The Shadow
WHITE SULPHUR SP-RINGS, W.Va. – Genevieve Lurabelle Huffman, 86, of White Sulphur Springs, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, after an extended illness.
She was born in Whitmer, W.Va., July 24, 1924, a daughter of the late Charles Howard and Annie Grace Mullenex Blackburn.
Mrs. Huffman was a member of First Church of God on Willow Street, White Sulphur Springs. She loved to cook and bake and was very talented in cake decorating. She also loved to paint pictures and work with crafts.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, David Martin, who lost his life in the Korean War; her second husband, Donald Clayton “Dusty” Huffman, July 13, 2008; three sisters, Edith Dean, Josie Dean, Icie Blackburn; and a brother, William C. Blackburn.
Surviving are a daughter, Donna Stevens of White Sulphur Springs; a son, John Huffman of Verona; a sister, Marguerette Dean of White Sulphur Springs; three grandsons, Nick and Tonya Stevens of White Sulphur Springs, John and Silvia Stevens and Justin Huffman, all of Verona; one great-granddaughter, Jade Montgomery; several nieces and nephews, including a niece that gave her special care, Diane Blackburn Feury of White Sulphur Springs.
A funeral service will be conducted Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Shanklin Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Barber officiating. Interment will be in Mapledale Cemetery, Route 92, White Sulphur Springs.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
