Carl T. Agnew, 86


Carl Thompson Agnew, 86, of Bayard, W.Va., died Monday, July 3, 2006, at his home.

Mr. Agnew was born Sept. 18, 1919, in Rada, W.Va., and was the son of the late John William Agnew and Orpha Delina Kelley Agnew.

He was a truck driver and worked for the B&O Railroad shops in Keyser, W.Va. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of the John M. Golliday American Legion Post 64 in Moorefield, W.Va. and Locust Grove Church of the Brethren in Bismarck, W.Va.

Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Mary Edith Didawick Agnew; two sons, Charles T. Agnew of Mount Storm, W.Va., and Marshell E. Agnew of Bayard, W.Va.; a daughter, Sandra K. Johnson of Bayard; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

He was the last survivor of his immediate family.

The Rev. John Walker and John Agnew will conduct the funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Locust Grove Church of the Brethren, where the family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Locust Grove Cemetery in Bismarck, W.Va. with military honors by the veterans organizations of Grant County and the JROTC.

Arrangements are by Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, W.Va.