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WWII Military Service News
Pvt. Harold F. McGrew of Sandyville, and Pvt. Okay L. Casto, of Staats Mills, have been transferred from Camp Attenbury, Indiana to Camp Blending, Florida, and Pvt. Leo D. Randolph, of Ripley, to the Army Air Base at Amarillo, Texas, the Army announced this week. (Friday, Sept 29, 1944).
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Okey L Casto
Birth Year: 1926
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Jackson
Enlistment Date: 14 Sep 1944
Enlistment State: Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington West
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: General farmers
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 000
Okey L. Casto
Okey L. Casto, 84, of Scott Depot passed away Friday, May 7, 2010, at CAMC Memorial Hospital, Charleston.
Born March 12, 1926, in Staats Mill, Jackson County, he was a son of the late Ola and Cora Rhodes Casto.
He retired from Columbia Gas Company with 37 years of service. He was a Christian and a member of Judson Baptist Church, Bill's Creek, Winfield, where he was a past deacon, trustee, and a member of the cemetery committee. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, earning two bronze stars, combat infantry badge and several other commendations. He served in France, Germany, and participated in the crossing of the Rhine River at Remagen. He was also a member of the Washington Masonic Lodge No. 58 A.F. & A.M, St. Albans, Scottish Rite and Beni Kedem Shrine, both of Charleston. He was a past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, No. 153, Nitro, and the White Shrine of Parkersburg, a member of VFW, St. Albans, and a member of the NRA.
Okey is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Garnett L. Booth Casto; son and daughter-in-law, Allan and Lois Casto of Scott Depot; sister, Lorena Penland of Laurel, Md.; brothers, Glenver Casto and Russell Casto, both of Ripley. Also surviving are two loving grandsons, Zach and Micah Casto.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. H. B. White Jr. and the Rev. Fred McCallister officiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, with military honors and Masonic rites.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where an Order of the Eastern Star service will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Online condolences may be made at www.bartlettchapmanfuneralhome.com.
Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, 409 Sixth Avenue, St. Albans, is in charge of arrangements.
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