Reed J. Wheby

Reed J. Wheby, 82, of Mercer Street, Princeton, W. Va. died early Thursday morning, July 2, 2009 at Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem, Virginia following a sudden illness. Born July 18, 1926, in Princeton, he was the son of the late Reed J. and Lula Moses Wheby. Reed was a 1944 graduate of Princeton High School. Reed was a proud veteran, having served both in the U.S. Navy and the U. S. Army during World War II. He served with the 11th Airborne Division in the Philippines and Okinawa and retired as a 2nd Lieutenant. Those left to cherish his memory are his son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Sarah Wheby, of Hinton; two grandsons, Nicholas Reed Wheby and Parker Kane Wheby; his devoted sister, Mary Jane Bowling, of Princeton and her son, William Joseph Bowling, of Missouri City, Texas; his loving brother and his family, Joe F. and Connie Wheby, of Princeton and their children, Elizabeth Ann Wheby, of Spencer Indiana, Joseph F. Wheby Jr., of Greensboro, N.C., Deena Marie Wheby, of Lexington, Ky. and John A. Wheby, of Princeton, all of whom he loved very much. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2009, from the Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Harrison Street in Princeton with Father Paul Wharton serving as the celebrant. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the St. Andrews Cemetery in Roanoke, Virginia. A Christian Wake Service will be held Sunday, 5:30 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton. A time of sharing and gathering will follow at the funeral home from 6 until 8 p.m. for friends and family. Family and friends are welcomed to share messages of love and concerns via www.memorialfd.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to the World War Those Who Served Museum, 1500 West Main Street, Princeton WV 24740. The Honor of serving the Wheby Family has been given to the Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton.