Gerald Raymond Moore, 78, of Alum Creek, WV, was called home Thursday, September 12, 2013. He was born January 3, 1935 to his parents, the late Herbert C. and Ina L. Griffith Moore. He was also preceded in death by 13 siblings.

He was a loving husband, daddy, papaw, and great-grandpa and will be missed by a host of family and friends. Gerald was a US Marine Corps Veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Benny Padilla VFW Post #4768, Alum Creek. He was a deacon at Hilltop Baptist Church and a retired cement finisher.

He will be dearly missed by his wife of 57 years, Janis White Moore; daughters, Virginia Brogan (Paul Shanklin), and Vickie (Carl) McCoy and son Virgil Lee (Meredith) Moore; grandchildren Kevin Brogan, Andi (Jason) Byrd, Josh (Ashley) McCoy, Shelley (Casey) Campbell, Angel (CJ) Belcher, Zackary Moore and Steven Moore; great-grandchildren Devin Brogan, Griffin Taylor, Hailie Brogan, Isaac Byrd, Hunter Campbell, Halli Jo Byrd, Christopher Belcher and Emily Belcher; sister Ethel (Joe) Pack; a special brother-in-law Joey (Paula) White, and a host of nieces and nephews.

Services will be 3:00pm Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Mark Ruby and Pastor Dwight McClure officiating. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service. Burial will follow at the Moore Cemetery, Sumerco, WV, with military graveside rites by the Benny Padilla Post # 4768.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Benny Padilla VFW Post #4768, PO Box 6, Alum Creek, WV 25003.

Frieda Ramona Suiter of Saint Albans died on Thursday, September 5, 2013 in the emergency room of Thomas Hospital of South Charleston, five days before her 85th birthday. The immediate cause of death was a heart seizure, though she suffered from dementia for some twelve (12) years.

Frieda was a retired homemaker, though she had worked in secretarial and accounting roles in businesses both in Charleston and Huntington. She faithfully served in the highest role that has been reserved for a woman, that of the mother of her five (5) children. She served faithfully in that role, so that today, “Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.” (Lemuel, 2015 BC) Today her children honor her for her caring love, her willingness to forgive, her ability to determine what is important and to emphasize that, her encouragement, her Godly example, her loyalty, and her faithful support as her children sought their place in life. Even in death, she still speaks with her words of wisdom which will always be remembered by those who knew her.

Frieda was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Elsie Adkins of Chesapeake, Ohio; a sister, Marjorie Wolfe of Proctorville, Ohio; and her brother, Melvin Adkins, Jr., who lived but a short time.

Frieda is survived by her husband, Dr. Phil Suiter, of Saint Albans; her five (5) children: Pam Jeffcott (Tom) of Cedar City, Utah; Kim Cook (Scott) of Buffalo, West Virginia; Dr. Kevin Suiter (Grace) of Indianapolis, IN; Jonathan Suiter of St. Albans; and Patrick Suiter (Mara Lee) of Quakertown, Pennsylvania; her eight (8) grandchildren; her six (6) great grandchildren; her three nieces: Myra Jean Love (Franklin) of Proctorville, Ohio; Connie Lester of Ironton, Ohio; and Marian Rae Cooper (Bob) of Proctorville, Ohio. In addition, there are numerous relatives, friends and neighbors who are saddened today because of her home-going.

Funeral services will be at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2013, at Twin City Bible Church, 100 1st. Ave., Nitro, West Virginia. Her husband, Phil, will be officiating. Her family will receive relatives and friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church, prior to the funeral service. Burial will be the following day, Saturday, September 14, 2013 (11:00 a.m.) at Highland Memorial Gardens, 198 Private Road 1336, South Point, Ohio.

Arnold K. Hudson, 84, of South Charleston, went to be with the Lord Monday, September 9, 2013 at home after a long illness.

He was retired from Royal Crown Bottling Co.; a member of Teamsters Local; a member of Ivydale Baptist Church and an Army veteran of the Korean War.

He is survived by his wife, Joline Stewart Hudson; son, Kenneth Hudson; daughters, Beverly Dolin and Shelley Newman; step-daughters, Pamela Clark and Benita Labus; sisters, Anna and Marsh; sisters, Betty, Joyce and Nancy; brothers, Frank, Jim and Ernie and several grandchildren.

Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Thursday, September 12th, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Gene Pauley officiating. Burial will follow in French Cemetery, Davis Creek. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Martin Noel Tighe, 75, of South Charleston died Thursday, September 5, 2013 after a long illness. He was born December 22, 1937 in Tuam, County Galway, Ireland.

Martin was a member of the Knights of Malta, US Navy veteran, youth minister, a union leader, Board of Directors for the Alum Creek Fire Department, a retired employee of the WV State Department of Environmental Protection and the Kanawha County Commission. His career was dedicated to keeping the creeks and streams of West Virginia pollution free.

He was best known for his love of family, his community, his countries, but mostly his tremendous generosity to others. He was an avid gardner, a sportsman and a never ending entrepreneur.

Martin was preceeded in death by his father and mother, Martin and Anne Tighe; brothers, Charles, Christy and Michael; and niece Anne Marie Tighe.

He will be dearly missed by his wife of 54 years, Katherine Pauley Tighe; daughter, Donna Gail Price (Jack Rice); son, Michael Sean Tighe (Lori Tighe); daughter, Staci Anne Tighe (Terry Moselhy); and two very special grandchildren, Emily Michelle Tighe and Michael Martin Tighe; nephews and niece, Noel, Ivor, and Regina Tighe; their loving aunt, Liz Costello and many other family, friends and neighbors.

Funeral service will be 11:00 am Tuesday, September 10th at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Jim Lennox officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Monday at the funeral home.

Kennith Paul McClure, 74, of Bitely, Michigan formerly of Sumerco, West Virginia, passed from this life Tuesday September 3, 2013 in Big Rapids, Michigan after an extended illness.

He was born January 3, 1939 to Okey and Gracie Goode McClure who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his former wife of 28 years Ada Mae, and one sibling, Yvonne Judy Wise.

He was a graduate of Duval High School and a retiree of Ford Motor Company.

He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Sarah Ann and four children, Joyce Effie (Smoke) Skipper of Rio, West Virginia, Okey Kennith McClure of Baldwin, Michigan, Walter Garland, and Ellen Ethel (Mike) Dotson of Upper Mud River, West Virginia.

Also surviving are three siblings, Betty Ann (Richard) Runyan of Sod, West Virginia, Eddie Joseph (Evelyn) McClure of Adrian, Michigan, Golda Lynn (Butch) Sowards of Hurricane, West Virginia. Five grandchildren, one great grandson, two stepchildren, three step grandchildren, two step great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

Service will be 2:00 pm Saturday at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, West Virginia with Rev. Eddie McClure officiating. Burial will follow at the Midkiff Cemetery Sumerco, West Virginia. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Friday at the funeral home.

Robert G. Stitt, 62, of Charleston died Wednesday, August 28, 2013.

Graveside service with military rites will be 1:00 PM Wednesday September 4, 2013 at Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery Dunbar with Pastor Timothy Keely officiating.

There will be no visitation. Curry Funeral Home Alum Creek is assisting the Stitt family.

Bertha “Josephine” (Vickers) Breedlove, 88, of Alkol was carried by angels to her Heavenly Home on Tuesday, September 3, 2013. She had been in Hubbard Hospice House for one week.

She was born in Seth to the late Ray and Bell (Hale) Vickers on December 31, 1924. She was also preceded in death by her son, Rodney Breedlove; sister, Mark Harvey, and brother, Chester Vickers.

Surviving are her children, Pat (Roger) Holley, David Joey (Star) Breedlove, and Cindy Saul all of Alkol; brothers, Edward (Garnet) Vickers, and Richard Vickers; sisters, Jean Pauley and Carol Matthews; eight grandchildren, Steve (Brianna) Breedlove, Rodney (Angie) Holley, Darren (Mollie) Holley, Leslie Clark, Amanda (Gibby) Gibson, Davey Breeedlove, Marty Saul and Candace (Steve) Kreutzer; nine great grandchildren, David Todd Nunn, Hannah Lilly, Taylor Breedlove, Allen Grimmet, Sarah Holley, Caleb and Noah Gibson, Logan and Landon Holley; and four great great grandchildren.

Granny was a member of Sycamore Grove Missionary Baptist Church and the Church Quilting Ladies, Mission Society and also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She worked hard all of her life and raised her family in a Christian home.

Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Friday, September 6th, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastors Jimmy Lawrence and Darrell Searls officiating. Burial will follow in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 pm Thursday at the funeral home with the Eastern Star Service at 7:00 pm.

Maxine Delores Hartwell Lawrence, 64, of Griffithsville, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her family Sunday, September 1, 2013.

Born July 21, 1949, to Bernard and Blanche Williams Hartwell; she was also preceded in death by brothers, Delmar Hartwell and Sidney Kincaid. She was a 1967 graduate of George Washington High School.

Maxine is survived by her husband of 44 years, Danny Lawrence; brother, Danny Hartwell; daughter, Melissa Smith and husband, Eric; son, Brian Lawrence and wife, Christine; grandchildren, Katelyn, Ethan and Megan Brogan; and step grandchildren, Shelby and Courtney Kidd and Evan Smith.

Funeral service will be 4:00 pm Wednesday, September 4th, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Butch Leadman officiating. Burial will follow in Lawrence Family Cemetery, Griffithsville. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 pm Wednesday prior to the service at the funeral home.

The family would like to thank CAMC Memorial Division (third floor MICU), the doctors and staff for the care and compassion shown to her and her family during this difficult time.

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

“Together Again”

Charles Mathew Mallory, 90, of Alkol, WV went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 after a short illness. He was born April 17, 1923, son of the late James Theodore and Malinda Alice Miller Mallory. He was also preceded in death by his beloved wife Beulah Hazel Mallory on January 19, 2013, his brothers, Arnold, Londus, Paul, Stanford, Cline and William Mallory; sisters, Thelma Stowers, Ethel Adkins, Runa Schoolcraft and Virginia Berry.

He is survived by his precious sister Martha Mallory Meadows, 91, of Weirton, WV. Surviving children are Ted (Cathy) Mallory of Brook Park, Ohio, David (Patty) Mallory of Alkol, WV and Angie (Randy) Walls of Morrisvale, WV. His eight grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren, Aaron (Darla) Mallory and their children Owen, Rebekah and Aidan; Jason (Tina) Mallory and their children, Josh, Ben, Charlie, and Matthew; Eric (Kelly) Mallory and their children Devin and Austin, Christie (Dave) Dieckman and their children David and Caleb all of Ohio and D.J. (Sandy) Mallory and their children Ethan and Katie of Alkol, WV; Sarah Callahan and her children, Ian, Ella and Eli of Yawkey; Amanda (Roger) Hager of Alum Creek, WV, and Matthew Walls of Morrisvale, WV; two sisters-in-law, Leoma Shafer of Pinch, WV, and Annise Spears of Catlettsburg, KY, and many beloved nieces and nephews.

He was a member of Sycamore Grove Missionary Baptist Church at Alkol, a retired carpenter, a member of one of the first graduating classes of Duval High School and a World War II Navy veteran.

Services will be at 1:00pm on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, with Pastors Darrell Searls and Jimmy Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow at Orchard Hills Memorial Gardens at Yawkey with military graveside rites by the Alum Creek VFW Post 4768. Family and friends will gather for visitation from 6:00 – 8:00pm on Friday, August 30, 2013, at the funeral home.

Edgar A. Rose (Eddie), 76 of Largo, FL (formerly of South Charleston & St. Albans, WV) passed away peacefully on August 10, 2013 with his two daughters by his side–Sherri G. Rose of Largo, FL & Trina Rose O’Brien of Westerville, OH. Survivors also include his sisters, Doris Gallione of New York City, Betty Creech of South Charleston, WV and his ex-wife Dawn Rose of St. Petersburg, FL. His grandchildren are Michael O’Brien (Holly), Dawn Marie Furlough (Chris), Brianna Rose Hockman (Matthew), Tessa Thrasher (Ben) and Seth O’Brien. Great grandchildren are Ethan & Annie O’Brien and Meriel & Isaac Furlough. He is also survived by many wonderful friends in Florida, especially his “Plane Crash Brother”, Jaro Paima.
Eddie was a grocer at his family’s store in Alum Creek (Rose Shopping Center) and a real estate broker in St. Albans (Rose Realty). He continued with real estate investments after retiring to Florida. Eddie was a jovial and lively man who lived each day like it was his last. Eddie volunteered with many charitable organizations within his church in Florida. He was also a board member of the Largo Community Center and belonged to the Largo Elks Club.
Eddie loved music and singing throughout his life. As a young teenager, he won a local talent show and was invited to appear on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour. He attended Morris Harvey College on a music scholarship. Eddie continued singing in church choirs throughout his life and was also, until his untimely death, sharing his gift of singing to elderly residents at nursing homes in Florida.
A service to celebrate Eddie’s life will be held in the Chapel at Graceland Memorial Park, 100 Graceland Circle, South Charleston, WV, 25309 (304-744-5621) on Saturday, September 7th at 10:30 a.m. Arrangements will be handled by Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, WV.
Eddie will be truly missed and forever loved by his family and close friends. He was always very positive with a smile on his face and a song in his heart. We know that he is now leading the choir of angels in heaven.