Pastor William Eugene "Bill" Donahoe

Pastor William “Bill” Donahoe of Hurricane, WV passed away on November 28, 2015 after having heart complications. He was a golfer, business man (Payne and Donahoe Insurance), family man, and a great pastor. He was full of energy and life even joking with the Paramedics just shortly before his death. Born July 8, 1954 in Newport News, VA, he was a son of Sandra Jane Donahoe and the late Eugene D. Donahoe. He was also preceded in death by his brother Phillip Donahoe, brother in law Gene Donahoe. Bill was a lifelong resident of Hurricane, WV. He was a graduate of Hurricane High School and went to West Point. One of his best experiences was playing basketball at West Point for Mike Kryzewski (Coach K). He later graduated from Marshall University and became a Certified Public Accountant. He Co-Owned Payne and Donahoe Insurance with lifelong friend and golfing buddy Harold Payne for 20 years. After a short retirement, he started working for the WV Insurance Commission. He became an ordained minister the last 4 years of his life where he loved his congregation at Mt. Tabor Church. Bill was an avid golfer for many years. He played in nearly 20 straight WV amateurs and played on the WV-Virginia Team Matches many times. He qualified for the U.S. mid-amateur twice and won the 1995 WV Four Ball (with Harold Payne) and the 1996 WV Father/Son (Ronnie) Tournament. He played in the North/South invitational many times and multiple other tournaments. Bill was married to his high school sweetheart, Debbie Donahoe. He is also survived by sons, Ronnie (Tonya) Donahoe and Chad Donahoe both of Hurricane; grandchildren Samantha Donahoe and Luke Donahoe; mother Sandra Graham Donahoe of Milton; brother, Kinsman Donahoe of Milton; sister Martha Jenkins (Fordy) of Milton; and half-sister Charlene Nello of The Villages FL. The one thing Dad taught us about life is to give 110% effort all of the time. If you knew our Dad, then you knew he always gave it 110% no matter what he did. If you give 110% effort all the time, then you will be successful in life. Dad always told us a quote Coach K said “Once a man commits himself, nothing will stop him short of success.” Dad decided to commit himself to the Lord and is in heaven now watching over us. Now that he is looking down on us, he will help us every day to push ourselves to that 110%. Special thanks to Karen Spradlin, Jeff Given, Wynter Morgan, Joe Sparks, Pastor Wright and Bess, Harold Payne, Carl Bailey, Chucky Starcher, “Big” Dave Lawrence, Davey Lawrence, Reid Carrol, Steve Fox, Pat Carter, Dave Pope, Mitch Roush, Sam O'dell, Scott Davis, Ryan Wentz, Bill Dickens, Hill Harick, The Duty's, Dick Shellhouse, Coach K, Gerry Brown, Ron Nisbet, Tom Bickerton, David Gillispie, Howard Rousey, Bob Mays, Timmy Meeks, Steve Dunlap, Buckwheat Green, Doc Holiday, Greg Lemaster, David Bailey, Coach McCoy, Jim McGhee, Payne and Donahoe Insurance Family, Mt. Tabor Church of God Congregation, Sleepy Hollow, WV Insurance Commission, The Bird's, The Searls, The Donahoe's, and anyone else we left off. A celebration of Bill's life will be held Wednesday at 1:00pm at Mt. Tabor Church of God (http://www.mounttaborchurchofgod.com/) in St. Albans, WV. Please bring a story to tell about Bill to his celebration. Visitation will be from 11:00am to 1:00pm Wednesday before the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are to be made to Mount Tabor Church of God, P. O. Box 6, St. Albans WV 25177. Chapman Funeral Home, family-owned and located at 3941 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane is honored to serve the Donahoe family.

Pastor William Eugene "Bill" Donahoe

July 8, 1954 - November 28, 2015