Gertha Marie Westfall

1926 - 2010  (84 years)

• Name	Gertha Marie Westfall
  Born	30 Mar 1926	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Dec 2010	Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Buried	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Gertha Marie Walker - Charleston Gazette - (Dec/18/2010) Gertha Marie Walker, 84, of Gandeeville died December 16, 2010 at Charleston Area Medical Center's Memorial Division. She was born March 30, 1926 in Jackson County, a daughter of the late Amos Brady and Edith Ann Stalnaker Westfall. She retired from the Kellwood Company in 1979 after 20 years of service and became a homemaker. She was a longtime member of the Mt. Welcome Union Church on Ambler Ridge near Walton. She is survived by her husband of 37 1/2 years, Harry W. "Bill" Walker; two daughters, Karen Moss of Spencer and Ranita Burns of Clio; two sons, Roger Holcomb of Virginia and Randy Holcomb of Nebraska; three step-daughters, Cathy Canterbury of Walton, Jerry Walden of Clendenin, and Kay Lindsay of Alabama; three sisters, Getrude Hopkins of Spencer, Eurada Skeens of Ripley, and Veneda Hoover of Harrisville; a brother, Amos Glen Westfall of Elyria, Ohio; 28 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son, Randall Thomas; a step-daughter, Helen Joyce Young; two brothers, Wayne and Arthur Westfall; two sisters, Myrtle Cummings and Evelyn Skeens; two grandsons, Christopher and Brian; and two foster brothers, Clinton Persinger and Kester Cobb. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer with the Rev. Jerry Malona and the Rev. Roy Russell officiating. Burial will be in Eventide Cemetery, Spencer. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
  Person ID	I46413	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Amos Brady Westfall,   b. 26 Mar 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 1966  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Edith Ann Stalnaker,   b. 1901, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Jun 1990, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1921	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	JCMR 3/13/1921 A B Westfall 31 Jackson, Gay Edith Stalnaker, 19, Jackson, Gay 1930 Washington, Jackson, WV Westfall, Brady 41 m age 31 Edith 28 m age 19 Myrtle 8 Arthur 6 Gertha 4. Gertrude 1.7 Cobb, Kester neph? 12 JCBR Myrtle Mae b.1-2-1922 Herbert Arthur b.6-12-1923 Wayne 4-26-1925 Gertha M. b.3-30-1926 Margaret Gertrude b. 8-3-1928 Female b.11-7-1930 Belva E. b.8-11-1933 Amos Glenn b.8-7-1935 Aplin Church Cemetery, Jackson County,WV Westfall Edith A. 1901-1990 Amos B. 1889-1966
  Family ID	F13065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Samuel Nadis Thomas,   b. 19 Nov 1919, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1946, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 26 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1941	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	JCBR a son born in 1943 Name: Randal Nadis Thomas Sex: Death Date: 25 Mar 1943 Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 2 hours Cemetery: Appleian Cem, Belgrove Funeral Home: Birth Date: 3/25/1943 Birth Place: Ripley, WV Mother: Gertha Westfall Mother's Birth Place: Belgrove, WV Father: Samuel N. Thomas Father's Birth Place: Belgrove, WV Informant: S N Thomas
  Children	1. Randal Nadis Thomas,   b. 25 Mar 1943, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1943, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F16418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lundy Forsythe Holcomb, Jr,   b. 6 Aug 1923, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 5 May 1988  (Age 64 years)
  Married	5 Aug 1950	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 8/5/1950 Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Lundy Holcomb, 27, 8/6/1923, Roane Co, Spencer, Lundy & May Holcomb Gertha Thomas, 24 3/30/1926, Jackson Coi, Belgrove, George & Lizzie Thomas
  Children	1. Roger Keith Holcomb   2. Randy Forsythe Holcomb
  Family ID	F24804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Henry W Walker
  Family ID	F24803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S21] Obit. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.