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Clarence Donald Myers

Male 1920 - 2007  (87 years)


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  • Name Clarence Donald Myers 
    Born 27 Jan 1920  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Nov 2007  Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 

    • Married three times, one daughter by each marriage. Don't know first wife's name.

      Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - Time: 2:44:14 AM EST (Parkersburg News & Sentinel)

      C. Donald Myers

      C. Donald Myers, 87, of Ripley, passed away on Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, at his daughter's residence in Ripley with his family by his side.

      Born Jan. 27, 1920, in Cottageville, W.Va., he was the son of the late Clarence Franklin Myers and Golda Coe Myers. He was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Wilma Miller Myers; and a brother, Jack Wendell Myers.

      C. Donald retired as owner of Myers Insurance Agency and Real Estate in Ripley. As a World War II Army veteran, he served in France during the war. He was also a Scottish Rite Mason, a Nemesis Shriner, a past president of the Ripley Rotary Club and a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church. During the past 28 years, he served as the main bookkeeper for the dental office of Drs. Layne and Myers in Ripley.

      C. Donald will be greatly missed by his daughter, Dr. Dawn M. Myers and her husband, Dr. Thomas H. Layne III, of Ripley; and three grandchildren, Ryan Thomas Layne of Ripley, Evan Alexander Layne of New York City and Vaughn Mackenzie Layne of Greenville, S.C. He will also be missed by his son, Dr. Babak Noorbakhsh and his wife, Julie DiGregono Noorbakhsh; and two grandchildren, Seth Isaac Noorbakhsh and Sarah Alyson Noorbakhsh, all of Vienna. C. Donald left behind a special friend, Joan Hunt of Ripley.

      A Celebration of Life service will 11 a.m. Thursday at the Epworth United Methodist Church in Ripley with Dr. Ken Krimmel officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the Fairplain Cemetery near Ripley. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Vail Funeral Home, Ripley.

      Memorial donations may be made to the Epworth United Methodist Church Building Fund, 299 North Church St., Ripley, WV 25221.
    Person ID I51451  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2008 

    Father Clarence Franklin Myers,   b. 24 Feb 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1978  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Golda Dora Coe,   b. 31 Aug 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 9 Nov 2007  (Age < 110 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1916  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 

    • 1930 Union, Jackson, WV # 118-123
      Myers, Clarence F 36 m age 22 WV WV WV teacher public schools
      Goldie D 32 m age 18 WVWVWV
      John W son 12 OH WVWV
      Charles D son 10 WVWVWV

      Pfc Jack Myers is stationed in the Canal Zone and has been in the service since April 1941, Sgt. Donald Myers is stationed at Williamantie, Conn and has been in the service since April 1942. They are the only sons of former Sheriff and Mrs. Clarence F Myers of Ripley....( in the Ripley paper Friday, Oct, 15, 1943)
    Family ID F14268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth M Daigle 
    Children 
     1. Marie M Myers
    Family ID F15433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Wilma Miller,   d. Bef 9 Nov 2007 
    Married 1953  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15434  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S21] Obit.

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