Donald “Donnie” Kester Elmore, age 77, of Sinks Grove, WV, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019, following a long illness.
Born on January 16, 1942, in Keenan, WV, he was the son of T.R. and Pearl Wimmer Elmore.
Donnie was a milk truck driver for Ripco and Valley Rich Dairy for over 30 years. He was an avid farmer for many years, and enjoyed singing gospel music and attending church services anytime he could.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Michael Scott “Micky”; a daughter, Amy Darlene Elmore; two brothers, Henry and Larry Elmore; and one sister, Helen Taylor.
Survivors include one daughter, Amanda Carter (Jerry) of Sinks Grove, WV; daughter-in-law, Sherry Elmore of Rocky Mount, VA; seven grandchildren, Emily Treadway (Garth), Mattie Elmore, Gracie and Jacob Carter, and Adora, Bentley, and Chevie Dowdy; one great-grandchild, Kyle Treadway; two brothers, Benny Elmore (Shirley) of Ronceverte, WV, and Dale Elmore (Bonnie) of Sinks Grove, WV; three sisters, Isabelle Cook of Richmond, VA, Naomi Painter of Richmond, and Rachel Carter (Micky) of Fort Spring, WV.
Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Groves-Mann Funeral Home Chapel in Union, WV, with pastors Phillip Hunt and Don Trent officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Park Cemetery in Highland Park, WV.
Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service, Saturday, at the funeral home.
Lawrence Taylor, Scotty Taylor, Joey Elmore, Bill Dempsey, Brad Jones, and Doug Elmore will serve as pallbearers.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in memory of Donnie to the Second Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church Women’s Ministry, 1854 Givens Road, Sinks Grove, WV 24976.
Those wishing to send the Elmore family online condolences or sign the online guestbook may do so by visiting www.groves-mann.com.
Groves-Mann Funeral Home in Union is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the June 13, 2019, edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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