Obituary
William Eugene Wetherholt
(September 28, 1942 - September 6, 2022)
William Eugene Wetherholt, 79, of
Huntington, WV, died Tuesday September 6, 2022 at Heritage Center. Funeral
service will be conducted 2:00 PM Saturday September 10, 2022 at Chapman's
Mortuary Huntington with the Minister Bill Adkins officiating. William was
born September 28, 1942, in Cabell County, WV a son of the late William
Chauncey and Mary Dial Wetherholt. Also preceding him in death were three
brothers, Raymond, Lloyd and Leonard Wetherholt, and four sisters, Lucille
Coyle, Eula Woods, Opal Bias and Roberta Foster. He retired from the IBEW
Local 317 but his first and greatest passion was music. This culminated in
the founding of "The Crackerjacks"; a local band performing throughout the
Tri-State area; of which he was frontman and lead singer. Survivors include
his wife, Deborah Carney Wetherholt, one daughter, Kimberly (Arnold) Bowen
of Huntington, one son, William Eugene (Jovanni) Wetherholt II of Atlanta,
Ga, one grandson, Evan Bowen of Huntington, WV. Visitation will be from 1:00
PM until service time Saturday at the funeral home.
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