George Rider

George Rider, 75, of Fairmont, died Sunday (Dec. 21, 2008) at the Arbors of Fairmont Nursing Home. He was born April 5, 1934, in Fairmont, the son of the late Morrison Alfred (M.A.) Rider and Lucille McKinley Rider. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy (Dot) Morgan Rider. The married on June 22, 1952. He is survived by a daughter and a son in law, Cathy and Kurt Krieger of Charleston. He is also survived by four grandchildren, including Erin Culhane, Morgan Krieger, Victoria Krieger and Cailee Krieger, all of Charleston. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. Mr. Rider was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister, Joe Rider, Ed Rider and Flora Mae Little. George served in the U.S. Air Force, was a former executive vice president and chief executive officer at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Parkersburg. He also held heath-care administration posts in Alexandria, Va., Washington, D.C., and with the Air Force during his 20-year career. He most recently held the position of deputy executive director of the West Virginia State Medical Association. He was a Methodist by faith. Mr. Rider served in the U.S. Air Force in Mississippi, Greenland, France, Germany, Andrew’s Air Force Base, the Pentagon and Florida. He was a 1952 graduate of East Fairmont High School, a graduate of Fairmont State College and received his master’s of business administration degree in health-care administration from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He was a longtime member of the B.P.O.E. Fairmont Elk’s Lodge No. 294. The family will receive friends at the Ford Funeral Home, Ford Chapel, 201 Columbia St., Fairmont, today from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. The funeral service will be held Tuesday in the funeral home at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Steve Meadows officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery and Mausoleum. Full military honors will he held at graveside by the Marion County Military Veterans Council.Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 2222, Fairmont, WV 26555.Online condolences may be made to the family at www.FORDFUNERALHOMES.com.