Eleanor M. Vanhoose

Eleanor M. (Boley) Vanhoose, 85, of Huntington, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 8, 2008.  Waiting for her at the golden gate was her loving and faithful husband of 60 years, Jack Vanhoose, who passed before her in 2004.  They are forever reunited.  Eleanor was in the care of the Teays Valley Elder Care Center where she made her home for the past four years.  She was born February 25, 1923, in Catlettsburg, KY, daughter of the late Clyde E. and Mamie Fisher Boley .  She was also preceded in death by a brother, James P. Boley of Huntington; two sisters, Mabel Workman and Lena Holcomb of Proctorville, OH.  She is survived by her daughter, Sheila Lynn Clark of Huntington; son, Darryl Scott Vanhoose and wife, Dreama of Culloden; brother, Harold E. Boley of South Point, OH; sister, Ruby Lee Knight of Gainesville, FL; three grandsons, Christopher Clark and wife, Laura of Columbus, OH, Jason Vanhoose and wife, Lisa of Teays Valley, Matthew Vanhoose and wife, Heather of Charleston; five beautiful great grandchildren, Jessica Kathleen Clark of Huntington, Lauren Elizabeth Vanhoose, Joshua Scott Vanhoose, Evan Morgan all of Teays Valley, and Jackson Whittier Vanhoose of Charleston.  Eleanor was retired from Stone and Thomas Dept. Store (previously Anderson Newcomb's).  She was a long time member of Highlawn Baptist Church where she served as a children's Sunday School Teacher touching many lives, and was a member of the Koinonia Bible Class.  She also served as the children's Sunday School teacher at Hurricane Baptist Church for over a decade.  Funeral service will be conducted 11:00 AM, Friday, December 12, 2008 at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Jim Franklin officiating.  Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM, Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Beard Mortuary.  Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.beardmortuary.com. "For believers in Christ, death is not an end but a beginning.  It means leaving this old world behind and getting to a better place, completing the purpose for which we were made.  It's a time for joy and excitement and a hearty 'Bon Voyage'."

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