William Lee "Bill" Poling

William Lee "Bill" Poling, age 82 years, a resident of Parsons, WV departed this life Monday evening, December 22, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family and under the care of WV Caring. He had been in declining health.
He was born Monday, April 12, 1943, at Fairmont, WV, a son of the late Harry Estel Poling and Pauline Grace Stevens Poling. On December 14, 1963, at the Baptist Church in Parsons, WV, he was married to the former Ruth "Janet" Carr, who survives. They had celebrated sixty-two years of marriage.
Also surviving are three sons, Harry Lee Poling and wife Kari of Holly Meadows, Kevin Douglas Poling and fiancé Debbie Brammer of Aurora and Eric Glenn Poling and wife Rita of Ohio; two brothers, Ray Poling of Elkins and Robert Wayne Poling of Cannon Settlement; one sister, Linda Hinkle and husband Donald of Ohio; three grandchildren, Ashley Louk of Harman, Erica Poling of Elkins and Aslynn Poling of Parsons; one step grandson, Gunnar Miller and wife Jennifer of Parkersburg; and two great grandchildren, DJ Louk of Elkins and Isabella Poling of Maryland; one step great granddaughter, Charlee Miller of Parkersburg; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death is one grandson, Shawn Eric Poling.
He was a graduate of Parsons High School. He had worked for Kingsford Charcoal Co, Hinchcliff Lumber Co., and for Pete Frazee Lumber Co. Mr. Poling drove school bus for forty-one years for the Tucker County Board of Education. He was very mechanically inclined, enjoyed tinkering and could fix about anything. Bill enjoyed the outdoors and fishing, but he especially cherished the time he spent with his family and his grandkids. The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, from 4 PM to 6 PM. Final Rites will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at 11 AM. The Reverend Justin Jones will officiate and interment will follow at the Parsons City Cemetery at Parsons, WV.