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Styrl Wesley Hively

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Styrl Wesley Hively, 92, a resident of Elkins, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Davis Medical Center.

He was born May 29, 1925, at Dunmore, a son of the late Walter A. and Sarah Simmons Hively.

On March 5, 1965, at Elkins, he was married to Correna “Corrie” Taylor Hively, who survives.

Also surviving are two children, Anita Harper of Franklin and Styrl “Wesley” Hively Jr. of Elkins, who helped care for his dad. One sister, Margaret Sedgewick of Norfolk, Virginia; and two brothers, Lee Hively of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Julian Hively of Weirton, also survive.

Also preceding him in death were six brothers, Clyde, Glenn, Carl, Floyd, Lysle and Keith Hively; and two sisters, Uldine Matthews and Mary Adams.

Styrl was a veteran of the United States Navy during World War II where he served on a battle ship in the Mediterranean Sea. He worked at T & W Supply in the 1950s then moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia, and worked for Harrisonburg Fruit and Produce. In the 1960s, he moved back to Pocahontas County to care for his parents and retired from Coca Cola in Marlinton. He was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall.

Styrl’s request for cremation will be honored, and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall, 124 Toby Road, Elkins, WV 26241 or the Randolph County Humane Society, P.O. Box 785, Elkins, WV 26241, in memory of Mr. Hively. The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Styrl Wesley Hively. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.