Castle, Earl Edward

Passed: 1969-02-03

Age: 39

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice: 1969-02-07

Obituary Date:

Information:           Earl Edward Castle, 39-year-old truck driver of Kenna, Was killed  at 12:40 Monday morning on the West Virginia Turnpike near Beckley.      He was born Jan. 27, 1936, a son of the late Bert Castle and Edna Greene Castle of Oak Hill.  He was a World War II Veteran.              The funeral service will be Wednesday at the Parsons funeral home chapel.  Rev. Thomas Young will officiate and the burial will be at the Goshen Cemetery.      Survivors are his wife, Justine Skeen Castle; 3 sons, James, Earl and Keith, all at home; 3 daughters, Sharon, Dianne and Rebecca at home; 2 brothers Bert in Virginia and John of Oak Hill, four sisters, Betty Easterman of Oak Hill, Bernice Bush of Columbus, Ohio, Barbara Nuckles of Virginia and Ruby of New York, and his mother, Edna Castle of Oak Hill.        Castle died when his rig ran off the turnpike about 1.3 miles north of Beckley.  His truck traveled 396 feet after leaving the highway.  He was pinned under the cab and was dead on arrval at a hospital.  Castle was driving a truck, belonging to Johnny""s Banana Co., of Hunting.  Damages were set at $20,000.