Sarepta's grave at the well-manicured West Hill Cemetery

~ Daughter Lora Belle (Mayle) Mayle ~

Daughter Lora Belle "Lori" Mayle (1894-1975) was born in 1894 in Berrysburg. 

At the age of 20, Lora Belle married 23-year-old Milton Ashford (or "Melton") Mayle (1891-1976) on May 30, 1914. 

They lived in Webster community near Grafton, where Milton was a school teacher and farmer. 

The Mayleses together produced a brood of nine known children -- Wilbert "Web" Mayle, Vernon Layne Mayle, Opal (Mayle) Mayle, Quentin Mayle, Annabelle Vaughn, Virginia "Loretta" Mayle, Rosetta Lee, Eleanor (Mayle) Mayle, Herbert Mayl. 

When the federal census enumeration was made in 1930, the Mayles made their home in the Court House District of Taylor County, near Grafton, where Milton earned a living as a farmer. Among their next door neighbors that year were 73-year-old Reese Mayle and his 71-year-old wife Harriet; 24-year-old Joe Mayle and his 21-year-old wife Grace; and 38-year-old Freeland Mayles and his wife Irene, age 31.

Book naming Lora & Milton

The 1940 United States Census shows the family in Grafton, with Milton and their son Quentin working as farmers. Six children were in the household at that time. Then in 1950, census records show the Mayles in Knottsville, Taylor County, with Milton having no occupation. Their married son Quentin lived next door that year.

They are mentioned in the 1986 book, A History of Taylor County, West Virginia, published by the Taylor County Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. The book entry states that in 1966, the Mayles deeded 9.1 acres containing the West Hill cemetery (founded in 1911) to the Wesleyan Methodist Church, led by trustees Dorsey Maley, Vernon Mayle and Oscar Frum. 

According to the book, members of the church "may not watch television, dance, use tobacco, alcohol, go to movies or marry again until their spouses are dead. Members must also keep their arms covered. Women are not allowed to cut their hair or wear short dresses."

Lora passed away on April 19, 1975, and was survived by 25 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, one great-great grandchild and two step great-great grandchildren. 

Now widowed, Milton moved to Canton, Stark County, OH, to be near several of his adult children. He died suddenly in Canton at the age of 84 on June 2, 1976, just a year after his wife's passing. His remains were returned to Grafton for burial with his wife at the West Hill Cemetery.

West Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church, on or near land donated to the church by Melton and Lora Belle Mayle

Son Wilbert E. "Web" Mayle (1911-1963) was born in 1911. In 1929, when he was 18 years of age, he wedded 16-year-old Amanda Catherine Mayle (1913-1967), daughter of Clinton Sylvester and Florence L. (Nesselrode) Mayle. The couple bore one known son, Wilbert Ashford Mayle.

• Grandson Wilbert Ashford "Jim" Mayle (1933-1996) was born on Sept. 12, 1933, in Cecil, Taylor County. In 1952, the 19-year-old Wilbert was joined in marriage with Donna Lee Mayle (April 15, 1935-2016), of Taylor County and the daughter of Leo E. and Leola Bernadine "Dandy" (Mayle) Mayle. Donna Lee's mother had died of meningitis when the girl was age two, and she grew up with several stepmothers. The couple produced these offspring -- Joey Donnis Mayle, Denny Dewayne Mayle, Craig Mayle, Patrick Mayle, Dana Mayle and Jess Mayle. The family grieved when son Craig died in infancy. The family attended the Grafton Wesleyan Holiness Church. In her free time, Donna Lee like to decorate her home and care for her plants and cook for her family. At the age of 62, he passed into eternity in Grafton on July 20, 1996. Donna Lee outlived her husband by two decades, maintained her residence on the Webster Pike. She died in Grafton Hospital, at the age of 80, on Jan. 21, 2016. Funeral services were held in the family church, led by Pastor David Maley. They are interred in West Hill Cemetery near Grafton.

Daughter Opal Bernesia Mayle (1917-2002) was born on June 1, 1916 in Grafton. On New Year's Eve 1936, when she was age 20, Opal married 20-year-old Alfred "Bertsell" Mayle (1916-1993), son of Freddie and Irene Mayle of Taylor County. (They both fibbed on their marriage license that they actually were 21, so they could bypass the requirement for needing parental consent.) His name also has been spelled as "Burtsel." Rev. R.O. Phillips, of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, officiated. The Mayles' known offspring were Parma Collins, Linda Lou Young and Carol Sue Lyons. Although most of Opal's siblings eventually migrated to Detroit, she and Bertsell relocated to Canton, Stark County, OH. While in Canton, Opal was involved in the founding of the Crystal Park Wesleyan Church. Alfred passed from this earth on June 11, 1993 at the age of 77. Opal survived another nine years. She spent her final years living with or near her married daughter Linda Lou Young in Springfield, TN. She passed away in Springfield on Sept. 18, 2002, at the age of 86. Her remains were returned to Ohio to be placed at rest in the Mapleton Cemetery following funeral services at the Crystal Park church, with Pastor Earl Fields officiating. A newspaper obituary said there were nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

• Granddaughter Parma Mayle married Rolla Collins and resided in East Canton.

• Granddaughter Linda Lou Mayle wed John Young and made their home in Springfield, TN.

• Granddaughter Carl Sue Mayle was united in marriage with Walter Lyons and lived in Portland, TN.

Son Quentin E. Mayle (1919-2016) was born on June 3, 1919 in Grafton. His name has been misspelled at times as "Clinton." He lived as a young man in Simpson, Taylor County and assisted his father with farmwork. On Aug. 5, 1941, when he was age 22, Quentin married 15-year-old Louise Ida Mayle (1926-2019), also of Simpson and the daughter of William Lemuel and Mary Helen (Mayle) Mayle. The wedding was held in Grafton, with Rev. Frank J. Tufvander officiating. Their union endured for an extraordinary 75 years until cleaved apart by death. They were the parents of Allen Mayle, Keith Mayle and Kenneth Mayle. Quentin served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Federal census records for 1950 show Quentin and Louise living next door to his parents in Knottsville, near Grafton, with Quentin working as an assembly man at an automobile factory. Circa the mid-1960s, the Mayleses relocated to Berkley, Oakland County, MI where he had secured employment with Chrysler Corporation. They remained in Berkley for more than half a century, and he worked at Chrysler for more than 30 of those years. Grief blanketed the family when they endured the untimely deaths of their sons Keith and Kenneth. Quentin passed into eternity at the age of 96 on May 14, 2016. His remains were transported back to Grafton to rest in West Hill Cemetery. Louise outlived him by three years. She was carried away by the Grim Reaper of Death at the age of 93 on Nov. 27, 2019. She rests with her husband at West Hill, with Rev. Paul Mullen preaching the funeral sermon. An obituary appeared in the Grafton Mountain Statesman.

• Grandson Allen Espy Mayle (1942-2019) was born on Oct. 15, 1942 near Grafton. He relocated to Michigan with his parents when in young manhood. Quentin was united in wedlock with Judy ( ? - ? ). Their marriage lasted for 55 years. They produced three daughters -- Deborah Mayle, Kim Leweandowski and Jennifer Parrett. For four decades, Allen was employed by Chrysler Corporation and was known repeatedly for perfect attendance at work. He also enjoyed horse racing and baseball. He died in Detroit at the age of 76 on Aug. 1, 2019. He rests in Michigan Memorial Park in Flat Rock, Wayne County.

• Grandson Kenneth Eugene Mayle Sr. (1945-2006) was born on Dec. 2, 1945 near Grafton. He was joined in matrimony with Marva Jean Mayle ( ? - ? ), daughter of Forney Marshall and Hilda Colena (Kennedy) Mayle. They were the parents of April C. Mayle. Heartache swept over the family when daughter April was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Michigan on May 6, 1997 at the age of 30. At the age of about 60, on Aug. 5, 2006, he passed away in Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV. His remains were interred in West Hill Cemetery near Grafton.

• Grandson Keith Edward Mayle (1950-1991) was born on July 3, 1950 in Grafton. He was a teenager when the family moved to Michigan. At the age of 41, he died in Warren, Macomb County, MI, on Nov. 10, 1991.

Daughter Annabelle Mayle (1921-2013) was born in about 1921 near Grafton, Taylor County. At the age of 18, in about 1940, she wed Frederick T. Vaughn (1916-2005), beginning a journey of 65 years of married life together. They had four children -- T. Lee Vaughn, Lynn Vaughn, Sherrie Passmore and Mark Vaughn. In 1953, the couple relocated to Canton, Stark County, OH. They endured the deaths of their sons Lee and Lynn and son in law Paul Passmore, grandson Dennis Lichtenwalter and great-grandson Andrew Lichtenwalter. Frederick passed away on Aug. 13, 2005 at age 89. Annabelle survived for another eight years, and spent her final time at the Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton. She died there at age 91 on March 10, 2013. She was laid to eternal repose in North Lawn Cemetery, following a funeral led by her grandson Erin Vaughn. An obituary was published in the Canton Repository.

• Grandson T. Lee Vaughn

• Grand(?) Lynn Vaughn

• Granddaughter Sherrie Passmore

• Grandson Mark Vaughn

Son Vernon Layne Mayle Sr. (1923-1984) was born on July 23, 1923. He married Avilda Hope "Scoot" Croston (1924-2012), a native of Galloway, Barbour County, and the daughter of Ellsworth and Olethy "Ollie" (Kennedy) Croston. [Note -- Scoot's uncle Henry Croston married Matilda (Minerd) Starrett Myers Mayle, and her aunt Lucy Jane Croston married Jefferson Davis Mayle.] Vernon and Scoot had five children -- Patricia S. (Mayle) Mayle, Vernon Layne Mayle Jr., Edmund L. Mayle, Joseph D. Mayle and Ruth Mayle. The Maylses attended the Prichard Wesleyan Methodist Church and later were members of the West Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church. Said the Grafton Mountain Statesman, Scoot "enjoyed her family, growing flowers, watching humming birds, reading and ... church camps." Sadly, Vernon passed away on Jan. 16, 1984. Scoot outlived her husband by 28 years, making her home in the Webster section of Grafton, and faced the tragedy of seeing four of her children pass away during her lifetime. She died at the age of 87 on June 29, 2012, at the home of her daughter Patricia. Following a funeral at the church, led by Rev. Paul Mullen, she was laid to rest in the church cemetery.

• Granddaughter Patricia S. Mayle married (?) Mayle

• Grandson Vernon Layne Mayle Jr.

• Grandson Edmund L. Mayle

• Grandson Joseph D. Mayle

• Granddaughter Ruth Mayle

Daughter Virginia "Loretta" Mayle (1926-2012) was born in 1926. She wed John Mayle ( ? -2011). They lived in Berkley, Oakland County, MI, a suburb of Detroit. The Mayleses had four children -- Deborah Mayle, Leroy Mayle, Violet Hurchanik and Dan Mayle. John passed away on Sept. 3, 2011. Loretta followed him to the grave just a little less than five months later. She died on Jan. 22, 2012, with her obituary published in the Grafton Mountain Statesman. Her remains were returned to Taylor County for interment in West Hill Cemetery. She left behind five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. 

• Granddaughter Deborah Mayle

• Grandson Leroy Mayle

• Granddaughter Violet Mayle married (?) Hurchanik

• Grandson Dan Mayle

Daughter Rosetta Mayle (1931- ? ) was born in about 1931. She was united in matrimony with (?) Lee. In 2002, her home was in Bowling Green, KY and circa 2013, she lived in Michigan.

Daughter Eleanor Louise Mayle (1935-2022) was born on July 8, 1935 in Grafton. Her home in 1950 was with her parents in Knottsville near Grafton. She was joined in the bonds of wedlock with a cousin, James Thomas Mayle (Jan. 20, 1933-2020), a Grafton native and the son of Parley Thomas and Dessie (Croston) Mayle. Their union endured the ups and downs of an extraordinary 67 years until cleaved apart by death. The family resided for decades in Royal Oak, MI. Three offspring produced by this union were Thomas Mayle, Beth Eppers and Gregory Mayle. James earned  a living as a truck driver and deliveryman and was said to be "dependable and hard-working." He enjoyed being out-of-doors in nature. Eleanor, said an obituary, was "a devoted and dedicated homemaker who enjoyed having her family gathered together whenever possible." Sadly, James passed away at the age of 86 on Aug. 27, 2020. Eleanor endured for another two-plus years. She died at the age of 87 on New Year's Eve 2022. Interment of the remains was in White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, MI.

• Great-grandson Thomas Mayle ( ? -living)

• Great-granddaughte Beth Mayle ( ? -living) was joined in wedlock with John Eppers ( ? -living)  

• Great-grandson Gregory Mayle ( ? -living)

~ Son Clifford Lee Mayle ~

Son Clifford Lee Mayle (1897-1936) was born in 1897. He married a cousin, Leona Gale Mayle (1896-1942), the daughter of Charles Luther "Little Charlie" and Emily Jane "Emma" (Minerd) Mayle, and the granddaughter of Civil War veteran William Minerd. See Leona's family bio for more.

~ Daughter Leona (Mayle) Mayhle ~

Daughter Salena ("Leona" or "Lena") Mayle (1900-1991) was born on New Year's Day or on Jan. 7, 1900. She lived in Cecil, WV as a young woman.

At the age of 21, on Valentine's Day 1920, Lena married 21-year-old Rev. Casto McArthur "Arthur" Mayhle (June 10, 1899-1963), the son of Caleb Cecil and Mary Olive (Mayle) Mayhle of Cecil and the maternal grandson of Simon Peter and Amanda Catherine (Dalton) Mayhle of near Clemtown, Barbour County, WV. Rev. C.D. Payne officiated.

Arthur was a longtime pastor of the Free Methodist Church.

The couple had three known children -- Gertrude DeVince, Calvin "Birdie" Mayhle and Donald Mayhle.

The Mayhles first resided in West Virginia and then in about 1922-1924 crossed the state line into Pennsylvania. Circa 1928, they dwelled in Maxwell, Fayette County. They moved to Shoaf, Fayette County, PA by 1934 and by 1939 were in the coal mining patch town of Uledi, Georges Township, Fayette County, where Arthur labored as a coal miner. During those years, Arthur conducted revivals in Free Methodist churches throughout the region hard-hit by the Great Depression and a center of coal mine labor unrest.

Senseless tragedy shook the family on July 12, 1934, when Arthur's vehicle was "plowed into" by one driven by 22-year-old John Kozyak of Revere, near Uniontown, at the intersection of Kensinton Avenue and Evergreen Street in Uniontown. "Kozyak's car turned over twice" reported the Uniontown Evening Standard. "The driver was rushed to the hospital where he died of a fractured skull and internal injuries."

On New Year's Day 1939, Lena and their daughter Gertrude celebrated their 39th and 17th birhtdays, respectively, with a surprise party for 67 guests. "The evening was enjoyed by games and music," reported the Uniontown (PA) Morning Herald. "A late lunch was served to the guests."

Lena and Arthur separated and divorced sometime in the 1940s or '50s.

Arthur married again to Ollie Thompson (1911-1996), daughter of John and Ocie Thompson. He left southwestern Pennsylvania and found work as a ship yard laborer in Baltimore, MD, where his son Calvin had moved also. Toward the end of his life, in about 1963, Arthur relocated from Baltimore to Long Branch near Beckley, Fayette County, WV. Suffering from diabetes and hardeling of the arteries, he died of a heart attack in Long Branch at the age of 64 on Oct. 3, 1963. Following a funeral service held at the Pax Church of Christ, led by Freddie Dinkler, interment was in the cemetery in Willis Branch, WV. An obituary in the Beckley Post-Herald said that in addition to his adult children and six grandchildren, he was survived by brothers Boyd Mayhle of Seattle and Edward Mayhle of Pittsburgh as well as sisters Mary Whitt, Sarah Fields and Ruth Toy, all of Natrona near Pittsburgh. Ollie died in 1996 and rests beside Arthur.

Lena survived as a single woman for the remaining decades of her life. In 1987, she was named in the Baltimore Sun obituary of her son Donald. At the age of 91, she was gathered in by the Grim Reaper on Jan. 11, 1991. She was placed into repose beside her son Donald in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Uninotown.

Daughter Gertrude Madelyn "Gert" Mayhe (1922-2017) was born in about 1922 in West Virginia. At the age of six, in June 24, 1928, she "fell from a cherry tree at the home of her parents" in Maxwell, Fayette County, PA and "suffered a fractured left arm," reported the Uniontown (PA) Morning Herald. Gertrude was wedded to Louis DeVince (Jan. 6, 1918-2005), son of Dominec DeVince of Uniontown. They made their home for many years in Footedale, Fayette County. During World War II, Louis served as a sergeant with the U.S. Marine Corps. One of their children was Sandra Ellen "Sandy" Clawson. Gertrude was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Footedale Volunteer Fire Department. Louis entered eternity at age 82 on Dec. 19, 2005. She spent her final years in Virginia. On March 13, 2017, at the age of 95, Gertrude died in Stephens City, VA.

• Granddaughter Sandra Ellen "Sandy" DeVince ( ? - ? ) was born in (?). She graduated from what today is Robert Morris University near Pittsburgh and in 1965 was employed as a stenographer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, DC. On May 22, 1965, she was joined in marriage with U.S. Navy veteran James S. Clawson ( ? - ? ), son of Walter and Nellie Clawson of Dixonville, Indiana County, PA. Rev. Nicholas J. Thomas presided over the nuptials, held at St. Therese's Roman Catholic Church in Uniontown. Sandy's wedding portrait was published in the Indiana Gazette. At the time of marriage, James was a junior accountant with the firm of Morrison-Johnson Inc. in Silver Spring, MD. Circa 1965-1974, they made their home in Alexandria, VA. The couple's children were Bryan Clawson, Scott Clawson, Mark Andrew Clawson and Kevin Patrick Clawson.

Son Calvin "Birdie" Mayhle (1924-1972) was born in about 1924 in Pennsylvania. He married Doris Kathleen McCormick (Oct. 1, 1925-2012), and they relocated soonafter marriage to Baltimore, MD. The couple produced these five known offspring -- David Mayhle, William "Duane" Mayhle, Dale "Arthur" Mayhle, Donald Mayhle and Kathleen Fellows. Tragically, their son David died at a young age in 1950. Sadly, Calvin died on New Year's Day 1972 at the age of 48. A death notice was published in the Baltimore Sun. [Find-a-Grave] Doris survived him by four decades and remained in Baltimore. Reported the Sun, she "was a member of Gary Memorial Methodist Church in Daniels, where she loved singing in the church choir and was active there until she moved to Augsburg Lutheran Home and Village in June 2009. She continued to attend church services and weekly Bible studies at Augsburg until her death." She succumbed after a short illness at the age of 86 on Aug. 1, 2012. An obituary in the Sun said she was survived by eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter. Burial was with her spouse in Loudon Park Cemetery.

• Grandson William "Duane" Mayhle ( ? -2012) was born in (?). He married Nancy (?). Their children were Brian Mayhle, Travis Mayhle and Joseph "Joey" Mayhle. The family resided in or near Ellicott City, MD. In 1982, they endured the early death of their son Joey. Duane died on May 4, 2012, leaving behind his wife, two sons and three grandchildren. A death notice in the Baltimore Sun said that burial would be in the Good Shepherd Cemetery in Ellicott City.

• Grandson Dale "Arthur" Mayhle married Cindy.

• Grandson Donald Mayhle was joined in wedlock with Dee.

• Granddaughter Kathleen Mayhle was united in matrimony with Carl Fellows.

Son Donald L. Mayhle (1930-1987) was born in about 1930 in Pennsylvania. Circa 1963, he resided in Baltimore, MD. Donald had one known son, Kenneth Mayhle. Donald passed into eternity at the age of 57 on May 2, 1987. A death notice in the Baltimore Sun noted that his funeral services were held in the DeCarlo Funeral Home in New Salem near Uniontown, PA. Interment was in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Uniontown.

• Grandson Kenneth Mayhle had a daughter but nothing more is known.

Grafton's Main Street, looking west

~ Daughter Louisa (Mayle) Croston ~

Daughter Louisa Mayle (1903-1972?) was born in 1903. 

She married Elmer F. Croston (1902-1970?). The wedding took place on Sept. 6, 1932, when she was age 28 and he 29. At the time, Elmer was living in Detroit. They apparently did not reproduce, but raised a foster daughter, Marie Croston, born in 1924.

Louisa made her home in Cecil, WV in 1936. By 1940, they were living on Thomas Street in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Oakland County, where Elmer was employed as a machinist in a machine shop. They remained in Oakland County through the early 1970s.

Elmer's fate is not yet known yet with precision. He may have died in Grafton in January 1970.

Louisa is believed to have died in Southfield in February 1972.

Foster daughter Marie Croston (1924- ? ) was born in 1924.

~ Stepson Isaac Tillison Mayle ~

Stepson Isaac Tillison Mayle (1879-1948) was born in 1879 and considered himself white.

He was a teacher for 50 years in Barbour and Taylor Counties. 

In about 1899, when he was 20 years of age, he married 21-year-old Margaret Mayle (1878-1939), the daughter of Simon P. and Amanda (Dalton) Mayle. 

Circa 1917, Isaac earned additional income as a coal miner for the Sterling Coal Company in Cecil. 

Isaac and Margaret had seven children -- Bessie Leah (Mayle) Mayle, Gorman Mayle, Dowdin Mayle, William "Troy" Mayle, Lulu Catherine Mayle, Hallen Mayle and Richard Mayle -- and at least 16 grandchildren. Sadly, son Dowdin Mayle (1904-1926) died a the age of 22 of pulmonary tuberculosis on June 28, 1926, with burial beside his grandfather Lewis Mayle at Pritchard Cemetery.

Margaret died on April 5, 1939. She was 61 years of age.

Isaac passed away on March 2, 1948, with burial beside his wife at Mt. View Cemetery in Barbour County. Isaac's obituary was covered by the Grafton Sentinel.

Daughter Bessie Leah Mayle (1898-1959) was born on Sept. 14, 1898 in Barbour County. On Sept. 27, 1919, at the age of 20, she married a cousin, 21-year-old George "Herman" Mayle (1898-1986), son of George Sylvester and Julia Ann (Mayle) Mayle. The county clerk recorded that they were "colored." C.D. Payne officiated at the wedding. They resided along the Grafton Webster Road and had these children -- Vivaenna J. "Viva" Hosey, Vance Percy Mayle, Victor Mayle, Veldine L. Mayle, Vesta Lowe and Vera Aldridge. Herman was a longtime coal miner and suffered from black lung disease. He also was a singer. She was afflicted with a cerebral hemorrhage and died 36 hours later at the age of 60 on Jan. 5, 1959. Burial was in West Hill Cemetery.

• Granddaughter Vivaenna J. "Viva" Mayle (1937-2007) was born on Feb. 5, 1937 in Grafton. On Aug. 9, 1960, she wed Clyde J. Hosey. They did not reproduce and lived along the Webster Pike in Grafton. Viva played piano for the West Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church. Viva died at age 70 on Oct. 30, 2007 in Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV. Officiating at her funeral were Rev. Winfield Mayle and Rev. Terry Zimmerman, followed by burial in West Hill Cemetery. An obituary was published in the Grafton Mountain Statesman, which said she was the "last surviving member of her immediate family." Clyde maintained his home in 2008 in Webster, WV.

• Grandson Vance Percy Mayle wed a cousin, Brenda Sue Mayle, daughter of Marcellous "Marce" and Meralda Mayle. See her entry elsewhere on this page. 

• Grandson Victor H. Mayle (1926-1990) was born on Dec. 7, 1926 in Michigan. He married Lorena Faulkiner (Feb. 21, 1931- ? ). They became the parents of Cheryl Paulette Barton and Larry V. Mayle. Victor died in Warren, MI at the age of 63 on June 6, 1990. His obituary was printed in the Detroit Free Press. The remains were brought to Barbour County to be lowered under the sod of Pritchard Cemetery. Inscribed on his grave marker are the words “A husband, father, brother, cousin & neighbor, but most of all a sadly missed friend."

  Great-granddaughter Cheryl Paulette Mayle ( ? - ? ) was joined in wedlock with Daniel Barton. Circa 2009, their dwelling-place was in Howell, MI.

  Great-grandson Larry V. Mayle (1953-2009) was born in June 1953. He entered into marriage with a distant double cousin, Debra Mary Kennedy ( ? - ? ), daughter of Meridith and Edna "Maxine" (Mayle) Kennedy of the families of Henry "Edgar" Maylee and Mary Louisa Minard. See the Maylee biography for more.

• Granddaughter Veldine Lucille Mayle (1923-2001) was born on April 18, 1923 in Berryburg, Barbour County, WV. She wed a cousin, Paul Silas Mayle (July 15, 1918-2008), a native of Galloway, WV, and the son of Freelin and Anna Irene Mayle. Their union endured the ups and downs of an extraordinary 61 years. Three sons born to this marriage were Texan Dewayne “Sonny” Mayle, Steve Mayle and Shockey Mayle. Paul was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, attaining the rank of staff sergeant and earning a Bronze Star medal for bravery. He is known to have been deployed to the European Theatre and taken part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France and the Battle of the Bulge. After his return home from military service, he earned a living as a coal mine mechanic for Eastern Coal Company in Grant Town, WV and Bethlehem Steel in Ida May, WV. They resided in Carolina, Marion County WV in 2001. The couple held a membership in the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church at West Hill near Grafton and Veldine was a substitute teacher of its Sunday School. Paul belonged to the United Mine Workers of America as well as the Veterans of Foreign Wars and National Rifle Association. Sadly, she succumbed to the spectre of death at the age of 78 on July 3, 2001. Jointly leading her funeral service were Rev. Winfield Mayle, Rev. Mark Miller, Rev. John Dye and Rev. Mike Brown, held in the family church. Burial was in the church cemetery. The Morgantown Dominion-Post published an obituary. The widowed Paul survived for another seven years. He was gathered away by the angels at the age of 89 on June 15, 2008. The headcount of his survivors included eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Rev. Winfield Mayle officiated his funeral service as well.

  Great-grandson Texan Dewayne “Sonny” Mayle (1942-1995) was born on Aug 27, 1942. During the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Army. He passed away at the age of 53 on Sept. 9, 1995. He is buried in Grafton at the West Virginia National Cemetery. 

  Great-grandson Steve B. Mayle entered into marriage with Suzanne. They resided in Carolina, WV in 2001.

  Great-grandson Shockey Dee Mayle (1946-2018) was born on March 31, 1946 in Grafton. He joined the U.S. Army during the Korean War, serving from 1967 to 1969. For his service, among other commendations, were two Bronze Stars. In time he earned a living in Ohio as a truck driver and steel mill laborer. He relocated to Florida, working for the maintenance department of the City of New Smyrna Beach in Volusia County. He held memberships in the Fairmont post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the West Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church. Shockey was thrice-wed. His first bride was Linda Hettrick ( ? - ? ). Together, they produced a pair of offspring -- He is known to have been the father of two – Christopher “Jude” Mayle and Tara Jade Smith. After a divorce, she went to live in Hubbard, OH. His second spouse was married Velma Juanita Huckaby (July 1, 1954-2012), originally from Cullman, AL, and the daughter of Velma Juanita Murdock. She brought two stepdaughters into the marriage, Danyen Ann Komorek and Betty Middleman. Their union lasted for 24 years until cleaved apart by death. Said an obituary, “Juanita was a service manager for Pyle Exterminating Company of New Smyrna Beach, FL and was a member of the Albright Wesleyan Methodist Church in Albright, WV. She was a WANA teacher in Edgewater, FL and also loved basket weaving and going to flea markets.” The pair dwelled circa 2001-2012 in Carolina, WV. She died at the age of 57, in Grafton, on April 17, 2012. Leading the funeral service was Rev. Winfield Mayle. Then circa 2013, he was joined in marriage with his third wife, Brenda F. ( ? - ? ). Another stepdaughter in the family was Asenath Lynge. Death claimed his life at the age of 72, in Fairmont, WV, on Aug. 1, 2018. Rev. Ray Frankhouser presided at the funeral service. As with his brother Texan, Shockey sleeps for all eternity in the West Virginia National Cemetery. Inscribed on his grave marker are the words “I dreamed & I soared.” 

• Granddaughter Vesta Leah Mayle wed (?) Lowe. She was deceased by 2001.

• Granddaughter Vera Kathleen Mayle (1920-1983) was born on March 27 1920. She entered into marriage with (?) Aldridge. The angel of death gathered her away at the age of 63, on April 10, 1983, in Royal Oak, MI. The remains were brought back to Taylor County for interment in West Hill Cemetery. 

Son Richard Mayle ( ? - ? ) was married and had a son, Delmas Mayle.

Son William "Troy" Mayle (1904-1963) was born on Nov. 27, 1904 in Cecil, Taylor County. Circa 1929, he lived and worked in Detroit. On April 6, 1929, at the age of 24, he married 19-year-old Hattie G. Mayle (1910 - ? ) in a ceremony held in West Virginia, by the hand of Rev. E.L. Arnold. Because she was underage, the legal consent of her father was needed. Troy eventually returned to Grafton, where he was employed as an automobile mechanic. They are believed to have had one known daughter, Margaret (Mayle) Mayle. He died on Nov. 25, 1963 -- just three days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy -- of heart disease and hardening of the arteries. Hattie G. Mayle was the informant for his West Virginia death record.

• Granddaughter Margaret Mayle wed Ervin Mayle. They had two known children, Carla Scharef and Amos Nathaniel Mayle.

~ Stepson William "Esker" Mayle ~

Stepson William "Esker" Mayle (1884-1960) was born on Jan. 26, 1884 at Switzer, Barbour County. As an adult, he made his home near Grafton, Taylor County.

At the age of 20, Esker married 20-year-old Ida Belle Mayle (Feb. 26, 1883-1911), thought to have been the daughter of Simon Peter and Amanda Catherine (Dalton) Mayle. The marriage took place on Oct. 22, 1903, at the residence of Rev. Samuel A. Cleavenger.

They bore a trio of known children -- William "Lemuel" Mayle, Roxie Wallo and Robert L. Mayle. 

Sadness blanketed the family when Ida died at the age of 28 on April 21, 1911, a little more than a month after having given birth. Burial was in Pritchard Cemetery in Clemtown.

On June 13, 1913, the 30-year-old Esker married again, to 26-year-old Laura Agnes "Lorie" Kennedy (1887- ? ), daughter of Elijah and Miranda Kennedy of Cecil, Taylor County. Dell Dalton and Esker's brother Clee Mayle were witnesses.

Esker and Laura had eight more children of their own -- among them William "Harlan" Mayle, Josephine Kennedy, Arlene Mayle, Zelma Jean Mayle, Roscoe L. "Jack" Mayle, Dallas "Leo" Mayle, Carroll Boaz "Jimmy" Mayle, and Cozetta "Kate" Collins. They also helped raise a niece, Edna L. Mayle (born 1902).

When the federal census was taken in 1910, Esker and Ida, children Lemuel and Roxie, and niece Edna were counted as living in the Pleasant District of Barbour County. Esker's occupation was marked as a coal miner. 

Esker and Laura lived in Berryburg circa 1914. The 1920 census shows the couple, with six children under their roof. That year, Esker was employed operating a mining machine. In 1928, at the birth of son Dallas, they lived in the Mt. Airy section of Taylor County.

When the federal census count again was made in 1940, they lived in Knottsville, Taylor County, with Esker working as a farmer and son Harlan as a coal miner. Their next door neighbors were his step-uncle and aunt, Howard and Roxie (Mayle) Kennedy.

Said the Grafton Sentinel, Esker "was a coal miner and was employed for 25 years by the Simpson Creek Collieries Company, Galloway. He retired in 1948."

He died at the age of 75 on Jan. 14, 1960. The Grafton Sentinel reported that he "had been ill for one month, seriously ill since Tuesday." His funeral was held at the West Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Murray Maley, followed by interment at Pritchard Cemetery. Pallbearers included Ronald Mayle, Lemuel Mayle Jr., Lowell Mayle, Bob Mayle, Charles Mayle and Delmas Kennedy. Mourners gathered afterward at the home of son Lemuel in Simpson, Route 1.

Laura survived her husband by 11 years. She died in Canton, Stark County, OH on Dec. 16, 1971, at the age of 89. Her remains were returned to Philippi for interment in the Prichard Cemetery in Clemtown.

Son William "Lemuel" Mayle (1906-1987) was born on May 1, 1906 in Barbour County, WV. Circa 1924, when he was age 18 and she 16, he married Mary "Helen" Mayle (June 4, 1908-1982), daughter of Thomas Sylvester and Susan Frances (Kennedy) Mayle of Maryland. The couple produced seven known children -- Ethel "Loretta" Kennedy, Ida "Louise" (Mayle) Mayle, Ronald Preston Mayle, Lemuel "Lem" Mayle Jr., Susan Smithmyer/Smithmeyer, Lovell Maynard Mayle and Manley Vincent Mayle. The United States Census of 1930 shows that the young family had relocated to Michigan, where they lived in Berkley, Oakland County, in the home of brother-and-sister-in-law Daniel and Ethel Drasko, with Lemuel working as a laborer by a steel and tube manufacturer and Helen as a maid in a private house. They returned to Grafton during the 1930s. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1940, the family dwelled in Galloway in the Court House District of Taylor County, with Lemuel earning a living as a coal loader in the mines. That year, they were next-door-neighbors to Uley Leo and Bytha Ernestine (Mayle) Mayle of the family of Jefferson Davis and Lucy Jane (Croston) Mayle. In 1950, still in the Court House District, Lemuel labored as a coal mine timberman, and Helen's widowed mother Susan Stevens lived under their roof. The pair relocated to Delaware where he obtained employment on the assembly line of the Newark plant of Chrysler Corporation. He was a member of the United Auto Workers Local Union 119. Upon retirement in 1972, the pair moved back to Grafton. They held a membership in the Wesleyan Holiness Church. Sadly, Mary Helen died on June 29, 1982. Lemuel outlived his bride by almost five years and made his residence in West Hill near Grafton. He suffered a massive heart attack and was gathered in by the Grim Reaper of Death at the age of 80 on Feb. 21, 1987. Funeral services were conducted in the family church. Burial was in West Hill Cemetery in Taylor County, with an obituary printed in the Wilmington News Journal.

• Granddaughter Ethel "Loretta" Mayle (1924-1991) was born in 1924 in Barbour County and spent some of her early years in Michigan. On Dec. 17, 1938, when she was 14 years of age, she entered into marriage with Virgil Dennon Kennedy (1918-1992), a native of Shinnston, WV. Their marriage took place in Simpson, Taylor County, by the hand of Rev. H.J. Mitchell, with her claiming on the marriage license that she was age 21. Their known offspring were Gloria Jean Kennedy, Delmas D. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. The federal census enumeration shows the Kennedys living in 1935-1940 near Grafton in the Court House District of Taylor County, with Virgil earning a living as a laborer with the Works Progress Administration. The WPA was one of the ways President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the federal government tried to overcome unemployment during the Great Depression. It is widely considered one of the Roosevelt's largest and most ambitious undertakings of his "New Deal" to get the nation back on sound economic footing. Over the years, the WPA hired millions of out-of-work individuals to build public works projects, such as roads, bridges, retaining walls and buildings. In 1950, still near Grafton, Virgil was employed at a coal mine as a motor-snoper, with the census-taker marking the family's race as "Neg." The Kennedys pulled up stakes in West Virginia and moved to Ohio during the 1950s or early 1960s. Loretta died in 1991, and Virgil the following year. Burial was in West Hill Cemetery near Grafton.  

  Great-granddaughter Gloria Jean Kennedy (1939- ? ) was born in about 1939. She grew up in the Grafton area. She was deceased by 2019.

  Great-grandson Delmas D. "Del" Kennedy (1941-2017) was born on Dec. 8, 1941, in Grafton, the day after the Pearl Harbor attacks plunged our nation into World War II. Circa 1977, he married Beulah "Doretta" (Stacy) Smith (Jan. 17, 1935-2016), a native of Blackey, Buchanan County, VA, and the daughter of Ellis Henry and Goldie (Bandy) Stacy. They endured the ups and downs of 39 years prior to the separation of death. While the pair did not reproduce, she brought four stepsons into the union -- Mark Smith, Ronnie Smith, Marty Smith and Marvin Smith. They made their dwelling-place in Elkton, Cecil County, MD. Del worked for many years as a driver for United Parcel Service, retiring from the company. Doretta was employed as a seamstress by Elkton Fashions. In her spare time she liked to sew, shop at Macy's and tend her garden. Sadly, at the age of 81, she passed away on Oct. 4, 2016. Delmas only outlived her by eight months. At the age of 75, he died in Elkton on June 14, 2017. Burial was in Gilpin Manor Memorial Park.  

  Great-grandson Robert L. Kennedy (1947-2019) was born on Nov. 2, 1947 in Grafton. He relocated to Ohio in childhood and was an alumnus of Timken High School. Robert wed Joan ( ? - ? ). Their union held firm over 44 years' duration. Two daughters of this union were Juli Filippi and Jodi Bedell. The pair settled in Ohio and were in Massillon in 2017 and Canton in 2019. Robert surrendered to the angel of death at the age of 71, in Canton's Aultman Compassionate Care Center, on March 28, 2019. The remains were lowered under the sod of Sunset Hills Burial Park. In an obituary, the family made the request that any memorial gifts be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Their daughter Juli married Anthony Filippi and Jodi wed Michael Bedell.

• Granddaughter Ida "Louise" Mayle (1926-2019) was born in 1926 in Michigan. She married Quentin E. Mayle (1919-2016), son of Milton Ashford and Lora Belle (Mayle) Mayle, who are profiled elsewhere on this page. See their biography for more.

• Grandson Ronald Preston Mayle (1933-2015) was born on Aug. 5, 1933 in Grafton. He married Doretta Lou Mayle ( ? - ? ). He obtained employment in state of Delaware with Chrysler Corporation, where he labored as a mechanic for many years, as did his brother Lemuel Jr. The plant opened in 1951 to manufacture tanks for the U.S. Army, and in 1957 transitioned into making Dodge and Plymouth vehicles. They made their home in Newark, DE and had three sons -- Lawrence Mayle, Kevin T. Mayle and Ricky P. Mayle. Ronald was a member of the Masonic and Shrine orders in Newark and a member of the Newark Wesleyan Methodist Church. He passed away at the age of 82 at Christiana Hospital on Sept. 14, 2015. His remains were returned to Grafton for interment in West Hill Cemetery, with Rev. Winfield Mayle officiating at the funeral. An obituary was printed in the Grafton Mountain Statesman.

  Great-grandson Lawrence Mayle ( ? - ? )

  Great-grandson Kevin T. Mayle ( ? - ? )

  Great-grandson Ricky P. Mayle ( ? - ? ) 

• Grandson Lemuel "Lem" Mayle Jr. (1937-2023) was born on June 28, 1937 in Grafton. He tied the marital knot with Dolores Mae Norris (March 3, 1936-2019), daughter of Hoy and Dorothy (Mayle) Norris of Philippi. Their union held over an extraordinary 63 years' duration. Their three known daughters were Robin Dawn Kessler, Victoria Edwards and Cynthia Mazzotta. Dorothy was a 1954 graduate of Philip Barbour High School. The family moved to Delaware, where for three decades, Lemuel was employed by Chrysler Corporation. His elder brother Ronald also moved his family to Delaware and labored for Chrysler. They held a membership in the Newark Wesleyan Church and Cuzzart Wesleyan Church. Said an obituary, "He enjoyed leading the hymns at both churches with his beautiful voice that all adored. He was an avid hunter and gardener and enjoyed watching old westerns... He was a generous man with a quick wit and joyful spirit who loved his beautiful West Virginia mountains." Dorothy liked to can, garden and sing in church. In retirement, the couple returned to their native West Virginia and resided in Bruceton Mills, Preston County, WV. Sadly, Dolores died at the age of 83 on April 11, 2019. Burial was in Norris Cemetery, Philippi. Sadly, at the age of 86, Lemuel surrendered to the angel of death in Middletown, DE on Aug. 25, 2023. The remains were returned to Philippi for burial in Norris Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Robin Dawn Mayle (1962-2009) was born on Jan. 10, 1962 in Wilmington, DE. She was an alumna of Newark High School and the School of Nursing at Abington Memorial Hospital. She became a registered nurse and a certified flight trauma nurse. On May 24, 1980, she was united in wedlock with Michael J. Kessler Sr. ( ? - ? ), a resident of Beaufort, SC and the son of Lester W. Kessler of Wilmington, DE. The wedding was held in the Newark Wesleyan Church, presided by Rev. James Calvin Alt, and published in the Wilmington Morning News. They put down roots in Millington, MD and became the parents of Michael J. Kessler Jr. and Noel N. Kessler-Benjamin. Michael Sr., an alumnus of John Dickinson High School, was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps and trained as a radar technician. He attained the rank of chief warrant officer prior to retirement. Robin held a membership in the Marines Key Wives Club. Sadly, at the age of 47, she died on April 14, 2009 as a patient in Bethesda Naval Hospital. Her remains were transported to Philippi to sleep for the ages in Norris Cemetery. In an obituary in the Wilmington News Journal, the family asked that any memorial donations be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

  Great-granddaughter Victoria Lynn Mayle ( ? - ? ) was born on (?). She was an alumna of Newark (DE) High School and in 1975 was employed by People's Bank. On March 1, 1975, she married her first spouse, James Arthur Hefner ( ? - ? ), son of Wallace W. Perkins of Newark. Their nuptials were conducted by the hand of Rev. James Calvin Alt in the Wesleyan Church of Newark, DE and announced in the Wilmington News Journal. James was an alumnus of Elkton High School and was a U.S. Army veteran. After their marriage ended, she generated income through her work at Marshall's. Then on July 28, 1984, she entered into marriage with Richard John "Rick" Edwards ( ? - ? ), son of Richard G. Edwards of Arizona. They made their vows in the First Presbyterian Church of Newark, with Victoria pictured in the Wilmington Morning News. Richard was a graduate of Christiana High School and at the time of marriage was self-employed with the family business, Edward's Refurbishing. The newlyweds first lived in Newark, and in 2019, they were in Middletown, DE.

  Great-granddaughter Cynthia Rose Mayle ( ? - ? ) was born on (?). She was a graduate of Elkton Christian School and then went on to study at Liberty University and the University of Delaware. As a young woman, she was employed by the law firm of Semmes, Bowen and Semmes. On Oct. 10, 1992, in a ceremony in St. Anthony's Catholic Church of Wilmington, DE. she was joined in matrimony with Gregory Anthony Mazzotta ( ? - ? ), son of Saverio and Marie Mazzotta of Wilmington. News of their marriage was published with her bridal portrait in the Wilmington News Journal. Gregory was an alumnus of Brandywine High School and the University of Delaware. At the time of their marriage, he was employed by General Medical Corporation. Their dwelling in 2019 was in Bear, DE.

• Grandson Lovell Maynard Mayle (1942- ? ) was born in about 1942 in or near Grafton. He was a 1960 graduate of Grafton High School. He then joined his parents in Delaware and began a job with the Newark plant of Chrysler Corporation.  Circa 1960, he is believed to have wed Mary Ellen Sisler ( ? - ? ), daughter of Paul V. Siler of Brandonville, WV. Their engagement was announced in the Uniontown Evening Standard. Mary Ellen was a 1959 graduate of Bruceton High School and, at the time of marriage, worked for the Myron Kirshner family on Ben Lomond Street in Uniontown, PA. Lovell has lived in adulthood in Bruceton Mills, Preston County, WV.

• Grandson Manley Vincent Mayle (1946-2024) was born on Aug. 21, 1946. In his youth he made a move with his parents to Delaware and was a 1965 graduate of Newark (DE) Senior High School. Manley served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Circa 1966, in Newark, he filed a marriage license with Janice S. Morris ( ? - ? ) of Wilmington, DE, as reported in the Wilmington News Journal. Whether or not they actually exchanged wedding vows is not known. In time he wed Nancy ( ? -living). He was the father of Vincent J. Mayle, Tracy (Melton) Buck, Robert Melton and Joseph Mayle. By 1992 they returned to West Virginia and made a home in Grafton. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and enjoyed hunting. Sadly, Manley died on March 24, 2024. In an obituary in the Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, the family asked that any memorial contributions be made to Special Select in care of Dan Dunmyer in Morgantown, WV. Interment was in the West Virginia National Cemetery, with funeral rites led by the hand of Pastor Jeff Minard.

  Great-grandson Vincent J. Mayle has made a home in Newark. He may have married "Jam."

  Great-granddaughter Tracy Melton was an alumna of Grafton High School and as a young woman was employed by F. Shumacher and Company. On May 23, 1992, she first tied the marital cord with Glenn E. MacDonald ( ? - ? ), son of Robert G. MacDonald of Newark, DE. He was a graduate of Christian High School and worked as a truck driver at the time of marriage. Their wedding was held in the Cedars Church of Christ in Wilmington and announced in the Wilmington News Journal. The newlyweds lived in Newark. Eventually she was joined in wedlock with James Buck ( ? - ? ). The Bucks settled in Pennsylvania.

  Great-grandson Robert Melton wed Candi. They dwell in Newark, DE.

  Great-grandson Joseph Mayle entered into marriage with Diane. They live in Rivesville, WV.

• Granddaughter Susan Ann Mayle (1948- ? ) was born in about 1948. She married (?) Smithmyer/Smithmeyer. Their home has been in Grafton.

Daughter Roxie Mayle (1908- ? ) was born in about 1908. She married Michael Wallo ( ? - ? ). They are said to have settled in Allegheny County, PA. She was deceased before 1960.

Son Robert L. Mayle (1911-1993) was born on March 27, 1911. He wed Nevada Linda "Vada" Culberson (1912-1985), originally from Maryland. They together produced at least two children -- David R. Mayle and Ruth Y. Mayle. They lived in West Virginia and then during the 1940s relocated to Canton, Stark County, OH, where he obtained employment as a millwright with a roller bearings manufacturer. They lived in Canton in the 1950-1960 timeframe. Sadly, Vada passed away in 1985. Robert lived on for another eight years and was named in the Wilmington (DE) News Journal obituary of his brother Lemuel. He died at the age of 82 on May 15, 1993. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. 

• Grandson David R. Mayle (1941- ? ) was born in about 1941 in West Virginia. He moved to Canton, OH in boyhood. Nothing more is known.

• Granddaughter Ruth Y. Mayle (1943-2015) was born in 1943 in West Virginia. She grew up in Canton, OH. She succumbed to the spectre of death at age 71 in Jan. 2015.

Son William "Harlan" Mayle (1914-2009) was born on Jan. 17, 1914 in Berryburg, WV. Unmarried at the age of 25, in 1940, he lived at home and earned income as a coal miner. At the age of 30, on June 9, 1945, he married Evelyn Victoria Mayle ( ? - ? ). Their marital union endured for 64 years until death cleaved them apart. The couple lived in the Knottsville community near Grafton and produced seven children -- William Keith Mayle, Jackie Leo Mayle, Larry Michael Mayle, Jo Etta Rhea Mayle, Agnes Marlene Nash Cobbs, Lisa Grace Stewart and Kevin Lee Mayle. Grief blanketed the family at the death of their son Kevin in infancy. William, said the Grafton Mountain Statesman, "was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II from 1942-1946. He was employed by the WV Dept. of Highways, Taylor County Court House and Builders' Service & Supply." As his health failed at the end, he was admitted to the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center in Clarksburg. He died there at the age of 95 on Sept. 20, 2009, with burial at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton. Three pastors co-officiated at his funeral service -- Rev. Mark Miller, Rev. Paul Mullins and Rev. Winfield Mayle.

• Grandson William Keith Mayle married Michele. They dwell in East Canton, OH.

• Grandson Jackie Leo "Jack" Mayle wedded Marsha. They reside in Louisville, OH.

• Grandson Larry Michael "Mike" Mayle was joined in matrimony with Patty. Their home is in Grafton.

• Granddaughter Jo Etta Rhea "Cis" Mayle (1952-2019) was born on Feb. 22, 1952 in Grafton. She was united in wedlock with Ernest Mayle ( ? - ? ). The couple's marriage lasted for 36 years until the separation of death. They did not reproduce. As a young adult, she worked at the Blueville Bank of Grafton. She eventually accepted a position in Cleveland, OH with the public accounting giant Ernest & Young. Later, she was employed as a kitchen superevisor and administrative assistant at the Pruntytown Correctional Center. In her free time, Jo Etta enjoyed volunteering with the 4-H organization. Said the Grafton Mountain Statesman, she was "well known for her love of cooking and baking and enjoyed cooking for and organizing parties. She also enjoyed caring for others." and Ernest made a home in Grafton on Garrett Mills Lane. Sadly, at the age of 67, she died at home on Nov. 25, 2019. Rev. Mark Miller preached her funeral sermon, with interment following in West Hill Cemetery.

• Granddaughter Agnes Marlene Mayle married (?) Nash ( ? - ? ) and later Steve Cobbs. She resides in Columbus, OH.

• Granddaughter Lisa Grace Mayle wedded Roger Stewart. They have lived in Glenville, WV.

Son Roscoe L. "Jack" Mayle (1916-1970) was born on Feb. 5, 1916. He married a cousin, Emma Louvenia "Beanie" Mayle (1920-2004), daughter of Clifford Lee and Leona Gale (Mayle) Mayle of the family of Emily Jane (Minerd) Mayle. See their biography for more.

Daughter Cozetta "Kate" Mayle (1918-1999) was born on June 4, 1918. She married Richard T. Collins (1951-1997), son of Moses and Fannie (Mayle) Collins. They lived in Flemington, Barbour County and Grafton, Taylor County. The couple's five children were Mary L. Collins, Betty Collins, Richard "Dick" Collins, Gerald D. Collins and Rhonda Collins. Richard was a veteran of World War II. He earned a living over the years in building services for the Taylor County Board of Education. At the age of 75, Richard died on Aug. 24, 1990. Kate outlived him by almost nine years. While in Falls Church, Fairfax County, VA, she entered eternity on March 1, 1999. Interment was in Knottsville Cemetery in Taylor County.

• Granddaughter Mary L. Collins ( ? - ? )

• Granddaughter Betty Collins ( ? - ? )

• Grandson Richard "Dick" Collins ( ? - ? )

• Grandson Gerald D. Collins (1951-1997) was born in 1951. He never married. After suffering a heart attack, he died at the age of 46 on Jan. 11, 1997. His remains are at rest in Knottsville Cemetery.

• Grandson Rhonda Collins ( ? - ? )

Daughter Josephine "Jose" Mayle (1922-2014) was born on April 8, 1922. When she was 17 years of age, on Dec. 14, 1939, she was united in marriage with 18-year-old Elwood Stanley Kennedy (July 7, 1921-1979), son of Henry Edward "Ed" and Bessie Isabel (Decost) Kennedy and stepson of Haymond Mayle of the family of Lewis and Martha Ellen (Mayle) Mayle. The Kennedys initially resided in Webster, Taylor County and bore one known daughter, Sharon Gray. The Kennedys relocated to Michigan and were in Detroit in 1960. Sadly, Elwood passed away in Sept. 26, 1979, at the age of 58. Josephine outlived her husband by a remarkable 35 years. During that time, she made her home in Taylor near Detroit, Wayne County, MI and endured the death of her daughter Sharon Gray in August 2000. Her sister Arlene "Sis" Mayle and granddaughters, Debra Miller and Josh Pridemore, resided nearby in Michigan. At the age of 92, Josephine died at home in Taylor on Sept. 6, 2014. Her remains were returned to West Virginia for interment in the Pritchard Cemetery. Rev. Winfield Mayle officiated at her funeral.

• Granddaughter Sharon Kennedy (1944-2000) was born on May 10, 144. She wed (?) Gray. They resided in Taylor, Wayne County, MI. Sadly, she died on Aug. 17, 2000.

Son Carrol Boaz "Jimmy" Mayle (1925-1999) was born on May 12, 1925 in Philippi. During World War II, on Sept. 29, 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a private. He received a wound and was awarded the Purple Heart. He made his home in Canton, Stark County, OH, where he labored as a janitor. He died in Louisville, Stark County, OH on Jan. 30, 1999, at the age of 73. Burial was in Mount View Cemetery in Clemtown, Barbour County.

Mt. Airy School, where ill-fated Dallas Mayle attended circa 1942

Son Dallas "Leo" Mayle (1928 -1942) was born in 1928. He attended grade school at Mt. Airy. In 1941, he was stricken at age 14 with appendicitis. He underwent surgery in December 1941, just a week after our nation was plunged into World War II after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. After complications set in, he remained critically ill, and was treated at Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins, Randolph County, WV. Tragically, he did not recover, and died on Feb. 23, 1942. Burial was in Mt. View Cemetery.

Daughter Arlene "Sis" Mayle (1932-living) was born on Sept. 13, 1932. In 1957, when both were about 24 years of age, she tied the marital knot with Lincoln Mayle (Dec. 12, 1932-2024), son of Oled Marcus and Naomi Alberta (Pritchard Mayle of Barbour County. Their union endured the ebbs and flows of an extraordinary 66 years together. The known offspring of the pair were Lawrence Mayle, Tammy Snyder, Jeanetta Perko and Robin Perry. They lived in Detroit in 1987 and later for good in Warren, MI. Sadly, Lincoln died on March 30, 2024. The body was tranported back to Grafton for funeral services and then interment in the sacred soil of Mt. View Cemetery in Barbour County. His obituary was published in the Grafton Mountain Statesman.

• Grandson Lawrence Mayle (1959-2000) was born on Sept. 19, 1959. He tied the marital cord with Joyce. Their pair of offspring are Christopher L. Mayle and Ryan Mayle. The Mayles resided in Warren, MI. Sadly, Lawrence died on June 28, 2000. Joyce survived for at least two more decades and was a companion of Larry Wagner in 2021.

  Great-grandson Christopher L. Mayle is a graduate of East Canton High School. He married his high school girlfriend Chasidy N. Thompson, DVM (Sept. 7, 1985-2021), the daughter of Louis Keith and Betty J. (Hughes) Thompson. Their union endured for 11 years until the separation of death. Chasidy obtained a bachelor's degree from Findlay University followed by a doctorage of veterinary medicine from Ross University. She then became employed in Louisville, OH by West Main Street Veterinary Clinic. They became the parents of one -- Meredith Jean Mayle. The Mayles held a membership in the NewPoint Community Church in Canton, and Chasidy gave of her time with the Canton South Youth Softball league. Sadly, after what the Canton Repository called "a brief illness," Chasidy died in Cleveland's University Hospital on Nov. 26, 2021. 

  Great-grandson Ryan Mayle ( ? - ? ) tied the knot with Hannah.

• Granddaughter Tammy Mayle was joined in wedlock with Martin "Marty" Snyder ( ? -2021). He passed into the arms of the angelic host on Dec. 19, 2021.

• Granddaughter Jeanetta "Nettie" Mayle (1964-living) was born in 1964. She is a 1982 graduate of Fitzgerald Senior High School and was employed by the U.S. Army TACOM. On Valentine's Day 1987, she wed Kenneth Perko. They reside in Ray, MI and are the parents of Brendon Perko, Brent Perko and Bryce Perko.

• Granddaughter Robin Mayle was united in matrimony with Dwayne Perry. Two sons are Steven Perry and Shane Perry. 

Daughter Zelma "Jean" Mayle (1936-2022) was born on Nov. 25, 1936 in Knoxville, Taylor County. On Feb. 13, 1953, when she was 16 years of age, she entered into marriage with Huston McKinley "Doodle" Mayle (Jan. 12, 1932-1998), son of Denzil M. and Bernadine Ada (Barnes) Mayle. Rev. Fred A. DeCost, of the Methodist Church, presided over the nuptials. The "two were each other's lifelong companions and best friends," said the Canton Repository. "She was known for her cooking and making the best chicken and dumplings, and her amazing ability to make everyone feel welcome in her presence. She was happiest when surrounded by her family and was also passionate about all things pretty like flowers, birds, and holiday decorations." Seven offspring born to the pair were Kathy Stipe, Karen "Jug" Miller, Kenneth "Mike" Mayle, Kay Lynn Neff, Karol Hinkle, Karl Mayle and Ken Mayle. In 1960-1963, they resided in Wilmington, DE, with Huston employed by Chrysler Corporation as a production supervisor. Their residence was at the corner of 11th and King Streets. Huston made news in 1963 in the Wilmington Morning News when he was one of two Chrysler employees to win a pig in a raffle. In 1964, he was a candidate for committeeman of the 13th district of New Castle, DE on the Democratic ticket. Sadly, Huston passed away on Nov. 6, 1998. His remains were lowered into the sacred soil of Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The widowed Zelma relocated back to Ohio and in 2009 was in Louisville, OH. Zelma passed away at the age of 85 on Nov. 23, 2022. An obituary in the Repository said that she was survived by an astonishing 20 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren.

• Granddaughter Kathy Rhea Mayle ( ? - ? ) was born in (?). Circa 1975, when she was in Beaufort, SC, she gave birth to a son, Russell Edward "Goober" Brandes II. Then in 1976, she married Kenneth A. "Kenny" Stipe (Sept. 18, 1953-2016), son of Carl Joseph and Pearl Bell Stipe of Canton. Their union stood fast for 40 years. Together they produced a daughter of their own, Laura Williams. They lived in Louisville, OH. Kenneth endured a lengthy illness and, at age 63, was carried away by the angel of death on Nov. 29, 2016. The remains were cremated.

  Great-grandson Russell Edward "Goober" Brandes II (1975-2012) was born on Aug. 10, 1975 in Beaufort, SC. He was the father of Aubreyana McNutt, Anntajsha Brandes, Aundreious Brandes and Addoneous Brandes. Russell served in the U.S. Marine Corps. His home in 2012 was in Canton. Tragically, he died without warning in his home at the age of 36 on March 19, 2012. Rev. Scott Heskett presided at the funeral service, held at Crystal Park Wesleyan Church in Canton. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

  Great-granddaughter Laura Stipe wed Richard Williams. Their two known offspring are Andrew Ailliams and Curtis Williams. Circa 2012, the family was in Louisville, OH.

• Granddaughter Karen "Jug" Mayle wed (?) Miller.

• Grandson Kenneth "Mike" Mayle was joined in wedlock with Cheryl.

• Granddaughter Kay Lynn Mayle (1957-2023) was born on March 28, 1957 in Ferndale, MI. She was an alumna of Allegany Wesleyan High School. On Sept. 28, 1985, she was united in matrimony with Daniel J. Neff ( ? -living), with the wedding ceremony taking place in Louisville, OH. They put down roots in Louisville for good. Three offspring born to this union were Amanda K. Kirby, Aimee E. Marshall and Joseph D. Neff. Said an obituary, Kay Lynn's "joy of cooking led her to her career in Louisville City Schools as a school cook until retiring after 17 years in the same school district where her children grew up. Kay enjoyed playing softball, bowling, and attending family gatherings over the years. In her later years, she enjoyed sitting outside on her back patio watching her grandchildren play in the garden. She was an amazing cook with her signature dishes being her dumplings, chicken noodle soup, and mac and cheese." Among her favorite television shows were westerns such as Bonanza and Tales of Wells Fargo. A favorite phrase was "Oh happy day!" Sadly, Kay Lynn died at the age of 65 on Jan. 26, 2023. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.

  Great-granddaughter Amanda K. Neff married Josh Kirby. 

  Great-granddaughterAimee E. Neff wed Paul Marshall.

  Great-grandson Joseph D. Neff entered into marriage with Holly.

• Granddaughter Karol Mayle entered into marriage with Terry Hinkle. Sadly, Terry was deceased by 2022.

• Grandson Karl Mayle wed Patricia.

• Grandson Ken Mayle wed Bonnie.

~ Stepson Cleophus "Clee" Mayle ~

Stepson Cleophus "Clee" Mayle (1887-1966) was born on June 6, 1887 in Barbour County. 

Circa 1905, when he would have been about 17 or 18 years of age, Clee married Nettie M. Kennedy (1887-1977), the daughter of Isaac Kennedy.

The Mayles produced seven children -- Dennis D. Mayle, Marcellous "Marce" Mayle, Coy Mayle, Homer Mayle, Alma Mayle, John Harvey Mayle and Ervil Mayle. 

They were members of the West Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church, and lived at Simpson, Barbour County.

The 1940 Census of the United States shows the Mayleses residing in the Court House District of Taylor County. Clee earned a living that year by operating coal cutting machinery in a local coal mine.

Clee passed away in Simpson, WV on July 17, 1966. His remains were lowered under the sod in Tim Mayle Cemetery in Barbour County.

Son Dennis D. Mayle (1909-1969) was born on July 10, 1909 in Berryburg, Barbour County. In adulthood, he was considered small and light. When he was 23 years of age, on Feb. 16, 1933, he was joined in the bonds of holy wedlock with 15-year-old Letha Croston (June 25, 1917-2005), daughter of John Wesley and Susie Jane (Mayle) Croston. Because Letha was underage, her parents had to provide their consent. The nuptials were performed in Flemington, Taylor County, with Ira W. Wilfong officiating. On their marriage license, she fibbed that her age was 18, and their race was registered as colored. In an interesting twist, two of Dennis' brothers married two of Letha's sisters. The couple went on to produce a family of four offspring between 1936 and 1941 -- Christine Mayle, Wanda L. Mayle, Denzil Lee Mayle and Norma Jean Mayle. When the federal census enumeration was made in 1940, Dennis earned a living as a coal loader in a local mine, and in addition to Letha and the children, cousin Rummy Mayle dwelled under their roof in Simpson in the Big Four Hills area.

Trouble brewed in the family in the early weeks of the new year in 1959. Dennis went so far as to post a "peace bond" -- signing an official document promising to be on good behavior -- after a relative swore out a warrant for his arrest. Whatever peace the family may have had left was shattered on Jan. 21, 1959 when he overheard his sister Ervil and son Denzil plotting his murder. After an argument in their house, the 47-year-old Dennis pulled out his 16-gauge shotgun and fired, killing their son and badly wounded the sister. Law enforcement officials suspected that after he fled the scene, heading toward Philippi, he might have sought shelter in one of the area's many old abandoned coal mine. Reported the United Press International, "A 15-man posse searched the Simpson area, in southern Taylor County, all night. It was quite cold but there was not enough snow yet on the ground to make possible any tracking.... Mayle apparerently went berserk in the climax of growing trouble in his family and chased his son, sister and a nephew out of the house." After a three-day manhunt, during which time he hid in a coal mine near Glades Fork, he was apprehended in Flemington. He admitted his crime and said he was starved and had wanted to surrender but was afraid he would be shot. He was sentenced to incarceration in the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, Marshall County, WV. He suffered a heart attack and died within minutes at the age of 59 on Jan. 10, 1969. Interment of the remains was in the prison's Whitegate Cemetery in Tom's Run in Moundsville. His grave plaque was pictured in a Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer story published on May 2, 1992, and headlined "Mysteries Buried at Prison Cemetery." Letha lived for another 26 years as a widow and made her residence in Grafton. She passed into the realm of eternity at the age of 87 on April 4, 2005. She rests in West Hill Cemetery, and although Dennis' name is inscribed on the grave marker, he actually is believed to be interred in Moundsville.

• Granddaughter Christine Mayle (1936- ? ) was born on Aug. 6, 1936. On Feb. 1, 1956, when she was 19 years of age, she wedded Clayton Wilbur Mayle (Feb. 23, 1920-1993), son of James and Bessie (Cook) Mayle of needmore, Hardy County, WV. The couple relocated to Ohio and dwelled in the late 1950s in Zanesville, Muskingum County. They were the parents of David Allen Mayle, Richard Mayle and Stephanie Hott. Sadly, Clayton died on Nov. 22, 1993, terminating their marital union which had endured for 37 years. His remains were placed into repose in West Hill Cemetery in Taylor County. Christine was still living circa 2017.

Great-grandson David Allen Mayle (1957-2017) was born on May 14, 1957 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, OH. At the age of 22, on Feb. 9, 1980, he was united in matrimony with Teresa Mayle ( ? - ? ), daughter of Carl and Dorothy Collins. They stayed together for 28 years. Two children were born to this union -- Kimberley Jo Mayle and David Lloyd Mayle. The family dwelled in Grafton, where he was employed by the city government for 28 years. He liked to play cards, dance, travel and listen to music, and had a special love for hunting ginseng. An obituary said he never met a stranger and touched the lives of many people "by just being himself." He died at the age of 60 on Dec. 29, 2017, in Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV. The body was tranported to Taylor County for burial in West Hill Cemetery.

Great-grandson Richard Mayle lived in Grafton in 2017.

Great-granddaughter Stephanie Mayle married Stephen Hott. They have resided in Grafton.

• Granddaughter Wanda L. Mayle (1938-2015) was born in 1938 in Taylor County. On Aug. 15, 1957, she was joined in wedlock with a distant cousin, Boaz Verl Mayle (July 24, 1933-2015), son of Isaac A. and Rosetta (Collins) Mayle of the family of George Riley and Sarah Ann "Sally" (Croston) Minard. See the Minard biography for more.

• Grandson Denzil Lee Mayle (1939-1959) was born in 1939. On the horrific day of Jan. 21, 1959, after Denzil allegedly was plotting with others to kill his father, the father in turn used a 16-gauge shotgun to shoot the son in the back. Denzil died instantly from massive internal bleeding. Burial was in West Hill Cemetery..

• Granddaughter Norma Jean Mayle (1941-2015) was born on Oct. 30, 1941 in Simpson, Taylor County. Little about her life is known. She was spirited away by the spectre of death at the age of 73 on Aug. 12, 2015.

Son John Harvey Mayle (1916-1953) was born in 1916. A coal miner for Poole Coal Company, he was married to Velca (?). Tragically, John was was killed in an automobile accident in Elkins, WV at the age of 37 on April 25, 1953. Said the Grafton Sentinel, John and a companion "were enroute home from a day in the mountains ... [and] were crushed to death beneath their pickup truck which skidded on a wet Elkins street and overturned."

Canton's post office and Ohio Power Co. office buildings

Daughter Alma Mayle (1919-2009) was born on May 19, 1919, in Simpson, Barbour County. She married John Mayle (1915-2003) and relocated to Canton. They had at least two children, Patricia Rowh and James Arthur "Sonny" Mayle. They may also have had a son Gary Lee Mayle Sr., but this is not yet confirmed. John died on Jan. 27, 2003. Alma outlived him by more than six years. She passed away on July 5, 2009, at the Louisville Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home near Canton. Rev. Martin "Jack" Mayle oversaw her funeral, followed by interment in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

• Granddaughter Patricia Mayle ( ? -living) was born in (?). She was joined in holy wedlock with Lyle "Douglas" Rowh ( ? -living), son of D. Benson and Rose Rowh. The couple has dwelled in Canton and were the parents of Jeremy D. Rowh, Sarah Rowh and Eric D. Rowh. Tragically, in the span of two-and-a-half years, in 2020-2022, they lost both of their sons to death.

  Great-grandson Jeremy Rowh ( ? -2020) was born in (?). The father of three, he died at age 38 in Canton on Jan. 12, 2020. His remains were interred in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

  Great-granddaughter Sarah Rowh has been a companion of James Douglas and made a home in Carrollton, OH.

  Great-grandson Eric D. Rowh (1977-2022) was born on Oct. 5, 1977 in Canton. In adulthood he served in the U.S. Army. Later, he joined the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18, and made a living as a journeyman. Eric entered into marriage with Michelle ( ? -living). He was the father of a trio of sons -- Devin Rowh, Levi Rowh and Caden Rowh. Michelle also brought three stepdaughters into the union, Aaliyah, Aalexa Young and Tyra Tuck. In his free time he liked to fish and hunt as well as play music. Death spirited him away at the age of 44 on July 16, 2022. The remains were lowered into the sacred soil of Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Louisville, OH.

• Grandson James Arthur "Sonny" Mayle (1937-2022) was born on May 25, 1937 in Simpson, near Grafton, WV. In young manhood he relocated to Canton, OH and dwelled on Miller Road. On April 8, 1958, at the age of 20, he entered into marriage with a cousin, 18-year-old Ruby Victoria Mayle (May 26, 1939-2002), daughter of Leonard Warden and Ruby (Titchner) Mayle of Bridgeport, Harrison County, WV. Rev. James W. Heersman, of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, officiated the ceremony which was held at Simpson. The two families were close, and James' first cousin Catherine "Caddy" Mayle wed Ruby's brother Charles. Although two years apart in age, they celebrated birthdays a day apart. The pair bore a son, Joseph Mayle. The Mayles spent their years in the Canton/Louisville area, where James earned a living with the Laborers Local 1015. When time allowed, he liked to farm, hunt deer and attend auctions. Sadly, Ruby died in Louisville on Sept. 25, 2002, bringing to a close their union of 40 years. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. James outlived her by two decades and spent his final years in Louisville. He died at home at the age of 85 on Dec. 30, 2022. His funeral was co-officiated by Rev. Harold Strange and Rev. Nicholas Strange.

  Great-grandson Joseph Mayle wed April. They are the parents of Elizabeth Mayle. The Mayles were in Carrollton, OH circa 2022.

Son Homer Mayle (1906-1990) was born in 1906. He earned a living as a coal miner near Grafton, WV. Circa 1940, at the age of 33, he dwelled with his brother John in the Court House District of Taylor County. Also in the household that year was 24-year-old housekeeper Bertha (Croston) Whitehair (1914- ? ), the daughter of daughter of John Wesley and Susie Jane (Mayle) Croston. She was married at the time to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employee Columbus Whitehair (Sept. 20, 1881-1955), son of Jane Whitehair of Flemington, Taylor County. (In an interesting twist, Homer's brother Coy wedded Bertha's sister Roberta.) In time, possibly after Columbus' death in 1955, Homer and Bertha were married. The children of the combined families included Willard Whitehair, Junior Croston, Bobby Croston, Freddie Croston, Tommie Croston, Charles Croston, Paul Croston, Brenda Mayle, Norita Queen, Juanita Mayle, Nora Mayle, Linda Kennedy and Betty Stolis. Two other children died in infancy -- Robert Lee Whitehair (on Nov. 24, 1935, age 2, from trauma two days after having been scalded with hot water) and Helen Mayle (1945). Homer and Bertha made a home circa 1977 in Galloway, Barbour County. Sadly, Homer succumbed to death in July 1990. His remains sleep eternally in Tim Mayle Cemetery, sometimes known as Simpson Cemetery. Bertha's fate is not yet known.

• Step-grandson Willard Whitehair (1936-2018) was born on June 18, 1936 in Simpson, WV. He was the father of Rick Whitehair. On June 28, 1997, when he was 61 years of age, he wedded Diane Kaprosy ( ? - ? ). The family resided on Elk Street in Philippi in the 2010s, while son Rick moved to Canton, OH. Willard earned a living through his work for Joe Corbi's Wholesale Pizza in Darnestown, MD. He liked to fish and attended the Pentecostal Church. At the age of 81, Willard died at home on June 7, 2018. Interment of the remains was in Simpson Cemetery.

• Step-grandson Junior Croston married Bessie. The pair have made a home in Philippi.

• Step-grandson Bobby Croston wedded Toni and dwelled in Canton.

• Step-grandson Freddie L. Croston (1943-2023) was born on Dec. 16, 1943 in Flemington. In May 1965, he was united in matrimony with Shirley Mayle ( ? - ? ). She is believed to have brought a stepson into the union, Richard Whitehair. The Crostons went on to produce four more children of their own -- Ronald Croston, Pamela Dalton, Timothy Joe Croston and Gerald Croston. They resided in Canton, where Freddie earned a living as a railroad car repairman for Republic Steel Corporation. He held a membership in the United Steel Workers of America. Said an obituary, "He loved watching ballgames and feeding his squirrles from the porch." Sadness cascaded over the family when Freddie passed away at the age of 79 on Sept. 1, 2023 as a patient in Aultman Hospital. He was survived by four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pastor Anthony Mayle presided over the funeral rites.

  Step(?)-great-grandson Richard Whitehair married Lisa. They live in Canton.

  Great-grandson Ronald Croston was deceased by 2023.

  Great-granddaughter Pamela Croston wed Tommy Dalton. They were in Canton in 2023.

  Great-grandson Timothy Joe Croston ( ? - ? ) has dwelled in Canton.

  Great-grandson Gerald Croston ( ? - ? ) makes his residence in Canton.

• Step-grandson Tommie J. Croston Sr. (1947-2023) was born on Oct. 1, 1947 in Grafton. On June 21, 1969, he was joined in wedlock with Patricia A. "Trish" Newman ( ? -living). Their union survived the highs and lows of a remarkable 54 years together. They became the parents of two -- Holly Janidas and Tommie J. Croston Jr. They were in Canton in 2018 and East Sparta, OH in 2023. Sadly, at the age of 73, Tommie died in Dec. 7, 2023 as a patient in Canton's Aultman Hospital. Pastor Ron Mayle presided over the funeral rites, with interment of the remains under the sod of Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

  Step-great-granddaughter Holly Croston ( ? -living) married Christopher Janidas ( ? -living). Together, they bore one son, Logan Janidas. Circa 2023, they were in East Sparta, OH. 

  Step-great-grandson Tommie J. Croston Jr. ( ? -living) was born on (?). He wed Christina Marie "Tina" Mayle (Feb. 6, 1979-2021), daughter of Woodrow and Kim (Watson) Mayle of Canton. The couple did not reproduce. They made their dwelling-place in Waynesburg, OH. Grief cascaded over the family when, at the age of 42, Christina died in Aultman Hospital on Oct. 19, 2021. As a widower, Tommie Jr. has remained in Waynesburg.

• Step-grandson Charles Croston has lived in Philippi.

• Step-grandson Paul Croston entered into marriage with Shirley. Their residence in 2018-2023 was in Grafton.

• Granddaughter Brenda Mayle (1956-2021) was born on Oct. 7, 1956 in Taylor County. When she was 17 years of age, on Aug. 16, 1974, she was joined in the bonds of matrimony with John Mayle ( ? -living). Their two children are believed to be Heather Mayle and Vanessa Mayle. The family dwelled in Philippi. Brenda was hospitalized in early 2021 in Ruby Memorial Hospital at West Virginia University. Sadly, without warning, she died at the age of 64 on Jan. 29, 2021. Pastor Ronald Jones led the funeral service, with burial following in Welch Cemetery.

• Granddaughter Norita "Sis" Mayle (1939-2021) was born on March 19, 1939 in Taylor County, WV. She was the mother of two daughters -- Gladys (Mayle) Price and Sandra Clinton. Norita was wed twice -- first to Thomas Glendenning ( ? - ? ). Later, she tied the marital cord with Foreman Henry Clay Queen (July 10, 1910-1995), a native of Pecks Run, Upshur County, WV. The bride was 29 years younger than the groom. He had been married previously to Clara Lucille Westfall (1910-1990) and brought three stepdaughters into the second marriage -- Mary Lou Dowell, Naomi Dawn Queen and Nancy J. Darling. The family maintained a residence in or near Grafton, WV. Sadly, Foreman died at the age of 85 on Nov. 7, 1995. The remains were laid to rest in Zion's Hill Cemetery in Hodgesville, Upshur County. The widowed Norita was in Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV in 2018-2021. Sadness blanketed the family when she was cleaved away by the angel of death at the age of 82 on Dec. 15, 2021. Pastor Dolly Sparks presided over the funeral, with burial in Simpson Cemetery near Grafton.

  Great-granddaughter Gladys Mayle wed Daryl Eugene Price (Aug. 27, 1947-2016), the son of Irene Fein and adopted son of Jessie Mae Smith. Their union held fast over 29 years. Two sons in this family were Christopher Morgan Mayle and Michael Allen Price. The family lived in the Westover neighborhood of Morgantown, WV. There Daryl was employed for 38 years by the City of Morgantown and won so much respect that he received a key to the city. He also earned a living for 25 years with Gabes in Morgantown and for a time in the laundry and cleaners of Bellman's. Said an obituary, "Daryl was an excellent cook and he loved cooking big holiday meals for his family. He was an avid Mountaineer fan. Daryl never met a stranger and he will be greatly missed along with his big heart and smile." Sadly, stricken with cancer, Daryl passed away at the age of 68 on Feb. 5, 2016. Interment was in East Oak Grove Cemetery, with Pastor Gwendolyn McKinley leading the funeral service. Their son Christopher entered into marriage with Katie, and their son Michael tied the knot with Holly.

  Great-granddaughter Sandra Glendenning married Raymond Clinton. They have made their dwelling in Pennsylvania. Their offspring areTim Clinton, Jessica Clinton, Jennifer Ethier, Charity Singer and Grant Clinton.

• Granddaughter Juanita (?) Mayle relocated to Canton and was there in 2021.

• Granddaughter Nora married Stan Mayle. They put down roots in Grafton, residing there circa 2021..

• Granddaughter (?) Linda (?) was united in wedlock with Larry Kennedy. Larry was deceased between 2018 and 2021. Linda in 2021 lived in Philippi.

• Granddaughter Betty Lou (1931-2017) was born on July 14, 1931. Circa 1964, at the age of 33, she wedded Paul Stolis (Aug. 18, 1934-2019). Their union endured for 53 years. The pair settled in Canton and bore two children -- Kevin Stolis and Rebecca Moore. Paul was a veteran of the U.S. Army. They enjoyed relaxing at their cottage on Secord Lake, and Betty liked to line dance. Betty died at the age of 86 on Dec. 18, 2017. The remains were lowered into sleep in Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, MI. Paul joined his bride in eternity on Feb. 6, 2019.

Son Coy Mayle (1922-2006) was born on Jan. 17, 1922. In 1944, when he was 22 years of age, he married 18-year-old Roberta Croston (1926-1981), daughter of John Wesley and Susie Jane (Mayle) Croston. In an interesting twist, Coy's brother Homer wed Roberta's sister Bertha. They produced a family of six children -- Roger Lee Mayle, Robert Lee Mayle, Johnny Junior Mayle, James Arthur Mayle, Catherine Mayle and Violet Mayle. The Mayleses resided in Galloway, Barbour County. Said a newspaper, Coy labored as a "coal miner with 34 years service. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and had played on several area baseball teams." Sadly, Roberta died on Nov. 4, 1981. The cause of her passing is unknown. Coy survived her by 27 years. He succumbed to the Angel of Death at the age of 84 on May 12, 2006, following a lengthy illness. His mortal remains were laid to rest in the Tim Mayle Cemetery, also known as Old Point Pleasant Cemetery. He was survived by 19 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

• Grandson Roger Lee Mayle (1948-2017) was born on March 10, 1948 at Simpson, Taylor County. He was wedded to Lisa Kay Kennedy (May 20, 1964-2008). They made their home in Ohio and Philippi and produced three sons -- Robert Lee Mayle, Michael Mayle and Daniel Joseph Mayle. Roger was employed by several manufacturing plants in Ohio before returning to Galloway and working as a caretaker at Adaland Mansion. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the Grafton Wesleyan Holiness Church. Sadly, they endured the early death of their son Daniel. Lisa Kay died on March 25, 2008. Roger survived her by nearly nine years. His health declining, he was admitted to the hospice wing of Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV, where he succumbed at the age of 68 on Feb. 24, 2017. Pastor David "D.J." Maley officiated at the funeral service, followed by burial in the Tim Mayle Cemetery near Point Pleasant Church.

• Grandson Robert Lee Mayle ( ? - ? ) was born in (?). He was joined in matrimony with Charlotte ( ? -living). He was deceased by 2017.

• Grandson Johnny Junior Mayle (1954?-2020) was born in about 1954 in Grafton, Taylor County. He relocated to Canton and wedded Demetria Jenrett ( ? -living), thought to be the daughter of Regis A. and Edith (Kennedy) Jenrett. The couple bore five children -- Barbara Mayle, Victoria Mayle, Makayla Mayle, Sarah Mayle and Jonathan Mayle. The family belonged to the Harvestine Apostolic Church in Hartville, OH. In his spare time, Johnny liked to fish and hunt. Sadly, at the age of 66, he died on Dec. 10, 2020.

• Grandson James Arthur Mayle (1962-2020) was born on July 26, 1962 in Philippi. He is not known to have reproduced. James dwelled in Grafton. He liked all things out-of-doors -- to camp, fish and hunt. Said the Grafton Mountain Statesman, he "was a real jokester and enjoyed telling stories about his hunting and fishing adventures." Sadly, he was swept away by death at the age of 58, on Sept. 18, 2020, while a patient in Grafton City Hospital. His remains were cremated.

• Granddaughter Catherine "Caddy" Mayle (1944-2021) was born on March 24, 1944 in Philippi. She entered into marriage with Charles Edward Mayle (July 29, 1943-2023), son of Leonard Warden and Ruby (Titchner) Mayle of Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV. The two families were close, and Catherine's first cousin James Arthur "Sonny" Mayle wed Charles' sister Ruby Victoria Mayle. The couple together bore five offspring -- Aaron Mayle, Charles L. "Chucky" Mayle, Janie Peters, Dawn Michelle Mayle and Robin Mayle. Charles left high school to join the U.S. Navy and earned his general educational development (GED) diploma while in the service. Charles earned a living as an operator of heavy equipment and at one time was employed by Harmons in Grafton. The family was plunged into grief at the death in infancy of daughter Dawn Michelle and also the untimely passing of their daughter Robin in 2019 in a traffic accident. At one point in time, Catherine resided in Galloway, Barbour County, WV and Charles in Belington, WV. Catherine's favorite activities were reading and tending her garden, church-doing and cooking -- she "always made sure her guest never went away hungry," said an obituary. As her health declined, Charles provided close care. Sadly, Catherine surrendered to the angel of death at age 77, as a patient in United Hospital Center, on Dec. 2, 2021. Rev. David J. Maley officiated the funeral. Catherine's remains were cremated. Charles outlived his wife by a year-and-a-half. At the age of 79, he died under the care of Mountain Hospice in the home of his son Aaron in Belington on April 17, 2023. Rev. David "D.J." Maley presided at the funeral service.

Great-grandson Aaron Mayle and his companion Tiffany Witek have resided in Belington, WV.

Great-grandson Charles L. "Chucky" Mayle was wed to Dorothy. They have dwelled in Salem, WV.

Great-granddaughter Susan Jane "Janie" Mayle (1973-2022) was born on Jan. 30, 1973. She was a 1991 graduate of Philip Barbour High School. She married Oakey Robert "Bobby" Peters III ( ? - ? ). They became the parents of Bethany Peters and Gavin Peters. The pair were in Shinnston, WV in 2019 and Worthington, WV in 2022. Said an obituary, "She loved to raise gardens and flowers. Janie had a love for thrift store shopping and would never run into a stranger, she would carry on conversation with anyone she would meet. Also, she enjoyed chatting and checking on her friends on the Facebook religious page. She loved her family with her whole heart and was the glue that kept everything together. Janie was a home body and loved to teach her children about Jesus." Sadly, Janie suffered a brief illness and was admitted to United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. There, she passed away at the age of 48 on Jan. 4, 2022. Rev. David "D.J." Maley officiated the funeral service, followed by cremation.

Great-granddaughter Robin L. Mayle (1977-2019) was born on June 15, 1977 in Philippi. She and her partner Rocky "Delane" Dalton ( ? - ? ) were the parents of two sons -- Bryden Dalton and Nathaniel Dalton. She was employed for 14 years by the Good Samaritan Society of Barbour County as a certified nursing assistant. In her free time she liked to fish, kayak and make crafts as well as follow her sons' scholastic basketball teams. Tragically, on Sept. 12, 2019, she died from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, at the age of 42. Her remains were laid to rest in West Hill Cemetery, with Rev. David J. Maley leading the funeral service.

• Granddaughter Violet Mayle makes her residence in Brownton, Barbour County, WV.

Daughter Ervil Mayle (1923-1975) was born on March 21, 1923. In young womanhood she resided in Simpson, Taylor County, WV. At the age of 33, on April 14, 1956, she married 32-year-old Junior Dycle Mayle ( ? - ? ), also a Simpson resident. Church of God pastor Rev. John F. Brand presided. They were the parents of a daughter, Patty Ann Mayle, who died at the age of five months on Jan. 12, 1954. Interment was in Point Pleasant Cemetery, also known as Tim Mayle Cemetery. In January 1959, she and her nephew Denzil Mayle reputedly were plotting to kill her brother (and his father) Dennis. After a family argument in her parents' home, Ervil fled the house but was brought down by a shotgun blast at a distance of 150 feet at the hands of brother Dennis. She rolled down a hill near a creek and was in shock when found. Although seriously wounded, she survived. She lived for another 16 years. Sadly, she passed away in Morgantown, Monongalia County at the age of 52 on Dec. 15, 1975. Her remains were lowered under the sod in Tim Mayle Cemetery.

Son Marcellous "Marce" Mayle (1925-2011) was born on Sept. 3, 1925 in Simpson, Taylor County. He entered into marriage with Meralda ( ? - ? ). Together they bore a brood of eight children -- Cellous "Bob" Mayle, Danny Mayle, Marce Lee Mayle, Mickey Mayle, Brenda Mayle, Stevie Mayle and Judy Mayle. As an adult, he lived in Flemington, Barbour County and Simpson, Taylor County. Said the Grafton Mountain Statesman, he "worked for the B&O Railroad for many years and later retired from the WV Department of Highways. He was an avid sportsman, who enjoyed hunting in his free time." He died at the age of 86, in the Grafton City Hospital, on Nov. 19, 2011. Following a funeral led by Rev. David Maley, he was laid to rest in the Point Pleasant (Tim Mayle) Cemetery in Barbour County.

• Grandson Cellous "Bob" Mayle was in Pruntytown, WV in 2001 and by 2023 had moved to Flemington, WV.

• Grandson Danny Mayle has made a home in Flemington, WV and later in Massillon, OH.

• Grandson Marce Lee Mayle (1956-2023) was born on March 9, 1956 in Simpson, WV. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Marce was joined in wedlock with (?). He was the father of Marce Mayle II and Mandy Leach-Gervais. He also was the stepfather of Delmas J. Mayle II. For 15 years, he was employed making caskets for Clarksburg Casket Company. In his free time he liked to hunt. His later years were spent in Columbiana, OH. Sadly, at the age of 66, Marce died at home on Jan. 23, 2023. His remains were transported to Grafton to rest in the sacred soil of the West Virginia National Cemetery. An obituary was printed in Mahoning Matters.

  Great-grandson Marce Mayle II ( ? -living) is married to or a companion of Jenna Harris and has dwelled in Columbiana, OH. 

  Great-granddaughter Mandy Mayle ( ? -living) wed Rachel Gervais. They share a residence in Gulf Coast, FL.

  Step-great-grandson Delmas J. Mayle II ( ? -living) has lived in West Virginia. 

• Grandson Mickey Mayle ( ? -living) married Linda. They relocated to Nevada and were there in 2001. Circa 2023, they dwelled in Wendover, UT.

• Granddaughter Brenda Sue Mayle ( ? -living) was united in matrimony with a double cousin, Vance Percy Mayle (Dec. 31, 1938-2000), son of George Herman and Bessie Leah (Mayle) Mayle of Cecil, WV and spelled out elsewhere on this biography. Their two offspring were Tammy Jo Mayle and Pamela Hamilton. Circa 1962, at the birth of their daughter Tammy Jo, they were in Clarksburg, WV. After a divorce, Brenda migrated to Georgia and in 2001-2023 was in Kennesaw, GA. She endured the heartbreak of her 38-year-old daughter Tammy Jo in 2001.
  
  In 1976, former husband Vance wed again to Lillian Irene Allison (Jan. 29, 1952-2016), of Canton. She was the daughter of Harold H. and Mary S. (Reed) Allison and a 1970 alumna of Flemington High School. She earned a living at the Long John Silver restaurant in Bridgeport, WV and liked to visit casinos. Sadly, death descended upon him on July 29, 2000. urial was in West Hill Cemetery. Posthumously, he was profiled in a New York Times Magazine article on Dec. 10, 2000, authored by Julie Winokur, headlined "Lives; A Parting Request." The article said that Vance was "a lifelong tree cutter and reformed carouser who used to catch snapping turtles with his bare hands. Then a 10-year battle with esophageal cancer left him too weak to talk. At 61, after multiple surgeries and countless hospital stays, he was determined to spend his final days in the five-room converted trailer that he had built himself. Around-the-clock support from his wife, Lillian, and Kim Boyce, then a nurse from the Hospice Care Corporation of Kingwood, W. Va., made his last wish possible." Lillian endured for another 16 years. In about 2011, she relocated to North Centre Township near Berwick, PA and lived at the address of 176 Rolling Hill Drive. She passed away in Berwick, PA on Jan. 12, 2016.

  Great-granddaughter Tammy Jo Mayle (1962-2001) was born on Sept. 25, 1962 in Clarksburg. She did not reproduce. She relocated with her mother to Kennesaw, GA. Sadly, at the age of 38, she passed away at home on April 4, 2001. An obituary was published in the Clarksburg Exponent.

  Great-granddaughteer Pamela Mayle ( ? - ? ) was joined in wedlock with Jerry Hamilton ( ? - ? ). In 2001, they dwelled in Kennesaw, GA

• Grandson Stevie Mayle ( ? - ? ) was deceased by 2023.

• Granddaughter Judy Mayle ( ? - ? ) lived in Grafton in 2001. She was deceased by 2023.

~ Stepdaughter Ollie Frances Bell (Mayle) Newman ~

Stepdaughter Ollie Frances Bell Mayle (1877-1922) was born on Oct. 5, 1877. 

She wed David Mansfield "Mose" Newman (1868-1942).

They were married in about 1901 and moved to Moatsville, Barbour County, in about 1908. David was a farmer.

The Newmans had at least four children -- Hallie P. Bolner, Opal A. Newman, Beuford Carl Newman, Delphia V. Fisher and John E. Newman. When the federal censuses of 1910-1920 were taken, the family resided in the Cove District (Moatsville). Tragically, son John died at age eight of spinal meningitis -- see more below.

At the age of 45, suffering from membranous cysts in her lungs, Ollie passed away on Nov. 10, 1922. David M. Newman signed her official West Virginia certificate of death. She was laid to rest at Valley Center. A search has been made for her obituary in the Philippi Republican newspaper microfilm collection at West Virginia University, but none was found.

Widowed, David remained on the family farm near Moatsville. The 1930 census shows him making his residence with 23-year-old son Benford (farm helper) and 20-year-old daughter Delphia.

Tragically, David died just nine hours after he was struck by a moving automobile on June 23, 1942, of a severe brain concussion and broken ribs and arms. He was age 75. He was buried in the "Old Dutch Cemetery" near Kasson, Barbour County. Daughter Opal was the informant on his death certificate. A search has been made for his obituary in the Philippi newspaper microfilm collection at West Virginia University, but none was on file for the 1942 year.

Daughter Hallie Newman (1902-1988) was born on Aug. 14, 1902. She is believed to have married Floyd Bolner (1898- ? ) in Barbour County on Oct. 11, 1922. If so, she was age 19 at the time, and Floyd 24. He was a farmer. Tragically, he may be the same Floyd Bolner of Philippi who in 1931 began to demonstrate what doctors called "general paralysis of the insane." In early November 1933, he was admitted to the West Virginia State Hospital for the Insane in Weston, where he underwent clinical and laboratory testing. He died there 11 months and 27 days later, on Oct. 31, 1934, at the age of 36. His remains were returned to Barbour County for interment in Pleasant Creek Cemetery. Hallie survived her husband by more than a half century, with her home in Grafton and Moatsville (circa 1971). She died in September 1988 at the age of 86.

Daughter Opal A. Newman (1904-1971) was born on Oct. 22, 1904 in Barbour County. She married Chenowith "Jay" Mitchell (1914-1985), son of Jesse and Corinda Belle Mitchell, on Feb. 15, 1946. Age 41 at the time of marriage, Opal was a decade older than her 31-year-old husband. They resided for decades in Moatsville and did not have any children. They were members of the Shiloh Church of the Brethren. Opal died at home in Moatsville on Sept. 4, 1971 when she was 66 years of age. An obituary in the Barbour Democrat noted that she was laid to rest in the Old Dutch Cemetery at Kasson (Nestorville), Barbour County, following funeral rites officiated by Rev. H.O. Poling. Jay survived for another 14 years. He passed into eternity in 1985 and rests with his wife in Old Dutch Cemetery.

Son Beuford Carl Newman (1906-1965) was born three days before Christmas 1906 in Kasson, Barbour County. During World War II, he served as a private first class in the 1375 Base Unit of the AAF. After the war, he returned home. On April 10, 1953, at the age of 46, he married 23-year-old Doris Jane (Workman) Garcia (1930- ? ). The daughter of Emmett and Pearl Workman of Moatsville, the bride was exactly half her husband's age. Rev. Elmer E. Suite, a Methodist minister, performed the marriage ceremony in Grafton, Taylor County. Doris had been married once before at the age of 18 to Ruben Severo Garcia of Newkirk, NM. Beuford died in West Virginia on May 27, 1965, at the age of 58, with burial in the Old Dutch Cemetery in Nestorville, Barbour County.

Daughter Delphia V. (or "Delpha") Newman (1910- ? ) was born in 1910. She married Morris Fisher ( ? - ? ). Circa 1971, the Fishers made their home in Baltimore, MD. Nothing more is known.

Son John E. Newman (1913-1921) was born on Oct. 28, 1913. He did not survive childhood, and contracted a fatal case of spinal meningitis. He died on Dec. 28, 1921, at age eight, in Kasson, Barbour County. Burial was in the Center Cemetery or Old Dutch Cemetery.

~ Lingering Questions: Ethel Komindo? ~

We are researching the connection between Sarepta and Ethel (Mayle) Komindo, in whose home Sarepta died in 1963.

Ethel was the daughter of Morgan (1874-1942) and Sophronia (Mayle) Mayle (1877-1964). In turn, Morgan was the son of Jonathan and Matilda (Varner) Mayle, and the grandson of Reese and Delilah Male, while Sophronia was the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Mayle. 

Ethel's maternal grandfather, Richard Mayle, is interesting because of his leadership role in the family and community. At his death, the Barbour County Democrat stated that he was:

...a patriarch among his people, a farmer emancipator and loyal citizen... A representative of West Virginia's very best citizenry, the deceased was so considered by those who knew him. Following the furrows on the hillsides or in the meadows he honestly earned his income by "the sweat of the brow," his friends explained today. In his honest endeavor to do the right he was said to have had a mighty throng of followers among his people in the Cecil section. He was today reported to have been a patriarch among his "kith and kin", nor did the reflection from a worthwhile life stop there, his honest and true hearted citizenship kept peace and contentedness when disorder prevailed. At times when hopes were dimmed, when a "war threat" almost brewed within the Cecil section this true Patriarch was said to have sought his friends' confidence and ask them ever to do the right. In reviewing the tragedies and happenings where white and colored generations were envolved [sic], he was said to have demanded for peace and order, and always told his people to stay within the law. With a calm head and steady hand his commanded his people to go their various ways, to obey the law. Now, where law violators run amuck, he was instrumental in bringing quiet and happiness. He thought for his people, explaining to them that "law is law" and they should obey it. Questions of serious importance to his race were so often considered that it was said to today, he was often asked to weigh them and his people would always take the advice so generously offered them. During the time that the race question was a problem for the state he was said to have pleased for the just and right and upheld principles that will follow him thruout the life of his and other generations.

Ethel was one of 12 children -- among the others Harold Bliss Mayle, Holly Mayle, Frederick C. Mayle, Harley Brooks Mayle, Victor Mayle, Mazella "Zella" (Mayle) Mayle, Forrest C. Mayle, Jonathan Richard Mayle, Wilmer A. Mayle, Ruby Mayle and Grace Newman. Her father Morgan was a self-employed farmer, and they resided at Moatsville. During World War I, at the age of 44, Morgan registered for the federal military draft, and gave his race as white. 

He was found dead in bed at the age of 69 on Dec. 11, 1942, with burial at Mt. View Cemetery. 

Sophronia outlived her husband by more than two decades. She passed into eternity in 1964.

Son Harold Bliss Mayle (1897-1977) was born in 1897. He was "employed by the coal mines for 15 years, and was a schoolteacher for over 30 years in the Preston and Taylor County Schools," said a newspaper. Circa 1971, he lived in Webster near Grafton. He died in 1977.

Daughter Grace Mayle (1899-1971) was born in 1899. She married Alston Gordon Newman ( ? - ? ) and resided at Philo, OH. They had four children -- Eunice Dalton, Meredith Newman, Robert Newman and Juaneta Newman. She was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist church. As her health declined, Grace spent time at the Rosemont Hospital. She passed away at the Spencer State Hospital on Oct. 1, 1971. Her remains were returned to Philippi for burial at Welch Cemetery. Her obituary was published in the Morgantown (WV) Dominion Post.

Daughter Ethel M. Mayle (1901- ? ) was born in about 1901. At the age of 22, she married 27-year-old Serbian immigrant Emil Komindo (1896-1962) on June 30, 1923. Emil was the son of John and Helen Komindo. Rev. F.S. Bishop led the nuptials. Emil was a longtime coal miner. He died in an automobile accident at the age of 66 on Sept. 2, 1962. Ethel lived in Webster in the early 1970s. They had at least one known son, Carroll Bliss Komindo (1924-2007), who married Hazel (?) and lived in Detroit, MI and in Satsuma, FL.

Mt. View Cemetery

Son Holly M. Mayle (1902-1988) was born in 1902. Holly lived in Dalton, GA in 1971. He is believed to have died on Leap Day 1988 in Dalton.

Daughter Ruby B. Mayle (1905-1929) was born on June 23, 1905. In adulthood, she resided in the community of Cecil in the Court House District of Taylor County and had no occupation. In the latter part of 1928, she was treated at the Eastmont Santarium in Morgantown, WV. She died at the age of 23 on April 19, 1929. Her remains were laid to eternal rest in Mt. View Cemetery. Dr. C.H. Maxwell of Morgantown wrote that the cause of death was "probably pulmonary tuberculosis" but added on the death certificate that "I aminformed that she died without medical attention after leaving the sanitorium. I am not competent to sign this certificate, but as no other physician seems to have seen her later than I did, I fill this in as a matter of 'form'." Her brother H.B. Mayle of Cecil provided vital details for the death certificate.

Daughter Mazella "Zella" Mayle (1907-1998) was born in 1907. She married (?) Mayle. In the early 1970s, they lived in Simpson, WV. She passed away in Simpson on May 6, 1998.

Son Jonathan Richard Mayle (1910-1940) was born on Jan. 4, 1910 in Barbour County. He was a farmer and resided in Moatsville, in the Knottsville District of Taylor County, never marrying. He was stricken with pulmonary tuberculosis and died at the age of 30 on Oct. 9, 1940. Interment was in Mt. View Cemetery. Morgan Mayle was the family informant for the official West Virginia certificate of death.

Son Wilmer A. Mayle (1911-1939) was born in 1911. He never married and resided in Moatsville in Taylor County's Court House District. As an adult, he was employed by Ford Motor Co. He was afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis and died at age 27 on Sept. 29, 1939. Burial was in Mt. View Cemetery.

Son Frederick C. Mayle (1914- ? ) was born in about 1914. He grew up in Taylor County and resided in Miami, FL in 1971.

Brothers' graves, Mt. View Cemetery

Son Harley "Brooks" Mayle (1916-2003) was born on July 28, 1916 in Cecil, Taylor County, WV. On Oct. 10, 1936, at the age of 20, he was joined in wedlock with Wanda Loretta Croston (Oct. 23, 1919-1981), daughter of Ellsworth and Olethy (Kennedy) Croston. The wedding was officiated by Rev. R.O. Phillips of St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church. In an interesting twist, Brooks' kinsman Vernon Layne Mayle Sr. married Wanda's sister Avilda Hope "Scott" Croston. Brooks and Wanda produced two sons -- Gerry E. Mayle and Darvin Mayle. When he was 24 years of age, in 1940, Brooks was required to register for the military draft during World War II. He stood 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighed 150 lbs. and had blue eyes and brown hair. At that time, he dwelled in Moatsville, WV and was employed in Grafton by the Works Progress Administration. The WPA was one of the ways President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the federal government tried to overcome unemployment and is widely considered one of the Roosevelt's largest and most ambitious undertakings of his "New Deal" to get the nation back on sound economic footing. Over the years, the WPA hired millions of out-of-work individuals to build public works projects, such as roads, bridges, retaining walls and buildings. At some point later in 1940, he relocated to Michigan and established a home in Highland Park near Detroit. They remained in Detroit, with Wanda employed with Chrysler Corporation. The couple may have separated, with Wanda returning to Grafton, where in 1981 she made a home at 132 East Main Street. Sadly, while back in Detroit visiting family, she was stricken and taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where she surrendered to the angel of death on Aug. 27, 1981. Harley endured for another two-plus decades. He died in Nashville,TN on April 16, 2003.

• Grandson Gerry Emil Mayle (1938-2008)

• Grandson Darvin Mayle married Dobbie.

Son Forrest C. Mayle made his residence in 1971 in Canton, OH.

Son Victor H. Mayle (1922-1988) was born in about 1922. At age 17, in 1940, he resided with his parents near Grafton. He made his home in Detroit in 1971. Death swept him away into eternity on May 30, 1988.

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