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1924 - 2016
 EARL L. MASSIE, 91, of Barboursville, passed away Monday, January 11, 2016. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Christ the King Lutheran Church by Pastor Carl Ames. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Green Valley Cemetery. He was born September 7, 1924 in Pedro, Ohio, a son of the late Perry Massie and Ethel Christian Massie Martin. He was also preceded in death by his step-father Thomas Martin; his wife Dorothy Riffle Massie; daughter Tamra Massie; son-in-law Bill W. Hedges; step-son Johnny Holley and his wife Deanna; sisters, Minnie Mann, Margaret Geary and Catherine Bradley; brother Kenneth Massie; great-grandson Mitchell Joseph Stacy; step-sister Annabell Forbush; and step-brother Frank Martin. He is survived by his daughter Glenda Hedges of Delaware, Ohio; grandchildren, Lezlie Deskins of Powell, Ohio, Robin Stacy of Wadsworth, Ohio; step-grandchildren, Briauna Widmer, Kevin Holley and Johnna Obrien all of Bend, Oregon; step-grandchildren, Becky Coy of Delaware, Ohio, and Linda Holley of Columbus, Ohio; and three great-grandsons, Kyle Deskins, Nicholas Stacy and Alex Stacy. Earl graduated from Chesapeake High School in 1946, a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9738, East Huntington, a member of the American Legion Post #177, Barboursville, member of the Huntington Rose Society, a local bowler at Strike Zone. He bowled in two leagues a week for a lot of years. He was president of the Thursday Leagues for 10 years. Earl worked at ECCHO in Milton for a lot of years and was a member of Praise Painters at Christ the King Lutheran Church. He was retired from the United States Post Office, Delaware, Ohio where he worked for 27 ½ years, a veteran of the US Navy, serving during World War II in the European and Pacific Theaters of War. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, and after 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the church. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace. |
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There are currently 3 condolences.
Marcella
turnermarcella@ymail.com
Thursday January 14, 2016 at
1:14 PM
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Dear family and friends, I am so deeply sorry to hear about your loss. Earl will be missed, but not forgotten because Jesus' words found at (John 5:28,29) says there will be resurrection. So what this mean is that Earl will be given a fresh new start without sickness and death (Rev. 21:4) with the prospect of living forever in a peaceful new world. (Psalms 37:29) I hope these promises found in the Bible bring comfort knowing that you have an opportunity to see him again to share more wonderful times together.
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Belinda Bays
Wednesday January 13, 2016 at
5:47 PM
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I was so sorry to hear of Earl's passing! I bowled on his Tuesday League and we became good friends! He would tell me about his Roses and on an occasion I visited him and he showed me his beautiful roses! My Husband and I went to Earl's Church to see his artwork and he showed us around pointing out his pictures he painted! We all loved him at the Lanes! He was a good Christian man and he will be missed very much!
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Dana (Mann) & Walter Wallace
Tuesday January 12, 2016 at
8:11 PM
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I always looked forward to Uncle Earl's visits and when we were little he would play 'monster" with us. He will be greatly missed, such a sweet man.
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