Dr. Ernest Bowie Kahle
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Ernest Bowie Kahle, 72, of
Huntington, died on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice
House in Huntington. He was born on July 22, 1940 in Bluefield, West Virginia,
to the late Ernest Bowie Kahle, Sr. and Mary Crawford Kahle. He was also
preceded in death his wife, Frances Hight Kahle and his sister, Virginia Lee
Kahle. He is survived by his son, John (Bridget) Kahle of Columbus, Ohio, and
three granddaughters, Anna, Caroline, and Elizabeth. He is also survived by
Carol Bandy Brown, a special friend. Dr. Kahle received his Bachelor of Science
degree from Concord College and obtained his Masters Degree and Ph.D. from West
Virginia University. He was a retired Marshall University faculty member of the
College of Science and College of Medicine, with positions in Physiology and
Family Medicine. A biochemist with special interest in metabolism of muscle and
genetics in obesity, Dr. Kahle focused his research in chromosome mapping of
obesity genes and also initiated a study of human obesity genetics in central
Appalachia. Dr. Kahle was an elder and active participant in the Presbyterian
Church. He participated in the renovation of First Presbyterian Church in
Huntington in the 1980s and later, the renovation of the prayer chapel and its
columbarium. A gathering of friends and family will be held at Klingel-Carpenter
Mortuary on Monday, November 12, at 3:00 p.m. with a Memorial Service at 4:00
p.m. A fellowship dinner will follow at Marshall University Campus Christian
Center, John Marshall Drive.
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