4B The Mountain Messenger, l uesoay, January 9, 1990
Selden P. Crosier
Union -- Selden P. Crosier, 96, formerly
of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, died
January 2, 1990 in a Fairlea hospital fol-
lowing a long illness.
Born January 11, 1893 at Zenith, he was
the son of the late Harvey P. and Conia
Talbott Crosier.
Mr Crosier was a retired freight clerk with
40 years of service with the Southern
Railroad in Winston-Salem He was a
member of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen and a member of the First
Baptist Church at WinstomSalem
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Mozelle Crosier on August 22, 1981 and
two sisters, Minnie McPeak and Vernie
Dransfield
Survivors include a sister, Talma Neel of
Zenith.
Services will be Friday at 1 pm at the
First Baptist Church in Winston-Salem
Burial will be in the Forsythe Cemetery at
Winston Salem. /
Arrangements were made by Broyles~-
McGuire Funeral Home in Union.
Lyla Gilbert
Fowlerville, Michigan -- Mrs Lyhla
Gilbert, 64, formerly of Sprague, died
December 30, 1989, .in a Fowlerville,
Michigan hospital following a short ill-
ness,
Born February 19, 1925 at Sprague, she
was the daughter of the late Isaac and
Bessie Carper Gilkeson.
Mrs Gilbert was a retired registered
nurse.
She was preceded in death by a daugh-
ter, Kathy Lou Parker; three sisters, and
two brothers.
Survivors include two daughters, Rene
Gilbert of Detroit, Michigan and Shari
Morris of Bluffon, Indiana; two brothers,
Bernard Gilkeson of Grandview and Glen
Gilkeson of Lewisburg; six sisters,
Mildred Bowman of Roswell, New Mex-
ico, Nell Andersen of Beaver, Doris
Baldinell of Riodosa, New Mexico, Mary
Meeker of Coolidge, Arizona, Toni An-
derson of Seabrook, Maryland and Lou-
ise Crouch of Beckley, and four grand-
children.
Services were ~at the Rose and Quesen-
berry Peace Chapel with Dr Ellis Conley
officiating. Burial was at Grandview
Cemetery at Grandview.
It was requested that in lieu of flowers,
donations be made to Hospice, in care of
Pinecrest Hospital, Beckley.
Evelyn Greer Dripps Greene
Boone, North Carolina -- Mrs Evelyn
Greet Dripps Greene, 67, died Decem-
ber 25, 1989, at the Watauga County
Hospital
Born Apnl 10, 1922 at Rocky Mount, Vir-
g=ma. she was the daughter of the late
Samuel William and Lydia Greer Gdpps.
Mrs Greene was a bookkeeper and fi-
nance officer for the Northwest Reginal
Housing Authority in Boone.
She was preceded in death by her hus-
band, Ford Farrell Greene.
Survivors include two sons, Christopher
Ford Green of Boone, William Daniels
Greene of Lewisburg; two daughters,
Mrs Lydia Wade Shors of Palos Verdos,
California, Mrs Adilia Faye Graham of
Long Beach, California; and four grand-
children
Services were at Reines-Sturdivant Fu-
neral Chapel with Reverend Chuck
Blanck officiating. Burial was in
Mountlawn Memorial Gardens in Boone
Arrangements were made by Reines-
Sturdivant Funeral Home in Boone
Ernest Edward Hendricks
Sinks Grove -- Ernest Edward Hen-
dricks, 65, died December 29, 1989, at
Salem, Virginia VA Hospital after a long
illness.
He was a veteran of Wodd War II and a
member of VFW
Survivors include his wife, Lillian
McNabb Henddcks; two sons, Jerry Hen-
dricks of Beckley and Larry Hendricks of
Martinsburg; four daughters, Mary Mor-
gan of Lewisburg, Brenda Gorham and
Alice Gullette, both of Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, Betty Hoke of Sinks Grove; two
brothers, Tom Hendricks of Fort Spring
and Iven Hendricks of Woodbridge, Vir-
ginia; two sisters, Ida Brooks of Rupert
and Myrtle Keene of Crab Orchard; 11
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren
Service was at Broyles-McGuire Funeral
Home, Union, with Reverend Marion Ri-
pley officiating Burial was in New Leba-
non Cemetery, Pickaway.
Mary M. Huffman
Lewisburg -- Mrs Mary Morgan
Huffman, 92, formerly of Sutton, died
December 28, 1989, in Greenbrier
Manor Nursing Home, Lewisburg, after a
long illness•
She was a member of Old Stone Presby-
terian Church, Lewisburg
Surviving: grandsons, David Huffman Jr
of Range, California, Jerry Huffman of
Fort Worth, Texas; grandaughters, Re-
becca Ruegger of Rye, New York, Ann
Taylor of Marblehead, Massachusetts;
eight great-grandchildren ,.
Service was at Robertson Funeral
Home, Sutton, with Reverend Eric Pew-
ell officiating Burial was in Sutton Ceme-
tery
Miriam Johnson
Alderson -- Ms Miriam Johnson, 87,
died of natural causes January 3, 1990,
in the Andrew S. Rowan Home in Sweet
Springs.
Born January 21, 1902 in'Newport News,
Virginia, she was the daughter of the late
Robert Lee Johnson and Catherine
Linkous Johnson
Mrs Johnson graduated from West Vir-
g,ma University with a B.A degree m
1926. She taught English in Florida and
West Virginia. She attended the Univer-
sity of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia
and George Washington University in
Washington, D.C.
She was formerly employed with the
U.S Census Bureau in Washington and
the West Virginia Department of Welfare.
She was a member of the Johnson Me-
modal United Methodist Church at Alder-
son, a member of the United Methodist
Women and the Afternoon Circle
She was preceded in death by a sister=
Gladys Johnson in 1981
Survivors include seven cousins, Ellen
Langley Johnson of Alderson, Agnes
Johnson of Clermont, Florida, Nona
Rawls of Jacksonville, Florida, Lochie Al-
len and Jady Bookhout, both of Roxbury,
New York, Catherine Bell of Richmond,
Virginia and Frank Johnson of Sinks
Grove
Memorial services were held at Johnson
Memorial United Methodist Church at
Atderson with Reverend Hobert Prunty
officiating. Burial was in Rosewood
Cemetery at Lewisburg.
The body was cremated.
Lobban Funeral Home in Alderson was
in charge of arrangements.
It was requested that donations of sym-
pathy be made to Johnson Memorial
United Methodist Church of the Alderson
Library.
Clarence Shields Kessinger
White Sulphur Springs -- Clarence
Shields Kessinger, 81, died December
30, 1989, at his home following a short
illness.
Born April 2, 1908, in Monroe County, he
was the son of the late Verton and
Maude Shields Kessinger.
Mr Kessinger was a member of the Pen-
tecostal Holiness Church at White
Sulphur Springs and a retired employee
of the Greenbrier Hotel at White Sulphur
Springs.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Gladys T Kessinger in 1984.
Survivors include a son, Bill Kessinger of
White Sulphur Springs; three daughters,
Myrtle Belle Reed of White Sulphur
Springs, Betty Logan of Summerton,
South Carolina and Charlotte Rock of
New Castle, Virginia; a brother, Harold
Kessinger of Denver, Colorado; three
sisters, Dorothy Howard of Rochester,
New York, Danese Bell of Exton, Penn-
sylvania and Lucille Cock of Charleston;
11 grandchildren and four great-grand-
children.
Services were at Pentecostal Holiness
Church at White Sulphur Springs with
Reverend James Black officiating Burial
was in Rosewood Cemetery at Lewis-
burg.
Arrangements were made by Shanklin
Funeral Home in White Sulphur Springs.
Lucy Lynch
Abbevi!le, South Carolina Mrs Lucy
Lynch, 82, died December 27, 1989, in
Abbeville Nursing Home following a brief
illness.
Mrs Lynch was born in 1907,
She was educated at Winthrop College
in Rock Hill, South Carolina, a member
of the First Presbyterian Church in South
Carolina where she served as an officer
of the women of the church, a member of
the Order of the Eastern Star, and was
employed for a number of years by the
Rieget Textile Corp. in Ware Shoals.
Survivors include her husband, Claude
Lewis Lynch: one daughter, Mrs Thomas
W. (Doris) Apperson of Lewisburg; one
brother John Alien Highsmith of Abbev-
ille South Carolina: three sisters,
Eleanor Highsmlth of Abbeville, Mrs Ber-
nard McGurgan of Baltimore, Maryland.
Mrs Clyde Yoder of Newark Delaware,
two grandchildren and 2 great-grand-~,
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Services were at the First Presbyterian
Church in Ware Shoals with Reverend
Marion Boozer officiating Burial was in
Greenwood Memorial Gardens at Green-
wood, South Carolina
Memorials were to be made to the First
Presbyterian ~hurch in Ware Shoals.
Arrangemenis were made by Parker-
White Funeral Home in Ware Shoals.
Clarence L. Michael
Marlinton -- Clarence L. Michael, 74,
died December 29, 1989, at Pocahontas
Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
He was retired from US. Postal Service.
He was a member of Marlinton United
Methodist Church and Retired Postal
Clerks Union
Survivors include two sons, Earl D
"Butch" Michael of Marlinton and Robert
L "Dec" Michael of Lewisburg; mother
Nellie Meadows Michael Shrader of Mar-
linton; two brothers, James Michael of
Marlinton and Billy Michael of Hot
Springs, Virginia; two sisters, Ruby
Moses of Marlinton, Hazel Long of Alder-
son; three grandchildren.
Services were at VanReenen Funeral
Home, Madinton, with Reverend Freder-
ick Sprigg officiating Burial was in Moun-
tain View Cemetery, Marlinton
In lieu of flowers the family suggested
donations to Pocahontas Memorial Hos-
pital Auxiliary, Marlinton
Herman Craig Miller
Quinwood -- Herman Craig Miller, 34,
died December 26, 1989, at home after a
long illness
He was a navy veteran and employed by
the town of Quinwood and McCue Con-
struction, Summersville He was a mem-
ber of First Baptist Church, Quinwood
Surviving: sister, Mary Ann Miller of Bris-
tol, Tennessee; brothers, Louis of
Russellville, Thomas of Bristol, Tennes-
see, Stephen of Belleville, Michigan,
Kevin and Henry, beth of Quinwood
Services were at Quinwood First Baptist
Church with Reverend Troy George offi-
ciating Entombment was in Blue Ridge
Memorial mausoleum, Prosperity Ar-
rangements were made by Wallace-Wal-
lace Funeral Home, Rainelle
Willard R. Morgan
Alderson -- Willard Ray Morgan, 81,
formerly of Shady Spring, died January
4, 1990 in a Hinton hospital following a
long illness.
Born October 26, 1908, at Baileysvilte,
he Was the son of the late William Henry
Harrison and Mary Ellis Morgan.
Mr Morgaq was a retired coal miner,
member of.the UMWA Local District 29
and the Odd Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Bertha Edna
Crisp Morgan; two daughters, Loretta
Lilly of Summersville and Juanita Justice
of Vero Beach, Florida; three sons, Vic-
tor Morgan of Alderson, Oscar Morgan of
College Park, Texas and Warner Morgan
of Sebastian, Florida; four brothers, Lacy
Howard and Foley Morgan, all of
Baileysville and Oley Morgan of Con-
necticut; two sisters, Elsie of Cleveland,
Ohio and Josie Lester of Gladys, Vir-
ginia; 12 grandchildren, and six great-
grandchildren.
Services were at the Lobban Funeral
Home Chapel in Alderson with Reverend
Jackie Samargo officiating Burial was in
Quinn Memorial Cemetery at Alderson
Eva B. Persinger
Union Mrs Eva Blanche Persinger,
86, died January 2, 1990 in a Fairlea
hospital following a long illness.
Born November 1, 1903 in Monterey, Vir-
ginia, she was the daughter of the late
Andrew and Ida Wagener Ryder.
Survivors include two sons, Virgil Persin.-
ger of Oak Hill and Robert Persinger of
Alderson; two daughters, Thelma Wilson
of Union and Linda Williams of Alderson;
one step-daughter Opal Shires of Blue-
field; a brother, Roscoe Ryder of
Greenoak, Illinois; a sister, Sylvia Fran-
klin of Tampa, Florida; nine grandchil-
dren; 16 step-grandchildren; four great-
grandchildren and several great-great-
grandchildren
Services were at the Broyles-McGuire
Funeral Home in Union with Reverend
Harry Jackson officiating Burial was in
New Lebanon Cemetery near Pickaway
Lawrence R. Quick
Lewisburg -- Lawrence Russell Quick,
59 died January 3, 1990 in Clintonville,
following a long illness
Born January 12, 1930, at Lewisburg, he
was the son of the late Russell Clayburn
and Alice Gertrude Quick
Survivors include a brother, Ray Quick of
Lewisburg; a halfbrother, Homer Quick of
Louisville, Kentucky, and a halfsister,
Thelma Carter of Columbus, Ohio
Services were at Jack K Wallace Fu-
neral Home in Lewisburg with Reverend
Jack K Wallace officiating Burial was in
Rosewood Cemetery at Lewisburg
Lloyd Winston Ryder
Jacksonville, Florida -- Lloyd Winston
Ryder died December 25, 1989 at VA
Medical Center at Lake City, Florida after
a long illness
Mr Ryder was born at Neola, November
15, 1922, and was the son of the late
Floyd Ryder of West Virginia and l_ola
Deason of Lake City, Florida
Survivors: wife Rita and one daughter,
Brenda Newsom, of Jacksonville, Flor-
ida; 3 brothers, Nelson and Richard Ry-
der of Lake City, Florida, William of Low-
ell, Indiana; 5 sisters, Marjode Bailes of
Nettle, Felicia Bennett of Ellicott City,
Maryland, Jeanie Keifer of Elkhart, Indi-
ana; Meyna Williams and Marianne
Simpson, both of Lake City, Florida
Funeral services were December 29,
1989 at Coery-Kedin Funeral Home with
Reverend Lee E Strother officiating;
Interment was in Arlington Memorial
Park, Jacksonville, Florida
In lieu of flowers, it was requested that
donations of sympathy be made to the
Lung Association in memory of their
brother
Henry Frank Walton
Renick -- Henry Frank Walton, 52, died
January 2, 1990, at a Fairlea hospital
Born August 6; 1937, at F:tenick, he was
the son of Altine Walton and Edna Hal-
terman Walton
Mr Walton was a teacher at Anthony
Correctional Center, a member of Trinity
BaptisrChurch at Buckeye, a member of
VFW, Marine Corps Association, Bear
Hunters Association and a Gunnery Ser-
geant of USMC for 20 years
Survivors: wife, Bonnie McMillion Wal-
ton; one son, David H Walton of Renick;
one stepson, Ronald Bailey of Ft. Lau-
derdale, Florida; four brothers, Eldon,
and Earl Walton, both of Renick, Larry
Walton of Frankford, Don Walton of Cov-
ington, Virginia; four sisters, Helen
McMillion of Frankford, Phyllis Miller of
Lew!sburg, Juanita Dineene of White
Sulphur Springs, Sue Dean of Silver
Springs, Maryland
Services were at Jack K Wallace Funeral
Home Chapel in Lewisburg Burial was in
Morningside Cemetery
In lieu of flowers, donations were to be
made to the Henry F Walton Children's
Fund
Fannie F. Witt
Marysville, Ohio -- Mrs Fannie
Mrs Persinger was of the Baptist faith. Florence Witt, 91, formerly of Quinwood,
She was preceded in death by her hus- died January 2 1990 in a Marysville
band Opie H Persinger on November 29 care center following a long illness.
1982. Born September 19, 1898, in Fayette
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Mrs Witt was a member of
Baptist Church, the Quinwood
Lodge and the Rainelle Eastern I
was a seamstress and homemak
She was preceded in death by
band, Owen Witt in 1973.
Survivors include a daughter,
tor of Liberty, Kentucky; two
Laura Thacker of Englewood,
Barbara Benton of Kentucky; a
James Haston Farley of North
three grandchildren, and
grandchildren.
Services were at the Wallace
lace Funeral Home in
erend Houston Boothe officiatin
was in Wallace
Hazel Louis Boone Weese
White Sulphur Springs --
Louis Boone Weese, 66, died
1990, at the Humana Hospital
brier Valley at Fairlea following
illness
Born December 23, 1923, at
she was the daughter of the
and Joanna Hoover Boone.
Mrs Weese was a member of
Sulphur Springs Pentecostal
Church, the VFW Auxiliary at
PUSH, and a retired beautician.
She was preceded in death by
band, Lester Garnet Weese,
Survivors include three dau(
Dennis (Celeste)
ginia, Mrs David (Pamela) Baker(
ceverte, and Mrs Robert (Paula)
Hemingway, South Carolina;
ers, Jack M Boone of Pompano
Florida and Gerald M Boone
Texas; two sisters, Mrs Albert
Sabbag of White Sulphur
Mrs Walter (Alicia) Sizemore of
ton, Virginia, and eight !
Services were at the White
Springs Pentecostal Holiness
with Reverend James Black
Burial was in Bethel
ness Church Cemetery at Organ
Arrangements were made by
Funeral Home in White Sui
Weaving, Creative Problem
ing In French, and T'ai Chi
classes will be offered at Carl
Hall beginning in January 1
Liz Daigle will teach
Problem Solving in French for1
with intermediate level
guage s.kills. Member~. of the
will explore topics through
tion and debate. Necessary
lary and some review of gran
cal structures will be )re vide(
years or more of high school
lege French are required.
Ms Daigle's classes will ru~
Saturdays, January 20 to Mart
~0 a.m. to 12 noon. The !
$64.00
Fawn Valentine welcomes
els of weaving students to her
During each class, students v~
sign and produce an individU
weaving project. Instructio~
cover information on types of'
basic weaving structure, use
looms, and how to read
pattern drafts.
Ms Valentine's classes
eight Saturdays, January
March 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m:
will be $75 plus materials.
Janice Kinsolving's
Chi Chuan (Yang Style from
nese tradition of Chen Man
for all ages. "It is a gentle, fl<
self defense martial art that
a work out, sense of calm,
confidence in one's
ties," according to Ms Kins
Classes will include warm up,!
tice, and meditation. Loose c~
or dance wear is recommend~
is a towel or mat for floor work.J
Ms Kinsolving studied T'ai
six years and has practiced tl~j~.~
for fourteen years. Her clasS~
run eight Wednesdays, JanU~
to March 14, 5 p.m. to 6:15 p,~
fee is $48.
All registration fees are d~
day before classes begin. ,A
mum of five students will be re~
for each of the classes to be
according to Rose Buhrman,
rant director.
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