Dwayne King, 41, of Poca died September 28, 2004, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.
He was a lifelong resident of Poca and was a Catholic.
He was preceded in death by his father, George E. King.
Surviving: son, Josh King of Hometown; mother, Ruth Wilkinson King of Poca; brother and his wife, Steve and Tammy King of Red House; sister, Kathie King of Poca.
Service was held Friday, October 1, 2004, at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home, Poca, with Father Bill Petro officiating. Burial was in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.
Memorial donations may be made to the Dwayne King Trust Fund at any Poca Valley Bank location.
Florence M. Casto
Florence Mae Thornton Casto, 78, of Liberty died Sunday, November 14, 2004. She was born March 2, 1926 in Jackson County and was a homemaker and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Oliver Casto. Surviving: sons and their wives, Dempsey and Kathy Casto of Liberty, Danny and Diana Casto of Ravenswood; grandchildren, Brian Casto, Eric Casto, Amanda Casto Kennedy, Christopher Casto, and Justin Casto; great-grandchildren, Nathan Casto, Abigail Casto, Atley Casto, and Courtney Casto. Service was held Wednesday, November 17, 2004, at Mount Zion Church, Given, with Pastor Leroy Meadows and Alvie Witt officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, was in charge of arrangements.
Noble R. Wilkinson
Noble Reese Wilkinson, 78, of Pliny died November 14, 2004, at home after a long illness.
He retired from Union Carbide Corporation in 1982 with 32 years of service. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a 46-year resident of Pliny. He was a member and elder of Pliny Presbyterian Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henderson and Susan Tate Wilkinson.
Surviving: his wife of 50 years, Wanda L. Wilkinson; sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Jenny Wilkinson of Pliny, Rod and Yvonne Wilkinson of Virginia; sisters, Lora Older of Florida and Catherine Lovejoy of Charleston; brother, Tom Wilkinson of Sissonville; granddaughter, Erin Wilkinson of Hurricane.
Service was held Wednesday, November 17, 2004, at Chapman Funeral Home, Winfield, with the Rev. Terry Roush officiating. Burial was in Pliny Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Kanawha Hospice Care, Inc., 1143 Dunbar Avenue, Dunbar WV 25064.
Audrey J. Mullins
Audrey June Mullins, 82, of Scott Depot died Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at home.
She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leland Mullins, her parents, Ida and Otto Hanshaw, her son, Dale Mullins, her grandson, Gary Dudding Jr., and her sisters, Doris Thomas, Wanda Peek and Vivian Johnson.
Surviving: daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Virgil Sowards of Nitro; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Linda Dudding of Louisville, Kentucky, William and Mabel Dudding of Kingston, Ohio; grandchildren, Terry Surface and husband, Tracy, Ric Dudding, David Dudding and wife, Lynn, Lisa Schnurr and husband, Tony, Vickie Peecher and husband, Jeff, Richard Cooley and wife, Cindy, Sharon White and husband, Harlan, Mary Jenkins and husband, Joe, Renae May and husband, Jay, and Cheryl Marsh; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Robert, Darrell and Marion Hanshaw.
Service was held Thursday, November 18, 2004, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. James L. Thomas officiating. Burial was in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.
Lisa Kay Withrow
Lisa Kay Murdock Withrow, 34, of Eleanor, formerly of Cross Lanes, died Tuesday, November 16, 2004, after a sudden illness.
She was a 1988 graduate of Nitro High School.
Surviving: husband, John Withrow of Eleanor; daughter, Mikayla Burdette at home; stepdaughter, Brittany Withrow of Cross Lanes; parents, Kenneth and Kathryn Murdock of Cross Lanes; Debra Lynn Murdock of Cross Lanes; brother, Greg and wife, Sue Murdock; nephews, Casey and Cody Murdock of Poca.
Service was held Friday, November 19, 2004, at Gatens-Harding Funeral Home, Poca. Burial was in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House.
Orville Alton Withrow
Orville Alton Withrow, 50, of Hurricane died Sunday, November 14, 2004, at home after a long illness.
He wasa a truck driver for Reiss Viking.
His mother, Betty Jean Withrow, preceded him in death.
Surviving: wife, Vickie Byrd Withrow; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Barbara Bellamy of St. Albans, Stephen Ray and Melissa Withrow of Cross Lanes, and David Withrow of Albama; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Jason Jeffers of Hometown; father, Gearl Withrow of Poca; brothers, Wayne Withrow of Slidell, Louisiana, Eddie Withrow and Darrell Withrow, both of Charleston; sisters, Mary “Ruth” Strang of Sebring, Florida, Sharon Sloan of Spring Hill, and Alice Withrow of Algood, Tennessee; grandchildren, Jeremy Jeffers, Johnathon Ray Withrow, Brandon Alton Withrow and Sebrina Withrow.
Service was held Friday, November 19, 2004, at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with Pastor Richard Neal officiating. Entombment was in Valley View Memorial Park Mausoleum, Hurricane.
Geneva M. Schell
Geneva M. Schell, 70, of Scott Depot died November 15, 2004, at home.
She was born May 31, 1934 to the late Brooks Crawford Layman and Iris Wilma Shultz Layman. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Betty Memel, Carolyn Holiday, Margaret Layman, Marjorie Layman, and JoAnne Layman.
She was a board certified medical surgical nurse. She received her B.S. degree in nursing from West Virginia University in 1987.
Surviving: daughters, Greta Schell and Becky Strothers, both of Houston, Texas ; grandchildren, Josh, David, Matthew, Sarah Strothers, Dominic, Daniel, Pagliuso, and Alyssa Rodriquez; sisters, Dorothy Wells and Linda Nedeff; brothers, James Layman and Brooks Layman; several nieces and nephews.
There was a private family memorial service. Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial donations may be sent to Kanawha Hospice Care Inc., 1143 Dunbar Avenue, Dunbar WV 25064.
James L. Sizemore
James L. Sizemore, 79, of Hurricane died Monday, November 15, 2004, at his residence.
He was retired from Black Rock Construction, Charleston, with 30 years of service as a heavy equipment operator. He was a 50-year member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132 and a member of the VFW Post in Hurricane and the Moose Lodge. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, having served on the USS North Carolina in the South Pacific.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Margaret Vinson Sizemore, his parents, James Oscar Sr. and Birdie Woodard Sizemore; stepmother, Leaettia Sizemore, and brothers, Norman, William, Charles Eddie, Freddie and James Oscar Sizemore Jr.
Surviving: children, Shelia Boyer and her husband, James, Lois Hughes and husband, Roy, and James E. Sizemore; grandchildren, Todd, Kevin, Traci, Greg, James “J”, Jimmy Jr., Bianca and Richard; great-grandchildren, Zoe, Brooklyn, Beau, Nathan, Sam, Alex, Christopher, and Jack; sisters, Nellie Jean Harshbarger, Virgie Sue Ealy, Brenda Kay Goff, and Debra Ann Perry; brothers, John Paul Sr., David, Ray and Roy Sizemore; 21 nieces and nephews; 20 great-nieces and -nephews.
Service was held Friday, November 19, 2004, at Elk Hills Memorial Park Chapel, Big Chimney, with Minister Steve Fox officiating. Burial followed in the cemetery. Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 301 RHL Blvd., Charleston WV 25309.
John H. Reed
John H. Reed, 85, of Hurricane died November 16, 2004, at home.
He was born October 25, 1919 in Craddock, Virginia, the son of the late John H. Reed and Nell Gray Reed of South Charleston.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Lottie Miller Reed, and his youngest sister, Jo Ann Baker.
He was a lifelong resident of South Charleston and Hurricane. He graduated from South Charleston High School and West Virginia Tech, where he played football and basketball.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served as an officer in the 40th Combat Engineer Regiment in World War II from North Africa through Salzburg, Germany, including the invasions of Sicily, Italy and Southern France. He continued his military career in the Army Reserve, retiring in 1970 as a Lt. Colonel and Commander of the 38th Ordnance Group.
Upon receiving his LLB degree from Washington and Lee University College of Law in 1949, he began a 50-year career of practicing law in South Charleston and later in Hurricane. He also was a professor at Morris Harvey College and was also counsel to the West Virginia Turnpike Commission during the construction. In 1958, he became the first elected municipal judge for the City of South Charleston. He was a Republican nominee for the House of Delegates in Kanawha County twice in the early 50s.
He was a member of the West Virginia State Bar, Virginia State Bar, West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, which he served as parliamentarian, and the Putnam County Bar Association. He was also past president of the Spring Hill Civitan Club.
Surviving: daughter, Donna L. Turner and husband, James, of South Charleston; sons, John H. Reed III and wife, Joan Ann, of Hurricane and Ellis M. Reed and wife, Lisa Parks, of Orlando, Florida; grandchildren, David T. Turner, Joanna E. Reed, Leah A. Reed, Jeffrey M. Reed and Ellisa R. Reed; one great-granddaughter; brother, Malcolm E. Reed of Laguna Hills, California; sister, Dorothy LaCascio of Tucson, Arizona.
Service was held Saturday, November 20, 2004, at St. John United Methodist Church, South Charleston. Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial donations may be made to St. John United Methodist Church, 212 D Street, South Charleston WV 25303.
