PRINCETON — Jose Garcia deMesa, 62, of Princeton, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005.
Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Princeton. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton, where a wake service will be at 8 p.m.
Arrangements by Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home, Princeton.
Willie Mae Green
Willie Mae Green, 78, of 624 Johnstown Road, Beckley, passed away at 1:05 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005, at Sunbridge Pine Lodge Care and Rehabilitation following an extended illness.
Born Jan. 6, 1927, at Splash Dam, Va., she was the daughter of the late Alexander Lash and Bessie Green Lash.
Willie was a homemaker and a member of Heart of God Ministries.
She was preceded in death by her six sisters, Almeda Schoofield, Lucy Lash, May Ellen Johnson, Mary Neal Parrish, Nellie Callens and Doris Copney; three brothers, Albert, Alexander and Nathaniel Lash; and a special nephew, Brian Copney.
Survivors include her brother, William T. “Billy” Lash of Buffalo, N.Y.; and a host of special nieces and nephews.
The family will be in the home of Sherry Copney, 109 Beckwood Drive, Beckley.
Service will be noon Tuesday at Heart of God Ministries, 1703 S. Kanawha St., Beckley, with Bishop Fred T. Simms officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call one hour before service Tuesday at the church.
Services entrusted to Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Mounts Funeral Home, Gilbert. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Mounts Funeral Home, Gilbert.
Moody E. Hawks
PETERSTOWN — Moody E. Hawks, 78, of Peterstown, passed away Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at Princeton Community Hospital.
Born April 22, 1927, at Princeton, he was the son of the late Coy E. and Blanche Wellman Hawks.
Mr. Hawks was a retired truck driver for McLean Truck Co. with over 23 years of service, and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a member of Monroe Lodge No. 77 A.F.&A.M., Union.
Survivors include two daughters, Teresa Fisher of Ballard and Leslie Hawks and friend, Stacey Clarkson, of Gap Mills; two sons, Philip Hawks and wife, Gina, of Radford, Va., and Larry Hawks of Union; a brother, Coy Hawks, Jr., of Tennessee; a sister, Betty Breeden of Roanoke, Va.; four grandchildren, Justin and Jordan Weikle of Union, and Cade and Carson Fisher of Ballard; and his little buddy, Arneb of Union.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown.
There will be no service.
Arrangements by Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home of Peterstown.
Catherine B. Hayes
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — Catherine B. Hayes, 91, of White Sulphur Springs, was called to her heavenly home on Friday, Oct. 21, 2005.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Shanklin Funeral Home, White Sulphur Springs. Friends may call one hour before service Monday at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Shanklin Funeral Home, White Sulphur Springs.
Samuel Pack, 81, of Mabscott, passed away Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, in a Beckley area hospital.
Samuel was born April 28, 1924, at Blue Jay. He was the son of the late Arthur Pack and the late LeAntha Priscilla Cadle Pack.
Samuel was an avid hunter, fisherman, gardener and loved the outdoors.
He was a retired coal miner with 37 1/2 years of service and was last employed with Westmoreland Coal Co. at Eccles. He was a member of UMWA Local No. 5770.
He served his country in the United States Army during World War II as a machine gunner and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Other than his parents, Samuel was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Whiting Pack; brothers, Chester, Jack and Elijah Pack; and sisters, Mary Sisk, Myrtle Wyatt, Mildred Lewis, Carmen Young and Shirley Brier.
Those left to cherish his memory are his three sons, Pastor Samuel Pack and wife, Vicki, of Linwood, N.J., Jim A. Pack of Beckley and Dean F. Pack and wife, Barbara, of Fisherville, Pa.; three daughters, Shirley P. Knuckes and husband, Dick, of Princeton, Beverly S. Pack of Mabscott and Nancy McGhee of Mabscott; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jimmy Pack of Illinois and Lionell Pack of Australia; and two sisters, Nelly Barnabi of Prosperity and Beatrice Hylton of Shady Spring.
Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with Pastor Samuel Pack officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may gather with the family 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, is serving the family.
Nebraska B. ‘Brack’ Powers
COTTLE — Nebraska B. “Brack” Powers, 85, of Cottle, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005.
Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood.
Dorothy M. Quesenberry
Dorothy M. Quesenberry, 76, of Lanark, passed from this life following a battle with a number of combined illnesses. Mrs. Quesenberry had a brief stay at Hilltop Nursing Center and ended her time at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005.
Born Jan. 19, 1928, at Leslie in Greenbrier County, she was the daughter of the late Sebert J. Webb and Florence Carroll Webb.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara A. Quesenberry; a son, Ernest “Dougie” Quesenberry; brothers, Grover S. Webb and Vernon M. Webb; four sisters, Pauline Webb, Emijean Webb, Nellie Webb and Mertie Webb; and close family members, Ralph French and Suenell Quesenberry French.
Mrs. Quesenberry during her young years lived in Wrights, Prince, where she attended through the eighth grade at Wright School. On Nov. 23, 1946, she became the wife of Ernest “Jack” Quesenberry and was a homemaker the remainder of her life.
Dorothy loved to see her great-grandchildren and the family pets; she enjoyed spending her time taking short care rides in the local areas she was familiar and comfortable with, the Stanaford, Piney View and Mount Hope areas.
Dorothy was a person with strong will and a determination to speak her mind regardless of other opinions, and she lived her life the way she wanted to. Although she was set in her ways, if one glanced beyond the tainted glass, and the confusion, at heart she was a kind, loving and a very generous person who believed and trusted in God.
Those left to hold her memories are her husband of 58 years, Ernest “Jack” Quesenberry; a son, Opie D. Quesenberry of Newport News, Va.; a daughter-in-law, Jan Nichols; a sister, Mary Loraine Webb of Lanark; grandchildren, Bobby Quesenberry and Teresa Quesenberry, both of Virginia, Chasity Quesenberry Boyd, who resided and was raised in Dorothy’s home from birth, and her husband, Greg “Zuki” Boyd, of Prosperity; five great-grandchildren, Tyler W. Boyd and Lauren P. Boyd, both of Prosperity, and Zachary Quesenberry, Bobby Quesenberry Jr. and Brittany Quesenberry, all of Virginia; and many other friends and family from the Lanark area, with special thanks to the Burdiss, Cheselka and Kalie families.
Respecting the wishes of Dorothy, there will be no visitation service, and her body will be simplified and buried back to earth. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Stanaford cemetery, where she will be placed next to her loved ones, and all are welcome to attend.
In lieu of flowers, donations for Dorothy’s final preparations would be appreciated.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Hugh ‘Deck’ Shaver
GREENVILLE — Hugh “Deck” Shaver, 73, of Greenville, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2005.
Graveside service and burial will be 12:30 p.m. Monday at Bradley cemetery, Lindside. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown.
Arrangements by Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home in Peterstown.
John H. Van Puffelen
WINONA LAKE, Ind. — John H. Van Puffelen, 84, of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, passed away at 12:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, at Grace Village Assisted Living, Winona Lake.
Born Nov. 26, 1920, at Grand Rapids, Mich., he was the son of John H. Van Puffelen Sr. and Lena (Bomers) Van Puffelen.
On Aug. 17, 1944, John was married to Gertrude “Trudy” F. VandenBosch, who preceded him in death on March 31, 2000.
He was a librarian and faculty member at Appalachian Bible College in Bradley for 32 years and retired in 1987. Prior, he has pastored several churches in Michigan. He was a resident of Winona Lake for the past 10 years. He was a member of Pleasant View Bible Church, Warsaw, Ind., and a member of the Christian Librarians Association.
Survivors include a daughter, Darlene Klose of Troy, N.Y.; two sons, David Van Puffelen of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Richard Van Puffelen of Warsaw; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Madelyn Vanderschurr of Grand Rapids and Phyllis Hovingh of Hudsonville, Mich.
Service will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Dr. Dan Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood cemetery, Warsaw.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials can be made to Appalachian Bible College, Box ABC, Bradley, WV 25818, or to Grace Village Retirement Community, Box 337, Winona Lake, IN 46590.
