Bob Raymond’s widow passes away

Susan Raymond, widow of Bob Raymond, Class of 1951, passed away Thursday, March 30. Bob passed in 2009.

Bob and Susan’s children are Paula, married to Sam Adkins and living in Idamay; Mary Harr of Pleasant Valley; and Bob Raymond, Jr., married to Susie and living in Fairmont.

Survivors include Bob’s sister, Rosemary Raymond Pagliaro of Monongah. Bob and Rosemary were the children of Mary Dudiak Raymond and Angelo Raymond, who had the tavern adjacent to their home at the bottom of Swisher Hill.

Susan’s obituary:

Susan Ann Raymond
(June 4, 1938 - March 30, 2017)

Susan Ann (Russell) Raymond, 78, of Deerfield Estates, Whitehall, WV died Thursday, March 30, 2017. Susan was born in Fairmont, WV on June 4, 1938, daughter of the late Harold H. and Mary Jane Chase Russell.

She was a former employee of North American Phillips, Fairmont Box Factory, and The Oak Room at the Fairmont Hotel.

She was an avid sports fan and really enjoyed watching her grandchildren DOMINATE. She also enjoyed going to the theater to watch movies, and would often be accompanied by one of her grandchildren.

Susan is survived by her three daughters and one son in law, Paula and Sam Adkins of Idamay, Robin Long of Colfax, Mary Harr of Whitehall, and one son and daughter in law, Bob and Susie Raymond of Fairmont. She is also survived by her very loving grandchildren; Aaron Hale and his wife Emily, Derek Hale and his wife Samantha, Mallory Powell and her husband Derrick Powell, Nathan Long, Spencer Long, Phillip Harr and his wife Nicoline, Colton Harr and his girlfriend Taylor Wright, Jared Harr, Sydney Raymond, and Emma Raymond. Susan is also survived by three great children, Bryce Hale, Gavin Hale and Gracelyn Rae Hale. One brother, Harold Russell, one sister in law and her husband Rosemary and Carmen Pagliaro of Monongah, and her very dear friends Bob and Ria Sliger and their two sons Hayden and Maddox, and several cousins.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Phillip Raymond, who passed away in 2009 and one brother Thomas Allen Russell of Catawba, South Carolina, who passed away in 2006.

The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to Don Fitzwater, Yvonne Faulkner, and the staff of Fitzwater's Gracious Living of Fairmont for their excellent, loving care.

 The family will receive friends at Domico Funeral Home, 414 Gaston Ave. Fairmont, Saturday from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.  The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home with Pastor Mike VanZandt officiating.  A private interment will follow at a later date at the WV National Cemetery in Grafton, WV.  Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.domicofh.com