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     Margaret Brooke Scott was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3 She was born on October 1, 1899 at Crow, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 As of March 11, 1925,her married name was Covey.¹ She married George Daniel Covey, son of George Thomas Covey and Elvira Riffe, on March 11, 1925 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,5,1 Margaret Brooke Scott died on October 20, 1961 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 62.^2,3

     Mary L. Thomas was buried at Resthaven Memorial Park, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 235-60-3969.² She was born on September 9, 1909 at Meadow View, Washington Co., Virginia; Her marrigae license has a birth date of Sep 9, 1910.^2,4 She married Unknown Thomas before 1962.⁴ As of November 3, 1962,her married name was Covey.⁴ Mary L. Thomas married George Daniel Covey, son of George Thomas Covey and Elvira Riffe, on November 6, 1962 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,5 Mary L. Thomas died on June 6, 1995 at Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 85.^3,2 She MARY HAYNES COVEY, 85, of Beckley, formerly of Matoaka died June 6, 1995, in a Fayette County Medical Center after a long illness. She was a member of First Christian Church, Courthouse Square, Beckley, the Women's Bible Class, Beckley Women's Club and Flowering Hill Garden Club. She was a licensed practical nurse and a teacher at Matoaka Baptist Church. Surviving: son, Charles Ray Haynes of Pigeon, Mich; daughters, Sherlene Shoda of Cleveland, Ohio, Jo Ann Hurst of Beckley; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with the Rev. Russell F. Smith Jr. officiating. Burial will be 1 p.m. Friday at Rest Haven Memorial Park, Princeton. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the mortuary.
on June 8, 1995.³

     Catherine Roxie Worley was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^10,2 Her Social Security Number was 233-42-2325.¹¹ She was born on March 23, 1928 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; Her marriage license has a birth date of Mar 24, 1928.^11,4,1,2 As of August 28, 1948,her married name was Showalter.⁴ She married Paul Jackson Showalter on August 28, 1948 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,6,8,9,12,2 Catherine Roxie Worley died on May 18, 2001 at Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 73.^11,2 She PRINCE — Catherine Roxie Showalter, 73, formerly of Raleigh County, died Friday, May 18, 2001, in a Fayette County nursing home following a long illness. Born March 23, 1928, in Lester, she was the daughter of the late Ira Thomas and Carley Roxie Covey Worley. Mrs. Showalter spent her childhood in Glen White and Lester, attended Trap Hill High School and was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith. In her leisure time she enjoyed being called “Nannie" and spending time with her family and grandchildren. She also enjoyed gardening, her flower boxes and crocheting. She was the last survivor of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Winfred, Ray, Elmore, Eugene and Jack; and four sisters, Elsie Collins, Frances Canaday, Pauline Sublett and Margaret Worley. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Paul J. Showalter; a son, Jerry Showalter and his wife, Brenda, of Shady Spring; a daughter, Carolyn Acord and her husband, Dwaine, of Lester; a grandson, Jeff Showalter and his wife, Melanie, of Cool Ridge; four granddaughters, Jerri Crews and her husband, Derrick, of Walkertown, N.C., Cathy Criddie and her husband, Reggie, of Glen Morgan, Dana Quickle and her husband, Nick, of Charleston and Megan Acord of Lester; four great-grandsons, Cade Quickle, Holt and Hunter Griddle and John Bragg; two greatgranddaughters, Carly Quickle and Katherine Crews; her sister-in-law, Mae Worley of Glen White; and several nieces and nephews. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Alan Terry officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. on May 20, 2001.²

     Paul Jackson Showalter was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 His Social Security Number was 233-38-8848.³ He was born on May 10, 1928 at Shannon Branch, McDowell Co., West Virginia; His marriage license has a birth date of Jan 6, 1927.^3,4,2 He married Catherine Roxie Worley, daughter of Ira Thomas Worley and Roxie Carley Covey, on August 28, 1948 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,5,6,7,2,8 Paul Jackson Showalter died on October 20, 2002 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 74.^3,2 He Paul J. "Jack" Showalter, 74, of Prince, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002, in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born May 10, 1928, at Shannon Branch, he was the son of the late William and Flora Petty Showalter. Mr. Showalter retired from Westmoreland Coal Co., was a former Raleigh County constable and a member of the armed services (Army) during World War II. He was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening, but most of all he enjoyed being the most generous and loving father and grandfather and he loved to tell tall tales. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Catherine Worley Showalter, who passed away on May 18, 2001; seven brothers: Frank, Billy, Gerald, Dickie, Trent, Johnny and Ray; and two sisters, Wilma Pierce and Kathryn Gabe. He is survived by a son, Jerry Showalter and his wife, Brenda, of Shady Spring; a daughter, Carolyn Acord and her husband, Dwaine, of Lester; a grandson, Jeff Showalter and his wife, Melanie, of Cool Ridge; four granddaughters, Jerri Crews and her husband, Derrick, of Walkertown, N.C., Cathy Criddle and her husband, Reggie, of Glen Morgan, Dana Quickle and her husband, Nick, of Charleston and Megan Acord of Lester; five great-grandsons, Cade Quickle, Holt and Hunter Criddle, and William Crews and John Bragg; three great-granddaughters, Carly Quickle, Katherine Crews and Amanda Showalter; two brothers, Harry B. Showalter of Elyria, Ohio, and Kirk M. Showalter of Lorrain, Ohio; three sisters, Phyllis Hillyer of Wills Point, Texas, Frances Workman of Elyria and Rose Marie Showalter of California; and many nieces and nephews. Service will be 3 p.m. today at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Alan Terry officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. on October 23, 2002.²

     Ernest Ray Worley was buried at Roselawn Burial Park, 103 Clearview Drive, Martinsville, Virginia.^4,8 He was born on October 5, 1907 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; His obituary has a birth date of Oct 5, 1906.^2,3,4 He married Mary Elizabeth Goard circa 1927.^1,9,2,4 Ernest Ray Worley died on March 23, 1970 at Martinsville, Virginia, at age 62.^2,4 He Final rites for Ernest Ray Worley, 62, of Collinsville, Va., formerly of Lester, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Collinsville Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Memorial Gardens in Collinsville. He died at 4:45 a.m. Monday at his home following a long illness. Born at Lester Oct. 5, 1906, he was a son of the late Ira Worley of Lester and the late Roxy Covey Worley. A resident of Collinsville for the past 20 years, he was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church there. Other survivors include his wife, Mary Gord Worley; a daughter, Mary Lou, at home; a son, Roscoe, Patrick Springs, Va; four brothers, Winford, Glen Daniel, Elmore, Athens, Eugene, Cleveland, Ohio, and Jack, Glen White; four sisters, Mrs. Roy (Elsie) Collins, Wallowa, Ore., Mrs. Stephen (Frances) Canaday, Crab Orchard, Mrs. Lacy (Pauline) Sublett, Cranberry and Mrs. Paul (Kathryn) Showalter, Beckley, and two grandchildren. The body is at the Nelson Funeral Home in Danbury, N.C. on March 24, 1970.²

     Mary Elizabeth Goard was buried at Roselawn Burial Park, 103 Clearview Drive, Martinsville, Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 227-34-6316.⁵ She was born on March 31, 1909 at Virginia.^6,5 As of circa 1927,her married name was Worley.^7,6 She married Ernest Ray Worley, son of Ira Thomas Worley and Roxie Carley Covey, circa 1927.^1,6,8,3 Mary Elizabeth Goard died on April 22, 1994 at Virginia at age 85.^5,2 She WORLEY, Mary Goard, 85, of Collinsville, died Friday, April 22, 1994. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday, Collins Funeral Chapel, Bassett. on April 23, 1994.²

     His Social Security Number was 235-44-0917.⁶ Dr. William Crockett Covey Jr. was born on October 4, 1920 at Sullivan, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,2,3,7 He married Anneva Louise French on June 14, 1947 at Bristol, Virginia.^8,4 Dr. William Crockett Covey Jr. died on October 11, 1991 at West Virginia at age 71.^6,7

     Weir Weldon Covey was buried at Covey Cemetery (also known as Lester Cemetery #2), Saxon Road, Surveyor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 223-24-1143.⁶ He was born on May 31, 1917 at Glen Daniel, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,2,3,7,4 He married Garnet Marie Ryan on May 15, 1948 at Meigs Co., Ohio.⁴ Weir Weldon Covey died on April 23, 1972 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 54.^2,7 He Weir Weldon Covey, 55, of Glen Daniel was dead on arrival at a local hospital following an auto accident on Route 99 on the Raleigh-Boone county line early Sunday morning. A lifelong resident of Glen Daniel, he was born there May 31, 1917, the son of the late Holt and Maude Henderson Covey. He was married to the former Garnet Cook, who survives him at home. He was employed as a forester with the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources for the past 35 years, was a member of the Glen Daniels Oddfellows Lodge, and a veteran of World War II. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Wesley (Loudema) Trent of Lester, Miss Darlena Covey at home and Mrs. Charles (Ronetta) Frye of Saxon; one son, Roger Ryan of Glen Daniel; two brothers, Havlin and Edward, both of Glen Daniel; his stepmother, Mrs. Van Dora Covey of Mabscott, and six grandchildren. The body will remain at Melton Mortuary where friends may call from 6 to 10 p.m. today. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, in Melton Mortuary Chapel with Dr. C. S. Donnelly officiating. Burial will follow in Covey family cemetery on the Saxon Road. Pallbearers will be Carl Lucas, Roy Lason, Bentley Humphrey, Jack Bibb, Dave Bobbs, Harry Shumate, Lester McClung and Asher Kelly. on April 24, 1972.²

     Harvey Havlin Covey was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,8 His Social Security Number was 232-28-5542.⁹ He was born on December 29, 1918 at Glen Daniel, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^9,3,4 He married Daphne Dot Lively on August 19, 1939 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^5,8 Harvey Havlin Covey died in April, 1980 at West Virginia at age 61.⁹

     His Social Security Number was 234-62-6548.⁸ Sheldon Frederic Covey was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He married Dorcie E. Shumate.^3,9 Sheldon Frederic Covey was born on August 7, 1910 at Glen Daniel, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^8,4 He Sheldon Frederic Covey, 79, of Fairdale, Raleigh County, died Oct. 13, 1989, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a retired Raleigh County principal. He was a graduate of Concord College and West Virginia University, and a member of Lions Club, Odd Fellows, Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity, Raleigh County Association of Retired Employees, West Virginia Association of Retired School Employees and AARP. He was a member of Church of Christ, Stover. Surviving: wife, Dorcie Shumate Covey; daughter, Dr. Eileen Frederica Covey at home; sisters, Orpha Stover of Manassas, Va., Madeline McGraw of Glen Daniel; brother, George D. of Glen Daniel. Service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with the Rev. Fredrick Dinkler officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the mortuary. on October 14, 1989.³ He died on December 15, 1996 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 86.^8,3,9

     Her Social Security Number was 233-34-9446.⁷ Rachel Madeline Covey was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on July 10, 1913 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,4,7 As of June 26, 1937,her married name was McGraw.⁴ She married Huey Ernest McGraw on June 26, 1937 at Glen Rogers, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4,5,8 Rachel Madeline Covey died on February 11, 2007 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 93.^2,3,7 She On Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, Madeline Covey McGraw passed away following a long illness. She was in her 93rd year. Born Madeline Rachel Covey on July 10, 1913, at Saxon, she was one of six children born to the late Fred and Sadie Trump Covey. She was the last survivor of her immediate family. Madeline spent her childhood at Saxon, on the Covey family farm in a log house. A graduate of Trap Hill High School, she was a resident of McGraws for several years, where she was the owner and operator of Donald Duck Grocery Store. Madeline was a member of Breckenridge Baptist Church. She returned to Saxon in the early 1960s. A member of the Rebekah Lodge, she was once active in the Women’s Circle of her church. She will be remembered as a beloved aunt and a dear sister-in-law. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Huey Ernest McGraw; a sister, Orpha Stover; and brothers, Guy, Sheldon, Dale and George Covey. Several nieces and nephews survive. Service will be 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Dewey Lowe officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Beckley. Friends may call 2 p.m. until time of service Thursday. Online condolences may be sent to the family at melton@wvdsl.net. Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley. on February 14, 2007.³

     George Daniel Covey was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁹ His Social Security Number was 235-44-0711.¹⁰ He was born on July 18, 1929 at Glen Daniel, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^10,2,4 He married Kathryn Ann Wood on May 29, 1952 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,9,11 George Daniel Covey died on July 3, 1993 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 63.^10,9 He George Daniel Covey, 63, of Glen Daniel died July 3, 1993, in a Charlottesville, Va. hospital after a short illness. He was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County. He taught chemistry and physics at Trap Hill High School and later became principal until his retirement in 1989. He was a member of Breckenridge Baptist Church, Bolt, Retired Principals Association and Trap Hill Lions Club. Surviving: wife, Kathryn Ann Wood Covey; son, George D. Covey Jr. of Orlando, Fla; daughter, Marion Treadway of Cool Ridge; sisters, Orpha Covey Stover of Manassas, Va., Madeline McGraw of Glen Daniel; two granddaughters. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with the Rev. Dewey Lowe officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on July 6, 1993.⁹

     Martha Hunt Covey was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia. She was born on February 22, 1926 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^5,2 She died on November 11, 1989 at age 63.²

     Ruth E. Brown was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 232-28-7889.⁶ Her married name was Adkins.² She married Ralph M. Adkins.^7,2 Ruth E. Brown was born on September 25, 1919 at Daniels, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,2,6 She died on October 25, 2006 at Daniels, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 87.^2,6 She Ruth E. (Brown) Adkins, 87, of Daniels, formerly of Piney View, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, at her home following a short illness. Born Sept. 25, 1919, in Daniels, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. Brown and Sallie Covey Brown. Ruth was a homemaker and devoted mother for 66 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Ralph M. Adkins, and a brother, Howard W. Brown. She will be lovingly remembered by her five children, Nancy Kyker and husband Ray of Morristown, TN; Ronald M. Adkins and wife JoAnn of Mabscott, Donald W. Adkins and wife Retha of Piney View, Diana Adkins of Coal City, and Alice Hatcher and husband Alan of Piney View; one sister, Phyllis Brown of Daniels; one brother-in-law. Houston Smith of Sprague; six sisters-in-law, Leona Brown of Daniels, Lois Smith of Piney View, Bessie Smith of Beckley, Irene Bragg of Beckley, Geraldine Walker of Alexandria, VA, and Emmogene O’Neal of Beckley. She also has eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with Rev. Wayne Peters officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Pallbearers will be Jon Sisk, Charles Smith, Richard Pate, Billy Pate, Shawn Bowyer and Jerry Hatcher. Honorary pallbearers will be Dwayne Fry and Roy Koeniger. Friends may gather with the family from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Oct. 27, 2006, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.blueridgefuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley. on October 27, 2006.²

     His Social Security Number was 233-30-8527.⁸ Howard Wendell Brown was born on June 25, 1924 at Daniels, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,8,3,4 He married Mabel Leona Gwinn on February 16, 1943 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3 Howard Wendell Brown died on June 6, 2006 at Daniels, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^2,8 He Howard Wendell Brown, 81, of Daniels, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, June 6, 2006, in the loving company of his wife, sister, son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. He was born at Daniels June 25, 1924, to the late Harry W. Brown and Sallie Covey Brown, and was a lifelong resident of West Virginia. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and gardener. Howard was a 1941 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley. He also attended Beckley College and West Virginia University. He retired from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Green Bank, WV, after a distinguished career in telescope operations and in the design and integration of highly advanced cryogenic technology for radio astronomical receivers. He was highly skilled in construction, mechanical, automotive, electronic, and a variety of other technical endeavors. After retirement from NRAO, he served as a consultant in the cryogenics industry. Prior employers included the United States Bureau of Mines in Morgantown, the C&O Railroad, and Appalachian Power Company. Howard also served as a radio transmission engineer at AM broadcast stations in Beckley and in Morgantown, and was an accomplished television and radio repair technician. Howard is survived by his loving wife, Leona Gwinn Brown of Daniels. Howard and Leona were married when both were 18 years old, and their union was blessed in both longevity and love. Other survivors include Howard’s sisters, Ruth Adkins and Phyllis Brown, both of Daniels; son and daughter-in-law, Thomas Howard and Donna Lynn Brown of Winston-Salem, N.C; daughter and son-in-law, Belinda (Connie) and Doug Miller of Griffithsville; daughter, Glenna Black; and six grandchildren. During the second World War, Mr. Brown was a Private First Class in combat with the U.S. Army’s 97th Infantry Division in Europe during 1945, and served with the same division in the occupation of Japan until the demobilization of his unit in the spring of 1946. His service was courageous and distinguished, but he lived the rest of his life with an outspoken hatred for war. History has shown that many thousands of his wartime comrades will never grow old, and current statistics would indicate that hundreds of those who remain joined him in death this week. It is unlikely that the free world will ever be able to repay their service to their nation, to freedom, and to mankind. The family asks that there be no flowers, all memorials to Hospice of Southern West Virginia, P.O. Box 1472, Beckley, WV 25801. Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 17, 2006 at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Shady Spring Chapel with the Rev. Don Synder officiating. There will be no night visitation. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at roseandquesenberry@charterinternet.com. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring. on June 11, 2006.²

     His Social Security Number was 234-10-7260.¹⁰ Warren Jeter Dunn was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on July 11, 1897 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^10,2,4,5 He married Oma Lure Prince on September 19, 1930 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,5,11 Warren Jeter Dunn died on September 17, 1971 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 74.^10,4,5 He Warren J. Dunn, 74, of 112 Maplewood Lane, died at 3:45 p.m. Friday in a local hospital after a long illness. Born July 11, 1897, at Sophia, he was a son of the late Charles and Elsie Riffe Dunn. He was a member of the First Christian Church the Men's Bible Class of the church and the Beckley Elks Lodge. Prior to his retirement, he was a bookkeeper for Maxwell Keyser Plumbing and Heating Co. where he had worked since 1928. Survivors Include his widow, Oma Prince Dunn; one son, Robert E. of Parkersburg; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Julia Ann) Parker of Woodbridge, Va; one sister, Mrs. Opal Wills, Beckley, and four grandchildren. The body is at Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home. on September 18, 1971.⁵

     Donna M. "Donnie" Dunn was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 233-09-6313.⁸ She was born on May 7, 1901 at West Virginia.^7,8 She died on February 20, 1966 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 64.^8,5

     Charles Erskine Dunn was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,6,7 He was born on September 17, 1905 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,4,6,7 He married Frances Garrison on December 23, 1929 at Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^5,7 Charles Erskine Dunn died on October 21, 1959 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 54.^4,6,7 He Funeral services for Charles Erskine Dunn, 54, of 304 Ridge Ave. will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home by the Rev. Norman Harless. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Dunn died at 10 a.m. Wednesday after suffering a heart attack. Born at Sophia on Sept. 17, 1905, he was a son of the late Charles and Elsie Riffe Dunn. He was last employed by the Point Express Company in Beckley. Survivors include his widow, Frances Garrison Dunn; two
daughters, Mrs. Mildred Craft of Beckley, and Jeana Rae Dunn, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Opal Wills of 102 Beckley Ave. and Miss Donna Dunn of Beckley; two brothers, Warren Dunn of Beckley and the Rev. Spugeon Dunn of Daytona Beach, Fla. The body will remain at the funeral home until the funeral hour. on October 22, 1959.⁷

     His Social Security Number was 262-74-5533.¹⁰ Rev. William Spurgeon Dunn was buried at Shady Rest Cemetery, Holly Hill, Volusia Co., Florida.⁵ He married Gladys Unknown.⁵ Rev. William Spurgeon Dunn was born on September 21, 1890 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,4,9,10 He died on August 12, 1970 at Volusia Co., Florida, at age 79; The SSDI has a death date of Aug 15, 1970.^4,10

     Judith Ellen Riffe was born on August 9, 1883 at West Virginia.^1,2 She died in 1978.²

     His Social Security Number was 236-10-7773.⁵ James Edward Riffe was buried at Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He James Edward Riffe, 64, of Oxon Hill, Md., formerly of Beckley, died in a Maryland hospital Thursday following a long illness. Riffe had been hospitalized for the last month. A native of Raleigh County, he was born Jan 5, 1910, the son of Mrs. Delia Riffe, of 2008 Harper Road and the late John Riffe. He had lived in the Washington, D.C., area for the past 34 years and was a retired government employee, having been employed by an architect in the U.S. Capitol Senate office. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucille Davis Riffe; two daughters, Mrs. Carol Bulin, of Woodbridge, Va., and Mrs. Noreen Aleshire, of Camp Springs, Md; one son, John Edward Riffe, of Camp Springs; five grandchildren and two brothers, Hayward and Basil Riffe, both of Beckley. The body will remain at the Melton Mortuary where friends may call from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted at the Mount Tabor Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Lee Fullmer officiating. Burial will follow in the Calfee Cemetery at Mount Tabor. The body will be removed from Melton Mortuary to the church one hour prior to service. Pallbearers will be Bobby and Dane Riffe, James Bryant, Larry Farley, Mike Dorsey, and Charley Lacy.³ He was born on January 5, 1910 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^5,6,3 He married Lucille Garnet Davis on July 15, 1934 at Mabscott, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,3 James Edward Riffe died on May 2, 1974 at Prince George's Co., Maryland, at age 64.³

     His Social Security Number was 236-10-9808.¹¹ Hayward Tracy Riffe was buried at Mount Tabor Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,7 He was born on June 10, 1912 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^11,5 He married Beulah Pearl Jennings on June 28, 1933 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,7 Hayward Tracy Riffe died on August 8, 1994 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 82.^11,7 He Hayward Tracy Riffe, 82, of Beckley, died Monday, Aug. 8, 1994, at home after a long illness. He was born at Crab Orchard. He was a member of Mount Tabor Baptist Church and Adult Bible Class. Surviving: wife, Beulah Pearl Jennings Riffe; daughters, Janet Farley and Barbara Morgan, both of Beckley; sons, Dana of Jumping Branch, Glen of Naranja, Fla; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with the Rev. Wayne Easter and Kenneth Overdorf officiating. Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery, Beckley. on August 10, 1994.⁷

     Nina Mae Riffe was buried at Mount Tabor Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 233-96-1601.⁶ She was born on February 28, 1901 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,1,5 As of December 22, 1920,her married name was Phipps.¹ She married Ennis Phipps on December 22, 1920 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Nina Mae Riffe died on August 11, 1993 at Oklahoma at age 92.^6,5

     Homer Wilmer Riffe was buried at Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² He and Gertrude Dotsie Cole were divorced.⁸ Homer Wilmer Riffe was born on March 30, 1908 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,5 He married Gertrude Dotsie Cole on November 4, 1942 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,5 Homer Wilmer Riffe died on June 19, 1955 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 47; Died of a heart attack.²

     Her Social Security Number was 236-16-5283.⁵ Melia Marie Riffe was buried at Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ Her married name was Thompson.⁴ She married Nathan Hale Thompson.⁴ Melia Marie Riffe was born on March 2, 1918 at West Virginia.^1,5,4 She died on October 9, 1982 at West Virginia at age 64.^5,4

     Margaret Loving Hutchinson was buried at Old Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church Cemetery, 2604 Ashley River Road, Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina.⁶ Her Social Security Number was 215-22-2245.⁹ She was born on February 16, 1912 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^9,4,5,6 As of June 28, 1941,her married name was Phillips.⁴ She married Edward Hamilton Phillips on June 28, 1941 at Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.^4,6 Margaret Loving Hutchinson died on June 4, 2003 at St. Louis, Missouri, at age 91.^9,6

     Grace Quincy Hutchinson was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on November 28, 1915 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁷ As of February 12, 1945,her married name was Thoenen.⁴ She married Dr. Eugene David Thoenen on February 12, 1945 at Washington, D.C..^4,8 Grace Quincy Hutchinson died on October 7, 2004 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 88.³ She Grace Hutchinson Thoenen, 88, of Charleston, passed away on Oct. 7, at Heartland Nursing Home, after a long illness. She was a retired social worker with the State of West Virginia. Prior to the social work, she served 10 years with the Department of Welfare. She served as the Director of Meals on Wheels and helped establish this project. She had been a resident of Charleston since 1965. She graduated in 1933 from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, W.Va., a 1935 graduate of Virginia Intermont Junior College, and a 1937 graduate of West Virginia University. She served in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal with the American Red Cross. She was an active member of A.A.U.W. and Common Cause and an active member of Amnesty International. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Thoenen; her parents, John and Leila Hutchinson; and two sisters, Blanche Hutchinson and Loving Phillips; and one brother, John Gray Hutchinson. She is survived by one daughter, Eugenia Thoenen of Charleston; one son, David Thoenen, and daughter-in-law, Maria, of Raleigh, N.C; and three grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, at Sunset Memorial Park in Beckley with the Rev. James Lewis officiating. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 1111 Lee St., Charleston, WV 25301. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
on October 9, 2004.³