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     Sylvia S. Hicks was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 234-40-5079.³ She was born on December 6, 1898 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 As of June 11, 1918,her married name was Gray.¹ She married Benjamin Franklin Gray, son of William Gray and Charity Leah Lindsey, on June 11, 1918 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Sylvia S. Hicks died on April 11, 1989 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 90.^2,3 She Mrs. Sylvia S. Gray, 90, of 5016 Kilgore Lane, Cross Lanes, died Tuesday, April 11, 1989, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was a Baptist and a 25-year resident of Kanawha County. Surviving: husband, Benjamin F; sons, Charles W. of Tornado, David R. of Kimball; daughters, Mrs. Rosalie Garten of Fort Pierce, Fla., Mrs. Louise Hartwell and Mrs. Lorene Price, of St. Albans; sisters, Mrs. Ivie Wheatley of Peoria, Ill., Mrs. Pearl Wynn of Montgomery; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Bruce Young officiating. Entombment will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Mausoleum. on April 12, 1989.²

     Her Social Security Number was 233-24-2042.⁷ Her married name was Hartwell.⁴ Dorothy Louise Gray married Elzie Leo Hartwell.⁴ Dorothy Louise Gray was born on October 25, 1918 at Besoco, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,3,4 She died on April 10, 2007 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 88.^7,4 She Dorothy Louise Hartwell of St. Albans, passed away on April 10, 2007, at the age of 88. She was born on Oct. 25, 1918, and was preceded in death by her husband, E. Leo Hartwell in 1998. She is survived by her daughter, Judith and her husband Daniel Greene of St. Albans; her son, Gary and his wife Nancy of Richmond, Va; four grandchildren, Shawn Greene of Phoenix, Ariz., Dustin Greene of Huntington, Christine Markham of Philadelphia, Pa., and Carrie Hartwell of Richmond, Va; great-grandson, Hartwell Markham of Philadelphia, Pa; two brothers, David Raymond Gray and his wife Anna of Princeton and Charles William Gray and his wife Josephine of Oak Hill, Ohio; and sister, Alma Lorene Price of St. Albans. on April 15, 2007.⁴

     Virginia Marie Gray was buried at Culloden Cemetery, Culloden, Cabell Co., West Virginia.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 233-24-8380.⁵ She was born on January 10, 1920 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,5 As of November 8, 1941,her married name was Mease.² She married Robert Ruffner Mease on November 8, 1941 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² Virginia Marie Gray died on December 1, 1972 at St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 52.^5,6 She Mrs. Virginia Gray Mease, 52, of 616 Kanawha terrace, St. Albans, died Friday in Riverside Nursing Home, St. Albans, after a four-year illness. She was a retired cafeteria manager for C&P Telephone Co. and was formerly of Charleston. Mrs. Mease lived in St. Albans four years. She was a member of the baptist Temple in Charleston. Surviving: daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Ford and Miss Ella Marie Mease, both at home; sons, Robert of Charleston, Jack with the Air Force in Fayetteville, N.C; sisters, Mrs. Louise Hartwell and Mrs. Lorene Price, both of St. Albans, Mrs. Rosalie Garten of Fort Pierce, Fla; brothers, Charles Gray of St. Albans, Raymond Gray of Kimball. The body is being sent to West Virginia University Medical School. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday in Baptist Temple, Charleston, with the Rev. John Wilkes officiating. on December 2, 1972.⁶

     Her Social Security Number was 419-24-1218.³ Rosalie C. Gray was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Co., Florida.^7,8 She was born on December 6, 1921 at Statesburg, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,2,3 As of July 3, 1940,her married name was Garten.² She married Ned Clarence Garten on July 3, 1940 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.² Rosalie C. Gray died on May 13, 2001 at Broward Co., Florida, at age 79.^7,3,8 She Garten, Rosalie C, 79, of Coral Springs, FL. died Mother's Day, May 13, 2001. Former 39 year resident of Fort Pierce, FL. Survived by son, Roger Garten and his wife, Susan; daughter, Cecilia Schiller and her husband, Martin; 4 grandsons, Stephen Garten, Rick Schiller, Kevin Garten, Andy Schiller. Preceded in death by husband, Ned C. Garten. Visitation 11 am until 1 pm, Thursday at Yates Funeral Home, Fort Pierce. Graveside funeral service, 2:00 pm Thursday at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce. on May 16, 2001.⁸

     Alma Lorene Gray was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁷ Her married name was Price.² She married Unknown Price.^2,3 Alma Lorene Gray was born on February 17, 1924 at West Virginia.^5,7 She died on November 27, 2013 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 89.⁴ She Alma Lorene Price passed away Nov. 27, 2013, at Valley Center, South Charleston. She is survived by her son, Kenneth; grandsons, Chad and Jason Price; and brothers, Charles William Gray of South Carolina and David Raymond and Anna Gray of Princeton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Sylvia Gray; grandson, Patrick Price; and sisters, Virginia Mease, Rosalie Garten and Louise Hartwell. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. on November 29, 2013.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 235-30-8183.⁷ David Raymond Gray was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁵ He was born on February 12, 1927 at Green Sulphur Springs, Summers Co., West Virginia.^7,3,4 He married Ann Elizabeth Day on November 15, 1947 at Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5 David Raymond Gray died on March 7, 2014 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 87.^7,5 He PRINCETON - David Raymond Gray, 87, of Princeton passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 at Princeton Community Hospital after a long battle with illnesses. He was born in Green Sulphur Springs to Benjamin Franklin Gary and Sylvia Hix Gray. He was a 1945 graduate of Welch High School, Welch, and was retired from Consolidated Coal at Turkey Gap Mine after 33 years. Raymond served in the United States Navy in the Pacific aboard the USS Alaska during World War II. He was a 39-year resident of Kimball, where he was a member of Houston United Methodist Church, serving over 30 years as Treasurer of the Sunday School. After moving to Princeton in 1989, he was a member of Stinson United Methodist Church on the Oakvale Road in Princeton. He was an active member of the Twilight Twirlers Square Dance Club and the Bluefield Virginia Ballroom Club. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters: Louise Hartwell, Virginia Mease, Rosalie Garten and Lorene Price, as well as an infant sister and brother. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Anna Day Gray, of the home. Additional survivors include his daughter Sharon and spouse David of Rocky Gap, VA, sons, David and spouse Trula of Lillington, NC; Larry and spouse Carol of Princeton; and Barry and spouse Russell of Roanoke, VA. Four grandchildren: Chris Gray and spouse Stacy of Angier, NC; Olivia Gray of Durham, NC; David Larkin Jr. and spouse Ashley of Charleston, SC; and Nicole Larkin of Lewisburg; and his great grandson and the light of his eyes, David Joseph Raymond Larkin of Charleston, SC. One brother, Billy Gray of Conway, SC. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 10, 2014 from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Devin Olachea officiating. He will be laid to rest at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton with grandchildren serving as pallbearers: Chris and Olivia Gray, David and Nicole Larkin; nephews Roger Garten, Harry Gregory, Rick Gregory, Mike Day, and Philip Peterson; and family friend, David Warren. on March 9, 2014.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 236-44-4218.⁴ Ned Clarence Garten was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Co., Florida.¹ He was born on February 4, 1911 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 He married Rosalie C. Gray, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gray and Sylvia S. Hicks, on July 3, 1940 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.² Ned Clarence Garten died on May 23, 1994 at Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Co., Florida, at age 83.^1,4,3 He Ned C. Garten, retired purchasing director for the St. Lucie County School District and a principal at the former Dan McCarty High School, died Monday of an aneurysm. Mr. Garten, 83, was purchasing director from 1964 until he retired in 1973. He served as principal of Dan McCarty from 1960 to 1964 and was assistant principal at Fort Pierce Junior High School from 1958 to 1960. He was president of the South-side Kiwanis Club and a member of the Sunshine Kiwanis Club. Mr. Garten, born in Raleigh County, W.Va., graduated from Concord College, Athens, W.Va., and received a master's degree from West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., in 1940. He taught, coached and was principal at Green Sulphur Springs District High School in West Virginia before entering the Army Air Corps in 1941. He returned to that school as principal after World War II. Survivors include his wife, Rosalie G., Fort Pierce; daughter Cecilia G. Schiller, Marietta, Ga; son Roger Ned Garten, Coral Springs; four grandsons; brother E.D. Garten, Morgantown, W.Va; and sister Sada Sevy, Orlando. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Yates Funeral Home, Fort Pierce with the Rev. Hershel Adams officiating. on May 24, 1994.³

     His Social Security Number was 232-24-5016.⁵ Elzie Leo Hartwell was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² He married Dorothy Louise Gray, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gray and Sylvia S. Hicks.¹ Elzie Leo Hartwell was born on March 2, 1915 at Garretts Bend, Lincoln Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5 He died on June 20, 1998 at St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 83.^2,5 He Elzie Leo Hartwell, 83, of St. Albans died June 20, 1998, in Riverside Nursing Home after a long illness. He was former owner and operator of Hartwell's Gulf Station, St. Albans, and was a Methodist. Surviving: wife, Louise Hartwell; son, Dr. Gary Hartwell of Richmond, Va; daughter, Judith Green of St. Albans; sisters, Nanna McClure of Scott Depot, Mary Purdy of Charleston, Phyllis Nunn of Sod; brother, Ross Hartwell of St. Albans; four grandchildren. Private graveside service was held Monday at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. on June 23, 1998.²

     Robert Ruffner Mease was buried at Culloden Cemetery, Culloden, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^1,2 His Social Security Number was 232-16-5965.² He was born on October 11, 1916 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,5 He married Virginia Marie Gray, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Gray and Sylvia S. Hicks, on November 8, 1941 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ Robert Ruffner Mease died on September 4, 1962 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 45.^2,3 He Robert Ruffner Mease, 45, former manager of the State Liquor Commission's Capitol Street store, died last night in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Mr. Mease was a native of Kanawha County and lived at 1218 Baines St. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a veteran of World War II. He was a member of John Brawley Post No. 20 of the American Legion here and VFW Post 4206 in Melbourne, Fla. Surviving are his wife, Virginia; two sons, Robert and Jack at home: two daughters, Sylvia and Ella Marie at home; his father, Robert E. Mease of Cleveland; his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Mease of Charleston, and two sisters, Mrs. Jane Ann Soos of Charleston and Mrs. Ruth Hughes of Melbourne. on September 5, 1962.³

     Bobbie Jean Gray was buried at Gwinn Cemetery, Summers Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born on June 30, 1933 at Summers Co., West Virginia.¹ She died on July 6, 1933 at Green Sulphur, Summers Co., West Virginia.¹

     Olive Josephine "Joe" Long was buried at Westside Memorial Gardens, Conway, Horry Co., South Carolina.² Her Social Security Number was 233-38-4097.³ She Olive Joe Gray, 84, of Conway, died Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Agape Rehabilitation. She was born October 31, 1926 in New Jersey a daughter of the late George and Mary Crouch. Mrs. Gray was a member of Langston Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading and listening to gospel music. Olive was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She retired from Thomas Memorial Hospital in West Virginia after 24 years of service. Mrs. Gray is survived by her husband Charles W. Gray of 50 years of the home; one son, James A. Long (Brenda) of Ohio; three daughters, Charlotte Bowling (Charles), Collette Gray and Nannette Burger (Donnie) all of West Virginia; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild and many other family and friends who will miss her.⁴ She was born on October 31, 1926 at New Jersey.^3,4,2 As of November 21, 1958,her married name was Gray.¹ She married Charles William "Billy" Gray, son of Benjamin Franklin Gray and Sylvia S. Hicks, on November 21, 1958 at Hurricane, Putnam Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Olive Josephine "Joe" Long died on April 2, 2011 at Conway, Horry Co., South Carolina, at age 84.^3,4,2

     His Social Security Number was 234-66-2228.³ Brent Henry Ford was born on November 19, 1942 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3,2 He married Sylvia Evelyn Mease, daughter of Robert Ruffner Mease and Virginia Marie Gray, on December 23, 1966 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Brent Henry Ford died on April 25, 1994 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 51.³