John Thomas Ashley

Date 2007/10/27 17:10:09 | Topic: Obituaries

[b]John T. Ashley[/b] John Thomas Ashley was born in Clay County, West Virginia on July 1838. He died at his home on Bear Run, November 5, 1923, aged 85 years three months and 29 days. He was united in marriage to Martha Paxton in 1862. To this union were born nine children. J.W Ashley, L.S. Ashley, Joseph O Ashley, Mrs. Virginia Straight, Mrs. Lakie Callow, Mrs. Sarah Callow, Miss Indiana Ashley and Thomas Ashley, the latter three having preceded their father in death. He leaves his wife and children, and a host of friends to morn the loss of and aged and respected husband, father and friend. Funeral services were held at the home by Rev. E.S. Warren and burial in the Fox Cemetery by funeral director T.W. Dye. [i](Submitted by James R. Carpenter) The Reedy News, November 14, 1923[/i]


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