The son of a former Calhoun resident William Snider, has died. Dr. Karl A. Snider, D.O., 40, of Mineral Wells
died Aug. 4, 2001, at
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.
He was born December 20, 1960, in Parkersburg, a son of William and Eva Taylor
Snider of Walker, WV He is the grandson of the late Ike and Mildred Eagle Snider of the Freed-Leading Creek
section of Calhoun.
He was presently employed as vice chief of staff of Selby General Hospital,
Marietta, Ohio, where he was director of medical education. He also served as
medical director for the Washington County EMS and was regional medical
director for the West Virginia EMS.
He was a former enlisted medic with the
H&H Company 1092 of the Army National Guard, Engineer Battalion, where
he received a commission in 1983, served as platoon leader and battalion
surgeon, and was a major in the interactive United States Army Reserves. He
was a 1979 graduate of Parkersburg High School, a graduate of Marshall
University and a graduate of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
in Lewisburg, WV. He was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church.
Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Donna Tupes Snider; one
daughter, Kristina A. Snider, and one son, Erik W. Snider, both of the home;
two brothers, William H. Snider II of Parkersburg and Daniel S. Snider of
Walker; and two sisters, Barbara A. Snider of Boca Raton, Florida., and Berma J.
Galloway of Walker.
Services were held Tuesday at Bethel Baptist Church, Lake
Washington Road, Pastor Randy Kochersperger officiating. Interment was in Mount
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg.
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