Wallace Rife

Mr. Wallace Creed Rife, age 89, of Rosedale, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Jolo, West Virginia and was the son of the late Joseph Critton “Joda” and Amanda Wimmer Rife. He was a lifelong resident of the area and was a disabled miner from Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation. He was a member of UMWA Local #7327 District 17 Jewell Valley, Virginia. He was a U.S. Army World War II Veteran having served in the European Theater. He was of the Pentecostal faith and attended the Pisgah Pentecostal Church prior to his illness. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Lula Dotson Rife; one daughter, Laura Ilene Rife; two sisters, Gertrude Rife and Gay Hale; and three brothers, Ondas, Willard, and John Ulyess Rife. Survivors are: His Wife: Ruby Davis Rife Three Daughters: Janice Street and husband, Joe of Abingdon, Virginia Doris Rife Crawford of Raleigh, North Carolina Glenda Jackson and husband, Jim of Pounding Mill, Virginia Three Sons: Jackie Rife and wife, Patricia of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Larry Rife and wife, Sandra of Pounding Mill, Virginia Jerry Rife, and wife, Liz of Pounding Mill, Virginia Three Brothers: Otto Rife of Pineville, WV; Hassell Rife of Gary, WV; and Ray Rife of Mocksville, NC Fifteen Grandchildren, Twenty Great Grandchildren; and One Great Great Grandchild also survive. Funeral services for Wallace Creed Rife will be conducted Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 1:00pm at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Mike Altizer, Rev. Ancil Childress, and Rev. Charlie McGlothlin officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery on Pea Patch near Whitewood, Virginia. Pallbearers will be: Larry Street, Jr., Steven Crawford, Bryon Jackson, Andrew Guerriero, Joseph Guerriero, Eli Sargent, Hunter Sargent, Brandon Olmstead, and Ronnie Shinault. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Dr. Clint Sutherland, Randy Asbury, and Sam Barnette. Members of Casey-Shortt VFW Post 39640 will conduct military graveside rites. Friends may call after 6:00pm Friday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, VA is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy may do so online at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com

Wallace Rife

May 21, 1922 - November 30, 2011