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Roy Honaker
November 4, 1922 — September 25, 2011
Roy Lee Honaker Sr. 88, of Hinton passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011 at Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hilldale following a short illness.
Born November 4, 1922 at Pipestem he was the son of the late Thomas A. and Verdie M. Keaton Honaker.
After returning from World War II, where he served in the Navy C.B?s he married Ninajean S. Richmond on May 16, 1946. She preceded him in death on January 31, 1996 just short of the 50th wedding anniversary. Also preceding him in death were two sisters, Madge Butts and Phyllis Needleman. Roy was the former owner of T.A. Honaker Lumber Co. in Hinton, he loved to hunt, trap and fish, later in life he enjoyed tracing his family history, he was a member of the Honaker Association and the Bluestone Baptist Church at Jumping Branch. He will be sadly missed by his family and the many people he talked with on his daily walks.
He is survived by his son, Roy Lee Honaker Jr. and wife Sandy of Hinton; a daughter, Loretta Presley and husband Bill of Kenova; four grandchildren, Dr. Tom Honaker and wife Abby of Bluefield, VA, Todd Honaker and wife Renee of Charleston, Jeff Presley and wife Cheri of Richmond, KY and Gina Rowe and husband Brian of Barboursville; eight great-grandchildren, Eden, Nathaniel, Gabriel, Julien and Molly Honaker, Brianna and Taylor Rowe and Keylee Presley; two nieces, Phyllis Repass and Teresa Butts and two special cousins Tommy Keaton and Kay Payne.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel with Pastor Bill Fox officiating. Entombment will follow in the Greenbrier Burial Park. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service on Wednesday.
Lin Goins, Danny Frazier, Steve Duncan, Tommy Woodrum, Randy Ballard, Kent Bartgis, David Rudisill and David Staley will serve as pallbearers.
Ted Bartgis will serve as honorary pallbearer.
Born November 4, 1922 at Pipestem he was the son of the late Thomas A. and Verdie M. Keaton Honaker.
After returning from World War II, where he served in the Navy C.B?s he married Ninajean S. Richmond on May 16, 1946. She preceded him in death on January 31, 1996 just short of the 50th wedding anniversary. Also preceding him in death were two sisters, Madge Butts and Phyllis Needleman. Roy was the former owner of T.A. Honaker Lumber Co. in Hinton, he loved to hunt, trap and fish, later in life he enjoyed tracing his family history, he was a member of the Honaker Association and the Bluestone Baptist Church at Jumping Branch. He will be sadly missed by his family and the many people he talked with on his daily walks.
He is survived by his son, Roy Lee Honaker Jr. and wife Sandy of Hinton; a daughter, Loretta Presley and husband Bill of Kenova; four grandchildren, Dr. Tom Honaker and wife Abby of Bluefield, VA, Todd Honaker and wife Renee of Charleston, Jeff Presley and wife Cheri of Richmond, KY and Gina Rowe and husband Brian of Barboursville; eight great-grandchildren, Eden, Nathaniel, Gabriel, Julien and Molly Honaker, Brianna and Taylor Rowe and Keylee Presley; two nieces, Phyllis Repass and Teresa Butts and two special cousins Tommy Keaton and Kay Payne.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel with Pastor Bill Fox officiating. Entombment will follow in the Greenbrier Burial Park. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service on Wednesday.
Lin Goins, Danny Frazier, Steve Duncan, Tommy Woodrum, Randy Ballard, Kent Bartgis, David Rudisill and David Staley will serve as pallbearers.
Ted Bartgis will serve as honorary pallbearer.
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