James Warren Kinsey

August 12, 1936 - January 25, 2010

James W. Kinsey James Warren Kinsey, 73, of Fairmont passed away on Monday, January 25, 2010. He was born in Fairmont on August 12, 1936 the only son of the late Leo Vaughn Kinsey and Kathryn Woodward Kinsey. James is survived by his wife Eleanor Sue Moran Kinsey; three children, his son, James E. Kinsey and his wife Kerri of Fairmont; his daughters, Susan L. Maditz and her husband Robert of Fairmont and Meribeth Miller and her husband Kenny of Winchester, Virginia; his sisters, Myrna White of Fitzgerald, Georgia and Judith Knecht and her husband Edward of Boca Raton, Florida; his grandchildren, Emily Maditz, Kaitlin Maditz, Meredith Maditz, Hali Wilson, Kinsey Miller and Oliva Miller; and several nieces and nephews. James graduated from Fairmont Senior High School and attended Fairmont State University. He served four years with the United States Air Force as a Air Policeman. He retired from the Safety Department of Consolidation Coal Co. Prior to that he was a West Virginia State Police Trooper. In keeping with the wishes of the deceased, his body has been cremated. The family will receive friends from 10am to noon on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at the Carpenter & Ford Funeral Home, 209 Merchant Street, Fairmont. A private family memorial service will be held at a later time. In lieu of flowers, the Kinsey Family request that contributions may be made in James’s memory to a charity of choice. Online condolences may be sent to the Kinsey Family at www.carpenterandford.com.