Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameElwood Rosevelt Gordon 
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247Birth Date11 Nov 1932
Birth PlaceBeryle, Mineral Co., WV, USA
Death Date16 Oct 2004 Age: 71
Death PlaceMorgantown, Monongalia Co., WV, USA
FatherHarry Ervin Frederick Gordon (1905-1979)
MotherLanella May Hoopengarner (1904-1965)
Misc. Notes
Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
The Rev. Edward
R. Gordon
The Rev. Edward R. Gordon, 71, of Star City, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004, while visiting his sister in-law, Mary Sikora, at Morgan Manor.
He was born on Nov. 11, 1932, in Beryle, W.Va., a son of the late Harry Erven Frederick Gordon and Lanella May Hoopengarner Gordon.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Artillery Division from 1954-1958.
The Rev. Gordon was retired from Sterling Faucet Co., where he had worked in the foundry.*
He was a member of New Life Ministries Church of Morgantown, and actively brought his prayer ministry to hospitals and prisons. Locally, he ministered at Morgan Manor Nursing Home.
He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Josephine Sikora Gordon; and his three children and their spouses, George and Deborah Fominko of Morgantown, Andy and Sarah Fominko of Star City, and Nancy and Randy Blosser of Morgantown. Also surviving are five grandsons and one granddaughter, Chris, Dustin, Andrew, and Matthew Fominko, Tyler Duke, and Elizabeth Marie Blosser; one brother, Orville V. Simons, of Kingwood, W.Va.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ken and Donald Gordon.
Friends may call from 1-3 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown.
The body will be moved and lie in state from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service conducted by the Pastor Clara Wilkins on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at New Life Ministries Church.
Burial will follow at Veterans National Cemetery in Pruntytown, W.Va., with full military graveside honors.
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*A foundry is a factory that produces metal casting. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal in a mold, and removing the mold material or casting after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals processed are aluminum and cast iron. However, other metals are also used.610
The Rev. Edward
R. Gordon
The Rev. Edward R. Gordon, 71, of Star City, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004, while visiting his sister in-law, Mary Sikora, at Morgan Manor.
He was born on Nov. 11, 1932, in Beryle, W.Va., a son of the late Harry Erven Frederick Gordon and Lanella May Hoopengarner Gordon.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Artillery Division from 1954-1958.
The Rev. Gordon was retired from Sterling Faucet Co., where he had worked in the foundry.*
He was a member of New Life Ministries Church of Morgantown, and actively brought his prayer ministry to hospitals and prisons. Locally, he ministered at Morgan Manor Nursing Home.
He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Josephine Sikora Gordon; and his three children and their spouses, George and Deborah Fominko of Morgantown, Andy and Sarah Fominko of Star City, and Nancy and Randy Blosser of Morgantown. Also surviving are five grandsons and one granddaughter, Chris, Dustin, Andrew, and Matthew Fominko, Tyler Duke, and Elizabeth Marie Blosser; one brother, Orville V. Simons, of Kingwood, W.Va.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ken and Donald Gordon.
Friends may call from 1-3 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown.
The body will be moved and lie in state from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service conducted by the Pastor Clara Wilkins on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at New Life Ministries Church.
Burial will follow at Veterans National Cemetery in Pruntytown, W.Va., with full military graveside honors.
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*A foundry is a factory that produces metal casting. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal in a mold, and removing the mold material or casting after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals processed are aluminum and cast iron. However, other metals are also used.610