Orben Earl Settle1,2,3

M, b. February 5, 1887, d. March 19, 1965
     Orben Earl Settle was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.1 His Social Security Number was 234-07-3792.4 He was born on February 5, 1887 at Dempsey, Fayette Co., West Virginia; His draft card has a birth year of 1886.4,1,2,3 He married Vallie B. Slaven, daughter of Hargaiss Hoyt Slaven and Miriam Vestie Light, on August 20, 1947 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.5,6 Orben Earl Settle Services for Orbin Earl Settle, 78, Fayetteville, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fayetteville Baptist Church with the Rev. H. B. Nelson in charge. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill. Settle died Thursday evening in an Oak Hill hospital after a long illness. Born Feb. 5, 1887 in Fayette County, he was a son of the late Judson and Katherine Obenour Settle. A retired representative of the Kipling Shoe Co., Huntington, he was a member of the Baptist church. He was a former Huntington resident and an honorary member of the Fayetteville Rotary Club. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Leona A. Settle; two brothers, John, Fayetteville and Louis, Chesapeake; three sisters, Mrs. Irene Epperly, Oak Hill and Mrs. Clara Bennett and Miss Laura Phipps, both of Roanoke Va. The body will be taken from the Dodd-Payne Funeral Home in Fayetteville to the church an hour before the service. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Saturday. Pallbearers will be Edward Bennett, John Settle Jr., Richard Epperly, Joe Hodson and Carr and Charles Settle. on March 19, 1965.1 He died on March 19, 1965 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 78.7

Family

Vallie B. Slaven b. February 15, 1905, d. June 29, 1953
Marriage*He married Vallie B. Slaven, daughter of Hargaiss Hoyt Slaven and Miriam Vestie Light, on August 20, 1947 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.5,6 

Citations

  1. [S2051] Raleigh Register, From the Orbin Earl Settle obituary in the Mar 19, 1965 edition.
  2. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  3. [S1253] Selective Service System United States, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Settle-Slaven marriage record.
  6. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  7. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Orbin Earl Settle death record.

Masil Ann Crawford1,2,3

F, b. May 21, 1904, d. March 31, 1999
     Her Social Security Number was 236-78-0145.4 Masil Ann Crawford was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,5 Her married name was Slaven.1 She married Garnet Cosby Slaven, son of Hargaiss Hoyt Slaven and Miriam Vestie Light.1 Masil Ann Crawford was born on May 21, 1904 at Hilltop, Fayette Co., West Virginia.4,3,5 She died on March 31, 1999 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 94.4,2,5 She OAK HILL - Masil Ann Crawford Slaven, 94, of Oak Hill died March 31, 1999, in Plateau Medical Center after a long illness. She was a retired Fayette County elementary schoolteacher, a homemaker and a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. Surviving: son, Patrick David "Pat" Slaven of Oak Hill; daughter, Sue Thomas of Stoughton, Mass; several nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bill Menefee officiating. Friends may call from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Friday at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.
on April 1, 1999.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 345, District 10-9B, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia6

Family

Garnet Cosby Slaven b. October 10, 1898, d. February 7, 1990
Marriage*Masil Ann Crawford married Garnet Cosby Slaven, son of Hargaiss Hoyt Slaven and Miriam Vestie Light.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Garnet Cosby Slaven obituary in the Feb 9, 1990 edition.
  2. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Masil Ann Crawford Slaven obituary in the Apr 1, 1999 edition.
  3. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S4671] High Lawn Memorial Park, Fayette Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1902] Tyree Funeral Home Inc. Obituary Archive, online http://www.tyreefuneralhome.com/, From the Patrick David Slaven obituary.

Patrick David "Pat" Slaven1,2,3,4,5

M, b. October 17, 1937, d. March 9, 2011
FatherGarnet Cosby Slaven1,3,4,6 b. October 10, 1898, d. February 7, 1990
MotherMasil Ann Crawford1,2,3,4,6 b. May 21, 1904, d. March 31, 1999
     Patrick David "Pat" Slaven was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.4,5 His Social Security Number was 235-72-0268.7 He STOUGHTON, Mass. — Patrick David Slaven, 73, of Stoughton, MA, formerly of Oak Hill, WV, died on Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Norwood Hospital in Norwood, MA. Born October 17, 1937, at Oak Hill, WV, he was the son of the late Garnet and Masil Crawford Slaven. Pat was a 1954 graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill and attended West Virginia Institute of Technology in Montgomery. He was a civil engineer. He is survived by a sister, Sue Thomas and her husband, Walter, of Stoughton, MA. Graveside rites and committal service will be on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at 2 p.m. at High Lawn Memorial Park in Oak Hill with Pastor Bill Parker officiating. Burial will follow.4 He was born on October 17, 1937 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.5,4,6,7 He died on March 9, 2011 at Norwood, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, at age 73.4,5,7

Census Records

1940Dwelling 345, District 10-9B, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia3

Citations

  1. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Garnet Cosby Slaven obituary in the Feb 9, 1990 edition.
  2. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Masil Ann Crawford Slaven obituary in the Apr 1, 1999 edition.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1902] Tyree Funeral Home Inc. Obituary Archive, online http://www.tyreefuneralhome.com/, From the Patrick David Slaven obituary.
  5. [S4671] High Lawn Memorial Park, Fayette Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  6. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Harriet Barbara Lee1,2,3,4,5

F, b. November 11, 1931, d. February 28, 1999
     Harriet Barbara Lee was buried at Lee - Damewood Cemetery, Off Rt. 311, Abbott, Craig Co., Virginia.4 Her Social Security Number was 223-36-0497.3 She and Roger Eugene Elmore were divorced.6 Harriet Barbara Lee was born on November 11, 1931 at New Castle, Craig Co., Virginia.1,2,3,4,5 As of February 6, 1952,her married name was Elmore.1 She married Roger Eugene Elmore, son of Leonard Lewis Clifton Elmore and Gladys Stone Black, on February 6, 1952 at Roanoke, Virginia.1 Harriet Barbara Lee died on February 28, 1999 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 67.3,7,4,5 She MILES, Harriet Lee, 67, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, February 28, 1999, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. She was born in New Castle on November 11, 1931, to the late Cyril Moore and Elizabeth Burger Lee. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Karen Miles-Mitchum and fiance, Patrick Anthony Dobbins of Radford, Mary Beth and Kevin Hungate of Riner; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Penny Elmore of Salem; two stepdaughters, Donna Koivula of New Ipswich, N.H., Sherry Miles of North Carolina; three grandchildren, Jessica Mitchum of Pulaski, Franklin Mitchum, Jr. of Radford, Mark Kingery of Elliston / Riner; a great-grandchild, Kirk Anthony Albert of Fairlawn; a sister, Connie Lee Barbaree of Blacksburg. on March 2, 1999.5

Family

Roger Eugene Elmore b. March 11, 1930, d. May 1, 1999
Divorce*She and Roger Eugene Elmore were divorced.6 
Marriage* Harriet Barbara Lee married Roger Eugene Elmore, son of Leonard Lewis Clifton Elmore and Gladys Stone Black, on February 6, 1952 at Roanoke, Virginia.1 
Child
  • Randall Parker Elmore1,5

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S373] Ruth G. Hale, Lee - Damewood Cemetery, Craig Co., VA.
  5. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Harriet Lee Miles obituary in the Mar 2, 1999 edition.
  6. [S1964] Charlene Elmore Blassingham, "Elmores of New Castle, VA."
  7. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

Richard Milton Short1,2,3

M, b. June 3, 1912, d. November 15, 1996
     His Social Security Number was 557-05-8173.4 Richard Milton Short married Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Book, daughter of William Abbott Book and Evelyn G. Wiars.5 Richard Milton Short was born on June 3, 1912 at Buckeye, Spokane Co., Washington.1,4,2,3 He died on November 15, 1996 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, at age 84.4,1

Family

Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Book b. April 29, 1916, d. January 11, 1979
Marriage*He married Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Book, daughter of William Abbott Book and Evelyn G. Wiars.5 
Child
  • Richard MacKenzie Short5

Citations

  1. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  2. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S1964] Charlene Elmore Blassingham, "Elmores of New Castle, VA."

Mavis G. Cline1,2

F, b. January, 1920
     Mavis G. Cline was born in January, 1920.3 As of April 13, 1939,her married name was Book.2 She married William Abbott Book Jr., son of William Abbott Book and Evelyn G. Wiars, on April 13, 1939 at Canton, Lewis Co., Missouri.2

Family

William Abbott Book Jr. b. January 24, 1918, d. August 20, 1990
Marriage*Mavis G. Cline married William Abbott Book Jr., son of William Abbott Book and Evelyn G. Wiars, on April 13, 1939 at Canton, Lewis Co., Missouri.2 
Children
  • Connie Carol Book1
  • Rodger Allyn Book1
  • Jon Abbott Book1

Citations

  1. [S1964] Charlene Elmore Blassingham, "Elmores of New Castle, VA."
  2. [S10207] Canton Press-News, The, From the Book-Cline wedding announcement in the Apr 20, 1939 edition.
  3. [S1235] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1.