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     His Social Security Number was 233-24-2030.⁸ Clarence Blaine Grose was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, 3908 28th Street, Gulfport, Harrison Co., Mississippi.^1,4 He was born on April 18, 1919 at Paxton, Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,8,7,3 He married Tharon Jo Mason in September, 1938 at Ohio.⁹ Clarence Blaine Grose and Tharon Jo Mason were divorced before February, 1946.¹⁰ Clarence Blaine Grose married Betty Jane Nutter on February 23, 1946 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia; Clarence was divorced at the time of this marriage.^1,10,11 Clarence Blaine Grose died on July 8, 1984 at Bay St. Louis, Hancock Co., Mississippi, at age 65.^1,4 He Clarence Blaine Grose, 65, 509 Church St., Pass Christian, died Sunday in Bay St. Louis. Burial in Evergreen Gardens. Mr. Grose was a native of Clay County, W.Va., and was a retired shipbuilder for Litton Industries. He was a Baptist and had served in the Army during World War II. He is survived by five sons, Edward Grose of Gulfport, Robert Grose and Kim Grose, both of Houston, Texas, Craig Grose and Allen Grose, both of Pass Christian; three daughters, Mrs. Sandra Wilson of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Sonja Woodcock of Gulfport and Mrs. Sari Norman of Long Beach; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Bogard of Columbus, Ohio; two half brothers, Roy Grose of South Charleston, W.Va. and Gary Grose of Minford, Ohio; and 23 grandchildren. on July 10, 1984.⁴

     Mary Lou Rogers Mary Lou Rogers Grose, 82, of Minford passed away Monday, November 12, 2012 at SOMC Hospice. She was born December 25, 1929, in Newton, West Virginia, a daughter of John Spencer Rogers and Zona Sleeth Rogers. She married Gary Grose on August 11, 1949, in Bomont, Clay Co., WV, and they moved to Minford, Ohio, in 1954. Mary enjoyed her flower gardens, spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and especially loved to travel. Mary is survived by her husband Gary Grose; daughters, Marilyn (Ron) Erion of Spearfish, SD, Lou Ann Grose and Carolyn (Robert) Waddell of Minford; 6 grandchildren, Andy Erion, Jason McGoron, Jessie Waddell, Joshua Keaton, Ashli Jolly & Allyson Waddell; 9 great grandchildren and 2 step-great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son John Gary Grose; brothers, Brian and Ben Rogers; and sisters, Bernice and Ala Rogers, Irline Muncil, and Helen Nicholas. Burial will be at Bennett Cemetery in Minford.¹ She was buried at Bennett Cemetery, State Route 139, Minford, Scioto Co., Ohio.^1,4 She was born on December 25, 1929 at Newton, Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 As of August 11, 1949,her married name was Grose.¹ She married Jehu Gary "John" Grose, son of Jesse James Grose and Dessie Duell Samples, on August 11, 1949 at Porter, Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,4 Mary Lou Rogers died on November 12, 2012 at Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, at age 82.^5,1,4

     Faye Jane Samples was buried at Adkins Cemetery, Little Blue Creek, Clay Co., West Virginia.² Her married name was Grose.² She married Roy James Grose, son of Jesse James Grose and Dessie Duell Samples.² Faye Jane Samples was born on July 6, 1924.³ She died on June 9, 2012 at Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 87.^3,2 She Faye Jane Adkins Grose, 87, a lifelong resident of Clay, went to be with the good Lord on Saturday, June 9, 2012. Faye, a retired mail carrier, was a member of Eastern Star and a member of both Liberty Advent Christian Church and Horner's Fork Baptist Church. Faye was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, and will be greatly missed by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Edgle Adkins; parents, Lon Samples, Bessie Hart Samples and Goldie Samples; sisters, Helen Samples Markle and Lola Jean Samples Smith; and brothers, Glen Samples, Gale Samples and John Rogers. Faye is survived by her husband, Roy Grose; daughters, Cathy L. Adkins Lilly of Elkview and Jo Bauman of South Charleston; brothers, Lester Samples of Pinch, Kester Samples of Ohio, Romie Samples of Charleston and Lonnie Samples Jr. of Procious; grandchildren, Robyn Lilly Scott and Jama Whittaker; and great-grandchildren, Tristan Myers, Amanda Mattix and Cole Whittaker. Burial will be in Adkins Cemetery, Little Blue Creek. on June 13, 2012.²

     Darrell Arda Samples Sr. was buried at Sam Samples Cemetery, Samples Mountain Road, Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,5 His Social Security Number was 232-50-6544.¹ He was born on August 9, 1932 at Bomont, Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,6,2,3,4,5 He married Phyllis Joy Samples, daughter of Jacob Bertie "Jake" Samples and Eva Dale Samples, on June 2, 1951 at Wallback, Clay Co., West Virginia.^7,2 Darrell Arda Samples Sr. died on November 20, 2006 at Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 74.^1,6,5 He Darrell A. Samples Sr. of Procious passed away Nov. 20, 2006, at his home after a long illness. Born on Aug. 9, 1932, he was the son of Alta and the late Owen Samples of Bomont. He began working in the oilfields in 1950, first with Davis Oil Company, Bomont, then with South Penn Oil Company, Walton. Darrell retired from Pennzoil Oil Company (old South Penn) in 1990 as superintendent of Pennzoil's central division, Spencer. During his early years working in the oilfields, he moonlighted as a radio and television repairman after learning the trade via a correspondence course and pumped for other small oil companies in the evenings. Darrell was always a hard worker, a math whiz and was very mechanically inclined. He could do complex math in his head and could figure out and fix about anything. The family always went to him for help repairing anything that broke. Darrell was an avid trout fisherman and loved to deer hunt. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Walton. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis J. Samples of Procious; mother, Alta Samples of Clendenin; sister, Loretta Moore of Clendenin; brother, Ronald Samples of Culloden; four children, Artie Samples, Debbie Walker and Sandy Rogers, all of Procious, and Melinda Romano of Maysel; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at Long Sam Samples Cemetery, Procious, with Minister Roger Cummings officiating. The cemetery is located off Route 4 on Elkhurst Road, Left on Samples Mountain Road, top of hill. Dad will be sorely missed as a father and grandfather. To some it will sound strange that I feel my father in every gust, hear him in the movement of leaves as the breeze sweeps through the leaves. Thanks for being our dad. Signed by the family. on November 22, 2006.¹

     Roy Randall Samples was born on October 12, 1938 at Procious, Clay Co., West Virginia.² He married Wilma Geraldine Schoolcraft on June 20, 1959 at Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,2