William Edward "Ed" Messick

William Edward “Ed” Messick, age 83, of the Clarks Valley section of Swords Creek, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 in a Bristol, Tennessee hospital following a lengthy illness. Ed was born in Clarks Valley on the family’s farm January 20, 1937 and was the son of the late Arthur Dillion Messick and Flora Ella Christian Messick. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and fought in the Korean war. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Ed loved to work and socialize. He worked as a master mechanic most of his life, retired, got bored and went to work at Grants Supermarket and bagged groceries. His co-workers called him Farmer Ed, because he always wore his bibbed overalls. He took on a paper route and delivered papers in the area and he volunteered as much as he could with the American Veterans Honor Guard of which he was a proud member. In his spare time, he cared for his goats and rode motorcycles across the country. He always had a smile, a kind word, and an even kinder heart. He had attended the McGlothlin Chapel Church and the Horton Ridge Church and was a lifetime resident of the area. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. In addition to his parents he was proceeded in death by his loving wife, Katherine Ollie Richardson Messick ; siblings, Audrey McGlothlin, Ralph Messick, Ted Messick, Virginia Messick. Those that remain to carry on his loving spirit are his: Children: Jackie Svenson and husband, James of Leon, Iowa Jeff and Vickie Huffine of Pella, Iowa Darrell and Danielle Huffine of Knoxville, Iowa Tim Huffine of Swords Creek, VA Twenty-seven grandchildren, twenty-eight great grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews , cousins and friends also survive. Funeral services for Ed Messick will be conducted at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Dennis White and Rev. Dan Richardson officiating. Interment will follow at the Messick Family Cemetery in Clarks Valley. Friends and relatives will serve as pallbearers. The American Veterans Honor Guard will conduct military graveside rites. The family will begin receiving friends at 6:00 pm on Friday evening at the funeral home. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com

William Edward "Ed" Messick

January 20, 1937 - June 9, 2020