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     Betty Frances Hudson was buried at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Her married name was Lore.¹ She married Raymond Leslie Lore Sr., son of Herman Henry Lore and Hazel Lena Poff.¹ Betty Frances Hudson was born on February 24, 1933 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² She died on May 15, 2016 at Scott Depot, Putnam Co., West Virginia, at age 83.¹ She Betty Frances Lore, 83, of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Bellaire at Devonshire, Scott Depot, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond; parents, Ernest and Opal Hudson; and brother, Arnold Hudson. She was a lifelong resident of the Kanawha Valley and grew up attending Ivydale Baptist Church with her family. She is survived by her daughters, Deborah (Paul) Adkins of Charleston, Connie Zimmerman of Elkview and Brenda (Rick) Thompson of Orlando, Fla; son, Raymond "Les" Lore, Jr. of South Point, Ohio; brothers, Frank, Jim and Ernie Hudson; sisters, Marsha Rife, Anna Morrison, Nancy Clark and Joyce Pauley; two grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Tyler Long officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. on May 20, 2016.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 235-98-4649.² Hilda Mable Lanier was buried at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on August 27, 1894 at West Virginia.² As of circa 1912,her married name was Poff.⁴ She married Thomas Earl Poff, son of Robert Edward Poff and Oleva Barrett, circa 1912.^1,4 Hilda Mable Lanier died on May 2, 1983 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 88.^2,3

     Boyd Ralph Poff was buried at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on July 21, 1925 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^8,5 He married Betty Jane Watkins circa 1950.^9,4 Boyd Ralph Poff died on September 20, 2015 at St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 90.^4,8 He Boyd R. Poff, 90, of St. Albans, passed away at home on Sept. 20 after a long illness. He was a retired school bus operator for Kanawha County Schools, a member of Green Valley Church of God and an avid golfer. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Betty J. Watkins Poff. He is survived by his sister, Thelma Humphrey of St. Albans; his children, Boyd "Jug" Poff Jr. and wife, Patty, of Kemp, Texas, Steven and wife, Becky, of Balch Springs, Texas, Billy of Charleston and Connie Davidson and husband, Scott, of St. Albans; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and his faithful chairside companion, Jasmine. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home, 110 B St., St. Albans. Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. David Bowen officiating. Graveside service immediately following at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. on September 22, 2015.⁴

     Eva Edna Poff was buried at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,5 Her Social Security Number was 235-66-5375.⁶ Her married name was Pauley.¹ She married Lonnie Ross "Ross" Pauley.¹ Eva Edna Poff was born on May 14, 1914 at Grant Co., Indiana.^1,6,7 She died on March 16, 2004 at Hollywood, Broward Co., Florida, at age 89.^1,6 She HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Eva Edna Poff Pauley, 89, of Hollywood, Fla., formerly of Culloden, W.Va., died March 16, 2004, at the home of her daughter and caregiver, Blenda L. Conn of Hollywood, after a long illness. She was born May 14, 1914, in Indiana, the daughter of the late Thomas Earl and Hilda Mable Lanier Poff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Lonnie "Ross" Pauley in 1979; two sons, Thomas Allen Pauley in 1991 and Lonnie Leroy Pauley in 2000; two daughters-in-law, Wilma Sowards Pauley and Pansy Saunders Pauley; a son-in-law, Wilkie Barrett; brother, Ronald Guy Poff; and two sisters, Louise Pauley and Irene Skaggs. She had held down many jobs outside the home, including as a cook at Morris Memorial Nursing Home and at George C. Wymer Elementary School. She was a loving mother, daughter, wife, sister and grandmother and was a friend to all. She was a Christian and had attended, in most recent years, Laywell Church of Christ and Hurricane Church of Christ and Lighthouse Ministries in Hollywood. She is survived by daughters, Margaret McBrayer and her husband, Lewis, of Davisville, W.Va., Frances Barrett of Proctorville, Ohio; Blenda Conn and her ex-husband, Eugene, of Hollywood, Doris Pauley and her ex-husband, Charles, of Culloden, W.Va; daughter-in-law, Carol Pauley-Anderson of Charleston, W.Va; brother, Boyd R. Poff of St. Albans, W.Va; sisters, Isabelle Monk of South Charleston, W.Va., Thelma Humphreys of St. Albans; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Poff of St. Albans; 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and many stepgrandchildren; many special nieces, nephews and cousins; her very special friend, Jack Bottone of Hollywood; special nurse, Madge; and hospice caregivers, Norma and Twyla of Hollywood. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20, at Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. Steven Kenney and Toney Stowers officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Allen Funeral Home, 2837 Main St., Hurricane. A special gathering of friends and family will be after the service Saturday at the home of her granddaughter, Gigi, at 2859 Upper Charlies Creek, Sycamore Road, Hurricane. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made in Eva's honor to the American Alzheimer's Association or your local hospice. on March 20, 2004.¹

     His Social Security Number was 232-12-0325.⁴ Lonnie Ross "Ross" Pauley was buried at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² He married Eva Edna Poff, daughter of Thomas Earl Poff and Hilda Mable Lanier.¹ Lonnie Ross "Ross" Pauley was born on May 12, 1911 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^4,3 He died in December, 1979 at West Virginia at age 68.⁴

     Thomas Allen Pauley was buried at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 236-58-6500.⁵ He was born on July 5, 1939 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁵ He married Carol Lynn Miller, daughter of Emmett Radford Miller and Mary Widay, on December 22, 1959 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4 Thomas Allen Pauley died on January 22, 1990 at Frame, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 50.³ He Thomas Allen Pauley, 50, of Frame, died Monday, Jan. 22, 1990, at home of an apparent heart attack. He was a plumber with 25 years of service and was a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 625. He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Elkview, and a past member of Bethany Baptist Church, St. Albans. He was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County. Surviving: wife, Carol Miller Pauley; sons, Gregory A. of New Hill, N.C., David T. of Raleigh, N.C., Joseph S. at home; mother, Eva Pauley of Hurricane; brother, Leroy Pauley of Hurricane; sisters, Mrs. Margaret McBrayer of Parkersburg, Mrs. Frances Barrett and Doris Pauley, of Hurricane, Blenda Pauley of Raleigh; one granddaughter. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston, with the Rev. Lee Swor officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. on January 23, 1990.³

     His Social Security Number was 236-86-8125.⁵ Lonnie Leroy Pauley was buried at Huntington Center Cemetery, Huntington, Lorain Co., Ohio.^2,3 He married Pansy Sanders.² Lonnie Leroy Pauley was born on October 12, 1952 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^5,2 He died on April 30, 2000 at New London, Huron Co., Ohio, at age 47.^5,2 He NEW LONDON, Ohio - Lonnie Leroy Pauley, 47, of New London died April 30, 2000, at home after a long illness. He was born in Charleston, W.Va., and was formerly of St. Albans, W.Va., and Hurricane, W.Va. He was a four-year resident of Lorain County. He was a former employee of Coal River (W.Va.) Water Treatment Plant. Surviving: wife, Pansy Sanders; mother, Eva Poff Pauley of Hollywood, Fla; stepdaughters, Marie Sowards and Bertha Cude, both of Hurricane; stepsons, Tim Sowards of Loudonville, Danny and David, both of Ashland, Ohio; sisters, Margaret McBrayer of Point Pleasant, W.Va., Francis Barrett of Parkersburg, W.Va., Blenda Conn of Hollywood, Doris Pauley of Hurricane. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Eastman Funeral Home, 200 W. Main St., New London, with the Rev. Steve Carmany officiating. Burial will be in Huntington Cemetery. on May 1, 2000.²

     His Social Security Number was 235-28-2626.¹⁰ Ronald Guy Poff was buried at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^9,4 He was born on May 4, 1921 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^10,2,5 He married Dorothy Ellen "Dot" Hess on October 27, 1945 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3 Ronald Guy Poff died on August 25, 1971 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 50.⁹ He Ronald G. Poff, 50, of St. Albans Rt. 1, died today in Thomas Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Mr. Poff was a truck driver for Carbide in South Charleston. Surviving: wife, Dorothy; daughters, Mrs. Janet L. Thayer of South Charleston, Mrs. Hilda E. Randolph of Goshen Ind., Pamela G. and Pauline at home; son, Ronald Jr. at home; mother, Mrs. Hilda M. Poff of St. Albans; brother, Boyd R. of St. Albans; sisters, Mrs. Eva Pauley of Hurricane, Mrs. Irene V. Skaggs of St. Albans, Mrs. Thelma L. Humphrey of Ridgefield, N.J. The body is at the Casdorph and Curry Funeral Home in St. Albans, where friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday. on August 25, 1971.⁹

     Bessie Louise Poff was buried at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^4,6 Her married name was Pauley.⁴ She married William Doss Pauley.^4,7,5 Bessie Louise Poff was born on April 5, 1917 at Lincoln Co., West Virginia.⁴ She died on November 16, 1944 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 27; Died during a cesarian birth.^4,5 She Pauley, Mrs. Bessie Louise, 27, of Rt. 7, Spring Hill, died Thursday in a local hospital following a short illness. Surviving are her husband, Doss Pauley; six sons, William Jr., Lonnie Edward, Homer Lee, twins Darrell and Harold and an infant son; one daughter, Barbara Jean; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Poff; four sisters, Mrs. Ross Polly, Davis Creek, Mrs. Irene Skaggs, St. Albans, Mrs. Isabel Bird Monk, Malden, and Miss Thelma Poff at home; and two brothers, Pete and Boyd Poff. on November 17, 1944.⁵

     Virginia Irene Poff was buried at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 233-20-8018.⁸ Her married name was Skaggs.⁹ She married Kenna Carl Skaggs.^9,3 Virginia Irene Poff was born on August 23, 1915 at Madison, Boone Co., West Virginia.^8,4 She died on October 3, 1993 at West Virginia at age 78.⁸

     His Social Security Number was 232-14-4034.⁶ Kenna Carl Skaggs married Virginia Irene Poff, daughter of Thomas Earl Poff and Hilda Mable Lanier.^1,2 Kenna Carl Skaggs was born on January 7, 1917 at Broadus, Powder River Co., Montana.^6,3,7,4,5 He died on April 13, 1990 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 73.^2,6,4 He Kenna C. Skaggs, 73, of Route 1, St. Albans, died April 1(3), 1990, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired electrician from FMC with 41 years' service. He was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church, where he was a former deacon and treasurer. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, and a 46-year resident of St. Albans. Surviving: wife, Virginia Poff Skaggs; sons, Robert C. of Greenville, Texas, Larry K. of Hurricane, James D. of Culloden; brothers, Hershal Skaggs of Shepherd, Mont., Chester Skaggs of Shady. Springs; stepsister, Zelma Bair of Shady Springs; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Harry Hickman officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on April 15, 1990.²

     Isabell Poff was buried at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,6 Her married name was Monk.⁷ She married Memphis C. Monk.^7,2 Isabell Poff was born on January 20, 1923 at West Virginia.^1,8 She died on September 9, 2011 at West Virginia at age 88.^8,2 She Isabell Monk, 88, went home to be with the Lord on September 9, 2011, after a short illness. She was a lifelong resident of Charleston and was a member of the Charleston First Church of the Nazarene. Isabell was the daughter of the late Thomas Earl and Hilda Poff. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Memphis; daughter, Jean Martin; sisters, Louise Pauley, Irene Skaggs, Eva Pauley, and Macel Poff; and brother, Ronald "Pete" Poff. She will always be remembered as a loving and caring person who always put others' needs first. Her prayers were always welcomed and appreciated. Isabell is survived by her children and their spouses, Nancy and Jerry Nelson, Betty and Jerry Arnold of Charleston and Danny and Pauline Monk of Sissonville. She has nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her sister, Thelma Humphrey of St. Albans; and brother, Boyd Poff and his wife, Betty of St. Albans. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Randy Lanham officiating. Burial will follow in Graceland Memorial Park. Friends may call at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, two hours prior to the service on Monday. on September 11, 2011.²

     Memphis C. Monk was buried at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4 His Social Security Number was 235-01-0888.⁶ He married Isabell Poff, daughter of Thomas Earl Poff and Hilda Mable Lanier.^1,2 Memphis C. Monk was born on March 24, 1911 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^6,5 He died on April 27, 1998 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 87.^6,3 He Memphis C. Monk, 87, of Charleston died April 27, 1998, in General Division, CAMC, after a short illness. He was retired from DuPont with 38 years' service and attended First Church of the Nazarene, Charleston. Surviving: wife, Isabell; son, Danny Monk of Sissonville; daughters, Nancy Nelson, Betty Arnold and Jean Martin, all of Charleston; brother, E.L. Monk of Culloden; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m.m Thursday at Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, with the Rev. Randy Lanham officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on April 29, 1998.³