Martha “Ninnie” Lester Callentine, 69, of Alum Creek, formerly of Rushville, Ohio and Davin, West Virginia, went to be with the Lord on Friday April 23, 2010 at Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston after an extended illness.
She was born April, 6, 1941 at Verner, a daughter of the late Tilden and Oma Grimmett Lester.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years Roger Callentine, seven brothers, Bob, Mayo, Clay, Okey, James “Hotrod”, Raymond and Tilden Jr. Lester; four sisters, Inez and Patricia Lester, Bonnie Harper, and Ernestine Browing.
Along with her husband she was former owner of Muffler Man in Lancaster and Athens, Ohio. She attended Davin and Pine Grove Baptist churches.
Surviving her is her son Michael A. (Gena) Callentine of Rushville, Ohio, two grandsons, Jeremy of Rushville, Ohio, and Zachary (Mae) Callentine of Logan, Ohio, one granddaughter, Nikki Callentine of Rushville, Ohio, one great grandson, Levi Callentine of Rushville, Ohio. She is also survived by two sisters, Betty Hall of Alum Creek and June (Charles) Brumfield of Claypool; two brothers Kermit Lester of Sumter, South Carolina and H. L. “Popeye” (Pauline) Lester of Davin; many nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends who loved her dearly.
Services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, April 27, at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastors Randal “Butch” Brogan and John Spears officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens in Pecks Mill, West Virginia. Family and friends will gather from 6 to 8 pm Monday at the funeral home.
Pall bearers will be Zachary Callentine, Mike Minney, Bobby Allen, Jr., James Short, David Harper, Sean Harper, and Patrick Lester.