Terry Lee Harper, 48, of Wind Ridge R.D.1, died unexpectedly Friday, December 25, 1998, in Greene County Memorial Hospital. He was a retired coal miner and had worked at the Humphrey and Marianna mines. Mr. Harper resided in Richhill Township for the past 10 years. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 461, Waynesburg, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 598. He was a social member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Waynesburg. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, Brenda Nakonechni; two stepsons, Nathaniel Todd and Ian Jerod Nakonechi; a sister, Brenda Beaulieu of New Hampshire; three brothers, Donald Thomas Harper of Core, W.Va., Danny E. Harper of Chesapeake City, Md., and Mark Steven Harper of Thomas, W.Va.; a half sister, Leslie Maldinato; a half brother, Thomas Isaac Harper of New Jersey; his stepmother, Patty Harper of Waynesburg; a stepbrother, Doug Smith of Seven Springs; two stepsisters, Kim Smith of Texas and Becky Walker of Marion Center; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased was his brother, Samuel Harper. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Tuesday, December 29, 1998Terry Lee Harper
Retired coal miner
He was born October 18, 1950, in Thomas, W.Va., a son of Jo Anne Pase Harper of Thomas and the late Denver Harper.