Place of Service
Wallace & Wallace Chapel
Rainelle, West Virginia
Time of Service
11:00 AM
Place of Visitation
Wallace & Wallace Chapel
Rainelle, West Virginia
Time of Visitation
6 to 8 PM Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Cemetery
Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, WV
Herman Gary Osborne
Sept. 24, 1946 - Feb. 19, 2012
RAINELLE, WV
Herman Gary Osborne, 65, of Rainelle, passed away Sunday morning, February 19, 2012, at Greenbrier
Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, following a long illness. Born September 24, 1946, in Craig, he was
the son of the late Andrew M. and Nancy A. Marshburn Osborne.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Kim, a son, Gary, and a brother, Bob.
Herman worked for RC Bottling/ Royal Distributors for many years until mandatory retirement in 2005.
He was a member of Rainelle Moose Lodge for many years, where he served in all the various seats on
the board of officers.
Survivors include his wife: Wilma L. McClure Osborne of Rainelle, WV
1 son, William A. “Bill” Osborne & companion Catina Parsons of Charleston, WV
1 daughter: Shawnda G. Osborne Sloan & husband Audie of Leslie, WV
2 grandsons: Gary A. Osborne and Christopher R. Osborne Kenney
1 sister: Nancy L. Birchfield & husband James Stanley Birchfield of Covington, VA
2 special daughters-in-law: Angie Meadows Osborne and
April Osborne Robinson & husband “Poncho” of KY
3 step-grandchildren: Jackie and Brandon Pleasant of Leslie
and Schlyer Simmons of NC
2 special granddaughters: Brittany and Courtney Matheny of Rainelle
3 special grandsons from Kentucky
Services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, February 23, 2012, at Wallace & Wallace Chapel in Rainelle
with Pastor John Groves officiating. Burial will be at Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, WV.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 PM Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Arrangements by
Wallace & Wallace of Rainelle.
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