April 13, 1951

DEATHS
                

William A. CHRISTIAN, 67, of Pounding Mill, died Monday in a Richlands Hospital. he was the son of the late Lewis and Rinda CHRISTIAN, natives of Pounding Mill. Mr. CHRISTIAN had been employed by the Pounding Mill Quarry for 30 years and had been night watchman for the past 18 years. Surviving are his wife, formerly Miss Cora BREWSTER; three sons and five daughters, Miller and Henry CHRISTIAN, of Pounding Mill; Blaine, of Cliffield; Mrs. Gladys HARRIS, of Steelesburg, and Misses Martha, Nancy, Marie and Carrie CHRISTIAN, of Pounding Mill. Also surviving are six grand children, two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth BREWSTER, of Pounding Mill and Miss Ada CHRISTIAN, of Remington, Va. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Pounding Mill Union Church, with the Rev. M.E.N LINDSAY and the Rev. W. E. MUSTARD in charge.

Mrs. H.M. KINSER, widow of the late H.M. KINSSER, a large landowner and farmer of Clear Fork, died last Thursday morning at the home of a son Luther KINSER. Before marriage she was Miss Nancy BOURNE, of Gratton. Her husband died in 1935. Funeral services were held Friday at Kinsers Chapel with the Rev. Robert GILLESPIE in charge, assisted by the Rev. M. E. N. LINDSAY. In addition to her son Luther, she is survived by these children; Mrs. F. THOMPSON; of Charleston; Mrs. D. D. HOWELL, Mrs. A. L. LEFFEL and Mrs. W. E. SHAWVER, all of Shawvers Mill; John H. KINSER of Cove Creek and H. H. KINSER, of Shawvers Mill. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Martha REPASS of Princeton, WV. Mrs. W. G. COX, and Mrs. Frank H. COX of Gratton, and two brothers, Felix and Joe BOURNE, of Gratton.

Walter Crockett MONK, fifty-two years of age, of Richlands, died Saturday at his home. Funeral services were conducted Monday at Laymans Chapel. Mr. MONK served two years with the 29th Division, 116th Infantry regiment during WWI. He had worked in the Raven Mines for eleven years and was with General Shales Products Corporation at Richlands. He is survived by his wife and four children; Pfc. Kenneth MONK, U.S. Army camp at Kilmer, NJ; Mrs. Betty GOSS, of Richlands; Arthur and Giles of Richlands; one brother; two half sisters and ten brothers.

Mrs. Mary PLASTER, aged 68, died last Wednesday at her home at Tip Top. She is survived by the following children; Miss Nannie PLASTER, Tip Top; O.G. PLASTER, Bluefield Va.; Mrs. D. C. LEWIS, Abingdon, Va; A sister, and brother also survive; Mrs. Irene NELSON, Bluefield, WV., and Balford BALES, Sword Creek.

   

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