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Robert Ford Runyan

November 19th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

ROBERT FORD RUNYAN, 84, OF SOD DIED WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1997 AT THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SOUTH CHARLESTON, AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

HE WAS A RETIRED IRON WORKER FROM UNION CARBIDE WITH 34 YEARS OF SERVICE, A MEMBER OF THE ALUM CREEK CHURCH OF CHRIST AND A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF LINCOLN COUNTY.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: WIFE: VIRGINIA; 4 SONS: RICHARD RUNYAN OF SOD, WV; KENNETH RUNYAN OF ALUM CREEK, WV; CHARLES RUNYAN OF SOD, WV; GARY RUNYAN OF MERRITT ISLAND, FL; 2 DAUGHTERS: PATSY KEENEY OF ALUM CREEK, WV; NANCY MATTHEWS OF SOD, WV; 1 BROTHER: JIM RUNYAN OF ALUM CREEK,’ WV; 2 SISTERS: MARIE LOWE OF ST. ALBANS, WV; MARTHA SMEE OF SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; 15 GRANDCHILDREN; 12 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE ALUM CREEK CHURCH OF CHRIST ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1997 AT 11:00 AM WITH MINISTER GERALD WATTS AND MINISTER KENNETH MITCHELL OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN LIVELY CEMETERY, SOD. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1997 FROM 7 TO 9 PM AT THE CHURCH. CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, IS IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

Dollie Mae Linville Hill

November 18th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

DOLLIE MAE LINVILLE HILL, 76, OF WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, FORMERLY OF ALUM CREEK, DIED TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1997 AT THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SOUTH CHARLESTON, AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.

SHE WAS A BUSINESS PERSON, OWNER OF THE HILL APARTMENTS AND OPERATOR OF A PERSONAL CARE HOME. SHE WAS ALSO VERY INVOLVED IN CHURCH ACTIVITIES AND A TRUSTEE OF THE FREEDOM GOSPEL MISSION AND ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WACE TV CHRISTIAN CABLE TV STATION IN ALUM CREEK. SHE WORKED VERY HARD IN SUPPORTING DOLLIE HILL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY THAT WAS NAMED IN HER HONOR. THE DOLLIE HILL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WAS FOUNDED IN 1975 DURING THE KANAWHA COUNTY TEXTBOOK CONTROVERSY. SHE HAD ALSO BEEN A SCHOOL TEACHER IN LINCOLN COUNTY. MRS. HILL HAS ALSO WORKED AS A SOCIAL WORKER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. SHE HAD DEVOTED MUCH OF HER LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS. SHE WAS PRESENTLY WORKING IN THE MINISTRY WITH HER SON, THE REV. AVIS L. HILL IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA WHERE SHE WAS RESIDING AND CAME HOME FOR A VISIT.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: 4 SONS: REV. AVIS HILL OF WEST PALM BEACH, FL; REV. BILL HILL OF ALUM CREEK, WV; REV. RANDALL HILL OF ALUM CREEK, WV; TIM HILL OF ST. ALBANS, WV; 12 GRANDCHILDREN; 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1997 AT 2:00 PM WITH REV. AVIS HILL, REV. BILL HILL, REV. RANDALL HILL AND TIM HILL OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN FORKS OF COAL MEMORIAL PARK, ALUM CREEK. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1997 FROM 6 TO 9 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Robert Blaine Gillispie

November 15th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

ROBERT BLAINE GILLISPIE, 62, OF KERSHAW, SOUTH CAROLINA, FORMERLY OF ALUM CREEK, DIED SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1997 AT DORN VA HOSPITAL, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

HE WAS AN ELECTRICIAN, ATTENDED A FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND WAS IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS FOR 3 YEARS.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: WIFE: ROBIN; 1 DAUGHTER: BRENDA FERNATT OF SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; 5 SISTERS: CLARICE HATFIELD OF HURRICANE, WV; LOUISE THORNHILL OF SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; LORAINE HERDIEN OF AL; DORIS ROSS OF SC; ELIZABETH PRIESTLEY OF MI; 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1997 AT 11:00 AM WITH REV. MICHAEL DENT OFFICIATING. BURIAL WITH MILITARY GRAVESIDE RITES GIVEN BY THE ALUM CREEK POST #4768 WILL BE HELD IN GILLISPIE FAMILY CEMETERY, ALUM CREEK. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1997 FROM 6 TO 8 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Betty Jo Dunlap

November 15th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

BETTY JO DUNLAP, 71, OF ALUM CREEK DIED SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1997 AT THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SOUTH CHARLESTON, AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: HUSBAND: KYLE “RED” DUNLAP; MOTHER: SHELLY BURTON HILL OF ALUM CREEK, WV; BROTHER: DELANO BURTON OF SOD, WV.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1997 AT 1:00 PM WITH PASTOR FRANK CHAPMAN AND PASTOR DAVID CYPHERS OFFICIATING. BURIAL HELD IN ORCHARD HILLS MEMORY GARDENS, YAWKEY. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1997 FROM 3 TO 6 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Martha Jane Tackett

November 10th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

MARTHA JANE TACKETT, 84, OF YAWKEY DIED MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1997 AT VALLEY HEALTH VILLAGE NURSING HOME, SOUTH CHARLESTON, AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ALUM CREEK CHURCH OF CHRIST, A HOMEMAKER AND A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF LINCOLN COUNTY.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: 2 SONS: LARRY TACKETT OF YAWKEY, WV; LOUIE TACKETT OF YAWKEY, WV; 4 GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1997 AT 11:00 AM WITH MINISTER GERALD WATTS OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN ORCHARD HILLS MEMORY GARDENS, YAWKEY. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1997 FROM 6:30 TO 9:00 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Juanita Venus Holmes

November 9th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

JUANITA VENUS HOLMES, 72, OF ALUM CREEK DIED SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1997 AT THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SOUTH CHARLESTON, AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.

SHE WAS THE OWNER OF WHITTEN’S PLACE, ALUM CREEK FOR 41 YEARS AND A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF KANAWHA COUNTY.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: 3 SISTERS: VIRGINIA SCHIROS OF LIVONZA, MI; LUCILLE SMOOT OF CHARLESTON, WV; DREAMA BAUR OF NEWPORT BEACH, CA; FRIEND: ANNA CREIGHTON OF ALUM CREEK, WV.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1997 AT 11:00 AM WITH PASTOR FRANK CHAPMAN OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN RYWANT FAMILY CEMETERY, CROSS LANES. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1997 FROM 6 TO 8 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Deloris Jean Holbert

November 6th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

DELORIS JEAN HOLBERT, 65, OF ALUM CREEK DIED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1997 AT CAMC MEMORIAL DIVISION AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.

SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: 3 DAUGHTERS: STARLET BREEDLOVE OF GRIFFITHSVILLE, WV; CARMEN SPURLOCK OF HUNTINGTON, WV; SHERI RHODES OF ALUM CREEK, WV; 1 SON: TERRY LEE HOLBERT OF CHARLESTON, WV; 1 SISTER: JUANITA MURDOCK OF SPENCER, WV; 13 GRANDCHILDREN; 7 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1997 AT 2:00 PM WITH PASTOR FRANK CHAPMAN OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN FORKS OF COAL MEMORIAL PARK, ALUM CREEK. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1997 FROM 6 TO 8 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Henrietta Waldron McClure

November 4th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

HENRIETTA WALDRON MCCLURE, 79, OF SUMERCO DIED TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1997 AT HOME AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE COBBS CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, SOD, AND A HOMEMAKER. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, BOOKER MCCLURE AND HER DAUGHTER, PHYLLIS SETTLE.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: 1 DAUGHTER: LINDA RUNYON OF GLEN DANIEL, WV; 2 SONS: RODNEY MCCLURE OF CHARLOTTE, NC; GREGORY MCCLURE OF SUMERCO, WV; 1 BROTHER: DENNIS WALDRON OF SOD, WV; 1 SISTER: THELMA PAULEY OF ASHTON, WV 8 GRANDCHILDREN; 9 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT COBBS CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, SOD, ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1997 AT 1:00 PM WITH PASTOR PHIL SUSTER AND PASTOR ARNOLD B. COOK OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN MIDKIFF CEMETERY, SUMERCO. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1997 AT THE CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, FROM 6 TO 9 PM. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THE FAMILY SUGGESTS DONATIONS BE MADE TO THE GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL.

Oneta J. Messinger

November 3rd, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

ONETA J. MESSINGER PACK, 65, OF GRIFFITHSVILLE DIED MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1997 AT THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SOUTH CHARLESTON, AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

SHE WAS RETIRED FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE WHERE SHE WORKED AS THE RECEPTIONIST FOR 18 YEARS AT THE SOUTH CHARLESTON STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, SHE WAS A BAPTIST, AND A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF LINCOLN COUNTY. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND DONALD E. PACK OF 49 YEARS.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: 1 DAUGHTER: DONETTA MCCLURE OF CHESAPEAKE, VA; 1 SON: GARY PACK OF GRIFFITHSVILLE, WV; 1 BROTHER: KERN MESSINGER OF BRANCHLAND, WV; 5 SISTERS: IRIS ADKINS OF BRANCHLAND, WV; MARLENE FARLEY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM; MARIE SPURLOCK OFGRIFFITHSVILLE, WV; KATHLEEN MARTIN OF LA FOLLETTE, TN; INEZ SMITH OF NITRO, WV; 2 GRANDCHILDREN: ERICA & TODD MCCLURE.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1997 AT 2:00 PM WITH PASTOR FRANK CHAPMAN AND PASTOR CHUCK ADKINS OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD AT ORCHARD HILLS MEMORY GARDENS, YAWKEY. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1997 FROM 6 TO 9 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Madeline Stover Atha

November 1st, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

MADELINE STOVER ATHA, 73, OF MARMET DIED SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1997 AT CAMC GENERAL DIVISON AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

SHE WAS A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF OWENS, ILLINOIS BOTTLING PLANT AND SHE WAS RETIRED FROM CAMC MEMORIAL DIVISION RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: HUSBAND: SAMUEL P. ATHA; 1 DAUGHTER: PATRICIA A. HAYNES OF MEMPHIS, TN; 4 SISTER: BESSIE PAULEY OF TITUSVILLE, FL; NELLIE GILLISPIE OF SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; AUDREY KNIGHT OF SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; EVELYN BAILEY OF DUNBAR, WV; 1 STEP-SON: LARRY ATHA OF MARMET, WV; 2 GRANDSONS: AARON HAYNES; BRIAN HAYNES; 4 STEP-GRANDCHILDREN; 7 STEP-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1997 AT 2:00 PM WITH REV. BASIL HUDSON OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN GRACELAND MEMORIAL PARK, SOUTH CHARLESTON. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 FROM 3 TO 6 PM.