Junior “Buddy” McCallister, 85, of Griffithsville passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston.
Buddy was a retired union painter and a 60-year member of Union Local 970. He was a member of Duval Hunting Club.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandy McCallister; parents, Guy and Inis Dragoo McCallister; siblings, Thelma Phelps, Maxine Nunn, Nellie Mitchell, Erma Welch, Mary Pollard, and Denver “Buck” McCallister.
Buddy is survived by his children, Joey McCallister and Kristen (Terry) Thompson; grandchildren, Megan (Scott) Bays, Owen and Hudson Thompson, Triston McCallister; great grandson, Kole Bays; siblings, Sylvia Bird, Bill (Linda) McCallister, and Sue (Butch) Griffith.
Graveside service will be 2:00pm, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Orchard Hills Memory Gardens with Pastor Isaiah Hatfield officiating. Friends and family will gather one hour prior to the service at the cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to HospiceCare, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W. Charleston, WV 25312-2536.