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     Delcie Merritt Delcie Merritt Epperly. Burial: Huntington Cemetery. Age: 52. Residence: Huntington, Texas, 22 years in Angelina Co. Member: Lila Hill Baptist Church. Occupation: retired grocery business. Survivors: Husband, Bobby J. Epperly, Sr; Son and daughter-in-law, Bobby J. Jr. and Brenda Epperly; Daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and Richard Hall; Sisters, Lois Ross, Joyce Adkins, Jean Walker; Brothers, Woodrow Merritt, W. V. (Wallace) Merritt, Ronnie Blankenship, Charles Blankenship; Grandchildren, Keith Epperly, Christina Epperly, Crystal Herndon, and Amy Herndon.¹ She was buried at Huntington Cemetery, Huntington, Angelina Co., Texas.^3,1 Her Social Security Number was 232-66-5939.² She was born on September 7, 1941 at Branchland, Lincoln Co., West Virginia.^3,2 As of October 22, 1958,her married name was Epperly.³ She married Bobby Jean Epperly Sr., son of Madelyn Audrey Epperly, on October 22, 1958.^3,1 Delcie Merritt died on March 8, 1994 at Angelina Co., Texas, at age 52.^3,2,4,5

     Angela Rena Cox Funeral services for Angela Rena (Cox) Lee, 56, of Huntington, will be held Saturday. Interment will follow at Sowell Cemetery. Ms. Lee was born February 22, 1964 in Nacogdoches, Texas, to James Lavon Cox and Evelyn Faye (Parker) Hopkins, and died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 in Huntington. Ms. Lee was of Baptist faith. She loved to cook, read a good book, and be with her family. Ms. Lee enjoyed babysitting her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a fan of Elvis Presley and her favorite movies were “Little House on the Prairie” and “Oh Brother, Where art thou?” Ms. Lee liked to volunteer at Second Blessing in Huntington. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Amanda Epperly of Lufkin; daughter and son-in-law, Christina Epperly and Shane McKinney of Huntington; grandson and fiancé, Joshua Reppond and Brandy Case of Coshocton, OH; granddaughter and husband, Katelyn Epperly and K.T. Tullos of Huntington; granddaughter, MaKayla Epperly of Central; grandson, Christian Epperly of Huntington; granddaughter, Jasmine Mixon of Huntington; granddaughter, Savanah Epperly of Lufkin; grandson, Trenton Epperly of Lufkin; granddaughter, Amaya Epperly of Lufkin; grandson, Paxton Epperly of Lufkin; granddaughter, Caydince Epperly of Lufkin; great grandsons, Ryan Tullos and Eli Tullos, both of Huntington; mother, Evelyn Hopkins of Huntington; sister and brother-in-law, Kim Able and Billy Kosina of Moscow; along with numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. Ms. Lee was preceded in death by her father, James L. Cox; brother, Cliff Cox; and sisters, Regina Eaves and Priscilla Emanis. Pallbearers will be Joshua Reppond, Keith Epperly, Shane McKinney, K.T. Tullos, Billy Kosina, and Trenton Epperly. Honorary pallbearers will be Jonathan Turner, Jamie Pixley, and Hunter Gersbach.³ She was buried at Sowell Cemetery, Broaddus, San Augustine Co., Texas.³ She was born on February 22, 1964 at Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co., Texas.³ As of January 20, 1982,her married name was Epperly.¹ She married Bobby Jean Epperly Jr., son of Bobby Jean Epperly Sr. and Delcie Merritt, on January 20, 1982 at Nacogdoches Co., Texas.¹ Angela Rena Cox and Bobby Jean Epperly Jr. were divorced on July 17, 1985 at Angelina Co., Texas.⁴ Angela Rena Cox died on October 20, 2020 at Huntington, Angelina Co., Texas, at age 56.³

     Mary Magdalene Donnelly was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.¹ She Mary M. Donnelly Mahood , 87, of Oak Hill, WV died on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Hilltop Center in Hilltop, WV. Born January 12, 1921 at Berwind, WV she was the daughter of the late William J. and Margaret Hughes Donnelly. Mrs. Mahood was an active member of the Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Oak Hill and a homemaker. Her husband of 62 years, Charles Francis Mahood preceded her in death on September 23, 2008. She was also preceded by four brothers, Robert, Daniel, Edward and William Donnelly and four sisters, Elizabeth Donnelly, Josephine Delridge, Ann Peters and Margaret Putrino. Survivors include her son, Charles Mahood and wife, Jean of Greenwich, Conn; one sister, Patricia DuPra and husband, E. William of New Milford, Conn; two grandchildren, Taya Mahood and Alyse Mahood both of Greenwich; god daughter, Lynda Wigglesworth of Bridgeport, Conn. and by numerous nieces and nephews. Entombment will be at High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Oak Hill.¹ Her Social Security Number was 234-20-6244.³ She was born on January 12, 1921 at Berwind, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^1,3 As of September 14, 1939,her married name was Nugen.² She married Archie Eugene "Gene" Nugen, son of Archie Ernest Nugen and Clara G. Arthur, on September 14, 1939 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.² Mary Magdalene Donnelly died on November 23, 2008 at Hilltop, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 87.^1,3

     Henrietta Shough was buried at Nugen Cemetery, Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia.² She was born on August 23, 1932 at Albany, Linn Co., Oregon.³ As of 1964,her married name was Nugen.⁴ She married Leonard Nelson Nugen, son of Herbert Alonzo "Albert" Nugen and Hazel Irene Simms, in 1964.^4,3 Henrietta Shough died on July 19, 2015 at Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, at age 82.³ She On July 19, 2015, Henrietta Nugen passed away at the Palmer Pioneers' Home in Palmer, Alaska, with her husband, Leonard, at her side, after a lengthy illness. She was 82. Henrietta was born on Aug. 26, 1932 in Albany, Ore. After high school she married Donald Hart and they had two children; the marriage ended in divorce. In 1964, she married Leonard Nugen, residing in Salem, Ore., until moving to Anchorage, Alaska, in 1966. In the early '70s, Henrietta joined her husband, Leonard, managing the Studio Club in Anchorage. The Studio Club was the first half-way house for recovering alcoholics. As recovering alcoholics themselves, they recognize the need for safe sober housing; even before moving to Alaska, their home was always open to people needing a safe, sober, family home to recover from alcohol. Working with recovering alcoholics was natural for Henrietta. When the Studio Club lost the building, Henrietta and Leonard approached the Board of Directors of the Studio Club, concerning the need for a long-term residential treatment program for alcoholics. The Board agreed, property was purchased in the Mat-Su Valley, buildings were renovated and Nugen's Ranch was developed. Henrietta was a visionary in the field of substance abuse residential treatment. Nugen's Ranch opened in 1981, on the Palmer Wasilla Highway. Henrietta served as the Executive Director of Nugen's Ranch from 1981 to her retirement in 1994. Henrietta was involved in many local and state boards, she served on the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse from 1994 to 2000, member of the Mat-Su Senior Advisory Board, served on the board of Directors of United Way of the Mat-Su, served on the local health commission and was involved with several local community organizations. She was a lifelong Democrat and strong advocate for causes that were dear to her heart. She was a formidable advocate for Chronic Alcoholics and instrumental in Nugen's Ranch involvement in the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, including Chronic Alcoholics as beneficiary of the trust. Henrietta is survived by her husband, Leonard Nugen; son and daughter-in-law, James and Dawn Nugen; daughter and son-in-law, Karen Nugen-Logan and Fordyce Logan; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. on August 11, 2015.³