Casto, Raymond R.

Passed: 1998-05-27

Age: 83

Source: Jackson County Newspapers

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1998-05-30

Information: Raymond R. Casto, 83, of Ravenswood, died Wednesday, May 27, 1998, at Jackson General Hospital following an extended illness. His parents were the late G. W.(Wall) and Myrtle Kessel Casto.  He was preceded in death by brothers, Willard and Harlan W. Casto.  He graduated from Ripley High School, Class of 1934, was a retired farmer and carpenter, a member of Carpenters Local No. 1159, Pt. Pleasant WV, was a member of Trailer Estates Shuffleboard Club, Bradenton, Florida, of which he had attained a pro status.  Surviving: wife of 64 years, Grace Hartley Casto, Ravenswood; daughter, Hazel Marie Parsons, Ripley; son, Lewis R. ""Buzz"" Casto, Ripley; sister, Hazel Casto Hughes, Ravenswood; grandchildren, Cynthia Dunn, Marietta, Ohio, Alex Parsons, Mark Casto, Tammy Harpold, and Steve Casto, all of Ripley; seven great-grandchildren.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Trailer Estates Shuffleboard Club, c/o George Fitzgibbon, #H33, 725 Columbia Drive, Johnson City, NY 13790.  Service will be Saturday (today) May 30, 1998, at 1:00 p.m. at Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Pastor Mike Norris. Burial will be Otterbein Cemetery, Evans.