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     Stephen Lee White was buried at Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Dunbar, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He Stephen L. “Steve” White, born October 4, 1945, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at home after a long battle with health issues. He is a Vietnam Veteran and a purple heart recipient, former football and wrestling coach at Nitro High School, and is a Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee. Steve was a graduate of WV State University, an avid WVU fan and a member of the Charleston Area WVU Fan Club and was a Baptist. Steve was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest “Ron” and Garnet “Edie” White and brothers Mike and Ronnie. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years Carole Bowen White, daughter Danielle Hoptry and husband Jon, son Steve White, II and wife Dawn, 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A celebration of Coach White’s life will be held at 12:30 PM Friday, September 28, 2018 at Cooke Funeral Home, 2002 20th St., Nitro with Rev. Dr. Lawrence Hoptry officiating. Burial will follow in Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Dunbar, WV.³ He was born on October 4, 1945 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Carole Ann Bowen on June 12, 1965 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3 Stephen Lee White died on September 25, 2018 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 72.^2,3

     Ernest Michael "Mike" White Ernest Michael White, January 13, 1951 – February 11, 2017. Ernest Michael White, 66 years old, of Cross Lanes, WV, passed away Feb. 11th, 2017. Surviving are his wife Connie; daughter Melissa (Nate) Chapman of Cross Lanes and son Michael Johnston; brother Steve (Carole) White of Winfield; niece Danielle ( Jon) Hoptry and nephew Stephen and Dawn White. Also surviving are 5 grandchildren; 5 great nieces; 4 great nephews and many cousins. He was predeceased in death by his parents Ernest Ronald and Garnet Edith White and an older brother Ronald Jerry White. He was a graduate of WV State University and held a Master’s degree from WVU. He worked as a Rehab Counselor at WV State Rehab Center for over 20 years; also he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Appalachian Center for Independent Living, a member of CAMC Spinal Cord Support Group and a member of the Kanawha Valley WVU fan club.³ He was born on January 13, 1951.³ He married Connie R. Hodges on February 13, 1998 at Boyd Co., Kentucky.² Ernest Michael "Mike" White died on February 11, 2017 at West Virginia at age 66.³

     Her Social Security Number was 288-34-7448.⁴ Betty Lou Fields was buried at Higginbotham Cemetery, McCreary Co., Kentucky.⁵ She was born on June 21, 1931 at Roane Co., West Virginia.^4,2,3 As of August 1, 1947,her married name was Walker.¹ She married Herman McKinley Walker Jr., son of Herman McKinley Walker and Rushia Eulalia "Rushie" Burdette, on August 1, 1947 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Betty Lou Fields and Herman McKinley Walker Jr. were divorced on June 14, 1971 at Montgomery Co., Ohio.⁶ Betty Lou Fields died on November 3, 1997 at Pulaski Co., Kentucky, at age 66.^7,4

     Muriel Alberta Seibel was buried at New Antioch Cemetery, 141 Antioch Road, New Antioch, Clinton Co., Ohio.³ Her Social Security Number was 284-30-1660.² She was born on February 9, 1927 at Ohio.^1,2 As of September 22, 1974,her married name was Walker.⁴ She married Herman McKinley Walker Jr., son of Herman McKinley Walker and Rushia Eulalia "Rushie" Burdette, on September 22, 1974 at Montgomery Co., Ohio.⁴ Muriel Alberta Seibel died on May 12, 2011 at Ohio at age 84.²

     Her Social Security Number was 236-42-5513.² Betty Jane Jeffries was buried at Fort Custer National Cemetery, 15501 Dickman Road, Augusta, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.^3,4 She was born on October 26, 1929 at Dunbar, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4,2 As of May 24, 1947,her married name was Walker.¹ She married Romie Cecil Walker, son of Herman McKinley Walker and Rushia Eulalia "Rushie" Burdette, on May 24, 1947 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Betty Jane Jeffries died on November 19, 2001 at Michigan at age 72.^3,4,2,5

     Edward Lee Edens Edward Lee Edens — 19, son of Emory and Macel Burdette Edens, 512 Summers St., died Thursday at Hopemont Sanitarium, Preston County of Pulmonary tuberculosis. Also surviving: sister, Catherine, and brother, Claude, at home, and grandmother, Mrs. Fannie Coffman, Sissonville road. Funeral, Sunday, 2 p.m., Walker Baptist church, Tuppers Creek. Rev. L.Y. Ashworth. Burial, Walker cemetery. Elk mortuary. He was a farm helper.⁴ He was buried at Walker Family Cemetery, Tuppers Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on December 11, 1922 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ He died on February 12, 1942 at Hopemont Sanitarium, Preston Co., West Virginia, at age 19.^3,4

     Claude Ray Edens was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on August 27, 1929 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ He married Kathleen Mae Vance on August 2, 1947 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ Claude Ray Edens died on July 2, 1952 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 22; Drown in the Elk river.³

     Kathleen Mae Vance was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² She was born on May 25, 1930 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 As of August 2, 1947,her married name was Edens.¹ She married Claude Ray Edens, son of Emory Lee "Emery" Edens and Macel Garnett "Garnie" Burdette, on August 2, 1947 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Kathleen Mae Vance died on April 19, 1990 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 59.^2,3 She Mrs. Kathleen Mae Davis, 59, of 130 Lakin St., Charleston, died April 19, 1990, in St. Frances Hospital after a long illness. She was a Protestant and a lifelong resident of Charleston. Surviving: husband, John... on April 20, 1990.³

     Carlos Ray Edens was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on April 7, 1952 at West Virginia.¹ He died on July 26, 1991 at Bickmore, Clay Co., West Virginia, at age 39.^1,2 He Carlos Ray Edens, 39, of Bickmore, Clay County, died July 26, 1991, at home of a long illness. He was a self-employed painter. Surviving: father, John Davis Sr. of Charleston... on July 28, 1991.²