Jeff Varner

Jeff Cameron Varner, age 66 years, a resident of Elkins, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2025 at his home. He was born December 22, 1959 at Clarksburg, WV, the son of the late Alfred Cameron and Constance Phillips Varner. He is survived by his sister, Jennifer L. Varner of Elkins; one uncle, Robert (Sut) Phillips of Belington; several cousins from Lagrange, OH and the Belington areas. Also preceding him in death, along with his parents, were maternal grandparents, Eustace E. (Tubie) and Virginia Dare McGaughey Phillips; paternal grandparents, Alfred Varner and Olga Jane Bowers Varner Young, and step grandfather Alfred Q. Young. Jeff was a graduate of Elkins High School with the Class of 1979 and had retired from Elkins Kroger's where he had worked for thirty years. He was an avid bear hunter, deer hunter and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Elkins. Friends may call from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday from the funeral home chapel. Pastor Dewaine Corley will officiate and interment will follow at the K of P Mountain View Cemetery near Junior, WV. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions be made to the Mountaineer Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, PO Box 1891, Elkins, WV 26241 in memory of Jeff. The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Jeff Cameron Varner. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.