Marshall-Wetzel County WV Archives Obituaries.....Resseger, L. E. (Rev.) January 2, 1940
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Rev. L. E. Resseger died 2 January, 1940 in Glendale Hospital. A resident of
1301 Fourth St., Moundsville. Born in Wetzel County 9 July 1866, the son of
Jacob and Samanthia A. (McCullough) Resseger. He attended Red River Valley
Seminary in North Dakota and his first church was in Fargo, North Dakota where
he stayed 7-1/2 years. He then attended West Virginia Wesleyan College and his
first church was at Rock Cave. He was then four years at Sutton and four years
at Elkins. He served 19 years as District Supt. which was a record in the West
Virginian Conference. He then moved to New Martinsville and served seven years
with the First Calvery Methodist Church in Moundsville and several other towns
in the state making a total of 49 years in the pulpit. When first starting he
often made his rounds on horseback.

Rev. Resseger was also a 32-degree Mason, Odd Fellow, and member of the K & P.
His first wife, Irene Flody, of Marion County died leaving four children: Floyd
G., Martin's Ferry, Ohio; Dr. O. C. of Webster Springs, W.V.; Mrs. Harry L.
Green of Bridgeport, W.V.; Mrs. K. L. Cancorn of Parkersburg, W.V. His second
wife, Anna B. Miller, he married in Wellsburgh, W.V. 4 June 1934, who survives
him. Burial from the Calvary Methodist Church in Moundsville


Additional Comments:
Death Certificate, Marshall County WV #724
Rev. L. E. Ressegger
date of death: January 2, 1940 at age 73y-5m-23d
date of birth: July 9, 1866
cause of death: Ruptured Duodenal ulcer & Pancreatitis
occupation: Retired Minister
burial: Mt. Rose

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