Lewis Franklin Shockey
Beckwith – Lewis Franklin Shockey, 43, of Beckwith was killed in a slate fall Wednesday night at the Morris Creek Mine No. 4 of the Central Appalachian Coal Co. near Montgomery. Born Nov. 25, 1926, at Fayetteville, he was a son of Walter Shockey and the late Audrey McClung Shockey. Shockey was a World War II veteran and a member of the United Mine Workers of America, Local 9619. Other survivors include his wife, Nina Mae Shockey; four sons, Lewis Franklin Jr. of Fayetteville and Raymond Walter, Lewis Thomas and Mont Allen, all at home; three daughters, Lois Ann, Sally Glendon and Ginger Lea, all at home; a brother, Paul Shockey of Charleston; and four sisters, Mrs. Mildred Smith of Oak Hill, Mrs. Sarah Martin of Warner Robins, Ga., Mrs. Shirley Pigg of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. June Blackwelder of Port Wentworth, Ga. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Cahpel at Fayetteville with Rev. C. S. Donnelly in charge. Burial will be in the Huse Memorial Park at Fayetteville. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today.
Funeral services for LEWIS FRANKLIN SHOCKEY, 43, of Beckwith will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Chapel at Fayetteville with the Rev. C. S. Donnelly in charge. Burial will be in Huse Memorial Park, Fayetteville. Shockey was killed in a slate fall Wednesday night at the Morris Creek Mine No. 4 of the Central Appalachian Coal Co. near Montgomery. Born Nov. 25,1925, at Fayetteville he was a son of Walter Shockey and the late Audrey McClung Shockey. Shockey was a World War II veteran and a member of the United Mine Workers of America, Local 9619. Other survivors include his wife, Nina Mae Shockey: four sons, Lewis Franklin, Jr. of Fayetteville and Raymond Walter, Lewis Thomas and Mont Allen, all at home; three daughters, Lois Ann, Sally Glendon and Ginger Lea, all at home; a brother, Paul Shockey of Charleston, and four sisters, Mrs. Mildred Smith of Oak Hill, Mrs. Sarah Martin of Warner Robins, Ga., Mrs. Shirley Pigg of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. June Blackwelder of Port Wentworth, Ga. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today.
The Raleigh Register Newspaper – Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia – Friday, March 28, 1969
