PAUL O. CALL
Paul O. Call, 77, of Hurricane, left for hs heavenly home, Saturday, February 25, 2023, after a long hard fought battle with dementia.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Hensley and Rosa Lucille Call, Father and Mother in law Jack and Velma Sowards. Son-in-law Tim Searls, granddaughter, Leighann Dailey, Grandson-in-law Brian Hopkins and 5 brothers. He was a Baptist by faith and attended Valley View Freewill Baptist Church until failing health prevented him going.
Left to treasure his memory are his wife of 51 years, Mary Sowards Call, 3 Daughters, Susan Reynolds who was his loving care giver and her husband Ricky, Polly Searls and Tina Call and one Son Jeffrey Call, 4 grandchildren T.J. Searls, Ginny Hopkins and Katherine Searls, Christopher Sharrat. 4 great grandchildren, Skylar and Xander Dailey, Gage and Colten Hopkins. His “Sowards” family who treated him like a son, brother and friend, other family, friends, his faithful friend Mike Ross and his church family whom he loved.
A graveside service was held Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Kingery Cemetery with Mr. John Platt officiating.
WENDELLA JONES
Wendella Gale “Wende” Jones, of Scott Depot, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at CAMC Memorial Hospital.
Wende was a 1980 graduate of Duval High School and a 1983 graduate of St. Mary’s School of Nursing. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Marshall University and worked as a registered nurse at CAMC Memorial for nearly 40 years. She loved to visit Clearwater Beach, being outdoors, and kayaking.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Jones and parents, Linda Mannon and Dayton Gillenwater.
Wende is survived by her daughters, Kaitlyn (Jacob) Rhodes and Briann (Timothy) Steele; grandchildren, Waylon Rhodes and Alorianna Steele; sisters, Barbarah (Richard) McElhaney and Melinda (Tom) Zirkle; brother, Charles Gillenwater; and many friends.