June Shepherd Slovekosky passes away

Wilma June Shepherd Slovekosky, widow of Walter Frank Slovekosky, passed away Monday, April 30. June and Walter lived on Fairmont Avenue.

June Shepherd Slovekosky

June is survived by her sister, Lucille Herron Anderson, Class of 1950, who lives in Annapolis, Maryland with husband Sam Anderson. She was predeceased by siblings Louise Miller, Mildred McNece and James Lemoin Herron, Class of 1946.

Lucille was a schoolteacher in Anne Arundel County, Maryland for 26 years.

     

June and Walter also adopted Kenneth Slovekosky, who went to Monongah Junior High before graduating from Gilmer County High in 1976.

Ken wrote that there also was a daughter, Beverly Slovekosky, and a son, James W. Slovekosky. I don’t know if that’s the same person as James Lemoin Herron or another adopted son or what.

June was an aunt of the late Wilma McNece Dwyer, Class of 1955, and Betty McNece Poster of Scott Depot, West Virginia.

Walter’s brother, Stanley Slovekosky Sr., who worked for Joe Hanus at Joe's service station next to the PNA Tavern, is the father of Pat Slovekosky Morris, Class of 1970, who lives in Sarasota, Florida, with husband Train Morris.

There’s a Belinda Morgan Sheppard, Class of 1969.

June’s obituary:

Wilma June Slovekosky, 94, of Fairmont, died Monday, April 30, 2018 at St. Barbara’s Memorial Nursing Home in Monongah. She was born June 30, 1923 in Coburn, WV, daughter of the late Christifer and Emma Shepherd.

June had a fondness for West Virginia. She lived for a short time as a young child with her beloved Aunt Delphia Love on a farm in Wetzel County. She was an avid supporter of the Soup Opera and a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.

June and her husband, Walter, were married October 5, 1940 and had a loving marriage for 58 years until Walter passed in 1999.

June is survived by her sister, Lucille Anderson, and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, June was preceded in death by her sisters, Louise Miller and Mildred McNece; and a brother, James Herron.

The family will receive friends at Domico Funeral Home, 414 Gaston Avenue in Fairmont, on Thursday, May 3, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Fairmont. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.domicofh.com .