Alderson, John Henry
Passed: 2012-04-12
Age: 86
Source: Jackson Herald
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 2012-04-17
Information: John Henry Alderson, 86, of Ravenswood WV, died on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was born April 22, 1925 in Summersville WV, to the late Roy C. Alderson and Hattie Hutchinson Alderson. John retired from Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood. He was a member of the Nemesis Shrine of Parkersburg WV, the Scottish Rite of Charleston WV, Order of the Eastern Star of Ravenswood, and a 50 plus year member of the Masonic Lodge #76 of Summersville. John was a World War II Army veteran. He served in the past as Councilman and Mayor of Ravenswood, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ravenswood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Bailey Alderson, son, John H. Alderson II, and his four sisters, Nancy Alderson, Betty Jo (Emil) Jurak, Peggy Alderson, and Dorthea (Jack) Bickerstaff. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Gordon Parker of New Haven WV; grandchildren, Laura and Robert Brinker of Letart WV, and Kat Parker of Huntington WV; great-grandchildren, Mary Claire and Kane Brinker of Letart WV; a host of nieces, nephews, and friends, and one cousin, Jane Hutchinson McCormick of Winter Spring FL. Services were on Monday, April 16, 2012, at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood WV. Pastor Annette Carper officiated. Burial followed at Walker Memorial Park in Summersville WV with full graveside military rites and Masonic rites. Friends visited the family at Roush Funeral Home on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Condolences may be expressed to the family at roush94@yahoo.com.