Jacob W. Currence, 109, a former resident of Cassity and a resident of Valentine's Personal Care Home in Elkins, passed away Friday morning, Oct. 17, 2008, in the personal care home. Mr. Currence, a centenarian, was Randolph County's Oldest resident at the time of his passing. He was born Nov. 2, 1898, at Hemlock, a son of the late Peter and Lydia Ann Light Currence. On Oct. 15, 1921, he was married to Almira Pomp Currence October 15, 1921 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West
Virginia, who preceded him in death on July 14, 1975.
Also preceding him in death were three sons, Junior, Jimmie and Loren Currence; five sisters, Icie Lanham, Janie Pomp, Plesie Currence, Jenny Tenny and Fannie Hodges; three brothers, Dudley, James and Maxwell Currence; and five grandchildren. Mr. Currence was employed as a woodsman, farmer and railroader, and worked for Peerless Coal Co. prior to his retirement. He was a member of the Cassity United Methodist Church and served as a local Methodist minister for several years. He was an avid gardner, a dedicated Christian and will be missed by his family and all who knew him.
married Allie Pomp October 15, 1921 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West
Virginia by J.E. Hanifan, Minister of M.E.C.
Note: His claimed age is true: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L6CV-NN7 His WWI (but not WWII) draft registration card deflates his age by two years, as can be confirmed by both his 1900 and 1910 US Census entries. I don't know why.
Jacob W. Currence, 109, a former resident of Cassity and a resident of Valentine's Personal Care Home in Elkins, passed away Friday morning, Oct. 17, 2008, in the personal care home. Mr. Currence, a centenarian, was Randolph County's Oldest resident at the time of his passing. He was born Nov. 2, 1898, at Hemlock, a son of the late Peter and Lydia Ann Light Currence. On Oct. 15, 1921, he was married to Almira Pomp Currence October 15, 1921 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West
Virginia, who preceded him in death on July 14, 1975.
Also preceding him in death were three sons, Junior, Jimmie and Loren Currence; five sisters, Icie Lanham, Janie Pomp, Plesie Currence, Jenny Tenny and Fannie Hodges; three brothers, Dudley, James and Maxwell Currence; and five grandchildren. Mr. Currence was employed as a woodsman, farmer and railroader, and worked for Peerless Coal Co. prior to his retirement. He was a member of the Cassity United Methodist Church and served as a local Methodist minister for several years. He was an avid gardner, a dedicated Christian and will be missed by his family and all who knew him.
married Allie Pomp October 15, 1921 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West
Virginia by J.E. Hanifan, Minister of M.E.C.
Note: His claimed age is true: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L6CV-NN7 His WWI (but not WWII) draft registration card deflates his age by two years, as can be confirmed by both his 1900 and 1910 US Census entries. I don't know why.
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