RALPH  JUNIOR  YEAGER,  91 of Summersville, passed away Wednesday July 26, 2023 after an extended illness.  He was the son of the late Fred and Laura Mae Pennington Yeager and was born at Midkiff January 3, 1932.  Ralph was a retired Island Creek Coal Company foremen and a Baptist by faith.

He was also preceded in death by sons; Michael and Fred , daughter; Shirley , grandson; Johnathan and siblings; Rother Yeager,  Ernestiene Huffman, Pearl Albright and Helen Lobell.

Surviving:

Wife                Helen Pearl Murphy Yeager

Sons

David Yeager                                    Craigsville

Michael Yeager II                             Jacksonville, Fl

Daughters

Ellen Smith                                                               Greenville, NC

Marionette Short                                                      Craigsville

Dinah Deal and special son-in-law Ernie            Summersville

16 Grandchildren

31 Great Grandchildren

Funeral services will be conducted at noon Monday July 31st in the Mt. Vernon Church on Silo Road at Glade Creek with Pastor Ed Groves and Pastor Samuel Luppino officiating.  Burial will follow in the End of the Trail Cemetery at Clintonville. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the service on Monday.

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

Condolences: watersfuneralchapel.com