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Helen Pearl Farley Hylton - Obituary
November 15, 1923 - August 10, 2024
Helen
Pearl
Farley
Hylton,
age
100,
of
Alderson,
WV,
formerly
of
Coal
City,
WV
passed
away
on
Saturday,
August
10,
2024
at
the
Peyton
Hospice
House
in
Lewisburg, WV following a short illness.
Born
November
15,
1923
in
Coal
City,
she
was
the
daughter
of
the
late
George
Dewey
Farley,
Sr.
and
the
late
Lessie
Canady
Farley.
In
addition
to
her
parents,
she
was
preceded
in
death
by
her
husband,
Johnnie
Prince
Hylton;
three
brothers,
George
Dewey
Farley,
Jr.,
Verl
Farley,
and
Darrell
Farley;
and
three
sisters,
Eunice
Davis, Patty Minnick, and Shirley Allen.
Mrs.
Hylton
was
the
bookkeeper
for
Lillybrook
Coal
Company
at
Lillybrook,
WV
for
eight
years
and
then
became
a
mother
and
homemaker.
She
was
a
graduate
of
Stoco
High
School
at
Lego,
WV
and
graduated
from
Beckley
College
in
Beckley,
WV
with
a
degree
in
bookkeeping.
She
attended
the
Coal
City
Community
Church
in
Coal
City
and
was
an
avid
supporter
of
St.
Jude
Children’s
Research
Hospital.
Mrs.
Hylton
enjoyed
walking,
crocheting,
and
working
crossword
puzzles, and especially enjoyed her life on the Greenbrier River.
Survivors
include
two
sons,
Larry
K.
Hylton
and
his
wife,
Janet,
of
Fairmont,
WV,
and
Ronnie
Hylton
and
his
wife,
Christina,
of
Alderson;
five
grandchildren,
Candi
Thomas
and
her
husband,
George,
Heather
Vincent
and
her
husband,
Derek,
Allison
Shaffer
and
her
husband,
Shawn,
Jessica
Hill
and
her
husband,
Derek,
and
Michael
Hylton
and
his
wife,
Ann;
14
great-grandchildren;
five
great-great-grandchildren,
a
great-great-grandson due November of 2024; and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside
services
and
burial
will
be
Thursday,
August
15,
2024
at
12:00
p.m.
at
Sunset
Memorial
Park
in
Beckley, WV, with the Rev. Bev Colombo officiating.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Online condolences and memories may be shared with the Hylton family at
www.lobbanfh.com
.
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