1. Stafford Funeral Home, Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Betty Ritchie Halsey, 74, of Crany, WV passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at Bowers Hospice House, Beckley, WV after a six year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on October 6, 1949 in Beckley, WV. She was the only child of Jack and Novella Cozort Ritchie. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her grandparents Charles and Mary Nidiffer Ritchie and John H. “Jack” and Trizia McGraw Cozort, all her aunts and uncles, many cousins, and her very beloved father and mother-in-law Carson and Edna Phillips Halsey. She is survived by her loving husband of almost 44 years, Fred Halsey, their only child and best friend Andrea Halsey Perdue and husband Adam, her grandsons Dallas and Eli Fatony, and her bonus grandchildren Clay, Harley, and A.J. Perdue, her best friends Linda Cook, Bill and Regina Cook, Debbie Gobble, many other dear friends, neighbors, and her church family. Betty grew up in Oceana. She graduated Valedictorian from Oceana High School in 1967. She graduated magna cum laude from Marshall University in 1971 receiving a Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education with teaching fields in English and Spanish. In 1974 she earned a Masters Degree Summa Cum Laude from Marshall in Spanish Education. She earned an additional 45 graduate hours and studied in Soria, Spain, and Merida, Mexico. She later obtained a teaching field in French. She taught English, Spanish, and French at Oceana High School from 1971 to 1998. From 1998-2002 she taught at Wyoming East High School and from 2002-2007 she taught at Westside High School and also brought Spanish classes to seventh and eighth grade students at Oceana Middle School and Road Branch School. From 1998 until 2010 she was an adjunct professor of Spanish for Concord University, teaching at the Beckley Campus. Betty loved teaching and was very passionate about sharing her love of the language and culture of other countries with her students. In 1983 Fred and Betty moved to Crany, WV and began to establish The Halsey Farm. They and later their daughter Andrea worked diligently to build a beautiful farm. They kept horses, raised cattle, and baled and sold hay. Fred raised large gardens, and Betty loved to can and freeze what he grew. She always raked the hay to be baled and brush hogged with her own tractor. She was an avid reader and crossword puzzle fan. She liked to feed family, friends, and many people who helped on the farm through the years. She loved to crochet, sew, quilt, and embroider. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family and loved to baby sit Dallas and Eli, who brought her such joy. Fred and Betty loved to travel. They have been to much of the West, South, and North East of the United States. They have visited Canada, Mexico, Peru, and Costa Rica. She accompanied Fred on hunting trips to Australia and South Africa. Betty was a kind, generous, and humble person. She was a very hard worker, a Christian and was a member of Joseph Baptist Church. She loved life and was a very positive person, even through her long journey with cancer. Funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, June 26th at Joseph Baptist Church, Lynco, WV with Rev. Charles Cook and Pastor William Cook officiating. She will be laid to rest in the Halsey Cemetery, Pineville, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 5-9 pm on Tuesday, June 25th at the church. Pallbearers will be Raybon Cook, Charles Cook, Kenneth Stepp, Howard Mullins, Duane Farley, Ryan Farley, Randall Patton and Tony Flaim. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Cook and Greg Hatfield. Special thanks to Wyoming Nursing and Rehab, Bowers Hospice House, their friends and neighbors and Dr. El-Harake. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."
1. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Triadelphia District; Man; E.D. 23-34; taken on 15 Apr 1940; Page 563A;
Image 4 of 13; Household #51.
Listed as Mabel Short; age 6; born in WV; not attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Aulbert W. Short.
1. Stafford Funeral Home, Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ronald Warren Short, 77, of Lexington, NC went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. He was born on April 25, 1947 in Matheny, WV a son of the late Aulbert and Rosa Lee Brewer Short. Ronald was a United States Army Veteran, a member of the UMWA, and of the Baptist faith. He also spent many years as a long haul truck driver and a coal miner. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a sister Athelene Short, a brother Arland Short, and two half sisters Mary Stewart and Mable Cooley. Survivors include his two children Ronald Loren Short of Lexington, NC and Cecelia Miller and husband David of Columbus, OH, a sister Violet Stone of Lexington, NC, a host of nieces, nephews, and other loving family and friends. Graveside service will be held at 11:00am on Monday, June 24th at Short-Breeding Cemetery, Steeles Hollow, WV with Earl Junior Brewer officiating. Military Rites will be conducted by Iaeger Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home".