Husband: Andy Duwane Cayton
Born: Aug- 9-1932 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Oct-29-2005 in Canton, Stark Co, OH 3,2
Buried: in Sandy Valley Cemetery, Waynesburg, Stark Co, OH 1
Resided: since 1960 in Waynesburg, Stark Co, OH 1,4
Census: 1940 in Possum Hollow (Cascara), Doddridge Co, WV 5
Occupation: welder at Republic Steel (16 yrs, retired in 1994) 1
Military: 1951-52 S/Sgt, Army National Guard (1092nd Cbt Eng, Salem, WV) - active duty in Korean War 1,6 (see note 1)
Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (called to active duty senior year, earned GED later) 7,6
Father: Ashby Lewis Cayton (1900 - 1983)
Mother: Beulah Cora Pratt (1906 - 1986)
Wife: Living
Father: Clemmie Gail "Pete" Merritt (1902 - 1983) Mother: Jessie Lavina Baker (1896 - 1966)
M Child 1: Living Wife: Living
M Child 2: Living Wife: Living
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) Obituary - Hospital. (4) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (5) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (6) Immediate family. (7) Yearbook photo. Event Notes Note (1) As a member of the Army National Guard, Andy Cayton participated in the cleanup efforts in Doddridge County following the 1950 Flood. While still a senior at Doddridge County High School, he was called to active duty and sent to Pusan, Korea. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars. He was a 38-year member of the Sandy Valley American Legion Post 432 in Waynesburg, Ohio.