Velva Marie BROWN
- Born: 10 Apr 1919, Lewis Co., WV 55
- Marriage: Russell Denver FORINASH on 25 Jul 1942 in Weston, Lewis Co., WV 5032
- Died: 24 Mar 2006, Weston, Lewis Co., WV at age 86 55
- Buried: 26 Mar 2006, Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co., WV 10
General Notes:
The Weston Democrat, Weston, WV, 30 March 2006
Velva Marie Forinash, 86, of 737 W. 2nd Street, Weston died at 2:20 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2006, in the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital of Weston following a brief illness.
She was born April 10, 1919, in Lewis County, a daughter of the late Leala Mae Simons and James Clarence "Brownie" Brown.
She was married in 1943 to William Russell Forinash who later passed away in 1957.
She was also preceded in death by her son Richard "Dick" Forinash who passed away in 1986 and one sister Virginia Gillispie who passed away in 2004.
Surviving are three daughters, Ruth Niday, Patricia Johnson and Marcia Watson; three sons, William and wife Montie Forinash, Charles and wife Mary Ann Forinash and Thomas Forinash; one brother, Thomas E. Brown; twelve grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren, all of Weston.
Velva worked at the Old Borchert Glass Factory then waitressed at several area restaurants. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She was a member of WSCS at the Waldeck United Methodist Church, Loyal Order of Moose, American Legion and Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2481.
Friends were received at the Floyd Funeral Home of Weston on Saturday, March 24 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday from the Floyd Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Russell Furr officiating. Interment followed in the Weston Masonic Cemetery.
Velva married Russell Denver FORINASH, son of William Roy FORINASH and Gustava V. HOLDEN, on 25 Jul 1942 in Weston, Lewis Co., WV.5032 (Russell Denver FORINASH was born on 6 Aug 1911 in Lewis Co., WV,5033 died on 30 Aug 1957 in Weston, Lewis Co., WV 5033 and was buried on 1 Sep 1957 in Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co., WV 5033.). The cause of his death was acute coronary occlusion.
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