Harold Fike
FIKE
Harold Fike, 83, a resident of Parsons, West Virginia, departed this life early Friday morning, May 19, 2023, at Mon General Hospital at Morgantown, West Virginia.
He was born Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1940, at Pifer Mt., St. George, West Virginia, a son of the late Earl E. Fike and Rachel Blanche Helmick Fike.
On Oct. 20, 1959, at Red House, Maryland, he was married to the former Wanda Jean Loughry, who preceded him in death Sept. 29, 2022. They had celebrated almost 63 years of marriage.
Surviving are two sons, Harold Eugene Fike and wife, Debra, of Parsons, and Michael Allen Fike and wife, Bonnie, of Valley Head; one daughter, Teresa Ann Fike White of Parsons; one sister, Viva Williams of Michigan; eight grandchildren, Tyler and Justin Fike, Ericka Shipley and husband, Mark, Derrick Fike and wife, Natoshia, Katelyn Fike, John Beale and wife, Harley, Steven Evans and wife, Katie, and Emily Emilov and husband, Miro; and 10 great-grandchildren, Aiden Shipley, Grayson Shipley, Lila Shipley, Avery Fike, Parker Fike, Noah Fike, Tegan Beale, Hunter Beale, Mila Emilov and Dorian Emilov.
Preceding him in death are one son-in-law, Will White; six brothers, Emerson, Lester, Herley and Carl and two infant brothers, Earl Jr. and Troy Fike; five sisters, Naomi Chupp, Elsie Fike and Goldie Fike and two infant sisters, Virginia and Sandra Kay Fike.
He attended the schools of Tucker County. He was an employee of the Bill Minear Logging Company, cutting timber and worked as a Crew Foreman and equipment operator for the West Virginia Department of Highways for 34 years until his retirement in 2003. He attended the Church of the Brethren at Shiloh, was a member of the Isaac Walton League and the Parsons Volunteer Fire Department. He was an outdoorsman, enjoyed working in the hayfields, gardening, hunting, collected guns and loved telling “feel good stories.”
He loved his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren dearly.
The family will receive friends at the Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Parsons, West Virginia, on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Final rites will be conducted from the funeral home on Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 11 a.m.
The Rev. Philip Dent will officiate and interment will follow at the Parsons City Cemetery at Parsons, West Virginia.
The Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Harold Fike.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.