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Obituaries

These are obituaries of family members members and others that George knew. May you all rest in peace.

Clarence Shinaberry

Clarence Shinaberry was my (George's) Father.

Clarence A. Shinaberry, of Clover Lick, age 70, died at his home Saturday, June 8, 1963.
Born October 18, 1892, at Iron Gate, Virginia, he was the son of Andrew and Sarah Townsend
Shinaberry. He was a veteran of World War I.
He was preceding him in death were his parents and one son, Harper Shinaberry
Surviving him are his wife, Lillie Wheeler Shinaberry, a daughter Helen Shinaberry
and two sons George and Norman
Services were held Monday afternoon at the Poage Lane Church by the Rev. E. Clyde Bussard
with burial in the Shinaberry Cemetery at Clover Lick.

Lillie Margaret Wheeler Shinaberry

Lillie Shinaberry was my (George's) Mother.

We miss you Mother.

Twenty-Third Psalm

The Lord is my I Shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth beside the still waters. He Restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the path of
righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of death I will
fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy stall they comfort me. Thou preparest
a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my my head with oil
; my cup runneth over.. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life
: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Lillie M. Shinaberry of Pogue Lane, died Monday, February 6, 1995 in Pocahontas Memorial Hospital after a
Short illness. A homemaker, she was the widow of Clarence A. Shinaberry. Besides her husband, a son
Harper Shinaberry, her parents and a brother Noel Wheeler preceded her in in death. The daughter of the late
George & Virgie Bright Wheeler, she was born in Marlinton October 5, 1907. Surviving her are a daughter
Helen Sharp of Stauton, Virginia: two sons, George Shinaberry, of Seminole, Florida and Norman Shinaberry
of Stony Bottom; five sisters, Mattie Higgins, Eula Friel, Nora Miller and Zoe Sharp all of Marlinton, and Edith
Nelson of Renick; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

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Norman was my (George's) brother.

You are with Jesus. May you be at peace for eternal life. We miss you brother, husband &
father.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten son, that whosoever believeth
him should not perish, but have everlasting
life John 3:16 KJV

Norman Price Shinaberry

Norman Shinaberry, age 58, of Cass, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004, in West Virginia University Hospital at
Morgantown. Mr. Shinaberry was a security guard at Mountain Lodge and formerly a splitter at Howes Leather
Company. He was born at Clover Lick November 27, 1945, the son of the late Clarence and Lillie Wheeler
Shinaberry. Mr. Shinaberry served in the Army in the Viet Nam War. Surviving him are his wife, Peggy A.
McPaters Shinaberry; two sons, Travis Shinaberry, of Marlinton, and Jason Shinaberry, of Clover Lick; a sister,
Helen Sharp, of Raphine, Virginia; a brother, George Shinaberry, of Mobile, Alabama; and five grandchildren.
His parents and a brother, Harper Shinaberry, are deceased. Funeral services were held Friday at VanReenen
Funeral Home by the Rev. Jerry Moore, with burial in the Shinaberry Cemetery.

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Barbara Shultz

Barbara was George's second wife. She passed away October 28, 2006 7:45 AM PST at Los Robles Hospital,
Thousand Oaks, California

From the Ventura County Star, Moorpark, California

Moorpark community leader Shultz dies

Barbara Shultz, a longtime Moorpark community leader and co-founder of Women of Moorpark Enjoying Networking,
or WOMEN, has died after a long hospitalization, her family said Tuesday. She was 57. Shultz, a resident of Thousand
Oaks for the past 10 years, had been under heavy sedation since early September, after an infection from a pacemaker
led to deteriorated health, her family said.
An official cause of death has not been determined.
Shultz, a leading advertising sales representative for a national magazine, had a heart condition and received the
pacemaker in August, her brother said.
"She was a very outgoing person," said Paul Shultz. "She was a business person and always built a personal relationship
with her customers. To her, the relationship was more important than the business itself."
On Sept. 7, co-workers found Barbara Shultz in her home, where she appeared disoriented. She was taken to Los
Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, and doctors determined that she had a severe staph infection.
The pacemaker was removed Sept. 10, but the infection grew more serious, and she suffered subsequent health
setbacks, Paul Shultz said. She died Saturday morning October 28, 2006.
She worked for Clipper Magazine, where she earned the distinction of being among its top five advertising
representatives nationwide.
She worked with a variety of community events, including Simi Valley Days and Moorpark Country Days. She was a
member of the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce. She carried out a key
role in coordinating the Miss Teen Ventura County contests every year.
Shultz grew up in the Venice area of Los Angeles and moved to Moorpark 25 years ago. There she bought a house
( Barbara and I purchased this home together in December, 1978, we moved into it in January, 1979) on Sierra Avenue
and opposed the construction of what is now the Mission Bell Plaza shopping center.
Survivors include her longtime companion, George Shinaberry; her brother, Paul Shultz; and her sister, Ellen Robertson.
A memorial service is being planned for Nov. 11, but details are still being worked out. Paul Shultz said he hopes the
service will take place at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village.

Memorial services were held at Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village on November 11, 2006

Barbara may you rest in peace.

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Adrian R. Sharp

Adrian Raymond Sharp, age 77, of Edray, died Tuesday, March 21, 1995, at the University of Virginia Medical
Center at Charlottesville, Virginia, from a heart condition. He was taken by helicopter to Charlottesville last
Wednesday. He was a former checker at a steel mill in Maryland and returned to Pocahontas upon retirement.
He was a Methodist. Born in the Brush Country near Marlinton, February 20, 1918, he was the son of Creetus
and Lucy Underwood Sharp. Preceding him in death were his parents, a brother, Alvon Sharp, and a
grandchild, Jennifer Chandler. Surviving him are his wife, Zoe Hazel Wheeler Sharp; three sons, Gillis Sharp
and Wayne Sharp of Baltimore, Maryland, and Marshall Sharp, of Marlinton; a daughter, Sandra Chandler, of
Jarrettsville, Maryland; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at VanReenen Funeral Home by the Rev. Jay Hicks, with burial in
Fairview Cemetery.

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Edith was George's aunt. She was my mothers sister

Edith Wheeler Nelson

Edith Cavell Wheeler Nelson, age 82, of Renick, died Wednesday, November 14, 2001, at Greenbrier Valley
Medical Center. She was a member of Central Union United Methodist Church and attended Mt. Hermon United
Methodist Church at Renick. Born at Marlinton February 14, 1919, she was the daughter of the late George and
Virgie Bright Wheeler. Preceding her in death were her husband, Cale Nelson; two sisters, Lillie Shinaberry and
Mattie Higgins, and a brother, Noel Wheeler. Survivors include a daughter, Alice Faye Baca, of Albuquerque,
New Mexico; three sons, Cale B. Nelson, Jr., of Marathon, Florida, Jack D. Nelson, of Renick, and Oran T. Nelson,
of Morgantown; three sisters, Nora Miller and Eula Friel, both of Marlinton, and Zoe Sharp, of Baltimore, Maryland;
five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Central Union
United Methodist Church by the Rev. Sonny Painter and the Rev. Bob Mann. Burial was in the Wilfong Cemetery.

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Carl Higgins

Carl Samuel Higgins, 60, of Route 1, Marlinton, died in the Pocahontas memorial Hospital Friday, February 11, 1966.
Born near Marlinton October 10, 1905, he was the son of Mrs. Ettie Jackson Higgins and the late Henry Higgins.
In September, 1934, he was married to Mattie Wheeler, who survives him in addition to a son, Charles Higgins, five
brothers, Ellet Higgins, Marlinton, Guy Higgins, of Baltimore, Maryland, Harry Higgins, of Amherst, Ohio, James
Higgins, of Las Vegas, Nevada, Dan Higgins, of Evansville, Indiana; four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Akers and Mrs. Grace Hill,
of Buckeye; Mrs. Arlene Fertig, of Nitro, and Mrs. Wanda Peterson, of Aurora, Illinois.
Funeral services were held Monday at the Edray Methodist Church by the Rev. Harry Drake and the Rev. Carl Boggs,
with burial in Wilfong Cemetery.

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Mattie was George's aunt. She was my mothers sister

Mattie Wheeler Higgins

Mattie W. Higgins, age 89, of Edray, Rt. 1, Marlinton, died Friday, January 28, 2000, at Alleghany Regional Hospital,
Low Moor, Virginia. She was a member of Edray United Methodist Church. Born June 5, 1910, at Marlinton, she was
the daughter of the late George and Virgie Bright Wheeler. Her husband, Carl Higgins, a sister, Lillie Shinaberry,
and a brother, Noel Wheeler, preceded her in death. Survivors include her son, Charles R. Higgins, at home; four
sisters, Eula Friel and Nora Miller, of Marlinton, Edith Nelson, of Renick, and Zoe Sharp, of Jarrettsville, Maryland.
Funeral services were held Monday at Edray United Methodist Church by the Robert Mann. Burial was in the Wilfong
Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to the Edray United Methodist Church.
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Charles Raymond Higgins

Charles Raymond Higgins, age 69, a resident of Pocahontas Center, died Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital.
Charles was the son of the late Carl, and Mattie Wheeler Higgins, of Edray; he was born March 17, 1936.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at VanReenen Funeral Home by Pastor Robert Mann, with burial in the Wilfong Cemetery.

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Hobert Friel

Hobert Arlen Friel, 69, of Route 1, Marlinton, died Sunday, June 10, 1984, in Alleghany Regional Hospital at Low
Moor, Virginia, after a long illness. He was a retired mechanic and a member of Central Union United Methodist
Church. Born at Woodrow October 12, 1914, he was the son of Mrs. Flossie Friel of Buckeye, and the late
Morris B. Friel.
Preceding him in death were his father and two sons, Kenneth and Luster.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Eula Catherine Wheeler Friel, four sons, Leroy, of Butte,
Montana, Clifton of Denton, Maryland, Kermit, of Huntersville, and Sherwood, of New Stanton, Pennsylvania,
three daughters, Nadine Bodenhamer, of Chester, Virginia, Lois Ingram, of Milton, and Christine Bradley in
Germany; one sister, Naomi Newman, of Marlinton, and six brothers, Sherman, Harold and Osborn, all of Buckeye,
Norman and Herbert, both of Marlinton, and Ira, of Greensboro, North Carolina; and 14 grandchildren.Services
will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Central Union United Methodist Church by the Rev. B. B. Mitcham, with
burial in Mountain View Cemetery.

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Wilbur Miller

Wilbur Deaver Miller, 80, of Rt. 1, Marlinton, died Friday, January 21, 1994, at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital after
a long illness.
Mr. Miller was a retired coal miner. He was a member of Central Union United Methodist Church and the American
Association of Retired Persons.
Born August 18, 1913, at Webster, Indiana, he was the son of the late Ransom and Stella Miller.
He was also preceded in death by his stepmother, Theodoshia, two brothers, Earl and Howard, and a sister, Dorothy.
Surviving him are his wife Nora Wheeler Miller, three daughters, Margaret Miller, and Sharon Campbell, both of
Marlinton, and Helen Griffin, of Blunts Creek, North Carolina; a brother, Ralph Miller, of Centerville, Indiana; and
four grandchildren.
Services were held at Central Union Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday by the Rev. Sonny Painter, with burial in
Mountain View Cemetery.

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Nora was George's aunt. She was my mothers sister

Nora Wheeler Miller

Nora Wheeler Miller, age 91, of Rt. 1, Marlinton, died Sunday, March 13, 2005, at The Brier at Lewisburg. A
homemaker, she was a member of the Central Union United Methodist Church. Mrs. Miller was born at Marlinton
August 4, 1913, the daughter of the late George and Virgie Bright Wheeler. Her husband, Wilbur D. Miller,
preceded her in death, also a brother, Noel Wheeler, and three sisters, Edith Nelson, Lillie Shinaberry, and Mattie
Higgins. She is survived by three daughters, Helen Griffin, Cheryl Campbell, and Margaret Ann Miller, all of
Marlinton; a grandson whom she raised, Edward L. Gibson, of Marlinton, and three other grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Eula Friel, of Marlinton, and Zoe Sharp, of Baltimore, Maryland.

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Margaret Ann Miller
Margaret Ann Harsh Miller, age 65, of Marlinton, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006, at White Sulphur Springs Center
in White Sulphur Springs.
She was a retired nurse aide for Pocahontas Memorial Hospital.
Born January 24, 1941, at Marlinton, she was the daughter of the late David Harsh and the late Vernie Dilley Harsh.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her foster parents, Wilbur D. and Nora Wheeler Miller, two brothers,
Harry and Harold Harsh, and two sisters, Marie Gibson and Mildred Shearer.
Surviving her are a son, Edward Gibson, of Marlinton; three sisters, Sharol Campbell, of Marlinton, Helen Griffin,
address unknown, and Dorothy Shafer, of Loudonville, Ohio, and a brother, Howard Harsh, of Barsto, California.
Funeral services were held at VanReenen Funeral Home Thursday morning, December 28, with Revs. Robert Mann
and Jay Hicks. Burial was at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Alvie was my (George's) first Cousin.

Alvie Gene Shinaberry

Alvie Gene Shinaberry, age 76, of North East, Maryland, died at home after a long illness on Wednesday,
December 1, 2004. He was born July 30, 1928, in Clover Lick (Poage Lane), son of the late Drucilla Zane Grimes
and Bedford Lee Shinaberry. He was a retired Master Chief, United States Navy, having served 24 years. He
was a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He was a former employee (20 years) of Tri-State Transit
Company, where he worked in New Castle, Delaware, and North East, Maryland, as Dispatcher, Assistant
Terminal Manager, Terminal Manager, and Customer Service Representative. Mr. Shinaberry was a lifetime
member of V.F.W. Post #6027, the Moose Lodge of Elkton, Maryland, Fleet Reserve Association Branch 168,
and the AARP. His wife of 26 years, Annabelle Lee Doyle Davis Shinaberry, died the same day. Other
deceased family are two brothers, Arthur and Arlie L. Shinaberry, and three sisters, Ethel, Elsie, and Edith
"Fish". Surviving him are a son, Gene Shinaberry, of Smyrna, Delaware; daughter, Tammera Lynn Shinaberry,
of Newark, Delaware; brothers, Atlee G. Shinaberry, of Monoca, Pennsylvania, Sterl F. Shinaberry, of Vero
Beach, Florida, Arnold G. Shinaberry, of Clover Lick, and Carlon D. Shinaberry, of Frank; and sisters, Edna M.
Irvine, of Richwood, and Eva Reinard, of Pulaski, New York. A memorial service was held December 8 at 11 a.m.
at Crouch Funeral Home in North East, Maryland.

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Annabelle Shinaberry

Annabelle Lee Doyle Davis Shinaberry, age 75, of North East, Maryland, died at home suddenly on Wednesday,
December 1, 2004. She was preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Alvie Gene Shinaberry. Surviving
are her son, Gene A. Shinaberry, of Smyrna, Delaware, and her daughter, Tammera Lynn Shinaberry, of
Newark, Delaware. A memorial service was held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Crouch Funeral Home in North East,
Maryland.

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Thurman E. Shinaberry

Thurman E. Shinaberry, age 70, of Beaver Creek, Rt. 82, Marlinton, died Friday, July 19, 2002, at Beckley
Veterans Hospital. Mr. Shinaberry served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member
of First Baptist Church in Huntersville. Born February 8, 1932, at Clover Lick, he was the son of the late Dell and
Anna Landis Shinaberry. He is survived by two daughters, Brenda Shinaberry Spain, of Alabaster, Alabama,
and Sandra Jean Shinaberry, of Montevalla, Alabama; three sisters, Shirley Shinaberry, of Mill Point, Monda
Mason, of Martinsburg, and Dorothy Fendt, of Baltimore, Maryland; a brother, Gray Shinaberry, of Marlinton;
and three grandchildren. Memorial services were held at the First Baptist Church in Huntersville on
Wednesday by the Rev. Jerry Moore.

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Arlie L. Shinaberry

Arlie L. Shinaberry, age 78, died at Royal Oak, Michigan, on July 8, 2002. Mr. Shinaberry served in the United
States Army during World War II. He was born at Clover Lick June 4, 1924, the son of the late Bedford and
Drucilla Shinaberry. Preceding him in death were his wife, Josephine Corso, and two sisters, Elsie Napier and
Edith Dilley. Surviving him are a stepson, William Corso, and two step-granddaughters; five brothers, Alvie
Shinaberry, of North East, Maryland, Gay Shinaberry, of Monoca, Pennsylvania, Sterl Shinaberry, of Vero
Beach, Florida, Arnold Shinaberry, of Stony Bottom, and Carlon Shinaberry, of Frank; two sisters, Edna Irvine,
of Richwood, and Eva Reinard, of Pulaski, New York. Services were held at the Spaulding and Curtin Funeral
Home in Ferndale, Michigan. Entombment was at the Roseland Park Cemetery in Berkley, Michigan.

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Cale was married to Edith Wheeler Nelson my mother's sister

Cale Nelson

Cale Nelson, 80, of Rt 1, Marlinton died Wednesday, February 11, 1987, in Pocahontas Memorial Hospital
after a long illness.
He was are retired miner with 48 years of service and various certicates in mining, a graduate of mechanic
school, certified carpenter and a teacher. He was a member of the Church of Christ and Masonic Lodge.
Born in logan county March 7, 1906, he was the son of Ralph and Caroline Browning Nelson. His parents,
three brothers and three sisters are deceased.
Surviving him are his wife, Edith; sons, Cale “Sonny” Nelson of Marathon, Florida, Jack Nelson of Renick,
Oran Nelson of Elkins; daughter, Alice Faye Baca of Albuquerque, New Mexico: and five grandchildren.
Burial with Masonic graveside rites was in the Wilfong Cemetary near Marlinton.

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Jacob Woodrow Shinaberry

Jacob Woodrow Shinaberry was born 1917 and died 03 Sep 1964 in Fort Bragg, N.C.. He married Harriet Evelyn
Gladys Blackwell on 05 Apr 1951.
Woodrow was the son of Charles Shinaberry and Georgia Poage Shinaberry.
He was preceeded in death by his parents; brothers Quincy, Earl, Sterl, Del, Glenn and sister Juanita Dilley
Woodrow was retired from the U.S. Army
Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery

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Harriet Blackwell Shinaberry

Harriet Evelyn Gladys Blackwell Shinaberry (daughter of Harry Augustus Blackwell and Nora Sallie Graham)
was born 31 Aug 1919 in Hamer, Dillon Co., SC, and died 26 Mar 1990 in hospital, Falls Church, Alexandria, VA.
She married (1) Brealy Eugene Nicholson on 04 Jan 1937. She married (2) Jacob Woodrow Shinaberry
on 05 Apr 1951.

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John W. (Bill) Deputy, Jr.

John W. (Bill) Deputy, Jr., age 41, of Poage Lane, died Saturday, August 31, 2002, at Clover Lick.
He was a logger, and was a Methodist.
Born at Marlinton October 31, 1960, he was the son of Evelyn Price Deputy and the late John W. (Buck) Deputy.
He was the grandson of the late Ward and Mattie Deputy.
Surviving him are his mother; wife, Virginia Deputy; daughter, Jennifer Beverage; son, John W. Deputy, III;
brothers, Michael Deputy and Robert Deputy.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Dunmore United Methodist Church by the Rev. David
Rittenhouse, with burial in the Dunmore Cemetery.

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Kyle F. Carpenter

Kyle F. Carpenter, age 73, of Marlinton, died at his home Monday, September 11, 2006.
The son of the late Clarence E. and Cora Dilley Carpenter, he was born on Clover Creek July 31, 1933.
He worked as a lineman and had served as a United States Army Security Guard. He was a member of
Central Union United Methodist Church..
Mr. Carpenter is survived by his wife, Louise Sharp Carpenter; a daughter, Lisa Johnson, of Marlinton;
two sons, Bernie Carpenter and Aaron Carpenter, both of Marlinton; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Audelene Greene, and three brothers, Clarence
Carpenter, Jr., Sterl Carpenter, and Robert Carpenter.
Graveside services were held Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Robert Mann in the Carpenter Family Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to American Cancer Socity.

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Patsy O. Puffenbarger

Patsy O. Puffenbarger, age 61, of Hillsboro, died at her home on Sunday, October 15, 2006.
Mrs. Puffenbarger was born at Marlinton December 4, 1944, the daughter of the late Andrew and Grace Biggs Broyles.
She was a homemaker and a member of Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Puffenbarger is survived by her husband, Karol R. Puffenbarger; two daughters, Dawn Pennington and Christi Puffenbarger, both of Drexel, North Carolina; a son, Jay Puffenbarger, of Buckeye; five sisters, Marie Hannah, of Oceana, Peggy Landis, of Hillsboro, Nancy Broyles, Brenda Broyles, and Barbara Broyles, all of Marlinton; a brother, Bernard Broyles, of Marlinton; four grandchildren.
Two sisters, Lillie McClure and Polly Dilley, and four brothers, Russel Broyles, Pete Broyles, Bobby Broyles, and Larry Broyles, are deceased.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at VanReenan Funeral Home by the Rev. Ed Vallandingham, with burial in the Ruckman Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

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Rev. Bryant was minister at Poage Lane Church when I was a kid. I still have the Bible here at home that he gave
to me. Inside the front cover: George Shinaberry, Poage Lane Sunday School, Presented by Rev. Acie Bryant
April 17, 1955

Rev. Acie Bryant

The Rev. Acie H. Bryant, age 87, died Monday, August 2, 2004, in Fayetteville following a lengthy illness. Born
September 19, 1916, at Rainelle, Rev. Bryant was the son of the late Thomas and Amanda Bryant, the seventh of
nine children. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eva Crist Bryant, in 1983; his daughter, Sharon Ann
Bryant, in 1971; two brothers, James Bryant and Harry Bryant; and four sisters, Tabitha Bryant, Gertrude Brant,
Priscilla Toney, and Phoebe Meadows. Before going into the ministry, he worked for the C&O Railroad in Ohio
and West Virginia, including the Hawks Nest Railroad Tunnel. He served four years in the U.S. Army during
World War II, from 1940-44. He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1960 and among the churches he
served as Associate of Marlinton Presbyterian Church were Mary's Chapel, Linwood, Westminster, Buckeye,
Poage Lane, Mingo, Valley Head, Valley Bend. He retired in 1984 and returned to live in Hico. He married
Hallie Armentrout Pritt, of Elkins, and he and Mrs. Bryant continued working in the ministry until ill health forced
him to retire again. Survivors include his wife, Hallie; a son, the Rev. Gary Bryant, of Charlotte, North Carolina;
three grandchildren; a step-daughter, Patricia Shalap, of Strasburg, Virginia; a step-son Gary Pritt, of Oak Hill;
two sisters, Dolly Kincaid and Marie Surbaugh, both of Rainelle. Funeral services were held Thursday at
Fayetteville Presbyterian Church by Pastor Adrian Pratt and the Rev. Jim Munday. Burial with military honors
was in Kessler Cemetery, Hico.

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Mary M. Dorman

Mary M. Dorman, 85, of Huntington, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2005, in St. Mary's Medical Center.
She was born June 20, 1920, in Spice Run, a daughter of the late Romie and Blanche Cochran Dorman. She was
also preceded in death by her sisters, Allitha Dorman and E. Pauline Dorman. She was a retired supervisor
from the Dress Factory. Funeral service was conducted Tuesday, at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Wendell Shull
officiating.
Burial was Wednesday in Old Droop Cemetery, Beard.

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Alice Caroline Dunbrack

Alice Caroline Dunbrack, age 70, of Campbelltown/Marlinton, died Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at the
home of her daughter, Helen Faraone, in Hockessin, Delaware. Mrs. Dunbrack was a member of Marlinton
Presbyterian Church, Women of the Church, and the Rebekahs. Born October 28, 1931, at Marlinton, she
was the daughter of the late Allie Zeblum and Carrie Bell Fridley Jack. She is survived by her husband,
Curtis G. Dunbrack; daughter, Helen Faraone, of Hockessin, Delaware, son, Russell Dunbrack, of Hillsboro;
sisters, Sue Ann Stadler, of Cowen, Mary Jane Hiner, of Mountain Grove, Virginia, Dorothy Jack, of Marlinton;
brothers, Clarence Jack, of Dunmore and Gilbert Jack, of Marlinton; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services were held Monday morning at the Marlinton Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Jerry Moore. Burial
was in Mountain View Cemetery.

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Agnes Sharp McCloud

Agnes Lenore Sharp McCloud, age 84, of Route 1, Marlinton, died Wednesday, December 16, 1998, at Alleghany
Mrs. McCloud was a retired food service supervisor at Denmar State Hospital. She was a member of the Church
of Christ. Born March 29, 1914, in Pocahontas County, she was the daughter of the late Creetus and Lucy
Underwood Sharp. She was twice married, to John Matthew McCloud and June Raymond McCloud, both
deceased. Also deceased are two daughters, Carol Tyree and Mildred McCloud, and two brothers, Adrian and
Alvon Sharp. Surviving her are five daughters, Lenore Donovan, New Castle, California, Lucille Withers,
Marlinton, Nancy Kershner-Baldwin, Woodland, California, Junie Cutright, Elyria, Ohio, and Sharon Broce-
Mullins, Marlinton; three sons, Jim McCloud, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Warren McCloud, Elyria, Ohio, and
Harry McCloud, Marlinton; four brothers, Delbert Underwood, Gainesville, Florida, Arlie Sharp, Julian Sharp, and
Harold Sharp, Baltimore, Maryland; twenty-six grandchildren, thirty great-grandchildren, and five great-great-
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at VanReenen Funeral Home by Sam Felton, with
burial in Fairview Cemetary.

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Alfred and George rode the school bus together. His father lee drove the bus.

Alfred Clark Kesler

Alfred Clark Kesler, age 66, of Clover Lick, died Saturday, October 5, 2002, at the Veterans' Administration
Hospital in Beckley. He was born in Clover Lick on May 26, 1936, the son of the late Robert Lee and Elizabeth
McQuain Kesler. Mr. Kesler served in the United States Army Airborne Forces. Foreign service included the
Dominican Republic and two tours to Viet Nam. He was a plumber and carpenter by trade, and a member of the
Episcopal Church. Surviving him are a daughter, Kerry K. Clutter, of Palmyra, Virginia; two brothers, Earl M.
Kesler, of State College, Pennsylvania, and Ray M. Kesler, of Morgantown; and a sister, Elizabeth K. Kershner,
of Tallahassee, Florida; and a granddaughter. In addition to his parents, a sister, Nellie K. Isaacs, and a brother,
Ligon L. Kesler, preceded him in death. Memorial services will be held at the VanReenen Funeral Home in
Marlinton Thursday, October 10, at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pocahontas Memorial
Hospital. Burial will be later at the convenience of the family.

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Bud wasn't related to George. He was related to the Bedford & Drucilla Shinaberry family. Drucilla was Bud's aunt

Dennis "Bud" Grimes

Dennis "Bud" Grimes, age 73, of Route 1, Marlinton, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, at Alleghany Regional
Hospital at Low Moor, Virginia. Mr. Grimes was an equipment operator and a Presbyterian. A native of
Pocahontas County, he was born October 14, 1928, the son of the late Dennis A. and Mary Buzzard Grimes.
Preceding him in death were his parents, a sister, Hallie McCarty, and a brother, Evans Grimes. He is survived
by his wife, Beatrice Hileman Grimes; four daughters, Rebecca (Becky) Simpson, of Low Moor, Virginia, Sharon
Kelly and Jenny Moore, of Marlinton, and Tammy White, of Hico; two sons, Jeff Howe and Mike Grimes, both of
Marlinton; two sisters, Catherine Shields, of Stony Bottom, and Eleanor Arbogast, of Marlinton; and eight
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at VanReenen Funeral Home by the Rev.
Robert Shields, with burial in the Grimes Cemetery.

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I (George) remember Ena when I was a kid. Her sister Orda was my first grade school teacher. We lived not far
from them at the old home place. Beverage Road in Poage Lane was named after her husband Earl.

Ena Hill Beverage

Ena Ruth Hill Beverage, age 93, of Clover Lick, died Saturday, December 25, 1999, at her home. Mrs. Beverage
was born December 7, 1906, at Lobelia, the daughter of A. W. and Meta Eagle Hill Preceding her in death, in
addition to her parents, were her husband, Earl W. Beverage, and five sisters, Stella Brown, Eula Hill, Leila
Williams, Orda Smith, and Ressie Joyce. Survivors include a daughter, JoAnn Gardner, of Dunmore; a son,
Richard Beverage, of Cass; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held
in the Beverage Cemetery at Clover Lick on Sunday, December 26, by the Rev. David Rittenhouse. Memorial
donations may be made to Pocahontas Memorial Hospital.

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I (George) remember Euva when she lived close to Poage Lane. Her son, Wayne and I were good friends. Her
Daughter Olive Marie was my girlfriend when I was a kid. If I remember correctly Olive Marie was killed in an
automobile accident in 1958. I also knew Iva very well. Brenda was real small at this time.

Euva Grey Brown Roberts

Euva Grey Brown Roberts, age 89, a resident of Pocahontas Center, died at the Center on Sunday, January 11,
2004. She was a former waitress and cook. The daughter of the late James Smith Brown and Rosie Nell Lyons
Brown, she was born at Modoc on April 19, 1914. In addition to her parents, those preceding her in death were
her husband, Roy Ellis Roberts; a daughter, Olive Marie Roberts; son, Denver Roberts; five sisters, Ora Rachel
Morrison, Stella May Byrd, Lottie Alec Brown, LouElla Brown, and Clora Nell Brown; and a brother, Harry
Lockard Brown. Mrs. Roberts is survived by four daughters, Pauline Cales, of Rupert, Iva Jane Williams, of
Hillsboro, Lena Mae Keaveney, of Lewisburg, and Brenda Sue Dean, of Marlinton; two sons, Harvey Wayne
Roberts, of Hillsboro, and Arnold Roberts, of Galveston, Texas; twenty grandchildren, thirty-eight great-
grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Van-Reenen
Funeral Home Chapel by Pastors Jack Burks and Buddy Crockett, with burial in the McCarty Cemetery. Memorial
gifts may be made to the Diabetes Association. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Guy was my brother in law's brother in law. Now let me explain. Leonard Barnett was married to Guy's
sister, Edna and I (George) was married to Leonard's sister Thelma. Leonard was killed in the coal mines
in March 1963.

Guy A. Bennett

Guy Anderson, Bennett, 73, of Marlinton, died Monday, December 4, 2000, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital after
a sudden illness. He was born on March 5, 1927, at Woodrow, the son of Eary James Bennett and Mattie Jackson
Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a logger and employee of Beckwith Lumber Company. Survivors include his wife,
Sue Mace Bennett; six sons, Randy D. Bennett, Eddie D. Bennett, John K. Bennett, Steven K. Bennett, all of
Marlinton, Mark D. Bennett, of Franklin, and Kevin L. Bennett, of Roanoke, Virginia; eight daughters, Inez
Bennett, Kimberly Finley, Karen Dee Bennett, all of Marlinton, Avis Seldomridge, of Cass, Yvetta Bennett,
of Belpre, Ohio, Lucinda Foe, of Cass, Amber Waybright, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Christy Clendenen,
of Indiana; five brothers, Robert Bennett, Stanley Bennett, both of Slaty Fork, Keith Bennett, George Bennett,
both of Valley Head, and Glade Bennett, of Dunmore; one sister, Edna Arbogast, of Valley Head; 33
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Ruth
Biggs and Agnes Trainer. Friends may visit at VanReenen Funeral Home on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m.
The funeral will be held on Thursday at the funeral home at 1 p.m with the Rev. Julian Rittenhouse officiating.
Burial will follow at the Cochran Cemetery.

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Ivan was my mothers (Lillie Shinaberry's) first cousin

Ivan A. Wilfong

Ivan A. Wilfong, age 70, died Thursday, April 13, 2000, at home in Brandon, Florida. A native of Marlinton, he
was the son of the late Acy and Mary Wilfong. He was a retired electrician for the Federal government, a square
dancer and caller, Veteran of the Korean War, and was a Protestant. Surviving him are his wife, JoAnn; a sister,
Elsie Madison, of Hampton, Virginia; and two daughters, Diane Lenfestey, of Tampa, Florida, and Tamela Margraf,
of Braunsels, Texas.

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Elsie was my mothers (Lillie Shinaberry's) first cousin

Elsie Irene Wilfong Madison

Elsie Irene Wilfong Madison, age 79, of Hampton, Virginia, died Friday, November 22, 2002, at Sentara Hampton
General Hospital. She was a Methodist and a member of AARP. Born at Marlinton April 13, 1923, she was the
daughter of the late Asa I. and Mary E. Wheeler Wilfong. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete Lee
Madison, and two brothers, Ivan Wilfong and Elmer Wilfong. Surviving her are two daughters, Marshall Beal, of
Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Donella Madison, of Hampton; two sons, Marion Madison, of Harmony, North
Carolina, and Kerwin Madison, of Hampton; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services
were held Monday at VanReenen Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. David Rittenhouse. Burial was in the
Wilfong Cemetery.
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I remember Jim when I was a kid. I bough a Studebaker car from him not long after I was discharged from the Army
James Henry Kelley

James Henry Kelley, age 76, of Cass, died Monday, October 8, 2001, at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital. Kelley had
been a State Road worker and a logger. He was a Methodist. He served in the Army in the Korean War. The son
of the late Eugene and Anna Clark Kelley, he was born at Wesley Chapel August 23, 1925. Surviving him are two
daughters, Barbara Darlean Fleckenstein, of Callicoon, New York, and Deloris Jean Turner, of Cass; four sisters,
Rhoda Fertig, of Greenville, Pennsylvania, Ruth Saunders, of Mentor, Ohio, Lou Smith, of Euclid, Ohio, and
Annette Elza, of New Coney, Texas; five brothers, Loren Kelley, of Green Bank, Walter Kelley, of Clover Lick,
Robert Kelley, Eastlake, Ohio, Newt Kelley, Kirtland, Ohio, and Ted Kelley, of San Antonio, Texas; four grand-
children and one great-grandchild. Two brothers, Bernell Kelley and Arlie Kelley, are deceased. Funeral
services were held Saturday afternoon at VanReenen Funeral Home by Michael Bond. Burial will be at Wesley
Chapel Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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I remember Lynn when I was a kid . His son Granville and I (George) went in the Army together. I remember
his wife Hallie when she was married to Jim Circosta before he was killed and They lived at Poage Lane in the
old school house
G. Lynn McCarty

G. Lynn McCarty, age 90, of Neola, died Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at White Sulphur Springs Family Care Center.
A native of Huntersville, he was born October 9, 1912, the son of the late Elbert and Bessie McLaughlin McCarty.
He was a truck driver for the West Virginia Department of Highways. Mr. McCarty was twice married and was
preceded in death by two wives, Marie McLaughlin McCarty and Hallie Grimes McCarty. Also deceased are two
sons, Granville McCarty and Charles McCarty, two sisters, Gladys Moore and Geraldine Smith, and a brother,
Carl McCarty. Surviving him are four daughters, Jane Beverage, of Stony Bottom, Linda Ervine, of Perry, Ohio,
Charlotte Thomas, of Frankford, and Sandy Circosta, of White Sulphur Springs; two step-daughters, Mary McGraw
and Judy Wilfong, both of Quakertown, Pennsylvania; a son, E. Brown McCarty, of Marietta, Georgia; and a
stepson, Donald Circosta, of Hillsboro; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Saturday afternoon by Pastor in the Dunmore Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be
given to White Sulphur Springs Rescue Squad.
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Ronald Eugene Shinaberry

Ronald Eugene Shinaberry, age 58, of Arthurdale, died Monday, May 10, 2004, at his home in Arthurdale.
Mr. Shinaberry was born May 12, 1945, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of the late Edgar A. and Alma Foe Shinaberry.
He was of the Baptist faith and was a former emergency medical technician.
Surviving him are his wife, Velma Jayne Shinaberry; two daughters, Candace Hart, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, and
Pippa Shinaberry, of Seattle, Washington; a son, Ronald E. Shinaberry, Jr.; two sisters, Margaret Caperon, of
Baltimore, and Rebecca J. Evans, of Sandy, Utah; four step-brothers, Jack D. Seldomridge, of Sykesville, Maryland,
Lewis Shinaberry, of Warren, Ohio, Ted Shinaberry, of Richmond, Virginia, and Gale Shinaberry, of Niles, Ohio;
and one grandchild.
Graveside rites were held on Saturday morning at the Arbovale Cemetery by the Rev. David Rittenhouse.

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Theodore Darius Moore, Jr.

Theodore Darius Moore, Jr., age 74, died January 20, 2004, in Johnston Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
He was born in Marlinton on June 20, 1929, and was the son of the late Theodore D. Moore, Sr., and Mary Cochran Moore.
Ted was a proud graduate of West Virginia University with a B.S. in Mining Engineering. He was also a veteran
of the U.S. Army and a retiree of Clinchfield Coal Company where he was Chief Engineer.
Most recently, Ted was a resident of Westhaven Retirement Living where he was an avid reader of the Bible and
enjoyed playing bingo. He was a member of Abingdon Baptist Church.
Ted was a strong willed survivor of an automobile accident in 1977. While it forever changed his life, it never affected
his love and devotion as a husband and father.
He is survived by his wife, Jane Shinaberry Moore, of Abingdon, Virginia, five children, Theodore D. Moore, III, of
Marlinton, Joseph E. Moore, of Manteo, North Carolina, Stephanie Moore Costarakis, of Nashville, Tennessee, John
A. Moore, of Northern Virginia, and Amy E. Moore, of Johnson City, Tennessee, and five grandchildren.
On January 23, 2004, services were held at Edray United Methodist Church with burial at Mountain View Cemetery in Marlinton.
Contributions may be made to the West Virginia University Foundation, PO Box 1650, Morgantown, WV 26507, in
memory of Theodore Darius Moore, Jr., class of 1953.

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Paul was my mothers (Lillie Shinaberry's) first cousin
Paul J. Wilfong

Paul J. Wilfong, age 86, of Route 1, Marlinton, died Thursday, June 4, 1998, at the Beckley Veterans Administration
Hospital. Mr. Wilfong was an Army veteran of World War II. The son of Acy E. and Mary Margaret Bright Wilfong,
he was born at Marlinton April 13, 1912. He is survived by a sister, Vallie Wilson, of Marlinton; a brother, Milburn
Wilfong, and a sister, Katie Willfong, both of Charleston. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p. m. at
VanReenen Funeral Home by the Rev. Wallace Dorn, with burial in the Wilfong Cemetery.
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I (George) remember Pearl very well. She lived at Poage Lane before her husband Glenn was killed while
working for the railroad
Pearl Emma Dilley

Pearl Emma Dilley, age 93, died Monday, June 21, 1999, at her home in Marlinton. Mrs. Dilley cooked years ago
at Kelly’s Restaurant. She was a Methodist. She was born March 28, 1906, at Marlinton, the daughter of the late
Denton and Lula Galford Wilfong. Those preceding her in death were her husband, Glen Dennis Dilley; a
daughter, Ruby Circosta; three sons, Lewis, Edward Neal and Gerald Gray Dilley; three brothers, Elliot, Howard
and Reid Wilfong; and five sisters, Prudy, Grace, Beulah, May and Glenna. Mrs. Dilley is survived by two
daughters, Hazel Wilfong, of Marlinton, and Geraldine Howard, of Buckhannon; a son, Harold Joe Dilley, of
Dowagiac, Michigan; sixteen grandchildren, twenty-six great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. Thursday at VanReenen Funeral Home by the Rev. Norman Alderman.
Burial will be in the Wilfong Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to Greenbrier Valley Hospice.
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I (George) knew Ray well in the 60s in Cleveland, Ohio. He worked for the steel mill and owned a tavern on
Herman Avenue and later on 65th Street.

Raymond R. Auldridge

Raymond R. Auldridge, age 78, died November 26, 2002, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a native of Buckeye. His
mother was Alice Auldridge and he was raised by his grandparents, Matilda and Edgar Auldridge. He is survived
by his wife, Pauline; three daughters, Kathleen Gibbs, Diana Piscitelli, Deborah Danolfo; stepdaughter, Patricia
Sanney, and stepson, Eddie Hager; seven grandchildren. Funeral services were held November 29 at Craciun
Berry Funeral Home. Burial was in Western Reserve National Cemetery.
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Thomas Price May

Thomas “Tommy” Price May, age 64, of Marlinton, died November 6, 1999, in Roanoke Community Hospital,
Roanoke, Virginia, after a long illness. Mr. May was retired from the maintenance department at Pocahontas
Memorial Hospital. He was born April 17, 1935, at Marlinton, the son of the late Mason and Georgia DePriest May.
Preceding him in death were his first wife, JoAnne Grimes May, a sister, Oleta May Mason, and two brothers,
Mason May, Jr., and Orval May. Surviving him are his wife, Carla R. “Mikie” May; two daughters, Janet L. May
and Cindy M. Coleman, both of Marlinton; four grandchildren. Graveside services were held Monday afternoon
at Mountain View Cemetery by the Rev. Gary Waple.
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Virgina's daughter Jewel was a childhood girlfriend.
Virginia M. Circosta
Virginia Marie Circosta, 73, of Tracy, California, died March 6, 1999, at the New Hope Care Center following a
long illness. She was born on February 18, 1926, at Big Run. Mrs. Circosta was a retired restaurant worker.
Survivors include three daughters, Jewel Wikel, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Shirley Orndorff, of Tracy, and Rose
Arbogast, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania; two brothers, Nick Circosta, of Stony Bottom, and Frank Circcosta, of Rhode
Island; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four sisters and one
brother. Funeral services were held on March 10 at the Hotchkiss Mortuary chapel with burial in the Tracy
Cemetery.
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Nick is probably the last of the old Italian's that lived in the area. When I (George) was a kid there were many.

Nick Circosta
Nick Circosta, age 82, of Poage Lane, died Saturday, October 30, 2004, in Pocahontas Memorial Hospital. The son
of the late Frank and Catherine Yeargo Circosta, he was born at Raywood April 25, 1922. He was a coal miner
and served in the United States Army in World War II. He was a Catholic. Preceding him in death were his wife,
Ruby Dilley Circosta; five sisters, Rosie Anastacio, Mella Martillo, Stella Cook, Theresa Circosta, and Virginia
Circosta; three brothers, Frankie Circosta, Dominick Circosta, and Jim Circosta. Mr. Circosta is survived by three
daughters, Joyce Underwood, High Point, North Carolina, Joanne Duncan, Thomasville, North Carolina, and
Linda Propst, Cass; two sons, Nick Circosta, II, of Thomasville, North Carolina, and Nick Circosta, III, of Tamaqua,
Pennsylvania; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11 a.m.
at VanReenen Funeral Home by the Rev. David Rittenhouse. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery.

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Ang was married to my (George's) cousin Edna at one time.

Angus Price Irvine

Angus Price Irvine, age 83, of Marlinton, died September 9, 1998, at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, after a long
illness. Born August 4, 1915, in Marlinton, he was the son of the late Levi and Eula Miller Irvine. He was a coal
miner and a member of the Charity Baptist Church. He was also a member of Marlinton Lodge #127 AF&AM,
Marlinton Chapter #97 Order of Eastern Star, American Legion Post #50 Marlinton, American Association for
Retired Persons National. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Irvine was preceded in death by his
parents; four brothers, Merl, Ralph, Verlin, and Clarence Irvine; and one sister, Margaret (Maggie) Beverage.
He is survived by his wife, Mabel Virginia Beverage Kramer Irvine; two brothers, Ray Irvine, of Marlinton, and
Donald Irvine, of Joppa, Maryland; four sisters, Leona Dilley and Gladys Friel, of Marlinton, Veda Johnson, of
Stony Bottom, Dorothy Dempsey, of Huntington, and a half-sister, Lisa Fishburn, of Indianapolis, Indiana; one
son, Fane Robert Irvine, Sr., of Marlinton; four daughters, Linda Sue Kesterson, of Charleston, Ardell Audrey
Lovelace, of Marlinton, Sandra Lou Dilley, of Buckeye, and Connie Jean Rose, of Cusseta, Georgia; five step-
children, Thelma Jean Hansford, of Hot Springs, Virginia, William Lee Kramer, Jr., of Roanoke, Virginia, Eugene
Ray Kramer, of Marlinton, Gary Lynn Kramer, of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Terry Wayne Kramer, of Arlington, Virginia;
ten grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

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Lester and I (George) attended school together. Susannah Shinaberry was Lester's Great Grandmother and George's Great Aunt

Lester C. Swecker

Lester C. Swecker, age 58 years, of Mingo, died Friday, September 11, 1998, in Greene County, Pennsylvania. He
had been in his usual health and his death was unexpected. Born April 7, 1940, in Elkins, he was a son of the late
Thad and Laura Sharp Swecker, of Dry Branch area, Pocahontas County. He was married to the former Barbara
Lee Henline, who survives at Valley Head. Mr. Swecker attended the schools of Pocahontas County and was
employed as a mechanic and electrician in the coal industry for the past 37 years. He was employed by
consolidated coal company at the Blacksville No. 2 Mine at Wana at the time of his death. He was a member of
U.M.W.A. Local 1702, was an avid hunter and fisherman, and was a Presbyterian by faith. Funeral services were
held Tuesday from the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins by the Rev. Bill Sparks. Burial was at the Beale Cemetery
near Mingo.

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Agnes Sharp McCloud

I (George) remember Agnes when she was married to June
Agnes Lenore Sharp McCloud, age 84, of Route 1, Marlinton, died Wednesday, December 16, 1998, at Alleghany
Mrs. McCloud was a retired food service supervisor at Denmar State Hospital. She was a member of the Church
of Christ. Born March 29, 1914, in Pocahontas County, she was the daughter of the late Creetus and Lucy
Underwood Sharp. She was twice married, to John Matthew McCloud and June Raymond McCloud, both
deceased. Also deceased are two daughters, Carol Tyree and Mildred McCloud, and two brothers, Adrian and
Alvon Sharp. Surviving her are five daughters, Lenore Donovan, New Castle, California, Lucille Withers,
Marlinton, Nancy Kershner-Baldwin, Woodland, California, Junie Cutright, Elyria, Ohio, and Sharon Broce-
Mullins, Marlinton; three sons, Jim McCloud, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Warren McCloud, Elyria, Ohio, and
Harry McCloud, Marlinton; four brothers, Delbert Underwood, Gainesville, Florida, Arlie Sharp, Julian Sharp, and
Harold Sharp, Baltimore, Maryland; twenty-six grandchildren, thirty great-grandchildren, and five great-great-
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at VanReenen Funeral Home by Sam Felton, with
burial in Fairview Cemetary.
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I knew Mary when we were kids and she lived in what was the old school house in Poage Lane.

Mary C. McGraw

Mary C. McGraw of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday January 7, 2004, in St Luke's Quakertown
Hospital. She was 62 years old and formerly of Pocahontas County. She was the wife of Paul D. McGraw. They
were married 41 years last August. Born in Clover Lick, she was the daughter of the late James and Hallie
Grimes Circosta. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons, Michael and Mark, both of Quakertown,
Pennsylvania, and Bruce, of Allentown, Pennsylvania; two brothers, Donald Circosta, of Hillsboro, and Brown
McCarty, of Marietta, Georgia; and five sisters, Linda Irvine , of Perry, Ohio, Judy Wilfong, of Richlandtown,
Pennsylvania, Charlotte Thomas, of Frankford, Sandy Circosta, of White Sulphur Springs, and Jane Beverage, of
Marlinton. Also surviving is a grandson. Preceding her in death were two brothers, Charles and Grandville.
Services were held Saturday at C. R. Strunk Funeral Home in Quakerstown.

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Evans was related to the Bedford Shinaberry family, Drucilla Shinaberry was Evans aunt. He was the brother of
Bud Grimes.

Evans G. Grimes

Evans G. Grimes, age 81, of Poage Lane, died Saturday, February 20, 1999, at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Grimes made his home with his nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Arbogast. He was a farmer and was
an Army veteran of World War II. Born at Poage Lane on M Hinton by the Rev. John W. Gravely. Burial was in
Mountain View Cemetery, Marlinton.

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I (George) knew Stella when I was a kid. I knew some of her children very well.

Stella M. Tallman

Stella M. Tallman, age 78, of Stony Bottom, died Thursday, March 11, 1999, at Alleghany Regional Hospital,
Low Moor, Virginia. Mrs. Tallman was a member of the Alexander Memorial Presbyterian Church at Stony
Bottom. She was born June 27, 1920, at Clover Lick, the daughter of the late Cleve and Lottie McComb Noonan.
She was the widow of Earl S. Tallman. Others preceding her in death were two sisters, Dora Ryder and Erma
Knight; and three brothers, Ralph, Lawrence, and George Noonan. Survivng her are three daughters, Carol
Rhodes and Deloras Tallman, both of Clover Lick, and Helen Jane Weber, of Tucson, Arizona; five sons, Dale
(Buck) Talman, of Willowick, Ohio, Earl Tallman, of Cass, David Tallman, of Durbin, Terry Tallman, of Pineville,
and Eddie Tallman, of Clover Lick; three sisters, Margaret Sharp, of Buckeye, Maxine Smith, of Walnut Cove,
North Carolina, and Joy Knight, of Cleveland, Ohio; two brothers, Earl Noonan, of Willowby Hills, Ohio, and
Burton Noonan, of Minnowcove Lake, Ohio; an aunt, Jewell Hefner, of Hillsboro; twelve grandchildren and
nine great-grandchilldren.

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Henry A. Shinaberry

Henry A. Shinaberry, age 74, of Durbin, died Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins. Mr.
Shinaberry was a foreman with Howes Leather Company and a farmer. An Army veteran of World War II, he
was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Moose Lodge in Durbin. He was
born April 18, 1925, in Minnehaha Springs, a son of the late Page A. and Leona Burner Shinaberry. A brother,
Melvin Shinaberry, is deceased. Surviving him are his wife, Melvina Sheets Shinaberry; two daughters,
Henrietta Reigel, of Arbovale, and Myra Jean Taylor, of Durbin; two sons, Howard Shinaberry, of Durbin, and
Daryl Shinaberry, of Green Bank; two sisters, Grace, of Baltimore, and a half-sister, Lucille Robinson, of
Vienna; a brother, Edward Meeks, of Columbus, Ohio; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held Friday afternoon at Bethel United Methodist Church by the Rev. Roland Armstrong, with
burial in Bethel Church Cemetery.

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Wynona Sparks Rogers

Wynona Lee Sparks Rogers, age 61, died Wednesday, August 25, 1999, at her home in Marlinton after an
extended illness. Mrs. Rogers was a care-giver for the Pocahontas County Senior Citizens, a member of the
Swago United Methodist Church, Buckeye, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Born
April 21, 1938, at Marlinton, she was the daughter of the late John Newton and Hattie Fortune Sparks. A
brother, Samuel Sparks, is deceased. Surviving her are her husband, William Don Rogers; two sons, Mark
and Mike Rogers, both of Buckeye; a sister, Juanita Pritt, of Hillsboro; two brothers, Eddie Sparks, of Marlinton,
and John Sparks, Jr., of Spotsylvania, Virginia; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon at VanReenen Funeral Home by the Rev. Jay Hicks. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery.

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Dorothy Irvine Dempsey

Mrs. Dorothy M. Irvine Dempsey, age 73, of Huntington, died October 15, 1999. She was born January 17, 1926,
in Marlinton , a daughter of the late Levi and Lula Miller Irvine. In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by five brothers, Merle, Ralph, Verlin, Clarence, and Angus Irvine, all of Marlinton, and a sister,
Margaret Beverage, of Dunmore. Mrs. Dempsey is survived by three sons, James, Jeffery, and John Dempsey;
two daughters, Jessica Dillion and Johanna Dempsey, at home; six grandchildren; two brothers, Ray Irvine, of
Marlinton, and Donald Irvine, of Joppa, Maryland; three sisters, Leona Dilley, Veda Johnson, and Gladys Friel,
all of Marlinton. She was a retired A&P Bakery employee. Funeral services were conducted at Riger Funeral
Chapel by the Rev. Keith Leap. Burial was at Woodmere Memorial Park in Huntington.

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Eugene's brother Clarence was named after my father Clarence Shinaberry.

Eugene Dunbrack

Eugene Richard Dunbrack, age 72, of Marlinton, died Tuesday, November 16, 1999, at Nicholas County Health
Care Center. Mr. Dunbrack was a retired truck driver and a Presbyterian. He served in the Army in World War II.
Born at Campbelltown October 16, 1927, he was the son of the late Burgess and Della Deshong Dunbrack. In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Beatrice Waugh and Helen Adkins, and four
brothers, Summers Dunbrack, Harry Dunbrack, Clarence Dunbrack, and Ralph Dunbrack, Sr. Surviving him are
his wife, Oleta M. Moore Dunbrack; four daughters, Mary Lou Edgar, of Chester, Virginia, Yvonna Triplett, of
Flatwoods, Donna Middleton, of Clarksville, Tennessee, and Pamela Bennett, of Dunmore; two sons, L Michael
Dunbrack, of Buckeye, and Richard E. Dunbrack, of Marlinton; two sisters, Bertha Galford and Betty Lou Friel,
both of Marlinton; a brother, Curtis Dunbrack, also of Marlinton; thirteen grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren. Services were held Saturday afternoon at VanReenen Funeral Home by the Revs. Randy Benson
and Jerry Moore.

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John F. Doss

John F. Doss, age 85, of Marlinton, died Monday, March 6 , 2000, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke,
Virginia, after a short illness. He was born April 6, 1914, the son of the late William Hayse and Zelphia Leigh
Pharis Doss. He was a former coal miner, lumber worker, and International Shoe worker. Mr. Doss was preceded
in death by a son, Roger Lee Doss; a daughter, Linda Doss; four brothers, Leonard, William, Muncie, and Fred
Doss; three sisters, Mary Coleman, Bessie Workman, and Blanch Cochran; and one step-daughter, Arlene
Cohenour. Surviving him are his wife, Faye Elizabeth Pritt Doss; three sons, Marvin and Danny Doss, of Marlinton,
and Gary Doss, of Homerville, Ohio; two daughters, Carol Rudd, of Marlinton, and Shirley Armstrong, of Buckeye;
step-children, Don Sharp, Marlinton, Tommy Pritt, of Alexandria, Virginia, and Johnny Pritt, of Marlinton, and
Alice Dunz, of Marlinton; 37 grandchildren and 52 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at at 1 p. m.
Thursday at VanReenen Funeral Home by the Rev. David Grimes. Burial will be in the New Beginnings Cemetery
on Brushy Flats.

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Hazel Irvine Price

Hazel Irvine Price, age 55, of the Mechanicsburg Community of Bland, Virginia, died Thursday, March 16, 2000,
at Wythe County Community Hospital, Wytheville, Virginia. She was born March 16, 1945, at Marlinton, the
daughter of the late Ralph and Martha Friel Irvine. Surviving her are her husband, Randall H. Price, Jr.; one
son, Edward Price, of San Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Terri Price, of Cere, Virginia, and Wendi Sanders,
of Spartanburg, South Carolina; four brothers, Sterl Irvine, of Nellysford, Virginia; David Irvine, Hollis Ryder,
and Jim Ryder, all of Marlinton; two sisters, Jeannie Carpenter and Sandra Irvine, both of Marlinton; eleven
grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Mechanicsburg Christian Church by the
Rev. Merle Powell and the Rev. Ted Anders. Burial was in the Morning Star Cemetery at Bland.

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Wilson C. Biggs

Wilson C. Biggs, age 92, died Sunday, April 16, 2000, at Pocahontas Center. Mr. Biggs was a Methodist and a
retired vat man at International Shoe Company. The son of the late Jasper William Biggs and Sally Jackson
Biggs, he was born at Hinton February 22, 1908. His wife, Ruby Wardell Biggs, is deceased. Also preceding
him in death were three sons, Freddy and Curtis Biggs and an infant boy; three sisters, Grace Broyles and
Effie Michael and an infant girl; and seven brothers, Jim, Charlie, John, Albert, Lamer, Henry, and Paul Biggs.
Surviving him are three daughters, Mary Ann Beverage, of Marlinton, Gladys Dilley, of Eldora, Iowa, and
Linda Woolard, of Independence, Ohio; two sons, Thomas Biggs and Roger Biggs, both of Marlinton; twelve
grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. Thursday at
VanReenen Funeral Home Chapel by Sam Felton, with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.

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Clyde Rose

Clyde Rose, of Marlinton, died May 1, 2000, at home after a short illness. Mr. Rose was a lifelong resident of
Marlinton. He was a World War II Navy Veteran and a retired welder and mechanic. Preceding him in death
were his father, Sandy Rose, mother, Belle Rose, brother, Johnny Rose, and sister, Betty Conrad. His
surviving family include Carol Rudd, Teresa Dilley, and Donna Shearer, of Marlinton; brothers, Sandy Rose,
Crestview, Florida, and Paul Rose, Elyria, Ohio; sisters, Stella Liptrap, Marlinton, Bessie Huffman, of
Hurricane, and Edith Myatt, of Slaty Fork; three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. A memorial
dinner will be held Wednesday at 5 p. m. at his home in Campbelltown.

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Hulda S. Friel

Hulda S. Friel, age 94, of Route 1, Marlinton, died at her home Sunday, September 10, 2000. Mrs. Friel was
a member of Central Union United Methodist Church, and a member of Order of Eastern Star and Extension
Homemakers. She was born at Marlinton March 10, 1906, the daughter of the late Hanson J. and Margaret
Ann Irvine Sharp. Preceding her in death were her husband, Arthur S. Friel; a son, Everett W. Friel; two
sisters, an infant sister and Grace E. Sharp Dilley; and six brothers, Creetus Sharp, Emerson Sharp, Vernon
Sharp, and Randall Sharp, and two infant brothers. She is survived by two daughters, Eleanor F. Mears, of
Leicester, North Carolina, and Evilene F. Beverage, of Marlinton; three sons, Eugene A. Friel, of
Morgantown, and Elmer C. Friel and Ernest H. Friel, both of Marlinton; thirteen grandchildren and
seventeen great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11 a. m. at Central Union
United Methodist Church by Robert L. Mann, with burial in Fairview Cemetery.

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Lowell E. Copeland

Lowell Ellis Copeland, age 86, died Thursday, September 7, 2000, at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon,
Virginia. Born March 4, 1914, in Enon, Nicholas County, he was the son of the late Luther and Nannie Hurt
Copeland. He had lived in Abingdon for 22 years and formerly lived in Summersville and Marlinton. He was
a retired superintendent with the surface mining division of United Coal Company. He was a member of
Grace Christian Fellowship Church, Abingdon, and a member of Summersville Lodge No. 76 AF&AM.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Chafin Copeland; four sons, Mack Copeland, of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania,
Steve Copeland, of Litchfield, Ohio, and Wayne Chafin and Jack Chafin, both of Abingdon; a daughter,
Deborah Jones, of Abingdon; a brother, Luther Copeland, of Raleigh, North Carolina; two sisters, Vernice
Trimble, of Valparaiso, Indiana, and Daisy Jarrell, of Polk City, Florida; eleven grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Services were held Friday in Abingdon and graveside services were held Saturday at
Walker Memorial Park, Summersville.

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Catherine Rimel

Catherine Virginia Rimel, of River Road, Buckeye, age 74, died Monday morning, November 20, 2000, at

Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, after several months' illness. Mrs. Rimel was a member of the Order of
Eastern Star, a member of the Board of V.F.W. Auxiliary, Pocahontas Center Auxiliary, Home Farm
Advisory Committee, Pocahontas Cooperative Parish, Chairman of Trustees of Swago United Methodist
Church, member of the Finance Committee, Pastor/Parish Relations representative to the Edray Charge
from the Swago Church, and member of the Edray Charge Parish Committee. Born June 14, 1926, at

Marlinton, she was the daughter of the late Seebert and Margie Wolfe Wilfong. She was the widow of
Dice McClintic Rimel. Others preceding her in death were a sister, Dorothy Boggs; five brothers, Michael

Wolfe, Bill Wilfong, Clarence Wilfong, Richard Wilfong, and Harry Wilfong. Survivors include three
daughters, Carolyn Ann Landis, of Sistersville, Patricia Catherine Hill, of Frankford, and Hope McClintic
Hamrick, of Webster Springs; three sisters, Eva Galford and Joan Cutlip, both of Marlinton, and
Genevieve Wilfong, of Waynesboro, Virginia; a brother, Boyd Wilfong, of Marlinton; nine grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at VanReenen Funeral Home on
Wednesday at 1 p. m. by Pastor Robert Mann. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.

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Clarence G. Beale

Clarence G. Beale, age 85, died December 2, 2000, at his home in Temple Hills, Maryland, from an apparent
heart attack. Mr. Beale was retired from Thompson’s Dairy, Washington, D. C. He was born August 20, 1914,
on the farm of his parents, Howard and Meck Beale, on Dry Branch Road, Mace. He was the husband of Nina
R. Vandevender Beale and the father of Clarence G. Beale, Jr. Also surviving is a grandson. Preceding him
in death, in addition to his parents, were a brother, Leroy Beale, and a sister, Mrs. Norman (Ruth) Beale.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, December 6, at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, Oxon Hill,
Maryland, with burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

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Ray M. Irvine

Ray Madrid Irvine, age 76, of Marlinton, died Saturday, February 10, 2001, at his home. Mr. Irvine was retired
from International Shoe Company where he was a leather hanger. He was a Navy Veteran and a member of
the V.F.W. He was born at Marlinton February 22, 1924, the son of the late Levi and Lula Miller Irvine.
Survivors include his wife, Lula F. Gibson Irvine; a daughter, Loretta Irvine, of Huntington; three sons, Jim
Irvine and Roger Irvine, both of Marlinton, and Earl Irvine, of Aldan, Pennsylvania; four sisters, Leona Dilley
and Gladys Friel, both of Marlinton, Veda Johnson, of Stony Bottom, and Lisa Fishburn, of Indianapolis,
Indiana; a brother, Donald Irvine, of Joppa, Maryland; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were two sisters, Dorothy Dempsey and Maggie Beverage,
and five brothers, Mearl Irvine, Angus Irvine, Ralph Irvine, Verlin Irvine, and Clarence (Buck) Irvine. Funeral
services were held at VanReenen Funeral Home Tuesday by the Revs. David Rittenhouse and Robert Mann.
Burial was in the Wilfong Cemetery.

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Melvina Sheets Shinaberry

Melvina Sheets Shinaberry, age 72, of Durbin, died Tuesday, February 13, 2001, at Ruby Memorial Hospital
in Morgantown. Mrs. Shinaberry was a lifelong resident of Durbin and a member of Bethel United Methodist
Church. She was a retired cook for the National Radio Astronomy Center. She was born September 24, 1928,
at Durbin, the daughter of the late Allie E. and Bertie Greathouse Sheets. Her husband, Henry A. Shinaberry,
preceded her in death May 18, 1999. Survivors include two daughters, Henrietta Reigel, of Arbovale, and
Myra Jean Taylor, of Durbin; two sons, Howard Shinaberry, of Durbin, and Daryl Shinaberry, of Green Bank;
a sister, Rowena Bryson, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; two brothers, Calvin Sheets, of Tucson, Arizona, and
James Sheets, of Hope Mills, North Carolina; eleven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a step-
grandson. Services were held Saturday afternoon at Bethel United Methodist Church by the Rev. Gary
Gordon and the Rev. Roland Armstrong. Burial was in the Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery.

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Florence Shinaberry Irvine was Kyle's grand-mother.

Kyle W. Irvine

Kyle Walker Irvine, 47, of Harkers Island, North Carolina, died February 20, 2001. He was the son of Elva
Guthrie Irvine, of Harkers Island, and the late Andrew Gale Irvine. Mr. Irvine was a member of the Harkers
Island Fire Department, on the Board of Directors of Harkers Island Fire and Rescue, and a member of the
Down East Democratic Club. He is survived by his wife, Theresa Willis Irvine; two sons, Daniel Kyle Irvine
and Willis Jordan Irvine; two sisters, Deloris Lewis, of Straits, North Carolina, and Donna Wade, of Harkers
Island; and two brothers, Kenneth Irvine and Robert Irvine, both of Harkers Island. He was preceded in
death by his father and an infant brother, Andrew Gale Irvine, Jr. Services were held on February 23 at the
Harkers Island Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Clayton Guthrie and Joe Hancock officiating.
Burial was in Virgie Mae Cemetery in Harkers Island.

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Claude A. Stimeling, Jr.

Claude A. Stimeling, Jr., 82, of Marlinton, died Monday, March 13, 2001, at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital.
He was born on January 26 at Stony Bottom, the son of Claude A. Stimeling, Sr., and Eula Simmons
Stimeling. Mr. Stimeling served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He was a coal miner and security
guard and was a Methodist. Survivors include two daughters, Saundra F. Parsons, of Marlinton, and Susan
L. Armstrong, of Valley Head; one son, S. Allen Stimeling, of Claysville; two half-brothers, Bobby Blake, of
Marlinton, and Billy Blake, of Virginia; eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by his wife, Lutricia M. Stimeling, and three half-brothers, Guy Stimeling, Ed Blake, and Richard
Blake. Visitation will be at VanReenen Funeral Home on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be
held at the funeral home on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Revs. Norman Lee Alderman and John D. Hicks
officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery.

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Gladys L. Dilley

Gladys L. Dilley, age 60, of Eldora, Iowa, died from cancer at the Kavanagh House in West Des Moines,
Iowa, on Thursday, May 17, 2001. She was born August 5, 1940, in Marlinton, the daughter of Wilson and
Ruby Wardell Biggs. She was raised in Marlinton where she graduated from high school in 1960. On May 7,
1960, she was united in marriage to Norman Lee Dilley in McDowell County, Virginia. She had lived in
Eldora for 26 years where she had been employed as a waitress at Jerry’s Pizza. For the past few years
of her life she has lived in West Des Moines, working as an administrative assistant for Freese-Notis
Weather, until retirement in August of 2000 due to her illness. Surviving are her husband, Norman; son,
Robert Dilley, of Eldora; daughter, Wendy Lawrence, of West Des Moines; sisters, Linda Woolard, of
Cleveland, Ohio, and Mary Ann Beverage, of Marlinton; brothers, Thomas Biggs and Roger Biggs, both
of Marlinton; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Freddy
and Curtis Biggs. Funeral services were held Monday at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora by Pastor
Bruce Baillie of the First Presbyterian Church in Steamboat Rock. Burial followed at the New Providence
Cemetery.

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Josephine Sharp

Josephine “Jo” Sharp, 72, of Mingo, died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at her home. She had been in failing
health for the past five years. She was born on January 8, 1929, the daughter of William Ambrose Sage
and Edna Hartley Sage. On December 29, 1950, she was united in marriage to Andy Sharp, who survives.
Other survivors are one son, Rick A. Sharp, of Mingo; a foster son, Virgil Moore, of Mingo; two sisters,
Madaline Honeycutt, of Landover Hills, Maryland, and Shirley Daft, of Valley Head; two grandchildren;
one step granddaughter; and two foster granddaughters. Preceding her in death were her parents; four
sisters, Maggie Hannah, Martha Tumblin, Mary Phillips, and Denna Foreback; and four brothers, Russell,
Cecil, Ray, and Glen Sage. Mrs. Sharp was a graduate of Marlinton High School and an employee of
the Randolph County Schools as secretary at the Valley Head School until retiring in 1995. She was a
member of the Cass Chapter No. 124 OES, Osisi Shriner Temple of Wheeling, Tygarts Valley Ladies Shrine
Club, Upper Valley Ruritan Club, Upper Valley Recreational Authority. She attended the Point Mountain
Church and played the guitar sang with her husband in churches in Randolph and other counties. Friends
will be received at the Mingo Presbyterian Church on Thursday after 6 p.m. The funeral will be on Friday at
11 a.m. at the Mingo Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Marshall Williams, David Slawter, David Rice, and
Ralph Summerfield officiating. Interment will follow in the Mingo Cemetery.
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Herbert Troy Mace

Herbert Troy Mace, age 93, of Mace, died Sunday, September 9, 2001, in Pocahontas Memorial Hospital. Mr.
Mace was a former Postmaster at Mace, merchant and farmer. He was a member of the Mace United
Methodist Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He served in the Army in World War II. He was born
February 7, 1908, at Mace, the son of the late Jacob D. and Ethel Ware Mace. Surviving him are his wife,
Jessie Jones Mace; two daughters, Naomi Reed, of Barberton, Ohio, and Shirley Laraway, of Toledo, Ohio;
two sons, Herbert Mace, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, and Keith Mace, of Mace; fifteen grandchildren and
twenty-three great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were two brothers, Freddie and Paul, and
two infant brothers who died at birth. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p. m. at the Mace United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Robert Baer, with burial at Mingo.

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Richard Darle Biggs