James F. “Sam” Derrick, 76, of Rocky Fork departed this life Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, at Hubbard Hospice House.
Born June 26, 1929, at Derricks Creek, he was a son of the late James “Jim” and Nellie Asbury Derrick. He was preceded in death by one sister, Vernetta Miller; brothers, Don Michael “Bill” Derrick and Johnny Wilson Derrick; and father- and mother-in-law, Okey and Gladys Harbert.
Sam was retired from Columbia Gas where he was a master mechanic for 40 years. He was also a member of Woodward Woods Mission and was a Christian.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patsy Harbert Derrick; children and their spouses, Debby and Jim Reese, Peggy and Rick Brown, Robert and Nancy Derrick, Kim and Terry King and Christina and David Miles, all of Rocky Fork; grandchildren, Jaime, Derek and Dana Reese, Jessica and Kristopher Brown, Seth and Evan Derrick, Daniel, Shawn and Casey King and Sierra Miles; brothers and sisters, Ivy, Paul and Julia Derrick of Nitro and Lester Derrick and Maxine Rhodes, both of Sissonville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, with the Rev. Stanley Miller and the Rev. Bob Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Sam Derrick family cemetery, Rocky Fork
Born June 26, 1929, at Derricks Creek, he was a son of the late James “Jim” and Nellie Asbury Derrick. He was preceded in death by one sister, Vernetta Miller; brothers, Don Michael “Bill” Derrick and Johnny Wilson Derrick; and father- and mother-in-law, Okey and Gladys Harbert.
Sam was retired from Columbia Gas where he was a master mechanic for 40 years. He was also a member of Woodward Woods Mission and was a Christian.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patsy Harbert Derrick; children and their spouses, Debby and Jim Reese, Peggy and Rick Brown, Robert and Nancy Derrick, Kim and Terry King and Christina and David Miles, all of Rocky Fork; grandchildren, Jaime, Derek and Dana Reese, Jessica and Kristopher Brown, Seth and Evan Derrick, Daniel, Shawn and Casey King and Sierra Miles; brothers and sisters, Ivy, Paul and Julia Derrick of Nitro and Lester Derrick and Maxine Rhodes, both of Sissonville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, with the Rev. Stanley Miller and the Rev. Bob Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Sam Derrick family cemetery, Rocky Fork
James F. “Sam” Derrick, 76, of Rocky Fork departed this life Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, at Hubbard Hospice House.
Born June 26, 1929, at Derricks Creek, he was a son of the late James “Jim” and Nellie Asbury Derrick. He was preceded in death by one sister, Vernetta Miller; brothers, Don Michael “Bill” Derrick and Johnny Wilson Derrick; and father- and mother-in-law, Okey and Gladys Harbert.
Sam was retired from Columbia Gas where he was a master mechanic for 40 years. He was also a member of Woodward Woods Mission and was a Christian.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patsy Harbert Derrick; children and their spouses, Debby and Jim Reese, Peggy and Rick Brown, Robert and Nancy Derrick, Kim and Terry King and Christina and David Miles, all of Rocky Fork; grandchildren, Jaime, Derek and Dana Reese, Jessica and Kristopher Brown, Seth and Evan Derrick, Daniel, Shawn and Casey King and Sierra Miles; brothers and sisters, Ivy, Paul and Julia Derrick of Nitro and Lester Derrick and Maxine Rhodes, both of Sissonville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, with the Rev. Stanley Miller and the Rev. Bob Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Sam Derrick family cemetery, Rocky Fork
Born June 26, 1929, at Derricks Creek, he was a son of the late James “Jim” and Nellie Asbury Derrick. He was preceded in death by one sister, Vernetta Miller; brothers, Don Michael “Bill” Derrick and Johnny Wilson Derrick; and father- and mother-in-law, Okey and Gladys Harbert.
Sam was retired from Columbia Gas where he was a master mechanic for 40 years. He was also a member of Woodward Woods Mission and was a Christian.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patsy Harbert Derrick; children and their spouses, Debby and Jim Reese, Peggy and Rick Brown, Robert and Nancy Derrick, Kim and Terry King and Christina and David Miles, all of Rocky Fork; grandchildren, Jaime, Derek and Dana Reese, Jessica and Kristopher Brown, Seth and Evan Derrick, Daniel, Shawn and Casey King and Sierra Miles; brothers and sisters, Ivy, Paul and Julia Derrick of Nitro and Lester Derrick and Maxine Rhodes, both of Sissonville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, with the Rev. Stanley Miller and the Rev. Bob Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Sam Derrick family cemetery, Rocky Fork
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