—
Joan Ashworth
Joan Ashworth, age 71, of Beckley, died on Monday, March 15, 2010, at her home.
Born on February 6, 1939, in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. Ashworth and Virginia Hill Ashworth.
Joan was a former teacher and was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and West Virginia University, with a degree in education. She was a member of the Alpha Phi at West Virginia University. Joan was a member of the Beckley Presbyterian Church in Beckley. She was a member of the Beckley Art Group, and the Beckley Woman’s Club.
Surviving are her children: Virginia Rose Blosser and her husband Gilbert of Beckley; Karen Ann Greer of Beckley; a sister, Nancy Sanderbeck and her husband Jack of Concord, N.C.; four grandchildren: Christopher Scott Hill of Beckley; Jennifer Ann Greer of Beckley; Matthew Wayne Blosser and his wife Kacie of Beaver; Ashley Rose Scott and her husband Gary Lee Scott II of Clarksville, Tenn.; one great-grandchild, Ethan Scott Hill of Beckley.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010, at the Beckley Presbyterian Church with Dr. William A. dePrater officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Beckley. Friends may call from noon until service time on Saturday.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Bays, Howard Mays, Frank Meadows, Ralph Prince, Fred Quesenberry, and Robert Young.
Online condolences may be sent to our guestbook at www.roseandquesenberry.net.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Beckley Presbyterian Church, 203 South Kanawha Street, Beckley, West Virginia, or to the Beckley Area Foundation, Woodrow Wilson High School Class of 1957 Scholarship Fund, 129 Main Street, Suite 203, Beckley.
Arrangements are by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, 1901 South Kanawha Street, Beckley.
Lacy Bishop Jr.
BAILEYSVILLE — Lacy Bishop Jr., 64, of Baileysville, became safe in the arms of Jesus at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2010, at the Bowers Hospice House, Beckley.
He was born June 13, 1945, in Steeles, W.Va., a son of the late Lacy Bishop Sr. and his mommy Martha Elizabeth Bailey Bishop.
He was a retired coal miner with 27 years of service and a member of the UMWA. Lacy was a member of the Brenton Baptist Church, having served as a deacon for 28 years. He loved leading the singing of gospel hymns, coon hunting and witnessing for Jesus.
He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Alex “Pedro” Cline and infants Okey and Roy Rondall Bishop; two sisters, Lacine Lester, Georgia Belcher; and his mother, Marie Bishop.
Survivors include his loving wife of almost 45 years, Sharon Elaine Williams Bishop; two sons, Gregory Allen Bishop and wife Candice Dawn of Turkey Creek, W.Va., and Jeffrey Lee Bishop and wife Kimberly Dawn of West Palm Beach, Fla.; seven grandchildren, Gregory Allen “Jr.” Bishop Jr., Andrew Lacy Bishop, Jacob Lee Bishop, Justin Taylor Bishop, Lauren Celia Bishop, Jared Tyler Bishop and Kara Leilani Bishop; six sisters, Emogene (Jason) Lester of Gilbert Creek, W.Va., Kathreine (Raymond) Bowles of Williamsburg, Va., Nanna Mae (Charles) Stewart of Baileysville, W.Va., Cathy Lou (Danny) Baize of Delbarton, W.Va., Judy Pearl (Bill) Hammitt of Welch, W.Va., and Margaret Ann (Herbert – Deceased) Lester of Gilbert Creek; two brothers, Ollie Lee (Ruth) Bishop of Coon Branch, W.Va., and Edward “Ed” (Jean) Bishop of Manchester, Ga.; two special sisters-in-law, Etta Jean Bishop of Steeles, and Julie Cline of Ikes Fork, W.Va.; a special cousin, Vera Cook of North Spring, W.Va.; four aunts, Lucy Lockhart, Mila Dale, Ellen (Paul) McCoy and Brookie (Hershel) Morgan; and a host of other loving family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2010, in the Brenton Baptist Church with the Rev. Tommy Knotts officiating. Lacy will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, W.Va. Friends may gather with the family from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Friday, March 19, 2010, at the church.
Men of the church will serve as pallbearers.
E-mail letters of sympathy may be sent at www.staffordfamilyfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Rosenbaum Family House at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va.
The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, W.Va.
Clinard Bernard Bowles Sr.
ANSTED — Clinard Bernard Bowles Sr., 81, of Ansted, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2010, following a long illness.
He was born June 23, 1928, in Ansted; he was a son of the late Russell and Jennie Randall Bowles.
He was preceded in death by his wife Martha Ann Taylor Bowles; a daughter, Clementine Mabry; two brothers, Leslie Bowles and William Marshall.
Clinard was a member of Mt. Chapel Baptist Church of Ansted where he was a choir member and trustee. He was a retired coal miner from Siegler Coal Company of Dixie, W.Va., and a member of The United Mine Workers of America. He was a very loving father and grandfather.
Clinard is survived by his daughters, Mary Robinson of Ansted, Darlene Bowles of Oak Hill, Dorothy Davis and Tommy of Ansted, Sally Benson and Raymond of Ansted; a son, Clinard “BB” Bowles Jr., and Doris Laney of Oak Hill; 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Morton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Friends may call Saturday from 12 noon until funeral time.
Wallace & Wallace of Ansted is in charge of the arrangements.
Bennett Eugene Edmonds
NEW RICHMOND — Bennett Eugene Edmonds, age 71, of New Richmond, W.Va., died Monday, March 8, 2010, at his home following a long illness.
Born on February 11, 1939, at Pikeville, Ky., he was the son of the late Garnie and Magdaline Edmonds.
Mr. Edmonds was a machinist for an airplane parts manufacturing company. He had lived at New Richmond in the most recent years, having lived most of his adult life in St. Petersburg, Fla.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Herman and Roger Edmonds.
Surviving are four children: Reginald Edmonds of Southaven, Miss., Bennett Edmonds Jr. of Naples, Fla., Aleeaha Appleby of Key West, Fla., Yvetta Redpath of Pasco, Fla. Extended children: Billie Jo Perdue of Pax, W.Va.; Virginia Ann Basham of Itmann, W.Va.; Evvie Wright of Paintsville, Ky.; George Basham of Pineville, W.Va.; Jonathan Basham of New Richmond, W.Va.; Aaron Basham of Itmann, W.Va. Companion and best friend for 22 years, Yvonne Basham Collins of New Richmond, W.Va.; three brothers, Andrew Edmonds of Michigan, James Edmonds of Pikeville, Ky., and Larry Edmonds of Shelbiana, Ky.; three sisters, Deloris Sword of Lexington, Ky., BonnieSue Edmonds of Pikeville, Ky., Rebecca Edmonds of Pikeville, Ky. Numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and Mr. Edmonds’ best friend, Dave Smith of Beckley, also survive.
Memorial services will be conducted at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2010, with Brother Randy Smithson officiating. There will be no visitation. Online condolences may be sent to our guestbook at www.roseandquesenberry.net.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, 1901 South Kanawha Street, Beckley.
Madge Lea Willis Evans
OAK HILL — Madge Lea Willis Evans, 87, of Oak Hill, died on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at her home.
Born July 22, 1922, at Mount Hope, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Martha Elkins Willis.
Mrs. Evans was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy at Pea Ridge and was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Evans, sons, Jimmy Evans and Bobby Joe Evans and infant son, Johnny Weis, and as the last surviving member of her immediate family by five brothers and four sisters.
Survivors include two sons, Earlen Weis and wife, Pat, of Gloucester, Va., and Russell Weis and wife, Linda, of Fayetteville, and two daughters, Alice Sutphin and husband, Dan, of Oak Hill and Anna Evans and husband, Tom, of Oak Hill. Seventeen grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren also survive her.
Services will be on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Church of God of Prophecy at Pea Ridge with Rev. Debbie Minor and Rev. James Elmore officiating. Burial will be at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens, Oak Hill.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today, Friday, March 19, at Tyree Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church.
Dan Sutphin, Greg Sutphin, Anita Sutphin, Tom Evans, Aimee Huddleston and Beth Tincher will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Abagail and Bailea Huddleston.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
Lena Wire Ford
OAK HILL — Lena Wire Ford, 88, of Oak Hill, died Thursday, March 18, 2010, at CAMC Memorial Division in Charleston.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are incomplete by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
Roger Perry Gandee
Roger Perry Gandee, 65, of Flat Top Lake, passed away at the Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, after fighting a difficult battle with leukemia.
Mr. Gandee was born on August 4, 1944, in Ripley, W.Va., and was the son of the late Perry Darrell Gandee and Elizabeth Mae Anderson Gandee.
Mr. Gandee was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston, W.Va., and from W.Va. State College in 1968 with a B.S. degree in business administration.
He had enjoyed a very successful and satisfying career in the automotive industry for 35 years, having worked in Charleston, Ripley, Princeton, and Beckley. He was currently employed as the general sales manager for the Lewis Automotive Group in Beckley.
Roger was known for his infectious laughter, and he enjoyed life to the fullest. He never seemed to have “a bad day,” and he was an admired friend and mentor to many. He was an avid fisherman, and enjoyed traveling and cruising the world with his wife and friends.
He was preceded in death by his son, Roger Kevin Gandee.
Surviving are his loving wife of 30 years, Wanda Bender Gandee; four granddaughters, Stacy Compston of Ripley, W.Va., Britney Gandee of Sissonville, W.Va., Luci Harris of Ripley, W.Va., and Alex Harris of Kanawha Falls, W.Va.; two great-granddaughters, Lydia and Amelia Compston of Ripley, W.Va.; one brother, Darrell Keith Gandee and his wife Nancy of Durham, N.C.; and many extended family members also survive.
A Celebration of Roger Gandee’s life will be held at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Shady Spring Chapel on Sunday, March 28, 2010, at 3 p.m. Friends may visit with the family one hour prior to the services.
In lieu of flowers, donations of sympathy may be made to Rosenbaum Family House, Medical Center Drive, P.O. Box 8228, Morgantown, WV 26506, or by e-mail at http://www.health.wvu.edu/rosenbaum/. His generosity will live on by his desire to have his organs studied for future research to save other lives. The family would like to thank the Bone Marrow Transplant Team at Ruby Memorial Hospital, and also the staff of the Rosenbaum Family House for their support and compassion.
Online condolences may be sent to our guestbook at www.roseandquesenberry.net.
Arrangements are by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, 729 Flat Top Road, Shady Spring.
Donald Glessner
Donald Glessner, 75, of Shady Spring, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010, at Raleigh General Hospital.
Arrangements are pending completion at Rose and Quesenberry, Beckley.
Ernie Adam Malago Sr.
Ernie Adam Malago Sr., 64, of Beckley, died Thursday, March 18, 2010, at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley.
Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are incomplete, by Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope.
Loletia ‘Letha’ M. Bayne Morris
Loletia “Letha” M. Bayne Morris, 52, of Beckley, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, due to an unexpected illness. A precious saint of our Lord Jesus Christ who went to be with him. Loletia was born April 2, 1957, in Beckley. The daughter of Chauncey Bayne and the late Roberta A. Pannell Bayne.
Mrs. Morris was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and West Virginia State College. Letha enjoyed talking to family, friends and anyone she came in contact about the Bible. She loved writing poems. Her work was published in the National Library of Poems.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Kelly and Florida Pannell; Robert and Cora Bayne; mother, Roberta Bayne; two brothers, Chauncey (Dewey) Bayne Jr. and Jeffrey (Jeff) Logwood.
Survivors include six sisters, Germaine Bayne of Beckley, Coretta Penn of Dayton, Ohio, Danita Bayne (E.J. fiancé) of Dayton, Ohio, Stephanie (Kelvin) Smith of Beckley, Cheryl (Jim) Donovan of Liberty, Ky., Monica Bayne of Columbus, Ohio; a brother, Donald (Robin) Oakley of Maybeury, W.Va.; a sister-in-law, Andrea Logwood of Beckley. Letha also leaves behind a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Services will be 12 noon on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Second Baptist Church, 700 “F” St., Beckley, with the Rev. Rudolph Poindexter officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity.
All family members are asked to meet at Durgan Funeral Services at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2010, for departure to the church.
Friends may call one hour (11 a.m.) prior to the service at Second Baptist Church.
Online condolences may be sent at www.ajdurganfh6@verizon.net.
Services provided by Durgan Funeral Service, Beckley.
Dovie Mae Phipps
Dovie Mae Tiano Phipps, 78, of Fairdale died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at her home following a long illness.
Condolences may be sent to the family’s guestbook at www.meltonmortuary.com.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
Burgess Redden
Burgess Redden, 88, of Blue Jay passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at the Sun Bridge Pine Lodge, Beckley, following a long illness.
He was born October 8, 1921, at Grandview; he was the son of the late William and Glada Vance Redden. Mr. Redden was of the Baptist faith and a U.S. Army Veteran in WWII. He was a retired construction worker and also had worked some in the coal mines.
Other than his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Lewis Redden; a son, Roger Redden; a grandson, Joshua Redden; seven brothers and two sisters.
Those left to cherish his memory include his sons, Chester Redden and wife Ann of Beckley, Charlie Redden and wife Brenda of Raleigh, and Clarance Redden and wife Glada Mae of Arnett; one daughter-in-law, Florence Redden of Blue Jay; two special cousins, Delma Miller of Shady Spring and Mary Grace Acord of Daniels; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, several stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren and a host of extended family and friends.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, 2010, at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with Pastor Larry Cochran officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may gather with the family from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 250 Williams St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Online condolences may be sent to our guestbook at www.roseandquesenberry.net.
Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, 1901 S. Kanawha St., Beckley, 25801.
Frank J. Shepherd
JOPPA, Md. — Frank J. Shepherd, 88, of Joppa, formerly of Oak Hill, died March 15, 2010, at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air.
Services were 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, Md., where Pastor Patrick E. Stratton and Pastor Lloyd Weston officiated. Interment will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, with graveside rites and committal service at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 20, with military graveside rites conducted by Oak Hill VFW Post #3110.
Those who desire may contribute to Edgewood Cross Point Community Church, 1980 Trimble Road, Edgewood, MD 21040.
Memory tributes may be sent to the family at www.tyreefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
Ruby Beatrice Sizemore
Ruby Beatrice Sizemore, born March 19, 1932, and departed this world on March 17, 2010, due to a sudden illness. She was 78 years old.
Ruby was the loving wife of the late Rev. Sherman Sizemore Jr. and the daughter of the late John and Annie Roberts.
She was also preceded in death by a son, James Sherman Sizemore III, her siblings, Bernard, Roy, and Paul Roberts and one sister, Violet Mae Shrewsberry.
Ruby and her late husband Sherman were married 58 years. In that time they devoted their life to their family, but most of all to ministry and the work of the Beckley Freewill Baptist Conference.
During these years, she was always faithfully working in the background witnessing, mentoring, and devoting her life to her husband’s ministry. She was a virtuous woman who was dedicated to family and God’s work. She is the last founding member of the Herndon Freewill Baptist Church that was founded in 1954, and was currently active in the Bradley Freewill Baptist Church.
Family left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Lenoka and husband, James Graham, Sheila and husband, Clarence Dickens, both of Beckley, and Cleila and husband, Randy Spratt, of Salisbury, N.C.; a son, Kevin and wife, Tena Sizemore, of Morganton, N.C.; a daughter-in-law, Karen Sizemore of Charlotte, N.C. She also had 13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren that thought the world of their “Granny Ruby”; and a brother, J.C. and wife Kitty Roberts of Virginia Beach, Va.
Services will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Bradley Freewill Baptist Church. Pallbearers will be grandsons, and honorary pallbearers will be great-grandsons. Viewing will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Funeral services will start at 3 p.m. with the Pastor Wayne Peters officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blueridgefuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley.
Jimmie Pat Swift II
On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at his home on Fairview Avenue, our most cherished Jimmie Pat Swift II passed away following a long illness with lung cancer. He was 56 years of age.
Born October 28, 1953, Jimmie Pat was the first of two children born to the late Jimmie Pat and Audrey Plummer Swift. His paternal grandparents, John and Carrie Swift, and his maternal grandparents, Albert and Hattie Bailey Plummer, also preceded Jimmie in death.
Jimmie spent his childhood on Maxwell Hill. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Class of 1972, and West Virginia University. He was a paper carrier for Beckley Newspapers for over 20 years. His co-workers at Beckley Newspapers are honored to carry his casket. Jimmie Pat Swift was a very friendly person who never met a stranger. He loved to ride his Harley and was of the Christian faith.
Left to cherish his memory is his beloved wife, Sandra Wilson Swift; he was the father of three daughters, Megan and Lindsey, who live in Ohio, and Stephanie, who preceded him in death; he was the dear brother of Rebecca Wills and her husband Dwayne of Ellison Ridge; the fond uncle of Holly Jackson and Amber Yost; the sweet grandfather of Morgan and Austin; the special nephew of Carol Plummer; Jimmie was blessed to have a close relationship with his wife’s family; his father-in-law, the Rev. W.W. Lusk who has passed away, and his mother-in-law, Rev. Delpha Jeffries Lusk of Shady Spring; along with Sandra’s children who thought very highly of Jimmie. They are Robert Wilson and his wife Teresa, Jeff Workman and his wife Sherry, Brian Workman and his wife Corey, Eric Honaker and his wife Connie, Kristi Plumley and her husband Ray, and Kevin Honaker and his wife Susan; Jimmie was the doting Pa Paw to Sandra’s seven grandchildren; he is also survived by his loyal canine companion, Alfie.
This Saturday, the first of Spring, March 20th, at 1 p.m. we will remember Jimmie’s life with a service at the Melton Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. James Hale officiating. Jimmie will then be laid to rest beside his parents at the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens at Prosperity. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Friday, and one hour prior to the services on Saturday.
And so now we must say goodbye to our dear Jimmie Pat. “We loved you but God loves you best.”
Condolences may be sent to the family’s guestbook at www.meltonmortuary.com.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
Lonnie Ralph Treadway
DAWSON — Lonnie Ralph Treadway, age 87, of Dawson, died March 16, 2010, at home. Ralph was born April 25, 1922, in Artie, W.Va., the third child of the late Homer Lee Treadway and Nancy Alice Buzzard Treadway. He married Vivian Hatfield in 1940.
Ralph was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Marion Kathlean, in 1943 and an infant son, Ralph Eugene, in 1945; sister Myrtle Pozzie; brothers David, Leroy, Lindon, and Glendon Mick; infant brother Emmett; infant sisters Henrietta, Loretta, Vonnie and Thelma; and cousin Sheldon Buzzard.
Ralph is survived by wife Vivian of 70 years and 10 children: Vonda Thomas (David) of Brownstown, Mich.; Ruth Cadle (Dan) of Newton Falls, Ohio; David Treadway (Julie) of Newberry, Fla.; Daniel Treadway (Alice) of Providence, Ky.; Lonnie Treadway (Marcia) of Rainelle; Barbara Slaughter (Elliott) of Dublin, Va.; Timmy Treadway (Cindy) of Christiansburg, Va.; Rita McClanahan (Blain) of Meadow Bridge; Patricia Hutsenpiller (Danny) of Dawson; and Steve Treadway (Teresa) of Christiansburg, Va.; sisters, Joyce Heater of Salisbury, N.C.; and Carol Gillespie of Waynesville, Ohio; 25 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; and many nieces and nephews.
Ralph and Vivian made their first home in Ameagle, Raleigh County, then moved to Greenbrier County in 1947. There they carved a mountain farm out of the wilderness, and Ralph built, with his own hands, the house in which most of his 12 children were born. News commentator Tom Brokaw called his “the Greatest Generation,” and that it may have been. After passing his physical for the military during World War II, officials told him he would be more valuable to the country while supplying energy from the coal mines where he then worked. He later retired from that occupation after laboring there for more than 30 years.
No tribute is long enough to do justice to the skills and contributions Ralph made to the community and to his family. He never discarded anything that he thought might someday be useful for tasks yet unimagined. He could repair anything. For verification, one need only look around the farm at his handiwork or just ask his neighbors. He was always willing to share: his time, when it was to repair or build something for someone who could not do it themselves; his crops, when the Lord blessed him with more than he and his family could use; his tools, when they would help a neighbor do a job easier or better; his music, in church or home; his flowers, of which he was so proud; his apples, during a good year; his sons and daughters, when they could help a friend in his absence; even his opinion, when he thought the other person was willing to accept it — and a few times even if they weren’t. It would be no exaggeration to say all who knew him were better off for having done so. He was a giant among men and will be sorely missed.
Many words could be used to describe Ralph Treadway. He was honest, trustworthy, dedicated, hard working, kind and gentle. Lacking a formal education, he taught himself many skills that served him well. At various times he was a hunter, farmer, coal miner, mechanic, musician, inventor, teacher, barber, repairman, carpenter, mason, and gardener — sometimes a perfectionist. He was always a husband, father, brother, friend and a Christian who loved to read God’s Word.
His contributions to the work of God were many. He taught Sunday School to different age groups, played music with several instruments, and made repairs to a number of church buildings, the latest of which was the original church at Grassy Meadows. But perhaps his greatest contribution to the work of God was his extensive musical talents which he used in church or at home to play only gospel music. The memories he created for friends and family will last a lifetime.
A Celebration of Ralph’s life, for family and friends, will be held 6 to 8 p.m. today, Friday, March 19, at the Grassy Meadows Gospel Lighthouse.
Funeral services will be Saturday, March 20th, at 2 p.m. with Pastor Butch LeGrand officiating with burial following at the Puckett Cemetery, Crag.
In lieu of flowers please send donations of sympathy to the Grassy Meadows Gospel Lighthouse Building Fund, P.O. Box 218, Mabscott, WV 25871.
Online condolences may be sent to: www.christianmemorials.com/tributes/lonnie-treadway.
Sons-in-law David (honorary), Dan, Elliott, Blain and Danny will serve as pallbearers.
The family would like to express a heartfelt gratitude to his Physician, Dr. Connie Anderson, and nurses; Kim Winfrey, Jenny Weikle, Paula Browning and Tina Midkiff, for the love and care they provided.
Wallace & Wallace of Rainelle is in charge of arrangements.
John Howard Young
John Howard Young, of Saxon, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at the Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, after a long illness.
He was born July 12, 1922, at Saxon, a son of the late Charles E. and Artie Honaker Young.
He was a retired coal miner and member of the UMWA with over 30 years of service. He was an Army Veteran, having served in World War II. He was a member of VFW Post 11307 at Bolt.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Merrill Webb; brothers, Edgar, Earl, Jesse, Ohmer J., Prince, A. Doff Young.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Isabelle Martha Schiller Young; two sons, Warren Young and wife, Debra, of Rock Creek, W.Va., and Wayne Young and wife, Sharon, of Saxon; two grandchildren, Jeremy Young of Mabscott, and John Young and wife, Traci, of Saxon; two great-grandchildren, Cheyenne and Jacob Young; and a host of friends.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon, March 20, 2010, in the Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, with the Rev. Ed Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the Young Family Cemetery at Saxon, with military graveside rites by VFW Post # 3110 of Oak Hill.
Visitation will be two hours before service on Saturday at the funeral home.
Family and friends serve as pallbearers.
Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, is in charge of arrangements.
