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     His Social Security Number was 235-10-4063.¹² Anthony Campbell Polk was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^8,4,6 He was born on November 10, 1894 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card has a birth date of Nov 10, 1895.^1,8,3,4,12,6 He married Okie Dove Tosh circa 1922.^13,5,6 Anthony Campbell Polk died on April 9, 1955 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 60.^8,4,12,6 He Anthony Campbell Polk, 60, Glen View, died at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a long illness. Born in Sophia, Nov. 10, 1894, he was a son of Daniel and Mary Francis Riffe Polk, both deceased. He was a miner, having last been employed at Helen until he retired in 1950. He was a lifelong resident of Raleigh County, a member of the the Glen View Baptist Church, and a veteran of World War I. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Okie Tosh Polk; three daughters, Hazel, Shirley, and Irene, all at home; one son, Rudolph, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Ruby Ritter, Beckley, Mrs. Garnet Bass, Piney View, Mrs. Clara Cooney, Beckley; two brothers, Perry Polk, Beckley, and Daniel, Sophia. The body will remain at the Calfee Funeral Home until 4 p.m. Sunday when it will be removed to the residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Glen View Baptist Church with the Rev. Frank Monroe and the Rev. Dewey Wilson officiating. Burial will be made in Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Virgil Gunther, Richard Summers, Clinton Wills, William Lively, Earl Grady, and Robert Barn. on April 10, 1955.⁶

     Perry Kingdom Polk was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,4 His Social Security Number was 233-24-9512.¹² He was born on January 2, 1897 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,12,2 He died on March 31, 1969 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 72.⁴

     Coral Esther Polk was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4 She was born on April 23, 1900 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 She died on October 10, 1932 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 32.^2,4 She Miss Coral Polk, 32, whose parents have both died since the first of the year, herself died at Sophia last night, victim of a week’s illness of pneumonia. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Polk, died last January 14, her father, Daniel Polk, September 14. The family home recently was destroyed by fire. Funeral services will be conducted from the Sophia Baptist church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. H. I. Cook, pastor of the church, will conduct the services. Burial, with Calfee undertakers in charge, will be made in Sunset Memorial Park. Brothers and sisters living are A. C. Polk, of Crab Orchard; P. K. Polk, Daniel Polk, Mrs. Frank Ritter, Mrs. D. K. Daniels, and Miss Clara Barton Polk, all of Sophia. on October 11, 1932.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 233-07-6923.² Her married name was Asire.⁵ Ulah Maye Shorter married Robert Benjamin Asire.⁵ Ulah Maye Shorter was born on September 18, 1911 at Virginia.^3,2 She died in December, 1983 at Texas at age 72.²

     His Social Security Number was 236-07-0455.¹⁰ James Irvin Lewis Shorter was buried at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁵ He married Leoda Elizabeth Craigo.¹¹ James Irvin Lewis Shorter was born on September 1, 1912 at Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.^10,4,5,6,7 He died on October 8, 1999 at West Virginia at age 87.^10,5

     Her Social Security Number was 234-66-1254.⁴ Beulah G. "Sallie" Shorter was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,5 Her married name was Edds.⁶ She married Stanton Curtis Edds.⁶ Beulah G. "Sallie" Shorter was born on April 17, 1914 at Virginia.^1,4 She died on February 27, 1994 at Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 79.^4,3 She Beulah Shorter Edds, 79, of Cross Lanes died Feb 27, 1994, at home after a short illness. She was the former co-owner of Tyler Mountain Bus Lines, a charter member of First Baptist Church, Tyler Mountain, and a member of Cross Lanes Baptist Church. Surviving: son, D. Curtis of Winter Haven, Fla; daughter, Barbara Mandeville of Bowling Green, Ky; brothers, Ervin Shorter of Fayetteville, William "Buster" Shorter of Fayetteville, N.C; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.Graveside service and burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. on March 2, 1994.³

     His Social Security Number was 234-34-5690.¹⁰ William Lee "Buster" Shorter was buried at Sunset Memory Gardens, Mint Hill, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina.^8,7,11 He and Mary Joan Somerville were divorced.¹² William Lee "Buster" Shorter was born on May 18, 1924 at Hilltop, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^{2,10,8,5,6,7,11} He married Mary Joan Somerville on November 21, 1950 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.¹³ William Lee "Buster" Shorter died on September 12, 1998 at Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, at age 74.^10,2,8,7,11 He Mr. William L. Shorter, 74, of Charlotte, died Saturday, September 12, 1998 in the Carolinas Medical Center. Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Mr. Shorter was born May 18, 1924 in Hill Top, W.Va. son of the late Noah and Luelly Wilson Shorter. He lived in Fayetteville, NC for 30 years moving to Charlotte in 1996, and was formerly employed for Capitol Department Store in Fayetteville, NC until his retirement. Mr. Shorter was U.S. Marine Veteran. Survivors include a son Jon Shorter of Matthews, NC; daughter, Karen S. McKinney of Charlotte, NC; brother Irvin Shorter of Fayetteville, W.Va; granddaughters Chloe' Shorter, Megan McKinney, Meredith McKinney and Madison McKinney. on September 14, 1998.⁸

     Her Social Security Number was 232-76-2019.¹ Grace Pearl Neal was born on August 20, 1893 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.¹ As of December 24, 1917,her married name was Simpkins.³ She married Forrest Vernon Simpkins, son of Riley Crockett Simpkins and Laura Jane Poff, on December 24, 1917 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.³ Grace Pearl Neal died on April 2, 1970 at Mason Co., West Virginia, at age 76.²

     Tracy Robert Simpkins was buried at Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.⁸ His Social Security Number was 235-26-4122.⁹ He was born on August 19, 1919 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.^9,3,4,5 He married Helen Louise Johnson on September 1, 1945 at Gallia Co., Ohio.⁵ Tracy Robert Simpkins died on May 3, 1988 at Gallia Co., Ohio, at age 68.^9,6

     Riley Clay Simpkins was buried at Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He was born on April 20, 1924 at Mason Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on May 14, 1926 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia, at age 2.¹

     Lilly May Simpkins was buried at Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born in September, 1919 at Mason Co., West Virginia.¹ She died on May 16, 1920 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.¹

     Earl Lee Simpkins was buried at Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He was born on April 5, 1929 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on September 29, 1929 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.¹

     Robert Lewis Simpkins was buried at Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He was born on August 26, 1930 at Mason Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on October 22, 1930 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.¹

     James Fredrick Simpkins was buried at Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He was born on July 21, 1932 at Mason Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on August 5, 1932 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia.¹

     Harry Ronald Simpkins was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery, Leon, Mason Co., West Virginia.^1,3 His Social Security Number was 232-42-1878.⁵ He was born on August 12, 1928 at Mason Co., West Virginia.^5,4,3 He married Martha Delephine Rice on July 9, 1954 at Clifton, Mason Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Harry Ronald Simpkins died on July 3, 1999 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia, at age 70.^1,3 He POINT PLEASANT - Harry Simpkins, 70, of Point Pleasant died July 3, 1999, in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, after a long illness. He was retired from the city of Point Pleasant with over 20 years' service. He was also retired from Malleable Iron Co. with 12 years' service. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Stewart Johnson VFW Post 9926. He attended First Church of God, Point Pleasant. Surviving: wife, Martha Rice Simpkins; daughters, Arleen Handley, Martha "Polly" Swisher and Cindy Jones, all of Point Pleasant; brother, Carl W. Simpkins of Point Pleasant; sisters, Myrtle Watson of Columbus, Ohio, Peggy Thornton of Point Pleasant; six grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with the Rev. Merle Woods officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Thomas Ridge Road, Leon, with military graveside rites conducted by Stewart Johnson VFW Post 9926. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
on July 5, 1999.¹

     Martha Delephine Rice was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery, Leon, Mason Co., West Virginia.^4,5 Her Social Security Number was 233-56-6685.³ She was born on May 4, 1938 at Letart, Mason Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4 As of July 9, 1954,her married name was Simpkins.² She married Harry Ronald Simpkins, son of Carl Clay Simpkins and Verna Elizabeth "Vernie" Fetty, on July 9, 1954 at Clifton, Mason Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Martha Delephine Rice died on August 15, 2000 at Point Pleasant, Mason Co., West Virginia, at age 62.^3,4,5 She POINT PLEASANT - Martha Rice Simpkins, 62, of Point Pleasant, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2000, at home. She was a homemaker, a member of Riverview Baptist Church and the Pleasant Valley Hospital Auxiliary, a former manager of Mister Donut, Point Pleasant, with seven years of service and a former employee of Quality Manufacturing, Point Pleasant. Surviving: daughters, Arleen Dodson of Middleport, Ohio, Martha Swisher and Cindy Jones, of Point Pleasant; sisters, Virginia Castle of Letart, Barbara McCartney of Gallipolis, Ohio, Fanny Perry and Myrtle Neville, of Point Pleasant; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with Pastor Merle Woods officiating. Burial will be Mount Zion Cemetery, Leon. on August 21, 2000.⁵