Earl "Hick" Casto

Earl C. "Hick" Casto, 87, of Ripley passed away June 8, 2016 at Jackson General Hospital following a long illness. He was born May 11, 1929 at Belgrove, a son of the late Roscoe and Freda Faber Casto. "Hick" owned and operated the Ashland Service Station in Ripley and later started working at Kaiser Aluminum and he retired from Ravenswood Aluminum Company with over 25 years of service. He was a Christian by faith. He is survived by his wife of 62 years and 10 months, Imogene Walker Casto; his children, Teresa Thorpe and her husband Duane of Dayton, OH, Michael Casto of Columbia, SC and Lisa Stephens and her husband Kevin of Waxhaw, NC; grandchildren Sarah Thorpe, Brian Thorpe, Zachary Walker Casto and Kerra Stephens; sisters Edna Kelly, Eleanor Clay, Reda Daniels and her husband Oshel and Wanda McClung and her husband Joe; two sisters-in-law, Sue Casto and Joyce Casto. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers Harold Casto, Edward Casto and Roland Casto and sisters Imogene Casto and Ravena Duffield. Funeral Service will be 2:00 pm Sunday, June 12, 2016 at the Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley with John Gunther and Joe McClung officiating. Burial with Military Graveside Rites provided by the Jackson County Honor Guard will be in the Goshen Cemetery, Kentuck. Friends may call from 6 to 8 pm Saturday at the Funeral Home. Donations in memory of Earl "Hick" Casto may be made to the Goshen Cemetery, 3190 Kentuck Rd, Kenna, WV 25248 Memories and condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.waybrightfuneralhome.com Service: Sunday, June 12, 2016 2:00 pm Waybright Funeral Home Visitation: Saturday, June 11, 2016 6 to 8 pm Waybright Funeral Home