Wirt County Journal June 2, 1999 Obituaries Helen M. Coartney Helen "Elsie" M. Coartney, 82, of Parkersburg, died May 25 at her residence. She was born in Elizabeth, a daughter of the late David and Zanda Romine Vancourt. She was employed by the Viscose Co., and she was a homemaker and a very longtime member of the Lauckport Baptist. Church. She is survived by one daughter, Ethel Ellen DeGoines of Walker; five granddaughters, Sharon Handley and Debbie Hewitt, both of Walker, Tina Coartney Reindl of Cleveland, Christina Kieffer of Phoenix, Ariz., and Karen Keener of Athens, W.Va.; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Herman Vancourt of Stockton, Calif.; one daughter-in-law, Nancy Coartney Sharkey of Glendale, Ariz.; and one nephew, Harley Vancourt of Stockton, Calif. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Carter Coartney; adoptive mother, Ottie Dale Lott Coe; one son, Elvon Lee Coartney; and three sisters. Services were May 28 at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with Pastor Roger Johnson officiating. Burial was in Knights of Pythias Cemetery, Elizabeth. Luella Pearl Daley Luella Pearl Daley, 89,of Foley Drive, Parkersburg, died May 26 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Elizabeth, a daughter of the late William and Grace Ida Thorn Deem. She retired from the City Ice Co., which she and her husband founded in 1943 and operated for many years. She is survived by five sons, Clarence Daley Jr., Robert Frederick Daley, Thomas Edward Daley, Paul Norman Daley, Kenneth Roy Daley, all of Parkersburg; five daughters, Betty Lou Taylor and Linda D. Townsend, both of Parkersburg, Dolores Jean Graham of Apopka, Fla., Vera Elizabeth O'Brien of Melbourne Village, Fla., Donna Jo Wigal of Arkansas Pass, Texas; 47 grandchildren; and 87 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence W. Daley Sr.; one daughter, Grace Ida Atkinson; and one grandson. Services were held May 28 at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Richard Placeway officiating. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. George Saurborne George P. Saurborne, 101, of Parkersburg, died May 24 at his residence. He was born in Calhoun County. He graduated from Pine Alley School and passed the West Virginia Teachers Examination. He was a teacher in Calhoun and Wirt County schools for about seven years. He then moved to Parkersburg, where he taught in Wood County schools for six years. He resigned from the school system in 1930 and entered the U.S. Railway Mail Service. He worked various assignments around the state until permanently assigned to the Quinnimont and Lester line in 1935. He and his family lived in Quinnimont until 1941 at which time he transferred to Huntington where he lived until 1963. He began doing insurance investigations for Hooper- Holmes in 1968 and continued there until he retired in 1980. He had his own woodworking shop from 1980- 1991 when he sold all his wood- working tools after losing part of his thumb. At that time he began polishing stones and making jewelry but eventually had to give this up after developing a severe skin allergy to the glue. In 1993 he began writing poetry and has now written about 100 poems. Several of his poems have been published in the Hillbilly and one in the Calhoun Chronicle. He had always been an avid crossword puzzle worker and was quite an athlete when younger. He managed a winning semi-pro baseball team while living in Quinnimont. Gardening and raising flowers have been an ongoing hobby. He is survived by one son, George Saurborne Jr. of Huntington; one daughter, Harriet "Dolly" Rigney of Baltimore, Md.; three grandchildren, Rusha Weaver of Baltimore, Md., George Rigney of New Freedom, Pa., and Charles Saurborne of Huntington; nine great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Trudie Schaughency of Parkersburg and Ruth Andrews of Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel Wise and Hattie Margaret Blankenship Saurborne; his first wife, Essie Dalrymple Saurborne in 192 1; his second wife, Garnett Nichols Saurborne in 1956; and his third wife, Lillian Andrews Saurborne in 1999. Funeral services were May 28 at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with Bob Rose officiating. Entombment was in Sunset Memory Gardens Mausoleum. James H. Spencer James Herbert Spencer of Antioch, Tenn., and formerly of Sheffield, Ala., died May 24 at his home. He is survived by his mother, Loise Daniel of Parkersburg; his wife, Katherine Estep Spencer; one son, James Terry Spencer of Nashville, Tenn.; one daughter, Jamie Spencer Durham of Hermitage, Tenn.; two brothers, Duane Spencer of Elizabeth and Larry Spencer of San Jose, Calif.; one sister, Carolee Spencer Daniel of Middleboro, W.Va.; and local relatives Chester Ludwig, Harley Morgan Jr. and Marybeth Busch. His body was donated to Vanderbilt University. A memorial service was held May 27 at the Otter Creek Church of Christ in Nashville, Tenn. In lieu of flowers, the family re- quests that donations be sent to the Otter Creek Church of Christ for the Lindsley Avenue Child Care Center, 5253 Granny White Pike, Nashville, Tenn. 37220, or to Alive Hospice Inc., 1718 Patterson St., Nashville, Tenn. 37203.