Vickie Ann (West) Scrivener, age 63, died December 21, 2017

Vickie Ann (West) Scrivener, 63, of Lakeland, Florida, died peacefully at the Mike Conley Hospice House on December 21, 2017. Born on January 6, 1954 to Rex Channing West and Melba Anne (Jackson) West in Weston, WV. She attended and graduated from Rockville High in Rockville, MD.   Vickie later received LPN training at Frederick […]

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Melba Anne (Jackson) West, 88, died January 3, 2022

Melba Anne (Jackson) West, 88, passed away peacefully at her residence at Lorien Nursing Facility in Mt. Airy, Maryland, on January 3, 2022. Born on April 17, 1933, in Weston, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey Walter Jackson and Grace Waggoner Jackson.   She was preceded in death by her husband, […]

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Frederick “Fred” Frank Pepper 1937 – 2020

Yadkinville – Mr. Frederick Frank Pepper of Yadkinville, North Carolina went home to be with the Lord on February 10, 2020. Fred was born on January 23, 1937 to the late Frank N. and Mattie Belle Fairchild Pepper in Sackette Harbor, New York where he spent his childhood while his father was serving in the […]

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Obituary For Loree Ann Fissel, Died March 18, 2022

  Loree Ann Fissel, 63, of Cairo, WV departed this life Friday, March 18, 2022, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.   Ann was born August 20, 1958, in Denver, CO, a daughter of Edith (Elkins) McCormack of Denver, CO and the late William Grant McCormack.   Ann enjoyed cooking, entertaining, traveling, and spending […]

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Ray Edward Jackson, 84, died Sept. 11, 2018

Ray Edward Jackson, 84, of Craigsville, [WV] passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Webster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 14, 1934, in Elizabeth WV, a son of the late Edward and Naomi Kidder Jackson.   Ray was a graduate of Kenwood High School, MD and Towson State University. He held a […]

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Noble Franklin Pribble died on December 31, 2021, age 96.

I’m saddened to relay news of the passing of cousin Noble Franklin Pribble, a descendant of Henry Jackson (Noble Franklin Pribble(7), E. Willis Pribble(6), Franklin Pierce Pribble(5), Henry Jackson Pribble(4), Elizabeth Permelia Jackson(3), Henry Jackson(2), John Jackson(1)). It sounds like he had a long and interesting life and career.   Obit for Noble Franklin Pribble. […]

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Garol R. Spindler, Jr. awarded Distinguished Engineers of Mines Award

Garol R. Spindler, Jr. awarded Distinguished Engineers of Mines Award from Mining Engineering Department, West Virginia University on May 15, 2010.   Garol R. Spindler, Jr. is chairman and CEO of Imagin Minerals, Inc. as well as Zeox Corporation.   Spindler’s career includes a number of senior-level positions within the United States, Canada and Australia. […]

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Hyer Jackson (1806-1873), son of Henry Jackson

      Henry Jackson (1774-1852), the youngest child of John Jackson and Elizabeth Cummins, had at least 23 children by his two wives — Mary Hyre and Elizabeth Shreves. This post is about one of Henry and Mary’s sons Hyer Jackson from material submitted by Nancy Jackson.         Hyer3 Jackson (Henry2, John1) was […]

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New fencing around historic Henry Jackson Cemetery

The new fencing around the Henry Jackson Cemetery as the sun rises one morning. Photo taken November 2021.      The Jackson Brigade Corporation is proud to announce the completion of the new fencing around the historic Henry Jackson Cemetery. The cemetery is in Hall, Upshur County, WV, about six miles northeast of Buckhannon, WV.  […]

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A Vampire’s Great Grandfather!

Who is Jackson Rathbone?  Ask any pre-teen girl and she will tell you that he is one of the “hotties” in The Twilight Saga films.  Jackson plays the vampire Jasper Hale.  His full name is Monroe Jackson Rathbone V and he is the fifth generation to be named after his great-great-great-great-grandfather Judge James Monroe Jackson.  […]

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