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     Edwin Merlin "Tippy" Rice Edwin "Tippy" Rice, 70, of Belle, formerly of Princeton, died Thursday morning, November 11, 1982 in a Charleston hospital from complications due to open heart surgery. Born in Princeton on February 9, 1913, he was the son of the late Andrew David and Cora Lee Hill Rice. He was preceded by a son, Ronald Kenneth Rice and one brother, Edwin Rice of Princeton. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ruth Powell Rice; two daughters, Mrs. Jim (Janet) Morris of Charleston and Mrs. Richard (Nancy) Hart of Springville, Va; and one brother Frank Rice of Seaford, Va. Burial will follow in Montgomery Cemetery in Montgomery.² He was buried at Montgomery Memorial Park, Route 60, London, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,5 His Social Security Number was 234-01-4649.¹ He was born on February 9, 1913 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,4,5 He married Ella Ruth Powell, daughter of Charles Edgar/Edwin "Charley" Powell and Ida Estaline Thompson, on October 30, 1936 at Athens, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 Edwin Merlin "Tippy" Rice died on November 11, 1982 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 69.^2,5

     His Social Security Number was 236-54-3878.⁸ Ronald Kenneth "Ron" Rice was buried at Montgomery Memorial Park, Route 60, London, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ He Ronald K. Rice, a Belle native and assistant football coach at the University of Maryland, died Tuesday in Man Appalachian Regional Hospital. He became ill last week while on a recruiting trip. Hospital spokesmen said Rice, 35, was hospitalized for a slight heart attack suffered while viewing game films at Man High School Tuesday of last week. He was to have been released yesterday. He died of another but more massive coronary. Service will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Fidler and Frame Funeral Home in Belle with the Rev. Denver Blevins and the Rev. William Lions officiating. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park in London. Friends may call at the funeral home. Rice graduated from West Virginia 1959, where he was a member of the football team. He later earned his master's degree in math from the University of Virginia. In 1959, Rice became the football coach at Harper's Ferry High School where a year later, his team had an undefeated season. From 1961 to 1965, he was football coach at Warren High School, Vincent. Ohio, and from; 1966 through 1970, coached at Handley High in Winchester, Va. His teams were undefeated in 1967 and 1970. He was the only person to twice win the Winchester Evening Star "Coach of the Year" award and also had been named outstanding young educator in Winchester in 1969 and 1970. He was a member of the Christian Community Presbyterian Church at Bowie, Md., where he resided. Surviving are the wife, Melba; a son, David at home; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Rice of Belle; sisters, Mrs. Janet Morris of South Charleston and Mrs. Nancy Hart of Springfield, Va.³ He was born on March 21, 1937 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^8,4,6 He married Melba Jo Hawkins on June 18, 1960 at Parkersburg, Wood Co., West Virginia.^4,5,9 Ronald Kenneth "Ron" Rice died on December 19, 1972 at Man, Logan Co., West Virginia, at age 35.^3,5

     Richard Arley "Dick" Hart was buried at Montgomery Memorial Park, Route 60, London, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on October 3, 1941 at Ripley, Jackson Co., West Virginia.⁴ He married Nancy Kay Rice, daughter of Edwin Merlin "Tippy" Rice and Ella Ruth Powell, on June 15, 1963 at Belle, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,4 Richard Arley "Dick" Hart died on June 23, 2018 at Wake Co., North Carolina, at age 76.⁴ He Richard Arley Hart, 76, of Holly Springs, NC, died June 23, 2018. Dick was born October 3, 1941, in Ripley, WV, the son of Dutch and Veta Hart. He is survived by his devoted wife of 55 years, Nancy Rice Hart; sons, Bradley (Catherine) Hart of Birmingham, AL, and Andrew (Candace) Hart of Springfield, VA; and grandchildren, Emily and Joshua Hart of Birmingham, and Ryan and Kyle Hart of Springfield. He is also survived by his brothers, Ronald (Lois) Hart of Washington, PA, and David (Wanda) Hart of Washington, PA; sister, Nancy (Marvin) Rexroad of Lexington, KY; and a host of nieces and nephews. Dick was a 1958 graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston and a 1962 graduate of the West Virginia Institute of Technology, where he played basketball and baseball. He remained a lifelong devoted alumnus of West Virginia Tech and maintained a lifelong involvement in athletics. He also maintained an uncanny knack for establishing a connection with anyone he met from West Virginia. Dick served as an auditor and human resources trainer with the U.S. General Accounting Office in Washington, DC, for 35 years, retiring to Holly Springs in 1997. In retirement, he taught resume writing at Wake Technical Community College and as a volunteer for church and civic groups; he helped write thousands of resumes that in turn helped many to secure jobs. Dick was an active member of Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church in Cary, NC, heading an usher team and working with the Building and Grounds Committee, Kirk Classics, and the men's fellowship group. A graveside service will be held at Montgomery Memorial Park in London, WV. The family extends its warm thanks and appreciation to the skilled medical team at the Wake Med Cary Intensive Care Unit. on June 27, 2018.⁴

     Melba Jo Hawkins was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery, 200 West Prospect Street, Front Royal, Warren Co., Virginia.² Her Social Security Number was 233-58-9950.⁴ She was born on September 22, 1937 at Cabot Station, Calhoun Co., West Virginia.^2,4,3 As of June 18, 1960,her married name was Rice.¹ She married Ronald Kenneth "Ron" Rice, son of Edwin Merlin "Tippy" Rice and Ella Ruth Powell, on June 18, 1960 at Parkersburg, Wood Co., West Virginia.^1,5,3 Melba Jo Hawkins died on May 10, 2008 at Winchester, Virginia, at age 70.^2,4,6,3 She Melba Jo Hawkins Rice Trenary, 70, of Front Royal, Va., died Saturday, May 10, 2008, in Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Mrs. Trenary was born Sept. 22, 1937, in Cabot Station, the daughter of J.H. and Margaret Hawkins. She was a 1959 graduate of West Virginia University. She later taught home economics and science in Shepherdstown and Winchester. She served on the Warren County School Board in the late 1980s. Mrs. Trenary's first husband, Ronald K. Rice, a native of Belle, died in 1972. She married William C. Trenary in 1976 and they raised beef cattle on the family farm outside Front Royal. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Winchester and a volunteer for Faith in Action. She was also an active member of Chapter AX, PEO Sisterhood. She was active in the Garden Club of Warren County and served as a director of the Garden Club of Virginia. Surviving are her husband; two sisters, Sylvia Ramey of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Merna Busch of Tampa, Fla; a son, David Rice, and his children, Benjamin and Katharine, of Raleigh, N.C; a stepdaughter, Alice T. (Doug) Denham and daughters, Caitlyn and Briana of San Antonio, Texas; and stepdaughter, Julianne (Horace Ho) Trenary and children, Rebecca and Garrison Ho, of Austin, Texas. Burial was conducted following a private ceremony this week in Montgomery Memorial Park. (She is actually buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Front Royal, VA) on July 1, 2008.³

     Frederick Bruce Johnson was buried at Arlington Park Cemetery, 6920 Lone Star Road, Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida.² He was born on August 31, 1905 at Mayport, Duval Co., Florida.^3,4 He married Bessie Brown Powell, daughter of Charles Edgar/Edwin "Charley" Powell and Ida Estaline Thompson, on June 17, 1931 at Duval Co., Florida.^1,5,6,7 Frederick Bruce Johnson died on August 16, 1986 at Duval Co., Florida, at age 80.³

     Charles William Powell Charles William “Chuck” Powell, 74, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2023. Chuck was born July 12, 1949, in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Charles Edward and Nina Hatcher Powell. He was the eldest of three children and graduated from Charleston High School in 1967. Chuck attended Lees McCrae College in North Carolina, Morris Harvey College in West Virginia and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh for Photography. He was also accepted into the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale. Chuck married Sheila Kay Vest in 1970 and a daughter was born to the couple. Chuck married Karen Lynne Powell in 1974 and they were blessed with three additional children. Chuck and Lynne moved to Florida in 1974 and they lived in the Sunshine State for the rest of his life. Chuck was a 220-licensed Independent Insurance Agent and throughout his career, he provided risk management to many restaurants and hotels in North Florida. Chuck was a parishioner of St Joseph Catholic Church in Jacksonville. He was involved in many organizations and clubs; including Florida Independent Agents Association, River City Purveyors, St Johns County United Way, Jacksonville and Ponte Vedra Chambers of Commerce, Northeast Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, Southside Business Men’s Club, the Gator Bowl Committee, Jacksonville Mustang Club, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. While Chuck was well known throughout the NE Florida business community, he was happiest when he was on the water. Chuck loved to fish and passed along his passion and skills to his children and grandchildren. He was a ski-instructor, lifeguard, certified scuba diver and an avid boater and sailor. Chuck was preceded in death by his parents; his father and mother in law, Jay Harold and Joyce Rutherford Dotson; and a daughter, Rebecca Leigh Powell. Left to grieve Chuck’s passing are his wife, Lynne; his children Kayce (Brett) Maddux of Birmingham, AL, Chas (Mirka) Powell of Waxhaw, NC, and Brian (Ashley) Powell of Jacksonville, FL; his grandchildren Jake (Grace) Maddux, Carson Maddux, Will Maddux, Elizabeth Powell, Matthew Powell, and Jack Powell; siblings Dan (Sandra) Powell of Fort Walton Beach, FL and Jane (Dave) Bateman of Lower Salem, OH; sisters in law Barbara (Dean) Parks of Clinton, MS and Sharon (Mike) Calhoun of Lexington, KY; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephew, cousins; and a host of friends.³ He was buried at Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida.² He was born on July 12, 1949 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^5,2,3 He married Sheila Kay Vest in 1970.³ Charles William Powell married Karen Lynne Dotson in 1974.^2,3 Charles William Powell died on September 22, 2023 at Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida, at age 74.^2,3

     Leo Sylvester "Frankie" Furrow was buried at Butts Cemetery, Glenvar, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^2,4 He married Dorothy Marie Frier.⁴ Leo Sylvester "Frankie" Furrow was born on July 23, 1931 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.^2,4 He died on January 2, 1961 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 29.^2,4