Obituary

Jewel Chapman Deal, 81, formerly of Glenwood, WV, died Friday, November 7, 2008 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Alexandria, VA.  Funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington, WV, with the Rev. Jerald Lanham and the Rev. Jeffrey Arthur officiating.  Burial will follow in Moore’s Chapel Cemetery, Ashton, WV.  She was born August 19, 1927 in Glenwood, WV, a daughter of the late Charles M. and Pearlie Scarberry Chapman.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jake Deal; one brother and five sisters.  She was a homemaker who loved to bake pies, play guitar and sing.  She was a member of Faith Gospel Mission Church, Glenwood, WV where she sang in the choir.  After moving to Huntington, she attended the Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church, Huntington, WV for many years and sang in their choir.  She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Hazrat Rehman of Alexandria, VA; one granddaughter, Jamila Rehman of Alexandria, VA; one nephew, William W. Crum of Huntington, WV; two nieces, Virginia Arrowood and Velma Booth of Huntington, WV; two great nephews, Larry Arrowood of North Carolina and Danny Booth of Huntington; three great nieces, Linda Arrowood, Jeanne Crum Wray and Penny Booth of Huntington, WV; and many other nieces, nephews and special friends and neighbors.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington, WV.