Posted on: Paxton Obituaries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/pax/PaxtonObits?read=214 Surname: Paxton, Smith, Wilson, Brisendine, Carpenter, White ------------------------- Charleston Gazette Charleston, WV May 4, 1999 Dolpha M. Smith BUCKHANNON - Dolpha M. Smith, 84, of Buckhannon, formerly of Elkview, died May 1, 1999, in Elkins Regional Convalescent Center after a long illness. She was a homemaker and attended Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church. Surviving: son, Russell "Sonny" Wilson of Buckhannon; daughters, Doris Brisendine of Charleston, Anna M. Carpenter of Tryon, N.C., Rebecca Jane White of Clarksville, Tenn.; brothers, James Paxton of Big Chimney, Donald Paxton of South Charleston; sister, Norma Donohoe of Florida; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Myers Funeral Home, Elkview, with the Rev. William J.B. Gum officiating. Burial will be in Drawdy Cemetery, Walton. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.