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Anne & Darwin Looney

Anne & Darwin LooneyPopular
Posted by: rjnida   (See more photos from rjnida)   2007/11/26 0:20
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Lawrence Darwin Looney b.08 Nov 1913, Newton, WV
d.15 Sep 1983, Akron, OH
Son of Henry C. and Clara (Hoff) Looney

Bradford Lee Carper

Bradford Lee CarperPopular
Posted by: auquachick   (See more photos from auquachick)   2007/11/13 0:02
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Bradford Lee Carper
Born: August 9, 1915 in Kester, Roane Co.,WV
Died: September 30, 1997 in Akron, Summit Co.,OH
Married: January 14, 1937 in Roane County,WV
Mabel Mae Westfall
Both Mabel and Brad are buried in the Jackson Cemetery, Roane County,WV
He was at Fort Knox and was also in Germany in WW2.
He was a Private.

Brooks Griffith -- WWII Navy

Brooks Griffith -- WWII NavyPopular
Posted by: richard   (See more photos from richard)   2011/7/22 0:59
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Brooks Dallas Griffith, the oldest Son of George L. and Bess Wright Griffith, was born August 15, 1921 in Looneyville, West Virgina. He died July 6, 2011 in Valencia, California, and is buried in the Veteran's section of Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, California.

He served in the US Navy during WWII as well as with the Navy Reserve during the Korean Conflict.

Camden A Moore, son of Alonzo "Lon" Moore

Camden A Moore, son of Alonzo "Lon" MoorePopular
Posted by: Leslie Douglas Kessinger   (See more photos from Leslie Douglas Kessinger)   2021/4/15 3:47
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US Navy, served during the period of the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor.
b. 16 Jun 1921 Reedy WV d. 21 Nov 2004 Parkersburg WV

Carl Charles Harper

Carl Charles HarperPopular
Posted by: gharper   (See more photos from gharper)   2020/4/4 20:49
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Clark Tawney

Clark TawneyPopular
Posted by: auquachick   (See more photos from auquachick)   2007/11/13 8:43
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Clark Tawney Son of Aaron Tawney and Flora Almon Graham.
Born: November 28, 1915 in Roane County,WV.
Died: August 27, 2007 in Kanawha Co.,WV.
Buried in the Tawney Cemetery, Roane Co.,WV.
Clark served as a medic in the Army during WW2.

Dannie Solomon Moore - WWI

Dannie Solomon Moore - WWIPopular
Posted by: richard   (See more photos from richard)   2008/10/18 20:56
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Dannie Solomon Moore, 1896-1962, son of Joseph and Josephine Salyers Moore, married Clara Gale Smith on April 6, 1918. Served in WWI.

Emmett Clarence Moore, son of Alonzo "Lon" Moore

Emmett Clarence Moore, son of Alonzo "Lon" MoorePopular
Posted by: Leslie Douglas Kessinger   (See more photos from Leslie Douglas Kessinger)   2021/4/15 3:56
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b. 27 Nov 1915 Reedy, Roane Co., WV, d. 9 Oct 1999

Emmett's Enlistment date was 24 Jun 1942 at Huntington WV and his Release Date was 13 Oct 1945 as a Private in the Army.

H. W. "Bill" Pursley - WWII Navy

H. W. "Bill" Pursley - WWII NavyPopular
Posted by: richard   (See more photos from richard)   2010/10/9 2:50
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Harry "Bill" Willis Pursley
(May 18, 1915 - September 14, 2010)

H.W. ?Bill? Pursley, 95, of Parkersburg, died Tuesday, September 14, 2010, in Eagle Pointe, Parkersburg.

He was born May 8, 1915, at Pasco, Roane County, a son of the late Emery Morey and Lillie Mae Bell Pursley.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Wright Pursley, November 5, 1998.

Mr. Pursley was a retired construction worker.  He was a member of the Woodbine Baptist Church, Manassas, VA, and a Navy veteran of World War II.  Also, he was an avid fisherman.

Survivors include two sons, Stan Pursley of Parkersburg and Steve Pursley of Jackson, GA; a daughter, Susan Shappell of Fredericksburg, VA; five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, September 18 at noon in the John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. Ron Fisher officiating.  Burial, with military rites, will be in the Clover Cemetery, Clover.  Friends may call Saturday two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.


Harriet Maude Griffith Jones

Harriet Maude Griffith JonesPopular
Posted by: richard   (See more photos from richard)   2007/11/11 22:10
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The caption on the back of this photo reads:

Harriet Maude Griffith
Enlisted February 16, 1943 WACC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) daughter of J. E. Griffith of Sissonville, formerly of Clover.
Stationed Camp Crowder, Missouri


Her military marker at Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Ohio reads:
HARRIET M JONES
TEC 5 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
FEB 14 1919 - AUG 9 2004

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