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Bernard Dale Neely

December 25th, 2011 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (5 Comments)

Bernard “Dale” Neely, 81, of Hurricane, WV went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 23, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on December 24, 1929 in Core, WV. He was preceeded in death by his parents, Guy Leslie and Maggie Olive Neely; his brothers: Leslie, Millard, Kenneth, Howard, and Gene; and sisters, Olive, Pauline, Irene and Grace.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Carolyn; four sons and their children:Craig and Denise, and their children, Keaton and Mickensie; Tom, and his children, Taylor and Drew; Derrick and wife, Cindy and Mark and his children, Peyton, Hunter and Blake. He is also survived by sister, Joan and brother, Ab.

 

Dale served in the Korean war as a member of the United States Marine Corp, and retired from the telephone company with 32 years of service.He was a faithful member of the Davis Creek Church of the Nazarene.

A service celebrating his life will begin at 7:30 pm Tuesday, December 27, at the Davis Creek Church of the Nazarene, South Charleston with Pastor John Anderson officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:30 pm prior to the service. A graveside service will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, December 28th at Tyler Mountain Memorial Gardens WV Mausoleum, Cross Lanes.The family would like to thank the wonderful neighbors who helped with Dale’s care, St. Mary’s home health care, and especially for the kind, compassionate care he received from the St. Mary’s Medical Center staff in the neurology unit.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Dale’s name to the Davis Creek Church of the Nazarene, 102 Nazarene Drive, South Charleston, WV 25309.

Carolyn L. Matheny

December 19th, 2011 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Carolyn L. (Retsy) Matheny, 69 of Liberty died Friday, December 16, 2011. There will be no services.

Pamela Woods

December 9th, 2011 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (4 Comments)

Pamela Woods 64 of Alum Creek went home to the Lord Wednesday December 7, 2011 at home after a short illness.

She was preceded in death by her parents John and Mary Smith Holstein and brother Bill Holstein.

She was a member of Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church Alum Creek.  Pam was a dedicated nurse and spent many years ministering , caring and comforting families and patients in their last stage of life.  She was a loving wife, mother and “Mawmaw”.

She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Elmer, daughter Dawn (Thomas) Hong of Hurricane, son Patrick (Sherry) Woods of St. Albans, sisters Retsy (Jack) Matheny of Liberty, Sheila (Dick) Kelly of Ocala, FL, and brother John Holstein of Charleston. Three grandchildren Joey, Matthew and Zoe.

A memorial service will be 11:30am Monday, December 12 at Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church Alum Creek with Pastors Keith George, Frank Chapman and Gale Pauley officiating. Family and friends will gather one hour prior to the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be sent to Hospice Care 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W. Charleston WV 25387-2536.

Janet Carol Abshire McCallister, 70, of South Charleston, WV, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at CAMC-Memorial Division.

She was a January 1958 graduate of Sherman High, Seth, WV

She was preceded in death by her parents Griff Alvin Abshire and Nina Evalena Turley, husband, Davy, son, Griff Ivan McCallister, brother, James Abshire and sister, Jean Pauley.

She is survived by her children: Joetta (Tommy) Kuhn and David Angelo (Lynn) McCallister; 2 Grandsons: Cody Allan and Sean Austin McCallister and many close friends who will greatly miss her.

Services will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, December 10, 2010 at Curry Funeral Home with Eddie Belcher officiating. Burial will be at Andrew Jackson Turley Memorial Gardens, Alum Creek, WV.

Family and friends will gather one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Alum Creek Alliance, P.O. Box 76, Alum Creek, WV 25003.

Howard Escue

December 5th, 2011 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (7 Comments)

 Howard Escue, 93 of So. Charleston went home to the Lord Saturday, December 3, 2011.

He was preceded in death by his wife Lyndell Lucille and son Charles.

He was a member of Briar Creek Missionary Baptist Church and a retired coal miner.

Howard is survived by his son, David (JuLea) Escue of Charleston, daughter Carol (Charles) Lavender of Gainsville, FL, 4 grandchildren; Lisa (Eddie) Walker of Orlando, FL, Randy Lavender of Gainsville, FL Susan (Richard) Weingart Levelland, TX and Timothy Escue of Mesa, AZ and daughtger-in-law Shirley Escue of Levelland, TX, 7 great grandchildren.

A special thank you to Howard’s niece Katherine Brumfield for her loving care during his illness.

Service will be 11:00 am Thursday December 8, at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastors Gene Pauley and Tommy Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Forks of Coal Memorial Park Alum Creek. Family and friends will gather from 6 to 8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Hubbard Hospice House 1606 Kanawha Blvd.W. Charleston, WV 25387-2536.