Derek Michael Fitzwater, 19, of Grassy Meadows, WV, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015, along with his father, Danny Ray Fitzwater, following an automobile accident.
Born January 16, 1996, at Fairlea, WV, he was the son of the late Danny Ray Fitzwater and Barbara Oscar Balleydier and husband, Greg, of South Charleston, WV.
Derek worked as a carpenter and for the town of South Charleston while living there. He loved to sing and play the guitar. Derek attended Mt. Tabor Church of God while in South Charleston.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Emma Jane Hamrick; maternal grandmother, Wanda Houser Oscar; paternal grandfather, Jimmy Dale Fitzwater; and his aunt, Patricia Gail Cooper.
Along with his mother and stepfather, he is survived by his sister, Shayla Renee Fitzwater of South Charleston; maternal grandfather, James Steven Oscar Sr. of Cornstalk, WV; and numerous cousins, aunts, uncles, and extended family.
Services will be held at 2 PM on Thursday, August 13, 2015, at the Grassy Meadows Gospel Lighthouse with Pastor Frank Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the Maude Chapel Cemetery in Grassy Meadows.
Friends may call two hours before the service from 12-2 PM at the church.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.smathersfuneralchapelinc.com.
Smathers Funeral Chapel Inc. in Rainelle is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the August 11, 2015, edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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