Ressie M. Kimble, 93, of Upper Tract, West Virginia passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg.

She was born September 29, 1928 at Smoke Hole, WV and was the daughter of the late Osa Preston Alt and Ethel Hannah Shreve Alt.

On November 23, 1949, she married Harlan W. Kimble, who preceded her in death May 17, 2016.  A brother, Clinton Alt, and a sister, Velma Kimble, also predeceased her.

She was a 1944 graduate of Franklin High School, and she and her husband were in the restaurant business for over forty years, including Valley View Grill, Do Drop Inn, Midway Service Station, Dick's Restaurant and Trailer Court and the Upper Tract Restaurant.  They also owned poultry houses and Ressie was always willing to babysit.  She was a member of the Wilson Chapel United Methodist Church.

Surviving are –

Five daughters –

Brenda Judy (& husband, Bill) of Upper Tract

Pam Kimble of Upper Tract

Terri Kimble of Upper Tract

Paula Kimble (& fiancée, Quintin Gill) of Buchanan, VA

Jill Liggett (& husband, R.T.) of Upper Tract

Two sons –

Greg Kimble (& wife, Debbie) of Petersburg, WV

Kent Kimble (& wife, Donita) of Upper Tract

One sister –

Audrey Mowery of Upper Tract

Sixteen grandchildren -

Kevin, Andrea, Scott, Jamie, Tonya, Jared, Preston, Carson, Paden, Matthew, William, Lance, Alexis, Ridge, Ross and Cheznie

Eighteen great-grandchildren -

Carter, Ashlyn, Tyler, Cole, Peyton, Addie, Justin, Kaitlyn, Madison, Jada, Hailey, Cade, Kacie, Jaxon, Titus, Kadin, Kierstyn and Kinley

And one great-great-grandson -

Trace

The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Sunday, March 6 at Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin, where a funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 7 in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Brad Mitchell officiating.

Interment will be at Cherry Hill Cemetery in Upper Tract.  Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to Upper Tract Vol. Fire Dept., P. O. Box 42, Upper Tract, WV  26866 or Upper Tract Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 1290, Upper Tract, WV  26866.