Paul R. Cosgray, 94, of 2001 Woodside Circle, Charleston, WV died Monday, December 5, 2005 at home. Mr. Cosgray was born March 23, 1911 at Anthem (near Littleton, WV) the second son of William B and Rosa Moore Cosgray.
His early education was in the area's one room schools. He graduated from Littleton High School, class of 1929 and also from Fairmont State College.
His first employment was as a teacher in rural Wetzel County but in 1935 his talents as a baseball player got him a casual labor's job with Hope Natural Gas Company at Hastings, WV. After working as a rousher, utility man, and field clerk, he was made as district foreman in 1945. He served as a district superintendent for the Bridgeport District for several years and at the time of retirement was divisional superintendent-production and lines for Division II with headquarters in the Charleston area.
He was a member of the Littleton #131, AF & AM and former member of the Bridgeport Lions Club. He was a protestant by faith.
In July of 1936 he married the former Nancy Lemasters of Hundred who preceded him in death in 1991. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Cosgray was also preceded in death by a sister, Emma Gooding, and brothers, Pat, Glenn, Clair and infant Quentin.
He is survived by a sister-in-law, Claudia (Mrs. D Clair) Cosgray, and the following nieces and nephews, Patricia Cosgray Spangler of Hundred, Barbara Cosgray Moore, Janet Cosgray, and Jack D. Cosgray, all of Waynesburg, PA, Annette Cosgray Yost of Murphy, Texas, Gehrig Cosgray of Clarksville, MD, and Joyce Cosgray Vontz of Mt. Airy, MD as well as his cherished neighbor and friends, the Steven & Susan Fox family of Charleston.
Friends and family will be received at the Tennant Funeral Home in Hundred, WV on Friday, December 9, 2005 from 12:00 Noon until 1:00 PM, the hour of the service with the Evangelist Steven Fox officiating. Interment will follow in the Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, WV.
In lieu of flowers, please make expressions of sympathy to Kanawha Hospice, Inc., 1143 Dunbar Avenue, Dunbar, WV 25064.