Suck, Joseph Roy Sr.
Passed: 2002-11-17
Age: 77
Source: Ravenswood News
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 2002-11-27
Information: Joseph Roy Suck, Sr., 77, of Belpre, formerly of Ravenswood, died Sunday, November 17, 2002, at the VA Facilities in Chillicothe OH. He was born June 4, 1925, in Silverton WV, the youngest son of the late Gorby and Mollie Coleman Suck. He was a member of the Pleasant View United Methodist Church. He retired from the B & O Railroad due to related injuries, having worked there from 1953 until 1978. He was an avid outdoorsman with a great love of sports. He had been a member of the I.O.O.F. and DAV and was a U. S. Navy veteran, having served on the USS Princeton in the Pacific Theater during the battle of Leyte Gulf in October of 1944. He was honorably discharged in 1945, due to the ship sinking. He is survived by one son, Joseph R. Sook, Jr. and wife Jennifer of Culloden WV; three daughters, Mary Jane Dowler and husband Walter of Coolville, Sharon Mae Cole and husband Ronald of Columbus Oh and Elizabeth Spragg and husband Jimmie of Pataskala OH; one sister, Wilma Harris of Long Bottom OH; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Marjorie Ellen McGrew Suck; an infant son, Charles Roy Suck; one great-grandson, Trevor Sharp; two brothers; and five sisters. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 19, at Fairview Cemetery in Belpre OH, with the Rev. Dewayne Wolfe officiating. American Legion Post #15 conducted military graveside rites.