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Josephine (MINTER) HAYS
Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine (MINTER) HAYS, who died last Tuesday at her home in Akron, were held Thursday from the Vail mortuary with Rev. T.O. POWERS officiating. Burial was at the CASTO cemetery at Fairplain. Mrs. HAYS died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Floe WHITING at Akron after an illness of several years. A native of Jackson County, she had resided in the Ohio city for a number of years. Her husband preceded her in death several years ago. Besides the daughter with whom she made her home, Mrs. HAYS is survived by a son, Lloyd HAYS, of Akron; two daughters, Mrs. J. K. STAATS, of Ripley, and Mrs. Gary SHAMBLIN of Charleston; one sister, Mrs. L. A. RAWLINGS of Fairplain and two brothers, W. M. MINTER of Staats Mills, and O. C. MINTER of Chapmansville. (A card of thanks appeared in the same dated paper with the following names: Mr. and Mrs. J. K. STAATS, Lloyd HAYES and family, Mrs. Nellie SHAMBLIN, and Mrs. Floyd WHITING) (Friday, 24 October 1941)
Mr. Ira Ward HILL
Mr. Ira Ward HILL, one of the best known and most prosperous merchants of the county, died Tuesday morning at his home at Given after a brief illness with typhoid fever. The funeral services were held from the Pleasant Valley Church Wednesday afternoon and were attended by an immense crowd of relatives and friends. Rev. T. O. POWERS of the Baptist Church officiated. Mr. HILL was in the prime of life, 37 years of age, and his death is a shock and great loss to the community. He had been married fifteen years and is survived by the widow, three daughters and two sons, three brothers, Charles, Oscar and Frank HILL, and two sisters, Mrs. Will (Dora BELL) CASTO, and Mrs. Wooster Beecher (Flora May) STALNAKER. (Mountaineer, 26 Sept 1913)
Gaynell Casto HOFFMAN
RED HOUSE - Gaynell CASTO Hoffman, 71, of Red House died March 25, 1999, at home after a long illness. She was a member of Wade Chapel United Methodist Church and a lifelong resident of Putnam County. Surviving: daughter, Nancy Hull of Red House; son, Charles W. "Bill" Hoffman of Red House; sister, Lola Mae Pennington of Red House; brothers, Cecil CASTO of Confidence, Warren CASTO of Scott Depot; five grandchildren. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Gatens Funeral Home, Poca. (Charleston Gazette, Mar. 27, 1999)
Isaac HOSCHAR
Funeral services for Isaac HOSCHAR, 62 year old farmer of Flatwoods, who took his own life last Friday by shooting, were held at Mt. Moriah Sunday and interment was in the cemetery there. Members of the family discovered his lifeless body (in bed) last Friday morning when when they went to call him for breakfast and Coroner C. Royal KESSEL, who viewed the body and made an examination, said that it was his opinion that he had taken his life with the 22 caliber rifle which lay by his side sometime during the night. He ordered the body brought to the Vail mortuary in Ripley where it was prepared for burial. It was the opinion of members of the dead man's family that despondency over domestic troubles had caused him to end his life and they said that he had made statements several times which indicated that he had been considering such an act. Surviving are the widow and the following children, Mrs. Adaline CASTO, of Ripley; Mrs. Clara SOUTHALL, of Millwood, Andrew HOSCHAR, Jesse HOSCHAR, Junior HOSCHAR, Essie HOSCHAR, Wilmer HOSCHAR and Olive HOSCHAR, all at home. (Friday, 10 October 1941)
T. G. HULBERT
T. G. HULBERT, 84, of Tribble, prominent Mason County retired store keeper and farmer died Monday after a long illness. He was the father of G. L. HULBERT, owner of general stores at Winfield and Buffalo. Surviving are two other sons, Lee of Buffalo and T. G. Jr. of Charleston; four daughters, Mrs. Bess CASTO of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Norma WARNER of Buffalo, Mrs. Hazel CASTO of Tribble and Mrs. Helen JIVIDEN of Rockcastle; and two sisters, Miss Bertha HULBERT and Miss Lissa HULBERT of Gallipolis, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Warner Church, Mason County. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rev. CAPEHART will officiate. (Jackson Herald, Fri., 7 Nov 1947)
Laoma Elizabeth Casto JONES
Laoma Elizabeth CASTO Jones, 80, of League City died March 31, 1999. She was a native of Jackson County, W.Va. Surviving: sons, Vernon Lee and Roy Vincent, both of League City, Donald W. of Ripley, W.Va., Lonnie of Staats Mill, W.Va.; daughters, Barbara Ann Monroe of Ripley, Anna Louise Lofton of Columbia Station, Ohio; sister, Launa May CASTO Fox; half brothers, Billy CASTO of Florida, Paul CASTO of Alabama, James CASTO of Ohio, Norman CASTO of Evans, W.Va.; half sisters, Becky Scaggs of Florida, Ruth Parsons of Ripley. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Vail Funeral Home, Ripley, with the Rev. Charles Bolen officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. (Charleston Gazette Apr. 2, 1999)
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