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     Daisy Leon Cook was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 233-28-9038.³ Her married name was Wills.¹ She married Richard Darrell Wills, son of Joseph Wills and Cassie May Kincaid.^1,4 Daisy Leon Cook was born on June 6, 1920 at Sandlick, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3 She died on March 6, 2006 at West Virginia at age 85.^1,3 She Daisy Leon Wills, 85, of Arnett, passed away Monday, March 6, 2006. Born June 6, 1920, at Sandlick, she was the daughter of the late Claude Cook and the late Dora Cook. Daisy was of the Methodist Faith. In addition to her parents, Daisy was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Wills, who passed away in 1986; a brother, Emory Gene Cook; and a sister, Garnett Covey. Those left to cherish her memory include her nieces, Ronetta Frye of Posey Saxon Road, Linda Snodgrass and husband, Phillip, of Arnett, Loudema Wills and husband, Bob, of MacArthur and Darlena Bragg and husband, Paul, of Martinsburg; a nephew, Roger Ryan and wife, Pat, of Posey Saxon; seven nieces; five nephews; three great-nieces; 12 great-nephews; and special caregivers. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, March 9, Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley, with Rev. Susan Rector officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may gather with the family 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.blueridgefuneralhome.com. Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements.
on March 8, 2006.¹

     His Social Security Number was 232-12-8992.⁶ Denny Herl Lafferty was buried at Wills-Lafferty Cemetery, Rock Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,5 He was born on November 3, 1907 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^6,3,4 He married Esther Mae Wills, daughter of David Edward "Dave" Wills and Pearl Cantley, on April 30, 1928 at Whitesville, Boone Co., West Virginia.^1,3,4 Denny Herl Lafferty died on February 13, 1967 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 59.^4,5 He ROCK CREEK - Denny Herl Lafferty, 59, of Rock Creek died early Monday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a retired coal miner. Survivors include his wife, Esther; four daughters, Mrs. Thomas Clay and Mrs. Paul Prince, both of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Maxine Bradford of Aliquippa. Pa., and Mrs. John Bradford of Sophia; two sons, Donald and Herl, both of Cleveland; five sisters, Mrs. Walter Goss of Fayetteville, Mrs. Marbra Fowler and Mrs. Carl Wallace, both of, Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Estelle Meyers of Chula Vista, Calif., and Mrs. Michael Feeney of Toledo, Ohio, and 14 grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Rebecca Chapel Methodist Church at Rock Creek with Rev. Phillip King in charge. Burial will be in the Wills Cemetery at Rock Creek. The body will remain at the Armstrong Funeral Home in Whitsville and will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service. on February 14, 1967.⁵

     Gloria Faye Lafferty was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.^1,4 She was born on July 4, 1940 at Leevale, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,5 As of February 23, 1957,her married name was Clay.² She married Thomas Franklin Clay on February 23, 1957 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Gloria Faye Lafferty died on December 18, 2005 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at age 65.^1,5 She Gloria Clay, 65, of Cleveland, Ohio, a native of Leevale, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005. Born July 4, 1940, at Leevale, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Denny Lafferty and Esther Wills. Survivors include her husband, Thomas F. Clay; two sons, James Clay and wife, Camy, and Thomas L. Clay and wife, Janet; and children, Cindy, Thomas J., Derrek and Sonya; and three sisters, Maxine, Corena and Glenna. She was preceded in death by siblings, Herl and Donald. Service will be 10 a.m. today at Walter Martens and Sons Funeral Home, 9811 Denison Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Burial will follow in the Riverside Cemetery. Friends called 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent at www.cleveland.com/ obits. Arrangements by Walter Martens and Sons Funeral Home, Cleveland. on December 21, 2005.¹

     Thomas Franklin Clay was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.⁴ His Social Security Number was 232-60-6211.³ He was born on July 24, 1937 at Montcoal, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He married Gloria Faye Lafferty, daughter of Denny Herl Lafferty and Esther Mae Wills, on February 23, 1957 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Thomas Franklin Clay died on May 19, 1984 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at age 46.^3,5

     Corena Pearl Lafferty was buried at Wills-Lafferty Cemetery, Rock Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁵ She was born on October 26, 1932 at Rock Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,5 As of April 14, 1950,her married name was Bradford.² She married John Washington Bradford on April 14, 1950 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,5,6 Corena Pearl Lafferty died on April 13, 2016 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 83.^5,3 She Corena Lafferty Bradford, 83 of Sophia, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2016 at Bowers Hospice House. She was the daughter of the late Denny and Esther Wills Lafferty. Born October 26, 1932 in Rock Creek, West Virginia. Corena was an avid bowler for over 40 years. She won numerous individual and team tournament events, making many friends along the way. She retired from Heartland Nursing Home in Beckley, where she worked for 20 years as the midnight shift nursing supervisor. During this time, she trained many employees and continually demanded the best of them. For the past two and a half years, she resided at The Inn at The Villages of Greystone in Beaver where along with her sidekick, Sugar, she continued this work. Pushing and testing each caregiver to their limits with her wit and wile but as she did with her employees, wormed her way into their hearts. She was cared for with much love and respect by each member of the staff. Corena was known for her spunk, humor, frankness and generosity to her family, close friends and neighbors. She gave each of us to tell and a memory to keep. She will be missed. In addition to her parents, she is now reunited with her loving husband, John Bradford; brothers, Herl and Donald Lafferty; sister, Gloria Lafferty Clay, all from Cleveland, Oh. Those left to cherish her memory include daughters, Janie Bradford Webber and husband Tracy of Beckley and Judy Bradford Lilly of Beckley; son, John Bradford of Glen Daniel; sisters, Maxine Lafferty Sevin of PA and Glenna Lafferty Price of Cleveland, OH; grandchildren, James Rowe and wife Jennifer of Nashua, NH, Julie Rowe Gunnoe of Beckley, Shawn Bradford of Charleston, J.R. Bradford and wife Tina of Glen Daniel, Joshua Lilly of Cool Ridge, Margaret Webber Pellino and husband Joe of Atlanta and Gabriel Webber of Atlanta; seven great grandchildren; two special childhood and lifelong friends, Bonnie Brock Clay of Saxon, WV and Mona Lee Wakeland of Grove City, Oh. Friends may gather with the family, Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home. Services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the funeral home. Following the service, Corena will return home to Rock Creek for burial in the Wills Family Cemetery. on April 14, 2016.³

     His Social Security Number was 294-32-1517.⁸ Herl Dean Lafferty was buried at Wills-Lafferty Cemetery, Rock Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on September 23, 1937 at Rock Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,8,3,4 He married Dreama Kay Bowden on June 8, 1957 at Oceana, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.³ Herl Dean Lafferty died on October 19, 1995 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at age 58.^2,8,4

     His Social Security Number was 233-52-7711.² Donald Leigh Lafferty was buried at Riverside Cemetery, 3607 Pearl Road, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.⁴ He married Eleanor Unknown.⁴ Donald Leigh Lafferty was born on March 22, 1934 at Leevale, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,5 He died on September 27, 1995 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, at age 61.^2,3

     His Social Security Number was 185-16-7500.³ Robert L. Sevin was buried at Wills-Lafferty Cemetery, Rock Creek, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² He was born on February 4, 1924 at Economy, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania.^1,3,2 He married Opal Maxine Lafferty, daughter of Denny Herl Lafferty and Esther Mae Wills, on March 18, 1978.^1,2 Robert L. Sevin died on July 27, 2007 at Hookstown, Beaver Co., Pennsylvania, at age 83.^1,3,2 He Robert L. Sevin, 83, passed away on July 27, 2007, at home, in Hookstown, with his loving family beside him. Born Feb. 4, 1924, in Economy, Pa., a son of the late William and Martha (Benninger) Sevin, he served in the United States Army during World War II and was also a staff sergeant in the Air Force. He retired from LTV in Aliquippa. Being a golfer he enjoyed his part-time job at Marada Golf Course in Clinton, Pa. He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 8805 in Hopewell. He attended the Free Methodist Church in Hookstown and was a member of the South Side Senior Citizens for many years. He bowled in many different leagues in the valley. He was very proud of his yard and garden. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Irvin, Stan, Raymond, and Albert Sevin; six sisters, Hazel Ross, Vera Smith, Elenora Miller, Thelma Robinson, Isabelle Young and Roberta Sevin. He is survived by his wife, Maxine (Lafferty) Sevin, at home; four children, Stan and Mary Sevin, Amston, Ct; Mike and Debbie Bradford, Hookstown; Richard and Peggy Bradford, Salesville, and Beverly Joan Will, Hookstown. He was very proud of his 12 grandchildren, 19-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter. He is also survived by a sister, Virginia Mercer, Chester; three sisters-in-law, Laura Sevin, Gibsonia, Pa; Corena Bradford, Sophia, W.Va., and Glenna Price, Cleveland, Ohio. Also by many nieces and nephews and two cousins from Ambridge, Pa; two brothers-in-law Donald Lafferty and Herl Dean Lafferty and a sister-in-law, Gloria Clay. He also leaves behind two canines, Ruly and Baby. Family and friends will be received Monday, July 30, 2007, from 5 p.m. until the time of funeral service at 7:30 p.m. in the NEWELL CHAPEL of the NIXON FUNERAL HOME. The Rev. Wilmer Oliszewski and Richard Marsolf will officiate. The Tri-State Veterans Burial Group will accord military services. The family requests no flowers. on July 29, 2007.¹