Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Ralph R. Alkire    
                Born: May-29-1905          in Ritchie Co, WV  1,2
                Died: May-22-1958          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  1
      Cause of death:                      fell from roof of Ellenboro B & O train station 5/20/1958  1
             Resided:                      in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  1
             Resided: 1928                 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  2
          Occupation:                      B & O Railroad  1
              Father: James Elias Alkire   (1870 - 1959) 
              Mother: Biddie Viette Ball   (1879 - 1932) 
                Wife: Alfaretta C. Griffith   3  
       Also known as: Alfretta Griffith 3,2
             Married: Sep- 2-1928          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  2
                Born: Sep- 2-1909          near Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV  4,5,2
                Died: Apr- 9-2002          in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV  4,5
              Buried:                      in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  4
             Resided:                      in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  6
             Resided: 1958                 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  1
             Resided: 1928                 in Cornwallis, Ritchie Co, WV  2
          Occupation:                      barber  
              Father: Orlando Griffith 
              Mother: Agnes Parks 
           M Child 1: Ralph Ronald "Tiny" Alkire      
                Born: Feb-16-1944           2,4 (see note 1)
                Died: Feb-24-2013          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  7
              Buried:                      in Fairmont Ridge Cemetery, Co Rd 8 near Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  4
             Resided:                      in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  4,8
             Resided: 1963                 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  2
          Occupation:                      heavy equipment operator at Consumers Gas (23 yrs)  4
          Occupation:                      owner of Tiny's Wrecker Service  4
                Wife: Connie Sue Reaser  b. Dec-14-1945  d. Mar-25-2011  
             Married: Jun-15-1963          in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  2

Sources:
(1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(2) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(3) Marriage record of son. 
(4) Obituary. 
(5) Social Security Death Index. 
(6) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(7) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. 
(8) Obituary of wife. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birthplace given as Ritchie County in marriage record, but as Grafton, Taylor
County, in obituary.







Name Index