MISS MELVA HUMPHREY

MELVA J. HUMPHREY

            Miss Melva J. Humphrey, 98, formerly of Wadestown, WV died Sunday May 12, 2019 in the Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown.

            She was born November 6, 1920.

            Miss Humphrey was the retired deaconess of the Scotts Run Settlement House in Morgantown which she served from 1983 to 1985.  After leaving Morgantown she moved to Wadestown where she was the part time local pastor of the Wadestown Charge of the United Methodist Churchs from 1985 to 1993.  She served the Wadestown, Oak Forest, Valley Chapel, and Mt. Tabor churches.  She was a member of the Clay-Battelle Senior Citizens.

            Melva was the last surviving member of her family.

            She is survived by her friend, Betty Shaver, who is a resident of the Mapleshire Nursing Home in Morgantown, and all of Betty’s extended family.  When Melva moved to Wadestown she was adopted by the Shaver family.

            At Melva’s request her body will be cremated.

            A memorial service will be held at 2:30 PM Saturday, May 18, 2019 with the Rev. Rose Saunders officiating at the Owen-Neely Funeral Home in Blacksville, WV.  Friends may call from 2:00 PM until the service hour at 2:30.

            Her cremains will be buried in the Wadestown Cemetery at a later date.

            In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to:  Clay-Battelle Senior Center, PO Box 176, Blacksville, WV   26521.