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     Agnes Virginia Shorter Agnes V. Shorter Hall, 93, of 168 Garden Oaks Drive in Princeton, formerly of Hall&s Ridge Road, died Wednesday, April 08, 2009 at Ridge Care in Princeton. Born April 18, 1915 in Princeton she was the daughter of the late Clifton and Fanney Davis Shorter. She was a member of the Johnston&s Chapel Baptist Church and was one of its first original members. She was also a member of the DMA (Don&t Mention Age) of the church, a Sunday school teacher, a homemaker, and an avid bingo player. Agnes was a wonderful wife and mother and dearly loved her five grandsons and four great grandsons. In addition to her parents, her husband, Stanley L. Hall; one daughter, Janet Gayle Farmer; and one brother, Homer Shorter preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter, Virginia Winfrey and husband Harold of Princeton; one son, Darrell Hall and wife Floetta of Kenova, WV; five grandsons, Gary Winfrey and wife JoAnne, Mark Winfrey and wife Becky, David Winfrey, Darrell Hall, II. and wife Janet, and Bobby Hall and wife Sandy; four great grandsons, Matthew Winfrey and wife Courtney, Garrett Hall, Adam Hall, and Matthew Hall. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Friday, April 10, 2009 at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Rev. Jimmie Jones, Rev. Jim Nofsinger and Rev. Jim Simmons officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.³ She was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on April 18, 1915 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ As of July 4, 1933,her married name was Hall.² She married Stanley Lee Hall, son of Roscoe Staten Hall and Mary Fay/Faye Elizabeth Bailey, on July 4, 1933 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 Agnes Virginia Shorter died on April 8, 2009 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 93.³

     Her Social Security Number was 232-64-8437.¹ Janet Gail Hall was born on June 8, 1941 at Princeton Meadows, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ As of November 29, 1957,her married name was Farmer.² She married Jack Farmer on November 29, 1957 at Gap Civil, Alleghany Co., North Carolina.² Janet Gail Hall died on September 30, 1979 at Mahoning Co., Ohio, at age 38.^1,5

     Harold Raye Winfrey was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on April 12, 1932 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He married Virginia Lee Hall, daughter of Stanley Lee Hall and Agnes Virginia Shorter, on August 30, 1950 at Bland Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4 Harold Raye Winfrey died on October 1, 2018 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 86.³ He Harold Raye Winfrey, 86, of Garden Oaks Drive, Princeton, died suddenly Monday, October 1, 2018 at home. Born April 12, 1932 in Mercer County, WV he was the son of the late Ralph Freeman and Beulah Mae Hickman Winfrey. A loving son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother, he was a devoted Christian who loved the Lord. He was a faithful member of Johnston Chapel Church on Halls Ridge Road where he served on the Mission Committee, was head usher for numerous years, deacon, taught Sunday School, Don't Mention Age (DMA) and served on various other committees of the church. Harold served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. He worked for 25 years on the Virginian Railroad, N&W Railroad, and retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad as the General Foreman at Mullens. Harold was an avid WVU fan. While his health permitted, Harold loved to hunt, fish and do wood working. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three siblings; Jack Winfrey, Bobby Winfrey & Norma Smith. Harold his survived by his loving and devoted wife of 68 years, Virginia Lee Hall Winfrey; Three loving sons, Gary Raye and wife Jo Ann Winfrey; Mark Stanley and wife Becky Winfrey; and David Scott Winfrey; Two grandsons, Matthew Winfrey and Jeremy Smith and wife Kristin; one great-grand son, Luke Winfrey and one great-grand daughter Rylie Smith; One sister, Phyllis Garner and husband Carl. Funeral services to celebrate the life of Harold Raye Winfrey will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, October 5th, 2018 from Johnston Chapel Baptist Church on Halls Ridge Road with Pastors Dan Thyng and Dr. John King officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit with the family from 12:00 noon until the service hour at the church. Friends and Family will serve as pallbearers. on October 3, 2018.³

     His Social Security Number was 719-14-5766.⁶ Hardy Woods Harvey was buried at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on November 16, 1909 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5,6 He married Ocie Catherine Hall, daughter of Roscoe Staten Hall and Mary Fay/Faye Elizabeth Bailey, on June 23, 1934 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Hardy Woods Harvey died on July 20, 1948 at Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 38; Drowned after his boat capsized while fishing.^4,5

     Arthur Marion "Art" Higginbotham was buried at Floral Hills Cemetery, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.² He was born on January 31, 1925 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.⁴ He married Emma Gertrude "Gertie" Hall, daughter of Roscoe Staten Hall and Mary Fay/Faye Elizabeth Bailey, on May 27, 1950 at Benton Co., Arkansas.^1,3 Arthur Marion "Art" Higginbotham died in 1984.²

     His Social Security Number was 199-03-5389.⁵ Clifton Therion Massey married Ethel Carman Hall, daughter of Roscoe Staten Hall and Mary Fay/Faye Elizabeth Bailey.^1,2,3 Clifton Therion Massey was born on May 9, 1915 at Mountain Grove, Bath Co., Virginia.^3,4,5,6 He died on January 30, 2009 at Arizona at age 93.⁵

     Perry Cahill Whittaker was buried at Rosedale Memorial Park, 3850 Richlieu Road, Bensalem, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania.² He Perry C. Whittaker, age 89, of Fairless Hills died on Friday, September 28, 2007 at Frankford Hospital Bucks County. Born in Princeton, W.Va., Mr. Whittaker has been a resident of Lower Bucks County since 1952. He built bridges, power plants, aluminum mills and breweries from Maine to Fla. He worked for American Bridge, a division of U.S. Steel, as a Superintendent for almost 30 years before retiring in 1980. Mr. Whittaker was a Supervisor for the construction of the Unisphere at the 1964 World Fair. He was a member of the Masons for over 50 years and served as a past Master of Lodge #134 in Princeton, W.Va. He was a member of the Oxford Valley Chapel. Mr. Whittaker is the beloved husband of nearly 68 years to Ruth V. Whittaker (nee Hall). He is the loving father of Ann Clyburn and her husband Wayne of Trinity, Fla., Sonya McClimans and her husband Ron of Fallsington and Randall Whittaker and his wife Donna of Fairless Hills. He is the devoted grandfather of Kara Cloward, Brian Whittaker and Heather Conover and her husband Craig; and is the great grandfather of Aidan. He will also be sadly missed by his brothers Jack and James "Buddy" Whittaker of Princeton, W.Va; his sisters Virginia Queen, Mildred Quesenberry and Nancy Smith all of Princeton, W.Va. and Bernadine Brown of Mich; and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to call on Monday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown. Friends may also call on Tuesday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the Oxford Valley Chapel, 198 Bristol-Oxford Valley Road, Levittown, Pa., 19056, where his funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Entombment will follow in Rosedale Memorial Park.² He was born on March 15, 1918 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,2,3,4 He married Ruth Virginia Hall, daughter of Roscoe Staten Hall and Mary Fay/Faye Elizabeth Bailey, circa 1939.^1,2 Perry Cahill Whittaker died on September 28, 2007 at Langhorne, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, at age 89.^5,2