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Dolores Jean Loudin

Dolores Jean Loudin, 79, of Buckhannon, W.Va., died Monday, January 25, 2021, at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston, W.Va.

She was born August 29, 1941, in Buckhannon, a daughter of the late Justice Walton and Mary Tenney Cassort. On December 13, 1963, she married William Loudin who preceded her in death on July 3, 2010.

In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her brother Tex Walton.

She is survived by three daughters, Angela Dalton and Dee Dee Liggett and husband Brad all of Buckhannon and Charity Fogg of Jacksonville, Fla.; three granddaughters, Chantelle Kerr and husband Eric and Lexie Dalton all of Buckhannon and Michaela Fogg of Jacksonville; two grandsons, Derek Marsh and wife Whitney of Buckhannon and Bronson Fogg of Jacksonville; five great-grandsons, Channing Kerr, Sawyer Marsh, Kingston Kerr, August Kerr and Rylan Marsh all of Buckhannon; two brothers, Bob Walton and wife Linda of Marion, N.C. and Jim Walton and wife Marilyn of Buckhannon; three sisters, Kay Stone and husband Dale of Poway, Calif., Lynn Linger and husband Bill of Buckhannon and Sue Pugh and husband Ron; one uncle, Buck Walton of Buckhannon; special sister, Mary Marks and husband Delmas of Buckhannon and sister-in-law, Hazel Walton of Buckhannon.

Mrs. Loudin was a homemaker and a member of the Living Word Church of God in Buckhannon.

A private service will be held for the family. Burial will take place in Heavner Cemetery in Buckhannon. Friends are invited to watch her funeral service virtually on her tribute page beginning, Saturday, January 30, 2021.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.  

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