John Edward Huffman, 66, of Charleston went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 15, 2010 at CAMC Memorial Division after a long illness.
John served in the United States Army as a paratrooper from 1962-1965 with the 505th and 509th parachute infantry. He was an original charter member of the WV Airborne Association. He was the coach of the Sissonville Boxing Team, and a Vietnam Veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Opal Faye McKinney Huffman and Raymond O. Huffman. He was raised by his great grandparents, John Ed and Anna McKinney.
He is survived by his wife Judy Ann Hackney Huffman; five children, Donna Hamrick and her husband, Steve, Tonja Stephens and her husband, Joey, all of Eleanor, Melissa Hackney, Kevin Hackney and his wife, Lisa, Cheryl Kingrey and her husband, Todd, all of Sissonville; eleven grandchildren and great grandchildren; brother, Raymond Huffman and his wife, Barbara, of Tampa, FL; sisters, Margaret Cole and her husband, Chuck, of Newport, MI, and Lucy Russo of Tampa, FL.
John was a retired truck driver from Kroger Company with 29 years of service. He was a member of the Local Union 175 for 32 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing but his great love was motorcycle riding with his wife Judy and many friends. John will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend.
The Funeral Service will be 11am Saturday, December 18 at Long and Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville with Pastor Al Mendez and Pastor Fairley McCormick officiating. Military Rites will be provided by the WV Airborne Association and the American Legion Post 61, Clendenin. Burial will follow in the Guthrie Cemetery, Edens Fork, Charleston.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 2-4 and 6-8pm Friday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent by visiting www.longfisherfuneralhome.com.