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     William Otha Givens was buried at Keeten Cemetery, Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 235-01-7886.³ He married Easter Mae Slack, daughter of Wilbur Francis Slack and Martha Eva Derrick.⁴ William Otha Givens was born on August 15, 1909 at Yawkey, Lincoln Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 He died on October 26, 1982 at West Virginia at age 73.^1,3

     Quinton Roosevelt Shafer was buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Naval Air Station, 80 Hovey Road, Pensacola, Escambia Co., Florida.^2,4 His Social Security Number was 233-14-4335.⁷ He married Orpha Frances Slack, daughter of Wilbur Francis Slack and Martha Eva Derrick.¹ Quinton Roosevelt Shafer was born on December 23, 1918 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^{2,3,4,5,8,7,6} He died on September 11, 1993 at Escambia Co., Florida, at age 74.^2,4,5,7,8 He Chief Warrant Officer 3, Quinton R. Shafer, U.S. Army (Retired), passed away on Saturday, Sept. 11, 1993. Mr. Shafer was born in Clendenin, W.Va., Dec. 23, 1918. He retired to Pensacola 20 years ago after a distinguished military and civil service career. Mr. Shafer served his country during World War II in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre of Operations. During World War II, he served with the 1 54th Field Artillery Battalion and as a sergeant major with the occupation forces in Japan. Mr. Shafer was appointed a chief warrant officer in May of 1951 during service in the Korean Conflict. He earned a Bronze Star Medal for Valor during Korea. After service in Korea, Mr. Shafer served as an Army Intelligence officer until his retirement in October of 1964. His decorations include a Bronze Star Medal for Valor, World War II Victory Medal, Occupation Medal (Japan), Korea Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation (two awards), Army Commendation Medal (four awards), United Nations Service Medal with two Awards of Merit, Unit Emblem and a career full of numerous other citations and commendations. After his military retirement, Mr; Shafer was appointed an Intelligence area officer by the Chief of Staff for Army Intelligence and worked for the 902nd Military Intelligence Command Unit until his second retirement from civil service in December of 1972. Mr. Shafer was preceded in death by his loving wife, Orpha, son, Charles and daughter, Susie. He is survived by sons, Dr. Thomas Shafer, M.D., of Florence, Ala., Scott Shafer of Houston and Robert Shafer of Pensacola; daughters-in-law, Sussan, Emily and Rose; grandchildren; Melissa, David, Mark, Matthew and Mark; and caring and supportive friends and neighbors. He was a member of the Heritage Baptist Church. Friends may call at the McNeil-Keys Funeral Home, 1380 N. Palafox St., from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, 1 993. Graveside services and interment with full military honors will be at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1993, in Barrancas National Cemetery. Pastor Jerald L. Mantey will assist with the service. The family extends a deep sense of gratitude to Dr. Steven J. Schang Jr., M.D., his staff and Dr. J. Michael Plunkett, M.D., and his staff, for the skill, care, love and support provided to Quinton over the last 20 years. on September 13, 1993.²

     Mack Henry Myers Sr. was buried at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^5,4 His Social Security Number was 235-01-0757.⁶ He was born on August 26, 1912 at Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,6,5 He married Alta Valetta Slack, daughter of Wilbur Francis Slack and Martha Eva Derrick, on May 24, 1947 at Dunbar, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4 Mack Henry Myers Sr. died on June 13, 1998 at Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 85.^6,5,4 He Mack Henry Myers, 85, of Elkview died June 13, 1998, at home after a long illness. He was a charter member and past president of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 625. He was a 35-year member of Sand Run Gospel Tabernacle, Elkview, and an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving: wife, Alta V. Slack Myers; sons, Mack H. Myers Jr. of Elkview, James Ed Owens of Virginia Beach, Va; daughters, Bonnie Myers Jarrett and Susie Myers Yeauger, both of Elkview, Shirley Myers Humphreys of Cleveland, Barbara Owens Hively of Clendenin; sisters, Betsy Kenner of Warren, Ohio, Marie Epling of Akron, Ohio; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Matics Funeral Home, Clendenin, with the Rev. Waitman Newhouse and the Rev. John Furry officiating. Burial will be in Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney. on June 15, 1998.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 232-46-6334.³ Dana Vandine Furry was buried at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² He was born on September 29, 1929 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He married Nina Ann Slack, daughter of Wilbur Francis Slack and Martha Eva Derrick, on July 8, 1952 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Dana Vandine Furry died on December 12, 2010 at Falling Rock, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^2,3 He Dana "Doc" Vandine Furry, 81, of Falling Rock passed away peacefully at home on December 12, 2010 surrounded by his family. He graduated from Elkview High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Dana retired from Pennzoil and the Kanawha County Board of Education. Dana was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred Carl Furry and Violet Young Furry; sister, Militeen Peebles; and brother, Lovell "Jack" Furry. Left behind to cherish his memories are his wife of 58 years, Nina Slack Furry; his children, John and his wife Clara of Woodbridge, Va., Kathryn and her husband Fred Adkins of Elkview, and Erra and his wife Rhonda of Quick; his grandchildren, Scott (Candace) Furry, Deena Furry, John Riley Furry, Aaron Adkins, Carrie (Clayton) Fletcher, Curtis (Ashley) Adkins, Misty Fuller, and Nathan Furry; his great-grandchildren, Vincent Vandine and Julian Ryker Fletcher; and many other relatives and friends. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Myers Funeral Home in Elkview. The Rev. Lee Swor and John Furry will officiate. Friends may call Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Funeral Home in Elkview. Interment will be at Elk Hills Memorial Park in Big Chimney with military rites performed by American Legion Post 61 of Clendenin. Special thanks to the many loving neighbors and friends; the nurses and social worker provided by HospiceCare of Charleston; and Myers Funeral Home of Elkview. on December 14, 2010.²

     Orman V. "Jack" Slack was buried at Sand Run Cemetery, 23 Sand Run Cemetery Way, Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,2,5 He married Freda Unknown.^2,5 Orman V. "Jack" Slack was born on November 1, 1914 at Falling Rock, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He died on November 24, 1940 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 26.² He Orman (Jack) Slack, 26, of Young's Bottom, an employee of the Elk Refining company, died Sunday in a Charleston hospital from injuries received Nov. 17 when an automobile in which he was riding went over an embankment on Jordan's Creek. The body will be removed Monday to the home from the Albert Myers and Sons mortuary at Elkview. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Ross Culpepper will officiate and burial will be in the Sand Run cemetery where the Masonic lodge will be in charge of services. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Freda Slack; a stepson, Harold Richard McCune; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Slack of Young's Bottom; eight sisters, Mrs. W. O. Given of Charleston, Mrs. Quentin Shafer of Huntington, Mrs. Charles Owen, Ruth, Tida, Opal, Eva and Nina Stack, all of Elkview; and a brother, John Slack of Elkview. on November 25, 1940.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 235-66-5135.³ Mary June Givens was buried at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born on February 11, 1942 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4 As of April 30, 1962,her married name was Hoover.⁴ She married Gordon Eugene Hoover on April 30, 1962 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Mary June Givens died on January 22, 2009 at St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 66.^1,3 She Mary June Givens Hoover of St. Albans passed away peacefully in her home Thursday morning, January 22, 2009, surrounded by her family and friends. She leaves behind her husband, Gordon E. Hoover; her daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Brad Hood of Knoxville, Tenn; her adoring granddaughter, Anna Hood of Knoxville; her sister and brother-in-law, Martha and Newton Rice of Charleston; her nephew, Doug Rice of Miami, Fla; and her niece, Lisa Rice of Charleston. Mary June was a member of Grace Baptist Temple, St. Albans. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, January 25, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, 409 Sixth Ave., St. Albans, with the Rev. David Panaro Sr. and the Rev. Brad Hood officiating. Burial will follow in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. on January 25, 2009.¹

     Newton Hidy Rice was born on September 30, 1929 at Augusta Co., Virginia.³ He married Martha Jane Givens, daughter of William Otha Givens and Easter Mae Slack, on February 26, 1955 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2

     Patricia Ann Harkins was buried at Sand Run Cemetery, 23 Sand Run Cemetery Way, Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 She was born on December 21, 1946 at Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ She died on February 9, 1961 at Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 14.¹

     George Robert Slack was buried at Sand Run Cemetery, 23 Sand Run Cemetery Way, Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 He was born on April 15, 1915 at Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia; His death certiticate has a birth date of Apr 24, 1915.^1,2 He died on September 29, 1951 at Spencer, Roane Co., West Virginia, at age 36.^1,2

     His Social Security Number was 233-14-1103.³ Charles Bernard Owens Charles B. Owens, age 85, died Thursday, December 2, 2004 at Mt. Carmel Medical Center. Member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Retired car salesman for Jack Maxton Chevrolet. Also worked at Columbus Maennerchor for 10 years, as well as shipbuilding during WW II in Portland, Oreg. Charles ran his own Home Improvement Company for many years. Honorary member and former vice-president and Chaplain for Southwest Camp Gideon's International. Served in C.C.C. in Cour D' Alene, Idaho. Preceded in death by parents Harvey Owens and Madge Owens Reader and wife of 53 years Eunice. Survived by children, David (Stephanie), Roy (Debbie) and Evelyn, all of Columbus and Barbara Ann (Jim) Hively of W.Va. and James Edward of Va; 10 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Maeder-Quint-Tiberi Funeral Home, 1068 S. High St., where funeral service will be held Saturday 10 a.m. Rev. William Dinoff officiating. Burial Obetz Cemetery.⁶ He was buried at Obetz Cemetery, Obetz, Franklin Co., Ohio.⁵ He married Alta Valetta Slack, daughter of Wilbur Francis Slack and Martha Eva Derrick.¹ Charles Bernard Owens was born on March 17, 1919 at Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4,5 He and Alta Valetta Slack were divorced before May, 1947.⁷ Charles Bernard Owens died on December 2, 2004 at Ohio at age 85.^3,4,5,6

     Scott Michael Shafer was buried at Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 5575 North Main Street, DuBose, Sumter Co., South Carolina.^5,6 He married Karen Ann Flaherty.⁸ Scott Michael Shafer was born on April 9, 1953 at Annandale, Fairfax Co., Virginia.^3,5,6 He married Emily DuBose on July 1, 1983 at Escambia Co., Florida.^4,6 Scott Michael Shafer and Karen Ann Flaherty were divorced on November 21, 1991 at Miami, Dade Co., Florida.⁸ Scott Michael Shafer died on August 28, 2011 at Ruleville, Sunflower Co., Mississippi, at age 58.^5,6 He Indianola - Scott Michael Shafer, 58, of Indianola died Sunday, August 28, 2011 at North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at First United Methodist Church in Indianola with a memorial service following at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church under the direction of Burton Funeral Home. Burial will be Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Hebron Cemetery in Oswego, South Carolina. Mr. Shafer was born April 9, 1953 in Annandale, Virginia to Quinton Roosevelt and Orpha Frances Slack Shafer. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Charles Shafer; and a sister, Susie Shafer. Mr. Shafer was a member of First United Methodist Church of Indianola, past President of Indianola Chamber of Commerce, member of the Rotary Club and Mid Delta Arts Association. He was a graduate of William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia and was director of operations for Double Quick, Inc. for the last 16 years. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Emily Shafer of Indianola and two brothers, Thomas Shafer, M.D. and his wife Susan of Birmingham, AL and Robert Shafer and his wife Rose of Pensacola, FL. on August 30, 2011.⁵

     Charles Wilbur Shafer was buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Naval Air Station, 80 Hovey Road, Pensacola, Escambia Co., Florida.^3,4,5 His Social Security Number was 230-56-3052.⁷ He was born on December 11, 1942 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3,7,8,4 He married Doris Ann Peck on June 15, 1963 at Arlington, Virginia.² Charles Wilbur Shafer died on March 14, 1975 at Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama, at age 32.^3,8,4,5 He Mr. Charles Wilbur Shafer, 32, of 5891 Avondale Rd., died Friday night in Greenville, Ala. Mr. Shafer was a native of Clendenin, W.Va. and has resided in the Pensacola area for the past year. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. Survivors include his parents, Mrs. Orpha F. and CWO Quinton R. Shafer, U. S. Army, Ret., of Pensacola; three brothers, Thomas G. Shafer of Charlottesville, Va., Scott M. Shafer of Williamsburg, Va. and Robert K. Shafer of Pensacola and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. W. F. Slack of Elkview, W. Va. Graveside funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Barrancas National Cemetery, with military honors and Chaplin H. F. MacCall officiating. Pallbearers will be military personnel. on March 18, 1975.⁵

     Eva Sue "Susie" Shafer was buried at Slack Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² She was born on June 29, 1940 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² She died on February 24, 1944 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 3.²

     Karen Ann Flaherty married Scott Michael Shafer, son of Quinton Roosevelt Shafer and Orpha Frances Slack.³ Her Social Security Number was 085-38-3278.⁴ Karen Ann Flaherty was buried at Saint Joseph Cemetery, 990 La Grange Street, West Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.² Her married name was Shafer.³ She was born on March 21, 1951.⁴ She and Scott Michael Shafer were divorced on November 21, 1991 at Miami, Dade Co., Florida.³ Karen Ann Flaherty died on March 23, 2010 at Alexandria, Virginia, at age 59.^1,4,2 She FLAHERTY, Karen A. of Arlington, VA, formerly of west Roxbury, March 23, 2010, age 59. Beloved daughter of the late Michael J. and Marion L. (Sweet) Flaherty. Loving sister of Michael J. Flaherty and nis wife Kathy of Millis, Marie Giordano and her husband Steven of walpole, Susan R. Flaherty of Palmer, Beth Janovich and her husband Walter of Wakefield, Paul D. Flaherty of Quincy, Robert Flaherty of west Roxbury, and Christopher J. Flaherty and his wife Valerie of Amesbury. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, aunts, and cousins. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, west Roxbury. on March 26, 2010.²