Myrtle Mae Poland

Myrtle Mae Poland, 96, of Glen Dale, W.Va., died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Liza’s Place, Valley Hospice, with her son, Arlie, at her side.
She was born August 16, 1915, in Charleston, W.Va., a daughter of the late Walter and Carrie Craddock Gray.
She was a member of the First Christian Church in McMechen, W.Va.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph L. Carpenter in 1990; her second husband, Edwin Poland in 2009; one daughter, Norma Warsinsky; one brother, Arlie Gray; and two sisters, Opal Dickson, and Jane Stroud.
She is survived by two sons, Joe Carpenter of Columbus, Ohio, and Arlie Carpenter of Glen Dale; three daughters, Linda Miller of Glen Dale, Pam Ralph Bartolovich of Benwood, W.Va., and Mary Hooper of Wheeling, W.Va.; seventeen grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and special friends, Tom Richards, and Benton and Karen Rogerson.
Friends will be received Tuesday, November 29, 2011 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, Benwood – McMechen Chapel, 214 Marshall Street, McMechen, where funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 11:00 am, with Rev. Rodney Hubbs officiating.
Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the First Christian Church, 4th & Logan Street, McMechen, W.Va. 26040
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at altmeyer.com.