Dear Mark and Paula, Thank you so very much for your postings on the Wirt County mailing list from the Wirt County Journal. I am learning about my family, and Wirt County. Emma Campbell ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark/Paula <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 6:36 PM Subject: [WVWIRT] Wirt County Journal, December 1, 1999, Obituaries > Wirt County Journal > December 1, 1999 > Obituaries > > > > Donald Anderson > > Donald Glenn "Andy" Anderson, 70, of Belleville, died Nov. 20 at the > Cleveland Clinic. > > He was born in Roane County, a son of the late Willard R. and Mildred F. > Parsons Anderson. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was retired from > Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical, where he was employed for 30 1/2 years. He > was a member of Milhoan Baptist Church. > > He is survived by his. wife, Mary Emma Anderson; four daughters, Sherry > Lynn Copeland of Elizabeth, Elizabeth A. McNemar of Parkersburg, Mary > Frances Graves of Houston, Texas, and Paula Jeanne Moore of Mineral > Wells; one son, Richard Alan Anderson of Pasadena, Texas; four sisters, > Betty Wagner Miller of Devola, Rita Jo Timko of Beverly, Karen K. Frame > of Little Hocking and Barbara I. Best of Belpre; nine grandchildren; and > three great-grandchildren. > > He was preceded in death by one infant brother, John E. Anderson; one > granddaughter; and one great-grandson. > > Services were held Nov. 23 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Chapel of > Remembrance, with Pastor Tim Underwood and the Rev. Darrell Johnson > officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens, Garden of Prayer. > > > > Sylvia V. Curtis > > Sylvia V. Curtis, 80, of 52712 Ohio Rt. 68, Reedsville, died Nov. 22 at > Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg. > > She was born Sept. 3, 1919, in Rockport, a daughter of the late Aaron > Davis and Maude Mae Dorst Seals. She was a homemaker and a member of the > White's Chapel Church and RSVP Senior Citizens of Pomeroy. > > She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Shelia Curtis > of Pomeroy and Charles and Elizabeth Curtis of Springboro, Ohio; two > daughters, Virginia Reynolds of Parkersburg and Sandra McDonald of > Reedsville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and Doug Bissell of > Tuppers Plains and Marilyn and Albert Pooler of Miamisburg, Ohio; one > foster son, David Seals of Dayton; two sisters, Vera Thompson of > Elizabeth and Helen Beck of Kent, Ohio; one brother, Eugene Seals of Ric > hfield, N.C.; 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one > sister-in-law, Marjorie Brewer of Reedsville. > > She was preceded in death by her husband, Perry Curtis; and one > grandson, Terry Lee Curtis. > > Services were held Nov. 27 at White-Moquin Funeral Home, Coolville, with > the Rev. Phillip Ridenhour officiating. Burial was in Sandhill Cemetery, > Long Bottom, Ohio. > > > > Norman DeWees > > Norman D. DeWees, 78, of Parkersburg, formerly of East Lawn Ave., died > Nov. 24 at his home. > > He was born in Munday, a son of the late Lloyd and Beulah DeWees. He was > retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of the Postal > Workers Union, Woodmen of the World, Masonic Lodge and the Seventh > Street United Methodist Church. He sang in the Mountaineer Gospel > Quartet for 25 years. > > He is survived by one daughter Judy Joseph of Parkersburg; two sons, > Duane DeWees of Parkersburg and Dwight DeWees of Glenville; three > grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one sister, Mauree Holbert of > Elizabeth. > > He was preceded in death by his wife, N. Maxine Bell DeWees, in 1997; > and one brother, Leroy DeWees. > > Services were held Nov. 29 at Vaughan Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with > the Rev. Norman Butler officiating. Burial was in Evergreen North > Cemetery. > > > > Elden Givens > > Elden Givens, 76, of Rocky Mount, Va., formerly of Bridgeport, died Nov. > 4 at Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital, Rocky Mount. > > He was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Elizabeth, a son of the late Rev. O. J. > and Leota Myrtle Morehead Givens. He attended school in Jarvisville and > served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a longtime employee > of Fisher Foundry, Hutchinson, and Kyle and Co., Clarksburg. He was a > member and deacon of Evangel Baptist Church, Bridgeport, and the local > carpenters union. He enjoyed donating his time to various church > projects. > > He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, James and Cheryl Givens > of Virginia, Minn.; one daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and John Howell > of Rocky Mount; one grandson, Kevin Givens of Roanoke; three sisters and > brother-in-law, Dale Givens and Virginia Bernard of Bridgeport and Mary > Alice and Ernest Cox of Salem; one brother and sister-in-law, Raymond > and Yvonne Givens of Salem; an aunt, Dorcas Turner of Palestine; and > several nieces and nephews. > > He is preceded in death by his wife in 1990, Virginia Vernon, whom he > married October 1943; one daughter, Peggy; and one brother, Thurman. > > > > Mabel W. Harrison > > Mabel W. Harrison of Parkview Heath Care Center, formerly of Elizabeth, > died Nov. 19 at the center. > > She is survived by two nieces, Jodelle Deem of Lexington, Ky., and Betty > Garvin of Cincinnati; and one nephew, Kenneth Deem of Washington. > > She was preceded in death by her parents, T. W. and Francis Copen Mason; > her husband, Frank J. Harrison; two sisters; and four brothers. > > Private services were held Nov. 20. > > Arrangements were handled by Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg. > > > > Dorothy Holbert > > Dorothy V. Holbert, 76, of Rt. 3, Sandyville, died Nov. 20 at ElderCare > of Ripley. > > She was born August 9, 1923, in Wirt County, a daughter of the late > William Luther and Evaline Barton Wigal. She was a lifelong Jackson > County homemaker. > > She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Charles Holbert; six sons, > C. Rodney Holbert of Elizabeth, Francis Holbert, E. Leon Holbert, H. > Wayne Holbert and James Holbert, all of Sandyville, and Ralph Holbert of > Mineral Wells; four daughters, Bonnie Trickett of Sandyville, Ellen > Lockhart and Barbara Hunt, both of Parkersburg, and Peggy Sims of Leroy; > two sisters, Sylvia Atkinson of Big Bend and Jo DeVaughn of Sandyville; > 19 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. > > She was preceded in death by six brothers, Charles Wigal, Lawrence > Wigal, Harley Wigal, Arley Wigal, Glen Wigal and Elvin Wigal; and one > sister, Ruby DeVaughn. > > Services were held Nov. 23 at Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, with the > Revs. Jerry Eaton and Paul Palmer officiating. Burial was in Limestone > Cemetery, Rockport. > > > > 'Tess' Furr Huron > > Theresa "Tess" Furr Huron, 81, of Washington St., Elizabeth, died Nov. > 20 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg. > > She was born May 22, 1918, in London, England, a daughter of the late > Patrick and Lillian Webb Crummie. She was a professional entertainer and > singer, having performed on stages throughout the United States and > Europe for more than 35 years. She was a member of the Woman's Club of > Elizabeth and served as a volunteer reader at Wirt County Primary > Center. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Roman Catholic Church and was > an avid musician and reader. > > She is survived by her husband, Leroy J. Huron; two daughters, Carolyn > Snider of Elizabeth and Nicola Messer of Orono, Canada; one grandson, > Nicholas Snider of Elizabeth; and one granddaughter, Sarah Messer of > Orono, Canada. > > She was preceded in death by one brother, Ron Crummie; and one infant > sister. > > Mass of Christian burial with funeral liturgy was held Nov. 22 at St. > Elizabeth Catholic Church, Elizabeth, with the Rev. Donald Tranel > officiating. Burial will follow at convenience of the family. > > Arrangements were entrusted to the Busch Funeral Home of Elizabeth. > > In lieu of memorials, donations may be made to St. Elizabeth Catholic > Church, c/o Busch Funeral Home, P.O. Box 43, Elizabeth, W.Va. 26143. > > > > Prudence J. Jewell > > Prudence J. Jewell, 95, formerly of Belleville, died Nov. 22 at the > residence of her granddaughter, Elizabeth McNemar, with whom she > resided. > > She was born in Cincinnati, Ark., a daughter of the late J. Henry and > Mary Ellen Neal Johnston. She had been a Methodist since 1937 and began > attending Wayside United Methodist Church in 1980. Since 1984, she > attended Milhoan Ridge Baptist Church. She taught school from 1922-1927 > and worked for Air Force Finance Department in Denver, Colo., from > 1952-1956. She was a life member of Eastern Star 128 in Englewood, > Colo., Ammerance Bahannii Court 244 and White Shrine of Jerusalem 5 in > Mesa, Ariz., and Daughter of the Nile 35 Quedesh Temple, Phoenix, Ariz. > > She is survived by her daughter, Mary Emma Anderson of Belleville; five > grandchildren, Richard Anderson of Houston, Texas, Sherry L. Copeland of > Elizabeth, Elizabeth McNemar of Cedar Grove, Frances Graves of Houston > and Paula Moore of Mineral Wells; nine great-grandchildren; and three > great-great-grandchildren. > > She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard B. Jewell; one infant > daughter; one infant great-grandchild; one infant > great-great-grandchild; two brothers; and one sister. > > Services were held Non. 26 at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with > the Rev. Paul Morrison officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Memorial > Gardens, Mesa. > > > > Dinah Coplin Law > > Dinah Coplin Law, 53, formerly of Elizabeth, died Nov. 24 in Wheeling. > > She was born in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Dr. Robert W. and > Mildred "Mim" Pettit Coplin. She was a 1964 graduate of Wirt County High > School and a member of the Elizabeth Baptist Church. She had been > employed as a beautician in the Parkersburg area for several years. > > She is survived by two brothers, Jay W. Coplin of Charleston and Richard > W. Coplin of Elizabeth; and one aunt, Nelle Coplin of Elizabeth. > > Services were held Nov. 27 at Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, with > Evangelist Eugene L. Conger officiating. Burial was in K of P Cemetery, > Elizabeth. > >