James DeWayne Wayne Lasater

James DeWayne

Wayne Lasater, 89,

of St. Marys, WV,

passed away peacefully on December 15,

2024 at the Heritage at

St. Marys.

He was born on

April 11, 1935, in

Malvern, AR, a son of

the late Woodrow W.

Lasater and Opal

Rucker Lasater.

Wayne attended

Texas A&M University in College Station,

TX and WVU University in Morgantown,

WV.

He was a United

States Veteran serving

in the Army. Early in

his career, he worked

for Ormet Corporation

and later, the former

Union Carbide, where

he retired. Wayne was

a proud 50 year

member of the

Phoenix Lodge,

Sistersville/Wetzel

Masonic Lodge #39

A.F. & A.M. of New

Martinsville, WV.

Wayne was a Baptist

by faith.

He is survived by his

two daughters, Julie

(Duncan) Lewis of

Evans, GA and Angela

Saiani (Rich Hargrove)

of Myrtle Beach, SC;

two grandchildren,

Michael Lewis of

Atlanta, GA and

Lindsay Lewis of

Evans, GA; sister,

Frances (Roger) Cote

of Minocqua, WI and

brother, Pete (Margaret) Lasater of Fordyce, AR.

In addition to his

parents, he was preceded in death by his

brother, Jerry Lasater,

Minocqua, WI.

Visitation will be on

Thursday, December

19, 2024 at Myers

Funeral Home from

10:00 AM until time

of service at 11:00

AM with Pastor Joyce

Hill officiating. Masonic and military

honors will be conducted with burial at

Friendly Cemetery.

The family would

like to give special

thanks to the Heritage,

their aides, nurses and

employees for the excellent care he received while living

there. Wayne considered all of them as

family.