Bernice Audrey Rhodes

1915 - 2005  (89 years)

• Name	Bernice Audrey Rhodes
  Born	27 Oct 1915	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	31 May 2005	Wood County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	Bernice A. Buzzard Bernice A. Buzzard, 89, of Davisville, died May 31, 2005, at her residence. She was born Oct. 27, 1915, in Jackson County, W.Va., a daughter of the late Leonard and Jessie Rowley Rhodes. She retired as a dental assistant with Dr. Charles Adams, worked for Fields Dental Laboratory and was also a cook for the Wood County School System. She was a member of the Murphytown Baptist Church, was a charter member of C.E.O.S., where she helped raise money for cancer research. She was honored at the 2005 Relay for Life of Wood County as this year's oldest cancer survivor. She was an avid traveler, organizing many trips and visiting every state in the United States. She was a staunch supporter of the Murphytown Lions Club and was an honorary member of Eastwood Fire Department. She is survived by her daughter, Constance Porter and husband, Michael, of Davisville; two brothers, Clifton and Edward Rhodes, both of Salineville, Ohio; eight grandchildren, Gregory DeQuasie of Pomeroy, Ohio, Kimberly Coffey of Parkersburg, Steven DeQuasie of Jackson County, Jennifer Elkins of Ravenswood, Michelle Buckner of Parkersburg, Kimberly and Nicole Porter, both of Cross Lanes, W.Va., and Desiree Porter of Phoenix, Ariz.; 11 great-grandchildren; and her Murphytown Baptist Church family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth W. Buzzard on July 2, 1989; daughter, Patricia DeQuasie; sister, Beulah Leffler; two brothers, Weldon and Kenneth Rhodes; and great-granddaughter, Rachael Elkins. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Russell Crawford and the Rev. Dearl Porter officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery North. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Social Security Death Index Name: Bernice A. Buzzard SSN: 235-54-0680 Last Residence: 26142 Davisville, Wood, West Virginia Born: 27 Oct 1915 Died: 31 May 2005 State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1952)
  Person ID	I62100	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2011

  
  

  Father	Leonard Levi Rhodes,   b. 21 Dec 1891, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Dec 1986  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Jessie Ellen Rowley,   b. 9 Jun 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Jul 1913	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	1920 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV # 139-141 Rhodes, LL 28 JE 25 UE da 6 AB da 4 CL son 6/12 1930 Yellow Creek, Columbiana, OH # 222 Rhoads, Leonard L 38 m age 22 WVWVWV Jessie E 34 m age 19 WVWVWV Bulah V da 15 WV Bernice A da 14 WV Glifton C son WV Kenneth K son 8 OH Weldon L son 3 OH Edgar D son 1/12 Oh
  Family ID	F13318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kenneth Willard Buzzard,   b. 25 Mar 1915, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1989  (Age 74 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1937	Wellsburg, WV
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 3/25/1937 Place: Brooke Co, WV Kenneth Buzzard, 22, Ritchie Co WV, Irondale OH Bernice Rhodes 21, Jackson Co WV, Irondale OH
  Children	1. Patricia Buzzard,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Constance Buzzard
  Family ID	F16647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 25 Mar 1937 - Wellsburg, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S399] SSDI. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.