Walter Clark Harpold

Walter Clark Harpold, 92, formerly of St. Albans, passed away at Cabell Health Care Center on April 28th. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marge Pierce Harpold; grandson, Nicholas Harpold; parents, Elias Clark and Bertha Bumgarner Harpold; sister, Hattie Harpold Parsons and brother, Ray Harpold. Walter grew up in Gay, West Virginia and joined the United State Air Force during WWII. He was a staff sergeant and flew in a B-17 as the ball turret gunner. He was a member of “Pappy’s Crew” and they flew 35 missions out of England with the 388th Bomb Group. He was also active in the West Virginia Eighth Air Force Historical Society. After the war, he earned his engineering degree from West Virginia Tech and retired from Union Carbide Corporation in 1985 after 38 years of service. Walter loved God, his family, WVU, and the Cincinnati Reds. His love of sports kept him active for many years coaching baseball in St. Albans. He was also known to call in to many of the local sports talk radio shows as he was very versed in sports history. He loved going to WVU football games with his neighborhood buddies and they got season tickets together for many years. He and wife Marge were very active members of St. Luke United Methodist Church, St. Albans. In his latter years, he also loved going to Hansford Community Center for their senior luncheons. Walter will always be remembered for his great sense of humor, wit, gentle demeanor and kind disposition towards everyone. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Cherie Harpold of Winfield and daughter Cheri Harpold of St. Albans; granddaughter, Megan Harpold and great-granddaughter, Gracie. Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday May 2, 2017 at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans with the Rev. Joel M. Harpold officiating. Burial will follow in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Visitation will be held from 6-8pm Monday at the funeral home. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of the Cabell Health Care Center for the excellent care and love they showed to their father. In lieu of flowers, donations are encouraged to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (envelopes will be available at the funeral home). Share memories of Walter on his tribute page at ChapmanFuneralHomes.com Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, family-owned and located at 409 Sixth Avenue, St. Albans is honored to serve the Harpold family.

Walter Clark Harpold

April 28, 2017