Van Buren Pauley Jr., 88, of Sod went to be with the Lord Thursday, June 16, 2016 at home after a long illness.
He was a WWII Army Air Force veteran. After coming home he worked as a coal miner in Boone County for 17 years then 28 years in construction helping build several large buildings in Charleston including Commerce Square now Huntington Banks and Kanawha Valley now BB&T. He is a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church. He loved gardening, fishing and hunting with his trained Norwegian Elkhounds.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Van Buren Sr. & Lola Dunlap Pauley; wife, Naomi Pauley; 2 sisters, Evelyn McCormick, Juanita Huffman; brother, Billy Pauley.
He is survived by his 2 daughters, Phyllis (Buddy) Dunlap of Sod; Kathy (Bill) Buckland of South Charleston; Son, Van E. (Pratoom) Pauley of Sod; 4 grandsons, Cameron (Cindy) Dunlap, Billy Buckland, Paul (Amanda) Buckland, Bobby Dawson; 7 great grandchildren, Ethan, Evan, Isaiah, Elijah, Jaydin, Jase & Naomi; 1 brother, Pete (Nancy) Pauley of South Charleston & many other family members and friends.
Services will be 3:00 PM Sunday, June 19, 2016 at Curry Funeral Home Chapel, 2097 Childress Rd. with Pastors David Cooper, Ron Stott & Butch Brogan officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery at Sumerco, WV with military gravesite rites by Alum Creek VFW Post 4768.
Family and friends will gather 2 hours prior to the service.
So sorry to hear of this. My sympathies to his family.
Prayers for the family.