Wilmer Atha
OAK HILL - Wilmer Atha, 89, of Oak Hill died July 3, 2000, in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. He was a member of UMW an the Faith Assembly, Glen Fork. Surviving: sons, Wilmer Dean Atha of Flat Top, Roy Atha of Rocky Gap, Va., Michael Atha of Fayette County, Bobby Ray Atha of Beckley; sisters, Maude Stover of Quinwood, Martha of Fayette County; five grandchildren. Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity, with Pastor Sammy Francis officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Charleston Gazete, July 5, 2000.

Mabel B. Meade
RAMP - Mabel B. Meade, 74, of Ramp, Summers County, died Dec. 8, 1996, at home after a short illness. She was a former employee of Spartan Electronics, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., a homemaker and a member of Ramp Holiness Church. Surviving: sons, Garry L. Ayers of Ramp, Bobby G. Ayers of Sandstone, Richard W. Ayers of New Smyrna Beach; daughters, Carolyn Sue Sanford of New Smyrna Beach, Diana K. Howell of Hix,; sister, Madeline Richmond of Ramp; brothers Charles and Columbus Ward, both of Ramp; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor, Hinton, with Pastor Felis Baker officiating. Burail will be in Richmond cemetery, Ramp. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Unknown newspaper, December 11, 1986.

Mildred M. McNulty
STURGIS - Mildred M. McNulty, 71, 31004 Sweet Lake Mobile Home Park, died March 29, 1986, at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, where she was admitted March 19. She was born Feb. 20, 1915, in Harvey, W.va., a daughter of James French and Wynona (Cantley) Wykle. On June 16, 1932, she married Herbert McNulty in Fayetteville W. Va. He died in 1968. She was a Sturgis resident since 1954, coming from Oak Hill, W.Va. She was employed at Sturgis Carton, retiring in 1974. She has also worked at the Kirsch Company. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joe (Jean Ann) Trombino, Clifton, N.J., and Mrs. Glenn (Barbara Faye) Balyeat, White Pigeon; one son, Bobby McNulty, Sturgis; nine grandchildren,; three great-grandchildren; three sisters, Nona Mucial, Scarbro, W.Va., Charlotte Comedy, Akron, Ohio and Dorothy Hearn, Collins, Miss.; one brother James Wykle, Mesa, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, and one son, James W. McNulty, July 6, 1960. Relatives and friends may call at the Foglesong Funeral Home, Sturgis, where services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday withthe Rev. Larry Sprinkle, Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Michigan Heart Association. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. Sturgis Daily Journal, Sturgis, MI, March 31, 1986.

Last rites for Mildred M. McNulty, 71, of Sturgis, Mich., who died March 29, at a medical center in Kalamazoo, were held recently. She was born Feb. 20, 1915 at Harvey, the daughter of James French and Winona Cantley Wykle. She resided in Oak Hill until 1954 when she moved to Michigan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert in 1968, a son, James W. in 1960. She is survived by two daughters, Jean Ann Trombino of Clifton, N.J. and Barbara Faye Balyeat of White Pigeon, Mich.; a son, Bobby, of Sturgis, Mich., three sisters Nona Musial of Scarbro, Charlotte Comedy of Akron, Ohio and Dorothy Hearn of Collins, Miss.; a brother, James Wykle of Mesa, Ariz., nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren.

Mabel V. Murdock
OAK HILL - Mabel V. Murdock, 80, of Oak Hill died June 4, 2000, in an Oak Hill nursing home after a long illness. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Oak Hill, and vice president of the Business and Professional Women's Association. She was a former social worker for the West Virginia Department of Human Services. Surviving: brothers, William Wykle of Oak Hill, Manuel Lonnie Wykle of Waiteville; sisters, Evelena Jenson and Beatrice Hamilton, both of Oak Hill, Beulah Patrick of Canton, Ohio; three nieces and three nephews. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Friday at High Lawn Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bernie Jernigan officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the funeral home. The family suggests donations to the American Cancer Society, 129 Main St., P.O. Box 2157, Beckley, WV 25802. Charleston Gazette, June 7, 2000

Mabel V. Murdock
OAK HILL - Mabel V. Murdock, 80, died Sunday, June 4, 2000, in an Oak Hill retirement facility following a long illness. Born March 27, 1920, in Fayette County, she was the daughter of the late Homer Wykle and Mary Elizabeth Skaggs Wykle. Mrs. Murdock was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Oak Hill, and was treasurer of the Ladies Bible Class. She was a member and vice president of the Business and Professional Women's Association. She was a former social worker for the West Virginia Department of Human Services. She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Murdock, the former chief of police for the city of Oak Hill. Survivors include two brothers, William Wykle and his wife, Vonnie, of Oak Hill and Manuel Lonnie Wykle and his wife, Doris, of Waiteville; three sisters, Evelena Jensen of Oak Hill, Beulah Patrick of Canton, Ohio, and Beatrice Hamilton of Oak Hill; three nieces, Patty, Betty and Freda; and three nephews, Scott, Lonnie and Bill. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Friday at High Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bernie Jernigan officiating. Friends may call 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 129 Main St., P.O. Box 2157, Beckley, WV 25802. Arrangements by High Lawn Funeral Home, Oak Hill. Loose clipping, unknown newspaper, unknown date.

Winona Musial
Tyree Funeral Home had charge of arrangements for Winona Wykle Musial, 68, of Scarbro, who died Nov. 12 at a Charleston hospital following a short illness. Service was held Nov. 15 with the Rev. Bill Menefee officiating and entombment followed in High Lawn Memorial Park. Born Oct. 1, 1919, at Sanger, she was the daughter of the late French and Winona Cantley Wykle, a homemaker, and a member of the Oak Hill Freewill Baptist Church in Oak Hill. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mildred McNulty and Margaret Long. She is survived by her husband, Carl J. Musial of Scarbro; sons, Gary Ray Chriss of Akron, Ohio, and Denny L. Criss of Oak Hill; daughters Linda Kizer of Daniels, Jan Cogar of Oak Hill and Judy Burmer of Kingsport, Tenn.; a brother, James F. Wykle of Mesa, Ariz.; sisters, Dorothy I. Hearn of Collins, Miss., and Charlotte Comedy of Akron; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Loose clipping, unknown newspaper, unknown date.

Martha Pietkoski
OAK HILL - Martha Pietkoski, 95, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at Hilltop nursing home following a long illness. Born July 29, 1906, in Sand Lick, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Eliza Etta Daniels Atha. Mrs. Pietkoski attended Pilgram Holiness Church, Fayetteville, and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a son, Bernard Ray Pietkoski; a daughter, Rosalee Pietkoski Wykle; and three brothers, Edward, Wilbur and Theodore Atha. Survivors include two sons, Fred Crouse of Oak Hill and Wayne Crouse of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; a sister, Maude Stover of Quinwood; and grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at High Lawn Funeral Chapel, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Bill Menefee officiating. Burial will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call one hour before service Saturday at the funeral home. Arrangements by High Lawn Funeral Chapel, Oak Hill. Register-Herald, 11/02/01

Francis Joseph Trombino on September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, of Clifton, NJ. Beloved husband of Jean (McNulty). Loving father of Lisa Trombino, Bovita Kirby and the late James Trombino. Brother of Anthony Trombino, Antoinette Barcellona, and the late Sarah Ferrente. Grandfather of Stephanie, Alyssa, Caitlyn and Mackenzie Kirby. Survived by several nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews and great great nieces and great great nephews. Funeral from the Intelisano-Scarpa Funeral Home, 492 Clifton Ave., Clifton on Saturday 8:30 AM and a 9:30 AM Mass at St. Paul's R.C. Church, Clifton. Interment St. Nicholas Cemetery, Lodi. Visiting Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. The North Jersey Record, January 2, 2002.

Close Calls Never Counted
Three people were killed in the 1981 Brink's robbery in Nanuet, N.Y., and Joseph Trombino barely escaped being the fourth. Shot in the shoulder, his left arm hung on by only a thread. It was sewn back on in three operations. He returned to work as an armed guard two years later. "He'd done that for so long," said his wife, Jean, "it was like he didn't know what else to do." Joseph never spoke about the danger involved in his job. In 1993, he had been making deliveries to the World Trade Center just hours before it was bombed. A close call, but after the 1981 robbery, close calls didn't really count. Now 68, he was at last planning to retire in a year or so, his wife said. But on Tuesday, as ever, he was up at 2:30 a.m. and out by 3:30 a.m., to make it to work in Brooklyn by 5 a.m. A little after 9 a.m., he was waiting in the armored truck in the basement of the trade center for his three fellow guards to return from the 11th floor. They made it to safety. Joseph called into Brink's from a pay phone, his wife said, to say a policeman had told him to move the truck. The building was shaking and water was cascading down, Joseph said, before the line went dead. Profile courtesy of The New York Times.

Mrs. Webb, 71, Taken by Death
Mrs. Eliza Etta Daniels Webb, 71, Maple Meadow, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday in a Beckley hospital after a short illness. Death was attributed to a stroke suffered Monday afternoon at her home. Mrs. Webb was born April 8, 1883, at Glen Daniel. She was a member of the Church of Christ, Lester. Surviving are her husband, John Webb, Maple Meadow; three sons by a previous marriage, Wilmer Atha, Flat Top; Calvin and Theodore Atha, both of Maynor; two daughters, Mrs. Martha Pieckoski, Fayetteville, and Mrs. Joe Servus, Quinwood; 21 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lester Church of Christ. Burial will be in the Webb cemetery, Maple Meadow. The body will be taken from the Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home to the residence of her son, Theodore Atha, at Maynor at 3 p.m. Friday. Raleigh Register, Beckley, W.Va. Thursday Afternoon, July 29, 1954

Hunter Dies of Heart Disease
The hunting season's first victim was found about noon Monday on a hillside near Sanger where he had gone in quest of a weasel that had been bothering his chickens. The deceased, Homer Wykle, 67 years old, was a victim of heart disease, dying about 10 o'clock that morning. He was seemingly in good health, members of his family said, when he left the house. Grandpa Wykle, as neighbors called him, had complained that a weasel was bothering his chickens and other things about his place and he was going to shoot it. He got his gun, borrowed a dog from a neighbor and went after it. Hubert Kozensky, a resident of that section, ran across the body and went to the home nearby and told them of it. They believed the man to be drunk and went after him. Wykle is survived by his wife and several children. Loose clipping, unknown newspaper, unknown date.

William L. "Bill" Wykle of Oak Hill died March 23, 2001 in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church, Oak Hill. Burial will be in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill. The Charleston Gazette Online, March 25, 2001.