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Violet Louise "Tommy" Ryder
Violet Louise "Tommy" Ryder
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Born September 11, 1937 Bartow, WV, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Luther and Geneva Zula Rexrode Hoover.
Tommy was of the Methodist faith, was a member of the Order of Eastern Star at Cass and was owner and operator of Ryder's Store and Restaurant at Boyer.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie A. Ryder, Sr.; three infant children; sisters, Bonnie Cogar, Thelma Cover, Bertha Plyler, Hilda Hoover, Maxine Hoover, Betty Lovelace and Nancy Hoover and a brother, Harry Hoover.
She is survived by a son, Jimmie A. Ryder, Jr. (Rene) of Arbovale, a granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Ryder; and two sisters, Barbara "Susie" Murphy (Frank) of Arbovale and Patricia Hiner of Durbin.
Funeral service will be 11:00 am Thursday, September 12, 2024 at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Arbovale, with Pastor Julian Rittenhouse and Pastor David Plank officiating. Burial will follow in the Boyer Cemetery, Boyer, WV.
A visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.
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