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     Dallas Braley was buried at Park Cemetery, Twistabout Road, Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 233-54-2876.³ She was born on March 11, 1908 at Clay Co., West Virginia.^3,2 As of December 19, 1928,her married name was Parks.² She married Lanta Lincoln "Lantie" Parks, son of Henry Clay Park and Mary Elizabeth "Molly" Paxton, on December 19, 1928 at Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.² Dallas Braley died on March 11, 1999 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 91.^3,4,1 She Dallas B. Parks, 91, of Charleston died March 11, 1999, in St. Francis Hospital, Charleston, after a long illness. She was a retired waitress from The Sterling restaurant, Charleston, and attended Bethel Methodist Church and Advent Church of Twistabout Ridge. Surviving: daughter, Dovie Starcher of Walton; son, Owen E. of Clendenin; sister, Mary Wolfe of Elkview; brothers, Guy Braley of Clendenin, Gearld Braley of Ovapa; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Parks Cemetery, Procious. on March 13, 1999.¹

     His Social Security Number was 232-14-6877.¹ Earley Irven "Earl" "Early" Brown was buried at Park Cemetery, Twistabout Road, Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on August 3, 1902 at Valley Fork, Clay Co., West Virginia.^5,1,3 He married Vanie Dicena "Dicie" Parks, daughter of Henry Clay Park and Mary Elizabeth "Molly" Paxton, on December 19, 1924 at Clay Co., West Virginia.^6,7 Earley Irven "Earl" "Early" Brown died on August 30, 1988 at Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 86.^5,1,4 He Earley I. Brown, 86, of Clay, Died Aug 30, 1988, at home after a long illness. He was an oil field worker retired from Columbia Gas Co. He was a member of Bethel Methodist Church, Ovapa, and was a Mason. Surviving: daughters, Audra Hopkins, Arbutus Brady, Geraldine. Samples, Silvia Summers, all of Ovapa, Arlene Jett of Little Hocking, Ohio; stepdaughters, Ilo Griffith of Richwood, Evelyn Murphy of Jeromeville, Ohio, Hazel Nicholson, of Wooster, Ohio, Fay Baker of Shreve, Ohio, Opal Weiler of Racine, Wis; sons, Denvil Brown of Elyria, Ohio, Otto Brown of Fola, Ronald Brown of Hurricane; stepsons, Marshall Friend of Wadsworth, Ohio, Paul Friend of Akron, Ohio, Leo Friend of DeQuincy, La; sisters, Hazel Braley of Ovapa, Lona(co) Haines of Nitro; brothers, Mark Brown of Portland, Ore., John Brown of Ovapa; 23 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, with the Rev. Willard Morris officiating. Burial will be in Park Cemetery, Procious. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the
funeral home. on September 1, 1988.⁴

     Mary Audra "Audrey" Brown was buried at Grose Cemetery (also known as Hopkins Cemetery), Valley Fork, Clay Co., West Virginia.^6,7 Her Social Security Number was 236-42-3159.¹¹ She was born on May 18, 1925 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia.^4,6,7,11 She married Paul Lorentz Hopkins on April 24, 1949 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia.^4,5,7 As of August 24, 1949,her married name was Hopkins.⁴ Mary Audra "Audrey" Brown died on July 17, 2010 at Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 85.^6,11 She Mary Audra Hopkins, born May 18, 1925, daughter of the late Earley and Dicy Park Brown, departed this life Saturday, July 17, 2010. In addition to her parents, Audra was preceded in death by her loving husband, Paul Lorentz Hopkins; brothers, Stanley Hugo and William Clyde and Glenvil and Denvil Brown; and two sisters, Arbustus Brown Brady and Geraline Brown Samples. Surviving are one daughter, Laura Denise (Rick) Taylor of Ovapa; and two sons, Timothy Benet (Miriam) of Clay and Paul Lorentz II (Leanna) of Valley Fork. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, Jeremy, Richard "Rick" and Matthew "Matt" (Danielle) Taylor, Jonathan, Sarah and Michael Hopkins and Carlee and Jacob Hopkins; and two precious great-grandchildren, Parker and Addison Taylor. Also surviving are two brothers, Otto Brown of Fola and Ronald Brown of Eleanor; three sisters, Myrtle Belle Arbogast of Elkview, Arlene Kaye Jett of Little Hocking, Ohio, and Sylvia Hope Summers of Ovapa; and many friends and loved ones who will miss Audra very much. Audra was always a busy person, rising early each day to care for her family. There will never be another biscuit made as good as hers. Fresh out of high school, she began work. She worked in many capacities. As a stenographer (she always praised God for this gift), she worked at the West Virginia Extension office, Elk River Coal and Lumber Company, and the West Virginia Division of Rehabiliation. She retired from Clay County Health Department/WIC division. She and her husband, Lorentz, also ran an egg and milk delivery business in Ovapa, and a small business in Clay called Hoppy's Drive In. They also traveled extensively before starting a family, including working in the Boeing Aircraft Plant in Seattle, Washington. Audra taught a Bible class which she took very seriously at Bethel M.E. Church, where she and Lorentz attended. She always helped others and worked to see them saved by her sincere testimony. Most important to her was her family. She was a devout mother, a grandmother and a true Christian. She encouraged, she shared, she did not judge, she accepted and soothed like a healing balm! And we will never forget her love to us all! Burial will follow in the Hopkins Cemetery, Ovapa. on July 21, 2010.⁷

     Paul Lorentz Hopkins was buried at Grose Cemetery (also known as Hopkins Cemetery), Valley Fork, Clay Co., West Virginia.^2,3,5 He was born on January 13, 1926 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3,5,6 He married Mary Audra "Audrey" Brown, daughter of Earley Irven "Earl" "Early" Brown and Vanie Dicena "Dicie" Parks, on April 24, 1949 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 Paul Lorentz Hopkins died on July 3, 1995 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 69.^2,3,5 He P. Lorentz Hopkins, 69, of Ovapa, Clay County, died Monday, July 3, 1995, at home of an apparent heart attack. He was an employee of the Clay County Board of Education and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a Christian. Surviving: wife, Mary Audra Brown Hopkins; daughter, Denise Taylor of Ovapa; sons, Paul Lorentz Hopkins II of Valley Fork, Timothy Hopkins of Clay; seven grandchildren. Burial will be in Hopkins Cemetery, Ovapa. on July 5, 1995.²

     Willie Earl White was buried at Park Cemetery, Twistabout Road, Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on August 25, 1892 at Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,4 He married Lucinda D. "Linda" "Cinda" Parks, daughter of Henry Clay Park and Mary Elizabeth "Molly" Paxton, on May 18, 1919 at Clay Co., West Virginia.^3,4 Willie Earl White died on August 20, 1942 at Huntington, Wayne Co., West Virginia, at age 49.^1,4

     His Social Security Number was 233-20-4869.⁵ Lester Daubenspeck was born on May 5, 1899 at Clay Co., West Virginia.^2,5,4 He married Dana Mae Parks, daughter of Henry Clay Park and Mary Elizabeth "Molly" Paxton, on June 17, 1923 at Clay Co., West Virginia.^6,3,7,8 Lester Daubenspeck died in January, 1980 at West Virginia at age 80.⁵

     Otha Earl Parks was buried at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 235-18-9999.⁷ His name was legally changed to Otha Earl White.^7,5,4,8 He was born on May 5, 1912 at Wanego, Roane Co., West Virginia.^7,9,8 He died on March 11, 1994 at Morgan Co., Ohio, at age 81.^7,9,4

     His Social Security Number was 232-32-4130.¹⁰ Orval Theodore "Ted" White was buried at Park Cemetery, Twistabout Road, Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.^2,6 He was born on April 15, 1927 at Nallen, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,10,3,4,6 He married Beulah Erva Bullard on April 6, 1951 at Wallback, Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,2,11 Orval Theodore "Ted" White died on November 27, 1998 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 71.^10,2,5,6 He Orval Theodore "Ted" White, 71, of Ovapa died Nov. 27, 1998, in Memorial Division, CAMC, from complications from open heart surgery. He was a retired supervisor from Union Carbide, South Charleston plant, with 40 years' service. He was a Mason and an Army veteran and a deacon at Queen Shoals Full Gospel Church. Surviving: wife, Beulah Bullard White; son, Ronnie White of Mississippi; daughters, Peggy Bragg of Winfield, Kay Smith of Ovapa, Robin White of Charleston, Sheila Samples of Bomont; sister, Gertrude Hunt of Elkview; nine grandchildren. Burial will be in Parks Cemetery, Procious. on November 29, 1998.²

     Beulah Erva Bullard was buried at Park Cemetery, Twistabout Road, Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on February 18, 1932 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia.¹ As of April 6, 1951,her married name was White.¹ She married Orval Theodore "Ted" White, son of Willie Earl White and Lucinda D. "Linda" "Cinda" Parks, on April 6, 1951 at Wallback, Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 Beulah Erva Bullard died on August 28, 2018 at West Virginia at age 86.³ She Beulah White, 86, of Bomont, entered into rest August 28, 2018. BornFebruary 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Vena (Salyer) Bullard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ted White; and daughter, Robin Daily. Beulah is survived by her daughters, Peggy Bragg of Leon, Wilma Smith of North Dakota and Sheila Samples of Bomont; son, Ronnie White of Roanoke, Va; eight grandchildren; and eight great - grandchildren. Beulah was a devout Christian and a member of Burke Church of Procious. She loved writing recipes for the Clay County Free Press for 30 years. She loved quilting and embroidering. She loved being around people and never met a stranger. Beulah will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Burial will be in Park Cemetery, Twistabout, Procious. on August 31, 2018.³

     His Social Security Number was 232-48-7128.⁸ Delmer O. "Buck" Daubenspeck was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park, 3700 River Blvd., Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.^1,3,4 He was born on July 9, 1931 at Maysel, Clay Co., West Virginia.^8,1,2,3,4 He married Mary Christine Noble circa 1957.^9,4 Delmer O. "Buck" Daubenspeck died on January 8, 2004 at Delano, Kern Co., California, at age 72.^8,1,3,4 He Visitation for Delmer Daubenspeck will be held on Monday and graveside services will be held at Greenlawn Cemetery . Delmer was born July 9, 1931 in Clay County, West Virginia and he passed away on January 8, 2004 in Delano, California. He was preceded in death by his wife of 36 years, Mary Daubenspeck; and he is survived by his daughters, Judith, Sandra and Cynthia Daubenspeck; and daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Ron Goldsberry; granddaughter, Teresa Daubenspeck; 5 great grandchildren; sister-in-law and her husband, Linda and Don Wyatt; and numerous other family members and friends. Delmer served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1958, during the Korean Conflict. Delmer was a loving and caring, husband, father and grandfather who was loved by all that knew him and he will be deeply missed. on January 11, 2004.⁴

     Opal Arbutus Brown was buried at Belcher Cemetery, Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia.^5,9 Her Social Security Number was 235-60-0381.¹⁰ She was born on May 18, 1924 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia.^5,10,11,9 As of July 23, 1945,her married name was Brady.¹¹ She married Kenneth Ray Brady on July 23, 1945 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,11,12 Opal Arbutus Brown died on December 2, 2006 at Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 82.^5,10,9 She Arbutus B. Brady, 82, of Ovapa, died Saturday, December 2, 2006, at the home of her daughter. She was born May 18, 1924, to Earley and Dicy Park Brown. She was a Christian, a member of Bethel Methodist Church at Ovapa, and a retired teacher from the Clay County Board of Education. During her career she taught at Robinson Fork, Blue Knob, Twistabout, Hagar, and Clay Elementary Schools. She also taught Sunday school for many years. She was an avid Bible scholar and loved everyone. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Deward K. Dawson of Procious; granddaughters and their husbands, Michele and John Fowler of Charleston and Marla and Mark Nichols of Hurricane; great-grandchildren, Serena and Scott Nichols of Hurricane; brothers, Denvil Brown of Elyria, Ohio, Otto Brown of Fola, and Ronald Brown of Eleanor; sisters, Audra Hopkins, Geraline Samples, and Sylvia Summers of Ovapa, Myrtle Belle Arbogast of Elkview, and Arlene Jett of Little Hocking, Ohio. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2006, at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, with minister Allen Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Belcher Cemetery, Ovapa. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
on December 4, 2006.⁵

     Kenneth Ray Brady was buried at Belcher Cemetery, Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia.^2,4,5 His Social Security Number was 236-30-0577.⁸ He was born on June 19, 1924 at Widen, Clay Co., West Virginia.^{1,8,2,3,4,5,7} He married Opal Arbutus Brown, daughter of Earley Irven "Earl" "Early" Brown and Vanie Dicena "Dicie" Parks, on July 23, 1945 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^9,1,4 Kenneth Ray Brady died on October 30, 2001 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 77.^8,2,4,5,7 He Kenneth Ray Brady, 77, of Ovapa died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001 at his home. He was born June 19, 1924 to John and Mary Ellen Brady. He was a Christian, a member of Bethel Methodist Church, a Navy Veteran of World War II, a retired postmaster, retired barber, retired from Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad, and a farmer. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Hugh and James Brady; six sisters, Artie Johnson, Mertie Hamrick, Gertie Ramsey, Edith Spencer, Samantha Lane and Ona Ramsey. He is survived by his wife, Arbutus Brown Brady of Ovapa; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Deward K. Dawson of Procious; granddaughters, Michele Thompson of Charleston and Marla Nichols of Hurricane; great granddaughter, Serena Rae Nichols of Hurricane; brothers, Day Brady of Clay, and John Brady of Speed, W.Va; sisters, Bernice Sparks of Dixie and Cora Etta Ramsey of Worthington, W.Va. Burial will follow at Belcher Cemetery, Ovapa with VFW Post 4419 of Clay conducting Military Rites. on November 1, 2001.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 233-38-7000.¹¹ Denvil Dow Brown was buried at Resthaven Memory Gardens, 3700 Center Road, Avon, Lorain Co., Ohio.¹ He was born on August 8, 1926 at Nallen, Fayette Co., West Virginia; The SSDI has a birth date of Sep 8, 1926.^11,1,2,3,4 He married Nina Mary Sams on June 9, 1951 at Newton, Roane Co., West Virginia.^12,1,2 Denvil Dow Brown died on February 1, 2008 at Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio, at age 81.^11,1,4 He ELYRIA - Denvil Brown, 81, of Elyria, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at MetroHealth Medical Center following a short illness. He was born in Nallen, W.Va., and graduated from Clay County High School, W.Va., in 1944. He moved to Lorain County with his wife in 1951. Mr. Brown served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater, where he earned a Good Conduct Medal. He retired from Ford Motor Co. in Brook Park after 31 years of service as an electrician. He was an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church and was involved in prison ministries for more than 30 years. He most recently attended New Life Baptist Church, Elyria. His hobbies included Bible study, writing poetry and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandson. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Nina (nee Sams); three daughters Dicena Brown of Elyria, Janice Cahill (husband Gary) of Elyria and Rebekah Velthuis (husband Stephen) of Mercersburg, Pa; six grandchildren, Geri Miller (husband William), Gary Cahill and Stephen, Robert, Samuel and Bethany Velthuis; great-grandson, William Miller; and seven siblings Audrey Hopkins of Ovapa, W.Va., Sis Samples of Ovapa, W.Va., Otto Brown of Fola, W.Va., Myrtle Belle Arbogast of Elkview, W.Va., Ronald Brown of Eleanore, W.Va., Arlene Jett of Little Hocking and Sylvia Summers of Ovapa, W.Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, Early and Dicey Brown (nee Parks); and four siblings, Glenvil Brown, Arbutus Brady and Stanley and William Brown. Interment to follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon. on February 3, 2008.¹

     Nina Mary Sams was buried at Resthaven Memory Gardens, 3700 Center Road, Avon, Lorain Co., Ohio.³ She was born on April 29, 1928 at Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.^4,3,5,2 As of June 9, 1951,her married name was Brown.⁴ She married Denvil Dow Brown, son of Earley Irven "Earl" "Early" Brown and Vanie Dicena "Dicie" Parks, on June 9, 1951 at Newton, Roane Co., West Virginia.^6,1,4 Nina Mary Sams died on August 23, 2011 at Elyria, Lorain Co., Ohio, at age 83.^3,5,2

     Her Social Security Number was 232-46-9317.¹⁰ Lorena Geraldine "Sis" Brown was born on October 16, 1928 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia.^3,10 As of August 26, 1950,her married name was Samples.³ She married Gerald Blaine Samples on August 26, 1950 at Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Lorena Geraldine "Sis" Brown died on May 11, 2009 at Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 80.¹⁰

     His Social Security Number was 236-40-6472.⁴ Gerald Blaine Samples was born on October 18, 1927 at Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.^2,4,3 He married Lorena Geraldine "Sis" Brown, daughter of Earley Irven "Earl" "Early" Brown and Vanie Dicena "Dicie" Parks, on August 26, 1950 at Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Gerald Blaine Samples died on May 13, 2009 at Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 81.⁴

     William Clyde Brown was buried at Park Cemetery, Twistabout Road, Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He was born on June 13, 1932 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia.² He died on September 9, 1935 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 3; Died of diptheria.²

     Glenvil Arthur Brown was buried at Park Cemetery, Twistabout Road, Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on August 10, 1933 at West Virginia.⁷ He died on January 4, 1967 at Morgantown, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, at age 33.^3,1 He Glenvil Arthur (Bung) Brown, 33, of this Clay County community, died Wednesday at Morgantown University Hospital following surgery for a brain tumor. A graduate of Glenville State College, he received his M. A. at Marshall university and was an employe of the Kanawha County Board of Education. Surviving: father, Earley Brown, Ovapa; stepmother, Mrs. Earley Brown of Ovapa; sisters, Mrs. Arbutus Brady, Mrs. Audra Hopkins and Mrs. Geraldine Samples of Ovapa, Mrs. Myrtle Belle Arbogast, Big Chimney, Mrs. Arlene Kay Jett Belpre, Ohio, Mrs. Sylvia Hope Summers of Maysel; brothers, Denvil of Elyria, Ohio, Otto of Fola, Ronald of Hurricane. Burial will be in Parks Cemetery near Procious. on January 6, 1967.¹

     Stanley Hugo Brown was buried at Park Cemetery, Twistabout Road, Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.² He died on December 29, 1940 at Clay Co., West Virginia.⁵ He was born on December 29, 1940 at Ovapa, Clay Co., West Virginia.⁵

     Ronald Keith "Brownie" Brown was buried at Beech Grove Cemetery, Eleanor, Putnam Co., West Virginia.^11,3 He and Elwanda Lucille Oxley were divorced.^12,3 Ronald Keith "Brownie" Brown was born on November 21, 1937 at Clay Co., West Virginia.³ He married Elwanda Lucille Oxley on June 25, 1957 at Hurricane, Putnam Co., West Virginia.² Ronald Keith "Brownie" Brown married Beverly K. Hanshaw circa 1991.³ Ronald Keith "Brownie" Brown died on July 17, 2014 at Eleanor, Putnam Co., West Virginia, at age 76.³ He Ronald Keith "Brownie" Brown, 76, of Eleanor, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 17, 2014 at his residence after a long battle with cancer with his family by his side. Ron was born December 21, 1937 at Ovapa, West Virginia to the late Earley and Dicie Park Brown. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Mary Audra Hopkins, Arbutus Brady and Geraline Samples; brothers, Denvil and Glenvil "Bung" Brown; his former wife, Elwanda Brown; and grandson, Leland Brown, II. He loved his church family at Buffalo Church of the Nazarene and all of his many friends. He was the owner for over 50 years of Ladies and Gents Hair Plaza in St. Albans. He was chairman of the board of Barber and Beauticians for many years, also past Putnam County Commissioner, Past President of the Putnam Democrat Club and member of the Buffalo Masoinc Lodge No. 36 A.F. & A.M. Surviving is his loving wife of 23 years, Beverly K. Hanshaw Brown; daughters and son-in-law; Sharon and Bill Stark of Henderson, N.C. and Devonne Parsons of Buffalo; son, Leland Brown of St. Albans; step-children, Robbyn Garrison of Midway, Rodney Harrison of Midway, Randy Harrison of Cross Creek and Ronnie Harrison of Winfield; sisters, Sylvia Summers of Ovapa, Arlene Kay Jett of Little Hocking, Ohio and Myrtle Belle Arbogast of Elkview; brother, Otto Brown of Fola. Also surviving are five grandchildren; 10 step-grand-children; and four step-great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery, Eleanor. on July 19, 2014.³

     Emory Junior Summers was buried at Parks Cemetery, Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on January 18, 1936 at Henry, Clay Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He married Sylvia Hope Brown, daughter of Earley Irven "Earl" "Early" Brown and Vanie Dicena "Dicie" Parks, on March 8, 1958 at Wallback, Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Emory Junior Summers died on October 26, 1999 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 63.³ He Emory Junior Summers, 63, of Ovapa, Clay County, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, in CAMC, Memorial Division, after a long illness. He was self-employed. Surviving: wife, Sylvia Summers; sons, Ronald of Maysel, Chester of White Sulphur Springs; sisters, Merle Davis of Sand Ridge, Zelma Ferrebee of Wallback; brother, John of Painesville, Ohio; grandsons, A.J. Summers of Maysel, Brett and Tyler Summers of White Sulphur Springs. Burial will be in Parks Cemetery, Procious. on October 28, 1999.³