Frank J. "Doodle" Carper

At his home surrounded by his loving wife, Margie, family and friends, Frank "Doodle" Junior Carper, 81, of Kincaid, WV went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 26, 2007 following a long illness. Born June 06, 1926 at Page, WV he was the son of the late Vance and Ethel May Reese Carper. Mr. Carper was a member of the Kincaid First Church of God, Kincaid, WV. He was a retired coal miner having 31 years service with Central Appalachian Coal Company at Morris Creek and a member of the UMWA. Frank was a World War II US Navy veteran having been involved in the 1st Atomic Bomb Experiment - Operation Crossroads - on the USS Dixie, Bikini Atoll, in 1946 in the Marshall Islands. A daughter, Deborah Carper; stepson, Kenny Kincaid; two sisters, Emma Lou Kinnear and Donnie Paloma; two brothers, Vance "Buddy" Carper and Jimmy Carper and a nephew, Brian Carper preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Marjorie Lee Waugh Carper; stepson, Raymond Belmont and wife, Belinda of Ingram Branch, WV; two sons, Frank "Fuzzy" Carper and wife, Chris of Canton, OH and Danny Carper of Chicago, IL; three sisters, Jerline Morris of Wake Forest, NC, Sarah Peters and husband, Denny of Kincaid, WV and Shirley Kincaid and husband, Don of Mentor, OH; twelve grandchildren, Mike Belmont of Nashville, TN, Keith Belmont, Gary Belmont and Doug Belmont all of Oak Hill, WV, Cami Suzza and husband, Jack of Fayetteville, WV, Jamie and Allison Carper both of Canton, OH, Deborah, Steven and Nina Carper all of Chicago, IL and Dexter Thompson and Doug Kenney both of Oak Hill, WV and seven great grandchildren, Zachary, Jonathan, Nickolas, Kristen, Destiny, Kimmie and Caleb. Services will be on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill with Rev. Eugene Morris officiating. Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill WV. Visitation will be held at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill on Sunday, July 29, 2007, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers, Mike Belmont, Keith Belmont, Gary Belmont, Doug Belmont, Jack Suzza, Dexter Thompson and Doug Kenney. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the caring staff of Hospice of Southern West Virginia.