Obituaries for Saturday, July 3, 1999

The Rev. William G. Bissett

The Rev. William G. Bissett, 84, formerly of Point Street, Clarksburg, died Friday, July 2, 1999, in a local nursing home following an extended illness.
He was born Feb. 27, 1915, in Sardis, a son of the late William Maxwell and Delva Allen Bissett.
Thrice married, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Willa Lee Snyder Bissett on Feb. 27, 1963, and his second wife, Lucille Cox Bissett in 1971. He is survived by his third wife, Ida Mae Carpenter Bissett.
Also surviving are three sons, Harley Wayne Bissett, Stanford, Conn., William Grant Bissett, Jr., Williamsport, Md., and Kenneth Edward Bissett, Robinsville, N.J.; two stepdaughters, Priscilla S. Leuliette, Quiet Dell, and Alberta Lee Migota, Leetsdale, Pa.; two grandchildren, Steven and Allison Bissett; one stepgranddaughter, Alisa O'Neal; and one stepgrandson, Bruce Allen Migota.
He was also preceded in death by one son, Roger Lee Bissett; three brothers, Harvey, Ressie Lawrence and James Bissett; and one sister, Nora Virginia Henderson.
Rev. Bissett was a retired shipping clerk from Union Carbide Corporation with over 34 years of service. He was ordained as a Baptist minister in 1955.
He was a member of Clarksburg Lodge No. 52, Loyal Order of the Moose, and was a member of the Clarksburg Lions Club.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Davis Funeral Home, 443 W. Pike St. in Clarksburg. The funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. O.D. Harman officiating. Interment will be in the Bridgeport Cemetery.

Harold C. Gregoire

ELKINS -- Harold Carter "Bud" Gregoire, 81, a resident of Apple Creek Estates, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 30, 1999, at his home.
He was born Jan. 17, 1918, in Clarksburg, a son of the late George and Lillus Sullivan Gregoire.
He married the former Mildred P. Gardner, who survives in Elkins.
Also surviving are one son, Wayne Gregoire and wife, Sheila, Elkins; two granddaughters, Carrie Driscoll, Clemson, S.C., and Heidi Gregoire, Fairmont; two great-grandsons; a niece, Joy Stalnaker, Weston; a nephew, Jene Gregoire, Coalport, Pa.
He was also preceded in death by one brother, Resta Gregoire.
Mr. Gregoire was a resident of Clarksburg until moving to Elkins in 1977. He was a graduate of Victory High School in Clarksburg and worked at Adamston Flat Glass in Clarksburg for many years. He was also employed by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources in Charleston and was owner of Gregoire Coals prior to his retirement.
He was a member of B.P.O.E. Lodge 1135 of Elkins and the First United Methodist Church of Elkins.