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     Emily S. "Emma" McCurter was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, 401-425 Barrett Drive, Malden, Dunklin Co., Missouri.¹ Her married name was Pettry. She married Leon Neal Pettry, son of Forest Pettry and Maxine Williams. Emily S. "Emma" McCurter was born on January 19, 1923 at Gideon, New Madrid Co., Missouri.¹ She died in May, 1971 at New Orleans, Louisiana, at age 48.¹

     His Social Security Number was 233-98-5920.² Forest Bartley Pettry was born on June 16, 1947 at West Virginia.² He died on March 6, 1987 at Blount Co., Tennessee, at age 39.²

     Her Social Security Number was 235-09-3458.⁴ Ruth Gertrude Bird was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁵ She was born on January 3, 1913 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^4,3 As of May 1, 1959,her married name was Cook.⁶ She married John Paul Cook, son of Wirt Cook and Mary Daisy Wills, on May 1, 1959 at Belle, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,6,7 Ruth Gertrude Bird died on February 15, 1988 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 75.^4,5 She Mrs. Ruth Bird Cook, 75, of 1509 West Riverview Drive, Belle, died Feb. 15, 1988, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a long illness. She was a member of Belle Presbyterian Church and Circle No. 1. She was a member of Altrusa Club of Charleston. She was a former member of the National Secretary Association. She was a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club, Charleston. She was retired administrative assistant at Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co. with 45 years' service. She was a 49-year resident of Belle and a member of the Belle Historical Society. Surviving: son, Harry H. "Mac" McBrayer of Charleston; stepdaughter, Joan "Jo-Pat" Wing of Evanston, Ill; brother, Crede. L. Bird of Charleston; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fidler-Frame Funeral Home, Belle, with the Rev. Tyson Hope officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Belle Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund. on February 16, 1988.⁵

     John Adams "Jack" Wing was born on November 9, 1935 at Elmira, Chemung Co., New York.^3,2 He married Joan P. Cook, daughter of John Paul Cook, circa 1967.^4,2 John Adams "Jack" Wing died on August 7, 2011 at Skokie, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 75.^3,2 He Wing, John Adams "Jack" age 75 of Evanston, beloved husband of Joan C. Wing: loving father of Willy (Cindy) Montgomery of Park Ridge, IL, Elisabeth Montgomery (Eugene Tsui) of Emeryville, CA and Mary Ellen (Brendan) Flaherty of Sykesville, MD; dear grandfather of Paul and Jay Montgomery, Mary Chase, Paolo and Sorell Tsui, Jack and Emma Brice and Brendan and Carly Flaherty; loving brother of Clara Stewart Wing of Silver Spring, MD, Thomas Mayhew (Ann) Wing of Columbia, MD and Alice Wing (Gordon) Ferrier of Duvall, WA. Memorial Service Aug. 18, Thursday 4:00 p.m. at Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60201. (Parking is available at Public Parking Garage located at the corner of Clark St. and Chicago Ave.) In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Illinois Humanities Council, 17 N. State Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 on August 9, 2011.¹ He JOHN ADAMS "JACK" WING: 1935-2011 'Godfather' of modern options business Futures industry leader was devoted to the humanities, education. John Adams "Jack" Wing believed you could make money and still play fairly, former colleagues said. Mr. Wing, who went by Jack, was CEO of The Chicago Corp., an investment banking and brokerage firm that he built into a major player in the field. He later was a professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he founded a master's program focused on financial markets. "Jack was someone I looked up to in so many, many ways," said William J. Brodsky, chairman and CEO of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, where Mr. Wing was a board member for nearly 20 years. "I relied on him for a unique level of guidance and wisdom." Mr. Wing, 75, died of cancer on Sunday, Aug. 7, at Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter in Skokie. He was a resident of Evanston. He was also on the boards of the Chicago (Midwest) Stock Exchange and National Futures Association and was inducted into the Futures Industry Association Hall of Fame in 2005. "He was one of the real godfathers of the modern options business, not only in Chicago but throughout the U.S.," Brodsky said. Born and raised in Elmira, N.Y., Mr. Wing graduated from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1958. He got his law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1963. After a hitch with the Military Intelligence Corps, Mr. Wing began working for the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington first as a financial analyst and then as a trial lawyer. In 1966, he joined Investors Diversified Services in Minneapolis, where he eventually became the assistant to the president. In 1968, Mr. Wing moved to Chicago to become vice president and general counsel at A.G. Becker & Co. and served as the firm's president from 1975 to 1980. In 1981, he joined The Chicago Corp., where, during his tenure as CEO, he was instrumental in growing the firm into a major full-service regional investment banking and brokerage firm. After its merger with ABN AMRO Inc. in 1997, he became chairman of the board and chief executive officer of ABN AMRO. Mr. Wing left ABN AMRO to become executive director of the Center for Law and Financial Markets and also became the Frank Wakely Gunsaulus Professor of Law and Finance at IIT. Mr. Wing was a longtime supporter of education and the humanities. He was a life trustee and former chairman of the board of North Shore Country Day School and a life director and former board chairman of the Illinois Humanities Council. "Jack was someone who never missed a meeting," said Kristina A. Valaitis, executive director of the Illinois Humanities Council. "When he said he'd do something, he did it, and he'd put everything he had into it." He returned to school in his late 60s and in 2005 received a master's degree in liberal arts from the University of Chicago. The subject of his thesis: "The Banality of Greed." "Writing that thesis was very important to him, and not only as it applied to business but in every area of life," said his wife of 47 years, Joan. Until recently, he served as the chairman emeritus of newly reorganized The Chicago Corp. He also served on the boards of Rush University Medical Center, Ravinia Festival, Kartemquin Films, Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the Chicago Humanities Festival. In May, Mr. Wing was the recipient of the Public Humanities Award given by the Illinois Humanities Council for his contributions in advancing public understanding of the importance of the humanities. In addition to his wife, Mr. Wing is survived by a son, Willy Montgomery; two daughters, Elisabeth Montgomery and Mary Ellen Flaherty; a brother, Thomas; two sisters, Clara Stewart Wing and Alice Wing Ferrier; and nine grandchildren. A service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston. on August 12, 2011.²

     James Griffin "Jimmie" Booth was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁵ His Social Security Number was 236-56-5922.² He was born on November 29, 1939 at Coal City, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² He married Nancy Kay Johnson on June 7, 1958 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.³ James Griffin "Jimmie" Booth married Margaret Robert Crews on January 16, 1968 at Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.⁴ James Griffin "Jimmie" Booth and Margaret Robert Crews were divorced before March 31, 1977.³ James Griffin "Jimmie" Booth married Norma Jean Turner on March 31, 1977 at Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Virginia.³ James Griffin "Jimmie" Booth and Norma Jean Turner were divorced before November 24, 1978.³ James Griffin "Jimmie" Booth married Janie Carol Taylor on November 24, 1978 at Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia.^3,5,7 James Griffin "Jimmie" Booth died on July 2, 2000 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 60.^2,5 He HUNTINGTON - James Griffin Booth, 60, of Huntington, formerly of Beckley, died July 2, 2000, in a Huntington hospital. He was a disabled radio equipment installer and a member of First Baptist Church, Beckley, and Masonic Lodge 95, Beckley. Surviving: wife, Janie Taylor Booth of Beckley; son, Steven James Booth of Hindman, Ky; daughters, Donna Michelle Deaton of Chesapeake, Ohio, Elizabeth Carol Church of Fort Knox, Ky; brother, John of St. Albans; sisters, Violet Stover of Macon, Ga., Dorothy Rollins of Seminole, Fla., Edith Callahan of Spring Hill, Fla., Anna Herman of Brooksville, Fla; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Ronnie Stapleton officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, with Masonic rites by Lodge 95. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. on July 5, 2000.⁵

     Beulah Jolene Booth was buried at Bowers Cemetery, Coal City, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She was born on November 1, 1930 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ She died on December 15, 1930 at Coal City, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹