Obituary for James V. Markley
James V. Markley, 84, of Weston passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. He was born on September 15, 1937 in Copley, WV, son of the late George F. Markley and Opal Sholes Markley. He is preceded in death by his wife Helen Sue Shaver Markley, his brother Don Markley and his sister Norma Jean Markley Peters.
Jim is survived by his son David Johnston, daughter-in-law Beth Hymes Johnston and grandson Spencer Johnston, all of Virginia Beach, VA. Also surviving are his nephew Don George Markley and his wife Becky, and his niece Donna Markley Malfregeot and her husband Rick. It is also significant that his adopted family Bill and Molly Burkhammer will truly miss him.
Jim retired from Dominion Energy after almost 30 years of service. He has been a member of Broad Street UMC for over 55 years. A member of the Weston Volunteer Fire Department for 57 years, he and his wife Helen were instrumental in forming what is now the Weston-Lewis Co. Emergency Ambulance Service in the mid-1970s. Jim also co-founded Boy Scout Troop 77 in the 1960s.
Other memberships include the Weston Moose Lodge, the Lewis County Shrine club and the Nemesis Temple. Jim was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Reserve after 6 years of service.
Family and friends will be received at the Hardman Family Funeral Home 730 N. Main Avenue Weston on Saturday, December 18, 2021 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. from the Hardman Family Funeral Home chapel with Reverend Brian Plum officiating. Interment will follow services in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens of Jane Lew, WV. On-line condolences and life stories in memory of Jim may be expressed at hardmanfamilyfuneralhome.com.. In lieu of flowers, make donations to Broad Street United Methodist Church 210 Broad Street Weston, WV 26452.
Hardman Family Funeral Home of Weston considers it an honor and a privilege to serve the family of James V. Markley.
Jim is survived by his son David Johnston, daughter-in-law Beth Hymes Johnston and grandson Spencer Johnston, all of Virginia Beach, VA. Also surviving are his nephew Don George Markley and his wife Becky, and his niece Donna Markley Malfregeot and her husband Rick. It is also significant that his adopted family Bill and Molly Burkhammer will truly miss him.
Jim retired from Dominion Energy after almost 30 years of service. He has been a member of Broad Street UMC for over 55 years. A member of the Weston Volunteer Fire Department for 57 years, he and his wife Helen were instrumental in forming what is now the Weston-Lewis Co. Emergency Ambulance Service in the mid-1970s. Jim also co-founded Boy Scout Troop 77 in the 1960s.
Other memberships include the Weston Moose Lodge, the Lewis County Shrine club and the Nemesis Temple. Jim was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Reserve after 6 years of service.
Family and friends will be received at the Hardman Family Funeral Home 730 N. Main Avenue Weston on Saturday, December 18, 2021 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. from the Hardman Family Funeral Home chapel with Reverend Brian Plum officiating. Interment will follow services in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens of Jane Lew, WV. On-line condolences and life stories in memory of Jim may be expressed at hardmanfamilyfuneralhome.com.. In lieu of flowers, make donations to Broad Street United Methodist Church 210 Broad Street Weston, WV 26452.
Hardman Family Funeral Home of Weston considers it an honor and a privilege to serve the family of James V. Markley.