This is a collection of newspaper clippings about Cherry Tree and some of its residents. Most are from the collection of Kayte Atkins, mother of Doris Atkins Branch and Eddie Atkins.
Buddy and Lois Deskins celebrate 50 years of marriage. May 5, 1996, Logan Banner clipping courtesy Mark Edward Jones.
Buddy and Lois Deskins celebrate 50 years of marriage. May 5, 1996, Logan Banner clipping courtesy Mark Edward Jones.
Nagy's Grocery Store owners Alex Nagy Sr. and Alex Jr., Cherry Tree, Logan County, WV. Image 1922. Excerpt from the Logan County Genealogical Society newsletter.
Nagy's Grocery Store owners Alex Nagy Sr. and Alex Jr., Cherry Tree, Logan County, WV. Image 1922. Excerpt from the Logan County Genealogical Society newsletter.
Chatman Funeral Home at Cherry Tree. Logan Banner clipping courtesy of Dwight Williamson.
Chatman Funeral Home at Cherry Tree. Logan Banner clipping courtesy of Dwight Williamson.
Lowell Black, Cherry Tree, Logan County, WV. 1977 Logan Banner clipping courtesy of Mark Edward Jones.
Lowell Black, Cherry Tree, Logan County, WV. 1977 Logan Banner clipping courtesy of Mark Edward Jones.
Max Butcher was a Major League Baseball Pitcher from 1936-1945. He was born Albert Maxwell Butcher at Holden on September 21, 1910 and died at Man on September 15, 1957. At the time of his death, his parents John Lee and Victoria (Fillinger) Butcher lived at Cherry Tree. He began his career on April 20, 1936 playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He ended his career playing for Pittsburgh Pirates on September 11, 1945. Career stats: Win-loss record: 95-106, Earned run average: 3.73 and Strikeouts: 485. He is buried at Forest Lawn. Public Domain Photo.
Max Butcher was a Major League Baseball Pitcher from 1936-1945. He was born Albert Maxwell Butcher at Holden on September 21, 1910 and died at Man on September 15, 1957. At the time of his death, his parents John Lee and Victoria (Fillinger) Butcher lived at Cherry Tree. He began his career on April 20, 1936 playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He ended his career playing for Pittsburgh Pirates on September 11, 1945. Career stats: Win-loss record: 95-106, Earned run average: 3.73 and Strikeouts: 485. He is buried at Forest Lawn. Public Domain Photo.
Robert R Stonoff (Jan. 6, 1930 - Dec. 9, 2019)
At the age of 14, Stonoff committed his life to God and joined Pilgrim Holiness Church in Cherry Tree, WV. After graduating from Logan High School, Stonoff attended Frankfort Pilgrim College in Frankfort, IN where he met his wife, Anna Mary Snow. Read obit.
At the age of 14, Stonoff committed his life to God and joined Pilgrim Holiness Church in Cherry Tree, WV. After graduating from Logan High School, Stonoff attended Frankfort Pilgrim College in Frankfort, IN where he met his wife, Anna Mary Snow. Read obit.
Robert R Stonoff (Jan. 6, 1930 - Dec. 9, 2019)
At the age of 14, Stonoff committed his life to God and joined Pilgrim Holiness Church in Cherry Tree, WV. After graduating from Logan High School, Stonoff attended Frankfort Pilgrim College in Frankfort, IN where he met his wife, Anna Mary Snow. Read obit.
At the age of 14, Stonoff committed his life to God and joined Pilgrim Holiness Church in Cherry Tree, WV. After graduating from Logan High School, Stonoff attended Frankfort Pilgrim College in Frankfort, IN where he met his wife, Anna Mary Snow. Read obit.
Doris Atkins Vranch, 91, passed away Sept 28, 2022. She was a 1949 graduate of Logan High School and was was married to the late Steve Vranch for 50 years. She was also predeceased by her brother, Eddie Atkins. Ref. image 8156.
Doris Atkins Vranch, 91, passed away Sept 28, 2022. She was a 1949 graduate of Logan High School and was was married to the late Steve Vranch for 50 years. She was also predeceased by her brother, Eddie Atkins. Ref. image 8156.
Logan Banner clipping. Image 41679.
Logan Banner clipping. Image 41679.
Clipping courtesy of Brandon Ray Kirk.
Clipping courtesy of Brandon Ray Kirk.
Elsie Szakal Logan Banner clipping Oct. 1, 1978
Elsie Szakal Logan Banner clipping Oct. 1, 1978
M.L. Carter, a Confederate veteran, is dead in Logan, Logan Democrat, 19 September 1912. Courtesy of Brandon Ray Kirk
M.L. Carter, a Confederate veteran, is dead in Logan, Logan Democrat, 19 September 1912. Courtesy of Brandon Ray Kirk
Circus Day at Cherry Tree, Logan Banner, May 8, 1914. Clipping courtesy of Brandon Ray Kirk.
Circus Day at Cherry Tree, Logan Banner, May 8, 1914. Clipping courtesy of Brandon Ray Kirk.
I read on the Facebook site that Steve Ratz Jr. of Cherry Tree died in a car wreck in 1961. The following info was found online. Morgantown WV Post News, as reported by the WV. State Police. Steve drove his 1958 Ponitac Sedan into a bridge in Blair WV. The weather was drizzly with rain and fog. This was on Wednesday night March 29,1961 about 11pm.
Maybe he was going home due to WVU spring break? The Post News stated Steve was a Junior in the college of Education. Does anyone know his field of study? Steves’ death record shows Steve Van Ratz Jr. born September 25,1940 death March 29, 1961 with burial on Saturday April 1 in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Steve’s body arrived as D.O.A. at Logan General Hospital in Logan,WV. Doctor stated he had a fratured skull and torn neck vessels, dying within minutes of crash.Does anyone know if there were others in the car with him?
There is a video of Cherry Tree on YouTube. Also on this website on the Mt. Gay site.
Does anyone know what happened to Martin C. Coleman,
he lived in Cherry Tree for many years. Online
info shows that he was born in 1922 & served in
the US Army, getting out about 1945. He worked for
many years at the Chevy Dealership in Logan.
Someone said that he died in 1986.
Does anyone know if he has relatives living in
Logan,WV?