Wade, David Mark

Passed:

Age: 19

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1981-06-10

Information: WADE YOUTH ACCIDENT VICTIM - Funeral services were held Friday for David Mark Wade, 19, of Parkersburg, whose body was identified last Wednesday following a month-long search.  Wade left Parkersburg for Morgantown, April 26, and apparently lost control of his car on Rt. 50 and careened down a 250-foot embankment into a heavy covering of trees that hid the car from view until Department of Highways crews found the body last Tuesday.  The son of David G. and Jean Smith Wade of Parkersburg, Wade was a 1980 graduate of Parkersburg South High School and a member of the Gihon United Methodist Church.  He was an employee of Carl Smith Construction, Sandyville.  In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Sherry Lynn Wade; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Coy Wade, Sr. of Leroy; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ruth Smith of Ripley; maternal step-great-grandmother, Mrs. Tillie Smith of Cairo.  Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, was in charge of arrangements.  Burial was in the Liverpool Cemetery.