Justin Tenpenny
Justin Matthew Tenpenny, 24, of Scott Depot died September 18, 1999 after a short illness.
He was a graduate of Marshall University with a bachelor’s degree in parks and recreation. He was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. He was a graduate of Winfield High School and a 19-year resident of Scott Depot.
Surviving: parents, Glen and Patsy Tenpenny of Scott Depot; sister, Lindsey Tenpenny of Scott Depot; maternal grandmother, Rita McCutcheon of Dunbar; paternal grandfather, Walter Tenpenny of Toms River, New Jersey.
Service was held September 21, 1999 at Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, with the Rev. William Layne officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Avenue, Dunbar WV 25064.
Bernard J. Tierney
Bernard J. Tierney, 84, of Hurricane died August 29, 1999, in Putnam General Hospital after a long illness.
He was a retired chemical operator from DuPont.
Surviving: daughters, Carolyn Tierney, Kay Tierney and Barbara Godwin, all of Scott Depot; sisters, Eleanor Mitchell of Charleston, Bernice Williams of Virginia Beach, and Helen Hatch of Richmond, Virginia; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Graveside service was held September 1, 1999 in Teays Valley Memorial Gardens. Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, was in charge of arrangements.
Orville C. Thornton
Orville C. “Tim” Thornton, 83, of Liberty died August 14, 1999, at the home of his daughter, Linda Bailey of Red House, after a long illness.
He was a lifelong resident of Liberty, a former mechanic at George Joseph’s Garage, a former auto body repairman, a member of Bowles Ridge Community Church, Liberty, and was coordinator of church services at Wingate Apartments with 14 years’ service.
Additional survivors: stepdaughter, Karen Baker of Poca; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Service was held August 17, 1999 at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with Jack Garton and Darren Persinger officiating. Burial was in Barnett Chapel Cemetery, Liberty.
Arthur L. Terry
Arthur L. Terry, 81, of Poca died July 31, 1999, at home after a long illness.
He was retired from American Electric Power.
Surviving: wife, Ada Terry; sisters, Joyce Robinson of St. Albans, Ruth Hayes of Marietta, Ohio, and Hope Richardson of Charleston; brothers, Granville Terry of St. Albans and Clifton Terry of Santa Claus, Indiana.
Service was held August 4, 1999 at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home, Cross Lanes. Burial was in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens.
John F. Thomas
John F. Thomas, 86, of Poca died July 18, 1999, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a long illness.
He was a lifelong resident of Poca, retired from FMC/Ohio Apex, Nitro, with 38 years’ service. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a member of the 82nd Airborne Glider Division. He attended Lett Creek Community and was a member of Hometown Senior Citizens.
Surviving: daughters, Zoala Sharon Jones and Karen Diane Perkins, both of Poca, and V. Sue “Susie” Thomas of Cross Lanes; sisters, Eva Linkous of Culloden, Macel Hawley of Rock Branch and Emma Hawley of Poca; brothers, Ernest Thomas of Rock Branch and Homer Thomas of Nitro; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter.
Service was held July 22, 1999 at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with Pastor John McCoy, the Rev. Bill Thomas and Paul Arthur officiating. Burial was in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House.
Gloria J. Thompson
Gloria J. Thompson, 69, of Hurricane, formerly of Charleston, died July 15, 1999, in Putnam General Hospital after a short illness.
She was retired from the West Virginia Consolidation Retirement Board. She was a former employee of Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Co. and Cohen, and a member of Winfield Presbyterian Church.
Surviving: daughter and son-in-law with whom she resided, Deborah A. and Roger Lanham of Hurricane; brothers, Charles Baria of Rand, Robert Baria of Cross Lanes and Paul Baria of Charleston; sisters, Julia Elliott of Pomeroy, Ohio, Loretta McCray of South Charleston, Betty McConnel of Kingsport, Tennessee, Mary Campbell of Scott Depot, and Sue Webb of Tennessee; stepsister, Carol Fuller of Anaheim, California; one grandson; one great-granddaughter.
Service was held July 19, 1999 at Winfield Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Max Perrow officiating. Entombment was in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, was in charge of arrangements.
Harry Tupis Jr.
Harry Tupis Jr., 72, of Hurricane, formerly of Kanawha City, died February 16, 1999, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
He was a retired receiving clerk from Kroger Warehouse with 45 years of service. He was a eucharistic minister of the Catholic Church of the Ascension and a member of Mary Ingle Trail Club, Knights of Columbus and Moose Lodge 565, Nitro. He was a former board member of Kemba Credit Union and a World War II Naval Reserve/Seabees veteran, retired with 45 years of service.
Surviving: wife, Judy C. Potts Tupis; daughters, Jane Beasley of Richmond, Virginia, Tammy Cavender of Dunbar, and Denise L. Johnson of Hurricane; son, Mark Tupis of Kanapolis, North Carolina; sisters, Stella Kalispelli of Montana and Anna “Nancy” Fiala of Concord, Ohio; brother, Pete Tupis of Stollings; five grandchildren.
Service was held at Catholic Church of the Ascension with the Rev. J. Stephen Vallelonga officiating. Burial was in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the Catholic Church of the Ascension Building Fund, 905 Hickory Mill Road, Hurricane WV 25526.
Judy E. Tribble
Judy E. Hartley Tribble, 58, of Hurricane died March 3, 1999, in General Division, CAMC, after a long illness.
She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Surviving: daughter, Tena Tribble of Barboursville; sisters, Anna Fouts of Cross Lanes, Mary K. Smalley of Hometown and Janet Wallace of Eleanor; brother, Robert Hartley of Newburg, Ohio; caretaker, Betty Neal of Hurricane.
Memorial service was held at Buffalo Memorial Park with the Rev. David Panaro Sr. officiating. Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, was in charge of arrangements.
Robert J. Thrift III
Robert James Thrift III, 60, of Scott Depot died January 28, 1999, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident on I-64 at Institute.
He was a member of Teays Valley Presbyterian Church and Flintlock Rifle Club. He was a 15-year resident of Scott Depot. He was a retired highway designer, a former employee of the West Virginia Division of Highways with 30 years’ service and a former employee of Baker Engineering.
Surviving: wife, Cheryl Manypenny Thrift; daughter, Elizabeth Ann Thrift of Morgantown; son, Britt Phillips Thrift of Fayetteville; stepson, Shawn Justin Corley at home; stepdaughter, Ashley Elizabeth Corley at home; sister, Barry Thrift Brown of Chester, New Jersey.
Service was held at Teays Valley Presbyterian Church with the Rev. J.D. Harrah and the Rev. kevin Channell officiating. Burial was in Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, was in charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorial donations be made to Teays Valley Presbyterian Church, Scott Depot WV 25560.
Thomas Roy VanNatter
Thomas Roy VanNatter, 30, of Hurricane died October 9, 1999 in Huntington.
He was a graduate of Airport High School, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an employee of Netwyred LLC.
Surviving: wife, Pam Qualls; daughters, Ashlee Nicole, Megan Rose and Valeria Gail, all of Newport, Michigan; sons, Thomas Roy II and Jacob Wesley, both of Hurricane; parents, Danny G. and Billye Jo VanNatter of Milton; brothers, Danny Dewain VanNatter of Culloden and Gary Douglas Balnkenship of Charleston; grandfather, Andrew Cook of Jane Lew.
Service was held October 12, 1999 at Freeman Funeral Home, Chapmanville, with Bishop Gary C. Corico officiating. Burial was in VanNatter-Ferrell Cemetery.
Mahulda Vance-Alford
Mahulda Belle Vance-Alford, 80, of Hurricane died July 25, 1999, at home.
She was a housewife and a member of Teays Valley Missionary Baptist Church and Eastern Star.
Surviving: husband, Leroy Alford; son, Fred of Hurricane; daughters, Margaret “Margie” Mitchell and Pamela Sue Alford, both of Hurricane; brothers, Warren and George Vance, both of Hurricane, and Homer Vance of Waynesfield, Ohio; sisters, Justine Gearheart of Greenfield, Ohio, Fannie Kriebel of Pennsylvania, Ann Ware of Marlington, and Mary Toler of Hurricane; four grandchildren.
Service was held July 28, 1999 at Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. John D. Smith and the Rev. Bruce Young officiating. Burial was in the Alford Cemetery, Hurricane.
John Robert Weddington
John Robert “Bud” Weddington, 76, of Hurricane died November 20, 1999, in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, after a long illness.
He was retired from Avtex Fiber and was an Army veteran.
Surviving: wife, Ruby; daughter, Karen Bennett of Hurricane; sons, Ron of Scott Depot, Tim and Chris, both of Hurricane; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Service was held November 23, 1999 at Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. Michael Derry officiating. Burial was in Hurricane Cemetery.
Gallie R. Witt
Gallie R. Witt, 75, of Red House died November 12, 1999, at home.
He was a lifelong resident of Red House. He was retired from FMC, Nitro, and was a former assistant fire chief of Route 34 Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of the United Steelworkers of America.
Surviving; daughter, Diane Errett of Pt. Pleasant; son, Jerry of Red House; sisters, Faye Fisher of Liberty and Dorothy Smalley of Paradise; brothers, Amos Witt and Orpha Witt, both of Red House; seven grandchildren.
Service was held November 16, 1999 at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with Pastor Lester Errett officiating. Burial was in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House.
Charles T. Williams
Charles T. “Tom” Williams, 59, of Leon died October 23, 1999, at home after a short illness.
He was a retired truck driver from Charleston Construction with 25 years’ service.
Surviving: sisters, Erma “Tootie” King of Red House, Emma Thornton of Eleanor, Peggy Smith of Leon, and Donna Hagerman of Raysal; brother, James of Sissonville.
Service was held October 27, 1999 at Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, with the Rev. Jim Boggess officiating. Burial was in Grandview Cemetery, Red House.
Harold Edward Womack
Harold Edward Womack, 69, of Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly of Hurricane, died October 25, 1999, at home.
He was retired from Chrysler Corp. with 12 years of service.
Surviving: wife, Esther Spaulding Womack; daughters, Doretta Hesse of West Virginia and Deborah Jividen of Hurricane; sons, Michael of Indianapolis and Timothy of Mason County; stepdaughter, Esther Kay Southern of Indiana; stepson, Richard A. Davis Jr. of Indiana; sister, Gladys Hudson of St. Albans; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Little and Son Funeral Home, Beech Grove, was in charge of arrangements. Burial was October 29, 1999 in Washington Park East Cemetery in Indiana.
Emogene “Jean” Dale Wooten
Emogene “Jean” Dale Wooten, age 74, of Culloden, died Monday, October 11, 1999, in Teays Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of the area, former employee of Turnbull Buick, and a member of Union Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Maxie Wooten; three sons, Larry Wooten of Ona, W.Va, Jackie Wooten of Barboursville, and Dan Wooten of Huntington; one sister, Bertha Buckner of Milton, W.Va.; two brothers, Forrest Villars of Barboursville, W.Va., and Berk Villars of Culloden; five grandchildren; four step grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Graveside service were held Thursday, October 14, 1999 at Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane, W.Va. Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane, was in charge of arrangements.
Recie Bell Ward
Recie Bell Ward, 88, of St. Albans died October 14, 1999, in Sun Bridge Care & Rehabilitation Center, Dunbar, after a long illness.
She was a native of Putnam County and a 64-year resident of St. Albans.
Surviving: daughter, Betty Hanshaw of St. Albans; son, Harvey Ward of St. Albans; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services were held Monday, October 18, 1999, at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with the Rev. Frankie Russell officiating. Burial in Teays Valley Memorial Gardens, Winfield.
Kathleen White
Kathleen White, 78, of Winfield died September 23, 1999, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a short illness.
She was a member of Poca Baptist Church and was retired from A.W. Cox Department Store, St. Albans.
Surviving: daughters, Wanda Price of Forest City, North Carolina, Sue Meadows and Betty Slack, both of Winfield, and Patricia Johnson of Scott Depot; sons, Clifford White of Lake Wells, Florida and Ed White of Scott Depot; stepson, H.B. White Jr. of Nitro; sisters, Ruth Kirkland of LaPlace, Illinois and Faye Hudson of Poca; brothers, Don Brown of Silver Springs, Maryland and Robert Brown of Raleigh, North Carolina; 15 grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 11 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Service was held September 27, 1999 at Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley, with Pastor Jim Butcher and Pastor H.B. White Jr. officiating. Burial was in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Memorial donations may be made to Poca Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 729, Poca WV 25159.
Ardelle L. Workman
Ardelle L. Workman, 93, of San Diego, formerly of Nitro, WV, died Sept. 9, 1999 at the home of her daughter, Elizabeth “Susie” Blase of San Diego, after a long illness.
She was a retired cook from Nitro Junior High School, a member of Nitro Church of God and a former cook at Diehl’s Restaurant and ben Franklin, both in Nitro, and Bobby Brooks Cafeteria.
Also surviving: daughter, Lavinia Hoffman of Nitro; brother, Ray Barrickman of Nitro; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999, at Nitro Church of God with the Rev. Wade Austin officiating. Burial in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes, WV. Cooke Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Linda Lea Walker
Linda Lea McCallister Walker, 56, of York, South Carolina died September 2, 1999, in Piedmont Medical Center after a long illness.
She was a native of Scott Depot and a homemaker.
Surviving: husband, Robert E. Walker; daughters, Kelly Walker Beam of Indian Trail, North Carolina and Bambi Sheppard of Hickory Grove; father, Myron McCallister of Dunbar; brothers, John Peter McCallister of Marion, Ohio and Myron McCallister of Pennsylvania; sisters, Judy Harris of Simpsonville, Debbie Droddy of Dunbar, Billie Ann Runyon of Ohio, Cindy Forsythe of East Strausburg, Pennsylvania, Betty Jo Robinson of Shelby, North Carolina, and Jane Young of Scott Depot; three grandchildren.
A memorial service was held September 4, 1999 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in York, with Willie Baines officiating. Burial was in Lakeview Memorial Garden. York Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Estel E. Wandling
Estel E. Wandling, 86, of Eleanor died August 20, 1999, at home after a long illness.
He was a lifelong resident of Putnam County, retiring from Monsanto Co. with 37 years’ service. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a member and elder of Eleanor Presbyterian Church, a member of Eleanor VFW Post 4400, American Legion Post 0200, Charleston, Junior O.U.A. Mechanics, St. Albans, and Eleanor Lions Club.
Surviving: daughters, Colleen Schroter of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Carolyn Sue Orth of Royal Oak, Michigan, Pamela Malozi of New Bern, North Carolina, Kay Burke of Culpeper, Virginia, and Rosemary Meadows of Mount Vernon, Ohio; sons, Larry of Hurricane, Ken of Lynchburg, Virginia, Reggie of Highland Village, Texas, and David of Scott Depot; brothers, Sherley Wandling of Hurricane and Herbert Wandling of St. Albans; 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Service was held August 23, 1999 at Red House United Brethren Independent Church with the Rev. Frank McCraven officiating. Burial was in Beech Grove Cemetery, Eleanor, with military graveside rites were conducted by VFW Post 4400. Visitation was at Eleanor Presbyterian Church. Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to Kanawha Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Avenue, Dunbar WV 25064, Hometown Senior Citizens Center, or to Eleanor Presbyterian Church.
Sandy Welch
Sandy Welch, 58, of Winfield, formerly of St. Albans, died August 19, 1999, at home.
She was a member of Maranatha Fellowship, St. Albans, and a homemaker.
Surviving: daughters, Dawn Michelle Paxton of St. Albans and Beverly Lynn Payne of South Charleston; son, James Allen of Elkview; sister, Donna Gentry of Dayton, Ohio; 10 grandchildren.
Service was held August 21, 1999 at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans. Burial was in Teays Valley Memorial Gardens, Winfield.
Claude B. Williams
Claude B. Williams, 89, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Mason and Putnam counties, died July 27, 1999, in Regency Manor Nursing Home, Columbush, after a long illness.
He was a retired track foreman for the C&O Railway.
Surviving: daughters, Janet Gaal and Mary Ellen Sturgeon, both of Columbus; sisters, Mildred Schwarz of Columbus, Gladys Rayburn and Ruby Woodall, both of Buffalo; brother, Donald Wiliams of Buffalo; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
Service was held at Graumlich & Son Funeral Home, Columbus, with the Rev. William L. Snider officiating. Burial was in Obetz Cemetery, Columbus.
