouri.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,
Joseph S Lunsford on August 23, 1974.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Betty Semenak, Mishawaka and
Mrs Anne Digman, Hawthorn, California; one son, John W Lunsford,
Alliance, Ohio; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am Monday in the Crow-Hussell
Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev Malcolm C McIver III
officiating. Burial will follow in Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-4 pm and
7-9 pm. A DAR memorial service will be conducted at the funeral
home at 6:30 pm Sunday.
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