Rodney Cleo Casto

1922 - 2006  (84 years)

• Name	Rodney Cleo Casto
  Nickname	Whistle
  Born	21 May 1922	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Sep 2006  [2]
  Buried	Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	SSDI Name: Rodney C. Casto SSN: 235-28-4263 Last Residence: 25313 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States of America Born: 21 May 1922 Died: 3 Sep 2006 State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951) Rodney C. "Whistle Casto - Charleston Daily Mail - (Sep/5/2006) Rodney C. "Whistle" Casto, 84, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sept. 3, 2006. He was born in Kenna, Jackson County, son of the late Boyd Cleo Casto and Verna Polsley Casto, on May 21, 1922. He was a 1941 graduate of Ripley High School, a veteran of World War II and retired from Charleston Wholesale Furniture Company. He was a charter member of Cross Lanes Bible Church, faithfully serving as a Deacon, Treasurer, Trustee, and Usher. Rodney never met a stranger and always shared his faith with others, through how he lived his life and through his actions and his words. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jewell Kiser Casto; sisters, Geneva McGrew and Josephine Doig; and brother, Roderick "Boots" Casto. Survivors include daughters, Julia Painter and husband, Gary, of Hurricane, Carolyn Hall and husband, John, also of Hurricane, and Vicki Casto of Cross Lanes, who lovingly and unselfishly watched over her father since her mother's passing 25 years ago; sons, Gary Casto and wife, Christina, of Kenna, and Dana Casto and wife, Kelly, of Roanoke, Va.; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Cross Lanes Bible Church with Pastor Dave Buckley and Pastor Mark Boyd officiating. Burial will follow in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Viewing will be at Tyler Mountain Funeral Home, 5233 Rocky Fork Rd., Cross Lanes, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, and one hour prior to the funeral at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Cross Lanes Bible Church Mission Fund, 5442 Big Tyler Rd., Cross Lanes, WV 25313.
  Person ID	I42110	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Boyd Cleo Casto,   b. 9 May 1892, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1951, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Verna V Polsley,   b. 24 Feb 1889, Mason County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1968  (Age 79 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1913	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	JCMR Cleo Casto, 22, Jackson, Jackson Vernie Polsley, 22, Jackson, Jackson 6/22/1913 1920 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV Casto, Cleo, 28 Verna, 30 Glenva A, 5 Josephine, 2.11 Roderick W, .09 1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 169-170 Casto, Body C 37 md a ge21 Vernie V 41 md age 23 Geneva A da 15 Josephine B da 13 Roderick W son 11 Rodney C son 8 1940 ED 18-8, Ripley, Jackson, WV p 6B Kenna #111 rents $12 Casto, Boyd Cleo 48 WV same house parents born WV, speak English Verna V wife 51 WV - same house Rodrick son 21 s WV - same house Rodney C son 17 WV - same house Daig, Josephine da 23 m WV - same house Joseph sil 25 m PA - Sisterville, Tyler, WV Larry J gs 1 2/12 or 2/12 WV JCBR: Josephine Bell,, Boyd Cleo & Verna Casto, Kenna Roderick Wayne,, Boyd C & Verna (Polsley) Casto, Kenna, merchant Grasslick Cemetery Infant of V & C Casto, born & died 1/24/1914
  Family ID	F6968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Jewel Kiser,   b. 10 Oct 1926, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Dec 1981  (Age 55 years)
  Married	8 Dec 1949  [4]
  Children	1. Julia Ann Casto   2. Carolyn Casto   3. Gary David Casto   4. Victoria Kay Casto   5. Dana Bruce Casto
  Family ID	F18219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S595] Carolyn Casto Hall. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S400] Daryl Lytton.