Emmitt “Pete” Breedlove, 77 of Yawkey, Lincoln County, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2001 at Boone Memorial Hospital, Madison, after an extended illness.
He was retired from Union Carbide Construction with 27 years service. He was an Army Veteran of WWII, was a member of the Griffithsville Masonic Lodge # 71 and a member of the Bennie Padilla VFW Post # 4768 Alum Creek.
He is survived by his: Wife: Wilda Weaver Breedlove; Daughter: Margaret Poling of Spring Hill, WV; 2 Sons: Emmitt W. and Steven Breedlove of Yawkey, WV; 2 Sisters: Christine Mathes and Kathleen Hart of Girard, OH; 2 Grandsons: Joshua and Cody Breedlove of Yawkey, WV.
Services will be conducted Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 1:00 PM at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastor Oshel Bell officiating. Burial with Masonic graveside rites will be held at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Friends may call from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home.