Honaker, Kermit Joseph

March 12, 1956 - February 05, 2010

On Friday, February 5th, 2010 our cherished Joe Honaker of Fulton Avenue, Beckley passed away at Raleigh General Hospital following a long illness. He was 53 years of age. Born Kermit Joseph Honaker on March 12, 1956, Joe as he was affectionately known all his life, was the second of two sons born to Kermit and Mary Shumate Honaker of Mabscott. Joe spent his childhood in Mabscott. He was of the Church of Christ faith. Joe was a disabled coal miner, having last worked at Maple Meadow. He had 18 years in the mining industry. In his leisure time he enjoyed fishing and working with wood. In addition to his beloved parents, those left to cherish his memory are his children, Mary Jo Stone and her husband, Jesse of Clear Creek, Kermit Joseph Honaker II of Mabscott and Wesley Dean Honaker of Beckley; he was the fond brother of David Michael Honaker of Tucson, Arizona; his dear companion, Deborah (Debbie) Collins and her son, Justin; the proud grandfather of Logan Neal and Breeaunna Pearl. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 9th at 11:00 a.m. in the Melton Mortuary Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of the service. Burial will follow in the Honaker Cemetery #2 beside the Arnett Assembly of God Church at Arnett.