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     Roscoe Bloom Swim was buried at Elmore Cemetery, Deerfield Lane, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4 His Social Security Number was 234-38-6147.⁴ He was born on April 30, 1927 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Helen Naomi Richards, daughter of Roy Floyd Richards and Belle Zora Calfee, on September 19, 1947 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5,6 Roscoe Bloom Swim died on May 26, 1957 at Little Island Creek, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 30; Died from a stab wound.^3,4,6 He A car was burned, a man was killed and two person were jailed for questioning late Sunday and early yesterday as a Sunday fishing party ended in tragedy. Dead is Roscoe Swim, 30-year-old truck driver of Princeton, the father of two. Swim was also owner of the car that was destroyed. The desolate Island Creek Road, nine miles east of Princeton, near the Summers County line was scene of the stabbing. A bread knife found on the scene apparently pierced the heart of the victim. Held last night in Mercer County Jail, still without charge, were Christine Franklin, 27, and Jessie Eugene Hughes, 29. All three principals were Princeton residents. Sheriff Clyde White said both the man and the woman had signed statements, but neither admitted any implication in or knowledge of the crime. Officers continued to take statements last night from Island Creek residents. White pieced together the day's events as follows: Swim, Hughes and their woman companion left Princeton early Sunday on a fishing trip. Enroute they picked up a Negro, his wife and child, who spent most of the day with the Princeton trio. Sometime after nightfall a leak developed in the gasoline tank of Swim's early 1950 car. Unable to patch the leak, he set fire to the car, destroying it. events occuring between the fire and Swim's wounding were hazy last night. A bread knife, believed to be the death weapon, was found near where the body of Swim lay. It was sent to the state police laboratory for tests, and results are expected by tomorrow. The investigation continues. Swim was a son of the late Claude Swim and Mrs. Arthur Pritchard or Norfolk, Va. He made his home with hi grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Long, on Old Athens Road. Surviving in addition to the mother and grandparents are the widow, the former Helen Richards of Rock; and two children, Roscoe B. Jr., and Sheila Diane, both at home. Swim had worked several months in Ohio, retumtng to Princeton several weeks ago. He was employed here as truck driver. The body will be returned to the Long home this afternoon from Seaver Mortuary. Arrangements are incomplete. on May 28, 1957.⁶ He Jessie Eugene Hughes, 29, of Princeton, was charged with murder yesterday in the Sunday knife slaying of 23-year-old Roscoe Swim of Old Athens Road. Hughes waived to the grand jury and is a prisoner at the Mercer County Jail in Princeton, Sheriff Clyde White said. Christine Franklin, 27, of Princeton, who was taken into back to custody early Monday along with Hughes, was released from jail yesterday. No charge had ever been brought against her. Swim was stabbed fatally in a fight with Hughes. A bread-knife blade had pierced his heart. He was buried yesterday. Sheriff White said Hughes signed a statement of guilt yesterday morning, shortly before a lie detector arrived in Princeton from the state laboratory in Charleston. Hughes submitted to the test even though he had confessed. Hughes' statement reconstructed the events leading up to the stabbing, White said. Swim and Hughes had been drinking together during the afternoon and evening. At about 7 p.m. Swim punched a hole in the gasoline tank on his car when it hit a stone. He failed in eforts to plug the leak - and set fire to the car. About three hours later, after the party continued in the vicinity of the charred automobile, the two men became engulfed in an argument. The argument grew into a fight, during which, Hughes said he came into possession of a knife, he knew not how. The fight continued until Swim dropped to the ground. Hughes said he threw the knife away - and waited. Sheriff White said his men arrived on the scene about an hour later and took both Hughes and the woman into custody. The following morning, as the investigation continued, officers discovered a bread knife, believed to be the death weapon, on the ground near the scene of the fight. Swim's body was found in a roadside ditch, near the burned car. He had returned to Mercer County about a month ago from a job in Ohio. on May 30, 1957.⁷

     Her Social Security Number was 233-40-5482.² Mattie Ethel Lusk was buried at Stafford Memorial Park, 154 Shelton Shop Road, Stafford, Stafford Co., Virginia.³ She was born on May 12, 1926 at Herndon, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^1,3,2 As of July 31, 1946,her married name was Richards.¹ She married Harry Robert Richards, son of Elmer Clarence Richards and Dana Earlie Stump, on July 31, 1946 at Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.¹ Mattie Ethel Lusk died on March 17, 1999 at Stafford Co., Virginia, at age 72.^3,4,2

     His Social Security Number was 235-09-4658.⁴ Willie Virgil Morgan Willie Virgil Morgan, 82, of Princeton died Sunday, March 21, 1999 in a Princeton area hospital. Born Sept. 16, 1916 in Pierpoint, he was the son of the late J. B. and Lake Halsey Morgan. He was a retired salesman for Commercial Printing Company after 20 years of service. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Princeton. He was a former member of Princeton Lions Club and Princeton Moose Club Lodge 1521. He had been a resident of Princeton since 1960. He was preceded in death by six brothers, Clarence, Ted, Herbert, Carl, Roscoe, and Aeron Morgan; and one sister, Leona Toney. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Katherine Richards Morgan of Princeton; two daughters, Shirley Howery and her husband Dan of Clinton Township, Mich., and Bonnie Lewis and her husband Bill, of Princeton; four grandchildren, Michael Howery and his wife Kelly Tracy Howery, Jennifer Johnson and her husband Ron, and Amy Lewis; two great-grandchildren, Cody and Casey Johnson. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the George W Seaver Chapel in Princeton with Dr. David Dockery officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Nephews and Tom Workman will serve as pallbearers.³ He was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on September 16, 1916 at Pierpoint, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^4,3 He married Katherine Jane Richards, daughter of Elmer Clarence Richards and Dana Earlie Stump, on February 20, 1943 at Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 Willie Virgil Morgan died on March 21, 1999 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 82.^4,3

     Hilda Lois Richards was buried at Stafford Memorial Park, 154 Shelton Shop Road, Stafford, Stafford Co., Virginia.^3,7 Her Social Security Number was 233-48-7798.⁸ She was born on September 7, 1933 at Covell, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.^8,2,3,7 As of December 18, 1948,her married name was McGuire.⁴ She married Robert McGuire on December 18, 1948 at Pineville, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.⁴ Hilda Lois Richards and Robert McGuire were divorced before April 14, 1956.² As of April 14, 1956,her married name was Auricchio.² Hilda Lois Richards married Salvatore Carl Auricchio on April 14, 1956 at Mullens, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.² Hilda Lois Richards and Salvatore Carl Auricchio were divorced in May, 1968.⁹ Hilda Lois Richards died on June 23, 1990 at Fredericksburg, Virginia, at age 56.^8,3,7

     Frank Sammons Crawford was buried at Alderson Cemetery, Alderson, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 236-03-9148.³ He was born on March 28, 1913 at Alderson, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.^1,3,2 He married Marjorie Montgomery Rigg, daughter of James Albert Rigg and Wyona Lee Smith, on November 9, 1950 at Alderson, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 Frank Sammons Crawford died on July 27, 2005 at Alderson, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, at age 92.^3,2 He Alderson - Frank Sammons Crawford, 92, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at his home in Alderson, following an extended illness. Born Mar. 28, 1913, at Alderson, he was the son of the late Charles Thomas and Cleo Pearl Sammons Crawford. Mr. Crawford was a retired company store manager and payroll clerk, retiring from Acme Limestone Company, Snowflake. He was a 1931 graduate of Alderson High School and a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the United States Army, having been a member of "the Corps" at Virginia Tech. Mr. Crawford was one of two men in Greenbrier County first called for military service in World War II in November 1941. He served in the European Theater rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Tank Corps. Mr. Crawford was wounded in action in France and was honorably discharged from the army in November 1947. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart, the American Defense Service Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Theater Medal, the American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. He returned to his home in West Virginia, married Miss Marjorie Montgomery Rigg and remained in Alderson the rest of his life. Mr. Crawford was a member of the Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, Alderson, a charter member of the Alderson Lions Club, a member of Tri County Memorial VFW Post 6723, Alderson, and a former member of the Lewisburg Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 1758, Lewisburg. Mr. Crawford enjoyed playing golf and gardening. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Montgomery Rigg Crawford; sister, Madeline C. Fulks; and five brothers, Edwin, Gordon, Brady, Harold and Charles Crawford. Survivors include: sister, Rachel Crawford Waters of Towson, MD; two sisters-in-law, Barbara Pratt and husband, James H. of Indianapolis, IN, and Betty B. Crawford of Columbia, MD; special friends and caregivers, Mary Lou Smith of Alderson, Angela Smith of Alderson, Sharon Daugherty of Alderson and Dorothea Smith of Alderson; many nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and great-nephews. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. at Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, Alderson, with the Rev. Sam Groves officiating. Burial will follow in the Alderson Cemetery, Alderson. Friends may call one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Military graveside rites will be conducted by Gauley Bridge VFW Post 8366, Gauley Bridge, and Tri County Memorial VFW Post 6723, Alderson. In lieu of flowers, contributions of sympathy may be made to the Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 477, Alderson, WV 24910. Lobban Funeral Home in Alderson is in charge of the arrangements.
on August 30, 2005.²

     His Social Security Number was 186-16-6601.⁴ Monroe Carl Fischer was born on February 4, 1914 at Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania; The SSDI has a birth date of Feb 5, 1914.^1,4,2,3 He married Mary Virginia Rigg, daughter of James Albert Rigg and Wyona Lee Smith, on July 3, 1949 at Alderson, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.¹ Monroe Carl Fischer died on April 6, 1993 at Escambia Co., Florida, at age 79.^4,2

     Her Social Security Number was 233-16-6686.³ Ida Bell Kirby was buried at Fletcher Cemetery, Alderson, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.^1,2 She was born on July 24, 1899 at Alderson, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.^3,2 As of June 24, 1942,her married name was Rigg.⁴ She married Robert Stephen Rigg, son of Stephen Columbus Rigg and Mary Byron Gray, on June 24, 1942 at Chelyan, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; Ida was a widow when she married Robert Rigg.^4,1 Ida Bell Kirby died on January 30, 1990 at Marmet, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 90.^3,1,2 She Mrs. Ida Bell Kirby Rigg, 90, of Miami, died Jan. 30, 1990, in Marmet Health Care Center after a long illness. She was a native of Alderson and a homemaker. She was a member of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, Alderson. Surviving: son, Dennis of St. Albans; daughters, Erma Fehering of Colo, Iowa, Ruth Snell of Thacker; sister, Nina Shires of Alderson; 25 grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, with the Rev. Hobart Prunty officiating. Burial will be in Fletcher Cemetery, Alderson. on January 31, 1990.²

     His Social Security Number was 232-70-3818.⁶ Nile Clifford Nutter was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Victor, Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on December 14, 1943 at Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^6,2,3,5 He died on August 31, 1992 at Brunswick Co., North Carolina, at age 48.^6,2,3

     James Kelley Nutter was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Victor, Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ He married Bonnie Castle.⁶ James Kelley Nutter was born on October 16, 1949 at Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5 He married Paula Lea Perdue on May 17, 1974 at Lexington, Rockbridge Co., Virginia.^6,5 James Kelley Nutter died on May 29, 2018 at Pikeville, Pike Co., Kentucky, at age 68.³ He James Kelley Nutter, 68, of Louisa, Kentucky, formerly of Ansted passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at Pikeville Medical Center. Born on October 16, 1949, he was the son of the late Nile Clinton and Dorothy Madelyn Samples Nutter. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Nile Clifford Nutter. James was a U.S. Navy veteran and had worked at Merrill Lynch and Lowes. Survivors include a daughter, Jesse (Jason) Boner of Raleigh, NC; son, Lincoln Nutter of Louisa, KY; sister, Carolyn (Gary) Harrah of South Rockwood, MI and one grandchild Cameron Nutter of Maryland. Burial will follow at the Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor. on May 31, 2018.³

     His Social Security Number was 051-22-5913.² Frank John Montileone was born on April 10, 1931 at Buffalo, Erie Co., New York.^1,2,3 He married Nina Mae Samples, daughter of Enos Franklin Samples and Hazel Jenette Davis, on June 13, 1988 at Palm Beach Co., Florida.^4,5,1 Frank John Montileone died on October 23, 2008 at Palm Beach Co., Florida, at age 77.²

     Hereld Prather was buried at Virginia's Chapel Cemetery, Cedar Grove, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 233-28-9412.⁵ He was born on March 3, 1921 at Glen Jean, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2,5,3,4 He married Hazel Faye Samples, daughter of Amos Monroe Samples and Vanna Belle "Vannie" Paxton, on April 12, 1941 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Hereld Prather died on January 18, 2008 at Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina, at age 86.^5,3,4 He Hereld Prather, 86, of Charleston, S.C., formerly of Charleston, W.Va., and husband of Norma Jean Ballard Prather, entered into eternal rest on the morning of January 18, 2008, at his home. Mr. Prather was born March 3, 1921, in Glen Jean, W.Va., the son of the late Robert L. and Sarah Beckelheimer Prather. Raised in Scarbro, W.Va., he graduated from Oak Hill High School and received a diploma from Charleston School of Commerce, where he was Phi Theta Pi, an International Honorary Commercial Fraternity. He worked for New River and Pocahontas Coal Company in Minden, W.Va., and Pure Oil Refinery in Cabin Creek, W.Va., before enlisting into the Army. Trained in the horse calvary at Fort Riley, Kan., he saw duty in Italy, Germany, and Austria as a combat engineer. He was honorably discharged with a Purple Heart, Bronze Indian Arrowhead Medal and a European Theater Ribbon with five battle stars. Upon his return, he resumed his work at Pure Oil Refinery and started night classes at Morris Harvey College. During this time, he met and married Norma Jean Ballard on October 8, 1948. He received his B.S. degree in accounting in 1952 and was the first student to complete all his courses at night. He then worked for FMC Corporation in South Charleston as a registered public accountant until he retired. Hereld was a member of Salina Lodge No. 27, AFM in Malden, W.Va; the York Rite Bodies in Charleston, W.Va; a 33rd-degree Mason of Scottish Rite Bodies in the valley of Charleston, W.Va., where he held leadership positions in all four bodies; Beni Kedem Shrine of Charleston, W.Va. and Royal Order of Jesters Court No, 111. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church for sixty years and James Island Presbyterian Church for one year. He is survived by his wife of 59 years of Charleston, S.C; a daughter, Deborah Lynn Lambert, and husband, Paul, of Charleston, S.C; three grandchildren, Dr. Lara Lambert and Paul R. Lambert III, both of Charleston, S.C., and Leslie Lambert of Atlanta, Ga; and a great-granddaughter, Taylor Dahl of Charleston, SC. A memorial service will be held this summer at Virginia's Chapel (Little Brick Church) in Cedar Grove, W.Va. on January 20, 2008.⁴