Edward Lee “Eddie” Dolan, 75, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014.
Born Mary 25, 1939, on Teaberry Road, Ronceverte, WV, he was the son of the late Edward Wilson and Margaret Hall Dolan.
He graduated from Greenbrier High School in Ronceverte in 1957 and Bluefield State College in 1993 with a degree in management. Eddie was a Mason and a Shriner for 49 years. In past years, he was the voice of the Spartans and was active in the Greenbrier East Spartans girls’ basketball team. Eddie was active in Ronceverte, coaching Little League baseball for many years and coaching in the Ronceverte Lions Club Youth Basketball League. He was a part-time teacher for WVU, teaching training courses for volunteer fire departments. He was a member of the fire department for over 50 years. He joined Ronceverte VFD in 1961, helping build the second story on the fire department building and joined the Frankford VFD in 1985. In 2012, he was awarded a life time membership in the Frankford VFD. Eddie was a member of the Church of the Incarnation in Ronceverte, serving as lay leader for many years until moving to Frankford and joining the Frankford United Methodist Church, where he continued to be an active lay leader and Sunday School teacher.
Eddie is survived by his wife of 55 years, Peggy Brown Dolan; sons, Eddie Dolan Jr. and wife, Penny, of Grottoes, VA, and Scotty Dolan and wife, Juli of Goochland, VA; daughter, Sherri Miller and husband, Eddie, of Renick, WV; special niece, Christy Brown Thomas; brother, Keith Dolan and wife, Patty; grandchildren, C.J. Miller (Jennifer), Ashley Phillips (Joe), Adam Dolan (Kristen), Megan Morris (Justin), Chelsie Dolan, and Cassi Dolan, and great-grandchildren, Margaret “Maggie” Miller, Taylor Phillips, Kaylee Dolan, Logan Dolan, Samantha Dolan, Emery Morris, and Tessa Morris.
Services are scheduled for Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 1 PM at the Frankford United Methodist Church with Pastor Phil Hickman officiating. Burial will follow in Morningside Cemetery in Renick.
Visitation will be from 6-8:30 PM on Saturday, November 1, at the church in Frankford.
Donations of sympathy can be made to Frankford VFD, P.O. Box 89, Frankford, WV; Frankford UMC, 130 Longview Estates Loop, Maxwelton, WV, or The Peyton Hospice house, 1265 Maplewood Avenue, Lewisburg, WV.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.morganfh.net.
Morgan Funeral Home in Lewisburg is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the October 31, 2014 edition of the West Virginia Daily News.
