Obituary of Edward Corder

CorderEdward Edward Corder Edward Corder, age 76, of Buckhannon, WV died Thursday, September 6, 2007 at his home. He was born July 27, 1931 in Barbour County, WV, a son of the late Piatt Bryan and Gladys Virginia Goldsbourgh Corder. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Paul Corder. He is survived by a daughter, Nancy Wheeler and husband William of Buckhannon; two sons, Danny Corder of Buckhannon and Stephen Corder and wife Glenda of Buckhannon; seven grandsons; Christopher Corder of Buckhannon, Patrick and Jason Corder both of Zanesville, Ohio, Cameron Corder of Buckhannon, Drew Wheeler of Buckhannon. Matt Wheeler of Buckhannon and Tyler Corder of Buckhannon; three great grandsons; Tanner Corder of Zanesville, Ohio, Caleb Corder of Buckhannon, and Ethan Corder of Buckhannon; three great granddaughters ; Emilee Corder of Zanesville, Ohio, Haley Corder of Zanesville, Ohio and Emma Corder of Buckhannon; two brothers, Alfred Corder and Piatt B. Corder, Jr. of Buckhannon; three sisters, Alma McCulty of Buckhannon, Lucy Perkins of Orlando, Florida and Mary Alice Corder of Buckhannon; his former wife Patty (Grogg) Corder of Buckhannon and special friend, Evelyn Hinkle of Buckhannon. He was owner-operator of Corder tractor for 28 years and owned the Kanawha Theater for 12 years. He served with the US Army during the Korean War and is a lifetime member of BPOE #1736, a member of the Buckhannon Moose Lodge # 598 and a volunteer for the Salvation Army for many years. He was an avid card player and a die hard sports fan of the WV Mountaineers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates and BUHS. Friends will be received 6-8 PM, Wednesday September 12, 2007 at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home with a memorial service at 8:00 PM . Rev. William C. Eskew, Jr. and the Rev. David Fisher will be officiating. Buckhannon Elks Lodge # 1736 will provide funeral rites. As a final humanitarian act, he has donated his body to the gift of life registry at WVU. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Visitation Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6-8 PM Poling St.Clair Funeral Home Memorial Service Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:00 PM Funeral Home