West Virginia Pioneers
Milford Morgan Casto
1915 - 1997 (81 years)-
Name Milford Morgan Casto Born 26 Jun 1915 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Male Died 3 Mar 1997 [2] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Jackson Herald
The four sons of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Casto, of Rockcastle, are in uniform. Cpl. Milford Casto, an aviator radar operator with the Marines, is the husband of the former Marie Kessel, who with a small daughter, is with her parents near Ripley, He is stationed in North Carolina. S/Sgt. Dale C Casto has been in the service more than three years and is in England. Cpl. Arth:ur Casto is with the Army Air Corps in Texas, and Cpl. Bernard Casto, also with the Army Air Corps, is in Florida. All are graduates of the Ripley High School, except Bernard who was graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston.
(Friday, Sept. 15, 1944)
Social Security Death Index
Name: Milford M. Casto
SSN: 236-07-3428
Last Residence: 25064 Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States of America
Born: 26 Jun 1915
Died: 3 Mar 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)
Charleston Newspapers
Milford Morgan Casto, 81, of Dunbar died March 3, 1997, in Memorial Division, CAMC, after a short illness.
He was a retired purchasing agent from Avtex, Nitro, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, a member of Humphreys United Methodist Church, Dunbar, and Sleepy Hollow Country Club, and a native of Rock Castle.
Surviving: wife, Marie Kessell Casto son, Philip Morgan Casto of Lilburn, Ga. brothers, Dale of South Charleston, Arthur of Point Pleasant, Bernard of Evans sisters, Marie Casto of Ripley, Ardella Casto of Cross Lanes four granddaughters three great-grandchildren.
Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Humphreys United Methodist Church with the Rev. Loretta D. Isaiah officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jackson County. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.
Person ID I59976 WVPioneers Last Modified 24 Feb 2011
Father Okey Harrison Casto, b. 2 Oct 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Nov 1973 (Age 86 years) Mother Elva Marie Battrell, b. 1 Sep 1887, Mason County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1911 Notes
1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 138
Casto, O H 33
Elva 33
Mildred da 8
Marie da 7
Milford son 5
Ardella da 3 9/12
Allendale son 4/12
1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 28
Casto, Okey H 42 m age 23
Elva 42 m age 23
Mildred H da 18
Marie da 17
Milford M son 14
Ardella da 11
I Dale son 10
Arthur son 7
Bernard son 5
1940 ED 18-11, Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV p10A
#226 owns farm $900 all born WV 1935: same Jackson WV
Casto, Okey H 53
Elva O wife 53
Marie da 27 s
Aurther son 18
Bernard son 15
Jackson Herald
The four sons of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Casto, of Rockcastle, are in uniform. Cpl. Milford Casto, an aviator radar operator with the Marines, is the husband of the former Marie Kessel, who with a small daughter, is with her parents near Ripley, He is stationed in North Carolina. S/Sgt. Dale C Casto has been in the service more than three years and is in England. Cpl. Arthur Casto is with the Army Air Corps in Texas, and Cpl. Bernard Casto, also with the Army Air Corps, is in Florida. All are graduates of the Ripley High School, except Bernard who was graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston.
(Friday, Sept. 15, 1944)
Family ID F14692 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ella Marie Kessel Children 1. Philip Morgan Casto Family ID F16579 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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