West Virginia Pioneers

Zula Mae Casto

Female 1915 - 2009  (93 years)


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  • Name Zula Mae Casto 
    Born 22 Sep 1915  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 Jul 2009  Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Zula Mae Harrison

      Zula Mae "Grandma" Harrison, 93, of Dunbar passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at home, on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

      She was the daughter of the late James M. and Oda Casto and was born September 22, 1915, in Given. She was also preceded in death by her devoted husband, Floyd O. Harrison; her son, James "Jim" Harrison; grandson, Billy Lanham; and her sisters, Velma Hays and Beulah Austin.

      Zula was a lifelong member of Dunbar First Baptist Church and active in the church circle.

      She is survived by her beloved daughters and sons-in-law, Delores and Harlan Jarvis, Debbie and Buzzy Lanham, and Diane and David Patton; along with daughter-in-law, Susan Gaskins and her husband, Ron. She delighted in the love of her grandchildren, Leann Durham, Leslie Boggess and her husband, Pat, Lori Bullock and her husband, Scott, Melanie Watson and her husband, Brian, Melinda Garbacz and her husband, Tony, and John Patton, and his wife, Latricia; great-grandchildren, Richard Lemon and his wife, Tia, Jamie Lemon, Nicholas, Zachary and Austin Martin, Chelsey, Lindsey and Nathan Boggess, Noah, Abbey and Caleb Watson, Payton Garbacz and Kaylee Ann Patton, due to join our family in October; and great-great-grandson, Sebastian Lemon.

      Her family's most cherished memory will be her loving kindness to family and friends.

      The family wants to extend special thanks to Mother's wonderful nurse, Holly McComas, for her dedication and love. Also a special thanks goes to HospiceCare.

      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 5, at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with the Rev. Thomas E. Stevens Jr. and the Rev. Doyle D. Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar.

      Friends may call from noon until time of the service at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

      Mother loved flowers, but would also appreciate memorial donations to Dunbar First Baptist Church, 16th Street and Myers Avenue, Dunbar, WV 25064.
    Person ID I21963  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father James Mansfield Casto,   b. 25 Sep 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1962, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Oda Dell Stalnaker,   b. Aug 1885, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1967, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 2 Apr 1911  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1920 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV
      James M, 38
      Oda D, 34
      Velma B, 7
      Zula M, 4.3
      Beulah G, 1.6
      Stalnaker, Mary E, 75, wd, mil

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV 122-128 all WVWVWV
      Casto, J Mance 48 md age 29
      Oda 44 md age 25
      Velma da 17
      Zula da 14
      Bleulah da 11

      1940 ED 18-11, Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV p15A
      #242 owns farm $1200 all born WV 1935: same Jackson WV
      Casto, J Mance 58
      Oda D 54

      JCBR:
      Zula May, 9/22/1915, Mance & Oda Casto, Given
      Velma, 5/1/1912, Mansfield & Oda, Given
      Beulah Gray, 6/8/1918, JM & Oda D Casto, Jackson Co, farmer
    Family ID F6971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Floyd O Harrison 
    Children 
     1. James Harrison
     2. Delores Harrison
     3. Debbie Harrison
     4. Diane Harrison
    Family ID F18937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.