FAIRMONT — A Barrackville man known to his friends and family as “Wooly Mammoth” passed away Oct. 10 at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.

Emmel Ray Garton Jr. is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Ellen Chapman Garton. He was 75. kAmp 86@=@8:DE 2?5 A2=6@?E@=@8:DE[ v2CE@? H2D @H?6C @7 !C69:DE@C:4 !=2?6E {{r[ H9:49 96 9@FD65 :? 2 32C? @? 9:D AC@A6CEJ :? q2CC24<G:==6] w6 H2D 2=D@ AC@F5 E@ D6CG6 2D E96 4FC2E@C @7 E96 (6DE ':C8:?:2 v6@=@8:42= 2?5 t4@?@>:4 $FCG6J |FD6F> 2E |E] r92E62F :? |@C82?E@H?]k^Am kAmv2CE@? <6AE 7@DD:=D[ 7@DD:= C6A=:42D 2?5 86@=@8:42= 7:?5D 7C@> 2C496@=@8:42= 5:8D @? H9:49 96 H@C<65 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ] w:D 32C? 4@?E2:?D >@C6 E92? c_ J62CD’ H@CE9 @7 2CE:724ED E92E v2CE@? <66AD 7@C DEF5J[ 2D H6== 2D 7@C 5:DA=2J H96? C6BF6DE65]k^Am kAm“x H2D 2=H2JD :?E6C6DE

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