Louise Bowers Tharp

Louise Bowers Tharp

RESIDENCES: Graysville, [Greene Co., PA] for last 15 years of her life

DEATH: 5 Sep 1969 at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, Marshall Co., WV.

OBITUARY: Louise Bowers Tharp
Louise Bowers Tharp, 46, of Graysville, died at 7:10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 1969, in Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, WV.  She had been seriously ill for the last seven weeks.

She was born Sept. 15, 1922, in Richhill Twp, [Greene Co., PA], the daughter of Ralph and Grace Parson Bowers.

She was married May 13, 1943 [appears to be 1943] to Woodrow Dick Tharp, who survives.

Mrs. Tharp was employed with the Michael Berkowitz Company, and had resided at Graysville for the last 15 years, and was a member of Local 622 of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.

Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, Harold and Dennis, both at home; one granddaughter; and the following brothers and sisters; Wilma, wife of Doyle Keirn, of Kittaning, [PA]; Anna Bowers, of Graysville, R.D. 1, [PA]; Freda Tennant, of Brownsville, [PA]; Irma, wife of Ralph Kilgore, of West Finley, R.D., [PA]; Georgia, wife of Earl Lewis, of Rutan, [PA]; Virginia, wife of Kenneth Thomas, of Graysville, [PA]; Edward Bowers, of McDonald, [PA]; Harold Bowers, of Graysville, [PA]; and John Bowers, of Pittsburgh, [PA].

Funeral services were held Monday with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
(Source: 12 Sep 1969, Waynesburg Republican, Waynesburg, PA - furnished by Joyce Winkle)

Dick Henthorn
23 Feb 2018

Ida Leah (Headlee) Dulaney

Ida Leah (Headlee) Dulaney

RESIDENCES: As of Mar 1940, Mrs. Walter (Ida) Dulaney of Mt. Morris, PA

OBITUARY:
Mrs. Ida L. Dulaney, 79, wife of Walter Dulaney and a lifelong resident of the Shannon Run section of Perry Township, [Greene Co., PA] died at her home Sunday morning, Jan. 12, 1947, at 4 o'clock after a brief illness.

A daughter of W. G. and Mary Lemley Headlee, she was born November 5, 1868, in Perry Township [Greene Co., PA], and was a member of the Shannon Run Methodist Church.

She married Walter [V.] Dulaney [7 Feb 1889, Greene Co., PA], well known Perry Township farmer and stockman, who survives with two daughters and three sons: Miss Mary M. Dulaney and Mrs. Martha D. Gutberlet, at home; F. Ray Dulaney, of Belleville, Pa.; David H. Dulaney, of Muskogee, Okla., and Forney L. Dulaney, of Spraggs, R.D. There are eight grandchildren. Four brothers also survive, namely: Oscar A. Headlee, of Spraggs; Jasper N. Headlee, of Toledo, O.; Benson S. Headlee, of Pataskala, O., and William W. Headlee, of Waynesburg.

DULANEY - Friends of Mrs. Ida L. Dulaney, wife of Walter Dulaney, of Perry Township, who died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1947, will be received at the George I. Church Funeral Parlor, South Washington street, until noon Tuesday, Jan. 14. Private funeral services will be conducted at the Church Funeral Parlor Tuesday afternoon with Rev. H. Ernest McNeely in charge. Burial will be in the Claughton Cemetery [Whiteley Twp., Greene Co., PA]. Please omit flowers.
(Source: Democrat Messenger, January 13, 1947, Greene County, PA)
(Furnished by Kristin Cummins O'Laughlin)

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 32679919

2 April 2016

Henry A. Headlee

Henry A. Headlee

PARENTS: Abraham Headlee and Elizabeth Whitlatch

MILITARY: Tombstone inscription:
Co G 10th WV INF
(Source: FindAGrave)

OBITUARY:
Funeral services for Henry Headley will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Briscoe Run Baptist church, of which he was a member. Burial will be made in the Harkins cemetery [Vienna, Wood Co., WV].

Mr. Headley, an old and respected resident of this community, [Parkersburg, WV] died yesterday morning about 9 o'clock [21 Aug 1926], at the family residence, Saunders Avenue, North Parkersburg. Although he was born in Green [sic] county, Pennsylvania [25 Apr 1842], he moved to this city when nine years of age.

He was a Union veteran having fought in Company G Tenth Regiment, West Virginian Infantry.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret [Ann Howard] Headley, and two sons, Charles and Samuel Headley, and a large number of grandchildren and great grand-children. Two b [illegible, brothers?] and sisters survive, who are Thomas, of California; and Samuel Headley, of this city; Mrs. Richard Starr and Mrs. Danford Nelson, both of Parkersburg.
(Source: Parkersburg News Aug. 22, 1926 )
(Source: FindAGrave)

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 36871659

1 April 2016

Elijah Headlee

Elijah Headlee

PARENTS: John Headlee and Lydia Lemley

BIRTH: 12 Mar 1815, Greene Co., PA

AKA: Elijah Headley; Donnie Huggins lists his name as: Eli Headlee

SPOUSE: Mary Delaney

OBITUARY:
Mr. Elijah Headley died at his home in Perry township, this county [Greene Co., PA], Saturday May 23, 1885; aged about 65 years.

Mr. Headley was a man always highly respected, whom everybody liked, and by his death, his many friends and acquaintance will meet with a severe loss. But few lives would compare with his for uprightness and honor. He had been a consistent member of the M. E. church for many years and died a faithful Christian. His death removes the last of a family of several boys all of whom lived to be useful and successful men. The sorrowing friends have the sympathy of the community.
(Source: Waynesburg Republican, May 26, 1885)
(Source: FindAGrave)

CEMETERY: Headlee Cemetery (2), Perry Twp., Greene Co., PA

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 47648390
31 March 2016

George Boston Eckelberry

George Boston Eckelberry

PARENTS: Valentine Eckelberry, Jr. and Alice Cumberledge

EMIGRATION: The couple came to Virginia from Pennsylvania in 1838.
(Source: Ohio Valley Richmonds - Their Kith and Kin, Ethel L. Briggs, 1976, p. 247)

CENSUS: 1850 Census, 64th District, Wetzel County, Virginia, #37/37
George B. Eclebery, [sic] 39?, Farmer, b PA
Sarah, 41, b PA
Valentine, 15, Farmer, b PA
Margaret, 14, b PA
Richard, 12, b PA
Elizabeth, 10, b VA
Levi, 8, b VA
Delilah, 7, VA
Abram, 5, b VA
(Source: Webpages of Linda Lee (Cunningham) Fluharty)

OBITUARY: GEORGE B. ECKELBERRY -
died at the residence of his son, Richard...near Sheldon post office [Montana] Jan. 31st, 1893.

George B. Eckelberry was born on Sept. 25, 1804 in Green[e] County, Penn. and was married to Miss Sarah Wise of the same place. Soon after their marriage they moved to West Virginia where they resided several years and from there they moved to Minnesota and from there to this valley to live with his son Richard.

Mr. Eckelberry has been a member of the christian church for 45 years. His wife died twelve years ago in West Virginia. Mr. Eckelberry was the father of eight children: three girls and five boys. Two girls and two boys are now living. He had three sons in the late war.

He was only sick four days and said just before his death that he was ready and wanted to die. He has always been a healthy, strong, and vigorous man, in body and mind.

Funeral services were held at the residence of Richard Eckelberry on Friday February 3rd, by Rev. J. M. Eastland. The remains were entered in the Shaw cemetery on the east side
[Inter Lake; 10 Feb 1893; p. 3, c3; submitted by L. Harrington who notes that George was likely not born in 1804 since his father is listed as a single man in 1810 tax lists. Also, George's headstone is in Fairview Cemetery, not Shaw Cemetery; most graves were moved in the 1890's.]
[Credit to: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jodiem/Obits.7.htm#Eckelberry,Geo.B.]
(Source: Webpages of Linda Lee (Cunningham) Fluharty)

CEMETERY: Apparently he was buried in Shaw Cemetery and later moved to Fairview Cemetery, Columbia Falls, Flathead Co., MT where a tombstone was erected. [REH]

7 March 2016

Walter V. Dulaney

Walter V. Dulaney

PARENTS: Thomas Calvert Dulaney and Lucretia Fox

OBITUARY: Walter Dulaney Dies At 103; Was Oldest Resident
Walter V. Dulaney, 103, Greene County's oldest resident, died at 4:15 p.m. Monday in the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gutberlet, of 1162 Sixth Street, Waynesburg [Greene Co., PA], where he had resided for several years.

Until he became ill three weeks ago he had enjoyed the good health which permitted him to enjoy regular walks and even - on his 103rd birthday last July 30 - attempt a brief horseback ride.

His zest for life was matched only by his fondness for quoting the Bible and by his belief in the value of knowledge.
"A man's born to learn. I learn something new most every day," he told a reporter on his 102nd birthday.

He firmly believed that adherence to Biblical laws was fundamental to a good life.
"It's a wonderful thing to know Christ," he frequently pointed out.

Mr. Dulaney, who could read without glasses, attributed his long life to hard work, abstinence form liquor and tobacco, and regular eating habits. He was interested in those around him and was a frequent visitor at the nearby Greene County Memorial hospital, where he had many friends among the employees.

He was a son of Thomas [Calvert] and Lucretia Fox Dulaney and was born July 30, 1860 on Shannon Run, in Perry Township [Mount Morris, Greene Co., PA]. Until his retirement, he was a farmer, stock raiser and stock dealer.

His father and mother both died in 1879, leaving seven children, of whom he was one of the oldest.

"We older children had to turn out and support the younger ones," he frequently pointed out. All his brothers and sisters are now dead.

His wife, who died in 1947, was Ida L. Headley [Ida Leah Headlee who he married on 7 Feb 1889 in Green Co., PA] of Perry Township.

He was a lifelong member of the Shannon Run Methodist Church, but became affiliated with the Waynesburg Church of the Nazarene when he moved to Waynesburg in 1955.

Surviving are two daughters, Mary Dulaney and Mrs. Martha Gutberlet, of Waynesburg; four sons, F. Ray of Edensboro, [line missing] David H., of Hemet, Calif., and Forney L., of Spraggs; eight grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren.

One son is deceased.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) in the Mariner and Milliken Funeral Home at Waynesburg with Rev. W. H. Miller, Rev. John Duvall and Rev. Elmer McCormick officiating. Burial will follow in the Claughton [Chapel] Cemetery [Whiteley Twp., Greene Co., PA].
(Source: Newspaper obituary, date and source unknown, Greene County, PA)
(Furnished by Kristin Cummins O'Laughlin)

6 March 2016

Franklin Dulaney

Franklin Dulaney

PARENTS: Thomas Calvert Dulaney and Lucretia Fox

OBITUARY:
Franklin Dulaney, 84, Mt. Morris R. D. 1, [Mount Morris, Greene Co., PA] died at his home [Greene Co., PA] Friday, March 16, 1951, at 3:30 p.m. following a brief illness. Mr. Dulaney was a well known farmer and stock raiser in Greene County.

He was born in Greene County on October 25, 1866, a son of the late Thomas and Lucretia Fox Dulaney. He had married Victoria Cleavenger. She died in 1945.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Emma) Headlee of Waynesburg and Miss Anna Dulaney, at home; a son, Charles L. of Mt. Morris; two step-daughters, Mrs. Clara Stammler of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Ernest (Ica) Fordyce of Waynesburg; 11 grandchildren, eight grand-children, a sister, Mrs. Addie Lemley of Waynesburg, and two brothers, Walter of Mt. Morris, R. D., and E. L. of Waynesburg.

BURIAL: Mar 1951, Mount Morris, Greene Co., PA, Cedar Grove Cemetery

FINDAGRAVE: Memorial# 46612598

5 March 2016