Raymond Paul Rader was born on September 20, 1914, in Wirt County, West Virginia, a son of Leander Barr and Susan Ellen Sims Rader. He married Carolyn Sims on June 15, 1950, in Lubeck, West Virginia. They had five children during their marriage; Susan, Paul, Jessie Ellen, Jim and Fred.
Raymond was a veteran of World War II and worked as custodian at Wirt County High School, in Elizabeth, West Virginia. He was an outdoors man who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also hand made many re-curved bows for friends in and around Wirt County.
He died on December 2, 1971, at the VA Hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia, at the age of 57, and was buried in Two Run Cemetery.
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RAYMOND P. RADER
RITES HELD SATURDAY
Wirt County Journal
December 9, 1971
Death last week claimed a popular life-long Wirt Countian when Raymond P. ("Tater") Rader, aged 57, died early Thursday morning December 2 in the Veterans Hospital, Clarksburg, where he had been a patient almost three weeks.
He was born September 20, 1914, at Buffalo, RFD Palestine, a son of the late Leander and Susan Sims Rader.
He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, serving during World War II. He was employed with the Wirt County Board of Education, also did part-time work for a number of years at Sims & George Store, City. He had served for about 12 years as a member of Local Selective Service Board No. 41, and was a member of Palestine Council No. 33, Junior order of American Mechanics.
He survived by his widow, Mrs. Carolyn Sims Rader; two daughters, Susan Rader, a student at West Virginia Tech, Montgomery, and Jessie Ellen Rader, a student at Glenville State College; three sons, Raymond Paul, Jr., also at West Virginia Tech, James and Fred Rader, at home; one brother, Arthur Rader, City; and two sisters Mrs. Clay (May) Anderson, Rockport, and Mrs. Bill (Kathleen) Evans, Vienna.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Claude.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. J. Dean Cameron, pastor, officiating, and burial was in the Two Runs Cemetery, Reedy Road.
Active pallbearers were Larry Rader, Bill Anderson, Charles Anderson, Dave Anderson, Paul Evans and John Sims. Honorary pallbearers were Ray Watson, Charles Cline, Orland Mitchell, Foster McClung, and Robert W. (Bill) Thorn.
Raymond was a veteran of World War II and worked as custodian at Wirt County High School, in Elizabeth, West Virginia. He was an outdoors man who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also hand made many re-curved bows for friends in and around Wirt County.
He died on December 2, 1971, at the VA Hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia, at the age of 57, and was buried in Two Run Cemetery.
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RAYMOND P. RADER
RITES HELD SATURDAY
Wirt County Journal
December 9, 1971
Death last week claimed a popular life-long Wirt Countian when Raymond P. ("Tater") Rader, aged 57, died early Thursday morning December 2 in the Veterans Hospital, Clarksburg, where he had been a patient almost three weeks.
He was born September 20, 1914, at Buffalo, RFD Palestine, a son of the late Leander and Susan Sims Rader.
He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, serving during World War II. He was employed with the Wirt County Board of Education, also did part-time work for a number of years at Sims & George Store, City. He had served for about 12 years as a member of Local Selective Service Board No. 41, and was a member of Palestine Council No. 33, Junior order of American Mechanics.
He survived by his widow, Mrs. Carolyn Sims Rader; two daughters, Susan Rader, a student at West Virginia Tech, Montgomery, and Jessie Ellen Rader, a student at Glenville State College; three sons, Raymond Paul, Jr., also at West Virginia Tech, James and Fred Rader, at home; one brother, Arthur Rader, City; and two sisters Mrs. Clay (May) Anderson, Rockport, and Mrs. Bill (Kathleen) Evans, Vienna.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Claude.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. J. Dean Cameron, pastor, officiating, and burial was in the Two Runs Cemetery, Reedy Road.
Active pallbearers were Larry Rader, Bill Anderson, Charles Anderson, Dave Anderson, Paul Evans and John Sims. Honorary pallbearers were Ray Watson, Charles Cline, Orland Mitchell, Foster McClung, and Robert W. (Bill) Thorn.
Raymond Paul Rader was born on September 20, 1914, in Wirt County, West Virginia, a son of Leander Barr and Susan Ellen Sims Rader. He married Carolyn Sims on June 15, 1950, in Lubeck, West Virginia. They had five children during their marriage; Susan, Paul, Jessie Ellen, Jim and Fred.
Raymond was a veteran of World War II and worked as custodian at Wirt County High School, in Elizabeth, West Virginia. He was an outdoors man who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also hand made many re-curved bows for friends in and around Wirt County.
He died on December 2, 1971, at the VA Hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia, at the age of 57, and was buried in Two Run Cemetery.
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RAYMOND P. RADER
RITES HELD SATURDAY
Wirt County Journal
December 9, 1971
Death last week claimed a popular life-long Wirt Countian when Raymond P. ("Tater") Rader, aged 57, died early Thursday morning December 2 in the Veterans Hospital, Clarksburg, where he had been a patient almost three weeks.
He was born September 20, 1914, at Buffalo, RFD Palestine, a son of the late Leander and Susan Sims Rader.
He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, serving during World War II. He was employed with the Wirt County Board of Education, also did part-time work for a number of years at Sims & George Store, City. He had served for about 12 years as a member of Local Selective Service Board No. 41, and was a member of Palestine Council No. 33, Junior order of American Mechanics.
He survived by his widow, Mrs. Carolyn Sims Rader; two daughters, Susan Rader, a student at West Virginia Tech, Montgomery, and Jessie Ellen Rader, a student at Glenville State College; three sons, Raymond Paul, Jr., also at West Virginia Tech, James and Fred Rader, at home; one brother, Arthur Rader, City; and two sisters Mrs. Clay (May) Anderson, Rockport, and Mrs. Bill (Kathleen) Evans, Vienna.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Claude.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. J. Dean Cameron, pastor, officiating, and burial was in the Two Runs Cemetery, Reedy Road.
Active pallbearers were Larry Rader, Bill Anderson, Charles Anderson, Dave Anderson, Paul Evans and John Sims. Honorary pallbearers were Ray Watson, Charles Cline, Orland Mitchell, Foster McClung, and Robert W. (Bill) Thorn.
Raymond was a veteran of World War II and worked as custodian at Wirt County High School, in Elizabeth, West Virginia. He was an outdoors man who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also hand made many re-curved bows for friends in and around Wirt County.
He died on December 2, 1971, at the VA Hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia, at the age of 57, and was buried in Two Run Cemetery.
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RAYMOND P. RADER
RITES HELD SATURDAY
Wirt County Journal
December 9, 1971
Death last week claimed a popular life-long Wirt Countian when Raymond P. ("Tater") Rader, aged 57, died early Thursday morning December 2 in the Veterans Hospital, Clarksburg, where he had been a patient almost three weeks.
He was born September 20, 1914, at Buffalo, RFD Palestine, a son of the late Leander and Susan Sims Rader.
He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, serving during World War II. He was employed with the Wirt County Board of Education, also did part-time work for a number of years at Sims & George Store, City. He had served for about 12 years as a member of Local Selective Service Board No. 41, and was a member of Palestine Council No. 33, Junior order of American Mechanics.
He survived by his widow, Mrs. Carolyn Sims Rader; two daughters, Susan Rader, a student at West Virginia Tech, Montgomery, and Jessie Ellen Rader, a student at Glenville State College; three sons, Raymond Paul, Jr., also at West Virginia Tech, James and Fred Rader, at home; one brother, Arthur Rader, City; and two sisters Mrs. Clay (May) Anderson, Rockport, and Mrs. Bill (Kathleen) Evans, Vienna.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Claude.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. J. Dean Cameron, pastor, officiating, and burial was in the Two Runs Cemetery, Reedy Road.
Active pallbearers were Larry Rader, Bill Anderson, Charles Anderson, Dave Anderson, Paul Evans and John Sims. Honorary pallbearers were Ray Watson, Charles Cline, Orland Mitchell, Foster McClung, and Robert W. (Bill) Thorn.
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