Bernice Lee HANNA
- Born: 3 Aug 1913, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV 2992
- Marriage: John Walter HEASTER Sr. on 22 Jul 1936 2991
- Died: 24 Jun 2011, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV at age 97 2992
- Buried: 27 Jun 2011, Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV 2992
General Notes:
The Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Online Edition, 25 Jun 2011
KIEFFER - Bernice L. Heaster, 97, of Kieffer passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011, at home following a short illness.
Born August 3, 1913, in Clintonville, she was the daughter of the late Adam Dean and Elizabeth Susan Loudermilk Hanna.
Bernice was a homemaker who enjoyed canning, working crossword puzzles and playing Scrabble. She was a member of the Church of Christ of Clintonville.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Walter Heaster, in 1972; two sons, John Walter Heaster, Jr., and Michael L. Heaster; three sisters, Bertha Burns, Beulah Jones, and Bonnie Hawkins; and three brothers, Oran, Ray and Dave Hanna.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Giles (Gene) of Alexandria, VA, and Brenda Gilmore of Kieffer; two sons, Basil R. Heaster of Kieffer and Ronald "Doug" Heaster (Gwenda) of Crawley; nine grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2011, at the Wallace & Wallace Chapel in Rainelle. Burial will follow at the Wallace Memorial Cemetery in Clintonville.
Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday, June 26, 2011, at the funeral home.
The family wishes to express their gratitude to Kanawha Hospice Care, Home Care Plus, and a special thank you to her sitters.
Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace, Inc., of Rainelle.
Bernice married John Walter HEASTER Sr., son of John Gamelia HEASTER and Lora Bell REMLEY, on 22 Jul 1936.2991 (John Walter HEASTER Sr. was born on 21 Sep 1908 in Greenbrier Co., WV and died on 21 Jun 1972 in Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV 55.)
Marriage Notes:
Post-Herald and Register, Beckley, WV, Sunday, 29 Jul 1956, p. 12, col. H
Two Couples Mark 20th Anniversaries
KIEFFER - Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heaster and Mr. and Mrs. Powell Hawkins celebrated their 20th wedding anniversaries Sunday by visiting Natural Bridge, Va. They were accompanied by their children, Joyce, Michael, Brenda and Douglas Heaster, and Columbine, Josephine and Arbutus Hawkins.
The couples were united in marriage 20 years ago in a double wedding ceremony.
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