Darrell Lee Covert

Darrell Lee Covert, 80, of Hurricane, WV, went home to be with his Lord on January 29, 2018, at Hubbard Hospice House West, South Charleston, after a brief illness. Born in Charleston on May 12, 1937, Darrell was a 1955 graduate of South Charleston High School. He served in the WV Air National Guard for six years. He served as a supervisor at Union Carbide and Bayer Corporation for 40 years. Darrell accepted the Lord as his personal Savior in January 1969 and spent the rest of his life faithfully serving the Lord at Calvary Baptist Church and Cross Lanes Baptist Church as a Sunday school teacher, deacon and church treasurer. He loved people and spent his life witnessing for Christ and ministering to others. You could always find Darrell working in some capacity, whether at home in his yard or at church, and he could fix just about anything! Darrell was the son of the late Fulton B. and Sydney (Kidd) Covert of Charleston. He was preceded in death by his brother, Donald Gene Covert, of Winfield. Donald's wife, Mary Covert, still survives Darrell was a model husband, dad and Paw Paw, and he is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 57 years, Willa Jean ((Stark) Covert and his daughter, Lisa (Covert) Mitchell and son-in-law, Sam Mitchell, both of Lorton, Va, his dear grandchildren whom he adored, Abigail (Mitchell) Burkholder (Bruce) of Loganville, GA, Spencer Mitchell of Columbia, SC, Madison Mitchell and Caroline (Carlie) Mitchell all of Lorton, Va , and his precious great grandchildren, James (Jimmy) Burkholder and Grace Burkholder of Loganville, GA. He is also survived by his two brothers, Bernice F. (Pete) Covert (and wife Karen) of Bluffton, SC, and Edward (Ed) Covert (and wife Ruth) of Hurricane, WV, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Visitation and service both will be held at Chapman Funeral Home located at 3941 Teays Valley Rd., Hurricane, WV on Saturday, February 3, 2018 with Pastor Seth Polk officiating. Eulogy will be given by Sam Mitchell. Visitation will be from 12:00pm-2:00pm, and the funeral service will be at 2:00 pm. A private burial will be at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to Hubbard Hospice House, West, 4605 MacCorkle Ave, SW, South Charleston, WV 25309. You may share memories of Darrell on his tribute page by visiting ChapmanFuneralHomes.com Chapman Funeral Home, family-owned and located at 3941 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane is honored to serve the Covert family.