Willie Eugene "Gene" Alderman
July 25, 1930 — June 24, 2003
Willie Eugene "Gene" Alderson, 72, Gallipolis passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2003 in McConnellsville, Ohio. He was born July 25, 1930 in Adolphus, Kentucky, son of the late Everett and Iren Hobdy Alderson. He owned and operated Quality Home Builders Inc. for 35 years in Greenwood, Indiana. He was a member of he H.H.B.A., the Johnson County Builder's Association and B.A.G.I. He was also an avid fisherman and attended the Calvary Baptist Church in Rio Grande, Ohio.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Hamlin Alderson and daughter, Lori (David) Cody, Gallipolis, Ohio; four grandchildren: Heidi, Sean, Morgan and Peyton Cody, all of Gallipolis; two brothers, Jim Alderson, Martinsville, Indiana and Max (Nancy) Alderson, Nashville, Tennessee and numerous nieces, nephews and daughters, Linda Witham and Phyllis Ebling.
He was preceded in death by a son, Alan Alderson, February 1987 and brother, Roy C. Alderson, 1986.
Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 PM Thursday, June 26, 2003 at the Calvary Baptist Church, Rio Grande, with Rev. Heath Jenkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to service. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis, Ohio.