Person:William Bright (18)
William Sherwood Bright
b.23 Apr 1924 Mifflin Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
d.11 Apr 2010 Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
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  1. William Sherwood Bright1924 - 2010
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m. 14 Jul 1942
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m. 1954
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m. 7 Jan 1968
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Name William Sherwood Bright
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Apr 1924 Mifflin Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Marriage 14 Jul 1942 Ohio, West Virginia, United Statesto Alice Marcile Dillon
Marriage 1954 Ashland County, Ohio, USAto Shirley Temple Salyer
Marriage 7 Jan 1968 Holmes, Ohio, USAto Virginia Lee Myers
Illness? Alzheimer's disease
Illness? Congestive Heart Failure
Death[1] 11 Apr 2010 Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States

Married Virginia Lee Myers 2 times first marriage January 7 1968 • Millersburg, Holmes, Ohio, USA, second marriage 21 Dec 2000 • remarried, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA

Obiturary, Published in the News Journal on Apr. 15, 2010:

MARTINSBURG, WV: William "Bill" Sherwood Bright, 85, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away April 11, 2010 at Care Haven Center in Martinsburg.

He was born April 23, 1924 in Mifflin, OH a son of the late Martin Luther and Grace Doerrer Bright. He was lovingly known as "Uncle Bill" while he was owner of Uncle Bill's Market and Bright's Fur House in Warsaw and Pierceton, IN. He was a Lutheran by faith.

He is survived by two sons, Timothy Kline of Paradise, CA and Thomas Bright of Mansfield, OH; five daughters, Deanna Dean Bright of Paradise, CA, Nancy Lee Carr and Darlene Ann Bright of Mansfield, OH, Marry Lou Llewellen of Ashland, OH, and Billie June Keaffaber of Martinsburg, WV; one brother, Charles David Bright of Ashland, OH; two sisters, Mary Lou Myers and Marta Belle Bolen of Ashland, OH; eighteen grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Myers Bright; one daughter, Linda Bright; two brothers; two sisters; and one grandchild.

Services will be held 7 p.m. on Friday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Parkersburg, WV. Entombment will be Saturday in Sunset Memory Gardens. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday from 2-7 pm. at the funeral home.

William Sherwood Bright inheritated a sawmill from his father and ran it with his wife Virginia Lee Myers .

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1], in Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
  2.   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51110285/william-sherwood-bright, in Find A Grave.
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