Obituary
Thelma Dunkle Rupe
(May 14, 1922 - May 24,
2014)
Thelma Dunkle Rupe,
92, of Barboursville, WV, formerly of Huntington, WV, passed away Saturday,
May 24, 2014, in Chateau Grove Assisted Living. Funeral services will be
conducted 2:00 PM Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington,
with Rev. Jerry Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Woodmere Memorial
Park, Huntington. She was born May 14, 1922 in Huntington a daughter of the
late Teddy E. and Mary Elizabeth Barbour Dunkle. Her husband, Glen Rupe; her
stepdaughter, Donna R. Reynolds-Kent; two sisters, Maxine Booth and Audrey
Clark; a brother, Verlin E. Dunkle; and a nephew, Ted Booth, also preceded
her in death. She was a retired Beverly Hills Junior High School teacher and
was a member of the Highlawn Baptist Church. She received her Bachelor’s of
Arts Degree on August 8, 1946 from Marshall College of Teaching and later,
she received her Master’s of Arts Degree on May 26, 1952 also from Marshall
College. Survivors include: her grandchildren, Kimberly A. Holmes (Tim), of
Wichita Falls, TX; Karen S. Edgar, Bidwell, OH; and William (Buck) Reynolds,
Bidwell, OH; great grandchildren, Madison and Mitchell Holmes, Wichita
Falls, TX; Monica and Josh Helms and Will Edgar, Bidwell, OH; and Isaiah and
Gracelyn Reynolds, Bidwell OH; great-great granddaughter; Baylee Helms,
Bidwell, OH; a niece, Betsy Booth Weiler (John) and nephews, Larry Robert
Kendall (Josephine Grove Kendall), Tim Dunkle, and Tom Dunkle (Betty), all
of Huntington; great nephews, Eric A. Weiler and his girlfriend, Deana
Holsclaw of Greenville, NC and Todd Dunkle; great nieces, Meredith Elayne
Kendall Allen and her husband, Jason Allen of Illinois, Jennifer Sarah
Dunkle of New Jersey. The family would like to thank Chateau Grove Assisted
Living and staff for their loving care. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00
PM Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at Chapman’s Mortuary.
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