Rev. Artie Ray Napier, Sr., 99, of Huntington, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, August 13, 2015, in the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Chapman's Mortuary, with Pastor Marshall Bonecutter officiating. Burial will be in Napier Cemetery, Wayne County. Born March 5, 1916 in Wayne County, WV, a son of the late French Sr. and Elizabeth Muncy Napier. In addition to his parents, his first wife Effie Lee Stephens Napier, 5 sisters and 9 brothers also preceded him in death. A minister for over 70 years, and the founder of the Glorious Church of God, he spent his life preaching the gospel, singing and writing several books. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Workman Napier of Huntington; two daughters, Ernestine Moore and Barbara Richardson, both of North Ridgeville, OH; two sons and daughters-in-law, Henry Lee and Darlene Napier of Elyria, OH, and Artie Ray Napier, Jr. and Marlene of Grafton, OH; 18 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren and 18 great-great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Saturday at the funeral home. Artie loved his family very much.