Church Romance: Deaths
Oather Burdette Oather Burdette, 72, of Sissonville died Aug. 18, 2000, at home.He was retired from Midwest Steel and was an Army veteran of the Korean War.Surviving: wife, Ruth; daughters, Connie Burdette, Debbie Jarrell and Karen Jarrell, all of Sissonville, Ann Swiney and Brenda Reed, both of Charleston; sons, Dale, Eddie and Billy, all of Sissonville; sisters, Mary Olive of Elkview, Ida Linkenauger, Mernie Goens, Delphie Reed, Alphie Baldwin, Carolyn Smith and Joy Landers, all of...
Church Romance: GATLIN MURDER TRIAL BEGINS
75 YEARS AGO From the Greensboro Daily News, Feb. 9-15, 1928 Jury selection has begun in the much anticipated trial of Mrs. Alma Petty Gatlin, for the alleged murder of her father, Smith Petty, last year.Mrs. Gatlin, wife of Reidsville's fire chief, has been in jail at Wentworth since being charged with the crime after her father's body was found buried in the basement at the Petty family home in Reidsville.Mrs. Gatlin pleaded not guilty as the special...
Church Romance: OBITUARIES
Letha L. Asbury NEWARK, Ohio - Letha L. Asbury, 54, of Newark, formerly of Sissonville, W.Va., died Aug. 20, 2000, at home after a short illness.She was an employee of Bob Evans Restaurant.Surviving: daughter, Elizabeth Isner of Newark; mother, Betty Boyce of Sissonville; sisters, Diane Romskey of South Charleston, W.Va., Mary Humphreys of Cincinnati; brothers, Fred Boyce, Terry Boyce, Bob Boyce and Steve Boyce, all of Sissonville; three grandchildren.Service will be 2 p.m....
Church Romance: Friends call her tenacious.
Others call her domineering and manipulative. Polk County authorities call her a killer.She pleaded innocent last week and now waits in jail for a murder trial that might begin in February. In the meantime, a picture is coming into focus, revealing The surreal life of Bimla Boyd Story by Alan Gustafson - Statesman Journal Born and raised in the Fiji Islands, she came to the United States more than 20 years ago, a divorced young mother determined to...