Raymond Early Gravely

Raymond Early Gravely, 98, of 200 Church Street, Glen Easton, W.Va., died Tuesday morning, June 9, 2009, in the Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, W.Va. He was born in Wythe County on May 22, 1911, and was the son of the late Charlie Gravely and Alberta Dalton Gravely. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Fannie Bowman Gravely; two daughters, Mary Baker and Betty Jane Hurd; and two sons, Walter Gravely and Thomas Gravely. Mr. Gravely was a retired farmer. Surviving are his daughters, Kate Wells, of Glen Easton, W.Va., Frances Martin, of Pulaski, Va., and Ann Hasson, of Draper, Va.; sons, Bill Gravely of Texas, Charles Gravely of Missouri, Gene Gravely, of Stuart, Va., and Raymond Gravely Jr., of Pulaski, Va.; two half sisters; and numerous grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and great-greatgrandchildren. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009, from Stevens Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dale Akers officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin, Va. Visiting will be held Friday evening, June 12, 2009, from the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that memorials be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Inc., Pulaski, Va., and by Anderson Funeral Home, Moundsville, W.Va.