Wirt County Journal June 23, 1999 Obituaries Gale Davis Gale Davis, 77, a resident of Kent, Ohio, for 58 years and a member of several prominent Wirt County families, died June 8. A retired commercial cabinetmaker with Ver-Dick Construction of Stow, Ohio, he was a 50-year member of Local 639, as well as an avid golfer, bowler and camper. He was a member of the 945th Field Artillery Battalion and was a decorated World War II veteran of General Patton's famous Battle of the Bulge campaign in Europe. He was the European Theater Medal with four Bronze Stars. A native of Spring Creek in Wirt County, he was born May 31, 1922, a son of the late James Henry and Emma Tucker Davis. He was the grandson of Jesse Addison and Amy Columbia Alexander Davis of Spring Creek and Jerome Tucker of Creston. He attended Mt. Solon and Hill Grove elementary schools and Wirt County High School. He is a fifth generation descendant of both Jonathan C. and Martha C. Wilson Sheppard and Lewis and Emma Jane Collins Full who were among the earliest white settlers in what is now Wirt County. Jonathan was a Revolutionary War veteran and prisoner of war and settler on now Garfield Road. Lois Jane Collins Full was the granddaughter of Shawnee Chief Pukeshenwa. He died in the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. Lois was the niece of Indian warrior, Tecumseh. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Norma Jane Whitefield Davis; one daughter, Debbie Chanowski of Tallmadge, Ohio, two grandsons, Aaron of Munroe Falls, Ohio, and Kevin at home, two sisters, Elva Wildman of Vienna and Garnet Hanna of Elizabeth; two brothers, Gordon Davis of San Jacinto, Calif, and Marvin Davis of Matthews, N.C.; 10 nieces, Neva Swartz of Williamstown, Ellen Bingman of Vincent, Ohio, Marilyn Weaver of New Haven, Carolyn MacEwan of Las Vegas, Nev., Dora Hart of Cheswick, Pa., Dorothy Anderson of Port Allegany, Pa., Nancy Bendick of Pacoima, Calif., Karen Caltrider of Elizabeth, Sherrill Holdren of Little Hocking, Ohio, and Joyce Gorrell of Belpre, Ohio; six nephews, Larry Davis of Independence, Mo., Richard Dotson of Stuart, Fla., William Hall of Leawood, Kansas, Clayburn "Joe" Hanna Jr. of Elizabeth, Charley Davis of Parkersburg and Michael Davis of Grantsboro, N.C.; 17 grandnieces, 13 grandnephews; and 11 great-grandnieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one son, John James in 1968; three brothers, Roy Davis, Earl Davis, Harley Davis; three sisters, Erma Dotson, Angie Hall, Maxine Davis; and a niece, Betty Jo Sands. Family services were under the direction of the Wood-Kortright Funeral Home in Kent. The flag presentation ceremony and interment were at the Restland Cemetery in Brimfield, Ohio. Robert E. Kastrow Robert E. Kastrow, 73, of Newark, formerly of Munday Road, died June 19 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. He was born Feb. 28, 1926, in Bismark, N.D., a son of the late Martin and Louise Jose Kastrow. He was a former employee of the FMC Corporation (American Viscose) and was a driver for Robrect Frozen Foods. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and attended Snyder Chapel Church, Annamoriah. He is survived by two sons, David Kastrow and Robert Kastrow, both of Parkersburg; one daughter, Mary Bell of Wichita, Kansas; three step-sons, Larry Parsons and Lee Parsons, both of Elizabeth, and Lester Parsons of Cairo; two stepdaughters, Lucille Ledsome and Bonnie Enoch, both of Elizabeth; two brothers, Lambert Kastrow of Hebron, N.D., and Elmer Kastrow of Bismark, N.D.; one sister, Hertha Carpenter of Minot, N.D.; a special friend, Velda Settle of Newark; six grandchildren; and several stepgrandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two wives, Stella Mae Morehead Kastrow and Alice Deems Kastrow; one son, Martin Kastrow; one step- son, Charles Kelley; two brothers, Hilbert Kastrow and Harold Kastrow; and a special friend, Lona Drake Reynolds. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today (June 23) at the Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, with Pastor Michael Lamb officiating. Burial will follow in Wolverton Cemetery, Munday, where military honors will be rendered by American Legion Post 55, Elizabeth. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Weldon Sampson Weldon Sampson, 72, of Leroy, died June 19 at Jackson General Hospital Ripley. He was bom July 4, 1926. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Mayhugh Smith; four daughters; five sisters, Opal Marks of Ripley, Josephine Westfall of Elizabeth, Mary Hall, Matie McCune of Spencer and Ivy Cottrell of Reedy; two brothers; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one daughter; and one brother. Services were held June 22 at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, with Hugh Newhart officiating. Burial was in Board Cemetery, Reedy