Preston County West Virginia Death Notices and Obituaries

Bernard L. Flynn
Graveside services for Bernard L. Flynn, brother of Donald L. Flynn of Lexington were last Thursday at Kingwood, West Va. Memorial services had been conducted earlier at the Presbyterian Church in Teaneck, N. J.
Mr. Flynn, who was 61, died Dec. 9 after a short illness. He was vice president for purchases for Lever Bros. Co. and was a Presbyterian. In addition to his brother here, he leaves his wife, Mrs. Katherine Flynn of Teaneck; a son, Bernard L. Flynn Jr. of Wisconsin; his mother, Mrs. B. L. Flynn of Logan, West Va.; and another brother, J. W. Flynn of Darien, Conn. [The Lexington Progress, December 19, 1978 - transcribed by Amanda Jowers]

Carroll E. Wood
Carroll E. "Woody" Wood, 88, of Brandinn Acres, Reedsville, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at Heartland of Preston County after a short illness. He was born Sept. 29, 1912, in Macomb, Ill., son of the late Beryl and Dena McCreery Wood. He was an outstanding athlete in basketball and baseball at Western Illinois University and was co-captain of the 1934-1935 basketball team that won the Little 19 Conference Championship. In 1936, coaches elected him to receive the conference's Most Valuable Player trophy. He played semi-pro basketball after graduating from Western Illinois University in 1937, and was a member of the Ayers Oilers team for Kahokia, Mo., that won the 1938 YMCA tournament in Detroit. He played some professional baseball before beginning his coaching and teaching career, which extended over 30 years at Macomb, Elkhart, Mount Pulaski, Unit 5 Normal and District 87 Bloomington, all in Illinois. His most famous basketball team at Bloomington High posted a 23-3 record, ranked fifth in the state polls, won the Big 12 Conference, and went to the sectional, where it lost to Decatur. The Decatur team won the state tournament and had four of its five starters play college basketball. He was inducted into the Western Illinois University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1975. He retired in 1973 and moved to Alpine Lake Resort, near Terra Alta, to be near his daughter, Barbara and family. He became a dedicated Mountaineer fan after moving to West Virginia. He was a member of Reedsville United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Verona Lovett Wood, whom he married on Aug. 1, 1938; a daughter and spouse, Barbara and Ron Salter, of Vienna; two grandsons, Gary Salter, of Vienna, and Greg Salter, of Huntersville, N.C., and several cousins in Illinois. Friends may call at the James G. Lobb Funeral Home, W.Va. 7, Reedsville, from 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 7, until the 1:30 p.m. memorial service, with Dr. David Spence officiating. [Dominion Post, Morgantown, West Virginia - submitted by Ida Maack Recu]

Doris Young
Young Services-Funeral services for Mrs. Doris Young, 20, of Third avenue, South Charleston, who died Saturday at Terra Alta, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of God at Spring Hill. Rev. William Hall will officiate and burial will follow in Bays cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Robert young; a daughter, Shirley Ann; a son, Roy Young, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Obey Bays, all of South Charleston. [May 1, 1939 The Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston W. Va. - Submitted by Shauna Williams]

 

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