Obituary

 Leah Virginia McMillian, 74 of Barboursville went home to be with her Lord Saturday, September 09, 2006 in Chateau Grove Nursing Home.  Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday at Heck Funeral Home, Milton with Pastor Joseph Jarrett officiating.  Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, Barboursville.  Leah was born July 20, 1932 in Milton a daughter of the late Floyd and Virginia Bowles McMillian.  She is also preceded in death by three brothers, Bowles McMillian, Eugene McMillian and Floyd McMillian; one sister, Elizabeth Gard.  Leah was a member of the Milton Methodist Church she was a retired Counselor from the Kanawha County Board of Education.  She was a member of the West Virginia and American Counseling Association.  She also served as Chairman of the State Conference in West Virginia as well as serving as President, where she was honored as Counselor of the Year.  She as a member of the Phi Delta Kappa and served as President of Kanawha Valley Chapter and served as Delegate to National Convention from Kanawha Valley Chapter.  She served as a Lobbyist for the Kanawha Valley Chapter.  She will be sadly missed by her nephew and his wife, Chip and Rhonda McMillian; sister-in-law, Thelma McMillian and a host of friends.  In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to Chateau Grove Nursing Home.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, September 10, 2006 at Heck Funeral Home, Milton.