Marshall Rowan “Mannie” Honaker, age 56, of Alderson, WV, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at the home of his mother in Alderson, following a short illness.
Born October 16, 1961, in Union, WV, he was the son of Elizabeth Ann Lephew Honaker of Alderson and Lacy Rowan “Red” Honaker.
Mr. Honaker was a former water well-drilling operator, having worked at Honaker’s Well Drilling Company in Alderson for many years. He was also the former owner and operator of the Alderson Ashland Station, and was a farmer. He attended Talcott High School in Talcott, WV, and was of the Baptist faith. He was a lifetime member of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.). Mr. Honaker enjoyed farming, hunting, and participating in drag racing, and was an avid fisherman.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Janet Gadd.
Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Wendy Lee Gadd Honaker of Alderson; his mother, Elizabeth Ann Lephew Honaker of Alderson; one brother, Raymond Honaker and wife, Kamia, of Alderson; five sisters, Karen Pinter and husband, John, of Spot-sylvania, VA, Mary Ann Bowyer and husband, Richard Jr., of Alderson, Vickie Wickline and husband, Orville, of White Sulphur Springs, WV, Carol Hooper and husband, Cordell, of Pensacola, FL, and Louise Ogden and husband, Ora, of Bainbridge, OH; his father-in-law, John Gadd and companion, Pam, of Alderson; a sister-in-law, Terry Ambler of Alderson; a special nephew, Rick Bowyer III and wife, Jaime, of Alderson; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at 2 p.m. at the Lobban Funeral Home Chapel in Alderson, with Pastor Clark Morgan officiating. Burial will follow at the Wallace Memorial Cemetery, in Clintonville, WV.
Friends may call Wednesday, May 30, from 12–2 p.m. at the Lobban Funeral Home in Alderson.
Serving as pallbearers will be Raymond Honaker, Brian Honaker, Junior Wickline, Ricky Bowyer, Scott Pinnell, Dickie Bowyer, Skip Thompson, and Adam Bowyer. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Donnie Carter, Sammy Walker, and Daniel Boswell.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations of sympathy be made to Lobban Funeral Home, PO Box 148, Alderson, WV 24910 to help the family with funeral expenses.
Lobban Funeral Home in Alderson is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the May 29, 2018 edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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