Charles Alden Crumrine,74,of HC 69,Box 31 Middlebourne died May 27, 2001, at his residence.
He died peacefully afer a lengthy illness. He was born July 1, 1926, on the family farm, a son of the late L.A. and Susan Morris Crumrine. His wife of 49 years, Nancy Boone Crumrine, preceded him in death on May 28, 2000.
He is survived by one son, James A. Crumrine of Middlebourne. Jim too care of Charlie following Nancy's death. Other survivors are three daughters, Patty S. Safreed and husband Ronald of Wheeling; Charlene Hughes and husband Larry of Hico, W.V.; and Mary D. Long and husband Richard of Wheeling; one brother, John W. Crumrine and his wife Jacqueline of Middlebourne; five grandsons, Dustin and Jordan Hughes, Cody and Todd Long, and Charles A. Crumrine; three granddaughters, Courtney and Ashley Hughes, Heather Crumrine; Jim's friend Carol Savka and his many care providers and helpers, including Donna, Terri, Cathy, Wendy, Daisy, Dorothy and Crystal; and countless faithful friends who have visited with him and helped him in so many ways.
Charlie was a member of the Middlebourne United Methodist Church. He was a World War II veteran, service in the Army Air Corps. He was a former postmaster of Middlebourne, retiring in 1987 from the U.S. Postal Service after 28 years under its employ.
He was a past president and member of the Tyler county Board of Education. He was a member of the Beechwood Cemetery Association Board of Directors, and past treasurer of that organization.
He was a member of the West Virginia Chapter 15 of the National Association of Postmasters and had served as its state president, along with other offices and committees. On the national level he had served as its vice president for Area 6 and served on its national legislative committee. He was a member of Middlebourne Lodge 34, A.F. & A.M., a 4-H All Star, member of the New Martinsville Chapter No. 50 Order of the Easter Star, member of the American Legion Post 48, Middlebourne, member of the Little Kanawha Resource and Conservation Development Council, member of the Little Kanawha Soil Conservation District and the Upper Ohio Valley Soil Conservation District Supervisory Committee.
Arrangements by Furbee Funeral Home in Middlebourne. Internment services conducted by Middlebourne Lodge No. 34, A.F. & A.M. Luncheon at the Middlebourne United Methodist Church.
