West Virginia Pioneers

Thelma Myrtle Rhodes

Female 1910 - 2002  (92 years)


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  • Name Thelma Myrtle Rhodes 
    Born 15 Feb 1910  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Oct 2002  Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Thelma Myrtle Rhodes Casto - Herald-Dispatch

      THELMA MYRTLE RHODES CASTO, 92, of Huntington, died Oct. 14, 2002, at the Woodlands Retirement Community, Huntington. She was born Jan. 15, 1910, a daughter of the late Rector and Alice Westfall Rhodes. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Starling D. Casto; sisters Ora Rhodes, Lee Orza Allen, Corda Fields and Virgie Fields; and brothers Owen and Otis Rhodes. She was a member of Ripley Baptist Temple and the American Legion Auxiliary. She and her husband owned and operated Casto's Super Market in Ripley. She is survived by daughters Lenora Sutphin of Huntington, Sue Ann Hartley of Huntington and Emma Hancock of Parkersburg; three grandchildren, Debbie Wilson of Parkersburg, Sherry Wilson of Woodbridge, Va., and Judy Overholser of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, at Vail Funeral Home, Ripley, with Pastor Rick Perrine and the Rev. Thomas Nolan officiating. Burial will be in Fairplain Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Vail Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Ripley Baptist Temple Church, 320 Charleston Drive, Ripley, WV, may be made.
    Person ID I501  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2009 

    Father Henry Rector Rhodes,   b. 19 Feb 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1961  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Alice Westfall,   b. 11 Nov 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1946, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1895  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1900 JC Washington Dist
      Henry R 2/1869, m 4y
      Alice 11/1876, 2-2
      Ora E, 10/1896
      Leorzie, 9/1899

      1910 Washington Dist, Jackson Co, WV
      Rhodes, Henry R 41 M1 14y
      Alice 33 M1 14y 6-5 children
      Ora C 13
      Lesrza 10
      Corda 4
      Virgie 3
      Thelma ?/12

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV # 129-130
      Rhodes, Henry R 51
      Alice 43
      Ora 23
      Leoiga? 20 dau
      Corda 13
      Virgil E 12
      Thelma M 10
      Otis W 7
      Bessie A 4.6

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV # 196
      Rhodes, Rector 61 m age 31
      Alice 52 m age 21
      Ora 32
      Thelma 19
      Odus 18
      Vessie 14
    Family ID F2910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Starling Denny Casto,   b. 18 Aug 1908,   d. 4 Apr 1998, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 20 May 1939  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1940 ED 18-8, Ripley, Jackson, WV p 3B Bottom between Rt 5 and Cottageville Rd
      #54 owns $2500 not farm
      Casto, Emma 53 wd WV same house
      Starling son 31 m WV same house
      Thelma dil 30 m WV Bell Grove, Jackson, WV
      Emma K gd 7 WV Same house
      Sue Ann gd 5 WV same house
      Robie, Minnie sister 49 s WV same house

      JCBR:
      Lenore Lee, 11/11/1940
    Children 
     1. Lenore Lee Casto
    Family ID F130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S447] Joyce Mertens.