Funeral Homes in Dunlow, WV

Facts about the city

Dunlow is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, USA, on Twelvepole Creek. It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1892. Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. However, the railroad up the West Fork of Twelvepole Creek through Dunlow was shut down in the early 1930s, and what is left of the town is currently unincorporated. At the 2000 census, Dunlow had a population of 1,105. In 2009, the population was listed as 961.Dunlow is noted for its wildlife sightings. There have been several accounts of sightings of Black Panthers and other jungle animals in Dunlow. A circus train that derailed in the mid-1940s, from which several jungle creatures escaped and were never recovered, is rumored to be the source of these animals.

Dunlow Obituaries

It was noted by Chicago Tribune on March 14th, 2021 that Franklin Eugene Meade died in Illinois.  Meade was 85 years old and was born in Dunlow, WV.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Franklin Eugene's life.

It was noted by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on June 11th, 2020 that Randal "Buck" Perry passed on in Batavia, Ohio.  Perry was 79 years old and was born in Dunlow, WV.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Randal "Buck"'s life.

It was disclosed on October 4th, 2016 that Lloyd B "Cotton" Smith passed on in Largo, Florida.  Smith was 93 years old and was born in Dunlow, WV.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Lloyd B "Cotton"'s life.

It was disclosed by The Daily Record on June 12th, 2012 that Ruby F Gibbs (Berry) died in Wadsworth, Ohio.  Ms. Gibbs was 74 years old and was born in Dunlow, WV.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ruby F's life.

It was disclosed by Star Beacon on June 10th, 2012 that Frances Blantch Reed (Campbell) passed on in Pierpont, Ohio.  Ms. Reed was 70 years old and was born in Dunlow, WV.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Frances Blantch's life.

History

It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1892. Dunlow is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia County, West Virginia, on Twelvepole Creek. . Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. However, the railroad up the West Fork of Twelvepole Creek through Dunlow was shut down in the early 1930s, and what is left of the town is currently unincorporated.