This index of typed obituaries range in dates from 1902 – 2011 and was compiled by David Parsons, who wished it to be shared on ‘The Lawrence Register’ website.
These obituaries are persons associated with descendants of the Lawrence County, Ohio Hardesty/Lake Atlas family trees and were typed exactly as they were first published in the newspapers. Most of the newspapers are from Ironton, Ohio, Huntington, WV, Gallipolis, Ohio, and Point Pleasant, WV. Even though this is not a complete list, it is important material for the genealogist.
| Earles Deasy E 1975 Zanesville Paper – Saturday, April 12, 1975 D.E. Earles, 95, of Crooksville, Route 2, a retired farmer, died Thursday morning at the home of his daughter. He was born in Lawrence County, near Ironton, April 23, 1879. Mr. Earles was a member of Zion Christian Church at Portersville. Surviving are his widow, Alice Kirkbride Earles; four daughters, Mrs. James (Pansy) Toth of North Canton, Mrs. Ruby Masterson of Malta Route 1, with whom he was staying, Mrs. Jack (Alice) Lay and Mrs. Ralph (Vera) Evans both of Cincinnati; a son, Evert Earles of North Canton, eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in East Branch Church of Christ. Burial will be in East Branch Cemetery. Friends may call in Geoble Funeral Home at Crooksville after 2 p.m. today and noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Family will be present 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. |
| Earles Maggie Russell 1963 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, March 24, 1963) Mrs. Margaret (Maggie) Russell Earles, 89, of Willow Wood, died Friday morning at her home. Mrs. Earles was born in Lawrence County on April 17, 1873, daughter of the late John and Evelyn Stewart Russell. Her husband, John Earles, preceded her in death seven years ago. She was a member of Symmes Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Joel of Chesapeake and Grayson of Greenup, Ky.: two daughters, Mrs. Fern Ellcessor of Columbus, and Mrs. Paul Goodall of Willowwood. Funeral services will be today at 1 p.m. in Schneider Funeral Home. Rev. Leland Holderby and John Palmer officiating with burial in Rome Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Frank Eaton, Russell Eaton, J. Donald Russell, Cos Russell, John Ellcessor, Carl Hayes, Leon Holderby and Berkley Lunsford. |
| Earls Martha Wall 1972 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, January 11, 1972) MRS. MARTHA WALL EARLS, 75, of Scottown, Ohio, died Monday in a Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Center Point Baptist Church there by the Rev. Amos Wilson. Burial will be in the Perkins Ridge Cemetery at Scottown. Born April 10, 1896, she was a daughter of the late Trumbo and Sarah Hayes Wall. Her husband, Cecil Earls, died in 1960. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Gerald Berry of Proctorville and Mrs. Bertha Lewis of Elyria, Ohio; two brothers, Ralph Wall of Scottown and Thomas Wall of Columbus; a sister, Mrs. Hazel Garnell of Columbus, five grandchildren and a great grandchild. Friends may call at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake. The body will be taken to the church an hour before services. |
| Edmonds Grover C Sr 1966 Point Pleasant Register – (Tuesday, December 27, 1966) G.C. Edmonds of Glenwood Dies Sunday Grover Cleveland Edmonds, 81, of Glenwood Route 2, a retired merchant and farmer, died Sunday at his home. Mr. Edmonds, the former owner of Edmonds Grocery at Glenwood, was born March 1, 1885, at Glenwood, a son of the late Benjamin and Minter Cremeans Edmonds. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lorena Boster Edmonds; three daughters, Mrs. Zola Duncan of Point Pleasant and Mrs. Zena Holley and Mrs. Roma Holley of Glenwood; a son, Grover Cleo Edmonds of Glenwood; and six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted today at 1 p.m., at Beech Grove Church near Glenwood by the Rev. Herman DeBoard and the Rev. Sam Egnor. Burial will the Pete Meadows Cemetery at Glenwood. Pallbearers will be Wesley Meadows, Ralph Baker and Melvin, Manford, Dallas and Charles Edmonds. |
| Edmonds Jeremiah M 1953 Point Pleasant Register – (Monday, August 24, 1953) Edmonds Rights Set for Today Funeral services for Jeremiah Edmonds, 70, of Route 1, Glenwood, were held at 2 p.m. today from the Beech Grove Baptist Church. Interment was in the Pete Meadows Cemetery. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Mattie Edmonds, six daughters, Mrs. Minta Stover, Delaware, Ohio., Mrs. Sula Holley, Huntington, Mrs. Vina Kern, Hogsett, Mrs. Martha Stover, Ashton, Mrs. Annie Edmonds and Mrs. Mary Baker, Glenwood; three sons, Calvin Edmonds, Milton Route 4, Melvin and Dallas Edmonds, Glenwood; three brothers, Melvin and Walter Edmonds of Barboursville, Ed Edmonds of Glenwood, a sister, Mrs. Neva Young, Lancaster, Oh.; 26 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. |
| Edmonds Kathleen Meadows 1992 Point Pleasant Register – (Wed., December 23, 1992) Kathleen Edmonds, 77, of Ashton died Monday, December 21, 1992. She was the daughter of the late Leland Stanford and Mabel Smith Meadows. Edmonds was preceded in death by her husband, Sandford S. Edmonds and a son, James Edmonds. She attended Palestine Baptist Church. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Mabel Bennett of Georgia, Mrs. Margaret Pender of Ravenswood, W.Va., Mrs. Phyllis Parsons, Mrs. Lucille Cornell and Mrs. Jean Cornell, all of Ashton, and Mrs. Bonnie Lloyd of Teays Valley; and a four sons, Franklin Edmonds of Ashton, Woodrow Edmonds of Glenwood, Charles Edmonds of Milton and Paul Edmonds of Mt. Alto; three sisters, Mrs. Irene Keesee, Mrs. Evelena Chapman and Mrs. Violet Smith, all of Milton, one brother, Tison Meadows of Cleveland, Ohio; 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 24, 1992 at the Heck Funeral Home in Milton with pastor Mark Kilburn officiating. Friends may call tonight (Wednesday) from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Funeral Home. |
| Edmonds Mattie Holley 1963 Point Pleasant Register – (Friday, September 27, 1963) Mrs. Edmonds, 77, Glenwood, Dies Mrs. Mattie Jane Edmonds, 77, of Glenwood Route 1, died at her home Thursday morning after a brief illness. She was born in Mason County, September 23, 1886, a daughter of the late John and Estaline M. Holley. Her husband, Jeremiah Edmonds, died in August 1953. Survivors include; six daughters, Mrs. Linda Stover of Delaware, Ohio, Mrs. Sula Holley of Huntington, Mrs. Vina Kern of Dover, Fla., Mrs. Martha Stover of Ashland and Mrs. Anna Edmonds and Mrs. Marie Barker of Glenwood; three sons, Calvin of Milton, Dallas and Melvin Edmonds both of Glenwood; and three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Barley of Huntington, Mrs. Maude Edmonds and Mrs. Mabel Ashworth both of Ashland; three brothers, Sardine Holley of Milton, Ela Holley of Huntington and Sam Holley of Ashton, 31 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. The body is at Heck Funeral Home in Milton. Burial was at Meadows Cemetery, Mason County, West Virginia. |
| Edmonds Newell F 1962 Point Pleasant Register – (Saturday, October 20, 1962) Newell Franklin Edmonds, 66, a longtime resident of Glenwood, died Friday afternoon in Pleasant Valley Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired employee of the H.K. Porter Company Connor Steel Division in Huntington. Mr. Edmonds was born April 5, 1896, the son of the late Esom and Elizabeth Smith Edmonds. Survivors include, his wife, Mrs. Malissa Jordan Edmonds of Fraziers Bottom, five sons, Robert, Lewie and Herbert Edmonds, all of Fraziers Bottom, John and Gary Edmonds of Glenwood; three daughters, Mrs. Van Wright of Pliny, Mrs. Robert Criner of Baltimore, Md., and Dorothy Edmonds, at home. Also surviving are two brothers, Riley Edmonds of Huntington, and Ben Edmonds of Columbus, and two sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Black of Glenwood and Mrs. Nevada Smith of Milton. The body is at the Heck Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. at Beech Grove Methodist Church on Glenwood Rt. 1, with the Rev. Virgil Belville officiating. Interment will be in Pete Meadows Cemetery, Glenwood Rt. 1, under direction of the Heck Funeral Home. |
| Edmonds Walter W 1987 Point Pleasant Register – (Saturday, January 31, 1987) Walter W. Edmonds, 70, 200 Second St., Point Pleasant, died Saturday, January 30, 1987, in Pleasant Valley Hospital after a long illness. Born December 7, 1916, at Glenwood, he was the son of the late Nimrod Edmonds and Maude Holley Edmonds. He attended Faith Gospel Missionary Church in Glenwood, was a construction worker and a member of the AFL-CIO labor union. Surviving are his wife, Delphia Qualls Edmonds; one son, Wendell Wesley Edmonds of Ashton; three step daughters, Rosa Fuller, Wiladena N. Pinkerman and Madeline Pinkerman, all of Huntington; three sisters, Naomi Gue of San Pedro, Calif., Myrtle Holley of Huntington and Evelyn Lefford of Illinois; two brothers, Wendell Edmonds of Ashton and Charles Edwards of Glenwood; and five step grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Willcoxen Funeral Home with the Rev. Sam Egnor officiating. Burial will follow in Pete Meadows Cemetery at Glenwood. Friends may call at the Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. |
| Edmunds Floyd B Jr 1991 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Sunday, April 07, 1991 FLOYD EDMUNDS JR, 64, of Chesapeake, Ohio, Route 2, went home to be with his Lord Saturday, April 6, 1991, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton, W.Va. by the Rev. Charles Christian. Burial will be in Bias Chapel Cemetery, near Milton. He was born Nov. 21, 1926, in Huntington, a son of the late Floyd and Lulu Williams Edmunds. He was a retired employee with Huntington Alloys, and was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army. Surviving are his wife, Juanita B. Edmunds; one brother, Mickey Edmunds of Milton; three half-sisters, Joan Webb of Logan, Willa Mae Ratcliff of Milton and Rosa Scarberry of Salt Rock, W.Va.; two half brothers, Richard Webb of Oklahoma, and William Webb of Ona, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Heck Funeral Home. |
| Edmunds Floyd B Sr 1954 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Wednesday, Dec. 05, 1954 FLOYD EDMONDS – Forty-nine years old of Milton Route 3, who died yesterday morning in a Huntington hospital, will be buried in the Bias Cemetery following funeral services at 2 P.M. tomorrow at the Bias Chapel with the Rev. Harold Jefferson officiating. Mr. Edmonds was a carpenter. Surviving include two sons, Floyd Edmonds Jr., of Lesage and Mickey Edmonds of Milton Route 3; one parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.R. Edmonds of Milton Route 3; one sister, Delcie Perry of Huntington, and three brothers, Shelby, Miles and Herbert Edmonds of Milton Route 3. The body will be taken to the residence at 4:30 P.M. today from the Heck Funeral Home at Milton. |
| Edwards Earl E 1994 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Thursday, September 22, 1994 EARL EDWARDS – Nov. 30, 1932 – Sept. 20, 1994 Ashland, Ky – Earl Emerson Edwards, 61, of Ashland died Tuesday at his home. The Proctorville native was born Nov. 30, 1932, the son of the late Bertram and Emma Gumm Edwards. He was the husband of Phyllis Huff Edwards, who survives. He was a shear helper at Armco Steel and was a U.S. Army Korean Conflict veteran. The funeral procession will leave Schneider Funeral Home in Chesapeake, Ohio, at 1:30 P.M. Friday for special graveside rites in McCormick Cemetery in Proctorville, Ohio, at 2 P.M., with the Rev. Charlie Love of Proctorville and minister Karl Huff of Winnesboro, La., officiating. Visitation will be from 6-9 P.M. today at the funeral home. He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers. Survivors, in addition to the wife, include one son, Timothy Edwards of Ashland; four daughters and sons-in-law, Sheila and Greg Huff and Shelly and Billy Rogers, all of Chesapeake, Lola and Steve Roberts of Ironton, Ohio, and Lora Irby and Steve Sullivan of Kenova, W.Va., 15 grandchildren; four brothers, Robert Edwards and James Edwards, both of Chesapeake, John Edwards of Wayne and Everett Edwards of Detroit, Mich.; and two sisters, Eloise Smith of Proctorville and Judy Warren of Huntington. Ashland Daily Independent – Thursday, September 22, 1994 EARL EDWARDS – 1932 – 1994 Earl Emerson Edwards, 61, of Ashland died Tuesday at his home. Mr. Edwards was born Nov. 30, 1932, at Proctorville, a son of the late Bertram and Emma Gumm Edwards. He was a shear helper at Armco Steel and was a U.S. Army Korean Conflict veteran. Surviving are his wife, Phyllis Huff Edwards; a son, Timothy Edwards of Ashland; four daughters Mrs. Greg (Sheila) Huff and Mrs. Billy (Shelly) Rogers, both of Chesapeake, Ohio, Mrs. Steve (Lola) Roberts of Ironton, Ohio, and Steve (Lora) Irby of Kenova, W.Va., four brothers, Robert Edwards and James Edwards, both of Chesapeake, John Edwards of Wayne, W.Va. and Everett Edwards of Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Eloise Smith of Proctorville and Judy Warren of Huntington: and 15 grandchildren; The funeral will be conducted at 1 P.M. Friday at Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake by Rev. Charlie Love Karl Huff. Burial will be in McCormick Cemetery at Proctorville. Friends may call from 6-9 P.M. today at the funeral home. |
| Edwards Easter Click 2004 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, Mar 04, 2004) EASTER MARIE EDWARDS, 89, of Forestdale, widow of George Edwards, died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. Funeral noon Friday, Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton; burial in Zoar Cemetery. Visitation two hours before service. Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, Mar 04, 2004) Easter Edwards – April 23, 1914 – March 3, 2004 Forestdale – Easter Marie Edwards, 89, of Forestdale died Wednesday at a local health center. The Halderman, Ky, native was born April 23, 1914, the daughter of the late Charles and Lilly Boyd Click. She was the wife of the late George Edwards. She was a homemaker and a member of the Community Baptist Church. She attended Cole Grove schools. She also was preceded in death by two daughters, Sharon Mays and Patricia Edwards; four brothers, Bert Click, Les Click, Homer Click and David Click; and three sisters, Goldie Carpenter, Stella McClure and Bonnie Sublett. Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Sheila and Keith Mootz of Kitts Hill and Karen Mays of South Point; one son, Charles Edwards of Forestdale; 12 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild; and two brothers, Charles Click of Cole Grove and Lonnie Click of Ironton. Funeral will be noon Friday at Philips Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mark Fields officiating. Burial will be in Zoar Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 AM Friday at the funeral home. |
| Edwards George A 1985 Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, July 3, 1985) George A. Edwards – George A. Edwards, 73, of Route 1, Ironton died Tuesday at the Lawrence County General Hospital. He was born July 24, 1911, in Lawrence County, a son of the late John Charles and Estella Leighty Edwards. He was a graduate of Dawson-Bryant High School and Rio Grande College. He was a retired teacher in Perry Township and worked at the Willow Run Bomber Plant. He retired in 1976 from the Southern California Chemical Company in Ironton. He attended the Centenary United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Easter Click Edwards whom he married in 1934; four daughters, Patricia Ann Edwards of Route 1, Ironton, Sheila Mootz of Route 1, Kitts Hill, Sharon Mays of Little Ice Creek Road and Karen Mays of Route 1, South Point; and one son, Charles Edward of Ironton, and 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Charles Edwards of Xenia, Ohio; one sister, Laura Kramer of Ironton. He was preceded in death by one brother, Wayne Edwards. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM Friday at Philips Funeral Home by the Rev. Jennings Deeds. Burial will be in Zoar Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. |
| Elkins Alex – 1974 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, December 10, 1974) Alex Elkins, 90, Sandusky Rd., South Point, a retired farmer, died Monday at his residence. He was born in Lawrence County, son of the late Frank and Hannah Ellis Elkins. Surviving are the widow, Rebecca Snyder Elkins; two daughters, Mrs. Samuel (Gertrude) Hall and Mrs. Queen Byrd of South Point; a foster daughter, Mrs. Pauline Freeman of South Point; two sons, Lawrence of Washington Court House and Rev. Gleo Elkins of South Point; a stepson, Floyd Bridgeman of Crown City; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Viola Lester of Vinton, Ohio; 35 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Schneider Funeral Home. Rev. Orville Carrico officiating with burial in Union Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today. |
| Elkins Anise Hardy 1964 Huntington, WV – Herald Dispatch – 26 Dec 1964 Mrs. Anise Hardy Elkins – 67 year old, 210 Susan Street, Proctorville, Ohio, who died Thursday, will be buried in the Getaway Cemetery following funeral services tomorrow at 2 P.M. at the Getaway Methodist Church conducted by the Rev Raymond Bragg and the Rev Orville Carrico. The body was taken from the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake, Ohio, yesterday to the residence, where friends may call until the hour of services. |
| Elkins Isaac Franklin 1996 Herald-Dispatch – Saturday, May 4, 1996 Franklin Elkins, 76, of Proctorville died Thursday at St. Mary’s Hospital. He was a retired welder. Survivors include two daughters, Patsy King of Michigan, and Dorothy Esther of Waukegan, Ill. Steve Lauer Funeral Home, Concord, Mich. is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, is in charge of local arrangements. IRONTON TRIBUNE – Sunday, May 5, 1996 FRANKLIN ELKINS Oct. 13 (30), 1919-May 2, 1996 PROCTORVILLE – Franklin Elkins, 76, of Proctorville died Thursday at St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. The Proctorville native was born October 30, 1919, the son of the late Richard and Eva Halleck Elkins. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include two daughters, Patsy King of Eaton Rapids, Mich., and Dorothy Esther of Waukegan, Ill. Graveside services will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Concord, Mich. Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, is in charge of arrangements. |
| Elkins James C 1953 Huntington Herald Dispatch – Saturday, June 13, 1953 JAMES C. ELKINS – Sixty years old, of Proctorville, died at 12:40 p.m. yesterday at his home after a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Getaway, O., Methodist Church by the Rev. David Click and the Rev. Robert Whitley. Burial will be in the Getaway Cemetery. Mr. Elkins was born July 22, 1892, at Getaway, a son of the late Frank and Anna Ellis Elkins. He was veteran of World War I, and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include the widow Mrs. Anise Elkins; six daughters, Mrs. Lilly Stapleton and Mrs. Helen Smith of Proctorville, Mrs. Martha Pine and Mrs. Ana Halleck of Chesapeake, Mrs. Emogene Sheppard of Huntington, and Miss Marjorie Elkins at home; one son, Corbet Elkins of Proctorville; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Leffingwell of South Point and Mrs. Liza McMasters of Chesapeake; one brother Alex Elkins of Chesapeake, and 23 grandchildren. One daughter, Dorothy Elkins, preceded him in death. The body will be taken to the residence at 2 p.m. today from the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake. |
| Elkins Rebecca Snyder 1975 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, October 28, 1975) Mrs. Rebecca Jane Elkins, 94, of South Point, died Monday in a Huntington Hospital. She is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Sophronia Chinn Snyder. Allen Elkins, her husband, preceded her in death, December 1974. Survivors include three sons, Floyd Richmond of Crown City; Lawrence Elkins of Washington Court House; Rev. Gleo Elkins of South Point. Three sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Hall and Mrs. Queen Byrd, both of South Point; and Mrs. Pauline Freeman of Wilpon, Iowa. Also surviving are 33 grandchildren, 79 great-grandchildren, 17 great great grandchildren: and one sister, Mrs. Nellie Pemberton Baker of South Point. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 2 p.m. at Schneider Funeral. Rev. Orville Carrico will officiate. Burial will be at Union Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday. |
| Elkins Richard 1928 Ironton Tribune – (Saturday, March 30, 1928) Richard Elkins, H. 45 years died Thursday at 3 PM at the home of Mrs. Fred McMaster of Bradrick, after a brief illness with pneumonia. His body was prepared for burial by Undertaker Schneider and was taken to the home of his father Frank Elkins on McKinney Creek. Funeral services will be held at the Getaway M.E. Church Saturday at (2) p.m. with Rev. McKnight of Coal Grove in charge. Burial will be made in Getaway Cemetery. Mr. Elkins’ wife preceded him in death two years ago. He is survived by one son, Isaac, age 8 years, his father and four brothers and three sisters, John, Alec and James of Chesapeake, Charles of North Kenova, Mrs. Fred McMaster of Bradrick, Mrs. Henry Bays of Buffalo and Mrs. James Leffingwell of Chesapeake. |
| Ellcessor Bessie Massie 1988 IRONTON TRIBUNE – Tuesday, April 19, 1988 Bessie Garnet Ellcessor, 84, of 42 Grape Street, Gallipolis, died Saturday at Scenic Hills Nursing Center. She was born April 29, 1903, in Lecta, daughter of the late Perry and Elzena Myers Massie. Survivors include her husband, Rufus Ellcessor, to whom she was married Sept. 25, 1926, in Gallipolis; five grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son Deryl Ellcessor, in 1984; two brothers; and one sister. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and a former member of the Abagail Circle and Business Professional Women. Funeral services are Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home, Gallipolis, by the Rev. Joe Hesner. Burial will be in Ohio Valley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Ellcessor California Dillon 1960 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, January 17, 1960) Mrs. Robert (Callie, California) (Dillon) Ellcessor, 88, of Wilgus, died at 8 PM Saturday in General Hospital. Mrs. Ellcessor was born in Scottown, June 27, 1871, a daughter of the late Greer and Hanna Corn Dillon. She married Robert Ellcessor and he preceded her in death in 1955. Mrs. Dillon spent all her life in the Greasy Ridge-Wilgus area; she was a member of the Big Springs Baptist Church congregation. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Althea Roach, Coal Grove; Mrs. Jessie Burcham, Springfield, Ohio; Mrs. Hattie Darling and Mrs. Molly Darling, both of Wilgus; three sons, Lester, Springfield, Ohio; Harlow of Willow Wood, Orlyn, at home; a brother, Elza Dillon of New Castle, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. The body is at Philips Funeral Home; arrangements are incomplete. |
| Ellcessor Chloe Morris 1975 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, June 22, 1975) Mrs. Roy Ellcessor Mrs. Chloe Ellcessor, 76, of Rt. 2, Proctorville, died Friday night at her residence. Born at Dobbston, she was a daughter of the late W.C. and Catherine Rhanor Morris. Surviving are her husband, Roy; one son; Mack, of Northville, Mich.; three daughters, Mrs. Lois Adkins and Mrs. Donald (Darlene) Clark of Proctorville, Mrs. Orlyn (Jewell) Hineman of Scottown; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three sisters, Inez Willis and Olive Corn of Huntington, Pearl Dennison of Willow Wood. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Hall Funeral Home with Rev. Clifford Suiter officiating. Interment will be in Perkins Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 tonight. |
| Ellcessor Deryl E 1984 Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel – (Sunday, Oct. 28, 1984) Gallipolis – Deryl E. Ellcessor, 57, 221 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, died early Saturday at Holzer Medical Center following a brief illness. Born June 1, 1927, in Lawrence County, son of Rufus and Bess Massey Ellcessor of Gallipolis, he was an electrician at Gallipolis Development Center and a member of Grace United Methodist Church and Gallipolis Elks Lodge 107. Also surviving are his first wife from a previous marriage, Florence Boster Ellcessor of Gallipolis; his second wife, Barbara Ann Ellcessor, whom he married June 27, 1980, at Perrysburg, Va.; two sons, Mark and Chris both of Gallipolis; three daughters, Mrs. Tim (Ginger) Hemsworth of Cincinnati and Mrs. Tom (Kimberly) Greene and June Ellcessor, both of Gallipolis; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Tuesday at Willis Funeral Home with Rev. George Wolfbrand officiating. Burial will be in the Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends make call at the Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM Monday. Pallbearers will be Thomas Greene, Tim Hemsworth, Thomas Belville, Robert Thomas, Robert Shaver and Paul Shoemaker. |
| Ellcessor Edward E 1989 IRONTON TRIBUNE – (Thursday, January 26, 1989) Edward E. Ellcessor, 78, of Forest, died Wednesday at his residence. He was born Sept. 27, 1910, in Lawrence County, son of the late Max M. Ellcessor and Maggie Null Ellcessor. He was preceded in death on April 19, 1975, by his first wife, Inez J. Danford, to whom he was married Jan. 2, 1932. Survivors include his wife, Elsie Burton, to whom he was married April 11, 1981; four sons, Lee Ellcessor, Lloyd Ellcessor, Larry Ellcessor, Louis Ellcessor and Lindsay Ellcessor, all of Forest; four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Pat) Farmer, Mrs. Wilbur (Hattie) Bacon and Linda Ellcessor, all of Forest, and Mrs. Stanley (Brenda) Howell of Wurton; 27 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; one brother, Rufus Ellcessor of Gallipolis; and one sister, Mrs. Charles (Francis) Saunders of Ironton. Funeral services are Friday at 2 p.m. at Shields Funeral Home, Forest, by the Rev. James Fletcher. Burial will be in Houston Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Ellcessor Florence Boster 2006 Gallipolis Daily Independent – (Tuesday, March 21, 2006) Florence G. ‘Tootie’ Ellcessor, 77, of Gallipolis, died Monday morning, March 20, 2006, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. She was born July 3, 1928, in Gallia County, daughter of the late Ralph Charles and Shirley Edith Danner Boster. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Bellville. Tootie retired as the Director of Nutritional Services at Holzer Medical Center. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Elizabeth Circle and helped with the meals that the church women prepared. She also volunteered her time at Our House and at the University of Rio Grande. She is survived by five children, Marc (Sandy) Ellcessor of Williamsport, Ohio, Ginger (Tim) Hemsworth of Cincinnati, Kim (Rick) Butcher of Gallipolis, June (Ty) Somerville of Point Pleasant, W.Va. and Chris Ellcessor of Gallipolis; and six grandchildren, Erin and Jill Hemsworth, Adam and MacKenzie Greene and Taylor and Alex Somerville. She was also survived by a host of dear friends. Services will be 3:30 pm Thursday, March 23, 2006, at Grace United Methodist Church, with pastor Doug Stockton officiating. Interment will follow at the Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2006, and at the church on Thursday, one hour prior to services. Memorial contributions can be made to Grace United Methodist Church in her memory. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Beaver, Ty Somerville, Tim Hemsworth, Tom Woodrum, Adam Greene and Chris Rathburn. Honorary pallbearers will be Noel Massey, Bill Joe Johnson and Bob Thomas. To send condolences please visit us at www.timeformemory.com/whw |
| Ellcessor Harlow Jr 1981 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, May 14, 1981) Harlow Ellcessor Jr. Harlow Ellcessor Jr., 53, of Scottown, died Wednesday evening in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington. He was born January 23, 1928 in Lawrence County, a son of the late Harlow Sr. and Mary Holschuh Ellcessor. He was a member of Waterloo Masonic Lodge No. 532 and was employed as a machinist at Null’s Machine Shop in Huntington. Survivors include his wife, Almo Wade Ellcessor; one daughter, Mrs. Russell (Fran) Smith of Pedro; and four grandchildren, Darla, Shawna, Jamie and Joe Smith. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, by the Rev. Orville Carrico. Burial will be in Perkins Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday; Masonic services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. by the Waterloo Lodge. |
| Ellcessor Harlow M 1965 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, May 16, 1965) Harlow Ellcessor, 62, of Willow Wood, died at Friday at his residence. The retired farmer and dairyman were born in Lawrence County, October 24, 1902, son of the late Robert A. and Callie Dillon Ellcessor. He was a member of Windsor Grange. Surviving are his wife Mary Holschuh; one son, Harlow Jr. of Willow Wood; two grandchildren; two brothers, Lester of Willow Wood in Orlyn of Springfield, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Albert (Althea) Nash of Coal Grove, Mrs. Austin (Jessie) Burcham of Springfield, Mrs. W. (William) E. (Hattie) Darling and Mrs. J. (Jess) H. (Mollie) Darling of Willow Wood. Funeral services will be today at 2 PM (EST) in Perkins Ridge Baptist Church, of which he was a member. Rev. Clifford Suiter officiating with burial in Perkins Ridge Cemetery. Friends make call at Schneider Funeral Home. |
| Ellcessor John F 1964 Ironton Tribune – (Friday, Nov. 27, 1964) John F. Ellcessor, 94, warmly of Lawrence County, died Wednesday at 6 PM at the residence of a daughter, Mrs. Nettie (Cash) Harmon of Gahanna, Ohio. Mr. Ellcessor was born in Lawrence County born February 24, 1870, a son of the late Rufus and Jane Sampson Ellcessor. He operated a farm at Rappsburg several years ago and for a time owned and operated general stores at Polkadotte and Rappsburg. His wife, Ella Ellcessor, died in 1943. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Harmon are another daughter, Mrs. Pauline Thompson of Proctorville; three sons, Roy of Proctorville and Ronald and J.A. (Gus) Ellcesser of Gahanna, 17 grandchildren; several great and great-great-grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Sarah (Cyrus) Harmon, Mrs. Otis (Naomi) McMahon and Mrs. William (Carrie) Kingery of Rappsburg, Mrs. Adolph (Barbara) Shaffer of Ironton and Mrs. J.C. (James & Hattie) Null of Huntington. A son, Carl Ellcessor, and automobile dealer in Lawrence County and Huntington, died in 1956. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 PM at Hall Funeral Home. Rev. O.V. Holderby and Rev. W. E. Bowen officiating. Interment will be in Rome Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home after 2 PM Saturday. |
| Ellcessor Leroy F 1988 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, Sept. 18, 1988) Leroy F. Ellcessor – Leroy F. Ellcessor, 91, of Proctorville, died Saturday at the V.A. Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va. (Wayne County). He was born February 18, 1897, in Lawrence County, a son of the late John F. and Ella J. McComas Ellcessor He was a retired carpenter and Army veteran of World War I. He was a member of the Old Lawrence Chapel Church, Lawrence County Agricultural Society Director for 25 years, a member of the Buckeye Grange and the Lawrence Fox Hunters Association. He was preceded in death by his wife, Chloe Morris Ellcessor; a sister, Nettie Harmon; and three brothers, Ronald, Carl and Augustine Ellcessor. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Don (Darlene) Clark, Mrs. E.E. (Lois) Everhart, both of Proctorville, and Mrs. Orlyn (Jewell) Hineman of Bidwell, Ohio; one son and daughter-in-law, Mack M. and Gilene Ellcessor of Northville, Mich.; one sister, Pauline Thompson of Proctorville; a grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services are 2 PM Monday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, by the Rev. Charles Christian. Burial will be in Perkins Ridge Cemetery, Scottown. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Funeral Home. |
| Ellcessor Lester D 2002 Bellefontaine Examiner – (Tuesday, October 22, 2002) Lester D. Ellcessor, 91, of Bellefontaine and formerly of Springfield, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2002, at the Green Hills Care Center, West Liberty. Born May 17, 1911, in Lawrence County, he was a son of Robert and California Jane Dillon Ellcessor. A member of the Springfield Calvary Baptist Church, he retired from International Harvester after 39 years of service and also as a member of United Auto Workers Local 402. Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Opal B. Bennett Ellcessor of Bellefontaine; one son and daughter-in-law, Lester Leon and Shirley of Bellefontaine; one daughter and son-in-law, Jeanine and Robert Mattheld of Bellefontaine; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Gary Ellcessor; two brothers, Harlow and Orlyn L. Ellcessor; and four sisters, Molly and Hattie Darling, Althea Mash and Jessie Burcham. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Richards, Raff and Dunbar Memorial Home, Springfield, where funeral services begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday with pastor Ed Dungan officiating. Entombment follows in Rose Hill Burial Park. |
| Ellcessor Marie Holschuh 1968 Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, Jan. 18, 1968) Mrs. Marie Ellcessor – 2 p.m. Friday at Perkins Ridge Baptist Church. Rev. Clifford Suiter officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Schneider Funeral Home after tonight. |
| Ellcessor Robert A 1955 IRONTON TRIBUNE – August 23, 1955 Robert A. Ellcessor, 82, former Wilgus postmaster, farmer and merchant, died Sunday at 11:40 p.m. in the General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born April 10, 1873 at Greasy Ridge, son of the late Rufus and Jane Sampson Ellcessor. All of his life was spent in the Greasy Ridge, Wilgus areas. He formerly operated a general store and served as postmaster at Wilgus for many years. In 1896 he was united in marriage to Cally Dillon. Mr. Ellcessor was a member of the Lawrence Chapel Methodist Church, Wilgus Grange and Willow Wood J. O. U. A. M. Surviving are the wife, Callie Ellcessor; the following children, Mrs. Herschal Roach, Coal Grove, Mrs. Austin Burcham and Lester Ellcessor, both of Springfield, O., Harlow Ellcessor, Willow Wood, Mrs. William Darling and Mrs. Jesse Darling, both of Wilgus and Orlyn Ellcessor at home; three brothers, John Ellcessor, Proctorville, Max Ellcessor, Huntington and Otis Ellcessor, Muncie, Ind.; six sisters, Mrs. Sarah Harmon, Rappsburg, Mrs. Rita Shafer and Mrs. Barbara Shafer both of Harrington, Mrs. Naomi McMahon, Greasy Ridge, Mrs. Hattie Null, Proctorville and Mrs. Carrie Kingery, Rappsburg. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Perkins Ridge Church with the Rev. Carl E. Hicks and the Rev. Isaac Stacey officiating. Burial will be in Perkins Ridge Cemetery with Phillips Funeral directors in charge. The body will be at the residence of a daughter, Mrs. William Darling, Wilgus, where friends may call after noon Tuesday. |
| Ellcessor Robert O 1967 Springfield News Sun – (Sunday, May 14, 1967) Man found dead; medical test being completed Robert Orlyn (Doc) Ellcessor, of 514 S. Wittenberg Ave., was discovered dead in his residence at 10:20 AM Saturday. Mr. Ellcessor had reportedly been in failing health for several years, the cause of death has not been determined and a postmortem examination is to be completed Monday, according to Clark County Coroner George P. Anderson. He was born in Lawrence County Ohio, April 9, 1915, a son of Robert and Callie Dillon Ellcessor, and had resided in Springfield for the past 25 years. Survivors include one son, John Robert Ellcessor of Youngstown, and one brother, Lester Ellcessor of Springfield: four sisters, Mrs. Althea Nash of Coal Grove, Ohio, Mrs. Jessie Burcham of Springfield, Mrs. Hattie Darling and Mrs. Molly Darling, both of Willow Wood, Ohio. His body was taken to Richards Memorial Home. |
| Ellcessor Ronald A 1965 Springfield News Sun – (Monday, May 15, 1967) Funeral services for Robert Orlyn Ellcessor, 52, of 514 S. Wittenberg Ave., will be at 2 PM Wednesday in Perkins Ridge Baptist Church in Lawrence County, Ohio. Burial will be in Perkins Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Ellcessor was found dead in his residence at 10:20 AM Saturday. He had been an ill health for several years and died of natural causes, according to Clark County Coroner, George P. Anderson. Friends may call at Richards Memorial Home from 4 to 9 PM Tuesday. Columbus Dispatch – (Thursday, October 21, 1965) Ronald (Al) Ellcessor, age 63, 132 Shull Ave., Gahanna, Wednesday. Son of the late John and Helen McComas Ellcessor. Survived by two brothers, Roy of Proctorville, Ohio: John (Gus) of Gahanna, two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Harmon of Gahanna, Mrs. Pauline Thompson of Proctorville, Ohio. Salesman for the Gahanna Auto Sales. Friends may call at the Margarum and Son Funeral Home, Gahanna, Thursday 7 to 9 p.m., Friday to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., where service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday. Graveside service, 3 p.m. Saturday, Rome Cemetery, Lawrence County. Wheeling, W.Va. papers please copy. |
| Ellcessor Rufus B 1990 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, July 24, 1990) Rufus B. Ellcessor, 85, of 42 Grape St., Gallipolis, OH, died Sunday in Holzer Medical Center. He was a retired maintenance foreman at Foote Mineral. Surviving are one grandson, Mark Ellcessor of Gallipolis, Ohio: and four grandchildren, Chris Ellcessor, Kim Green, both of Gallipolis, Ohio, Ginger Hemsworth of Cincinnati, Ohio, and June Ellcessor of Point Pleasant, WV. Funeral 1 PM Thursday at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Ohio; burial in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens, Gallia County, Ohio. Friends may call from 5 to 9 PM Wednesday at the Funeral Home. |
| Elliott Dorcas Hite 2000 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, Sep 12, 2000) DORCAS “NANA” HITE ELLIOTT, 78, widow of Paul J. Elliott, died Saturday at home. She retired from the West Virginia Department of Highways as payroll and personnel clerk. Survivors include one daughter, Paula Jean Slone of Barboursville; a grandson she helped raise, Matthew Elliott Mayse of Huntington; and one brother, the Rev. Donald W. Walker of Huntington. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at 20th Street Baptist Church; burial in Spring Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Contributions may be made to The Arthritis Foundation. Chapman’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. |
| Ellis Audrey Rice 1982 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, April 18, 1982) Audrey L. Rice Ellis – Mrs. Aubrey L. Rice Ellis, 74, of Chesapeake, died Friday evening in Pulley Care Center, South Point, following an extended illness. She was born May 30, 1907 in Lawrence County, a daughter of the late Nathan Franklin and Ada Rowe Rice. She was a retired operator with the Reliance Dress Factory, Huntington, and was a member of the Abundant Life Baptist Church. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Bernard (Garnet) Willis of Jackson, Ohio, Mrs. Nora Lawter of Zanesville, Ohio, and Mrs. Mildred Peck of Christopher, ILL.; and two brothers, Bill and Leonard Rice, both of Chesapeake. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM Monday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, by the Rev. Raymond Bragg. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Friends make call at the Funeral Home from 5 to 9 PM today. |
| Ellis Charles – 1971 Columbus Dispatch – (Tuesday, March 9, 1971) Charles Ellis, age 81, of 1343 Northridge Rd., Sunday, University Hospital. Member of Church of Christ. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Vernia) Gall, Columbus, Mrs. Bud (Velva) Nibert, Grove City, Mrs. Ed (Edith) Flora, Miami, Fla.; sons, Ivan O. Delaware, Ohio, Charles L. Ellis, Dublin, Ohio; 19 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Ollie Graham and Mrs. Maggie Galloway, Proctorville, Ohio, Mrs. Grace Ridgeway and Miss Lulla Ellis, Fort Myers, Fla.; Mrs. Etta Duffy and Mrs. Effie Duckworth, Calif.; brother, Grover Ellis, Marysville, Ohio, Chester Ellis, Huntington, W.Va. Funeral service Wednesday 1:30 p.m. at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, 2657 Cleveland Ave., where friends may call Tuesday 2 to 9 p.m. Rev. Gene M. Carrell officiating. Interment Union Cemetery. |
| Ellis Ellsworth – 1970 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, April 19, 1970) Ellsworth Ellis, 91, of Chesapeake, died today at the home of a son, Woodrow Ellis, of Robinson Rd., Chesapeake, with whom he resided. Born in Lawrence County, he was a son of the late Leander and Louisiana Denison Ellis. He was a member of Missionary Baptist Church, Greasy Ridge, and a retired employee of the Agricultural Division of Allied Chemical Corp. His wife, Mary Ella Ferris Ellis, died in 1957. Surviving in addition to the son are four other sons, William and Fred of South Point, Harvey of Chesapeake, Albert of Huntington: four daughters, Mrs. Edith Riley of Proctorville, Mrs. Mildred Adkins and Mrs. Pauline Pemberton of Chesapeake, Mrs. Dorothy Guerrinni of Cleveland; one grandson reared in his home, Melford Smoot of Raleigh, N.C.; 21 other grandchildren; several great and great-great-grandchildren. The body is at Schneider Funeral Home. |
| Ellis Frederick M 1966 Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1966) A retired employee of the H.K. Porter Co. in Huntington, Frederick M. Ellis, 84, of Chesapeake, died at 1:10 a.m. today at his residence. Born in Lawrence County, he was the son of the late Leander and Louise Dennison Ellis. He was a member of Bethel Methodist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Harvey (Thelma) Ellis of Chesapeake; two brothers, John and Ellsworth Ellis of Chesapeake; a foster daughter, Mrs. Juanita Smith of Culloden, W.Va., five grandchildren. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. (DST) at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, with Rev. Dallas Reynolds and Rev. Clifford Allen officiating. Interment will be in Rome Cemetery. Friends make call at the Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Saturday. |
| Ellis Karen Walker 1994 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, May 10, 1994) Mrs. Karen Regina Walker Ellis, 53, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Sunday, May 8, 1994, at her residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ferrell Mortuary Chapel by the Rev. Donald W. Walker Jr. and the Rev. David G. Fairburn. Burial will be in Ridgelawn Memorial Park. She was born March 11, 1941 in Washington D.C., a daughter of Donald W. Walker Sr. of Ona and the late Thelma Hysell Walker. She was a medical secretary for Gary Ripley, M.D. of Huntington and was a member of First United Methodist Church and Single Point Ministries. She was preceded in death by sister, Gloria Jean Cupp. Additional survivors include two daughters, Lori Arbogast Spears of Proctorville, Ohio and Kim Arbogast Henry of Lesage, W.Va.; one, David Mark Arbogast of Huntington; one sister, Dorcas Elliott of Huntington; one brother, Donald W. Walker Jr. of Clarksville, Md.; and six grandchildren, April, Ashley, Mark and Paige Henry, Andrew Spears and Tyler Arbogast. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ferrill Mortuary. |
| Ellis Maxine Brammer 2005 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Aug 21, 2005) MAXINE ELLIS, 78, of Chesapeake, Ohio, wife of Denvil Ellis, went to be with her Lord on Friday August 19, 2005, in Heartland of Riverview while surrounded by her family. Funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday August 22, 2005, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio by Pastor Mark Roach. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio. Maxine was born June 24, 1927, in Chesapeake, daughter of the late Jessie and Iva Adkins Brammer. Maxine was also preceded in death by one sister, Betty Catalogna; and four brothers, Howard, Julian, Granville, and Donald Brammer. Maxine retired from American National Rubber and was a member of Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to her husband, Maxine leaves behind two daughters, Sandra and husband Tom Smith of Proctorville, and Brenda and Joe Barnett of Cincinnati, Ohio; five grandchildren, T.H. Smith of Jacksonville, Fla., Tammi Riley of Huntington, Tina Wilcoxon of Proctorville, Kristopher Barnett of Cincinnati, and Blair Budd of Cincinnati; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Max Brammer of Chesapeake; and special friend and co-worker, Sandy McCallister. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday August 21, 2005 at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 451 County Rd. 68, Chesapeake Ohio 45669. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall. |
| Ellis Violet Dunlap 1944 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, February 28, 1944) Mrs. Violet Ellis – Mrs. Violet Ellis, forty years old, wife of B.(Ben) Frank Ellis of Chesapeake, Route 1, who died at her home yesterday will be buried in Black Cemetery near Chesapeake following funeral services tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the Mount Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. Clifford Suiter officiating. Surviving in addition to the husband are a son, Ace Ellis at home; six daughters, Mrs. Garnet (Conley) Day, Mrs. Anna Lee Day and Mrs. Dorothy Johnson of Chesapeake, and Ester, Janet and Shelva Ellis, at home; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. (Robert and Mae) Dunlap of Point Pleasant, W.Va.; one sister, Mrs. Mona Morgan of Charleston, W.Va., and six brothers, Floyd, Robert, Virgil, Arthur, Jewell and W.E. Dunlap of Point Pleasant. The body will be taken to the residence today from the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake. |
| Ellis Wayne 1960 1963 Ironton Tribune – Friday, October 07, 1963 Wayne Ellis, 37, of Chesapeake, died suddenly Thursday at his home. He was the son of Mrs. Blanche Ellis, of Chesapeake, and the late Rev. John Ellis. He was a veteran of World War II. Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Betty; two sons, Walter and Eddie, both at home; one sister, Mrs. Geneva Nichols, of Detroit, Mich. Funeral services will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in Schneider Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today. |
| Estep Dwight O 2001 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, Jul 27, 2001) DWIGHT O. ESTEP, 57, of West Hamlin died Thursday at home. Survivors include two sons, Luster Roy Estep II and Shawn Jason Estep, both of West Hamlin: and a sister, Joyce Dillon of Florida. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday at McGhee-Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin; burial in Enon Cemetery, Salt Rock. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Estep Luster R 1988 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Saturday, December 3, 1988) Mr. Luster Roy Estep, 67, of West Hamlin, WV, died Thursday, December 1, 1988, in the Cleveland Clinic. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 AM Sunday at McGhee-Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin, by brother Joe Bentley. Burial will be in Enon Cemetery, Salt Rock, WV. He was a son of the late Wellman and Lulu Dailey Estep, and also was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Estep; and one son, Ronnie Estep. He was a retired coal miner. Surviving are two daughters, Joyce Dillon of Alliance, Ohio, and Linda Estep Craddock of Huntington; one son, Dwight Estep of West Hamlin; 10 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Friends make call from 6 to 9 PM Saturday at Mackey Handley Funeral Home. |
| Estep Ronnie G 1973 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, March 30, 1973) Ronnie Gerald Estep, 32, of West Hamlin, WV, husband of Willadeen Dial Estep, died Wednesday. Funeral 2 PM today at Koontz Funeral Home at Hamlin; burial in Enon Cemetery near Salt Rock, Wv. |
| Estep Willadeen Dial 2009 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, Mar 28, 2009) WILLADEEN ESTEP, 67, of West Hamlin died Friday at Huntington Hospice House. Funeral service 11 a.m. Monday, McGhee-Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin; burial at Dial Cemetery, Branchland. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. |
| Estes James W 1996 Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, May 23, 1996) James Estes September 9, 1919 – May 20, 1996 James W. Estes, 76, of Ironton died Monday at River Valley Health System. The Ironton native was born September 10, 1919, the son of the late James J. Estes and Laura Felty Estes. He was the husband of Verna D. Brammer Estes, who survives. He was a World War II Army veteran and a retired laborer for the Street Department of the city of Ironton. He attended Ironton schools and lived in the Ironton area all his life. He was a member of the VFW Post 8850. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two daughters and sons in law, Penny and Dan Horn of Orlando, Fla., and Lisa Shope of Ironton; a son, James D. Estes of Kitts Hill; two grandchildren; two sisters, Laura Corbin of Ironton and Janie Paulie of Hattiesburg, Pa.; and two brothers, Jack Estes and Bernard Estes, both of Toledo, (Ohio). Graveside service will be two p.m. Friday at Woodland Cemetery, with the Rev. James Cremeans officiating. Visitation will be at one p.m. Friday at the Phillips Funeral Home. Military graveside rites will be performed by VFW Post 8850. |
| Estes Verna Brammer 2004 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Wednesday, Dec 22, 2004) VERNA D. ESTES, 82, of Ironton, Ohio, widow of James W. Estes, died Tuesday at home. She was an employee of Henritte Corp. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Tracy Brammer Funeral Home, Ironton, burial in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation after 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. |
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