Wirt County Journal October 6, 1999 Obituaries James L. Bunner James. L. Bunner, 90, of St. Albans, formerly of Brohard, died Oct. 3 at Putnam General Hospital, Winfield. He was born Feb. 11, 1909, at Munday, a son of the late John and Eva Baileys Bunner. He attended Wirt County schools and was an oil field worker for many years for Glen Roberts Oil and Gas. He retired from Wetherall Construction Company and moved to St. Albans in 1976. He is survived by four sons, Roy Bunner of High Point, N.C., Charles Bunner of Parkersburg, Basil Bunner of Holly, Mich., and Argil Bunner of Sneffer, Fla.; one daughter, Geraldine Miller of St. Albans; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma Jones Bunner, in 1948; three grandsons; four brothers; and three sisters. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. today (Oct. 6) at Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, with the Rev. Lovell Shinn officiating. Burial will follow in the Wolverton Cemetery, Munday. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 to 11 am. today. Bernie R. Cooper Bernie R. Cooper, 87, of Vienna, died Oct. 1 at his residence, under the care of Housecalls Hospice of Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. A native of Wood County, he was the son of the late Delbert John Cooper and Jessie Myrtle Calhoun Cooper. He was a member and superintendent of Vaughts Chapel United Methodist Church of Leachtown. After moving to Vienna, he was a member, devotional leader and choir member of Wesley United Methodist Church. For a brief time, he was employed by the B&O Railroad, retired after 41 years from American Viscose Corp. and retired after 18 years from Vaughan Funeral Home. He is survived by two sons, Franklin L. Cooper Sr. of Mineral Wells and Clarence E. Cooper and his wife Louise of Omaha, Neb.; one daughter and son-in-law, Glenn and Sharon R. Cooper Terrell of Sommerville, N.C.; one step-daughter, Doris K. Clark Dean of Vienna; one sister, Irene Cooper Johnson of Grantsville; two brothers, Harold Cooper of Newark, Ohio, and Ritchie Cooper of Elizabeth; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and his special friends and caregivers, Jan and Gene Chadock. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lucy E. Barnett Cooper, in 1968; his second wife, Anna Mildred Vanscoy Cooper, in 1997; and one brother, Rolla P. Cooper. Services were held Oct. 5 at Vaughan Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Revs. Thomas Deane and Nancy Hamm officiating. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Housecalls Hospice, 808 Division St., Parkersburg, W.Va. 26101, or Wesley United Methodist Church, 497 21st St., Vienna, W.Va. 26105. Beatrice M. Crews Beatrice M. "Pat" Crews, 73, of Browerville, Minn., formerly of New Brighton, died Sept. 20 after a lengthy illness. She was born March 5, 1926, in Holliday's Cove, W.Va., a daughter of the late Cora and Harry Fluharty. She grew up in Elizabeth and graduated from Elizabeth High School. She enlisted in the U.S. Navy Waves on Dec. 21, 1951, and served during the Korean War, where she met and married Charlie Crews on Feb. 20, 1954. She worked in federal and state civil service for almost 14 years and as a bookkeeper for Voyageur Art where she retired in 1989. She was a member of the Community United Methodist Church in Columbia Heights and currently is a member of the Staples United Methodist Church where she served as church treasurer for almost eight years. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Charlie Crews; one daughter, Teresa; one son, William and wife Jacinda; one granddaughter, Chelsea; one sister, Helen and husband Tom Rice; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Sept. 24 at the Staples UMC. Interment was in Minnesota State Veteran's Cemetery, Camp Ripley. Miller Funeral Home of Fridley, Minn., was in charge of arrangements. Thomas Isenhart Thomas K. Isenhart, 60, of Parkersburg, a longtime Parkersburg South High School speech and debate coach, died Sept. 28 at his residence. He was born in Gilmer County, a son of the late Ernest and Gladys Greenleaf Isenhart. He was a graduate of Normantown High School, Glenville State College with a bachelor of arts degree and West Virginia University with a master of arts degree in communications. He taught three years at Franklin Junior High before transferring to Parkersburg South, where he was presently teaching. He had taken numerous students to state and national forensics competition during his teaching career. He had also directed an annual competition play at the school in recent years. Before become a teacher, he was employed in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. for 11 years. He is survived by his second wife, Fritzann Isenhart, two sons, Bret Isenhart of Harrisburg, Pa., and Jeffrey Isenhart of Wirt County; four sisters, Janet Isenhart of Parkersburg, Jean Brown of Cedarville, Marty Bunn of Glenville and Carol Cunningham of Spartanburg, S.C.; three brothers, Jack Isenhart of Fort Mills, S.C., Ernest Isenhart Jr. of Gettysburg, Pa., and Roger Isenhart of Clarksburg; three stepsons; one step-daughter, five grandchildren; 17 stepgrandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren; 18 foster children; two foreign exchange students. He was preceded in death by his list wife of 33 years, Anna; two sisters, Beckie and Sharon Isenhart; and two stepsons. Funeral services were Oct. 2 at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, south Parkersburg, with the Rev. Carroll McCauley officiating. Burial was in Cedarville Cemetery. Vestel L. Lockhart Vestel L. Lockhart, 73, of Canton, Ohio, died Sept. 20 in the hospitality house following an extended illness. He was ban April 17, 1926, and raised in Wirt County, a son of the late Elza and Blanche Williams Lockhart. He retired from Ohio Air Products of Canton with 15 years of service. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army. He is survived by two sons, Stanley Lockhart and Tim Lockhart of Canton; three daughters, Joyce Nance of Maryland, Beverly Materna of North Industry, Ohio, and Donna Tullos of Canton; four brothers, Paul Lockhart of Parkersburg, Olin Lockhart of East Sparta Ohio, Roland Lockhart of Cutler, Ohio, and Ray Lockhart of Southington, Ohio; three sisters, Inez Blankenship and Helen Bayles, both of Waverly, and Carol Zahnizer of South Dakota; 12 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Stephen and Jackie; one sister, Bea Cheuvront; and one brother, Lester Lockhart. Funeral services were conducted Sept. 22 at the Reed Funeral Home with the Rev. Delaney Young officiating. Graveside services were conducted Sept. 23 at Mount Pleasant (Ground Hog) Cemetery, Creston, with the Rev. Delmas Stutler officiating. Homer R. Sees Homer Ray Sees, 57, of Williamstown, Mass., died Oct. 1 in Williamstown. He was born in Parkersburg, a son of the late Thurl and Helen Lamp Sees. He worked for Lockheed Martin and retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service to his country. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion Post 15. He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Kevin Ray and Rachel Sees of Silver Springs, Md.; one daughter, Kimberly Renae Sees of Sanford, N.C.; one granddaughter, Kaci Christine Sees of Silver Springs, and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Roy and Nila Sees of Vienna, Edwin and Elizabeth Sees of Floral City, Fla. Services were held Oct. 4 at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Grand Central Ave., Vienna, with the Rev. Charlene Spaur officiating. Burial was in Evergreen North Cemetery with full military rites by American Legion Post 15. Sylvia F. Stull Sylvia Florence Ellen Watson Stull, 70, of Parkersburg, died Sept. 29 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wirt County and attended Evangelical Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Ralph Stull of Parkersburg; three sons, Rodney, David and Jeffrey Stull, all of Parkersburg; three sisters, Goldie Reed of Michigan, Velma Heres of Nutter Fork and Maybelle Russell of Ohio; four brothers, Delford Watson of Bridgeport and Melvin, Denver and Bernard Watson, all of Newcomerstown, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arzy and Margie Barker Watson; one son, Donald Stull; one grandson, David Roy Stull II; four brothers, Harold, Albert, Owen and Jesse Watson; and one sister, Anne Mae Watson. Services were held Oct. 2 at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with Pastor Samuel Lewis officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens.