Lawrence Eugene “Buck” Persinger, 85, of Lewisburg, WV, formerly of Rainelle, WV, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA.
Born March 3, 1930, at Rainelle, he was the son of Henry Lawrence and Mamie Irene Houchins Persinger.
Buck was a 1948 graduate of Rainelle High School, where he lettered in football for four years. He worked as an insurance adjuster prior to becoming an automobile salesman for over 20 years before retirement from Greenbrier Motors in Fairlea, WV. He was a member of Henning Church of God in Frankford, WV, an avid WVU sports fan, and a loving and devoted father, grandfather, and “Big Paw Paw” to his great-grandchildren. He was extremely proud of his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and so excited to hear about the great-grandchildren and how they were growing and learning and about their riding lessons and playing baseball and football.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Finch.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64-3/4 years, Evon Vance Persinger; children, Lawrence (Jeanie) of Rockwell, NC, Jamie Harvey (Eddie) of Lewisburg, and Mark (Mary Jo) of St. Louis, MO; grandchildren, Chris Harvey, Laura Harvey, Megan Roberts, Katie Mullins (Jay), Christin Gibson (Bill), Adam Persinger, and Matthew Persinger; great-grandchildren, Aiden Harvey, Micah Persinger, and Harper and Silas Mullins; sister-in-law, Maxine V. McKnight; and brother-in-law, James R. Vance (Shirley).
Services will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at Wallace Memorial Mausoleum in Cllintonville, WV, with the Rev. Robert O. Hefner officiating.
Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Wednesday, December 30, at Morgan Funeral Home in Lewisburg.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Henning Church of God Building Fund, 3599 Vago Road, Frankford, WV 24938.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.morganfh.net.
Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the December 28, 2015, edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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