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Lester E. Moore

March 31st, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

LESTER E. MOORE, 93, OF SO. CHARLESTON DIED MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1997 AT CAMC GENERAL DIVISION AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SO. CHARLESTON CHURCH OF CHRIST WHERE HE WAS A DEACON AND TREASURER. HE WAS RETIRED FROM EXXON CORPORATION AND HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SURPRISE VALLEY YOUTH CAMP IN BECKLEY.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: WIFE: MARY GARDNER MOORE; 1 DAUGHTER: NORA MAE MOORE OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; 2 NIECES: FAYNELLE EVANS OF MECHANICSBURG, PA; NEVA RUTH HILL OF RICHMOND, VA; 1 NEPHEW: WAYNE NEWLAND OF FALMOUTH, ME.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT TYLER MOUNTAIN MEMORY GARDENS MAUSOLEUM CHAPEL IN CROSS LANES ON THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1997 AT 2:00 PM WITH MINISTER LOUIS WATTS OFFICIATING. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1997 FROM 4 TO 6 PM AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THE FAMILY SUGGESTS THAT DONATIONS BE MADE TO SURPRISE VALLEY YOUTH CAMP IN CARE OF SO. CHARLESTON CHURCH OF CHRIST, 309 4TH AVENUE, SO. CHARLESTON, WV 25303.

Guy R. Gillenwater

March 30th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

GUY R. GILLENWATER, 87, OF YAWKEY DIED SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1997 AT HOME AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

HE WAS A PIPE FITTER AND A LIFETIME MEMBER OF PLUMBERS AND PIPE FITTERS UNION #625. HE WAS A MEMBER OF LINCOLN DRIVE CHURCH OF GOD.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: WIFE: LOUISE; 2 DAUGHTERS: FLORA PAINTER OF SUMERCO, WV; JOAN HARVEY OF YAWKEY, WV; 7 SONS: BOBBY GILLENWATER OF WAKEMAN, OH; BENNY GILLENWATER OF SUMERCO, WV; BUEL GILLENWATER OF ALUM CREEK, WV; IKE GILLENWATER OF ALUM CREEK, WV; ROSS GILLENWATER OF ALUM CREEK, WV; JIMMY GILLENWATER OF GRIFFITHSVILLE, WV; DONALD GILLENWATER OF SUMERCO, WV; 1 SISTER: ORPAH DOYLE OF YAWKEY, WV; 2 BROTHERS: OTIS GILLENWATER OF SUMERCO, WV; BILLY GILLENWATER OF YAWKEY, WV; 18 GRANDCHILDREN; 13 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1997 AT 11:00 AM WITH PASTOR FRANK CHAPMAN OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN ORCHARD HILLS MEMORY GARDENS, YAWKEY. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE FUNERAL HOME ON TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1997 FROM 6 TO 8 PM.

Herman F. Dunlap

March 17th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

HERMAN F. DUNLAP, 67, OF SUMERCO DIED THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1997 AT CAMC GENERAL DIVISION AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE LABORERS UNION, A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF LINCOLN COUNTY, A KOREAN WAR ARMY VETERAN AND A MEMBER OF THE ALUM CREEK V.F.W. POST 4768.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: WIFE: ARDITH; 1 DAUGHTER: KIM BREEDLOVE OF ALUM CREEK, WV; 2 BROTHERS: ED DUNLAP OF MADISON, WV; PETE DUNLAP OF MCCORKLE, WV; 1 SISTER: MABEL DUNLAP OF MCCORKLE, WV; 3 GRANDDAUGHTERS: KERRI ANN BREEDLOVE; KELLI K. BREEDLOVE; KASSI R. BREEDLOVE; 1 GREAT GRANDSON: JORDAN COOPER.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1997 AT 1:00 PM WITH PASTOR OSHEL BELL OFFICIATING. BURIAL WITH MILITARY GRAVESIDE RITES GIVEN BY THE ALUM CREEK V.F.W. POST 4768 WILL BE HELD AT PINE GROVE CEMETERY, MCCORKLE. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1997 FROM 6 TO 8 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Nancy Williams

March 12th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

NANCY WILLIAMS, 57, OF ALUM CREEK, DIED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1997 AT CAMC GENERAL DIVISION EMERGENCY ROOM AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.

SHE WAS A CLERK FOR K-MART AT PATRICK STREET FOR 10 YEARS AND A MEMBER OF THE FORKS OF COAL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: HUSBAND: BILLY; 2 DAUGHTERS: VICKI BEIGHTOL OF ALUM CREEK, WV; LISA WZLLIAMS OF ALUM CREEK, WV; 2 SONS: JOHNNY WILLIAMS OF FREDRICKSBURG, VA; JASON WILLIAMS OF ALUM CREEK, WV; 5 SISTERS: ORA WOLFORD OF HURRICANE, WV; LINDA MADDEN OF ALUM CREEK, WV; RUTH MADDEN OF ALUM CREEK, WV; JEAN BURCH OF ALUM CREEK, WV; PEGGY MADDEN OF ALUM CREEK, WV; 3 BROTHERS: CARLLEAL LINVILLE OF ALUM CREEK, WV; RONDA “BUDDY” LINVILLE OF ALUM CREEK, WV; SIDNEY LINVILLE OF HURRICANE, WV; 3 GRANDCHILDREN: APRIL ANDREW KAYLA.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1997 AT 2:00 PM WITH PASTOR JODY PISTORE AND PASTOR FRANK CHAPMAN OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD AT ORCHARD HILLS MEMORY GARDENS, YAWKEY. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1997 FROM 6 TO 8 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Virglil Blake

March 11th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

VIRGIL BLAKE, 83, OF SO. CHARLESTON, DIED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1997 AT HOME AFTER HE WAS PINNED UNDER A GRAVELY TILLER.

HE WAS A RETIRED MACHINIST FROM F.M.C. CORPORATION IN SO. CHARLESTON WITH 32 YEARS OF SERVICE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE RUTH COMMUNITY CHURCH WHERE HE SERVED AS A TRUSTEE AND HE WAS A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF KANAWHA COUNTY.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: 2 DAUGHTERS: NANCY SMITH OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; VICTORIA ALLAGAS OF ST. ALBANS, WV; 2 SONS: GREGORY BLAKE OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; STEPHEN BLAKE OF CHARLESTON, WV; 3 SISTERS: TOOTS BILLINGSLEA OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; CAROLYN PAULEY”OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; GERALDINE BISHOP OF CHARLESTON, WV;
4 GRANDCHILDREN; 6 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; 2 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT RUTH COMMUNITY CHURCH, SO. CHARLESTON, ON FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1997 AT 2:00 PM WITH PASTOR FRED CAMPBELL AND PASTOR GENE PAULEY OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN GRACELAND MEMORIAL PARK, SO. CHARLESTON. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1997 FROM 7 TO 9 PM AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK AND ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE SERVICE AT THE CHURCH.

Ethel H. Turley Akers

March 11th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

ETHEL H. TURLEY AKERS, 89, OF SO. CHARLESTON, DIED TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1997 AT VALLEY HEALTH VILLAGE IN SO. CHARLESTON AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH AT ALUM CREEK SINCE 1944. SHE WAS RETIRED FROM THE CAMC MEMORIAL DIVISION WITH 10 YEARS SERVICE.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: 2 SONS: WOODSON AKERS OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; L. FORREST AKERS OF COLUMBIA, SC; 4 DAUGHTERS: HAZEL HESS OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; MARJORIE MCDOWELL OF PALM COAST, FL; NONA WOLFE OF CHARLOTTE, NC; RUTH SCULLY OF WARMINSTER, PA; 15 GRANDCHILDREN; 5 STEP GRANDCHILDREN; 23 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; 25 STEP GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; 3 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK ON THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1997 AT 1:00 PM WITH PASTOR PAUL DEBORD AND PASTOR LLOYD HUMPHREYS OFFICIATING.  BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN GRACELAND MEMORIAL PARK, SOUTH CHARLESTON.  FRIENDS MAY CALL ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1997 FROM 6 TO 8 PM.

Rev. Kenneth Wilson

March 11th, 1997 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

REV. KENNETH WILSON, 73, OF ARTHUR, FORMERLY OF SO. CHARLESTON, DIED TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1997 AT THE HOME OF HIS DAUGHTER, ROSEMARY PAULEY OF SCOTT DEPOT, AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

HE WAS A RETIRED PASTOR AND MEMBER OF THE PETERSBURG CHURCH OF GOD, AND A RETIRED MILLRIGHT FROM UNION CARBIDE AT INSTITUTE.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: 2 DAUGHTERS: PAM LAWSON OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; ROSEMARY PAULEY OF SCOTT DEPOT, WV; 5 SONS: JACK WILSON OF ARTHUR, WV; BRUCE M. WILSON OF WOOSTER, OH; WILLIAM WILSON OF TORNADO, WV; TERRY WILSON OF MECHANICSVILLE, MD; TED WILSON OF MECHANICSVILLE, MD; 15 GRANDCHILDREN AND 14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1997 AT 2:30 PM WITH REV. CHARLES DUNCAN OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN JOHNSON PAULEY CEMETERY OF SO. CHARLESTON. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1997 FROM 6 TO 8 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.

Velma Pauley

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

VELMA PAULEY, 94, OF SO. CHARLESTON DIED SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1997 AT VALLEY HEALTH VILLAGE IN SO. CHARLESTON AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH IN ST. ALBANS, A LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF KANAWHA COUNTY, AND A HOMEMAKER.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: 2 SONS: CHARLES H. PAULEY OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; PAUL L. PAULEY OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; 4 DAUGHTERS: CLARA GRIFFITH OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; MARY BRUA OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; ELLA R. FITZWATER OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; RACHEL WALDRON OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; 2 BROTHERS: FRED HAGER OF MENA, AR; GURNEY HAGER OF LONG BEACH, CA; 1 SISTER: MINNIE WHITTEMORE OF LEWISBURG, WV; 15 GRANDCHILDREN; 23 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; 2 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1997 AT 2:00 PM WITH PASTOR ELDON FITZWATER, PASTOR FRANK CHAPMAN, AND PASTOR TIM WALDRON OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN FORKS OF COAL MEMORIAL PARK, ALUM CREEK. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1997 FROM 6 TO 8 PM.

John H. Smith

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

JOHN H. SMITH, 86, OF SO. CHARLESTON, DIED THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1997 AT HOME AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.

HE WAS AN ELECTRICIAN WITH 56 YEARS OF SERVICE AND A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL #466. HE WAS A WWII NAVY VETERAN, A MEMBER OF THE ALUM CREEK V.F.W. POST #4768 AND A HONORARY MEMBER OF THE KENTUCKY COLONELS.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: WIFE: OPAL DENT SMITH; 2 SONS: EDWIN E. “GENE” SMITH, OF SO. CHARLESTON, WV; DONALD P. SMITH OF CHARLESTON, WV; 2 DAUGHTERS: JANET E. SHAMBLIN OF TAMPA, FL; PHYLLIS L. DOLLMAN OF CULPEPER, VA; 1 BROTHER: KENNETH M. SMITH OF NAPLES, FL; 10 GRANDCHILDREN; 11 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; 1 STEP GREAT GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER.

SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1997 AT 2:00 PM WITH PASTOR MAYFORD WITT AND PASTOR CHARLES LARUE OFFICIATING. BURIAL WITH MILITARY GRAVESIDE RITES CONDUCTED BY THE ALUM CREEK V.F.W. POST #4768 WILL BE HELD AT GRACELAND MEMORIAL PARK, SO. CHARLESTON. FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE FUNERAL HOME ON SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1997 FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 PM. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THE FAMILY SUGGESTS THAT DONATIONS BE MADE TO KANAWHA HOSPICE CARE, INC., 1143 DUNBAR AVENUE, DUNBAR, WV 25064.