Person:Ferry Sayre (1)

Louise F. Pickens, 87, of Eleanor, W.Va., formerly of Leon, died Jan. 6, 2005, at home. She was a former employee of Fletcher Enamel, a homemaker and a Methodist, former member of Democratic Executive Board for 26 years, and a lifelong resident of Mason County all of her adult life. Mrs. Pickens was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Buxton Pickens. Surviving are daughters, Murl Louise Tribble of Leon, W.Va., Janet Pearl Sargent of Grove City, Ohio, Polly Sue Pickens of Eleanor; sister, Avis Quickle of Nitro. At Mrs. Pickens request her funeral will be private with family and close friends. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Online condolences may also be made at www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com. Chapman Funeral Home, 3624 Winfield Road, Winfield, is in charge of arrangements.

Jesse Joe Tribble, 18, of Winfield, W.Va., died Sept. 16, 2004.

Born Nov. 4, 1985, in Charleston, Jesse was a 2004 graduate of Winfield High School, where he had been active with the golf, baseball, and basketball teams, and also had been a member of the ski club. Jesse was very active with athletics, and thoroughly enjoyed skiing and snowboarding. He was currently employed with MetalWood Bats, Eleanor, W.Va., and was a lifelong resident of the Winfield area.

Surviving are his father, Jimmy Tribble and his wife, Kama, of Winfield, W.Va.; his mother, Christie Tribble and her longtime companion, J.D. Lacy of Cross Lanes; his brothers, Pvt. 2nd class Jamie Tribble of Fort Campbell, Ky., and Chase Tribble of Winfield, W.Va.; his sister, Alexis Tribble of Winfield, W.Va.; grandmothers, Nola Forth of Hurricane, W.Va., and Murl Louise Tribble of Leon, W.Va.; great-grandmothers, Gladys Forth of Hurricane, W.Va., and Louise Pickens of Leon, W.Va.; several aunts and uncles, including Carl and Teresa Caldwell of Hurricane, W.Va., Joey and Karri Forth of Pataskala, Ohio, Tammy and David Wiley of Moneta, Va.; and cousins, including C. D. Caldwell and his wife, Ashley, Joshua Caldwell, Ian, Katy, and Scott Forth, and Jonathan and Emily Wiley.

Service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, at Chapman Funeral Home, 3624 Winfield Road, Winfield, W.Va., with the Rev. Doug McComas officiating. Burial will be in the Grandview Cemetery, Red House, W.Va.

Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, 2004, at the funeral home.

Online condolences may also be made at www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.