Joseph Orland Ashley, Jr

1925 - 2006  (81 years)

• Name	Joseph Orland Ashley
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	7 Jun 1925	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jul 2006  [2]
  Buried	Fox Cemetery, Roane Co, WV
  Notes	Hur Herald (07/31/2006) Joseph Orland Ashley, Jr., 81 - Reedy Joseph Orland Ashley, Jr., 81, beloved husband, father and grandfather, went home to be with the Lord on July 16, 2006. Born June 7, 1925, in Reedy, West Virginia, to the late Joe O. and Virginia Grant Ashley, he spent 36 years living in Norton, OH. He retired after 36 years as a general foreman at the Akron Barberton Belt Railroad and returned to his childhood home in Reedy. Joseph was a World War II veteran and served in the Army infantry in the South Pacific. Joseph received the Purple Heart for his service. He was a member of the Purple Heart Club, the American Legion and the Farm Bureau. He loved working in his garden. He and his family ran a successful truck gardening business in the 60's and 70's. Joseph was an avid outdoorsman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Dale, Robert, Jess and Blaine Ashley; sisters, Myrtle Ashley, Stella Ross and Carrie Benson; grandson, Joseph Allen Ashley; son-in-law, Michael Ray Fleisher. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Helen Meglich Ashley of Reedy; daughter, Linda June of Coventry, OH, sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel, Sr. and Vicki of Spencer, Les and Debbie of Doylestown, OH, James and Lyneen of Reedy; grandchildren, Nancy (Jim), Amy (Jeff), Nicole (David), Daniel, Jr. (Dawn), Michael, Kristy (Scott), Benjamin (Kati), Robert; great grandchildren, whom he especially adored, Jaret, Nathan, Cameron, Jimmy, Carter, Ashley, Matthew, Bryan, Alaena; sisters, Donna Meglich and Florene (Oren) Walker. He will be deeply missed by all whom he leaves behind. "Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." James 4:14 A funeral service was conducted Thursday, July 20th in the John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. Michael F. "Mike" King officiating. Burial, with military graveside rites, was in the Fox Cemetery, Reedy.
  Person ID	I66264	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2009

  
  

  Father	Joseph Orland Ashley,   b. 3 Jun 1881, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Virginia Catherine Grant,   b. Abt 1884, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	28 Feb 1903	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1910 Reedy, Roane, WV # 116 all WVWVWV Ashley, Joe 28 m1- 7y Jennie 26 m1-7y 4-4 children Dale L son 6 Myrtle A da 4 Stella da 2 Jessie G son 2/12
  Family ID	F17695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen O Meglich
  Family ID	F17749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Fox Cemetery, Roane Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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