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Bernice Lee Casto

Female 1930 - 2009  (79 years)


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  • Name Bernice Lee Casto 
    Born 21 May 1930  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 30 Jul 2009  Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • Bernice Lee Casto French
      Birth: May 21, 1930
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Jul. 30, 2009
      Huntington
      Cabell County
      West Virginia, USA
      Bernice Lee French, 79, of Ripley passed away Thursday, July 30, 2009, at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
      She was born May 21, 1930, in Jackson County and was a daughter of the late Roy and Liddia Sayre Casto.
      She was a retired schoolteacher with 39 years of service.
      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Owen Ray French.
      She is survived by a daughter, Patricia (David) McCutcheon, and a grandson, Colby McCutcheon.
      She will be buried beside her husband in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in a private service.
      A memorial service will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.
      Waybright Funeral Home will be serving the family.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Roy J Casto (1893 - 1967)
      Liddia Casto (1896 - 1977)
      Spouse:
      Owen Ray French (1925 - 1987)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      Parchment Valley
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Paul Taylor "Moochie"
      Record added: Jul 31, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 40117875
    Person ID I60197  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2014 

    Father Roy James Casto,   b. 4 Sep 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Lydia Sayre,   b. Feb 1896, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 22 Feb 1916  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 2/22/1916 at home of Claten McCoy
      Place: Mason, West Virginia
      Roy J Casto, 21, Jackson, Jackson
      Liddia Sayre, 20, Mason, Mason
      D B Sayre, guardian of bride present and consenting

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 51-50
      Casto, Roy J 26
      Liddia 20
      Manford M son 1

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV #74-76
      Casto, Roy 37 m age 23
      Liddie 36 m age 22
      Manford son 12
      Raymond son 9

      1940 ED 18-10 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV p 5A & B
      #68 owns farm $free all born WV - 1935 Rural Jackson
      Casto, Roy 46
      Liddia 44
      Manford son 22 s
      Raymond son 19
      Bernice Lee da 9
      Clarissa mother 77 wd
    Family ID F16195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Owen Ray French,   b. 6 May 1925, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1987, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F27222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S21] Obit.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.