Obituary of Carole June Melton Klosterboer

KlosterboerCarole Carole June Melton Klosterboer Carole June Melton Klosterboer, 66, of Escondido, California, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2008 at her home. She was born in Charleston, West Virginia in Kanawha County, on April 26, 1941, a daughter of the late Mont Clarence Melton, Jr., and Ruth Cutright Melton. She was preceded in death by her brother, Carl David Melton. She is survived by her two sons, James Grey Klosterboer and wife Elizabeth, of Miamisburg, Ohio and David Charles Klosterboer of Escondido, and a special friend, Colleen. Two sisters, Barbara Teets of San Marcos, Texas,and Dr. Ragina Copeland of Powhatan, Virginia and a special cousin, Dr. Lynn Cartwright of Grafton, also survive. Many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews survive as well. She was a graduate of Buckhannon-Upshur High School with the class of 1959. Sometime later, she enjoyed participating as a princess in the Strawberry Festival Parade and festivities. She was a homemaker whose home was open to family and friends. She delighted in taking visitors on sight-seeing tours in the Escondido and San Diego area. She was loved by the young children for whom she cared in her home, when their parents were away. She will be missed by her friends in a sewing circle she attended, and others with whom she associated. She also spent a great deal of time visiting and seeing to the needs of special friends in nursing homes. On Thursday, January 17, 2008, friends will be received for a viewing in Escondido. On Sunday, January 20, 2008, 11:00 is a tentative time for friends to be received for a viewing at Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home in Buckhannon. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM with the Doctor Lynn Cartwright officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Pleasant Dale Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations could be made to West Virginia University Parkersburg Foundation designated for the Ruth Melton Scholarship Fund, 300 Campus Drive, Parkersburg, WV 26104, in memory of Carole. Visitation Sunday, January 20, 2008 11 AM - 1 PM Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Funeral Service Sunday, January 20, 2008 1 PM Funeral Home Burial Pleasant Dale Cemetery Hinkleville, WV