Freda was born on June 22, 1927 in Marmet and was raised by her grandparents who she loving referred to as Mommy and Poppy. She was a Sunday School Teacher and Youth Director at the Open Door Apostolic Church for a number of years and was a devoted Christian. She retired from the WV State Workers Compensation Department.
Freda was a proficient seamstress and avid quilter. She also loved gardening and crossword puzzles.
Left to cherish her memory are her son, Paul (Tonna) Smalley; four grandchildren, Alisa (Rod) Stapler, Dionne Canterbury and Nathaniel (Theresa) Smalley, all of Kanawha City and Christopher Smalley of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; seven great-grandchildren, Josh and Abby Stapler, Vivien, Annabel and Isaiah Canterbury, Petunia and Daphne Smalley all of whom she dearly loved and cherished.
A celebration of life service will be held 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2018, at Stevens & Grass Funeral Home, Malden with Minister Tim McCoy officiating. The burial will follow the service at Marmet Memorial Gardens, Marmet.
A visitation with family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service on Sunday at the Funeral Home.
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