Delmar E. Quickel
November 17, 1914 — February 22, 2008
Delmar E. Quickel, 93, Cheshire, passed away Friday evening, February 22, 2008 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. A World War II Army veteran, he was a retired heavy construction painter. In addition, he was a 1934 graduate of Vinton High School; a lifetime member of the Vinton Masonic Lodge No. 131; a 50-year member of the Indian Consistory No. 2 Scottish Rite, McAlester, Oklahoma and attended the Addison Freewill Baptist Church at Addison. Delmar was born November 17, 1914 in Columbus, son of the late William Curtis and Pluma M. Denney Quickel.
He married Hilda Nibert on November 9, 1950 in Gallipolis, and she survives. Also surviving are son, Michael R. (Beverly) Quickel, Waverly, Tennessee; daughter, Donna K. (Col. Bill, ret.) Smith, Tampa, Florida; son, William C. "Bill" (Lesa) Quickel, Pomeroy; stepson, Robert (Hazel) Chrisemer, Gallipolis; brother-in-law, Fred Greenlee, Avon Park, Florida; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Max Quickel and four sisters, Reah Hutton, Vera Hutton, Clelia Rinehart and Mildred Greenlee.
Services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, February 26, 2008 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis with the Rev. Richard Barcus officiating. Burial follow be in the Gravel Hill Cemetery at Cheshire. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday 4:00-8:00 PM, where Masonic services will be held at 7:45 PM.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may sent to:
Addison Freewill Baptist Church
210 Addison Pike
Gallipolis, Ohio 45631