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     Elizabeth Anne Poff Elizabeth “Anne” Walsh passed away on January 16, 2021. She was born in Damascus, VA, to the late Earl Ralph Poff and Elizabeth Smythe Poff. In addition to her parents she was proceeded in death by her husband Thomas Wills Walsh, Jr. She was a graduate of Damascus High School, a member of the Red Hat Society, a homemaker and business owner of Greever and Walsh. She loved Flower Gardening and Reading. She attended First Christian Church. She loved helping people while working at the Johnson County Election Commission. Those left to cherish her memory include; Stephanie Walsh and Robert DePinto, of Naples FL, Sharon Walsh Reece and Noah of Johnson City, and Susan Walsh Rosas and Mario of Lenior, NC. Brother; Tommy Poff and Brother in law Dick Walsh. Grandchildren; Samantha Dollar, and A.J. And Mattie Reece. Great Grandchildren; Everleigh and Emmaleigh Dollar. Special friends; Joe and Darlene Atwood, Mary Sue Walsh, Judy and Bill McGuire, Evelyn Cooke, Butch Walsh, Deena Wiley, Peggy and Buster Brown and Several Nieces and Nephews also survive.² She was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Mountain City, Johnson Co., Tennessee.^6,3 She was born on August 18, 1940 at Damascus, Washington Co., Virginia.^2,4 As of May 28, 1960,her married name was Walsh.^2,5 She married Thomas Wills Walsh Jr. on May 28, 1960 at Mountain City, Washington Co., Tennessee.^2,3,5 Elizabeth Anne Poff died on January 16, 2021 at Tennessee at age 80.²

     Thomas Wills Walsh Jr. Thomas Wills "Tommy" Walsh, Jr., age 76, of Blowing Rock, N.C. passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013 surrounded by family and friends following an extended illness. Mr. Walsh was born in Banner Elk, N.C. to the late Thomas Wills Walsh, Sr. and Evelyn Virginia Greever Walsh. In addition to his parents, Mr. Walsh was preceded in death by his Uncle, Steadman Greever. At the time of his death, Mr. Walsh was the Assistant Director of the Sustainable Development and Outreach Program at Appalachian State University, the oldest Sustainable Development program in the country. He was a businessman in Mountain City, TN and area communities for many decades. He owned Greever & Walsh Wholesale, Walsh & Walsh Printing, Rainbow Paper and Mill and Fabric Outlet for which he came up with his favorite slogan, "The best kept secret in Tennessee." Mr. Walsh was also one of the primary members involved in many community development projects, including: one of the original founders of the Johnson County Welcome Center, Elk Knob Conservancy Organization, A.S.U. Outreach, Cove Creek Community Center, Chairman of Johnson County Tourism Board, reopening the old Johnson County Hospital, building the first nursing home in Johnson County and founder of Trade Days. Tommy was also founder of the Doc Watson Music Festival as well as Johnson County Nature Conservancy. For many years he served as the Chairman of the Johnson County Democratic Party, and was the longest serving chairman in the State of Tennessee. Tommy was a United States Army Veteran and a member of First Christian Church of Mountain City, TN. He loved spending time with and enjoying the company of his family, especially his grandchildren. Mr. Walsh had many hobbies including hunting, fishing, golf and A.S.U. football. Survivors include his wife: Elizabeth Anne Poff Walsh, Mountain City, TN; daughters: Stephanie Alheid and husband Harry, Gulf Shores, AL; Sharon Reece and husband Noah, Johnson City, TN and Susan Walsh, Hickory, N.C; grandchildren: Mattie Reece, Johnson City, TN; Samantha Cornett, Mountain City, TN and Hayes Alheid, Gulf Shores AL; brother Richard "Dick" Walsh and wife Judy, Mountain City, TN; brother- in- law, Tommy Poff, Damascus, VA. Several nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive. In addition to his family, Mr. Walsh had several special friends: Jack Simpson, Richard Wolfe, Jeff Boyer, Joe Sherwood, Danny Herman, Joe Atwood, George Wilson, Bill Bower and Dr. Sandra Lubarsky. Military graveside service and entombment will be conducted in the Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum of Love accorded by the Johnson County Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be: Williard Watson III, Dan Loeven, Noah Reece, Harry Alheid, Merle Lynch, Richard Wolfe, Greg Tant and Paul Walsh.² He was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Mountain City, Johnson Co., Tennessee.^6,2 His Social Security Number was 414-64-0097.⁷ He was born on April 10, 1937 at Banner Elk, Avery Co., North Carolina.^6,2,4,5,7 He married Elizabeth Anne Poff, daughter of Earl Hamilton Poff and Elizabeth Lillian Smythe, on May 28, 1960 at Mountain City, Washington Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3 Thomas Wills Walsh Jr. died on October 26, 2013 at North Carolina at age 76.^6,2,7

     Annette Sue Eads was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 233-56-0819.⁷ She was born on January 7, 1937 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,7 As of September 21, 1953,her married name was Bostic.² She married Roy Therman Bostic on September 21, 1953 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Annette Sue Eads died on April 8, 2008 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 71.^1,7 She Annette Sue Bostic went home to be with her heavenly Father, April 8, 2008, at Hubbard Hospice House. Annette was a loving wife and mother and a wonderful friend. She loved to laugh, clean house and taking care of everyone. She was retired from the Board of Education. She loved her home and her flowers and loved to cook. She attended the Belle Church of the Nazarene and loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and is at home with him now ultimately healed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Norman and Clella Mae Eads; sister, Norma Alexander; and brother, Joe Eads. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Roy Bostic; daughters, Debbie Hill and husband, Randy Hill, and Pamela Graham and husband, Dave Graham; grandchildren, Mike Hill, Christopher May, Christy Hill and Lynnette Nunley; great-granddaughter, Emma Taylor Nunley; and brothers, Ray, Jack, and Jim Eads. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 11, at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Green. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. on April 10, 2008.¹

     His Social Security Number was 236-38-0077.⁴ Darwin Eugene Alexander was born on July 26, 1930 at Pike Co., Kentucky.^4,3,5,6 He married Norma Lee Eads, daughter of Norman Albert Eads and Clella Mae Poff, on July 12, 1963 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 Darwin Eugene Alexander died on February 15, 1994 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 63.^4,2,6 He Darwin E. Alexander, 63, of Charleston died Feb. 15, 1994, in General Division, CAMC, after a short illness. He was a retired heavy-equipment operator and member of the International Teamsters union Local 132. He was an Air Force veteran with 21 years' service, and served in Vietnam. Surviving: wife, Norma Eads Alexander; stepsons, Larry Stalnaker of Charleston, Lynn Stalnaker of Hurricane, Lyle Stalnaker of Red House; stepdaughters, Linda Lopresti of Peterstown, Va., Lona Akers of Liberty; brothers, Ronald Alexander of Mentor, Ohio, Ray of Sacramento, Calif., Danny of St. Petersburg, Fla; sisters, Allene Garnes and Patricia Rhodes, both of Charleston, Betty Chapman of Taylor, Mich., Peggy Burdeshal of Pensacola, Fla., Carol Starcher of Dunbar, Judy Peyton of Sterling, Va; 11 stepgrandchildren; seven stepgreat-grandchildren. There will be no visitation. The body has been cremated. Cunningham-Parker-Johnson Funeral Home, is in charge of arrangements on February 17, 1994.²

     Joe Earl Eads was buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Naval Air Station, 80 Hovey Road, Pensacola, Escambia Co., Florida.^4,5 His Social Security Number was 224-52-4519.² He was born on June 19, 1935 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,4,5 He married Peggy Janice Alexander on November 29, 1954 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁶ Joe Earl Eads and Peggy Janice Alexander were divorced on December 7, 1972 at Escambia Co., Florida.¹¹ Joe Earl Eads married Elsie Lorraine Wilson on February 5, 1986 at Escambia Co., Florida.³ Joe Earl Eads died on February 3, 2000 at Alabama at age 64.^2,4,5,12

     Roy Therman Bostic was buried at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, 5233 Rocky Fork Road, Cross Lanes, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 232-32-3308.⁴ He was born on July 11, 1930 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He married Annette Sue Eads, daughter of Norman Albert Eads and Clella Mae Poff, on September 21, 1953 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Roy Therman Bostic died on August 17, 2009 at West Virginia at age 79.^4,3 He Roy T. Bostic, at the age of 79, accepted the Lord and went home Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, to meet his Heavenly Father and his wife, Annette, whom he has missed so dearly. Roy was an early riser and a hard worker. This was evident in his 53 years as manager of Snyder's Ashland Service Station on Spring Street in Charleston. Since his retirement, he still left home early everyday to meet the world and visit friends. He loved his family and will be missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annette; his parents, Hubert and Mary Bostic; brother, Howard; and sister, Glada Bonham. He is survived by his daughters, Debbie (Randy) Hill and Pam (Dave) Graham; grandchildren, Mike (fiancee, Lindsey) Hill, Christopher (Bridget) May, Lynnette Nunley, and Christy (Jeremy) Jeffers; and great-granddaughter, Emma Nunley. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Green officiating. Burial service will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.bartlettburdettecox.com. Bartlett- Burdette-Cox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. on August 20, 2009.³

     James Norman "Jim" "Jimmy" Eads Sr. was buried at Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 236-62-9014.⁷ He was born on July 23, 1940 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^7,4 He married Goldie Josephine Boggess on June 11, 1961 at Nitro, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^3,4,8 James Norman "Jim" "Jimmy" Eads Sr. died on December 23, 2009 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 69.^3,7,5 He James Norman Eads Sr., known as Uncle Quarter by all his nieces and nephews, 69, of Roanoke, Va., formerly of Charleston, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. He was in the U.S. Army paratroopers 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Ky. He attended Stonewall Jackson High School and worked at Fike Chemical for 17 years. He was a member of the Nitro Moose for over 40 years. James was preceded in death by his wife, Goldie Josephine Boggess Eads; parents, Norman A. Eads and Clella M. Eads; sisters, Norma Alexander and Annette Bostic; and one brother, Joe A. Eads. Surviving: children, Kathryn (Richard) Phillips of Vienna, Ill., Christine (Rick) Rose of Roanoke, Va., James Norman Eads Jr. of Vienna Ill., Jennie M. (Monty) Wallace of Chesapeake, and Michael J. Eads of Toledo, Ohio; stepchildren, Harold (Linda) Harper of Cincinnati, Ohio, April (Ronnie) Moore of Hobe Sound, Fla., Angie (Todd) Higginbotham of Winfield and Kelly (Jeff) Moonshower of Marietta, Ga; brother, Ray Eads of North Carolina and Jack Eads of Pennsylvania; 21 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview. Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 29, at the Hafer Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul G. Cogar Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar, with military graveside rites by American Legion Post 61, Clendenin. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent at www.haferfuneralhome.net. Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, is in charge of the arrangements.
on December 27, 2009.³

     Edward Russell "Ed" Stalnaker was buried at Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House, Putnam Co., West Virginia.⁴ He married Norma Lee Eads, daughter of Norman Albert Eads and Clella Mae Poff.⁵ Edward Russell "Ed" Stalnaker was born on February 16, 1920 at Riley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He died on January 19, 2018 at Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio, at age 97.⁴ He Mr. Edward R. Stalnaker, 97 of Charleston, WV passed away January 19, 2018 in the VA Medical Center. Mr. Stalnaker is preceded in death by his children Lona Akers, Michael Stalnaker and Lee Allen Stalnaker. He is survived by his children Larry Edward Stalnaker, Gene Stalnaker and Linda Lopresti. He is also survived by several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Special thanks to the VA Medical Center in Chillicothe, OH for the outstanding care given to Mr. Stalnaker. A tribute to the life of Mr. Edward Stalnaker will be noon Wednesday, January 24, at Haven of Rest Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chapel with Pastor Rob Van Fossen officiating. Burial will follow in the memory gardens. on January 23, 2018.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 236-70-3523.⁵ Lee Allen Stalnaker was buried at Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House, Putnam Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on August 3, 1946 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^5,4,3 He died on September 22, 1993 at Liberty, Putnam Co., West Virginia, at age 47.^5,4,3 He Lee A. Stalnaker, 47, of Liberty, died Sept. 22, 1993, in Liberty, after a long illness. He was a native of Charleston, and formerly of Columbus, Ohio, and Houston, Texas. He was former divisional vice president of Payne-Webber, Houston. Surviving; parents, Edward Stalnaker of Ohio and Norma Alexander of Charleston; sisters, Linda Lopresti and Lona Akers, both of Liberty; brothers, Larry of Charleston, Gene of Cross Lanes, Michael of Rock Branch. Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, is in charge of arrangements. on September 23, 1993.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 549-68-1907.⁵ Lyle Michael Stalnaker was buried at Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,6 He was born on June 19, 1947.^5,6 He died on February 26, 2001 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 53.^5,2,6 He Lyle Michael Stalnaker, 53, of Poca died Feb. 26, 2001, in CAMC Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service and a lifelong resident of Putnam and Kanawha counties. He was a member of Nitro Moose Lodge 565 and the American Legion, a Vietnam War veteran and a Baptist. He is survived by one son, Chad E. Stalnaker of Poca; father, Ed Stalnaker of Ohio; mother, Mrs. Norma Alexander of Liberty; two sisters, Mrs. Lona Akers of Liberty, Mrs. Linda Lopresti of Petersburg; two brothers, Larry Stalnaker of Charleston, Gene Stalnaker, of Beckley. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Mar. 1, at Cooke Funeral Home, Nitro. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the funeral home. on February 28, 2001.²

     Lona J. Stalnaker was buried at Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House, Putnam Co., West Virginia.³ Her married name was Akers.³ She married Thomas Edward Akers.³ Lona J. Stalnaker was born on May 28, 1948 at West Virginia.⁵ She died on December 9, 2017 at West Virginia at age 69.³ She Mrs. Lona J. Akers, 69, of Liberty, went home to be with the Lord December 9, 2017. She was a beautician, formerly with Stone & Thomas, and a member of Freedom Promise Ministries. She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Akers, and mother, Norma Alexander. Lona is survived by her father, Edward Russell Stalnaker; four children, Patrick Akers and wife Angie, Angela Maynard and husband Randy, Thomas E. Akers Jr., and Christopher Akers and wife Tina; brothers Larry and Gene Stalnaker; grandchildren, Keshia Neal, Jordon Akers, Alana Newman, Eileen Atkinson, Sandy Werner and Christa Hales; and six great-grandchildren. A tribute to the life of Mrs. Lona J. Akers will be 3 p.m. December 16, at Freedom Promise Ministries, Fraziers Bottom, with Pastor Sherry Shamblin officiating. Entombment will be in Haven of Rest Memory Gardens. on December 13, 2017.³

     His Social Security Number was 236-54-2917.³ Thomas Edward Akers was buried at Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens, Red House, Putnam Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He married Lona J. Stalnaker, daughter of Edward Russell "Ed" Stalnaker and Norma Lee Eads.¹ Thomas Edward Akers was born on June 1, 1936 at Shinnston, Harrison Co., West Virginia.³ He died on August 22, 1993 at Liberty, Putnam Co., West Virginia, at age 57.^3,4 He Thomas E. Akers, 57, of Liberty died Aug. 22, 1993, at home after a long illness. He was a 14-year resident of Liberty and attended Paradise Church of God Mission. He was a former employee of Union Boiler, Nitro, and All Crane of St. Albans. He was a member of Operating Engineers Local 132, and a Navy veteran. Surviving: wife, Lona Akers; daughter, Angela Allen of Confidence; sons, Patrick and Thomas E. Jr., both of Hurricane, Christopher of Red House; mother, Anna Mae Akers of Ronda; sister, Rita Browning of St. Albans; brothers, John of Marmet, Roy of Chesapeake, Jerry of Charleston; five grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca, with the Rev. Doug McComas officiating. Entombment will be in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Red House. on August 24, 1993.⁴