Obituary
Willis Alfred Blevins Sr.
(March 17, 1940 - October 10, 2022)
Mary Elizabeth Bowen Blevins, 80, of Huntington, WV,
beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother, and great grandmother, passed
away Friday, October 7, 2022, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House,
Huntington. Her husband, Willis Alfred Blevins, Sr.,
beloved husband, father, brother and grandfather, and great grandfather
passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Mary
was born January 30, 1942 in Huntington a daughter of the late Clayton
Bernard and Dorothy Louise Spence Bowen. She was also preceded in death by a
brother Clayton Bernard Bowen II. Willis was born March 17, 1940 in
Huntington a son of the late William S. and Alma Critzer Blevins. He was
also preceded in death by two sisters, Drucilla Lucas and Sharon Woodrick;
and four brothers, Charles Blevins, Oscar Blevins, Raymond Lee Blevins, and
James Jackson Blevins. He was a plumber and pipefitter with Local Union 521.
Survivors include: two sons and a daughter-in-law, Willis Alfred Blevins,
Jr. (Sue) of Matewan, WV and Raymond Lee and Helen Blevins of Huntington;
seven grandchildren, Jesse Lee Blevins, Sarah Rae Blevins, Joseph Lee
(Sarah) Blevins, Raymond Michael Blevins, Christopher Kirtley, Sable
Blevins, and Andrea Blevins; one great grandchild, Aydon Blevins; Mary's
sisters, Donna Lou Bowen Tabor of Ohio, and Nancy Kathlene Bowen Lovejoy of
Huntington; Mary's brothers, Clinton Ray (Hazel) Bowen of Huntington, Donald
Lee Bowen of Huntington, Charley William (Janet) Bowen of Ona, WV and Robert
Michael (Diane) Bowen of Huntington; Willis' sisters, Lillie Fyffe of South
Point, OH, Mary (Sammie) Marcum of Kenova, WV, and Opal (Shirley) Adkins of
Ohio; several nieces and nephews, and Mary's lifetime friend Bonnie
Childers. The family would like to give a special thanks to Brenda Stepp for
all the she has done. Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 pm Thursday,
October 13, 2022, at Chapman's Mortuary, Huntington, with Pastor Jason C.
Black officiating. Burial will be at White Chapel Memorial Gardens,
Barboursville. Visitation will be from noon until 1:00 pm Thurs day at the
funeral home.
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