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Lonzo Reed

April 20th, 2009 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Lonzo Reed, 79 of Sumerco, West Virginia passed away April 20, 2009.  He was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Stanley Reed; sister Helen Miller, Virgie Waddle, Gladys Ariens and Clarabelle Townsend.   He is survived by his 13 children; Diana Reed, Darlene Riehle, Donna Overstreet, Debra Wiggers, Della Chapman, Denise Bostic, David Reed, Daniel Reed, Dennis Reed, Don Reed, Darrell Reed, Dale Reed and Douglas Reed; 23 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren; sister Pearl Feller; Brother Benny Reed.

A memorial service will be Saturday May 2, 2009 at 11:00 am at the Schilling Memorial Community Center 900 Mill Street, Brookville, Indiana 47012. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Brookville.

Major Harold F. May

April 16th, 2009 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Major Harold F. May, died April 16, 2009 at Teays Valley Center in Hurricane.   Major May was born July 21, 1916, at Yawkey, the third son of Claude T. And Lula Curry May. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Bessie Thornton May, an infant daughter, Terri Lynn May, a sister Dewy Kerns, and brothers Howard, Marvin and Claude, Jr.

He is survived by his daughter, Barbara Teal and grandson, Christopher Teal, both living in Rehoboth Beach, DE.  At Harold’s request, there will be no visitation or services. His body has been cremated and joins Bessie’s in God’s Glorious, Eternal Heaven. His remains will rest in the Columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery.

Marie Zirkle

April 16th, 2009 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Marie Zirkle, 88, of Hurricane, formerly of Alum Creek, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, April 16, 2009 at home after a short illness.

Marie is survived by her companion, Walter Means; Daughter, Jean Nun; Son, Butch (Patricia) Zirkle; Step-daughter, Joyce Bailey; Step-son, Paul Zirkle.   Six grandchildren: Cindy Pauley, Karen Hill, David (Angie) Nunn, Rebecca (Donnie) Matthews, Elana Marie (Jimmy) Collins and Chelsea (Jarrod) Carter.  Five step-grandchildren:    Ronnie and David Bailey, Anita Parish, and Tim and Mark Zirkle; Seven great-grandchildren; several step-great-great grandchildren; two great-great-grandsons and beloved pet, Princess.

Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday, April 20, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating.  Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston.   Family and friends will gather from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Joey W. Edwards

April 13th, 2009 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Joey W. Edwards, 57, of Chapmanville passed away Monday April 13, 2009 at Logan Regional Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was an avid Nascar fan and enjoyed hunting, was a member of Local 132 I.U.O.E. for 38 years and the United Steel Workers local 14614.  He is survived by his wife Jewell, son Joey Edwards, Mother Ida Edwards, Sister Martha Greer, Brothers Ray and Tim Edwards all of So. Carolina. Grandchildren, Derek, Zoey, and Zackary. Also survived by several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

Funeral service will be 1:00 PM Thursday, April 16, 2009  at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Butch Leadman officiating. Burial will follow at Forks of Coal Memorial Park Alum Creek. Family and Friends will gather from 6 to 8 PM Wednesday at the funeral home.

Roxie Ellen Treadway

April 12th, 2009 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Roxie Ellen Treadway, 83, of Sumerco, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

II Timothy 4:7-8   “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.  Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness”.

She was a homemaker and member of Summit Ridge Community Church.  Roxie enjoyed cooking for church activities and she spent her days caring for loved ones.  She had infinite love for anyone she met along her journey.  Roxie was preceded in death by her mother, Josephine Kirk; husband, Jack Treadway; daughters, Gloria Treadway and Eva Kirk; grandson, Stephen Cook.

Roxie is survived by her brother, Ray Kirk (Vera) of Hinton; son, Jack Treadway (Janet) of Ameagle; daughter, Barbara Cook (Larry) of Cross Lanes; grandsons, Tom Treadway (Melinda) of Sumerco, Jeff Treadway (Amy) of Fort Smith, AR, Kevin Dunlap (Stephanie) of Cobbs Creek; granddaughters, Rita Walls (Mark) of Alkol, Angie Treadway of South Charleston, Lisa Dunlap (Bill) of South Charleston; 10 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Rev. Chuck Adkins and Rev. Randy Searls officiating.  Burial will follow at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey.  Friends may gather one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  A special thanks to Hubbard Hospice House for the thoughtful staff and excellent care they gave.

Dorothy Beatrice Grass

April 8th, 2009 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Dorothy Beatrice Grass, 96, of Yawkey, passed away April 8, 2009, at home surrounded by her loving family.

Bea, as she was affectionately know, was born May 15, 1912, at Midkiff, the fifth child of ten children born to the late Millard Fillmore and Lelia Jane Adkins. Bea was also preceded in death by her husband of thirty one years, Richard “Dick” Allen Grass, who died December 23, 1970; three sisters, Marie Brooks, Faye Gandee, and Lillian Hicks; and three brothers, Griff, Joel, and Leonard.

Survivors include four Children, Jane Hart (John, Deceased), of Summerville, SC; Sue Parsons (Nello), of Graniteville, SC, Wayne (Patricia), of Yawkey, and Linda Smith (Charles), of Alum Creek; two sisters, Lucille Miller, of New Cumberland, WV and Edith Moore, of Hamersville, OH; one brother, Lou Adkins, of Georgetown, OH; ten grandchildren, John Hart, Jennifer Hart Moreland, Jason Hart, Michael Parsons, Steve Parsons, Greg Parsons, Shawnda Grass Whitten, David Grass, Allen Smith and Angie Smith Christian; twenty one great grandchildren; and many loving nieces, and nephews.

Bea Graduated from Carroll District High School (now know as Hamlin High School) in 1931 at the beginning of The Great Depression. Bea worked for the WPA, the Works Progress Administration, as Supervisor of Sewing Rooms in Hamlin, Branchland and Ranger. Bea Taught at one-room Schools in Lincoln County and became the secretary at Duval High School while each of her four children attended the school. She was appointed Postmaster at Griffithsville and worked there until her retirement. Bea had the most fun of her life traveling around the world with other retired Postmasters. On these trips she was baptized again in the Jordan River, rode a camel in the desert and traveled throughout the United States. Bea loved her church, The Amy Baptist Church at Yawkey were she was a long time member. She was a member of the Hamlin Woman’s Club.

Bea especially loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren and took great pride in their accomplishments.

Funeral service will be 3:00 PM Saturday at Curry Funeral Home Alum Creek with Pastors Forrest Curry and Butch Leadman officiating. Burial will follow at the May Cemetery Griffithsville. Family and friends will gather from 7 to 9 PM Friday at the funeral home.  Our family thanks the supportive staff of Hospice of Huntington, her caregivers Sandy, Crystal and Shirley, and many family and friends who sent cards, flowers and food. God bless you.

John Max “Tubby” Carper II

April 8th, 2009 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

John Max “Tubby” Carper, II, 77, of Griffithsville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at CAMC – Teays Valley after a short illness.  He was recent resident of Sunbridge Nursing Home in Teays Valley.  He was preceded in death by his father and mother, John Max and Hazel Roberts Carper, and loving Aunt Azile Roberts Bader with whom he resided for several years.

Being a deaf-mute never stopped Tubby from enjoying life and he never met a stranger.  He always had a smile on his face.  His main hobby was tinkering with and building model train layouts.  He duplicated Harpers Ferry in his train room.  He also loved being at Duval High School on a daily basis doing odd jobs, helping with girls’ basketball and the Duval Band.  He passed through many generations of high school kids at Duval High School and often referred back to the many kids he came to know and love.  He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.   Tubby is survived by many cousins.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2009, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating.Burial will be in the Miller Family Cemetery, Sweetland.  Friends will gather one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Robert W. Weaver

April 7th, 2009 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Robert W. Weaver,  79,  of Alum Creek, left  his worldly family to enter in with his heavenly family on  Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at CAMC Memorial Division after a long illness.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Sr. and Minerva Demastus Weaver; brothers, Joseph Jr. and Russell “Tom” Weaver; sisters, Juanita Taylor and Margaret Wills.

He had 28 years of service with Western Electric/AT&T as an electrical technician.  After retiring he did residential electrical work for many years.  Before entering the service he worked at Coke-Cola in Charleston.  He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict where he served as an ACFT Electrical Gunner on a B-36 Bomber.  Robert is survived by his wife of 58 years, Phyllis; children and spouses, Diann (Ebby) Mitchell and Kathy (Sam) Sloan both of Charleston, Cheryl Cox of Culloden, Robert (Jennifer) Weaver, Jr. of South Charleston, David (Rhonda) Weaver of Greenville, South Carolina, Michael (Chiquita) Weaver of Alum Creek; special family, Jennifer and Kristen Mears; two sisters, Jeweldine (Norman) Davis of Middletown, Indiana, Arminta (Richard) Lutz of South Charleston; one brother, Franklin “Sonny” (Nelia) Weaver of Lake City, Florida; 11 grandchildren, Nathan, Crystal, Mark Alan, Samantha, Robert III, Daniel, Patrick, Adam, David, Weston and Luke; 10 great grandchildren; sister-in-laws, Mattie (Don) Saxton and Louise Weaver.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating.  Entombment will be held in Graceland Memorial Park Mausoleum, South Charleston with military graveside rites conducted by the Alum Creek Benny Padilla VFW Post 4768.  Friends may gather from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Patricia Ann Thomas Racer

April 4th, 2009 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Patricia Ann Thomas Racer, 71 of Alderson, WV formerly of St. Albans went to Heaven  Saturday April 25, 2009 at the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center at Ronceverte.

She was preceded in death by her husband “Preacher” Bill Racer, parents Delmar “D. I.” and Margaret Thomas, sisters Nancy Eskew, Peggy Jenkins and brother William “Bill” Thomas.  She is survived by her two daughters, Kimberly Racer of Alderson, and Sherri (Bill) Pickens of Loundendale, brother, Richard K. Thomas of Tennessee, four grandchildren, Carey, Megan, Seth and Amber.

Service and burial will be 2:00 PM Thursday April 30, at Cunningham Memorial Park Upper Mausoleum Chapel, St. Albans with The Reverend Elizabeth A. Walker officiating. Family and friends will gather from 6 to 8 pm Wednesday at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road Alum Creek and one hour prior to the service at the cemetery.

Ruben Dotson

April 4th, 2009 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Ruben Dotson, Jr., 72 and 9 months, of Alkol, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, after a long illness.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruben Dotson Sr. and Gladys Hill and his son, Kenny Dotson.

He was a member of the Griffithsville Masonic Lodge #71 AF&AM and a member of the UMWA Local #3029.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Yvonne; one son, Harold of Tyler Mountain; four brothers, Shannon (Betty) Dotson of Julian, Boyce (Diane) Dotson of Huntington; Gary (Gloria) Dotson of Louisa, Kentucky; Terry (Karen) Dotson of Tennessee; one sister, Sue (Truman) Hudson of Hernshaw; three half brothers, Darius (Connie) Hill; Fredrick Hill and Willie “Roy” Hill; one half sister, Sharon (Roger) Adkins; seven grandchildren and their spouses; 14 great grandchildren.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Arthur Hensley officiating. Burial will be in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey with Masonic graveside rites conducted by the Griffithsville Lodge #71 AF&AM. Friends may gather on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.