<strong><img class="wp-image-32560 alignleft" src="https://mountainmedianews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/05/Elba-Coulter-obit.jpg" alt="" width="144" height="228" />Ronceverte</strong>-Elba Lee Coulter, Jr., 83, passed away Monday, Apr. 30, 2018, at the Peyton Hospice House in Lewisburg. Born Mar. 15, 1935, at Romney, he was a son of the late Elba Lee Coulter, Sr. and the late Rhoda L. King Coulter. He was a retired slitter operator with Hercules in Covington, The Greenbrier Hotel, Shanklin Funeral Home and was custodian at Lewisburg Elementary school. He formerly worked for WVDOH; was a former EMT for Williamsburg Rescue Squad and a grant writer for Williamsburg; was a former council member with the City of Ronceverte; loved woodworking and was a “jack of all trades.” In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Sarah Dawson; brother, Alfred Coulter; grandson, Travis Cox; and great-granddaughter, Shaelyn Morris. He is survived by his wife Demma Jean LeMasters Coulter; sister, Virginia Chornsby; his children, Russell Lee Coulter (Joan), Pamela Louise Hunter (Mike), Barbara Ann Morgan (Mitchell), Richard Wayne Coulter (Cheryl), Mary Frances Thomas and Susan Renee McCormack (Aaron); 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Ronceverte, with Pastor Robert Hefner, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Greenbrier Memorial Gardens in Lewisburg. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 4, at the funeral home in Ronceverte. In lieu of flowers please make memorial contributions to Peyton Hospice House, 1265 Maplewood Ave., Lewisburg, WV 24901. Please send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.
