Edna Bernice Waybright

1918 - 2011  (92 years)

• Name	Edna Bernice Waybright
  Born	15 Dec 1918	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 May 2011	South Charleston, Ohio   [2]
  Buried	Mt Olive Cemetery, Gay Road, Jackson County, WV
  Notes	Jackson County, W.Va. — GAY - Edna Bernice (Waybright) Knopp, 92, of Gay, WV, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 20, 2011,following an extended illness.  She was born December 15, 1918 in Gay, WV, a daughter of the late Fleet and Eva (Harmon) Waybright.  She was also preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Okey Knopp; daughters, Edra Eva, Edna Jean, and Elsa Carol Rhodes; siblings, Freda Charlton, Ruby Campbell, Verny Ingram, Myrtle McCullah, Charlie Waybright, Elda Waybright, and Elsie Petty. She lived most of her adult life on a rural farm at Gay with her husband and children.  She was a farmer and homemaker whose home cooking was greatly enjoyed by many.  She spent the last 8 years of her life in South Charleston, OH, with her daughter Paulette and husband Glen.  She was provided the best of care and surrounded by family and friends, including her beloved Chihuahua, Cricket.  She attended Message of Hope Ministries in Springfield, OH under the guidance of Pastor Rick Smith.  Throughout her life, she brought great joy to those she came in contact with and will be greatly missed. She is survived by her children, Kathleen (Jim) Corbitt of Racine, OH, Edward (Gladys) Knopp of Gay, Paulette (Glen) Cole of South Charleston, OH, Paul (Doreen) Knopp of Gay; 16 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, 13 great-great grandchildren, and siblings, Isabell Hoffman, Addie Lockheart, Richard Waybright, Barbara Jean Skinner, and Phoebe Violet Fury. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Evans, WV with Pastor Jim Corbitt and the Rev. Roger Carter officiating.  Burial will follow in the Mount Olive Cemetery, Gay.  Visitation will be 6 – 8 p.m. Tuesday, and one hour prior to time of service at the funeral home.  Joe's Run Church will provide a meal for family and friends following services.
  Person ID	I23358	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2011

  
  

  Father	Fleet Franklin Waybright,   b. 7 Jun 1896, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Oct 1992  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Eva Floretta Harmon,   b. 6 May 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1974, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1918	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1930 Washington, Jackson, WV all WVWVWV Waybright, Fleet F 34 md age 20 Eva F 30 md age 18 Edna B da 11 Freda L da 10 Eva M da 8 Elfa J da 7 Elda J son 7 Phebe V da 5 Iris I da 3 2/12 Charley J son 1 3/12
  Family ID	F7332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Okey Junior Knopp,   b. 21 Jul 1915, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 2003  (Age 87 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1934  [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 21 Dec 1934 at Ripley Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Okey J Knopp, 23, Jackson co WV; Ripley, W Edna Bernice Waybright, 18, Jackson co WV; Ripley, WV
  Children	1. Edra Eva Knopp,   b. 26 Oct 1935, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 26 Oct 1935  (Age 0 years)   2. Kathleen Kay Knopp   3. Edward Dwight Knopp,   b. 2 Jul 1941, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Sep 2018, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)   4. Edna June Knopp,   b. 6 Dec 1942, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Mar 1943, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   5. Elsa Carol Knopp,   b. 26 Dec 1943, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 May 2010, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA  (Age 66 years)   6. Paulette Marie Knopp   7. Paul Knopp
  Family ID	F15391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 20 May 2011 - South Charleston, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Skeen, Curtis Headstone - Isaac Curtis Skeen

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S21] Obit. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S452] JoAnn Jones.