Alva Eugene Hieronimus

October 25, 2024
Alva Eugene Hieronimus

Alva Eugene Hieronimus, age 84, of Carthage, Tennessee passed away Wednesday October 23, 2024 after a short illness.

Alva is survived by two sons, and daughters-in-law, Raymond and Mary Hieronimus of Mt. Juliet, TN, and Greg and Amanda Hieronimus of Carthage, TN, grandson James Hieronimus and a brother, Don Hieronimus of Ohio.

On November 14, 1939 in Wheeling, West Virginia Alva was born to loving parents, Luther and Janey Kimble Hieronimus. He was preceded in death by siblings: Dorothy, Harold, Roy, Rose and Carolyn.

Alva met his future Wife, Jeanna LaRay Wiseman, when they attended Waterloo High School together. He graduated in 1959. On March 19,1962 he married his sweetheart in Clintwood, Virginia, and she preceded him in death on July 30, 2021. They lived in Norfolk, Virginia, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, but it was Tennessee that became their home. Alva was in the United States Navy entering service on July 8, 1959 and was released from active duty on June 11,1963, serving during the Cuba missile crisis. He was a truck driver for Yellow Freight, McClean and PIE.
Alva spent time volunteering with the Salvation Army and the Smith County Help Center helping those in need. He enjoyed watching old western movies.
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Mr. Hieronimus is at the Carthage, TN Chapel of Bass Funeral Home. Graveside services and Interment will be conducted on Monday October 28, 2024 at 1 PM at the Ridgewood Cemtery in Carthage, Tennessee with Pastor Eddie Poole officiating, with military honors by the United States Navy.

The family will receive friends at the Carthage Chapel of Bass Funeral Homes on Monday October 28, 2024 from 11AM until 12:45 PM when we leave to go to the Ridgewood Cemetery for the 1PM graveside service.