West Virginia Pioneers
Eugene Oral Rhodes
1932 - 2010 (78 years)-
Name Eugene Oral Rhodes Born 3 Feb 1932 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1] Gender Male Died 30 Dec 2010 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA [2] Buried Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Notes
Parkersburg News/Sentinel
Parkersburg, WV
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Eugene Rhodes
Eugene O. Rhodes 78 of Ripley went to be with the Lord Dec. 30, 2010 at his home following a long illness.
He was born Feb. 3, 1932 at Belgrove a son of the late Thomas and Mary Casto Rhodes. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and worked in construction. He attended the Salt Hill Church in Ripley.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years Ellen Landis Rhodes; sons Ricky (Jackie) Rhodes of Big Chimney and Jason Rhodes of Ripley; daughters Veronica (Randy) Fisher of Ripley, Margaret (Jay) Hambrick of Parkersburg and Regina Harrison of Kenna; brother Ronald Rhodes of Washington, DC; sister Hazel Raines of Cross Lanes. Also survived by nine grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Bradford Rhodes.
Funeral Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, at the Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley. Burial with military rites provided by Ripley American Legion Post 107 will be in the Pine Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Funeral Home.
Person ID I638 WVPioneers Last Modified 18 Feb 2011
Father Thomas Carr "Tommy" Rhodes, b. 18 Aug 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Apr 1977 (Age 81 years) Mother Mary Vienna Casto, b. 26 Feb 1896, Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Oct 1958, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA (Age 62 years) Married 8 Apr 1917 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1, 3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 4/8/1917 at John Casto's
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
T C Rhodes, 21, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
Vienna Casto, 21, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
Married on Easter Sunday
1920 Washington, Jackson, WV
Rhodes, Thomas, 24 WV WV WV
Vienna, 23 WV WV WV
Carl B, 9/12 WV WV WV
1930 Belgrove, Washington, Jackson, WV # 106
Rhodes, Thomas 34 m age 22 WV WV WV
Vienna 34 m age 22 WV WV WV
Bradford son 10 WV WV WV
Hazel dau 7 WV WV WV
Ronald son 4.10 WV WV WV
1940 ED 18-14 Belgrove, Washington, Jackson, WV p4A
#52 owns $400, farm
Rhodes, Thomas 44 m WV 1935: lived same house
Vienna 44 m WV 1935: lived same house
Bradford son 21 s WV 1935: lived same house
Hazel da 17 WV 1935: lived same house
Ronald son 14 WV 1935: lived same house
Eugene son 8 WV 1935: lived same house
Buried Casto Cemetery, Belgrove, Jackson Co, WV
Family ID F107 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ellen Evelyn Landis Children 1. Ricky Wayne Rhodes 2. Veronica Lynn Rhodes 3. Margaret Ellen Rhodes, b. 11 Jun 1958, Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA , d. 26 Nov 2017 (Age 59 years) 4. Regina Sue Rhodes 5. Jason Scott Rhodes Family ID F717 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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