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Obituaries for August 22 and 23 from the Exponent-Telegram

Obituaries for Saturday, August 22

Mary V. Chipps

SALEM -- Mary Virginia Chipps, 67, of Edgewood, Ky., died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1998, in St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice, Covington, Ky.

She was born July 12, 1931, at Industrial, a daughter of the late Boyd and Julia Davis Welch.

Her husband, Gilbert Glenn Chipps, survives.

Also surviving are one son, David A. Chipps, Cleveland, Ohio; two daughters, Sue Iha, Austin, Texas, and Carol Wilson, Florence, Ky.; one sister, Debbie Gaskins, Clarksburg; five brothers, Forrest Welch, Industrial, Dwayne Welch and Johnny Welch, both of North Carolina, and Robert and Jimmy Welch, both of West Virginia, and six grandchildren.

Mrs. Chipps was owner and operator of Chipp's Flowers, Florence, Ky. She retired as an auditor from Sears Roebuck Company in 1981 with 20 plus years of service, having worked in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was also an auditor supervisor.

She was a member of the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church in Doddridge County.

Lyal E. Funk

PHILIPPI -- Lyal Edward Funk, 75

, of Route 2, Philippi, died at 1:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown following an extended illness.

He was born Aug. 10, 1923, at Newburg, a son of the late Virgil and Dorcella Goff Funk.

His wife, the former Vonda Rae Crites, survives.

Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gary (Sandra Kay) Skidmore, Belington, Ms. Vera Jean Funk, Philippi, Mrs. Gary (Peggy Jo) Anglin, Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Ellen Coffman, Boynton Beach, Fla., and Auga Mae Fishbaugh, Cincinnati, Ohio; four grandchildren, Gary Scott Skidmore, John Thaddeus Kelley, Jered Grant Kelley and Ashley Danielle Anglin, and two great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Phyllis Marie Funk; one brother, Darrell Monroe Funk and one great-grandson, Gary Michael Skidmore.

Mr. Funk was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army. He was a life member of Laurel Mountain Post 410, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Belington. He was a retired school bus driver for the Barbour County Board of Education and as an independent over-the-road truck driver. He attended the Nestorville United Methodist Church.

Joseph Mattingly Sr.

WESTON -- Joseph Harvey Mattingly Sr., 59, of 410 Pratt St., Weston, died at 2:58 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, in Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.

He was born Oct. 21, 1938, a son of the late Perry Lee and Faith Clements Mattingly.

His first wife, Nancy Catherine Healey, preceded him in death in August 1990. His second wife, Mary Sue Taylor, whom he married June 2, 1993, survives.

Also surviving are four children of his first marriage, including three sons, Joseph H. Mattingly Jr., Dale Allen Mattingly, and Kevin Sean Mattingly, all of Kissimmee, Fla., and Michelle Marie Mattingly Alshab, Hyattsville, Md; one stepson, Douglas Lee Taylor, Weston; three granddaughters, Danielle, Devin, and Paige Mattingly, Kissimmee; one brother, Paul Franklin Mattingly, Hyattsville; two sisters, Frances Pauline Witzke, Gastonia, N.C., and Helen Marie Galliher, Statesville, N.C., and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Mattingly retired in May 1996 from the Metro Transit in Washington, D.C. with 26 years of service. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1961, having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the American Legion Post 0217, Maryland, and a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Weston.

Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Boyle Funeral Home, 322 Main Ave., Weston. A rosary service will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Martin Wine and the Rev. James Murphy officiating. Interment will follow in the Peterson Cemetery, Weston.

Audrey M. Moore

BUCKHANNON -- Audrey M. Moore, 81, of 44 Renney's MHP, Buckhannon, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, in St. Joseph's Hospital.

She was born Feb. 22, 1917, in Shinnston, a daughter of the late Lewis Iser and Ellen Greene Iser.

Her husband, Charles F. Moore, whom she married March 4, 1939, preceded her in death on April 17, 1991.

Surviving are one daughter, Audrey Warner, Buckhannon; one son, Robert G. Moore, Cheyenne, Wyo.; 11 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

She was also preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.

Mrs. Moore was a homemaker.

Agnes L. Morris

PINE GROVE -- Agnes Loretta "Betty Morris, 82, of Pine Grove, died Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, at Fairmont General Hospital, Fairmont.

She was born Feb. 2, 1916, in Pine Grove, the daughter of the late Harvey and Virginia Bell Wildman Adams.

Her husband, William O. Morris, preceded her in death in 1969.

Surviving are one son, Blain Morris and his wife, Lena, New Martinsville; one daughter, Barbara Cottrell and her husband, Kenneth, Grafton; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews and one niece who helped with her care, Ramona Newman, New Martinsville.

She was also preceded in death by one son, Steven Morris; four brothers, Ed Adams, Ross Adams, Rex Adams and Raymond Adams, and two sisters, Lillian Tabor and Pearl Gray.

Mrs. Morris retired from Corning Glass Company, Paden City and was a former employee of Bells Store in Pine Grove. She was a member of the Christian Church in Pine Grove.

Charles Prosser Jr.

ELKINS -- Dr. Charles F. "Butch¨ Prosser Jr., 34, of Tucson, Ariz., died Sunday, Aug. 16, 1998, in Tucson, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

He was born Aug. 26, 1963, in San Diego, Calif., a son of Charles F. and Lucy Hogan Prosser, Suwanee, Ga.

Also surviving are one sister, Evelyn Prosser, Duluth, Ga.; two uncles, John W. Hogan, Hurricane, and H. Edsel Hogan, Franklin, and four aunts, Leah Kincaid, Minooka, Ill., Elsie Hite, Jacksonville, Ark., Marie Harris, Clarksburg and Elaine Valentine, Elkins.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Joanne Prosser; paternal grandparents, George and Effie Prosser, and maternal grandparents, Wesley and Belva Hogan.

Dr. Prosser was a 1981 graduate of Lincoln High School, Gahanna, Ohio, and a 1986 graduate of the Ohio State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Cruz and was employed as an astronomer for the National Optical Astronomy Observatories in Tucson.

Rose Satterfield

FAIRMONT -- Rose Ann Pulice Satterfield, 64, of Rivesville, died Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, at Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown.

She was born June 15, 1934, in Chiefton, a daughter of the late Frank Sr. and Theresa Larry Pulice.

Her husband of 43 years, Archie Kenneth Satterfield, survives.

Also surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth Franklin and Cindy Satterfield, and William Anthony and Toni Satterfield, all of Rivesville; four grandchildren, Thomas James Satterfield, Misty Dawn Satterfield, Joseph Wade Satterfield and Kyler Shaw Satterfield; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, William and Edith Pulice, Joseph Anthony Pulice and James and Virginia Pulice, all of Phoenix, Ariz., and Frank J. and Katherine Pulice, Fairmont; two sisters and two brothers-in-law, Katherine and James C. Manno, Idamay, and Mary Louise and Earl Hefner, Lima, Ohio; three sisters-in-law, Mary Kendzior Pulice, California, Theresa Cirillo Pulice, Arizona and Beatrice Chickerel Pulice, Kilarm.

She was also preceded in death by one son, James Joseph Satterfield at birth; two brothers, Sam Pulice and Tony Pulice and one sister, Norma Jean Pulice Zannino.

Mrs. Satterfield was a homemaker and had worked for many years as a waitress at the Palace Restaurant, Fairmont. She was Roman Catholic and was a graduate of Monongah High School.

Rebecca J. Vincent

FAIRMONT -- Rebecca Jane Martin Vincent, 56, of Fairmont, Quiet Dell community, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown following a brief illness.

She was born Sept. 16, 1941, at Four States, a daughter of the late Herman B. and Delphia M. Jones Martin.

Her husband, Myron L. Vincent Sr., whom she married June 14, 1968, survives.

Also surviving are two sons and one daughter-in-law, M. Leslie Vincent Jr., Frederick Sr. and Amy Vincent, and twin daughters, Leora Vincent and Laura Vincent, all of Fairmont; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Harold Martin, Mannington and James and Carrie Martin, Monongah; five sisters and one brother-in-law, Leanda Martin, Alice Martin, Goldis Martin, and June and Ronald Miller, all of Four States and Betty Flint, Bridgeport; three grandchildren, Tyler E. Vincent, Frederick A. Vincent Jr., and Ashlee Jo Vincent; her mother-in-law, Marguerite Vincent; one aunt, Hazel Peters and her husband Thomas, Royal Valley, Pa., and several nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by her father-in-law, Charles E. Vincent Sr.; one brother-in-law, Brent Flint and one sister-in-law, Virginia Martin.

Mrs. Vincent was a member of Hebron Baptist Church, and a graduate of Monongah High School in 1959.

Violet B. Woods

PARSONS -- Violet B. McDaniel Woods, 78, a resident of the Rosendorf community, Hendricks, died Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, at her residence.

She was born Oct. 8, 1919, at Hendricks, a daughter of the late Thomas and Della Maude Helmick McDaniel.

Her husband, Luther B. Woods Sr., whom she married Aug. 15, 1936, preceded her in death on Aug. 21, 1987.

Surviving are three sons, Coye Lawrence Woods I, Baton Rouge, La., Luther B. Woods Jr., Indianapolis, Ind., Wayne Allen Woods, Rosendorf; one daughter, Mrs. Keith (Janet Louise) Carr, Elkins; one daughter-in-law, Mary Woods, Moore; 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one son, John Thomas Woods; three brothers, Audrick McDaniel and infants Bobby and Daniel; three sisters, Virginia Losh, Susan Phillips, and Beulah "Boots¨ Cross. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

Mrs. Woods attended the school at Hendricks and had worked for the former Tucker County Hospital for 27 years. She was a member of the Tucker County Senior Center and was a member of the Pentacostal Church of God at Rosendorf.

 

Obituaries for Sunday, August 23, 1998

John W. Cantrell

GASSAWAY -- John W. Cantrell, 74, of Frametown, died Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, at his residence following an extended illness.

His wife, Patricia Cantrell, survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Beverly Naufzinger, Bucyrus, Ohio; one son, Danny A. Cantrell, Columbus, Ohio; five sisters, Glada Kindle, Columbus, Ohio, Phyllis Blosser, Lancaster, Ohio, Patsy Kesling, Pelham, Ala., Linda Cunningham, Gassaway, and Judy McMillion, Troy, Ohio; two brothers, O.L. Cantrell, Gassaway and Jerald Cantrell, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and four grandchildren.

Mr. Cantrell was a retired railroad engineer for Chessie System. He was a member of Gassaway Baptist Church, a Mason, Shriner, Eastern Star and Scottish Rite and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Friends will be received after 4 p.m. today at Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home with the Rev. Mark Stump officiating. Interment will follow at Bealls Mill Cemetery, Gassaway.

Aubrey B. Jones

HUNDRED -- Aubrey B. Jones, 73, of Fairmont and formerly of Daybrook, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown.

He was born Sept. 28, 1924, at Daybrook, a son of the late William F. and Mary Lemley Jones.

His first wife, Glenda Berry Jones, preceded him in death. His second wife, Anna Hennen Haines Jones, survives.

Also surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Herbert and Linda Haines, Bridgeport; one sister, Norma Sue Paloski, Los Vegas, Nev.; three grandchildren, Gil and Brian Haines and Melissa Hutson; one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews.

He was also preceded in death by one brother Leland Jones.

Mr. Jones was a retired equipment operator for Hope Gas Company and retired with 32 years of service and a former employee of Frank Chisler Contracting of Daybrook, and a woodworker. He was a Methodist. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War II in Germany.

Friends will be received from 2-9 p.m. Monday at Tennant Funeral Home, Hundred. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Tim Brower officiating. Interment will follow in Greene County Memorial Park near Jefferson, Pa.

Sidney F. McKinney

BRIDGEPORT -- Sidney F. McKinney, 77, of Route 4, (Route 50 East), died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, at his residence.

He was born June 19, 1921, in Wolf Summit, a son of the late Clyde Livingston McKinney and Mary Edna Hathaway McKinney.

His wife, Helen Duffield McKinney, whom he married Dec. 10, 1952, survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Jane) Hill, Lost Creek, and Mrs. William (Patricia) George, Clarksburg; two sons, Sidney F. McKinney Jr., Bridgeport, and Joseph Michael McKinney, Grafton; one brother, Clyde Livingston McKinney II, Charleston; two sisters, Mrs. Bernice (Reta Maxine) Rye, Bridgeport, and Mrs. Russell (Mary Patricia) Shipley, Bladensburg, Md.; seven grandchildren, Christine Elizabeth Wright, Debra Jane Shriver, Paul Scott McKinney, Jennell Lynn McKinney, Sandra Dee Knotts, Melanie Jo McKinney, and Matthew Gregory McKinney, and five great-grandchildren.

Mr. McKinney was retired from the Chessie System Railroad as a chief dispatcher. He began his career with the B&O Railroad and had 36 years of service at the time of his retirement. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of Bridgeport Post 68 American Legion and Grafton Post 3081 Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a graduate of Bristol High School.

Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Monday, at Allen Funeral Home, Bridgeport. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home with the Rev. Charles S. Steele officiating. Interment will follow in Bridgeport Cemetery.

Jefferson Moore

SHINNSTON -- Jefferson Joe "Jeff" Moore, 28, of Route 1, Shinnston, died at 10:32 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, at United Hospital Center, as a result of injuries sustained in an ATV accident.

He was born Jan. 8, 1970, in Fairmont, a son of Terry David and Margaret Louise Patrick Moore, of Route 1, Shinnston.

Surviving are one son, Jefferson Hunter Moore, at home; one brother, Staff Sgt. Brian Patrick Moore, Charleston, S.C.; two sisters, Suzannah Moore and Jennifer Moore, both of Shinnston; maternal grandmother, Mary Patrick, Shinnston; paternal grandparents, Eugene and Sheila Moore, Pine Bluff; paternal great-grandfather, Homer Moore, Pine Bluff; two nieces and two nephews, several cousins, aunts and uncles and his girlfriend, Sandra Smith.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Milan Patrick Sr.

Mr. Moore was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Shinnston, a graduate of Lincoln High School in 1988, and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church, Shinnston.

Friends will be received from 6-9 p.m. today and 4-9 p.m. Monday, at Dorsey Funeral Home, Shinnston. The Rosary will be recited in the funeral home at 7 p.m. Monday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the St. Ann's Catholic Church, Shinnston, with the Rev. Karl Wohinc, Celebrant. Interment will follow in Shinnston Masonic Cemetery.

At the request of the family flowers may be omitted.

Betty Jean Ward

Mrs. Betty Jean (Battle Axe) Ward, 61, of 403 Third St., Stonewood, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, in United Hospital Center.

She was born Dec. 23, 1936, at Stonewood, a daughter of the late Ray Gall and Mildred Virginia Brinkley Gall.

Her husband, William D. Ward, preceded her in death on Dec. 30, 1981.

Surviving are her companion, Richard Kesling; one brother, Raymond Gall, El Paso, Texas; two nieces, Michelle Johnson and Tammy Moore; one nephew, Raymond Gall III, and several great-nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Ward was an active member of the Stamp Club and the Summit Park Volunteer Fire Department.

Friends will be received from 4-9 p.m. today, at Davis-Weaver Funeral Home, 329 East Main St., Clarksburg. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Fred Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Evelyn Williams

FAIRMONT -- Evelyn Mullenix Williams, 82, of Fairmont, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, at her residence.

She was born April 28, 1916, in Newark, Ohio, a daughter of the late Franklin Emory and Mamie Ethel Tucker Mullenix.

Her husband, Robert E. Williams, whom she married Nov. 17, 1945, survives.

Also surviving are four sons and their wives, Jim and Carole Williams, Ayer, Mass., Paul Williams, Berlin, Germany, Bob and Judy Williams, Lancaster, Ohio, and Tom and Teresa Williams, Philippi; one daughter, Sally Williams, Huntington; nine grandchildren, Marcia Forman, Daniel Hensley, Aaron Williams, Ami Williams, Kevin Williams, Eileen Williams, Robin Williams, Stephen Williams, and Scott Williams; and her A.F.S. exchange daughter Lena Bhman.

She was also preceded in death by one daughter-in-law, Donna Taylor Williams.

Friends will be received from 7-9 p.m. today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, at Carpenter and Ford Funeral Home, 209 Merchant St., Fairmont. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Jerry Berman officiating. Interment will follow at Grandview Memorial Gardens.

Memorial contributions may be made to East Fairmont High School Foundation, 1993 Airport Road, Fairmont, W. Va. 26554.