Joe Morgan Honaker

Mr. Joe Morgan Honaker, age 88, of Cedar Bluff, Va., passed away Sun., July 5, 2009 in a Richlands, Va., hospital. He was born in Buchanan County and was the son of the late Ezra and Maggie Looney Honaker. He had made his home in the Jewell Ridge and Cedar Bluff area all of his life and was a retired miner from the Richardson Coal Company. He was a member of the UMWA Local #7327 Jewell Valley, Va., and was an avid gardener and enjoyed working outside in his yard. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Honaker; three sisters, Trulie Surman, Dolly Clements, and Emma Payne; and one grandson, Barry Fletcher. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Survivors are: two daughters: Helen Fletcher and husband, Fred, of Richlands, Va., Kathleen Craig and husband, Bill, of Roanoke, Va.; two grandchildren: Mike Baldwin and Kim Burks and husband, Nick; three great grandchildren: Maegan Brown and husband, Timmy, Joey Fletcher and Christi Burks; one granddaughter-in-law: Kathleen Fletcher; special companion, his loving dog: Peanut; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Joe Morgan Honaker will be conducted Wed., July 8, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Va., with the Rev. Jim Denton officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Joey Fletcher, Timmy Brown, Harold Harrison, Jim Dye, Mike Baldwin, and Bill Craig. Friends may call after 6:00 p.m. Tues., July 7, at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Va. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Va. is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com.