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     Katherine Ellen "Katie" Jones was buried at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 235-72-1893.⁴ She was born on June 30, 1896 at Dawson, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.^1,4 As of March 1, 1919,her married name was Poff.² She married Montague Gordon Poff, son of Martha Alice Poff, on March 1, 1919 at Gatewood, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^5,1,2 Katherine Ellen "Katie" Jones died on June 20, 1972 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 75.¹ She Rainelle - Mrs. Katie Ellen Poff, 75, of Rainelle died Tuesday night in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Born June 30, 1896, at Dawson, she was a daughter of the late John and Virginia Hodgeson Jones. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her husband, Montague, died in 1964. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. James Kenny of Rainelle and Mrs. William Thompson of Falls Church, Va; three sons, Jennings of Oak Hill, Carl of Rainelle and Paul of Alexandria, Va; two sisters, Mrs. Vivian Becker of Fayetteville and Mrs. Annie Fitzgerald of Taft, Fla; two brothers, Percy Jones of Bristol, Va., and Charles of Fayetteville; 16 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Smathers Funeral Home in Rainelle with Rev. Allen Gallimore and Rev. Jack Stafford in charge. Burial will be in the Huse Memorial Park at Fayetteville. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today. on June 22, 1972.¹

     Jennings Poff was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁶ His Social Security Number was 236-24-9382.⁹ He was born on May 8, 1923 at Gatewood, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^9,3 He married Naomi Edris Bragg on August 15, 1947 at Powellton, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,4,6 Jennings Poff died on September 25, 2000 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 77.^9,4,6,7 He OAK HILL - Jennings Poff, 77, of Oak Hill, Fayette County, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, in Carrington Nursing Home, Lynchburg, Va., after a long illness. He was a member, song leader and Sunday School teacher at Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle, a retired owner/operator of the Varsity Barber Shop, Oak Hill, and was a Navy veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Naomi Bragg Poff; son, J. Kent of Gainesville, Ga; daughter, Marilyn L. Gadomski of Lynchburg, Va; brothers, Carl of Rainelle, Paul of Alexandria, Va; sisters, Madalyn Kenney of Lewisburg, Helen Thomas of Falls Church, Va; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle with the Rev. Allen Gallimore, the Rev. Brian Johnson, the Rev. Elmo Alderman and the Rev. Ben Peyton officiating. Entombment will be in High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill, with military rites by VFW Post 3110, Oak Hill. on September 26, 2000.⁶

     Carl Thomas Poff was buried at Wallace Memorial Cemetery, 16155 Midland Trail West, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on March 19, 1927 at Gatewood, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He married Lucy Mae Gilkeson on September 14, 1950 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^3,5 Carl Thomas Poff died on August 30, 2005 at Lilly Park, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, at age 78.³ He RAINELLE - Carl T. Poff, 78, of Lilly Park, passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 30, 2005, at his home following a long illness. Born March 19, 1927, at Gatewood, he was a son of the late Montague Gordon and Katie Ellen Jones Poff. Carl was a member of First Baptist Church of Rainelle, a member of Midland Trail Masonic Lodge No. 166 of Rainelle and a life associate member of the American Train Dispatchers Association. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II and the Korean War, and also served more than 25 years in the Army Reserves. Mr. Poff worked for CSX Railway as a clerk and a dispatcher. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Lucy M. Gilkeson Poff; two daughters, Deborah Poff of Rainelle and Kelli Craig and husband, Ty, of Maryville, Tenn; two sisters, Madelyn Kenney of Lewisburg and Helen Thomas of Wilmington, N.C; a brother, Paul Poff of Dumfries, Va; and a granddaughter, Lexi Craig. The body is being cremated. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Saturday at Wallace and Wallace Chapel, Rainelle, with the Rev. Keith Shumaker officiating, assisted by Pastor Dana Gatewood. His ashes will be placed in a niche at Wallace Memorial Mausoleum, Clintonville, at a later date. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations of sympathy be made to Greenbrier Valley Hospice Inc., 610 Church St., Summersville, WV 26651. Arrangements by Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle. on September 2, 2005.³

     Her Social Security Number was 232-38-3280.³ Naomi Edris Bragg was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² She was born on May 19, 1924 at Crooked Run, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,3,2 As of August 15, 1947,her married name was Poff.¹ She married Jennings Poff, son of Montague Gordon Poff and Katherine Ellen "Katie" Jones, on August 15, 1947 at Powellton, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 Naomi Edris Bragg died on October 10, 2001 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 77.^3,2 She OAK HILL - Naomi Bragg Poff, 77, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at a Charleston hospital suddenly from a stroke. Born May 19, 1924, at Crooked Run, she was the daughter of the late Jobe F. Bragg and Cora Kincaid Bragg. Mrs. Poff was a member of Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle, WCTU Women Christian Temperance Union, and she worked as a legal secretary for Judge Estel Dillon in her early years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jennings Poff, on Sept. 25, 2000; and a sister, Martha Bragg Huffman. Survivors include her son, J. Kent Poff and his wife, Karen, of Gainesville, Ga; a daughter, Marilyn L. Gadomski and her husband, Geary, of Lynchburg, Va; seven grandchildren, Amy Lingenfelter, Felicia Geukgeuzian, Bethany Gadomski, Sara Poff, Jonathan Poff, Katie Poff and Kristina Poff; three great-grandchildren, Lyndsey, Logan and Lauryn Lingenfelter, and a great-granddaughter to be born today, Oct. 11, 2001; a brother, James Bragg of Sykesville, Md; and three sisters, Ruth B. Dodd and Mary E. Alberchinski, both of Fayetteville, and Rachael B. Riffe of Oak Hill. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle with the Revs. Allen Gallimore, Elmo Alderman, Earl Vannatter and Ben Peyton officiating. Entombment will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations to Evangelistic Faith Missions, c/o Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle, 141 Oyler Ave., Oak Hill, WV 25901. Friends may call 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville. Arrangements by Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home, Fayetteville. on October 11, 2001.²

     His Social Security Number was 182-16-8212.⁵ Robert Butler Avery married Mary Lee "Willie" Cooper, daughter of Johnson Lando "Lonzie" "Alonzo" Cooper and Effie Lena Poff.¹ Robert Butler Avery was born on October 18, 1920 at Alderson, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.^5,2,3,6,4 He died on April 30, 1998 at Pennsylvania at age 77.^5,3

     Joseph Woodrow Hazelwood was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery (also known as Shumate Cemetery), Elgood, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,4,5 His Social Security Number was 234-24-7719.² He was born on March 13, 1913 at Elgood, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4,5 He married Josephine Boyd "Josie" Poff, daughter of James Thomas "Tom" Poff and Mary Pearl Fletcher, on August 9, 1932 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5,6 Joseph Woodrow Hazelwood died on April 19, 1957 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 44.^2,4,5 He The body of a 43-year-old Princeton man was found about 250 yards from the intersection of Route 20 and the Oakvale Road iust off the pavement yesterday afternoon at 3:15 by a motorist. He was identified as Joseph Woodrow Hazlewood, resident at the North View Addition of Princeton. Magistrate Dean C. Coffey, Justice of Peace and coroner, said the death was apparently natural as the body had only one small bump on the head, believed to have occurred when Hazelwood fell to the ground. Aside from a small bump on the head which might have resulted from the fall, police said there were no other marks on the body. There were no sign of any struggle near the body and no indication of a hit-and-run accident. Apparently Hazelwood was walking toward Athens when he fell. The body was brought to Memorial Hospital in a Memorial Funeral Directory ambulance. He was pronounced dead on arrival by Dr. Daniel Hale. A billfold containing miscellaneous papers and $55 was found in the dead man's pants pocket. Leonard Christian of Beckiey driving toward Princeton, first discovered the body and stopped Charley Bassett, chief at the Mercer County Jail, who was on his way to work. Bassett stopped at the Police Headquarters and notified Night Desk Sergeant Carlysie Thom who sent Patrolmen Joe Thorn and Guy Harmon to the scene. The body was taken to Memorial Funeral Directory. Hazelwood had been employed at the Giles French sawmill for the past nine years. Born at Elgood on March 13, 1913, he was a son of the late Joseph and Pearl Kidwell Hazelwood. Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Josephine Poff; three sons; Thomas, Claude and Jerry Hazelwood, all of Princeton; three daughters; Mrs. Wayne Moody, Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Fred Kinder, Bluefield, and Mrs. Bobby Nuckols of Beckiey; a brother, Luther Hazelwood of Athens; and seven sisters: Mrs. Larry Burton, Mrs. Jesse Sexton and Mrs. Watha White, of Princeton, Mrs. Perry Martin, Mrs. Elbert White and Mrs. James Hazelwood, of Athens, and Mrs. Marvin Stroupe of Pennsylvania. The body will be returned home today at 5 p.m. from Memorial Funeral Directory. Services will be tomorrow afternoon at a time and place to be set later. Interment will be in Shumate Cemetery near Elgood. Pallbearers will be Giles French, Orville Law, Huston Thompson, N. L. and Fred White and Frank Hylton. on April 20, 1957.⁵

     Kermit Elsworth Bryant was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on January 25, 1920 at Blue Jay, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He married Lura Mae Poff, daughter of James Thomas "Tom" Poff and Mary Pearl Fletcher, on September 30, 1945 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,1,4 Kermit Elsworth Bryant died on August 21, 1976 at West Virginia at age 56.¹ He Funeral services for Kermit Elsworth Bryant, 56, of 106 Reservation Ave., Beckley will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Dr. C. S. Donnelley officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Bryant died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday in a local hospital following a five week illness. Born Jan. 25, 1920 at Blue Jay, he was a son of the late Wilson and Ollie M. Crook Bryant. A member of the Mabscott United Methodist Church, Bryant had been a nursing assistant at the Veteran's Administration Hospital for 19 ½ years. He was a veteran of World War II and had been awarded a Bronze Star for saving a battalion in Italy. Survivors include his widow, Mae Poff Bryant; three sons, Kermit E. Jr. of Bergen, N.Y., James P. with the U.S. Navy at Virginia Beach, Va., and Howard R., at home; a daughter, Jean (Mrs. Bill) Dickerson of Dickenson, Tex; two brothers, Wilson W. of Beaver and Ira of Michigan; three sisters, Pauline (Mrs. William) Underwood of Daniels, Nancy (Mrs. Tennis) Chafin of Beckley and Joan (Mrs. Kenneth) Fritz of Daniels; and six grandchildren. Friends may call at the Melton Mortuary from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Active pallbearers will be Clarence Brooks, Steven Snuffer, Earl Shrewsbery, Bruce Harvey, Jack Grimes and James Bowman. Fellow employees at the VA Hospital will serve as honorary pallbearers. on August 23, 1976.¹

     Alfred Thurman Humphreys was buried at Orchard Cemetery, Ballard, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He was born on June 10, 1953 at Greenville, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He died on January 8, 1972 at Monroe Co., West Virginia, at age 18.^2,3 He Greenville - Alfred Thurman Humphreys, 18 year old son of Andrew T. and Nancy Crawford Humphreys was killed at 6 p.m. Saturday in a car accident in Monroe County. Born at Greenville, June 10, 1953, he was a 1971 graduate of Peterstown High School, member of Greenville United Methodist Church and was employed by the Pulaski Furniture Co. in Pulaski, Va. Survivors include his maternal grandmothers, Mrs. Julia Crawford of Princeton and Mrs. Ora Humphries of Ballard. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Greenville United Methodist Church with Rev. Gregory Lewis in charge. Burial will be in Orchard Cemetery. Friends may call at Broyles Funeral Home in Peterstown after 2 p.m. today and the body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the services. Pallbearers will be Quinton Crawford, Gary Colmer, Gene Craig, Melvin Miller, Oliver Dillon, Graham Rogers, Benny Colmer and Bobby Bradley. on January 10, 1972.³

     His Social Security Number was 276-07-5743.³ John S. Garver John S. Garver, 84, of Mansfield, died Sunday, April 29, 2001 at SCCI Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Garver was born September 29, 1916, in Lexington, Ohio to Scott and Mabel Bixler Garver and lived his entire life in the Mansfield area. On April 30, John and his wife, Pauline, would have celebrated 63 years of marriage. He retired from Westinghouse after 33 years of service. Mr. Garver was a veteran of World War II serving with the United States Army. He was a master mason in Mansfield Lodge #35 F. & A. M. John loved gardening and was a champion of growing some of the finest tomatoes in Ohio. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Poff Garver; one daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte and Roger Butler of Phoenix, Arizona; one sister, Mary Cooper; five grandsons, Randy, Todd, Scott and Andy of Phoenix, Arizona, and T.J. of Las Vegas; twelve great-grandchildren: Rebecca, Melissa, Christopher, Amanda, Daniel, Jennifer, Alyssa, Steffanie, Mathew, Cheyenne, Caitlin-Jo of Phoenix; and John, of Las Vegas; a very special niece, Patty Clapper of Lexington, and a son-in-law, John Morrow of Phoenix. His parents and a daughter, Mary Jo Morrow, two sisters, Violet and Ruth Garver preceded him in death. A memorial service will be held at the Diamond Street Home of Wappner Funeral Directors on Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at 11:00 a.m. Friends may visit one hour prior to the service. Private graveside services will be held.² He was buried at Shauck Cemetery, Johnsville, Montgomery Co., Ohio.⁴ He was born on September 29, 1916 at Lexington, Richland Co., Ohio.^3,2 He married Pauline Bertha Poff, daughter of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Poff and Estella Mary "Stella" Matney, on April 30, 1938.^1,2 John S. Garver died on April 29, 2001 at Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio, at age 84.^3,2

     His Social Security Number was 284-07-6355.⁵ Kenneth R. Prosser was buried at Mansfield Memorial Park Cemetery, Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio.¹ He married Anna Ruth Poff, daughter of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Poff and Estella Mary "Stella" Matney.⁴ Kenneth R. Prosser was born on October 21, 1917 at Ohio.^5,2,6 He died on March 9, 1974 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at age 56.^3,6

     His Social Security Number was 234-46-1258.⁸ Charles Emerson Poff Jr. was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia.¹ He married Delores Fern "Lois" Unknown.^1,7 Charles Emerson Poff Jr. married Bonnie Lilly Dickson.¹ Charles Emerson Poff Jr. was born on March 8, 1932 at Ceredo, Wayne Co., West Virginia.^8,1 He died on March 20, 2003 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 71.^1,8 He CHARLES E. POFF JR., 71, of Kenova, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 20, 2003, in St. Mary's Medical Center. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, W.Va. He was born March 8, 1932, in Wayne County, West Virginia, a son of Goldie Walker Poff of Ashland, Ky., and the late Charles David Poff. He was a superintendent for C.J. Hughes Construction Co., and a member of New Life Tabernacle of Wayne. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Delores Fern "Lois" Poff; a sister, Marie Parsley; and a grandson, Christopher Michael Poff. Additional survivors include his wife Bonnie Lilly Poff of Kenova; two daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki Lynn and Teddy Mounts of Huntington and Sharon Denise and Michael Hay of Kenova; a son and daughter-in-law, Michael K. and Debbi Poff of Huntington; a stepson, William Wallace Dickson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla; three sisters, five brothers, four granddaughters, three grandsons and two great-grandsons. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2003, at Chapman's Mortuary. on March 21, 2003.¹

     Delores Fern "Lois" Unknown was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia.² Her married name was Poff.¹ She married Charles Emerson Poff Jr., son of Charles David "Charley" Poff and Goldie Walker.^1,3 Delores Fern "Lois" Unknown was born in 1931 at West Virginia.^2,3 She died on January 17, 1989 at Fayette Co., Kentucky.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 234-52-6642.¹¹ Ann Marie Poff was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia.¹² Her married name was Parsley.⁷ She married William Elwood "Bill" Parsley.^5,7 Ann Marie Poff was born on September 7, 1934 at Ceredo, Wayne Co., West Virginia.^2,11,6 She died on May 25, 1997 at age 62.^11,2

     William Elwood "Bill" Parsley was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia.² He married Ann Marie Poff, daughter of Charles David "Charley" Poff and Goldie Walker.^1,2 William Elwood "Bill" Parsley was born on March 6, 1933 at Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia.² He died on October 24, 2016 at Chesapeake, Lawrence Co., Ohio, at age 83.² He William Elwood Parsley, 83, of Chesapeake, Ohio, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016, at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born March 6, 1933, in Kenova, W.Va., a son of the late Lafe and Florence Wheeler Parsley. He was retired from the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. Besides his parents he was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Anna Marie Poff Parsley, one son, John David Parsley, two sisters and one brother. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, William Richard "Rick" Parsley (Anna), Lafe Charles "Chuck" Parsley; two daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela Sue Parsley Young (Chuck), Amy Parsley Newton (Joseph); one brother, Lafe Parsley Jr; one sister, Ruth Little; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. on October 28, 2016.²