Wirt County Journal September 15, 1999 Obituaries William Hague William Howard Hague, 84, of Elizabeth, died Sept. 4 in Parkersburg. He was a member of the Morristown Community Church. He is survived by two sisters, Barbara Bragg and Lilly Honaker, both of Parkersburg; four stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Services were held Sept. 5 at Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth. Burial was in Garden of Memories, Tampa, Fla. [Picture] Clayburn J. Hanna Sr. Clayburn Joseph "Spud" Hanna Sr., 83, of Elizabeth, died Sept. 12 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, after a long illness. He was born April 28, 1916, in Akron, Ohio, a son of the late Charlie C. and Lillian Wachter Hanna. He is a 1936 graduate of Wirt County High School and attended Morris Harvey College, one of Wirt County's first athletes to receive a full athletic scholarship to attend college. After 32 years, he retired from Parkersburg Lumber in 1989, where he was comptroller and sales manager. He also served as the supply officer for C.C.C. and was formerly employed by the Carnation Milk Company, the Wirt County Board of Education, Belpre Lumber Company and Sears Roebuck and Company. A member of Hill Grove Baptist Church, he spent many years performing his favorite past time of farming in the Spring Creek and Beulah Hill Communities. He was one of the first Wirt Countians to sell milk commercially and to farm with a rubber tired tractor, purchased in 1942. He played the piano, was a strong advocate of furthering one's education and loved sports, especially football. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Garnet Davis Hanna; three children, Karen and husband Terry Caltrider, Joe Hanna and wife Nancy, all of Elizabeth, and Sheryl and husband Larry Holdren of Little Hocking, Ohio; three grandchildren, Joe and wife Beth Caltrider of Charles Town, Jenny Caltrider of Atlanta, Ga., and Tony Hanna of Elizabeth; five sisters, Virginia Criner of Titusville, Fla., Betty Baldrige of Pittsburgh, Mary Collins and Lois Sheppard of Palestine and Sharon Sprague of Wichita, Kan.; two brothers, Glen and Bill Hanna, both of Parkersburg; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Bessie Smith Hanna; two sisters, Evah Kay Hanna and Janet Tanner, and one brother, James V. Hanna. His life will be celebrated during services at 1 p.m. today (Sept. 15) at the Busch Funeral Home, Elizabeth, with the Rev. Mark McCloy officiating. Visitation is from one hour prior to services today. Interment will be in Mount Solon Cemetery. In lieu of other memorials, donations may be made to Mount Solon or Hill Grove cemetery funds or the Clayburn J. Hanna Sr. Scholarship Fund, c/o Busch Funeral Home, P.O. Box 43, Elizabeth, W.Va. 26143. William Holland II William Kenneth Holland II, 47, of Belpre, died Sept. 3 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born in Montgomery, W.Va., a son of William Kenneth Holland Sr. and Anita Joy Phillips Holland of Many, La. He was a member of the Lake Logan Bass Club, B.A.S.S., and was an avid bass fisherman. He was a plant manager at Marietta Industrial Enterprises, ASMI division. He graduated from Federal Hocking High School in 1969. He was an artist and a certified machinist. He is survived by his wife, Sarah Holland; two sons, William Kenneth Holland III of Belpre and Justin Ray Holland of Belpre; one daughter, Jamie Gainer of Belpre; three grandchildren, Ashley Lynn Holland, William Kenneth Holland IV and Alexander Gainer; four brothers, Stephen Holland of Hockingport, Michael Holland of Torch, Charles Holland of Coolville and George Holland of Belpre; and three sisters, Susan Thompson of Coolville, Pamela Morrison of Palestine and Alissa Holland of Belpre. He was preceded in death by an infant sister. Services were held Sept. 5 at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Cecil Morrison officiating. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Ralph Jay Shaver Ralph Jay Shaver, 76, of Glenville, died Sept. 5 in Weston. He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Shaver, one son, Roger Shaver of Elizabeth; two daughters, Sue Cottrill and Brenda Grogg, both of Glenville; one brother, Kenneth Shaver of Bell View; and five sisters, Cora Anderson, Nora Fields, Freda Butcher, Grace Gill and Ruth Crites. Services were held Sept. 8 at Ellyson Mortuary, Inc., Glenville. Burial was in Sand Fork Cemetery. Roy W. Walter Roy William Walter of Charleston died Sept. 1 in CAMC, Memorial Division, following a short illness. He served as an assistant state superintendent of schools, a school administrator in several counties, including Preston, Wirt, Calhoun and Taylor, was an administrator in the Anderson-Warner Reading Clinic, Charleston, and worked as an educational consultant for OSHA after his retirement. He was a former principal of Wirt County High School. He received his bachelor's degree from Fairmont State College and advanced degrees from West Virginia University and New York University, was a member of West Virginia and national education associations and was president of West Virginia Driver and Safety Association and the National Driver and Safety Education Association. He was a member and officer of various social and fraternal organizations, including Kiwanis International, Masonic lodge, Beni Kedem Shrine, Charleston, and Osiris Shrine, Morgantown, and was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Charleston. In 1980, he was given the honor award from the state Department of Education for his outstanding work in safety and during commencement, a high school student receives the Doctors Walter and Miller Award for safety activities. He is survived by his wife, Lorena "Kitty" Andrews Anderson Walter; two sons, William R. of Columbia, Tenn., and Robert W. of Seattle, Wash.; and four grandchildren. Services were Sept. 4 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church with the Revs. Knute Jacobson and Fred Bannerot officiating. Entombment was in Cunningham Memorial Park Mausoleum, St. Albans. Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, was in charge of arrangements.