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     Sallie Roxanna "Roxie" Carlton was buried at Mountain View Memory Gardens, Maher, Mingo Co., West Virginia.² Her married name was Laws.² Her Social Security Number was 232-70-3054.³ She married Unknown Laws.² Sallie Roxanna "Roxie" Carlton was born on January 3, 1899 at Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina.^3,1 As of November 9, 1922,her married name was Thornton.¹ She married Byron Walter Thornton Sr., son of James Henry Thornton and Belle Velaria Davis, on November 9, 1922 at Williamson, Mingo Co., West Virginia.¹ Sallie Roxanna "Roxie" Carlton died on March 5, 1999 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, at age 100.^2,3 She KERMIT - Roxie Thornton Laws, 100, of Kermit, Mingo County, died March 5, 1999, in Three Rivers Medical Center, Pittsburgh.
She was retired from Thornton's Department Store, Kermit. She was a member of Kermit United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star.
Surviving: son, Byron W. Thornton Jr. of Kermit; daughter, Betty Jo Helmick of Scott Depot; sister, Minnie Perkins of Bluefield; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Service will be 1 p.m. today at Kermit United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Houser officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Maher. Richmond-Callaham Funeral Home, Warfield, Ky., is in charge of arrangements. on March 8, 1999.²

     Betty Jo Thornton Betty Jo Helmick, 92, of Scott Depot, passed away Tuesday August 22, 2017 at Broadmore Assisted Living. She was born November 8, 1924 to the late Bryon and Roxanne Thornton in Williamson. She was also preceded in death by her husband Hays Edward Helmick and son William Alen Helmick. She was an active member of the Perrow Presbyterian Church, Cross lanes. She was a schoolteacher at Scott Teays Elementary School for many years. She is survived by her sons, Lyle Helmick (Jeanne) of Scott Depot, Bradley Helmick (Carolyn) of Scott Depot; brother Bryon Thornton of Kermit; grandchildren, Lyndsay Arnett (Ted) of St Albans, Morgan Stow (Eddie) of Cross Lanes, Lee Helmick of Scott Depot, Lauren Copley (Josiah) of Chandler AZ, and Kelsea Helmick of Scott Depot; and many other extended family and friends. Memorial service will be held at 1:30 pm Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Perrow Presbyterian Church, at 5345 Big Tyler Rd, Cross Lanes, WV 25313, with Pastor Mark Addesa officiating. Burial will be in Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane. Visitation will be held from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm Saturday at the church.⁵ She was buried at Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane, Putnam Co., West Virginia.⁵ She was born on November 8, 1924 at Williamson, Mingo Co., West Virginia.^3,5 As of September 25, 1947,her married name was Helmick.² She married Hays Edward Helmick on September 25, 1947 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^1,2,5 Betty Jo Thornton died on August 22, 2017 at Scott Depot, Putnam Co., West Virginia, at age 92.⁵

     Hays Edward Helmick was buried at Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane, Putnam Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 235-22-5428.³ He was born on October 27, 1915 at Rock Cave, Upshur Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4 He married Betty Jo Thornton, daughter of Byron Walter Thornton Sr. and Sallie Roxanna "Roxie" Carlton, on September 25, 1947 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.^6,1,5 Hays Edward Helmick died on July 7, 1991 at Durham, Durham Co., North Carolina, at age 75.^3,7,4

     Lillian L. Gabriel was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co., West Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 236-78-3277.³ She was born on December 12, 1898 at Kentucky.^4,3 As of October 7, 1927,her married name was Thornton.¹ She married Harold Davis Thornton, son of James Henry Thornton and Belle Velaria Davis, on October 7, 1927 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia.¹ Lillian L. Gabriel died in March, 1978 at age 79.³

     Her Social Security Number was 232-92-8542.⁴ Zelma Lee Holt was buried at White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, Cabell Co., West Virginia.⁷ She was born on June 2, 1891 at Ingleside, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,4 As of April 15, 1913,her married name was Hilsheimer.² She married John Earl Hilsheimer on April 15, 1913 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3,8 Zelma Lee Holt died on December 12, 1987 at West Virginia at age 96.⁷

     John Clayton Holt was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,7,8 He was born on March 29, 1893 at Ingleside, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5,7 He married Olivia M. "Ollie" Blackwell on February 18, 1926 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,11 John Clayton Holt died on March 10, 1964 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 70.^5,7 He Services for John Clayton Holt, 70, of 512 Washington Ave., Princeton, who died Tuesday en route to Memorial Hospital, will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Douglas Junior and Robert Blankenship, C. W. Artrip, Harry Hamden and Fred. M. Hawley. Holt, a retired government employe, was a son of Mrs. Otha Holt of Rock, and the late R. E. L. Holt. His wife, Olivia Holt, died in August. 1963. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are five sisters, Mrs. J. C. Conner of Rock, Mrs. Guy Shumate of Princeton, Mrs. J. R. Johnson of Wavnesboro, Va., Mrs. M. V. Engleman of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. J. E. Hilsheimer of Huntington; two brothers, Herbert T. Holt of Toledo, Ohio, and Chauncey A. Holt of Yucaipa. Calif. on March 12, 1964.⁸

     Her Social Security Number was 233-52-6266.⁵ Leona Eula Holt was buried at Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on April 24, 1895 at Ingleside, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,5,3 As of circa 1918,her married name was Shumate.⁶ She married Guy Earl Shumate circa 1918.^7,6,3 Leona Eula Holt died on June 4, 1976 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^5,3 She Mrs. Leona Eula Shumate, 81, of 300 Walnut St., in Princeton, died in a Princeton hospital Friday evening following a short illness. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Princeton and a member of the Princeton American legion Auxilary Post 54. She was a lifelong resident of Mercer County all her life. Born in Ingleside, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Otha Thornton Holt. She was preceded in death by two brothers. Surviving are her husband, Guy E. Shumate; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph B. (June) Rothwell of El Paso, Texas, and Mrs. Fred M. (Betty) Hailey Jr. of Bluefield; four sisters , Mrs. J. E. Hilsheimer of Huntington, Mrs. M. V. Engelman of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Audy Jonnson of Waynesboro, Va., and Mrs. J. B. Conner of Rock; one brother, Chauncey Holt of Yucaipa, California; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at ll a m. Monday at the George W. Seaver Chapel with Rev. John Mendez officiating. Burial will follow in Monte Vista Park Cemetery on the old Bluefield-Princeton Road. Pallbearers will be W. M. Sarver, Denny Moore, Carl Barger, Bill Roney, Jack King, Bill Pedneau, Ben Peck and Bill McClaugherty on June 6, 1976.³

     His Social Security Number was 234-16-9985.¹⁰ Herbert Tilden Holt and Nina McCorkle Davis were divorced.¹¹ Herbert Tilden Holt was born on October 30, 1897 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,10,6 He married Nina McCorkle Davis on February 2, 1923 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹² Herbert Tilden Holt died on December 12, 1971 at Oregon, Lucas Co., Ohio, at age 74.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 383-50-6834.⁸ Gladys Vivian Holt was born on July 18, 1899 at Ingleside, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,8,4,5 As of May 25, 1921,her married name was Engelman.⁴ She married Morton Valentine Engelman on May 25, 1921 at Hamilton Co., Ohio.^9,4 Gladys Vivian Holt married Morton Valentine Engelman on May 27, 1921 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.⁶ Gladys Vivian Holt died on August 9, 1988 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 89.^8,10

     Her Social Security Number was 231-46-3519.⁶ Audrey Epha Holt was buried at Augusta Memorial Park, 1775 Goose Creek Road, Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.^4,8 She was born on April 4, 1902 at Princeton Meadows, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^6,7,8 As of April 5, 1924,her married name was Johnson.³ She married John Robert Johnson on April 5, 1924 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4,5,8 As of August 27, 1978,her married name was Miller.⁷ Audrey Epha Holt married William David Miller on August 27, 1978 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia.^7,8,5,10 Audrey Epha Holt died on November 14, 2002 at Waynesboro, Augusta Co., Virginia, at age 100.^6,5,8 She WAYNESBORO - Audrey Holt Johnson Miller, formerly of 733 Oak Ave., died Thursday (Nov. 14. 2002) at St. Luke's Assisted Care Residence. She was born April 4, 1902, at Mercer County, W.Va., to Robert E. Lee and Otha Thornton Holt. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, J.R. Johnson; her second husband, William D. Miller; four sisters, Zelma Hilsheimer, Leona Shumate, Gladys Engleman and Roberta Conner; and three brothers, Herbert, Clayton and Chauncey Holt. Survivors include a daughter, Bette J. Meeteer; and three sons, Richard H., Robert T. and E. Eugene Johnson. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at McDow Funeral Home. Burial will be at Augusta Memorial Park. on November 16, 2002.⁸

     His Social Security Number was 566-36-7653.¹¹ Chauncey Andrew "Jack" Holt was buried at Desert Lawn Cemetery, 11251 Desert Lawn Drive, Calimesa, Riverside Co., California.^4,6 He married Mary Unknown.⁴ Chauncey Andrew "Jack" Holt was born on March 12, 1905 at Ingleside, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,11,4,6 He married Florence Parthenia Broyles on May 5, 1928 at Norfolk, Virginia.⁵ Chauncey Andrew "Jack" Holt died on August 29, 1995 at Redlands, San Bernardino Co., California, at age 90.^11,3,4,6 He Chauncey A. "Jack" Holt, 90, of Yucaipa died Tuesday of respiratory failure at Terracina Health Care Center in Redlands. Holt, a native of Ingleside, W.Va., lived in Yucaipa 48 years. He was a pharmacist's mate at Norton Air Force Base 10 years. He was a member of the Fleet Reserve Association, Norco Branch 108, and American Legion Post 426 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7347. both in Yucaipa. Survivors include his wife, Mary T; and his sister, Audra Miller of Ingleside. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with a vigil at 7:30 p.m., both at Hughes Funeral Chapel. 33629 Yucaipa Blvd., Yucaipa. Burial mass will be at 10 a m. Wednesday at St. Frances X. Cabrini Catholic Church. 12687 California St.. Yucaipa. Interment will be in Desert Lawn Cemetery, 11251 Desert Lawn Drive, Calimesa. on September 2, 1995.⁶

     Robert Etta "Bobbie" Holt married James Gifford "J.G." Conner, son of Fredrick Hines "Fred" Conner Sr. and Mary Parthiena Bailey.^5,3 Robert Etta "Bobbie" Holt was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ Her Social Security Number was 233-28-1185.² Her married name was Conner.⁵ She was born on October 12, 1911 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3 She died on July 21, 1988 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 76.^2,3 She Mrs. Robert Etta “Bobbie” Holt Conner, 76, of Rock, died Thursday in a Bluefield hospital. Born at Princeton, she was a daughter of the late R.E.L. Holt and Otha Thornton Holt. She had been a resident of Rock for 54 years, was a housewife and of the Methodist faith. Survivors: husband, J.G. Conner; brother, Chauncey Holt of Yucaipa, Calif; sisters, Audra Miller of Waynesboro, Va. and Gladys Engleman of Detroit. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Cravens Shires Funeral Chapel in Bluewell with the Rev. Kevin P. Lantz and the Rev. Harry B. Christie officiating and entombment at Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Bluewell. on July 22, 1988.³

     Olivia M. "Ollie" Blackwell was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4 She was born on September 12, 1893 at Virginia.^5,2 As of February 18, 1926,her married name was Holt.¹ She married John Clayton Holt, son of Robert Edward Lee Holt and Otha Etta Thornton, on February 18, 1926 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,6 Olivia M. "Ollie" Blackwell died on August 25, 1963 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 69.^2,6 She PRINCETON — Mrs. Olivia M. Holt, 70, died at 2:15 a.m. Sunday in a Bluefield hospital where she had been a patient for a week. Survivors include her husband John. The body is at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. on August 26, 1963.⁶

     Felitia Pearl Bruce was buried at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, 1917 West Main Street, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴ She was born on April 1, 1888 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.^3,4 As of December 18, 1906,her married name was Thornton.³ She married Arthur Philmore Thornton, son of Andrew Jackson Thornton and Matilda Jane DeWeese, on December 18, 1906 at Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia.^3,5 Felitia Pearl Bruce died on March 16, 1963 at West Virginia at age 74.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 236-60-7474.⁶ Lotos Thornton was buried at Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia.^2,3 Her married name was Atkinson.⁵ She married William W. "Wick" Atkinson.^5,3 Lotos Thornton was born on November 12, 1907 at McDowell Co., West Virginia.^6,2,3 She died on May 7, 1999 at Newport News, Virginia, at age 91.^6,2,3 She Lotos Thornton Atkinson, 91, a former school teacher for the West Virginia School System, died Friday, May 7, 1999, at Riverside Regional Medical Center. A native of McDowell County, W.Va., she had been a resident of the Peninsula for 35 years. Mrs. Atkinson had been a member of the First United Methodist Church in Newport News; past worthy matron of the Order of Eastern Star, North Fork Chapter No. 99; and a member of the Newport News Order of Eastern Star, Warwick Chapter No. 43. She was preceded in death by her husband, William W. Atkinson; and her daughter, Mary Susan Atkinson. She is survived by one nephew, Jackson James Thornton of New Jersey; one niece, Sandra T. Crouch of Richmond; and numerous great-nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, at the First United Methodist Church of Newport News by the Rev. Roy L. Miller. Burial will be in Peninsula Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Riverside Funeral Home with an Eastern Star Service at 7 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 3-C, Newport News, Va. 23606. on May 10, 1999.³

     Bruce Jerry Thornton was born circa 1908 at McDowell Co., West Virginia.^1,4 He married Iva Munsey on November 24, 1932 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁴

     Sanders Harry Thornton was buried at Greenwood Memorial Gardens, 12609 Patterson Avenue, Goochland, Goochland Co., Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 235-05-7864.⁵ He was born on December 13, 1910 at McDowell Co., West Virginia.^1,5,4 He married Anna Lee Unknown circa 1940.⁶ Sanders Harry Thornton died on May 11, 1988 at Virginia at age 77.^5,4

     His Social Security Number was 421-10-2334.⁴ Elbert Earl Thornton was born on January 30, 1916 at West Virginia.^1,4 He died on March 30, 2004 at age 88.⁴