Tiffany Sloan, born as Bill Rymer, December 12, 1953 died peacefully in her home on December 17, 2004 Immediate family members were present with her when her spirit passed into God’s hands.
She will be deeply missed by her parents, William and Pauline Rymer of Alum Creek, sisters and brothers-in-law, Donna and Eric Saul of Alum Creek; Cindie and Mark Beach of Clarksburg, Maryland; five nephews and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
A 1971 graduate of Duval High School, she completed her Associate Degree in Applied Science at West Virginia State College in 2001. She was employed by Dow Chemical Union Carbide for 20 years and Dupont for six years where she will be missed by friends and co-workers. Tiffany has been a Christian for 39 years and attended Asbury United Methodist Church and Appalachian Metropolitan Community Church in Charleston. She will be remembered by all as a loving friend who always cared for others more than she did herself. Generous, kind and compassionate, she spent her life helping those less fortunate, teaching children about God’s love, and fighting and for the rights of all people to be treated with respect, fairness and dignity.
Visitation with the family will beheld on Monday, December 20, 2004 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM with funeral services beginning at 7:00 PM at Curry Funeral Home in Alum Creek, WV. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, December 21, 2004 with the funeral procession leaving Curry Funeral Home at 10:30 AM for anyone wishing to follow to the cemetery. Burial will be in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey, WV.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made in her name to McElderry House, 2000 McElderry Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 or Kanawha Hospice Care, Inc., 1143 Dunbar Avenue, Dunbar, W V 25064. The family would like to thank the many friends of Tiffany for their love, kindness, and support of her throughout her life and to her family during the last days we were blessed to spend with her.