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Greg Elkins Obituary
CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — Mr. Greg Elkins, 52, of Chapmanville, was born Feb. 10, 1962, at Logan. He went to be with God Sun., April 27, 2014, at CAMC General Division at Charleston.
Greg was a dragline operator for Patriot Coal Co., a member of the UMWA, and attended various different churches and was a Christian. He was a big supporter and active in youth sports and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Greg was preceded in death by his son, Gregory Allen Elkins; grandparents, William Everette and Zida Wingler and John and Phoebee Elkins, and his mother-in-law, Diana Butler.
Survivors include his parents, Cecil "Red" and Margaret Lorraine Wingler Elkins of Amherstdale; wife, Christy Ann Butler Elkins; children, Alec, Noah and Baylee Elkins, at home; siblings, Sherry (Tony) Meade of Augusta, Ga., Crystal Gibson of Angier, N.C., Aleashia (Julio) Hernandez of Fayetteville, N.C., Richard Elkins of Mansfield, Ohio, and Tony (Rhonda) Elkins of Man; brother-in-law, Tony Butler of Logan; father-in-law, Joe Butler of Hurricane; grandmaw-in-law, Geraldine "Jelly Bean" Butler of Holden, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Fri., May 2, at Evans Funeral Home and Cremation Services with Rev. Kit Meade officiating. Entombment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Godby.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Evans Funeral Home and Cremation Services at Chapmanville is in charge of arrangements.
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Memories and Condolences
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Ken Osborne
May 3, 2014
Red and Lorraine, I am so sad to read of Greg's passing away to heaven. Although it has been many years since I last saw Greg, I have very fond memories of him, we were good buddies at the time. I will always love you both Red and Lorraine, I think of you and your family often. God Bless you all.
Ken Osborne
Caryn Tinder
May 2, 2014
I'm deeply sorry for your loss, Baylee and Noah.
Donna and Bruno Kromelis
May 1, 2014
sorry for your loss, prayers for you and family
May 1, 2014
Sorry for your loss
Donna and Bruno Kromelis
Suzan Evans
April 30, 2014
Christy, my heart goes out to you and the children....you are in my thoughts and prayers...May God Bless you and the children and know that you will see Greg again one day...Love to you and the family
Danith Miller
April 30, 2014
Sorry for your loss my heart breaks for you.
Treaby & Tammy Scaggs
April 30, 2014
Christy, you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers honey, Love you. God Bless and be ever so near to you.
April 30, 2014
Christy, Alec, Noah & Baylee all my love and thoughts with you. Aunt Barbara
Shawn and Missy Deer
April 30, 2014
So sorry for your loss.
Krist Nelson
April 30, 2014
Christy, I am so sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you & your family!
Kristi Elkins Nelson(Stacey's cousin)
April 30, 2014
Christy, Baylee and family,
We are so saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Greg. I pray that my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, has already wrapped his everloving arms around Greg and welcomed him into Heaven.
With Christian Love,
Jim, Marsha, Tony and Alicia Walker
April 30, 2014
im so sorry for your loss he was a good friend of mine and he will surely be missed my heart goes out to the family and my prayers will be with u all Juanita [bugzy]western wallace
April 30, 2014
i knew greg all my life and he was a very good man, and loved his family, christy im so sorry for your loss, i thought the world of greg! he will be missed!
April 29, 2014
Oh Loraine I am so sorry. My heart breaks for you and Red and the rest of the family. I love you. You all are in my prayers. Im so sorry. I love you
Steven Savage
April 29, 2014
I am sorry to hear of Greg's passing, he was a good friend I have known almost all of my life, he will be deeply missed.
April 29, 2014
So sorry for your loss.
Sheila Spencer
April 29, 2014
So sorry about Greg's passing. I admired him a lot, he was a great person. Prayers for family.
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