Obituary of Alice Jean Carpenter

untitled1 Alice Jean Carpenter Alice Jean Carpenter, age 77, of the Tallmansville Rd. in Buckhannon, WV died Thursday, December 02, 2010 at the home of her daughter in the Excelsior Community. She was born on May 5, 1933 in Crawford, WV a daughter of the late Bernard Wilson and Mary Marie Lane Claypool. On February 24, 1951 she married Olen Lawson Carpenter who preceded her in death on July 15, 2010. She is survived by one son, Manus W. Carpenter and wife Roxanna of Tallmansville Rd.; one daughter Jewell Cutright and husband John R. of Excelsior Community; three granddaughters, Heather Goodwin of Weston, WV, Jennifer Bickel of Salem Ridge, WV and Jessica Carpenter of Tallmansville Rd.; three grandsons, Dustin Davis and Brian Carpenter both of Tallmansville Rd, and Craig Zirkle of Buckhannon; one step grandson, Gerald Zirkle of Abbott, WV; three great grandsons, Alex Goodwin of Weston, Thoryn and Titan Davis both of Tallmansville, Rd.; one great granddaughter, Brooklynn Sessions of Weston and two sisters, Mary Frances DeBarr of Parkersburg and Pauline Irene Forinash of MI. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by three brothers, Loyal Wilson Claypool, Charles Glen Claypool, Sr. and Junior Harrison Claypool. Mrs. Carpenter was a homemaker, a member of the Sand Run Baptist Church and the Rebekah lodge. Friends will be received Saturday, December 4, 2010 from 6-8 PM at the Sand Run Baptist Church in Excelsior. A Funeral Service will be held at 2 PM on Sunday at the Church with the Rev. Donald Butcher officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery in Hemlock, WV. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation Saturday, December 4, 2010 6-8 PM Sand Run Baptist Church, Excelsior, WV Funeral Service Sunday, December 5, 2010 2 PM Sand Run Baptist Church, Excelsior, WV Burial Mt. Olive Church Cem. (Hemlock)