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     Clyde Vernon Okes was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 235-28-1166.¹⁰ He was born on May 23, 1917 at Shady Spring, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,10,4,5 He married Mary Virginia Epperly on April 1, 1939 at Summers Co., West Virginia.^1,2,11 Clyde Vernon Okes died on June 8, 2007 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 90.^1,10 He Clyde V. Okes, 90, of 614 Blue Jay Six Road, Cool Ridge, passed away after a long illness at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley on Friday, June 8, 2007. Born May 23, 1917, in Shady Spring, he was the son of the late Frederick M. Okes and Willie Furrow Okes Jolly. Mr. Okes was the former owner of C.V. Okes Coal Co., the founder of Okes Family Farms, and was a retired school bus driver for Raleigh County Schools. He was a longtime member of the Ghent Area Volunteer Fire Department, former member of the Raleigh County Republican Executive Committee and a recipient of the Honorary State Farmer Degree of the West Virginia Association of Future Farmers of America. Clyde was a member of Ghent Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a teacher, deacon, and had taught Sunday school for over 60 years. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Robert "Pop" Jolly; father and mother-in-law, Burl and Donna Epperly; twin daughters, Janet and June; grandson, Winford Dillard; great-grandson, Timmy Harris; brother, William "Scott" Oakes; sister, Cora Okes Greco Porterfield; and son-in-law, Dr. Jorge A. Allende. Surviving are his wife of 68 years, Mary Epperly Okes; daughters, Willa Dillard and husband, Winford, of Lakeland, Fla., and Sandra Allende-Donahue and husband, Richard, of West LaFayette, Ind; a son, Fred Okes and wife, Connie, of Cool Ridge; eight grandchildren, Waynette and husband, Marlon Harris, of Christianburg, Va., Wanda McKirahan and husband, Patrick, of Rocky Mount, N.C., Waelon Dillard of Lakeland, Dr. Jorge A. Allende and wife, Megan, of Ukian, Calif., Jeffrey Allende and wife, Page, of Richmond, Va., Kevin Okes and wife, Jennifer, of Cool Ridge, Emily Carver and husband, Daniel, of Cool Ridge and Amanda Okes of Cool Ridge; 12 great-grandchildren, Michael, Christopher, Kimberly, Matthew and Maddie Harris, Kevin and Megan McKirahan, Mercedes and Luciana Allende, Ashe and Catherine Allende, and Abigail Okes; a brother, John Jesse Okes of Medina, Ohio; sisters, Ruth Hatcher Cook of Matheny and Polly Jolly Mitchel of Phoenix, Ariz; a brother, William "Bill" Jolly of Shady Spring; and sister, Lucy Worley of Ohio. Service will be noon Monday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring Chapel, with the Rev. Charlie Hudson, the Rev. Gerald Kelly, the Rev. George Speck and the Rev. Doug Walls officiating. Entombment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Friends may call 2 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Kevin Okes, Jeff Allende, Daniel Carver, Patrick McKirahan, Doug Shrewsbury and Jay McClure. Online condolences may be sent to our guest book at www.roseandquesenberry.net. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring. on June 10, 2007.¹

     Robert Grey "Pop" Jolly was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 232-14-4958.⁶ He married Willie Emeline Furrow, daughter of John Albert Furrow and Mary Emily Spangler.¹ Robert Grey "Pop" Jolly was born on September 14, 1893 at Wilkes Co., North Carolina.^6,3,4,5 He died on September 4, 1970 at West Virginia at age 76.^6,2

     Mary Virginia Epperly Mary Virginia Epperly Okes, 92, of Okes Family Farms Cool Ridge, passed away after a long illness at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley on Monday, January 11, 2010. Born March 26, 1917, in Cool Ridge, She was the daughter of the late Burl O. and Donna B. (Lilly) Epperly of Cool Ridge. Mrs. Okes was a homemaker who loved her garden, flowers and family. She found comfort in being outside and being with her grandchildren. She loved going to church and listening to Gospel music. Mary was a member of the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren for over 70 years and also attended the Ghent Missionary Baptist Church with her husband for many years. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Clyde V. Okes; father and mother-in-law, Fred and Willie Okes; twin daughters, Janet and June; grandson, Winford Dillard; great-grandson, Timmy Harris; son-in-law, Dr. Jorge Allende; and twelve brothers and sisters Acel Epperly, Lena Epperly, Wayland Epperly, Ralph Epperly, Claude Epperly, Katherine Peters, Nellie Clark, Pauline Epperly, Lakie Car Shrewsbury, Audry Sullens, Geneva Shrewsbury Lilly, and Joy Allen. Surviving are her children, Willa Dillard and husband, Winford, of Lakeland, Fla., and Sandra Allende-Donahue and husband, Richard, of West LaFayette, Ind; a son, Fred Okes and wife, Connie, of Cool Ridge; eight grandchildren, Waynette and husband, Marlon Harris, of Christianburg, Va., Wanda McKirahan and husband, Patrick, of Rocky Mount, N.C., Waelon Dillard of Lakeland, Fla., Dr. Jorge A. Allende and wife, Megan, of Ukian, Calif., Jeffrey Allende and wife, Page, of Richmond, Va., Kevin Okes and wife, Jennifer, of Cool Ridge, Emily Carver and husband, Daniel, of Cool Ridge, and Amanda Okes of Cool Ridge; 12 great-grandchildren, Michael, Christopher, Kimberly, Matthew and Maddie Harris, Kevin and Megan McKirahan, Mercedes, Luciana and Andreas Allende, Ashe and Catherine Allende, Abigail and Austin Okes, and David Carver; also two great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring Chapel, with the Rev. Gerald Kelly, the Rev. Doug Walls and the Rev. Jim Stanley officiating. Entombment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.³ She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on March 26, 1917 at Cool Ridge, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ As of April 1, 1939,her married name was Okes.² She married Clyde Vernon Okes, son of Frederick Morton Okes and Willie Emeline Furrow, on April 1, 1939 at Summers Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 Mary Virginia Epperly died on January 11, 2010 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 92.³

     Janet Okes was born circa 1942 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She died on April 23, 1942 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³

     June Okes was born circa 1942 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She died on April 23, 1942 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³

     His Social Security Number was 236-36-0692.⁹ William Scott Oakes was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on June 27, 1926 at Shady Spring, Raleigh Co., West Virginia; His obituary has a birth date of Jun 26, 1927.^9,3,4 He married Mary Marie Redden circa 1948.⁴ William Scott Oakes died on October 30, 2003 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 77.^9,4 He William "Scott" Oakes, 77, of Shady Spring, passed away Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003, following a short illness. Born June 26, 1927, at Shady Spring, he was the son of the late Fredrick M. and Willie E. Furrow Okes. Mr. Oakes was a retired coal miner with 35 years of service, and faithfully served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of Ghent Missionary Baptist Church. One daughter, Debra Webb, a sister, Cora Porterfield, four half sisters and four half brothers preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Mary Marie Redden Oakes; a son, Jim Okes and wife, Beckie, of Vincennes, Ind; a daughter, Karren Blanchet and husband, Ray, of Shady Spring; two sisters, Polly Jolly Mitchell and Ruth Cook of Matheny; two brothers, Clyde Okes of Cool Ridge and Jesse Okes of Medina, Ohio; seven grandchildren, Christina Webb of Shady Spring, Shawn Oakes of Waco, Texas, Nikki Oakes and Ryan Oakes, both of Indianapolis, Ind., Jeremy McClure of Orlando, Fla., Jon McClure of Scott Air Force Base, Ill., and Michael McClure of Shady Spring; two great-grandchildren, Bryce and Ryan McClure; two half brothers, Bill Jolly of Shady Spring and Edward L. Jolly of Elkton, Va; and three half sisters, Lakie Shiflett of Mason, Ohio, Lucy Worley of Brunswick, Ohio, and Lou Ann Bryson of Eaton Rapids, Mich. Service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with Pastor Doug Walls officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. on October 31, 2003.⁴

     Her married name was Weddington.⁴ Her Social Security Number was 232-28-1822.⁷ Cora Belle Okes was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁵ Her married name was Porterfield.⁵ She married Benjamin Theodore "Ben" Porterfield.⁵ Cora Belle Okes married Unknown Weddington.⁴ Cora Belle Okes was born on June 22, 1919 at Shady Spring, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^7,5 She and Unknown Weddington were divorced before December, 1939.⁴ As of December 9, 1939,her married name was Greco.⁴ Cora Belle Okes married Patsy Mike Greco on December 9, 1939 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.⁴ Cora Belle Okes died on June 11, 1977 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 57.^7,5 She Mrs. Cora Belle Porterfield, 57, of 810 Johnstown Road, died Saturday at 12:20 a.m. in a local hospital after an extended illness. Born at Shady Spring, June 22, 1919, she was a daughter of Mrs. Willie Furrow Jolly, of Daniels and the late Fred M. Okes. Mrs. Porterfield was a disabled registered nurse and a member of the Church of the Brethren, Crab Orchard. Also surviving are her husband, Benjamin T. Porterfield; three sons, Pat, Highland; Md., Benjamin T. Ill, Beckley and Mark, Shady Spring; a daughter, Mrs. Marie Carol Vandall, Beckley; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Betty Wriston, Mount Hope and Mrs. Jean Vandall, Tampa, Fla; three brothers, Clyde Okes, Cool Ridge, Scott Oakes, Shady Spring and Jess Okes, Medina, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Hatcher, Matheny and Mrs. Polly Jolly, Phoenix, Ariz; three stepbrothers, Herbert W. Jolly, Brunswick, Ohio, Edward Jolly, Petersburg, Va. and R. G. Jolly Jr., Phoenix; five stepsisters, Mrs. Ethel Pickett, Milton, Fla., Mrs. Lucy Worley, Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Marie Minnix, Mrs. Arbell Large, both of Chillicothe, Ohio and Mrs. Lakie Shiflett, Mason, Ohio; a half-sister, Mrs. Lou Ann Wilcox, Holt, Mich, and 10 grandchildren. Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Funeral Chapel, Prosperity, with the Revs. R. E. Trotter and Robert Snodgrass officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Bill Hatcher, Elbert Vance, J. O. Cole, Richard Webb, Jimmy Oakes and Fred Okes. on June 12, 1977.⁵

     Patsy Mike Greco was buried at Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on November 2, 1918 at Mabscott, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4 He married Cora Belle Okes, daughter of Frederick Morton Okes and Willie Emeline Furrow, on December 9, 1939 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.¹ Patsy Mike Greco died on September 28, 1944 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 25.^3,4

     His Social Security Number was 719-10-1982.³ Benjamin Theodore "Ben" Porterfield married Cora Belle Okes, daughter of Frederick Morton Okes and Willie Emeline Furrow.¹ Benjamin Theodore "Ben" Porterfield was born on February 22, 1901 at Monroe Co., West Virginia.³ He died in October, 1983 at West Virginia at age 82.³

     Dr. Jorge Anibel Allende was buried at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Columbarium, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² His Social Security Number was 723-10-7828.³ He married Sandra Okes, daughter of Clyde Vernon Okes and Mary Virginia Epperly.^1,2,4 Dr. Jorge Anibel Allende was born on May 16, 1914.³ He died on December 10, 1987 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 73.^3,2 He ALLENDE, Dr. Jorge Sr. - Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Beckley, with the Rev. Howard G. Backus and the Rev. Griffin C. Callahan officiating. Following cremation the ashes will be interred in St. Stephens Columbarium. Friends may call for one hour before the service at the church, 200 Virginia St., Beckley. The family suggests donations to St. Stephens Church. Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements. Dr. Allende, 73, of Shady Spring, Raleigh County, died Dec. 10, 1987, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was an ophthalmologist and a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Medical School. He practiced in Argentina before coming to the United States where he did postgraduate work at Harvard and practiced at Fairfax Medical Center, Fairfax, Va. until his retirement. He was a member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church, American Medical Association, Virginia Medical Society and Virginia Society of Ophthalmology. Surviving: wife, Sandra Okes Allende; sons, Jorge Jr. of Chapel Hill, N.C., Jeffery of Morgantown; daughter, Alicia Beatriz Allende of Buenos Aires; sister, Lucia Cantelupi of Buenos Aires. on December 12, 1987.²

     Frederick Morton "Fred" Okes was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on October 20, 1950 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He married Connie Faye Pitzer circa 1970.⁴ Frederick Morton "Fred" Okes died on January 1, 2018 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 67.³ He Frederick Morton Okes, 67, of Okes Family Farms in Cool Ridge, passed away after a brief illness on Monday, January 1, 2018 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born October 20, 1950, at Beckley, he was the son of the late Clyde and Mary Epperly Okes. He was a school bus driver for Raleigh County and a lifetime farmer. He lived on the family farm with his late wife of almost 47 years, Connie Okes. He was a member of the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren for 28 years. Survivors left to cherish his memory include, son, Kevin Okes and wife, Jennifer, of Cool Ridge; daughters, Emily Carver and husband, Daniel, of Shady Spring, and Amanda Young and husband, Kenneth, of Frametown; his grandbabies, Abigail and Austin Okes of Cool Ridge and David Carver of Shady Spring; his best friend and cousin, Bill Tom Shrewsberry. Funeral services will be conducted at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Shady Spring Chapel on Friday, January 5, 2018, at 2 PM, with Rev. Karl Reese officiating. Entombment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum at Prosperity, WV. on January 3, 2018.³

     Connie Faye Pitzer Connie Faye Okes, age 65, of Okes Family Farms in Cool Ridge, WV, passed away after a brave battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on March 16, 1952, at Beckley, she was the daughter of the late Carey and Evelyn Armstrong Pitzer. She was a beloved teacher for 30 years, 25 of them at Shady Spring High School. She lived on her family farm with her husband, Fred. Survivors left to cherish her memory include her husband of nearly 47 years, Fred; son, Kevin and wife, Jennifer Okes, of Cool Ridge; daughters, Emily and husband, Daniel Carver, of Shady Spring, and Amanda and husband, Kenneth Young, of Frametown; the joy of her life, her grandchildren, Abigail and Austin Okes, of Cool Ridge, and David Carver of Shady Spring; her best friend, Jill Carver, and the members of the Apples of His Eye Bible Study Class at Daniels Missionary Baptist Church. She was a member of Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren for 28 years, where she taught the Upper Room Class. Funeral services will be conducted at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Shady Spring Chapel on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 2 PM with Rev. Gerald Kelley and Mr. Jim Campbell officiating. Entombment will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum at Prosperity. Friends may visit with the family from 6 PM until 8 PM on Saturday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Jeff and John Sweeney, Adam Shrewsberry, Steven Mooney, Dewey Lilly, and Derrick Shrewsberry.¹ She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ She was born on March 16, 1952 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.¹ As of circa 1970,her married name was Okes.² She married Frederick Morton "Fred" Okes, son of Clyde Vernon Okes and Mary Virginia Epperly, circa 1970.¹ Connie Faye Pitzer died on November 22, 2017 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 65.¹

     John Jesse Okes was born on August 5, 1923 at Shady Spring, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,5 He married Helen Louise Lilly on September 23, 1947 at Mabscott, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,10

     Mary Ruth Okes Mary Ruth Okes Hatcher Cook, 90, of Matheny went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 20, 2012, following a sudden illness. Born May 23, 1921, in Shady Springs, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Morton Okes and Willie Emeline Furrow Okes Jolly. Mrs. Cook was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Welch. She was a homemaker and a custodian. Her hobbies included genealogy, stamp and coin collecting, sewing, and church activities. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Robert "Pop" Jolly; her first husband, Carl H. Hatcher; second husband, D. Harley Cook; infant twin babies; brothers, Richard Jolly, Clyde V. Okes, William "Scott" Oakes, Edward Jolly, Robert "Buck" Jolly; and sisters, Cora Okes Greco Porterfield, Ethel Jolly Pickett, Lakie Jolly Shiflett, Marie Jolly Minnex, and Arabelle Jolly Lodge. Surviving are her son, Frederick Hatcher and wife, June of Matheny; daughter, Vickie Hatcher, of Winfield; three grandchildren, Kimberly Hatcher Harrison and husband, Kevin of Kopperston, Amy Hayes Nafchi and husband, Cyrus of Teays Valley, Nathan Hayes of Lake Jackson, TX; great-grandchildren, Erin Harrison of Kopperston and Amelia Nafchi of Teays Valley; brothers, John Jesse Okes of Medina, OH; William "Bill" Jolly of Shady Springs; sisters, Polly J. Mitchell of Phoenix, AZ; Lucy Worley and husband, Del of Brooklyn, OH; and LouAnn Bryson and husband, Randal of Eaton Rapids, MI; sisters-in-law, Delma Hatcher Worley of Beckley and Marie Oakes of Shady Springs; and her caregivers, Andrea Taylor of Mullens, Ginger Cook of Pineville and Cassie Fitzwater of Brenton.³ She was buried at Palm Memorial Gardens, 9051 Appalachian Highway, Matheny, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.⁹ Her married name was Cook.³ She married Denny Harley Cook.³ Mary Ruth Okes was born on May 23, 1921 at Shady Spring, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,5 As of June 6, 1942,her married name was Hatcher.⁵ She married Carl Harding Hatcher on June 6, 1942 at Gallia Co., Ohio.^3,5 Mary Ruth Okes died on May 20, 2012 at West Virginia at age 90.³

     Carl Harding Hatcher was buried at Palm Memorial Gardens, 9051 Appalachian Highway, Matheny, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 400-20-9000.⁴ He was born on November 22, 1921 at Blue Jay, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,4,5 He married Mary Ruth Okes, daughter of Frederick Morton Okes and Willie Emeline Furrow, on June 6, 1942 at Gallia Co., Ohio.^1,6 Carl Harding Hatcher died on June 28, 1974 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 52.^5,3 He Carl Harding Hatcher, 52, of Oceana, died Friday in a Charleston hospital following a short illness Born at Blue Jay, he was a son of the late John and Laura Smith Hatcher. He was employed 16 years at Cook Ford Sales in Oceana an was a veteran of World War II. He was member of the Community Church of Christ at Berea, Ky. He attended Berea College, Brigham Young University, Bluefield College. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruth Hatcher; one daughter, Miss Vickie Lynn Hatcher of the home; one son, Freddie Hatcher at Matheny; two brothers, Robert Hatcher of Coal Ridge, and William Hatcher of Cabins; one sister, Mrs. Fred Worley of Coal City; and one grandchild. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home Chapel in Oceana with President Randall Poole and President Edward Laxton officiating. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens at Matheny. Employes of Cook Ford Sales will be pallbearers. on June 29, 1974.³