E.L. "Bill" Wade, 83, of Star City, W.Va., formerly of Route 13, Morgantown, W.Va., died Tuesday, September 8, 1998, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown. Mr. Wade was part owner of Independence Dressed Beef in the 1960s and later Wade's Meat Processing. He was a livestock dealer and a member and former officer of the Monongalia County Farm Bureau and Livestock Association. He was a life member of the B.P.O.E. and Moose Lodge 9 of Fairmont, W.Va. He attended Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church and was a social member of the American Legion post in Mt. Morris. Surviving are two sons, Ronald Wade of Route 13, Morgantown, and Richard Wade of Morgantown; one foster son, Harry Wise of Mt. Morris; five grandchildren, Melanie Renee Wade, Rhonda Ann Wade, Pamela Kay Kessler, Deborah Sue Wotring and Thomas Allen Wade; two foster grandchildren, Scott E. Wise and Lisa DeNicola; and three great-grandchildren. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Thursday, September 10, 1998E.L. Wade
W.Va. livestock dealer was Farm Bureau officer
He was born April 13, 1915, in Pleasant Valley, W.Va., a son of Ross and Emma Moore Wade.