He was born Sept. 15, 1916, near Jackson, Ky., the son of Sam Henry and Lizzie Ruth (Watkins) Pelfrey.
Ne was a navy veteran of World War II and a retired union representative for the AFL-CIO.
He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law; two sons and daughters-in-law; one stepdaughter and son-in-law; one step-son and daughter-in-law; eight brothers; three half-brothers; one half-sister; 22 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wives, Dorothy Pelfrey in 1983 and Nell Lockhard Pelfrey in 1994; four brothers, John r., Sheldon and Richmond Pearl and Roy Pelfrey; one sister, Mary Lou Pelfrey; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Davis-Turner Funeral Home in Lynchburg. The Rev. Robert Miller will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Lynchburg Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Davis-Turner Funeral Home in Lynchburg.
The Press Gazette
Hillsboro, Ohio
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 1996
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He was born Sept. 15, 1916, near Jackson, Ky., the son of Sam Henry and Lizzie Ruth (Watkins) Pelfrey.
Ne was a navy veteran of World War II and a retired union representative for the AFL-CIO.
He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law; two sons and daughters-in-law; one stepdaughter and son-in-law; one step-son and daughter-in-law; eight brothers; three half-brothers; one half-sister; 22 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wives, Dorothy Pelfrey in 1983 and Nell Lockhard Pelfrey in 1994; four brothers, John r., Sheldon and Richmond Pearl and Roy Pelfrey; one sister, Mary Lou Pelfrey; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Davis-Turner Funeral Home in Lynchburg. The Rev. Robert Miller will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Lynchburg Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Davis-Turner Funeral Home in Lynchburg.
The Press Gazette
Hillsboro, Ohio
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 1996
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