Earl Johnson Snyder Jr., 80, of Kingwood, passed away following a brief illness Wednesday, December 11, 2024, in Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown. He was born July 20, 1944, in Valley Bend, a son of the late Earl Johnson Snyder Sr. and Amy Louise Snyder.
Earl was a 1962 graduate of Kingwood High School and was a sergeant in the U.S. Army.
He was a catcher for the West Virginia University baseball team and also played for the football team. Earl graduated from WVU with a Bachelors in Curriculum, Principals Certificate, and a Master’s degree in Secondary Principalship. He was an official for the 2017 Big 12 Football Championship and was an official at many Big 12 games. He loved everything sports related, refereeing, and coaching youth sports.
Earl was a member of the Lions Club and Wesley United Methodist Church. Along with his wife, Sue, they housed many foreign exchange students over the years.
Earl is survived by his wife of almost 58 years, Janet Sue Peale Snyder; niece, Susan Loudin of Staunton, Va.; nephew, David Loudin of Fredericksburg, Va.; great- nieces and nephews, Colin Clark (CJ), Conor Clark, Amy Hughes, Beth Ogbogu, Scott Loudin; godchildren, Rachel (Aaron) Miller of Aurora, Brent (Kelsie) McCrum of Kingwood, Callie Miller, Cora Miller, Zane Miller, Maisie McCrum, Ada McCrum; many cousins and their families; and his cat, Sherman.
Family and friends will be received from 9 until the 11 a.m. funeral hour Saturday, December 14, in the Kingwood Funeral Home, 295 S. Price Street, Kingwood, WV 26537, with the Reverend Jonathan Nettles officiating. Full military rites will be accorded at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Saturday by the Preston County Honor Guard. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery.
Leave condolences and sympathy gifts at www.kingwoodfuneralhomewv.com In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church, 107 W. High Street, Kingwood, WV 26537.
Kingwood Funeral Home is honored to serve the Snyder family.
