Edna Jewell Galford, 89, of the Brookhaven Community, Morgantown, passed peacefully on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at the Mon Health Medical Center. Jewell was born in Slatyfork, WV, on August 27, 1933, the daughter of John & Martha Sage Tumblin. Jewell graduated from Tygarts Valley High School in 1951, with special interests in Drama Club and basketball.
Jewell retired from WVU as an office manager in the counseling department in 1996. Jewell enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren & great-grandchildren. She loved bowling (High game of 288), square dancing and dancing of any kind, was a very active Brookhaven United Methodist Church member, and hosted a weekly bible study for several years.
Survivors include her two children, Ed (Winnie) Galford of Slatyfork; Debbie LaBrozzi of Bradford, Pa.; grandchildren, Justin (Katie) LaBrozzi, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Brandon (Cara) LaBrozzi of Indiana, Pa. and Ryan (Paige) LaBrozzi of Horseheads, N.Y.; step-grandchildren, Casey Hughes of Morgantown and Greer Hughes of Pittsburgh, Pa.; great-grandchildren, Lily, Mason, Jack, Ellie, Collins, Reese and Christian. Also surviving is her sister-in-law Phyllis Tumblin of Morgantown and numerous nieces, nephews & cousins.
In addition to her parents, Jewell was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles ‘Charlie’ Galford, in 1973; second husband, Meritt Walls, in 2019; son-in-law Rich LaBrozzi; sister, Judith (Jimmy) Jones; and brothers, Gene and John Tumblin.
Family and friends will gather at the Fred Jenkins Funeral Home from 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, until time of services at 5 p.m. with Lay Servant D.J. Utt officiating. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday, May 8, at the Mingo Cemetery, Mingo, WV in Randolph County. Please consider a donation in memory of Jewell to Brookhaven United Methodist Church, P O Box 1, Dellslow WV 2653.
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