Alta Mae Travis
April 29, 1952 ~ June 18, 2007
Alta Mae Travis, 55, of Weirton, passed away Monday, June 18, 2007 at her home. Born April 29, 1952 in Wheeling, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles N. and Sarah L. Sellers Hensler. Alta was also preceded in death by her son William Allan Travis and sister Sarah L. Hensler.
Alta was a homemaker and worked at Wilkin’s Restaurant.
Alta’s survivors include her son Charles Michael Travis and his girlfriend Kim Baldwin; brother Chuck Hensler and his wife Stephanie; sisters Wilma Light, Debbie Harper and her husband Larry and Sheila Schmalstieg and Bill Amos; her companion Rusty Burns and granddaughter December Baldwin.
Visitation will be Thursday from 9 until the 11AM funeral services at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery, Wellsburg, WV.
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Funeral Home:
Greco Hertnick Funeral Home
3219 Main Street
Weirton, WV
US 26062
Chuck & Stephanie, We are so sorry to hear of the loss of your loved one. Our prayers and thoughts are with you during this sad time.
just 2 saturdays ago,i paid what was to be my last visit to alta..i knew alta since 1991 when i be friended bill and i grew close to her family and then rusty later on..it wasnt long that i looked at the travis family as if they were a part of my own family..billy and i would crash at each others homes every weekend,mine on friday and the travis household on saturday..alta would always cook a big dinner on sunday and one of my favorites was her pepperoni spaghetti in which bill had previously reccomended..alta always treated everyone with the utmost kindness reguardless of wether she knew you for 5 minutes or five years..in recent years following bill’s passing in 04,i had spent a great deal of time with alta at her and rusty’s home and like the early years,created more great memories just like when i first met her..it should be noted that one of alta’s most underrated traits was her sence of humor,she randomly would say what was on her mind at various times about different situations over the years which would have me laughing hysterically..i will never forget you alta,and i know we will all see you again when we get there..my deepest prayers and sympathy go out to charles,debbie,wilma,sheila,chuck,h.,december,rusty, and all of her family and friends that will forever hold her memories close to their heart.. frank
Charles Travis and Chuck Hensler, Sorry to learn of death of Alta. I will always treasure the times we had at Little League field. She was always ready to help and cheer for her sons. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you With love Jerry Hamill
Dear Debbie and Sheila, I am so sorry about the loss of your sister, Alta. I pray that you both have alot of good memories of her love and that it will be a part of what sustains you through this difficult time. Love and Prayers, Satona
I was so sorry to hear of Alta’s passing. We were friends in jr. high and high school, my dad (Horace Ganoe) was a friend of her dad’s, also such a good man. We used to stop in and visit him at Cove Valley Lumber. I had lost contact with Alta after I left Weirton, but she always had a smile for everyone, such a cheerful disposition. She will be sorely missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. Rev. Lee and Marcia (Ganoe) Richards
MY DEAR FRIEND ALTA, IT HAD BEEN AWHILE SINCE I’D SEEN YOU. AT WILKINS. PROBABLY 8 YRS AGO. WE WERE SO CLOSE IN SCHOOL AND EVEN AFTER. I WAS REMEMBERING WHEN I LIVED ON MAIN ST AND YOU, CHUCK AND BILLY LIVED UPSTAIRS OF THE LUMBER COMPANY. I VISITED ALOT. AND THEN I SAW YOU IN WILKINS ALOT FOR AWHILE. THAT IS WHERE I MEANT WILMA AND HER FAMILY. I DIDN’T EVEN HEAR OF YOUR DEATH TILL THE EVENING OF YOUR FUNERAL. I FEALT SO TERRIBLE THAT I DIDN’T KNOW. MANDY TALKED TO YOUR NIECE AND WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY DID COMFORT ME. HERE YOUR SUPPOSED TO SAY WORDS TO CONFORT THE FAMILY. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU MY SWEET, WONDERFUL FRIEND. LOVE YOU AND REST IN PEACE. SHARON
grandma i miss you so much love ya