Valley Marie Canfield 1939-2022 Obituary
Valley Marie Arbogast Canfield, age 82 years, of Elkins and Montrose, WV went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 26, 2022, after battling an extensive illness. She left a huge hole in the hearts of many family members who loved her. She was born on Friday, June 16, 1939, a daughter of the late Henry Clay and Gertie Ellen Teter Arbogast. On Saturday, June 12, 1965, she married the love of her life, Ray Canfield who survives. Also surviving are four children, Helen Marie Canfield Howell, Ray Lee Canfield and wife Donna, Steven Clay Canfield and Jeffrey Wayne Canfield and wife Samantha, all of Beverly, WV; four grandchildren, Helen Ashley White and husband Ryan, Gregory Nicholas (Nick) Hinchman, Alyssa Jade Howell and Daisy Marie Canfield; four great grandchildren, Helen Emilee Hazel White, Parker Ryan White, Natalee Kay White, and Ava Mae Hinchman. Also surviving are brothers and sisters, Darrl Eugene Arbogast, Cletus Ray Arbogast, Nancy Ellen Nester, Harold Clark, and Denver Dale Arbogast. Also preceding her in death were four siblings, Helen, Willie James, Albert Lee, and Henry Clarence Arbogast. Marie was raised on a farm and attended school on Pheasant Run Road. She loved horses and often spoke of a horse named Tom, who she enjoyed helping her dad take care of as a child. After the evening chores were done she enjoyed sitting on the front porch steps outside or underneath her weeping willow tree that her and her brother Albert planted. She was an extraordinary cook, canned all summer for winter, crocheted, sewed, etc. She loved being a homemaker, wife, mom, grandma, great grandma, and being a member of Mercy Chapel Church in Montrose, WV. She was loved by countless people and will be dearly missed by all who were blessed to have known her. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. 2 Timothy 4:7.
Friends may call from 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm Monday, January 31, 2022 at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm Monday from the funeral home chapel with Pastor Kevin Gainer officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain State Memorial Gardens near Gilman. Masks and social distancing are required for those attending the services. The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Valley Marie Arbogast Canfield.
Valley Marie Canfield 1939-2022 Obituary
