Edith Bailey Gawthrop, 90, of Scott Depot, WV, formerly of Yawkey went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston. Edith was born February 5, 1919 at Grass Run, WV to the late Berl & Zella Bailey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. (Bob) Gawthrop; 2 sons: David Ray and Douglas Allen Gawthrop and grandson. Stephen Robert Gawthrop II. She was a loving mother & grandmother; a former member of Beech Grove Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher and choir member; she was a member of Good Shepherd Baptist Church, Scott Depot.
She is survived by: Son: Stephen Robert (Linda) Gawthrop of Hamlin; Daughter: Becky (Chuck) Graley of Scott Depot; Brother: Charles Bailey of Wolf Summit, WV; 2 Sisters: Wilma Coffman of Clarksburg, WV and Betty Wright of Cleveland, OH; 8 Grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren and 3 step-great grandchildren.
Funeral Service will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, with Pastor Oshel Bell officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens, Hamlin. Friends may call from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to Hubbard Hospice House, 1001 Kennawa Dr., Charleston, WV 25311.