Register Herald Obituaries for July 24, 1999 Thomas Allamon Thomas Allamon, 88, of Beaver, died Thursday, July 22, 1999, in a Beckley hospital following a short illness. Born Nov. 11, 1910, in Shamrock, Pa., he was the son of the late Alliances "Pete" Allamon and Annie Hanniford Allamon. Mr. Allamon was a retired supervising federal mine inspector and a member of the Mount Hope Christian Church for more than 40 years. He received a Hero's Award for his display of courage when rescuing four men after a gas explosion on Oct. 28, 1958, at the Burton Mine, Oglebay-Norton Co., Craigsville. After retiring from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, he taught mining classes at Beckley College. He was a member of the Beallsville, Pa., Masonic Lodge No. 237. He was active in community and civic organizations, and he was an avid bowler, golfer and gardener. He was preceded in death by a brother, Issac Allamon; and two sisters, Mariah Campbell and Sarah Bittinger. Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Mildred C. (Duke) Allamon of Beaver; a son, Roy Edward Allamon of Clarksville, Pa.; five daughters, Mary Jane Mickshaw of Orlando, Fla., Nancy Smodic and her husband, William, of Wilmington, N.C., Donna Rae Cantley and her husband, Ronald, of Shady Spring, Sandra Honaker and her husband, William, of Covington, Va., and Cynthia Thomas and her husband, Charles, of Middletown, Md.; a brother, Lawrence Allamon of Uniontown, Pa.; two sisters, Mary Campbell of Uniontown, Pa., and Anna Mae Lilley of Clarion, Pa.; 16 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services will be 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Roy Seaux officiating and the Rev. Tim Allen assisting. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Beckley. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers: Thomas and Jeffery Allamon, Ronnie and Adam Cantley, Billy Honaker, Shannon Thomas, Bobby, Danny and Billy Smodic. Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley. Edgar P. Arthur Jr. Edgar P. Arthur Jr., 61, of Beckley, died Thursday, July 22, 1999, at his home following a short illness. Born Oct. 30, 1937, in Prosperity, he was the son of the late Edgar Price Sr. and Mary Francis Edmonds Arthur. Mr. Arthur was a heavy equipment operator who formerly worked for Pavex and G&L Coal Co. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a resident of Prosperity all his life. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Mae Lyons Arthur; and a brother, Fred Arthur. Survivors include a son, Jack Edward Arthur, and his wife, Sherri, of Beckley; a daughter, Patricia Linksweiler and her husband, Jerry, of Beckley; two sisters, Anita Buckland of Burlington, N.C., and Gail Bogar of Cleveland, Ohio; a brother, Bobby Arthur of Beckley; and two grandchildren, Matthew and Jenna Nicole. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Randy Mann officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Friends will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley. Robert H. Gwinn ALDERSON - Robert Hughes Gwinn, 82, died Wednesday, July 21, 1999, at a Fairlea care home following a short illness. Born Nov. 12, 1916, in Alderson, he was the son of the late George E. and Minnie Hughes Gwinn. Mr. Gwinn was a lifelong resident of Alderson. Following a career in building, plumbing and heating, he retired to his family homeplace on Wolf Creek, and he had been a member of the Trinity Methodist Church, Wolf Creek. He was preceded in death by a brother, Addison R. Gwinn; two sisters, Shirley Gwinn Morgan and Pauline Gwinn Foster; a grandson, John David Loughhead; and a son-in-law, David Clifford Loughhead. Survivors include his wife, Jean Pitzer Gwinn; two daughters, Judith Gwinn Loughhead of Buena Vista, Va., and Bobbie Jean Gwinn of Alderson; two sisters, Mabel Gwinn Pittenger of Alderson and Kathleen Gwinn Morgan of Covington, Va.; two grandsons, Robert Palmer Loughhead and his wife, Connie, of Natural Bridge Station, Va., and Jason Gwinn Loughhead of Buena Vista, Va.; several nieces and nephews and many friends. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lobban Funeral Home Chapel, Alderson, with the Rev. Clark Peloubet officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery, Creamery. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. today at Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson. In lieu of flowers, donations of sympathy may be made to the charity or church of your choice. Pallbearers will be Ed Thompson, Jack Thompson, Paul Thompson, Kent Morgan, Bill Painter, Howard Fleshman, Ray Spence and Dean Jarrell. Arrangements by Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson. Robert R. McClung KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Robert R. McClung, 68, died Thursday, July 22, 1999, in a Knoxville hospital following a long illness. Mr. McClung was a member of the Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, and was a retired mechanical engineer. Mr. McClung and his surviving spouse, Shirley, had resided in Knoxville since 1980. He retired in 1991 as senior vice president of John B. Long Co., and had been associated since 1957 with Mr. Long in West Virginia and Tennessee in a variety of engineering administrative and management capacities. Survivors include seven children and stepchildren, Cynthia Lynn McClung of Hawaii, Katherine Angelique Settle of Manhattan, Kan., Katrina Delores McClung of Huntington, Deidre "Dee" L. Hendrick of Oak Hill, David Patrick Stinnett of Knoxville, Tenn., Mary Stinnett Patteson of Fairfax, Va., and Ann Marie Nichols of Denver, Colo.; and 12 grandchildren. He held offices in the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers and was a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, Society of Mining Engineers/American Institute of Mining Engineers, and the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute. Calling hours for family and friends will be 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, with funeral services to follow at 3 p.m., at the Mann Heritage Chapel of Rose Mortuary, 6200 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tenn. Entombment will be in Sherwood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, Tenn. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Vernon Holstad, Cedar Springs Presbyterian pastor. Arrangements by Mann Heritage Chapel of Rose Mortuary, Knoxville, Tenn. Olen C. Mills Olen C. Mills, 80, of Daniels, died 4:15 p.m. Thursday, July 22, 1999, in a Beckley hospital following a long illness. Born July 19, 1919, in Basin, he was the son of the late Earl Mills and Ruthie Shrewsbury Mills. Mr. Mills was a retired miner and owner and operator of Mill's Barber Shop on Harper Road. He was a member of the UMWA and Little Country Church at Cool Ridge and had been a resident of Daniels and Beaver for 32 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, being recipient of the Purple Heart. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Eldridge and Earl Mills Jr. Survivors include his wife of nearly 59 years, Ruby Mitchem Mills; three sons, Steward Olen Mills and his wife, Dianne, of Ghent, Frankie Freeman Mills Sr. and his wife, Ellen, of Ghent, and Mason W. Mills and his wife, Linda, of Shady Spring; a brother, Tracy Mills of Ghent; four sisters, Marie Akers of Eatonville, Wash., Mildred Hager of Edgewater, Fla., Gracie Bryce of Slidell, La., and Nina Harmon of Princeton; five grandchildren, Sherryl Tackett, Daniel Mills, Frankie Mills Jr., Rob Mills, and Tamara Grant; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Rose and Quesenberry Shady Spring Chapel, with the Rev. Jeffery Meadows officiating. Burial will follow in Paris Shrewsbury Cemetery, Ghent. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home, Shady Spring. Fannie D. Rogers Fannie D. Rogers, 95, of 133 Hager St., Beckley, died Monday, July 19, 1999, at a Beckley hospital following a short illness. Born Sept. 5, 1903, in Leesburg, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Josiah Williams and Patsy Jefferson Williams. Mrs. Rogers was a homemaker and a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fletcher Rogers; two sons, Thomas and John Mitchell; two sisters, Myrtle Fullen and Mabel Phelps; and two brothers, Thomas and John Williams. Survivors include a son, Robert Mitchell of Baltimore, Md.; a daughter, Jeanette Redfearn of Baltimore; a sister, Virgie Plummer of Detroit, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at New Hope Baptist Church, Beckley, with the Revs. Jewell Ross and Ronald Dyer, and Elder Luther Hairston officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Beckley. Friends may call one hour before the services Monday at the church. Arrangements by Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley. Submitted by Karen Monk <BluBrd999@aol.com> **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************