GOOSE CREEK, S.C. - Margaret Almond Jenkins, 83, widow of Paul E. Jenkins, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at a local hospital.Born Oct. 2, 1919, at Skelton, she was the daughter of the late Levi Almond and Jenny Bell Sheets Almond.Mrs. Jenkins was a retired comptroller of Ford's Redi-Mix Concrete Co. She was a member of Tall Pines Baptist Church. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Baptist College at Charleston at the age of 62.Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Jenkins Meyer of Goose Creek and Karen Jenkins Syfrett and her husband, Harold W. Syfrett Jr., of Ladson, S.C.; a stepson, Paul E. Jenkins Jr. of Falls Church, Va.; two sisters, Peggy Almond Shiver of James Island, S.C., and Carol Almond Bailey of Christiansburg, Va.; an adopted sister, Rose Gilleto Almond Johnson of St. Louis; seven brothers, John William Almond of Beckley, Levi G. Almond of Daniels, Richard Almond of Blacksburg, Va., Robert Almond of Pawleys Island, S.C., Donald Almond of James Island, Theodore Almond of Ghent and Michael Almond of North Wilkesboro, N.C.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.Service will be 11 a.m. today at Carolina Memorial Funeral Home, 7113 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, S.C. Entombment will follow in Carolina Memorial Park Mausoleum.Arrangements by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home, North Charleston.
Earl D. Canaday Jr., 64, of 116 Spring St., Beckley, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital following a short illness.Born Oct. 4, 1938, in Beckley, he was the son of the late Earl D. and Louella M. Marion Canaday Fox.Mr. Canaday was a retired coal miner, a member of the UMWA, a lifelong resident of Beckley and a U.S. Air Force veteran.He was preceded in death by a son, James Earl Canaday.Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth M. Sawyer of MacArthur; and a grandson, James Robert Sawyer of Mac-Arthur.Graveside rites and burial will be 3 p.m. Monday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley, with the Rev. Troy W. Simmons officiating.Friends may call 2 to 3 p.m. Monday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley.
Janice Plummer Burdiss, 64, of Sullivan Road, Glen Morgan, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, in a Beckley hospital following a short illness. Born July 26, 1938, in Beckley, she was the daughter of the late James Clifton and Mildred Keith Plummer. Mrs. Burdiss spent her childhood in Mabscott, graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1956 and had been a resident of Sullivan Road since 1968. She formerly worked as a ward clerk for the operating room at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was a member of Tilden Community Church.A brother, Jimmy Plummer, preceded her in death.Survivors include two sons, Robert Bruce Burdiss and wife, Mable, of Glen Morgan and Richard Clay Burdiss II and wife, Angela, of Vincent, Ohio; a grandson, Joshua Burdiss; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Burdiss; a brother, Richard Plummer; and several cousins.Service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Ed Garten officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.Family members and friends will serve as pallbearers.Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
Walter Jackson "Jack" Groseclose Jr., 66, of Clyde Street, Beckley, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002, in a Beckley hospital following a long illness.Born Dec. 23, 1935, in Bluefield, he was the son of the late Walter Jackson and Mary Elizabeth Ker-sey Groseclose. Mr. Groseclose spent his childhood at MacArthur and was a 1954 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. He worked as a general line supervisor for Appalachian Power Co., retiring after 41 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran and also served 33 years with the West Virginia Army National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He had been a resident of Clyde Street since 1992 and a lifelong resident of the Beckley area.He was a member of First Christian Church, Courthouse Square, Beckley, a former member of the Beckley Elks Lodge, the Isaac Walton League, and he helped organize the Mountaineer Rifle Club for Youth.Survivors include his wife, Doris Maria Hairston Groseclose; a son, Mark Bryan Groseclose and his wife, Tami, of Tucson, Ariz.; Doris' children, Michele Persinger of Beckley and Allen Persinger of Huntington; a brother, Richard Groseclose and his wife, Kate, of Naples, Fla.; and three nieces, Kim, Kari and Julie.Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Melton Mortuary Cha-pel, Beckley, with the Rev. Bob Barley officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.Friends may call 10 a.m. until time of service Saturday at the funeral home.Pallbearers will be Sam Evans, Joe Rizzi, Jeff Franz, Jeff Staton, Kenneth "Bunk" Keatley, Robert "Bob" Davis, Don Walter and Naaman Wil-liams.Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
LOS ANGELES - Former Beckley resident Rodney Kent Harrah, 63, passed away in Los Angeles on Aug. 23, 2002, after a long struggle with prostate cancer.Born Nov. 27, 1938, at Powellton, he was the son of Juanita Oxley Harrah of Beckley and the late Morris Dale Harrah of Beckley.Kent is survived by his wife of 40 years, Anne "Ginger" Harrah; a daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Carl Bronson of Los Angeles; a son, Richard Harrah of Seattle; a son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Diana Harrah of Long Beach, Calif.; and a sister and brother-in-law, Tamara and Michael Jones of Southport, N.C.After graduation from Wood-row Wilson High School and two years at West Virginia University, Kent joined the U.S. Air Force as an aviation cadet. He received his commission and navigator wings in 1960. Kent retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1979. He was a Vietnam veteran with two deployments as a B-52 crew member and one as a staff officer. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, seven Air Medals and two Meritorious Service Medals, among other decorations. His last assignment was at Headquarters, United States Air Force, The Pentagon.After Air Force retirement, Kent was a systems analyst and program manager with the BDM Corp. in Albuquer-que, N.M. Later, he became active in programs and agencies serving the needs of the disabled community. He was a leader in creating an Independent Living Center, a nonprofit agency assisting disabled adults to live more independently. He also played a major role in establishing the New Mexico Relay, an agency that enables speech and hearing impaired persons to communicate with hearing and speaking persons via the telephone.Kent received a B.A. from Louisiana Tech University and an MBA from New Mexico Highlands University.Cremation has taken place, and burial with a memorial service will be 1 p.m. Monday at National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.The family requests that friends desiring to make a memorial contribution send their tax-deductible donations to Zia Chapter, Paralyzed Veterans of America, 833 Gibson Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102.Pam Payne 9/26/2002 with pic
Opal Marie Smith, 79, of Woodland Dr., MacArthur, went to be with her Lord following a sudden illness on Saturday, July 13, 2002. Born on May 20, 1923, at Hotchkiss, she was the daughter of the late Emmitt W. and Elizabeth Jones Perdue. Mrs. Smith spent her childhood at Hotchkiss. She was a resident of MacArthur the past 57 years where she was a member of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church and an active member of the Fellowship Sunday School Class. She had been employed by the Raleigh County Board of Education as a cook, retiring from Central Elementary. Opal was preceded in death by her husband, Glen F. Smith, on May 12 of this year; two brothers, Emmitt and Ellis Perdue and two sisters, Mae Cook and Mamie Ferguson. Survivors include a daughter, Opal Jean Cooper and her husband, Gary of MacArthur; three grandsons, Steve Cooper and his wife, Alice of MacArthur, Randy Cooper and his wife, Joy of Roanoke, Va., and David Cooper and his wife, Lisa of Mooresville, N.C.; five great-grandchildren, Sara Cooper Williams and her husband, Josh of Artie, John, Zachary, Regan, and Cortney Cooper; and three sisters, Margie Meadows of Granite City, Ill., Irene Austin of Princeton and Mildred Bailey of Creal Springs, Ill.; a special niece, JoAnn Bowyer of Dayton, Ohio. A large extended family whom she held in deep affection also survive. Service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Melton Mortuary Chapel with the Revs. Phillip Shields and Robert Keaton officiating. Burial will follow 11 a.m. Wednesday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Those wishing to attend the burial service are asked to meet at Melton Mortuary by 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Friends may call 4:30 p.m. until time of the service Tuesday at Melton Mortuary. Pallbearers will be family members. Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
FAIRFAX, Va. - James Franklin Walker, 61, died Tuesday, June 11, 2002, in Chicago of natural causes. Born Sept. 5, 1940, in Skelton, he was the son of the late James C. and Grace Walker of Beckley. Mr. Walker was vice president for field service for National Telephone Cooperative in Arlington, Va. Previously, he was a teacher in the Raleigh County school district in West Virginia. He graduated from Concord College in Athens and Woodrow Wilson High School. Survivors include his wife, Marcee Christian Walker; two daughters, Mary Lane Wigren and her husband, Eric, of Lorton, Va., and Lisa Escobar and her husband, Alan, of Leesburg, Va.; a son, James Christian Walker of Fairfax, Va.; three grandsons, Taylor Gordy and Max Wigren of Lorton and Zachary Escobar of Leesburg; and a sister, Mary Katherine Chandler of Beckley.Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Melton Mortuary Chapel, Beckley. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 12110, Charleston, WV 25302.
Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley. Glen F. Smith, 82, of 2nd St., MacArthur, went to be with the Lord Sunday, May 12, 2002 at his home following a long illness.Born April 27, 1920, at Blue Jay, he was the son of the late Rev. Samuel and Polly Trail Smith.Glen spent his early childhood in Fayette County, where his father pastored the Red Star Baptist Church. At the age of 10, Glen became a Christian and was baptized by the Rev. Dr. Shirley Donnelly at the Oak Hill Baptist Church. His family later moved to Slab Fork. Glen worked for 43 1/2 years in the mines of Slab Fork. He settled in MacArthur in 1944.A member of the Crab Orchard Baptist Church, he was a past Deacon and Sunday School teacher for the Fellowship Sunday School Class. Glen attended Bible teaching class at the First Baptist Church in Beckley under the teaching of Dr. Alvin Cook. He was also a member of Gideon International, Beckley Camp. His community service included membership in the Crab Orchard-MacArthur Lions Club, Beckley Masonic Lodge No. 95 AF and AM, past Scout Master for Troop 74 of the Boy Scouts, where he served as a board member for five years and a troop leader for 25 years. An avid motorcycle enthusiast, he rode until the age of 75. He enjoyed woodworking, antiques and horseback riding.Three brothers preceded him in death: Raymond H., Howard H. and Edward D. Smith.Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Opal Marie Perdue Smith; a daughter, Jean Cooper and her husband, Gary of MacArthur; three grandsons, Steven Cooper and wife, Alice of MacArthur, Randal Cooper and wife, Joy of Roanoke, Va. and David Cooper and wife, Lisa of Mooresville, N.C.; five great-grandchildren, Sara, John, Cortney, Regan and Zachary Cooper; a special niece, Jo Ann Pittman Bowyer of Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Ann Louise Danley of Huntsville, Ala.; a special niece, Sue Griggs of Hot Springs, Ark. and two nephews, Wesley Smith and wife, Sharon of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Robert Smith of Danese; and his special caregivers, Genny Wood, Curtis and Mae Mills and Robert and Phyllis Johnson.Service will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Melton Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Phil Shields and the Rev. Robert Keaton officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley.Friends may call from 4 p.m. until time of the service Wednesday at the funeral home.Those wishing to attend the committal service are asked to meet at the funeral home by 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.Family members will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Fellowship Sunday School Class and Henry Stover and Don Farley.Donations of sympathy may be made to the Crab Orchard Baptist Church, P.O. Box 446, Crab Orchard, WV 25827 or to Gideon International, c/o Mr. A.K. Walker, 517 Orchard Ave., Beckley, WV 25801.Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
Dessie Jane Sarrett, 92, of Third Avenue, Beckley, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born Sept. 14, 1908, in Zada, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin and Rosa Mae Worley Sarrett. Ms. Sarrett was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Concord College. She was a retired school teacher employed by the Raleigh County Board of Education for 42 years, with 33 years at Hollywood School. She was a member of First Baptist Church, the Raleigh County Association of Retired School Employees, National Retired Teachers Association, a life member of the West Virginia Association of Retired School Employees and Alpha Sigma Tau national educational sorority. She spent her winters in St. Petersburg, Fla., since 1971. She was preceded in death by a brother, Lunda Sarrett; a sister, Glida Leslie; a niece, Lois Marie Herring; and a nephew, L.C. Sarrett Jr. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Norma Jean Sarrett of Beckley; a nephew, Bane Sarrett and his wife, Judith Faye, of Beckley, and their sons, Chad Sarrett and his wife, Michelle, Shane E. Sarrett and Shaun W. Sarrett; another nephew, Randall Kevin Sarrett; two great-great-nephews, Leslie and William Herring; and two great-great-nieces, Kaleb and Kylie Sarrett.Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum B, Beckley, with Dr. David Carrico officiating. Arrangements by Melton Mortuary, Beckley.
Jerry Texas Rice, of 214 Mont Phillips Road, Shady Springs, died Monday, Sept.17,2001, at his home following a long illness. Born Jan. 15, 1940, in Royal, he was the son of Mabel Carter Rice of Shady Spring and the late Cecil Rice.Mr. Rice was a disabled automobile salesman and a U.S. Navy veteran.He was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jean Scales, in 1970.Survivors include two sons, John Ray Rice and Jerry Texas Rice Jr., both of Bluewell; two grandchildren, Darius Rice and Breanna Rice; a brother, Richard Rice and his wife, Virginia, of Oak Grove; a sister, Sandra Wood and her husband, James, of Daniels; and several nieces and nephews.Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Clayton Lilly officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley.Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.Friends will serve as pallbearers.Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home,
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