1999 Obits
Cabell Record 1999
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Roy Lee Elam
Roy Lee Elam, 86, of St. Albans, W.Va., died Wednesday,
Aug. 11, 1999, in St. Marys Hospital. Graveside services
were conducted Friday, Aug. 13, 1999, at Sunset Memorial Gardens,
Beckley, W.Va., by the Rev. Tim Jones. He was born Nov. 22, 1912,
in Fayette County, W.Va., a son of the late Fred and Nattie Tate
Elam. He was preceded in death by his wife, Leona Adkins Elam. He
is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Johnny and Barbara
Elam and their children, Jennifer and Jonathan Elam; two
stepsons, Clay Mynes of Florida and Daniel Mynes of Pennsylvania;
and one stepdaughter, Juanita McManamay of Beckley, W.Va. He also
is survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Nancy Rader Easter
Mrs. Nancy Rader Easter, 72, of Milton, W.Va., went to
be with her Lord Sunday, Aug. 8, 1999, at her her home. Funeral
services were conducted Friday, Aug. 13 at the Milton Baptist
Church, of which she was a member and deaconess. Pastor J. David
Easter, her son, and Dr. Thomas J. DuBose will officiate. Burial
in Milton Cemetery. Nancy was born at Huntington on Jan. 16,
1927. She was a daughter of the late George F. and Grace Lee
Stewart Rader. Nancy was also preceded in death by two sisters,
Nellie Kulander and Margaret Taylor; a brother, Charles Rader and
on July 13, 1994, by her husband, Harold H. Easter. Nancy retired
from the Cabell County Board of Education as a secretary for
Milton High School and was active in the Milton Senior Citizens.
She is survived by three sons; Pastor J. David Easter and wife,
Lisa of Vincennes, Ind., Tim Easter and wife, Sandra and Jeff
Easter and wife, Patricia all of Milton; seven grandchildren,
Luke Easter, Cody Easter, Amanda Neal and husband, Tim, Christina
Easter, Katie Easter, Stephen Easter and Cindy Easter; one
great-grandson, Jared Neal and one sister, Anna Virginia Roberts
of Huntington. Heck Funeral Home, Milton, was in charge of
arrangements.
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Jo Ann Bowyer Woodard
Jo Ann Bowyer Woodard, 55, of Milton, passed away
Tuesday, July 27, 1999, at St. Marys Hospital. Funeral
services were conducted Friday, July 30, 1999, at Wallace Funeral
Home & Chapel by Pastor Bobby Ray. Burial in Milton Cemetery.
She was born May 12,1944, in Brown City, MI, a daughter of the
late Joseph and Virginia Perry Bowyer. She was also preceded in
death by her husband, Louis Earl Woodard; one daughter, Karen
Renee Woodard; one sister, Sandra Lee Meadows; and one brother,
Richard Dale Bowyer. She is survived by three daughters and two
sons-in-law, Donna Gail and Fred Boring of Spring Hill, TN, Tammy
Jo and Thomas Jones of North Branch MI, and Jennifer Lyn Woodard
of Lapeer, MI; one son, James Douglas Woodard of Lapeer, MI; one
sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Charles Chapman of
Barboursville; one brother and sister-in-law, Mike and Joyce
Bowyer of Barboursville; and eight grandchildren.
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Forest Edward Estep Sr.
Forrest Edward Estep Sr., 76, of Milton, WV, went home
to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 29, 1999, at his home. Funeral
services were conducted July 2, 1999, at Washington Avenue Church
of God Holiness, Milton, WV, of which he was a member, with the
Rev. John E. Hathaway, Pastor Vernon L. Wallace and the Rev.
Michael Chapman officiating. Forrest was born in Van, WV, on June
14, 1923. He was a son of the late James M. and Alta S. McLaine
Estep. Forrest was also preceded in death by one sister, Maymie
Wallace; and one brother, Carl Estep. He was a retired partner
with Taylor & Co., Huntington and a member of the W.Va.
Society of CPAs. He is survived by his wife, Betty Lou
Donahoe Estep: one daughter and son-in-law, Angela Dawn and
Joseph A. Hensley; and one son, Forrest E. Estep Jr. all of
Milton; a grandson, Davis Alexander Hensley; three
step-granddaughters, Megan Marie Hensley, Jessica Lee Hensley and
Allison Paige Hensley; one sister, Mary Austin of Olathe, Kan.
and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Heck Funeral Home, Milton, was in charge of arrangements. The
family suggests that memorials be made to Washington Avenue
Church of God Holiness or the Southside United Methodist Church,
Huntington, WV in lieu of flowers.
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LEONA ASHWORTH ENSOR
Leona Ashworth Ensor, widow of Charles F. Ensor died
Tuesday, March 23, 1999 at Mariner Health Care after a long
illness. Funeral services were conducted Friday, March 26, 1999
at the Milton Funeral Home by Rev. Stan Maynard and Rev. David
Ashworth. Interment at Forest Memorial Park, Milton, W.Va. She
was born May 18, 1914, in Milton, W.Va., the daughter of the Iate
Alice and John William Ashworth. She was a clerk with Holley
Brothers and Seager and Green, Estep, Rays Grocery. She also
worked for Douglas Aircraft Company of Los Angeles, Calif. and,
General Machine Co. of South Charleston, W.V, during World War
II. She was a member of Chestnut Grove Baptist Church where she
attended as a child, and the Church In The Valley. Survivors
include one son, Donald G. Ensor of Huntington, and one grandson,
Matthew A. Black of Huntington; two sisters, Lula Lunsford of
Milton and Ola Mae Dailey, Ona W.Va.; two brothers, William
Woodrow Ashworth, Milton, W.Va. and Roy Lakin Ashworth,
Huntington, W.Va. She is also survived by numerous nieces and
nephews.
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