Alma Eder

Alma Jennings Massie Eder , 92, of Sun, WV died on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Raleigh General Hospital in Beckley, WV. Born April 09, 1917 at Stuarts Draft, VA she was the daughter of the late William and Emma Fitzgerald Massie. She was a homemaker. Alma was a faithful, long-time member of the Jones Avenue First Church of God where she had been active in the Women of the Church of God and the Tuesday Morning Prayer Group and taught children's Sunday school and Vacation Bible School. Her husband, George Eder, Sr., daughter-in-law, Ruth Shaver Eder and six siblings, Charlie Massie, James Massie, Clyde Massie, Carl Massie, Ollie Dilley and Edith Massie preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Hale and husband, Roscoe of Huntington and Bonnie Lucas and husband, George of Niceville, FL and two sons, George "Sonny" Eder, Jr. and wife Ruth of Fayetteville and Bobbie Eder of Oak Hill. Also surviving are thirteen grandchildren, Gregory Hale and wife, Verna of Florida, Jeffrey Hale and wife, Tammy of Cross Lanes, Seanda Filek of Florida, Travis Lucas of Florida, Pamela Steel of Oregon, Bradley McClung and wife, Terri of Nevada, Anita McClung of Fayetteville, Lisa Arthur of Beckley, Kerinda Nobles and husband, Jack of Scarbro, David Duvall, currently serving with the US Army in Iraq and his wife, Brenda, Jeannie White of Virginia, Kimberly Imburgia of Virginia and Nancy Barley of Maple Fork; twenty-three great grandchildren, Zachary, Victoria and Jameson Hale all of Florida; Madison McGraw and Mason Hale of Cross Lanes; Samantha Lucas, Jasmine Anderson, Joseph, Andrew and Benjamin Filek all of Florida; Christopher McClung of Fayetteville; Rachel McClung, Matthew Steele and Taryn Harris all of Texas; Kathryn McClung of Colorado; Ashley Steele of Idaho; Bethany Duvall of Arizona; Courtney Lemons of Lewisburg; Desseria Duvall, Earrie Imburgia and Zane Brizzi all of Virginia and Aaron Barley and Sidney Barley both of Maple Fork and five great-great grandchildren, Zane and Owen Mallory of Oregon and Hadley Nunley of Idaho and Heyden and Ethan Lemons of Lewisburg. Services will be on Monday, January 18, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. at the Jones Avenue First Church of God in Oak Hill with Rev. Ralph Shupe officiating. Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, WV. Visitation will be held at Tyree Funeral Home on Sunday, January 17, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Gregory Hale, Jeffrey Hale, Bradley McClung, Christopher McClung, Travis Lucas and Paul Martin will serve as pallbearers. Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, WV