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     Zella Frances "Della" Sexton was buried at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,2 Her Social Security Number was 233-66-2014.⁴ Her married name was Epperly.² She married Hollis Deloyed Epperly, son of William Asa Epperly and Mary Elizabeth Poff.² Zella Frances "Della" Sexton was born on June 10, 1917 at White Top, Grayson Co., Virginia.^3,4,1,2 She died on August 18, 2012 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 95.^3,4,2 She Zella (also known as Della) Epperly, 95, of Fayetteville, died Aug. 18, 2012, at the Bowers Hospice House, after a long illness. Zella was born on June 10, 1917, at White Top, Va., daughter of the late John Henry Sexton and Rosa Victoria Barker Sexton. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Hollis D. Epperly Sr; her daughter and son-in-law, Janice Lecates and Rev. Bruce Lecates; an infant daughter, Celia Epperly; sons, Hollis D. Epperly Jr., and Dennis Edwin Epperly; son-in-law, Mike Jacobs; a sister, Willia Sexton Epperly; brothers, Rev. Willis Sexton, Arnold Sexton, and Delmar Sexton; and granddaughters, Pamela Linda Epperly and Michelle Epperly. She was a homemaker and professional seamstress. Zella was a member of the Pilgrim Holiness/Wesleyan Church of Fayetteville from the time of her youth until approximately 1990 when she joined the Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene. Surviving: sons, Dale Epperly and wife Judy of Fayetteville, Jack Epperly and wife Linda of South Charleston, Bill Epperly and wife Pam of Jackson, Mich; daughters Cherrill Jacobs of Zanesville, Ohio, and Marcia Neil and her husband, Robert, of Fayetteville, with whom she had made her home for the past year; sisters, Emma Sexton of Oak Hill and Rosella Goss of Jackson, Mich; 28 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren, 28 great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. A celebration of her life was held Aug. 25 at the Oak Hill Church of the Nazarene, with Rev. Jerry Bush officiating. Burial followed in Huse Memorial Park at Fayetteville. on September 5, 2012.²

     His Social Security Number was 234-56-7120.⁶ Hollis Deloyed Epperly Jr. was buried at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² He was born on September 23, 1936 at Gatewood, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,6 He married Josephine Lee Gustak on August 20, 1958 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Hollis Deloyed Epperly Jr. died on August 2, 1968 at Spain at age 31.^6,2 He S. Sgt. Hollis D. Epperly Jr., 31, former Fayetteville career serviceman, was killed Friday in a car-truck collision near Torrejon Air Force Base in Spain. Services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in the Dodd-Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville with burial in the Huse Memorial Park. The Rev. B. Entzminger will officiate. Military graveside rites will be conducted by personnel from the Lockbourne Air Force Base. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today. Survivors: wife, Josephine Gustak Epperly; sons, Jon Stephen and mark Alan at home; daughter Lori Ann at home; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis D. Epperly of Fayetteville; brothers, John William of Jackson, Mich., Dale of Fayetteville, Jackie of Damascus, Md; sisers, Mrs. Cherrill Jacobs of
Zanesville, Ohio, Mrs. Janice Lecates of Damascus, Md., Mrs. Marcia Neil of Gaitbersburg, Md. on August 8, 1968.²

     Her Social Security Number was 235-60-8640.² Josephine Lee Gustak was born on March 6, 1938 at Greenbrier Co., West Virginia.^2,3 As of August 20, 1958,her married name was Epperly.¹ She married Hollis Deloyed Epperly Jr., son of Hollis Deloyed Epperly and Willa Marie Sexton, on August 20, 1958 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Josephine Lee Gustak died on April 14, 1991 at age 53.²

     Her Social Security Number was 236-58-7675.⁷ Janice Marie Epperly Janice Lecates, 70, of Greensboro, MD, died on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford, DE. Mrs. Lecates was born on November 1, 1939 in Gatewood, WV to Zella Epperly and the late Hollis Epperly. She was a 1957 graduate of Fayetteville High School in Fayetteville, WV. She later earned her Associates Degree in Secretarial Sciences from Eastern Pilgrim Holiness College in Allentown, PA. Mrs. Lecates served alongside her husband, Rev. Bruce O. Lecates, in pastoral ministries for 49 years. Together they pastored in The Wesleyan Church in the states of Maryland, Texas, and Delaware. She worked as a legal secretary for several law firms and then worked in the Wicomico County School system at Delmar Elementary and North Salisbury Elementary as a school secretary until she retired in 1994. Mrs. Lecates has served in various leadership positions at the local, district, and denominational levels for Wesleyan Women International. She served on the executive team for the Chesapeake District Ladies Spectacular for many years. She also served as the registrar for Denton Wesleyan Camp. Her most recent hobbies included playing dominoes, Sudoku, and connecting with family and friends on Facebook. In addition to her father, Mrs. Lecates is preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Bruce Lecates. She is survived by her mother Zella Epperly of Fayetteville, WV; her three daughters and their husbands Dawn and George Owens of Sharptown, MD, Rebecca & John Wood of Hamburg, NY, and Marilyn & Robert Searcey of Delmar, DE; her ten grandchildren, Ryan, Kevin, E.J. Ariel, Kelsi, Luke, Staci, Hannah, Caleb, and Micah; her siblings Cheryl Jacobs of Zanesville, OH, Bill Epperly of Jackson, MI, Marcia Neil of Fayetteville, WV, Sonny Epperly of Fayetteville, WV, and Jack Epperly of South Charleston, WV. Visitation will be held at New Life Wesleyan Church on Friday from 2 to 4 P.M. Services will be held Friday, May 14, 2010, at 4:00 P.M., at the Greensboro New Life Wesleyan Church, 13699 Greensboro Road, Greensboro, MD 21639. Interment will be held Saturday, May 15, 2009, at 10:00 A.M. at Spring Hill Memory Garden, 27260 Ocean Gateway, Hebron, MD.³ She was buried at Spring Hill Memory Garden, 27260 Ocean Gateway, Hebron, Wicomico Co., Maryland.³ Her married name was Lecates.³ She married Rev. Bruce O. Lecates.^3,5 Janice Marie Epperly was born on November 1, 1939 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^7,2,3 She died on May 9, 2010 at Seaford, Sussex Co., Delaware, at age 70.^7,3

     Rev. Bruce O. Lecates was buried at Spring Hill Memory Garden, 27260 Ocean Gateway, Hebron, Wicomico Co., Maryland.² His Social Security Number was 216-38-8356.³ He married Janice Marie Epperly, daughter of Hollis Deloyed Epperly and Zella Frances "Della" Sexton.^1,4 Rev. Bruce O. Lecates was born on March 7, 1940.³ He died on September 21, 2009 at Maryland at age 69.³

     His Social Security Number was 232-32-2336.⁷ Michael Joseph "Mike" Jacobs Jr. was buried at Mount Olive Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio.^3,6 He was born on January 24, 1930 at Montgomery, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4,7,5,6 He married Cherrill Angela Epperly, daughter of Hollis Deloyed Epperly and Willa Marie Sexton, on July 4, 1955 at Boomer, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,6 Michael Joseph "Mike" Jacobs Jr. died on December 24, 2006 at Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio, at age 76.^3,7,4,6 He ZANESVILLE - Michael J. "Mike" Jacobs Jr., 76, of Nashport died 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006, surrounded by his loving family at Genesis Good Samaritan Campus following a long illness. He was born on Friday, Jan. 24, 1930, in Montgomery, W.Va. the son of the late Mike and Virginia "Jenny" Jacobs Jacobs. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, was the owner and operator of 20th Century Bar and Carryout and retired from the Teamsters Local 637 in 1992 after 25 years of service. He loved sharing time with his family, was always up for a game of cards and found many reasons for driving his riding tractor. Michael is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Cherrill A. (Epperly) Jacobs, of the home, who he married on Monday, July 4, 1955. Michael is survived by six daughters, Sharon Jacobs of Zanesville, Connie (Harry) Kaloydis of Nashport, Deborah Adams of Gillsville, Ga., Theresa (Roger) Myers of Zanesville, Linda (Bryan) Lake of Norwich, Pamela Jacobs of Zanesville; three sons, Michael J. (Mena) Jacobs III of Tallahassee, Fla., David A. (Cindy) Jacobs of New Concord and Terry W. Jacobs of Nashport; 16 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren; one brother, Thomas A. (Sally) Jacobs of Pratt, W.Va. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Barbara Elizabeth Jacobs and one brother William J.B. Jacobs. He touched the lives of many people and will be sadly missed by his extended family and friends. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, with Christian Vigil at 3:30 p.m. and the Rosary being recited at 7:45 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, at St. Thomas Catholic Church with Father Luke Turon as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Mt. Olive Cemetery in Zanesville. on December 27, 2006.³

     Hershel Dale "Sonny" Epperly Hershel Dale “Sonny” Epperly, 74, of Fayetteville, WV, passed away April 17, 2016 at Thomas Memorial Hospital. Dale is survived by his wife of 56 years, Judy, his children, Cynthia Wriston, Doug Epperly (Beth), Sandy Reed (Mel), Sherri Holland (Wayne), and Scott Epperly (Amy), Sisters Marcia Neil (Robert), Cherrill Jacobs and brothers Jack Epperly (Linda) and Bill Epperly. He is also survived many loving grandchildren, Matt, Tyler, McKenzie, Abby, Mason, Morgan, Danielle, Luke, and Sydney, many loving great grandchildren, nephews, nieces and extended family. He was preceded in death by infant daughter Pamela Linda, parents Zella and Hollis Epperly, and siblings Cecilia, Denny, Bud, and Janice. Dale was an active member of the Nazarene Church of Oak Hill.³ He was buried at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁶ He was born on January 11, 1942 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² He married Judy Linda Hicks on February 27, 1960 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁴ Hershel Dale "Sonny" Epperly died on April 17, 2016 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 74.³

     Pamela Linda Epperly died on April 6, 1961 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born on April 6, 1961 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹

     Dennis Edwin Epperly was buried at Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He was born on April 25, 1948 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ He died on November 16, 1957 at Fayetteville, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 9.¹ He EPPERLY, Dennis Edwin — 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hollis D. Epperly died yesterday at his home after a long illness. Surviving besides the parents are two brothers, Dale and Jackie, both at home; two half-brothers. Hollis Jr. in the U. S. Air Force in California and William at Fayetteville; two sisters, Janice and Marcia, both at home; a halfsister, Mrs. Cherril Jacobs of Zanesville. Ohio; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Epperly of Fayetteville; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Rosa Sexton of Fayetteville. Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park at Fayetteville. on November 17, 1957.³