SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Mildred R. May, 78, of Shepherdstown, died Saturday, July 31, 1999, at City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Born March 15, 1921, in Jefferson County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Maude Diefenderfer Jones.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fillmore Elwood May.
She was a 1939 graduate of Shepherdstown High School.
She had worked at Interwoven Mills.
She was a member of Christ Reformed Church in Shepherdstown.
She is survived by a son, Herbert E. "Porky" May of Shepherdstown; six granddaughters, Debra L. DeLauney, Roxanne R. May, Connie L. May and Jennifer E. May, all of Shepherdstown, Robin J. Bradley and Sally A. Hodges, both of Martinsburg; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two half brothers, Herbert Diefenderfer and John Diefenderfer.
Services will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg. The Rev. W. Wayne Rimmer will officiate. Burial will be in Christ Reformed Cemetery, Shepherdstown.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box F, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.
Donald B. Jackson
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Donald Butler Jackson, 72, of Charles Town, died Friday, July 30, 1999, at his home.
Born March 12, 1927, in Summit Point, W.Va., he was the son of the late Leslie and Louise Jackson-Jackson.
He was of the Protestant faith.
He was a retired orchard worker.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Odessa Christine Williams Jackson; a son, Donald D. Jackson of Hagerstown; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Paul L. Jackson and Vincent L. Jackson; and three brothers, Melvin Jackson, Carroll Jackson and Hugh Jackson.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Jefferson Chapel Funeral Home, Ranson. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Martinsburg.
The family will receive friends Monday one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
Evelyn V. Morrow
SWAN POND, W.Va. - Evelyn V. Morrow, 66, of Swan Pond, died Friday, July 30, 1999, at her home.
Born March 3, 1933, in Round Hill, Va., she was the daughter of the late James R. and Thelma H. Hough Chapman.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Carl J. Woodward.
She retired from Potomac Supermarket.
She was a member of Blairton United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her second husband, Edward M. "Ned" Morrow; a daughter, Carolyn West of Swan Pond; a sister, Kathryn Bradley of Charles Town, W.Va.; a brother, William Chapman of Pocatella, Iowa; and a granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Edith Markley; and a brother, Robert Chapman.
Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg. The Rev. John R. Yost will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant View Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 2015 Boyd Orchard Court, Martinsburg, WV 25401.
Joseph E. Johnson
INWOOD, W.Va. - Joseph Edward Johnson, 80, of Inwood, died Friday, July 30, 1999, at Integrated Health Services of West Virginia in Charles Town, W.Va.
Born June 6, 1919, in Bunker Hill, W.Va., he was the son of the late Robert Preston and Beulah Virginia Walker Johnson.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Vernie Jackson Johnson.
He was an orchard worker.
He was a member of Mount Tabor Baptist Church, Bunker Hill.
He is survived by a sister-in-law, Colleen Honesty of Philadelphia.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Johnson.
Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg. The Rev. Peter S. Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Tuesday one hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
Charles R. Bain
BUNKER HILL, W.Va. - Charles R. Bain, 72, of Bunker Hill, died Saturday, July 31, 1999, at his home.
Born Sept. 12, 1926, in Berkeley County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Robert A. and Anna C. Ivers Bain.
He retired from Martinsburg Granite Company.
He served in the U.S. Army.
He was a member of Mount Carmel Church.
He was a member of Berkeley County Republican Executive Committee; co-founder of Republican Association of Berkeley County; and past county chairman for the Republican Party.
He was a member of the Republican presidential task force, the Republican National Committee; and the National Council Junior Order United American Mechanics serving as past state and past national council and receiving the insurance councilors degree. He was a member of Triluminar Lodge No. 117 AF and AM; Grand Chapter R.A.M. Palestine Knights Templer, Osiris Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of Wheeling, W.Va.
He received the Outstanding West Virginian Meritorious Service Award which was presented by Governor Arch A. Moore Jr.
He was a member of U.T.C.
He is survived by his wife, Edna Sencindiver Bain; a daughter, Robin B. Messick of Bunker Hill; two sisters, Anna Freas of Philadelphia and Rose Freas of Inwood, W.Va.; a brother, Tom H. Bain of Bunker Hill; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Nellie Steuer and Frances Thacker; and two brothers, Edward Bain and Robert Bain.
Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg, W.Va. The Rev. Eugene D. Gossett Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home, with a Martinsburg No. 35 J.O.U.A.M. service at 7 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 2015 Boyd Orchard Court, Martinsburg, WV 25401.
