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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Raleigh W. Bitner, Jr.
Raleigh W.
Bitner, Jr.
November 23, 1927 – November 28, 2006
Raleigh W. Bitner, Jr.'s Obituary
Raleigh W. Bitner, Jr., 79, of Cross Lanes, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, at his residence.
He was born Nov. 23, 1927, at Martinsburg, WV, to the late Georgie Pierce Bitner and Raleigh W. Bitner. Raleigh was a veteran of WW II, having served in the 139th Army Air Corps Squadron of the 8th Air Force. He also served his country in the Korean Conflict as a member of the US Air Force.
Raleigh was retired from AT&T and was a member of First Baptist Church, Dunbar, the Cross Lanes Lions Club, where he served as past president, the Telephone Pioneers, the Telephone Chorellers and was active in the Cross Lanes Lions Club Softball Little League.
Mr. Bitner is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Dorothy Blair Bitner, son, Raleigh W. "Bill" Bitner of Cross Lanes, daughters, Lori Bitner Ward and her husband, Tim of Gallipolis, OH and Tina Bitner Bragg of Charleston; grandchildren, Sarah Bitner and Rachel Bitner of Baltimore, MD, Lindsay, Jeremy, Heather & Eric Ward all of Gallipolis, OH and Tommy Bragg of Huntington.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with burial to follow in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.
Raleigh was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather who will be sadly missed by his family and many friends.
He was born Nov. 23, 1927, at Martinsburg, WV, to the late Georgie Pierce Bitner and Raleigh W. Bitner. Raleigh was a veteran of WW II, having served in the 139th Army Air Corps Squadron of the 8th Air Force. He also served his country in the Korean Conflict as a member of the US Air Force.
Raleigh was retired from AT&T and was a member of First Baptist Church, Dunbar, the Cross Lanes Lions Club, where he served as past president, the Telephone Pioneers, the Telephone Chorellers and was active in the Cross Lanes Lions Club Softball Little League.
Mr. Bitner is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Dorothy Blair Bitner, son, Raleigh W. "Bill" Bitner of Cross Lanes, daughters, Lori Bitner Ward and her husband, Tim of Gallipolis, OH and Tina Bitner Bragg of Charleston; grandchildren, Sarah Bitner and Rachel Bitner of Baltimore, MD, Lindsay, Jeremy, Heather & Eric Ward all of Gallipolis, OH and Tommy Bragg of Huntington.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar, with burial to follow in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, at Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.
Raleigh was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather who will be sadly missed by his family and many friends.
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