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Edward B. Gillenwater, Sr.

February 28th, 1993 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

EDWARD B. GILLENWATER, SR., 72, OF GRIFFITHSVILLE, DIED SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1993 IN JACKSON COUNTY OF AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK.
HE WAS A WWII ARMY PARR TROOPER. HE WAS A RETIRED SHEET METAL WORKER AND A MEMBER OF MOUNTAIN STATE BEAGLE ASSOCIATION.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, THELMA;
2 SONS: E. B. GILLENWATER OF GUNTOWN, MS; TIMMY GILLENWATER OF GRIFFITHSVILLE, WV; 1 DAUGHTER: VICKI MARTIN OF ST. ALBANS, WV; 3 BROTHERS: OTIS GILLENWATER OF SUMERCO, WV GUY GILLENWATER OF YAWKEY, WV BILLY GILLENWATER OF YAWKEY, WV; 3 SISTERS: ORPHA DOYLE OF YAWKEY, WV SUDA KESSINGER OF ST. ALBANS, WV CLEO ARMSTRONG OF CHRISTMAS, FL; 6 GRANDCHILDREN; 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1993 AT 2:00 PM WITH PASTOR ROE SMITH OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN PINE GROVE CEMETERY, PINE GROVE, WV. FRIENDS MAY CALL TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1993 FROM 7 TO 9 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME. CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, IS IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Gene Burdette Withrow

February 27th, 1993 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

GENE BURDETTE WITHROW, 71, OF ST. ALBANS, DIED SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1993 AT THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

HE WAS A WWII ARMY VETERAN, AND A RETIRED TRUCK DRIVER WITH SMITH TRANSFER. HE WAS A FORMER CONSTABLE FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND A MEMBER OF TEAMSTERS UNION LOCAL 175.

HE IS SURVIVED HIS WIFE, JOSEPHINE; 5 DAUGHTERS: BRENDA HUMPHREYS OF ST. ALBANS; SUSAN MOORE OF CONGRESS, ARIZONA; MARY LOU GILLENWATER OF SUMERCO, WV; JANE THOMAS OF ST. ALBANS, WV; LINDA WHITEHEAD OF ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; 2 SONS: ALLEN CONLEY OF ST. ALBANS, WV; JAMES WITHROW OF ST. ALBANS, WV; 1 SISTER: MAXINE EARL OF HUNTINGTON, WV; 21 GRANDCHILDREN 5 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME ON MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1993 AT 11:00 AM WITH PASTOR FRANK CHAPMAN OFFICIATING. BURIAL HELD IN FORKS OF COAL CEMETERY. FRIENDS MAY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1993 FROM 3 TO 6 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Birt Hitchcock

February 25th, 1993 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

BIRT HITCHCOCK, 72 OF RT 8 BOX 448A SO CHAS., WV DIED THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1993 AT HOME AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.

HE WAS A WW11 ARMY VETERAN AND HE WAS A CHRISTIAN.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE; MARTHA 6 DAUGHTERS; BETTY PAULEY AND KATHY ARNOLD BOTH OF RUTH; SANDRA HUFFMAN, SUE HITCHCOCK AND BONNIE JOHNSTON ALL OF CHARLESTON MISTY SHAW OF BROUNLAND; 3 GRAND CHILDREN, 8 STEP GRAND CHILDREN; 2 STEP GREAT GRAND CHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE 12:00 NOON ON SATURDAY AT THE CURRY FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL ALUM CREEK WITH REV GENE PAULEY OFFICIATING. ENTOMBMENT WILL BE IN GRACELAND MEMORIAL PARK MAUSOLEUM AT SO CHARLESTON. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 7 TO 9 PM FRIDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Dina Wooten

February 24th, 1993 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

DINA WOOTEN, 73, OF ALUM CREEK, DIED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1993 AT THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

SHE WAS A MEMBER OF PINE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH, PINE GROVE, WV.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY: 2 DAUGHTERS: RUTH BAYS OF APOPKA, FL; PEGGY JOHNSON OF NEWBURGH, IN; 2 SONS: JERRY WOOTEN OF ALUM CREEK, WV; CLYDE WOOTEN OF ALUM CREEK, WV; 1 SISTER: GARNET LUCAS BUSKIRK OF LONG BEACH, CA; 1 BROTHER: JOHN LUCAS OF LAVERNE, CA; 9 GRANDCHILDREN; 7 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1993 AT 2:00 PM WITH REV. WALLACE YORK AND REV. JOHNNY VICKERS OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN PINE GROVE CEMETERY, PINE GROVE, WV. FRIENDS MAY CALL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1993 FROM 7:00 TO 9:00 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME. CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Lon Hudson

February 19th, 1993 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

LON HUDSON, 94, OF SO. CHARLESTON, DIED ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1993 AT THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

HE ATTENDED DAVIS CREEK CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE AND HE WAS A RETIRED BOILER ROOM OPERATOR AT FMC WITH 33 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF KANAWHA COUNTY.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER, MILDRED HILL OF ONA; AND HIS 3 SONS: EDGAR HUDSON OF STRANGE CREEK, WV; ROBERT HUDSON OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; SAMUEL HUDSON OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; 25 GRANDCHILDREN; 41 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; 7 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1993 AT 2:00 PM WITH REV. MERLIN PROVANCE AND REV. PAUL DEBORD OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD AT GRACELAND MEMORIAL PARK, SO. CHARLESTON. FRIENDS MAY CALL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1993 FROM 3:00 TO 6:00 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME. CURRY FUNERAL HOME IN ALUM CREEK IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Ida May Brua

February 18th, 1993 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

IDA MAY BRUA, 44 YEARS OLD OF RT 8, SO CHARLESTON, DIED THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18, 1993 AT HOME OF AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK.

SHE WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF ABLE CONSTRUCTION CO. IN DUNBAR.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY 1 DAUGHTER: MISS SARAH MAURINE BRUA, AT HOME; 1 BROTHER; CLOYD FRANKLIN “DINK” BRUA 11 OF SO CHAS.; 2 SISTERS: CHERYL POSEY OF ST ALBANS; VERNEEDA SUE ADKINS OF DUNBAR; STEPMOTHER: MARY LOUISE BRUA OF SO CHAS.

SERVICES WILL BE 1:00 PM SUNDAY, FEB 21, 1993 AT THE CURRY FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, ALUM CREEK WITH REV GENE PAULEY OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN BRUA FAMILY CEMETERY AT SO CHARLESTON. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 7 TO 9 PM SATURDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Wirt E. Pauley

February 17th, 1993 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

WIRT E. PAULEY, 94, OF CHARLESTON, DIED AT HOME ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1993 AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

HE WAS OWNER OF MAGIC MANUFACTURING IN CHARLESTON WHICH WAS SOLD OUT TO STERLING DRUG CO. HE WAS A PRODUCER IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN WV. HE WAS A WWI VETERAN. HE WAS A MEMBER OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF KANAWHA CITY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF AF & AM GRAND LODGE #79 AT HAMLIN. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GUYANDOTTE GRAND CHAPTER #10 OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE WHITE SHRINE OF JERUSALEM. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GRAND COMMANDERY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AT HUNTINGTON AND A MEMBER OF BENI KEDEM TEMPLE IN CHARLESTON.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, GLADYS, AND SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1993 AT 1:30 PM WITH REV. C. T. BULLINGTON OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK, SO. CHARLESTON. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 6:30 TO 8 PM ON THURSDAY, FEB. 18, 1993 AT THE FUNERAL HOME. CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, IS IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Virginia Ruth Holstein

February 11th, 1993 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

VIRGINIA RUTH HOLSTEIN, 74, OF BROUNLAND, DIED THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1993, AT THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY: 7 DAUGHTERS: ALICE HOLSTEIN OF ASHFORD, WV; WANDA STEWART OF OLCOTT, WV; MARTHA HITCHCOCK OF RUTH, WV; REGINA WILLIAMS OF OLCOTT, WV; ROSALENA KIRK OF OLCOTT, WV; ROXANNA ELLER OF ASHFORD, WV; REBECCA THOMPSON OF OLCOTT, WV; 4 SONS: HENRY GARRETT HOLSTEIN OF OLCOTT, WV; JAMES PAUL HOLSTEIN OF CULLODEN, WV; JOSEPH LEE HOLSTEIN OF OLCOTT, WV; ROGER STEVE HOLSTEIN OF OLCOTT, WV; 4 SISTERS: MARY PARSON OF CHARLESTON, WV; ZORA BROWN OF MARMET, WV; ELIZABETH RZCHARDS OF CHICAGO, IL; YVONNE HARRISON OF OLCOTT, WV; 2 BROTHERS: DAVID SHARP OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; JOHN SHARP OF OLCOTT, WV; 23 GRANDCHILDREN; 14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1993 AT 2:00 PM WITH REV. AVIS HILL AND REV. JIM ABNER OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN HOLSTEIN CEMETERY, DARTMONT, WV. FRIENDS MAY CALL 7 TO 9 PM ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1993 AT THE FUNERAL HOME. CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Carl Smith

February 10th, 1993 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

CARL SMITH, 73, OF ST. ALBANS, DIED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1993 AT THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.

HE WAS A RETIRED SERGEANT FIRST CLASS ARMY VETERAN WITH 21 YEARS SERVICE AND SERVED DURING WWII, KOREAN CONFLICT, AND VIETNAM. HE WAS A RETIRED MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR AT THE WV REHABILITATION CENTER AT INSTITUTE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE NITRO MOOSE LODGE.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, FREEDA HARVEY SMITH; 1 DAUGHTER: DEBBIE MAYNARD OF CHESTERTON, IN; 1 SON: CARL SMITH, JR. OF TORNADO, WV; 2 STEPDAUGHTERS: MARLENE HEDRICK OF ST. ALBANS, WV; ROSEMARY WAYMAN OF FT. WORTH, TX; 1 STEPSON: EDMOND GIBBON OF PORTAGE, IN; 1 SISTER: DOROTHY MEADOWS OF BECKLEY, WV; 4 BROTHERS: JAMES SMITH OF AKRON, OH; BILL SMITH OF GRAFTON, OH; BUD SMITH OF ROCKVILLE, MD; CARROLL SMITH OF FAIRFAX, VA; 10 GRANDCHILDREN; 7 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1993 AT 2:00 PM WITH REV. DICK NEWMAN OFFICIATING. BURIAL HELD IN MIDKIFF CEMETERY, SUMERCO, WV. FRIENDS MAY CALL 7 TO 9 PM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1993 AT THE FUNERAL HOME. CURRY FUNERAL HOME IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Denver Ray Rubin

February 9th, 1993 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

DENVER RAY RUBIN, 59 OF ELKVIEW DIED TUESDAY, FEB 9, 1993 AT HOME AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.

HE HAD LIVED AND WORKED AT THE UNION MISSION IN CHARLESTON FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

HE IS SURVIVED BY 2 BROTHERS: ROBERT L. RUBIN OF ALUM CREEK FRED. RUBIN OF AKRON, OHIO 2 SISTERS: MARY POWERS OF ST ALBANS CATHERINE NAGY OF AKRON.

SERVICES WILL BE 11:00 AM THURSDAY, FEB 11, 1993 AT GRACELAND MEM. PARK CHAPEL, SO. CHAS., WITH REV. D. REX WHITEMAN OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL ALSO BE IN GRACELAND MEM PARK. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THE FAMILY SUGGEST DONATIONS BE MADE TO THE UNION MISSION SETTLEMENT INC. AT P.O. BOX 112 CHARLESTON, WV 25321. VISITATION WILL BE FROM 7 TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY, FEB 10, 1993 AT THE CURRY FUNERAL HOME ALUM CREEK.