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Raymond (Bootie) Eugene Fields

October 28th, 2013 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (1 Comments)

Raymond Fields

Raymond (Bootie) Eugene Fields, 70, of Morrisvale, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Junior and Garnet Fields and son, David Holestin.

He was a retired truck driver with Patriot Coal and a member of the UMWA.

He is survived by companion of 32 years, Brenda Holestin, and daughter, Drema Hill; sisters, Linda Moles and Debbie Taylor and brother, Billy Fields. Five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Raymond’s request was to be cremated. Family and friends will gather from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday October 29, 2013 at Breedlove’s Service Station at Julian.

 

Thomas Pauley Jr.

October 25th, 2013 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (1 Comments)

Thomas Pauley, Jr.

Thomas Pauley, Jr., 86, of Sod went to be with the Lord Thursday, October 24, 2013 at home.

He was a retired coal miner with 34 years of service at Westmoreland Coal Co.; he was a member of the UMWA and Pine Grove Baptist Church.

Jr. was preceded in death by his step-son, David Dunlap.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Shirley; daughter, Regina Adams; step-sons,Frederick Dunlap and James (Gladys) Banks; step-daughter, Reva (Mark) Gray; sister, Nina Faye Dunlap; brother, Ray (Faye) Pauley; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Funeral service will be 3:00 pm Sunday October 27, 2013 at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road Alum Creek
with Pastor Butch Brogan officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers family request contributions be made toward funeral services.

 

Rae W. Adkins

October 22nd, 2013 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (5 Comments)

Rae Adkins
Rae W. Adkins, 89, of Alum Creek died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Regency Place, Scott Depot, WV.

He was a retired school teacher for Kanawha and Lincoln Counties; a member of Benny Padilla VFW Post 4768; the Alum Creek Lions Club; the Appalachian Fiddlers Association; Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church; also a U. S. Army Veteran of WWII and recipient of the Purple Heart.

Rae was preceded in death by his wife, Julia Peck Adkins.

He is survived by his sister, Peggy Midkiff of Hamlin; nieces, Kathy Chaney Grooms, Virginia Wilson and Melinda (Tim) Adkins; and several great nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Friday, October 18, 2013 at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastors Jody Pistore and Gale Pauley officiating. Burial will follow in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey, with military Graveside Rites. Family and friends will gather from 6 to 8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to either The Alum Creek Lions Club, PO Box 224, Alum Creek, WV 25003 or the Benny Padilla VFW Post 4768, PO Box 6, Alum Creek, WV 25003.

Margaret Ann Perkins

October 16th, 2013 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (5 Comments)

Margaret PerkinsMargaret Ann Perkins, 71, of Scott Depot, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Hubbard Hospice House.

She was a Baptist and very often spoke of Jesus Christ her Savior. Margaret had a few hobbies and loved to work in her flower gardens and to be outdoors in the summertime. She was a 1959 graduate of Duval High School.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Nina Nunn Turley and brother, Danny L. Turley.

She leaves behind her husband, Edgel (Dean), to whom she was married 50 years; her only son, Alan D. and daughter-in-law, Lisa Perkins residing in Scott Depot; grandchildren, Allison and A. J. Perkins and Autumn and R. C. Cole; brother David J. Turley of Colorado; and nephew, Richard Turley.

Funeral service will be 12:00 pm Friday, October 18, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating. Entombment will follow in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Jacki Bannister Gibson

October 12th, 2013 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (1 Comments)

Jacki Gibson memorial folder picJacki Gibson newspaper obitJacki Bannister Gibson, 70, of St. Albans, went to be with her heavenly Father Friday, October 4, 2013.
She was the loving mother of four daughters, Ginger Dawn, Kelli Renee’ and Emilli Rae Gibson and Ami Rae Gibson King; former husband, Don Gibson; brothers, Charles “Chuck”, Gary “Butch” and William E. “Buck” Bannister; sisters, Vicki J. Banks; six grandchildren and one great granddaughter.

A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 pm Saturday, October 12, 2013 at Mountain Heights Church, Chestnut Street, Springhill with Pastor Edward Wright officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 pm prior to the service.

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

Janet Kay Childress Blake

October 12th, 2013 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (1 Comments)

Janet BlakeJanet Kay Childress Blake, 77, of Charleston died Friday, October 4, 2013 at home.

She worked in many homes as a care giver.

Janet was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Bertha Childress; brother, Delbert “Bo” Childress; sisters, Betty Lanham and Carolyn Martin.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years Henry Avender; son, Michael Blake (Evelyn) of South Charleston; daughter, Cindy Lewis (Mike) of South Charleston; sisters, Thelma Moore of South Charleston and Barbara Bowman of Alum Creek; grandchildren, Lori Cummings and Ryan Blake; great grandson, Austin Blake and great granddaughter, Ariah Flores.

A private burial was held at Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W., Charleston, WV 25387-2536.

Carl Preston Holdren

October 12th, 2013 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (1 Comments)

Carl HoldrenCarl Preston Holdren, 59, of Sumerco went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. He was the son of Russell and Mary Holdren.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Mary; children, Robbie and Carl (Amanda); 5 grandchildren: Mason, Isaac, Joseph, Breanna and Joshua, and sister: Rosalee Bowles.

Services will be 2:00 pm on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at his home (20 Harley Road, Sumerco) with Pastors Billy Silva and Ed Wright officiating. Curry Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Marvella B. Woodrum

October 4th, 2013 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Marvella Woodrum

Marvella B. Woodrum, 78, of South Charleston went home to be with the Lord Thursday, October 3, 2013.

She was retired from United Food Stores Employees; and was a faithful and longtime member of the South Charleston First Church of the Nazarene.

Marvella was preceded in death by her loving husband, James D. “Jimmy” Woodrum; parents, Fleet and Ova Thornton; brother, Calvin Thornton and sister, Cathy Thornton.

She is survived by her sons, James Jr. “Woody” (Karen) Woodrum of Charleston and Craig (Gina) Woodrum of St. Albans; and daughter, Cynda (Eugene) Workman of Tornado. Marvella was blessed with seven grandchildren, Martha, Brandon, Zachary, Nicholas, Angela, Gene and Jamie and great granddaughter, Emalee. Also sisters, Jean Bays of VA and Phyllis Sheets of FL.

Funeral service will be 3:00 pm Sunday, October 6th at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, with Pastor Kent Estep officiating. Burial will follow in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Saturday and one hour prior to the service on Sunday.

The family would like to give special thanks to Valley Center and Kanawha Hospice. In lieu of flowers they request memorial contributions to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W, Charleston, WV 25387-2536.

Morris Lee Cooper

October 3rd, 2013 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (1 Comments)

Morris CooperMorris Lee (Pete, Pops) Cooper, 85, of Tornado passed away at Hubbard Hospice House on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. He was born in Winifrede, WV, to the late Luther and Laura Cooper on March 27, 1928.

He was retired from Shrewsbury Valley Camp Coal Company, a UMWA member and an Army Veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Earnestine “Earnie”; Daughters: Carolyn Ramey, Oakwood, OH, Bonnie Moore, Hurricane, WV, Laura Pauley, Sod, and Crystal Kincaid, Winchester, KY; Sons: Randall and Mike of Crossville, TN, and Timothy and Stephen of Wilmington, NC; Sister: Frances Roe of Cross Lanes, WV and 86 grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.

Per Pete’s request there will be no memorial service, but there will be a gathering of family and friends from 1 to 3 pm Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to a charity of your choice.

Betty Jean Kinder Pauley

October 3rd, 2013 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (2 Comments)

Betty Pauley younger
Betty Jean Kinder Pauley, 85, of Alum Creek the last remaining of ten children from the family of Dora and Wilmer Kinder of Alum Creek, died Monday, September 30 from complications from surgery.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Howard, Hershel, Joe, Clifford, Carl and Lindley (Bill) Kinder, and her sisters, Dorothy Allen, Ora Fitzwater and Oma Wilkinson.

Betty is survived by her husband of nearly 63 years, Otto H. Pauley and her three daughters and their spouses, Vicki and Reed Hess, Dawn and Joe Foley and Kimberly and Dave Kelley.

She was the proud grandmother of granddaughter, Elizabeth Paige and her husband, Rex Hill and grandsons, Brooks and Logan Gillenwater and Jose’ Foley. Serena and Hunter Hill are her great-grandchildren.

She also leaves behind many beloved nieces, nephews, friends, in-laws and neighbors that she valued greatly.

Betty was a very humble person, but also one of great strengths and talents. She was above all else a person who loved to nurture. From her own daughters, her sons-in-law, grandchildren and great grandchildren, to the young ones she worked with in an area child care center, those she babysat in her home, and those who dropped in to play – were welcomed, cared for, and always well fed. She also had a great talent for sewing, quilting, crocheting and needlework of any kind and leaves behind many beautiful treasures for her family to enjoy for years to come.

She was a Christian and was a member of Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Friday, October 4, 2013 at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor’s Frank Chapman and Chad Cowen officiating. Burial will follow in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.