Delene Wines Larew, age 85, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Main Street Care, in Hinton. Born February 7, 1933, in Spencer, she was the daughter of the late William Joseph and Winona Watson Wines and was raised by the late Jacob and Gay Spiker.
Delene was a member of the Centerville Presbyterian Church, the Quilting Guild, Women’s Aglow, WOC, Farm Women’s Club, and the Ruritan Club. Additionally, she was a 4-H All-Star, a voting volunteer, Sunday school teacher at Centerville Presbyterian Church, and the choir director at McCann’s Run Methodist Church. She was a former Administrative Assistant to West Virginia University’s Studies Department, a former manager of The Last Word Christian Bookstore, and a former employee at the West Virginia Extension Office.
Delene’s hobbies included sewing, quilting, crocheting, entertaining, cooking, canning, and reading. She loved her houseplants and visiting the beach, but above all, she loved to spend time with her family.
In addition to her biological and foster parents, Delene was preceded in death by her son, Peter Lewis Larew; grandson, Marcus Daniel Speer; twin sister, Delane “Ann” King; sisters, Nancy Jo Richards and Eloise Espenchied; brother, William “Billy” Wines; and foster siblings, Brad Spiker, Robert Spiker, Lynn Spiker, Jean Haught, Kitty Miller, and Margery Spiker.
Those left to cherish Delene’s memory include her loving husband of 67 years, Conrad “Coon” Larew; three daughters, Connie (David) Holovics, of Canton, Ohio, Alice (James) Matheny, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Helen Larew Speer, of Albuquerque, N.M.; nine grandchildren, Thomas (Heidi) Holovics, of St. Louis, Melisa (Joshua) Barden, of Canton, Ohio, Adam (Emily) Holovics, of Portland, Ore., Danielle (Adam) Matheny-Pernu, of Philadelphia, Ciera Matheny, of Liberty, Mo., Paige Matheny, of Kansas City, Mo., Johnathan McCumber (Erin O’Brien), of Beaver, Pa., Alissa (Mat) Trujillo, of Albuquerque, N.M., and Shaun (John) Speer, of Las Vegas; and 10 great-grandchildren, Trevor, Amber and Emmett Holovics, Reid and Makenna Barden, Jordyn and Ryan Trujillo, and Marcus Jr., Dominic, and Faith Speer.
A service to celebrate the life of Delene was held at the Centerville Presbyterian Church, in Greenville, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29, with Thelma Garten officiating. A time of fellowship and visitation with the family was held from 3 p.m.until time of services at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family would like Delene’s legacy to be honored with donations to the 4-H organization, which was very near and dear to her heart. A 4-H camp scholarship will be established in Delene’s name. Donations for the scholarship may be mailed to: WVU Extension Service, Monroe County Office, P.O. Box 238, Union, WV 24983 (make checks payable to Monroe County 4-H Foundation – Memo line should read, “In Memory of Delene”).
Arrangements by Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, Peterstown, WV.
Condolences: broyles-shrewsbury.com.
