Alice V. Gillenwater, 87, of Alum Creek, went home to be with the Lord on February, 10, 2009 at Hubbard Hospice House. She was born on October 3, 1921 at Alum Creek. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald and by her parents, Jim and Elsie Bowman. She was the youngest of three sisters that also preceded her in death. They were Elsie Faye Frye and Ruby “Jack” Hill and a niece, Linda Stowers. She was a former employee of Libby Owens and was well known for her home cooking especially her apple pie. Alice was a life long member of the Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church where she served for 43 years as the church treasurer.
She is survived by three nieces, Patsy (Roger) Wheeler, Sue Childress, Nancy (Johnny) Matthews, all of Alum Creek and a nephew, Jimmy (Nadia) Kidd of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She is also survived by a special great niece, Laura Childress and other great nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2009 at the Forks of Coal Baptist Church, Alum Creek, with Pastors Robert “Butch” Leadman, Jody Pistore, Frank Chapman and Keith George officiating. Burial will be held in the Forks of Coal Memorial Park , Alum Creek. Friends will be received at the Forks of Coal Missionary Baptist Church, Alum Creek, on Thursday between 6 and 8 p.m. and on Friday, one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations in Alice’s name may be made to the Hubbard Hospice House, 1001 Kennawa Drive, Charleston, WV 25311.