Ralph Damon Preast

     Ralph Damon Preast, 93, of Nallen, WV passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024 in the Bower’s Hospice House at Beckley.  Born February 20, 1931 at Kingston, he was a son of the late Gaymond G. and Nora Ewing Preast.  He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Damon Mooney.

     He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, was a retired coal miner, a member of the UMWA, loved the outdoors, was a beekeeper and collected honey.

     Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of seventy-two years, Frances Ray Preast; daughter, Jenny (Alvin) Walker; son, Ralph Preast; four grandchildren, Jamey (Tara) Walker, Matt (Kimberly) Walker, Missy (Nathan) Mooney, and Samuel Moore; twelve great grandchildren, Brayden, Luke, Jake, Lilly, Tatum, Damon, Presley, Maggie, Matty, Caleb, Ada, and Lila; one great great granddaughter, Hailey.

     Funeral services will be held at 12:00 (noon) on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chapel at Victor with Pastor Jamey Walker officiating.  Interment will follow under the direction of the White-Anderson Funeral Home and Cremation Center at Summersville.

     Friends may call at the mausoleum chapel on Tuesday one-hour prior to the funeral services.     

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