WIRT E. PAULEY, 94, OF CHARLESTON, DIED AT HOME ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1993 AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
HE WAS OWNER OF MAGIC MANUFACTURING IN CHARLESTON WHICH WAS SOLD OUT TO STERLING DRUG CO. HE WAS A PRODUCER IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN WV. HE WAS A WWI VETERAN. HE WAS A MEMBER OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF KANAWHA CITY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF AF & AM GRAND LODGE #79 AT HAMLIN. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GUYANDOTTE GRAND CHAPTER #10 OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE WHITE SHRINE OF JERUSALEM. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GRAND COMMANDERY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AT HUNTINGTON AND A MEMBER OF BENI KEDEM TEMPLE IN CHARLESTON.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, GLADYS, AND SEVERAL GRANDCHILDREN.
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1993 AT 1:30 PM WITH REV. C. T. BULLINGTON OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK, SO. CHARLESTON. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 6:30 TO 8 PM ON THURSDAY, FEB. 18, 1993 AT THE FUNERAL HOME. CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, IS IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS.