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     Rev. Gutavia Ethel Keeten was buried at Keeten Cemetery, Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on February 22, 1908 at Roane Co., West Virginia.^3,4 As of November 8, 1925,her married name was Elmore.¹ She married Silas Edgar Elmore, son of Martin Van Buren Elmore and Medora White, on November 8, 1925 at Coco, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Rev. Gutavia Ethel Keeten died on July 4, 1970 at Montgomery, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 62.³

     Macel Ellen Elmore Macel Ellen Elmore Sparks, 88 of Beckley went to be with the Lord on May 10, 2017. She passed away at home after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Born February 24, 1929 in Cocoa, WV to the late Silas and Gustava Elmore. She was a long time member of the Open Bible Baptist Church. She dedicated her life to serving the Lord and her family. She loved her husband, Fred Edward Sparks, they were married for 44 years until he went to be with the Lord in December 1993. They both loved the Lord will all their hearts and served Him faithfully and enjoyed their lives together. She volunteered at Pine Lodge for years. She loved helping friends and family. She loved to cook and enjoyed cooking for her family and friends. She enjoyed having her grandkids around; they truly loved her with all their hearts. Even though she did not know all of the great-grandkids because of the Alzheimer's they would always put a smile on her face and give her peace. Macel and her friends in the community were and are highly respected by all. She touched so many lives and was a spiritual influence to friends and family and she will truly be missed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred E. Sparks; two brothers, Cecil Elmore and Herbert (Sonny) Elmore; sisters, Pauline Elmore Shaffer, Lessie Elmore Comer of Fayetteville; grandson, Edward Wayne Lester and a number of unborn grandkids and great-grandkids. Those left to cherish her memories include her sister, Dot Elmore Belcher of OH; 3 daughters, Ann Sparks Lester and husband, Henry of FL, Ruby Sparks Mitchell and husband, Jerry of Beckley, Kathy Sparks Walker and husband, Jack of TN; 2 sons, Fred E. Sparks Jr. and wife Regina of Beckley and David W. Sparks and wife Libby of Beckley; 14 grandkids; 35 great-grandkids and 18 great-great-grandkids. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Hospice of Southern West Virginia. Services will be held at 1 PM Tuesday May 16, 2017 at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Beckley. Entombment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.¹ She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born on February 24, 1929 at Coco, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ As of February 4, 1949,her married name was Sparks.⁵ She married Fred Edward Sparks Sr. on February 4, 1949 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,5,2 Macel Ellen Elmore died on May 10, 2017 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 88.¹

     His Social Security Number was 233-44-7657.³ Fred Edward Sparks Sr. was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁵ He was born on February 4, 1925 at Yukon, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4,6,5 He married Macel Ellen Elmore, daughter of Silas Edgar Elmore and Rev. Gutavia Ethel Keeten, on February 4, 1949 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2,5 Fred Edward Sparks Sr. died on December 22, 1993 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 68; The SSDI has a death date of Dec 15, 1993.^3,6,5 He Fred Edward Sparks Sr., 68, of Beckley, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, at a Beckley hospital following a short illness. Born Feb. 4, 1925, at Yukon, he was the son of the late Major Wilson and Ruby Avis Bowman Sparks. Mr. Sparks was a sheet metal worker, a member of the Local Union No. 33 of Charleston and an ordained deacon of Open Bible Baptist Church. He served seven and one half years in the U.S. Navy, including service in World War II. He was preceded in death by his step-father, Tom Creed; a brother, James Sparks and a grandson, Edward Wayne Lester. Survivors include his wife, Macel Ellen Elmore Sparks; two sons, Fred Edward Sparks, Jr. and David Wayne Sparks and wife, Libby, all of Beckley; three daughters, Ann Louise Lester and husband, Henry of Orange Park, Fla., Ruby Avis Mitchell and husband, Jerry of Beckley and Kathy Lynn Walker and husband, Jack of Tenn; stepmother, Margaret Creed of Mabscott; two brothers, Major Wilson Sparks of Lansing, Mich, and George Sparks of MacArthur, two sisters, Louise Zankowitz and Jane Ann Atkinson, both of Beckley; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and two nephews, Tommy Sparks of Prosperity and Roger Sparks of Lansing, Mich. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Buddy Wimmer officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum of Faith. on December 26, 1993.⁵

     Cecil E. Elmore was buried at Keeten Cemetery, Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 236-50-2686.² He was born on August 13, 1933 at Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He died on November 2, 1995 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 62; The SSDI has a death date of Nov 15, 1995.^2,5,3 He Cecil E. Elmore, 62, of Beckley, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born Aug. 13, 1933, at Blue Creek, Mr. Elmore attended the First Church of God at Smithers. Survivors include a stepson, Brian Elmore of Las Cruces, N.M; a daughter, Deborah Powers of Panama City, Fla; a brother, Herbert Elmore of Beckley; three sisters, Macel Sparks of Beckley, Lessie Comer of Fayetteville and Delores Belcher of Troy, Ohio. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Hafer Funeral Home Chapel, 50 North Pinch Road, Elkview, with Rev. Billy Burdette officiating. Burial will follow in the Keaton Cemetery at Blue Creek. on November 5, 1995.³

     His Social Security Number was 235-58-1812.³ Herbert Lee "Sonny" Elmore was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on October 2, 1938 at Coco, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He married Rose Ann "Rosa" Mills on September 17, 1966 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^2,4 Herbert Lee "Sonny" Elmore died on August 29, 2006 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 67.^3,4 He Herbert Lee Elmore, 67, of Beckley, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, Born Oct. 2, 1938, he was the son of the late Sallis and Ethel Elmore. Herbert served in the U.S. Army and was of the Methodist faith. In addition to his parents, Herbert was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Ann Mills Elmore, Those left to cherish his memory include his daughter, Diana Clark of Bedford Heights, Ohio; sisters, Macel Sparks of Beckley, Lessie Comer and husband, Frank, of Fayetteville and Dot Belcher and husband of Ohio; and special friends, Shirley Hitchcock and Jeffrey Halsey. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. on September 1, 2006.⁴

     Cora Pauline Elmore was buried at Keeten Cemetery, Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁶ She Mrs. Cora Pauline Shaffer, 60, of 5291 Elk River Road N., Elkview, died April 22, 1988, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a short illness. Surviving: husband, Leonard; sons, Clifford, Darrell and Jerry, all of Elkview, John of Clendenin; daughters, Wanda Cantrell and Charlotte Shaffer, both of Clendenin, Drema Stiner of Spring Hill, Tonya Hayes of Elkview; father, Silas Shaffer of Beckley; sisters, Maysel Sparks and Lessie Comer, both of Beckley, Dottie Belcher of Ohio; 30 grandchildren.⁵ She was born on May 10, 1927 at Coburns Creek, Harrison Co., West Virginia.^4,6 As of December 5, 1947,her married name was Shaffer.⁷ She married Leonard Theodore Shaffer on December 5, 1947 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^5,7 Cora Pauline Elmore died on April 22, 1988 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 60.^6,5

     Lessie Virginia Mae Elmore was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on July 16, 1936 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁵ As of October 18, 1956,her married name was Comer.⁵ She married Franklin Delano Comer on October 18, 1956.^6,5 Lessie Virginia Mae Elmore died on December 14, 2016 at age 80.

     Leonard Theodore Shaffer was born on June 2, 1922 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^4,2 He married Cora Pauline Elmore, daughter of Silas Edgar Elmore and Rev. Gutavia Ethel Keeten, on December 5, 1947 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2

     Franklin Delano Comer was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 232-50-2580.² He was born on July 27, 1933 at Fayette Co., West Virginia.^3,2 He married Lessie Virginia Mae Elmore, daughter of Silas Edgar Elmore and Rev. Gutavia Ethel Keeten, on October 18, 1956.^4,3 Franklin Delano Comer died on December 28, 2008 at age 75.²

     Delores Jean "Jeanie" Comer was buried at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ Her married name was Pack.¹ She married Keith Pack.¹ Delores Jean "Jeanie" Comer was born on October 25, 1957 at Montgomery, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ She died on June 22, 2012 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 54.¹ She OAK HILL — Delores Jean "Jeanie" Comer Pack, 54, of Oak Hill, WV, died on Friday, June 22, 2012, at her home. Born October 25, 1957, at Montgomery, WV, she was the daughter of Lessie V. Elmore Comer of Fayetteville, WV, and the late Franklin D. Comer. She was a homemaker. In addition to her mother, Jeanie is survived by her husband, Keith Pack, one daughter, Amanda Williams of Fayetteville, one brother, Franklin Allen Comer and wife, Sandy, of Oak Hill, two grandchildren, Jasmin Rae Romero and Dominick Robert Romero both of Fayetteville, and a nephew, Corey Allen Comer. Funeral services will be on Saturday, June 30, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill with Pastor Russell Hays officiating. Burial will be at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Oak Hill. on June 28, 2012.¹