Hiram Lakin Harper

1909 - 1995  (86 years)

• Name	Hiram Lakin Harper
  Nickname	Doc
  Born	13 Aug 1909	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Dec 1995	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Mt Moriah aka Hunt & Jarvis Cemetery, Ambler Ridge, Roane Co, WV
  Notes	H. Lakin "Doc" Harper, 86, of Walton, died Saturday, December 23, 1995 in Roane General Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in Ryan, a son of the late William C. & Zetta Hunt Harper. He was a lifelong resident of Roane County, and a retired carpenter. He was a member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church on Ambler Ridge Road and attended the Walton Union Church. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Garry W. and Veda C. Harper of Walton; grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Cody and Tracy Harper of Walton; one great-grandson, Matthew Harper, also of Walton; sisters Oshel Hunt of Walton and Ora Parsons of Massillon, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his wife, Metta Rea Hunt Harper, in 1985; four brothers, Glay, Glennis, John B. and William Clair Harper; one sister Opal Scarbro and two half-sisters, Docie Harper and Maysel Conley. Services were Wednesday at Sinnett-Taylor Funeral Home, with Rev. Ray R. "Pete" Jones officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
  Person ID	I58425	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2007

  
  

  Father	William Clinton Harper,   b. 1 Oct 1876, Harper District, Roane Co, WV ,   d. 30 Oct 1924, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Zetta Hunt,   b. Aug 1880, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 May 1946, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1904	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1920 Harper, Roane, WV # 9 Harper, William C 43 Zetta 39 Glay son 13 Glennis D son 11 Hyram L son 10 John B son 8 Opal G da 6 Oshal M da 5 Ora L da 2.5 Hunt, Hyram P fil 71 wd 1930 Harper, Roane, WV # 169-170 Harper, Zetta 49 wd m age 24 Glennis son 21 Lakin son 20 Bruce J son 19 Opal G da 16 Oshal M da 15 Ora L da 12 William C son 8
  Family ID	F11303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mettie Rae Hunt,   b. 29 Dec 1910, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Dec 1985  (Age 74 years)
  Married	7 Dec 1939  [4]
  Children	1. Garry Willard Harper
  Family ID	F15789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] Birth Records, Roane Co, WV. [S21] Obit. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV. [S447] Joyce Mertens.