Obituaries for Thursday, July 15, 1999

Alan J. Ashcraft

SALEM -- Alan J. Ashcraft, 51, of Center Point, died Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at his residence following a sudden illness.
He was born April 16, 1948, in Clarksburg, a son of Faunce E. Ashcraft, Center Point, and the late Florence Talerico Ashcraft.
Surviving is one sister, Gloria Ashcraft, Pittsburgh.
Mr. Ashcraft was a farmer and Baptist.
Friends will be received at the Greathouse Funeral Home, Salem Chapel, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Friday. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Robert Merritt officiating. Interment will follow in the Center Point Christian Cemetery.

Ronald K. Ashcraft

SALEM -- Ronald K. Ashcraft, 72, of Center Point, died at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at his residence following a sudden illness.
He was born Oct. 31, 1926, on Franks Run, Doddridge County, a son of the late Ira M. and Iva Jane Ice Ashcraft.
Surviving are one brother, Faunce E. Ashcraft, Center Point; and two sisters, Lillian Robinson, Nutter Fort, and Emagene Costilow, Cleveland, Ohio.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Vance Ashcraft and Paul J. Ashcraft; and one sister, Sarah L. Adams.
Mr. Ashcraft was a retired steel worker and Protestant.
Friends will be received at the Greathouse Funeral Home, Salem Chapel, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Friday. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Robert Merritt officiating. Interment will follow in the Center Point Christian Cemetery.

Larry A. Bailey

BUCKHANNON -- Larry Allen Bailey, 44, of Route 9, Buckhannon, died Sunday, July 11, 1999, in Stonecoal Lake.
He was born Jan. 28, 1955, in Elkins, the son of Leona Dove Werner Bailey, Buckhannon, and the late Harry Lewis.
His wife, Susan Ann Orsburn Bailey, whom he married on Feb. 10, 1973, preceded him in death on July 11, 1999.
Surviving are one daughter, Angela Bailey Reed, Buckhannon; one son, Jeremy Allen Bailey, Buckhannon; and one sister, Cheryl Jean Snyder.
Mr. Bailey was the owner of Bailey's Restaurant. He was a member of the Good Hope Tabernacle Church and the Buckhannon Lions Club.

Susan A. Bailey

BUCKHANNON -- Susan Ann Bailey, 45, of Route 9, Buckhannon, died Sunday, July 11, 1999, in Stonecoal Lake.
She was born Nov. 11, 1953, in Buckhannon, a daughter of the late Ralph and Wilma Jean Mills Orsburn.
Her husband, Larry Allen Bailey, whom she married on Feb. 10, 1973, preceded her in death on July 11, 1999.
Surviving are one daughter, Angela Bailey Reed, Buckhannon; one son, Jeremy Allen Bailey, Buckhannon; three sisters, Linda Frederick and Diana Hanline, both of Volga, and Donna Hanline, Sago; one brother, Robert L. Orsburn; and her maternal grandmother, Ruth Ann Mills, Erie, Pa.
Mrs. Bailey was the owner of Bailey's Restaurant. She was a member of the Good Hope Tabernacle Church.

Eleanor J. Beard

PHILIPPI -- Eleanor Jo Beard, 66, of Rosedale, Md., died Monday, July 12, 1999, in the Mart Glenn Assisted Living Home in Essex, Md.
She was born May 8, 1933, in Barbour County, a daughter of Reva Proudfoot Zinn, Walkertown, N.C., and the late Maurice Zinn.
Also surviving are one daughter, Terry Barrett; one son, Jeff Beard; one sister, Marjorie Anne Wilson, Walkertown; and five grandchildren, Matt, Jennifer, and Ashley Barrett, and Jeff and Kristyn Beard.
Mrs. Beard was last employed as a secretary at Hill Crest Pipe.

Bonnie J. Lambert

FAIRMONT -- Bonnie Jo Lambert, 41, of Monongah, died Wednesday, July 14, 1999, at the Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, following a vehicle accident.
She was born Feb. 22, 1958, in Brownton, a daughter of Augustine Jack Starcher, Worthington, and the late Joe Dobbins.
Her husband, Samuel R. Lambert, survives.
Also surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Devanna Marie Lambert and Gary Corley, Charleston; two sons, Samuel Damon and Richard Anthony Lambert, Monongah; two brothers, John Dobbins, Brownton, and Jimmy Dobbins, Worthington; one sister, Devanna Cavello, Clarksburg; and her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Samuel A. and Mary D. Fortney Lambert, Monongah.
Mrs. Lambert attended the Monongah Baptist Church. She enjoyed crafts and gardening.

Myrtle S. Livingston

SHINNSTON -- Myrtle Shingleton Livingston, 83, of Enterprise, died Wednesday, July 14, 1999, in the Morgan Manor Nursing Center, Morgantown.
She was born Oct. 24, 1915, in Francis Mine, a daughter of the late Isaac and Nancy Jane Higgenbothem Hartzell.
Twice married, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Okey Delbert Shingleton, and her second husband, Lester Livingston.
Surviving are two daughters, Helen Saporito, Bethlehem, and Barbara Charlesworth, Millville, N.J.; two sons, Delbert "Joe Bill" Shingleton, Enterprise, and Thomas E. Shingleton, Spelter; one sister, Betty Fluharty, Ohio; 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters.
Mrs. Livingston was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Bethlehem, and the Rebekah Lodge of Enterprise. She had been formerly employed at the Rockwell's Greenhouse.
Friends will be received at the Harmer Funeral Home, Shinnston, from 2-9 p.m. Friday. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Max Palmer officiating. Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Enterprise.

Mildred Simmons

GRAFTON -- Mildred Simmons, 78, of North Pike Street, Grafton, died Tuesday, July 13, 1999, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, following an extended illness.
She was born May 11, 1921, in Rosemont, the daughter of the late Ullie Clay and Myrtes Frances Moyer Brown Sr.
Her husband, Glenn Wilson Simmons, whom she married on April 11, 1946, preceded her in death on Jan. 29, 1972.
Surviving are three brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert Earl Sr. and Nadine Brown, Grafton, with whom she made her home, Ullie Clay Brown Jr., Michigan, and Donald Lee and Elaine Brown, Grafton; five nieces, four nephews, five great-nieces, 12 great-nephews and two great-great-nephews.
Friends will be recieved at the Bartlett Funeral Home, Grafton, from 7-9 p.m. today. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Louis Staubs and the Rev. Richard McDonald officiating. Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Flemington.