Ted Tackett, 65, of Sod, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 29, 2002.
He was a member of the Griffithsville Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his first wife Erma Lee Williams; his father Kelley Tackett; and infant son, Everett.
He was a US Navy veteran, served two tours as aircraft transport specialist on the carrier U.S.S. Kearsarge. He also served as flight engineer in various squadrons of military air transport service based in Guam, Hawaii and San Diego during the 1950s.
He was retired from General Electric, Charleston Division with 33 years as an industrial motor repairman and was also a certified welder. He served as a local official in the International Union of Electrical Workers during the 1970s.
He is survived by his wife, Louise; daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Joey Dunlap; son and daughter-in-law, Teddy Jr. and Cheryl Tackett; step-son, John Isaacs; mother, Athelene Tackett; mother-in-law, Maxine Adams; sisters and brothers-in-law, Sue and Mike Kingrey, Judy and Tom Quintrell; brother-in-law, Earl Williams; four grandchildren, Ben Smith and family, Carissa Barnett and family, Seth and Bailey Tackett; two great-grandsons, Andy Smith and Evan Barnett; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Ministers Murrel McKinney, Gerald Watts, Earl Williams and song leader, Minister Kim Matthews officiating. Burial will be in Hayzlett Cemetery, Sod. Friends may call from 2 to 9 PM Monday at the funeral home.