West Virginia Pioneers
Millard Hobert Rader
1923 - 2004 (81 years)-
Name Millard Hobert Rader Nickname Matt Born 15 Feb 1923 Roane County, West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 12 Aug 2004 Virginia, USA [1] Buried Red Bank Baptist Church, Lexington, South Carolina Notes
The Roanoke Times (VA)
August 14, 2004
RADER, MILLARD H. (MATT)
Millard (Matt) H. Rader, 81, passed away Thursday, August 12, 2004.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. at Red Bank Baptist Church or to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 7044, Columbia, S.C. 29202-7044.
Matt, born February 15, 1923, joined his bride of sixty years, Mildred Kersey Rader, in Glory on Thursday, August 12, 2004. Born in Advent, W.Va., he was the son of the late Robert Matison Rader and Lola Georgianna Gandee Rader.
He retired from the United States Postal Service and was a decorated veteran of the United States Army Air Corps and served with the 8th Air Corps Bomber group during WWII. Mr. Rader was a member of Red Bank Baptist Church and an avid artist, gardener, woodworker and guitar player. He was a gentle, good man with a marvelous smile and sense of humor. He loved his Savior, his wife, his children and his guitar.
He is survived by his children, Connie Clark and husband, Larry, of Greer, S.C., Carole Carter of Columbia, Rick Rader and wife, Jeanette of Troutville, Va., and Roger Rader and wife, Linda, of Birmingham, Ala.; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Rader was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Person ID I67990 WVPioneers Last Modified 12 Jul 2017
Father Robert Matison Rader, b. 16 Aug 1878, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 30 Mar 1938, Roane County, West Virginia, USA (Age 59 years) Mother Iola Georgianna Gandee, b. Jun 1878, West Virginia, USA , d. 1956 (Age ~ 77 years) Married 18 Nov 1897 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
1900 Harper, Roane, WV # 131 all WVWVWV
Rader, Robert M 8/1878 m 3y farmer
Iola 6/1878 m 3y 1-1 child
Marvin son 12/1898
1910 Harper, Roane, WV #51-52 all WVWVWV
Rader, Robert M 30 m1- 12y
Annie 30 m1- 13y 7-5 children
Marvin G son 11
Mirl N son 8
Jesse M son 3
Lecona da 2
Flossie A da 0/12
1920 Spencer, Roane, WV #416-501
Rader, Robert M 40 WV VA VA
Annie 40 WV VA VA
Marvin son 21 WV
Milford son 14
Connie da 12
Carrie da 10
Carlottie da 2
Bennie son 7/12
1930 Spencer, Roane, WV #273 all WVWVWV
Rader, Matison 50 mar age 19 helper - oil fields
Anna 50 mar age 19
Carlottie da 11
Millard son 7
Family ID F18147 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Annie Mildred Kersey, b. 8 May 1924, Advent, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 7 Oct 2002, South Carolina (Age 78 years) Married 14 Jun 1942 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes - Marriage Record
Date: 6/14/1942
Place: Kanawha Co, WV
Millard Herbert Rader, 19, Roane Co, WV; Charleston
Anna Mildred Kersey, 18, Jackson Co, WV; Charleston
Children 1. Connie Eileen Rader 2. Carole Rader 3. Rick Rader 4. Roger Rader Family ID F18149 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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