DON R. MUNSEY

November 29, 2016

Don R. Munsey went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the age of 84 at home in Caretta after a long illness. Born March 9, 1932 in Berwind, he was the son of the late Elbert “Frank” and Iris Smith Munsey. He graduated from Big Creek High School. He retired after 20 years of service in the US Air Force and US Army, and was a Korean and Vietnam War veteran. He was a coal miner at Olga Coal Company in Caretta, and attended the Emmanuel Baptist Church in War. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Ernestine Munsey; two sisters Joyce “Joann” Campbell and Hazel Reedy; and one brother Paul Munsey. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Selma Holbrook Munsey of the home; three daughters, Sharon Shulsky (Phillip) of Sierra Vista, AZ, Ellissa Munsey of War, and Donna Munsey of Tucson, AZ; two grandchildren, Ernestine Sayakham (Alex) and Nicole Nieto; one great grandchild Ronin Sayakham; and two step grandchildren, P.J. and Paulmichael Shulsky. He was a loving father and husband. He will always be in our hearts and sadly missed by his family and friends. Funeral service will be conducted Saturday, December 3 at 10:30 a.m. in the Emmanuel Baptist Church, War with the Rev. Spencer Oxford officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, VA. Friends may call at the church Friday from 6-8 p.m. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. The Douglas Mortuary of Welch and War is serving the Munsey family.