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Casto family of West Virginia

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  Boyd Cleo Casto (1892-1951) — also known as B. Cleo Casto — of Kenna, Jackson County, W.Va. Born in Kenna, Jackson County, W.Va., May 9, 1892. Democrat. Merchant; farmer; postmaster; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1939-42; chair of Jackson County Democratic Party, 1940. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Junior Order. Died in Kenna, Jackson County, W.Va., September 25, 1951 (age 59 years, 139 days). Interment at Grasslick Baptist Cemetery, Kenna, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Frederick Sattis Casto and Dora Bell (Simmons) Casto; brother of Ronald H. Casto; married, June 22, 1913, to Verna Valeria Polsley; second cousin of Dale George Casto; second cousin twice removed of A. Dale Casto; third cousin of Dorr Clayton Casto II; third cousin once removed of Carroll W. Casto.
  Political family: Casto family of West Virginia.
  Dale George Casto (1900-1958) — also known as Dale G. Casto — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va., September 24, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., August 22, 1958 (age 57 years, 332 days). Interment at Mountain View Memorial Park, Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Hiram Johnson Casto and Anna Eliza 'Lide' (Cowen) Casto; married to Virginia M. Johnson; second cousin of Boyd Cleo Casto and Ronald H. Casto; second cousin twice removed of A. Dale Casto; third cousin of Dorr Clayton Casto II; third cousin once removed of Carroll W. Casto.
  Political family: Casto family of West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ronald H. Casto (1902-1960) — also known as R. H. Casto — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Born in West Virginia, January 17, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Logan, W.Va., 1943-44. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., April 15, 1960 (age 58 years, 89 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Sattis Casto and Dora Bell Casto; brother of Boyd Cleo Casto; married 1928 to Mary Norvall Adams; second cousin of Dale George Casto; second cousin twice removed of A. Dale Casto; third cousin of Dorr Clayton Casto II; third cousin once removed of Carroll W. Casto.
  Political family: Casto family of West Virginia.
  Dorr Clayton Casto II (1915-1958) — also known as Dorr C. Casto — of Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va. Born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., February 19, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; candidate for West Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Methodist. Member, Theta Chi; Sigma Nu Phi. Died June 2, 1958 (age 43 years, 103 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Parkersburg Memorial Gardens, Parkersburg, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Dorr Clayton Casto and Elizabeth (Brigham) Casto; married, May 8, 1941, to Emma Louise Collins; third cousin of Boyd Cleo Casto, Dale George Casto and Ronald H. Casto; third cousin once removed of A. Dale Casto and Carroll W. Casto.
  Political family: Casto family of West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  A. Dale Casto (1923-1990) — of Given, Jackson County, W.Va. Born April 25, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of Jackson County Republican Party, 1983. Died July 6, 1990 (age 67 years, 72 days). Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Near Rock Castle, Jackson County, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Okey H. Casto and Elva (Battrell) Casto; second cousin twice removed of Boyd Cleo Casto, Dale George Casto and Ronald H. Casto; third cousin of Carroll W. Casto; third cousin once removed of Dorr Clayton Casto II.
  Political family: Casto family of West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carroll W. Casto (1925-1995) — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Ripley, Jackson County, W.Va., October 26, 1925. Republican. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1961-64; appointed 1960. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Phi Sigma Kappa; Rotary. Died December 9, 1995 (age 70 years, 44 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Denny Lee Casto and Gertha (Tolley) Casto; married, August 20, 1947, to Marilyn Shirley Jones; third cousin of A. Dale Casto; third cousin once removed of Boyd Cleo Casto, Dale George Casto, Ronald H. Casto and Dorr Clayton Casto II.
  Political family: Casto family of West Virginia.
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