Rachel Kathryn “Kathy” Chafin, 73, of Logan, WV, departed this life on Monday, March 20, 2023, at St. Mary’s Medical Center at Huntington, WV.
Born May 14, 1949, at Logan, WV, she was the daughter of the late Hobart and Monie Adkins Young.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Young.
Kathy was the advertising manager at Logan Banner for 38 years until she retired on April 29, 2011. She loved Country-Western music, traveling, and was an avid NASCAR racing fan. Devoted to her family, Kathy was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She will be dearly missed.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 33 years, Billy Ray Chafin; four children, Tracy Smiler and Ginny Chafin both of Florida, Billy Ellis of Alabama, and Jessica Cresong of Lewisburg, WV; 17 grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and one brother, Donald (Bonnie) Young of Columbus, OH. Additionally, Kathy leaves behind numerous friends and a host of other dear relatives.
Funeral services will be conducted at noon Monday, March 27, 2023, at the Evans Funeral Home Chapel at Chapmanville, WV, with Rev. Roscoe Chafin officiating.
Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Pecks Mill, WV, where family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation will be held Sunday, March 26, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home at Chapmanville, WV.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Evans Funeral Home & Cremation Services at Chapmanville, WV.
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