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Van Buren Pauley Jr.

June 17th, 2016 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (2 Comments)

Van Pauley Jr. obit photoVan 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.

Timothy James McCormick

June 14th, 2016 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (4 Comments)

Timothy McCormick photoTimothy James McCormick, 44, of Hurricane died Friday June 10, 2016 in Waldorf, Maryland where he was employed with boilermakers.

He was a member of the International Brotherhood Boiler Makers Local 667.

He is survived by his dad and step-mother, Jim & Mary Lou McCormick of Hurricane; Mother Trish McCormick of Teays Valley; brother Richard McCormick of Teays Valley; sisters Jamie(Kris) Mallory of St. Albans, Mary Beth Lewis of Teays Valley; 4 nieces, many Aunts & Uncles and other family who loved him.

Services will be 3:00 PM Friday June 17, 2016 at Curry Funeral Home Chapel, 2097 Childress Road, with Pastor Frank Chapman officiating.  Burial will follow at the Pine Grove Cemetery at Sumerco.   Family and friends will gather 1 hour prior to the service.

Paul Irvin Thomas

June 14th, 2016 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Paul Irvin Thomas, 84, of Parma, Ohio, formerly of St. Albans, went home to the Lord Saturday, June 11, 2016.

He was preceded in death by: parents Albert Franklin Thomas and Ana May Thomas, brother Herbert – died in WWII, Franklin and Francis.

He was a U. S. Army veteran serving in Alaska from 1949 – 1951, he worked for Ford Motor Company, Walton Hills, Ohio for 38 years. He enjoyed serving as a member of Columbia Station Baptist Church in Ohio and Highlawn Baptist Church in WV.

He is survived by his wife, Doris Jean; children, Paul Herbert Thomas of Tampa, Fl., Alan Ray Thomas of Katy, Texas, Sharon Herman of Parma, OH and Steven Kyle Thomas of Anchorage, Ak.; sisters,  Doris Wooten of Huntington and Gerry Brown of St. Albans; grandchildren Brandon Herman, Ryan Herman, Kyle Herman, Abby Thomas, Julia Thomas, Elizabeth Columbo, and great grandchildren Scott Herman and Makenzie Herman and several nieces and nephews.

Service will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 17, 2016 at Highlawn Baptist Church, 2304 Jefferson Ave., St. Albans with Dr. Rev. Mark Stauffer officiating.  Burial will follow at Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Highlawn Baptist Church.

Walter Maxwell Coy

June 13th, 2016 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (3 Comments)

Walter Maxwell Coy, 77 of Yawkey passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 at home.

He was a retired mechanic from Hobet Mines.

He is survived by his: sons, Ronald (Janie) Coy and Randall (Patricia) Coy all of Yawkey, Russell (Tammy) Coy of Westerville, OH, sisters Minnie Young, Pricilla Schuler and Beatrice Schuler, 7 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Service will be 6:00 PM Wednesday June 15, 2016, at Curry funeral Home Alum Creek with Pastor Jackie Miller officiating. Committal service will be 11:00 AM Thursday June 16 at Coy Family Cemetery in Yawkey.

The family will receive friends one hour prior the service at the funeral home.

Norma Jean Griffith

June 12th, 2016 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (1 Comments)

Norma Jean GriffithNorma Jean Griffith, 81, from McCorkle, WV shed her earthly body that was diminished by Alzheimer’s and is now at peace with her Savior, Jesus, in Heaven.

Several times in her last hours she saw and spoke of that beautiful place and held her hand out to Jesus wanting to go with Him.  He granted that request on Saturday, June 11, 2016.

She is reunited with her husband, Frankie; son, Brian; son-in-law, Patrick Dunlap; Father and Mother, Estel and Bervil Smith; and many other family and friends who made the transition to Heaven before her.

Norma Jean’s two passions in life were her family and her church.  Even when she could no longer remember their names, she still worried about and prayed for her family and ALWAYS wanted to go to church, though she was no longer able to attend.

She was a wonderful godly woman, who will be greatly missed by her church and community, but, oh so much by her children, Pamela Dunlap, Randy (Debra) Griffith and Cindy (Chuck) Bays; her 10 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandson; brother, Buddy (Lina) Smith; and sisters, Helen McCormick and Karen (Bill) Wright.

Service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2016 at McCorkle Freewill Baptist Church, McCorkle with Pastor Ron Scott officiating.  Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

What a great homecoming it will be when all who loved her join her in  Heaven one day!!!

Corrine Mollohan

June 11th, 2016 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (0 Comments)

Corrine MollohanCorrine Mollohan, 65, of Charleston, formerly of Sumerco, left this earth on Friday, June 10, 2016 surrounded by her loving and supportive family.  She was escorted by angels into the arms of her gracious, kind and forgiving heavenly Father, where she is now enjoying her forever beautiful heavenly home.

She was born July 13, 1950 to the late Dewey and Geneva Wright Smith.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Perry Mollohan and brothers, Ronald and Gary Smith.

Corrine loved God and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Charleston.

She is survived by four children, Christine Brown and Michelle Nichols of Fl., Aundria Jenkins of SC and Brian of In.; sisters, Midge (Norm) Justice of Hurricane and Phyllis (Bruce) Cooper of Griffithsville; sisters-in-law, Rita Smith and Wilma Smith; eight grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Service will be 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 13th, at Curry Funeral Home with Pastor Richard McCallister, Pastor Rick Cooper and Dakota Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. prior to the service.

Corrine will be laid to rest on Tuesday, June 14th,  at Midkiff Cemetery, Sumerco.

The family would like to thank her many doctors, nurses and other staff members that provided excellent care for her over the years and also to Thomas ICU and Hospice for their kindness and compassion during her last days.

Annie Louise Rabel

June 10th, 2016 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (3 Comments)

Annie Louise RabelAnnie Louise Rabel, 85, of South Charleston passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 at home.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Rabel.

Annie is survived by daughters, Evelyn (Mike) Blake and Mary (Allen) Haynes; four

grandchildren, James Starcher, Travis Haynes, Jessica (Joey) Beane and Jennifer Haynes; and  two great grandchildren, Gavin Beane and Jackson Chandler.

Service will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2016 at Curry Funeral Home in Alum Creek with Pastor Charles Kidd officiating.  Burial will follow at Graceland Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Our family is very appreciative for the care given by Hospice and mom’s special caregivers.

Paul Dunn

June 10th, 2016 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (4 Comments)

Paul Dunn Paul N. Dunn, 89, of St. Albans passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016.   He was born on February 20, 1927 in Kingston, WV.

He was preceded in death by his father, Worthy Morton Dunn; mother, Virginia Elizabeth Dunn; four brothers and three sisters.

Paul was a Navy Veteran of WWII.   He retired from FMC after 35 years of service.

He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Lucille Link Dunn; son, Paul N. Dunn, Jr. and his wife, Rhonda Lea Dunn; daughter, Alane Dunn Wood and her husband, Dean Wood; six grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2016 at Highlawn Baptist Church, 2304 Jefferson Ave., St. Albans, WV with the Dr. Rev. Mark Stauffer officiating.  Interment will be at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.  The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 12th, at the church.

Walter Sesco Lovejoy Jr.

June 8th, 2016 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (8 Comments)

Walter Lovejoy Jr. Walter Sesco Lovejoy, Jr., 76. of Sod went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, with his family by his bedside.

He was  self employed. He worked at  drilling water wells and bore holes in the coal mines.  At one time in his career,  Jr. drilled oil wells in Honduras. He was also the owner and operator of Rainbow Irrigation and Landscaping. He became a Christian Dec. 3, 2013.  Jr. was a veteran of the  U. S. Air Force.

He was preceded  in death by his parents, Walter Sesco and Effie Lee Cooper Lovejoy.Jr. is survived by his wife of 57 years, Tona M. “Pat” Lovejoy; daughters, Rhonda (Harold) Johnson of Palm Coast, Fl., Robin (Frederick) Thompson of Alkol, Tina (Jerry) Roberts and Regina (Timothy) Brogan all of Sod; brothers, Johnny (Becky) Lovejoy of Alum Creek and Richard Lovejoy (Denise) of Fl.; sisters, Lou Ella (Bob) Jackson of IL, and Donrheta (David) Margolis of NC;  9 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

Service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastors Ron Scott and Roe Smith officiating.  Burial will follow at Lively Cemetery, Sod with military graveside rites conducted by the Alum Creek VFW Post 4768.   The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Hazel Bays Whitten

June 2nd, 2016 | Posted by curryfuneralhome in Obituaries - (11 Comments)

Hazel WhittenI have fought a good fight.  I have finished my course.  I have kept the faith.

Hazel Bays Whitten, 94, of Woodville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday June 1, 2016, surrounded by her family and friends who were singing her favorite songs to her.

She was born on February 13, 1922 and was born again as a Christian in 1949 when she was saved at the Methodist church on Stinson Mountain.  She was a member of Woodville Baptist Church.

Hazel attended Tango and Yawkey Elementary schools, Duval High School, Marshall University, and Morris Harvey College.  She was a school teacher for 13 years.  She retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 33 years of service as the postmaster of the Woodville post office.  She was also co-owner of Whitten’s Grocery for many years.

Hazel is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth, sons Barry and Roger, daughter Sharon Baisden, an infant son, grandson Kenny, parents Wetzel and Bessie Bays, and brothers Benny, Basil, and Herman Bays.

Hazel is survived by sons Ronald (Katherine) Whitten and Donald (Charlotte) Whitten of Griffithsville; daughter-in-law Chiquita Whitten of Woodville;  brothers Bernard of Toledo, OH, Jack (Barbara) of Elkview, and Bill of Leander, TX; sisters Betty (Leo) Pack of Elkview and Louise Fought of Toledo, OH; 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 3 great, great-grandchildren.

Hazel was blessed with a family that took excellent care of her along with 2 very special friends Faye Smith and Melissa Sigmon.  She loved her family and she loved serving the Lord.  She most enjoyed talking to people about the Lord.  Anyone who visited with her could not leave without honoring her request of singing her one of her favorite church hymns.

Service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday June 4, 2016 at Curry Funeral Home, 2096 Childress Rd, Alum Creek with Pastors Homer Hensley and Gene Pauley officiating.  The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Friday June 3, 2016.

Burial will follow at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey, WV.

Per Hazel’s request, please do not send food or flowers to the home or funeral home.