He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Cora “Alice” (Cosner) Gaither; his children, Peggy Riggleman and husband Randy and Harry Allen “Ace” Gaither and wife Trudy, all of Bayard; grandchildren, Carrie Gaither Slaubaugh and husband James of Bayard, Jessica Gaither of Bayard, Noah Gaither of Bayard, Zach Riggleman of Morgantown and Isaac Riggleman of Bayard; great grandchildren, Trevor Kitzmiller, Cole Kitzmiller, Hunter Gaither, Candace Slaubaugh and Chanda Gaither; siblings, Nina Sisson of Bayard, James Gaither and wife Phyllis of Bayard, Ruth Ann Cooper and husband Bradley of Oakland, Frances Bosley and husband Wayne of Gormania, WV; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Edwin Dude Gaither, Roy Nelson Gaither, Robert Gaither and Lucy Pase.