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     His Social Security Number was 236-58-5923.⁴ Gary Lee Blankenship was born on October 22, 1938 at Glasgow, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^4,3 He died on August 20, 2007 at Alabama at age 68.^4,3 He Gary Lee Blankenship, 68, of Dadesville, Ala., passed away on August 20, 2007. He was born in Glasgow, W.Va., the son of John Henry and Kathleen Hudnall Blankenship. He graduated from Cedar Grove High School and was on their football team. He was a Boy Scout and a member of the Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department. He left Glasgow and went to work for Union Draw Steel Mill in Massillon, Ohio. Also, he was a carpenter. He was preceded in death by his father, John; brother, Ray; and son, Todd. He is survived by his mother, Kathleen Blankenship; one brother, Wayne; and four sisters, Anna Mae McCallister, Barbara Pruett, Sandra Pritchard, all of Glasgow. He is also survived by his sister, Sally Bettinger of Louisville, Ky. Also surviving are son, David, of Carrollton, Ohio; one daughter, Nancy Contreal of Akron, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. At his request, he was cremated and his remains left in Alabama. Information is provided by Cooke Funeral Home & Crematorium, Cedar Grove. on September 23, 2007.³

     Orville L. McCallister was buried at Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 233-36-9383.⁴ He was born on February 27, 1928.⁴ He married Anna Mae Blankenship, daughter of John Henry Blankenship and Kathleen E. Hudnall, on September 12, 1950 at Malden, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^5,3 Orville L. McCallister died on January 5, 1999 at Glasgow, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 70.^4,3 He Orville L. McCallister, 70, of Glasgow died Jan. 5, 1999, at home after a short illness. He was a retired state mine inspector and a former employee of Valley Camp Coal Co. He was a member and former president of UMW Local 340, former vice president of the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority and a former Cedar Grove councilman. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the VFW, a lifelong resident of Kanawha County and a Protestant. Surviving: wife, Anna Mae Blankenship McCallister; daughter, Annette Roberts of Charleston; son, Tim McCallister of Charleston; sister, Genevieve Hackworth of Glasgow; brother, Donald McCallister of Chelyan; three grandchildren. Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, with the Rev. Kenneth Neiderhiser officiating. Entombment, with mil itary rites by VFW Post 8366, Gauley Bridge, will be in Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Glasgow. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on January 7, 1999.³

     Her married name was Smith.³ Lobeda Marie Crockett married David “Hen” Smith.³ Lobeda Marie Crockett was born on June 2, 1939 at Coalburg, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3 As of June 2, 1964,her married name was Petry.² She married Earl Lacy Petry on June 2, 1964 at Marmet, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3 Lobeda Marie Crockett died on September 26, 2008 at Livingston, Overton Co., Tennessee, at age 69.³ She Lobeda Marie Smith of Livingston passed away Friday, September 26, 2008 at her home. There are no services planned. The family received friends at Speck Funeral Home in Livingston. Ms. Smith was born June 2, 1939 in Coalburg, WV. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Kia of Manassas, VA and Lisa Parresol of Livingston; sons, Ray Petry of Algood, and Jeff Petry of Alpine; grandchildren, Dustin and Maria Kia of Arlington, VA, Heather Petry Fleming of Jacksonville, NC, Ashley Petry Swallows of Overton County, David, Dillon and Daniel Petry of Alpine, Cody Gore of Allons, and Matthew Parresol of Livingston/Cookeville; and four great-grandsons; and father, Audrion “Shorty” Kidd. She is preceded in death by husbands David “Hen” Smith and Earl Petry, and her mother, Esther Kidd. on October 1, 2008.³

     His Social Security Number was 235-28-6777.³ Claude Smith Foster was buried at Dickerson Cemetery, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on September 18, 1904 at Gauley Bridge, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,1,2 He married Levy Mae "Libbie" Hudnall, daughter of William Benjamin "Hap" Hudnall and Grace Della "Gracie" Wade, on October 15, 1931 at Vanatta, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^4,5 Claude Smith Foster died on March 14, 1950 at Brownsville, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 45.¹

     Walker Clinton Foster was buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Mineral Wells, Wood Co., West Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 236-62-9179.⁴ He married Tammy Lockhart.¹ Walker Clinton Foster was born on May 6, 1939 at Elliot, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,4,3 He died on February 22, 2008 at Parkersburg, Wood Co., West Virginia, at age 68.^1,4 He Walker Clinton Foster, 68, of Mineral Wells, passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Walker was born in Elliott, W.Va., a son of the late Claude and Levy Hudnall Foster. He served in the U.S. Army and was a security guard for Saint Moritz. He is survived by his wife, Tammy Lockhart Foster; one son, Walker Foster Jr. (Joyce); three daughters, Kathleen Wright, Melissa Dotson (Samuel) and Drema Lemley (David); four step children, Linda May (Troy), Tommy Haddox, John Haddox and Brittany Haddox; 13 grandchildren; six step grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Charles Foster and Thomas "Doug" Foster; and three sisters, Kathleen Bennett, Georgie Feathers and Mary Byrd. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, 2333 Pike St., south Parkersburg, with Pastor Mike Allen officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Mineral Wells. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the family to help with expenses. on February 25, 2008.¹