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- [[Bertha Horr Hartzell
Member of Windy Gap Presbyterian Church
Bertha Horr Hartzell, 96, of Claysville, formerly of Washington, West Alexander and West Finley, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, in Washington Hospital following a brief illness.
She was born August 9, 1904, in West Finley, a daughter of Lewis and Cora Ritchey Horr.
Mrs. Hartzell was a member of Windy Gap Presbyterian Church, West Finley, where she taught Sunday school and was a member of the Missionary Society. She was a former member of West Alexander Presbyterian Church, where she served as deacon.
Mrs. Hartzell was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting, square dancing and playing cards and dominos.
She belonged to the Golden Agers in West Alexander and served on West Finley Township Board of Elections for many years.
On July 3, 1923, in Wheeling, W.Va., she married Robert S. Hartzell, who died November 13, 1984.
Surviving are three sons, Charles H. Hartzell of New Cumberland, W.Va., R. Raynor Hartzell of Carrollton, Ohio, and Lyle R. Hartzell of West Alexander; three daughters, Helen Gray of Claysville, Leanna Strawn of Meadville and Regina Kimmel of Canton, Ohio; four sisters, Bessie Lucille Francis of Lorain, Ohio, Margaret Louise Carroll of Dallas, W.Va., Betty Jane Fischer of Medina, Ohio, and Martha Lulu Mangus of Winter Haven, Fla.; 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Clarence A. Hartzell; five brothers, John, Homer, Glen, Harry and George Horr; five sisters, Callie Horr, Nellie Wahr, Maude Kearney, Edith Ewing and Ruth Schzure; a grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
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