Lancaster, Joe Woodrow

Passed: 2012-01-23

Age: 89

Source: Ravenswood News

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2012-01-26

Information: Joe Woodrow Lancaster, 89, of Vallonia IN and formerly of Ravenswood WV, died on Monday, January 23, 2012, at the Covered Bridge Health Campus in Seymour.  He retired in 1983 from Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood WV, where he had worked for 25 years.  He was born January 2, 1923 in Weston WV, the son of Elizabeth J. (Fisher) and John A. Lancaster.  On February 7, 1950 in Weston WV, he married Opal V. Jarvis.  She preceded him in death May 11, 2002.  In 2007 he moved to Indiana.  Survivors include a daughter, Anita Joan Lancaster Weler, Vallonia; sister, Margaret (Peg) Lancaster Pratt, Weston WV; grandchildren, Kevin Jett, Katherine (Kitty) Burks, and Kraig McConihay; 11 step-grandchildren; great-grandchildren, Caroline McConihay, Cooper McConihay and Mia Grace Burks.  He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; one daughter, Janet Susan Lancaster Jett; one son, Johnathan A. Lancaster; two brothers, Edwin and Earl Lancaster; and one sister, Irene Lancaster Olsen.  Graveside services will be conducted at 11 am Friday, January 27, 2012, at Broad Run Baptist Cemetery in Jane Lew WV with Rev. Kenneth Miller officiating.  Local arrangements handled by Floyd Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be given to the Covered Bridge Health Campus, care of Johnson Funeral Home, Vallonia.