Ronald Lee Caruthers, 49, of Alum Creek went home to be with the Lord Sunday, May 25, 2013 after a short illness.

He was a loving husband, father, son and brother, and a member of Alum Creek Independent Missionary Baptist Church and former manager of Taco Bell at the Southridge location.

He was preceded in death by his father, Lewis J. Caruthers.   Ronald was an organ donor to Core.

He is survived by his wife, Angela; sons, Ronald (Lil’ Ron) and Blake; mother, Audra Caruthers; sisters, Sue Holsinger, Mary Caruthers and Sharon Midkiff; brothers, Paul Smith, David and Henry Caruthers and several nieces, nephews, and many friends.

Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Alum Creek Independent Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating.  Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery.  The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions towards the funeral service. Curry Funeral Home Alum Creek is assisting the family with arrangements.

Robert  Bowen, 74, of Sod was taken by angels to his heavenly home Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Macel Peters Bowen.

He was retired from Wendlings Wholesale Meat Company, Charleston, where he had worked for many years. He was a Christian,  he and his wife are members of Vision of Harvest Church at Sod.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years,  Eleanor  Bowen;  sisters, Phyllis (Norman) Hill of Foster,  Virginia (Jim) Wilder of Camden, SC and Sue Smith of Melbourne, FL; brother, Doug Bowen of Point Pleasant, and many nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank Sara, with Hospice Care and everyone at Valley Center Nursing Home for the kindness and care they provided.  A Special Thanks to Sherry and Glen Hughes for their care and support and unconditional love they provided for several years, as well as,  to his niece, Cindie Gilpen,  for the care and love she provided.

Per his wishes, there will be no services. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to St. Judes in his name. Burial was in Lively Cemetery, Sod with Pastor Billy Silva officiating.

Curry Funeral Home Alum Creek assisted the Bowen family with arrangements.

Mark Kenneth Ryan, 54, of Alum Creek died on his birthday, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Thomas Memorial Hospital ER as a result of long term diabetes and heart failure.

Mark was a 1977 graduate of Duval High School, where he loved and played in all sports.  He continued his athletic career in League Softball in the Charleston area for years.  He had a Masters Degree in Industrial Safety from Marshall University.  He was a former supervisor for WV State Treasurer’s Department in check processing and Headed the State Treasurer’s Safety Program, retiring after 20 plus years as a result of chronic back problems.

He is survived by his mother and step-father, Linda and Charles Hager; father and special friend, Kenny Ryan and Lois Harper; sister, Marilyn Preston; niece and nephew, Melinda and Chris and several other family and friends.

Funeral service will be 8:00 pm Monday, May 20^th at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, with Pastor Oshel Bell officiating.  A private burial will follow at a later date at  Culloden Cemetery, Culloden.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions made in memory of Mark to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.

Charles Lee Gillispie, 73, of Ashford went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, May 16, 2013 at home.

He retired from Charleston Tile and Marble and was a member of Dartmont Freewill Baptist Church.

He is survived by son, Charles Eddie Gillispie; daughter, Penny Gillispie; grandchildren, Amber, Trevor and Marissa; two great grandsons, Charlie and Caden; brother, Harry Gillispie and sister, Ruth Owen.

Funeral service will be 3:00 pm Sunday, May 19^th at Dartmont Freewill Baptist Church with Pastor Brian Sowards officiating.  Burial will follow in Charles Gillispie Family Cemetery, Emmons.  The family will receive friends one hour prior at the church.

Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek is assisting the family with arrangements.

God sent his Angels to carry our beloved mother and grandmother Jaunita Mays, 88 of Alkol home to be with Him on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

She was preceded in death by her son Lakin Mays and beloved husband Sam H. Mays, parents Charlie and Hermie King, sisters Betty Jo Pauley and Evelyn Hundley.

Jaunita was one of the founders and charter member of Bride of Christ Baptist Church at South Charleston, and was a  retired cook with 20 years service for the Lincoln County School System.

She is survived by her daughters; Jackie Sue (William “Fred”) Garnes, Vanessa Gale Young all of Alkol, grandchildren; Adam D. Hill, partner (Michael Hueston) of Washington, DC, Samuel L. Hill (Crystal) of Alkol, and Donna S. Anderson (Paul) of Seattle, WA, great-grandchildren; Jeremiah and Hailey Hill of Alkol, Jessica S. Kyle of Oklahoma City, OK, sisters; Anne Pauley of Dunbar, Wanda (Lester) Bledsoe of Ashville, NC, brothers; Dempsey (Betty) King of Port St. Lucie, FL and Larry (Patty) King of Garretts Bend.

Service will be 2:00 PM Monday, May 20 at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Chaplain Terry Yahr officiating and a eulogy given by Adam D. Hill. Burial will follow at the Mays Family Cemetery at Alkol. Family and friends will gather from 4 to 6 PM Sunday at the funeral home.

The family would like to thank Kanawha Hospice for all their loving care and compassion given to mom and also special thanks to Heather, Libby, Mary, Ashley and Chaplain Terry Yahr, and the staff of Curry Funeral Home.

Sandra Kay Priestley, 64, South Charleston passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at CAMC – Memorial Division after a long illness.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Willie and Inez Smith son, Michael Allen Bird, and brother Willie Smith .

She is survived by her husband, Paul, children, Richard “Porky” Gillenwater,  Cindy Fox,  William Anthony Bird, and Ronnie Lee Bird;  three stepchildren: Crystal, Misha, and Paul,II., six sisters, Patricia Wooten, Sharon Wiggin, Robin Garton, Cathey Sproles, Carolyn Yeager, and Jacqueline Sue Drake and brother, Eric Smith; four grandchildren, four great grandchild, one great granddaughter and good friend Janice.

Services will be 7:00pm on Thursday, May 16^th at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor  Frank Chapman officiating.  Family and friends will gather from 5:00pm – 7:00pm  Thursday prior to the service.

Lucille Erma Carr of  Redington Beach, Florida formerly of Saint Albans passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Florida. She was born May 8, 1930 in Charleston.

She was retired supervisor from C & P Telephone Co., was a member of Moose Lodge # 857 and O.E.S. Chapter #79 of St. Albans and Telephone Pioneers of America of Charleston, attended Bethany Baptist Church while in West Virginia and Bayridge Baptist in Seminole Florida.

Lucille is survived by her husband of 61 years Charles P. Carr, sister Betty E. Hinzman of St. Albans, step sisters, Peggy Wallace of St. Albans, and Vera Wedel of Sycamore, IL, foster sisters, Mary June Chappell of New Port News, VA, and Sandra K. Jordon of Southington, OH, and several nieces and nephews.

Special Thanks to her friends and neighbors in Redington Beach, Florida.

Service will be 1:00 pm Tuesday May 14 at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Cunningham Memorial Park St. Albans. Family and friends will gather from 11:00am till 1:00pm at the funeral home.

Fint Norman Parsons, 78, of North Olmsted, OH, died Tuesday morning, May 7, 2013.

He was born in Olcott, West Virginia, on June 5^th, 1934, to the late Nellie and Roscoe Parsons.  After graduating from Washington District High School, he married Carol Joyce Bowman of Alum Creek, WV, on June 5^th, 1954.

Fint attended Charleston Business School of Commerce and Morris Harvey College, after which he was hired by Goodrich Gulf.  His employment there brought him in 1960 to Cleveland.  Given the opportunity for advancement, Fint, Carol, and their two girls, Cynthia and Molly, left Cleveland for Dayton, OH, where Fint took a position as a Comptroller and Plant Manager with Amole, Inc.  Fint returned to Cleveland in 1976 to work as Controller for Kirkwood Industries until his retirement in 1996.

In life and in remembrance, Fint is beloved by his family and those who knew him.  He was above all a singularly gentle man—quiet, kind, and affectionate, particularly with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  He spoke deliberately and wasted neither words nor the occasion for a joke.  His stories were quiet and rich, and he told them with a wry, ornery wit.  To sit and talk with him, slowly, was an afternoon well-spent.  Fint drank coffee well into the evening and watched the Indians play baseball.  He read widely and insatiably, and he listened to old country records in the basement.  He scratched his children and grandchildren with his whiskers.  He did not speak poorly of others and listened to those who requested his counsel with empathy and care.  He was a straightforwardly good man—good in a way that came naturally to him. That’s just the way he was, as he might say.  Most of all, he was adored, deeply and demonstrably, by his family, who will miss him terribly.

For almost sixty years, Fint and Carol built a life together, one filled with laughter, love, and children’s voices.  He brought her a cup of coffee every morning.  From the hills of West Virginia to the city lights of Cleveland—and, now, back again—Carol was and remains his home.

Fint is survived by his wife, Carol; two daughters, Cynthia (Tris) Cooper of Marion, OH and Molly (Michael) Neider of Avon, OH; four grandchildren, Adam (Kate) Turner of Columbus, OH, Brandon (Rebecca) Turner of Clemson, SC, Cole Ackerman of Cleveland, OH, and Jillian (Philip) Hutchinson of Jacksonville, NC; five great-grandchildren, Henry, Sadie, June, Georgiana, and Dashiell; eight sisters: Shelby Carrier, Mary (Charles) Kidd, Carol (Jim) Pauley, all of South Charleston, Janice Pauley of Sod, Kay Wing of St. Albans, Becky (Jerry) Mannon of Sod, Karen (Doug) Hudson of Sneads Ferry, NC, Margie (Dean) Teaney of Fayetteville, and one brother: Roscoe (Cindy) Parsons of Charleston, along with ten nieces and nine nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Fint’s memory to St. Jude’s Research Hospital.

Calling hours will be held at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Rd., Alum Creek, WV from 11:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday, May 11^th; the funeral will be held immediately following at 1:00pm with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating.  Burial will follow at the Lively Cemetery at Sod, WV.

Nellie Jean Allen, 86, of McCorkle, born March 9, 1927 to Omazell and Willard Dunlap,  went to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at  Hospice West.

She was a member of McCorkle Freewill Baptist Church.

Nellie was preceded in death by two daughters, Christina Allen and Dreama Politino; brothers, Aubrey and Dennis Dunlap; sisters, Ailene Pauley and Marie Van Gundy.

She resided at McCorkle with her daughter, Linda Brogan, who was her care giver for 13 years.  She is also survived by children, Lisa (Jerry) Saunders of Hurricane, Jerry Allen (Betty Jarrett) of Sod, Larry (Kathy) Allen and Dale Allen of Yawkey; sister, Neva Stump; brother, Donald Dunlap;  grandchildren Rhonda, Paul, Jeffrey, Hope, Corey, Jessica, Amanda and Christina.  Great grandchildren, Chris, Curt, Michael, Braydon, Austin, DeMarcus, Marijane, Madison and MacKenzie who called her Gigi; great grandchildren, Stacey, Brook, Max and soon to be born, Cooper.

Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Friday, May 10^th, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastors Frank Chapman and Rick Cooper officiating.  Burial will follow in Lively Cemetery, Sod.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

A special thanks to nephew, Gary Dunlap, who visited with her everyday, and also to  Gigs Dunlap,  Carolyn Allen, Angel Brown and C. J., who were  there to help at anytime;  Dr. Jarrod Chapman and Dr. Nanjundappa for all their help in taking care of Mom.    She was more than a mom to us, she was our best friend and always there for us.  She will be greatly missed and our hearts are broken.

Gail K. Dunlap, 68, of Ruthdale, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 4, 2013.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Nellie V. and Wallace Hartwell, and brother, Delno L. Hartwell.

She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Bernard (Bill), daughter, Arlene and two sons, Billy (Lisa)  and Derrick all of South Charleston, three grandsons, Tucker W. Dunlap, Wesley and John Tully, South Charleston, two sisters, Joyce (Bob) Finks of Marriottsville, MD, and Cathy May of Grand Rapids, Michigan, two brothers, Gary Hartwell (Nikki) of Charlottesville, VA, and Wayne Hartwell (Sylvia) of Charleston, and loving friends Lynn and Michael Montgomery.

Service will be 2:00pm Wednesday, May 8, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Burt Hall officiating.  Burial will follow at Lively Cemetery, Sod.

Family and friends will gather from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, May 7, at the funeral home.