WALTER CLARK RADER, 85 of Spencer, West Virginia, passed away on July 18, 2016 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was born May 5, 1931 in Roane County, a son of the late Emory and Willa Rader. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1949 and after that joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in New York where he took his basic training before being sent to Alabama and Alaska. He owned Rader's Tire Service for several years. In 1958 he gave his life to Christ and sang with the Christian Friends, which included Delmer Rhodes, Calvin Lucas, Don Little, and Dare McCumbers. Walter is survived by his wife, Betty Starcher Rader; two sons, Jeffrey of Dallas, Texas and Michael of Ripley, West Virginia; two grandchildren, Joshua and Jonah; and many friends.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers and sister, Ronald, Darrell Ralph, and Mildred. Service will be at 2:00pm on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at the TAYLOR-VANDALE FUNERAL HOME in Spencer, with Rev. Danny Whited officiating. Burial will follow in the Swank Cemetery near Spencer. Visiting is one hour prior to the service on Thursday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Roane County Animal Shelter, 2250 Parkersburg, Road, Spencer, WV 25276.