The Rev. Dr. James Clair Jarvis was born September 1, 1914, in Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Reverend Jarvis, 95, died on May 13, 2010 in Charleston, WV.
Dr. Jarvis first began preaching in 1926 when he was still a student in high school. After graduating from Calhoun County High School, he earned a B.A. from Morris Harvey College in 1936 and received his M.Div. from Duke Divinity School in 1936. Honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees were also awarded by Morris Harvey College, now the University of Charleston in 1962 and West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1953.
His son, Dr. James Mason Jarvis of Farmington, Missouri preceded him in death. In addition to their son, Dr. Jarvis was preceded in death by his parents. Mand Mary Susan Shawver Jarvis, his wife and his seven brothers and sisters, and his wife of 71 years, Elsie LaFon.
Rev. Jarvis was the son of the late Susan "Susie" Shawver Jarvis and the Rev. Curtis"C.C." Jarvis, one of the last horseback-riding West Virginia Methodist circuit preachers, who served the Methodist Church in Pennsyvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Typically, circuit riders traveled 200 to 500 mile routes on horseback. At times, they were required to preach every day. The circuits sometimes took as long as six weeks before the circuit cycle was completed.Exhaustion, illness, animal attacks, and unfriendly encounters were constant threats.
Mrs. Elsie Marie LaFon Jarvis, 93, his wife of 71 years, died May 11, 2010, and the Rev. Jarvis followed passed away on May 15, 2010. only four days later. They died at their home at Edgewood Summit in Charleston.
Mrs. Jarvis (born July 5, 1916) was preceded in death by her parents, Lamah Mason and Ada Elmore LaFon of Beaver; sister, Pauline LaFon Zoar of Detroit, Michigan; and her son, Dr. James Mason Jarvis of Farmington, Missouri.
Immediate surviving family members include daughter, the Rev. Dr. Patricia Jarvis Sulgit of Charleston; granddaughter, the Rev. Clare Juliette, Sulgit-Horn of Fayetteville; grandsons, Andrew Mason Sulgit of Daniels, Eric Christian Jarvis of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Brian Christopher Jarvis of Columbia, Missouri; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Oetter Jarvis of St. Louis; and one great- grandchild, Stella Lee Jarvis of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Reverend Jarvis was married to Elsie LaFon, in Giles County, Virginia. Her family moved to Raleigh County when she was quite young. A graduate of Shady Springs High School, she attended Morris Harvey College, where she majored in music education and where she met her husband.
Mrs. Jarvis taught music education and served as county music supervisor in Hampshire County. Mrs. Jarvis is survived by a sister, Elnora LaFon (O.D.) Hall of Northridge, California, in addition to her daughter Reverend Jarvis Sulgit and her four grandchildren and one great grandson.
Mrs. Jarvis made homes in many parsonages in West Virginia towns where her husband was called to preach. She was deeply involved in the life of the congregations where her husband was sent, making many contributions to the church families, both as a participant and director of musical ministries and her service in manywomen's ministries.
In every community where they had lived, Mrs. Jarvis was recognized as a dedicated gardener and talented flower-arranger, as well as a frequent model in local fashion shows. Her homes in Wheeling and Charleston were featured in holiday editions of the newspapers. She was selected as "Best Hatted Woman in Charleston" one year by The Charleston Gazette.
Dr. Jarvis first began preaching in 1926 when he was still a student in high school. After graduating from Calhoun County High School, he earned a B.A. from Morris Harvey College in 1936 and received his M.Div. from Duke Divinity School in 1936. Honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees were also awarded by Morris Harvey College, now the University of Charleston in 1962 and West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1953.
His son, Dr. James Mason Jarvis of Farmington, Missouri preceded him in death. In addition to their son, Dr. Jarvis was preceded in death by his parents. Mand Mary Susan Shawver Jarvis, his wife and his seven brothers and sisters, and his wife of 71 years, Elsie LaFon.
Rev. Jarvis was the son of the late Susan "Susie" Shawver Jarvis and the Rev. Curtis"C.C." Jarvis, one of the last horseback-riding West Virginia Methodist circuit preachers, who served the Methodist Church in Pennsyvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Typically, circuit riders traveled 200 to 500 mile routes on horseback. At times, they were required to preach every day. The circuits sometimes took as long as six weeks before the circuit cycle was completed.Exhaustion, illness, animal attacks, and unfriendly encounters were constant threats.
Mrs. Elsie Marie LaFon Jarvis, 93, his wife of 71 years, died May 11, 2010, and the Rev. Jarvis followed passed away on May 15, 2010. only four days later. They died at their home at Edgewood Summit in Charleston.
Mrs. Jarvis (born July 5, 1916) was preceded in death by her parents, Lamah Mason and Ada Elmore LaFon of Beaver; sister, Pauline LaFon Zoar of Detroit, Michigan; and her son, Dr. James Mason Jarvis of Farmington, Missouri.
Immediate surviving family members include daughter, the Rev. Dr. Patricia Jarvis Sulgit of Charleston; granddaughter, the Rev. Clare Juliette, Sulgit-Horn of Fayetteville; grandsons, Andrew Mason Sulgit of Daniels, Eric Christian Jarvis of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Brian Christopher Jarvis of Columbia, Missouri; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Oetter Jarvis of St. Louis; and one great- grandchild, Stella Lee Jarvis of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Reverend Jarvis was married to Elsie LaFon, in Giles County, Virginia. Her family moved to Raleigh County when she was quite young. A graduate of Shady Springs High School, she attended Morris Harvey College, where she majored in music education and where she met her husband.
Mrs. Jarvis taught music education and served as county music supervisor in Hampshire County. Mrs. Jarvis is survived by a sister, Elnora LaFon (O.D.) Hall of Northridge, California, in addition to her daughter Reverend Jarvis Sulgit and her four grandchildren and one great grandson.
Mrs. Jarvis made homes in many parsonages in West Virginia towns where her husband was called to preach. She was deeply involved in the life of the congregations where her husband was sent, making many contributions to the church families, both as a participant and director of musical ministries and her service in manywomen's ministries.
In every community where they had lived, Mrs. Jarvis was recognized as a dedicated gardener and talented flower-arranger, as well as a frequent model in local fashion shows. Her homes in Wheeling and Charleston were featured in holiday editions of the newspapers. She was selected as "Best Hatted Woman in Charleston" one year by The Charleston Gazette.
The Rev. Dr. James Clair Jarvis was born September 1, 1914, in Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Reverend Jarvis, 95, died on May 13, 2010 in Charleston, WV.
Dr. Jarvis first began preaching in 1926 when he was still a student in high school. After graduating from Calhoun County High School, he earned a B.A. from Morris Harvey College in 1936 and received his M.Div. from Duke Divinity School in 1936. Honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees were also awarded by Morris Harvey College, now the University of Charleston in 1962 and West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1953.
His son, Dr. James Mason Jarvis of Farmington, Missouri preceded him in death. In addition to their son, Dr. Jarvis was preceded in death by his parents. Mand Mary Susan Shawver Jarvis, his wife and his seven brothers and sisters, and his wife of 71 years, Elsie LaFon.
Rev. Jarvis was the son of the late Susan "Susie" Shawver Jarvis and the Rev. Curtis"C.C." Jarvis, one of the last horseback-riding West Virginia Methodist circuit preachers, who served the Methodist Church in Pennsyvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Typically, circuit riders traveled 200 to 500 mile routes on horseback. At times, they were required to preach every day. The circuits sometimes took as long as six weeks before the circuit cycle was completed.Exhaustion, illness, animal attacks, and unfriendly encounters were constant threats.
Mrs. Elsie Marie LaFon Jarvis, 93, his wife of 71 years, died May 11, 2010, and the Rev. Jarvis followed passed away on May 15, 2010. only four days later. They died at their home at Edgewood Summit in Charleston.
Mrs. Jarvis (born July 5, 1916) was preceded in death by her parents, Lamah Mason and Ada Elmore LaFon of Beaver; sister, Pauline LaFon Zoar of Detroit, Michigan; and her son, Dr. James Mason Jarvis of Farmington, Missouri.
Immediate surviving family members include daughter, the Rev. Dr. Patricia Jarvis Sulgit of Charleston; granddaughter, the Rev. Clare Juliette, Sulgit-Horn of Fayetteville; grandsons, Andrew Mason Sulgit of Daniels, Eric Christian Jarvis of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Brian Christopher Jarvis of Columbia, Missouri; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Oetter Jarvis of St. Louis; and one great- grandchild, Stella Lee Jarvis of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Reverend Jarvis was married to Elsie LaFon, in Giles County, Virginia. Her family moved to Raleigh County when she was quite young. A graduate of Shady Springs High School, she attended Morris Harvey College, where she majored in music education and where she met her husband.
Mrs. Jarvis taught music education and served as county music supervisor in Hampshire County. Mrs. Jarvis is survived by a sister, Elnora LaFon (O.D.) Hall of Northridge, California, in addition to her daughter Reverend Jarvis Sulgit and her four grandchildren and one great grandson.
Mrs. Jarvis made homes in many parsonages in West Virginia towns where her husband was called to preach. She was deeply involved in the life of the congregations where her husband was sent, making many contributions to the church families, both as a participant and director of musical ministries and her service in manywomen's ministries.
In every community where they had lived, Mrs. Jarvis was recognized as a dedicated gardener and talented flower-arranger, as well as a frequent model in local fashion shows. Her homes in Wheeling and Charleston were featured in holiday editions of the newspapers. She was selected as "Best Hatted Woman in Charleston" one year by The Charleston Gazette.
Dr. Jarvis first began preaching in 1926 when he was still a student in high school. After graduating from Calhoun County High School, he earned a B.A. from Morris Harvey College in 1936 and received his M.Div. from Duke Divinity School in 1936. Honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees were also awarded by Morris Harvey College, now the University of Charleston in 1962 and West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1953.
His son, Dr. James Mason Jarvis of Farmington, Missouri preceded him in death. In addition to their son, Dr. Jarvis was preceded in death by his parents. Mand Mary Susan Shawver Jarvis, his wife and his seven brothers and sisters, and his wife of 71 years, Elsie LaFon.
Rev. Jarvis was the son of the late Susan "Susie" Shawver Jarvis and the Rev. Curtis"C.C." Jarvis, one of the last horseback-riding West Virginia Methodist circuit preachers, who served the Methodist Church in Pennsyvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Typically, circuit riders traveled 200 to 500 mile routes on horseback. At times, they were required to preach every day. The circuits sometimes took as long as six weeks before the circuit cycle was completed.Exhaustion, illness, animal attacks, and unfriendly encounters were constant threats.
Mrs. Elsie Marie LaFon Jarvis, 93, his wife of 71 years, died May 11, 2010, and the Rev. Jarvis followed passed away on May 15, 2010. only four days later. They died at their home at Edgewood Summit in Charleston.
Mrs. Jarvis (born July 5, 1916) was preceded in death by her parents, Lamah Mason and Ada Elmore LaFon of Beaver; sister, Pauline LaFon Zoar of Detroit, Michigan; and her son, Dr. James Mason Jarvis of Farmington, Missouri.
Immediate surviving family members include daughter, the Rev. Dr. Patricia Jarvis Sulgit of Charleston; granddaughter, the Rev. Clare Juliette, Sulgit-Horn of Fayetteville; grandsons, Andrew Mason Sulgit of Daniels, Eric Christian Jarvis of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Brian Christopher Jarvis of Columbia, Missouri; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Oetter Jarvis of St. Louis; and one great- grandchild, Stella Lee Jarvis of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The Reverend Jarvis was married to Elsie LaFon, in Giles County, Virginia. Her family moved to Raleigh County when she was quite young. A graduate of Shady Springs High School, she attended Morris Harvey College, where she majored in music education and where she met her husband.
Mrs. Jarvis taught music education and served as county music supervisor in Hampshire County. Mrs. Jarvis is survived by a sister, Elnora LaFon (O.D.) Hall of Northridge, California, in addition to her daughter Reverend Jarvis Sulgit and her four grandchildren and one great grandson.
Mrs. Jarvis made homes in many parsonages in West Virginia towns where her husband was called to preach. She was deeply involved in the life of the congregations where her husband was sent, making many contributions to the church families, both as a participant and director of musical ministries and her service in manywomen's ministries.
In every community where they had lived, Mrs. Jarvis was recognized as a dedicated gardener and talented flower-arranger, as well as a frequent model in local fashion shows. Her homes in Wheeling and Charleston were featured in holiday editions of the newspapers. She was selected as "Best Hatted Woman in Charleston" one year by The Charleston Gazette.
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