RUTH BELCHER PRIESTLEY, 86, OF ALUM CREEK DIED WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998 AT CAMC GENERAL DIVISION AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.
SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER, A MEMBER OF ALUM CREEK INDEPENDENT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, THE VALEDICTORIAN OF THE 1933 GRADUATING CLASS AT DUVAL HIGH SCHOOL AND SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, GRANVILLE PRIESTLEY.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER: 2 DAUGHTERS: CAROL BAILEY OF ALUM CREEK, WV; CLARA TURLEY OF ALUM CREEK, WV; 1 SON: GERALD PRIESTLEY OF SUMERCO, WV; 2 BROTHERS: JOHN BELCHER OF INGLES, FL; GORDON BELCHER OF NATALITA, TX; 4 GRANDCHILDREN, 2 GREAT GRANDDAUGHTERS & 1 GREAT GREAT GRANDSON.
SERVICES WILL BE 2:00 PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1998 AT THE CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK WITH PASTOR FRANK CHAPMAN OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN LIVELY CEMETERY, SOD. FRIENDS MAY CALL FROM 7 TO 9 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THE FAMILY SUGGEST DONATIONS TO THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION WV, 1221-A OHIO AVENUE, DUNBAR, WV 25064.