James A. Alt, 79


James Andrew Alt, 79, of Canton, Ohio, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center in Canton.

Mr. Alt was born April 9, 1926, in Keyser, W.Va., and was a son of the late Joseph K. Alt and Rosetta VanMeter Alt.

He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and was a POW. He was a deliveryman for a church.

Survivors include two daughters, Carol Alt of Canton, Ohio, and Robin Masi of Louisiana; a sister, Anna J. Vance of Dorcas, W.Va.; a brother, Charles H. Alt of Petersburg; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Joseph Eversole will conduct the funeral 2 p.m. Friday at the Basagic Funeral Home in Petersburg, W.Va., where the family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be at South Branch Valley Memorial Gardens in Petersburg with military honors by the combined veterans organizations of Grant County and the JROTC.

Memorial donations may be made to the family, c/o Basagic Funeral Home, Petersburg, WV.