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     Her Social Security Number was 233-56-2131.² Sadie June Paxton was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington.⁴ She was born on July 25, 1933 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² As of August 2, 1949,her married name was Casey.³ She married Stephen Lee Casey on August 2, 1949 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ As of 1954,her married name was Dutton.⁵ Sadie June Paxton married Earl Eugene Dutton in 1954.⁵ Sadie June Paxton died on January 14, 2007 at Snohomish Co., Washington, at age 73.^2,6,7

     Wilma Jean Jarrett was buried at Billy Hunt Cemetery, Harper District, Roane Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Her Social Security Number was 233-58-7513.³ Her married name was Paxton.³ She married Herbert Jasper Paxton, son of William Silas Paxton and Cora Lundy Auxier/Oxier.³ Wilma Jean Jarrett was born on October 7, 1924 at Walton, Roane Co., West Virginia.³ She died on December 30, 1995 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 71.^2,3 She Wilma Jean Jarrett Paxton, 71, of Walton, Roane County, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was a lifelong resident of Roane County, a member of Mount Welcome Community Church, Walton, United Methodist Women, VFW Women's Auxiliary and the CB Club. Surviving: daughter, Betty C. Shaffer of Elkview; brother, Delford Jarrett of Titusville, Fla; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Billy Hunt Cemetery, Ambler Ridge, Walton. on January 1, 1996.²

     Patsy Dawn Friend Patsy Dawn Paxton passed away on Monday, March 11, 2013, in Charlotte leaving those who knew her greatly enriched by her presence in their lives. She was predeceased by her husband, Herbert J. Paxton, Jr; father, Jesse Friend; mother, Bessie Friend McLaughlin; and brother, Lewis McLaughlin. She is survived by her children, Gregory Paxton and Peggy Malutinok; son-in-law, David Malutinok; grandchildren, Scott, Joyanna, John Malutinok and wife Shannen; and great-grandchildren, Grayson and Lucy Malutinok. Other surviving family members are her sister-in-law, Virginia McLaughlin; niece, Lynn McLaughlin and children Bo and Julia; nephew, Stephen McLaughlin and wife Nancy, and their children, Stephen, Tyler, and Sara; and nephew, Michael McLaughlin and his son, Zack. Born in Clay County, Pat lived in Clendenin after marriage, then Pinch near Charleston. She spent later years in Pawleys Island, S.C. and the Charlotte area. She earned a masters degree plus forty five hours in arts from West Virginia University and a bachelor’s degree in arts, magna cum laude, from Morris Harvey College. As a teacher, she taught nearly every grade, mostly for Pinch Elementary but also for Valley Grove Elementary and home bound. During her retirement, Pat expressed her versatile creativity as a book author on a national tour for "C Notes: My Journey Through Breast Cancer" and as an artist with paintings featured in exhibitions and on magazine covers. Her interests have included golf, gardening, tennis, decorating, spirited games of canasta, and being a cosmetics consultant for Mary Kay beauty products. She had traveled much of North America, thirteen countries in Europe, and toured the Caribbean Islands down to South America. After retirement, she, Herb, and their dog Wesley moved to Pawleys Island, S.C. Several years following Herb's passing, she and her son Greg moved to Baxter Village, a suburb of Charlotte. Patsy is a spiritual Christian soul who has attended Maysel Baptist Church in Clay, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Pinch, and All Saints Episcopal Church in Pawleys Island, among others. She strived to be in the moment. Burial will be at Elk Hills Memorial Park in Big Chimney, WV.² She was buried at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,2 She was born on October 4, 1934 at Maysel, Clay Co., West Virginia.¹ As of April 20, 1951,her married name was Paxton.¹ She married Herbert Jasper Paxton Jr., son of Herbert Jasper Paxton and Sadie L. Paxton, on April 20, 1951 at Maysel, Clay Co., West Virginia.^1,4,2 Patsy Dawn Friend died on March 11, 2013 at Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, at age 78.²

     Earl Eugene Dutton was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington.¹ His Social Security Number was 532-20-2509.² He was born on January 16, 1929 at Arlington, Snohomish Co., Washington.^2,3 He married Sadie June Paxton, daughter of Herbert Jasper Paxton and Sadie L. Paxton, in 1954.³ Earl Eugene Dutton died on June 26, 2011 at Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington, at age 82.^2,4,3 He Earl Dutton served 18 years on the Everett School Board, but his mark on his community extends far beyond education. A decade ago, Dutton was on the ground floor in planning Everett's events center. He continued to serve as president of the board of directors that manages the Everett Public Facilities District, which owns Comcast Arena. Earl Dutton, who lived most of his life in Everett, died Sunday. He was 82. "He was a big part of getting the event center built in Everett," said Gigi Burke, another member of the five-member Public Facilities District board. Dutton's role in what became Comcast Arena officially began in 2001. That's when the Everett City Council approved the appointment of a board, including Dutton, to oversee the process of bringing a venue for shows and sporting events to the city. "We teasingly used to call Earl president for life," said Kim Bedier, general manager of Global Spectrum, the company that manages Comcast Arena. Dutton had an arena suite, and not only watched Silvertips hockey games but rock shows. "One of the funnier ones was Guns N' Roses," she said. "They didn't start until 11:30 p.m., but he hung in there." Dutton's civic engagement went back decades. He served on the Everett School Board from 1973 until 1991. It was in the mid-1980s that minor league baseball came to Everett. First the Everett Giants -- and now the AquaSox -- have called Everett Memorial Stadium home. It is an Everett School District facility. "Earl was throughout his life a civic activist," said Pat McClain, Everett's executive director for governmental affairs. "You couldn't find a civic event where he didn't play a significant role. Look at the AquaSox. If not part of the fabric of the community, he was the stitching." Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson said Monday that Dutton was a great supporter of the city and served on many boards. "You could always count on Earl to bring his big heart and measured approach to the table," Stephanson said. In 1986, Dutton received the Henry M. Jackson Citizen of the Year Award from the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce. In the 1990s, he served on Snohomish County's Charter Review Commission and on the Everett Salary Commission. A father of seven and a 1946 graduate of Everett High School, Dutton also ran his own business. After attending Everett Junior College, he worked as an electrician and was hired by Lord Electric Company. Mike Dutton said his father bought the Seattle office of Lord Electric and renamed it Dutton Electric. He sold the company in 2000. Dutton was born Jan. 16, 1929, on a dairy farm near Arlington, but the family soon moved to Everett. As an electrician, he traveled early in his career. He met his future wife in Ohio. Earl and June Dutton were married in 1954. When June Dutton died in 2007, they had been married 53 years. Earl Dutton is survived by six children, sons Mike, Jim and Robert Dutton; daughters Patty Pote, Jo'Ann Work and Kippy Murphy; by 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, June, and son, Steve. "He was a great dad and a great grandfather," Murphy said. The Duttons were neighbors of the late U.S. Sen. Henry M. Jackson and his wife, Helen. "My parents adored Earl because he loved to talk common-sense politics, to brainstorm solutions to Everett issues, and -- unlike all their other neighbors -- to provide useful, free guidance about upgrading and maintaining the wiring of an old house," said Peter Jackson, the late senator's son. Jackson said that without Dutton, along the late Bill Moore, a former Everett mayor, and McClain, "there would not be a Naval Station Everett." Jackson said Dutton was "Everett's ambassador" when the USS Henry M. Jackson submarine was commissioned in Groton, Conn., in 1984, the year after Sen. Jackson died. Mike Dutton said his father's first real step into public life was the school board. "He had seven kids. I honestly think that was a big part of it," he said. Mike Dutton's wife, Kristie Dutton, is leaving the Everett School Board this year after 12 years. "I think it was a serious interest in education for kids," said Don Rider, a member of the Everett School Board in the early 1980s. "He really had his finger on the pulse of what was happening in the community. I think it was the fact he was a businessman. That was one role he played on the school board -- his business leadership." Fred Safstrom, executive director of the Everett Public Facilities District until 2006, said Dutton provided critical leadership on issues of location, design and management of the new events center. "He was a consensus builder," said Safstrom, now deputy executive director of Housing Hope. Before the arena was built, Dutton pushed for its location on Everett's Hewitt Avenue despite controversy over the removal of some historic buildings. In 2001, Dutton explained his thinking, likening old buildings to trees. "Sometimes you've got to thin the crop to keep it alive. If we keep every old building, we'll let the town die," Dutton said. on June 28, 2011.³

     His Social Security Number was 532-52-9478.² Stephen Lee Casey was buried at Floral Hills Cemetery, 409 Filbert Road, Lynnwood, Snohomish Co., Washington.¹ His name was legally changed to Stephen Lee Dutton.^1,3 He was born on December 28, 1950 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He married Lynn Marie Beattie on May 20, 1970 at Snohomish Co., Washington.⁵ Stephen Lee Casey died on January 23, 1978 at Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington, at age 27.^3,4

     Thelma E. Boatwright was buried at Koontz Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² She was born circa 1908 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,3 She married Okey Dow Paxton, son of William Silas Paxton and Cora Lundy Auxier/Oxier, on December 24, 1923 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,4 As of December 24, 1923,her married name was Paxton.¹

     Garland Eugene Paxton was buried at Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² He was born on November 4, 1924 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ He married Betty Jean Foreman on July 14, 1945 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,4,8 Garland Eugene Paxton died on November 19, 2011 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 87.² He Garland Eugene "Gene" Paxton, 87, of Charleston, formerly of Clendenin, passed away on November 19, 2011, at Charleston Gardens after a long illness. He was the son of the late Okey D. Paxton and Thelma Boatwright Paxton of Clendenin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Eloise Rucker and Irene "Toddy" Paxton. After graduating from Clendenin High School, Gene served his country during World War II in the United States Army. He retired from Union Carbide Corporation's Institute Plant where he worked in the shipping department for over 35 years. He was an avid West Virginia Mountaineer fan. He attended Bible Center Church, Charleston. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Betty Foreman Paxton; son and his wife, Gary W. and Becky Paxton of Elkview; daughter and her husband, Karen S. and Peter Weiner of Miami Fla; sister, Kay Preston of South Charleston; three grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, one great-grandchild and six stepgreat-grandchildren. Burial will follow in Elk Hills Memorial Park, Big Chimney. on November 23, 2011.²

     Her Social Security Number was 232-34-7253.² Bertha Irene Paxton was buried at Koontz Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,7 She was born on September 26, 1926 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,3 She died on September 25, 2004 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 77.^2,3,8,7 She Irene "Toddy" Paxton, 77, of South Charleston, formerly of Clendenin, passed away Sept. 25, 2004, at Valley Center Nursing Home. She was a former employee of Robertson-Paris Grocery Store, Clendenin, and was an Advent Christian. She was preceded in death by her parents, Okey and Thelma Paxton. Surviving: brother, Garland E. Paxton of Charleston; sisters, Eloise Rucker of Clendenin, Diana Kay Preston of South Charleston; and several nephews and nieces. Burial will be in Koontz Cemetery, Clendenin. on September 28, 2004.⁷

     Her Social Security Number was 232-40-0023.⁶ Velma Eloise Paxton was born on February 24, 1930 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^6,3 As of August 10, 1946,her married name was Rucker.⁷ She married Russell Ray Rucker on August 10, 1946 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^7,3 Velma Eloise Paxton died on April 21, 2010 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 80.^6,3 She Velma Eloise "Weasie" Rucker of Clendenin passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Meadowbrook Acres Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born February 24, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Okey and Thelma Paxton. She was a member of the Clendenin Advent Christian Church, where she sang in the choir praising God with her beautiful alto voice. She attended Clendenin High School. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by son, Jackie; and sister, Irene "Toddie" Paxton. She is survived by her devoted husband and lifelong companion of 63 years, Russell "Jake" Rucker; and sons, Jerry and wife Anna of Clendenin, Bobby and companion Rita Boyd of Clendenin, and Mike and wife Sheila of Pinch. She was the adoring, supportive grandmother of Jodie Burdette, Bobby Rucker II, Marcie Whitehair, Amy Smith, Angie Matthews, Toby Rucker and Eric Rucker; and nine great-grandchildren. She is also survived by brother, Gene Paxton of Charleston; and sister, Kay Preston of South Charleston. The family wishes to express our sincere gratitude to the nurses and staff at Meadowbrook Acres Nursing Home for the dedication, love and support shown to our mother during her extended illness. on April 25, 2010.³

     Russell Ray Rucker was buried at Koontz Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on November 27, 1927 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ He married Velma Eloise Paxton, daughter of Okey Dow Paxton and Thelma E. Boatwright, on August 10, 1946 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,4 Russell Ray Rucker died on November 30, 2015 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 88.³ He Russell Ray "Jake" Rucker, or "Hen" Rucker, 89, of Clendenin, passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 at CAMC Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late P.R. and Fannie Naylor Rucker. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Eloise "Weasie"; son, Jackie; brothers, Raymond and Don Rucker; and sisters, Ruby Morrison and Madeline Rucker. Jake was a World War II (Navy Seabee) veteran serving in Okinawa. He was a retired employee of Union Carbide. He attended Reamer Gospel Tabernacle and was a member of Clendenin Advent Christian Church. He is survived by his wife, Betty Blackwell Rucker; sons, Jerry and wife, Anna, of Clendenin, Bobby and wife, Rita, of Clendenin and Mike and his wife, Sheila, of Pinch; grandchildren, Jodie Burdette, Bobby Rucker II, Marcie Whitehair, Amy Smith, Angie Matthews, Toby Rucker and Eric Rucker; 10 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; brother, Larry of Jane Lew; sisters, Blanche (Pete) Hill of Waverly, Ohio, Oreda (Bill) Mick of Teays Valley, Wilma McQuain of Nitro and Shirley (Connie) Cobb of Elkview; and stepchildren, Donna Strickland, Gary Blackwell, David Blackwell and Julia Stricker. Graveside memorial service will be at Koontz Cemetery. on December 13, 2015.³