Truman W. Arey

Truman "Butch" Wine Arey, age 57, of Headwaters, died Sunday, March 9, 2003, at Augusta Medical Center. He was born Oct. 5, 1945, at Luray, a son of the late Harry Ed Arey and Evelyn (Wine) Curry.

On July 21, 1990, he married Joann Daggy.

Mr. Arey was a member of the Mount Bethel Church of the Brethren and he attended Headwaters Presbyterian Chapel. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a Vietnam veteran. He retired from Cerro Metal Fabrication Company and was employed at Obaugh Welding. He had also worked at Shickel Corporation.

Mr. Arey was the president of the Stonewall Ruritan Club. He was a member of the Caigsville VFW Post 9480 and a member of the McDowell Volunteer Fire Department.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Phyllis (Cobb) Arey.

He is survived by his wife, Joann Arey of Headwaters; a son, Paul Anthony Arey and his wife, Teresa, of Dayton; a grandson, Bradley Shifflett of Dayton; four brothers, Eddie Arey of Staunton, Mike Arey of Boise, Idaho, Gerald Arey of Buckhannon, W.Va., and Kevin Arey of Buckhannon, W.Va.; a sister, Edwina Arey of Athens, Ga.; and a stepmother, Goldie G. Arey of Luray.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at the Clover Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fulton School Road, Dayton, by the Rev. William Garber and Rev. Lester LaPrade, followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m. at the Mount Bethel Church of the Brethren, 8550 Robinson Road, Dayton.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at the Obaugh Funeral Home in McDowell.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Highland Medical Center, P.O. Box 490, Monterey, Va. 24465 or the McDowell Volunteer Fire Department c/o Delbert Rexrode, HCR 02, Box 56, Doe Hill, Va. 24433.