Elkins Intermountain Obituaries:T (2002)
Jackson C. Tabscott
Jackson C. Tabscott, Cdr. USNR retired, of Washington Crossing, Pa., died Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at his home.
Born in Elkins, he had been a resident of Washington Crossing for the past 36 years. He was a graduate of North Carolina State University class of 1942 with a degree in textiles.
While at North Carolina State, Jack played basketball and was captain of the team.
A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was awarded the Bronze Star.
Jack’s professional career spanned over 35 years as a sales representative for the Dupont Company and he retired in 1982.
He was a member of the Thompson Memorial Church of New Hope, Pa., the Trenton Elks Club and the American Legion, the Tin Can Sailors and the USS Mahan Association.
In his spare time Jack enjoyed basketball, golf and tennis, but most of all he loved to be with his family and friends.
The son of the late Col. Ernest E. and Floy Shaffer Tabscott, he is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Betty H. Hoffman Tabscott; his dear children Jackson C. Tabscott II of Greenleaf, Ore., Andrea L. Gula and her husband, John, of Yorba Linda, Calif., and Maryellen T. O’Connor and her husband, Bernard, of Washington Crossing, Pa.; one sister, Barbara T. Rice, of Elkins; seven dear grandchildren, J. Brian and Brent Gula, Jackson C. Tabscott III and K. Grant and J.L. Tabscott, Matthew B. and Kevin J. O’Connor; and five great-grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to call Friday from 1 p.m. until the funeral service at 2 p.m. at the Thompson Memorial Church, 1680 Aquetong Road, New Hope, Pa, 18938. Interment will be in the Thompson Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Thompson Memorial Church at the above address or a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements are under the direction of the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home Inc., Richboro and New Britain, Pa. From 1 Aug 2002.
Hazel M. Tackett
Hazel M. Tackett, 91, a resident of Mill Creek, passed away at 4:50 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2002, at her residence, following an extended illness.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins. From 1 July 2002.
Hazel M. Tackett
Hazel M. Tackett, 91, a resident of Mill Creek, passed away at 4:50 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2002, at her residence, following an extended illness.
She was born Oct. 7, 1910, at Mill Creek, a daughter of the late Anthony and Clarindia Auxier Currence.
She was married to Charles James Tackett, who preceded her in death in 1964.
She is survived by one son, Lonnie Tackett, Mill Creek; seven daughters, Helena Mary Shiflett, Akron, Ohio, Ruth Marie Howard, Fairmont, Kathleen Isabelle Pingley, Baltimore, Md., Lina Mae Taylor, Beverly, Tina Louise Croston and Irene T. Phillips, both of Valley Bend; and Bonnie Lynn Rhodes of Louisville, Miss.; 20 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 19 great-great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were two sons, two brothers, six sisters, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Tackett was a direct descendent of William Currence, founder of the town of Mill Creek. She worked as custodian at Citizens National Bank for many years prior to her retirement. She was the last surviving charter member of the Memorial Mission Church at Mill Creek and a member of Mill Creek Senior Center.
Friends may call from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday at Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. On Thursday, she will be moved to Memorial Mission Church at Mill Creek for visitation from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., the funeral hour. The Rev. Ralph Summerfield will officiate and interment will follow in Brick Church Cemetery near Huttonsville. From 2 July 2002.
Ruth E. Tacy
Ruth E. Tacy
Lorraine A. Tait
Lorraine A. Thompson Tait, a native of Glady and a resident of Canton, Ohio, for many years, departed this life on Oct. 15, 2002.
She was born during 1922 at Glady, the daughter of the late Emery Thomson Sr. and Georgia Arbogast Thompson.
She was married to Alfred C. Tait, who preceded her in death.
Surviving are one stepson, Charles Tait, Texas; two brothers, Keith and Myron Thompson, both of Elkins; one sister, JoAnn Stiles, Georgia; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by six brothers, Morris, Hugh, Rupert, McClure, Edmund "Eddie" and Emery "June" Thompson; and one sister, Frankie Thompson.
Lorraine attended the schools of Randolph County and was a homemaker.
This announcement is a courtesy of the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home for Lorraine A. Thompson Tait, www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com. From 5 Nov 2002.
Jean Kittle Talbott
Jean E. Talbott
Jean E. Talbott
Virginia B. Talbott
Virginia Bell "Ginnie" Talbott, 74, of 226 Camden Ave., Buckhannon, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at the home of her son, Judd, in Reedsville.
Mrs. Talbott was born July 18, 1927, in Randolph County, a daughter of the late William J. Kelley and Flora Rowan Kelley.
On Nov. 25, 1944, she married Oran Leo "Tobe" Talbott, who preceded her in death on May 8, 1992.
Surviving are four daughters, Josie and husband, Rex Tenney, Buckhannon, Linda and husband, George Lemons, Randolph County, Judith Brown-Strader and husband, Larry, Kanawha Head, and Loretta Jean and husband, Dewey Stump, Weston; three sons, Leo Talbott and Dana and wife, Pamela Talbott, all of Buckhannon, and Judd Talbott, Reedsville; one sister, Helen Lee, Buckhannon; one brother, Rex Kelley, Buckhannon; two special friends, Ruth Wilfong, Buckhannon, and J.R. Stemple, Reedsville; one half sister, Pearl Williams, Ohio; 15 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Verlon Kelley, Ernest Kelley and Donnie Kelley; one sister, Estalene Tenney; two grandsons, Justin Suder and Zackery Hanna; one son-in-law, Delmas Steve Brown; and one half sister, Freda Tenney.
Mrs. Talbott was a homemaker. She was a member of Flora Rebekah Lodge No. 183 of Buckhannon and was a Methodist by faith.
Friends will be received at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Lloyd Tenney officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Union Church Cemetery in Buckhannon. From 25 Apr 2002.
David P. Tallman Sr.
Davis P. Tallman Sr., 48, a resident of Route 2, Box 273-A, Buckhannon, died Thursday, April 4, 2002, in St. Joseph’s Hospital.
He was born Nov. 21, 1953, in Buckhannon, the son of Bobby Joe and Dana Tenney Tallman, who survive in Buckhannon.
On Dec. 13, 1975, he was married to Patricia Keister Tallman who survives in Buckhannon.
Surviving are one daughter, Katie Tallman, Buckhannon; one son, David Tallman Jr., Buckhannon; one sister, Donna Tallman, Buckhannon; and one brother, Joe L. Tallman, Buckhannon.
Mr. Tallman was the maintenance lead for Trus Joist Weyerhauser. He was a member of the Washington District Fire Company and was a Methodist by faith.
Friends will be received from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home where funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Carus Campbell and the Rev. Lloyd Tenney will officiate and interment will follow in the Mt. Union Church Cemetery. From 6 Apr 2002.
Inez C. Tallman
Inez C. Mullenax Tallman, 82, of Durbin, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins.
Mrs. Tallman was born April 4, 1919, at Pocahontas County, and was reared at Pine Grove, a daughter of the late Soloman K. and Daisy M. Mick Mullenax.
She married Harlan "Pistol Pete" Tallman, who preceded her in death.
Surviving are one daughter, Bonnie L. Plyler of Bartow; two sons, Roger Tallman of Asheville, N.C., and Edward Tallman of Durbin; two brothers, Edward Mullenax of Arbovale, and Stanley Mullenax of Pocatello, Idaho; four grandchildren, Mark Tracy, Anita Tracy, Melanie Tallman Vaughn and Julie Tallman; and two great-grandchildren, Ashleigh and Lauren Vaughn.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Wilma White Nelson and Crystal Bell; and four brothers, Gerald, Raymond, Craig and Basil Mullenax.
She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and a homemaker that worked outside the home.
She and her husband, Pete, were recently featured as "Hometown Heroes" in a special supplement to the March 14 edition of The Inter-Mountain. Mrs. Tallman and her husband, who preceded her in death just slightly more than one year ago, were among a select few of "Hometown Heroes" from a seven county area.
Friends will be received at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Funeral services will be at Bethel United Methodist Church Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Gary Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in Arbovale Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations of sympathy may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church or BFD Fire and Rescue. From 25 Mar 2002.
Norman D. Tallman
Ernest J. Tarantelli
Ernest Joseph Tarantelli, 70, a resident of Scott Depot, departed this life on Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at Putnam General Hospital at Hurricane.
He was born on Sept. 2, 1931, at Harding, a son of the late Joseph Tarantelli and Frances Mastrogiuseppe Tarantelli.
He was married to the former Karen Fox, who survives at Scott Depot.
Also surviving are one son, Joseph Anthony Tarantelli, Scott Depot; three sisters, Dora Carlucci, McLean, Va., Cecelia Ancell and Angela Miller, both of Elkins; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Anthony "Tony" Tarantelli; and two sisters, Jean Antolini and Valeria Tarantelli.
Mr. Tarantelli was a graduate of Elkins High School. He received a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from Davis & Elkins College and attended West Virginia University, working toward a master’s degree. He was a member of Delta Chapter of Zeta Sigma and the Gamma Delta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi. He served as a captain with U.S. Marines during the Korean Conflict and was the commanding officer of the South Charleston Reserve Detachment during the 1960s.
He was the owner and operator of EJT Equipment Inc. and had worked within the heavy equipment industry with other companies for several years. He was formerly employed in operations management of the West Virginia Department of Highways, and was a former representative of the MetLife and Prudential Insurance Companies. He was a charter member of the Catholic Church of the Ascension at Hurricane.
Friends will be received at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. At 8:30 p.m. today, in the funeral home chapel, a prayer service will be held. On Saturday, Mr. Tarantelli will be moved to the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church at Saint Albans, where the Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Father Patrick M. McDonough as the presider. Mr. Tarantelli will then be moved to Lohr & Barb Funeral Home where friends will be received on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Graveside services will be held at Saint Brendan Catholic Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Father William Anderson officiating. Interment will follow.
The family suggests that expressions of sympathy be in the former of memorial contributions to the Saint Francis School, 525 Holley St., Saint Albans, W.Va. 25177. From 5 July 2002.
Ernest J. Tarantelli
Friends were received at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane. A prayer service was held in the funeral home chapel. Today, Mr. Tarantelli will be moved to the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church at Saint Albans, where the Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Father Patrick M. McDonough as the presider. Mr. Tarantelli will then be moved to Lohr & Barb Funeral Home where friends will be received on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Graveside services will be held at Saint Brendan Catholic Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Father William Anderson officiating. Interment will follow. The family suggests that expressions of sympathy be in the form of memorial contributions to the Saint Francis School, 525 Holley St., Saint Albans, W.Va. 25177. From 6 July 2002.
Lena S. Taul
Lena S. Taul, 88, a resident of Route 1, Elkins, the Chenoweth Creek community, where she made her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Sam Nelson, passed away at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 2002, at her home.
She was born Aug. 24, 1913, in Nicholas County, Ky., a daughter of the late Bruce and Rebecca Morris Hamm.
On Dec. 28, 1929, in Winchester, Ky., she was married to Arthur J. Taul, who preceded her in death on May 15, 1990.
She is survived by one son, Billy Ray Taul, Newport News, Va.; one daughter, Mrs. Sam (Pat) Nelson of Elkins; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were three brothers, nine sisters and one great-grandchild.
Mrs. Taul was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. Evangelist Denver Cooper will officiate and interment will follow in Elkins Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gideons International, PO Box 95, Montrose, W.Va. 26283. From 24 June 2002.
Carol J. Taylor
Carol Janet Taylor, 63, of Dunmore, died Wednesday, May 8, 2002.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Dunmore at 2 p.m. Friends may call today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at VanReenen Funeral Home in Marlinton. From 10 May 2002.
Clark H. Taylor
Clark Hardman Taylor, of 7 Lower Drive, Buckhannon, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2002, in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon.
He was born on Nov. 7, 1917, in Horner, to the late Milo Taylor and Queen Clark Taylor.
He is survived by Genevieve Jones Taylor, whom he married on June 6, 1940.
He graduated from Weston High School in 1936, where he was a member of the 1935 and 1936 State High School Wrestling Championship teams. He conducted baby beef and sheep projects, both in 4-H and FFA, and also held officer positions in both and was on the livestock and agronomy judging teams. He won first place in agronomy, Gold Medal, in a WVU judging event involving 123 contestants.
He served as Young People program leader, Sunday School superintendent, and on the official board in the Horner Methodist Church. While in Morgantown, he was a member of the Spruce Street Methodist Church and served on the official board, pastoral committee, and chairman of the furnishing committee. He also served as assistant and Cub Scout Master with the Woodburn Elementary School Troop and as teacher of Morse Code and first aid with the Spruce Street Methodist Church Boy Scouts Troop.
In 1938, he was employed with the College of Agriculture at WVU as diary farm superintendent. During his 25 years of employment, the herd received national recognition for production, type and practical experiment work. Upon WVU retirement, a banquet attended by 172 people was held in his honor. He became manager of West Virginia Artificial Breeders Cooperative and was responsible for 32 technicians throughout the state.
In 1970, he joined Southern States as manager of the Clarksburg and the Buckhannon stores. He earned the "Man of Action" award in 1972, Manager of the Year in 1973, merchandising award in 1974, Golden Anniversary Club in 1975, and was recipient of two trips to the Bahamas in 1974 and 1975. As member of 50 & 51 Club, he retired from Southern States in 1980.
He was very active in many West Virginia national agricultural associations. He was secretary-treasurer for 14 years of the West Virginia Holstein Association, which was recognized in 1970 as the top (out of 48) organization in the United States, was elected West Virginia delegate to Ayrshire, Holstein and Angus National Association annual meetings, was officer and director of the West Virginia Dairy Show and the West Virginia Association of Agricultural Industry. He had served as past director, president, vice president and treasurer of the West Virginia Angus Association and on the West Virginia State Farm Bureau Beef Board and the West Virginia University Bull Test Committee. He also served for the Upshur County Farm Bureau as its past president and director, on the Legislative Committee, as director and chairman of its marketing committee, director and past president of the Upshur Livestock Association, director of the Central Livestock Association, member of the Lewis County Livestock Association and American Angus Association and past director and secretary/treasurer of the West Virginia Cattleman Association. He also served as past chairman and director of the Southern States Weston/Buckhannon Store, Southern States Regional Committee for West Virginia, part of Maryland and Virginia for six years, past member of Upshur County Extension Committee, presently a member of the Upshur County 4-H Foundation Board, and very active on the Upshur County Youth and 4-H Camp the past five years, recently active (three years) on the Jackson Mill renovation project involving the pavilion, which houses the livestock facility.
He earned a number of West Virginia agricultural honors including the West Virginia Holstein Merit Award in 1970, the West Virginia Dairyman’s Award in 1977, West Virginia Purebred Beef Breeders Award in 1984, the West Virginia Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1988, the prestigious West Virginia 4-H Alumni Award in 1989, Cattlemen of the Year by West Virginia Cattlemans Association in 1990, Gamma Sigma Delta Award from WVU for distinguish service to West Virginia Agriculture in 1991, first honorary member of WVU Agriculture and Forestry Alumni Association in 1992, Lewis County Soil Conservation County winner in 1993, Upshur County Livestock Service Award in 1994, first and only honorary member of Gamma Sigma Delta of WVU in 1995, and Upshur County Farm Bureau Distinguished Service Award in 1996.
He received many honors for his registered Angus herd at West Stonecoal Farm in Horner. From 1986 through 1989, he had the top selling heifer in the West Virginia Angus Calf Sale, the second top Angus bull in the West Virginia Bull Test Station; the Grand Champion Bull and Grand Champion Heifer on numerous occasions as well as Reserve Champion Heifer and the Grand Champion Bull at the West Virginia Angus Breeders Show in 1986 and 2001. In 1991, he had the top selling Angus bull at the first West Virginia Ag Expo.
In 1998, the Clark H. Taylor Scholarship Fun was established at West Virginia University for the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. It now provides student scholarships each year.
He is survived by two sons, Robert of Morgantown, and Charles of Scranton, Pa.; five grandchildren, Robert of Rock Hill, Md., Troy of Morgantown, Shanon and Corinne of Scranton, Pa., and Justin of Clifton, N.J.; and one brother, Franz of Plant City, Fla.
Many students were employed under his direction at the West Virginia University Dairy Farm and without exception, they speak highly of his good influence on them as students.
He was a great believer in "You get out of life on Earth (God) exactly how you plan it." He always treated people like he would like to be treated. He was honest, sincere, fair and got the job done.
Friends will be received at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Stacy Grosscup officiating. Burial will follow in Weston Masonic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Upshur Youth and 4-H Camp at Selbyville, Attention Mr. Charles Courtney, Upshur Youth Camp, HC 78, Box 60, Selbyville, W.Va. 26236. From 27 June 2002.
John F. Taylor
John F. Taylor, 59, a resident of Mabie, passed away Saturday evening, Sept. 7, 2002, at his home. Death was unexpected.
He was born Nov. 13, 1942, at Mabie, a son of the late Charles Taylor and Leah Wiseman Taylor, with whom he made his home.
He had never married.
He is survived by two brothers, Glenn Taylor of Elkins, and Delmer Taylor of Mabie; three sisters, Evelyn Wilson and Carolyn Sturdivant, both of Elkins, and Connie Skidmore of Mabie; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, Lonnie Taylor.
Mr. Taylor was a graduate of Coalton High School with the class of 1961 and received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Maryland on Dec. 21, 1975. He was employed by Safeway Super Market in Washington, D.C., prior to his retirement and after returning to Randolph County was employed by Mountain State Realty in Elkins.
Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday from the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Frank Long officiating. Interment will follow in the Rowan Memorial Cemetery at Mabie. From 9 Sep 2002.
Junior W. Taylor
Luvera V. Taylor
Opal M. Taylor
Opal Mae Taylor, 92, of 3381 Darrow Road, Stow, Ohio, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, at Akron City Hospital in Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. Taylor was born July 27, 1910, in Roanoke, a daughter of the late Ovie Guy and Mary Ollie Jeffries Jeffries.
On May 19, 1929, she married James Audley Taylor, who preceded her in death on Oct. 30, 1975.
Surviving are two daughters, Elizabeth and husband, Charles Adams, Stow, Ohio, and Joyce V. Crites, Buckhannon; three granddaughters, Vicki Altomare and John, Munroe Falls, Ohio, Susie and husband, Lynn Miller, Buckhannon, and Mary Pryor and Chris, Akron, Ohio; six grandsons, Randy Adams and Joleine, Stow, Ohio, Rick Crites and wife, Debby Milburn, Kingsport, Tenn., David Gibson, Seattle, Wash., Bruce Gibson and Shirley, Barnardsville, N.C., Terry Gibson, Seattle, Wash., and James R. Gibson, Akron, Ohio; 18 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one son, Billy Joe Taylor; two daughters, Helen June Gibson and Mary Lou Taylor; two sisters, Anna Mae Knight and Madeline Jeffries; and one son-in-law, Frank Crites.
Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker. She was a Methodist by faith.
Friends will be received at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Thursday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. William C. Eskew Jr. and the Rev. William Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Heavner Cemetery in Buckhannon. From 28 Aug 2002.
Fay L. Teets
Fay Lucille Teets, 96, of 115 Camden Ave., Buckhannon, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, in Holbrook’s Nursing Home in Buckhannon.
Mrs. Teets was born May 6, 1905, in Oberlin, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harley and Mary Nolan Worchester.
On July 17, 1939, she married Woodrow Wilson Teets, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Jerry Teets, Warrenton, Va.; a daughter, Linda Gardner, Lyn Haven, Fla.; three grandsons, Guy Teets, Newport News, Va., Adam Gardner and Eric Gardner, both of Lyn Haven, Fla.; a granddaughter, Trisha Scruggs, Ft. Riley, Kan.; and three great-grandsons, Dustin Teets, Germany, and Aiden Scruggs and Cyrus Scruggs, both of Ft. Riley, Kan.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Myron Worchester and Door Worchester.
Mrs. Teets was a homemaker. She was a member of Frank B. Bartlett Post 7, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and a member of Tennerton Homemakers Club. She attended Tennerton United Methodist Church.
Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Roger McCormick officiating. Interment will follow in Hampton Church Cemetery in Hampton. From 28 Feb 2002.
John E. Teets
John Eston Teets, 93, of Eglon, passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, in
Oakland, Md.
Friends will be received at Maple Springs Church of the Brethren in Eglon on
Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at
the church Friday at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Maple Spring Cemetery.
Hinkle Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. From 24 Dec 2002.
Stella A. Teets
Violet L. Teets
Violet L. Kendall Teets, 85, of Alliance Personal Care in Grafton, died Friday, June 14, 2002, in Grafton Hospital in Grafton.
She was born March 18, 1917, at Elmira, a daughter of the late Francis Lee and Bertha Edgell Kendall.
On April 5, 1947, she married Arthur Ross Teets, who preceded her in death.
Surviving are one daughter, Louise Golden, Westerville, Ohio; one son, Arthur Ross Teets II, Middleville Road, Flemington; three sisters, Hazel Hall, Barberton, Ohio, Delphia Tanner, Virginia Beach, Va., and Macie Jarvis, Richmond, Va.; one brother, Selby Kendall, Fairmont; two grandsons, Garrett Teets and Adam Teets, both of Flemington; one granddaughter, Kathryn Golden, Westerville, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by seven sisters, Bonnie Kendall, Chloe Richardson, Pearl Brown, Vera Hosie, Maysel Jarvis, Myrtle Cottrill and Iza Lowther; and three brothers, Ambert Kendall, Drexel Kendall and Adrian Kendall.
She was a seamstress. She was very active with the cancer society. She was a former member of Tennerton’s Homemaker Club. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints. From 15 June 2002.
Alfred Tenney
Alfred "Alfie" Tenney, 15, of Route 2, Box 240 A, French Creek,
died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, in Oklahoma City, Okla., following an accidental
shooting.
He was born July 14, 1987, at Elkins, a son of Danny Tenney and Mary Young
Tenney, who survive in French Creek.
Also surviving are three brothers, Joshua Tenney, Danny Tenney Jr. and Dusty
Tenney, all of French Creek; paternal grandparents, Robert D. and Mamie Tenney
Sr., French Creek; four aunts, Diana Gould, Adrian, Connie Tiffner, Ginger
Tenney and Nettie Mae Allen, all of French Creek; three uncles, Robert Tenney,
Edd Tenney and Matthew Tenney, all of French Creek; and a special friend, Darren
Bowman, Buckhannon.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Burma Young Hamner.
He was a student at Buckhannon-Upshur High School. He was a Johavah’s Witness.
Friends will be received at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home today from 1 p.m.
until 2 p.m., the funeral hour, with Vernon Tenney officiating. Interment will
follow in Elbon Cemetery in Sago. From 23 Dec 2002.
Arthur R. Tenney
Arthur Ray Tenney, 56, of Route 2, French Creek, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002, in United Hospital Center in Clarksburg.
Mr. Tenney was born Feb. 6, 1945, in Upshur County, a son of the late Hobart and Della Elizabeth Casto
Tenney.
He married Betty R. Cobb Tenney, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Cindy Riffle, Englewood, Tenn., and Charlotte Williams, North
Richville, Ohio; two sons, Dale Lee Tenney, Elyria, Ohio, and Arthur R. Tenney Jr., French Creek; three brothers, Jim Tenney and John
Tenney, both of French Creek, and Cecil Casto, Buckhannon; a sister, Hazel Mae
Tenney, Buckhannon; and nine grandchildren, Heather Tenney, Brian Cole, Josh and Susie Riffle, Sierra Edwards and Jamie
Tenney, Sarah, Hope and Amber Williams.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Dave Tenney.
Friends were received at Big Bend United Methodist Church today from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., the funeral hour, with the Rev. Wease Day officiating. Interment followed in Big Bend Cemetery. Heavner & Cutright Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Funeral Arrangements: No information available at this time. From 4 Feb 2002
Boyd R. Tenney
Boyd R. Tenney, 81, of HC 36 Box 34, Tallmansville, died Friday, May 24, 2002, at his home in
Tallmansville.
He was born June 9, 1920, at Tallmansville, a son of the late David A. and Crecia Cain
Tenney.
On Oct. 29, 1938, he married Margery V. Hornbeck Tenney, who survives at
Tallmansville.
Also surviving are six sons, Ronald L. Tenney and Ida, Lake Wylie, S.C., Darrel R. Tenney and wife, Linda Jane, Poquoson, Va., David A. Tenney and wife, Martha, Lost Creek, Kenneth W. Tenney and wife, Crystal, Mt. Carmel, the Rev. Bradley L. Tenney and wife, Judith,
Tallmansville, and Bruce S. Tenney and wife, Tammy, Yorktown, Va.; one brother, Paul C. Tenney and wife,
Ada, Canal Fulton, Ohio; 16 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and a host of other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Junior Tenney and Sherman A. Tenney; and two sisters, Beulah Craven and Ruby Marie
Tenney.
Mr. Tenney was a coal miner for Upshur Coal Co. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Philippines.
Friends will be received at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Sunday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Lloyd
Tenney, the Rev. Mark Davis and the Rev. Brad Tenney officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Union Church Cemetery. From 25 May 2002.
Evelyn M. Tenney
Evelyn M. Tenney, 69, of Factory St., Buckhannon, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at her home.
Ms. Tenney was born July 27, 1932, in Tenmile, a daughter of the late Glenn and Vivia Tenney
Tenney.
Surviving are a brother, Darrell Tenney, Grove City, Pa.; three sisters, Etta Herndon, Cairo, Louise
Holbert, Akron, Ohio, and Olene Turner, Weston; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received at Tomblyn-Whitescarver Funeral Home Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., the funeral hour, with Pastor David Jessie officiating. Interment will follow in Big Bend Cemetery.
Gwendolyn O. Tenney
Gwendolyn Opal Tenney, 75, of Hemlock, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon.
Mrs. Tenney was born Feb. 26, 1927, in Erwin, a daughter of the late Grant Filip and Theodosia Lewis Moats.
On May 3, 1944, she married Basil "Chuck" Tenney, who survives.
Also surviving are four sons, Clyde Tenney, Carroll Tenney, Terry Tenney and Shawn Tenney, all of Buckhannon; four daughters, Jean Gifford, Buckhannon, Norma Cook, Fayetteville, N.C., Loretta Stump, Indiana, Pa., and Wanda Matthews, Buckhannon; a brother, Leslie Moats, Terra Alta; three sisters, Betty Tennant, Fairview, Delores Arnold, Winchester, Va., and Loretta Hiser, Baltimore, Md.; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Roger Tenney; three brothers, Israel June Moats, Harry Moats and Wayne Moats; a granddaughter, Meghan Hope Tenney; and a great-granddaughter, Allison Hope Stump.
Mrs. Tenney was a homemaker. She attended Mt. Olive United Methodist Church.
Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home today from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at Mt. Olive United Methodist Church Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Holly Hoover and the Rev. Sam Biller officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Olive Church Cemetery in Hemlock. From 28 Feb 2002.
James M. Tenney
James M. Tenney, 70, a resident of Cassity, passed away at 8:03 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, at his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Tomblyn Funeral
Home of Elkins for James M. Tenney. From 26 Dec 2002.
James M. Tenney
James M. Tenney, 75, a resident of Cassity, passed away at 8:03 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24, at his home.
He was born March 3, 1932, at Hemlock, a son of Thomas Jefferson Tenney of
Adolph, and the late Violet Emma Daniels Tenney.
He was married March 15, 1954, to the former Lucille Ellen Richardson, who
survives at Cassity.
Also surviving are four sons, Roger Tenney and wife, Sharon, of Cassity, Jeffrey
Tenney and wife, Mary, of Cassity, Timothy Tenney and wife, Wanda, of Cassity,
and Craig Tenney, who resided with his parents in Cassity; five daughters,
Doretta Harlan and husband, Kenneth, of Cassity, Connie Rader Casto and husband,
Johnny, of Valley Bend, Marsha Taylor and husband, Glenn, of Mill Creek, Kathy
Daniels and husband, Charles, of Lawton, Okla., and Marilyn Wegman and husband,
Sam, of Valley Bend; one brother, William Tenney of Hemlock Ridge; four sisters,
Dorothy Harlan of Adolph, Judy Phillips of Adolph, Pam Finlen of Mill Creek, and
Janet Broschart of Cassity; 19 grandchildren, Jimmy , Aaron "A.J.",
and Kayla Harlan; Irene and Allen Melson; James "Jay", Tiffany and
Joshua Rader; Lee and Selina Tenney; Brandy and Chuck White; Lucas Taylor;
Jeremy and Terra Daniels; Bobbie and Keith Tacket; Jason, Timothy, Elizabeth and
Thomas Tenney; and Chantelle Wegman; and two great-grandchildren, Hunter and
Harley White.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jerry and Thomas Tenney Jr., and a
son-in-law, James Rader.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a retired coal miner.
Friends may call from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in
Elkins. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Ralph Summerfield officiating. Interment will follow in the
Cassity Cemetery at Long Run. Presentation of the American flag will be made by
members of H.W. Daniels Post 29 American Legion. The Tomblyn Funeral Home in
Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for James Marshall Tenney.
From 27 Dec 2002.
James M. Tenney
Friends were received Friday at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. today from the funeral home chapel with the
Rev. Ralph Summerfield officiating. Interment will follow in the Cassity
Cemetery at Long Run. The presentation of the American Flag will be made by
members of H.W. Daniels Post 29 American Legion. The Tomblyn Funeral Home in
Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for James Marshall Tenney. From 28
Dec 2002.
Mary I. Tenney
Mary Ilean Tenney, 64, of Route 1, Crawford, the Heaston Ridge Community, died Thursday, April 25, 2002, at her home.
She was born June 5, 1937, at Eden, a daughter of the late Kempton B. and Russie Morrison Gregory.
She was united in marriage on Oct. 17, 1957, to Charles R. Tenney, who survives.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by one son, Ronald L. Tenney and wife, Denise, of Horner; two grandchildren, Megan and Devin Tenney, both of Horner; two brothers, Floyd Gregory of Eden, and Roscoe Gregory of Selbyville; and one sister, Shirley Gregory of the Heaston Road.
She was preceded in death by one son, Robert Tenney; one infant son and one brother, Kenneth Gregory.
Friends will be received at Heavner & Cutright Funeral Chapel today from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral chapel with the Rev. Robert Heavner officiating. Interment will follow in Indian Camp Cemetery. From 26 Apr 2002.
Wilbert W. Tenney
Wilbert Ward "Pete" Tenney, 91, a resident of 18 S. Walnut St., Philippi, passed away Sunday, Aug. 11, 2002, in Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins.
He was born Feb. 7, 1911, at Gassaway, a son of the late Okey Blaine and Trottye Ward Tenney.
His wife of 65 years, the former Susan Morrison, whom he married Aug. 10, 1937, survives.
Also surviving are one sister, Dorothy Lea Radabaugh, Volga; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Blaine and William Tenney.
Mr. Tenney was a farmer by profession and in 1966 was grand champion "Farming for Better Living." He was past president and director of the Barbour County Historical Society. He was a member of the Farm Bureau, West Virginia National Angus Association, chairman of ASCS, director of the Southern States Board, Farmers Home Administration Committee, past president of the Volga Ruritan Club, trustee of Alderson-Broaddus College, board of directors of Heart and Hand, member of the Philippi Kiwanis Club and Philippi Chamber of Commerce. He attended the Crim Memorial United Methodist Church.
The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Wright Funeral Home, 216 N. Walnut St., Philippi. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Stephen Markwood and the Rev. Lejeune Lewis officiating. The Eulogy will be given by Robert "Buck" True. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Memorial Cemetery. From 13 Aug 2002.
Jerry R. Teter Jr.
Jerry R. Teter Jr., 35, a resident of Bruceton Mills, passed away at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2002, in Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. His death was a result of complications from heart surgery.
He is the son of Jerry R. Teter, formerly of Onego, and Pat Cooper Teter, formerly of Elkins, who survives at Bruceton Mills.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Tomblyn Funeral Home. From 10 Oct. 2002.
Jerry R. Teter Jr.
Robert B. Teter
Robert Basil Teter, 66, of Route 3, Box 316, Buckhannon, died at 11:15 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2002, in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon.
Mr. Teter was born Feb. 16, 1936, in Upshur County, a son of William Howard Teter, who survives in Buckhannon, and the late Tina Louise Smith Teter.
Also surviving are three brothers, William C. Teter, Thomas R. Teter and Jerry L. Teter, all of Buckhannon; one sister, Linda Canfield, Buckhannon; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Teter served in the National Guard for six years. He attended Reger Chapel United Methodist Church.
Friends will be received at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home today from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. William C. Eskew Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Buckhannon Memorial Park in Buckhannon. From 5 Mar 2002.
Robert K. Teter
Robert King Teter, 79, a resident of Weese Street, Elkins, passed away July 3, 2001, at his residence.
At the request of the deceased his remains were donated to the Human Gift Registry.
Graveside service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Mountain State Memorial Gardens in Gilman. The Rev. Leon Hevener, pastor of Otterbein United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment of the cremains will follow. The F.E. Runner Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. From 17 May 2002.
Orpha B. Teter
Orpha B. Teter, 96, a patient in Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, passed away Tuesday evening, March 12, 2002, in the center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins. From 13 Mar 2002
Orpha B. Teter
Orpha B. Teter, 96, a resident of Elkins and a patient in Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, passed away Tuesday evening, March 12, 2002, in the center.
She was born July 20, 1905, at Harman, a daughter of the late Solomon and Alice Teter Smith.
On June 21, 1930, at Oakland, Md., she was married to Howard Charles Teter, who preceded her in death on July 11, 1962.
She is survived by two sons, Charles Teter and wife, Margaret, of Newburg, and Gerald Teter and wife, Jean, of Elkins; four daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Marie) Schoonover of Elkins, Mrs. Charles (Savannah) Rhodes of Dartmoor, Mrs. Ivan (Lucille) Fortney of Newburg, and Ruth Harman of Tampa, Fla.; two sisters-in-law, Nina Smith of Dailey, and Alta Smith of Elkins; 29 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were seven brothers, Okey, Garber, Gilbert, Morren, Don, Joel and Omer; three sisters, Rosa, Sylvia and Virginia; and three grandchildren.
Mrs. Teter was employed at Elkins IOOF Home prior to her retirement. She was a member of Delphia Rebekah Lodge No. 62 and a Pentecostal by faith.
Friends may call from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday at Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. The Delphia Rebekah Lodge No. 62 will conduct a memorial service at 7 p.m. Friday from the funeral home chapel. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Robert L. Lowther officiating. Interment will follow in Elkins Memorial Gardens. From 14 Mar 2002 and 15 Mar 2002
Orpha B. Teter
Friends were received Friday at Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. The Delphia Rebekah Lodge No. 62 conducted a memorial service at Friday from the funeral home chapel. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Robert L. Lowther officiating. Interment will follow in Elkins Memorial Gardens. From 16 Mar 2002.
Peggy C. Thomas
Peggy Carol Thomas, 63, of Route 1, French Creek, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at her home.
Mrs. Thomas was born July 5, 1938, in Shinnston, a daughter of the late Cecil and Blanche White Cheuvront.
She married Raymond Thomas, who preceded her in death.
Surviving are a son, Keith Saffle, Warren, Ohio; a daughter, Tracy Thomas Brunn, West Farmington, Ohio; a brother, Cecil Cheuvront, Aberdeen, Md.; two sisters, Marge Durish, Steubenville, Ohio, and Betty Wickham, Mingo Junction, Ohio; a special friend, George Woody, Route 1, French Creek; and eight grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.
Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker and a Protestant by faith.
Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received at Robert M. Vincent Funeral Home in French Creek today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. David Jessie officiating. Interment will follow in Waterloo Cemetery. 29 Jan 2002
Algie B. Thompson
Algie B. Thompson, 79, of Durbin, passed away, Monday, June 3, 2002, at Monongalia General Hospital.
Friends will be received at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel Thursday at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Arbovale Cemetery. From 4 Jun 2002.
Elsie R. Thompson
Elsie Rose Dolly Thompson, 78, a resident of the Pheasant Run community and for the past four years a resident of Nella’s Nursing Home, departed this life Saturday morning, May 4, 2002, at the home. She had been in declining health and death was attributed to diabetes.
She was born Aug. 14, 1923, at Onego, a daughter of the late Henry Clay Dolly and Dora Dessie Kisamore Dolly.
She was married to Clyde Jackson Thompson, who preceded her in death.
Surviving are one son, Hancel Jackson "Hank" Thompson, Elkins; one daughter, Comonia Rose Channels and husband, Floyd, Pheasant Run; one sister, Emma Belton, Pheasant Run; four grandchildren, Steven C. Channels, Florida, Windy R. Williams, Kerens, Bryan J. Thompson, Fairmont, and Justin S. Thompson, Pheasant Run; and two grandchildren, Austin C. Channels, Fla., and Taylor R. Williams, Kerens.
Preceding her in death is one sister, Erma Mae Channels.
She attended the Riverview School at Shavers Fork. She was a member of Irons Chapel United Methodist Church at Pheasant Run and was a homemaker.
Friends will be received at Barb & Greenlief Funeral Home from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. On Wednesday, Mrs. Thompson will be moved to Irons Chapel Church, where friends may call from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., the funeral hour. The Rev. J. Michael Lantz will officiate and interment will follow at Parsons Family Cemetery at Shavers Fork. From 6 May 2002.
Elsie R. Thompson
Friends will be received at Barb & Greenlief Funeral Home from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. On Wednesday, Mrs. Thompson will be moved to Irons Chapel Church, where friends may call from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., the funeral hour. The Rev. J. Michael Lantz will officiate and interment will follow at Parsons Family Cemetery at Shavers Fork. From 7 May 2002.
Harold Thompson
Harold "Hugh" Thompson, 79, of Mt. Liberty Community, Route 4, Philippi, passed away Thursday morning, April 11, 2002, at home, with his family, following an extended illness.
He was born June 6, 1922, at Mt. Liberty, a son of the late James Otis Sr. and Iris Daughtery Thompson.
On Dec. 19, 1945, he was united in marriage to the former Mavis Catherine Corley, who survives at Mt. Liberty.
Also surviving are four sons, Gary Hugh Thompson and wife, Laurel, Craig, Alaska, Christopher Dean Thompson and wife, Christina, Thomasville, Pa., William David Thompson, Mt. Liberty Community, and Donald Keith Thompson and wife, Vickie, New Oxford, Pa.; four daughters, Janet Sue Thrift and husband, Michael, Waipahu, Hawaii, Judith Lynn Delaney and husband, Basil, Bladensburg, Md., Cynthia Jo McKinney and husband, Buddy, Summersville, and Catherine Jean Koontz and husband, Steven, Mt. Liberty Community; 16 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two brothers, William Thompson, Tallmadge, Ohio, and Robert "Bob" Thompson, Belington.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, James Otis "June" Thompson Jr. and Waitman "Geral" Thompson; and two grandchildren.
Mr. Thompson attended Barbour County Schools and was a combat veteran of World War II. He was a retired auto mechanic and body shop technician.
The Thompson family will receive friends at Stemple & Forman Funeral Home from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday and from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday, when funeral services will be conducted from the funeral home chapel with Elder Wilfred Barbosa officiating. Interment will follow in W.Va. National Cemetery near Grafton. From 12 Apr 2002.
Okey H. Thompson Jr.
Okey Harold Thompson Jr, 27, of Route 2, Elkins, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2002, in Davis Memorial Hospital emergency room.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of F.E. Runner Funeral Home. From 17 May 2002.
Okey Thompson Jr.
Okey Harold "Buddy" Jr., 27, a resident of Route 2, Elkins, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 12:35 p.m. in Davis Memorial Hospital emergency room, from injuries sustained in an accident.
He was born Aug. 2, 1974, in Elkins, a son of the late Okey Harold Thompson and Wanda Rowan Thompson, who survives at Route 2, the Cravens Run community.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a sister, Lola E. Thompson of the Cravens Run community; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Preceding him in death besides his father were his maternal grandparents, Jeffie and Lola Poling Rowan; and his paternal grandmother, Edna Thompson.
"Buddy" was a graduate of Elkins High School with the class of 1993, the last class to graduate from the old Elkins High. He was formerly employed by the Kroger Co. and loved mowing and cleaning yards for various families in the area. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and a Protestant by faith.
Friends will be received at F.E. Runner Funeral Home Chapel Monday after 6 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted from the Runner Chapel Tuesday at 11a.m. Pastor Ralph Andrus, of the Calvary Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will follow in Montrose Primitive Baptist Cemetery at Montrose. From 18 May 2002.
Trummie Thompson
Trummie Thompson, 71, formerly of Bowden and of Nella’s Inc., died at 6:50 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, in Davis Memorial Hospital. He had been in declining health since 1990.
Mr. Thompson was born July 10, 1930, in Onego.
On Sept. 10, 1963, he married the former Daisy Lambert, who survives in Bowden.
Funeral Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of F.E. Runner Funeral Home.
Funeral Arrangements: No information available at this time. From 18 Feb 2002
Trummie Thompson
Trummie Thompson, 71, formerly of Wymer, and of Nella’s Inc. since 1990, died at 6:50 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, in Davis Memorial Hospital. He had been in failing health since 1990.
Mr. Thompson was born July 10, 1930, in Onego, a son of the late Ambey and Delpha Payne Thompson.
On Sept. 10, 1963, he married the former Daisy Lambert, who survives in Bowden.
Also surviving are a daughter, Jennifer Thompson, Franklin; a son, James Thompson, Wymer; four sisters, Mary Thompson and Peachie Thompson, both of Circleville, Ressie Boller, Virginia, and Lily Elza, Alpena; two brothers, Achie Thompson, Bowden, and Jerlo Thompson, Riverton; a grandson, Harry Key III; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Dewey Thompson and Hughie Thompson.
Mr. Thompson was a timber cutter for Mongold Lumber until retiring. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Korean Conflict. He was a Mennonite by faith.
Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received at F.E. Runner Funeral Home today after 5 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel Wednesday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Earl Bible, pastor of Allegheny United Methodist Charge officiating. Interment will follow in Lambert Cemetery on Middle Mountain. Full military rites will be accorded by Tygart Valley Post 3647 Veterans of Foreign Wars and H.W. Daniels Post 29 American Legion. From 19 Feb 2002
Ada R. Thorne
Ada Ray Thorne, 85, of Dorcas, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, in Grant Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Thorne was born Feb. 23, 1916, in Grant County, a daughter of the late Orva Justin Mauzy and Lena Feaster Mauzy.
She married Earl M. Thorne, who preceded her in death on Aug. 10, 1979.
Surviving are a son, Justin Thorne, Moorefield; four daughters, Arlena Sites, Quicksburg, Va., Juanita Brady and Sylvia Sites, both of Petersburg, and Betty Barbe, Old Fields; two sisters, Mary Alice Conrad, Petersburg, and Carrie Bergdoll, Augusta; four brothers, Ronald Mauzy, Petersburg, Raymond Mauzy, Dorcas, Marvin Mauzy, Falls Church, Va., and Glen Mauzy, Petersburg; 17 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three grandsons, Michael Earl Brady, infant Bruce Wayne Sites and infant Kenneth Dewayne Sites; a great-grandson, infant Hayes Coppe; a sister, Viola Mongold; and three brothers, James Mauzy, the Rev. Carl Mauzy and Virgil Mauzy.
Mrs. Thorne was a homemaker.
She was a member of Brake Church of the Brethren.
Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received at Schaeffer Funeral Home today from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at Brake Church of the Brethren Friday at 2 p.m. with Pastor Craig Howard officiating. Interment will follow in Brake Cemetery in Dorcas. Memorial donations may be made to Brake Church of the Brethren or Gideons International. 31 Jan 2002.
Lowell Thorne
Sylvia K. Thorne
Charles W. Tinney
Charles William Tinney, 82, a resident of Valley Bend, departed this life at 2 a.m. today, Aug. 20, 2002, at his residence. He had been in declining health.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Lohr & Barb Funeral Home. From 20 Aug 2002.
Charles W. Tinney
Charles W. "Chuck" Tinney, 82, of Valley Bend and a retired educator and coach, departed this life at 1:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 20, 2002, at his home.
He was born April 29, 1920, at Weston, the oldest of 10 children, of the late William G. and Blanche Kern Tinney.
He attended Lewis County schools, graduating from Weston High School. While in high school, he enlisted in the National Guard, which was activated in January 1940, and the entire Company E, 201st Infantry was sent to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska after receiving training at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, Ind. After war was declared, on Dec. 8, 1941, he entered active service as part of the U.S. Army on Jan. 6, 1941, and was sent to Camp Carson, Colo.
He volunteered for Parachute School in Fort Benning, Ga. After completing training, he was sent to the European Theater, serving in England, France and Germany. He was attached to both the 82nd and the 101st Airborne in Europe, and was discharged on Sept. 23, 1945, from Fort George G. Meade in Maryland. He had served a total of five years and 11 months, and more than three years of that time was foreign service.
After his discharge, he returned home to Lewis County, and spent the time until January of 1946, working as a brakeman for the B&O Railroad, when he enrolled under the GI Bill as a freshman at West Virginia Wesleyan College.
While attending Wesleyan, he met and married his wife of 54 years, Elizabeth Victoria Snyder Tinney, who survives in Valley Bend. He graduated from Wesleyan in 1949, and was inducted into the Emeritus Club in 1999. He became a member of the Beta Nu Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity in 1947, serving as chaplain and pledgemaster.
He began teaching in 1950 at a one-room school, Hickory Lick, then at Monterville and Homestead and finally at Tygarts Valley High School, where he retired after 39 years of teaching.
While at Tygarts Valley, he served as head and assistant coach for basketball, assistant coach for football and baseball. While he was assistant coach with Floyd Thomas, Tygarts Valley won two consecutive state baseball championships, the only state titles ever won in athletics at the school.
He was a member of, besides the two mentioned concerning Wesleyan, many other organizations. He was a member of the NEA, WVEA and the RCEA, serving as president of the organization in 1967-68 when sanctions were placed on Randolph County Schools on Sept. 11, 1967. After a special election in December, showing support for teachers, the sanctions were lifted.
He was a member of four masonic bodies: Randolph Chapter 55 AF & AM, Royal Arch Masons, Chapter 23, and was a brother in good standing of the 16th and 32nd degrees in Clarksburg and Wheeling.
He was a life member of the H.W. Daniels Post 29 of the American Legion, and the Elkins Post 3647, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was a member of the Tygart Valley Lions Club, where he had served as president from 1974-75, when he was also Lion of the Year. For 29-I, he served as zone chairman from 1975-77, deputy district governor from 1977-78, sight conservation chairman from 1978-79, and chairman of Leo Clubs from 1979-80. He received the Leonard Jarrett Award in 2000.
Besides his wife, he is survived by four daughters, Carol Elizabeth and husband, Bill Forester, of Lexington, Ky., Mary Louise Tinney of San Francisco, Calif., Sarah Beth "Betsy" and husband, Marc Czajkowski, of Champaign, Ill., and Ann Margaret and husband, Clive Watson, of Germantown, Md.; four grandchildren, Brett David Czajkowski, a junior at Miami of Ohio University in Oxford, Ohio, Regan Elizabeth Forester, a sophomore at UCLA, Kathleen Chelsea and Charles Matthew Watson of Germantown, Md.; and two sisters, Eula Rust and Mary Huggins of Winona Lake, Ind.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Frank, and five sisters, Evelyn Fisher, Eva Taylor, Leta Blake, Madaline Russell and Zelma Cross.
Friends will be received in the parlor of the First Baptist Church, 412 Randolph Ave., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and in the church sanctuary Friday from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., the funeral hour. Dr. Marvin Parli will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Nancy Stevens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to either Mountain Hospice Inc., 1410 Crim Ave., Belington, W.Va. 26250, or to the First Baptist Church Vision 2000, 412 Randolph Ave., Elkins, W.Va. 26241. Interment will take place in Little Arlington Cemetery, where full military honors will be accorded by members of the H.W. Daniels Post 29, American Legion and Tygarts Valley Post 3647, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of arrangements. From 21 Aug 2002.
Charles W. Tinney
Friends will be received in the parlor of the First Baptist Church, 412 Randolph Ave., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and in the church sanctuary Friday from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., the funeral hour. Dr. Marvin Parli will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Nancy Stevens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to either Mountain Hospice Inc., 1410 Crim Ave., Belington, W.Va. 26250, or to the First Baptist Church Vision 2000, 412 Randolph Ave., Elkins, W.Va. 26241. Interment will take place in Little Arlington Cemetery, where full military honors will be accorded by members of the H.W. Daniels Post 29, American Legion and Tygarts Valley Post 3647, Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins. From 22 Aug 2002.
Helen D. Tipton
Helen D. Tipton
Betty R. Tracy
Betty Rae Tracy, 74, of Princeton, died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at her residence.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Heavener Family Cemetery in Cherry Grove with the Rev. Stanley Kile officiating. Basagic Funeral Home in Franklin is in charge of the arrangements. From 20 Aug 2002.
Bernice C. Trahern
Bernice C. Moore Weese Trahern, 96, a former resident of 920 South Davis Ave., Elkins, and more recently a resident of Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, departed this life at 11:50 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2002, at the center. She had been in declining health for the past several weeks.
She was born Saturday, Feb. 3, 1906, at Belington, a daughter of the late Wade H. Moore and Dora Edmond Moore.
She was twice married. First, to Dolph Weese, who preceded her in death. Second, during 1946, she was married to Paul H. Trahern, who preceded her in death on Oct. 16, 1989.
Surviving are one son, Edward "Jake" Weese, East Liverpool, Ohio; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was the last surviving member of her immediate family, having been preceded in death by one son, Guy Weese; two brothers, Byrd and Bretsel Moore; and one sister, Martha L. Hanger.
She attended the schools of Barbour County. She was a cook for the Elkins Lodge No. 1135, BPOE and was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church.
Friends will be received at Lohr & Barb Funeral Home from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today. Final rites will be conducted at the funeral home chapel Tuesday at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Mountain State Memorial Gardens at Gilman. From 15 July 2002.
Betty J. Van Trees
Betty Jean "Jeanie" Locklin Van Trees, 50, of Reston, Va., died Saturday, July 27, 2002, at Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Adams-Green Funeral Home in Herndon, Va. Graveside services will be conducted at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Pine Crest Memorial Gardens in Franklin. From 29 July 2002.
Edna N. Triplett
Edna N. Bowers Triplett, 82, a former resident of Elkins, and a resident of Belleville, where she made her home with her daughter, Norma Woods, passed away at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2002, following an extended illness.
She was born Sept. 15, 1919, at Glady, a daughter of the late Jacob and Bessie Fleming Bowers.
She was twice married. First, she married Emmett Cook, who preceded her in death in 1949, and later to Harry J. Triplett, who died on Jan. 24, 1992.
She is survived by one son, Emmett J. Cook Jr., Holidaysburg, Pa.; two daughters, Norma Lee Woods, Belleville, and Linda McCauley of Elkins; three sisters, Juanita Bodkins of Elkins, Margaret Craigs, Cleveland, Ohio, and Louise Mariner of Baltimore, Md.; 13 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were five brothers, five sisters, one grandson and one great-granddaughter.
Mrs. Triplett was a homemaker and was employed in the housekeeping department of the Memorial General Hospital prior to retirement in 1985.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins. From 1 May 2002.
Edna N. Triplett
Friends may call from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. today at Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday from the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Donald L. Lockhart officiating. Interment will follow in Elkins Memorial Gardens. From 2 May 2002.
Geneva H. Triplett
Geneva Harris Triplett, 89, formerly of Cheat Bridge, Randolph County, died at 4:47 a.m. today, Jan. 25, 2002.
Mrs. Triplett was born June 13, 1912, in Glady, a daughter of the late Raphael Simon and Lena Bowers Harris.
On Sept. 22, 1929, in Oakland, Md., she married Charles Robert Triplett, who preceded her in death in January 1970.
Surviving are a son, George R. Triplett and daughter-in-law, Frances Rossi Triplett, Elkins; a brother, Robert Harris, Marlinton; four sisters, Mabel Harris Payne and Greta Harris Miller, both of Parsons, Jeanette Harris Beck and Alice Harris Antolini, both of Elkins; three grandsons, Dr. George R. Triplett Jr., Lexington, Va., Charles E. Triplett, CPA, Buckhannon, and Lt. Commander Jefferson Lee Triplett, Annapolis, Md.; two great-grandsons, George Andrew Triplett and Robert Charles Triplett, born Jan. 20, 2002; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by five brothers, Allen Harris, Ralph "Doc" Harris, Jack Harris, James Jessie Harris and Fielding Harris.
Mrs. Triplett attended the schools of Randolph County and Elkins High School. She was a member of Wayside Methodist Church and Randolph County Melody Chorus. She was at one time employed by Cheat Mountain Lodge at Cheat Bridge and was a homemaker.
Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received at F.E. Runner Funeral Home Saturday after 4 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel Sunday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Donald Lockhart, retired Methodist minister, officiating. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery in Elkins. From 25 Jan 2002
Stewart C. Triplett
Stewart C. Triplett, 81, of N. Bergen, N.J., died Wednesday, June 19, 2002, in Englewood, N.J., following an extended illness.
He was born June 28, 1921, at Belington, a son of the late George and Minnie Coonts Triplett.
He was the last member of his immediate family, having been preceded in death by five sisters, Virgie Hill, Goldie Triplett, Dorothy Phillips, Evelyn Reese and Mary Alice Giordano; and two brothers, Earl Triplett and Oscar Triplett.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews and several grandnieces and grandnephews.
Mr. Triplett was retired as a self-employed upholsterer. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater with the 393rd Field Artillery. He was a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the First Baptist Church at Cliffside Park, N.J.
Friends were received at Schoonover-Stemple Funeral Chapel in Belington Saturday and Sunday, where funeral services were conducted from the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Downing Gregory officiating. Interment followed in Belington Fraternal Cemetery, where Barbour Post 44 of the American Legion conducted graveside military rites. From 24 June 2002.
Howard C. Troy Sr.
Howard C. Troy Sr.
Frank Tucci
Frank Tucci, 73, a resident of Torrance, Calif., departed this life Monday, July 1, 2002.
He was born Sept. 19, 1928, at Pennsylvania, and had lived in Torrance for the past 32 years.
Surviving are one sister, Josephine Roth, 2414 West 229th St., Torrance, Calif., 90501; one niece, Mary Jo Roth; and one nephew, Joseph Roth.
He was a graduate of Davis & Elkins College and West Virginia University. He was a supervisor and had worked 28 years for the California Rehabilitation Department.
Friends were received at Gamby Mortuary at Lomita, Calif. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at July 3, at the Saint Margaret Mary Church with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. This announcement is a courtesy of Lohr & Barb Funeral Home. From 15 Aug 2002.
Juanita R. Turner
Juanita Rose Turner, 60, of Red Creek, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, in United Hospital Center in Clarksburg. Death was attributed to complications from cancer.
Mrs. Turner was born Aug. 21, 1941, in Baltimore, Md., a daughter of the late Joseph and Lorraine Boilus Davis.
On Nov. 1, 1958, she married Tommy R. Turner, who survives in Red Creek.
Also surviving are a son, Tommy R. Turner Jr., Elkton, Md.; a daughter, Robin Judy and husband, Greg, Harman; two brothers, Joseph and Gerald Davis, both of Baltimore, Md.; four grandchildren, Tommy R. Turner III, Melissa R. Judy, Mandy Lynn Turner and Corinne A. Judy; a daughter-in-law, Barbara Bartell, Delaware; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Jimmy Davis.
Mrs. Turner was employed for many years as a secretary at Deerfield Village in Canaan Valley. She was a member of St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church in Davis.
Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received at St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church in Davis Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at the church Saturday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Allen Schwartz officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain State Memorial Gardens in Elkins. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice Care Corp., 100 Walnut St., Parsons, W.Va. 26287. Hinkle Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. From 21 Feb 2002.
Martha J. Turner
Helen F. Twigg
Helen Fretwell Twigg, 85, a native of Valley Head, formerly of Cumberland, Md., and more recently of 514 Dale Drive, Fayetteville, N.C., died at 4:03 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C.
Mrs. Twigg was born Dec. 4, 1916, in Valley Head, a daughter of the late Charles Jennings Fretwell and Sylvia E. Ware Fretwell.
She married Thurman Twigg, who preceded her in death.
Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Morris and husband, Sterling, Fayetteville, N.C.; three brothers, Merrill "John" Fretwell, Elkins, Robert Fretwell, Saint Albans, and Sylvester Fretwell, Monroe, Conn.; a sister, Mariam Collett, Elkins; a grandson, Brian Morris, Fayetteville, N.C.; and a great-grandson, Brandon Morris, Fayetteville, N.C.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Uncas Laniere Fretwell; and a sister, Coleen Fretwell.
Mrs. Twigg had worked as a waitress.
She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Cumberland, Md.
Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received at Lohr-Barb-Vance Funeral Home today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be in the funeral home chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Richard L. Crickard officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain State Memorial Gardens in Gilman. From 11 Feb 2002.
Maggie V. Tyson
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