Obiturary:
WILT, Arthur C.
Keyser, W. Va., June 13 - Arthur C. Wilt, 26, is dead, and John Leatherman, 23, is in critical condition at Potomac Valley Hospital, as the result of an automobile accident that occurred about 6 o'clock last night on New Creek Drive about two miles south of Keyser, when a truck owned by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company ran into the coupe owned and driven by Mr. Leatherman. [article continues] Wilt was married and resided at 74 Cloud Street. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilt, and by his mother, Mrs. Fannie Wilt, Westernport.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 13, 1935 [parents were Lincoln and Fannie Blocher Wilt]
Obiturary:
WILT, Arthur C.
Keyser, W. Va., June 13 - Arthur C. Wilt, 26, is dead, and John Leatherman, 23, is in critical condition at Potomac Valley Hospital, as the result of an automobile accident that occurred about 6 o'clock last night on New Creek Drive about two miles south of Keyser, when a truck owned by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company ran into the coupe owned and driven by Mr. Leatherman. [article continues] Wilt was married and resided at 74 Cloud Street. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilt, and by his mother, Mrs. Fannie Wilt, Westernport.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 13, 1935 [parents were Lincoln and Fannie Blocher Wilt]
Haydie Almeta Pumphrey dies at age of 100
Sep 21, 2017 (0)
WESTON — Haydie Almeta Pumphrey, 100, of Weston, passed away on
Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in Clarksburg Nursing and Rehab Center
following a long courageous life.
She was born in Goosepen in Lewis County on Jan. 27, 1917, daughter
of the late Claude Wilt and Laura (Brewer) Wilt.
On Oct. 29, 1932, she married William “Bill” Pumphrey, who preceded
her in death on July 21, 1973.
Almeta was blessed with seven children: five daughters, Ruby Elizabeth
Christy and JoAnn Reed, both of Weston, Evelyn Titus and husband Jim of
Lost Creek, Judith Kay Gillespie (deceased) and Janie Pumphrey of Weston;
two sons, William E. Pumphrey of Warren, OH, and Robert Lee Pumphrey and
wife Pat of Cortland, OH; 18 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and
20 1/2 great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by several nieces
and nephews.
In addition, Almeta was preceded in death by five brothers, Opie Wilt,
Ed Wilt, Emery Wilt, Claude Wilt Jr., and Robert Wilt and four sisters,
Leota Sandy, Elizabeth Waugh, Naomi Ramsey and Ruby Flint.
Almeta will be remembered as the lady with white hair that worked at Lovett’s
Drive-In with 33 years of service. Almeta was the last surviving member of her
immediate family and was blessed with several sets of five generations in her family.
In her 100 years of life, Almeta saw more changes in this world than we can even
imagine. Her greatest joy and her life was about her family — children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She and her husband Bill started
a family and created a legacy that will last for many years to come. Almeta, or Grandma
as most knew her, will be missed by many.
Family and friends will be received at the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home, 730 N. Main
Avenue, Weston on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, from 4 — 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held
on Saturday at 1 p.m. from the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home chapel with Reverend Russell
Furr officiating. Interment will follow services in the Finster Chapel Cemetery on
Goosepen Road in Lewis County.
Online condolences and life stories in memory of Almeta may be expressed at
hardman-paletttifuneralhome.com.
Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home of Weston is honored and privileged to serve the family
of Haydie Almeta Pumphrey.