Dorothy Pearl Backus
Jun 29, 2012
Dorothy Pearl Backus 92 of Ripley passed away June 29, 2012 at Eldercare of WV at Ripley following a long illness. She was born June 16, 1920 at Boone County, a daughter of the late James and Lessie Aliff Toler. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ripley Tabernacle Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she...
2Lt Clarence Lewis Dragoo
Feb 28, 1945
“Airman of keen judgement, who unselfishly gave his best for his country’s cause.” 2nd Lt. Clarence Lewis Dragoo, son of James and Stella Blanch Waggoner Dragoo, was born December 30, 1923 in Sandyville, WV. He was the second of four children. Clarence was very close with his siblings- older sister Dorothy; younger sister Bernice; and a younger brother, James...
