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James P. Harrison

October 26th, 2007 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

James P. Harrison, 85, of Alum Creek went home to be with the Lord Friday, October 26, 2007 at home after a long illness.  He was a retired coal miner with Peabody Coal and a WWII Army Veteran. He was a member of Benny Padilla VFW Post 4768 at Alum Creek.

He is survived by: 3 Sons: James “Pete” Harrison of FL; Richard Harrison of Alum Creek and Brett Harrison of Poca; 5 Daughters: Mona Taylor, Arletta Anderson, Deloria McCormick all of Alum Creek; Genevia DeBord of Parkersburg, Dewanna Flowers of Alum Creek; 17 Grandchildren and 15  Great Grandchildren. 

Service will be 2:00 pm Monday, October 29, 2007 at Curry Funeral Home Alum Creek with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Brounland Cemetery with military graveside rites by Benny Padilla VFW Post 4768. Friends may call from 7 to 9 Sunday at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek.

Landon Aaron Whittington

October 24th, 2007 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Landon Aaron Whittington, infant son of Heath & Corrie Whittington of St. Albans, was stillborn Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Cabell Huntington Hospital.

He is also survived by: His sister: Layla Whittington; Maternal Grandmother & husband: Tammy & Tim Shell of Alum Creek; Maternal Grandfather & wife: Greg & Carlye Barnett of South Charleston; Paternal Grandparents: Wayne & Shirley Whittington of Sissonville; Maternal Great Grandparents: Walter & Zella Gillispie of Alum Creek; Maternal Great Grandparents: Raymond & Elizabeth of So. Charleston; Maternal Great, Great Grandmother: Katherine “Kate” Barnett of So. Charleston and Aunt Christina Barnett and Uncles’ T. J. Shell, and Travis, Craig & Morgan Whittington.  Many other loving aunts, uncles & family members. 

Graveside service will be 3:00 PM Saturday, October 27, 2007 at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston with Minister David Mitchell officiating. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek in care of arrangements.

Dorothy Dalton Bird Adams

October 15th, 2007 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Dorothy Dalton Bird Adams, 80, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, departed this life the evening of October 15, 2007.  She was born February 18, 1927 in Mammoth, a daughter of Herbert L. and Della Landers Bird.

She was a loving wife and mother.  She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Maxine Cruey and a brother Harland Bird.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Robert W. Adams, Sr. of Goose Creek, SC; son, Robert W. Adams, Jr. and wife, Gaye of Goose Creek; daughter, Juanita Ledbetter of Warner Robins, GA; son, Timothy Adams and wife, Sally of Elko, GA; daughter, Joetta Hale and husband Ron of Lisbon, Ohio; sisters, Kitty Metcalf of Elizabethtown, KY, and Barbara Dunbar of Cedar Grove; brother, Delmar Bird of Charleston; grandchildren, Scott Ledbetter and wife, Debbie, Kim Patterson and husband Brett, Rebecca Routh and husband Richard, Benjamin Travis Adams and Ronnie Hale; and great grandchildren, Lauren and Kyle Ledbetter and Cody and Troy Routh.

Family and friends may call from 6 to 8 PM on Friday, October 19, 2007 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek.  Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Chester Bird officiating. Burial will be held in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey.

Hazel Grace Ruby Tackett

October 13th, 2007 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Hazel Grace Ruby Tackett, 93, of Scott Depot, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2007.  Hazel was born on April 5, 1914. And lived most of her life in Lincoln County. She lived about 65 of those years in Sumerco, and the last 14 in Scott Depot.

Hazel was preceded in death by her husband, Opha C. Tackett; her mother and father, Lucy Miller Ruby and Ras Ruby; all of her siblings, Sylvia, Minnie, Ben, Silmon, John, and Carter Ruby.   She is survived by all her children: Doyle Tackett of Rexburg, Idaho; Janet Surface of Scott Depot; Orville and Jeannie Tackett of Parkersburg; Edmond Tackett of Bethel, Ohio and Connie & Gary Toney of South Charleston. She is also survived by grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

The service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Curry Funeral Home Chapel, Alum Creek, with Pastor Roe Smith officiating. Burial will be in Midkiff Cemetery, Sumerco.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, October 15, at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1111 Lee St., East, Charleston, WV 25301 or to Hospice, 1143 Dunbar Ave., Dunbar, WV 25064.

Sarah Louise Griffith

October 9th, 2007 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Louise Griffith, 82, of Alkol died October 9, 2007 at her home.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Gail Griffith; parents, Robert Donner and Jessie Hager Ryan; sister, Izola Meadows.

Louise is survived by: Daughters: Donna (Tom) Clark, Mary (Jerry) Hager, and Nancy (Herald) Brown; Sister: Judy (Rudy) Priestley; Brother: Robert Ryan, Jr.  Several grandchildren and great grandchildren.  Special thanks to Janet Cooper, caregiver.

Louise was a homemaker and member of Sycamore Grove Baptist Church at Alkol.

Services will be held at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 3:PM with Pastor Paul Meadows officiating. Burial will be at Midkiff Cemetery, Sumerco. Friends may call 1 hour prior to service.  In lieu of flowers family suggests donations be made to Hospice Care, 1143 Dunbar Avenue, Dunbar, WV 25064.

Charles L.McGilton

October 9th, 2007 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Charles L. McGilton, 66, of Sumerco passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness.

He is survived by his wife: Pamela; 2 Sons: Daniel & Chris; 2 Grandchildren; Sister: Alice Lacy and Cousin: Gail McGilton.?

Private service will be Wednesday at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek. In lieu of flowers family asks that donations be made to help with funeral expenses

Mary L. Shanklin

October 6th, 2007 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Mary L Shanklin, 81, of Scott Depot, formerly of Ruthdale died Saturday, October 6, 2007 at CAMC Putnam Division after a brief illness.

Mary was born in Derby, Ohio and spent her childhood there. Upon her graduation from Derby High School in 1944, Mary played semi-professional basketball and softball during WWII and pitched a no-hitter for the Columbus Coded Fabric’s softball team. She was a lifetime sports enthusiast, especially WVU Mountaineer football and basketball. Fittingly, she had her TV tuned into a WVU football game when she died. She married Lester Shanklin, Jr. after meeting him when they both worked at Woolworth’s Department store in Ohio and married in Greenup, Kentucky in 1947. Then they moved to Dunbar, West Virginia and later settled in Ruthdale in the mid-1950s. Mary’s faith was with the Lord and she was a member of the Southridge Free Will Baptist Church.

After raising five children, she worked as a market researcher and later operated Mary’s Plants at the Capitol Farmer’s Market, mostly for camaraderie and not for profit. She enjoyed bowling, gardening, loved board games, especially bingo and any card game. She owned a seasonal home in Florida and after retirement became a “snowbird”. She was an avid traveler and had extensive visits to Europe, Canada, Mexico and throughout the USA. Mary had a wonderful, contagious, friendly personality and never met a stranger.  Her passion, however, was her family, and “Grandma” was always ready to listen and offer advice. After 59 years of marriage, her beloved husband, Lester, died in October 2006.

She is survived by her brothers, Charles and Betty Hicks of Florida and Bill and Juanita Hicks of Arizona; sister, Margaret Speakman of Ohio; son, Lester W. “Bill” Shanklin, III ( Debbie) and Bill’s daughters, Kara Cole (Brett) and their daughter, Addysen, Jessica Hopp (Mike)and their mother, Joyce Shanklin and Amanda and Kristen; daughter, Vicky Lacey (Virgil) and their daughters, Cindy Maze (Travis) and their children, Lacey Cale, Aiden, Kayla and Paige Maze; Jennifer Shearer (Derreck); Jamie Walters (Chad) and their son, Bodee; son, Robert “Bob” Shanklin and his son, Lee and daughters, Amy and Loren; daughter, Ruth Ann (Smith) Bowe (Terry) and daughters, Alisha Dumrongkietiman (Scott) and their daughter, Riley, Emily and Audra Smith and Vickie and Elizabeth Russell and sons, Nathan and Michael Bowe; son, Mark and his sons, Preston Shanklin and Dustin Fields (Jennifer) and their daughter Laci and many friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Sherman and Eva Hicks; brothers, Woodrow Hicks and Ed Hicks; sisters, Thelma Boggs and Fanny Ruth Ginden; grandchild, Dustin Timothy Fields and Baby Shanklin.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at the Southridge Free Will Baptist Church, Ruthdale, with Pastor David Cooper officiating. Burial will be held in the Holmes Family Cemetery on Holmes Branch near Charleston. Friends may call from to 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the church. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of the arrangements.

Ethel M. “Doll” Pauley

October 2nd, 2007 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Ethel M. “Doll” Pauley, 78, of Alum Creek passed away October 2, 2007 at her home after a long illness.  Ethel was preceded in death by her parents, Harry & Helen Newcomer Pauley; 3 sisters: Brookie Boilon, Geraldine McGhee & Louise Dunlap; 2 brothers: Romey & Denver Pauley.

She is survived by: 2 Sisters: Lura Mann and Dorothy Lively both of South Charleston.

Ethel was retired from Kanawha County Board of Education. She was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County and was a Christian by faith, baptized in to the Church of God.  Ethel enjoyed cooking & hosted many holiday meals for her family. She was generous to help those in need in her community. She loved tending her flower gardens, especially her beautiful irises. She will be sadly missed by her many friends and family.

Services will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, October 4, 2007 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with her cousin, Pastor Gene Pauley officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service. Interment will be at Graceland Memorial Park.