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Obituary
Eva Va Bias, 81, of
Huntington passed away Friday,
March 28, 2008 at her residence. Funeral service will be
conducted Monday, March 31, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at Beard Mortuary, Huntington
with Pastor Ray Vance officiating. Burial will follow in
White
Chapel
Memorial
Gardens, Barboursville.
C.A. Adams, Bob Bailey, John Chapman, Johnny McCallister, Bobby
Nelson, Doug Reynolds and David Tyson will be serving as pallbearers.
She was born July 24, 1926 in
Milton,
WV, a daughter of the late
Elisha and May Harshbarger Morrison. She was also
preceded in death by her husband, Switzer Bias; five brothers, Harold, Carl,
Jackie, Dallas and Marvin Morrison and three sisters, Emogene Miller, Bertha
Hogan and Dalia Faye Morrison. She was a member of the
Fifth
Ave.
Freewill
Baptist
Church.
Eva was very active in the Democratic Party in
Cabell
County.
She was a member of the Cabell County Democratic Executive Committee
for nearly 20 years, representing the 4th Executive Committee
District in the city of
Huntington.
She was named
Cabell
County’s Democrat of
the Year in 1998. She was influential in the successful
election campaigns of Representative Nick Joe Rahall, former Supreme Court
Justice, Margaret Workman and a large number of locally elected and
appointed officials. Eva and her late husband Switzer
were honorary advisory committee members of 2000 Democratic presidential
nominee Al Gore. Eva volunteered many hours working for
her political party and recommended hundreds of local citizens to work as
poll officials in election years. She was often sought
out by politicians for her counsel and support. She was
happiest when she was busy working in political campaigns to help elect her
favorite candidates. She is survived by one brother,
Rev. Millard Morrison, one sister, Louise Morrison, several nieces and
nephews and a host of wonderful fiends. Friends may call
from 12:30 to 2:30 pm Monday at the mortuary.
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