On a beautiful spring morning, Saturday, April 26, 2014, his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ called John “Dickie” Stuart Wyatt Jr. home.
John was born December 13, 1930, at Friars Hill, WV, to the late John S. and Nora Spangler Wyatt.
He was retired from The Greenbrier with over 50 years of service and was a U.S. Mail contractor. Dickie, as he was known by his friends and family, graduated from Williamsburg High School and attended Concord College.
He entered military service and served in Korea. He was a member of the VFW, as well as a member of the
Alleghany Masonic Lodge #136. Dickie enjoyed playing golf and helping his family out in any way possible. He was raised to work by the sweat of his brow. He was a great father, husband, and grandfather. Dickie always had a smile for everyone, and he never met a stranger. He was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church and enjoyed services at Bethesda Temple of Praise and listening to his son, who played drums on the praise and worship team.
Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years, Violette; sons, Richard (Angie) of Huntsville, AL, and John (Belinda) of White Sulphur Springs, WV; daughter, Valerie Wyatt Sabbag (companion, Butch) of White Sulphur Springs; sisters, Colletta Ann Wahl of Shippensburg, PA, and Ada Grey Ayers of White Sulphur Springs; grandchildren, Jake and Mollie of Huntsville, Hunter Sabbag (companion, Danielle) of Washington, D.C., Anthony Sabbag of Sarasota, FL, and Matthew Wyatt of White Sulphur Springs; and one great-grandchild, Cooper Sabbag of Washington, D.C.
Services are scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 2 PM at Bethesda Temple of Praise in White Sulphur Springs with Pastor Chad Dingess officiating. Burial will follow at Greenbrier Memorial Gardens in Lewisburg, WV.
Visitation will be two hours prior to the services on Tuesday. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1601 2nd Avenue, Charleston, WV 25387.
Shanklin Funeral Home in White Sulphur Springs is serving the family.
Obituary originally published in the April 28, 2014 edition of the West Virginia Daily News.
