INFORMATION ON CLASS OF 1955 MEMBERS THAT I'VE GATHERED OVER THE YEARS
Notes on Class of 1955 I gathered over the years
Time for Catching Up With the Class of
1955 since they graduated from Monongah High:
Ann Marie Mascak Davis, Class of 1955,
of Shinnston is the widow of Jimmie Lee Davis, who was born in Miletus,
Doddridge County. Jimmie passed away in 2007. They were married for 46 years.
They have two daughters, Lee Ann van
Egmond of Pittsburgh and Sabrina Jo Plachta of Plum Run in Rachel, a Mannington
High grad.
Jimmie Lee played with bluegrass musicians for years. He rode motorcyles and drove cars at Eldora Raceway.
Ann Marie’s parents were Veronica Mozuke Mascak and John Mascak, Jr. of Hutchinson, where Ann Marie lived when she attended Monongah High. Veronica worked at St. Barbara’s Nursing Home just south of Monongah and was a member of the Hutchinson Improvement Association.
Monongah High Alumni
Association vice president Dolores Edwards, also in the Class of 1955 with Ann
Marie, describes her as "a very nice lady. Had a conversation with her the
other morning when I ran into her at breakfast."
Dolores
is an expert when it comes to baked
sauerkraut.
She came by it naturally. She
spent her childhood with her grandmother, who was Polish and “made everything
from cabbage.”
That
love started at a young age. The Four States resident spent her childhood with
her grandmother, who was Polish and “made everything from cabbage,” according
to Edwards.
Her
children David, Richard, Patty, Barbara and Cathy benefitted from the
hand-me-down recipes.
Just
reading about it made me think of my Polish grandmother, Mary Peremba Olesky,
who filled my tummy with delicious Old Country food a few years after I was
born in her house on Walnut Street.
My
childhood was a euphoria of golabki (aka golomsky), kielbasa and pierogi.
Jim Pulice, Class of 1955, performs
in the Jenna Won’t Sing Band with Ron Yanero, Greg Patrick and
Jim’s son, Eric Pulice.
Jackie Olesky
Straight, Class of 1955, my sister, is a widow living in Rivesville with three
daughters in Marion and Harrison counties, and grandchildren from two of them.
Gerald Nelson
Hartley, Class of 1955, who passed away in 1920, is one of three Hartley
brothers who went to Monongah High from Worthington. He retired after his Air
Force career and stints with multiple companies as an accountant (including 4
firms where he never left the same office because of buyouts). He studied accounting
at the Ohio Institute of Business in Wooster.
Jerry -- who went by Nelson at
Monongah High -- remarried after his first wife, Connie Robinson, passed away.
Connie grew up in Worthington but graduated from Fairmont West after her family
moved to Fairmont.
Connie's father and the father of Nancy Robinson Sauders, Class of 1950, were
brothers. Connie's mother, Leona, and Nancy's mother, Hazel, were sisters.
Nancy was the prom date of John Olesky, Class of 1950, at Monongah High.
Nancy's father and Jerry's father also were good friends and visited each other
often. Nancy passed away in 2008. She was at the 2005 Monongah High Alumni
Reunion.
As for his name, Jerry explains:
"When I was born my parents named me Gerald Nelson. Everyone in WV knows
me by Nelson but, after I left WV, naturally people used my first name. And
mostly I am going by Jerry. When I joined Facebook I put Nelson in there so
that the people I used to know in WV would recognize me."
Jerry remarried Harry Parker’s widow,
born Kathryn Smith on the Ohio side of the Ohio River near Wheeling. The
current Mrs. Hartley has been dealing with a 2008 back surgery that only made
the situation worse. The two families had been friends for years.
Jerry didn’t meet Bobby Knight,
Orrville’s famous basketball coach (Indiana and Texas Tech), but he did visit
Bobby’s mother, Margaret Knight, at her Orrville home before she passed away.
Jerry’s daughter, Kathy Purcell, lives
in Richmond, Kentucky.
He had another daughter, Sarah Moore, who passed away Sept. 27, 2013. Sarah's
son, Brian Moore, married Chastity Shalon Moore. Brian and family live in Scott
Depot, West Virginia, near Charleston. Their children (and Jerry’s
great-grandchildren) are Wyatt and Shelby.
Delmas Hartley, Class of 1959, lives
in Carolina but likes to take his camper to Blackwater Falls or in the
Summerville area in the summer. He married Peggy Lou Workman Hartley, Class of
1969.
Delmas’ son, Delmas Gene Hartley, is
Class of 1979. Delmas’ daughter, Trudy Hartley Plaugher, is a 1982 North Marion
graduate. Carla Hartley Vanfossen is a 1986 North Marion graduate. Rocky
Hartley is a 1988 North Marion graduate.
The third Hartley brother, David
Hartley, Class of 1963, lives in Circleville, Ohio.
The Hartley brothers’ mother, Velma
Hartley, worked in Worthington’s Hertzog Drug Store run by Virgil Hertzog,
father of Marylee Hertzog Gwinn, Class of 1948, who lives in Rockville,
Maryland, and Dick Hertzog, Class of 1942, a WVU chemical engineering grad who
lived in the Philadelphia/New Jersey area till his 2005 death.
Louise Crim, mother of
Martha and Reid Crim (whose widow, Kathryn Toothman Crim, Class of 1950, lives
in Farwell, Michigan), also worked at the Hertzog Drug Store.
Jim McDaniel, Class of
1960, who lives in Behoboth Beach, Delaware, provides additional information on
the Crim siblings:
“There was a younger
brother, Tommy, who began at Monongah High but later switched to Farmington
High where he played football. He passed on many years ago.
“The Crim family lived upstairs
over Thompson’s store. On the other side of the hall where Dr. Barr (who
delivered about every baby born in Worthington for decades) had his office.”
Dorothy Browning, Class of 1955, is the widow of Bill
Woods, Class of 1952, who passed away in 2015 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Dorothy is a registered nurse. Bill was the 1952 Monongah
High Black Diamond yearbook editor and in the senior class play, “My Cousin
From Texas.”
Their children are William B. Woods,
Robert L. Woods and Sharon D. Ringenberg. They have 13 grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren.
Bill’s
siblings are John Woods, Class of 1957, of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Shirley
Woods DeMarco Merchant, Class of 1953, a schoolteacher in Akron, Ohio. Another
sibling, Harriet Jane Woods, Class of 1949, predeceased Bill.
John was
on the 1955 Mononongah High state champions football team.
John and
Bill Meredith, Class of 1955, were teammates, classmates and good friends from
first grade at East Monongah Grade School through Monongah High School. Their
families attended Monongah Baptist Church.
Donna Post Swiger, Class of 1955, was a
majorette at Monongah High, in the Majorette Minstrel, on the Black Diamond
yearbook staff and participated in class tournaments.
Sandra Ann Smith
Swiger, also Class of 1955, is the widow of Fairmont West grad Charles Swiger.
Sandra was in the Monongah High band,
on Student Council, in the junior and senior class plays, in the Future
Teachers of America Club and an MHS office girl.
Sandy attended the Class of 1955
dinner in 2015 at the Three Ways Inn in Fairmont.
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“I remember Sandra and Charles. Sandra was the daughter of Fay and Martha Smith. They lived on McCue Street (formerly Front Street) below my parents’ house and between Jake and Mildred (Fullen) Puffenbarger & George and Katy (DeFazio) Manley.
“Your friend, Ramona Fullen Michalski,
was a daughter of Jake and Mildred. Good people, good memories.”
There were other Swigers at Monongah
High, and at MHS Reunions in recent years:
Harley Swiger, Class of 1962, and
Debbie Swiger, Class of 1972.
Jimmy Swiger, Class of 1961.
Judy Swiger, Monongah High grad.
Cecillia Shamrock Eller is among many Shamrocks at Monongah
High.
Including Christina Shamrock
Hennig, Class of 1967, who lives in Abilene, Texas with her husband, Charlie
Hennig, a retired college professor, the youngest of the seven siblings.
The others were John Shamrock, Class
of 1947; Joe Shamrock, who attended Monongah High; Jim Shamrock, who attended
Monongah High; Paul Shamrock, Class of 1962; and Mike Shamrock, Class of 1966.
Jean Meredith, deceased, sister of Patty Meredith Wills,
Class of 1950, deceased, and Bill Meredith, Class of 1957, who lives in
Sarasota, Florida and regularly hosts with wife Roleta, a Clarksburg Washington
Irving graduate, both Monongah High and Washington Irving reunions at or near
their Sarasota home.
Geraldine “Jerry” Elsie Smollar Weaver passed away November
13, 2019 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Jerry's
husband of 39 years, Allen David Weaver, passed away in 1996.
Jerry was born in (Little) Washington, Pennsylvania to
Anthony Jacob Weaver and Louise Eva Ozana Smoller.
Jerry’s siblings were Louise
Peterson, Ottilia MacDonell and Ernest Smollar.
Jerry had 3
daughters: Deborah K. Poole of Big Spring, Maryland; Annette G. Mummert and
Darlene L. Sherman, both of Hagerstown, Maryland.
Jerry lived in
Four States while attending Monongah High. She graduated from the Maryland
Medical Secretarial School in Hagerstown, where she met her husband Allen
Weaver.
Jerry later worked
at Walter Reed Medical Hospital in Washington, D.C. until her marriage to Allen.
They moved to Hagerstown. Allen passed away Jerry moved to Pompano Beach.
Friends called
Jerry The Sunshine Girl because of her positive personality.
Jerry was an
active woman. Excellent golfer, golf course marshal for Honda Classic Tour when it appeared in Palm Beach Gardens and the Nike South Florida Classic in Pompano
Beach, played trumpet and baritone in the Monongah High band and in a bowling
league.
In Florida Jerry
was a model, in 2014 named best overall model by the Miami Board.
She was a member
of Christ Lutheran Evangelical Church in Hagerstown for 53 years. In Florida
she joined the US Navy League of Broward County, an associate member and a doe
of the Pompano Beach Elks Club and associate member of Christ Church, Coral
Springs.
Jerry joined the
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Elks Club, the Hagerstown Moose Club and the North
American Rod and Gun Club in Hagerstown.
Mary Ann Spatafore Lonergan lives in Fairmont and has been married
to Patrick Lonergan since 2022.
Carole Thompson Spatafore, Class of
1965, widow of John Spatafore, handles the Monongah High Alumni Association
scholarship fund. She once oversaw the Monongah High Alumni reunion golf
outings at Green Hills till interest grew so small that they quit doing it.
Carole’s sister is Sandra Lee Thompson Barton, a 1991
Northeastern Bible College graduate,
Bible teacher, author and speaker in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.
She was at the 2018, 2014, 2012 and 2055 annual Monongah High Alumni
Banquets.
Daniel Thompson, Carol’s brother, lives in Monongah with
wife Letha.
Patricia Urish, Class of 1955, is among other Urish in
Monongah High history:
Rebecca Urish
Anderson, Class of 1971, married to Gary Anderson for more than a half-century
and in Clarksburg. Debbie Urish Carpenter and Cindy Urish are Rebecca’s
sisters.
Helen Starcher Byrd, Class of 1955,
passed away February 28, 2010 while residing in Worthington. She was born in
Wendle in Barbour County.
She married Ward “Les” Byrd. Their
children are Kim Glover Ice, who married Tom Ice; Mark
Glover and Kevin Byrd. Her siblings are Nelson Starcher, Doug Starcher, Shara
Starcher Schell and Jim Starcher, also Class of 1950.
Helen’s parents are Damon "Bus" and Kathryn
"Toots" Starcher.
Brothers John and Paul Harbert both were in the Class of
1955. Their parents were Mary Manzo Hinerman and David Keith Harbert. Other
siblings are James Harbert, Kathy
Harbert Kolson and Joseph Harbert.
Other
Harberts are Monongah High included:
Donald
Duane Harbert, Class of 1951, part of the group I ran around with in Marion
County during our Monongah High days.
Cindy
Sue Brooks Harbert, Class of 1975.
Danny
Harbert, Class of 1975.
Sandra
Saunders Harbert, Class of 1965.
Ferrell
Harbert, Class of 1958.
Nancy
Carol Davidson Kantura, Class of 1955, passed away in October, 2023. She was a medical transcriptionist/editor
at Lakewood Hospital till she retired.
She was George Kantura’s widow.
Her children are Lee, Jeff, Chris, Nancy Slater, George and
Amy. She had FOURTEEN grandchildren, double the amount I have.
Nancy’s sisters are Charlotte Soles and Donna Lou Murray,
both deceased.
Raymond Joy, Class of 1955, passed away February 5, 2023.
His parents were Joseph and Mary Falcone Joy.
Raymond retired from Consol Robinson
Run Mine. He served in the Army. Raymond married Lois Merico Joy. Their
children Anna Maria Bennington of Barrackville and Johnna Phillips of Monongah.
Raymond and Lois had 3 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Raymond’s brothers Joseph, Robert, John
and William Joy also passed away.
Antoni “Toni” Pflock Hennis, deceased. She lived in
Jacksonville, Florida.
Ronald Hayes, deceased.
Lyndon Wells, deceased, who married Patricia Mason Wells,
both Class of 1955.
Donnie Wells, deceased.
Dollie Engle, deceased.
Sue Greynolds Davidson, deceased, who married Melvin
Davidson.
Frank DeMoss, deceased, star pitcher on Monongah High’s
only state baseball championship team, in 1955.
James Edgell, Class of 1955, also passed away. So did his
brother, Okla Elmer Edgell “Okey” Edgell, Class of 1944, in 2023. Okey was married to Arlene
Marteney Edgell. Their sisters are Lillieray Hall and Janette Lane.
Their parents were Ray and Lucy Cain Edgell.
Okey was in the Army Air Corps in World
War II. Okey married Patricia Saurborn Edgell and Virginia Allison Hampton
Edgell, both deceased.
Earl “Buck” Parrish, Jr., Class of 1955, died in a 2009
auto accident. He married Phyllis Parrish.
Wilma McNece Dyer, Class of 1955, passed away in 2015. Her
sister is Monongah High graduate Bet6ty McNece Poster. Their parents are Joseph
and Mildred Shepard McNece.
Wilma worked at Westinghouse in Fairmont. Her husband, husband, Walter Dwyer, passed away in 2007.
Wilma’s sisters are
Betty Poster, Juanita Aycock and Lessie Kelly. Her children are Rick and his wife Lois of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Joe
Scott of Worthington and Joy Damico of Worthington. She had 5 grandchildren and
5 great-grandchildren.
Friends Lucille Wells
and JoAnn Lehman took care of Wlima during her final illness.
Other Class of 1955 graduates:
Lois Charlene Slonaker, who married Donald Atha.
Betty Lee Williams.
Donald Hostutler.
Tony Larry, Jr.
Johnnie Manzo.
George Gene Goolie, Jr., who lived in Hutchinson.
Dolly Lavar Barnard.
Betty Conrad Marks, who married Bill Marks and lived in
Four States.
Nancy Davidson.
Nancy Domico.
Dolores Lieving, who lived on Walnut Street, where I was
born in my grandparents’ home.
Emma Jean Delovich.
Jessie Lowery, who lived in Bellview.
Frances Manzo, deceased.
Ramona Sharron McElwain.
Eva Miconi.
Doris Ann Mills.
Ernestine Knox.
George Raddish, Jr.
Robert Riffle.
Frank Slamen, Jr.
Jack Slimmer, who lived in Four States.
Bernie Vingle, of the musical Vingle family.
Ron Vingle.
John Bill Wilson.
David Wood.
Edward Wright.
Donald Boone.
George Danko.
Johnnie Moore.
Jackie Olesky Straight, Class of 1955, who had to endure in their Church Street home an older brother named John Olesky, Jr. Life’s not always fair. Jackie is a widow living in Rivesville with three daughters in Marion and Harrison counties, and grandchildren from two of them.
Bob Cottrill, Class of 1951, made a most welcome Christmastime phone call to me and we caught up on a lot of things about other Monongah High graduates.
Bob exchanges phone
calls with Arlene Marteney Decker Edgell, Frances Wimer Miller and Duane
Harbert, all in Bob’s Class of 1951. Arlene lives in Fairmont, Frances in Tulsa
with husband Ken Miller and Duane is a widower living in Marlton, New Jersey.
I got together with
Arlene and husband Okey Edgell, Class of 1944, at Monongah High reunions and
the gathering of Lions I arranged in 2014 at the Three Ways Inn in Fairmont in
the recent decade.
Duane and I communicate
with each other regularly, too. Arlene has another birthday coming up on
January 18.
Duane’s mother, Goldie, taught at Worthington Grade
School. Duane’s father, Frank Harbert, was principal of Thoburn Elementary in
Monongah. Duane’s brother, John Harbert, Class of 1955, and his wife,
Karen Colvin Harbert, also class of 1955, are deceased.
She is the widow of Jimmie Lee Davis,
who was born in Miletus, Doddridge County. Jimmie passed away in 2007. They
were married for 46 years.
They have two daughters, Lee Ann van
Egmond of Pittsburgh and Sabrina Jo Plachta of Plum Run in Rachel, a Mannington
High grad.
Jimmie Lee played with bluegrass
musicians for years. He rode motorcyles and drove cars at Eldora Raceway.
Ann Marie’s parents were Veronica Mozuke Mascak and John Mascak, Jr. of Hutchinson, where Ann Marie lived when she attended Monongah High with my sister, Jackie Olesky Straight, also Class of 1955, who today is a widow living in Rivesville. Veronica worked at St. Barbara’s Nursing Home just south of Monongah and was a member of the Hutchinson Improvement Association.
Monongah High Alumni Association vice
president Dolores Edwards, also in the Class of 1955 with Ann Marie, describes
her as "a very nice lady. Had a conversation with her the other morning
when I ran into her at breakfast."
As usual the November
Monongah High alumni birthdays begins with Tom Dean, Class of 1949, who moved
to Goldsboro, North Carolina, near more of his children and
grandchildren after living for 11 years in Lynch Station, Virginia. Tom’s wife, Rosemarie
Dean, passed away in 2012.
Tom and Rosemarie lived
in Goldsboro, North Carolina for
35 years before moving to Lynch Station, near where their daughter, retired Colonel
Pam Dean Mitchell, lives in Arlington, Virginia. Tom has three sons in
Goldsboro and brother Jim Dean, Class of 1945, not that far away in LePlace,
Louisiana. The sons work in Raleigh, Pine Level and Fayetteville.
Nancy’s
obituary:
NANCY C. KANTURA (nee Davidson), age 86, beloved wife of
the late George W.; loving mother of Lee (Cheryl), Jeff (Gail), Chris, Nancy A.
Slater (Jim Prokop), George W. IV (Lynne) and Amy Dienes (Joe); devoted
grandmother of Stephanie, Dan (Lauren), Lindsey (Cameron), Luke (Samantha),
Holly, Matthew, Amanda, Corey, Kelsey (Charles), George W. V, Monica, Rochelle
(Nick), Jordan and Donald and great-grandmother of nine; dear sister of the
late Charlotte Soles (John) and Donna Lou Murray; special aunt of Debbie Shaver
(Mark). Passed away October 13, 2023.
Funeral Mass Tuesday, October 17, The Church of St.
Clarence (30106 Lorain Rd.) at 10 A.M. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery
(Avon).
Friends may call at CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of NORTH OLMSTED,
29150 LORAIN RD. AT STEARNS RD., TUESDAY 8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Golden Retrievers In Need,
P.O. Box 24365, Cleveland, OH 44126 or St. Jude Childrens' Research Hospital
at www.stjude.org
John:
An addition to the Crim family. Beside Reid and
Martha, there was a younger
brother named Tommy. He
started out going to Monongah High, but later went to Farmington and played
football for the Farmers. He was 2 years older than me. He passed on many years ago. The Crim family lived upstairs over
Thompson's store. On the other side of
the hall was where Dr. Barr had his office.
Jim McDaniel
If you also have
memories of the Hartley family, email John Olesky at jo4wvu@neo.rr.com and I’ll add them to this Monongah High Alumni
blog article.
Tuesday, March 7,
2017
Sandy
Smith Swiger’s husband passes away
Charles Swiger, husband of Sandra Ann
Smith Swiger, Class of 1955, passed away Saturday, March 4. Charlie is a
Fairmont West grad.
Sandra, at Monongah High, was in the
MHS band, on Student Council, in the junior and senior class plays, in the
Future Teachers of America Club and an MHS office girl.
Sandy attended the Class of 1955
dinner in 2015 at the Three Ways Inn in Fairmont. My sister, Jackie Olesky
Straight of Rivesville, also is in the Class of 1955.
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“I remember Sandra and Charles. Sandra
was the daughter of Fay and Martha Smith. They lived on McCue Street (formerly
Front Street) below my parents’ house and between Jake and Mildred (Fullen)
Puffenbarger & George and Katy (DeFazio) Manley.
“Your friend, Ramona Fullen Michalski,
was a daughter of Jake and Mildred. Good people, good memories.”
Adam is a son of another
Adam Michna. Adam’s sisters were Sister Rose and Sister Dolores of the Sts.
Peter and Paul School nuns.
There were Swigers at Monongah High,
and at MHS Reunions in recent years:
Donna Post Swiger, Class of 1955.
Harley Swiger, Class of 1962, and
Debbie Swiger, Class of 1972.
Jimmy Swiger, Class of 1961.
Judy Swiger, Monongah High grad.
GERALDINE ELSIE WEAVER
1937—2019
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Geraldine Elsie Weaver ,
82 Mar 18, 1937 - Nov 13, 2019 Geraldine "Jerry" Elsie (Smollar)
Weaver, 82, of Pompano Beach, FL, passed away on November 13th. Born on March
18, 1937 in Washington, Pennsylvania; she was the daughter of the late Anthony
Jacob Smollar and Louise Eva (Ozana) Smollar. In addition to her parents, she
was proceeded in death by her siblings: Louise Peterson, Ottilia MacDonell and
Ernest Smollar. Jerry's husband of 39 years, Allen David Weaver, had passed
away in 1996. She is survived by three daughters: Deborah K. Poole of Big
Spring, MD; Annette G. Mummert and Darlene L. Sherman (Rodney) both of
Hagerstown, MD. In addition to her children, she is survived by one
granddaughter, Nicole Marie Sherman, of Hagerstown and a first cousin, Mark
Ozana of Saginaw, MI. Most of Jerry's childhood was spent in Four States, West
Virginia. She graduated from Monongah High School in Monongah, WV. After
graduating from high school, Jerry attended and graduated from the Maryland
Medical Secretarial School in Hagerstown, MD. While attending school, she met
her husband. After graduating from school, she was employed by the US
government Walter Reed Medical Hospital in Washington, DC until her marriage to
Allen. After marrying Allen, she became a homemaker and they lived in
Hagerstown. A few years after Allen's death, she moved to Pompano Beach, FL.
Jerry had a very full and vivacious life; she would always brighten up a room
with her beautiful smile and as a result, her friends nicknamed her the
"Sunshine Girl". She enjoyed spending time at the beach, shopping,
playing bingo and socializing with her many friends. She loved to dance,
volunteer, travel, spend time to help friends and most important of all,
enjoyed and treasured her time she spent with her family. Jerry became avid
golfer after Allen's death and was very proud of the fact that she could play
from the men's tee boxes instead of the woman's boxes. In her younger years,
she played the trumpet and baritone in her high school band and was on a
bowling league. She always attended every activity that her children were
involved with and was their biggest cheerleader and supporter. During Jerry's
time spent in Florida, she modeled for various organizations and in 2014, she
was selected by the Miami Fashion Board as the best overall model. She served
several years as a golf course marshal for the at The Honda Classic PFA Tour
held at the PGA National Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, FL and the Nike
South Florida Classic in Pompano Beach, FL. She was a member of Christ Lutheran
Evangelical Church in Hagerstown for 53 years. While in Florida, she became a
member of the US Navy League of Broward County, FL, an associate member and a
doe of the Pompano Beach Elks Club and associate member of Christ Church, Coral
Springs, FL. Also, she held other memberships with the Chambersburg, PA Elks
Club, the Hagerstown Moose Club and the North American Rod and Gun Club,
Hagerstown, MD. Family and Friends are welcomed for a visitation on Wednesday,
November 20, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm at Douglas A. Fiery Funeral Home located at
1331 Eastern Blvd. North, Hagerstown, MD. The funeral service will be held in
the chapel of the funeral home at 11am on Thursday, November 21, 2019.
Interment will follow at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, Hagerstown. Memorial
donations in Jerry's memory can be made directly to Christ Lutheran Evangelical
Church (216 N Cleveland Avenue, Hagerstown, MD 21740) and Humane Society of
Washington County (13011 Maugansville Rd., Hagerstown, MD 21740). Online
condolences may be expressed at www.douglasfiery.com
March 2, 2010
Times West Virginian
Helen R. Byrd, 73, of New Hill Community in
Worthington, died Sunday (Feb. 28, 2010) at UHC following a brief illness.
She was born June 1, 1936, in Wendle, Barbour
County.
She is survived by her husband, Ward
"Les" Byrd; three children, Kim Glover (Tom) Ice, Mark Glover and
Kevin Byrd; and her grandson, Jay Ice. She has one surviving brother, Nelson
Starcher (wife Karen and their children David Starcher, Doug Starcher and Shara
Starcher [Troy] Schell); sister-in-law, Ruth Enoch Starcher (her children
Jeffrey Starcher [Kathy], Amy Starcher [Wally] Rozmus, and Lisa Starcher
[Barry] Wenick); her sister-in-law, Ruth Byrd McIntire; and several
grand-nieces and -nephews and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
Damon "Bus" and Kathryn "Toots" Starcher; brother, James
Starcher; and grandson, Jeremy Ice.
Mrs. Byrd worked at Westinghouse in the early
1960s. She was a proud graduate of Monongah High School in 1955, a member of
the Pythian Lodge Hope Temple No. 71, former member of the Worthington
Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, former secretary/treasurer of the
Enterprise Little League in the early 1980s and was a Kegler's League bowler
for 15 years.
Family and friends will be received Wednesday
from 3 to 9 p.m. at Dorsey Funeral Home, 701 South Pike St., Shinnston. Funeral
services will be held Thursday at noon at Dorsey Funeral Home. Interment will
follow at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Fairmont.
Also preceding him in death were his
two brothers, James Edgell and Doak Edgell; his two sisters, Lillieray Hall,
and Janette Lane; three nephews, Steven Edgell, Ralph Hall, and Gary Edgell; a
sister-in-law, Jean Edgell; and a brother-in-law, Ralph Hall, Sr.
He is survived by his wife, Arlene Marteney Decker Edgell; two
daughters, Lois Edgell (Dennis), and Cynthia Verno; a stepdaughter, Susan
Brown; three stepsons, David Hampton (Lessa), William Decker (Angela), and
James Decker (Karen); four grandchildren, Shawn Hugus, Keri Rutherford, Jaime
Backman, and Amber Berkovich; seven step-grandchildren, Chris Decker
(Stephanie), Brittany Paige (Charles), Jon Decker, Courtney Sites (Brian),
Patrick Brown (Val), Haley Decker, and Aaron Decker; ten great grandchildren; six
stepgreat-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Okey was a member of the Bridgeport United Methodist Church,
Barbed-Wire Mountaineer #1 EX-Prisoners of War, West Virginia EX-Prisoners of
War, and a Life Member of the National EX-Prisoners of War. He was a life
member of the Taylor County ARSE and the West Virginia ARSE. He was a member of
the Anmoore Chapter CEOS, the Harrison County CEOS, and the West Virginia CEOS.
He was a life member of the DAV and a life member of the Senior Softball
Associating. He was a member of the IBEW and a member of Chapter 724, Order of
Purple Hearts. He served as a State Commander of the West Virginia EX-POWs.
He played softball on the Senior Softball League in Sun City,
Ariz., and the National Tournament Team. He holds two World Series Rings and
six World Championships.
He married his wife, Arlene in 2006. Together, they have toured
all 50 states and twelve foreign countries. They took three ocean cruises and
one riverboat cruise on the Mississippi River. He learned to quilt and sew
during this marriage and left a legacy of his work for his family and Arlene’s
family. He also learned basketry and made baskets for his children. He and
Arlene made a permanent move to Fairmont after their marriage.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Permanent Fund
of Bridgeport United Methodist Church, 251 Worthington Drive, Bridgeport, WV
6330 or to your local cancer society.
The family will receive friends at Domico Funeral Home, 414
Gaston Avenue in Fairmont, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 2-8 p.m. The funeral will
be at the funeral home on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m. Interment will follow
at the West Virginia National Cemetery.
Condolences:
www.domicofh.com
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