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HOSEY, Paul Ernest[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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Name HOSEY, Paul Ernest [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth 8 Mar 1918 Braxton County, WV
[1, 2, 4, 5] Gender Male Death 7 Nov 2013 Ronceverte
[1, 4] Burial 11 Nov 2013 Westover
[1, 4] Notes - Paul Ernest Hosey
Paul Ernest Hosey, 95, of Lewisburg and formerly of Fairmont passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte.
He was born in Braxton County, WV on March 8, 1918, a son of the late Lemon L. and Betty Faye (Jackson) Hosey.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years, Florence Marie "Bobbi" (Hitt) Hosey.
Paul proudly served his country with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a coalminer by trade, retiring with 40 years of service in the Consol #93 Jordan Mine and the Arkwright Mine. He was a life-long member of the UMWA. He was a member of the Arnettsville United Methodist Church where he taught Sunday school for 45 years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed nature, gardening, hunting and fishing.
He is survived by two sons, Chuck Hosey and his wife Kim of Morgantown and Bruce Hosey of Lewisburg, six grandchildren, Nathan Hosey, David Hosey, Avin Taylor, Logan Hosey, Greyson Hosey and Stephanie "Stevie" Loudermilk and six great-grandchildren, Julian Hosey, Danielle Hosey, Dakota Hosey, Garrett Hosey, Crystal Hosey and Kevin Hosey.
Also surviving is a brother, Mansell E. Hosey and his wife Bessie of Virginia and Dorcas Hosey of Everettville, who was like a daughter to Paul.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Carl Hosey.
Family and friends may call at Carpenter and Ford Funeral Home, 209 Merchant St. Fairmont on Sunday from 6-8 pm and Monday from 10-11 am. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Monday, November 11, 2013 at 11 am with Rev. Sandy Firth officiating. Interment will follow at Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens in Westover.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.carpenterandford.com
Person ID I422184729359 Ancestry dot com tree Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
Father HOSEY, Letcher Lemon, b. 30 November 1895, West Virginia
d. 1 October 1982 (Age 86 years) Mother JACKSON, Betty Fay, b. 21 September 1900, West Virginia
d. 26 March 1989 (Age 88 years) Marriage 12 Aug 1917 Braxton County, West Virginia
[3] Family ID F12804 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 DETAMORE, Virginia, b. Abt 1918, West Virginia
d. 7 June 1952 (Age 34 years) Marriage 1936 Braxton, West Virginia, United States
[3] Family ID F8899 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
Family 2 HITT, Florence Marie, b. 21 December 1934, Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America
d. 23 June 2013, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States of America
(Age 78 years) Marriage 1953 Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
[3] Children + 1. HOSEY, B.E. 2. HOSEY, C. Family ID F8804 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Oct 2025
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Sources - [S1640073650] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Publication Date: 9/ Nov/ 2013; Publication Place: Fairmont, West Virginia, USA; URL: http://tributes.com/show/Paul-Ernest-Hosey-96666679.
- [S1640033476] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Holly, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04395; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 4-8.
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- [S1640073650] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Publication Date: 9/ Nov/ 2013; Publication Place: Fairmont, West Virginia, USA; URL: http://tributes.com/show/Paul-Ernest-Hosey-96666679.
