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     W. George Casto was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on April 27, 1905 at Jackson Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He married Mollie J. Elmore, daughter of Edward "Ed" Elmore and Retta "Rettie" Fleming, on March 2, 1932 at Wellford, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 W. George Casto died on October 5, 1983 at age 78.¹

     Jack Lakin Casto was born on June 17, 1931 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^4,3 He married Delores Hope Smith on April 8, 1955 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³

     Her Social Security Number was 233-54-5230.² Delores Hope Smith was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on December 28, 1934 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,1,2 As of April 8, 1955,her married name was Casto.¹ She married Jack Lakin Casto, son of W. George Casto and Mollie J. Elmore, on April 8, 1955 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Delores Hope Smith died on July 20, 1991 at age 56.^3,2

     Hazel Mae Elmore was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on September 21, 1923 at West Virginia.¹ As of November 3, 1945,her married name was Callen.¹ She married Orvel Callen on November 3, 1945.^1,3 Hazel Mae Elmore died on March 31, 2004 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 80.³ She Hazel Mae Callen, 80, of Clendenin died March 31, 2004, in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness. She was a homemaker and a member of Clendenin Advent Christian Church. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Ossie Strickland Elmore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Orville Callen; daughter, Cathern Woody; and brother, Opal "Pappy" Elmore. She is survived by two granddaughters, Stephanie Mae MacLellan of Elkview, Stashie Marie Edwards of Charleston. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 3, at Matics Funeral Home, Clendenin, with the Rev. Nahum Balser officiating. Burial will be in Statts Cemetery, Clendenin. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. on April 2, 2004.³

     Orvel Callen was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on June 1, 1918.¹ He married Hazel Mae Elmore, daughter of Samuel Arthur "Buck" Elmore and Ossie O. Strickland, on November 3, 1945.^1,2 Orvel Callen died on February 19, 1978 at age 59.¹

     Goldie Gay Shafer was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,6 She was born on September 14, 1919 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,4 As of August 11, 1945,her married name was Burdette.⁴ She married William Otmer Burdette on August 11, 1945 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,4,5,6 Goldie Gay Shafer died on May 26, 1985 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 65.^1,6 She Mrs. Goldie G. Burdette, 65, of 60 Gabe Road, Clendenin, died Sunday in General Division, CAMC, after a short illness. Surviving: husband, William; sons, David of Blue Creek, James and Henry, both of Clendenin; stepsons, Gilbert Burdette of Clendenin and Stanford Burdette of North Carolina; daughters, Mrs. Mary Bird and Mrs. Martha Holbert, both of Clendenin, Mrs. Maxine Carte of Alabama; father, Esper Shafer of Clendenin; brothers, Ray, Clifford, Joe, Ben, Jack, Esper Jr., John and Molt Shafer, all of Clendenin, Sam Shafer of Walton, Melvin Shafer of Sissonville, and Ford Shafer of Smithville; sisters, Mrs. Rose Withrow of Falling Rock, Mrs. Maxine Huffman of Clendenin and Mrs. Mary Weese of Hurricane; nine grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren. Burial will be in Staats Cemetery, Clendenin. on May 27, 1985.⁶

     William Otmer Burdette was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,4 His Social Security Number was 233-12-0126.⁵ He was born on January 26, 1903 at Sissonville, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,5,4 He married Goldie Gay Shafer, daughter of Esper Crawford Shafer and Mary Myrtle Elmore, on August 11, 1945 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,6 William Otmer Burdette died on January 4, 1988 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 84.^1,5,4 He William O. Burdette, 84, of 60 Gabe Road, Clendenin, died Jan. 4, 1988, in General Division, CAMC, after a long illness. He was born at Sissonville. He was a retired employee of Union Carbide with 28 years' service. He was a Protestant. Surviving: sons, David of Elkview, James and Henry, both of Clendenin, Gilbert E. of Coopers Creek, Stanford of Sissonville; daughters, Mrs. Mary Bird and Mrs. Martha Holbert, both of Clendenin, Mrs. Maxine Carte of Columbia, Ala; 21 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Knight-Young-Matics Funeral Home, Clendenin, with the Rev. Ronald Payne officiating. Burial will be in Statts Cemetery, Clendenin. on January 6, 1988.⁴

     Ben Dee Shafer was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 236-42-5695.¹¹ He was born on October 2, 1931 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,11,3 He married Garnet Marie Paxton, daughter of Oral Otha Paxton and Elva Naomi Schoolcraft, on July 21, 1950 at Roane Co., West Virginia.^3,12,5 Ben Dee Shafer married Patsy Sue "Mama" Byrd on December 24, 1982.^1,4,6 Ben Dee Shafer died on February 10, 1997 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 65.^11,4,13,14 He Ben Dee Shafer, 65, of Clendenin died Feb. 10, 1997, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a long illness. He was a member of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132, United Steelworkers, and a retired employee of S&T Pipeline and Shafer Pipeline. Surviving: wife, Patsy Sue Shafer of Clendenin; sons, Donald of Dunbar, Greg of Malden; daughters, Joyce Hammons of Decatur, Ala., Debra Brewer of Campbells Creek, Jennifer Twyman of Malden; stepsons, Kent Adkins of Oklahoma City, Curtis Adkins of Spring Hope, N.C., Timothy Adkins of Knightdale, N.C; stepdaughter, Deborah Yost of Clendenin; sisters, Mary Weese of Hurricane, Maxine Huffman of Elkview; brothers, Ray, Jack, John, Molt, and Joe, all of Clendenin, Melvin of Sissonville, Esper C. of Elkview, Ord of Smithville, on February 12, 1997.⁴

     Patsy Sue "Mama" Byrd Patsy Sue “Mama” Shafer 66 of Clendenin, WV died Monday February 11, 2008 at home after a long illness. Patsy was an employee of Shafer Super Stop in Clendenin. She was the daughter of the late Jessie H. Byrd. She was also preceded in death by her husband Ben Dee Shafer; son, Mark Anthony Adkins; brother, Dale Taylor, sister, Jill Taylor. She is survived by: mother, Jean D. Woods Byrd of Clendenin, WV; sons, Raymond Kent Adkins of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Curtis Wayne and wife Brenda Adkins of Middlesex, NC and Timothy Harold and wife Bonnie Adkins of Fuquay-Varina, NC; daughter, Deborah Jean and husband Steve Yost of Clendenin, WV; brothers, Ronald Byrd, Ford Taylor, Bobby Taylor and Danny Taylor; sisters, Nancy Belcher, Cathy Rhodes, Connie Bevel and Kandy Chandler; 9 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Burial will be in Statts Cemetery Clendenin, WV.¹ She was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 233-70-2867.² She was born on September 2, 1941.^3,2 As of December 24, 1982,her married name was Shafer.³ She married Ben Dee Shafer, son of Esper Crawford Shafer and Mary Myrtle Elmore, on December 24, 1982.^3,4,1 Patsy Sue "Mama" Byrd died on February 11, 2008 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 66.^2,1

     Clifford Lacon Shafer Clifford Lacon Shafer, 61, of 55 Gabe Road, Clendenin died Friday in St. Francis Hospital after a long illness He was born in Kanawha County and was a retired pipeline construction mechanic. He was a member of the former Bufflick Gospel Tabernacle. Surviving: son, Jerry of Hartford; daughters, Mrs. Darlis Hughart of Charleston, Mrs. Betty Goodnite of Letart, Mrs. Connie Gibbs of Hartford; brothers, Ray, Ben, Joe, Jack and John of Clendenin, Melvin of Sissonville, Esper Jr. and Molt of Elkview, Ord of Smithville, Sam of Walton; sisters, Mrs. Mary Weese of Hurricane, Mrs. Maxine Huffman of Clendenin; four grandchildren. Burial will be in Statts Cemetery, Gabe Road.² His Social Security Number was 234-36-1316.¹¹ He was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He married Stella Eunice Newhouse, daughter of Oscar Virgil "Bert" Newhouse and Mollie S. Elmore.¹² Clifford Lacon Shafer and Belva Dale Young were divorced.¹³ Clifford Lacon Shafer was born on April 4, 1925 at Wellford, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,11,2,4 He married Belva Dale Young on December 18, 1948 at Wellford, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ Clifford Lacon Shafer died on November 21, 1986 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 61.^1,2

     Catherine L. Callen was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Her married name was Woody.¹ She married Bernard R. Woody.¹ Catherine L. Callen was born on July 12, 1950.¹ She died on November 27, 1996 at age 46.¹

     Ella May Elmore was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born on April 1, 1905 at Wellford, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3 As of circa 1923,her married name was Yoak.⁵ She married Oscar Lee Yoak circa 1923.^1,5,3 Ella May Elmore died on October 9, 1930 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 25; Died from a gunshot wound.^1,3

     Oscar Lee Yoak was buried at Staats Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 232-28-6585.³ He was born on December 27, 1897 at West Virginia.³ He married Ella May Elmore, daughter of Edward "Ed" Elmore and Retta "Rettie" Fleming, circa 1923.^1,2,4 Oscar Lee Yoak died in September, 1978 at age 80.^1,3