Katherine Rosalee Casto

1927 - 2019  (91 years)

• Name	Katherine Rosalee Casto
  Born	5 Jul 1927	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Feb 2019	Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Rosalee French July 5, 1927 - February 12, 2019 Katherine Rosalee (Casto) French, 91, passed away at her home of 48 years in Ripley, WV on February 12, 2019. Rosalee was born July 5, 1927 in Given, WV, a daughter of the late Luther F. and Oma Myrtle Bowles Casto. She often told stories of taking care of her siblings while growing up and at the age of 12, preparing meals for those working in the fields and in the garden. Every summer, she and her Mother enjoyed canning together. She was a 1945 graduate of Ripley High School and retired as a cook for the Jackson County Board of Education. Rosalee loved bowling and at the age of 50 got her Driver’s License. She was known for her immaculate yard and her gardening skills and loved it when people stopped by to sit on the porch with her and enjoy some conversation. Rosalee was a big WVU fan and always decorated her home for game day and enjoyed traveling to bowl games to cheer on the Mountaineers. She loved to read (but only after her work was done) and going to Nick Sparks book signings. She always loved her beach vacations. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Austin French, a granddaughter, Jeanell Southall, and a son, Howard Steven French; brothers and sisters, Alfred Lee Casto, Everette F. Casto, Hilda Eileen Casto Pringle and Paul Edwin Casto. She is survived by her children, Darlena Rae Randolph, Jeanette Kay Pritt and husband Gary, Teressa Jo French, Edwin Royal French and Andrew Floyd French, 15 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley with Pastor Kevin Jennings officiating. Burial will be in the Given Cemetery, Given, WV. Friends may call from 5 to 8 pm Saturday at the funeral home. The family wishes to thank Kanawha Hospice for the comfort and care given to Rosalee and the entire family during her illness. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.waybrightfuneralhome.
  Person ID	I60191	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Luther Floyd Casto,   b. 17 Apr 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Aug 1983  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Oma Myrtle Bowles,   b. 22 Jun 1905, Jackson County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 23 May 1986, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	11 Sep 1923	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV #75-77 Casto, Luther F 30 m age 23 Oma 24 m age 18 Alfred L son 5 Catherine da 2 Everett F son 3/12 1940 ED 18-10 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV p 4B &5A #70 rents farm $ all born WV - 1935 Rural Jackson Casto, Luther 40 Oma wife 34 Alfred son 14 Roaslee da 12 Everett son 10 Hilda da 8 Paul son 4 Katherine's birth records shows parents as Floyd and Myrtle.
  Family ID	F13920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Howard Austin French,   b. 5 Feb 1909, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 1994  (Age 85 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1946	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 11/16/1946 at Ripley Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Howard French, 37, 2-5, Jackson, Given; Perry & Rosella French Rosalee Casto, 19, 7/5, Jackson, Given; Luther & Ora Casto
  Children	1. Howard Steven French,   b. 15 Dec 1947,   d. 7 Aug 2009  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F16622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

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