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.
Formatted by Brenda McClaskey Wilson Cook
| Raison Clarisa Chaney 1997 Ironton Tribune – (Saturday, January 18, 1997) Raison Anderson – Clarissa Irene (Chaney) Raison, 78, died January 16, 1997, at community Hospital after a brief illness. She was born December 15, 1918, in Anderson, and lived in Anderson all her life. She worked for Guide Division of General Motors during World War II. After the war, she was a homemaker. She loves spending time with her family and enjoy the simple things in life. She was a devoted wife and mother. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Meldrum Buck Raison; six grandchildren, John M. Raison, Lawrence ‘Larry’ Raison, and Carolyn Nash, all of Anderson, Mary Hallowell and Sandy Mason, both of Pendleton, and Freda Neff of Indianapolis; 12 grandchildren, Krista Hallowell, Dustin Tomlin, Cory Tomlin, Miranda Tomlin, Amy Jo Raison, Heather Raison, Tom Marshall, Tammy Ehrlich, Tina Louise Neff, Tom Raison, Wayne Raison and Penny Fleming; five great-grandchildren, Ricky L. Raisin, Malea Fleming, Sean Marshall, Matthew Neal and Kaleigh Jo Raison; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Eddie L. Raisin; daughter, Patricia Raison; two sisters, Helen Closser and Alberta Fosnot; and parents, Ed and Claudie (Chapel) Cheney. Services will be 1 PM Monday at Main Street Church of God, 4211 S. Main St., with the Rev. Glenn Skinner officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Robert B. Loose Funeral home, South Chapel, and one hour prior to service Monday at the church. |
| Raison Meldrum 1997 Anderson Herald Bulletin – (Friday, January 31, 1997) Raison Anderson – Meldrum ‘Buck’ Raison, 81, died January 29, 1897, at his home after an extended illness. He was born September 13, 1915, Anderson, and was a lifelong Anderson resident. He retired in 1974 from Emge Packing Company after 41 years of service. He was an avid fisherman and turtle hunter. He and his wife celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary as patients at Community Hospital, January 5, 1997. Survivors include six children, John M. Raison, Lawrence ‘Larry’ and Pat Raison, and Carolyn and Don Nash, all of Anderson, Mary and David Hallowell and Sandy and Frank Mason, all of Pendleton, and Freda and Dallas R. Neff of Indianapolis; three sisters, Margaret Thompson and Mary Belt, both of Anderson, and Bessie Kuhlmeier of Griffith; 12 grandchildren, Christa Hallowell, Dustin Tomlin, Cory Tomlin, Miranda Tomlin, Amy Jo Raison, Heather Raison, Tom Marshall, Tammy Ehrlich, Tina Louise Neff, Tom Raison, Wayne Raison, Penny Fleming; five great-grandchildren, Ricky L. Raison, Malea Fleming, Shane Marshall, Matthew Neal and Kaleigh Jo Raison; and several nieces and nephew. He was preceded in death by his wife Clarissa Irene (Chaney) Raison, January 16, 1997; son, Eddie L. Raison; daughter, Patricia Raison Jones; brother, John Lawrence Raison; half-brother, Wilford Alexander, half-sisters, Pauline Gibson and Mary Ashby. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Main Street Church of God with the Rev. Glenn Skinner officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Robert D. Loose Funeral home, South Chapel, and one hour prior to service Saturday at the church. |
| Rambacher Edward J 1965 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, April 25, 1965) Rambacher Edward J. Rambacher, 77, of 1807 S. 8th St., a retired carpenter, died Saturday at 7 am in Lawrence County General Hospital after a brief illness. He was admitted to the Hospital Friday. Mr. Rambacher was born May 26, 1887 in Ironton, son of the late Anthony and Cecelia Reiter Rambacher. On August 19, 1910 he was united in marriage to Emma Doerr. He was a carpenter by trade, retiring in 1950. Surviving are, the wife, Mrs. Emma Rambacher; two sons, Clyde Rambacher of Ironton and Carl Rambacher of Massillon, Ohio; a daughter, Mrs. Allen (Ellen) Nichols of Ironton; a sister, Mrs. James (Alma) Bruce of Canton, Ohio; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 pm at Phillips Funeral Home with Minister Glen Wheeler officiating. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home between the hours of 6 to 9 pm tonight and 6 to 9 pm on Monday. |
| Rambacher Emma Doerr 1966 Ironton Tribune – Tuesday, February 12, 1966 Rambacher Mrs. Emma D. Rambacher, 78, of 1807 S. 8th St., died at 8:20 am today at Lawrence County General Hospital. Mrs. Rambacher was a lifelong resident of Ironton, born on February 12, 1888, a daughter of the late Henry and Phoebe Stapleton Doerr. On August 19, 1910, she was united in marriage to Edward J. Rambacher, who died in April 1965. Surviving are two sons, Clyde Rambacher of Ironton and Carl Rambacher of Massillon, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Helen Nichols of Ironton; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Charles Ruggles of Ashland, Ky. The body is at Phillips Funeral Home where friends will be received after 6 pm Wednesday. Services will be conducted at the Funeral home on Thursday at 2 pm by Minister Glen Wheeler. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. |
| Rambacher Virginia Tabor 2002 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, Nov 12, 2002) Rambacher VIRGINIA O. RAMBACHER, 86, of Ironton, widow of Clyde A. Rambacher, died Sunday at home. She was a retired certified public accountant with C.A. Rambacher & Co. and a homemaker. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Central Christian Church, Ironton; burial in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Visitation after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements by Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton. Contributions may be made to Central Christian Church Memorial Fund. |
| Ramey Estella Brammer 1979 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Monday, December 3, 1979) Ramey Mrs. Estella C. Ramey, 85, of South Point, Route 4, wife of Frank B. Ramey, died yesterday in Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. She was the mother of Mrs. Leola Robertson of Bluff City , Tenn., Curtis H. White of Sarasota, Fla., and Herman F. White of South Point. Funeral 2 PM Wednesday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, burial in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, Wv. Friends may call after 6 PM Tuesday at the Funeral Home. Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, December 4, 1979) Mrs. Estella C. Ramey, 85, of South Point, Route 4, died Sunday, December 2, 1979, in Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM Wednesday, Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. Burial will be in Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. She was born July 4, 1895, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a daughter of the late W. Thomas and Nannie Booth Brammer. She was a member of the Burlington Baptist Church, a member of the Burlington Women’s Club of which she was a past president; a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Burlington Fire Department and a member of Teresa Chapter, No. 257, Order of the Eastern star. Survivors include the husband, Frank B. Ramey, one daughter and Mrs. Leola Robertson of Bluff City, Tenn.; two sons, Curtis H. White of Sarasota, Florida, and Herman F. White of South Point, Ohio; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen Layne of Jackson, Ohio; one stepson, Charles Ramey of Catlettsburg, Ky.; four sisters Mrs. Elizabeth Adams of Centralia, Ill., Mrs. Ora Moore of Cheshire, Ohio, and Mrs. Dessie Moore of Crown City, Ohio, and Mrs. Verna Stewart of Huntington; one brother, Oliver Brammer of Huntington, 14 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Friends may call after 6 PM Tuesday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. |
| Ransbottom Dorothy Hamlin 2000 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Jul 25, 2000) Ransbottom DOROTHY L. RANSBOTTOM, 64, of Chesapeake, widow of Kenneth L. Ransbottom, died Saturday in St. Mary’s Hospital. She was a homemaker and carrier for the Ironton Tribune. Survivors include one son, John Ransbottom of Chesapeake; two daughters, Kim Ransbottom and Karen Ransbottom, both of Chesapeake; and two sisters, Maxine Combs of Welcome, N.C., and Susie Lipps of Vermillion. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Schneider-Slack Funeral Home; burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Ransbottom Kenneth L 1998 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Saturday, December 19, 1998) Ransbottom Kenneth L. Ransbottom, 74, of Chesapeake, husband of Dorothy Ransbottom, died Thursday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Huntington, WV. Also surviving are one son, John Ransbottom of Chesapeake; two daughters, Kim Ransbottom and Karen Ransbottom, both of Chesapeake; six sisters, Dorothy Perdue, Francis Millihan and Ann Brunsen, all of Huntington, Sue Tawney of Denver, Donna Hammond of Chesapeake, and Carolyn Sawyer of Florence, Ky.; three brothers, John Ransbottom, Herman Ransbottom and Larry Ransbottom, all of Huntington, WV. Funeral 1 PM Monday at Schneider-Slack Funeral Home; burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9 PM Sunday at the funeral home. |
| Ransbottom Sarah Hardy 2007 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, Jul 15, 2007) Ransbottom SARAH ELIZABETH RANSBOTTOM, 86, of Chesapeake, Ohio, went to be with her Lord and beloved “Tommy” on Friday, July 13, 2007, at Rivers Bend Health Care. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 16, 2007, at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Cremeans officiating. Burial will follow in Getaway Cemetery. Sarah was born October 25, 1920, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a daughter of the late Isaac William Hardy and Cora Baise Hardy. She was a member of Big Branch Church and a 1938 graduate of Chesapeake High School. She is survived by four sons, Jim (Betty) Ransbottom, Lowell (Barbara) Ransbottom, Randall (Andrea) Ransbottom and Dennis Ransbottom and his friend Stephanie; 10 grandchildren, Jim, Tommy, Brent, Sammy and Shelley all of Chesapeake, Todd of Proctorville, Ohio, Becky of Huntington, W.Va., Carrie and Chelsea, both of Kitts Hill, Ohio, and Kathy of Colorado; five great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Patty Hardy of Chesapeake; and one sister, Mary Cregut of Huntington. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake. The family would like to thank the caregivers and Hospice at River’s Bend for the excellent care Sarah received. The grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Condolences may be expressed at www.schneidergriffin.com. |
| Rapp James B 1961 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, May 28, 1961) James B. Rapp, Sr. Mr. Rapp, 53, of 1206 S. 8th, retired C and O yard brakeman, died at 3:30 am Saturday at his home after a three year illness. He was born in Rappsburg on August 19, 1907, son of the late Adolphus J. and Edith G. Massey Rapp. Mr. Rapp spent his entire life in Lawrence County and attended Lawrence County Schools in Ironton High School. He was united in marriage on July 19, 1927 in Circleville to Evelyn Lee Akers, who survives. Mr. Rapp was a member of First Baptist Church, Modern Woodmen of America, Deering Grange No. 2564, and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. He retired from C & O on September 1958, due to ill health. Surviving in addition to the wife, Evelyn are three children, James B. Rapp, Jr., Lowell D. Rapp and Mrs. Robert A. (Luree) Brown, all of Ironton; four grandchildren, Karen Luree Rapp, Ramona Gail Rapp, Paul Daniel Rapp and Heidi Christina Rapp, all of Ironton. And the following brothers and sisters, Dan C. Rapp and Mrs. Donald (Wellie) McConnell, both of Ironton, John Lowell Rapp of Athens, Ohio, Wilbur A. Rapp of California, Pa., Cosper M. Rapp of Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Dennis (Eloise) Ours of Winter Park, Fla., and Mrs. Karl (Margaret) Wentz of Miami, Fla.. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 pm at Baker Funeral Home, Rev. Clarence E. Corn and Rev. Robert Melton officiating with burial in Woodland Cemetery. Pallbearers will be; Garland Mowery, Alva Heaberling, Clyde Barnette, Thomas Smith, Graydon Lynd and James Workman. Friends may call at the funeral home. |
| Rapplod Evelyn Singer 1986 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Monday, Jan 01, 1968) Rappold Mrs. Evelyn Rappold, 83, formerly of 603 1/2 Fourth Ave., who died Saturday, will be buried in Ridgelawn Memorial Park following funeral services Tuesday at 1:30 pm at the Klingel Carpenter Mortuary with Evangelist Max Cleveland officiating. Survivors include a stepson, Charles L. Rappold of Orlando, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Sister Helen Frances of Divine Providence Convent in Indianapolis, Ind.; and three grandsons, including Charles D. Rappold of Huntington. Friends may call at the mortuary after 4 pm today |
| Reed Betty Stephens 1994 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, May 1, 1994) BETTY REED – June 20, 1927 – April 29, 1994 Chesapeake – Betty J. Reed, 66, of Chesapeake died Friday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. The Proctorville native was born June 20, 1927, the daughter of Stella Halleck Stephens Barry of Proctorville, who survives, and the late Ralph Stephens. She was the wife of James O. Reed of Chesapeake, who survives. She was a machine operator for the Perry-Norvell Shoe Co. for 35 years, a graduate of Windsor High School and a member of Rockwood Baptist Church. She also was preceded in death by one brother, Donald Ray Stephens. Other survivors, in addition to her husband, include three sisters, Mary ‘Midge’ Shephard of Hilliard, Selva Singer and Doris Sexton, both of Merritt Island, Fla., four brothers, Frank Stephens of Glendale, Ariz., Roger Stephens of Buckhannon, W.Va., and Ralph Stephens and Gary Stephens, both of Virginia Beach, Va. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at Schneider Funeral Home in Chesapeake, with Rev. Jerry Galloway officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial; Gardens in South Point. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Reed Birdy Huff 1971 Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, January 21, 1971) MRS. OWEN REED Mrs. Birdie Reed, 65, of Chesapeake, died this morning in Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Mrs. Reed was born in Lawrence County, a daughter of the late James and Roxie Cassidy Huff. Surviving are her husband, Owen Reed; a son, Jimmy of Chesapeake; two daughters, Mrs. Lahoma Graham of South Point and Mrs. Mary Smith of Chesapeake; two grandchildren; two brothers, Homer and Fred Huff of Chesapeake; one sister, Mrs. Lena Collins of Cleveland. The body is at Schneider Funeral Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home conducted by Rev. Clifford Suiter. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday. Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, January 22, 1971) MRS. OWEN REED Mrs. Birdie Reed, 65, of Chesapeake, died Thursday in a Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake by Rev. Clifford Suiter. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens at South Point, Ohio. Born April 30, 1905, in Lawrence County, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late James and Roxie Cassidy Huff. Survivors include the husband, Owen Reed of Chesapeake; two daughters, Mrs. Lahoma Graham of South Point and Mrs. Mary Smith of Chesapeake; (a son, Jimmy of Chesapeake); two brothers, Homer and Fred Huff of Chesapeake; one sister, Mrs. Lena Collins of Cleveland, Ohio, and two grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today. |
| Reed Elsie Roach 1958 Springfield Daily News – (Sunday, April 6, 1958) Mrs. Ralph W. Reed Mrs. Elsie Roach Reed, 56, of 224 Glenn Ave., died 12:10 pm Saturday in her home after several years of failing health. She was born March 8, 1902, in Wilgus, Lawrence County, Ohio, the daughter of John W. and Melva Robinson Roach, and held membership in the Fairview Baptist Church, Wilgus. She resided in Springfield 20 years. Survivors include her husband, Ralph W.; one son, Ralph (Bill) Reed of Springfield; one sister, Mrs. Pearl Haskins of Dayton and two brothers, Cecil of Ironton and J. Berkley of London, Ohio. Her body was taken to the Richards Memorial Home, where friends may call from 4 pm Sunday until Tuesday morning, when the body will be taken to the Brammer Funeral Home, Ironton, where services 2 pm Wednesday. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton. |
| Reed James I Sr 1963 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, November 18, 1963) JAMES I. REED J.I. REED OF CHESAPEAKE FATALLY SHOT Lawrence County Coroner Dr. Harry Nenni has ruled the death of James I. Reed, 65, of Chesapeake Rt. 1, Saturday was accidental. The victim’s body was found by officers and volunteers in the wooded area near his Tallow Hill Road home Saturday at 11 p.m. Sheriff Carl E. Roses deputies and Ohio State Highway Patrolman said Reed had been accidentally shot in the face with a double barrel shotgun while hunting Saturday. Reed’s wife notified authorities Saturday at 7 p.m. when her husband had failed to return from a hunting trip. He had left home Saturday at 2 p.m. and when he failed to return the law enforcement officers, members of Chesapeake Volunteer Fire Department and other volunteers began combing the area Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Mr. Reed was the son of the late William and Lula Plum Reed. He was a retired employee of a U.S. Engineers and a veteran of World War I and World War II. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Leona Reed; four sons, Dennis and William Reed at home; James Reed Jr., serving with U.S. Army in Germany, and George Reed of Huntington; three daughters, Mrs. Jean Miller, of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Betty Reed of Huntington and Mrs. Helen Fowler of Circleville, O.. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending word from the son who is stationed in Germany. Schneider Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral. |
| Reed James O 2009 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Wednesday, May 08, 2009) Reed JAMES OWEN REED, 82, of South Point, Ohio, passed from this life Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at the Hospice House of Huntington in Huntington, W.Va. Funeral service will be Saturday, May 9, 2009 at noon at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, Pastor Jerry Galloway officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio. Jim was born April 2, 1927, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a son of the late Owen James and Birdie Huff Reed. A veteran of the Korean conflict, he is survived by sisters Lahoma Graham of South Point, Ohio and Mary Smith of Chesapeake, Ohio. Friends may call one hour before the funeral at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed at www.schneidergriffin.com. |
| Reed Owen J 1974 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, Jan. 28, 1974) OWEN REED Owen James Reed, 72, of Chesapeake, retired employee of Perry-Norvell Shoe Co., died Saturday in a Huntington hospital. Services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Schneider Funeral Home with Rev. Clifford Suiter officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. The native of Lawrence County was a son of the late Frank and Nannie Henson Reed. His wife Birdie Huff Reed, died in 1971. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mary Smith of Chesapeake and Mrs. Lahoma Graham of South Point; a son, Jimmie of Chesapeake; two grandchildren; three sisters, Blanche Noble and Garnet Snyder of Chesapeake, Edith Ransbottom of South Point; two brothers, Raymond of Chesapeake and Carl of South Point. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. today. |
| Reed Ralph – 1974 Springfield Daily News – (Monday, December 08, 1975) Ralph Reed Services for Ralph Reed, 73, of 2150 Hillside Ave. will be held at 10 am Wednesday in the Richards Memorial Home. Friends may call there from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The body will then be taken to Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton, where friends may call Wednesday evening. Graveside services and burial will be Thursday in Woodland Cemetery at Ironton. Mr. Reed died Saturday in Mercy Medical Center following three weeks of illness. Contributions may be made to the Paramedic Heart Attack Fund. |
| Reynolds Alva A 1954 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Monday, June 28, 1954) C&O Vet dies at 61 Alva Alonzo Reynolds, 61, of 1226 Eighteenth Street, a retired employee of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. shops here, died yesterday in a Huntington hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Reger Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Kyle Dick. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Pallbearers will be J.R. Stout, Forrest H. Clonch, J.E. Grubb, Harry Martin, E.W. Charlton, Andy Edwards, Clarence Lemaster and J.B. McGinnis. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Nora Belcher Reynolds; four daughters, Mrs. John Ray of Youngstown, Oh., Mrs. Nettie Mae Douglas, Mrs. Mary Baker and Mrs. Betty Leap, all of Huntington; three sons, Kenneth, Donald and Howard Reynolds, all of Huntington; two step sons, Charles H. Lawson of Oakland, Calif., and William F. Lawson of Athens, Oh.; two brothers, Glen and Otis Reynolds, both of Huntington; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Starkey and Mrs. Teresa McGuire of Huntington. The body is at the Reger Funeral Home. |
| Reynolds Clemmie Sowards 1977 Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, February 10, 1977) Clemmie Elizabeth Reynolds Clemmie Elizabeth Reynolds, 85, of Rt. 2 Pedro, was dead on arrival Wednesday evening in Lawrence County General Hospital after an illness of one month. She was born July 22, 1891 in Lawrence County, daughter of the late Jackson and Eliza Bradley Sowards. She was a member of Greasy Ridge Church of Christ. On October 7, 1909 she was married to James H. Reynolds, who preceded her in death. Survivors include four children, Hazel Fradd of Kitts Hill, Verna Forbush of South Point, James Reynolds of Forest Dale, Robert Reynolds of Rt. 2 Pedro; one brother, Walter Sowards of South Point; 32 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. One son, Paul and one daughter Elizabeth preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home with Rev. Howard Kimble officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home. |
| Reynolds Elijah L 1956 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Saturday, August 11, 1956) Reynolds Elijah Lonzo (Lon) Reynolds – Eighty – six years old, 1052 Sixteenth Street, who died yesterday morning at his home, will be buried in Highland Cemetery following funeral services at 2:30 PM tomorrow at the Eighteenth Street Baptist Church with the Rev. Dick Kyle and the Rev. J.L. Midkiff officiating. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Nettie Reynolds; two sons, Otis and Glen Reynolds of Huntington; two daughters, Mrs. Doris Starkey of Huntington and Mrs. Teresa McGuire of Charleston; a brother, Robert Reynolds of Huntington, and 19 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. |
| Reynolds Harold S 1992 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, Feb 04, 1992) Reynolds Mr. Harold S. Reynolds, 78, of Huntington, W.Va., died Monday, February 3, 1992, at his residence after an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ferrell Mortuary Chapel, Huntington, by the Rev. Richard DeQuasie with graveside rites by members of Huntington Lodge 53, A.F. and A.M. Burial will be in Woodmere Memorial Park. He was born July 6, 1913, in Huntington, a son of the late Theodore and Leona Kidd Reynolds. He was a member of South Side United Methodist Church; and Order of Eastern Star Chapter 89. He was owner of Tru-Line Company and was a 32nd Degree Mason K.C.C.H., Huntington Scottish Rite Bodies. Surviving are his wife, Mildred Owens Reynolds; one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara Sue and C. Leonard Terlizzi of North Canton, Ohio; one son and daughter-in-law, Harold L. and Dortha Reynolds of Union, Ky.; three sisters, Lenora Burnett and Isabelle Dudding, both of Huntington and Kathleen Petri of Ohio; one brother, Robert Reynolds of Huntington; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the service time Wednesday at Farrell Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, donations are to be sent to South Side United Methodist Church. |
| Reynolds James H 1975 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, February 23, 1975) James Reynolds James H. Reynolds, 87, of Rt. 2, Pedro, died at 11:40 am Saturday at Lawrence County General Hospital where he had been a patient since Thursday. A retired farmer, he was born in Lawrence County and was a member of Oakland Chapel Church. He was a son of the late Winfield and Ellen Pinkerman Reynolds. Surviving are the widow, Clemmie Sowards Reynolds; five children, Elsie Jenkins and Hazel Fradd of Kitts Hill, Verna Forbush of South Point, James of forest Dale, Robert of route to Pedro; 31 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; one sister, Pearl Raines of Nashville, Tenn. The body is at Phillips Funeral Home. |
| Reynolds Mildred Owens 2003 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, Dec 12, 2003) Reynolds MILDRED LEE OWENS REYNOLDS, 87, passed away Dec. 8, 2003, in Danese, W.Va., at the home of a beloved friend, Millie Lewis. Mildred was born on January 13, 1916, to Samuel and Erie Owens. She had celebrated 56 years of marriage with the late Harold S. Reynolds, who preceded her in death in 1992. Mildred was an active PTA member at Simms Elementary School and enjoyed cooking as a hobby. She also served many leadership positions at the Southside United Methodist Church including a Sunday School Teacher and had served as president of the United Methodist Women’s Society. She was also an active member of Eastern Star Chapter 89. Mildred graduated from Huntington High School and was employed for many years at Blue Jay Inc., and White Way Laundry. She is survived by one son, Harold Lee and Dot Reynolds of Union, Ky.; one daughter, Barbara Sue and Leonard Terlizzi of North Canton, Ohio; one brother, Donald Owens; eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be conducted Saturday at noon at the Ferrell Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of the service Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Southside United Methodist Church. |
| Reynolds Nettie Davis 1969 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, April 17, 1969) Reynolds Rights Saturday, Mrs. Nettie Reynolds, 1050 16th St., who would have been 100 years old May 23, died Wednesday. Funeral services are to be held Saturday. Mrs. Nettie E. Reynolds, 99, of 1050 16th St., who died Wednesday in a Huntington hospital, will be buried in Highlawn Cemetery following funeral services Saturday at 1 pm at Chapman’s Mortuary with the Rev. James K. Poe officiating. Born May 23, 1869, at Milton, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Susan Wallace Davis. Her husband, Lon Reynolds, died in 1956. She was a member of the Eighteenth Street Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Teresa McGuire of Charleston and Mrs. Dora Starkey of Huntington; two sons, Otis and Glen Reynolds of Huntington; a sister, Mrs. Erie McAllister of Huntington; three half-sisters, Mrs. Lula Dirton of Huntington and Mrs. Essie Davis and Mrs. Maggie Wallace of Milton; two half brothers, Henry Davis of Barboursville and Hobert Davis of Milton, and 19 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and many great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the mortuary after 6 pm today. |
| Reynolds Nora Quessenbury 1972 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, June 11, 1972) Reynolds Mrs. Nora Ellen Reynolds, 79, of Huntington, died Saturday in a city hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Regel Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Rex Bartholomew. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Born in May, 1893, at Wytheville, Va., she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Quessenbury. Survivors include two sons, U.J. Reynolds of Huntington and Harry L. Reynolds of Nitro, (Wv); two daughters, Mrs. William Clark of Pulaski, Ky., and Miss Margaret Reynolds of Orange, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Porterfield and Mrs. Mollie Hall, both of Pulaski, Va. (Ky?), nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Monday. |
| Reynolds Robert E 2003 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, Apr 04, 2003) Reynolds ROBERT E. REYNOLDS, 78, of Huntington, husband of Susan W. Reynolds, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. He was born May 3, 1924 in Huntington, a son of the late Theodore L. and Leona K. Kidd Reynolds. He retired from the polishing department at Houdaille Industries, had been a standout multi-sport athlete at both Oley Junior High and Huntington East High School, and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of WWII. He was also preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers. Additional survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Johnetta and Ivan Abshire of Lavalette; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert Allen and Kim Reynolds of Lexington, Ky.; a granddaughter, Brandy Abshire of Huntington; four grandsons, Travis Reynolds of Elkview, W.Va., Brett Reynolds of Charleston, W.Va., Shad Reynolds of Lexington, Ky., and Shane Abshire of Huntington; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Kathleen Petrie of Proctorville, Ohio; and special friend, Minister Debbie Wetherholt and spouse Gene and her family of Huntington. Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Woodmere Abbey of Remembrance with the Rev. W. Keith Creasy and Minister Debbie Wetherholt officiating. Friends may call after 1:30 p.m. at the cemetery. Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, is in charge of arrangements. |
| Rice Ada Rowe 1977 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, May 10, 1977) Rice Mrs. Ada Rice, 88, of Pallow Hill Road, Chesapeake, died in Lawrence County General Hospital Monday night. She was born August 21, 1880, in Lawrence County a daughter of the late William and Ella Turner Rowe. Her husband, Nathan F. Rice, preceded her in death in 1960. Surviving are two sons, Leonard and Bill Rice, both of Chesapeake; four daughters, Mrs. Garnet Willis of Jackson, Ohio; Mrs. Nora Lawter of Zanesville, Ohio; Mrs. Mildred Peck of Christopher, ILL.; Mrs. Audrey Ellis of Chesapeake; two sisters, Mrs. Eva Halleck of Huntington; Mrs. Idella Duncan of Huntington; four brothers, Ed Rowe of Columbus; John Rowe of Kitts Hill; Howard Rowe and Dillard Rowe, both of Chesapeake; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. The body is at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake; arrangements are pending. |
| Rice Edna Harmon 1987 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, Dec. 27, 1987) EDNA M. RICHARDS Edna M. Richards, 92, of Crestview, Florida, died Thursday. She was born May 1, 1895, in Rappsburg, daughter of the late Cyrus and Sarah Ellcessor Harmon. She spent most of her life in the Ironton area. She lived in Flora the past two years. She worked for J.C. Penney and Sears in Ironton. She was a member of the Tri-State Baptist Temple. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Hobert Richards, who died and 1946. Survivors include one daughter., Mrs. Lynd (Wanda) McDaniel of Leesburg, Fla.; three sons Paul H. Richards of Crestview, Stanley E. Richards of Houston and Robert C. Richards of Toronto, Canada; one sister, Verna Pinson of Aid; 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral services are Wednesday at 11 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home by the Rev. Earl Sammonds. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. |
| Rice Helen Huff 2007 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, Sep 20, 2007) Rice HELEN MARIE HUFF RICE, 86, of Chesapeake, Ohio, died Monday, September 17, 2007, at St Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, September 21, 2007, at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home with Rev. Brian Chaffin officiating. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. Helen was born December 24, 1920, in Chesapeake, Ohio, a daughter of the late Charley Greenwood Huff and Lennie Heffner Huff. Helen was a homemaker and a member of the Chesapeake Church of the Nazarene since 1956. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J. W. Bill Rice; one sister, Leona Huff Reed; and three brothers, Danny Lee Huff, Raymond Huff and Kenneth Huff. Helen is survived by three children, Donald Ray Rice of Chesapeake, Ohio, William E. Rice of Gallipolis, Ohio, and Lois Rice Terry of Huntington, W.Va.; one brother, Walter Huff of Huntington, W.Va.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake. Condolences may be expressed at www.schneidergriffin.com. |
| Rice James W 1984 Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, April 11, 1984) JAMES WILLIAM RICE James William (Bill) Rice, 72, of Chesapeake, died this morning in Lawrence County General Hospital. He was born Jan. 21, 1912, in Lawrence County, Ohio, a son of the late Nathan F. and Ada Rowe Rice. He was a retired employee of Allied Chemical Company. He attended the Chesapeake Church of the Nazarene and was preceded in death by one brother, John Rice, and three sisters, Mrs. Audrey Ellis, Mrs. Esther Healey and Mrs. Martha Nicely. Survivors include his wife, Ellen Huff Rice; one daughter, Mrs. Lois Rice Terry of Scott Depot, West Virginia.; two sons, William E. Rice and Donald Ray Rice, both of Chesapeake; three sisters, Mrs. Mildred Peck of Christopher, Ill., Mrs. Nora Lawter of Zanesville, Ohio and Mrs. Garnet Willis of Jackson, Ohio; one brother, Leonard Rice of Chesapeake; and three grandchildren, Mrs. Ronnie (Rebecca) Hawkins of Shady Springs, W. Va., Leland F. Terry of Summersville, W. Va., and Lafe (Tugger) Terry of Scott Depot, W. Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, by the Rev. Thomas Fields. Burial will be in the Rome Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. |
| Richards Ben M 1940 Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, October 16, 1940) Richards Richards – Last rites for Ben M. Richards of Aid township will be held in Myrtle Tree Baptist Church Thursday at two p.m. by Rev. Bruce with burial in Woodland Cemetery directed by Phillips. |
| Richards Edna Harmon 1987 IRONTON TRIBUNE – (Sunday, Dec. 27, 198)7 EDNA M. RICHARDS Edna M. Richards, 92, of Crestview, Florida, died Thursday. She was born May 1, 1895, in Rappsburg, daughter of the late Cyrus and Sarah Ellcessor Harmon. She spent most of her life in the Ironton area. She lived in Flora the past two years. She worked for J.C. Penney and Sears in Ironton. She was a member of the Tri-State Baptist Temple. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Hobert Richards, who died and 1946. Survivors include one daughter., Mrs. Lynd (Wanda) McDaniel of Leesburg, Fla.; three sons Paul H. Richards of Crestview, Stanley E. Richards of Houston and Robert C. Richards of Toronto, Canada; one sister, Verna Pinson of Aid; 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral services are Wednesday at 11 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home by the Rev. Earl Sammonds. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. |
| Riley Isabell Black 2002 Huntington Herald dispatch – (Tuesday, September 17, 2002) Riley Isabell Riley, 86, of Chesapeake, widow of Ernest Riley, died Monday at Heartland of Riverview Nursing Home, South Point. Survivors include one son, Manuel Parker of Chesapeake; one daughter, Corina Miller of Howell, Mich.; and four grandchildren. Funeral service will be conducted 11 am Wednesday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville; burial in Rome Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 pm today at the funeral home. |
| Risner Ruth Keeney 1998 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, April 21, 1998) RUTH RISNER Aug. 3, 1924-March 23, 1998 NORTH BALTIMORE – Ruth Keeney Risner, 73, of Zion, Ill, died March 23 at her home. The Chesapeake native was born Aug. 3, 1924, the daughter of the late Shade and Lesta Freeman Keeney. She was the wife of Wayne Risner, who survives. She was a shoemaker and a retired nursing assistant in nursing homes. She also was preceded in death by three brothers, Oley Keeney, Marshall Keeney and Don Keeney; and a sister, Alma P. Carrico. Survivors, in addition to her husband, include two daughters and a son in law, Dorothy M. Ester of Waukegan, Ill., Patty and Bob King of Eaton Rapids, Mich.; four brothers, Daniel Keeney of Fort Wayne, Ind., Paul B. Keeney and James Keeney , both of Findlay, (OH), and Ralph Keeney of Lafayette, Tenn.; two sisters, Helen Keeney Fannin of Ironton and Faye Keeney Rice of Gainesboro, Tenn.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral was 2 p.m. March 29 at Smith-Crates Funeral Home, North Baltimore, with the Rev. John B. Kline officiating. Burial was in Weaver Cemetery, Wood County. Visitation was 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. March 28 at the funeral home. |
| Roach Cecil W 1991 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, October 15, 1991) Cecil Roach Cecil W. Roach, 93, of Ironton, died Sunday at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, Ky. The Rappsburg native worked as a teacher in Superior and was also a retired clerk from the C & O Railroad. He graduated from Aid High School and attended Rio Grande College. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and the Central Christian Church. He was the husband of Marcella Bloss Roach, who survives, and the son of the late John W. Roach and Melva Robinson Roach. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hayes-Phillips Funeral Home, with the Rev. Brent Baker officiating. Burial is in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be from six to nine p.m. today at Hayes-Phillips Funeral Home. He was preceded in death by a wife, Etta Belville Roach; two sisters, Pearl Hastings and Elsie Reed; and a brother, Herschel Roach. Survivors include two sons, Cecil Roach Jr. of Sugar Creek and Clyde Roach of Enon; one daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Treva) Turner of Vermillion; two stepchildren, Donald Knapp of Huntington, W.Va. and Sally Caudill, of Virginia Beach, Va.; 11 grandchildren; 21 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one brother, Berkley Roach of London, Ohio. |
| Roach Herschel – 1951 Ironton Tribune – (Saturday, July 28, 1951) Deaths – Funerals Herschel Roach Claimed by Death This Morning A well-known Lawrence County resident, Herschel Roach, 55, of 624 High St., Coal Grove, died this morning at 7:15 o’clock at his home after a long illness. Mr. Roach had been ill three years and bedfast the past nine months. He was a former member of the Water Works Board at Coal Grove, Lawrence County Board of Education, Coal Grove Council and was active in Jeffersonville Baptist Church prior to his illness. He also held membership in the Jr. O.U.A.M. of Coal Grove and the U.O.T. of Ironton. For many years, Mr. Roach taught the Young Men’s Bible Class at Jeffersonville Baptist Church and was prominent in all Church and civic activities of Coal Grove and this area. Mr. Roach was born at Rappsburg, Ohio, September 23, 1895, a son of Melva Robinson Roach of Coal Grove and the late John Roach. He was reared at Wilgus. In 1916 he was united in marriage to Althea Ellcessor and they resided at Wilgus. For many years he was employed at Standard Oil Company. In 1925 they moved to Coal Grove where he operated a store from 1925 until retirement in 1948 due to ill health. Five children were born to their union, one daughter died in infancy. Surviving are the mother, Melva of Coal Grove; the widow, Althea of Coal Grove; four daughters, Mrs. Helen Taylor of Ironton; Mrs. Juanita Haynes of Coal Grove; Mrs. Virginia Grove of Ironton; Mrs. Ruth Frische of Coal Grove; two brothers, Berkeley Roach of London, Ohio, and Cecil Roach of Sugar Creek; two sisters, Mrs. Harley Haskins of Aid and Mrs. Ralph Reed of Springfield, Ohio, and eight grandchildren also survive. The body will be at the residence where friends may call after 2 PM Sunday. Funeral services will be in charge of Phillips Funeral Home and will be held at Jeffersonville Baptist Church at 2 PM Monday. Rev. Jerry Bruce and Rev. Clarence Corn will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery at Wilgus. Pallbearers will be twelve young Baptist ministers, members of the Young Men’s Bible Class of which he was a teacher. |
| Roach Herschel L 2007 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Saturday, Dec 08, 2007) Roach HERSCHEL LEE ROACH, 82, of Willow Wood, husband of Anna Lee McCarty Roach, died Thursday at home. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Trinity Baptist Church, Wilgus; burial will follow in Aid Cemetery. Visitation from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at church. Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton, is assisting the family. www.phillipsfuneralhome.net. |
| Roach John W 1932 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, February 22, 1932) Roach John W. Roach of Wilgus, who underwent an appendicitis operation at the Deaconess Hospital last Friday night, died at the hospital, Sunday at 3:45 AM. Funeral services will be held at Fairview Baptist Church at Wilgus Tuesday at 2 PM with Rev. Bruce and Rev. Dillon officiating. Burial will be made in Fairview Cemetery under direction of Undertaker Phillips. Mr. Roach was a son of the late Samuel Roach and was 59 years old. He was a farmer and blacksmith and is survived by his wife Melva Robinson Roach, one brother, Jesse Roach of Wilgus, one sister, Mrs. Hattie Hopkins of South Solon, Ohio, and the following children; Herschel of Coal Grove, Cecil of Wilgus, Mrs. Harley Haskins of Elyria, Ohio, Mrs. Ralph Reed of Ironton and Berkeley of Ohio University. |
| Roach Nancy Mahan 1972 Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, May 11, 1972) Mrs. Nancy Roach Mrs. Nancy B. Roach, 72, of Route 1, Patriot,died at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lawrence County General Hospital. She had been in failing health for several weeks. Mrs. Roach, a native of Lawrence County, spent most of her life in the Arabia area She was a daughter of the late Melvin and Luella Massie Mahan and widow of Roy Roach, who died in 1934. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Juanita Barlow of Forrest, Ohio and Mrs. Betty Brinson of Fort Wayne, Ind., three sons, Carl Roach of Ironton, Emerson Roach of Forrest and Lawrence Shepherd of Waterloo; two sisters, Mrs. Minta Shepherd of Hazel Park, Mich., and Mrs. Margaret Hasenauer of Ironton. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. Earl Hinkle officiating. Burial will be in Fox Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home after 7 p.m. tonight. The body will be taken to the home of Lawrence Shepherd Friday at 1 p.m. where friends may call. |
| Roach Okey – 1989 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, Sept. 12, 1989) Roach Okey Roach, 83, Route 1, Proctorville, died Sunday at his home. He was born January 17, 1906, in Waterloo, and was the son of the late William and Nancy Ellen Roach. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Alma Massey Roach; two daughters, Jo Ann Dunkel of Huntington, W.Va.., and Geraldine Rowsey of Mena, Ark.; one son, Okey Roach Jr. of Houston; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services are Wednesday, 11 a.m., Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, by the Rev. Joe Alley. Burial will be at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va. Visitation is 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Roach Owen – 1960 Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, November 23, 1960) Roach Owen Roach, 61, of Buck Creek, near Arabia, died at 9:15 am today in General Hospital. Mr. Roach was born in Lawrence County on September 19, 1899, son of the late William and Nancy Dillon Roach. He had been employed with the State Highway Dept. since 1925 until his illness several weeks ago. He was married on October 3, 1922 to Amanda Miller who survives. Also surviving are six children; Mrs. Inez Taylor of Etna, Ohio, Herschel of Willow Wood, Mrs. Wilma Bennett of Waterloo, Mrs. Eloise Myers of Patriot, Mrs. Verna McCarty of Kitts Hill and Sharon at home; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Emil of Waterloo and Okey of Rome; and two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Pinkerman of Huntington and Mrs. Nettie Reese of Waterloo. Mr. Roach was a member of Old Baptist Church. The body is at Phillips Funeral Home. |
| Roberts Buffy C 1986 Ironton Tribune – (Friday, November 7, 1986) Roberts MISS BUFFY C. ROBERTS, 15, of Chesapeake, Ohio, Route 2, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 1986, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 A.M. Saturday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio, by the Rev. Kermit Taylor. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. She was born July 12, 1971, in Huntington, a daughter of Nancy Lilly Roberts and the late James R. Roberts. She was a Symmes Valley High School student, where she was a member of the student council and the band. Additional survivors include four sisters, Angie Montroso, Jodi Montroso Walsh, Jamie Roberts and Chandal Roberts, all of Chesapeake; maternal grandparents, Ireland Lilly of Chesapeake and Edna Lilly of Miami, Fla.; and paternal grandmother, Constance Roberts of Proctorville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hall Funeral Home. |
| Roberts Edna Morrison 2007 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Monday, August, 13, 2007) Roberts EDNA JEAN “JOY” SPURLOCK ROBERTS, 73 of Proctorville, Ohio, died Saturday, August 11, 2007, at her residence. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home with Pastor Chuck Lawrence officiating; burial will follow in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville. Joy was born December 16, 1933, in Chesapeake, Ohio, a daughter of the late Jimmie Morrison II and Lola Penix Morrison. She was a member of Christ Temple Church and a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Lilas Jane Morrison, and a brother-in-law, Sonny Sites. Joy is survived by her husband, Curtis “Bo” Roberts; two sons, David Jan Bewes of Proctorville, Ohio, and Charles Richard “Rick” (Tammy) Spurlock of Proctorville, Ohio; four sisters, Barbara Sites of Chesapeake, Ohio, Rosemary (Doug) Zornes of South Point, Ohio, Bonita Gay (Don) Keeney of Chesapeake, Ohio, and Lola Harris (Bruce France) of Huntington, W.Va.; three brothers, Jimmy (Debra) Morrison III of Huntington, W.Va., Tim (Mary) Morrison of South Point, Ohio, and Lew (Phyllis) Morrison of Orlando, Fla.; her mother-in-law, Lillian Finley of Huntington, W.Va.; special aunts, Faye Riddle of Proctorville, Ohio, Martia Penix of Huntington, W.Va., and Ruth Harbour of Proctorville, Ohio; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, Chesapeake. Condolences may be expressed at www.schneidergriffin.com. |
| Roberts James R 1980 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, January 18, 1980) Roberts MR. JAMES R. ROBERTS, 33, of Rt. 2, Chesapeake, Ohio, was dead on arrival Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1980, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Full Gospel Mission, Proctorville, by the Rev. Ronnie Johnson. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. He was born Oct. 23, 1926, a son of Pat Roberts of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Constance O. Roberts of Proctorville. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Co., a member of Sheffield, Ohio, Masonic Lodge and a Vietnam Navy veteran. Additional survivors include his wife, Nancy Lilly Roberts; four daughters, Angie, Jodi, Jamie and Buffy, and one brother, Larry Roberts of Sheffield Lake, Ohio. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Thursday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville. The body will be taken to the church an hour before the service. |
| Roberts Van – 1952 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Wednesday, April 9, 1952) Clifton Nicholas dies in hospital Clifton Nicholas, 43, of Milton Route 4, retired employee of the International Nickel Co., died at 8:20 p.m. last night in a Huntington hospital. He had suffered a heart attack at his home Monday night. He was born in Cabell County, a son of Mrs. Fanny Vititoe Nicholas of Milton Route 4, and the late James Nicholas. He was choir director at the Union Baptist Church near Milton, and a member of the Guyandotte Junior Order of United American Mechanics. At the time of his death, he was employed as a shovel operator for the State Road Commission in Cabell County. Additional survivors include the widow, Mrs. Eva Morris Nicholas; one daughter, Mrs. Claude Chapman of Milton; one son, Bernard Nicholas at home; five sisters, Mrs. Rosa Collins and Mrs. Pansy Morrison of Milton, Mrs. Ruby Nicholas, Mrs. Garnet Pack and Mrs. Alpha Raines of Huntington; three brothers, Earl and Lonnie Nicholas of Milton and Raymond Nicholas of Huntington, and one grandson, Everett Chapman of Milton. The body is at the Heck Funeral Home at Milton. |
| Robertson Boyd S 1964 Columbus Dispatch – (Saturday, July 19, 1964) Robertson Boyd S. Robertson, age 57, 10545 Harlem Rd., Galena, Ohio, Mt. Carmel, Friday. Member Neoacacia Lodge No. 595 F&AM, Columbus Chapter OES. Survived by wife, Louise; sons, Charles of Hilliard, Ohio; Boyd Jr of Columbus, and daughter Mrs. Nancy Loucius of Chicago, Ill., 6 grandchildren, mother, Mrs. Isabelle Robertson; four brothers, Ernest, Burgess, James, Howard; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Boyd, Mrs. Dorothy Merritt, all of Huntington, W.Va. Service Sunday 7:30 pm Schoedinger Linden Chapel, 2471 Cleveland Ave., where friends may call Saturday 7 to 9, Sunday and Monday to 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Interment Odd Fellows Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va. Tuesday 11:30 am EDT. Rev. C.J. Winkleman officiating. Huntington, W.Va. papers please copy. |
| Robertson Burgess 2006 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Tuesday, Apr 11, 2006) Robertson BURGESS “PEE-WEE” ROBERTSON, 89, of Huntington passed away peacefully Saturday evening, April 8, 2006, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at noon Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at the Ferrell-Chambers Funeral Home with the Rev. Darrell Fowler officiating. Interment will follow in the Robertson Family Cemetery, Genoa, W.Va. He was born July 7, 1916, to the late Jimerson and Isabelle Walker Robertson. He was a member of the Huntington Masonic Lodge #53 and attended Center Point Church, Scottown, Ohio. He also served his country proudly in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan V. Robertson; four brothers, Boyd, Ernest, Howard and Earl Robertson, and three sisters, Hazel Marshall, Ruth Boyd and Dorothy Merritt Sexton. He is survived by one brother, James Robertson of Wheelersburg, Ohio; a long time caregiver and friend, Betty Fowler of Scottown, Ohio; and four very special friends, Kenny Kilgore of Wayne, W.Va., John Noble of Huntington, W.Va., Jack Blankenship of Barboursville, W.Va., and J.D. Watson of Scottown, Ohio. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be extended to the family at www.Ferrell-ChambersFuneralHome.com. The care and services of “Pee-Wee” are under the direction of Ferrell-Chambers Funeral Home, Huntington. |
| Robertson Earl W 2001 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, Jun 17, 2001) Robertson EARL W. ROBERTSON, 102, of Chesapeake died Saturday in Heartland of Riverview, South Point. He was a retired engine carpenter with C&O Railroad. He is survived by one niece, Virginia Murdock of Chesapeake; and one nephew, Don Ransbottom of Huntington. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday at Beard Mortuary, Huntington, burial in Rome Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. |
| Robertson Ernest E 2001 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, Feb 08, 2001) ERNEST E. ROBERTSON, 90, of Chesapeake, widower of Mary Robertson, died Wednesday at home. He was a retired steelworker. Survivors include one daughter, Wanda Brobst of Arizona; and two brothers, Burgess Robertson of Huntington and James Robertson of Wheelersburg. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville; burial in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Ironton Tribune – (Friday, Feb 09, 2001) Ernest Robertson July 9, 1910 – Feb. 7, 2001 Chesapeake – Ernest E. Robertson, 90, of Chesapeake died Wednesday at his home. The Wayne County, W.Va. native was born July 9, 1910, the son of the late Jimerson and Isabelle Walker Robertson. He was the husband of the late Mary Robertson. He was a retired steelworker and member of the Local Ironworkers Union 769. He also was preceded in death by one son, Ernie Lee Robertson; three sisters (Hazel Marshall, Ruth Boyd, Dorothy Sexton); and three brothers (Boyd, Howard, Earl). Survivors include one daughter, Wanda Brobst of Arizona; two brothers, Burgess ‘Pee Wee’ Robertson of Huntington, W.Va., and James Robertson of Wheelersburg, Ohio, one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hall Funeral Home, with Rev. Eddie Salmons officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
| Robertson Ernest L 1994 Ironton Tribune – (Thursday, Jan. 13, 1994) Robertson MR. ERNIE L. ROBERTSON, 49, of Chesapeake, Ohio, went to be with Jesus, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1994, while at work. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, by the Rev. Raymond Bragg and the Rev. Clyde Stevens. Burial will be in Getaway Cemetery. He was born Jan. 26, 1944, at Huntington, WV, a son of Ernest and Virginia Robertson of Chesapeake, Ohio. He was a heavy equipment mechanic for the Gress Equipment Co. Also surviving are one daughter, Petula Robertson, one granddaughter, whom he loved very much, Holli Robertson, both of Chesapeake, Ohio; Joann Robertson Vanover of Huntington, WV; two sisters, Peggy Karshner of Proctorville, Ohio, and Wanda Brobst of Las Vegas, NV; and one brother Kenny Marshall of Barboursville, WV. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio. |
| Robertson James J 2009 Portsmouth, Ohio Daily Times – (February 18, 2009) Robertson James J. Robertson, 89, of Germany Hollow Road, Wheelersburg, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at Best Care Nursing Home in Wheelersburg. Born Oct. 5, 1919, in Wayne County, W.Va., he was a son of the late Jimmerson and Isabella Walker Robertson, he was a supervisor of the City Garage for the City of Huntington and a member of American Legion Post 93 in Kenova, W.Va., was a WWII U.S. Army veteran, and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by a special friend, Jane Hightower and her family. |
| Robinette Millard D 1986 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, July 21, 1986) Millard ‘Dude’ Robinette Jr. Millard ‘Dude’ Robinette Jr., 59, of Silver Run on Route 4, Catlettsburg, died Sunday at his residence following a long illness. Mr. Robinette was born November 16, 1927, in Boyd County, a son of the late Millard and Mary Brown Robinette Sr. He was a farmer and school bus driver. Surviving is a brother, Emory Robinette of Catlettsburg. The funeral will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Neal Funeral Home in Catlettsburg with the Rev. John Dean officiating. Burial will be in Robinette Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today. |
| Robinson Erma Opal Arrington 2010 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, February 07, 2010) Robinson ERMA OPAL ROBINSON, 85, of Ironton, wife of Elmer Ray Robinson, died Friday at home. She was a homemaker. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Woodland Chapel Freewill Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Slabfork Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the funeral home. www.phillipsfuneralhome.net. |
| Robinson Jesse James 1978 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, March 06, 1978) Robinson Jesse J. Robinson, 64, of route three, died at 5:45 am today at Lawrence County General Hospital.The former employee of the Dayton Malleable Iron Co. was born in West Virginia, son of A.J. and Martha Viers Robinson. Surviving are his wife, Ethel Bennett Robinson, whom he married in 1924; children, Mrs. Lucille Kitts of Coal Grove, Mrs. Erma Miller of Pedro, Hatler Robinson and Mrs. Evelyn Aldridge of Rt. 3, Mrs. Garnet Hoy of Ironton and Mrs. Lena Jarvis of Marion, Ohio; 19 grandchildren; one brother, Isaac of Willowwood; three sisters, Mrs. Della Arrington, Mrs. Fanny Taylor and Minnie Bell Robinson, all of Pedro.The body is at Phillips Funeral Home. Ironton Tribune – Tuesday, March 07, 1978 Funeral services for Jessie J. Robinson, 64, of Rt. 3, will be Wednesday at 3 pm at Phillips Funeral Home. Rev. Haskell Crank and Rev. Roy Tasker officiating with burial to be in Slabfork Cemetery. Friends will be received at the Funeral home after 4 pm today. |
| Robinson William 1979 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, November 19, 1979) Robinson William Robinson, 76, of Rt. 1, Willowwood, died this morning at his residence. He was born February 4, 1903 in Lawrence County, a son of the late Jack Robinson and Ellen Nance Robinson. Mr. Robinson graduated from Mason High School; was a retired equipment operator for the Lawrence County Highway Department; served as a Deacon at the New Zion United Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Vivian O’Neill; two daughters, Mrs. Donna Templin of Columbus and Mrs. Marilyn Sowards of Rt. 1, Willowwood; one son, Fred Robinson of Columbus; three sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Damron of Jackson, Ohio, Mrs. Mae Callicoat of Mechanicsburg, Ohio and Mrs. Ruth Walthall of Springfield, Ohio; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The body is at the Phillips Funeral Home where Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday at the New Zion United Baptist Church with the Rev. Clarence Corn, Ben Pinson and Darrell Fowler officiating. Burial in the Locust Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral home between 6 and 10 p.m. Tuesday. |
| Rogers Gertrude Miller 1947 Springfield Daily News – (Wednesday, December 31, 1947) Mrs. Gertrude Rogers Mrs. Gertrude Rogers, 65, of 354 Gallagher St., died at 4:10 pm Tuesday in the Springfield City Hospital following an illness of six months. Mrs. Rogers was born in Lawrence County, October 18, 1882, the daughter of Thomas and Martha Miller and had been a resident of Springfield for the past 22 years. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Edna Massey of West Jefferson, Mrs. Viola Storts, Mrs. Annabelle Campbell, Misses Luella and Julia Rogers, all of Springfield; five sons, John, Cecil, Orlyn and Curtis E., all of the city (Springfield), and Forest of St. Paris; five brothers, Thomas Miller, Delbert and Dick, all of Lawrence County, Morre of Oak Hill, Ohio and Felts of Jackson, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. George (Arlissa) Harless of Jackson, Ohio, and 16 grandchildren. The body was taken to Richards Memorial Home. |
| Rogers Zack – 1936 Springfield Daily News – (Monday, April 6, 1936) Zack Rogers Zack Rogers, 55, of 1674 Catawba Ave., died Sunday at 11 am at his home, after an illness of more than two months. A native of Lawrence County, he had lived in the city for the past 11 years. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Rogers; 10 children, Mrs. Edna Massey of London, Ohio; Mrs. Viola Storts and Mrs. Julia Smith, both of Springfield; and Annabelle, Orlyn, Cecil, William, Forest, Eugene and Faye Rogers, all at home; and three brothers, Howard of Springfield and William and Albert, both of Lawrence County. The body was taken to O’Brien’s Funeral Home and was returned to the residence Monday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 8 am in St. Bernard Church. Burial will be in the Miller Cemetery at Waterloo, Ohio. |
| Romans Betty Kelly 2008 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008) Romans BETTY JEAN ROMANS, 80, of Chesapeake, Ohio passed away Monday, December 29, 2008, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was born March 26, 1928, daughter of the late Jacob and Margaret Kelly. Betty was a member of New Valley Missionary Baptist Church and a member of Teresa Chapter #257 OES Proctorville. She is survived by her husband Arthur F. Romans; three children, Penny (Jimmie) Thacker of South Point, Ohio, George (Melissa) Romans of Chesapeake, Ohio, and Arthur C. (Diane) Romans of Ashland, Ky.; one brother, Lester Kelly of Ironton, Ohio; seven grandchildren, Jonathan Thacker, Daniel Thacker, Kristin Thacker, Tim Romans, Katie Romans, Kelly Romans and Clairynn Romans; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at Hall Funeral Home by Rev. Leon Holderby. Burial will follow in Locust Grove Cemetery, Willow Wood, Ohio. Visitation will be one hour before the service on Wednesday at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall. |
| Rowe Betty Hamlin 2006 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, Dec 15, 2006) Rowe BETTY E. HAMLIN ROWE, 62, of Chesapeake, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2006, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2006, at Hall Funeral Home by Rev. Gary Edwards. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio. She was born April 22, 1944, in Proctorville, Ohio, daughter of the late Byron and Hazel Christian Hamlin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Byron M. Hamlin Jr. and sister-in-law Alice L. Hamlin. She attended Mount Hope Missionary Baptist and Chesapeake Southern Baptist churches. Betty is survived by her husband, Ronnie E. Rowe; one son and daughter-in-law, Chris M. and Sarah T. Rowe of Huntington, W.Va.; one granddaughter, Ella L. Rowe; and one brother and sister-in-law, Carl L. and Jackie L. Hamlin of Chesapeake, Ohio. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 15, 2006, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall. |
| Rowe Billy R 1992 The Herald Dispatch, Huntington, WV – (Wednesday, May 13, 1992) Rowe Billie Ray Rowe, 56, of Getaway, husband of Martha Leffingwell Rowe, died Monday in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Huntington. He was an owner and operator with L & L Leasing. Also surviving are two daughters, Beverly Shrader of Chesapeake and Rhonda Clay of South Point; and one son Billy Rowe of Chesapeake. Funeral 1 PM Thursday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake; burial in Rome Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 PM today at the funeral home. |
| Rowe Dillard C 1989 Ironton Tribune – (Friday, March 3, 1989) Rowe Dillard Rowe, 81, of Chesapeake died Thursday in Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington, (Wayne County) Wv. He was a retired Columbus Heat and Ventilating Co. employee. Surviving is a sister, Eva Halleck of Huntington. Private graveside service 10 AM Saturday in Miller Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation. Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, is in charge of arrangements. |
| Rowe Donald E 1961 Huntington, WV – Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, January 15, 1961) Rowe Donald E. Rowe – 21 years old, of Rt. 2, Chesapeake, Ohio, died yesterday at 1:30 p.m. in a Huntington, WV, hospital after an illness of 3 days. He was an employee of Lacey’s Service Station in Chesapeake, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the Union Evangelical United Brethren Church at Proctorville, Ohio, of which he was a member, by the Rev Orville Carrico and the Rev Charles Preston. Burial will be in the Rome, Ohio, Cemetery. Survivors include the widow Mrs. Melvena Thompson Rowe; 1 son, Stephen Rowe, at home; the parents Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rowe of Chesapeake, Ohio; 2 brothers, Billy Ray Rowe of South Point, Ohio, and Jimmie Rowe at home and 1 foster sister, Mrs. Iona Adkins of Chesapeake, Ohio. Friends may call at the Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, after 1 p.m. today. |
| Rowe Doris Akers 2001 Ironton Tribune – (Monday, Dec. 10, 2001) Doris Rowe July 3, 1927, Dec. 9, 2001 Coal Grove – Doris Evelyn Akers Rowe, 74, of Coal Grove died Sunday at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. The Lawrence County native was born July 3, 1927, the daughter of the late Ralph and Evelyn Brown Akers. She was the wife of the late James F. Rowe. She was retired after working 15 years in the house keeping department of Lawrence County General Hospital and she was a 1945 graduate of Ironton High School. She was a Baptist. Survivors include four sons, Steve Dillon of Portsmouth, Dave Dillon of Tucson, Ariz., Phil Dillon of Lake Hamilton, Fla. and Gary Dillon of Coal Grove; one daughter, Myra Justice of Coal Grove; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren ; and two brothers, George Akers of Ironton and Morris Akers of Columbus (Ohio). Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Bartrum officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. |
| Rowe Hazel Conner 1958 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Monday, Sept. 8, 1958) Rowe Mrs. Hazel Rowe – Seventy – four years old, of 810 Marcum Terrace, died yesterday in a Huntington hospital. Funeral rites will be conducted at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church by the Rev. James F. Tierney. Burial will be in Boulevard Memorial Park. The rosary will be said at the Reger Funeral Home at 7 p.m. tonight. The body is at the Funeral Home. Surviving are the husband, James L. Rowe; three daughters, Mrs. Mike Muskers and (Mrs.) Robert Moulton of Huntington, and Mrs. John Bruce of LaSalle, Ill.; a sister Mrs. Clara Drexel of Chicago, and seven grandchildren. |
| Rowe Hazel Hardy 1996 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, June 11, 1996) HAZEL ROWE MARCH 3, 1914 – JUNE 9, 1996 SOUTH POINT — Hazel M. Rowe, 82, of South Point died Sunday at her home. The Lawrence County native was born March 3, 1914, the daughter of the late Winchester and Martha Freeman Hardy. She was the wife of the late Howard W. Rowe. She was a retired employee of Huntington Manufacturing Company and attended Harmony Baptist and Getaway United Methodist Church. She also was preceded in death by two sons, Billy Ray Rowe and Donald Ray Rowe. Survivors include a daughter, Iona “Jo” Adkins of Chesapeake; a son and daughter-in-all, Jimmy and row Jimmy and Bonnie Rowe of Proctorville; a brother, Bill Hardy of Proctorville; a daughter-in-all, Martha Rowe of South Point; 13 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and 5 great great grandchildren. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, with the Revs Raymond Bragg and Randy Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. |
| Rowe Howard W 1986 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, December 9, 1986) HOWARD W. ROWE Howard W. Rowe, 76, of Chesapeake, died Saturday in St. Mary’s Hospital, Huntington, W.Va. He was born Sept. 30, 1910, at Scottown, the son of the late William and Ella Turner Rowe. He was a retired Armstrong Industries employee. He was preceded in death by one son, Donald Rowe. Survivors include his wife, Hazel M. Hardy Rowe; one (foster) daughter, Iona “Jo” Adkins of Chesapeake; two sons, Billy Rowe and Jimmy Rowe, both of South Point; one sister, Eva Halleck of Huntington; one brother, Dillard Rowe of Chesapeake; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today at Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, by Revs. Raymond Bragg and Harold Hamlin. Burial will be in Rome Cemetery. |
| Rowe J Russell 1972 Springfield Daily News – (Saturday, Dec. 30, 1972) Rowe London, Ohio – in J. Russell Rowe, 78, of Newport-Bloomingburg Rd., London, Route 1, was dead on arrival at 6:30 PM Friday at Madison County Hospital. Death was attributed to a coronary occlusion. Mr. Rowe was a retired farmer. He was born in Lawrence County February 8, 1894, a son of Columbus and Jane Murdock Rowe. He had lived in Madison County since 1947. He was a member of the First Christian Church, W.C. (Washington Courthouse), and was a World War II Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Kingery, and one son, Ray C. Rowe. Services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 PM in the Chester R. Geer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Range Township. Friends may call at the Funeral Home Sunday and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. |
| Rowe James F Sr 1998 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, January 23, 1998) Rowe James F. Rowe, 64, of Coal Grove, husband of Doris Akers Rowe, died Wednesday in River Valley Health System. He was a former employee of Wayne National Forest. Also surviving are one daughter, Sonja Collier of Grand Rapids, Mich.; one son, James Roe Jr. of Grand Rapids, Mich. and 5 step children, Stephen and Gary Dillon and Myra Dillon Justice, all of Coal Grove, David Dillon of Tucson, Ariz., and the Rev. Phillip Dillon of Jacksonville, Fla. Funeral 1PM Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home; burial in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 PM today at the Funeral Home. Ironton Tribune – (Friday, January 23, 1998) James Rowe – January 15, 1934 – January 21, 1998 Coal Grove – James F. Rowe, 64, of Coal Grove died Wednesday at River Valley Health System. He was the husband of Doris Akers Rowe, who survives. The Drift, Ky., native was born January 15, 1934, a son of the late Fred and Lula Walters Rowe. He was a former employee of Wayne National Forest and an Apostolic. Survivors include one son, James Rowe Jr. of Grand Rapids, Mich.; one daughter, Sonja Collier of Grand Rapids, Mich.; five step children, Steven Dillon, Myra Dillon Justice and Gary Dillon, all of Coal Grove, David Dillon of Tucson, Ariz., and the Rev. Phillip Dillon of Jacksonville, Fla.; seven grandchildren; seven step grandchildren; one great grandchild; and six step great-grandchildren. He also was preceded in death by one sister. Funeral will be 1 PM Saturday at Philips Funeral Home in Ironton, with the Rev. Doug Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 9 PM today at the Funeral Home. |
| Rowe James R 2008 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (June 10, 2008) Rowe JAMES R. ROWE, 78, of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Monday, July 7, 2008, at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, July 11, 2008, at Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, with Rev. Kenny Potter and Rev. Jim Short officiating. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, W.Va., with military graveside rites by VFW Post 9738. He was born December 9, 1929, in Logan, W.Va., a son of the late John and Cora Adkins Rowe. He was also preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters. He was a conductor with CSX Transportation and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of the House of Prayer. Survivors include his wife, Joan Cooper Rowe; a daughter, Cindy Carter of Wayne County, West Virginia; three sons, Dale Rowe of Huntington, James R. Rowe Jr. of Chesapeake, Ohio, and Tim Rowe of Beckley, W.Va.; 10 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and family; and special friends, Mabel and Johnny. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Chapman’s Mortuary. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.chapmans-mortuary.com. |
| Rowe John – 1979 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Thursday, August 16, 1979) Rowe John Rowe, 76, of Route 1, Kitts Hill died yesterday evening at 11:30 p.m. in a local nursing home. He was born on August 25, 1902 in Lawrence County, the son of the late William and Ella Turner Rowe. He spent all his life in the Ironton – Kitts Hill area. He worked at the Hutsinpillar Hardware Company and later worked at the Goldcamp Hardware company for 34 years. He retired in 1971. He was married on October of 1928 to Mary Jane Adams who survives. Additional survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Betty Waller, Mrs. Albert (Ruth) Hilgenberg of Ironton, Mrs. Robert (Francis) Pinkerman of New Port Richey, Florida and Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) Carmon of Flatwoods, Ky; three sons, Donald E. of Marion, Ohio, James A. of Ironton and Dale E. Route of Kitts Hill; three brothers, Dillard Rowe of Chesapeake, Howard Rowe of Getaway and Edgar Rowe of Columbus; one sister, Mrs. Eva Halleck of Huntington, W.Va.; 20 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Sunday at 11 p.m. at the Phillips Funeral Home with the Rev. Evan Fisher officiate. Burial will be held in Centenary Cemetery located on Greasy Ridge. Friends will be received at funeral home between 6 to 10 Saturday. |
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| Rowe Mary Adams 1980 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, February 17, 1980) Rowe Mrs. Mary J. Rowe, 72, of Rt. 1, Kitts Hill, died Friday at the Lawrence County General Hospital. She was born April 4, 1907 in Mineral, Kansas, a daughter of the late Hamilton and Ellen Adams. Mrs. Rowe spent all her life in the Lawrence County area. She was married in 1928 to John Rowe who preceded her in death in 1979. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Betty Waller and Mrs. Albert (Ruth) Hilgenberg both of Ironton, Mrs. Robert (Frances) Pinkerman of New Port Richey, Fla., Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) Carmon of Flatwoods; three sons, Donald E. Rowe of Marion, Ohio, John A. Rowe of Ironton and Dale E. Rowe of Kitts Hill; 25 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be announced 1:30 pm Monday at the Phillips Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Click and the Rev. Thomas McGranor officiating. Burial in the Centenary Cemetery, Greasy Ridge. Friends may call at the funeral home between 6 and 10 pm today. |
| Rucker Francis Hagley 2006 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, Jan 6, 2006) Rucker FRANCES J. RUCKER, 82, of Petersburg, Va., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., passed away Wednesday January 4, 2006, in Hopewell Convalescent Center, Hopewell, Va. Funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2006, at Hall Funeral Home by Pastor Jeff Black. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery. She was born January 8, 1923, in Huntington, W.Va., to the late Cecil E. and Wilda Freeman Hagley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Edna Mae Harrison. She was a member of Blanford Methodist Church. Frances is survived by her companion for over 20 years, Denzel Reed; three sisters, Mildred Zimmerman, Margueritte Ball, and Fern and her husband Ed Spotloe all of Proctorville; one brother-in-law, Eugene Harrison of Rincon, Ga.; one special niece, Leah Harrison; three special nephews, Keith Zimmerman, Bruce Ball, and Mike Ball. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2006, at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall. |
| Rucker Herbert R 1986 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Sunday, September 7, 1986) Rucker Mr. Herbert R. Rucker 57, of 211 S. Walnut St., Huntington, WV, died Friday, September 5, 1986, in St. Mary’s Hospital. Burial services will be conducted at 2 PM Monday at Kincaid-Mann Mortuary by the Rev. Okla Judd. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. He was born December 22, 1928, a son of the late Thurman and Stella Ross Rucker . He was a retired Owens-Illinois Inc. employee and a member of the Guyandotte Masonic Lodge 11, a lifetime member of the VFW and a member of the American Legion. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the US Marine Corps and the U.S. Army. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Lula Collins of South Point, Ohio; one son, Jeff Rucker of Chesapeake, Ohio, a special friend, Genevieve Perry; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call from six to 8 PM Sunday at Kincaid-Mann Mortuary. |
| Rucker Loren M 1970 Ironton Tribune – (Tuesday, July 7, 1970) Rucker LOREN MAX RUCKER, 47, of 2921 Rolyart Road, Petersburg, VA, formerly of Huntington, died Monday in Petersburg. Funeral services will be conducted today at 2 p.m. at the J.T. Morris Funeral Home at Petersburg and graveside services Thursday at 10:30 A.M. in Highland Cemetery here. Born in Huntington on May 15, 1923, he was the son of the late Thurmond and Stella Ross Rucker. He was employed by the federal government at Petersburg, and was a member of the Washington Street United Methodist Church there. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Lula Collins of South Point, Ohio; a brother, Herbert Rucker of Huntington, and two half-brothers, Cephis and George Harless of Huntington. Friends may call at Chapman’s Mortuary after noon Wednesday. No mention of wife Frances Rucker who survives in 1994 in Petersburg, VA. |
| Rucker Stella Ross 1966 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Friday, July 2, 1966) Rucker Mrs. Stella Rucker, 77, of 1826 Sixth Ave., died Thursday at her home. Born May 3, 1889, in Cabell County, she was a daughter of the late Uriah and Louisa Brown Ross. Her husband, Thrurman Rucker, died in 1959. She was a member of the Twentieth Street Baptist Church and Daughters of America. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lula Collins of Chesapeake; four sons, George and Cephis Harless and Herbert Rucker of Huntington and Loren Rucker of Petersburg, Va., a daughter, Miss Alice Ross of Akron, Oh., and two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Kincaid mortuary. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Friends make call at the mortuary after 4 p.m. today. |
| Rucker Thurmond D 1959 Huntington Herald Dispatch – (Saturday, April 25, 1959) Rucker Thurmond D. Rucker -Seventy years old, 1826 Sixth Avenue, died yesterday in a Huntington hospital. He was a retired employee of the Conners Steel Division of the H. K. Porter Co. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Stella Rucker; three sons, Loren M. Rucker of Petersburg, Va., Herbert Rucker at home and Robert Rucker of Proctorville; a stepdaughter, Mrs. L. D. Collins of Chesapeake; two stepsons, George D. Harless at home and C. W. Harless at Huntington; a sister, Mrs. Alice Belville of Ironton; a brother, Elias Rucker of Crown City, Ohio, and several nieces and nephews. The body is at the Chapman’s Mortuary. |
| Ruef Ruby Keeney 1997 Springfield News Sun – (Thursday, January 09, 1997) Ruef Ruby K. Ruef, 75, died Monday, January 6, 1997, at her home in Springfield. She was born December 24, 1921 in Springfield, Ohio, the daughter of George and Ruth (Wiegel) Keeney. Rubye was a sales clerk at Lazarus, retiring after 17 years and was a member of the Good Shepard Evangelical Church. She was survived by her husband of 43 years, Richard H. Ruef; one daughter, Barbara Fain of Springfield; one son and daughter-in-law, Steven W. and Sheilah Ruef of Enon, Ohio; one brother, Kenneth and Virginia Keeny of Toronto, Ohio; five grandchildren, Tracy, D.J., Justen, Ashley and Tristen; and two great-grandchildren, Bradley and Ryan. Rubye was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Georgia Keeney; one brother, Homer Keeney; and 1 great grandson, Tyler. Friends may call Thursday at 2 p.m. with services at 3 p.m. in the Littleton & Rue Funeral Home, Springfield with pastor William McKee officiating. A committal service will be held Saturday at the convenience of the family in Rose Hill Burial Park. |
| Russell Bertha Keeney 1986 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, January 12, 1986) BERTHA M. RUSSELL Bertha M. Russell, 94, of Route 1, Kitts Hill, died Friday at Lawrence County General Hospital following an extended illness. She was born March 11, 1891, in Lawrence County, the daughter of the late Henry H. and Martha Crawford Keeney. She spent her life in Lawrence County and was a telephone operator at Wilgus for several years. She was a member of the Fairview Baptist Church. She lived in Aid most of her life. Mrs. Russell was preceded in death by her husband Jess W. Russell in 1984. Surviving are one daughter, Faye Gettys of Aid; two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son and one grandson. Funeral services are Monday at 3 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home by the Rev. Lowell Justice. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday. |
| Russell Denver C 1978 Ironton Dispatch – (Monday, February 06, 1978) Denver Carl Russell Following an extended illness, Denver Carl Russell, 84, of Route 1, Kitts Hill, died Sunday at Lawrence County General Hospital. He was the son of the late John and Josephine Pine Russell. The lifelong resident of Lawrence County was a court bailiff, and was employed by the Lawrence County Engineers. He was a member of Marion Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Verga Brown Russell; one son, Harry Carl Russell; one daughter, Mrs. Martha Zimmer of Kitts Hill; three-step children, Robert Payne of Ironton, Forest Payne of Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Vernon (Virginia) Wilson of Ironton; five grandchildren, Connie Worthington of Kitts Hill and Carl Russell of Coal Grove, who were reared in the Russell home, Elizabeth Melvin of Pikeville, Ky., Catherine and Andrea Russell, both of Kitts Hill; three brothers, James Russell of Piqua, Ohio, Ben and Jess Russell, both of Aid; five step grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and four step great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday at Marion Methodist Church at Aid, with Rev. Lowell Justice officiating. Burial will be in Aid Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Tuesday at the O’Keefe-Baker Funeral Home. |
| Russell Jess W 1984 Ironton Tribune – (Sunday, April 15, 1984) Russell Jess W. Russell, 93, of Aide, died at 6:30 AM Saturday morning in Lawrence County General Hospital after a three day stay. He was born May 11, 1890, in Lawrence County, a son of the late John and Josephine Pine Russell. He was a lifelong Aide resident. He was a former employee of the State and County Highway Departments, and retired in 1962. He is survived by his wife, Bertha Keeney, whom he married in married January 29, 1906; a daughter, Faye Gettys of Aide; a granddaughter, Mrs. Jean Musgrave of Willow Wood; two grandsons, Keith Gettys of South Point and David Gettys of Aide; three great grandsons and a great granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a son, Roy and eight brothers and sisters. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 1 PM at Philips Funeral Home by the Rev. Lowell Justice. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 PM Friday at Philips Funeral Home. |
| Russell Pearl G 1967 Ironton Tribune – (Wednesday, July 19, 1967) Pearl G. Russell A lifelong resident of Aid, Pearl G. Russell, died Tuesday night at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Born in Lawrence County on May 18, 1832, he was a son of the late J.R. and Josephine Pine Russell. He married Nettie Phillips on January 4, 1913 and she died November 13, 1965. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Vilma Lowry of Cincinnati and Mrs. Ava Benn of Trotwood, Ohio; two grandchildren, Rebecca and Robin Lowry; four brothers, Ben, Denver and Jess of Aid and Jim of Pica; two sisters, Mrs. Ollie Kreiger of Dayton and Mrs. Maud Bussey of Aid. Mr. Russell was a member of Aid Methodist Church. The body is at Phillips Funeral Home. |
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