Observer Reporter, Washington, PA 11/13/2009

Margaret Keeling Killen
Homemaker was Jefferson Avenue UM Church member
Margaret Keeling Killen, 93, of Washington, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.
She was born January 10, 1916, in Washington, a daughter of George J. and Mary Allen Keeling.
Mrs. Killen was a member of Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church.
She attended Immaculate Conception High School and Washington High School.
A homemaker, she was past matron of the former Lincoln Chapter 112 Order of the Eastern Star and member of Evening Star Chapter 187 Order of the Eastern Star. She also was a member of Southwestern Pennsylvania Genealogical Society and National Pike Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
On February 9, 1934, in Wellsburg, W.Va., she married Harry Edward Killen Jr., who died February 13, 1989.
Surviving are a son, Harry E. (Lois) Killen III of Washington; a sister, Mary Roth of Washington; four grandchildren, Debra, David, Harry IV and Donna; four great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by a brother George J. Keeling, Jr., and a sister Catherine Hammond.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Home, 420 Locust Avenue, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 14, with the Rev. John P. Hoffman officiating. Interment will follow in Washington Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be directed to Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church, 160 Jefferson Ave., Washington, PA 15301, or a charity of one's choice. Condolences may be expressed online at www.piattandbarnhillfh.com. Piatt and Barnhill Directors Inc., Charles R. Piatt, owner/supervisor, and Lawrence K. Donovan, director.
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Mrs. Killen had been a member of the Roane County Historical Society, Inc. since 2007.

The Times Record, p. 6A - August 13, 2009

Arthur H. Larch, 90, of Newark, Ohio, formerly of St. Albans and Cross Lanes, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 at his home.
He was born at Walton, the son of the late Lewis and Effie Coon Larch. He moved to Newark in 1988.
He was retired from Union Carbide Corp. in South Charleston after 39 years of service. He was a founding member and president emeritus of the former Tech Center Employees Credit Union in South Charleston. He was a member of Heath First Baptist Church and belonged to the ?Young at Heart? Christian group and ?Friends Forever.?
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Pauline; three daughters, Christena Walsh of Heath, Ohio, Cheryl Lilly of Newport News, Va., and Cara Nightengale of Marengo, Ohio; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a niece and a nephew.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jack Larch and two sisters, Beatrice Shafer and Olive Larch.
Service was Tuesday at Brucker & Kishler Funeral Home with Pastors Noel Dear and Wally McLaughlin officiating. Burial was in Newark Memorial Gardens.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Central Ohio, 2269 Cherry Valley Rd., Newark OH 43055 or to Heath First Baptist Church, 525 S. 30th St., Heath, OH 43056.
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Arthur H. Larch had been a member of the Roane County Historical Society, Inc. since 2007.

The Times Record, January 21, 2010

Pauline W. Larch, 89, of Newark, Ohio, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
She was born at Walton, a daughter of the late Roma and Ora Harper Walker. She graduated from Walton High School, raised her family in St. Albans and lived in Cross Lanes before moving to Ohio. She attended Charleston Business College and retired after 20 years of service with the W.Va. State Health Dept. She was a member of Bible Center Church, Charleston, and First Baptist Church, Heath, Ohio. She was involved in Young at Heart and Friends Forever.
She is survived by three daughters, Christena Walsh of Heath, Cheryl Lilly of Newport News, Va., and Cara Nightengale of Marengo, Ohio; two sisters, Annilee Conley of Spencer and Lucille Miller of Charleston; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Arthur H. Larch.
Service was Wednesday at Brucker and Kishler Funeral Home, Newark, with Pastor Wally McLaughlin officiating. Burial was in Newark Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church, 525 S. 30th St., Heath OH 43056.
Online condolences may be made at brucker-kishlerfuneralhome.com.
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Pauline Walker Larch had been a member of the Roane County Historical Society, Inc. since 2007.

The Roane County Historical Society, Inc. met on Thursday, March 25, 2010 for their first regular meeting of 2010. Rick Greathouse, President, called the meeting to order and led the pledge to the flag. Anthony Hofstad led the opening prayer.
Susan Tucker served as secretary pro-tem.
Carol Board-Westfall gave the Treasurer?s report for the period since December 2009 and reported that all bills have been paid.
Linda Cottrell Liss, Correspondence/Membership Secretary, reported that she had corresponded with several members with regard to dues, welcomed new members with a letter and one cemetery information inquiry correspondence resulted in that person joining the society. Current membership total is 188, an increase of 9 since the December report.
Linda also reported for Carol Cronin, Journal editor, that the Vol. 17 Spring issue is nearly ready to take to the printer.
Greathouse presented the photo press kit for our 2009-10 History Hero, Carol Cronin, who was recognized during the February 18, 2010 West Virginia History Day at the Legislature. Mrs. Cronin was the third person nominated by the R.C.H.S. to receive this honor.
New business discussion:
Greathouse announced that he recently met a Mr. Chris Winnell, who does lineal genealogy on the Shawnee Nation. Mr. Winnell will be invited to make a presentation to the R.C.H.S. at a later date. He has requested table space for the annual Roane County Genealogy Fair, September 25th, 2010, to do lookups from his Shawnee and Cherokee database.
Marvin Stemple presented an idea for discussion regarding the possibility of the RCHS creating an annual scholarship for a Roane County High School student. Students will be requested through their school program (English Class or History Class) to write an essay along lines related to their family history and genealogy. Motion was made by Patty Wyatt that an annual scholarship in the amount of $500. be established and awarded. The motion carried unanimously. Claudia Jorgensen will contact high school officials on how to proceed in getting this presented to the students.
Susan Tucker announced that the Wirt County Genealogy Fair will be held on Saturday, April 24th. The R.C.H.S. will have at table at the fair to sell our society publications.
The program was a presentation by Anthony Hofstad, on the school Social Studies project of his step-son, Chase Webb. Chase chose, researched, presented, and won in his category on the middle school level and also won first place on the county level. He related that Chase chose the history of his home on West Main Street, which was built in 1900 and was one of the 18 Spencer homes recently recognized by the society with a bronze plaque.
The meeting adjourned with refreshments being served to Rick Greathouse, Linda Liss, Hazel Gandee, Anthony Hofstad, Bernard and Patty Wyatt, Susan Tucker, Marvin Stemple, Okey and Mary Young, Brenda Konarske, Claudia Jorgensen and Carol Board-Westfall.
The next meeting of the historical society will be held on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 7 p.m. on the lower level of the Roane County Library. Guests are welcome and members are urged to attend. You may contact Linda Liss, WVRoots@aol.com, for more information.

We offer our congratulations to Caron Cronin for receiving the West Virginia History Hero award for her outstanding efforts to preserve the history of the people of Roane County through pictures.

Carol, a Spencer resident, works part-time for WVU through the HSTA program and also does seasonal accounting work. She is an active participant in many projects relating to preservation of Roane County history.