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     William Lester Chandler was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.³ He was born on January 16, 1928 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Helen Nadine Brogan, daughter of George Lee Brogan and Girlie May Sigmon, on January 16, 1969 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,3 William Lester Chandler died on June 25, 1972 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 44.³

     John Jacob Strayer was buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hancock Co., Ohio.^1,2 He John Jacob Strayer was born February 15, 1982, in Bluffton Community Hospital, Allen County, Ohio. His parents were the late Charles Drayton Strayer and wife Glenda Siverling Strayer of Hilliard, OH, who survives. John was an IT Telephone Support Specialist. He expired from the effects of metastatic Adenocarcinoma which he had been fighting for 4 months. He was preceded in death by his father, both sets of Grandparents and one half brother Matthew who died in infancy. John was the youngest brother of half siblings Daniel (Wendy) Strayer of Waterford, MI; Caleb Strayer of Lima, OH; Abigail (Robin Melton) Binkley of St Mary’s, OH and Hannah (Brian) Jurkowski of Front Royal, VA; as well as the much loved full brother to Sarah (Richard) Clark, of Dublin, OH; Joseph (Stephanie) Strayer of Grove City, OH; Margaret Strayer of Hilliard, OH and Susan Strayer of Hilliard, OH. In addition, he is survived by many cousins and nieces and nephews. John will be laid to rest at a later date in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hancock Co., OH, in the family plot. A family memorial will take place at that date as well. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the American Red Cross or American Cancer Society.¹ He was born on February 15, 1982 at Bluffton, Allen Co., Ohio.^1,2 He died on May 19, 2017 at Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, at age 35.²

     Carna Clinton "Carnie" Curtis was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He was born on June 16, 1901 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3,4 He married Irene Daisy Reno circa 1927.^5,6 Carna Clinton "Carnie" Curtis died on November 8, 1960 at South Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 59.^3,4

     Her Social Security Number was 232-96-8505.⁴ Irene Daisy Reno was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She was born on August 10, 1905 at Ohio.^5,4 As of circa 1927,her married name was Curtis.⁵ She married Carna Clinton "Carnie" Curtis, son of James Claybourn Curtis and Caroline Riffe, circa 1927.^5,3 Irene Daisy Reno died on September 2, 1986 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^4,2 She Beckley - Mrs. Irene D. Curtis, 81, of Lilly Heights, Beckley, died Sept. 2, 1986, in a Beckley hospital. Surviving: son, Wade of Beckley; daughters, Mrs. Virginia Bennett and Mrs. Ray McDaniel, both of Beckley; brother, Ray Reno of Convoy, Ohio; sisters, Grace Foust of Coldwater, Mich., Elsie Jacox of Fort Wayne, Ind., Essie Clark of Convoy; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with Pastor Julian Grubb officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Prosperity. on September 3, 1986.²

     Virginia Caroline "Jenny" Curtis was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She Virginia Caroline Curtis “Jenny” Bennett, 81, of Beckley passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009, at Raleigh General Hospital following a short illness. Born May 5, 1928, in Beckley, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Carna C. and Irene D. Reno Bennett. Mrs. Bennett was a homemaker and a member of the Calloway Heights Missionary Baptist Church. Other than her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Jackie Bennett; a grandson, Greg Dangerfield; and a sister, Irene “Marty” McDaniel. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband eight days shy of being married 63 years, Carl E. Bennett of Beckley; four daughters: Kathryn Bailey of Beckley, Dawnie Denny and husband Roscoe of Crab Orchard, Peggy Bennett Campbell of Beckley, and Brenda Metrick and husband Mike of White Oak; and one brother, Wade Curtis of Beckley. She also leaves behind her precious eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley with the Rev. Bill Parker and Rev. Jeff Canterbury officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call on the family two hours prior to the service on Wednesday. Pallbearers will include: Keith Bailey, Sean Bailey, Sam Denny, Terry Bennett, Daniel Bennett, and Cody Metrick.³ She was born on May 4, 1928 at Sprague, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,2,3 As of December 28, 1946,her married name was Bennett.² She married Carl Estic Bennett on December 28, 1946 at Coal City, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,3 Virginia Caroline "Jenny" Curtis died on December 20, 2009 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 81.^6,3

     Her Social Security Number was 232-42-9763.² Her married name was McDaniel.⁶ Irene Marguerite Curtis married Ray McDaniel.^6,7 Irene Marguerite Curtis was born on September 24, 1929 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² She died on March 1, 2007 at West Virginia at age 77.²

     Wade L. "Buck" Curtis Wade L. “Buck” Curtis was called home on July 31, 2014, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer. Born on November 17, 1937, in Mabscott, WV, he was the son of the late Carna and Irene Reno Curtis. Buck graduated from Woodrow Wilson in 1956, and had worked at Eccles Mine, Southern Industrial Marketers machine shop, Hylton and Perry Machine Shop, and owned Betty’s Ceramics shop with his wife until retirement. “Buck” was blessed in life and death with friends and family. He loved life every day and especially cherished his last days with family and friends who were visiting and caring for him. When asked how he was, he would always answer “Wonderful.” He had bad days but he was always truly blessed with the love of family and friends. I’m sure that today he is more wonderful than he ever could have imagined. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his mother and father-in-law Joseph and Dixie O’Dell, his sisters Marty McDaniel and Ginny Bennett, his son-in-law Bob Mandeville, brothers-in-law Ben O’Dell, Mork O’Dell, Gene O’Dell and sister-in-law Nada O’Dell. He is survived by wife Betty O’Dell Curtis and their daughters Shari Mandeville, Trish Bryant (Harry), and Carol Curtis. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Matt Warden (Erin, children Lexi and “Pops’ Little Buddy,” Kase), Chris Warden (Laura), Travis Mandeville (Brittany, daughter Makenna), Brandon Peelish, Sara Mandeville, Dave Bryant (Kim, children Carlie and Dylan), PeeWee Mandeville (Patty), Shelia Mandeville (wife of Trigger, deceased). He is also survived by very special nephews and nieces Bruce and Bob McDaniel, Sandy Shrewsbury, Kate Bailey, a host of brothers and sisters-in-law, cousins and many nieces and nephews. Services to celebrate his life will be at Buck’s home church, Calloway Heights Baptist Church on Rural Acres Drive in Beckley, and officiated by Pastor Bill Parker. Visitation will be August 4, 2014, at 12 noon with services beginning at 2 p.m. Graveside services will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity, WV. Pallbearers will be Don Riffe, Matt Warden, Chris Warden, Brandon Peelish, Travis Mandeville, Austin McDaniel, BJ McDole, and PeeWee Mandeville. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Crews and Jerry Shaffer.² He was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.² He married Betty O’Dell.² Wade L. "Buck" Curtis was born on November 17, 1937 at Mabscott, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,5 He died on July 31, 2014 at West Virginia at age 76.^5,2

     Carl Estic Bennett Carl Estic Bennett, age 96, of the Sprague Community, Beckley, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, 27 Sep 2017 at the Beckley VA Medical Center. Born on 29 Dec 1920 at Abraham, he was the son of the David Bennett and Effie M. Smith Bennett. Mr. Bennett was retired from the Raleigh County Board of Education, where he served as a school bus driver. He was also a former bus driver for Quesenberry Bus Lines in Beckley. Mr. Bennett was a WWII US Army Veteran, and was a member of Calloway Heights Baptist Church. In his early years, he was the owner of Bennett Brother's Grocery in Beckley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Bennett; by children, Jackie Bennett, Kathryn Bailey, Dawnie Denny, and Brenda Metrick; by brothers John, Edward, Omer, Oral, Earl, Noah, Kyle, and Orda Bennett; by sisters, Dexter Plumley, Sona Pack, Ruth Pack and Stella Plumley, and by grandson, Peggy's son, Greg Dangerfield. Mr. Bennett was the last surviving member of his immediate family and was affectionately known as "Mousey" to close family members and friends. Those survivors left to cherish his memory include his daughter, a special daughter-in-law, ten grandchildren and many great grandchildren also survive. Funeral1 Oct, 2017 burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens at Prosperity, WV. Pallbearers will be family members and friends.³ He was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on December 29, 1920 at Abraham, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He married Virginia Caroline "Jenny" Curtis, daughter of Carna Clinton "Carnie" Curtis and Irene Daisy Reno, on December 28, 1946 at Coal City, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^1,2 Carl Estic Bennett died on September 27, 2017 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 96.³

     Jackie D. Bennett was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He Jackie D. Bennett, 59, of Piney View passed away Saturday, April 18, 2009 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Bennett was born on October 10, 1949, in Beckley. He was a son of Carl and Virginia Curtis Bennett of Beckley. He was a retired electrician with the IBEW Local 466, where he dedicated 38 years of service. He had a love for farming and also enjoined deer hunting. He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Vernon Marion, mother-in-law, Maxine Giadella Marion, and a nephew Greg Dangerfield. Those left to cherish his wonderful memory, other than his parents, are his loving wife of 38 years, Sarah Bennett at home; sons, Terry Bennett and wife Melissa of Piney View, and Daniel Bennett of Shady Spring; sisters and their husbands, Catherine Bailey of Beckley, Dawnie and Roscoe Denny of Crab Orchard, Penny Campbell of Beckley, and Brenda and Mike Metrick of White Oak; brothers-in-law David Marion and wife of North Carolina, and Randy Marion and wife of Georgia; grandchildren, Taylor Bennet and Emily Bennett, both of Piney View, and several nieces and nephews. A celebration for Jackie will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Rose & Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley, with the Rev. Bill Parker officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home for visitation. Those serving as pallbearers will be Richard Milam, Sean Bailey, Keith Bailey, Cody Metrick, Sam Denny, David Marion and Randy Marion.⁴ He was born on October 10, 1949 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^5,4 He married Sarah Marion circa 1971.⁴ Jackie D. Bennett died on April 18, 2009 at Piney View, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 59.^5,4

     His Social Security Number was 235-15-7178.³ Dennis Gregory "Greg" Dangerfield II was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.⁴ He was born on March 29, 1975 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ He died on December 23, 1993 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 18.^3,4 He Dennis G. Dangerfield II, 18, of Beckley died Dec. 23, 1993, at a Charleston hospital of injuries received in an automobile accident on the West Virginia Turnpike. He was a 1993 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, Beckley, member of Calloway Baptist Church, Beckley, and employee of Bayliss-Ramey Construction Co., Dunbar. He was a graduate of Raleigh County Vocational-Technical Center, majoring in industrial electricity, an avid outdoorsman and a hunter. He was a lifelong resident of Beckley. Surviving: father and stepmother, Dennis Gregory and Vicki L. Dangerfield of Beckley; mother, Peggy L. Bennett Pachuta of Beckley; sisters, Amy D. Crawford and Holly B. Dangerfield, both of Beckley; stepbrothers, Richard P. Hinzman of Fort Campbell, Ky., Robert W. Hinzman of Beckley; stepsisters, Melissa L. Bowyer III of Cherry Point, N.C., Debbie J. Hinzman of Beckley; paternal grandmother, Beulah B. Dangerfield of Sprague; maternal grandparents, Carl and Virginia Bennett of Beckley. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. William Parker officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Prosperity. on December 26, 1993.⁴

     Kathryn Imogene Bennett Kathryn “Kate” Bailey, age 67 of Beckley, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at the Charleston Area Medical Center General Division. Born on August 8, 1947 in Beckley, she was the daughter of Carl Bennett of Sprague and the late Virginia Curtis Bennett. Kate worked at the Army Recruiting Station and the Internal Revenue Service. She was a member of the Calloway Heights Missionary Baptist Church. She was a 1965 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and had attended Beckley College. Other than her mother, she was preceded in death by her brother, Jackie Bennett and sisters Dawny Denny and Brenda Metrick. She is survived by two sons, Keith Bailey of Beckley and Sean Bailey and his wife Pam of Salem, W.Va., a grandson, Eli Bailey, granddaughters, Brystol, Linzy and Alexis of Salem, W.Va., a sister, Peggy Campbell, a sister-in-law, Sarah Bennett and a dear cousin and friend Sandy Shrewsbury. Funeral services will be conducted at the Calloway Heights Missionary Baptist Church on Monday, June 8, 2015, at 1 p.m., with Pastor Bill Parker and Pastor Bill Horton officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens at Prosperity. Friends may visit with the family from 11 a.m. until service time on Monday at the church. Pallbearers will be Keith Bailey, Sean Bailey, Steve Stover, Terry Bennett, Daniel Bennett, and Rick Crawford.³ She was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on August 8, 1947 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^6,3,4 As of November 23, 1968,her married name was Bailey.⁴ She married Winifred Blaine Bailey on November 23, 1968 at Fairdale, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^4,5 Kathryn Imogene Bennett and Winifred Blaine Bailey were divorced before 1995.⁷ Kathryn Imogene Bennett died on June 3, 2015 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 67.^6,3