Bishop John R. Pack, 74, of St. Albans, formerly of Beckley, went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
He was born April 13, 1943 in Daniels, WV to the late Lemuel B. and Beulah E. Pack.
He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War, where he loved his time as an MP with the First Calvary.
John also loved his career as a Raleigh County Deputy and as a Raleigh County school bus driver.
He served 35 years as a senior pastor in the Church of God. Serving churches in Lester, Hotchkiss and recently retired from the Glen Jean New Beginning Church of God.
John is survived by his lifelong love, his wife of 55 years, Iris M.; daughter, Hope (Bob) Young of St. Albans; granddaughter, Chrystal (J.D.) Wall of Grand Forks, ND and step-grandson, Dale (Barbara) Harper of Winfield; great grandson, Nathanael Wall and step-great grandson, Jacob Harper; sister, Carol (Jim) Craig of Soddy Daisy, TN; sister-in-law, Linda Pack of Rock Hill, SC; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Service will be 6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 7, at the Bridge of Faith Fellowship, 402 Main Ave., Nitro with Rev. Gary S. Ayers, Pastor Mike Ramsey and Bishop J. D. Wall officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the church.
The committal service will be held Monday, January 8, at the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Chapel of Serenity, 5250 Robert C. Byrd Dr., Prosperity, WV officiated by Pastor Tom Fife with military graveside rites.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations be made to The Love Your Neighbor Project in care of Bridge of Faith Fellowship, 402 Main Ave., Nitro, WV 25143.
Condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting www.curryfuneralhome.org.
Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, has been family owned and operated since 1950.
Where sorry for your loss he be greatly missed from milam family
Thank you so very much.
Sis. Iris, Sis. Hope, and extended Pack family:
We extend our deepest regards to each of you and offer our most sincere prayers to our merciful and faithful God for your peace, joy, blessed hope, and the certainty of eternal presence with our Lord and with our precious Cousin JOHN PACK.
We are not forgetting you.
Your love and prayers mean so much to us. Thank you so very much.
Iris Hope and family so sorry for your lose I know your hearts are broken at this time. I will keep you in my prayers and I will remember the good times we had the short time Moodie and I had to share with John and Iris. love you all much and just wish I could take the hurt away.
Thank you so very much. We love you all
So sorry to hear of your loss but rejoice in Heaven’s gain. I have precious memories as a co-worker at WV Youth Camps with John, Iris, and Hope. I considered John as a long-time friend. He suffered but now has a new breath of air in his lungs. I can’t make it to the services but will pray for The Lord to wrap His Loving arms of comfort around this family.
Thank you so very much. You are precious to us. Love you
Thank you so very much. You are precious to us. Love you so much
To the Pack Family :
I am so sorry for your loss of John Pack. Heaven gained an Angel. I remember the family well as his Mother Sis. Beulah Pack was the first Pastor I remember at Jonben Church of God.
Prayers for God’s Sheltering arms,
Connie Dolinger Gillian
& Dolinger Family
We appreciate your love and prayers
Sister Pack and Hope, I am so sorry to hear about Brother Pack. He was one of a kind. I will always remember him for the kind and wonderful pastor he was to me. You are in my prayers.
He certainly was a one of a kind! Thank you so very much for your prayers
Iris and Hope, our most sincere condolences to you and the family. We loved John and Teresa
said he was a second father to her. Her memories spent working with him, will be forever in her heart.
John was a provider for his family, led people to the lord and was of the greatest generation! For that
we are Greatful! RIP BROTHER
With Love
WAYNE AND TERESA WILLIAMS
He loved you all so very much. Thank you so very much for your prayers
To the family of John Pack
Iris, Hope, and Carolyn Jean we are so sorry to hear about John. We are not able to come due to Fred’s heart attack.
We love you and are praying for you. Sorry about Jimmy. We did not know. Wish we could stay in touch more often.
Here are our particulars in case you desire to contact us. flgraham@suddenlink.net Our phone no is 304-683-3343.
P. O. Box 1087, Coal City,WV 25823
With all our prayers and much love.
Fred and Erma Graham
Thank you so very much. We appreciate all the prayers