William Clyde ROOKSTOOL Sr.
- Born: 11 Apr 1938, Meadow Bridge, Fayette Co., WV 68
- Marriage: Janet PATTERSON
- Died: 26 Sep 2009, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV at age 71 68
- Buried: 29 Sep 2009, Joe Patterson Cemetery, Patterson Mountain, Fayette Co., WV 68
General Notes:
The Beckley Register-Herald, Beckley, WV, Online Edition, 28 Sep 2009
MEADOW BRIDGE - William Clyde Rookstool, 71, of Patterson Mountain, Meadow Bridge, passed away Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in the Heartland of Rainelle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, following a long illness.
Born on April 11, 1938, on Patterson Mountain, he was the son of the late Ray William and Goldie Walkup Rookstool.
Clyde was a 1956 graduate of Meadow Bridge High School, was a Kroger employee for 33 years, loved his cattle when he was able to work with them and loved his family. He enjoyed Meadow Bridge football, the Tuesday night bluegrass gospel music at the Meadow Bridge Mission and NASCAR racing, and he loved to square dance.
Survivors include his wife of nearly 51 years, Janet Patterson Rookstool; four sons, William ’Bill’ Rookstool of Patterson Mountain, Robert Rookstool and wife Laura of Whidbey Island, Wash., David Rookstool and wife Melissa of Knoxville, Tenn., and Thomas Rookstool and wife Melanie of Concord, N.C.; one sister, Lola Rookstool of Rainelle; one aunt, Reatha Vandall of Walkerton, Ind.; two special cousins, Betty Lou Puckett of Springdale and Jessie Cales of Meadow Bridge; and 22 grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Smathers Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Robert Barley and the Rev. Steve Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Joe Patterson Cemetery at Coon Creek on Patterson Mountain.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Smathers Funeral Chapel in Rainelle.
William married Janet PATTERSON.
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