Jesse J. Alger, 81


Jesse James Alger, 81, of 144 Young Drive in Stanley, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, in Stanley.

Mr. Alger was born June 29, 1926, in Stanley, and was a son of the late John Abraham Alger and Betty Elizabeth Alger.

He worked in the CCC Camps in Page County.

On July 30, 1946, he married Mary Evelyn Pence, who survives.

He is also survived by two daughters, Carolyn Sue Burton and Mary Jane McKenzie, both of Luray; two sons, Jesse Junior Alger of Shenandoah, and Robert Franklin “Bobby” Alger of Luray; two brothers, Michael L. Alger and Robert E. Alger, both of Stanley; a sister, Virginia Mae Cubbage of Stanley; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Elders Jeff Taylor and Roy Campbell will conduct the funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bradley Funeral Home in Luray, where visitation will be from 7 to 8 this evening. Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Luray.