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Ella Evastine Mackey, age 97, of Buckhannon, WV, died Saturday, January 4, 2025, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Buckhannon. She was born January 20, 1927, in Lewis County, WV, a daughter of the late Riley and Aulda Messenger Neal. On August 8, 1947, she married Paul B. Mackey who preceded her in death on January 29, 2016. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Patty Ann Light and Jane Paulette Cox; two sisters, Agnes Woodson and Emma Radcliff and seven brothers, Charles, Raymond, Herley, Riley Jr., Leo, Lester, and Roy Neal. She is survived by three granddaughters, Kathy Jo Hardman and husband James Brian of Ninety Six, SC, Melissa Kelley and husband Elmer of Tallmansville, WV, and Crystal Cochran and husband Brian of Kenna, WV; five great-grandsons, Joshua Kelley and wife Elizabeth of Horner, WV, Jacob Kelley of Tallmansville, and Austin, Brandon, and Carter Cochran all of Kenna; two great-granddaughters, Kristen Villarreal and husband Chris of Waterloo, SC and Jasmine Hardman of Greenwood, SC; one great-great granddaughter, Aleah Kelley of Tallmansville and two great-great grandsons Bryar Kelley of Tallmansville and Jonah Kelley of Horner. Mrs. Mackey was a Sales Clerk at G.C. Murphy Company and attended North Buckhannon United Methodist Church. She loved to read and enjoyed spending time with her grandkids and great grandkids. Friends will be received Thursday, January 9, 2025, from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 1 PM at the funeral home with the Rev. Wease L. Day officiating. Burial will follow in the Heavner Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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Juanita Gibson Brock
January 10, 2025
So sorry about Ella..I have known her all my life, as I am from Buckhannon..she and mom were good friends, she and Paul lived upstairs in our house, she had Patty there..patty got that scar that she had on her chin by falling down the stairs..I really liked Ella..we were back there about 7 years ago and we stopped to visit her...she was the last to go out of moms gang, mom barely made it to 57...after I lost her I moved to Ohio. And that was back in 1969.. our homeplace was where the north end park is now...by the river. Everybody take care
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