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--Kenneth L. Buffington, 74, of Dillsburg, Pa., died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pa.
He was born in Mechanicsburg, Pa., a son of the late Roy and Ethel R. Fernbaugh Buffington. He was a retired truck driver and former owner/operator of Dillsburg Tire Service. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and a member of East Berlin VFW.
He is survived by his wife, Nola Detwiler Buffington; one daughter, Karen Leigh Myers of Spencer; and two grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, George Buffington.
Service and burial will take place at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made on behalf of the family to help with funeral expenses in care of Nola I. Buffington, 612 Range End Road, Lot 44, Dillsburg PA 17019.
--Ruby Carper, 95, of Spencer, formerly of Looneyville, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 at Roane General Hospital.
She was born at Kester, a daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison and Eva Dove Westfall Groves. She was a retired Roane County schoolteacher with 47 years of service. She was a member of the National Retired Teachers’ Association, a graduate of Glenville State College and a member of Epling Chapel Baptist Church, Looneyville.
She is survived by one brother, Kermit Groves of Elkview; six nephews; and two nieces.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, Cecil Carper; one sister, Lessie Groves Carper; and one brother, Skoval J. Groves.
Service was Monday, Feb. 12 at John H. Taylor Funeral Home with Rev. Leon Strickland officiating. Burial was in Clover Cemetery.
--Larry E. “Eddie” Cox, 59, of Salesville, Ohio, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 at The Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Spencer, a son of the late Dallas Cox and Helen Greathouse Cox. He was a truck driver and a Protestant.
He is survived by four daughters, April Taylor of Cambridge, Ohio, Lisa Youkers, Lori Cox and Misty Dawn Cox, all of Akron, Ohio; four sons, Eddie Jackson, Jeffery Jackson, Shawn Cox and Arron Lee Cox, all of Akron; one sister, Donna Sue Hickman of Spencer; one brother, Dallas O. Cox of Spencer; one half-sister, Patti Jo Cox Carpenter; one half-brother, Elmer P. Cox of Ripley; and 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ellen Ashby Cox, and one daughter, Jessica Cox.
Service was Saturday at Bundy-Law Funeral Home, Cambridge, Ohio with Rev. Virginia Geiger officiating. Burial was on the family farm.
--Alberta E. Cross, 77, of Looneyville died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg.
She was born in Akron, Ohio, a daughter of the late Albert F. and Zeeoshal Bissell Dudschus. She was a retired administrative secretary at Roane General Hospital, a homemaker and a member of Keffer United Methodist Church.
She is survived by three daughters, Carolyn M. Combs, Carla G. Cross, both of Nicholasville, Ky., and Crystal A. Jarvis of Milton; one son, David A. Cross of Spencer; and six grandchildren and three great-grandsons.
Service was Tuesday at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Whited officiating. Burial was in Clover Cemetery.
--Sue Ellen Erwin, 62, of Taplin died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 in Charleston after a long battle with cancer.
She was born at Looneyville, a daughter of Mildred Miller of Looneyville and the late Brooks Miller. She was retired from Man Appalachian Regional Hospital and was a member of Man Church of the Nazarene.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband of 44 years, Charles Erwin; one daughter, Pamela Erwin of Taplin; one sister, Judy Miller of Belle.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by one son, Timothy Erwin.
Service was Saturday, Feb. 17 at Man Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Frank Goff officiating. Burial was in Epling Cemetery, Looneyville.
Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home, Man, was in charge of arrangements.
--Macel Maxine Jones, 72, of Sissonville died Friday, Feb. 16, 2007.
She was born in Roane County, the youngest child of the late Mayford and Susie Shaffer Jones. As a child she attended church at Mount Moriah in Roane County. She was a lifetime member of Marlaing Gospel Tabernacle, St. Albans. For the last several years she was a member of Crossroads Community Church, Sissonville. She was a 1953 graduate of Walton High School and completed business courses at Charleston School of Commerce. She then worked for Bond, Rider & Jackson, a wholesale company. She also worked at different restaurants as well as the Valley Drive-In Theater, St. Albans.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Charles Kermit Jones; three children, Keith A. Jones, Linda C. Madden, both of Sissonville, and Lois A. Geiger of Huntington; one brother, Rex Jones of Sissonville; one sister, Ermal Jones of Sissonville; and four grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Delmar C. Jones; and two sisters, Opal I. Harding and Anna Wilkinson.
Service was Monday, Feb. 19 at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, with Pastor Jerry Bonnett and Rev. Jim Lemaster officiating. Burial was in Sissonville Memorial Garden.
--Earl Knicely Jr., 37, of Spencer died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007 at his home.
He was born in Braxton County, a son of Noah and Patricia Parsons Knicely of Atwater, Ohio. He was a mechanic.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by eight children, Christopher, Jonathon and Lora Knicely, all of Alabama, Ashley Knicely of Arnoldsburg, E.J. Knicely, Cody Knicely, Mercedes Knicely and Skylan Knicely, all of Spencer; three brothers, Russell Knicely, William Knicely, both of Orma, and Donald Knicely of Atwater, Ohio; one sister, Juanita Nicholas of Orma; and grandmother, Geneva Parsons of Glenville.
Service was Saturday at Stump Funeral Home, Arnoldsburg with Rev. Jack Roberts officiating. Burial was in Knicely Cemetery, Elmira.
--Donzel Kirby Miller, 85, of Spencer died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at CAMC General Hospital, Charle-ston.
He was born in
Roane County, a son of the late Rev. John Wesley Miller and Mida Lena Chapman Miller. He was a retired school bus driver for the Roane County Board of Education with 19 years of service. He was a farmer, member of the Miller Trio singing group, a lifetime member of Blue Grass Riding Club where he served on the board of directors, and a member of Woodmen of the World. He was a member of the old Mt. Union Church and attended the Cherry Valley Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II where he served in the Battle of the Bulge.
He is survived by his wife, Eloise Wilson Miller; two daughters, Ruth Anna Harper and Barbara Lynn Nichols, both of Spencer; one son, Sammie Wesley Miller of Fairplain; one sister, Mary Conley of Spencer; and four grandchildren, two step-grandsons, five great-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Edna Miller, Evelyn Karickhoff, Lois Miller and Carrie Conley; three brothers, John Wesley Jr., Aubrey and Sterling Miller; one half-sister, Grace Hathaway; and four half-brothers, Conda, Harry, Willard and Warren Miller.
Service was Wednesday at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home with Revs. Wayne McGlothlin and Danny Whited officiating. Burial with military graveside rites conducted by various Roane County veterans’ groups was in Spencer Memorial Cemetery.
--Calvin Leroy Moore, 43, of Walton died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 at St. Francis Hospital, Charleston.
He was born in Charleston, a son
of Winford “Jim” and Rosella Larch Moore of Walton.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by one son, Calvin Leroy Moore Jr. of Cleveland; two brothers, Winford “Jim” Moore Jr. of Spencer and Bobby Joe Moore of Walton; two sisters, Mary Ann Ghiassi of Manacha, Texas, and Sheila Marie King of Spencer.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Samantha Moore; paternal grandparents, Riley and Opal V. Moore; and maternal grandmother, Ruth Larch.
Service was Sunday at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Walton, with Rev. Charles Shafer officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
John H. Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
--Edna Irene Taylor, 85, of Walton died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Ranson.
She was born at Walton, a daughter of the late Hezekiah and Nancy Ellen Hively Moore. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by one daughter, Sue Barney of Shepherdstown; one son, Arnold “Buck” Taylor of Kenna; special “daughter”, Carolyn Burdette of Cross Lanes; and seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Murray Dare Taylor; one son, Murray Frank Taylor; three brothers, Bo, Lloyd and Jim; and five sisters, Becky, Mamie, Myrtle, Emma and Mabel.
Service was Sunday at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home with Dr. Bill Jones officiating. Burial was in Droddy/Canterbury Cemetery, Walton.
--Edith Mae Wallbrown, 84, of Spencer died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 at Roane General Hospital.
She was born in Jackson County, a daughter of the late Otha A. and Ruby McMillan Bissell. She was a homemaker, a member of the Clover/Otto Senior Citizens and served on the board of directors at Roane County Committee on Aging. She was a member of Otto Advent Christian Church where she was secretary, Sunday school teacher and song leader for several years.
She is survived by her husband, Denver Wallbrown; one daughter, Rita DeLawder of Mathias; one son, Rodney Wallbrown of Pt. Pleasant; two sisters, Maxine Brown and Evelyn Starcher, both of Spencer; and four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in by one brother, Luther Bissell.
Service is 11 a.m. today (Thursday) at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Whited officiating. Burial will be in Otto Cemetery.
--William R. “Bill” White Jr., 67, of Spencer died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 at Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, Clarksburg.
He was born at Oka, a son of the late Russell White and the late Sybil Jean Jarvis White Pischke. He was a retired self-employed businessman. He was an Air Force veteran and member of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War.
He is survived by his wife, Cheryl White; one daughter, Melody Starcher of Spencer; two sons, Michael White of Lincoln, Neb., and Mark White of Spencer; and four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, John White.
Service was Sunday at John H. Taylor Funeral Home. Burial with military graveside rites was in Thomas P. Jarvis Cemetery, Oka.
--Emma Gene Wilkinson, 84, of Lancaster, Ohio, formerly of Alton, Ill., died Friday, Feb. 23, 2007 at her sister Nancy’s home after an extended illness.
She was born in Spencer, a daughter of the late William Ray and Izora Fluharty McDonald. She worked for Sears & Roebuck in Denver for over 30 years, was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary No. 1308 in Alton, and was a member of Walton Chapter No. 4018 Order of the Eastern Star, also in Alton. She was a member of Spencer Lions Club.
She is survived by four sisters, Loretta M. Moore of Spencer, Eloise George and Mildred Andrews, both of Canton, Ohio, and Nancy Braden of Lancaster; one brother, Robert J. McDonald of Minerva, Ohio; one step-daughter, Roberta M. Hill of Piasa, Ill.; and several grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roland Logan Wilkinson in 1993; one sister, Geraldine Doane; and one brother, Charles William McDonald.
Service was Monday at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home with Rev. Leon Strickland officiating. Per her wishes, the body was cremated.
