John Hoy Lowther
John Hoy Lowther 23, of 5471 WV HGY 18, Troy, WV died at 8:08 pm Friday August 18, 2006 at his mother's residence after a brief illness.
He was born October 30, 1982 in Grantsville, WV a son of the late Virgil and Evaline Sponaugle Lowther.
He was a Methodist by faith. John was employed as a swabbing rig worker in the gas fields. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved his nieces and nephews tremendously. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by paternal grandfather: Hoy John Lowther, maternal grandparents: Arden and Eva Sponaugle and one brother: Phillip Daniel McCullough.
Survivors include: wife: Angela Baker Lowther of Gassaway, WV.
Two brothers: Edward and wife Wendy McCullough of New Milton, WV and Paul Lowther of Troy, WV.
Seven Sisters: Connie Parker of Elkin, NC; Janet and husband Terry Rice of Chester, WV; Lisa Adams of OH; Mary and Deloris Lowther both of Troy, WV; Ida and husband Charles Richards of Troy, WV and Lura and husband Ernie Richards of Troy, WV.
Paternal grandmother: Stada Lowther of Linn, WV.
Seven nieces: Amber, Taylor and Kayla Richards all of Troy, WV; Faith McCullough of New Milton, WV; Rebecca and Hannah Adams and Tara Bates all of OH.
Four nephews: Cody Richards and Daniel Adams both of Troy, WV, Aarron Bragg of Matewan, WV and Kyle Myers of Elkin, NC.
One great nephew: Austin Bragg of Matewan, WV.
Stepdaughter: Tamara Belknap of Gassaway, WV.
Stepson: Jacob Belknap of Gassaway, WV.
Friends were called at the Boyle Funeral Home, 322 Main Avenue, Weston from 6 to 8 pm Sunday August 20, 2006.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 am Monday August 21, 2006 from the Boyle Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Roy Wyant officiating.
At the request of the deceased the body was cremated.
Boyle Funeral home of Weston.
Glenda G. McCloy
Glenda G. McCloy, 71, of Fallen Timber Road on Rt. 18 South near Troy, WV, departed this life on Friday, August 18, 2006, at Clarksburg, WV.
Mrs. McCloy was born on June 20, 1935, near Fallen Timber in Doddridge County, WV, the daughter of the late Lewis M. and Bessie Gum Wanstreet. She was retired from the Doddridge County Board of Education with more than 20 years of service retiring as the Secretary at Doddridge County High School at West Union, WV. She was a member of the Gilmer County Senior Citizens and the Pt. Pleasant Baptist Church near Fallen Timber.
She was survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Nelson and Dreama McCloy, Fallen Timber Road, Troy, WV; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and James Roth, Horse Cave, KY; grandchildren and spouses, Jennifer and Brent Moore, New Milton, WV, Nelson G., Jr. and Jennifer, Harrisville, WV, and Heather Roth, Horse Cave, KY; great grandchildren, Joshua and Jessica Moore and Shaya Lehman.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. McCloy was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Herbert H. McCloy, on Feb. 12, 2000.0
Funeral Services will be 11 am, Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, at the McCullough-Rogers Funeral Home, 447 W. Myles Ave. Pennsboro, WV, with the Rev. Arden Beck officiating. Interment will be in the Pt. Pleasant cemetery near Fallen Timber in Doddridge County, WV. Friends may call from 4 to 8 pm Sunday, Aug. 20, 20065, and after 9 am on Monday at the funeral home.
Kevin Andrew "Andy" McCord
Kevin Andrew "Andy" McCord, 37, of 304 Red Lick Road, Roanoke, WV died at 4:00 pm Friday August 18, 2006 on Oil Creek Road, Roanoke, WV as a result of a motorcycle accident.
He was born in Weston, WV on November 26, 1968, son of Kenneth A. McCord and Charlotte A. Beam Ireland. He was a Methodist by faith. Kevin was employed as a driller in the oil fields with CDX Gas. He enjoyed the outdoors very much. Kevin loved his family and his children tremendously.
He was proceeded in death by maternal grandmother, Madelin Virginia Beam, paternal grandparents, Louis E. and Alta J. Keith McCord and one uncle, Louis K. McCord.
Survivors include his wife, Connie S. Heater McCord of Roanoke, WV. Three sons, Tyson Andrew McCord of Jane Lew, Gavin Seth and Jaden Shane McCord, both of Weston.
Stepdaughter, Danyell Nicole McCoy, Roanoke. Stepson, Shana Ryan McCoy, of Roanoke.
Mother and Stepfather, Charlotte A. and David Ireland, of Horner. Two brothers, Keith and wife Kimberly McCord and Kasey McCord, of Roanoke. Maternal grandfather Willy Hector Beam of Horner. Several nieces and nephews.
Friends called at the Boyle Funeral Home, 322 Main Avenue, Weston on Monday August 21, 2006 from 5 to 8 pm.
Funeral service was held at 11 am on Tuesday August 22, 2006 at Boyle Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in the Mitchell cemetery, Roanoke, WV.
Martha Adler Schoolcraft
Martha Adler Schoolcraft, 77, of Court Avenue, Weston died on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 at the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Morton William Adler and Grace (Kessler) Adler, step-daughter of the late Walter H. King and sister to the late M. William "Bill" Adler.
Mrs. Schoolcraft was born in Weston on September 6, 1928.
On June 14, 1959 she married Grant Schoolcraft, who preceded her in death on February 18, 1973.
Mrs. Schoolcraft is survived by one daughter, Tracy Schoolcraft Eichelberger, who holds a Ph.D. in chemistry, is the Associate Provost at Shippensburg University in Pa. and resides in Mechanicsburg, Pa. with her husband Gary, who is the county commissioner. Martha is also survived by one sister-in-law Delores Adler, six nephews and six nieces.
Mrs. Schoolcraft graduated from Weston High School in 1946. She spent a few years in Los Angeles, Ca. where she worked in a doctor's office and acquired lab technician skills. Upon returning home, she was a lab technician at the Weston State Hospital.
She and her husband were the last family owners of Adler's Store in Weston and Greystone Lakes of Jane Lew.
Mrs. Schoolcraft volunteered at the Lewis County Emergency Squad. She enjoyed golf, fishing, traveling and had a love of dogs. At one point, she trained harness horses. She was an avid fan of the WVU Mountaineers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was common knowledge that she was not to be telephoned during a game.
At Mrs. Schoolcraft's request, her body was cremated and a celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Lewis County Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 228 Weston, W V 26452.
Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home of Weston is in charge of arrangements for Martha Adler Schoolcraft.
Elma L. Bailey
Elma L. "Dean" Bailey, 76, of 49 Westfield Road, Jane Lew, died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, October 15, 2006, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, Weston, after a long illness.
She was born June 8, 1930, in Gilmer County, a daughter of the late Oscar Elwin and Edra Mildred Snyder Montgomery.
On April 1, 1950, she married Howard R. Bailey, who preceded her in death on July 24, 2005.
She was also preceded in death on May 8, 2006, by daughter Vickey Bailey.
She was a homemaker who enjoyed flower gardening and tending to her goldfish pond. She was an avid outdoors person who liked to camp, fish and hunt. Dean truly loved her eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
She is survived by one son, Howard and wife Thelma Bailey of Jane Lew; two daughters, Judith and husband Gary Garton of Jane Lew and Deborah and husband Keith Myers of Worthington; four brothers, Leonard and wife Johan Montgomery and David and wife Bobbie Montgomery, all of Glenville, Robert L. "Vic" and wife Nancy Montgomery of Jane Lew and Bobby "Bob" and wife Helen Montgomery of Weston; one sister, Joann and husband Noel Roberts of Glenville; three grandsons and five granddaughters; two great-grandsons and four great-granddaughters; special great-aunt Eva Clem of Parkersburg; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends were received from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Floyd Funeral Home of Weston. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 18, at the Floyd Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Keith Myers officiating. Interment will follow in the Snyder cemetery, Sliding Run Road, Glenville.
Winifred Joyce Bennett
Winifred Joyce Bennett, 71, who first conceived and spearheaded the effort that scientifically established a genetic link between Thomas Jefferson and descendants of his slave Sally Hemmings, died Saturday from kidney failure at her home in Arlington, Virginia.
She was born July 12, 1935, in Columbus Ohio, the daughter of William J. Joyce Jr. and Sara Louise Beeler Joyce.
Ms. Bennett graduated from Dana Hall School of Wellesley, MA, in 1953. She re-ceived her BA degree in Philosophy and Art History from Cornell University in 1957, and served as president of her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta. Once graduated, she moved to New York City, where she was offered a contract with Ford Modeling Agency while pursuing a graduate degree in Philosophy and Art History at New York University.
Due to her strong logic background, the Meade Paper Company invited Ms. Bennett to help develop and apply a new technology, the computer. She moved to Dayton, OH, and at Meade, wrote computer programs for many large corporations.
She married Hunter M. Bennett Jr. in 1963 and relocated to West Virginia, where she spent the next 30 years raising her family in Weston and later Clarksburg.
She was active in many local organizations, including the Tuesday Club literary society. As education continued to be one of her passions, Ms. Bennett assisted the Harrison County public school system in implementing its first gifted program. There she taught computer programming. Later, she wrote programs for Brockway Glass Company.
After her divorce in 1993, she relocated to Charlottesville, VA, and continued her postgraduate studies at the University of Virginia. There she became interested in the history of Monticello and the Jefferson family. She was amazed to discover that no one had yet thought to apply modern genetic testing methods to determine whether Thomas Jefferson had indeed fathered children with his slave, Sally Hemmings.
Ms. Bennett researched, identified and located Jefferson and Hemmings descendants, and convinced them and medical professionals at UVA to assist her in a quest to discover the truth. Meticulous DNA workups proved that at least one child of Sally Hemmings, her son Eston, did in fact have Jefferson blood running in his veins. In addition, using historical records from Monticello, Ms. Bennett confirmed that Thomas Jefferson shared the same roof with Ms. Hemmings during the period when Eston was conceived.
Ms. Bennett also conducted extensive interviews describing the expectations and subsequent impact of the DNA test results on the lives of those who proved to be Jefferson descendants, and those who incorrectly had suspected a relationship. The bombshell of this proof is evidenced by innumerable articles, books and films documenting the Jefferson/Hemmings relationship, which captured the imagination of the country.
Since 1996, Ms. Bennett resided in Arlington, VA, with her daughter and grandchildren. Ms. Bennett was involved in many national and local organizations, such as the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Patterson House renovation and renewal, the Washington Club and Capital Speakers. She continued to enjoy reading, writing and playing bridge.
Her survivors include her son, John Jackson Bennett of New York, NY; her daughter, Phoebe Bennett of Arlington, VA; her brother, William B. Joyce of Basking Ridge, NJ; and three grandchildren.
Clara Bycynski
Clara Bycynski, 78, of Avon Lake, Ohio, died at 3 a.m. October 7, 2006, at the Good Samertian Nursing Home, following an extended illness.
She was born in Lewis County, daughter of James H. Livingstone and Nelllie F. (Waggoner) Livingstone.
She is survived by her husband, Bernard Bycynski, who resides at Veterans Nursing Home, Sandusky, Ohio; two sisters, Violet Angotti of Weston and Emily Carlman of Ipowich, Mass.
She was preceded in death by seven sisters, Mary Jones, Lydia McVoy, Lucy Dinnino, Mildred Teter, Nora Maquire, Claris Stork and Shirley Flesher; and two brothers, John Livingstone and James Livingstone.
She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church of Avon Lake, Ohio.
Interment was in St. Mary cemetery, Elyria, Ohio.
Charles Gibson
Charles Junior "Chuck" Gibson, 78, of Weston, died Monday, October 9, 2006, at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital of Weston, following an extended illness.
He was born January 20, 1928, a son of the late Blaine William and Edna Effie Curtis Gibson.
He is survived by three daughters, Dorothy Lea Waltz and husband Edwin of Weston, Catherine King and husband Tommy of Weston, and Debbie Alkire and companion Leonard of Rock Cave; one son, Charles Gary Gibson of Indiana; one brother, Robert Ezekial Gibson of Weston; one half-brother, Denzil Gibson Trevillian of Camden, OH; one sister, Shirley Westbrook and companion Russell Henline of Weston; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchlidren, several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Chuck was preceded in death by three brothers, James Lee Gibson, Arthur William Gibson and Fredrick William Smith Gibson; three sisters, Mary Alice Skraback, Edna Mae Suttle and Juanita V. Byrd; and a special friend, Richard Butcher.
He was self-employed as a heavy equipment operator and enjoyed yard sales, fishing and hunting.
Friends were received at the Boyle Funeral Home on Thursday, October 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the funeral hour. Funeral services were held at the Boyle Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Fred Templeton officiating. Interment followed in the Oak Grove cemetery, Goosepen Road, Weston.
Hazel M. Golden
Hazel May Golden, 91, of Martinsburg, formerly of Harmans, MD, died Monday, October 9, 2006, at Heartland of Martinsburg.
Born January 2, 1915, in Weston, daughter of the late Charles and Carrie Heath.
She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence B. Golden, following 59 years of marriage, and her sister, Reo Kalleel.
She is survived by a son, Ronald B. Golden and wife Carol of Hedgesville; a daughter-in-law, Julia Golden; grandchildren, James M. Golden and wife Trish of Laurel, MD, Patricia A. Balanga and husband RJ of Dale City, VA, Robert F. Snyder of Hanover, MD, and Christina R. Snyder of Fairfield, CA; three great-grandchildren, Megan Emily Golden, Marissa Ann Balanga and Isaac Daniel Snyder; one sister, Betty Eidman of Baltimore, MD, and her sons, Bill and Don; one sister-in-law, Ruth Golden of Weston; and several nieces and nephews and special friends.
Hazel was a member of the Wesley Grove United Methodist Church of Hanover, MD.
Friends were received at the Boyle Funeral Home of Weston on Friday, October 13. Funeral services were held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Boyle Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Russell Furr officiating. Interment followed in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens of Jane Lew.
John Francis Lydon
John Francis “Frank” Lydon, 90, of 710 Lynn Ave., Weston, passed away at 9:05 a.m. on Friday, October 13, 2006 in United Hospital Center of Clarksburg following an extended illness.
He was born in Lewis County on August 27, 1916, son of the late James Patrick Lydon and Ella B. (Maybury) Lydon.
On October 6, 1941, he married Rita Alice (Murray) Lydon, who survives.
Mr. Lydon is also survived by three sons, James Patrick Lydon III and wife Patricia of Elizabeth, WV, Francis Joseph Lydon and Edward Leo Lydon and wife Susan, both of Weston; one daughter, Rita Ann Rhodes of Shepherdstown; 9 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Rev. Father Leo Lydon, and one sister, Agnes Aman, both of Clarksburg, along with several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Lydon was preceded in death by one infant son, John Francis Lydon; three sisters, Eleanor Stark, Gertrude Pugh and Marie Murray; and one brother, James Patrick Lydon Jr.
Mr. Lydon was a barber in Weston for 38 years and co-owner of J. & E. Contractors for 7 years. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church of Weston. He also enjoyed farming and hunting.
Friends were received at the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home of Weston on Sunday, October 15, 2006 from 4-8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday at 10 a.m. from St. Patrick Catholic Church of Weston with Rev. Father Jeremiah McSweeney and Rev. Father Leo Lydon as co-celebrants. Interment followed in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens of Weston. A Rosary was conducted on Sunday evening at 7 p.m. from the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home Chapel.
