Rev. Earl Benjamin Bible

He was born on June 24, 1937, on Timber Ridge, Seneca Rocks, West Virginia, the son of the late Fred and Maggie Belle (Casto) Bible.

On March 31, 1956, he married his wife of 66 years, Doris Alice (Harper) Bible, who survives.

Earl was a 1956 graduate of Circleville High School and continued his education at Seminary College. Earl has been a United Methodist Pastor for 40 plus years with the Allegheny Charge, serving Pendleton and Randolph counties. He was a member and pastored at Circleville United Methodist Church and was a member of the Seneca Rocks United Methodist Church. He worked at Hanover Shoe Company for 30-plus years as a supervisor in the cutting department until it closed. Earl previously worked for DC Harper’s in Seneca Rocks, drove a school bus, had worked for the Federal Government in Washington, D.C., for two years and enjoyed cattle and sheep farming.

Earl was the last surviving member of his immediate family and in addition to his wife, he leaves behind to cherish his memory a daughter, Armanda Darlene (Bible) Heavner (Steve) of Riverton, West Virginia; two grandchildren, Benjamin Wayne Heavner (Rebecca) and Hannah Elisabeth Nelson (John); five great-grandchildren, Tori Belle Heavner, Tuff Archie Heavner, Claira Beth Nelson, Haley Marie Nelson, and Nathaniel Walter Nelson; a niece; and two great-nieces.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother, (3-days-old), Fred Bible Jr.; and a sister, Evelyn Betty Thompson and husband, Gifford.

Earl’s family will receive friends on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, 5-7 p.m. at the Basagic Funeral Home in Franklin, West Virginia.

Funeral services will be on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at 11 a.m., from the funeral home chapel, with Superintendent Scott Furguson officiating. Interment will be in the Bible Family Cemetery, Timber Ridge, Seneca Rocks, West Virginia.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Mountain Memories Assisted Living and Retirement Community, 301 Wilson Ln., Elkins, WV 26241.

Memories and words of comfort may be left at www.basagic.com or on Facebook at Basagic Funeral Home.