Husband: Kenneth Hale Friend
Born: Sep- 1-1918 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Mar-23-1987 2
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 4
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Education: Doddridge Co H.S.
Military: (enlisted 3/28/1942) Pvt, US Army, World War II, Europe (POW in Germany) 5 (see note 1)
Father: William Robert Friend (1883 - 1973)
Mother: Iva Belle Scott (1891 - 1980)
Wife: Emma Leona Bonnell Also known as: Leona Bonnell 6,7,8 Married: Oct-26-1946 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: May-14-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,3 Died: May- -1999 10 Resided: 1946, 72, 73 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John Marshall Bonnell (1895 - 1973) Mother: Eunice Maude Cottrill (1906 - 1995) Other spouse 2
M Child 1: Living Wife: Living
M Child 2: John Robert Friend Born: Jul- 7-1947 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Died: Dec-13-2015 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,14 Resided: formerly in Bucyrus, Crawford Co, OH 9 Occupation: mount machinist at General Electric (30 yrs, retired) 12 Military: Aug-18-1966 - Jul-29-1968 SP4, US Army, radio relay teletype, 97th Signal Bn, Germany (Vietnam era) 15 Wife: Living
F Child 3: Kennetta Kay Friend Born: Jul- 9-1948 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,3 Died: Jun- 2-2011 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12 Resided: in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 12 Resided: 1965 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Husband: Living Husband: Bill Griffey d. bef Jun 2011 Husband: Living
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Headstone. (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (5) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (6) Marriage record of son. (7) Obituary of son. (8) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (9) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (10) Obituary of brother. (11) Obituary of father. (12) Obituary. (13) Obituary - At home. (14) Obituary of sister. (15) Immediate family. Event Notes Note (1) Served overseas for 24 months in Africa, Italy and France, and was a prisoner of War in Germany for eight months. He served with the 645th Tank Destroyers, Recon Co. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the European Theater of Operations ribbon with 4 battle stars.