Thaxton, John Wesley

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Source: Jackson Herald

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Obituary Date: 1947-12-19

Information:   Rev. John Wesley THAXTON                  Friends throughout Jackson County and portions of Kanawha and Putnam Counties, paid tribute to the life and labors of Rev. John Wesley THAXTON last Tuesday afternoon at the funeral service held for the 70 year old retired minister at the Watts Chapel Church near Kenna.  Rev. Hobson D. FISHER and Rev. Charles SCRAGG spoke the words of eulogy from the same pulpit from which Rev. THAXTON had preached many sermons.  He served as an active minister for 50 years.               The occasion of that 50th Anniversary a number of months ago will long be remembered by all present as it was on that occasion that he delivered his last sermon, from a wheel chair.  He died on Saturday night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Lloyd STOVER of Red House, with whom he had made his home for some time.               Also surviving are three other daughters, Mrs. Talmadge HARRISON of Tyler Mountain and Macel and Gay THAXTON, both of Dunbar; two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca NEWELL of Prospect, Ohio, and Mrs. Roxie JIVIDEN of Buffalo, and three brothers, Thomas, Jacob and Mark, all of Buffalo.  (Betty Kessel McIntyre obit collection)