Sue Ann (Bishop) Eavenson

Sue Ann  (Bishop) Eavenson, 80 of the Hazelton Community of Bruceton Mills, went to be with the Lord on December 12,2021.

She was born August 21, 1941, the daughter of the late Clarice (Harned) and Joe Bishop of Albright, WV in 1941. She was married to Robert “Buck” Eavenson for 56 years and had one daughter Elissa (Scott) Reckart.

Sue graduated from West Virginia University in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics. She completed her dietetic internship the following year in Cleveland, OH at St. Luke’s Hospital. She began her career as a Registered Dietitian at West Virginia University Hospital then onto Sacred Heart in Cumberland, MD and Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA while her husband was serving in the U. S. Navy. She also did consulting at Goodwill Mennonite in Grantsville, MD and Dennett Road Nursing Homes before returning to clinical work at Hopemont State Hospital. She finished her career as a nutritionist with the Kingwood, WV WIC Program.

She was an active member of the Little Sandy Church of the Nazarene where she taught Sunday School, served on the church board and served as Missionary President. She loved serving others, collecting recipes, cooking and no one ever left her home hungry. She loved her family and friends.

She is also survived by her sister, Viola “Toots” Groves of Kingwood, and three brothers, Paul Bishop of Kingwood, Ronald Bishop of Aurora, and Marshall (Karen) Bishop of Cheat Lake; brother in-law, Jim Rinard of Georgia and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two infants’ sons, Joseph LeRoy and David Matthew Eavenson, a sister, Shirley (Bishop) Rinard, brother in-law, Willard “Phil” Groves and sister in-law, Janice “Fay” Bishop.

The family wishes to thank the community, friends and neighbors for the many prayers and acts of kindness.

A Memorial service will be held for Mrs. Eavenson at the Little Sandy Church of the Nazarene in Bruceton Mills, at 2 pm on Sunday January 2, 2021.

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