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Obituaries of Roane Countians.

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Obituaries : Tom Harris
Posted by Webmaster on 2007/10/20 2:53:57 (1328 reads)

Tom Harris of Reedy, W.Va., and Akron, O., died Saturday morning at the Cleveland Clinic.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ora Ludwig Harris; one son, Frank Harris of Akron, O.; one brother, J. R. Harris of Reedy; two half-brothers, John and William Camp both of Reedy, and one half-sister Mrs. A. M. Wilson of Reedy.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Reedy Methodist church with Rev. E. F. Warren officiating. Burial will be made in the Mt. Zion cemetery.

(Tom Harris passed away in June 1946)
(Submitted by Garnette Warren Camp)

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Obituaries : Harlan Wofle
Posted by Webmaster on 2007/10/19 6:15:36 (1726 reads)

Obituary

Harlan Wofle, the subject of this sketch, was born December 18, 1906 an departed this life August 17, 1925, aged 18 years, 9 months, and 1 day.

He was the only son of Clennen and Sally (Jones) Wolfe, who still survive him. He also leaves to mourn their loss an aged grandfather, Mr. Granville Jones, and three sisters, Mrs. Leonard Snyder and Mrs. Charles Thomas, of Akron, O. and Beulah at home besides a host of friends.

Harlan was well known throughout Spencer and the surrounding country and his unexpected death caused by spinal meningitis came as a heavy shock to the family and friends. All human skill was employed to save his life, but to no avail. He was laid to rest in the Wilson cemetery, August 19, Rev. Dan Anderson, officiating.

May God comfort the stricken family, and may they look upon God's way as being the best.

"A beloved form is gone form them.
A voice they loved is still,
A place is vacant in their home,
That never can be filled."

Ethel West
Marjorie Carpenter


(Submitted by Vickie Perkins Holland)

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Obituaries : Jesse Warren
Posted by Webmaster on 2007/10/19 6:11:29 (1797 reads)

Jesse Warren Dies

Jesse Warren, 52, resident of 2305 Warwood avenue, shop foreman for the Wheeling-Steubenville Trucking Co., died suddenly Friday at 6:50 p.m. in his home following a heart attack.

Surviving are his parents: his wife Mrs. Lake Fore Warren; three daughters, Mrs. Orus Camp, Reedy, W.Va., and Mrs. John Craig and Mrs. Donald A. Wright, both of Warwood; two sons, Jesse Warren, Jr., at home and Olin Warren of Mt. Pleasant, O.; four sisters, Mrs. Grover Nay of Palestine, W.Va., Mrs. Andy Carper, and Mrs. Herman Carper, both of Chapmanville, and Mrs. Oakley Parsons of Liverpool, W.Va., three brothers, Lawrence of Oberlin, O., Paul of Gary, W.Va., and Ernest Warren of of Warwood, and grandchildren.

The body was removed to Bodey funeral home, where services will be held in the parlors Monday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. M. C. Miles, pastor of the Warwood Methodist church, officiating. Interment in the Oaklawn Memorial Park, Warwood.
(Jesse Warren passed away May 26, 1950.)
(Submitted by Garnette Warren Camp)

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Obituaries : Bessie Gay Warren
Posted by Webmaster on 2007/10/19 6:10:01 (1776 reads)

Mrs. Jesse Warren

Bessie Gay Warren was the daughter of M. A. and Julia R. Taylor was born August 25, 1894, died at Reedy, Oct. 29, 1919, aged 25 years 2 months 4 days. She was converted in the year of 1901.

She was united in marriage to Jesse Warren April 25, 1916, to this union two children were born named as follow: Garnett Marie, aged 2 year and Martin Olen aged 1 year.

The deceased leaves to mourn their loss besides the husband and children, a father and five sisters, the mother and brother having preceded her to the Great Beyond. The sisters are Mrs. J. W. Haney, Mrs. T. R. Eaton, Mrs. Leander Atkinson, Nellie and Elsie Taylor and a host of relatives and friends.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. W. Keffer and burial in the Seaman cemetery by Undertaker T. W. Dye.

(Submitted by Garnette Warren Camp)

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Obituaries : Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Crislip
Posted by Webmaster on 2007/10/19 6:10:00 (2528 reads)

Joint Rites For Crislips

Joint funeral rites from Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Crislip, victims in a shooting tragedy at the Crislip home on Island Run, February 28, were held from the Slate Methodist church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. R. H. Kennedy, Rev. M. C. Gainer and Rev. Efford Epling in charge. Internment was made in the Rogers cemetery by Vandale Funeral Home.

Mr. Crislip, 51, was born in Gilmer county a son of the late William and Nancy Faymore Crislip. He had been a resident of Roane county for many years and taught in he rural schools several terms, in addition to operating a small farm.

Mrs. Crislip, 43, was a native of Roane County being a daughter of John and Artie Short Greathouse who reside about three miles east of Spencer on U. S. Route 33. She had been a member of the Methodist church for many years.

Ten children survive-Mrs. Floy A. Schreckenghost, and Mrs. Ruth Schreckenghost, both of Island Run; Bernice Crislip, in the U.S. Army; Erline, Ernest, Jr., Helen, Wilma Nell, Charles E., Betty Ann and Glenda Carrol all at home.

Other survivors of Mr. Crislip are four brothers, John, and Lovett, of Akron, Willam of Glenville, and Roy. of Spencer; and one sister, Miss Lilly Crislip of Akron.

Surviving Mrs. Crislip are her parents; one brother, John Greathouse, of Spencer, and six sisters, Mrs. Lena Haverty, Mrs. Opal Shreve, Mrs. Elsie Shreve, and Mrs. Marie Spencer, all of Spencer, Mrs. Ocie Simmons, of Burning Springs, and Miss Frances Greathouse, of Spencer.

(Ernest and Odious (Greathouse) Crislip both passed away February 24, 1942. Mr. Crislip shot his wife and then himself.)
(Submitted by Evelyn Bissell Starcher)

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