Violet Genevieve Johnson, 77, of the Winding
Road area, Waverly, W.Va., passed away Sept.
20, 2008, at her residence.
She was born Oct. 31, 1930, in Wood County, a
daughter of the late Henry Delbert and Ruth
Walters Dye. Violet was of the Protestant
Faith and at one time attended the Stephenson
Memorial United Methodist Church and was a
homemaker.
Surviving is her husband, Arthur K. "Oink"
Johnson; five daughters, Judy Ann Roush
(Norman) of Waverly, Jennifer Sue Burdette
(Robert) of Belleville, Janice Minear (William
Allen) of Parkersburg, Mary Jane Milhoan of
McArthur, Ohio, and Linda June McCumbers
(Jimmy) of Waverly; 11 grandchildren, several
great- and great-great-grandchildren; and one
brother, John Wesley Dye (Mary) of Boaz.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her sister, Phyliss Johnson.
The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Kimes Funeral Home, 521 Fifth St.,
Parkersburg. Pastor Bud Corbin will officiate
and burial will follow at the Shiloh Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Betty Louise Giffin, of New Marshfield, Ohio,
joined her husband, Calvin "Ted" Giffin, and
infant son, Dean Ray Giffin, in Heaven on
Sept. 20, 2008.
She and Ted were married on Sept. 14, 1946, in
Parkersburg. She was the daughter of Grace
Nellie and James Herbert Lemon of Parkersburg.
Betty lived in New Marshfield next to her son,
Larry, and his wife, Kay Lowry-Giffin, for the
last 11 years. Her favorite pastime was
watching out the kitchen window for any "new"
developments in Larry and Kay's back yard. In
the mornings, she looked forward to seeing Kay
and her dog, Harley, going for their morning
walk. Harley would look to see if she was
sitting in the porch swing so he could visit.
She enjoyed shopping, yard sales and going out
to lunch with her daughters whenever
possible. "Mommy, " as we called her, loved to
mow the yard for exercise and did so up until
the middle of June of 2008.
Although Betty did not actively participate in
the community, she devoted her entire life to
her husband and children for over 60 years.
She will be desperately missed by all of her
children and all who knew her.
She is survived by her five children, Larry E.
Giffin of New Marshfield, Ohio, Dianne Burns
of Guysville, Ohio, Kathy Peabody of Poland,
Maine, Wanda Fulton of Orlando, Fla., and
Sharon Bernardo of Delaware, Ohio; 13
grandchildren, Ben Giffin, Sara Giffin, Shelia
Murphy, Shawn Donahue, Joseph "BJ" Scott,
Jason Scott, Mellissa Fulton, Stephanie
Fulton, Michaelyn Bernardo, Michelle Bernardo,
Ashley Bernardo, Christopher Bernardo and
Matthew Bernardo; 12 great-grandchildren; and
three sisters, Dorothy Swiger, Stella Miller
and Bernice Teters, all of Parkersburg.
The family wants to thank the Appalachian
Community Hospice for their kind assistance
given to our mother during this time.
The family requests donations be sent to the
Hospice Center at 30 Herrold Ave., Athens, OH
45701 or the American Cancer Society, 3901
Briscoe Run Road, Parkersburg, WV 26101.
A combined memorial service for Betty and her
husband, Ted, who departed this life in the
year 2000, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the
Carthage Community Church on Township Road
570A off Route 50 in Guysville, Ohio.
Officiating will be the Rev. Billy C. Murphy.
Following the service at the church, there
will be a meal prepared for family and friends
to enjoy before proceeding to the New
Marshfield, Ohio, Cemetery for the burial of
Betty and Ted's ashes. Military rites will be
conducted in honor of Mr. Giffin.
Cremation arrangements and services are being
provided by Kimes Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, 521 Fifth St., Parkersburg.
Olive Zeldora Morris, 83, of Unity Plaza,
Parkersburg, passed away Nov. 2, 2008, at
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.
She was born Dec. 26, 1924, in Parkersburg, a
daughter of the late Walter B. Hendricks and
Mary E. Headlee Hendricks. She formerly worked
for the IRS, the Intra State Commerce
Commission, and had been self-employed in the
mail order jewelry business. She attended
Mountain State College and the University of
Toledo night school.
Survivors include a daughter, Mona Browning of
Stone Mountain, Ga.; two grandchildren,
William E. Browning and Alan M. Browning; a
special niece, Carolyn Barker; and several
other nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, William Floyd Morris,
in 1985; five brothers, Ronald E. Hendricks,
Donald R. Hendricks, Virgil C. Hendricks,
William C. Hendricks and Merlyn Headlee; and
one sister, Edna L. Curfman Robinette.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at
Kimes Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with Pastor
William Johns officiating. Burial will follow
at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to the family
by visiting www.kimesfh.com .
Rev. Paul J. Fulks Jr.
Washington, WV
The Rev. Paul J. Fulks Jr., 65, of Washington,
W.Va., passed from this earthly life on
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, from his home.
Paul was born Oct. 6, 1943, in Charleston, a
son of the late Paul J. Fulks Sr. and Gladys
Walker Fulks. He was a member of the South
Parkersburg Baptist Church, where he had
served as a volunteer pastor of mission from
2005 until present. Rev. Fulks was ordained on
June 1, 1969, and had served with the Mannheim
Baptist Church at Melrose Park, Ill., through
1972, 15 years of pastor experience in
Illinois, Ohio and California, served as
minister of Mission Support with the West
Virginia Baptist Convention (1984-1992), the
20th Street Baptist Church in Huntington (1992-
1994), WVBC Area Minister (Coal River,
Harmony, Kanawha Valley, Logan Mingo
Associations 1994), having retired on Sept.
30, 2005.
He served as volunteer in missions on the
Mission Support Team with the West Virginia
Baptist Convention from 2006 until present. He
was also a member of the American Baptist
Association and life member of the Baptist
Historical Society.
Surviving is his loving wife of 45 years, Judy
A. Lovejoy Fulks; one son, Judd A. Fulks and
his wife, Dianne Ferruso Fulks, of Petroleum;
one daughter, Cynthia D. Fulks Johnson of
Parkersburg; four grandchildren, Lenee Fulks
and Justin Fulks and their mother, Lisa Fulks
of Parkersburg, Alicia Johnson and Seanna
Johnson of Parkersburg; a great-grandchild,
Alexis Bumgarner of Parkersburg; a brother,
Charles Randall "Randy" Fulks and his wife,
Cheryl, of Hurricane; two sisters, Pamela
Sue "Susie" Ballard and her husband, James,
and Judy Faye Dunlap and her husband, Ernie,
all of Charleston; and several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by a sister, Brenda Fulks of Florida.
The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday
at South Parkersburg Baptist Church on
Blizzard Drive, with the Rev. John Simmons,
the Rev. Ed Rogers, the Rev. Rex Thompson, the
Rev. Gayle Pauley and Dr. Mike Derry speaking.
There will be a graveside service at 3 p.m.
Saturday at the Graceland Memorial Park
Cemetery in South Charleston. Public
visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today
and one hour prior to the service Saturday at
South Parkersburg Baptist Church.
Memorial contributions may be directed to
Fulks Mission Trip, c/o Scholarship fund, P.O.
Box 1019, Parkersburg, WV 26102.
The Kimes Funeral Home of Parkersburg is
assisting the family with the arrangements.
