Obituary

Wade Hampton Roach
(September 24, 1933 - November 12, 2014)

Rev. Wade H. Roach 81, of Huntington, passed away Wednesday November 12, 2014, in Saint Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 pm Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Chapman’s Mortuary, with Pastor Basil R. Hudson and Pastor Larry Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. He was born September 24, 1933 in Cabell County, WV, a son of the late Covington and Scinda Salmons Roach. Three sisters, Shirley Dean, Margie Slone and Betty Plymale also preceded him in death. He graduated from Barboursville High School, was a US Navy veteran, a member of the 36th Street Tabernacle, and pastored Sunset chapel Church and Brookedale Freewill Baptist Church. He was a retired letter carrier for the US Postal Service and was owner/operator of J&W Locksmith. Survivors include his wife Janice C. Roach of Huntington; one daughter and son-in-law Trisha Roach Marnix (John) of Miller, Ohio; one brother and sister-in-law Dewey S. and Sally Roach of Cleveland, Ohio; and one granddaughter, Dana Marnix of Huntington. Friends may call from 11:00 am to service time Saturday at the funeral home.