Obituary

Cecil Edward Courts
(October 18, 1920 - February 20, 2013)

Cecil Edward Courts Sr., 92, of Culloden, passed away February 20, 2013 at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born October 18, 1920, in Cabell County, a son of the late John William Courts Sr. and Eliza Jane Ackers Courts. At 20 years old he started the first taxi service in Milton. Cecil was Vice President of Courts Motors in Hurricane. He was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jane Neumeyer Courts; one son, Johnnie Eugene Courts; three sisters and two brothers. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Janie and Rodney Culp of Milton; two sons and daughters-in-law, Cecil Jr. and Peggy Courts of Hurricane, and Ray and Sharon Courts of Spring Hill, FL; fourteen grandchildren, Lesa Courts, Chris Courts, Scott Culp, Eric Courts, Dee Dee Culp Kisor, Kimberly Courts Beetz, Brian Courts, Johnna Courts Hayes, Marc Courts, Raymond Courts Jr., Melody Courts Rice, Dustin Courts, Cecilia Courts and Constance Courts; and several great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Wallace Funeral Home, Milton. Burial will be in Valley View Memorial Park.