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     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

     Her Social Security Number was 232-24-7861.⁹ Blanche Lucille Hutchinson was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ She Blanche was a daughter of the late John Quincy and Leila Loving Hutchinson. She was a 1936 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley, WV, and received a B.A. and M.A. in music composition from West Virginia University, where she was, for a while, on the faculty. She was a longtime music teacher and pianist in Beckley and served on the board of the Beckley Symphony Orchestra. She was also an artist. She was preceded in death by a sister, Loving H. Phillips of Charleston, S.C; and a brother, John Gray Hugchinson of Kansas City, Mo. She is survived by a sister, Grace H. Thoenen of Charleston, W.Va., and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.⁷ She was born on February 18, 1918 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^9,3 She died on February 29, 2004 at West Virginia at age 86.⁹

     Rev. John Gray Hutchinson was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁷ He was born on August 13, 1927 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^5,6 He died in 1990.⁷

     Mary Ann Webb was born in February, 1837 at Patrick Co., Virginia.^1,3 As of December 20, 1871,her married name was DeWeese.¹ She married Patterson DeWeese, son of Peter DeWeese and Esther Poff, on December 20, 1871 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Mary Ann Webb died on January 16, 1908 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 70.^2,5

     Rosa "Rosie" Sumner was born on July 30, 1894 at West Virginia.^1,3 As of June 2, 1918,her married name was DeWeese.⁴ She married William Matthew DeWeese, son of Patterson DeWeese and Mary Ann Webb, on June 2, 1918 at Clear Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,4 Rosa "Rosie" Sumner died on June 20, 1937 at McKendree, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 42.³

     Daniel French DeWeese was buried at Fletcher's Cemetery, Giles Co., Virginia.⁷ His Social Security Number was 230-10-3156.⁸ He was born on May 31, 1902 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,8,9,3,4 He married Cherrie May "Cherry" Fletcher on December 19, 1925 at Mt. Hope, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ Daniel French DeWeese died on October 30, 1974 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 72.^8,3

     Samuel Oliver "Sammy" DeWeese was buried at Ortin Heights Cemetery, Putnam Co., West Virginia.^2,5 His Social Security Number was 233-14-7993.⁸ He was born on November 24, 1908 at Putnam Co., West Virginia.^8,3 He married Mary Etta Reed on January 29, 1927 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^6,9 Samuel Oliver "Sammy" DeWeese married Rosa "Rosalie" Lovejoy on October 27, 1934 at Red House, Putnam Co., West Virginia.¹⁰ Samuel Oliver "Sammy" DeWeese died on March 15, 1986 at Nitro, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 77.² He Samuel O. DeWeese, 77, of Nitro, died Saturday at home after a long illness. He was retired from American Viscose, Nitro, with 42 years' service and was a member of Freedom Bible Church, Rocky Step Road. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with the Rev. John King and the Rev. Dorris Walls officiating. Burial will be in Ortin Heights Cemetery, Nitro. on March 16, 1986.²

     Her Social Security Number was 236-72-9419.³ Her married name was Parent.⁴ Flora Agnes DeWeese married Morris Parent.⁴ Flora Agnes DeWeese was born on July 19, 1916 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3 She died on August 27, 2003 at age 87.³

     Roxie Lena Thompson was buried at Thompson Cemetery, Coal City, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,4 She was born on September 14, 1881 at Abney, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; Her gravestone has a birth date of Sep 15, 1881.^3,4 She married Simon Peter Gray, son of Giles C. Gray and Ruth Jane "Rutha" "Ruthey" Evans, on September 14, 1899 at Abney, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 As of September 14, 1899,her married name was Gray. Roxie Lena Thompson died on January 18, 1961 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 79.^5,3,4 She Mrs. Roxie L. Gray, 79, of Crab Orchard died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday in a local hospital after a short illness. Born Sep. 14, 1881, at Abney, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Mary C. Farley Thompson. She was a member of the Salem Baptist Church at Mount View. Survivors include four sons, Virgil Gray of Seat Pleasant, Md., Golden of Coal City, Dewey of Washington, D.C., John of Midway; four daughters, Mrs. Gladys Grigsby of Crab Orchard, Mrs. Verdine Harris and Piney Farley, both of Seat Pleasant, Md., and Mrs. Wanda Rock of Arlington, Va; three sisters, Mrs. Alice Smith and Mrs. C. C. Harvey, both of Coal City, and Mrs. Florence Hedrick of Princeton; and 21 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Beckley Regular Baptist Church, with the Rev. John S. Atkinson officiating, assisted by the Rev. Everett R. Shafer. Burial will be in the Thompson Cemetery at Abney, W. Va. The body will remain at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until one hour before the service, when it will be moved to the church. on January 19, 1961.³

     Piney Ruth "Pina" Gray was born on December 23, 1901 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,9 As of July 5, 1920,her married name was Farley.³ She married Jennings Bryant Farley on July 5, 1920 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,6

     His Social Security Number was 577-30-6174.⁷ Virgil Anderson "Virgie" Gray was born on January 27, 1904 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,7 He married Fannie Mae Kiser on February 10, 1925 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ Virgil Anderson "Virgie" Gray died in September, 1985 at age 81.⁷