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     John A. Warwick was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 409-22-9121.² He was born on August 6, 1924 at Marion Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He married Frances A. Harler, daughter of Claude Browning Harler and Thelma May Schonebaum, on May 20, 1946 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3 John A. Warwick died on January 1, 1997 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 72.^2,4 He John A. Warwick, 72, of Charleston died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1997, in CAMC, General Division, after a long illness. He was a retired administrative manager from Copco Paper and a veteran of World War II, discharged as a captain. He was past commander and present adjutant of American Legion Post 20, member of VFW Post 3466, the 40 and 8 Society and St. Anthony Catholic Church. Surviving: wife, Frances Warwick; son, Robert W. Warwick of Huntington; daughters, Cheri Ann Flowers and Nancy E. Epperhart, of Charleston; brothers, Raymond L. Warwick of Silver Spring, Md., Luther A. Warwick of Indianapolis, Ind; six grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home, Charleston, with Father Richard Zelik officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. on January 2, 1997.⁴

     Dyrle Kenzie Daniel was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4 His Social Security Number was 236-09-6094.⁵ He was born on February 23, 1908 at Saxon, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,5 He married Garnet Elsie Polk, daughter of Daniel Kingdom Polk and Mary Frances Riffe, on July 19, 1928 at Stotesbury, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ Dyrle Kenzie Daniel died on August 30, 1993 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 85.^5,4 He Dyrle K. "D.K.'' Daniel, 85, of Mullens died Aug. 30, 1993, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. He was a 50-year resident of Mullens. He attended United Methodist Church, Mullens, and was a retired salesman. He was a member of Mullens Masonic Lodge, Admiral Chapter 50, Mullens, Bluefield Commandery, and Beni Kedem Shrine of Charleston. Surviving: wife, Agnes Morgan Daniel; sister, Miriam Burns of Sophia. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, Mullens, with the Rev. Donald L. Davis officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, with Masonic rites conducted by Mullens Masonic Lodge 151. on August 31, 1993.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 235-38-0842.³ Nina Mae Hatcher was buried at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on January 26, 1923 at Iaeger, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^1,3,2,5 As of December 21, 1947,her married name was Powell.¹ She married Charles Edward "Charlie" Powell Jr., son of Charles Edgar/Edwin "Charley" Powell and Ida Estaline Thompson, on December 21, 1947 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,6 Nina Mae Hatcher died on November 16, 1989 at Coral Springs, Broward Co., Florida, at age 66.^4,5 She Mrs. Nina H. Powell, 66, of Coral Springs, formerly of Charleston, W.Va., died Nov. 16, 1989, at home after a long illness. She was retired from Department of Human Services with 10 years' service. She was a former 38-year resident of Charleston and a member of Village Chapel Presbyterian Church, Kanawha City, W.Va. Surviving: sons, Charles W. of Coral Springs, Daniel E. of Crestview; daughter, Jane Bateman of Lower Salem, Ohio; eight grandchildren. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at J.E. Johnson Funeral Home, Kanawha City, with the Rev. Frank Mansell officiating. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Resthaven Memorial Park, Princeton, W.VA. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on November 21, 1989.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 718-14-8598.⁶ Edwin Hampton "Ed" LaFon was buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway, Braxton Co., West Virginia.⁵ He was born on February 29, 1896 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia; The SSDI has a birth date of Dec 1, 1895.^2,3,5,6 He married Maggie H. Powell, daughter of Charles Edgar/Edwin "Charley" Powell and Ida Estaline Thompson, on December 9, 1915 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,7,5 Edwin Hampton "Ed" LaFon died in January, 1979 at age 82.⁶

     Her Social Security Number was 233-14-5392.⁸ Winnie Wanita LaFon was buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway, Braxton Co., West Virginia.^1,3 She was born on November 28, 1916 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^8,7,2,3 As of August 29, 1938,her married name was Douglas.⁷ She married Woodrow Wilson Douglas on August 29, 1938 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,7,3 Winnie Wanita LaFon died on January 15, 1999 at Charlotte, Eaton Co., Michigan, at age 82.^1,8,3 She CHARLOTTE, Mich. - Winnie Wanita LaFon Douglas, 82, of Charlotte, formerly of Gassaway, W.Va., died Jan. 15, 1999, in Charlotte after a short illness. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. Surviving: husband, Woodrow W. Douglas; son, Stephen of Charlotte; sister, Ida Mae Currey of Thornton, W.Va; brother, Howard "Duck" LaFon of Gassaway; two grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway, with the Rev. Lorous Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery, near Gassaway. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
on January 17, 1999.¹

     His Social Security Number was 718-14-8605.⁸ Howard Hedrick "Duck" LaFon was buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway, Braxton Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on August 1, 1918 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^8,9,5,6,7 He married Marjorie Grose Friend on March 6, 1939 at Clay, Clay Co., West Virginia.⁹ Howard Hedrick "Duck" LaFon married Merida Louise Given on September 29, 1951 at Summersville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^4,10,11 Howard Hedrick "Duck" LaFon died on June 4, 1999 at Gassaway, Braxton Co., West Virginia, at age 80.^4,8 He GASSAWAY - Howard "Duck" LaFon, 81, of Gassaway died June 4 , 1999, in Braxton County Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was retired from Consolidated Coal Co. He was a former employee of B&O Railroad, a member of Union Local 1501, a 50-year Mason, a Navy veteran of World War II and a Protestant. Surviving: wife, Louise Given LaFon; son, William of Enterprise; sister, Ida May "Ike" Currey of Thornton; three grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway, with the Rev. Darrell Mollohan officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
on June 6, 1999.⁴

     Natalie LaFon was buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway, Braxton Co., West Virginia.⁴ Her married name was Perry.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 232-24-6255.⁶ She married Unknown Perry.⁵ Natalie LaFon was born on May 12, 1921 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,3 As of July 22, 1944,her married name was Stroud.⁵ She married Gilbert Nathaniel Stroud on July 22, 1944 at Scarbro, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁵ Natalie LaFon died on September 6, 1991 at age 70.⁶

     Her Social Security Number was 233-46-5490.³ Her married name was Gatski.¹ Her married name was Currey.¹ Ida May LaFon married Paul Delmas "Scotty" Currey.^1,4 Ida May LaFon married Frank "Gunner" Gatski.¹ Ida May LaFon was born on May 19, 1930 at Ivydale, Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,3 She died on December 16, 2008 at Morgantown, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, at age 78.^1,3 She Ida May (LaFon) Currey, age 78, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend of Thornton, WV passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, after an extended illness. Ida was born in Ivydale, WV on May 19, 1930. She attended Marshall University. She enjoyed cooking and was an avid gardener. She also was an animal lover and after raising her nine children, she rescued and cared for her beloved dogs and cats. She is survived by her husband, Paul D. Scotty Currey of Thornton; daughter Karen Giuliani and husband, James Giuliani of Morgantown and their children, Laura Giuliani and Alex Giuliani; daughter Ann Harman of Boston, MA and her daughter, Rachel Harman of Morgantown; son Louis Gatski and wife, Sandra Gatski of Springfield, VA and their children, Jason Gatski and Katie Gatski; son John Gatski and wife Milagros Vascones-Gatski, of Kensington, MD and their son, Elias Gatski; son Steve Gatski, of Thornton; daughter Christina Woods and husband Wayne Woods of Center Point, WV; son Tim Currey and wife, Ana Currey of American Samoa; and daughter-in-law, Carole Gatski, of Portland, MI. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Maggie (Powell) LaFon; two sons, Frank Gatski and Joseph Gatski; one grandson, Christopher Harman; son-in-law, Kyle Harman, two sisters, Natalie Stroud and Juanita Douglas; and one brother, Howard LaFon. A memorial service was held Tuesday, December 23 at 1:30 p.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Church on Eby Road near Thornton. Family and friends were invited to gather and share a meal immediately after the service. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her name to the WV Highlands Conservancy P.O. Box 306 Charleston, WV 25321 or online at: www.highlands.org. Arrangements are entrusted to the Donald G. Ford Funeral Home in Grafton. on December 23, 2008.¹

     His Social Security Number was 233-60-7751.³ Paul Delmas "Scotty" Currey married Ida May LaFon, daughter of Edwin Hampton "Ed" LaFon and Maggie H. Powell.^1,2 Paul Delmas "Scotty" Currey was born on March 24, 1939 at Grafton, Taylor Co., West Virginia.^3,2 He died on November 10, 2013 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 74.^3,2 He GRAFTON — Paul Delmas “Scotty” Currey, 74, of Eby Road, Thornton, W.Va., passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at the Hubbard Hospice Hospital in Charleston, W.Va. He was born March 24, 1939, in Grafton, W.Va, a son of the late D.J. “Bill” Currey and Kathleen Belle (Lake) Currey. He is survived by two children, Tim Currey and wife Ana of Charleston, W.Va., and Christina Woods and husband Wayne of Center Point, W.Va; one grandson, Tamatoa T. Currey; five stepchildren, Karen Giuliani and husband, James of Morgantown, Ann Harman, also of Morgantown, Louis Gatski and wife Sandra of Springfield, Va., John Gatski and wife Milagros Vascones-Gatski, of Kensington, Md., and Steve Gatski of Thornton; and six stepgrandchildren, Laura and Alex Giuliani, Rachel Harman, Jason, Katie and Elias Gatski. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ida May (LaFon) Currey; two stepsons, Frank Gatski and Joseph Gatski; and one stepgrandson, Christopher Harman. Scotty was the manager of the Valley Inn Restaurant and Motel from 1958 to 1972 and the owner and operator of Scotty Kawasaki Company in Grafton from 1972 to 1982. He was also the Superintendent for the Taylor County Department of Highways from 1977 to 1988 and a former member of the Taylor County Democratic Committee. There will be no funeral home visitation and, at Scotty’s request, he will be cremated. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date. on November 12, 2013.²

     His Social Security Number was 232-84-2402.⁴ James Kyle Harman married Ann/Anne Gatski, daughter of Frank "Gunner" Gatski and Ida May LaFon.^1,2 James Kyle Harman was born on September 19, 1950 at Grafton, Taylor Co., West Virginia.⁴ He died in December, 1991 at age 41.⁴

     Frank "Gunner" Gatski was buried at West Virginia National Cemetery, 42 Veterans Memorial Lane, Pruntytown, Taylor Co., West Virginia.^1,4,3 He married Ida May LaFon, daughter of Edwin Hampton "Ed" LaFon and Maggie H. Powell.⁵ Frank "Gunner" Gatski was born on March 18, 1921 at Farmington, Marion Co., West Virginia.^1,4,2,3 He died on November 22, 2005 at West Virginia at age 84.^1,4,3 He Frank "Gunner" Gatski, 84, of Rt. 1, Grafton, W.Va., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005. He was born in No. 9 Coal Camp in Farmington, W.Va., March 18, 1921, son of the late Louie and Etta (Pietrowski) Gatski. Surviving are seven children; Frank Gatski and wife Carol of Portland, Mich., Karen Guliani and husband James, and Anne Harman, both of Morgantown, Louis Gatski and wife Sandra of Springfield, Va., John Gatski and wife Milagras of Kensington, Md., Steven Gatski of Thornton and Joseph P. Gatski; six grandchildren: Rachel Harman, Laura Guliani, Jason Gatski, Katie Gatski, Alex Guliani and Elias Gatski; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Mr. Gatski is the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was preceded in death by three brothers: Benny, Paul and John Gatski; one sister; Mary Louise Gatski, a son-in-law, Kyle Harman; and one grandson, Christopher Harman. Mr. Gatski was a member of the Cleveland Browns in the 1940s and 1950s; was an all-pro center whose pass blocking helped the Browns to championships in the AAFC and the NFL football leagues. He played three years with Marshall University under Cam Henderson. He served in the US Army from 1942-45. Frank earned All-NFL player honors from 1950-53 and in 1955. In 1974, he was elected to the WV Sports Writers' Hall of Fame. In 1985, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and also to the Marshall University Hall of Fame. In 1989, he was elected to the Polish Hall of Fame of Hamtramic, Mich. and in 2000 he was elected to the greater-Cleveland All Sports Hall of Fame. On Oct. 15, 2005, his Marshall University football jersey, #72, was retired. After retirement, he was coach and athletic director at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys in Pruntytown, W.Va. He attended the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Grafton. The family will receive friends at the Donald G. Ford Funeral Home in Grafton from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, at 10 a.m. at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Grafton, with the Rev. Father Ronald G. Prechtl as Celebrant. Interment will follow in the West Virginia National Cemetery in Pruntytown. Military graveside services will be conducted by the VFW Memorial City Post #3081 of Grafton, Taylor County Post #12 American Legion, DAV Chapter 24 and their Auxiliaries. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes contributions be made to the charity of your choice. on November 25, 2005.¹