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     Hargaiss Hoyt Slaven was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² He was born on September 9, 1869 at Jackson Co., West Virginia.^1,3,2 He married Miriam Vestie Light, daughter of John Ballard Light and Rebecca Ann "Annie" Link, on November 13, 1897 at Union, Monroe Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Hargaiss Hoyt Slaven died on January 30, 1936 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 66.²

     His Social Security Number was 235-60-8340.⁷ Garnet Cosby Slaven was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He married Masil Ann Crawford.¹ Garnet Cosby Slaven was born on October 10, 1898 at West Virginia.^8,2,7 He died on February 7, 1990 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 91.^1,2,7 He Garnet Cosby Slaven, 91, of 1512 Oak Forest Road, Oak Hill, died Feb. 7, 1990, in Appalachian Regional Hospital, Beckley, after a long illness. He was a retired professor from West Virginia Tech, and a former teacher at Oak Hill with 30 years' service. He was a veteran of World War I. Surviving: wife, Masil Crawford Slaven; son, Patrick of Oak Hill; daughter, Sue Thomas of Stoughton, Mass. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bill Menefee officiating. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. on February 9, 1990.¹

     Hattie Slaven was buried at Oak Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born on December 5, 1900 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ She died on March 8, 1904 at Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 3.¹

     Vallie B. Slaven was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^6,5 She was born on February 15, 1905 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,5 As of August 20, 1947,her married name was Settle.¹ She married Orben Earl Settle on August 20, 1947 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,5 Vallie B. Slaven died on June 29, 1953 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 48.⁵

     Mary A. Light was born on January 11, 1884 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She died on January 18, 1884 at Floyd Co., Virginia.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 235-25-2156.¹ Sadie Pearl Gill was buried at Wallace Memorial Cemetery, 16155 Midland Trail West, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.² She was born on February 7, 1897 at Meadow Creek, Summers Co., West Virginia.^3,4,1 As of December 30, 1946,her married name was Light.⁴ She married Cyrus Hugh "Huey" Light, son of John Ballard Light and Rebecca Ann "Annie" Link, on December 30, 1946 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia; Cyrus and Sadie were both widowed at the time of their marriage.³ Sadie Pearl Gill died on January 4, 1992 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 94.^3,2,1 She Mrs. Sadie Pearl Light, 94, of Meadow Creek, died Jan. 4, 1992, at Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Meadow Creek and attended Meadow Creek Baptist Church. She was a homemaker. Surviving: daughter, Rhoda Ellen Thompson of Beckley; stepdaughters, Bernice Episcopo of New Castle, Del., Beatrice of Elyria, Ohio; sons, Charles Thompson of Ronceverte, Joe Thompson of Athens, Harry Thompson of Meadow Creek, Edwin Harold Lewis of Helen; stepsons, Cecil and Stanley Light, both of Delaware, Arnold Light of New Jersey; sister, Virgie Parrott of Meadow Bridge; 24 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wallace-Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle, with the Rev. Eddie Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. on January 6, 1992.²

     Her Social Security Number was 269-28-9508.⁷ Bernice Gertrude Light was buried at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N. DuPont Parkway, New Castle, New Castle Co., Delaware.^8,9 She was born on June 4, 1933 at Ballengee, Summers Co., West Virginia.^2,7,3 As of circa 1961,her married name was Episcopo.¹⁰ She married James Salvatore Episcopo circa 1961.^9,10 Bernice Gertrude Light died on April 12, 2001 at New Castle, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 67.^2,7,9 She Bernice G. Episcopo, 67, of New Castle, DE died on Thursday, April 12, 2001 at her residence. Mrs. Episcopo was a waitress at Delaware Park for many years retiring in September, 2000. She also worked at Govatos and Eckerds in Wilmington. She was a member of Minquadale United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, James S. Episcopo, who died in October, 2000. She is survived by her 3 stepdaughters, Diana Gagliano, Janet McMillan and Deborah Giovene all of NJ; 3 brothers, Arnold Light of Pennsville, NJ, Stanley C. Light of Wilmington, DE and William C. Light of New Castle, DE: and sister, Beatrice Dudgeon of Toledo, OH. A funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Monday, April 16th at Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 1000 N. DuPont Parkway, Wilmington Manor, New Castle, where friends may call after 12 noon. Interment will follow in Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N. DuPont Parkway, Minquadale, New Castle. on April 13, 2001.⁹

     James Salvatore Episcopo was buried at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N. DuPont Parkway, New Castle, New Castle Co., Delaware.^1,4 His Social Security Number was 221-12-7022.⁵ He was born on December 9, 1924 at Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware.^1,5,6,3 He married Bernice Gertrude Light, daughter of Cyrus Hugh "Huey" Light and Nancy Mae "Nannie" Branham, circa 1961.^2,4 James Salvatore Episcopo died on October 6, 2000 at New Castle, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 75.^1,5,6,4 He James S. Episcopo (Wimpy) age 75 of Wilmington Manor Gardens, New Castle, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Episcopo, Sr., passed away October 6, 2000 at home after a long illness. Mr. Episcopo was employed as a meat cutter for 30 years by Acme Markets. He worked in many local stores and after retiring, he drove the pace car at Brandywine Raceway, Harrington and Dover Downs. He was also employed at Delaware Park and was an avid racing fan and horse owner. Corporal "Episcopo was a veteran of WWII, who participated in campaign Germany, Air Offensive Europe, Ardennes, Central Europe, Normandy, Northern France and Rhineland while a member of the 84th Fighter Wing US Air Corps, with authorization to wear the Bronze Star on E.A.M.E., Theatre Ribbon along with the Belgium Fourragere. He was preceded in death by his brother, Brigadier General Leonard M. Episcopo. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Bernice Light Episcopo; 3 daughters, Diana Gagliano, Janet McMillan & Deborah Giovene, all of NJ; brother, Anthony J. Episcopo, Jr. of Cragmere, DE; sisters, Edith M. Markowski of Claymont, Elizabeth DiBono of Glenolden, PA; 9 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 9 at 10:30 am at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 9th & DuPont Sts., Wilmington. Calling Hours will be Sunday, October 8 at Corleto-Latina Funeral Home, 808 N. Union St., 6-9 pm. Interment will take place in Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle. on October 8, 2000.⁴

     Arnold Elwood Light was buried at Lawnside Cemetery, Woodstown, Salem Co., New Jersey.⁵ He was born on May 28, 1935 at Ballengee, Summers Co., West Virginia.⁷ He married Joan Patricia Oberholtzer on January 16, 1954 at Penns Grove, Salem Co., New Jersey.^5,6,10 Arnold Elwood Light died on February 15, 2016 at Pennsville, Salem Co., New Jersey, at age 80.^5,7 He Arnold E. Light, age 80 of Pennsville died Monday February 15, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Summers County, WV and was the son of the late Cyrus H. and Mae R. Brammen Light. Arnie was a longtime Pennsville resident. He worked as a produce manager for the former Pantry Pride in Penns Grove and also as a custodian for the Pennsville Public School System. Survived by his children, Patricia A. Gardner and her husband of Ronald of Pennsville, Tara Galloway and her husband Mark of Sacramento, CA, grandchildren, Molly Gardner, Ian Galloway, Kathrine Durbin and her husband Nick and Patrick Galloway, and a very special friend, Josephine Williams. Predeceased by his wife of 45 years Joan Patricia (Patsy) Oberholtzer Light and a son Arnold E. Light, Jr., brothers, Stanley, Cecil Light, sisters, Beatrice Dudgeon and Bernice Episcopo. Funeral services will be held at the Laughrey Funeral Home, Pennsville where friends may call prior to the service. Burial will follow at the Lawnside Cemetery, Woodstown. on February 17, 2016.⁵

     Ethel Elizabeth Maddy was buried at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 N. DuPont Parkway, New Castle, New Castle Co., Delaware.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 222-12-6729.⁵ She was born on September 26, 1928 at Delaware.^1,5,3 As of May 10, 1947,her married name was Light.¹ She married Stanley Cledice Light Sr., son of Cyrus Hugh "Huey" Light and Nancy Mae "Nannie" Branham, on May 10, 1947 at Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware.^1,2,3 Ethel Elizabeth Maddy died on June 12, 1996 at Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 67.^1,5

     His Social Security Number was 234-18-9635.³ Thomas Floyd Dudgeon married Thelma Beatrice Light, daughter of Cyrus Hugh "Huey" Light and Nancy Mae "Nannie" Branham.¹ Thomas Floyd Dudgeon was born on November 28, 1901 at Jackson Co., West Virginia.^3,2 He died on August 7, 1968 at Toledo, Lucas Co., Ohio, at age 66.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 150-24-0688.⁴ Joan Patricia Oberholtzer was buried at Lawnside Cemetery, Woodstown, Salem Co., New Jersey.^5,6 She was born on February 6, 1934 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^7,4,1,8 As of January 16, 1954,her married name was Light.⁷ She married Arnold Elwood Light, son of Cyrus Hugh "Huey" Light and Nancy Mae "Nannie" Branham, on January 16, 1954 at Penns Grove, Salem Co., New Jersey.^2,3,6 Joan Patricia Oberholtzer died on February 4, 1999 at Pennsville, Salem Co., New Jersey, at age 64.^4,6,8 She Joan Patricia Light, 64, died Thursday at her home at 340 S. Hook Road, Pennsville, N.J. Mrs. Light, a lifelong Salem County resident, was a teacher's aide at the Pennsville Middle School for 10 years and a former president of the Valley Park PTA. Survivors: husband, Arnold E. Light; daughters, Patricia A. Gardner of Pennsville and Tara Marie Galloway of Newark, Del; sister, Barbara Stephenson of Four Oaks, N.C; four grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. today, Laughrey Funeral Home, 1 N. Broadway, Pennsville. Visitation: 10 a.m. Burial: Lawnside Cemetery, Woodstown. on February 6, 1999.⁶

     Orben Earl Settle was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 234-07-3792.⁴ He was born on February 5, 1887 at Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia; His draft card has a birth year of 1886.^4,1,2,3 He married Vallie B. Slaven, daughter of Hargaiss Hoyt Slaven and Miriam Vestie Light, on August 20, 1947 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^5,6 Orben Earl Settle Services for Orbin Earl Settle, 78, Fayetteville, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fayetteville Baptist Church with the Rev. H. B. Nelson in charge. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill. Settle died Thursday evening in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Born Feb. 5, 1887 in Fayette County, he was a son of the late Judson and Katherine Obenour Settle. A retired representative of the Kipling Shoe Co., Huntington, he was a member of the Baptist church. He was a former Huntington resident and an honorary member of the Fayetteville Rotary Club. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Leona A. Settle; two brothers, John, Fayetteville and Louis, Chesapeake; three sisters, Mrs. Irene Epperly, Oak Hill and Mrs. Clara Bennett and Miss Laura Phipps, both of Roanoke Va. The body will be taken from the Dodd-Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville to the church an hour before the service. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Saturday. Pallbearers will be Edward Bennett, John Settle Jr., Richard Epperly, Joe Hodson and Carr and Charles Settle. on March 19, 1965.¹ He died on March 19, 1965 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 78.⁷

     Her Social Security Number was 236-78-0145.⁴ Masil Ann Crawford was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,5 Her married name was Slaven.¹ She married Garnet Cosby Slaven, son of Hargaiss Hoyt Slaven and Miriam Vestie Light.¹ Masil Ann Crawford was born on May 21, 1904 at Hilltop, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^4,3,5 She died on March 31, 1999 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 94.^4,2,5 She OAK HILL - Masil Ann Crawford Slaven, 94, of Oak Hill died March 31, 1999, in Plateau Medical Center after a long illness. She was a retired Fayette County elementary schoolteacher, a homemaker and a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. Surviving: son, Patrick David "Pat" Slaven of Oak Hill; daughter, Sue Thomas of Stoughton, Mass; several nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bill Menefee officiating. Friends may call from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Friday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
on April 1, 1999.²

     Patrick David "Pat" Slaven was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^4,5 His Social Security Number was 235-72-0268.⁷ He STOUGHTON, Mass. — Patrick David Slaven, 73, of Stoughton, MA, formerly of Oak Hill, WV, died on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Norwood Hospital in Norwood, MA. Born October 17, 1937, at Oak Hill, WV, he was the son of the late Garnet and Masil Crawford Slaven. Pat was a 1954 graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill and attended West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery. He was a civil engineer. He is survived by a sister, Sue Thomas and her husband, Walter, of Stoughton, MA. Graveside rites and committal service will be on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at 2 p.m. at High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill with Pastor Bill Parker officiating. Burial will follow.⁴ He was born on October 17, 1937 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^5,4,6,7 He died on March 9, 2011 at Norwood, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, at age 73.^4,5,7

     Harriet Barbara Lee was buried at Lee - Damewood Cemetery, Off Rt. 311, Abbott, Craig Co., Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 223-36-0497.³ She and Roger Eugene Elmore were divorced.⁶ Harriet Barbara Lee was born on November 11, 1931 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4,5 As of February 6, 1952,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married Roger Eugene Elmore, son of Leonard Lewis Clifton Elmore and Gladys Stone Black, on February 6, 1952 at Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Harriet Barbara Lee died on February 28, 1999 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 67.^3,7,4,5 She MILES, Harriet Lee, 67, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, February 28, 1999, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in New Castle on November 11, 1931, to the late Cyril Moore and Elizabeth Burger Lee. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Karen Miles-Mitchum and fiance, Patrick Anthony Dobbins of Radford, Mary Beth and Kevin Hungate of Riner; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Penny Elmore of Salem; two stepdaughters, Donna Koivula of New Ipswich, N.H., Sherry Miles of North Carolina; three grandchildren, Jessica Mitchum of Pulaski, Franklin Mitchum, Jr. of Radford, Mark Kingery of Elliston / Riner; a great-grandchild, Kirk Anthony Albert of Fairlawn; a sister, Connie Lee Barbaree of Blacksburg. on March 2, 1999.⁵