James H. "Jim" Honaker

James H. “Jim” Honaker, 85, of Oak Hill, departed to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at Hilltop Center, Hilltop, after a long illness. Born March 2, 1923, at Fayetteville, he was a son of the late Charles Edward and Minnie Ellison Honaker. Jim was a retired strip miner, a member of the Mountain View Church of God at Hilltop, a World War II U.S. Army veteran, where he served in the 1st Calvary Division, was a recipient of the Purple Heart, and a member of the UMWA District 17. He was preceded in death by three sisters and six brothers. Survivors include his wife, Edith Allen Honaker; a daughter, Gailia Ann Johnson of Oak Hill; three grandchildren, Kimberly Ann Danch of Berlin Center, Ohio, Gary Wayne Johnson II of Oak Hill and James Michael Johnson of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; five great-grandchildren, Ashley Dawn Johnson, Evan Lee Evans, Katelyn Neser Ward, Allison Ann Johnson and Wayne Johnson III; and a sister, Billie Laws of Prosperity. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at Mountain View Church of God, Hilltop, with the Rev. Rudell Bloomfield officiating. Burial will follow at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill with military graveside rites will be conducted by the VFW Post 3110, Oak Hill. Friends may call at Mountain View Church of God on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. Online condolences may be sent to our Web site at www.tyreefuneralhome.com . Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.