QUINWOOD — Lawrence A. Myers, 89, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, at Allgehany Regional Hospital, Low Moor, Va., following a short illness.
He was born Feb. 24, 1916, on Little Coal River, at Brounland, in Kanawha County, to the late John and Nancy (Miller) Myers.
He served four years in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he received several distinguished medals. He was a coal miner with Imperial Smokeless and Westmoreland Coal Companies, and retired after 33 years in the mines.
Mr. Myers was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 60 years and was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Malanah (Trout) Myers of Quinwood; two sons, Larry Myers and wife, Barbara, of Lewisburg, and Allen Myers and wife, Drema, of Mt. Lookout; two brothers, John Myers of Brounland and Charles Myers of Hurricane; four grandchildren, Laramie and Brandon Myers of Lewisburg and L.A., and Lemuel Myers of Mt. Lookout, as well as several nieces and nephew.
Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wallace & Wallace Chapel in Rainelle with the Revss. Troy George and Houston Boothe officiating. Burial will follow in the Wallace Memorial cemetery, Clintonville, where the Midland Trail Masonic Lodge No. 166 will perform Masonic rites before burial.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday before the funeral at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Chapel in Rainelle.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle.
Betty Gail Sigmon
GLEN FORK — Betty Gail Sigmon, 63, passed away Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, following a long illness.
Evans Funeral Home of Oceana is serving the Sigmon family.
Donna Cay Walker
Donna Cay Walker, 46, of Shady Spring, died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, at her home following a sudden illness.
Born Aug. 13, 1959, at Beckley, she was the daughter of Billy Jack Lawrence and stepdaughter Leslie Lawrence of Athens, Ohio, and the daughter of the late Jewel “Sally” Stover Scarbro, and the stepdaughter of the late Don Scarbro.
Mrs. Walker was employed by Sam’s Club in Beckley in the accounting department, and was formerly employed by Applied Card Systems and Young Chow’s. She was a 1977 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, and attended Clear Fork High School. She attended the Daniels Missionary Baptist Church, and was a volunteer for the Children’s Miracle Network and the United Way.
Her sister, Teresa Helmbright, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Jessie Walker; a son, Joe Treadway of Denver, Col.; three stepchildren, Karl and Shawn Walker of Coal City, and Shannon Norvell and husband, James, of Cool Ridge; two brothers, Bill “Dwayne” Lawrence and wife, Pam, of Stanaford, and Ryan Lawrence of Athens, Ohio; a sister, Terri Gunter and husband, Donnie, of White Oak; sisters-in-law, Debra and Donna Walker of Beaver, Linda and Earl Smith of Grandview, and Drema and Daniel McGrady of Inwood; brothers-in-law, Dale and Charlene Walker of Daniels, and Kenny Helmbright of East Bank; step grandchildren, Logan and Nash Walker; mother-in-law, Fern Walker; a host of nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Taylor Gunter, and many aunts and uncles, and her special pet, China. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Shady Spring Chapel with the Revs. Roger Lafferty and Jerry Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow in the Keaton Mills cemetery, Egeria.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Dale Walker, Donnie Gunter, Kenny Helmbright, Elbert Stover, Doff Kincaid, Chuck Golch, Hermitt Stover, Will Lawrence and B.J. Helmbright.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home at Shady Spring.
Earnest ‘Junior’ Williams
LINDSIDE — Earnest “Junior” Williams, 85, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at his home following a long illness.
Arrangements by Wickline Funeral Home, Lindside.
Shirley Mae Boyden
Shirley Mae Boyden, 54, of 129 Prillerman Ave., Beckley, died at 11:36 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005, at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness.
Born May 18, 1951, she was the daughter of Cornell Robertson Smith of Mabscott and the late Walter Smith.
Mrs. Boyden was a homemaker.
Survivors include special friend, Paul “Pap” Hughes of Beckley; children, Bryant Smith and James “Boo” Robinson, both of Beckley, Michael (Ricarla) Boyden of Cincinnati, Ohio, Darnettia Boyden of Beckley and Neke Smith of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; brothers and sisters, Walter “Chuckie” Smith of Mabscott, William “Buckie” Smith of Danville, Va., Sandra Mallory of Beckley, Helena Smith of North Carolina, and Larry Hoskins and Bobby Hoskins, both of Beckley; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Welcome Baptist Church, Beckley, with the Rev. David F. Allen officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.
Friends may call 7 t o 9 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Arrangements by Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley.
Estil Lee Fletcher
LEWISBURG — Estil Lee Fletcher, 63, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005.
Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Wesley Chapel Church, Caroll Hill. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg.
Arrangements by Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg.
Harold James Hinkle
RUPERT — Harold James Hinkle, 87, went to be with Jesus Christ Our Lord and Savior on Sunday morning, Oct. 23, 2005, at his home in Rupert.
Born Feb. 2, 1918, in Meadow Bluff, he was the son of the late Howard and Stella Craft Hinkle.
He grew up in Greenbrier County, graduating from Rupert High School, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
After his service, he graduated from Moler Barber College in California and barbered there for 21 years before moving back to Rupert in 1969, where he barbered for another 36 years. He was a dearly loved man who was full of love, joy, peace, gentleness and kindness. Harold loved visiting with people as a barber, the sport of baseball and helping kids. He worked with the Little League Baseball and was president of Western Greenbrier Little League for over 27 years. He realized a dream and was also recently honored by the Rupert Community Park Board for his vision, initiative and support of Rupert’s first baseball park. Harold was an active and faithful member of Rupert Bascom United Methodist Church for 36 years and served on the Board of Trustees.
He was preceded in death by a son, Alan James Hinkle; four brothers, Amos, Raymond, Hayward and Hubert; and two sisters, Vermont Murray and Pinkie Bowles.
Survivors include his beautiful and loving wife for over 58 years, Evelyn Holcomb Hinkle; a son, Wayne Hinkle and wife, Laurie, of Grand Praire, Texas; granddaughters, Kristin McNiel and husband, Brandon, and Karin Hopkins and husband, James; great-grandchildren, Reagan McNiel, Aubrey and Ayden Hopkins; and several nieces and nephews, including special nieces Bobbi Coughlin and Lois Maertins.
Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Wallace & Wallace Chapel, Rainelle, with Pastor Charles Stevens officiating. Burial will follow in Wallace Memorial cemetery, Clintonville.
Friends and family are invited to gather from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle.
Pallbearers will be Frank Mullins, Steve Wilson, Mike Coughlin, Jesse Coughlin, Darrell Hinkle and Jerry Bowles, with honorary pallbearers Cliff Bowles, Joe Wilson and Rex Hinkle.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle.
Roscoe Maynor Jr.
CYCLONE — Roscoe Maynor Jr., departed this life Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, at Logan Regional Medical Center at the age of 65 years, six months and two days following a long illness.
Born April 22, 1940, at Cyclone, he was the son of the late Roscoe and Vonda Elkins Maynor.
Mr. Maynor was a member of Little Pilgrim Freewill Baptist Church and enjoyed hunting and ginsenging.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his adopted daughter, Edna Morgan.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 45 years, Sarah Gibson Maynor; two sons, Tommy Maynor of Cleveland, Ohio, and John Maynor and his wife, Missy, of Cyclone; three daughters, Sarah Coburn and her husband, Eugene, of Cyclone, Lisa Clay and her husband, Chet, of Cyclone and Shawna Peyton and her husband, Bobby, of Cyclone; a brother, Clinton Maynor and his wife, Connie, of Cyclone; four sisters, Lou Wright of Wavley, Ohio, Shirley Chambers and her husband, Duke, of Lynco, Betty Lovins and her husband, Freddy, of Kermit and Eddie Maynor of Oceana; nine grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
A celebration of Roscoe’s life will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Little Pilgrim Freewill Baptist Church, Cyclone, with the Rev. Baxter Toler and Clarence Gibson officiating. Burial will follow in Cooke cemetery, Cyclone.
Casketbearers will be family and friends.
The family will receive friends 6 to 10 p.m. today at the church.
Services entrusted to Adam Toler Memorial Funeral Home, Oceana.
Octavia H. O’Neal
Octavia H. O’Neal, 91, of Shady Spring, passed away Monday, Oct. 24, 2005.
Blue Ridge Funeral Home, 5251 Robert C. Byrd Drive, Beckley, is serving the family.
Betty Gail Sigmon
GLEN FORK — Betty Gail Sigmon, 63, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, following a long illness.
Born Dec. 17, 1941, at Matheny, she was the daughter of the late French and Lettie Pendry Stewart.
Mrs. Sigmon was a member of Matheny Methodist Church, Matheny Methodist Women’s Organization and Wyoming County Homemakers.
In addition to her parents, two brothers, Onnie Stewart and Gifford Stewart, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, James Norman Sigmon; a son, James Norman Sigmon Jr. and his wife, Karen, of Glen Fork; two granddaughters, Molly Kate Sigmon and Chloe Grace Sigmon of Glen Fork; a brother, Roger Stewart and his wife, Brenda, of Campus; a niece, Kim Stewart of Matheny; a nephew, Mark Stewart and his wife, Annie, of Buckhannon; and two great-nieces, Alexis Stewart of Huntington and Brooke Stewart of Buckhannon.
Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Evans Memorial Chapel, Oceana, with the Rev. Brian Dean, the Rev. Richard Chester and the Rev. Pete Cresong officiating. Entombment will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home, Oceana, is serving the Sigmon family.
Ethel M. Treadway
Ethel M. Treadway, 87, of Stanaford, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, at Raleigh General Hospital.
Arrangements by High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, 1435 E. Main St., Oak Hill.
William ‘Wally’ Warren Sr.
SOUDERTON, Pa. — William Wallace “Wally” Warren Sr., died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005, after a short illness. Wally was 83.
He was born Nov. 4, 1921, at Beckley, the son of Harlow Warren and Cada White Warren. One of three children, Wally grew up in Pittsburgh, Pa., attended public schools and graduated with honors from Taylor Alderdice High School in 1939. Wally worked at the Federal Reserve Bank in Pittsburgh before volunteering for the Navy in 1942.
Wally served during World War II for three years as a radioman second class in the Aleutians and South Pacific, and was honorably discharged in 1945. While in the service, Wally met his future wife, Audrey Jones of Stamford, Conn. at a USO. They were married in Los Angeles while Wally was on leave. After his discharge, Wally returned with his wife, Audrey, to Beckley and worked in the burgeoning field of radio broadcasting. Wally moved with his family, now including son, William Jr., to Fort Wayne, Ind., to attend Indiana Technical Institute. Audrey and Wally were blessed with the addition of daughter, Vivian, in 1949, and Wally graduated in 1952 with a degree in radio and television engineering.
After graduation, Wally moved to Falls Church, Va., to take a position with Gates Radio Co. Until his retirement in 1991, Wally was employed in radio station equipment sales and consulting for Gates, Howard Frazier Inc., Malarkey Taylor and Associates, American Electronics Laboratory, RCA’s Broadcasting Division and with his own company, Warren RF Services. He was known for having what we would now call an “old school” attitude toward sales and customer service. His father had also been in sales, reputedly having sold Burroughs adding machines by horseback in the early 1900s.
Like many of his forebears, Wally was a man of faith, active in Falls Church Presbyterian Church as an elder and deacon. In later years, he joined Zwingli United Church of Christ where his daughter attended. Mr. Warren was devoted to both his immediate family and the larger Warren family. He organized three family reunions held in southwestern Virginia, attended by uncles and aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces. At one reunion, a seventh cousin was in attendance. His interest in genealogy culminated in the publication of his book entitled, “An American Family Called Warren,” containing genealogical information on 12 generations of Warrens in America and some 3000 relatives, all organized in a narrative, recounting family stories and individual family histories. The book was based in part on the work of his father Harlow (himself the author of the three-volume “Beckley USA” and a noted Kanawha County historian) and on research that he conducted over a six-year period throughout the eastern United States.
His parents, his brother, Dick, sister, Maybelle, and wife, Audrey Jones Warren, all preceded him in death.
Wally is survived by a son, William W. Warren Jr. and daughter-in-law, Ellen M. Warren, of Harrisburg, Pa.; a daughter, Vivian McNichol and son-in-law, William McNichol, of Telford, Pa.; and an aunt, as well as numerous cousins, nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Zwingli United Church of Christ, 350 Wile Ave., Souderton.
Friends may call 10 a.m. until time of the service Nov. 5 at the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Zwingli United Church of Christ, or to Dock Woods Community, 275 Dock Dr., Lansdale, PA 19446.
Arrangements by Huff and Lakjer Funeral Home, Lansdale.
