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     Gladys Imogene Garbett was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., California.⁷ Her Social Security Number was 235-42-6294.¹ She was born on April 25, 1918 at Page, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,8,7 As of May 16, 1937,her married name was Springer.² She married Vincent Norvin Springer on May 16, 1937 at Parkersburg, Wood Co., West Virginia.² Gladys Imogene Garbett died on September 18, 1996 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 78.^1,8,7

     His Social Security Number was 287-14-7252.³ Edward Gerald Garbett was buried at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁴ He married Mary Elizabeth Manley.^4,5 Edward Gerald Garbett was born on May 11, 1922 at Page, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4 He died on July 19, 2002 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 80.^3,4 He Edward Gerald Garbett, 80, of Oak Hill died Friday, July 19, 2002, in Plateau Medical Center, Oak Hill of an apparent heart attack. He was born May 11, 1922, in Page, the son of the late George Booker and Golda Shockey Garbett. He was a retired master sergeant with the US Army with 22 years of service. He was a member of Oak Hill Lodge No. 120 AF & Aradley ofM, Sewell Chapter No. 24 R.A.M., Mount Hope Commandery No. 22 K.T., Beni Kedem Temple AAONMS, Oak Hill VFW Post 3110, New River Jazz Band, Beni Kedem Gold Band and Special Forces Association. He served in the Army during World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Manley Garbett. Survivors include a son, Edward Gerald Garbett II of Kimberly, currently serving with the Special Forces; brother, Horace Lee "Henry" Garbett of Cincinnati, Ohio; sister, Gladys Imogene Springer of Los Angeles, Calif. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, July 26, 2002, at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2002, at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill with the Rev. Bill Smith officiating. Burial will be in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill with military graveside rites by the Special Forces unit. on July 26, 2002.⁴

     Marjorie Lee Waugh was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² She was born on August 6, 1922 at Montgomery, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² As of circa 1968,her married name was Carper.¹ She married Frank Junior "Doodle" Carper circa 1968.^1,2 Marjorie Lee Waugh died on September 5, 2016 at West Virginia at age 94.² She Marjorie Lee Waugh Carper, 94, of Kincaid, WV received her wings and went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 5, 2016, while surrounded in love by her family at her home. Born August 6, 1922 at Montgomery, WV she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Waugh and Louise Marie Owens Waugh Lichliter. Marjorie graduated from Montgomery High School. She then began working for C&P Telephone Company in Gauley Bridge - which was during World War II. She completed her working career retiring from Plateau Medical Center. A member of the Kincaid First Church of God, Marjorie was blessed with the talent of playing the piano for the congregation for many years. She will be remembered for her ease in frequent conversation, her contagious smile, and wonderful sense of humor. Throughout her life she maintained a sweet and simple demeanor that influenced the hearts of many, who even now are being changed by her witness of constant nurturing, love and faith. Her signature gift of joy, shown through her constant smiling, laughter, and joking around, will never be forgotten. The family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers, and support in many heart-felt forms - too many people to name individually, but including the staff of Hidden Valley and Hospice of Southern West Virginia; family, neighbors and friends either through prayer and/or visits and phone calls, and even random acts of kindness from total strangers who came in contact with her. It is in dedication to her memory which will be carried on in the legacy of love which is now in each of us, the lives she formed and touched by her love. How fondly she will be remembered: Our Angel who lived, laughed and loved. Marjorie was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Belmont - who she said was the love of her life and who so courageously gave his own life fighting for the freedom and rights of his country while serving in the United States Navy in the battle of Normandy aboard the USS Glennon 640. She was also preceded by her second husband, Kenneth Kincaid; son, Kenneth Kincaid Jr; third husband, Frank "Doodle" Carper; step-daughter, Debbie Carper; brother, Bob Waugh; sister-in-law, Sarah Peters; and nephew, Brian Carper. Her surviving family members are numerous and include her son, Raymond Belmont and wife, Belinda, of Ingram Branch; stepsons, Frank "Fuzzy" Carper and wife, Chris, and Danny Carper all of Ohio; and brother-in-law, Denny Peters of Mississippi. Also surviving are grandsons, Michael Belmont, Keith Belmont, Gary Belmont, and Doug Belmont all of Oak Hill, Dexter Thompson of Ingram Branch and Doug Kenney of Meadow Bridge; granddaughter, Cami Suzza and husband, Jack of Oak Hill; great grandchildren, Zachary Suzza, Jonathan Suzza, Nickolas Suzza, Kristin Belmont, Lyndsey Young, Destiny Belmont and fiance', Timothy Wayne Thomas; great-great grandchildren, Miley Waddell, Kailyn Jean Belmont, and Colton Allen Thomas; nephews, Michael Waugh, Johnny Waugh, Bobby Waugh, and Jimmy Carper; niece, Carolyn Waugh; a daughter of the heart, Barbara Cobb - who so unselfishly and graciously devoted herself as a companion and caregiver in assuring that Marjorie lived out her life to the fullest; and finally her fuzzy four-legged friend Jezzy "Baby" Carper. Funeral services will be on Friday, September 9, 2016 at 1 P.M. at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill. Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Friday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Michael Belmont, Keith Belmont, Gary Belmont, Doug Belmont, Dexter Thompson and Jack Suzza. on September 6, 2016.²

     Her Social Security Number was 235-86-7923.⁴ Deborah Kaye “Debbie” Carper was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁵ She was born on March 4, 1952 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^4,3 She died on November 28, 1976 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 24.²

     Eunice Maxelline Nelson was buried at Highland Memory Gardens, 42 Highland Memory Gardens Circle, Pecks Mill, Logan Co., West Virginia.^2,1 She was born on December 21, 1929 at Holden, Logan Co., West Virginia.³ As of March 19, 1965,her married name was Carlisle.³ She married Harless Brammer Carlisle, son of Elbie Lake Carlisle and Elizabeth Virginia "Lizzie" Bickford, on March 19, 1965 at Stollings, Logan Co., West Virginia.³ Eunice Maxelline Nelson died on January 26, 1991 at Monaville, Logan Co., West Virginia, at age 61.¹ She LOGAN - A 24-year-old Logan County man was arrested Saturday in the shooting death of his mother, state troopers said. Robert Alan Carlisle was charged with first-degree murder, after Eunice Carlisle, 61, was shot once in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun early Saturday morning, troopers said. Police did not reveal the time of the shooting. Robert Carlisle lived with his mother. It was not known whether anyone else was in the home, at Monaville, at the time of the shooting. Robert Carlisle also was charged with robbery. He remained Saturday in the Logan County Jail awaiting bond. on January 27, 1991.⁴ She Mrs. Eunice Maxelline Carlisle, 61, of Monaville, Logan County, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 1991, after being shot in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun, said a state police spokesman. Her son, Robert Alan Carlisle, has been charged with the shooting, the spokesman said. She was a homemaker. Also surviving: daughter, Sherry Hall of Verdunville; son, Charles Prater of Monaville; brothers, Luther Nelson of Switzer, Ray Nelson of Holden, Eli Zion Nelson of Blanchester, Ohio, Paul Nelson of Gillespie, Ohio, Clarence Nelson of Chicago, Ill; three grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at James Funeral Home, Logan, with the Rev. Jennings McCloud officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. on January 30, 1991.¹

     Julia Elizabeth King was born circa 1906 at Kentucky.² As of April 28, 1926,her married name was Settle.¹ She married Herman Marion Settle, son of Joseph Sanford Settle and Anna Rosa Bell "Annie" "Rosa" Shockey, on April 28, 1926 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹

     His Social Security Number was 235-10-7753.⁴ William Ernest Sowder was born on May 4, 1904 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^1,4,3 He married Goldie Pearl Settle, daughter of Joseph Sanford Settle and Anna Rosa Bell "Annie" "Rosa" Shockey, on February 18, 1926 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2 William Ernest Sowder died in April, 1983 at West Virginia at age 78.⁴

     Lillian Loraine Sowder was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 233-42-0198.⁸ She and Leonard Edgar Radford were divorced.⁹ Lillian Loraine Sowder was born on February 23, 1927 at Kingston, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,8 As of January 24, 1949,her married name was Radford.² She married Leonard Edgar Radford on January 24, 1949 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Lillian Loraine Sowder died on March 28, 2006 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 79.^1,8 She Lillian Loraine Sowder Radford, 79, of Beckley, died Tuesday, March 28, 2006, in Oak Hill at Plateau Medical Center. Born Feb. 23, 1927, at Kingston, she was the daughter of the late William Ernest Sowder and Goldie Pearl Sowder. She had worked for Dupont Manufacturing Co. before becoming disabled. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Harold William Sowder; a sister-in-law, Kim Sowder; and three brothers-in-law, Junior Turner, John Culley and Henry Hornsby, Sr. Survivors include two daughters, Leona J. ?Jackie? Huffman and husband, Cornelius Wayne, of Beckley and Carolyn R. Echols and husband, Fred, of Eden, N.C; four brothers, Sherman Sowder and wife, Joanna, of MacArthur, Jim Sowder of West Chester, Pa., Bobbie G. Sowder and wife, Jan, of Catlett, Va., Betty J. Kornke and husband, Bill, of Baltimore, Md., Rosann Culley of Baltimore, Bonnie S. Hornsby of Bradley and Geneva Coley of Oak Hill; a grandson, Christopher Wayne Huffman and wife, Kala, of MacArthur; a granddaughter, Tara L. McGraw and husband, Dennis, of Fayetteville; a great-grandson, Christopher Wayne Huffman of MacArthur; a great-granddaughter, Sydney Piage of Fayetteville; and a special caretaker, Lillie Cox. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 31, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may gather with the family 10 a.m. until time of service Friday 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 30, 2006.¹

     His Social Security Number was 232-48-1138.⁸ Harold William Sowder was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on February 19, 1931 at Pax, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^8,2 He married Shirley Mae Evans on July 28, 1956 at Mt. Hope, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Harold William Sowder died on October 14, 1990 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 59.^8,3 He BECKLEY - Harold William Sowder, 59, of Beckley, died Oct. 14, 1990, in Raleigh General Hospital after a short illness. He was former employee of 7-Up Bottling Co. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. Surviving: son, Harold G. of Crab Orchard; daughters, Chrystal Meade and Sheryl Evans, both of Prosperity; brothers, Sherman of MacArthur, Jim of West Chester, Pa., Bob of Warrenton, Va., Charles of Baltimore; sisters, Lorraine Radford of Stanaford, Evelyn Turner of Martinsville, Va., Betty Kornke and Roseanne Culley, both of Baltimore, Bonnie Hornsby of Bradley, Geneva Coley of Prosperity, Jackie Huffman of Beckley; four grandsons. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with the Rev. Rockford Cochran officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. on October 15, 1990.³

     His Social Security Number was 246-22-5914.⁴ Leonard Edgar Radford was buried at Hampden Memorial Estates, 8600 East Hampden Avenue, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado.³ He and Lillian Loraine Sowder were divorced.³ Leonard Edgar Radford was born on February 17, 1926 at Draper, Rockingham Co., North Carolina.^1,4,2,5 He married Lillian Loraine Sowder, daughter of William Ernest Sowder and Goldie Pearl Settle, on January 24, 1949 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ Leonard Edgar Radford died on September 4, 1975 at Colorado at age 49.^4,5

     Sherman Marion Sowder was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on September 16, 1932 at Long Branch, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,4,8,3 He married Joanna Elizabeth Basham on August 25, 1956 at MacArthur, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Sherman Marion Sowder died on March 30, 2013 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 80.^8,3 He Sherman M. Sowder, 80, of MacArthur passed away Saturday, March 30, 2013, in the Bowers Hospice House following a long illness. Born September 16, 1932, in Weirwood, WV, he was the son of the late William Ernest and Goldie Settle Sowder. Sherman worked for Oscar Vecellio building Valley Drive which is now Robert C. Byrd Drive; he also worked for Eastern Associated Coal, Consol Coal, and retired in 1997 from Pittston Coal as the Regional Prep Plant Manager. Sherman loved fishing and regularly attended Oak Grove Christian Church. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother Harold W. Sowder, and his sister Loraine Lillian Radford. Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife of 56 years Joanna Sowder, his daughter Danita Bragg and her husband Gary of Maple Fork, three brothers James Sowder of Westchester, Pa., Bob G. Sowder and his wife Jan of Warrenton, VA, Charles Sowder and his wife Jessie of Baltimore, Maryland. 5 sisters Evelyn Turner of Martinsville, VA, Betty Kornke and her husband Bill of Baltimore, Maryland, Roseann Culley of Baltimore, Maryland, Bonnie Hornsby of Bradley, Geneva Coley of Oak Hill, a special niece that was like a sister to him Jacqueline Huffman and her husband Wayne of Beckley, and many nieces and nephews and beloved friends. Services will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kelly Gowen officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Beckley. Family and Friends will serve as pallbearers. on April 1, 2013.³

     Her married name was Kornke.¹ Betty Jo Sowder married Bill Kornke.^1,5 Betty Jo Sowder was born on January 28, 1934 at Pax, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,7 As of July 14, 1952,her married name was Salango.² She married Noah Salango on July 14, 1952 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² Betty Jo Sowder died on June 25, 2016 at Virginia at age 82.⁸

     Bonnie Sue Sowder was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on November 18, 1943 at Pax, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,3 As of circa 1962,her married name was Hornsby.⁷ She married Henry Lee Hornsby Sr. circa 1962.^3,7 Bonnie Sue Sowder died on September 26, 2016 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 72.³ She Bonnie Sue Hornsby, 72, of Bradley, passed away at Bowers Hospice House on Monday, September 26, 2016. Born November 18, 1943, she was the daughter of the late William Ernest Sowder and Goldie Settle Sowder. Bonnie worked at Beckley Manufacturing and Appalachian Hospital as an LPN, before serving the family business at Henry's Radiator Shop for over 40 years. She enjoyed reading, going out to eat, visiting with numerous friends and family. Bonnie loved to plant and tend to her flowers, and especially cherished the time she shared with her daughter. She will be remembered by her ability to make people laugh, smile and all the generosity she has shown to countless people. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Henry Hornsby; daughter, Debra Sue Hornsby; siblings, Harold Sowder, Sherman M. Sowder, Loraine L. Radford, Evelyn Lois Turner and Betty Kornke. Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Henry Hornsby Jr and wife Jill; grandchildren, Mary Kristen Price, John Pate Price, Henry Hornsby III and Madison Hornsby; siblings, James Sowder of West Chester, PA, Bob G. Sowder and wife Jan of Warrenton, VA, Charles Sowder and wife Jessie of Baltimore, MD, Geneva Coley of Oak Hill, WV, Rosann Culley of Baltimore, Md; a very special niece considered by Bonnie as a sister to her, Leona "Jackie" Huffman and husband Wayne of Beckley, WV; brother-in-law, Bill Kornke of Kilmarnock, VA; sister-in-law, Joanna Sowder of MacArthur, WV and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends may gather with the family Friday, September 30, 2016 from 6-9pm at Blue Ridge Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at noon, Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Blue Ridge Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Bowyer officiating. The family asks that you share a special memory or funny story that you had with Bonnie. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. on September 28, 2016.³

     His Social Security Number was 236-58-7542.⁴ Henry Lee Hornsby Sr. Henry Lee Hornsby, Sr. - 1939 ~ 2001. He was the son of Helen Marie Sundman Hornsby of Bradley and the late Carl Hornsby Sr. He was the owner of Henry's Radiator Shop. He served in the West Virginia National Guard. He attended Maple Fork Baptist Church. He enjoyed his family, church, gospel music and racing. He had been involved in racing since 1959, both racing and supporting his son, No. 39. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl Hornsby Jr. and Lewis Hornsby. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Bonnie Sowder Hornsby; a son, Henry Lee Hornsby Jr. (wife Jill); a daughter, Debra Sue Hornsby; and three grandchildren, Mary Kristen Price, John Pate Price, and Henry Lee Hornsby III. Service at 11 a.m., Monday, December 31, 2001 at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Prosperity with Pastor Robert L. Barley officiating.³ He was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁵ He was born on November 29, 1939 at Mount Hope, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^4,2 He married Bonnie Sue Sowder, daughter of William Ernest Sowder and Goldie Pearl Settle, circa 1962.^1,3 Henry Lee Hornsby Sr. died on November 27, 2001 at Washington, D.C., at age 61.^4,5

     George Leslie Coley was born circa 1915 at Thurmond, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ He married Geneva Gay Sowder, daughter of William Ernest Sowder and Goldie Pearl Settle, on September 22, 1967 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.¹