Gene Marcellus Showen, 73, of Ashland, Kentucky, formerly of South Charleston, West Virginia and Seth, West Virginia, died Thursday, January 27, 2000 at the home of his son Marc Gregory Showen, Sr. after a long illness.
He was a member of Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church, Alum Creek, West Virginia, a retired Freight Tariff and Rate Specialist at Union Carbide, Charleston, a former employee of the B&O and C&0 Railroads, Danville, a Navy Veteran of WWII and a graduate of Sherman High School.
He is survived by his: Wife: Mildred Elizabeth Kinder Showen; Additional Son: Jeffrey Brian of Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany; 1 Brother: Donald Showen of Cross Lanes, WV; 4 Grandchildren; 3 Great Grandchildren.
Services will be held at Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church, Alum Creek, on Tuesday, February 1, 2000 at 11:00 AM with Pastor David Cyphers officiating. Burial will be held in Forks of Coal Cemetery, Alum Creek. Friends may call on Monday, January 31, 2000 from 7 to 9 PM at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek and one hour prior to the services at the church.