Myrtle Emily (Franklin) Metcalf
February 16, 1917 — March 28, 2008
Myrtle Emily Metcalf, 91, Vinton, passed away Friday, March 28, 2008 in Holzer Senior Care Center at Bidwell. She was born February 16, 1917 at Alice in Gallia County, daughter of the late Arnett and Blanch Johnson Franklin. She attended Vinton School and graduated from the Southern School of Cosmetology at Athens, and taught cosmetology in Marietta. After operating her own business, she retired from the Washington County School System in 1977. She was a member of the Vinton Baptist Church.
Myrtle married Lester Metcalf on September 16, 1935 at Point Pleasant, West Virginia and he preceded her in death on October 7, 1995.
Surviving this union are two children, Thomas David (Fannie) Metcalf, Vinton and Phyllis (Kail) Burleson, Bidwell; five grandchildren: Bill (Penny) Burleson, Vickie (Steve) Stairs, Connie (Robert) Massie, Mark (Laurie) Wheeler and David (Lisa) Burleson; seventeen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; three sisters, Cecil Speaker, Ruth Morrissey and Laverta Porras; and a sister-in-law, Teddi Franklin.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers and a sister.
Services will be 11:00 AM Monday, March 31, 2008 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, with the Rev. Marvin Sallee officiating. Burial will follow in Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2:00-5:00 PM Sunday, March 30, 2008.