Russell Junior Price, 79, of Morgantown, formerly of the Wadestown area, died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at his residence.
He was born October 2, 1934 at Wadestown, a son of the late Russell Price and Orpha M. Cross Price.
Mr. Price was a retired coal miner, having worked at the Consolidation Coal Company, Blacksville #2 Mine at Wana. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America District #31 and local 1702 of Fairmont.
Junior was a veteran of the United States Army.
He was a member of the Grace Fellowship Church of Wana.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret Clovis Price; one daughter and son-in-law, Robin Devault and her husband Victor of Morgantown; one brother, Joseph Tennant of Wadestown; and three sisters, Mildred Taylor of Wadestown, Doris Simpson of Wana, and Martha Jane Gallagher of Fairview.
Mr. Price was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, George Price and Lawrence Price, and one sister, Shirley Mace.
Friends may call at the Owen-Neely Funeral Home in Blacksville from 6-9 PM Sunday. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 11:00 AM Monday with Pastor Steve Edwards officiating. Entombment will follow at Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens in Westover.
You may send condolences to the family at www.tennantfuneralhome.com.