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Billy Gene Gatrell

Billy Gene Gatrell, 19 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gatrell, died Tuesday morning at 5:20 o'clock at the home on McCoy Heights after an illness of only a few hours. She is survived by her father and mother and two sisters, Betty Ruth and Ethel Bell. Funeral services were held this afternoon (Thursday) at 1:00 o'clock from the home with Rev. F.S. Harper officiating. Interment was in Victory cemetery on Indian Creek. 1943

Edna Mae (Midge) Glover

Edna Mae (Midge) Glover, 70, of Middlebourne departed this life Friday February 6, 2009 in Wetzel County Hospital, New Martinsville. She was born October 31, 1938 in Wetzel County a daughter of the late Dale Efaw Cottrell. Midge was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Midge is survived by her husband Robert ( Bob ) Glover of Middlebourne. Two sons; Bobby Glover and his wife Tammy and Ron Glover and his wife Deena all of Middlebourne. Two daughters; Sandi Pallini and her husband Rick, Hermitage, PA and Judy Byers and her husband Charlie, Paden City. Six grandsons; Jeff, Greg, Ryan, Jason, Josh and Justin. Two granddaughters; Kristy and Lori. A great grandson Ryan ( Doodlebug). Four brothers; Herb ( Joe ) Efaw and his wife June, Alvy, Delmas Greathouse and his wife Debbie, Garretsville, OH, Gene Greathouse and his wife Jan, Salem, OH and Kenny Yost and his wife Carylon, Shinston, WV. Several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Furbee Funeral Home, Middlebourne 2 -4 pm and 7 - 9 pm Sunday where services will be held 1:00 pm Monday with Pastor Bobby Thomas officiating. Interment in Middlebourne Cemetery, Middlebourne.

Sharon Sue Glover

Sharon Sue Glover ( Haught ) age 53 of Alvy, WV went to be with the Lord Tuesday August 26, 2008. Sharon passed away in Wheeling Hospital. Sharon was born December 24, 1954 in New Martinsville. She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Haught. She is survived by her mother Doris Derby Haught of Jacksonburg, her husband Donald L. Glover of Alvy, WV. A daughter Christina Glover Davis of Blue, WV and son Jeremy Glover of Wick, WV. Brothers; Mick Haught, Georgia, Jack Haught, Washington Lands and David Haught, Georgia. Sharon attended Indian Creek Southern Baptist Church where she loved to worship the Lord. She was a homemaker but worked at Wetzel County Hospital for several years. Sharon enjoyed her family and friends. Her pride and joy were her six grandchildren; Sydney, Dylan and Wesley Glover, Evan Kamryn and Reese Davis. They will miss their nana dearly. Sharon’s family would like to thank everyone for their prayers and contributions over the past year and a half. Life is short. You never know when your time will be up. Get right with the Lord and relax knowing that you will spend eternity in Heaven. Friends will be received at the Furbee Funeral Home, Middlebourne 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 pm Thursday where services will be held 11:00 am Friday with Reverend Bobby Thomas officiating. Interment in the Main Cemetery, Dale, WV.

Robert E. Goodfellow

Robert E. Goodfellow, 68, of Sistersville, died Friday, Feb. 13, 1998 at home. He was a retired construction worker, a member of Sistersville Baptist Church and an Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Juanita Archer Goodfellow; a son, Daniel Joseph; his parents, William J. and Faye Beaver Goodfellow, Sr., Surviving are his wife, Jane Hunter Goodfellow; a son, David of Pursley; two daughters, Kay Steward of Pursley and Stacey Carney of Paden City; a brother, William Jr. of Pursley; a sister, Marilyn Flynn of Friendly; two adopted sisters, Connie Sapp of Sistersville and Ann Stoddard of Oregon; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren. Friends received 7-9 p.m. today and 2-4 and 7-9- p.m. Sunday at Myers Funeral Home, Sistersville, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville.

Brent S. Gorby

Brent S. Gorby, 50, of Route 1, Middlebourne departed this life Tuesday December 23, 2008 in Wetzel County Hospital, New Martinsville. He was born September 28, 1958 a son of M. Kaye Freeland Gorby of Middlebourne and the late Edwin W. Gorby. Brent was a 1976 graduate of Tyler County High School, Middlebourne. He was also a graduate of West Virginia University with a B. S. Degree in Geology and a Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics. He was an employee of Momentive Performance Materials, Sistersville. He attended the Little Methodist Church, Little, WV. Brent loved his time at home with his family. In addition to his mother Brent is survived by his wife Harriet Harwood Gorby. Two sons; Scott L. Gorby and Ross H. Gorby both at home. A brother Eric L. Gorby and his wife Karen of Paden City. Friends will be received at the Furbee Funeral Home, Middlebourne Friday 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 pm where services will be held Saturday 1:00 pm with Reverend Donald Thomas and Pastor Phyllis Mehaffie officiating. Interment in Beechwood Cemetery, Alma.

Viola Gorrell

Mrs. Viola Gorrell, 85, died at 3:15 a.m. Monday, at the home of her son, Bryson Allen, Jewett, R.D. 1, following an extended illness. She was born December 13, 1858 in Green County, Pa; a daughter of Orin C. and Sarah Phillips Cathers. She was married to Winfred C. Allen, who died in 1907. She later married Archer Gorrell, who died in 1918. Surviving are five children, Loy O. Allen, RD 2, Sistersville; Mrs. Ora Mount, Adena; Mrs. Ross Gardener, Carrollton; Harry Allen and Bryson Allen, Jewett; also 22 grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Frank Hatfield, Amsterdam; Mrs. Lucy Thorn, Canton; and Mrs. Jesse Ullom, Elwood City, Pa; Funeral services were held Monday at the home. Interment was at Sistersville. 1943

Ruth Greathouse

Ruth Elizabeth Bramhall Greathouse, age 89, died on April 1, 2008, at the New Martinsville Healthcare in New Martinsville, WV. She was born on July 30, 1918, in Middlebourne, the fourth child of Bird Forest "Bert" and Georgia Jane (Lamp) Bramhall. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1966, Thomas Eugene Greathouse, whom she married in Catlettsburg, KY on May 8, 1965. She is the last surviving member of her immediate family. Her siblings were Charles Emery Bramhall of Alliance, Ohio who was raised by a (related) foster family (James & Isadore Leach King) who also fostered Georgia in Middlebourne; and Chester and Lawrence Bramhall, Weirton; and Helen (Ted) Steede, Alliance, Ohio. Surviving are nephews & nieces, James Everett (Sharon) Bramhall, North Olmsted, OH, Betty Bramhall (William E.) Morrison, Alliance, OH; Patricia Bramhall; Randal L. Bramhall, and Darlene Bramhall, as well as dear friends, Mr. and Mrs. David (Connie) Koon of New Martinsville. The Bramhalls were members of the East Street M.E. Church (now Middlebourne Methodist Church). A serious childhood illness left Ruth with an altered mental capacity, but throughout Ruth's lifetime, heaven always seemed to provide kind neighbors and friends who gave assistance along the way. This speaks well of West Virginia hearts. After her father's death in 1958, Ruth Bramhall and her mother continued to live at the family cottage overlooking the creek in Middlebourne - a house which always abounded in flowers. A large vegetable garden, spread across their large plot of land, was faithfully tended. She lived the majority of her adult life with her mother, Georgia Bramhall.
Ruth & Georgia were well-known for their ability to walk great distances. They were familiar figures along the roadways in and around Middlebourne, attired in dresses, hats, and tennis shoes. Neighbors or passersby regularly offered them rides. Following her mother's death in 1977, Ruth sold the homeplace and moved to New Martinsville where she spent the last 30 years of her life. It was here that she came into her own. Like her mother, she kept her house as neat as a pin. Perhaps because she had no children of her own, Ruth developed a hobby of collecting dolls and filled every room with them. As in Middlebourne, Ruth became a beloved fixture in town, walking everywhere she went – yard sales, church functions, stores, and restaurants. Many times soft- hearted folks picked up her tab after restaurant meals. When she became a senior citizen - she also became a regular at the senior center lunch table, taking the free shuttle service. When she became too feeble to live alone, a kindly neighbor, Mrs. David (Connie) Koon, who had since taken Ruth under her angel wing, graciously assumed the role of medical power of attorney and gave her assistance in moving into the New Martinsville HealthCare Center. The Bramhall family would like to thank Connie and David Koon and family of New Martinsville for providing Ruth with so much love, counsel, thoughtfulness, and presence these many years, the staff at New Martinsville Healthcare for their tender care, the Senior Center and several churches who transported her for meals, Hospice - who tended her in her last illness, as well as David Furbee of the Furbee Funeral Home. It seems as though Ruth has been blessed with angels all along her road in life. May God grant her a golden path upon which to walk once again with her beloved mother and father, sister and brothers.
Friends will be received at the Furbee Funeral Home, Middlebourne 12:00 - 2:00 pm Friday April 4, 2008. Funeral service to begin at 2:00 pm. Interment in Middlebourne Cemetery.

Charles W. Gregg

Charles W. Gregg: He was descendant of pioneer families; had been ill four years. Funeral services were conducted from the Sellers Funeral Home here Saturday afternoon for Charles Wesley Gregg, 79, retired farmer who died at his home in the Jug community Thursday morning at 3:15. He had been in ill health for the past four years and had been seriously ill the past six weeks. Rev. W.W. Sutton, pastor of the Middlebourne Methodist Church was in charge of rites. Burial was made in the Gregg-Wells family cemetery in Wellsview, near Middlebourne. Mr. Gregg was a son of John Ingram and Virginia Wells Gregg, born in the Jug, May 14, 1863. He was twice married, first to Miss Eva May Crumrine, July 1, 1886, who died Jan. 26, 1910. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. G. Clair Ross of Salem and a son Layman B. Gregg of Clarksburg. The second marriage was to Miss Mary Hill Reppard, July 17, 1914 who survives as does a brother, W.D. Gregg, and a sister, Mrs. M.H. Berkley all of Route One. Mr. Gregg was a descendant of two pioneer Tyler County families. WELLS, first settlers of Sistersville, and GREGG'S of the Jug community. He spent his entire life in this county except a period of six years when he resided in Salem. He began his work life as a printer in the Star in Middlebourne where he rose to be foreman of the shop for several years. Later he became a conductor for the Tyler Traction Company on the cars between Middlebourne and Sistersville. Later he moved to his farm on Route 18, two miles East of Middlebourne. In his youth he became a member of the M.E. Church, was a member of the official board of the local church and was active in Sunday school work. 1943

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