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     John Henry Surface was buried at Richwood Cemetery, Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He was born on March 11, 1870 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^4,2,3 He married Hathe Watson "Hallie" Elmore, daughter of Andrew Jackson "Andy" Elmore and Sarah Frances "Sallie" Snodgrass, on November 12, 1893 at Roane Co., West Virginia.^2,5 John Henry Surface died on November 12, 1926 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia, at age 56; Died in a train accident.^1,2,3

     His Social Security Number was 233-14-5708.⁹ Ohlen Camden "Skip" Surface was buried at Richwood Cemetery, Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on September 19, 1894 at Tariff, Roane Co., West Virginia.^5,1,2,3,4 He married Luella Williams on October 3, 1914 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^10,11 Ohlen Camden "Skip" Surface died on March 26, 1954 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia, at age 59.^1,12,3 He RICHWOOD, W.Va., March 26 - Ohlen Surface, 60-year-old Fenwick resident burned March 15 when gasoline he was using to start a fire ignited, died today in a hospital here. He was a salesman for a fire extinguisher firm. on March 27, 1954.¹²

     Claude VanBuren "Van" Surface was buried at Taylor Cemetery, Taylor Cemetery Road, Fenwick, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^8,3,4 His Social Security Number was 234-24-3084.⁴ He was born on February 16, 1900 at Roane Co., West Virginia.^5,2,9,3,4 He married Lucy M. Taylor on May 2, 1937 at Lowland, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.¹⁰ Claude VanBuren "Van" Surface died on May 30, 1963 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia, at age 63.^8,3,4 He FENWICK — Claude Van Surface, 63-year-old lifelong resident here, died yesterday in a Richwood Hospital. He was a retired employee of Mount Hope Coal Co., a member of Richwood Moose Lodge and UMW Local 8136. Surviving: wife Lucy; daughter, Mrs. Eugene Ward of Nettie; mother, Hallie of Fenwick; brother, Gale of Richwood; sister, Mrs. Wave Bowers of Texas; two grandchildren. Service will be held Sunday 2 p.m. in the Methodist Church here by the Revs. Charles Dameron, A. A. Angle Jr., and Hertzel Mills. Burial wiil be in Taylor Cemetery. The body will be at the residence after 4 p.m. tomorrow. on May 31, 1963.⁸

     His Social Security Number was 235-10-5672.¹ Gale Jackson "Gayle Jaxon" Surface Gayle Jaxon Surface, 93, was born December 4, 1907 at Fenwick, the son of the late John and Hallie Elmore Surface. He was one of four children, two brothers, Ohlen "Skip" Surface died in 1951 and Claude Surface in 1961. His sister, Wavie married Farley Bowers (deceased) and lives in Texas. The family lived at Fenwick across the tracks from where Kyle O’Dell formerly had a meat market and from the Methodist Church. A childhood memory, Gayle recalled was of his mother's trips to town for needed purchases and when she came back on the train she would always bring him a little bag of candy, which she would lean from the train on the way as it passed their house and toss Gayle the candy. She would ride to the train stop a little ways down and walk back. His father lost his life in an accident at the Saxman Coal and Coke Company in 1926. Gayle has a clipping from the "Advance" by the late C. Donee Cook about his father's funeral., "a man held in the highest esteem by his town's people" whose funeral was attended by 1,200 people (80 cars full) Very remarkable, don't you agree? After John Surfaces' death, Hallie brought her children to Richwood, where she cared for and supported them on a $30 per month compensation check plus what she earned sometimes cooking at Juergen's Restaurant. She saw that they graduated from high school. Gayle was active in the RHS Glee Club and was in "The Garden of the Shah" from which he was dubbed "Sheik" by his classmates. He was also on the staff of Wee Tell It All and G. E. O. R. C. Tribute written in his annual by former classmates bespeak his popularity and the admiration they had for his artistic ability. He signed his works at that time simply as Gayle and later, Gayle Surface and at the present ... Gayle Jaxon Surface.² He was buried at Richwood Cemetery, Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.⁸ He was born on December 4, 1907 at Fenwick, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^9,1,2,8,3,4 He married Dosha Savannah Russell on October 10, 1934 at Summersville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^9,10 Gale Jackson "Gayle Jaxon" Surface and Dosha Savannah Russell were divorced in 1959.¹¹ Gale Jackson "Gayle Jaxon" Surface married Verna Sparks on September 1, 1961 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.⁴ Gale Jackson "Gayle Jaxon" Surface died on January 22, 2000 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia, at age 92.^12,1,8

     Wave "Wavie" Surface was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park, Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 234-28-5680.⁵ Her married name was Bowers.⁶ She married Farley Minter Bowers.^6,3 Wave "Wavie" Surface was born on January 20, 1912 at Nicholas Co., West Virginia.⁵ She died on December 10, 1995 at Texas at age 83.⁶

     Dosha Savannah Russell was buried at Russell Cemetery, Crupperneck Road, Craigsville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 236-26-6215.⁵ She was born on October 21, 1910 at Craigsville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^1,4,5 As of October 10, 1934,her married name was Surface.² She married Gale Jackson "Gayle Jaxon" Surface, son of John Henry Surface and Hathe Watson "Hallie" Elmore, on October 10, 1934 at Summersville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Dosha Savannah Russell and Gale Jackson "Gayle Jaxon" Surface were divorced in 1959.⁶ Dosha Savannah Russell died on February 28, 1983 at Nicholas Co., West Virginia, at age 72.^7,4

     Gail Diana Surface was buried at Richwood Cemetery, Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.² She was born on February 15, 1935 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.² She died on March 30, 1937 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia, at age 2.²

     Luella Williams was buried at Richwood Cemetery, Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 236-22-6550.² She was born on January 10, 1894 at Fenwick, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 She married Ohlen Camden "Skip" Surface, son of John Henry Surface and Hathe Watson "Hallie" Elmore, on October 3, 1914 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^1,3 As of October 3, 1914,her married name was Surface.³ Luella Williams died on February 1, 1983 at West Virginia at age 89.⁴

     Ruth Gray Surface was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park, Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 236-16-3479.⁶ She was born on July 11, 1915 at Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^3,6,5 As of June 14, 1936,her married name was Cutlip.³ She married Clifford Gerald Cutlip on June 14, 1936 at Philippi, Barbour Co., West Virginia.³ Ruth Gray Surface died on April 27, 1983 at Newport News, Virginia, at age 67.^6,5

     Wayne Curtley Surface was buried at Oak Park Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania.⁶ His Social Security Number was 364-14-7440.⁷ He Wayne Curtley Surface died in his home at 425 E. Euclid Ave., after a lengthy struggle with respiratory illness. Parents: Ohlen Surface and Luella Williams Surface. Wife: Della Blanche Ward. He attended Thorny Knob and Richwood High School and was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps. He worked as a lumberjack and shipyard welder. He joined the US Army in 1945 and served in Japan during the post-war occupation. Upon returning home in 1947, he did some ranching and worked as a coal miner. He became a highly skilled plasterer and in 1950 moved with family to New Castle seeking more employment. He worked as a plasterer for more than 20 years. Finally, he worked for Youngstown Sheet and Tube, retiring in the late 1970s. His hobbies were hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Lawrence County Sportsman Association and Kuskuski Sportsman Club. Relatives: his sons, Ohlen Wayne "Skip" Surface, William Edward Surface and Randall Paul Surface; his sister, Dawn Boswell; a grandson, William Vernon Surface; and great-granddaughter, Hanna Marie. He was preceded in death by his wife; his father, Ohlen; his mother, Luella Williams Surface; a sister, Ruth Cutlip; and brother, Larry Surface.¹ He married Della Blanche Ward.¹ Wayne Curtley Surface was born on June 27, 1917 at Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^5,7,2 He died on December 29, 2007 at New Castle, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, at age 90.^7,1

     Farley Minter Bowers was buried at Mountain View Memorial Park, Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 236-07-6857.⁵ He married Wave "Wavie" Surface, daughter of John Henry Surface and Hathe Watson "Hallie" Elmore.^6,7 Farley Minter Bowers was born on October 28, 1907 at Camden, Lewis Co., West Virginia.^5,2,3,4 He died on June 9, 1978 at Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas, at age 70.^1,2,3

     Hallie Kay Surface was born on June 26, 1943 at West Virginia.³ As of August 19, 1967,her married name was Moose.² She married Roy Curtis Moose on August 19, 1967 at Fenwick, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^2,4 Hallie Kay Surface died on November 11, 2019 at age 76.

     Roy Joe Martin was buried at Taylor Cemetery, Taylor Cemetery Road, Fenwick, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.² He was born on February 17, 1938 at West Virginia.^1,2 He married Shelva Jean Surface, daughter of Gale Jackson "Gayle Jaxon" Surface and Dosha Savannah Russell, on July 7, 1975 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.¹ Roy Joe Martin died on January 21, 1990 at age 51.²

     Sharyn Lynn Surface was buried at Russell Cemetery, Crupperneck Road, Craigsville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 235-60-4420.² She Sharyn L. Surface, 68, of Richwood, died on Dec. 10, 2006, in Richwood Area Community Hospital after a long illness. Before her illness, she lived in Akron, Ohio. She was a typist for Firestone Tire and Rubber Company from 1963 until 1970. She worked from 1970 until 1983 at the Akron Beacon Journal. She later worked from 1983 until 1999 at the First National Bank of Ohio where she was a secretary from which she retired and later moved to Richwood. She volunteered at the Children's Hospital for five years, for political candidates, and the United Fund through Summit County Medical Society. She was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gayle J. and Dosha Russell Surface; sister, Gail Diana Surface; and brother, Russell J. Surface. She is survived by two sisters, Shelva Pettit and husband, Joe, of Sutton, Hallie Moose and husband, Roy, of Fenwick, three nephews, and three nieces.³ She was born on July 2, 1938 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^1,2 She died on December 10, 2006 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., West Virginia, at age 68.^1,2,3,6

     Russell Jackson Surface was buried at Russell Cemetery, Crupperneck Road, Craigsville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 236-80-166.⁴ He was born on July 15, 1949 at Fenwick, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^1,3,4 He married Rhonda Gail Marks on October 11, 1991 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.³ Russell Jackson Surface died on September 24, 1993 at Nicholas Co., West Virginia, at age 44.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 233-28-5791.³ Lucy M. Taylor was buried at Taylor Cemetery, Taylor Cemetery Road, Fenwick, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on July 10, 1900 at Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^3,1,4,2 As of May 2, 1937,her married name was Surface.¹ She married Claude VanBuren "Van" Surface, son of John Henry Surface and Hathe Watson "Hallie" Elmore, on May 2, 1937 at Lowland, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.¹ Lucy M. Taylor died on December 1, 1995 at age 95.^3,4

     John H. Laughlin was born circa 1872 at Roane Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He married Lula G. "Lulie" Elmore, daughter of Andrew Jackson "Andy" Elmore and Sarah Frances "Sallie" Snodgrass, on January 21, 1902 at Roane Co., West Virginia.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 274-01-1279.⁴ Elzie G. Laughlin was born on April 14, 1907 at West Virginia.^1,4 He married Margaret K. Horton circa 1917.^2,5 Elzie G. Laughlin died on June 15, 1979 at Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, at age 72.³

     Her Social Security Number was 278-22-0056.⁴ Edith Claire Laughlin was born on May 11, 1910 at Ohio.^1,3,4 As of February 15, 1930,her married name was Davis.³ She married Donald E. Davis on February 15, 1930 at Summit Co., Ohio.³ Edith Claire Laughlin died on August 8, 1997 at California at age 87.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 282169183.⁴ Donald E. Davis was born on April 16, 1909 at Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3,4 He married Edith Claire Laughlin, daughter of John H. Laughlin and Lula G. "Lulie" Elmore, on February 15, 1930 at Summit Co., Ohio.² Donald E. Davis died on January 17, 1975 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 65.³

     Permelia "Millie" Helmick was buried at Clover Cemetery, Clover, Roane Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on May 22, 1889 at Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,4 As of April 17, 1908,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married Anah Johnson Elmore, son of Andrew Jackson "Andy" Elmore and Sarah Frances "Sallie" Snodgrass, on April 17, 1908 at Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,3,5 Permelia "Millie" Helmick died on September 19, 1968 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia, at age 79.^1,4