Obituary

James Virgil Farmer
(August 15, 1923 - February 24, 2012)

James Virgil Farmer died February 24, 2012 in Clarksburg, WV, at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center. He was born August 15, 1923, in Paige, WV, the ninth and last surviving child of the late William A. and Susan McElyea Farmer. Formerly of Man and then Ona, WV, Mr. Farmer had been a resident at the West Virginia Veterans Nursing Facility in Clarksburg for the past year. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Madeline Anderson Farmer, and his son-in-law, Jerry Hill. Mr. Farmer was a member of Barboursville Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, and for many years was a member of Mallory Baptist Church where he served as Song Leader, Adult Sunday School Teacher and member of the Deacon Board. He sang bass in both choirs of Barboursville and Mallory Baptist Churches. Mr. Farmer served on the Executive board of the West Virginia Baptist Convention and on the National Board of American Baptist Churches. He was a graduate of Oak Hill High School, attended Beckley College, and was a graduate of Toledo Barber College. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the Army Corps of Engineers in Italy. After working as a barber for many years in Man, Mr. Farmer retired as a Nationwide Insurance agent. He was active in the Man Rotary Club in which he had served as president and sergeant at arms, was a former member of the Milton Rotary Club, and was also a Paul Harris Fellow. Mr. Farmer had been a member of the Logan County Emergency Ambulance Service Authority. He was a proud member of the Democrat Party. Mr. Farmer is survived by his daughter, Nina Farmer-Hill of Huntington, WV, and his son, John Farmer and his wife, Jo Carol, of Bridgeport, WV. He is also survived by a granddaughter, Susan Stone and her husband, Aaron, of Huntington, two grandsons, James Hill and his wife, Megan, of Bridgeport and Isaac Farmer of Bridgeport, and a great granddaughter, Isabella Stone of Huntington. Friends and family will be received at the Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, WV, on Sunday, February 26th from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, on Monday, February 27th at 11 a.m. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Highland Memory Gardens, Godby Heights, WV. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Resident Fund at the West Virginia Veterans Nursing Facility, One Freedoms Way, Clarksburg, WV 26301.