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Billy Dean KIGER

Billy Dean KIGER

Male 1932 - 2000  (67 years)

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  • Name Billy Dean KIGER 
    Born 22 Jun 1932  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military U.S. Air Force, Korea  [3, 4
    Census 1940  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Along with his divorced mother, in household of maternal grandmother, Susan (Kinney) Allen.
    Education Doddridge County High School (1950)  [5
    Occupation Weirton Steel (40 yrs, retired 1991)  [3
    Residence Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Residence 1992  Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Died 13 Apr 2000  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8
    Buried Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Bill D. Kiger, 67, of Route 2, Salem, Big Flint community, Doddridge County, died at 4:09 p.m. Thursday, April 13, 2000, at United Hospital Center in Clarksburg following a long illness. He was born June 22, 1932, a son of the late Arthur Kiger and Clara Allan Kiger Starcher.

      His wife, Ina J. Moore Kiger, whom he married June 9, 1955, preceded him in death on Feb. 26, 1992.

      Surviving are two sons, M. Todd Kiger, Clarksburg, and Mark Kiger, Route 2, Salem, Sedalia Community, and two grandsons, Andrew and Blake Kiger, both of Clarksburg.

      He was also preceded in death by one brother, Berle Kiger.

      Mr. Kiger was a U.S. Air Force veteran with service during the Korean War. He retired in 1991 from the Weirton Steel Company with 40 years of service. He was a member of the Salem Baptist Church. He was a 25 Year Club member of Weirton Steel and a life-member of the Doddridge County Historical Society. He was a former board member of the North Bend Rail-Trail Foundation, where he had also served as former treasurer. He was a member of the Salem Lions Club, where he served as secretary and tail twister. He was also a member of the Salem Apple Butter Festival Committee. He was a charter member and avid rider with the Cyclepaths Bike Club. He was a trustee for the Center Point Cemetery Association and a member of American Legion Post No. 25, West Union. He was an avid photographer, with many of his photographs appearing in local newspapers and the CNG calendar. He was the feature front-page photographer for over one year in the West Virginia Hometown Shopper. He was a collector of die-cast scale cars and enjoyed genealogical research.

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    Person ID I77801  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2020 

    Father Arthur Lee KIGER,   b. 12 Sep 1897, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1973, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Clara Delvira ALLEN,   b. 23 Jan 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1979, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F33278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ina Jeanne MOORE,   b. 26 Mar 1934, Piney, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1992, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1955  [7
    Children 
     1. Living
    +2. Living
    Family ID F33280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    5. [S2723] Yearbook photo.

    6. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    7. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    8. [S1681] Obituary - United Hospital Center.