Posting the obituary of my first cousin, Alta Mae (Lester) Santoro, WHS grad and retired former educator in McDowell County Public Schools:
July 21, 2012
Alta Santoro
Anonymous Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Sat Jul 21, 2012, 05:05 PM EDT
KING, N.C. — Alta Santoro, 80, of King, N.C., passed away, Friday, July 20, 2012. She was born in Welch, W.Va., Jan. 3, 1932.
Her husband, Frankie Sully Santoro preceded her in death.
She is survived by her sons, Michael Santoro of Tampa, Fla. and Mark Santoro and wife, Brenda of King, N.C.; she has five grandchildren, Delaney Santoro and wife, Jill, Nikki Santoro and fiancé, Michael Cline, Tony Santoro, Frankie Santoro and wife, Alison, Dominic Santoro; as well as six great-grandchildren, Emma, Ava, Gus and Ana Santoro, Gage Edwards and Izzy Cline.
A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church, 122 Kirby Road in King on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 6 p.m.