Herbert L. "Zeke" Core, 77, of Hundred, WV died Thursday, September 3, 2009 in the East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
He was born May 30, 1932, a son of the late Franklin Core and Mary Jane Calvert Core.
Mr. Core was a retired truck driver for Coronet Foods of Wheeling, WV. He was a member of the West Warren Baptist Church of Wadestown and a veteran of the United States Army.
Surviving are three step-daughters, Lou Allison of Hundred, Bertha Barth of Highlands, Texas and Shirley Starsick of Rachel; two step-sons, Lester Crim of South Carolina and Dewain Crim of New Jersey; several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren, cousins, and nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Maudie Bell Crim Core and a half-sister.
Friends may call at the Tennant Funeral Home in Hundred from 6-9 PM Friday. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday with the Pastor Jack Snoderly officiating. Interment will follow in the Wadestown Cemetery.
You may send condolences to the family at www.tennantfuneralhome.com.