Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of our classmate Rev. David C. Wayland.
The Rev. David C.
Wayland, 71, went to his eternal rest on Jan. 20, 2012, at City Hospital in
Martinsburg, W.Va. after a long term chronic illness and a short
hospitalization for an infection. For a number of
years, Rev. Wayland split his time between the D.C. area and his second home in
Hedgesville, W.Va. He had served churches in Charles Town, W.Va. area and
Hagerstown, Md. before a long career as a Pastoral Psychotherapist in the
Washington, D.C. area. He was on the staff of the Pastoral Counseling and
Consultation Centers before going into private practice. Rev. Wayland was
born in Parkersburg, played basketball at Marshall University and studied in
theater. He was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and Alpha Psi
Omega Dramatic Fraternity. As a youth he was a member of the Parkersburg
Chapter of the DeMolay. After a brief
career in radio broadcasting, Rev. Wayland graduated from Virginia Theological
Seminary in 1968 and was ordained in the West Virginia Diocese where he served
several churches including Zion Episcopal, St. Philips, St. Andrews, Grace and
Middleway in the Charles Town area. He also served St. John's Episcopal Church
in Hagerstown, Md. and served as interim priest at several more churches. He continued his
lifelong love of sports serving as coach or assistant coach on several youth
soccer and basketball teams in Springfield, Va. for years and was an avid
golfer playing at Springfield Country Club and at The Woods. Survivors include
his wife of 20 years, the Rev. Rose Herr Wayland; two sons, Matthew C. Wayland
of Alexandria, Va. and Mark D. Wayland of Arlington, Texas; two
daughters-in-law, Jennifer Sadler of Alexandria and Jamie Wayland of Arlington;
three grandchildren, Parker, Landon, and Viviana; and one sister, Melody
Wayland of Arlington, Va. He is also survived by the mother of his children,
Elisabeth Raymond. A memorial service
will be held 4 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Martinsburg and
will be followed by a reception. Memorials may be
made to the Virginia Theological Seminary, 3737 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA
22304 or Trinity Episcopal Church, 430 Juliana St., Parkersburg, WV 26101. Online condolences
may be offered at www.BrownFuneralHomesWV.com
Our hearts and prayers go out to our classmate Wayne McKibben on the death of his wife!
Barbara S. McKibben
70 of Parkersburg was received into the arms of the angels surrounded by her
family on Jan. 62012. She was born in Parkersburg the daughter of the late George
Harold and Beatrice Clara Wright Wilson. She was a homemaker and was a member of Fellowship Baptist
Church. She enjoyed working in her flowers, sewing and spending time with her
family , especially her grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 52 yearsCarl Wayne
McKibben, her children, Michael Wayne McKibben of Parkersburg and Karen Lynn
Knopp and husband Scot tof Parkersburg, her grandchildren, Brandon Patton and
wife Brittany Jordan Patton and Aaron Patton, her great-grandson, Brody Patton
who was "the apple of Granny's eye", one brother, William Lee Wilson
of WashingtonW.Va., and her sister, Paulette Woodyard of Washington. Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at Leavitt Funeral
Home in Parkersburg with Pastor Leon Valentine officiating. Interment will be
in Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 2-6 p.m. Today, Jan. 9, 2012. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.leavittfuneralhome.com
Our hearts and prayers go out the family of our classmate Melvin Gotschall
Our hearts and prayers go out the family of our classmate Pete Whitaker
He
was born Sept. 17, 1938, in Arlington, Va., a son to Leonard and Catherine
Whitaker. He
was a graduate of PHS, class of 1958, and was retired from Dupont. Pete was an
avid golfer and loved spending time with friends, neighbors and family. He was
a member of Wayside United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Men, Masonic
Lodge 172 Vienna, Shriners, UCT 135, and was president of the Worthington
Senior Men's Golf Association. In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Sara
Kirtpatrick. He
leaves behind his devoted wife, Ann Whitaker; children, Beth Whitaker Connolly
and husband Rick, Jeff Liesure and wife, Sherri, Shanda Kirtpatrick and
husband, John, and Paula Marshall and husband, Steve; and grandchildren, Ellie
Connolly, Sean Connolly, Haley Marshall, Steven Marshall and Samantha Liesure. A
memorial service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Wayside United Methodist Church,
Vienna, with the Rev. Pat Kerr officiating. A private burial will take place in
Sunset Memory Gardens. Online
condolences may be sent to the family at www.sunsetparkersburg.com Memorial
donations may be made in honor of Pete to the Shriners Hospital. The
family would like to express a special thanks to Housecalls Hospice for their
tremendous care.
Our hearts and prayers go out the family of our classmate Kathryn Duckworth
Kathryn
A. Crum, 70, of Frazier's Bottom, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, at
Hubbard Hospice House West. Kathryn
was a retired Registered Nurse from CAMC Memorial Hospital and taught nursing
at the Fayette County School of Nursing. She attended the First Baptist Church
in St. Albans, W.Va. She
was a 1995 graduate of WV Tech and a graduate of Camden-Clark School of
Nursing. She also attended CAMC Memorial Kanawha Valley School of Nursing and
the University of Charleston. Kathryn
loved quilting and knitting. Lots of people have warm feet because of her
beautiful quilts she made and gave them as gifts to everyone. She
is survived by her husband of 48 years, Edward Crum of Frazier's Bottom; son,
William H. "Bill" Crum (Debbie) of Lancaster, Ohio; daughter, Kim
Crum Modesitt (Rodney) of Cutler, Ohio; brothers, Joe Duckworth of Davisville,
W.Va., Robert Duckworth of Mineral Wells, W.Va. and John Duckworth of Mineral
Wells; sister, Betty Reebrook and Mary Shriver of Mineral Wells and five
grandchildren, Jennifer, Wesley, Sarah, Matthew and Alex. Memorial
Service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Sixth Avenue and
Second Street, St. Albans, with Pastor Richard Mace officiating. The
family requests donations be made to: The Kanawha Valley Chapter of Trout
Unlimited, Payable to "KVCTU", Jeff Nelson, 1403 Princess Drive,
South Charleston, WV 25304 or Hubbard Hospice House, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. West,
Charleston, WV 25387. You
may send your condolences to the family: www.barlowbonsall.com Barlow
Bonsall Funeral Home has been entrusted to handle the arrangements.
Our hearts and prayers go out the family of our classmate Dorothy Epler
Dorothy
Epler Renfro, 71, of Melbourne, Fla., passed away Sept. 15, 2011, under the
loving care of family and Hospice. She
was born Aug. 16, 1940, to the late Leo and Gay Epler of Parkersburg, W.Va. Dorothy
was a retired educator and longtime member of St. Paul's United Methodist
Church. She was a founding member of Riverside Artists Gallery and active in
the DAR. She will be remembered by all as a loving wife, mother and stepmother,
caring friend, and devoted grandmother. Dorothy
is survived by her husband, John M. Renfro of Melbourne; daughter, Hannah
McDonald (and husband Daniel) of Locust Grove, Va.; son, Douglas Burnside (and
wife Shelley) of Richmond, Va.; brother, Robert Epler of Melbourne Fla.;
sister, Eleanor Belcher of Rockport, W.Va.; four stepchildren; 14
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A
memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Suntree United Methodist
Church, Melbourne, Fla. Donations
may be made to Hospice of Healthfirst, 1900 Dairy Rd., Melbourne, FL 32904.
Our hearts and prayers go out to our classmate Dorothy Epler on the loss of her mother
Erma "Gay" Epler, 91, of
Parkersburg, passed away Sept. 3, 2010, at her daughter's home in Rockport
under the loving care of family and Hospice. She was born April 4, 1919, in Wirt County, one of eight
children of the late Charles Franklin and Ida M. Fultz Heater. She had been a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church,
being active with the United Methodist Women, KoCo, Crusaders Sunday School
Class and headed the nursery for nearly 30 years. "Gay" is survived by her son, Robert Eugene Epler
of Melborne, Fla.; daughters, Dorothy M. Renfro and husband, John, of Melborne,
Fla., and Eleanor R. Belcher and husband, Mike, of Rockport; four grandchildren,
Hannah McDonald, Douglas Burnside, Gary Belcher Jr. and Gina Belcher; four
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, "Gay" was preceded in
death by her husband, Leo E. Epler in 2002; and five brothers and two sisters. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Leavitt Funeral Home,
Parkersburg, with Dr. William R. Thomas and the Rev. Jeff Mayfield officiating.
Burial will be at Skidmore Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Monday and prior to the services on Tuesday. Memorials may be made in Gay's memory to KoCo at St. Paul's
United Methodist Church, 11th and Market streets, Parkersburg, WV 26101 or
Amedisys Hospice, 417 Grand Park Dr., Vienna, WV 26105. �
Our hearts and prayers go out to our classmate Patricia Harris on the loss of her mother
Geraldine "Jerry" Harris, 90, of Vienna, W.Va., passed away Friday
at her residence. She was born Feb. 8, 1921 in Parkersburg, a daughter of the
late Everett K. and Della Hinzeman Parrish. Jerry worked at Kroger for 34 years. During WWII she worked at the O'Ames
Company making shovels. She is a former member of the Order of Eastern Star in
Parkersburg and was a lifelong member of the Beechwood Presbyterian Church in
Parkersburg. Jerry will always be remembered for her thoughtfulness, generosity, and her
beautiful smile. She is survived by two daughters, Sandy Gault (Chester) of Vienna and
Patricia Wamsley of Riverview, Fla.; two sisters, Bernice Bibbee of Parkersburg
and Betty Wesson of Belpre, Ohio; three brothers, Everett Parrish of Vienna and
Bob Parrish and Bill Parrish, both of Washington, W.Va.; her grandchildren,
Michael Wamsley, Mark Wamsley (Pam), Bethani Perez, John Wamsley, Greg Gault
(Megan), Jay Wamsley (Stacey), and Brad Gault (Kim); and 13 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Glen
Harris; three brothers, Donald, Chester and Richard Parrish, and two
great-granddaughters. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Vienna
with Rev. Steve Melton officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen North Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday and one hour prior to services Monday at the
funeral home.
Our hearts and prayers go out to our classmate Sandy Simms
Our hearts and prayers go out to our classmate Sandra
(Sandy) Sims on the loss of her husband Jim Lange. She lives in Houston, Tx.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of our classmate Robert Elberfeld
Robert Allan Elberfeld, 71,
Tuppers Plains, passed away on July 12, 2011, at his residence. He was born on Feb. 27, 1940,
in Parkersburg, son of the late Betty Renner Deem (Francis) and Robert
Elberfeld (Charlotte). He was a graduate of
Parkersburg High School, Class of 1958. He received his B.A. From Marietta
College in 1962 and was member and President of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. He
received his M.A. Degree from The Ohio State University in 1964. He was
employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and retired after 32 years of
service. Allan was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church. He was president
of Elberfeld Farm, Inc. For the past ten years. He was an avid ornithologist
and proud to be associated with the Mountwood Bird Club. He was a board member
for the Friends of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Allan was
also a published author and most recently wrote for the Route 7 Report. He is survived by his wife,
Nora Elizabeth (Stout) Elberfeld; daughter, Andrea Elizabeth Elberfeld Merrill
and her husband, Joel Leslie Merrill; granddaughter, Samantha Elizabeth Swartz;
brother, Stan Coates (JoAnn); sister, Julie Elberfeld Dillon; nieces and
nephews, Josh and Bobby Coates, Rebecca Elberfeld Hoge (Jack); great-niece,
Meta Hoge; and aunt, Carolyn Renner Hall (Van). In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, Stephan Renner
Elberfeld (Beverly). Funeral service will be held
11 a.m. Saturday at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, gathering at The
Farm to immediately follow. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home. Honorary pall bearers will be
Joel Merrill, Jack Hoge, Robert Slagel, Gerry Dolan, Jeff Dolan, David Hall and
Gary Donahue. Please direct contributions to
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, www.fws.gov/northeast/ohioriverislands/. An on-line registry is
available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of our classmate Lois Annabelle Mills
Lois
Annabelle Watson, 71, of Washington, W.Va., died June 23, 2011 at the Camden
Clark Medical Center, Memorial Campus. She
was born Aug. 27, 1939 in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Robert Bruce and
Nell Ruth Rader Mills. She
worked for Corning Glass earlier in life, was a devoted homemaker and a member
of the 10th Avenue Church of God. She
is survived by her husband, Harry C. "Tip" Watson; two children,
Brenda S. Watson of Vincent, Ohio, Steven A. Watson of Ripley; five
grandchildren, Carrie Hupp, Tyler Wright, Brandon Watson, Sarah Wright,
Benjamin Watson; three great-grandchildren, Kiara, Dakota and Carter; one
brother, Mark Mills of Parkersburg; and one sister, Peggy "Tootie"
McClung of Parkersburg. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Karen D.
Wright and brother, Bob Mills, Services
will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg with the
Reverend Gary Pack officiating. Burial will follow at Lubeck Cemetery. Visitation
will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of our classmate Dick Sutton on the passing of his brother Paul Sutton!
Paul
R. Sutton, 76, of Parkersburg, passed away April 29, 2011, at Union Hospital in
Dover, Ohio. He
was born Nov. 26, 1934, in Parkersburg, a son of the late W.O. and Anna Thorn
Sutton. Paul
was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. He was a
retired construction worker and carpenter. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, bowling
and playing pool. He was a former member of American Legion Post 15 of
Parkersburg. He
is survived by one son, Mark Sutton of Vienna; five sisters, Hazel Mercer of
Vienna, Virginia Heiby of Parkersburg, Norma Jean Reiver of Norfolk, Va., Judy
Yocum of Parkersburg and Sharon Davis of Vienna; three brothers, Robet Sutton
of Belpre, James Sutton of Parkersburg and Dick Sutton of Washington, W.Va.;
and several nieces and nephews. In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl and
Harold Sutton. Funeral
services for Paul will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Green
Street, Parkersburg, with Pastor Chuck Ferrell officiating. Burial will be in
Parkersburg Memorial Gardens with full military honors by American Legion Post
15 of Parkersburg. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial
donations can be made to Community Hospice of Tuscarawas County, 201 West Third
St., Dover, OH 44622. Envelopes will be provided at the funeral home. Condolences
may be sent to www.lamberttatman.com
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of our classmate Howard Dale Gribble
Howard Dale
Gribble, 71, of Mineral Wells, W.Va., passed away Feb. 19, 2011, at his
residence. He was born Aug.
21, 1939, in Ritchie County, a son of Garoldine Day Gribble of Parkersburg and
the late Hayward Gribble. Mr. Gribble retired
from E.I. Dupont Co. Washington Works after 37 years of service and was The
Elder at 14th Avenue Gospel Mission Church in south Parkersburg. He is survived by
his wife, Deloris N. Eddy Gribble; two daughters, Debbie La Pan (Steve) of
Washington, W.Va., and Sherry Steele (Brent) of Mineral Wells; three sisters,
Carol Ann Gribble of Parkersburg, Mary Godfrey of Tennessee and Mona Strong
(Roger) of Elizabeth; a sister-in-law, Sue Gribble of Parkersburg; two
brothers, Tom Gribble (Carol) and Mark Gribble (Bonnie), all of Parkersburg;
grandchildren, Justin Kidder, Khaila (Nick) Riffle, Dustin Steele, Andrew
Sajdak-La Pan, Hope (Josh) Nickleson, Tori Cunningham-La Pan, Trent La Pan and
Emmanuel La Pan; step-grandson, Corey Steele; foster grandchild, Ariel
Willoughby; and great-grandchildren, Addyson, Valorie, Chandler, Seth and
Blake. In addition to his
father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Denzil Gribble. Funeral services
for Mr. Gribble will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at 14th Avenue Gospel Mission Church
with Pastor Tim Burch officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens.
Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, 2333 Pike St.,
south Parkersburg, and one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church. Online condolences
may be sent to www.lamberttatman.com
Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of our classmate Shelvia Harr Shelvia J. Harr, Neely, 72, of Parkersburg, died Jan. 21, 2011, at
her residence. She was born Nov. 5, 1938, in Parkersburg, a daughter of the
late Willis L. and Virginia J. (Charlton) Harr. She is survived by a daughter, Kimberly Allen (Dan); a son,
Douglas Burkhammer; sisters, Edna Roberts and Sandra Jonas; brothers, Gary Harr
and Larry Harr; and eight grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a
sister, Carolyn Abdella. Services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Leavitt Funeral Home,
Parkersburg, with Pastor Shawn Jonas officiating. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m.
today. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery North. Online condolences may be sent at www.leavittfuneralhome.com
Melvin Howard Gotschall, 71, of Winter Park, Fla., passed away on Nov. 10, 2011.
Houston
"Pete" Whitaker, 73, of Vienna, passed away Oct. 1, 2011, after a
courageous fight with a lung infection.