Eva Frances [Hypes] Preast,  90 of Poe, passed away Monday May 23, 2022 at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Eva was born to the late Clem & Susan McClung Hypes of Nicholas County on August 28, 1931.  She was married to Ernest T. Preast in 1949, they spent 39 years together before he passed away in 1988. They had five children and raised their family in Poe.

She lived a life dedicated to caring for and serving others. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt. She truly was the most self-less person that we all knew. She retired from the Nicholas County Board of Education with over thirty years of service. Throughout her entire life, she held an unwavering faith in God, which she shared with those who surrounded her. Eva was a devoted Christian and a member of Bethel Methodist Church at Poe.

She was also preceded in death by her, son Marshall Preast, brother Charles Hypes, sisters Glenna Gray and Edith Hanshaw.

She is survived by her children Nellie (Bill Mann) Baughman, Becky (Paige) Pierson, Pam (Mitchell) Workman, Marcia (Eddie) Kiser and Daughter in Law Helen Preast. Grandchildren Tonya (Farley II) Price, Cassandra (Ritchie) Cottle, Tari (Eric Daugherty) Workman, Eric (Amanda) Workman, Timothey (Whitney) Hanshaw, Joseph and Cameron Allman. Great Grandchildren Farley III (Jaclyn) Price, Isiah Brooks, Ava D. and Acen Workman, Callie and Clara Cottle. Sisters Nannie Hall, Wilma Grose, and Peggy (Charles) Tucker. A host of nieces and nephews, and special family friends the late Vickie Brittner and her daughter Rebecca Brittner Nelson.

Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday June 2nd at the Bethel Methodist Church in Poe with Pastor Paul Gray officiating.  Burial will follow in the Keenan Cemetery.  Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service on Thursday.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Eva's memory to Bethel Youth Group and Scholarship Program.  Bethel Methodist Church, 8464 Summersville Lake Road, Summersville, WV 26651

The Waters Funeral Chapel in Summersville is in charge of arrangements.

www.watersfuneralchapel.com