Obituary

Ayoub Rahall
(June 25, 1932 - January 20, 2019)

Ayoub Fares Rahall, 85, of Huntington passed away peacefully on January 20th, 2019 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington.  Ayoub was the son of the late Fares and Zahia Rahall of Lebanon. He was preceded in death by his late wife, Elaine Bassett Rahall of Huntington, his sister, Niamee Rahall Fakoury and brother, George Rahall of Lebanon. .Ayoub immigrated to Huntington from Lebanon in 1961. He worked for his then in-laws at Bassett Food Market. After Bassett Food Market was sold in 1977, he worked as an independent plumber and electrician until he took a job with Dr. Joseph Touma, Sr. as his maintenance supervisor until 2017.  Ayoub was a member of the Huntington Lodge #53 AF & AM and his dearly loved Holy Spirit Orthodox Church in Huntington, WV.  Ayoub is survived by his loving wife, Mary Emily Rahall of Huntington; his brother, Joseph Rahall of Lebanon; his sister, Mary Rahall Ishac of Lebanon; his daughters, Rebecca Rahall Anderson (Troy) and Susan Kimberly Rahall both of Raleigh, NC; his step-children Lisa Ann (Mark) Caldwell of Huntington, Brian Keith (Carrie) Combs of San Antonio TX, Teresa Dawn Combs of Huntington and Mark and Mike Caldwell of Huntington; his grandchildren, Brent and Tristan Anderson, Tyler, Christopher, Mark and Mike Caldwell, Trent Cornwell, Alaina Hoyt and Kylie and Callen Combs; his step-great-grandchildren, Maycie Caldwell and Payton Caldwell and many beloved cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends, including his cousins Julian (Jihad) Saad and their special children and grandchildren, and Mary Ann (Jack) Dolen.  Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Holy Spirit Orthodox Church by The Very Reverend John Dixon.  Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Huntington.   Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the church where the Trisagion will be said at 6:30 p.m.  Expressions of sympathy may be made to Holy Spirit Orthodox Church.  Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.