CONSUMATE CALHOUN VOLUNTEER EMILY GAINER HAS DIED

(07/29/2021)
Emily A. Stump Gainer, 74, of Russett, among Calhoun's list of community volunteers, has died.

She devoted much of her life to community service.

She was a member of the Rush Run Baptist church, serving as its treasurer and a Sunday School teacher for many decades, served on the Calhoun Library Board, a founding member and officer of the Calhoun County Alumni Association, a member of the Rush Run CEOs, volunteered at the food pantry and Minnie Hamilton Extended Care.

She worked for Farmers Home Administration and was a former treasurer of the Calhoun County Band Boosters. Emily was a graduate of Glenville State College and Calhoun County High School, Class of 1964.

She married the late Willis "Tom" Gainer on June 14, 1968, he being a Calhoun Commissioner.

Funeral services will be Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Stump Funeral Home & Cremation, Inc., Grantsville, WV, with Rev. John Vannoy officiating. Friends may call from 6-8 pm on Friday. Interment will be at the Sand Ridge Cemetery.

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