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     His Social Security Number was 235-18-3693.⁷ Emmett David Belcher was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^8,5,6 He was born on May 1, 1917 at Ingleside, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^7,9,4,6 He married Emma Laura Mathena, daughter of Joseph Sidney Mathena and Hazel Blanche Poff, on May 1, 1940 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,9,5 Emmett David Belcher died on June 20, 1970 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 53.^3,5,6 He Emmett David Belcher, 53, of Pearl Street, Princeton, died Saturday in a Princeton hospital following a long illness. Born at Ingleside, he was a son of the late Charles and Margaret Day Belcher. He had been employed as a pipe fitter at Celanese Fiber Corp. at Narrows, Va., for the past 28 years. He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Princeton and a member of the East River Volunteer Fire Department. He also was a member of United Mine Workers of America, Local Union 15153. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Emma Mathena Belcher; one son, David Belcher of Princeton; one daughter, Mrs. Buster (Regina) Snead of Princeton; four half-sisters, Mrs. Roy Neely of Princeton, Mrs. Harold Sizemore of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Phil Terry of Hurley, Va., and Mrs. Henry Davis of Negley; three half-brothers, Douglas and Everette Pennington of Rockford, III, and Lewis Pennington of Mt. View, Miss; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene in Princeton with Rev. Brady Riffe and Rev. Cecil Watson officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. on June 21, 1970.⁵

     Joseph Sidney Mathena Jr. was buried at Bowling Cemetery, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on March 29, 1923 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on April 2, 1923 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹

     James Lacy Morris Jr. was buried at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,5 He was born on May 26, 1930 at Page, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,3,4 He married Jessie Helen Mathena, daughter of Joseph Sidney Mathena and Hazel Blanche Poff, on October 20, 1947 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5 James Lacy Morris Jr. died on February 2, 1987 at Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina, at age 56.^4,5 He PRINCETTON — James L. Morris Jr., 56, of 400 Highland Ave., died Monday evening, Feb. 2, at a Durham, N.C., hospital of natural causes. Born May 26, 1930, at Page, he was the son of James Lacy Morris Sr. of Princeton and the late Minnie Marshall Morris. Mr. Morris was employed with the Norfolk and Western Railway for more than 30 years and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Car Men Union and the National Rifle Association. Other survivors include his wife, Jessie Mathena Morris; a son, Matthew Morris of Princeton; two daughters, Mrs. John (Betty) Gray of Matoaka and Mrs. Harry (Bonnie) Canterbury of Princeton, and a sister, Jackie Graham of Charleston. Services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Burns-Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with the Revs. Norman Phillips and Ralph Calfee officiating. Entombment will be in Resthaven Memorial Park Mausoleum at Princeton. on February 4, 1987.⁵

     Joseph Harold Six was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁶ His Social Security Number was 236-16-5433.⁷ He was born on May 3, 1921 at Williamson, Mingo Co., West Virginia.^3,5,7,8 He married Ella Louise Mathena, daughter of Joseph Sidney Mathena and Hazel Blanche Poff, on August 31, 1946 at Giles Co., Virginia.^9,2,3,4,6 Joseph Harold Six died on February 19, 1981 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 59.^8,6 He Joseph Harold Six, 59, of 512 Bluefield Ave., Princeton, was dead on arrival Thursday evening at a Princeton hospital after an apparent heart attack. Born in Williamson, he was the son of the late George and Atha Umberger Six. He was a retired textile operator for the Celanese Corp., with 31 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. A member of the First Church of God on Mahood Ave., he was active in many phases of church work. He had served as superintendent of Sunday School and was a Sunday School teacher for several years. He had served on the official board of the church as well as the board of trustees and the board of finance. He had currently held the office of assistant superintendent of Sunday Schools and was serving as head usher of the church. In 1980, he was named father of the year by the church congregation. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ella Mathena Six; one son, Kenneth Harold Six of Princeton; two daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Patty) Ball of Princeton and Miss Janice Six of the home; one brother, Franklin Six of Roanoke, Va; one grandson, Kevin Lee. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory. Princeton, with Rev. Clarence Dillon and Rev. Gene Harman officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Bluefield-Princeton Road. Pallbearers will be Harold Catron, Buddy Poff, Clyde Meadows, Cletis Fink, Fred Jarrell and Donald Blevins. Friends and neighbors will serve as flowerbearers. on February 20, 1981.⁶

     Harley Ray Bradbury was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on April 30, 1923 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He married Annie Barbara Mathena, daughter of Joseph Sidney Mathena and Hazel Blanche Poff, on September 3, 1941 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,2,5,6 Harley Ray Bradbury died on June 12, 1998 at Vero Beach, Indian River Co., Florida, at age 75.³ He VERO BEACH, Fla., - Harley Ray Bradbury, 75, of 2669 19th St., Vero Beach, formerly of Athens Road in Princeton, died Friday, June 12, 1998, at his home in Florida. Born April 3,1923, at Princeton, he was the son of the late Cline D. and Rose Pettry Bradbury. He was a retired coal miner, having worked for more than 20 years for the Semet-Solvay Coal Co. at Tralie. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Mr. Bradbury had been a resident of Vero Beach for the past 11 years. While living in Princeton, he was a membner of the First Church of God on Mahood Avenue in Princeton. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Buford and Edward Bradbury. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Anna B. Bradbury of Vero Beach; three daughters, Diane Taylor of Columbia, Tenn., Glenna Whitt and her husband, Dewey, of Glenwood, Md., and Jackie Phillips and her husband, Darrell, of Princeton; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body has been cremated and there will be no services at this time. on June 14, 1998.³

     Glenna Theresa Bradbury was buried at Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens, 2150 Mount View Road, Marriottsville, Howard Co., Maryland.⁴ She was born on July 19, 1947.⁴ As of March 7, 1964,her married name was Whitt.² She married Dewey Lane Whitt on March 7, 1964 at Sparta, Alleghany Co., North Carolina.^1,2,3 Glenna Theresa Bradbury died on January 23, 2016 at Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland, at age 68.⁴

     Dewey Lane Whitt was buried at Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens, 2150 Mount View Road, Marriottsville, Howard Co., Maryland.³ He was born on June 4, 1944.³ He married Glenna Theresa Bradbury, daughter of Harley Ray Bradbury and Annie Barbara Mathena, on March 7, 1964 at Sparta, Alleghany Co., North Carolina.^1,2,4 Dewey Lane Whitt died on January 6, 2016 at Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland, at age 71.³

     Connie Jo Six was buried at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born on December 2, 1947 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ She died on December 5, 1947 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹