Lowell E. Alt

Lowell Everett Alt, 89, Petersburg, W.Va., died Monday, Aug. 4, 2003, at Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser, W.Va.

Mr. Alt was born Jan. 6, 1914, near Pansy, W.Va., and was the son of the late William Clark Alt and Elizabeth Sarah Hiser Alt.

He was the founder and owner of Alts Furniture in Petersburg, W.Va., in July 1950. He served several terms on the Petersburg City Council before being elected Sheriff of Grant County from 1968 to 1972. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran during World War II.

His wife, Elizabeth Smith Alt, preceded him in death on Nov. 5, 1989.

Surviving are four sons, Lowell E. Alt Jr. of Salt Lake City, Utah, Michael M. Alt of Naples, Fla., Smitty Alt of Petersburg, W.Va., and Wilson M. Alt of Charlotte, N.C.; a brother, Richard Alt of Toledo, Ohio, and two grandchildren.

The Rev. Gregory A. Rotruck will conduct the funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Schaeffer Funeral Home in Petersburg, W.Va. Burial will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Petersburg, W.Va., with military graveside service by the Combined Veterans Organizations of Grant County and the JROTC.

There will be no visitation.

Memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.