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     Her Social Security Number was 232-84-3030.² Ruby Alma Nugen was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Victor, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^5,6 She and Willis Webb Wellman were divorced.⁷ Ruby Alma Nugen was born on February 28, 1914 at Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,2 As of October 12, 1933,her married name was Wellman.³ She married Willis Webb Wellman on October 12, 1933 at Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ Ruby Alma Nugen died on March 8, 2005 at West Virginia at age 91.^2,5 She Ruby A. Wellman, 91, of Hico died March 8, 2005. Burial will be in Restlawn Memory Gardens, Victor. on March 10, 2005.⁵

     Clara G. Arthur was buried at Nugen Cemetery, Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² She was born in 1894 at Beckwith, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2 As of May 23, 1917,her married name was Nugen.¹ She married Archie Ernest Nugen, son of Alonzo Joshua Nugen and Rhoda Elizabeth Epperly, on May 23, 1917 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Clara G. Arthur died in 1931 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.²

     Archie Eugene "Gene" Nugen was buried at Nugen Cemetery, Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^4,5 His Social Security Number was 234-36-1909.¹⁰ He was born on April 14, 1918 at Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,10,5,7 He married Mary Magdalene Donnelly on September 14, 1939 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.⁶ Archie Eugene "Gene" Nugen married Leah Jean Pauley on November 17, 1944 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^9,11 Archie Eugene "Gene" Nugen died on June 7, 1970 at Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 52.^10,3,5 He Funeral services for Archie (Gene) Nugent, 52, of Oak Hill will be held Tuesday. Burial will be in the Nugent Cemetery at Laurel Creek in Fayette County. He died Sunday at 7:30 a.m. in an Oak Hill hospital after a short illness. He was employed by the Wallace and Wallace Automatic Car Wash in Oak Hill and was a member of the Baptist Church at Oak Hill. Survivors are his wife, Leah Jean Nugen, his father, Archie E. Nugen of Oak Hill, his stepmother, Cynthia Nugen; a daughter, Mrs. Clara Gregory of Oak Hill, and a son, Archie Nugen Jr. of Oak Hill. on June 8, 1970.⁴

     Lottie Lee Nugen was buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway, Braxton Co., West Virginia.^3,8 She was born on May 10, 1914 at Beckwith, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,5 As of March 31, 1935,her married name was Kayser.⁴ She married Nelson Lawton Kayser on March 31, 1935 at Mount Hope, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5 Lottie Lee Nugen died on September 4, 1963 at Gassaway, Braxton Co., West Virginia, at age 49.^3,5 She Mrs. Lottie Nugen Kayser, 49, of Gassaway and sister of Mrs. R. F. Baker, Beckley, died in a Gassaway Hospital Wednesday night. Born at Beckwith, she was a former resident of Beckley and was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gassaway. Survivors other than her sister include her husbnnd, Nelson L; a brother, Orville W., of Clay; and three other sister, Mrs. A. J. Bishop, Oak Hill, Mrs. Roy
Cottle, Fayetteville and Mrs. E. C. McDowell, Summersville. on September 5, 1963.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 233-28-5863.¹² Orval Warren Nugen was buried at Mount Vernon Cemetery, Glade Creek, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^2,5 He was born on February 28, 1919 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^12,1,2,4,13 He married Mary Elizabeth Tyree on February 14, 1947 at Cheylan, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^2,3,14 Orval Warren Nugen died on December 17, 1978 at age 59.^12,2,13,5

     Leah Jean Pauley was buried at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,3 Her Social Security Number was 280-24-1961.⁴ She was born on September 1, 1922 at Scarbro, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,4 As of November 17, 1944,her married name was Nugen.¹ She married Archie Eugene "Gene" Nugen, son of Archie Ernest Nugen and Clara G. Arthur, on November 17, 1944 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Leah Jean Pauley died on October 11, 1992 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 70.^2,3,4

     Her Social Security Number was 235-44-6562.³ Synthia Janice Smith was buried at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on April 22, 1908 at Summersville, Nicholas Co., West Virginia.^1,3,4 As of October 17, 1935,her married name was Nugen.¹ She married Archie Ernest Nugen, son of Alonzo Joshua Nugen and Rhoda Elizabeth Epperly, on October 17, 1935 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 Synthia Janice Smith died on November 12, 1995 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 87.^3,4 She Mrs. Synthia Janice Nugen Hall, 87, formerly of Oak Hill, died Sunday, Nov. 12, 1995, in a Charleston hospital following a short illness. Born April 22, 1908, at Widen, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Noah Smith. Mrs. Hall was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church and was a former nursing assistant of Hilltop Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Archie E. Nugen; her second husband, Ora Hall; a stepson, Archie E. Nugen; a stepdaughter, Ruby Neff; a brother, Clay Smith; a sister, Bell Smith, and a great-granddaughter. Survivors include four stepsons, Rupert Hall of Fayetteville, Delbert Hall of Youngstown, Ariz., Daris Hall of Sutton and Denzil Hall of Parkersburg; two step daughters, Nela Neliska of Kent, Ohio and Lillian Warner of Houston, Texas; two stepgrandchildren, Archie E. Nugen Jr. of Edenton, N.C. and Clara Epperly of Richmond, Va., and many stepgrandchildren; stepgreat-grandchildren, and step great-great-grandchildren. Burial will follow in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill. on November 14, 1995.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 236-10-2230.³ Theodore Alvin Hatfield was buried at Woods Avenue Plateau Historic Cemetery, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He was born on August 8, 1891 at Tazewell, Claiborne Co., Tennessee; His WWII Draft Registration card has a birth year of 1892, and his death certificate has 1890.^2,5,3,4 He married Lelia Mae Nugen, daughter of Alonzo Joshua Nugen and Rhoda Elizabeth Epperly, on December 24, 1919 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ Theodore Alvin Hatfield and Lelia Mae Nugen were divorced before April, 1940.⁶ Theodore Alvin Hatfield died on February 13, 1958 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 66.^3,7,4

     His Social Security Number was 233-09-6053.¹ Almond Madison Baines was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁵ He was born on January 26, 1883 at Wilson, Nash Co., North Carolina.^1,2,4 He married Laura O. Nugen, daughter of Alonzo Joshua Nugen and Rhoda Elizabeth Epperly, on November 5, 1939 at Lebanon, Russell Co., Virginia.^1,3,6 Almond Madison Baines died on August 26, 1948 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 65.^1,7 He A. M. Baines, 65, died Thursday in Bluefield, W.Va., after several months of illness. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Ralph of Palm Beach, Fla., and A. M., Jr., of Winston-Salem; three sisters, Mrs. J. P. Pearce of Spring Hope, Mrs. W. L. Morris of Wilson, and Mrs. Nora Fertig of Charleston, W.Va; and three brothers, O. B. of Spring Hope, A. B. of Wilson, and J. Roy of Wallace. on August 28, 1948.⁷

     His Social Security Number was 235-10-8664.⁴ Jasper Edward Tredway was born on November 11, 1900 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,4,3 He married Florence Verda "Verdie" Nugen, daughter of Alonzo Joshua Nugen and Rhoda Elizabeth Epperly, on May 26, 1923 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ Jasper Edward Tredway died in January, 1980 at West Virginia at age 79.⁴

     Willis Webb Wellman was buried at Restlawn Memory Gardens, 1 Memory Garden Road, Victor, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^6,4,3 His Social Security Number was 234-28-4700.² He and Ruby Alma Nugen were divorced.⁴ Willis Webb Wellman was born on May 7, 1914 at Fort Gay, Wayne Co., West Virginia.^2,4,5,3,7 He married Ruby Alma Nugen, daughter of Alonzo Joshua Nugen and Rhoda Elizabeth Epperly, on October 12, 1933 at Ansted, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ Willis Webb Wellman died on January 12, 1992 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 77.^2,3,4,7 He Willis Webb Wellman, 77, of Staunton, died Sunday in Salem Veterans Administration Hospital in Salem. He was born May 7, 1914 in Fort Gay, W.Va., a son of Charles and Alice (Webb) Wellman. He was a member of Longdale Masonic Lodge No. 14, AF&AM in Longdale, W.Va., and had owned and operated grocery stores prior to retirement. Survivors include seven children, Ernest of Wichita Falls, Texas, Ralph Wellman of Hico, W.Va., Alma W. Nichols of Richmond, Barbara W. Puckett of Laurel, Md., and Wayne, Everett and Jerry Wellman, all of Maryland; one brother, Clyde Wellman of Lima, Ohio; and a sister, Marie W. Sadler of Lima, Ohio. A service will be conducted in Restlawn Memory Gardens in Anstead, W.Va.. A Masonic service will be conducted by Longdale Masonic Lodge at the grave. on January 15, 1992.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 233-74-4519.² Hazel Irene Simms was buried at Nugen Cemetery, Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on April 9, 1905 at Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,3 As of September 3, 1921,her married name was Nugen.¹ She married Herbert Alonzo "Albert" Nugen, son of Alonzo Joshua Nugen and Rhoda Elizabeth Epperly, on September 3, 1921 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Hazel Irene Simms died on January 8, 1997 at Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 91.^2,3

     Her Social Security Number was 234-90-9457.⁸ Minnie Lee Hatfield was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on January 25, 1923 at Minden, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,8,3 As of April 5, 1940,her married name was Thomas.⁴ She married George Ramon Thomas on April 5, 1940 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^3,4,5,6 Minnie Lee Hatfield died on January 2, 2012 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 88.^8,3 She Minnie Lee Hatfield Thomas, 88, passed away January 2, 2012, at Hubbard Hospice House following a long illness. Born January 25, 1923, in Minden, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Mae and Theodore Hatfield, and was a resident of Mullens, W.Va., for most of her life. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, and a devout member of St. John's Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 60 years, George R. Thomas; her sisters, Olive Mae Peck and Sue Grude; and her brother, Theodore Hatfield. Following the death of her husband in 2000, she moved to Charleston, and resided under the loving care of her son, Diab. In the later years of her life, she delighted her family with gifts of original paintings and poetry that reflected her love of her family and God. Survivors include four children, G. Ramon Thomas Jr. and his wife, Christine, of Mastic, N.Y., and Ramona Divita and her husband, Philip, Shelley Prettyman and her husband, Terry, and Diab Thomas, all of Charleston; two sisters, Ruth Lester of Bluefield and Clara Schreiber and her husband, Bill, of Oklahoma City, Okla; seven grandchildren and their spouses; and seven great-grandchildren. Christian burial service will be at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. on January 5, 2012.³

     Her Social Security Number was 235-01-9740.¹⁰ Olive Mae Hatfield was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4 She was born on April 15, 1921 at Minden, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,10,3 As of January 20, 1940,her married name was Peck.⁶ She married Kyle Harrold Peck on January 20, 1940 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^11,6,12,9 Olive Mae Hatfield died on March 30, 1993 at Buckhannon, Upshur Co., West Virginia, at age 71.^10,3,4 She Olive Mae Peck, 71, of Sabine, Wyoming County, died March 30, 1993, in a Buckhannon hospital after a short illness. She was a 43-year resident of Sabine, a member of Mullens Eastern Star and a homemaker. Surviving: sons, Thomas E. of Buckhannon, Robert W. of Sabine; sisters, Minnie L. Thomas of Mullens, Ruth Lester of Bluefield, Clara Schrieber of Oklahoma City, Okla., Kathryn Grude of Modesto, Calif; brother, Theordore Hatfield Jr. of Rock Gap, Va; four grandchildren. Burial will be in Monte Vista Park, Bluefield. on April 2, 1993.⁴

     Kyle Harrold Peck was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3,5 His Social Security Number was 236-10-2245.⁷ He was born on May 19, 1911 at Kegley, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,4,5,6,7,8 He married Olive Mae Hatfield, daughter of Theodore Alvin Hatfield and Lelia Mae Nugen, on January 20, 1940 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.^3,4,5,9 Kyle Harrold Peck died on September 3, 1987 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 76.^2,3,5,8 He Kyle Harrold Peck, 76, of Sabine, Wyoming County, died Sept. 3, 1987, in a Richmond, Va., hospital after a long illness. He was a 38-year resident of Sabine and a member of the Masons. He was a former superintendent of Belle-Meade Coal Co. with 17 years' service. He also was a production assistant superintendent of Ravencliff Development Co. Surviving: wife, Olive Hatfield Peck; son, Thomas Edward of Buckhannon and Robert William of Sabine; sister, Maxine Baier of Cheboygan, Mich; brother, Pemberton of MacArthur; three grandchildren. Burial will be in Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield, with Masonic graveside rites. on September 6, 1987.³

     Her Social Security Number was 234-36-7986.⁵ Ruth Almeda Hatfield was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,3 She Ruth Almeda Hatfield Lester, 85, of Bluefield, W.Va., passed away Feb. 29, 2012 in a Richlands, Va. hospital. She was born in Minden, W.Va. and was the daughter of the late Theodore Alvin and Lelia Mae Nugen Hatfield. She was a graduate of the Class of 1944 of Bluefield High School. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Bluefield, W.Va. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, A. Sid Lester Jr; sisters, Olive Peck and husband, Kyle, Minnie Lee Thomas and husband, George, and Katherine Sue Grude; and one brother, Theodore Hatfield and wife, Francis. Survivors are one daughter, Pam Lester of Richlands, Va; one son, Arthur Sidney Lester III "Sid" and wife, Judy of Blountville, Tenn; one sister, Clara Schreiber and husband, Bill of Oklahoma City, Okla; two grandsons, Michael Lester of Abingdon, Va., and Jonathan Lester of Blountville, Tenn; and several nieces and nephews also survive. Graveside services for Ruth Lester will be conducted Friday at the Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Princeton, W.Va.³ She was born on June 6, 1926 at Minden, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^7,2,6,5 As of July 15, 1944,her married name was Lester.⁷ She married Arthur Sidney "Sid" Lester Jr. on July 15, 1944 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^7,8,3 Ruth Almeda Hatfield died on February 29, 2012 at Richlands, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 85.^6,3,5

     Theodore Alvin Hatfield Jr. was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^9,10 His Social Security Number was 234-40-6878.¹¹ He was born on December 14, 1929 at Minden, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^11,2,12,10 He married Betty Jean Peery on June 10, 1951 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.² Theodore Alvin Hatfield Jr. and Betty Jean Peery were divorced in December, 1952 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁵ Theodore Alvin Hatfield Jr. married Betty Jean Peery on September 13, 1953 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.² Theodore Alvin Hatfield Jr. married Frances Ellen Ratliff on July 12, 1957 at Rocky Gap, Bland Co., Virginia.^13,2 Theodore Alvin Hatfield Jr. died on April 9, 2005 at Bland Co., Virginia, at age 75.^11,3,12,10

     Her Social Security Number was 236-64-1619.¹ Her married name was Grude.⁵ Her married name was Wilson.¹ Kathryn Sue Hatfield married Unknown Wilson.¹ Kathryn Sue Hatfield married Morgan Gerald Grude.⁵ Kathryn Sue Hatfield was born on April 4, 1939 at Mullens, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.¹ She died on March 31, 1999 at California at age 59.¹ She K. Sue Grude, 59, of Modesto died Wednesday at Memorial Medical Center. Mrs. Grude was a native of Mullen, W.Va. She had lived in Modesto since 1962. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Morgan G. Grude of Modesto; children, Scott Wilson and Lane Wilson, both of Modesto; brother, Theodore Hatfield of Rocky Gap, Va; sisters, Ruth Lester of Bluefield, W.Va., Minnie Lee Thomas of Mullen, W.Va., and Clara Schreiber of Oklahoma City; and one grandchild. on April 4, 1999.⁵

     Kyle Harrold Peck Jr. was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He was born on October 7, 1942 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He died on March 1, 1954 at Sabine, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 11.^1,2 He Funeral services for Kyle Harrold Peck Jr., 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle H. Peck of Sablne, will be Wednesday. Burial will be in Monte Vista Cemetery, Bluefield. The youth died Monday at his home after a heart attack. He been seriously ill for a week. He was a member of the sixth grade class at the Sablne School, born Oct. 7, 1942 at Matoaka. For several years his father been superintendent of the Bellmeade Coal Company at Sabine. In addition to the parents, surviving are two brothers, Thomas Edward, 4, and Robert William, 2; and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Mae Hatfield, of Bluefield. on March 2, 1954.²

     His Social Security Number was 235-03-0818.² George Ramon Thomas was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁶ He was born on February 2, 1917 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,4,5 He married Minnie Lee Hatfield, daughter of Theodore Alvin Hatfield and Lelia Mae Nugen, on April 5, 1940 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,3,5,7 George Ramon Thomas died on September 15, 2000 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 83.^2,8,5 He George Ramon Thomas, 83, of 1009 Moran Ave., died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at Charleston Area Medical Center following a short illness. Born Feb. 2, 1917, in Matoaka, he was the son of the late Diab and Mary Ramah Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a life-long resident of Mullens, a member of St. John’s Catholic Church, Mullens, director of the New River Jazz Band that performed at Tamarack and surrounding areas, a member of the New River Concert Band and a retired conductor with Norfork and Western Railroad with 43 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Minnie Lee Hatfield Thomas; two daughters, Ramona Divita and her husband, Philip, of Charleston and Shelley Prettyman and her husband, Terry, of Elkview; two sons, G. Ramon Thomas Jr. and his wife, Christine, of Mastic, N.Y., and Diab David Thomas of Charleston; three sisters, Libby Allen of Mullens, Louise Perry of San Diego and Doris Newman of Arlington, Va; two brothers, Wallace Thomas of Mullens and William Thomas of Orlando, Fin; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. on September 17, 2000.⁵

     Arthur Sidney "Sid" Lester Jr. Arthur Sidney "Sid" Lester, Jr., 84, died Monday April 6, 2009 at Golden Age Retirement Home in Claypool Hill, VA. Born April 28, 1924, he was a life-long resident of Bluefield, WV. He was the son of the late Arthur Sidney Lester and Elizabeth Jackson Lester. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ruth Hatfield Lester of the home; one son, Arthur Sidney Lester, III and wife Judy of Blountville, TN; one daughter, Pam Lester of Richlands, VA; two grandsons, Michael Lester of Abingdon, VA and Jonathan Lester of Blountville, TN. Graveside services will be conducted on Wednesday in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Princeton, WV.² He was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 235-30-7826.⁵ He was born on April 28, 1924 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5,2,3,6 He married Ruth Almeda Hatfield, daughter of Theodore Alvin Hatfield and Lelia Mae Nugen, on July 15, 1944 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,7 Arthur Sidney "Sid" Lester Jr. died on April 6, 2009 at Claypool, Tazewell Co., Virginia, at age 84.^5,2,6,4

     William Thomas "Bill" Schrieber was buried at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery, 7801 NW Expressway Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.⁶ He was born on September 27, 1927 at Bradford, McKean Co., Pennsylvania.^3,4,5 He married Clara Elizabeth Hatfield, daughter of Theodore Alvin Hatfield and Lelia Mae Nugen, on June 24, 1954 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,7 William Thomas "Bill" Schrieber William “Bill” Thomas Schreiber passed away in Oklahoma City on August 3rd 2016 at the age of 88. He was born on September 27, 1927 in Bradford, Pennsylvania to William Joseph Schreiber, foreman for Messer Oil Company and Olive Belle Thomas Schreiber, teacher. He graduated from High School in Smethport, Pennsylvania, and served in the Army Air Force during WWII, receiving military honors. He earned a degree in Petroleum Engineering while at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Clara Elizabeth Schreiber; daughter Debra Sue Miranov and husband Joe of Enid, OK; son William Joseph and wife Cheryle of Milan, TN; son David Kent and wife Traci of Lake St. Louis, MO; grandchildren Stefan and wife Terra Miranov, Jason Miranov, Brandon and Brian Schreiber, Bradley, Brooke and Britt Schreiber; great grandsons Colin and Bennett; step-grandson Shawn Ortiz and wife Lesa and step-great grandsons Anston, Kyler, Jayden, and great granddaughter Kenzie. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and older brother, Jack Harrison Schreiber. Bill worked for Mobil Oil in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, New York, and Oklahoma. In partnership with Kevin Hoog, Bill formed Pentex Operating Company, wherein he owned and operated wells in Texas and Oklahoma. Bill was a member of the F&AM Lodge and was a faithful, dedicated member of NCCC where he served in many positions, including president of the congregation and president of the Men’s Fellowship, Elder, Choir member, and Stephen Minister. He and Clara ministered in various prisons as volunteers in the Charles Colson Prison Ministry. As a volunteer and President of Mended Hearts at Integris Baptist Hospital, Bill enjoyed and lifted the spirits of numerous patients and families he served. As a devoted husband and father Bill was always involved with Little League and Boy Scouts with sons Bill and Dave. Even with his active involvement in the community, he always made time to be at family gatherings, school functions, Debbie’s piano recitals, and sport functions. He was incredibly proud of his family, always making them a priority. on August 5, 2016.³ He died on August 6, 2016 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at age 88.³