Dwight Wayne Graley Sr., 66, of Emmons, WV went home to be with his Lord & back into the loving arms of his mom, Thursday, January 19, 2023, after a fall.
Dwight graduated from George Washington High School in 1975. He worked for CSX Railroad for 8 years.
He was preceded in death by his mom, Geraldine Graley; grandparents, Milton & Irene Graley, Paul & Edith Barker; in-laws, Hassel & Doris Pauley.
Dwight leaves behind his loving wife of 47 years, Sue; sons, D.W. & Emily, Joey, Stephens & Mary; father, Kyle T. Sr. & Delores Graley; brother-in-law, Gene & Robin Pauley; grandchildren, Conner, Colton, Cody, Keira, Jacob, Zoey, Cerria, Tommy, Tyler, Logan, Bentley, Dakota (Miranda); great grandchild, Peyton. He is also survived by his brother & sisters, Peggy, Delores, Kyle Jr. & Val, Marsha, Michael & Marlene, Donna & Tommy; several nieces & nephews; and a host of friends.
Service will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 23, 2023, at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Michael Graley officiating. Burial will follow at Gillispie Cemetery, Emmons. Friends and family will gather 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Special “thank you” to Bobby & Marie Parsons, Bobby Jr., the nurses & doctors at CAMC General STICU, and the WV State Police Headquarters at South Charleston.
Dwight and I go back at least 30 years. I have considered him a friend, and I hope he felt the same about me. He was an interesting and unique guy. I know he tried to help his community back when Jay Rockefeller was a young man and he was involved in projects that helped Emmons. He is probably the only person in the world who had a part-time job of transporting ostrich eggs from Charleston to Parkersburg weekly, then bringing back newly hatched 8 inch baby ostriches. I called him the “Ostrich Stork” for delivering so many newly-hatched baby ostriches to me, as I was the guy that hired him for this unusual job back in the 1990s. In the years since then he and I have spoken many times when he was trying to help his kids or friends on various things. The world would be a better place if more people tried to help their family, friends and community like Dwight did. He will be missed by many.
Sorry for y’all loss Shawn and me are praying for you and the boys every time someone says his name Shawn said tell you he can hear him saying what do you think about Jesus he’s alright we will be praying for y’all august and Shawn