MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Floyd M. "Tommy" Albright, 86, of Martinsburg, died Wednesday, June 9, 1999, at his home.
Born March 17, 1913, in Martinsburg, he was the son of the late William E. and Sarah Belle Armbrester Albright.
He was a 1932 graduate of Martinsburg High School.
He was employed as a payroll supervisor with Interwoven Mills and retired from Badger Powhatan.
A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn M. Myers Albright; a brother, Cameron Albright of Martinsburg; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Collis and Lelia Siddens; and six brothers, Edward Albright, Joseph Albright, Howard Albright, Ellis Albright, Raymond Albright and Paul Albright.
Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg. The Rev. Arlene R. Carr 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.
Bessie W. Bennett
BUNKER HILL, W.Va. - Bessie Whiten Bennett, 72, of Bunker Hill, died Wednesday, June 9, 1999, at City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Born Feb. 27, 1927, in Clarke County, Va., she was the daughter of the late William W. and Lucy Bertha Cloud Murphy.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Berkeley T. Bennett.
She was employed by Barnhart's Supermarket in Inwood. She retired from the 3M Plant after 25 years.
She was a member of Mountain View Church of the Brethren and Brethren Women's Fellowship.
She is survived by two daughters, Willia J. McDonald of Martinsburg and Nancy Lynn Benton of Bunker Hill; three sons, Berkeley R. Bennett and Dennis F. Bennett, both of Bunker Hill, and Terry W. Bennett of Inwood; a sister, Arlean Russler of Falling Waters, W.Va.; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by six sisters, Rena Utz, Mable Symons, Jessie Siford, Anna Mae Ward, Lucretia Cook and Beulah Custer; a brother, Samuel L. Murphy; and a granddaughter, Melissa Renee Bennett.
Services will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Mountain View Church of the Brethren. The Rev. Michael E. Staubs will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg.
Memorial donations may be made to Mountain View Church of the Brethren, c/o Glenda Hardy, P.O. Box 655, Bunker Hill, WV 25413.
Harold S. Mollohan
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Harold S. Mollohan, 84, of Martinsburg, died Wednesday, June 9, 1999, at City Hospital in Martinsburg.
Born Jan. 2, 1915, in Bladensburg, Md., he was the son of the late Mentor C. and Sophia Click Mollohan.
He was a retired elevator electrician. In retirement, he was associated with Wycliffe Bible Translators.
A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy.
He attended Independent Bible Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mildred May Mollohan; two daughters, Kathilene P. Mollohan of Martinsburg and Glennis L. Mollohan of Walnut, Calif.; two sons, Stanley E. Mollohan of Seabrook, Md., and John D. Mollohan of Ranson, W.Va.; two sisters, Catherine Caldwell of Bladensburg, and Mary Louise Midgley of San Pedro, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen R. Mollohan; and a brother, Alvy Mollohan.
Services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hedgesville Baptist Church. The Revs. Floyd E. Smith and Mark D. Johnson will officiate.
Burial will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg.
Memorial donations may be made to Wycliffe JAARS Center, Attention: Language Service Center, P.O. Box 248, Waxhaw, NC 28173.
Audrey M. Buckles
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - Audrey Mayo Buckles, 78, of Gap View Farm, and formerly of California, died Monday, June 7, 1999, at City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Born Nov. 24, 1920, near Pleasanton, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Roy Earle and Ernestine Mohr Mayo.
She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with degrees in Chinese Art and Sculpture.
She helped her husband run Gap View Farm since 1954.
She was a member of Zion Episcopal Church.
She was a member of Shenandoah Garden Club; a past regent of Pack Horse Ford Chapter D.A.R.; a life member of Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants; and past treasurer of California Society, San Francisco.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Frank Woodruff Buckles of Gap View Farm; a daughter, Susannah Buckles of Burke, Va.; and a first cousin, Arthur W. Fieldler III of Kentfield, Calif.
Memorial services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Zion Episcopal Church, Charles Town. The family will receive friends following the service at Mason House, the Parish Hall of Zion Episcopal Church, 221 E. Washington St., Charles Town.
Memorial donations may be made to Zion Episcopal Church, 401 S. Washington St., Charles Town, WV 25414; Hospice of the Panhandle, 2015 Boyd Orchard Court, Martinsburg, WV 25401; or Animal Welfare of Jefferson County, Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430.
Thelma M. Collins
INWOOD, W.Va. - Thelma Mae Collins, 83, of Inwood, died Tuesday, June 8, 1999, at her home.
Born March 15, 1916, in Berkeley County, she was the daughter of the late Janney and Beulah Mae Bohrer Parkinson.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, John William "Bill" Gordon, in 1974.
She retired after 49 years with C. H. Musselman Co., formerly of Inwood.
She was a member of Central Chapel Church in Ganotown.
She is survived by her second husband of 29 years, Thurston B. Collins; and two cousins.
Services will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home, 327 W. King St., Martinsburg. The Revs. Anthony Wadsworth and Devin B. Ward will officiate. Burial will be in Central Chapel Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Jo Ann Romano
TITUSVILLE, N.J. - Jo Ann Leighty Romano, 49, of Titusville, died Sunday, June 6, 1999, at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia.
Born in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Woodrow W. and Anna Lou Hinkle Leighty of Carney's Point, N.J.
She attended Penns Grove High School and Cumberland County College. She graduated from Glassboro State "Rowan" College in 1973 with a bachelor of arts in elementary education.
She began her career in state government with the Vineland Development Center in 1972; was acting superintendent of AIMS in 1980; and worked at the North Princeton Developmental Center in Titusville. She became a state board certified licensed nursing home administrator, joining the State Department of Military and Veterans' affairs in 1986. She was assistant division director for the division of Veterans' Health Care Services. She was a certified public manager for New Jersey state government for 27 years.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Joseph E. Romano; one son, Jeremy Romano of Plainsboro, N.J.; three brothers, Bruce Leighty, David Leighty and Robbie Leighty, all of Carney's Point; cousins, nieces and nephews.
Services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Damascus Christian Church in Big Cove Tannery, Pa. Burial will be in Damascus Cemetery in Big Cove Tannery.
Visitation will be at Rone Funeral Service, 11110 E. Chestnut Ave., Vineland, N.J., Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m.; and at Grove Funeral Home in Hancock, Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.
