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     Catherine Thrash was born circa 1740 at Germany.¹

     His Social Security Number was 233-10-8334.⁵ Herbert Wade Doyle Sr. was buried at South Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona.^1,2,5 He was born on January 8, 1905 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,4,5 He married Runella Louise Walters, daughter of James Madison "Jim" Walters and Sarah Jane Poff, on June 19, 1930 at Roanoke, Virginia.³ Herbert Wade Doyle Sr. died on June 20, 1963 at Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, at age 58; Died of alcoholism.^6,1,2,5 He Herbert Wade Doyle, 58, 1811 S. Baxter Pl., died June 20, native of West Va., Tucson resident 6 years. Survivors, wife, Runella; daughters, Mrs. Nancy Barnhart, Mrs. Sarah Jane Nelson, of Tucson; sons, Herbert Wade Jr., Lockborne Air Force Base, Columbus, Ohio, William A., Tucson; mother, H. B. Doyle; sisters, Mrs. Bob Crowley, Mrs. Dexter Mills, Mrs. Bob McClure, Miss Lucy Doyle. All from Roanoke, Va. Burial in South Lawn Memorial Park. on June 22, 1963.²

     Herbert Wade Doyle Jr. was buried at Southern Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, 1300 Buffalo Soldier Trail, Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., Arizona.¹ He was born on October 23, 1937 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁵ He married Roslyn Miriam Greenberg on June 21, 1963 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.⁵ Herbert Wade Doyle Jr. Herbert Wade Doyle Jr., died today. He was 73 years old. He will always be a member of Adobe Lodge #41 in Tucson Az. He was a Past Master of the lodge. He retired as a Senior Master Seargent in the USAF, serving our country for more than 26 years. He was born in Charleston WV, and was raised in Bluefield untill he joined the service at the age of 17. He was preceeded in death by his brother Bill, his son Butch, and his grandson James. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, and my mother Roz, his daughter Davita and his other two sons, myself and Jefferson. His two sisters, Sarah Jane and his Twin Nancy. He has 2 other grandsons, Patrick and Kristopher, and 4 granddaughters Victoria, Emily, Samantha, and Corina He enjoyed Farmville and made many friends online. He was a genealogist for our family and talked to a lot of friends and Family in WV and VA. He will be missed. If you belong to the Doyle clan, please repost to let everyone know. The funeral services for H. Wade Doyle will be at the Southern Arizona Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista, Arizona. (Herbert was a gracious and helpful mentor when I first began my genealogy journey - Scott Schaffer) on May 4, 2011.¹ He died on May 4, 2011 at Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, at age 73.¹

     His Social Security Number was 526-84-1437.⁴ William Alexander Doyle was buried at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 North Cave Creek Road, Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona.¹ He was born on April 30, 1948 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,4 He married Michelle Ann Strohecker on May 25, 1974 at Nogales, Mexico.¹ William Alexander Doyle and Michelle Ann Strohecker were divorced in 1977 at Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona.¹ William Alexander Doyle died on May 1, 1997 at Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona, at age 49; Shot and killed by police while under the influence of alcohol.^1,4 He Man cops shot wanted to die, police contend. Author: Tim Steller
Tucson police maintain that William A. Doyle's death amounts to a case of officer-assisted suicide. "Apparently, it was his intention to be killed by police officers," said Capt. John Leavitt of the Tucson Police Department. But that assessment doesn't sit well with the 49-year-old's friends and family. Doyle, armed with a handgun, held officers at bay for an hour early yesterday morning at a 7-Eleven at South Columbus Boulevard and East 29th Street. When he disobeyed officers' warnings by leaving the area still armed, three officers fired gunshots. Doyle, struck in the leg, torso and head, died at the scene. "When I first got told about this, I was willing to accept that it happened the way they said it happened. After all, he had a gun,'' said Herbert Wade Doyle Jr., William's older brother. But later he had second thoughts. "They could have apprehended him without killing him," he said. William Doyle, a security guard for Reliant Protective Services, went out to celebrate his birthday at about 10 p.m., said neighbor Meggin Fox. He was dressed in a gray suit, white shirt and hat, and was already drunk, Fox said. About 1:15 a.m., officers pulled Doyle over as he drove his black-and-white checkered Chevrolet Impala, Leavitt said. Doyle's blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.20 - twice the legal limit. Officers released him just before 2 a.m. to take a taxi home, Leavitt said. When he got home to his second-floor apartment overlooking a swimming pool, Doyle apparently picked up his revolver and went to the nearby 7-Eleven. "Every clerk over there was his friend," said Sherry Lasuzzo, the manager of the apartment complex in central Tucson. Inside the store, he told the clerk he was going to kill himself and pulled out his revolver, Leavitt said. Then he left the store and settled into a spot next to a water vending machine. Officer Robert Boone arrived at about 2:15 a.m., following a 911 call by the clerk. Boone, who is trained as a negotiator, said Doyle was despondent over his earlier arrest. "He was afraid that DUI was going to make him lose his job," Boone said. While speaking with Boone for about 45 minutes, Doyle kept the gun pointed at his own head. At one point, the gun discharged once and struck the water machine. Tucson police contend that he was pounding his head with the gun before it went off. But Dave Mason, a friend of Doyle who was watching the incident from a nearby balcony, said Doyle was pounding the water machine. During the incident, Doyle was also listening in to discussions about his standoff on a police scanner, Boone said. "Bill was screaming that 'It's just not going to go down this way,' " Mason said. "About 40 minutes into it, he got up and started walking home," still carrying the handgun. His departure northward on Columbus went against the orders of officers, who warned him to stop or be shot, Leavitt said. First the officers unleashed a police dog. But instead of knocking Doyle down, it lunged low and bit him, Leavitt said. Mason believes Doyle fired a shot into the ground at that point, but police could not confirm that. Next, three officers who were behind Doyle shot at him, almost simultaneously, said Tucson police Capt. Kevin Danaher. One of them, Sgt. Dave Azuelo, fired a second shot immediately after. Three of the four shots apparently struck Doyle. "If we had allowed him to keep walking (toward residences) with the gun, we would be remiss in our responsibility to the public," Danaher said. After the officers fired, another shot discharged from Doyle's gun, Leavitt said. That happened when an officer approached Doyle where he lay, still moving, on the sidewalk. The officer tried to put his own finger between the hammer and frame of the gun to keep it from firing, but it went off, Leavitt said. It's unclear whether that shot also struck Doyle, police said, but he was dead at the scene. Mason doubts that all three shots that struck Doyle were necessary. He said he heard three shots fired about a half-second apart and could see an officer who fired. However, he could not see Doyle from his vantage point. "The third shot was overkill," said Mason, who like Doyle, lived at the Columbus Terrace Apartments. Deputy County Attorney Ken Peasley arrived at the scene in the early morning and came to a preliminary conclusion about the shooting. "Based on everything I've seen, not only were they justified, they would have been irresponsible had they not done what they did," Peasley said. The three officers who shot at Doyle were Azuelo, who has been with the department for 11 years; Sgt. Frank Raul, an 18-year officer; and Lt. Clay Kidd, a 10-year officer. They were put on administrative leave and offered counseling after the shootings, Leavitt said. Once the police investigation of the incident is complete, Peasley will decide whether criminal charges against any of the three are warranted. William Doyle has a history of threatening to kill himself, his brother said. "He's said it before and he never did it," Doyle said. William Doyle was a Vietnam War veteran who was an Air Force photographer during the war, Wade Doyle said. But in the early 1970s, Doyle was diagnosed as schizophrenic and discharged from the service, his brother said. Around the Columbus Terrace Apartments, Doyle was known as a talker. "I think his hobby was conversation," Mason said. Said Wade Doyle: "I don't doubt that the whole thing was that he wanted attention. But not necessarily (for them) to kill him." on May 2, 1997.⁵

     Robert Spencer Elliott married Runella Louise Walters, daughter of James Madison "Jim" Walters and Sarah Jane Poff, on January 22, 1969 at Clark Co., Nevada.¹ Robert Spencer Elliott died circa 1971 at Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona.¹

     Harry George Nelson was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 233-48-9658.⁵ He was born on January 23, 1933 at Rocky Gap, Bland Co., Virginia.^4,5,2,3 He married Sarah Jane Doyle, daughter of Herbert Wade Doyle Sr. and Runella Louise Walters, on March 26, 1952 at Sparta, Alleghany Co., North Carolina.^4,6 Harry George Nelson died on March 7, 1987 at Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona, at age 54.^4,3

     His Social Security Number was 600-12-7525.⁴ Edward Nathan "Butch" Doyle was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona.³ He was born on November 13, 1970 at Camp Kue, Okinawa.^1,4,3 He died on December 2, 2006 at Arizona at age 36.^4,5 He Doyle, Edward Nathan, 36, of Tucson, died December 2, 2006. Born November 13, 1970, in Okinawa. Edward was a Senior Demolay and was last employed as a landscaper. He is survived by his mother and father, Wade and Roslyn Doyle of Tucson; sister, Davita Mueller; two brothers, Jefferson and Jonathan Doyle, all of Tucson. Graveside service will be in the Congregation Chaverim section of Evergreen Cemetery. on December 4, 2006.³

     Rev. William W. Mays was buried at Mays Chapel Cemetery, Penick's Station, Marion Co., Kentucky.³ He was born on May 5, 1797 at Amherst Co., Virginia.³ He married Elizabeth Skinner, daughter of Burdett "Burdit" "Bird" Skinner and Nancy Austin, on June 17, 1818 at Washington Co., Kentucky.¹ Rev. William W. Mays died on June 12, 1880 at Marion Co., Kentucky, at age 83.² He Death of W. W. Mays, Esq.
At his residence near Penick's Station, in this county, last Saturday morning at 6 o'clock, after a long illness, Mr. W. W. Mays died at the advanced age of 84 years. He was one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of the county. He moved to the neighborhood where he died, about 64 years ago from Virginia, and has lived there ever since. He was married four times. His last wife died of cholera in 1873. He has been a consistent member of the Methodist church for a great number of years. He was buried Sunday at Mays Chapel and the minister who conducted the funeral exercises said he had for years been the pillar of that church. His death is mourned by a large number of relatives and friends. on June 18, 1880.²

     John David Barnhart was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, 201 East Gillett Road, El Centro, Imperial Co., California.⁴ He was born on September 19, 1938 at St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He married Nancy Lou Doyle, daughter of Herbert Wade Doyle Sr. and Runella Louise Walters, on May 2, 1958 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² John David Barnhart and Nancy Lou Doyle were divorced before June 19, 1984.¹ John David Barnhart died on December 2, 2006 at Imperial Co., California, at age 68.³ He John David Barnhart, 68, of El Centro passed away Saturday, December 2 as the result of a stroke. John was born September 19, 1938 in St. Albans, WV. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 13 at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church, located at 724 Orange Ave. in El Centro, with Pastor Michael Beach officiating. John is survived by his daughters Faith Watson and Rene Barnhart and four grandchildren. on January 12, 2007.³