Obituary

Norman Edward Rood, of Barboursville, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at his residence. He was born on November 3, 1921, a son of the late Milton Rood and Rhoda Rood. He grew up in Huntington on 30th St East — around the corner from the watchful eyes of Lula Mae Keeling, his maternal grandmother. In 1942 upon his graduation from East High he enlisted in the Army and served as Sergeant with the 1177 Engineers in New Caledonia and Guadalcanal in the South Pacific. Upon his discharge from the Army at Bruns General Hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico on April 3, 1945, he enrolled in WV University. On Nov 22, l946 he married Mabel Rosalee Beall, daughter of Charles and Una Beall. In 1952 he graduated from WVU College of Law. For 57 years Mabel’s care and affection enabled him to attain the good life. He is survived by their daughters, Markie Johnson and her husband Michael, Deborah Rood and her husband Andrew Grimes, Pamela Mills, and Theresa Chambers and her husband John, and by seven grandchildren, Josh Chambers, Kayla Chambers, Sarah Mills, Katie Mills, Andy Mills, Matthew Johnson and his wife Megan, and Barrett Johnson and his wife Dania. In addition to his wife and parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Beulah, and brothers Sterling, Clarence, Gene, Fred and Raymond. A private funeral service was conducted by the family on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family asks that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the Emogene Dolin-Jones Hospice House, Huntington, in Norman’s honor. Beard Mortuary is assisting the family.