Wirt County Journal April 21, 1999 Obituaries Edith N. Dulaney Edith N. Dulaney, 78, of Terra Alta, died April 16 at Preston Memorial Hospital. She was born July 14, 1920, in Wirt County, a daughter of Bert W. and Sophia Viola Headley Foutty. She was a graduate of Cairo High School, was a United Methodist by faith and was a former employee of Lawson's, where she was a clerk. She is survived by one daughter, Suellen Palumbo of Stow, Ohio; one son, Steven Dulaney of Bellaire, Ohio; two brothers, Bert Lathrop Foutty of Washington and Andrew Foutty of Vienna, three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell B. Dulaney, whom she married in December 1939; and one sister, Ruby Beha. The body will be cremated. There were no services. Arrangements handled by Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Parkersburg. Wallace Rathbone Wallace F. Rathbone, 78, of Palestine, died April 16 at Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Division. He was born March 26, 1921, in Wirt County, a son of the late Vivian R. and Icie Williamson Rathbone. He was a 1941 graduate of Wirt County High School and a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II. He was a lifelong farmer and retired from O. Ames Company as a laborer with more than 38 years of service. He attended the Newark House of Prayer. He is survived by two sisters, Donna Cox of Chesapeake and Betty Chalfant of Parkersburg; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Evans Rathbone, in 1993; and three brothers, Marlin E. Rathbone, Robert Rathbone and Glenwood B. Rathbone. Services were held April 20 at Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, with the Rev. Raymond D. Ray officiating. Burial was in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, where military graveside honors were rendered by American Legion Post 55 of Elizabeth. Frances V. Rose Frances V. Rose, 65, of Munday, died April 17 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 22, 1934, in Clay County, a daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy Conley Boggs. She was a member of Bell Chapel United Methodist Church and recently retired as a supervisor at Wirt Inflatable Specialists in Elizabeth after more than 18 years service. She enjoyed farming and raising flowers. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Alfred "Buck" Rose; one son, Alfred "Bucky" Rose Jr. of Munday; two daughters, Glenna Hoskins of Arnoldsburg and Brenda Rose of Munday; one brother, Dennis Boggs of Rittman, Ohio; two sisters, Pauline Myers of Elkview and Goldie Mae McIntyre of Uler, W.Va.; and two grandchildren, Ryka Mangus of Munday and Jeffrey Hoskins of Arnoldsburg. She was preceded in death by one brother, Donald Boggs. Services were held April 20 at Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, with the Rev. Alfred Hickman officiating. Burial was in Belt Cemetery, Munday. Jack Sowders Jack Sowders, 90, of Rt. 3, Elizabeth, died April 13 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pruden, Tenn., a son of the late Shelton and Martha Rose Sowders. He was a retired coal miner and a member of Mount Vale Church of God in Talbott, Tenn. He is survived by three sons, Charles England Sowders of Windsor, Va., J. B. Sowders of Elizabeth and Jerry Sowders of Parkersburg; six daughters, Wilma Hager and Diana Eakins, both of Parkersburg, Ann Jetter of Orlando, Fla., Bobbie Garrett of Chardon, Ohio, Kathy Terelmes of Madison, Ohio, and Glenda Cline of Petersburg, Va.; 16 grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one great-great-granddaughter; six stepgreat-grandchildren; and one stepgreat-great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lizzie Sowders; one daughter, Dollie Horton; one grandson, Wayne Medley; one granddaughter, Katrina Sowders Harper; two brothers; and one sister. Services were held April 15 at Leavitt Funeral Home, Mineral Wells, with the Rev. Tom Cline officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens.