Robert Lee Strange, Jr., 81, of West Columbia, West Virginia, passed away Thursday morning, February 5, 2009, at the Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was a member of the Sandhill Road Church of Christ and was a coal miner in Kentucky.

He was born, March 12, 1927, in Jackhorn, Kentucky to the late Robert L. and Winnie (Mullins) Strange, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara E. (Bentley) Strange, daughter, Rita Knapp, five brothers and five sisters.

He is survived by his two daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Philip Shirley of South Point, Ohio and Rhonda and Jim Boswell of West Columbia, West Virginia; one son and daughter-in-law, John and Juanita Strange of Letart, West Virginia; four sisters, Mary Bailey of Harlen, Kentucky, Myrtle Potter of Jackhorn, Kentucky, Ollie Rusella of Livionia, Michigan and Emma Miller of Jackson, Ohio; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, February 7, 2009, at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, with Minister, Pete Allinder, officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Letart, West Virginia. Visitation will be held from 12 until 1 P.M. on Saturday at the funeral home.

Robert's care has been entrusted to Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. An online guest registry is available at www.crowhussellfh.com.